[mythtv-users] Defunct Mythbackend

[Matt Rude]

Kevin Kuphal wrote:
> Matt Rude wrote:
>   
>> I have be having this problem fro the last few weeks where after a day 
>> or so my Mythbackend demon will go defunct and not let me restart the 
>> demon
>>
>> /sbin/service mythbackend restart
>> fails every time. the system wont even let me reboot when I try the 
>> system will just sit there like as if I didn't tell it to reboot.
>> ps -eaf shows me
>> root      3673     1  5 00:41 ?        00:41:27 [mythbackend] <defunct>
>>
>> anyone have any idea what I can look at.
>>
>>
>> This is a Fedora Core 6 system with an Nvida 7300
>>     
> I have the same problem with a newly updated kernel system.  It appears 
> to happen after an IOBOUND message from the backend.   What is your disk 
> layout?  Is your /var folder on the same filesystem/drive that your 
> recordings are occuring on?  How many and what kind of tuners are you 
> using?  I was able to prevent this by moving my /var partition (mysql 
> and logging) to a separate drive.  Now I never have this problem.
>
> Kevin
>   
My recording directory's (/mythtv/Recorded & /mythtv/Recorded2) are on 
different drives
but the rest of the system is on a 3rd 80 gig system drive.

I am using a PVR-350 (tuner only no TV-out) and a PVR-500 for the tuners
TV-Out via a Nvidia 7300

so do you currently have the var directory and mysql running on separate 
drives or did you remove your recordings from that drive?

-Matt

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