[mythtv-users] pcHDTV HD3000 stops receiving

[Dave]

On 10/25/07, Kevin Bailey <ke-myth at retriever.dyndns.org> wrote:
>
> I'm using myth 0.20-svn20070122 with a 2.6.20-16-generic
> kernel (stock feisty Ubuntu). I have a single front/back
> end box with a single pcHDTV HD3000 card.
>
> If I leave the box running for a few days (backend running,
> frontend not), it will suddenly act as though it can't receive
> anything anymore. It can change channels, but can't get a
> lock. You can imagine what this does to my scheduled recordings.
>
> Power cycling the PC fixes it (again, for a few days), but
> cycling the mythbackend doesn't. So I suspect its eitthe card or the
> driver.
>
> Anyone seen this ? Is there any work-around/solution ?
>
> Thanks
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I've seen this happen once in awhile.  For me unloading and reloading the
modules always fixed it.
So I wrote a script and have it run nightly via cron (There's nothing I
record in HD at 3am):

#!/bin/bash
date
rmmod cx88_dvb cx8802 cx88xx
modprobe cx88_dvb

Hope this helps
Dave
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