[mythtv] GeneratePreviewPixmaps causing frontend to hang

[Joel David Elkins]

Chris Petersen wrote:

> well, finally got my mythbox back up and running after upgrading from
> bttv to pvr-150.  Having some weirdness with newly-recorded shows such
> that the frontend hangs when I try to select a recording:
>
> 2005-05-08 23:04:33.630 write -> 10 519
> QUERY_PIXMAP_LASTMODIFIED[]:[]Iron Chef America[]:[]Flay vs. Arms...
>
> that's as far as I get with "-v all" -- I have to force-quit (or
> control-C from the console window) to get out.
>
> turning off GeneratePreviewPixmaps makes the problem go away (I use
> video previews, anyway).
>
> running cvs from 5/6 (I don't think there have been any significant
> commits since then)
>
> -Chris

I have the same problem here. Workaround is to look at all recordings in
mythweb (which seems to use some other approach to generating the
preview images). After doing so, the previews appear just fine in frontend.

Joel