Bug#434551: Bug#432614: Bug#434551: dvgrab doesn't work on Debian since Linux 2.6.22

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

hello erik,

good vacation :)

On Thu, Jul 26, 2007 at 09:22:20PM +0200, Erik Schanze wrote:
> maximilian attems <max@stro.at>:
> > On Thu, Jul 26, 2007 at 08:38:32PM +0200, Erik Schanze wrote:
> > > Now kernel 2.6.22 is in Debian and the kernel team has disabled
> > > CONFIG_IEEE1394, thus rendering dvgrab utterly useless with that
> > > kernel. It will give:
> > > "raw1394 - failed to get handle: No such file or directory.".
> >
> > fix the userspace, push upstream to do it.
> >
> Could you please give some ideas to understand what should be fixed and
> how this could be done?

hmm best guess is to use O_DIRECT
 
> > > To get dvgrab working again it is needed to enable the old firewire
> > > stack again.
> >
> > no that is not an option.
> > the new firewire stack has seen fine fixes upstream and will be
> > shipped for the next release.
> > the old stack had to many shortcomings that caused the rewrite!
> >
> You are right, but a longer period of coexistence would make it easier 
> to translate to new stack, I mean.

well we can't enable both stacks,
we preferred to go early with the new one so that userspace
gets enough time to adapt itself.
with fedora backing the new one there seemed enough spin that
the new stack gets ready and stable for the next debian release.
 
 
happy hacking

-- 
maks