[mythtv-users] MythTV lockups

[Chad]

On 4/16/05, Andy Cedilnik <me at andy.cx> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have new system setup with mythtv. I used several sources to set
> things up, but eventually I summarized the whole thing here:
> 
> http://x0.org/mwk/index.php/MythTV
> 
> Anyway, things work. Or so they seem. The problem is that after watching
> recoding for 20 minutes or so, the screen locks. I can exit and that
> works and I can start playing again and that works. Now, after 20
> minutes or so, thing will lock again. I can exit and start and so on,
> but after couple of iterations, things will lock and not respond any
> more. Restarting frontend does not work. The only thing that works is to
> restart backend.
> 
> The frontend will scream:
> 
> Waited too long for decoder to pause
> ...
> 
> So, any idea?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
>        Andy
> 

Hard drive getting full?  TV Buffer getting full?  Heat issues that
are perfectly timed?

Just some ideas.

Good Luck!