[mythtv-users] mythbackend lockup/crash

[Martin Gallant]

Before you start pulling you hair out over the software, suggest you
inspect your machines for plugged up fans and heatsinks.

What you describe could be consistent with a thermal/overheating issue,
especially if the system has been stable a long time.

On Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 7:00 AM, Tom Bishop <bishoptf at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm having some issues for sometime but I haven't had the time to do
> anything about it and it was annoying enough but it's starting to bug me
> more and especially my wife.  I am running mythbuntu with .27 fixes and
> running which is running in a KVM vm.  All of my tuners are HDhomerun
> tuners, a mix of prime tuners and OTA tuners, 2 of each for 10 sessions.
>
> What I have been seeing for sometime is that the backend just stops
> responding, mythbackend.log stops and here is the latest entry:
>
> Feb 26 04:28:43 mythtv mythbackend: mythbackend[5505]: I Scheduler
> scheduler.cpp:2139 (HandleReschedule) Reschedule requested for CHECK 0 128
> 0 DoHandleDelete1 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Hugh Jackman;
> Mandy Moore; Chronixx | Hugh Jackman; Mandy Moore. Also: Chronixx performs.
> |
> Feb 26 04:28:43 mythtv mythbackend: mythbackend[5505]: I Scheduler
> scheduler.cpp:2252 (HandleReschedule) Scheduled 202 items in 0.2 = 0.00
> match + 0.00 check + 0.15 place
> Feb 26 04:30:24 mythtv mythbackend: mythbackend[5505]: I ProcessRequest
> mainserver.cpp:1446 (HandleAnnounce) MainServer::ANN Monitor
> Feb 26 04:30:24 mythtv mythbackend: mythbackend[5505]: I ProcessRequest
> mainserver.cpp:1448 (HandleAnnounce) adding: OpenELEC as a client (events:
> 0)
> Feb 26 04:30:24 mythtv mythbackend: mythbackend[5505]: I ProcessRequest
> mainserver.cpp:1446 (HandleAnnounce) MainServer::ANN Playback
> Feb 26 04:30:24 mythtv mythbackend: mythbackend[5505]: I ProcessRequest
> mainserver.cpp:1448 (HandleAnnounce) adding: OpenELEC as a client (events:
> 0)
> Feb 26 04:30:24 mythtv mythbackend: mythbackend[5505]: I TVRecEvent
> tv_rec.cpp:1051 (HandleStateChange) TVRec[1]: Changing from None to
> WatchingLiveTV
> Feb 26 04:30:24 mythtv mythbackend: mythbackend[5505]: I TVRecEvent
> mythdbcon.cpp:409 (PurgeIdleConnections) New DB connection, total: 22
> Feb 26 04:30:24 mythtv mythbackend: mythbackend[5505]: I TVRecEvent
> tv_rec.cpp:3604 (TuningCheckForHWChange) TVRec[1]: HW Tuner: 1->1
>
>
> This time it locked up when going from watching recordings to LiveTV, and
> my frontends are kodi devices, not sure if that makes any difference.
>
> It's still in broken mode at the moment, if anyone has some debug tips of
> what and where to look.  If I restart mythbackend it will restart and go on
> its merry way until it stops at some point, could be days or weeks, not
> really clear at this point, seems random.
>
> I could create a cronjob to run every so many minutes and verify but that
> just seems crude but with the way it is now, probably something I am going
> to need to do.
>
> Thanks in advance :)
>
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-- 
Marty
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