Segmentation fault when running ldm

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My goal: TV-out without having to worry about running another whole X system with compiz and resources used up (what seems nvidia is doing with their drivers)

Kubuntu
2.6.22-14-generic

I tried using the ubuntu em8300 driver packages but couldn't figure out how to get them running (never could install the module or get /dev/83* devices)

I downloaded the newest stable from dxr3.sourceforge.net and followed instructions as best as I could.
I think I did the kernel stuff properly but somehow a little confused with the ubuntu way of kernel recompilation (was able to do a make menuconfig but the following 'make' failed with nothing todo),  I then downloaded the supposed dep modules for the kernel and had to assume that was all that was needed.
continuing on...
everything compiles with a hitch and goes well until

I get to ./ldm and it returns a SEGMENTATION FAULT

good news: it creates /dev/em8300* for what appears 4 cards
crw-rw--w- 1 root root 121,  0 2008-03-02 01:07 /dev/em8300-0
crw-rw--w- 1 root root 121,  4 2008-03-02 01:07 /dev/em8300-1
crw-rw--w- 1 root root 121,  8 2008-03-02 01:07 /dev/em8300-2
crw-rw--w- 1 root root 121, 12 2008-03-02 01:07 /dev/em8300-3
crw-rw--w- 1 root root 121,  1 2008-03-02 01:07 /dev/em8300_mv-0
crw-rw--w- 1 root root 121,  5 2008-03-02 01:07 /dev/em8300_mv-1
crw-rw--w- 1 root root 121,  9 2008-03-02 01:07 /dev/em8300_mv-2
crw-rw--w- 1 root root 121, 13 2008-03-02 01:07 /dev/em8300_mv-3
crw-rw--w- 1 root root 121,  3 2008-03-02 01:07 /dev/em8300_sp-0
crw-rw--w- 1 root root 121,  7 2008-03-02 01:07 /dev/em8300_sp-1
crw-rw--w- 1 root root 121, 11 2008-03-02 01:07 /dev/em8300_sp-2
crw-rw--w- 1 root root 121, 15 2008-03-02 01:07 /dev/em8300_sp-3

I grabbed my microcode off my old drivers which resulted in 2 different microcodes from ENC2DEV.VXD (Ive tried both)
I never tried CTENC2.VXD as I think my issue lyes within the 'SEGMENTATION FAULT'
the microcode upload with em8300setup fails after hanging system for a few seconds

em8300: DICOM Update failed

I tried the disable PNP OS in the BIOS with no success.

cat /proc/em8300/0
----- Driver Info -----
em8300 module version 0.16.4
Card revision 2
Chip revision 1
No known video encoder found.
Memory mapped at address range 0xf8d00000->0xf8e00000 (FIFOs using MTRR)
Microcode not loaded
Analog audio output


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