[mythtv-users] mythbackend: send oops

[Jerome Yuzyk]

On Tuesday, May 03, 2016 02:45:36 AM Gary Buhrmaster wrote:
> On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 1:27 AM, Jerome Yuzyk <jerome at supernet.ab.ca> wrote:
> ....
> >     Refs #12524. New firewire ids for DCX-3200M P3
> >
> > Would that affect me?
> 
> Never say never, but that was essentially to accept
> another set of firewire id's interpreted as a valid
> DCX-3200 device.  Should not have impacted
> previous devices.
> 
> > If my STB was updated it didn't leave the box powered off as it has done in the past.
> 
> In a typical DCX unit, there are (usually) about 4 different
> firmware "features" that can be dynamically updated in
> addition to the "platform".  And Motorola (now Arris)
> may have even more for your provider.  So it is possible
> that something got updated without a power off.  Or
> the provider has been burned often enough to change
> the process to auto-reboot without power off.
> 
> It is sometimes useful to write down the various
> firmware levels for future reference so you can
> (in the future) notice if it changes.
> 
> However, as no one else (from the greater CA
> community) has mentioned such failures, that
> seems less likely.
> 
> > #--> this is new
> > May  2 18:00:02 tv mythbackend: libiec61883 warning: No plugs exist on either node; using default broadcast channel 63.
> 
> This (to me) suggests that something about the firewire topology
> has changed.
> 
> Have you rebooted (or tried hot-plugging) the firewire cable
> since you have seen this?
> 

Thanks for that info. I will make some off-time to reboot this week and give the box a fresh start with the latest kernel and a Firewire reset. Fortunately nothing seems to be affected except the log, and it's playoffs season so I don't just dive into changes.

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