[mythtv-users] Unstable mythtv with Ubuntu 9.04 (, readStringList errors)

[Bob Sully]

> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 12:33:01 +0100
> From: Andrew Herron <totallymaxed at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Unstable mythtv with Ubuntu 9.04 (
> 	readStringList errors)
>
> Hi,
>
> We're running 32bit Mythbuntu 9.04 with updates & updated with the
> 'avenard' vdpau stable release and we have not seen any such
> instability. I wonder whether your problems could be related to the
> 64bit build? Just a thought...

>> Hello fellow mythtv'ians.
>>
>> I had my mythtv working flawlessly for the last 2 years.
>> Some time ago I finaly upgraded my box from Ubuntu 8.10 -> 9.04
>>
>> The upgrade went smooth and everything seems to play well.
>> After some time I noted that myth "hangs" after a while.
>>
>> I can't change channel and after some time and error message comes up
>> telling me it lost connection with the backend.
>>
>> After some work I managed to find the following relevant messages in the
>> log that happends with the hang.
>>
>> 2009-07-31 00:23:23.232 MythSocket(17576b0:26): readStringList: Error,
>> timeout (quick).
>> 2009-07-31 00:23:23.232 Connection to backend server lost
>> 2009-07-31 00:23:23.234 Connecting to backend server: 10.0.0.111:6543
>> (try
>> 1 of 5)
>> 2009-07-31 00:23:23.234 Using protocol version 40
>> 2009-07-31 00:23:23.240 MythSocket(fcfbe0:26): writeStringList: Error,
>> invalid string list.
>>
>> 2009-07-31 00:31:17.575 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
>> localhost
>> 2009-07-31 00:31:17.578 MythSocket(7fb6d0001b30:-1): writeStringList:
>> Error, socket went unconnected.
>> 2009-07-31 01:52:31.627 Connection to backend server lost
>> 2009-07-31 01:52:31.629 Connecting to backend server: 10.0.0.111:6543
>> (try
>> 1 of 5)
>> 2009-07-31 01:52:38.630 MythSocket(2f732c0:26): readStringList: Error,
>> timeout (quick).
>> 2009-07-31 01:52:38.630 Protocol version check failure. The response to
>> MYTH_PROTO_VERSION was empty.
>> 2009-07-31 01:52:38.631 Reconnection to backend server failed
>>
>> I was running http://www.avenard.org/files/ubuntu-repos awesome fork.
>> I have now tried the follwing:
>>
>> - clean reinstall og 9.04 on an own disk.
>> - new mythconverg database.
>> - Vanilla Ubuntu -fixes package
>> - weekly thunk builds
>> - svn (thrunk)
>>
>> All give the same symtoms after a while.
>>
>> About my setup:
>>
>> - Ubuntu 9.04 64bit
>> - 2 gig ram
>> - Intel 6600 quad
>> - Nvidia 9500
>> - 2 DVB-C cards
>> - Loads of disk
>>
>> I run both backend and frontend on the same box.

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> Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 04:58:11 -0700 (PDT)
> From: TigerGutt <tigergud at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Unstable mythtv with Ubuntu 9.04 (
> 	readStringList errors)
> To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
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>
>> Hi,
>>
>> We're running 32bit Mythbuntu 9.04 with updates &
>> updated with the 'avenard' vdpau stable release and
>> we have not seen any such instability.
>
> Glad to hear. This issue is driving me mad.
>
>> I wonder whether your
>> problems could be related to the 64bit build? Just a
>> thought...
>
> Also glad to hear inputs.
> I seen myself blind on this, so I did't think of that.
>
> 32bit would alos enable me to run a few things I have issues with now.
>
> I test an reinstall of 32bit tonight.
>
> Any other inputs are welcome :)

I'm running the 64-bit version with JYA's 0.21/VDPAU backports.

Works like a charm, except for a sound issue (after bootup, have to get
into alsamixer, then hit the "M" key twice to get IEC958 sound, then it's
OK until the next reboot) which I'm sure is an Ubuntu issue (PulseAudio
seems "not-ready-for-prime-time" yet), not a MythTV bug).  No other
problems at all.

Bob
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