[mythtv-users] Crashes, then fsck..
cvertesi at indiana.edu
cvertesi at indiana.edu
Wed Feb 25 14:57:05 EST 2004
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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