[mythtv-users] System 'locking' on Watch TV

[Mike Schrag]

If when you say the system hangs you mean the entire system is locked up 
and requires a reboot (as opposed to video capture just stopping), then 
you should look back through the archives ... there's a whole string of 
posts from me about attempting to track down why mine did this 
(different card, but perhaps you can try the same things).

ms

Russell Tweed wrote:

>Hi,
>
>First post so please be gentle :)
>
>Have installed MythTV 0.8 from source on RedHat 9, all works fine until I
>actually go to watch TV - at this point the entire system 'hangs' (ie: no
>input, no screen updates, no network response - no nothing!)
>
>The output from mythbackend show the last thing to happen was a change 
>from None to WatchingLiveTV.
>
>I've checked the sound devices as per the docs - aplay /dev/dsp works as 
>expected, and xawtv has been working on this particular box for months. 
>Nothing else is claiming /dev/dsp - artsd and esd have been disabled and 
>are not running, and 'fuser /dev/dsp' confirms this.
>
>I've also been through the mailing list and noticed a couple of people 
>reporting similar issues, but with no followups.
>
>I'm using a WinTV PCI card (ie: bttv driver) and onboard via 82cxxx audio.
>
>So - anyone - what's the next step in order to find out what's locking the 
>system?
>
>-Russell
>
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