[mythtv-users] Turning on Xbox 360 causes 100% cpu usage of mythbackend

Steven Adeff adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com
Tue Nov 14 18:04:43 UTC 2006


On 11/13/06, Adam Anderson <adamand at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Ok for the past few days I have been wondering why mythbackend has been
> using 100% cpu usage constantly.
>
> First I upgraded my xbox frontend to debian (xebian) sarge.  This upgraded
> the protocol to 31 and my FC4 backend was at 30.  So I updated the backend
> using atrpms to fix those issues, and that's when I started noticing the
> 100% CPU usage which would never stop unless mythbackend was restarted.  I
> don't think I had these problems before the update to 144.
>
> So this went on for a few days wondering how this was happening, it would
> run for a while fine, then check top and see it is at 100% again.
>
> Ok so I am able to reproduce the situation now by turning on the xbox 360 to
> play games and watch mythbackend instantly go to 90-100% cpu usage on the
> backend.  Anyone else seeing this?
>
> Hardware:
> Linksys router wrt54gs
> Mythbackend (FC4 atrpms latest updates, mythtv-backend-0.20-144.fc4.at)
> running on 192.168.1.100 static no firewall
> Mythfrontend (xbox xebian, debian sarge using Christians packages) running
> on 192.168.1.101 static
> Xbox 360 static ip 192.168.1.104
>
> Situations:
> Happens with xbox frontend on or off
> Happens with xbox 360 turned on with power button and wireless remote
> 100% cpu usage will not go away until mythbackend is restarted
> Restart mythbackend while xbox 360 is still on and it doesn't happen

http://svn.mythtv.org/trac/changeset/11461

fixed it for me. MythTV and the 360 are school yard rivals.

-- 
Steve
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