[mythtv-users] Very strange problems .. please help!

[Damian]

On 17/09/2014 00:33, Hika van den Hoven wrote:
> Hoi Damian,
>
> Wednesday, September 17, 2014, 1:12:42 AM, you wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>
>> I've been using Mythbuntu for years and currently have version
>> 12.04.5 LTS of Xbuntu/Mythbuntu installed on my home server.
>
>> The system has been very stable for a long time, but I have       encountered some trouble tonight!
>> It seems like all of the disks are write protected or something.
>
>> I have run
>> sudo mount -o rw,remount /
>> (found online)
>> on all of the drives, but that doesn't seem to help.
>
>> Here's the output of df -h (again, that command online)
>> df -h
>> Filesystem      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
>> /dev/sda1        15G  8.6G  5.4G  62% /
>> udev            3.8G  4.0K  3.8G   1% /dev
>> tmpfs           787M  1.3M  785M   1% /run
>> none            5.0M     0  5.0M   0% /run/lock
>> none            3.9G     0  3.9G   0% /run/shm
>> /dev/sda4       189G  108G   72G  60% /tv
>> /dev/sdb1       1.8T  1.5T  269G  85% /files
>
>> A few other observations that might help track down the problem     ...
>
>> A) If I try to add anything in Synaptic, I get the error:
>> E: Can't write /root/.synaptic/selections.proceed
>> and one of the lines I see in the terminal is:
>> socket.error: [Errno 28] No space left on device
>
>> B) If I try to create a file in my home directory, using nautilus   get the error:
>> There was an error creating the directory in /home/gingerserver.
>> and
>> Error opening file '/home/homeserver/Untitled Document': No space   left on device
>> in 'show more details'
>
>> C) If I try to run Dropbox, I see ...
>> IOError: [Errno 2] No usable temporary directory found in ['/tmp',
>> '/var/tmp', '/usr/tmp', '/home/homeserver']
>> in the terminal.
>> I then see a 'Downloading Dropbox' graphic pop up and scroll all
>> the way to 100%. As soon as it gets to 100%, the GUI says:
>> Trouble connecting to Dropbox servers. Maybe your internet
>> connection is down, or you need to set your http_proxy environment   variable.
>
>> D) If I try to open Firefox, the terminal says:
>> ** (firefox:5407): ERROR **: Resource problem creating       '/tmp/orbit-homeserver'
>> Trace/breakpoint trap (core dumped)
>
>> Although I have been using Mythbuntu for years, I know almost
>> nothing about the command line. Everything I've entered above has
>> been from trying to find a solution online and simply copying and    pasting the command.
>
>> I have been close to backing up this system before upgrading it to
>> the latest version of Mythbuntu. I assume I should try to get this
>> fixed before I start upgrading now!
>
>> Let me know if you have any ideas what to do next.
>
>> Thanks,
>> Damian
>
> This sounds like your root system is mounted read-only. This can
> happen due to an error during boot. Try booting of a linux cd/dvd or
> usb stick and run fsck -f on the root device.
>
> Tot mails,
>    Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com

Thanks Hika,

I'll try that tomorrow!

Regards,
Damian