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

Kevin Robbins robbinsck1 at gmail.com
Fri Jul 11 17:21:02 UTC 2008


On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 12:31 PM, Kevin Robbins <robbinsck1 at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
>
> On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 11:23 AM, Brad DerManouelian <
> myth at dermanouelian.com> wrote:
>
>> 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
>
>
> 2008-07-11 12:24:20.155 XMLParse::LoadTheme using
> /usr/share/mythtv/themes/Myth$
>
> this is all I get when I select "watch recordings"
>
> Here's the full log
> tarting mythfrontend.real..
> 2008-07-11 12:13:08.370 New DB connection, total: 2
> 2008-07-11 12:13:08.373 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
> 192.168.1.$
> 2008-07-11 12:13:08.378 mythfrontend version: 0.21.20080304-1
> www.mythtv.org
> 2008-07-11 12:13:08.378 Enabled verbose msgs:  important general
> 2008-07-11 12:13:08.819 Unable to parse themeinfo.xml for glass-wide
> 2008-07-11 12:13:08.820 The theme (glass-wide) is missing a themeinfo.xml
> file
> 2008-07-11 12:13:09.245 Unable to parse themeinfo.xml for glass-wide
> 2008-07-11 12:13:09.245 The theme (glass-wide) is missing a themeinfo.xml
> file
> 2008-07-11 12:13:09.735 Primary screen 0.
> 2008-07-11 12:13:09.736 Using screen 0, 1024x768 at 0,0
> 2008-07-11 12:13:09.738 Switching to square mode (MythCenter)
> 2008-07-11 12:13:09.792 Using the Qt painter
> 2008-07-11 12:13:09.794 JoystickMenuClient Error: Joystick disabled -
> Failed to$
> 2008-07-11 12:13:09.795 lirc init success using configuration file:
> /home/dad/.$
> 2008-07-11 12:13:11.711 Loading from:
> /usr/share/mythtv/themes/MythCenter/base.$
> 2008-07-11 12:13:11.882 Loading from:
> /usr/share/mythtv/themes/default/base.xml
> 2008-07-11 12:13:12.064 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin.
> 2008-07-11 12:13:12.123 Failed to run 'cdrecord --scanbus'
> 2008-07-11 12:13:12.126 Failed to run 'cdrecord --scanbus -dev=ATA'
> 2008-07-11 12:13:12.129 Failed to run 'cdrecord --scanbus -dev=ATAPI'
> 2008-07-11 12:13:12.211 MonitorRegisterExtensions(0x40, ogg,mp3,aac,flac)
> 2008-07-11 12:22:40.019 Connecting to backend server: 192.168.1.126:6543(try 1$
> 2008-07-11 12:22:40.022 Using protocol version 40
> 2008-07-11 12:22:40.061 TV: Attempting to change from None to
> WatchingLiveTV
> 2008-07-11 12:22:40.062 Using protocol version 40
> 2008-07-11 12:22:42.413 New DB connection, total: 3
> 2008-07-11 12:22:42.433 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
> 192.168.1.$
> 2008-07-11 12:22:42.473 DPMS Deactivated
> 2008-07-11 12:22:43.584 AFD: Opened codec 0x8363800, id(MPEG2VIDEO)
> type(Video)
> 2008-07-11 12:22:43.584 AFD: codec MP2 has 2 channels
> 2008-07-11 12:22:43.584 AFD: Opened codec 0x836b250, id(MP2) type(Audio)
> 2008-07-11 12:22:43.649 Opening audio device 'default'. ch 2(2) sr 48000
> 2008-07-11 12:22:43.650 Opening ALSA audio device 'default'.
> ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL /dev/mixer
> 2008-07-11 12:22:43.707 AudioOutput Warning: Mixer attach error -2: No such
> fil$
>                         Check Mixer Name in Setup: '/dev/mixer'
> 2008-07-11 12:22:43.785 VideoOutputXv: XVideo Adaptor Name: 'NV17 Video
> Texture'
> 2008-07-11 12:22:43.834 OSD Theme Dimensions W: 640 H: 480
> 2008-07-11 12:22:45.449 TV: Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV
> 2008-07-11 12:22:45.454 Realtime priority would require SUID as root.
> 2008-07-11 12:22:45.561 Video timing method: USleep with busy wait
> 2008-07-11 12:23:03.894 TV: Attempting to change from WatchingLiveTV to
> None
> 2008-07-11 12:23:04.125 TV: Changing from WatchingLiveTV to None
> 2008-07-11 12:23:04.203 DPMS Reactivated.
> Gesture: Down
> 2008-07-11 12:23:17.699 XMLParse::LoadTheme using
> /usr/share/mythtv/themes/defa$
> 2008-07-11 12:23:45.664 XMLParse::LoadTheme using
> /usr/share/mythtv/themes/defa$
> 2008-07-11 12:23:47.914 TV: Attempting to change from None to
> WatchingPreRecord$
> libdvdread: Encrypted DVD support unavailable.
> libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 0.1.10-xine from http://xine.sf.net
> libdvdnav: DVD Title: BEE_MOVIE
> libdvdnav: DVD Serial Number: 38865502
> libdvdnav: DVD Title (Alternative):
> libdvdnav: Unable to find map file '/home/dad/.dvdnav/BEE MOVIE.map'
> libdvdnav: DVD disk reports itself with Region mask 0x00000000. Regions: 1
> 2 3 $
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.995 Opened DVD device at
> /var/lib/mythtv/videos/BEE_MOVIE.i$
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.995 There are 61 titles on the disk
