[mythtv-users] re: Looking for Myth Backend troubleshooting tips

Keith Hanlan mythtv at hanlan.ca
Fri Jan 30 12:57:46 EST 2004


rdllarena at yahoo.com wrote:
> Unfortunately, I'm running into issues where the
> remote frontend loses connection with the backend.
> Furthermore, the mythfrontend on the same machine as
> the backend loses connection at times with itself!?!?!
>
> 1. Backend only dies when watching an already recorded show. So
>    far live TV works fine except for a few pauses/hiccups.
> 2. I mentioned to a friend of mine that the backend dies at the
>    worst possible times, right when the action and music kicks up
>    a notch. He thought it could relate to the bitrate increasing?
> 3. Both networks cross a firewall. I'm wondering if it's firewall
>    related. My test will be to move the frontend over to the DMZ
>    and playing a recording.
> 3. Running MythWeb also seems to bring the backend server down as
>    well.
>
> Any thoughts, tips, tricks?

What do you see in your logs? I have recently started seeing
similar symptoms and they appear to be related to permissions on
/dev/video.

Take a look in /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log

Keith Hanlan
Ottawa, Canada


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