[mythtv-users] Live TV stops after a few hours.

[Ken Mink]

I'm using FC3, but all rpms are stock from atrpms. I've got an AMD
2600 Barton and Geoforge4 MX400(on mb). I'm also using a single
PVR-250.

I know that I'm not running out of space either. It is definitely
something to do with a full live buffer, not a full live buffer
filesystem.

Everyone is in agreement that the problem was introduced with 0.17.
However, very few people are reporting it, so there hasn't been much
traction on getting it fixed. Someone also mentioned that the whole
live buffer system was getting re-architected.

Good Luck,
Ken

On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 08:10:35 -0800 (PST), Joe Votour <joevph at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I deleted the original message that started the
> thread, so I'm replying to this one instead.
> 
> Anyway, I'm also seeing this.  I've seen it since I
> upgraded to MythTV 0.17, but never saw it in MythTV
> 0.16.
> 
> What I'm running:
> - Fedora Core 3 (setup as per Jarod's guide)
> - Athlon 64 3200+ (but in 32-bit mode, I haven't had a
> chance to install x86_64 Linux yet)
> - PVR-250 and PVR-350 for capture
> - nVidia GeForce 5200FX for display
> - Recompiled the RPMs to have OpenGL vsync support
> (but this is not the problem, it happened with the
> stock release too)
> - Using Bob de-interlacer
> - Database settings for the cache are the default
> (5GB, I think)
> 
> I can guarantee that I'm not running out of disk
> space, since I have a 220GB partition which is used
> for recordings and cache, and I'm at 169GB free.
> 
> I haven't been using the LiveTV feature too much
> lately, which is why it doesn't bug me too much.
> However, I do hope that it is fixed, as LiveTV is an
> important feature (and really, the whole reason I'm
> using Myth - otherwise, I might as well just have a
> VCR).
> 
> -- Joe
> 
> --- Michael Carland <mcarland at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > --- Ken Mink <kmmyth at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Welcome to the group. This is a known, yet not
> > wide spread, problem
> > > where the backend crashes when the live buffer
> > gets full. A bug was
> > > filed in bugzilla on it and it has been posted to
> > the dev list a
> > > number of times. Currently the only work around
> > that I've seen is to
> > > set your live buffer to be very large and remember
> > to change channels
> > > every once in a while. My problem is that I forget
> > to pop out to the
> > > menu before going to bed or leaving for the day.
> > >
> > > http://www.mythtv.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=228
> > >
> > > Good luck,
> > > Ken
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > I feel like I'm drinking from a fire hose, reading
> > this list. And while
> > I'm usually good at finding stuff in Google, for
> > some reason my searches
> > on Myth are not fruitful. It's good to know so much
> > is going on though.
> >
> > I think I have a 3 hour live buffer, so that should
> > be an easy workaround.
> > I had just left live tv running overnight to see if
> > it was stable. I don't
> > think this will normally bite my, I'll just have to
> > be careful with the
> > kids watching SpongeBob marathons.
> >
> > -Michael
> >
> >
> >
> >
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