[mythtv-users] Starting to think I should use Kaffeine instead of Mythtv

[Kevin Kuphal]

ffrr wrote:

> Phill Edwards wrote:
>
>>> Despite this, I keep hearing that a new version of myth isn't warranted
>>> yet?  What do I have to do - get an SVN version (not really a good
>>> option)?  None , or very few, responses to the messages and problems I
>>> have recently posted about.  Do I take this to mean noone really knows
>>> much about myth when it gets down to the gory details, so support is 
>>> not
>>> available?
>>>   
>>
>>
>> Support not available? You have to be kidding, surely! This is one of
>> the best peer support groups I have ever come across. The quality of
>> support you get here is fantastic.
>
>
> It is very good, especially on day to day stuff.
>
>
>
>> Sure we all get problems from time
>> to time but they can almost always be worked out with the help of this
>> great MythTV community.
>>  
>>
>
> OK, it's just I have had zero luck on this problem, and no-one seems 
> to know what is happening.
>  Here's a recent post I made...
> _______________________________________________
> I posted about this problem a few days ago, but now have more info.
> I have, for example, a recorded show that at certain points, while 
> playing it in mythfrontend, it cause myth to crash with a segmentation 
> fault.  This same file plays OK in Kaffeine.

Check the documentation for how to debug a segfault

http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-21.html#ss21.2

This also means compiling from source for a debug version.  You can 
compile either the 0.18.1 branch since it sounds like that is what you 
are using.

Kevin