[mythtv-users] Mythtv freezes with Hd Homerun

[Don Brett]

On 2/10/2012 10:12 PM, Don Brett wrote:
> On 2/10/2012 9:56 PM, Phil Bridges wrote:
>> On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 9:45 PM, Don Brett<dlbrett at zoominternet.net>   wrote:
>>> I just bought a new HdHomerun (HDHR3-US), installed in a test box with
>>> upgraded MythDora, updated firmware to the latest (20120128), followed
>>> instructions here:
>>>
>>> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Silicondust_HDHomeRun
>>>
>>> It scans OK (finds all the local stations), then when I try LiveTv it
>>> tunes the first channel perfectly.  The next channel freezes x-windows
>>> with either a completely black screen or puts up the station info on a
>>> black screen (channel number, show name, resolution, etc.).  The only
>>> way out seems to be a reboot.
>>>
>>> I've tried it a bunch of times with different default channels...some
>>> work, some don't.  Sometimes a channel that failed earlier works on a
>>> later try.  What did I miss?
>>>
>> How about a backend log?
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> I just did a quick test, here's the end of the log:
> Note - this time it stopped with "Please Wait" on a black background.
>
> 2012-02-10 22:06:46.490 mythbackend version:  [0.24.1-5.md12
> (e89d6a9f7e)] www.mythtv.org
> 2012-02-10 22:06:46.510 Using runtime prefix = /usr
> 2012-02-10 22:06:46.518 Read conf dir = /home/mythtv
> 2012-02-10 22:06:46.527 Using configuration directory = /home/mythtv
> 2012-02-10 22:06:46.536 Unable to read configuration file mysql.txt
> 2012-02-10 22:06:46.543 Empty LocalHostName.
> 2012-02-10 22:06:46.552 Using localhost value of kate.zoominternet.net
> 2012-02-10 22:06:46.574 New DB connection, total: 1
> 2012-02-10 22:06:46.583 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
> localhost
> 2012-02-10 22:06:46.678 Closing DB connection named 'DBManager0'
> 2012-02-10 22:06:46.695 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
> localhost
> 2012-02-10 22:06:46.706 Current locale EN_US
> 2012-02-10 22:06:46.710 Reading locale defaults from
> /usr/share/mythtv//locales/en_us.xml
> 2012-02-10 22:06:46.749 Current MythTV Schema Version (DBSchemaVer): 1264
> 2012-02-10 22:06:46.761 ThreadPool:HTTP: Initial 1, Max 25, Timeout 60000
> 2012-02-10 22:06:46.783 MediaServer:: Loopback address specified -
> 127.0.0.1. Disabling UPnP
> 2012-02-10 22:06:46.787 MythBackend: Starting up as the master server.
> 2012-02-10 22:06:46.803 New DB connection, total: 2
> 2012-02-10 22:06:46.811 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
> localhost
> 2012-02-10 22:06:46.840 New DB connection, total: 3
> 2012-02-10 22:06:46.844 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
> localhost
> 2012-02-10 22:06:46.936 New DB scheduler connection
> 2012-02-10 22:06:46.944 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
> localhost
> 2012-02-10 22:06:46.958 Main::Registering HttpStatus Extension
> 2012-02-10 22:06:46.960 Enabled verbose msgs:  important general
> 2012-02-10 22:06:46.978 AutoExpire: CalcParams(): Max required Free
> Space: 1.0 GB w/freq: 15 min
> 2012-02-10 22:06:49.967 Reschedule requested for id -1.
> 2012-02-10 22:06:50.339 Scheduled 0 items in 0.4 = 0.03 match + 0.32 place
> 2012-02-10 22:06:50.440 Seem to be woken up by USER
> 2012-02-10 22:06:52.935 MainServer::ANN Monitor
> 2012-02-10 22:06:52.951 adding: kate.zoominternet.net as a client
> (events: 0)
> 2012-02-10 22:06:52.961 MainServer::ANN Monitor
> 2012-02-10 22:06:52.968 adding: kate.zoominternet.net as a client
> (events: 1)
> 2012-02-10 22:07:32.935 MainServer::ANN Playback
> 2012-02-10 22:07:33.006 adding: kate.zoominternet.net as a client
> (events: 0)
> 2012-02-10 22:07:33.077 TVRec(1): Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV
> 2012-02-10 22:07:33.099 TVRec(1): HW Tuner: 1->1
> 2012-02-10 22:07:33.123 LoadFromScheduler(): Error, called from backend.
> 2012-02-10 22:07:33.126 AutoExpire: CalcParams(): Max required Free
> Space: 3.0 GB w/freq: 14 min
> 2012-02-10 22:07:34.194 Finished recording Blue Bloods "Leap of Faith":
> channel 1271
> 2012-02-10 22:07:34.245 LoadFromScheduler(): Error, called from backend.
> 2012-02-10 22:07:34.248 AutoExpire: CalcParams(): Max required Free
> Space: 3.0 GB w/freq: 14 min
> 2012-02-10 22:07:34.286 Finished recording Blue Bloods "Leap of Faith":
> channel 1271
> 2012-02-10 22:07:38.936 RecBase(1:1):
> GetKeyframePositions(76,9223372036854775807,#3) out of 9
> 2012-02-10 22:07:39.125 RecBase(1:1):
> GetKeyframePositions(76,9223372036854775807,#3) out of 9
>
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I may have figured this out.  I tried the HdHomerun on a Win7 and 
MythBuntu boxes (newer builds); both worked fine.  So, I checked out the 
video board on the test box....nvidia 6200 family with 128 meg of ram (AGP).

I upgraded the nvidia drivers (195.xx.xx to 290.10), which seems to have 
made a difference.  All channels worked in LiveTv so I'm running an 
all-day test.