[mythtv-users] Freezing..

Sun May 20 22:28:35 UTC 2007

Well i finally got the backend to crash when gdb was running.  The two files
are attached.

It occured when deleting recordings from MythWeb.

Hoping i can make myth stable some day :(

Thanks,
Mitchell

On 5/18/07, Mitch Gore <mitchell.gore at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> what do you mean?  Where would that be done?
>
> Mitchell
>
> On 5/18/07, JS Boyd <mythtv at futures.com> wrote:
> >
> > Do have this somewhere before mythbackend starts up?
> >
> > sysctl -w net.core.rmem_max=1048576
> >
> > S.
> >
> > Mitch Gore wrote:
> > > well i have started using gdb to start debugging.  While doing so i
> > > have noticed some interesting behavior.
> > >
> > > When watching live tv i am getting a ton of
> > >
> > > NVP: prebuffering wait timed out 10 times.
> > >
> > > They really show up when ever the OSD is on screen.  Then when it goes
> > > away its fine for some random period of time.  The all the sudden the
> > > will come back and freeze liveTV.  If i esc and start liveTV over
> > > again it works.  This only occurs on the HDHomeRun.
> > >
> > > What is causing the pre-buffering?
> > >
> > > Some specs on my system:
> > > Intel p4 3.4Ghz
> > > 512RAM
> > > Nvidia 6200 w/component out and XvMC enabled.
> > > PVR-150 & HDhomerun
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > >
> > > On 5/16/07, *Mitch Gore* < mitchell.gore at gmail.com
> > > <mailto:mitchell.gore at gmail.com>> wrote:
> > >
> > >     Ill try the debugging.  Downgrading wont help because Myth was
> > >     doing the same thing when I used .20 so I upgraded to .21 hoping
> > >     the bug was fixed.
> > >
> > >     Mitchell
> > >
> > >     On 5/15/07, * Axel Thimm* <Axel.Thimm at atrpms.net
> > >     <mailto: Axel.Thimm at atrpms.net>> wrote:
> > >
> > >         On Tue, May 15, 2007 at 07:55:52PM -0500, Mitch Gore wrote:
> > >         > is the rpm built in with --compile-type=debug?
> > >
> > >         Yes (the packages you mention, e.g. the 0.21 svn trunk
> > packages in
> > >         bleeding).
> > >
> > >         > I really dont want to learn how to compile it myself :(
> > >
> > >         Well, the 0.21 svn trunk packages are intended for users
> > >         helping the
> > >         mythtv developers in testing the svn trunk code - they are not
> > >         really
> > >         intended to be used in production. OTOH many people find that
> > they
> > >         work good enough in their environment that they switch even
> > for
> > >         production, but that shouldn't divert from their true intended
> > >         use.
> > >
> > >         In a nutshell: If the svn trunk packages break you should
> > either
> > >         downgrade to the stable series or help out in debugging the
> > issue
> > >         which does include compiling yourself.
> > >
> > >         > Mitchell
> > >         >
> > >         > On 5/15/07, Michael T. Dean < mtdean at thirdcontact.com
> > >         <mailto:mtdean at thirdcontact.com>> wrote:
> > >         > >
> > >         > >On 05/15/2007 08:37 PM, Mitch Gore wrote:
> > >         > >> Anyway, I have one problem left that is really
> > >         irritating.  For some
> > >         > >> reason at random times Myth will crash or
> > >         freeze.  Sometimes the
> > >         > >> backend or sometimes the frontend.  How do i go about
> > >         diagnosing
> > >         > >> this?  I have tried to look at the dmesg but how do in
> > >         know where too
> > >         > >> look in that huge file?  Also looked at mythbackend.log
> > >         but nothing
> > >         > >> sticks out, it just ends.
> > >         > >>
> > >         > >> I am running the ATrpm's Bleeding edge .21 package.  FC6
> > >         > >
> > >         > > http://mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-22.html#ss22.2
> > >         --
> > >         Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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> > Abit NF-N2 nView Motherboard
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> > HDHomerun
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> > 500GB Seagate SATA: ST3500641AS
> > SONY DVD RW AW-G170A
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> > Source code version     : 13427
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