[mythtv-users] Crashes, then fsck..

[cvertesi at indiana.edu]

This could be the problem.  Actually, I've always been suspicious of my TV 
Wonder VE; i used to get bluescreens on my windows box when i had the card in 
there, but I always figured it was a heat issue (athlon + geforce4 + tv card + 
poor ventilation = HOT!!)  .  Could this be the problem we're having?

Cam

Quoting Adam Biskobing <tv at badmoon.com>:

> Not all PCI cards can share IRQ's.  It has to be a certain revision of
> the PCI standard, I want to say it was 2.1 or maybe 2.2.  Anycards based
> on an earlier PCI standard will not share IRQ's cleanly.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
> > [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Buechler, Mark R
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 3:04 PM
> > To: 'Discussion about mythtv'
> > Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] Crashes, then fsck..
> > 
> > 
> > Possibly a hardware problem. I would guess an IRQ conflict. 
> > Most PCI cards today supposedly support sharing IRQs but I 
> > make it a habit to ensure that high-IO cards are on separate 
> > IRQs by switching cards around.
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Campbell Vertesi [mailto:cvertesi at indiana.edu]
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 3:49 PM
> > To: Discussion about mythtv
> > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Crashes, then fsck..
> > 
> > 
> > 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
> > 
> > 
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