[mythtv-users] Very strange problems .. please help!

[Joseph DeGraw]

On 09/16/2014 07:12 PM, Damian wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I've been using Mythbuntu for years and currently have version 12.04.5 
> LTS of Xbuntu/Mythbuntu installed on my home server.
>
> The system has been very stable for a long time, but I have 
> encountered some trouble tonight!
> It seems like all of the disks are write protected or something.
>
> I have run
> sudo mount -o rw,remount /
> (found online)
> on all of the drives, but that doesn't seem to help.
>
> Here's the output of df -h (again, that command online)
> df -h
> Filesystem      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
> /dev/sda1        15G  8.6G  5.4G  62% /
> udev            3.8G  4.0K  3.8G   1% /dev
> tmpfs           787M  1.3M  785M   1% /run
> none            5.0M     0  5.0M   0% /run/lock
> none            3.9G     0  3.9G   0% /run/shm
> /dev/sda4       189G  108G   72G  60% /tv
> /dev/sdb1       1.8T  1.5T  269G  85% /files
>
> A few other observations that might help track down the problem ...
>
> A) If I try to add anything in Synaptic, I get the error:
> E: Can't write /root/.synaptic/selections.proceed
> and one of the lines I see in the terminal is:
> socket.error: [Errno 28] No space left on device
>
> B) If I try to create a file in my home directory, using nautilus get 
> the error:
> There was an error creating the directory in /home/gingerserver.
> and
> Error opening file '/home/homeserver/Untitled Document': No space left 
> on device
> in 'show more details'
>
> C) If I try to run Dropbox, I see ...
> IOError: [Errno 2] No usable temporary directory found in ['/tmp', 
> '/var/tmp', '/usr/tmp', '/home/homeserver']
> in the terminal.
> I then see a 'Downloading Dropbox' graphic pop up and scroll all the 
> way to 100%. As soon as it gets to 100%, the GUI says:
> Trouble connecting to Dropbox servers. Maybe your internet connection 
> is down, or you need to set your http_proxy environment variable.
>
> D) If I try to open Firefox, the terminal says:
> ** (firefox:5407): ERROR **: Resource problem creating 
> '/tmp/orbit-homeserver'
> Trace/breakpoint trap (core dumped)
>
> Although I have been using Mythbuntu for years, I know almost nothing 
> about the command line. Everything I've entered above has been from 
> trying to find a solution online and simply copying and pasting the 
> command.
>
> I have been close to backing up this system before upgrading it to the 
> latest version of Mythbuntu. I assume I should try to get this fixed 
> before I start upgrading now!
>
> Let me know if you have any ideas what to do next.
>
> Thanks,
> Damian
>
>
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You ran out of disk space on / ?

Joseph
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