[mythtv] issue with version 0.18 -- x86_64

[Michael T. Dean]

This is a much better question for the -users list.  Moving it now for 
you...

Mike

RKVJ wrote:

>Hello Myth-Dev,
>
>I'm trying to install mythtv on AMD64/fedora4 machine,
>using a pre-compiled mythtv-suite. I get segmentation
>fault when trying to run mythfrontend. I came across a
>post on the packager's mailing list, where a user had
>experienced similar problems, with mythtv - version
>0.17, even when installed using svn. An svn-update
>seems to have been the solution. The post was dated
>about a month ago and I attach it below. Since I see
>the same problem with the stable 0.18 version of
>mythtv, I'm wondering if the fixes for x86_64 have
>been released to the stable version??
>
>Thanks
>
>RKVJ
>
>------related post from ATRPMS mailing list-----
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>[ATrpms-users] Re: X86_64 FC4 Segmentation Fault
>
>Axel,
>
>Thanks for your response.
>
>Yesterday the problem was fixed after I did a svn up.
>
>I could use successfully mythtv on my
>AMD64/Hauppauge350, yeah!
>
>alex.
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>Axel Thimm wrote:
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>>On Sun, Sep 25, 2005 at 09:07:31PM -0700, Alexandre
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>Parenteau wrote:
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>>>Hi,
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>>>I am a new user, and I had the same problem (I used
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>the RPM ar first). I
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>>>went as far as compiling mythtv directly from svn,
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>and I get the same
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>>>problem at start-up, something with threads being
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>spawned (?):
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>>Yes, that looks like a thread problem, but probably
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>not related to the
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>>other reported problems.
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>>Since even svn shows this, I would report it to the
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>mythtv
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>>lists. Unfortunatley most developers don't use mythtv
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>on 64 bits, so
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>>some issues slip in.
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>>BTW you can use the 32 bit variant of mythtv until
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>this is fixed.
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>>>>/usr/local/bin/mythfrontend
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>>>2005-09-25 20:56:20.149 Using runtime prefix =
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>/usr/local
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>>>Detaching after fork from child process 7377.
>>>(no debugging symbols found)
>>>(no debugging symbols found)
>>>(no debugging symbols found)
>>>(no debugging symbols found)
>>>(no debugging symbols found)
>>>(no debugging symbols found)
>>>(no debugging symbols found)
>>>(no debugging symbols found)
>>>(no debugging symbols found)
>>>(no debugging symbols found)
>>>(no debugging symbols found)
>>>(no debugging symbols found)
>>>(no debugging symbols found)
>>>2005-09-25 20:56:21.617 New DB connection, total: 1
>>>2005-09-25 20:56:21.622 Total desktop dim:
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>1280x1024, with 1 screen[s].
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>>>2005-09-25 20:56:21.624 Using screen 0, 1280x1024 at
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>0,0
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>>>[New Thread 1084229984 (LWP 7380)]
>>>
>>>Program received signal SIG33, Real-time event 33.
>>>[Switching to Thread 1084229984 (LWP 7380)]
>>>0x00002aaaae05e8f2 in clone () from /lib64/libc.so.6
>>>(gdb) thread
>>>[Current thread is 2 (Thread 1084229984 (LWP 7380))]
>>>(gdb) thread 1
>>>[Switching to thread 1 (Thread 46912561695648 (LWP
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>7374))]#0
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>>>0x00002aaaad9f182a in __nptl_setxid ()
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>>>from /lib64/libpthread.so.0
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>>>(gdb) bt
>>>#0 0x00002aaaad9f182a in __nptl_setxid () from
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>/lib64/libpthread.so.0
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>>>#1 0x00002aaaae028107 in setuid () from
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>/lib64/libc.so.6
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>>>#2 0x000000000042638a in ?? ()
>>>#3 0x00002aaaadfb13cf in __libc_start_main () from
>>>      
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>/lib64/libc.so.6
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>>>#4 0x000000000041f8b9 in ?? ()
>>>#5 0x00007fffff804e98 in ?? ()
>>>#6 0x0000000000000000 in ?? ()
>>>(gdb) thread 2
>>>[Switching to thread 2 (Thread 1084229984 (LWP
>>>      
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>7380))]#0 0x00002aaaae05e8f2
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>>>in clone () from /lib64/libc.so.6
>>>(gdb) bt
>>>#0 0x00002aaaae05e8f2 in clone () from
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>/lib64/libc.so.6
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>>>#1 0x00002aaaad9f28f0 in __make_stacks_executable ()
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>from
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>>>/lib64/libpthread.so.0
>>>#2 0x0000000040a00960 in ?? ()
>>>#3 0x0000000000000000 in ?? ()
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>alex.
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