[mythtv-users] Frontend vanishes when exiting 'Watch recordings'

[Nick Morrott]

On 07/07/2009, Jim Morton <Jim at morton.hrcoxmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> > Jim Morton wrote:
> >
> > > I have a myth system about a month and a half old. A few days ago it
> started to lose the frontend when exiting "Watch Recordings". It just
> vanishes and I can start it back up again with no problems. I just
> re-created it and grabbed the end of the frontend log which follows.
> > > <snip>
> > > 2009-07-06 10:36:54.852 ~OpenGLVideoSync() -- middle
> > > 2009-07-06 10:36:54.879 ~OpenGLVideoSync() -- end
> > >
> > > Could it be a problem with OpenGLVideoSync() or maybe whatever comes
> after that?
> > >
> > >
> > I hit Send too soon!  Also we had several power interruptions just before
> this problem started. I did run the optimize_mythdb.pl and that did not
> resolve it.
> >
> >
>
>  Does anyone at all have any ideas on this or where I can go to research it?
> The WAF is quite low at this point...

Start by disabling OpenGL vsync and live previews in the Watch
Recordings list if you have them enabled. Does the frontend still
segfault?

What TV playback settings are you using?

-- 
Nick Morrott

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