[mythtv-users] ERROR: Master backend tried to connect back to itself!

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Sat Nov 28 17:35:23 UTC 2009


On 11/28/2009 10:48 AM, Michael Tiller wrote:
> I've got a problem where my backend isn't using my PVR-150 and my HD-PVR for
> some reason.  Worked after my upgrade to 0.22 but I think a reboot messed
> something up.  I checked the logs and found that my backend seems to be
> restarting (or spawning a subprocess, not really sure what is going one)
> every 20 seconds.  I get sections in my log like the one below repeated
> every 20 seconds or so:
>   
...
> 2009-11-28 08:44:38.524 ERROR: Master backend tried to connect back to
> itself!
> 2009-11-28 08:44:38.534 ERROR: Master backend tried to connect back to
> itself!
>   
...
> I have no idea what is going on here and/or what this has to do with my
> other issue (of not finding some of my recording devices) but it doesn't
> look good.  Any ideas?

We really need a good backtrace with debug symbols to /fix/ this issue.  
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Debugging (again, 9months later, still asking 
Ubuntu users to finish up the Ubuntu section with specifics).

Mike


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