[mythtv-users] System freeze when "Watch TV"

[Vince Busam]

Mark was right, the audio was causing the freeze.  I finally got Alsa to
install.  Now I have slow jerky video and no sound.  But this is progress!  I'll
try the suggestions I've seen posted and if I can't resolve my problems, I'll
start another thread.

Thanks for all the help.

Vince

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> VB> When I type "space" at "Watch TV" my system freezes, e.g.
> ctrl-alt-F1 doesn't
> VB> work.  I have to push the reset button to recover.
>
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> I bet sound is burning you. Audio not set up right and it will hang.
> Think about installing the Alsa drivers. Also do a 'ps -eadf|grep
> aplay' If you see aplay running, kill it. Not sure myself what it
> is(havn't taken two seconds to look either ;-))
> but I have a problem some times with it on my Mandrake 9.0 box. Make
> sure that it is not running and then try to start tv again. Might have
> to restart the frontend also.
>
> --
> Best regards,
>  Mark