[mythtv-users] Myth Very Good at Killing Linux

[Kevin Saenz]

What are you smoking? :) You have had software that isn't stable on
Linux. What software? I would be inclined to blame it on bad memory.
Run some memory checking software. Did you install the 64bit version
of all software installed including the kernel? I don't know much
about AMD64 but I want to get one


> Well, I've had software that wasn't very stable on linux, I've had
> software that brought linux to a crawl, software that consistently
> froze windows and now I've managed to find a package that routinely
> freezes linux - Myth.  The box is a combo FE/BE and isn't lacking for
> resources (AMD64 3800+, 1G RAM, 750G SATA, 20G IDE for OS, PVR-350 for
> encoding, nVidia 6600 GT for tv-out) and was actually running like a
> champ (recording one show, flagging another while we decoded flac to
> different players) with no hiccups (maybe 40-50% CPU usage) until just
> recently.  I added a new sound card (Turtle Beach Riviera) so I could
> get optical spdif and the setup was about as simple as they come.
> However, now I'm having issues with myth freezing the box.  The box is
> not under load - running around 5-15% - but pausing, rewinding ffwding
> all have the ability to freeze the box (though more often its rw/ff).
> Someone please tell me that there is an explanation for why this is
> happening.  How is myth taking down this box?