[mythtv] Ticket #7974: frontend getting stuck changing between themes.

[Stuart Auchterlonie]

On 28/01/2010 14:05, MarcT wrote:
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> Subject: Re: Ticket #7974: frontend getting stuck changing between themes.
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> #7974: frontend getting stuck changing between themes.
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>   Reporter:  Marc Tousignant<myrdhn@…>           |       Owner:  ijr
>       Type:  defect                              |      Status:  infoneeded_new
>   Priority:  minor                               |   Milestone:  unknown
> Component:  MythTV - General                    |     Version:  head
>   Severity:  medium                              |     Mlocked:  0
> ------------------------------------------------+---------------------------
>
> Comment(by Marc Tousignant<myrdhn@…>):
>
>   Forgot to mention, what I see on the screen is blackness. After selecting
>   the new theme the frontend behaves like it is starting the switch but
>   never displays the new theme.
>

For debugging this you still have to use gdb.
However the difference is that you attach gdb to the process
and then ask for the backtrace.

gdb /path/to/mythfrontend <pidof mythfrontend>

and then further commands as per section 22.2 of the howto.


Stuart