[cpia] client probs

Bastian sTYLe@WtAl.De
Fri, 03 Mar 2000 17:44:20 +0100


At 08:43 3.3.2000 +0100, Peter Pregler wrote:

>On 03-Mar-2000 Bastian wrote:
> >
> > parport0: PC-style at 0x378 (0x778) [SPP,ECP,ECPPS2]
> > Linux video capture interface: v1.00
> > V4L-Driver for Vision CPiA based cameras v0.7.1
> > parport0: read2 timeout.
> > parport0: Multimedia device, VLSI Vision Ltd DUAL Camera
> > Parallel port driver for Vision CPiA based cameras v0.7.1
> >    using PIO mode
> > cpia.c(1311818):goto_low_power(2317):10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
> >    1 camera(s) found
> > Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address
> > 0000000c
>
>That is exactly what I got too with 0.7.1. The goto_low_power failure is
>important.

oh. to prevent misunderstandings, the line Unable to handle[...] is NOT 
DIRECTLY
a result of trying to power low the cam. this line just appears AFTER i 
started any
client app like gqcam or xawtv.

>I will mail a more elaborate oops-trace as soon as I have access
>to my box at home where the traces are. BTW, Scott forgot to update the
>version-numbers. So if you downloaded the 0.7.2 tarball and used that it is
>0.7.2. I will put out a 0.7.3 with Scotts latest patch in a few minutes to
>correct this.
>
>-Peter
>
>
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Bastian