[Nvrec-open] More fun with linux 2.4 -> linux 2.6 upgrade

[Trevor B. <tb...@br...>]

Still trying to work through upgrading a box that does nvrec on two cards
from linux 2.4 to 2.6.

The devil seems to be in the details, as always.

I am using nvrec-20030316 and ffmpegrec 0.4.6.

I realize these are not new versions, but as previously discussed, the
ffmpegs newer than 0.4.8 have an msmpeg4v2 bug, and this is the newest
combination of the two that seems to compile and run. (advice here
welcome)

When both encoders are running, it can go for a period of time, but then
it starts filling the logs with:

Jun 26 04:40:52 pod25 kernel: bttv0: timeout: drop=1250287
irq=9624018/34603968, risc=1c07507c, bits: VSYNC HSYNC OFLOW FDSR
Jun 26 04:40:52 pod25 kernel: bttv0: reset, reinitialize
Jun 26 04:40:52 pod25 kernel: bttv0: PLL can sleep, using XTAL (28636363).
Jun 26 04:41:05 pod25 kernel: bttv1: timeout: drop=2740513
irq=4704839/298681652, risc=1c0d007c, bits: VSYNC HSYNC OFLOW FDSR
Jun 26 04:41:05 pod25 kernel: bttv1: reset, reinitialize

...and nvrec never exits. (despite being told to run just a certain number
of frames)

  Since nvrec never exits, then no other recordings take place and both
encoders are hung until restarted.

  Note that this does not occur with linux 2.4.x.

  I realize these are "old version" and this is primarily a kernel/bttv
thing and not an nvrec thing. However, has this been noted before and is
there a workaround?

  I am just having a whale of a time trying to upgrade this box to 2.6
(for other reasons) and keep the video recording working.