[mythtv-users] No connection to the backend (~every two weeks) -- Need help

[John Drescher]

On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 11:43 AM, Allen
Edwards<allen.p.edwards at gmail.com> wrote:
> I need help please.  My wife is being very understanding but I am not
> sure how long that will last.
>
> I have googled and searched the archives for the past 4 months.  I
> looked on the Ubuntu forum.
>
> I have rewritten my last post providing new information and removing
> spurious stuff.
>
> I went through my logs looking for no connection to the backend
> looking for a pattern.  The only pattern I see is that this started in
> March.  It looks like I did an upgrade mid February so perhaps the
> upgrade caused this.
> There is also upgrade log information from June.  I attached dpkg.log
> files to this email.
>
> dad at myth_desktop:~$ grep " No connection to the backend"
> /var/log/mythtv/mythfrontend.log.6
> dad at myth_desktop:~$ grep " No connection to the backend"
> /var/log/mythtv/mythfrontend.log.7
> dad at myth_desktop:~$ grep " No connection to the backend"
> /var/log/mythtv/mythfrontend.log.6
> dad at myth_desktop:~$ grep " No connection to the backend"
> /var/log/mythtv/mythfrontend.log.5
> dad at myth_desktop:~$ grep " No connection to the backend"
> /var/log/mythtv/mythfrontend.log.4
> dad at myth_desktop:~$ grep " No connection to the backend"
> /var/log/mythtv/mythfrontend.log.3
> dad at myth_desktop:~$ grep " No connection to the backend"
> /var/log/mythtv/mythfrontend.log.2
> 2009-03-02 09:25:23.302 Event socket closed. No connection to the backend.
> 2009-03-14 19:00:03.139 Event socket closed. No connection to the backend.
> 2009-05-08 03:10:02.580 Event socket closed. No connection to the backend.
> dad at myth_desktop:~$ grep " No connection to the backend"
> /var/log/mythtv/mythfrontend.log.1
> 2009-06-13 07:35:18.058 Event socket closed. No connection to the backend.
> 2009-06-13 11:16:37.476 Event socket closed. No connection to the backend.
> 2009-06-13 11:50:52.904 Event socket closed. No connection to the backend.
> 2009-06-13 15:56:17.528 Event socket closed. No connection to the backend.
> dad at myth_desktop:~$ grep " No connection to the backend"
> /var/log/mythtv/mythfrontend.log
> 2009-07-16 10:20:02.695 Event socket closed. No connection to the backend.
> 2009-08-09 21:28:59.723 Event socket closed. No connection to the backend.
> 2009-08-17 05:30:18.856 Event socket closed. No connection to the backend.
>
> I looked at dmesg and before power cycling this time and here is the
> end of the log and yes there clearly is a segfault:
>
> [   47.193608] vboxdrv: Found 2 processor cores.
> [   47.193869] vboxdrv: fAsync=1 offMin=0xd59c9 offMax=0xd59c9
> [   47.193984] vboxdrv: TSC mode is 'asynchronous', kernel timer mode
> is 'normal'.
> [   47.193986] vboxdrv: Successfully loaded version 2.1.2 (interface
> 0x000a0009).
> [12902.850751] hda-intel: Invalid position buffer, using LPIB read
> method instead.
> [18730.187837] mythfilldatabas[8151]: segfault at bc7ed65c eip
> 08175568 esp b467808c error 6
> [82090.572976] mythbackend[5966]: segfault at 22fd880c eip b5ad7e10
> esp aedf7b7c error 4
>
> The mythfilldatabase segfault happened 2 days before so that is not
> the problem.  It segfaults almost every day however.  The last
> segfault happened  at 05:30:18, this is right about when the frontend
> lost connection.  However, there is no segfault at any time on Aug 9,
> the date of the previous crash according to kern.log files.
>
> By the way, nothing was happening on the system at 5:30 on Aug 17.
> Nothing was being recorded and nobody was using it.
