[mythtv-users] 0.21 and database corruption/how to rebuild and update from backup

[Michael T. Dean]

On 03/19/2008 10:10 AM, Brad DerManouelian wrote:
> On Mar 18, 2008, at 10:31 PM, Bob Sully wrote:
>
>   
>> Neil Bird wrote:
>>     
>>> Around about 18/03/08 05:27, Bob Sully typed ...
>>>       
>>>> One minor concern...  The backend segfaulted, and I had to restart
>>>> it manually.  Hopefully that won't happen again.  I'm wondering if  
>>>> maybe
>>>> I
>>>> should write a little script (if there isn't one already out  
>>>> there) to
>>>> check every so often whethere the backend is running, and if not,
>>>> restart
>>>> it...?
>>>>         
>>>   As I'm paranoid, and it does stuff up sometimes, I have (among  
>>> other
>>> entries for mythfilldatabase and LCD status):
>>>
>>> <snipped a bunch of code>
>>>       
>> Neil - thanks very much for posting this - you saved me some work -  
>> now I
>> don't have to reinvent the wheel. ;-)
>>     
>
> Or you could use the built-in system in linux for respawning a process  
> that crashed and avoid scripting and cron jobs altogether.
> http://linux.about.com/od/commands/l/blcmdl5_inittab.htm
> http://linux.about.com/library/cmd/blcmdl8_telinit.htm

If you do, just make sure that whatever is called from your inittab sets 
up the environment properly before starting Myth stuff.  With 0.21, Myth 
will fail to start in some (broken) environments.

Mike