[mythtv-users] Mythbuntu 9.04 occasionally not writing files, and losing schedules

[Nick Rout]

On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 2:50 PM, Bruce H McIntosh <scotsman at afn.org> wrote:
> I recently built a new myth box with Mythbuntu 9.04 and updates as of
> the build date (9/30 or so).  The box is an Asus microATX mobo with
> built-in 6150 graphics, an Ath64 X2 5600, 2GB RAM and a half terabyte of
> disk.  Tuners include two Avermedia 179s and a fire-wire connected SA
> 4250
>
> The box periodically logs shows as recorded, but when we try to watch
> the recordings they don't come up; the box says it can't find the
> file.
>
> The box also constantly loses its schedule database; I'm having to
> manually run mythfilldatabase every couple of days.
>
> In both these cases, there are no error messages logged ANYwhere I can
> think of to look; there's nothing even the least bit out-of-the-ordinary
> in anything in /var/log.
>
> Can someone point me at something to look for/at, logging settings I can
> bump up for more detail, known anomalies in the scheduling, anything?

Possibly corrupt database.

http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/User_Manual:Periodic_Maintenance#Optimize_the_Database