[mythtv-users] mythbuntu stops working for no reason

Dan Hayes dhayes501 at gmail.com
Sat Dec 12 18:17:03 UTC 2009


Does anyone have any suggestions at all for how I might proceed with
troubleshooting?

On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 3:07 PM, Dan Hayes <dhayes501 at gmail.com> wrote:

> My problem goes deeper than that though.  After a fresh install of the
> machine, the front end works fine.  But after a few minutes stops working.
> It never starts working correctly again.  Even after rebooting the machine,
> the frontend will never again display a picture.  I just get the green
> static and freezing every time I click "watch live tv"
>
> I see errors in both the back end logs and the front end logs, but I don't
> know what they mean or how to use them to troubleshoot.
>
> The backend log gives the following errors:
>
> 2009-12-09 21:23:59.373 NVR(/dev/video0) Error: Resetting and re-queueing
> 2009-12-09 21:24:00.125 NVR(/dev/video0) Error: DQBUF ioctl failed.
>                         eno: Input/output error (5)
>
> The frontend log gives the following errors:
>
> 2009-12-09 21:23:57.328 TV: Attempting to change from None to Watching
> WatchingLiveTV
> 2009-12-09 21:23:57.328 MythContext: Connecting to backend server:
> 192.168.1.98:6543 (try 1 of 1)
> 2009-12-09 21:23:57.329 Using protocol version 50
> 2009-12-09 21:23:57.507 Spawning LiveTV Recorder -- begin
> 2009-12-09 21:23:58.101 Spawning LiveTV Recorder -- end
> 2009-12-09 21:23:58.203 We have a playbackURL(/var/lib/mythtv/
> livetv/1028_20091209212357.nuv) & cardtype(V4L)
> 2009-12-09 21:23:58.298 We have a RingBuffer
> 2009-12-09 21:23:58.349 TV: StartPlayer(0, Watching WatchingLiveTV, main)
> -- begin
> 2009-12-09 21:23:58.390 Opening audio device 'default'. ch 2(2) sr 44100
> 2009-12-09 21:23:58.390 Opening ALSA audio device 'default'.
> 2009-12-09 21:23:58.764 mixer unable to find control Master 1
> 2009-12-09 21:23:58.943 VideoOutputXv: XVideo Adaptor Name: 'NV Video
> Blitter'
> 2009-12-09 21:23:58.978 OSD Theme Dimensions W: 1280 H: 720
> 2009-12-09 21:23:59.838 TV: StartPlayer(0, Watching WatchingLiveTV, main)
> -- end ok
> 2009-12-09 21:23:59.839 TV: Changing from None to Watching WatchingLiveTV
> 2009-12-09 21:23:59.839 TV: State is LiveTV & mctx == ctx
> 2009-12-09 21:23:59.839 New DB connection, total: 4
> 2009-12-09 21:23:59.842 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
> localhost
> 2009-12-09 21:23:59.843 TV: UpdateOSDInput done
> 2009-12-09 21:23:59.843 TV: UpdateLCD done
> 2009-12-09 21:23:59.844 TV: ITVRestart done
> 2009-12-09 21:23:59.844 Realtime priority would require SUID as root.
> 2009-12-09 21:23:59.856 Video timing method: USleep with busy wait
> 2009-12-09 21:23:59.887 ScreenSaverX11Private: DPMS Deactivated 1
> 2009-12-09 21:24:01.187 NVP(0): Prebuffer wait timed out 10 times.
> 2009-12-09 21:24:02.518 NVP(0): Prebuffer wait timed out 20 times.
> 2009-12-09 21:24:03.849 NVP(0): Prebuffer wait timed out 30 times.
> 2009-12-09 21:24:05.180 NVP(0): Prebuffer wait timed out 40 times.
> 2009-12-09 21:24:06.511 NVP(0): Prebuffer wait timed out 50 times.
> 2009-12-09 21:24:07.319 NVP(0): prebuffering pause
> 2009-12-09 21:24:07.486 TV: Attempting to change from Watching
> WatchingLiveTV to None
> 2009-12-09 21:24:08.378 TV: Changing from Watching WatchingLiveTV to None
> 2009-12-09 21:24:08.379 ScreenSaverX11Private: DPMS Reactivated 1
> 2009-12-09 21:24:09.823 Deleting UPnP client...
> Error in my_thread_global_end(): 3 threads didn't exit
>
>
>
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