[mythtv-users] HD-PVR failure

[James Orr]

On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 12:52 PM, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:

> On Sunday, December 05, 2010 10:45:37 am James Orr wrote:
> > On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 12:16 PM, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:
> > > On Sunday, December 05, 2010 10:07:10 am James Orr wrote:
> > > > On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 11:18 AM, James Orr <james.orr7 at gmail.com>
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > > > > On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 11:12 AM, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org>
> wrote:
> > > > >> On Saturday, December 04, 2010 08:58:18 am James Orr wrote:
> > > > >> > Happened again last night, that's now 3 times in one week
> > > > >> > with nothing in the preceding 6 months?  Could it be a
> > > > >> > temperature thing?
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >  It's a lot colder now and that's the only thing that's
> > > > >> >  different.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Is your HD-PVR located in unconditioned space? Is your indoor
> > > > >> temperature really different now?
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Usually cooler temps are good for electronics, and it's a
> > > > >> *change* in temperature that can cause problems with chips
> > > > >> migrating out of sockets, PC boards cracking and things like
> > > > >> that.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> I'd be surprised if your problem is temperature related,
> > > > >> unless the unit itself is exposed to extreme or repeated wide
> > > > >> temperature swings.
> > > > >
> > > > > It is in the basement, it's not totally unheated (in fact it's
> > > > > only a few feet from the furnace) but it's certainly colder
> > > > > than the rest of the house.
> > > >
> > > > It's now starting to happen pretty much all the time, and within
> > > > recordings. This one failed 8 minutes into an hour long recording
> > > > ...
> > > >
> > > > 2010-12-05 09:08:36.657 DevRdB(/dev/video0) Error: Poll giving up
> > > > 2010-12-05 09:08:36.673 MPEGRec(/dev/video0) Error: Device error
> > > > detected 2010-12-05 09:08:36.697 DevRdB(/dev/video0): Stop(): Not
> > > > running. 2010-12-05 09:08:49.845 [h264 @ 0xb7153fa0]error while
> > > > decoding MB 95 27, bytestream (-5)
> > > > 2010-12-05 09:09:05.559 MPEGRec(/dev/video0) Error: StartEncoding
> > > > failed eno: Resource temporarily unavailable (11) 2010-12-05
> > > > 09:09:07.569 MPEGRec(/dev/video0) Warning: Unable to set audio
> > > > input.
> > > > 2010-12-05 09:09:17.036 RecBase(7:/dev/video0):
> > > > GetKeyframePositions(894,9223372036854775807,#112) out of 120
> > > >
> > > > Is this more than the usual problem?  Is my HD-PVR broken?
> > >
> > > A common problem with the HD-PVR (and the HDHR) is a bad power
> > > brick. If you have a spare 5 volt source at 3 amps or more of some
> > > type I'd try replacing that and see if it makes a difference.
> > >
> > > ISTR some of the very early HD-PVRs had a problem that caused them
> > > to run very hot, you might also check the temperature of your
> > > unit.
> >
> > If anything it's cold, and it's not a very early HD-PVR, about 7
> > months old.
> >
> > I don't have a spare power brick, but that will be a lot cheaper than
> > a new HD-PVR.
> >
> > Will this one work, it's 2.5A?  http://amzn.com/B002FA5WE2
> >
> > There's also this one which is 2A: http://amzn.com/B002XFFHBM but the
> > first one has amazon prime so I'd be able to get it sooner.
>
> So both of those are rated less than 3 amps, which is the output rating
> on the brick that came with the unit (at least mine says "3A").
>
> I wouldn't try a power supply that you know is rated for less than
> Hauppauge says is required.
>
>
Sorry, I read your post again and you said minimum of 3A, I was looking for
2A because that's what my existing power supply says.

I did find this 3A one:  http://amzn.com/B002S2O51I - it only has 1 bad
review though, the 2.5A might be better.

Here's a pic of my power supply:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1194298/IMG_20101205_125555.jpg
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