[mythtv-users] Myth crashes at end of 4gig (ivtv) hour long playback, very odd

ndep8515 ndep8515 at postoffice.uri.edu
Thu Aug 14 19:52:59 EDT 2003


Well, here is what happened.

Recorded an hour long show, about 4 gigs, ivtv default settings.

Here is what I suspect was the problem.

I have in the setup -> TV -> playback options...

PLayback Exit - I had set to prompt me.. prompt if I want to save location and 
such.

so with that setting in mind, I came to the end of the video .. hit escape (I 
hit espace to exit like 4 seconds before it actually ended... I was just in a 
hurry to get out of myth for whatever reason).. so myth hangs there thinking.

top shows mythfrontend 97% cpu usage.. I'm guessing its trying to go thorugh 
the stream and figure out where it is to prompt me to save location or 
something...

I dont know what it was doing but after watching that 4 gig stream it was just 
doing somethign 97% cpu usage.

so I killed it and the whole comp crashed.

No idea why.


on another note that may be related.
another hour long stream previous to this incident. I fell asleep as it 
completled the video and of course it just exits back to the view recordings 
menu, I found my computer crashed at this screen.

ANy Ideas?

are my files too big?

Ive got a athlon xp 1900 with a gig of ram and a Freestyle Hauppauge.


Thanks
Nick




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