[mythtv-users] Myth machine hangs

[Joseph DeGraw]

On 06/23/2014 04:44 PM, Dick Steffens wrote:
> On 06/23/2014 10:20 AM, Joseph DeGraw wrote:
>> On 06/23/2014 11:42 AM, Dick Steffens wrote:
>>> On 06/22/2014 11:56 PM, faginbagin wrote:
>>>> On 6/23/2014 1:22 AM, Dick Steffens wrote:
>>>>> I'm running Ubuntu 12.02 on the machine on which I run MythTV, 
>>>>> both back end and front end. (Note: this is not mythbuntu exactly, 
>>>>> but the garden variety Ubuntu 12.02 with Gnome fall back (or 
>>>>> whatever it was called -- not Unity). Normally I let the machine 
>>>>> run 24/7. Over the past few days I've turned the TV on and found 
>>>>> that the machine is hung. I get no response to the remote control, 
>>>>> or the wireless USB keyboard. I tried connecting with ssh from 
>>>>> another machine without success. The only thing that I've tried 
>>>>> that works is to force a power down and then restart.
>>>>>
>>>>> What logs should I be looking at to start to figure out what's 
>>>>> happening?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>> I would check if the machine's getting hot using lm-sensors. And if 
>>>> I hadn't opened it up and cleaned out the dust in a while, I would 
>>>> do that now. And while I had it open, I would take a close look at 
>>>> all the capacitors on the MoBo and add-on cards and see if any were 
>>>> leaking or bulging. If the caps look OK and the machine is clean 
>>>> and not running hot and still locking up, I might try swapping out 
>>>> the power supply.
>>>
>>> Thanks. I just installed lm-sensors. This morning it's running nice 
>>> and cool. I'll have to check it again this afternoon and see what I 
>>> have.
>>>
>>> rsteff at ThinkCentre-M58p:~$ sudo sensors
>>> coretemp-isa-0000
>>> Adapter: ISA adapter
>>> Core 0:       +40.0°C  (high = +78.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
>>> Core 1:       +40.0°C  (high = +78.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
>>>
>>>
>> If I can chime in here,
>>
>> Run a memory test (memtest). Lets see if we have some memory issues. 
>> Also, How about smart test on the hard drive?
>
> I ran a single pass of memtest (nine tests). Passed.
>
> I ran Disk tests in Applications > System Tools > Administration > 
> System Testing. All it did was disk/detect, which passed. That doesn't 
> seem like enough. I found a link that recommended using palimpsest. Is 
> that the one you mean? I'll go back and run that when I have time, 
> again. Should I shut down the front end  and back end before I run 
> that test?
>
> Meanwhile,
>
> (Around 11:54 AM)
> coretemp-isa-0000
> Adapter: ISA adapter
> Core 0:       +42.0°C  (high = +78.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
> Core 1:       +40.0°C  (high = +78.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
>
> (Around 1:42 PM)
> coretemp-isa-0000
> Adapter: ISA adapter
> Core 0:       +43.0°C  (high = +78.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
> Core 1:       +41.0°C  (high = +78.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
>
>
You ubuntu based right? Install gnome-disks and run the smart tests from 
the right drop down menu that looks like a gear. Just run the short test 
to start. It takes about 3 minutes and will give you a good idea.

How much memory do you have in this computer? I dont remember that being 
posted.

jDeGraw