[mythtv-users] mythbackend conflict with Xbox 360

Alex Malinovich demonbane at the-love-shack.net
Sun Apr 8 18:04:26 UTC 2007


Phil Bridges wrote:
> On 4/7/07, Alex Malinovich <demonbane at the-love-shack.net> wrote:
>> Ok, at first I thought I was crazy, but I've been able to reproduce this
>> consistently for 2 weeks now.
>>
>> If I turn on my Xbox 360 and go to the Dashboard, mythbackend freaks out
>> and rockets to 100% CPU. The only way to fix it is to restart
>> mythbackend. If I'm playing a classic Xbox game on the 360, I don't get
>> the problem, and if I'm playing a 360 game, I get the problem but not
>> always immediately.
>>
>> With the Dashboard however, it's instant. As soon as I get to the
>> dashboard, I start hearing the fans in my mythbox revving up (which they
>> only do under very heavy processor load). I do a 'top' on the box, and
>> sure enough, mythbackend is at 100% CPU.
>>
>> So, anyone have any ideas?
>>
> 
> Disable UPNP on the myth box.

So since Microsoft decided to "embrace and extend" UPnP, I have to 
either block it from the rest of my network, or shut down a useful 
feature on my MythTV box...

Thanks Microsoft! You know where I'd like to go today? Up to Redmond and 
kick you in the #%*$!!!

Thanks for the help. I've only done one test so far and my mythbackend 
doesn't seem to be freaking out anymore so it looks like it's "fixed". 
At the expense of having my media easily accessible in the house. :(

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