[mythtv-users] imon error floods my system logs

[Jarod Wilson]

On Jan 27, 2011, at 1:27 AM, Neil Salstrom wrote:

> I guess this is somewhat mythtv related...  My frontend / backend is
> in a Antec fusion case with a VFD.  I use the in kernel imon module
> (currently 2.6.35.10 which I compile) and I've had a nasty but that
> can cripple my system.  Once very few weeks my VFD will just show
> garbage and my system logs will fill up with this:
> 
> mythtv at htpc:~$ tail /var/log/messages
> Jan 21 23:26:45 htpc kernel: [317337.518350] imon 1-7:1.0: imon
> usb_rx_callback_intf0: status(-32): ignored
> Jan 21 23:26:45 htpc kernel: [317337.526349] imon 1-7:1.0: imon
> usb_rx_callback_intf0: status(-32): ignored
> Jan 21 23:26:45 htpc kernel: [317337.534348] imon 1-7:1.0: imon
> usb_rx_callback_intf0: status(-32): ignored
> Jan 21 23:26:45 htpc kernel: [317337.542350] imon 1-7:1.0: imon
> usb_rx_callback_intf0: status(-32): ignored
> Jan 21 23:26:45 htpc kernel: [317337.550348] imon 1-7:1.0: imon
> usb_rx_callback_intf0: status(-32): ignored
> Jan 21 23:26:45 htpc kernel: [317337.558345] imon 1-7:1.0: imon
> usb_rx_callback_intf0: status(-32): ignored
> Jan 21 23:26:45 htpc kernel: [317337.566347] imon 1-7:1.0: imon
> usb_rx_callback_intf0: status(-32): ignored
> Jan 21 23:26:45 htpc kernel: [317337.574349] imon 1-7:1.0: imon
> usb_rx_callback_intf0: status(-32): ignored
> Jan 21 23:26:45 htpc kernel: [317337.582346] imon 1-7:1.0: imon
> usb_rx_callback_intf0: status(-32): ignored
> Jan 21 23:26:45 htpc kernel: [317337.590350] imon 1-7:1.0: imon
> usb_rx_callback_intf0: status(-32): ignored
> 
> It will over the course of a day or so fill up several gigs and bring
> my system to its knees.  There is nothing in any of the logs that
> indicates what starts this.  Everything seems normal and then a flood
> of these messages.
> 
> Has anyone experienced this?  How can I prevent it from happening?

There was a fix for this issue committed at some point, but I think it
was after 2.6.35.x. Try a newer kernel or just newer imon driver code.
If its still broken, I can look into it further.

This applies for trying newer imon driver code:

http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/How_to_Obtain,_Build_and_Install_V4L-DVB_Device_Drivers

-- 
Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com