[mythtv-users] HD-PVR power cycling
Jim Morton
Jim at Morton.hrcoxmail.com
Tue May 10 20:58:54 UTC 2011
On 5/5/2011 10:15 AM, Andrew Stadt wrote:
>
> -----Original message-----
>
> *From: *greg at nodecam.com*
> To: *Discussion about MythTV <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>*
> Sent: *Wed, May 4, 2011 19:46:19 GMT+00:00*
> Subject: *Re: [mythtv-users] HD-PVR power cycling
>
> > Just to add a data point, I actually haven't had any major issue
> with
> > my HD-PVR, I'm more interested in simply turning it off while not in
> > use. I did have a problem once. It turned out that some loose cables
> > in my closet had fallen and were restricting airflow to the HD-PVR
> > (which has a fan pulling air across it most of the time). I
> moved the
> > cables and haven't had a problem since. While many say that Windows
> > users aren't experiencing the issues we have, I'm wondering if there
> > isn't a subset of problems due solely to heat issues.
>
> As another data point - I have two HD-PVRs and two backends - one
> is rock
> solid, the other one is super flaky. Here's the kicker though, it
> appears
> that the issue is more with the backend hardware than with the HD-PVR.
>
> If I swap which machine each HD-PVR is hooked up to, the same
> backend is
> still rock-solid and the other one is still flaky. The stable one
> is an
> older AMD box, and the unstable one is a newer Intel box. They're
> running
> basically the same custom kernel (with a few different drivers for HD
> controllers etc)
>
> The conclusion that I'd come to is that the Intel chipset's USB
> drivers
> weren't playing nicely with the HD-PVR, but I haven't had a chance
> to do
> more digging on it beyond that.
>
> Greg
>
> On the flakey machine have you tried plugging the hd-pvr into an
> external (powered) usb hub? The only reason I throw this out there is
> I have had a few other usb devices (CommandIR II for eg) that simply
> will not work, or are shall we say toublesome, with some usb
> subsystems in 64 bit mode but work fine with a 32 bit kernel (or vice
> versa) but work fine with a hub between the computer and the device.
>
> Just a thought,
>
> Andrew.
Ok, I tried this external USB hub and it didn't alter the situation.
So here is yet another data point - I have 2 BEs each with a HDPVR. One
of the HDPVRs quits everyday if I don't power cycle it. I started by
swapping power supplies, problem stayed put. Then I swapped the units,
problem stayed put. Swapped USB plugs around in different ports, no
change. Got an external USB hub and plugged into that, still no change.
One thing I have noticed here is that when it fails it is always on a
recording that follows back-to-back recordings. IOW, say it records
8am-9am and 9am-10am. If it is going to fail that day then it will on
the next recording after that, maybe 2pm. I noticed this recently and
will continue to watch for this pattern to see if it continues.
I anxiously await Gavin's hdpvr-killer. I know it is not the correct
solution but it should work for me and it removes one daily task from my
list.
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