[mythtv-users] Backend crash with malloc(): memory corruption (fast) PLUS Frontend Crash with readStringList: Error, timeout (quick)

[Allen Edwards]

On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 8:55 AM, Jos Hoekstra <joshoekstra at gmx.net> wrote:
> Allen Edwards schreef op 8-5-2009 17:21:
>>
>> Update.  Another crash this morning.  My wife is not happy.  I
>> rebooted and it started working then the frontend crashed.  Now she is
>> really unhappy.  Does anyone know what is going on?
>>
>> Again, I have Mythbuntu 8.04
>>
>> I am posting the backend log from last night and the frontend log from
>> this morning.
>
> Did you rule out faulty hardware already? The last time I saw errors like
> that I swapped out memory and after that all was fine again.
> Memtest and such might not always reveal the true cause all the time.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jos
>

Thanks for the reply.

Jos, when you say "errors like that" are you talking about the first
errors I saw or the second or just in general?

I read somewhere that although the error says memory it is usually a
programming error, a call to memory that is not allocated.  The second
error I got I was unable to find much on other than some unanswered
posts from a couple of years back.  As this seems to happen every 2
months, I am not sure how to test a solution.  I did run an extended
memory test the last time this happened.

I guess I could just buy some more memory to be sure.  As I recall, I
bought very high end memory.  Turned out to be more than the CPU could
take advantage of so it was a waste but nevertheless, it isn't
stressed at all.

Allen