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.995 Title 0 has 0 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.996 Title 1 has 2 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.996 Title 2 has 1 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.996 Title 3 has 1 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.996 Title 4 has 1 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.996 Title 5 has 12 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.996 Title 6 has 2 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.996 Title 7 has 2 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.996 Title 8 has 2 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.996 Title 9 has 2 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.996 Title 10 has 17 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.997 Title 11 has 1 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.997 Title 12 has 2 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.997 Title 13 has 1 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.997 Title 14 has 6 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.997 Title 15 has 2 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.997 Title 16 has 3 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.997 Title 17 has 3 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.997 Title 18 has 1 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.997 Title 19 has 10 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.997 Title 20 has 2 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.998 Title 21 has 3 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.998 Title 22 has 3 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.998 Title 23 has 1 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.998 Title 24 has 1 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.998 Title 25 has 1 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.998 Title 26 has 1 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.998 Title 27 has 1 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.998 Title 28 has 1 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.998 Title 29 has 3 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.998 Title 30 has 2 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.999 Title 31 has 3 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.999 Title 32 has 3 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.999 Title 33 has 3 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.999 Title 34 has 3 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.999 Title 35 has 3 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.999 Title 36 has 3 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.999 Title 37 has 1 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.999 Title 38 has 38 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.999 Title 39 has 2 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.999 Title 40 has 2 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:57.999 Title 41 has 2 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:58.000 Title 42 has 2 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:58.000 Title 43 has 2 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:58.000 Title 44 has 2 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:58.000 Title 45 has 2 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:58.000 Title 46 has 2 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:58.000 Title 47 has 2 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:58.000 Title 48 has 2 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:58.000 Title 49 has 2 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:58.000 Title 50 has 1 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:58.000 Title 51 has 97 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:58.001 Title 52 has 25 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:58.001 Title 53 has 2 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:58.001 Title 54 has 23 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:58.001 Title 55 has 23 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:58.001 Title 56 has 5 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:58.001 Title 57 has 13 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:58.001 Title 58 has 1 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:58.001 Title 59 has 13 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:58.001 Title 60 has 22 parts.
> 2008-07-11 12:23:58.136 DPMS Deactivated
> 2008-07-11 12:23:58.210 AFD: Opened codec 0x8f42940, id(MPEG2VIDEO)
> type(Video)
> 2008-07-11 12:23:58.210 NVP: Disabling Audio, params(-1,-1,-1)
> 2008-07-11 12:23:58.243 VideoOutputXv: XVideo Adaptor Name: 'NV17 Video
> Texture'
> 2008-07-11 12:23:59.546 OSD Theme Dimensions W: 640 H: 480
> 2008-07-11 12:24:00.451 TV: Changing from None to WatchingPreRecorded
> 2008-07-11 12:24:00.541 DPMS Reactivated.
> 2008-07-11 12:24:00.589 Video timing method: USleep with busy wait
> 2008-07-11 12:24:00.742 DPMS Deactivated
> 2008-07-11 12:24:04.349 DPMS Reactivated.
> 2008-07-11 12:24:04.349 DPMS Deactivated
> 2008-07-11 12:24:04.450 DPMS Reactivated.
> 2008-07-11 12:24:13.176 TV: Attempting to change from WatchingPreRecorded
> to No$
> 2008-07-11 12:24:13.274 DPMS Deactivated
> 2008-07-11 12:24:13.915 TV: Changing from WatchingPreRecorded to None
> 2008-07-11 12:24:14.982 DPMS Reactivated.
> 2008-07-11 12:24:20.155 XMLParse::LoadTheme using
> /usr/share/mythtv/themes/Myth$
>

I tried other themes, this didnt work either. During this session you can
see I watched live tv, then a dvd video all that works good its just when I
select "watch recordings" what else can I check?

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