[mythtv-users] Long term stability?

[Mark J. Small]

On November 8, 2005 06:33 pm, Robert Denier wrote:
> Does anyone have a backend that runs for a week or more under reasonably
> heavy use?  By run, I mean with no manual intervention or cron jobs
> resetting things/etc.  I still have to occasionally do
> a /etc/init.d/mythbackend restart although I'm not quite sure why...
>


I run for many weeks at a time with no problems (except some IR blaster 
issues, see some of my threads).  Actually, I don't recall having any mythtv 
stability problems since I swapped motherboards.

I'm using prepackaged 0.18.1 debs.


> If people do, perhaps a few could give their
>
> 1) PVR hardware

3 Hauppauge Freestyles (OEM 250's)

> 2) Motherboard chipset

SiS 745 (Aopen AK75 Motherboard)/ Duron 800 MHz

> 3) Kernel version

2.6.12.5 rolled my own.

> 4) IVTV version.

ivtv 0.2.0 rc3k

> 5) Firmware version?

2.04.211

> 6) System Memory
>

256 MB

> and, well, anything else they think relevant to stability.
>

I run Debian, if that helps.  Also, I run with the side of my case open.  
Otherwise, my biggest advice is to stay far away from older VIA chipsets.  
When I changed from a VIA based board to a SiS based board, things got a lot 
better for me.

Mark

> Actually, I wonder if there is a database anywhere of such things, or if
> such a thing would be useful.  If nothing else, this might give someone
> a bit of guidance when putting together a system.