[mythtv-users] Backend Crapping Out

[the Jer]

Well I just SSH'd into home and I see that the program recorded successfully and that mythbackend it still running.  So apparently recording it doesn't hurt it a bit.
 
I'll watch the recording when I get home to see if that will make mythbackend dump like watching live tv does.
 
Incidentally, I have stumbled across the VIA DMA bug that seems to have haunted many people.  For those that don't know, it seems that there is known problem with the IO_APIC on VIA chipsets kx133, kt133, kt266, and the kt400.  Too much traffic and you get DMA and IRQ errors.
 
Suggested fixes have been turning off IO_APIC in the kernel, then disabling in the BIOS, and sometimes even moving the hard drive(s) to another add-on controller.
 
I'm going to try these fixes tonight and let everyone know how they work.
 
 
the-Jer
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I had no shoes and I pitied myself.
Then I met a man who had no feet,
so I took his shoes. -- Dave Barry
 
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