[pvrusb2] driver status / update

[Hans Verkuil]

> On Tue, 13 Jan 2009, Mike Isely wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 13 Jan 2009, Mike Isely wrote:
>>
>> > On Sun, 11 Jan 2009, Mike Isely wrote:
>> >
>> > >
>> > > I haven't dug out the cx25840 problem yet.  I think this is a line
>> of
>> > > investigation that once chased, is going to reveal other issues.  I
>> am
>> > > working on this however.
>> >
>> > Just a heads up on this issue - I am zeroing in on it now.  I've
>> already
>> > isolated the specific v4l-dvb changeset where it broke.  I will have
>> > more information posted here once I have figured out a plan to fix the
>> > problem.
>>
>> Problem found.  It's a bug in v4l-dvb, a simple transposition typo.  I
>> will generate a changeset for that one, which I'm sure will get pulled.
>> It's blindingly obvious.  This bug has been present in the repository
>> for over a month and nobody noticed :-(
>>
>> I will try to get this finished up tonight.
>
> Well it's not completely done yet, but there is something to try if
> anyone is interested.  Here's a v4l-dvb repository that in theory should
> be fully working:
>
> http://linuxtv.org/hg/~mcisely/pvrusb2
>
> It includes 6 new changesets, one of which is the fix to allow the
> cx25840 module to work again with the pvrusb2 driver.

Urgh. That's embarrassing. I replaced my cx25840-based ivtv card with a
zoran card recently, so I only tested it with my saa7115-based PVR350.
That's why I never noticed it :-(

Apologies for making such a stupid mistake and 'Thank you!' for finding it.

Regards,

        Hans

> Carsten's
> bus_info change is there as well.  I haven't had a chance to test any of
> this and I haven't yet looked at the LIRC sticking point yet either.
> So no new standalone snapshot yet.  But I will try to get the standalone
> package done in about a day.
>
>   -Mike
>
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