Since I didn't get any response from the list, I'm just answering myself in the hope it might benefit someone in the future.
Problem: major go-slow in GDB? Solution: um, make sure your swap space is active. (is it listed in /etc/fstab?, run swapon -a) Obvious, now that I see it... not so obvious when I've got oodles of ram to run other things (including myth normally), and never hit the hard limit before. :-) Buzz. > -----Original Message----- > From: Buzz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 18 January 2006 1:10 AM > To: 'Development of mythtv' > Subject: Problems getting a backtrace..... Slows to a halt > and uses all memory up when run under GDB? > > My mythbackend is dying just about every time I go into > livetv, and I'm trying to get a backtrace, but the system > slows to a <almost> halt (mouse is unusable, and clicks take > upto a minute to be responded to by X) and uses all memory > (over 1/2 GB ram) up when under GDB? > > Anyone got any suggestions what I'm doing wrong? > > > All I'm doing is: > > Terminal 1# gdb mythbackend > Terminal 1# gdb> run -v all,nodatabase > > Terminal 2# mythfrontend > > > And then it's unusable/unworkable. Nothing out of the > ordinary with the system either. > > > Buzz. _______________________________________________ mythtv-dev mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-dev
