Bug#545112: DV capture over firewire works for only a few seconds

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

On Sat, Sep 05, 2009 at 05:05:21AM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> Package: linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64
> Version: 2.6.30-6
> Severity: important
> 
> I've been trying to capture some DV from tape using this kernel
> version, and failing to get more than a few seconds.  dvgrab keeps
> running but stops receiving data.  If I switch back to the lenny
> kernel (2.6.26-17lenny2), firewire capture works with the same
> hardware.
> 
> I believe DV capture worked for me in 2.6.29-1.
> 
> Ben.

did you try 2.6.31-rc8 has more firewire work in it:
prebuild image on http://photon.itp.tuwien.ac.at/~mattems/

> [   52.491907] ioctl32(gnome-terminal:3554): Unknown cmd fd(23) cmd(0000530b){t:'S';sz:0} arg(f7f0a5b7) on /dev/pts/2

the gnome-terminal seems to be doing funny things :)