[mythtv-users] Crashes, then fsck..

[Campbell Vertesi]

On Tue, 2004-02-24 at 03:56, James L. Paul wrote:
> > >> I have a problem with MythTV Crashing. 

Me too!!

> After a random time period of
> > >> recording or watching live TV (paused or unpaused) mythtv hard-locks
> > >> up. Ctrl-Alt-Del does nothing, I can't switch out to a console or
> > >> kill X. 

I have this same problem, but I don't watch enough TV to see if it
happens there.  I'm mostly aware of it when ripping DVDs.  Both
operations require significant HD IO, so we may have the same problem.  

I also have the same crash problem after several hours of MP3 playback. 
This doesn't fit so well into the heavy  HD I/O picture, so I'm not sure
what to make of it.

> After I do reboot I have to run a full fsck and rebuild the
> > >> file system tree. I am using reiserfs and I have to run reiserfsfsck
> > >> --rebuild-tree. I always lose the recent data after this, that
> > >> includes logs and whatever was being recorded.  

Me too, though I'm on XFS instead of reiser.

> I have tried
> > >> changing  settings, and change the hard drive that is being used for
> > >> recording  (I have three).  

> > >> After the first lockup I  tried saving the videos to the primary
> > >> drive(hde), and still got a  lock-up. The only other drive that I
> > >> have is hda, and I can't save to  it because it is formatted ntfs.  

I tried similar operations - reformatted my separate storage drive as
ext3 instead of XFS... same problem.  I tried saving ripped video to the
system drive.... same problem.

> I
> > >> am running gentoo with a 2.6.3  kernel, and an ATI  tvwonder VE
> > >> capture card.  My vid card is an  nvidia card, running the newest
> > >> nvidia drivers. 

I'm on FC1 with the atrpms 2.4 kernel, an ATI Tv Wonder VE, and an
Nvidia Geforce MX with the latest vid drivers.  Sounds pretty
similar.... :)

No Nforce board, though.  Mine's Elitegroup.

> Any help would be  greatly appreciated, and tomorrow
> > >> after the fsck finishes I will try  running the cvs version to see if
> > >> that helps. But if there is any  sort of a ide issue or something
> > >> simple that I am overlooking, help  would be greatly appreciated
> > >

I've ruled out CPU overheats; my system temperature is fine immediately
after a hang. atrpms is compiled without APIC, and I'll try and make
sure that APM is turned off too... though as I understand it, APM is a
passive operation for the system.  It waits for BIOS calls to sleep etc.

To summarize - 
I think I have the same problem, though mine is manifested in crashed
DVD rips and long-term MP3 plays.  We have the same video card (nvidia),
CPU (Athlon) and capture card (Tv Wonder VE).

None of this gives me any ideas.  Ideas, anyone?

Cam