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I was having problems with my WinTV-GO PCI cards (one each in two different computers). After operating for a while (40-90 minutes), I'd see one of two events - either the video would turn dark red, with muffled sound - or the computer would lock up. At first I chalked this up to a flakey Via-based motherboard, but the lockups continued on my Asus Nforce board. Once after such a lockup, I pulled the cover off the case, and felt the metal RFI cage on the card. It was HOT! I then stuck a fan in the case, blowing directly on the card. No more lockups, and no more red video (even when running on that flakey Via motherboard). I mention this on the this list because I found no help on any of the web pages I searched. One FAQ answered the question of lockups with "you have a kernel or hardware problem". That was SO helpful! Anyway, if you're seeing this sort of aberrant card behavior, you might give my solution a try. Calvin Dodge Certified Linux Bigot (tm) (and new MythTV fan) http://www.caldodge.fpcc.net -- Unsubscribe mailto:video4linux-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list
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