Question #106466 on Mythbuntu changed: https://answers.launchpad.net/mythbuntu/+question/106466
Aaron Whitehouse gave more information on the question: I have pasted in the responses that I have received from NZ MythTV users. === John Russell wrote: > Well I'm not a Ubuntu user, but I have in the past has issues with desktop > indexing/search tools like Beagle and Strigi doing similar things on Suse and > Mandriva. Anything like that running? I don't think anything like that should be on a Mythbuntu system. It certainly isn't appearing in top or iotop. > Have you checked for anything > interesting with dmesg or in /var/log/messages? There isn't much of interest. In the syslog, I found a bunch of messages saying (see around line 3000): "# Apr 5 08:07:56 mythbuntu-server init: mythtv-backend main process (1414) terminated with status 254 # Apr 5 08:07:56 mythbuntu-server init: mythtv-backend main process ended, respawning" What does this status mean? I'm wondering if this problem is just coincidentally similar to my previous problem and this one is just because I haven't yet set up the database. Syslog: http://pastebin.com/QhH3eKNT Dmesg: http://pastebin.com/fd0m07Qq Dmesg.0: http://pastebin.com/eguWgCjT /var/log/messages: http://pastebin.com/GxhyEph2 === Stuart Whelan wrote: > Can you describe your storage setup.. > - Raid? Nope. > - Number and types of Hard Drive interface (Sata/IDE/etc)? Single Western Digital 1TB Green Power SATA drive. > - Any networked drives? Nope. > - S.M.A.R.T. enabled on the Motherboard? I think so, though I understood that SMART on the MoBo was only for the BIOS boot? > - What does /var/log/dmesg say about storage when it gets detected? See link above. > - Any extra messages in dmesg after a long pause? Not that I can see. Link above. === James Booth wrote: > I had problems that were kind of simlar to what you describe after I > went to 9.10/0.22 and moved to DVB-T. Turned out to be mythcommflag > when processing HD files. I could never get it to work without > bringing everything down so have turned mythcommflag off (sadly). Thanks for the suggestion. I would be surprised if this was the problem, as I do not have any HD recordings yet. I am going to set up HD on this machine, but at the moment I have only installed Mythbuntu (choosing some MythTV-related options in the setup, but not installing anything else) and have not set up any of the MythTV database, cards etc. etc. === I have since stopped mythtv-backend and mysql processes and played the same video through. It worked without stalling. I then restarted mysql and the video played through (well, it hasn't finished yet, but no problems so far), so it does seem to be mythtv-backend. I have tried Googling the error above, but can't find a clear answer on what it means. Thanks again -- it makes such a difference to have your help. Regards, Aaron You received this question notification because you are a member of Mythbuntu Bug Team, which is an answer contact for Mythbuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~mythbuntu-bugs Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~mythbuntu-bugs More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
