[mythtv-users] Shows Chopped Up and Long Queue of Comm Flag / Metadata Jobs

[George Galt]

On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 10:52 AM, Kris B. <krisbee at krisbee.com> wrote:

> > In defense of process monitors, I run one not because myth is unreliable,
> > but because it is so reliable that it may take several days or more
> > before
> > I notice it isn't running -- by which time I've missed a few of my wife's
> > favorite programs.  Since I don't watch TV every night (or sometimes for
> > more than a week, even when home), I can't otherwise monitor the system.
> > Do you have any other suggestions if a process monitor isn't the
> > preferred
> > strategy?
>
> George, what I do is ping the myth backend status page (a http: page,
> whether you use mythweb or not), and I find if it doesn't return
> anything, then I have monit restart the backend... this works better
> than just looking for the process because it takes into account if the
> backend has hung but not exited... at work right now, so I can't give it
> exactly, but I found it from a google search..
>
> The issue I had in the past was my old machine would hang the process
> once every few months, so shows would just stop recording but the
> backend was still running - when this happened the status page wouldn't
> work so that was the key to respawn the backend for monit.
>
> --Kris
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Kris:

Thanks.  I'll poke around for a similar monitor, but if you get a chance,
please post yours. I've not had an issue with the backend hanging, but the
status page may provide a more reliable means for determining status.

George
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