[mythtv-users] Stability problems when watching live tv

[Patrick Benton]

On Monday, February 17, 2003, at 03:38 PM, Pierre-Olivier Bouchard 
wrote:

>
>> Here is a rundown of my current hardware:
>> ECS K7S5A motherboard
>> AMD XP 2100+
>> Sound Blaster 16 PCI
>> Voodoo Banshee AGP
>> 60G WD hard drive
>
>> I even tried updating my kernel to 2.4.20 with the lastest bttv
>> drivers, to no avail.  I LOVE MythTV when my hardware lets it run.
>
> I'd check the X drivers for the video card... try some other card for 
> a while if you can, it might help.
>
> Check system temperatures, the XP2100+ is quite a hot chip, if it gets 
> too hot the mobo might be shutting down itself to protect the CPU.
>
I improved the air circulation in my case and the CPU is running 
cooler, plus MythTV is stable now.  Thanks for the tip!

Patrick