[mythtv-users] Same backend bug/issue in 0.18 from 0.17: backend running but doesn't work!

[JY]

Sorry I don't have a solution, but I have this exact same problem. 
The backend process is still running, but the frontend can't watch
live tv, can't browse recordings, can't browse upcoming shows, etc. 
At this point all I can do is to restart the backend.  I was going to
upgrade to 0.18 to see if that fixed it so I'm discouraged to hear you
have the same problem w/0.18.  This would happen at least once a day,
occasionally it would not happen for a couple of days.  It's been
happening since I installed myth about 3 weeks ago.

Are you using a remote front end?  I've had my remote frontend up only
for the past 2 days, but so far it hasn't hung the backend yet, using
the remote front-end exclusively.  I'll have to run it a bit longer to
see if thats a fluke or not.

Does anybody have any suggestions on how to debug this problem if it persists?



On 4/26/05, mythtv-users at fastdruid.co.uk <mythtv-users at fastdruid.co.uk> wrote:
> I have an issue with 0.18, exactly the same as I had with 0.17 where the
> backend stops
> working, it's still running but it doesn't record and wont play,
> 
> The only near warning/error is by the start of a program that failed to
> record is:
> 
> 2005-04-26 13:39:02.040 backend still changing state, waiting..
> 
> The backend is still running but it doesn't schedule or play anything.
> 
> *Exactly* the same as it did on 0.17
> 
> Then the frontend times out with repeats of the following 4 lines.
> 
> 2005-04-26 18:09:13.266 Connecting to backend server: 192.168.1.15:6543 (try
> 1 of 5)
> 2005-04-26 18:09:33.268 ReadStringList timeout (quick).
> 2005-04-26 18:09:33.268 Unexpected response to MYTH_PROTO_VERSION:
> 2005-04-26 18:09:37.894 All Programs
> 
> I restarted the backend and the two programs that were meant to be recording
> suddenly
> kicked in and the frontend worked again.
> 
> Any ideas please? I have no idea even where to start, I'm at the stage of
> setting up a cron
> job to check for that message and restart but that is just a bodge.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> David
> 
> 
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