[mythtv-users] backend crash - how to diagnose?

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Wed Oct 4 20:03:00 UTC 2006


On 10/04/06 11:50, Nick wrote:

>On 04/10/06, Chris Rouch <chris.rouch at gmail.com> wrote:
>  
>
>>Two nights ago mythbackend crashed (for the first time I can
>>remember). There was nothing in the log file to indicate anything
>>unusual, and it has not happend again since. Is there some way to
>>switch on additional logging so that if it happens again I can file a
>>proper bug report?
>>    
>>
>
># mythbackend -v help
>
>will list all available logging options for the backend - using the
>'all' option will produce a lot of output but may help if the problem
>happens again in the near future. Remember to monitor your logfile
>sizes as they can fill up quickly.
>

Which answers the question, but going beyond the question to what the OP 
probably meant...  More than likely the additional logging will be 
useless for a crash.  Instead, you should follow the directions at 
http://mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-22.html#ss22.2 to get a backtrace on 
a version of MythTV that was compiled with debug symbols.

Mike


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