[mythtv-users] imon error floods my system logs

[Neil Salstrom]

On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 7:44 AM, Jarod Wilson <jarod at wilsonet.com> wrote:
> On Jan 27, 2011, at 1:27 AM, Neil Salstrom wrote:
>
>> I guess this is somewhat mythtv related...  My frontend / backend is
>> in a Antec fusion case with a VFD.  I use the in kernel imon module
>> (currently 2.6.35.10 which I compile) and I've had a nasty but that
>> can cripple my system.  Once very few weeks my VFD will just show
>> garbage and my system logs will fill up with this:
>>
>> mythtv at htpc:~$ tail /var/log/messages
>> Jan 21 23:26:45 htpc kernel: [317337.518350] imon 1-7:1.0: imon
>> usb_rx_callback_intf0: status(-32): ignored
>> Jan 21 23:26:45 htpc kernel: [317337.526349] imon 1-7:1.0: imon
>> usb_rx_callback_intf0: status(-32): ignored
>> Jan 21 23:26:45 htpc kernel: [317337.534348] imon 1-7:1.0: imon
>> usb_rx_callback_intf0: status(-32): ignored
>> Jan 21 23:26:45 htpc kernel: [317337.542350] imon 1-7:1.0: imon
>> usb_rx_callback_intf0: status(-32): ignored
>> Jan 21 23:26:45 htpc kernel: [317337.550348] imon 1-7:1.0: imon
>> usb_rx_callback_intf0: status(-32): ignored
>> Jan 21 23:26:45 htpc kernel: [317337.558345] imon 1-7:1.0: imon
>> usb_rx_callback_intf0: status(-32): ignored
>> Jan 21 23:26:45 htpc kernel: [317337.566347] imon 1-7:1.0: imon
>> usb_rx_callback_intf0: status(-32): ignored
>> Jan 21 23:26:45 htpc kernel: [317337.574349] imon 1-7:1.0: imon
>> usb_rx_callback_intf0: status(-32): ignored
>> Jan 21 23:26:45 htpc kernel: [317337.582346] imon 1-7:1.0: imon
>> usb_rx_callback_intf0: status(-32): ignored
>> Jan 21 23:26:45 htpc kernel: [317337.590350] imon 1-7:1.0: imon
>> usb_rx_callback_intf0: status(-32): ignored
>>
>> It will over the course of a day or so fill up several gigs and bring
>> my system to its knees.  There is nothing in any of the logs that
>> indicates what starts this.  Everything seems normal and then a flood
>> of these messages.
>>
>> Has anyone experienced this?  How can I prevent it from happening?
>
> There was a fix for this issue committed at some point, but I think it
> was after 2.6.35.x. Try a newer kernel or just newer imon driver code.
> If its still broken, I can look into it further.
>
> This applies for trying newer imon driver code:
>
> http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/How_to_Obtain,_Build_and_Install_V4L-DVB_Device_Drivers
>
> --
> Jarod Wilson
> jarod at wilsonet.com
>
>
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Thanks.  I'll up to a 2.6.36.x kernel and see if it clears things up.

If things go south I'll let you know!

Thanks,

Neil