[mythtv] [mythtv-commits] Ticket #10765: HD-PVR: Rework SignalMonitor to avoid reading from device

[Steven Adeff]

On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 11:02 PM, John P Poet <jppoet at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 8:43 PM, Steven Adeff <adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 12:10 PM,  <noreply at mythtv.org> wrote:
>> > #10765: HD-PVR: Rework SignalMonitor to avoid reading from device
>> > ------------------------------+------------------------
>> >  Reporter:  jpoet             |          Owner:  jpoet
>> >     Type:  Patch - Bug Fix   |         Status:  closed
>> >  Priority:  minor             |      Milestone:  0.25.1
>> > Component:  MythTV - General  |        Version:  0.25
>> >  Severity:  medium            |     Resolution:  fixed
>> >  Keywords:  HDPVR LiveTV      |  Ticket locked:  0
>> > ------------------------------+------------------------
>> > Changes (by wagnerrp):
>> >
>> >  * version:  Unspecified => 0.25
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Ticket URL: <http://code.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/10765#comment:5>
>> > MythTV <http://code.mythtv.org/trac>
>> > MythTV Media Center
>>
>> since this was applied I've noticed this in my backend log:
>>  (StartEncoding) MPEGRec(/dev/hdpvr2): StartEncoding
>> May 30 19:36:28 MythCenter mythbackend[17345]: I RecThread
>> mpegrecorder.cpp:1304 (StartEncoding) MPEGRec(/dev/hdpvr2): Encoding
>> started
>> May 30 19:36:28 MythCenter mythbackend[17345]: I RecThread
>> DeviceReadBuffer.cpp:128 (Start) DevRdB(/dev/hdpvr2): Start() -- begin
>> May 30 19:36:28 MythCenter mythbackend[17345]: I RecThread
>> DeviceReadBuffer.cpp:146 (Start) DevRdB(/dev/hdpvr2): Start() --
>> middle
>> May 30 19:36:28 MythCenter mythbackend[17345]: I RecThread
>> DeviceReadBuffer.cpp:151 (Start) DevRdB(/dev/hdpvr2): Start() -- end
>> May 30 19:36:31 MythCenter mythbackend[17345]: E DeviceReadBuffer
>> DeviceReadBuffer.cpp:513 (Poll) DevRdB(/dev/hdpvr2): Poll giving up 2
>> May 30 19:36:31 MythCenter mythbackend[17345]: E DeviceReadBuffer
>> DeviceReadBuffer.cpp:351 (run) DevRdB(/dev/hdpvr2): fill_ringbuffer:
>> error state
>> May 30 19:36:31 MythCenter mythbackend[17345]: E RecThread
>> mpegrecorder.cpp:1010 (run) MPEGRec(/dev/hdpvr2): Device error
>> detected
>> May 30 19:36:31 MythCenter mythbackend[17345]: I RecThread
>> mpegrecorder.cpp:1247 (RestartEncoding) MPEGRec(/dev/hdpvr2):
>> RestartEncoding
>
> <snip>
>
>
> Have you tried yanking the HD-PVR's power cord for a minute?  About once
> every couple of months, my HD-PVR will get in a state like that.  Turning it
> off/on does not fix it -- I actually have to yank the power for a while.

yea, that gets done about once a week, if not more often. I'll try it
for a longer period of time and see if that does anything.

-- 
Steve
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