[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.
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> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Buechler, Mark R
> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 3:04 PM
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> Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] Crashes, then fsck..
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>
> 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..
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> 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?
>
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