[mythtv-users] CPU Heat on IVTV Failure

[Dudley Atkinson]

> > Also, a mythbackend process goes into hyperdrive consuming
> > about 50% CPU and making the CPU go to high temp.
> >
>
> If 50% duty cycle causes you to overheat then you need to either add more
> processor heatsink or slow the processor down a bit. Adding heatsink is
> always a good idea. Mythtv will use 100% duty cycle at times (Commerical
> detection comes to mind) so you need to be able to run reliably
> at high duty
> cycle before you can even think about your other issues.
>
> Bill
>

I wouldn't say it was overheating, it just gets a lot hotter than normal.
(maybe I should have said the cpu goes to a higher temp). I don't care about
the temp; it is a symptom of the problem.  The question is really about why
mythbackend takes off, not about the cpu....

JD