Re: bttv and 2.2.x
Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Thu, 25 Mar 1999 03:50:01 +0000 (GMT)
> This is nothing new, but since videomode changes (or going back to the
> console) can and will make the bttv driver hang your system if a program is
> using it and capturing, shouldn't it belong in 2.1.x and 2.3.x but NOT in
> 2.2.x ??
>
> It's fun to be able to deliberatly hang Linux with a 'stable' kernel though,
> haven't been able to do that for a while.
Your X server should be setting and resetting the frame buffer. If you
don't have a patched X server it wont. It isnt a bttv bug that you have
your setup misconfigured.
Alan
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