[mythtv-users] Crashes, then fsck..

Adam Biskobing tv at badmoon.com
Tue Feb 24 16:42:40 EST 2004


Not all PCI cards can share IRQ's.  It has to be a certain revision of
the PCI standard, I want to say it was 2.1 or maybe 2.2.  Anycards based
on an earlier PCI standard will not share IRQ's cleanly.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Buechler, Mark R
> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 3:04 PM
> To: 'Discussion about mythtv'
> Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] Crashes, then fsck..
> 
> 
> Possibly a hardware problem. I would guess an IRQ conflict. 
> Most PCI cards today supposedly support sharing IRQs but I 
> make it a habit to ensure that high-IO cards are on separate 
> IRQs by switching cards around.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Campbell Vertesi [mailto:cvertesi at indiana.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 3:49 PM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Crashes, then fsck..
> 
> 
> On Tue, 2004-02-24 at 03:56, James L. Paul wrote:
> > > >> I have a problem with MythTV Crashing.
> 
> Me too!!
> 
> > After a random time period of
> > > >> recording or watching live TV (paused or unpaused) mythtv 
> > > >> hard-locks up. Ctrl-Alt-Del does nothing, I can't 
> switch out to a 
> > > >> console or kill X.
> 
> I have this same problem, but I don't watch enough TV to see 
> if it happens there.  I'm mostly aware of it when ripping 
> DVDs.  Both operations require significant HD IO, so we may 
> have the same problem.  
> 
> I also have the same crash problem after several hours of MP3 
> playback. 
> This doesn't fit so well into the heavy  HD I/O picture, so 
> I'm not sure what to make of it.
> 
> > After I do reboot I have to run a full fsck and rebuild the
> > > >> file system tree. I am using reiserfs and I have to run 
> > > >> reiserfsfsck --rebuild-tree. I always lose the recent 
> data after 
> > > >> this, that includes logs and whatever was being recorded.
> 
> Me too, though I'm on XFS instead of reiser.
> 
> > I have tried
> > > >> changing  settings, and change the hard drive that is 
> being used 
> > > >> for recording  (I have three).
> 
> > > >> After the first lockup I  tried saving the videos to 
> the primary 
> > > >> drive(hde), and still got a  lock-up. The only other 
> drive that I 
> > > >> have is hda, and I can't save to  it because it is 
> formatted ntfs.
> 
> I tried similar operations - reformatted my separate storage 
> drive as ext3 instead of XFS... same problem.  I tried saving 
> ripped video to the system drive.... same problem.
> 
> > I
> > > >> am running gentoo with a 2.6.3  kernel, and an ATI  
> tvwonder VE 
> > > >> capture card.  My vid card is an  nvidia card, running 
> the newest 
> > > >> nvidia drivers.
> 
> I'm on FC1 with the atrpms 2.4 kernel, an ATI Tv Wonder VE, 
> and an Nvidia Geforce MX with the latest vid drivers.  Sounds 
> pretty similar.... :)
> 
> No Nforce board, though.  Mine's Elitegroup.
> 
> > Any help would be  greatly appreciated, and tomorrow
> > > >> after the fsck finishes I will try  running the cvs version to 
> > > >> see if that helps. But if there is any  sort of a ide issue or 
> > > >> something simple that I am overlooking, help  would be greatly 
> > > >> appreciated
> > > >
> 
> I've ruled out CPU overheats; my system temperature is fine 
> immediately after a hang. atrpms is compiled without APIC, 
> and I'll try and make sure that APM is turned off too... 
> though as I understand it, APM is a passive operation for the 
> system.  It waits for BIOS calls to sleep etc.
> 
> To summarize - 
> I think I have the same problem, though mine is manifested in 
> crashed DVD rips and long-term MP3 plays.  We have the same 
> video card (nvidia), CPU (Athlon) and capture card (Tv Wonder VE).
> 
> None of this gives me any ideas.  Ideas, anyone?
> 
> Cam
> 
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