[mythtv-users] Re: Machine lock ups, I need help

[Craig O'Shannessy]

Hi Dhiraj,

I know it sucks.  I can't remember what the suspected problem was, I could
watch tv using xawtv as well, no problems, but Myth slams the PCI bus MUCH
harder than xawtv alone, especially when watching live TV.  My box would 
crash in non-repeatable ways (different modules each time) within an hour 
of running up Myth and watching livetv, or recording.  I did RAM tests 
etc.

I believe it was something to do with the interrupt handling or something.

Anyhow, I'm not SURE it was the MOBO, I ended up getting a whole new box,
but I ran EXACTLY the same software (same harddisc) on the new box, and it
hasn't crashed once.

See this google search for evidence of others with KT133's and myth.

http://www.google.com.au/search?q=+site:mythtv.org+kt133

I've got a dead old computer too.  It did use to crash occasionally before
I tried turning it into a myth box, but I always thought it was an X or
NVidia problem, because it was only whilst gaming.  Maybe that was the
only time I thrashed it hard enough to crash? (Until myth ;)

If you find a way to get this mobo going with Myth, please let me know,
and I'll make someone a PVR for xmas ;)

Craig

From: Dhiraj Gaurh <dhiraj at vishnubhugwaan.org>

> I have the FIC AZ11E which also uses KT133 chipset. I have never had
> kernel Ooops but my recording part is not working yet. If bttv has
> problems with KT133 then why have I been watching TV for the last two
> years using xwtv without any problems. How does bttv know that I am
> recording or playing, it should be the same thing, this is just an
> application level differnce. I have used the vcr program to record shows
> in the past without any problems. If you can watch TV on this chipset
> then it is perfectly possible to record too.
> I am using RH 7.2 with AMD T-BIRD 950 MHZ
> My mythtv recording  part is not working because of some software
> problem which I need to fix, it doesn't crash my machine. It just
> doesn't record, nothing happens. I am not going to believe that this
> KT133 bug surfaces only with myth and not with vcr !
> A computer costs a lot of money. I can't afford to buy a new computer
> because some particular feature of one application is crashing. Why
> don't you use mythtv to watch live tv and use vcr to record in your old
> computer. Should work on yours if it works on mine. If KT133 is at
> fault, that is.
> You murdered your old friendly computer  :)