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

[mythtv-users at fastdruid.co.uk]

Bump!

JY Wrote:

> Sorry I don't have a solution, but I have this exact same problem.

At least it's not just me then!!

<snip>
> 
> 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.

No, combined front/backend (although I do have other frontends)

For reference my kit is

Pundit-R, 3GHz/800FSB P4
512Mb RAM
120Gb IDE HD
DVD-ROM
300GB SATA HD
Nova-T
PVR-350

Running SuSE 9.1 with a 2.6.11 kernel

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

I'm not holding my breath.

David
 
> 
> 
> 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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