[mythtv-users] problem with frontend - stops responding to commands

[Larry Finger]

Phil Wild wrote:
> 
> I am running mythbuntu 8.10 amd64 and am using JYA's release repo
> 2:0.21.0+fixes-20918-openglvdpau2-0ubuntu2
> 
> My frontend has become increasing unreliable in the last few weeks and
> I am unsure as to why.
> 
> Yes I have left this past two minutes, probably as long as five. I
> have checked with irw that my remote is being received by ssh to the
> frontend. On the keyboard, nothing appears to be responsive. Not even
> ALT-TAB works. I have not tried killing X yet with CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE.

Have you checked to see if anything is being logged using the SSH login?