[mythtv-users] Myth works perfect! but sometimes it freezes when selecting "Watch Recording"

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Jul 11, 2008, at 8:14 AM, Kevin Robbins wrote:

> I have a big problem thats driving me crazy!
>
> setup is like this
>
>
> masterbackend server
>
> 3 frontends
>
> all of pc's run mythbuntu
>
> All of the frontends can watch live tv without a glitch, watch  
> videos (nfs share on backend) with out a glitch
>
> 1 of the frontends can ALWAYS open "watch recordings"
>
> THIS IS THE PROBLEM
> 2 of the front ends intermittently freeze  (lock up) when I select  
> "Watch Recordings" requiring a restart.
> they do this for no apparent reason and quite regularly, I can  
> schedule recordings fine, watch live tv, videos but when I select  
> that "watch recording" menu option my blood boils!!
>
> looking for clues, to fix this.
>
> I can't be alone- I've tried all the choices to prompt for group  
> filter etc and nothing seems to make a difference. Theres about 400  
> recordings total but I don't see whay that matters because when it  
> works its just instantaneous. But when it doesn't it DOESN'T it's  
> just froze.

What does your frontend log say just before the freeze? I think  
mythbuntu puts it here: /var/log/mythtv/mythfrontend.log