[mythtv-users] MythBuntu 11.10 on ESXi

[Jim Oltman]

On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 4:29 AM, Doug Lytle <support at drdos.info> wrote:

> Jim Oltman wrote:
>
>> I'm having an issue with my 11.10 install of MythBuntu that lives on an
>> ESXi 4.1u2 box
>>
>
> As Gary pointed out, it may be the leap bug.
>
> I'd also suggest upgrading to ESXi 5, for me it was a painless upgrade for
> my home machine and the one at work.
>
> Doug


Wow!  Tons of responses, thanks so much!  To address them:

Leap Second Bug:  This is probable.  I didn't even think to check.  What's
interesting is that I didn't reboot my system last night, but it's showing
that it was rebooted?

joltman at mythbackend:~$ last
joltman  pts/0        zion.oltmannet.l Mon Aug 13 08:55   still logged in
reboot   system boot  3.0.0-22-generic Mon Aug 13 04:34 - 09:03  (04:28)
reboot   system boot  3.0.0-22-generic Mon Aug 13 03:21 - 09:03  (05:41)
reboot   system boot  3.0.0-22-generic Mon Aug 13 02:42 - 09:03  (06:20)
reboot   system boot  3.0.0-22-generic Mon Aug 13 02:35 - 09:03  (06:27)
joltman  pts/0        tardis.oltmannet Sun Aug 12 21:11 - 21:43  (00:32)

joltman at mythbackend:~$ uname -r
3.0.0-22-generic

I'm not sure why, but TOP is reporting things as normal again.  That's
super annoying.

MythTV's Recording Tuners:

I'm using only an HD Homerun.  I don't have a need for anything else

Ditch ESXi and load FreeNAS natively:

The reason I'm running ESXi is that I have not only FreeNAS running, but
also MythBuntu, another Ubuntu VM  and Windows server 2003.  The second
Ubuntu VM is running my install of Subsonic (along with a couple other web
services), and I want to keep that as separate from MythBuntu as possible.
 The Windows VM is specifically for Home Automation software.  I have the
correct RF light switches, but I haven't installed them yet.  I'm actually
waiting on someone in my family to purchase the Nexus 7 tablet and a Pro
Subscription to iRule so I can integrate everything together.

Upgrade to ESXi5:

The reason I don't do that is because ESXi5 has a limit of 32GB of RAM and
1 physical CPU.  The motherboard I'm running is a SuperMicro X8DTH-6f with
a single Xeon E5520 CPU.  I have the second E5520 at home, but I tried
putting it in the board, and the board didn't boot.  Reason being, I don't
actually have the mobo in a chassis.  It's just sitting out in the open on
a shelf.  It's being powered by a single 550W PSU.  I've tried getting the
correct power into the mobo, but I don't think the CPU has enough umpf to
power the board with both CPUs.  The 6 x 500GB SATA drives are being
powered by a separate PSU.  Also, the limitation of 32GB of RAM is a big
downside.  I'm currently running 24GB of RAM, and I'll be getting at least
another 24 soon.


Thanks again to everyone who responded.  It certainly looks like the leap
second bug, but I'm not sure why the system decided to reboot itself.  Very
strange.  I think it's time I did the major upgrade to MythBuntu 12.04 and
probably 0.26 beta.

Jim
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