Bug 55995

Summary:	the kernel 2.4.9-6 available on redhat updates cause a crash in the system when I try to use the webcam (that use ov511+ usb_uhci module), I have tried kernel 2.4.13 from www.kernel.org and the problem was solved
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	andrea citti <acitti>
Component:	kernel	Assignee:	Arjan van de Ven <arjanv>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Brock Organ <borgan>
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Version:	7.1
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Description andrea citti 2001-11-09 23:26:23 UTC

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Description of problem:
the kernel 2.4.9-6 available on redhat updates cause a crash in the system 
when I try to use the webcam (that use ov511+ usb_uhci module) with xawtv 
program, I have tried kernel 2.4.13 from www.kernel.org and the problem 
doesn't appear

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.load the module for usb and creative webcam (usbcore,usb_uhci,ov511)
2.execute xawtv with the videocamera connect to the system
3.
	

Actual Results:  The system hang

Expected Results:  I see a picture from the webcam

Additional info:

I try kernel 2.4.13 from www.kernel.org and all is ok now

Comment 1 Arjan van de Ven 2001-11-09 23:31:36 UTC

Thank you for the report. We recently found this too and it turns out a bug in
the USB code that followed a wrong pointer. We have released a new kernel
(2.4.9-12 for Red Hat Linux 7.1) a few days ago with the fix in it.