[mythtv-users] Playback stops, returns to guide [Ringbuf Error: I/O problem in safe_read]

[Carl Fongheiser]

On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 4:48 PM, Evan Passero <epassero at fuse.net> wrote:
> On William's suggestion, I tried to run the optimize_mythdb.pl, but I can't.
> If it is because I am not even close to running it the right way, feel free
> to laugh.
>
> mythserver at mythserver-desktop:/usr/share/doc/mythtv-backend/contrib$ bash
> optimize_mythdb.pl
> optimize_mythdb.pl: line 14: use: command not found
> optimize_mythdb.pl: line 15: use: command not found
> optimize_mythdb.pl: line 18: syntax error near unexpected token `('
> optimize_mythdb.pl: line 18: `    my $Myth = new MythTV({'connect' => 0});'
>

Yes, you are definitely running it the wrong way.  It's a perl script,
not a bash script.  Try
"perl optimize_mythdb.pl".

Carl Fongheiser