[mythtv-users] once again, (4) missed recordings due to MythSocket(8abec58:11): readStringList: Error, timed out after 7000 ms.

[Brian J. Murrell]

On 11-05-05 01:50 PM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> I can't guarantee that this is the issue, but it's definitely worth 
> testing.  Stuart Morgan noticed that he was getting this issue and the 
> 0-byte/missing recordings and locked up mythbackend when it attempted to 
> record to a spun-down HDD.  He disabled HDD spin down and hasn't seen 
> the problem since.

I don't have spindown on my drives configured, AFAIK.  And in most
cases, like last night, there are enough recordings typically going on
that no drive will be idle (and hence spun down).

> If you can do the same and if it works around the problem, the 
> information would be /very/ useful to a dev who tries to get a real fix.

I'd be happy to report the results of a command to verify the spindown
status of my drives.

b.

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