>
> I am running mythbuntu 8.04.  Here is the version information for mythbackend
>
> MythTV Version   : 19878
> MythTV Branch    : branches/release-0-21-fixes
> Library API      : 0.21.20080304-1
> Network Protocol : 40
> Options compiled in:
>  linux profile using_oss using_alsa using_arts using_jack
> using_backend using_dbox2 using_dvb using_firewire using_frontend
> using_hdhomerun using_iptv using_ivtv using_joystick_menu
> using_libfftw3 using_lirc using_opengl_vsync using_opengl_video
> using_v4l using_x11 using_xrandr using_xv using_xvmc using_xvmcw
> using_xvmc_vld using_glx_proc_addr_arb using_bindings_perl
> using_bindings_python using_opengl using_ffmpeg_threads
> using_libavc_5_3 using_live
>
>
> Here is the dpkg log entries from 2/16, the last entry before the
> first loss of backend connection started:
>
> 2009-02-16 13:04:13 startup archives unpack
> 2009-02-16 13:04:18 install libqtcore4 <none> 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:18 status half-installed libqtcore4 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:19 status unpacked libqtcore4 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:19 status unpacked libqtcore4 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:19 install libqt4-network <none> 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:19 status half-installed libqt4-network 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:19 status unpacked libqt4-network 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:19 status unpacked libqt4-network 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:19 install libqt4-assistant <none> 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:19 status half-installed libqt4-assistant 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:19 status unpacked libqt4-assistant 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:19 status unpacked libqt4-assistant 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:19 install libqt4-xml <none> 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:19 status half-installed libqt4-xml 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:19 status unpacked libqt4-xml 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:19 status unpacked libqt4-xml 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:19 install libqt4-dbus <none> 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:19 status half-installed libqt4-dbus 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:19 status unpacked libqt4-dbus 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:19 status unpacked libqt4-dbus 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:19 install libqt4-script <none> 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:19 status half-installed libqt4-script 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:19 status unpacked libqt4-script 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:19 status unpacked libqt4-script 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:19 install libqt4-test <none> 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:19 status half-installed libqt4-test 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:19 status unpacked libqt4-test 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:19 status unpacked libqt4-test 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:19 install libqt4-core <none> 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:19 status half-installed libqt4-core 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:19 status unpacked libqt4-core 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:19 status unpacked libqt4-core 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:19 install libqtgui4 <none> 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:19 status half-installed libqtgui4 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:20 status unpacked libqtgui4 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:20 status unpacked libqtgui4 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:20 install libqt4-designer <none> 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:20 status half-installed libqt4-designer 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:20 status unpacked libqt4-designer 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:20 status unpacked libqt4-designer 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:20 install libqt4-opengl <none> 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:20 status half-installed libqt4-opengl 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:20 status unpacked libqt4-opengl 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:20 status unpacked libqt4-opengl 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:20 install libqt4-svg <none> 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:20 status half-installed libqt4-svg 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:20 status unpacked libqt4-svg 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:20 status unpacked libqt4-svg 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:20 install libqt4-gui <none> 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:20 status half-installed libqt4-gui 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:20 status unpacked libqt4-gui 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:20 status unpacked libqt4-gui 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 startup packages configure
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 configure libqtcore4 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status unpacked libqtcore4 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status half-configured libqtcore4 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status installed libqtcore4 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status triggers-pending libc6 2.7-10ubuntu4
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 configure libqt4-network 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status unpacked libqt4-network 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status half-configured libqt4-network 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status installed libqt4-network 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 configure libqt4-assistant 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status unpacked libqt4-assistant 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status half-configured libqt4-assistant
> 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status installed libqt4-assistant 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 configure libqt4-xml 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status unpacked libqt4-xml 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status half-configured libqt4-xml 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status installed libqt4-xml 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 configure libqt4-dbus 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status unpacked libqt4-dbus 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status half-configured libqt4-dbus 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status installed libqt4-dbus 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 configure libqt4-script 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status unpacked libqt4-script 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status half-configured libqt4-script 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status installed libqt4-script 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 configure libqt4-test 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status unpacked libqt4-test 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status half-configured libqt4-test 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status installed libqt4-test 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 configure libqt4-core 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status unpacked libqt4-core 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status half-configured libqt4-core 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status installed libqt4-core 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 configure libqtgui4 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status unpacked libqtgui4 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status half-configured libqtgui4 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status installed libqtgui4 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 configure libqt4-designer 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status unpacked libqt4-designer 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status half-configured libqt4-designer 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status installed libqt4-designer 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 configure libqt4-opengl 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status unpacked libqt4-opengl 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status half-configured libqt4-opengl 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status installed libqt4-opengl 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 configure libqt4-svg 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status unpacked libqt4-svg 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status half-configured libqt4-svg 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status installed libqt4-svg 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 configure libqt4-gui 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status unpacked libqt4-gui 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status half-configured libqt4-gui 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status installed libqt4-gui 4.4.0-1ubuntu5~hardy1
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 trigproc libc6 2.7-10ubuntu4 2.7-10ubuntu4
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status half-configured libc6 2.7-10ubuntu4
> 2009-02-16 13:04:21 status installed libc6 2.7-10ubuntu4
> 2009-02-16 13:04:22 startup archives install
> 2009-02-16 13:04:22 install virtualbox-2.1 <none> 2.1.2-41885_Ubuntu_hardy
> 2009-02-16 13:04:22 status half-installed virtualbox-2.1
> 2.1.2-41885_Ubuntu_hardy
> 2009-02-16 13:04:33 status unpacked virtualbox-2.1 2.1.2-41885_Ubuntu_hardy
> 2009-02-16 13:04:33 status unpacked virtualbox-2.1 2.1.2-41885_Ubuntu_hardy
> 2009-02-16 13:04:33 configure virtualbox-2.1 2.1.2-41885_Ubuntu_hardy
> 2.1.2-41885_Ubuntu_hardy
> 2009-02-16 13:04:33 status unpacked virtualbox-2.1 2.1.2-41885_Ubuntu_hardy
> 2009-02-16 13:04:33 status unpacked virtualbox-2.1 2.1.2-41885_Ubuntu_hardy
> 2009-02-16 13:04:33 status half-configured virtualbox-2.1
> 2.1.2-41885_Ubuntu_hardy
> 2009-02-16 13:04:52 status installed virtualbox-2.1 2.1.2-41885_Ubuntu_hardy
>
>
> Here is the only entry after the above one:
>
> 2009-06-16 21:27:33 startup archives unpack
> 2009-06-16 21:27:41 install libarchive-zip-perl <none> 1.18-1
> 2009-06-16 21:27:41 status half-installed libarchive-zip-perl 1.18-1
> 2009-06-16 21:27:42 status unpacked libarchive-zip-perl 1.18-1
> 2009-06-16 21:27:42 status unpacked libarchive-zip-perl 1.18-1
> 2009-06-16 21:27:42 install libhtml-tableextract-perl <none> 2.10-2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:42 status half-installed libhtml-tableextract-perl 2.10-2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:42 status unpacked libhtml-tableextract-perl 2.10-2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:42 status unpacked libhtml-tableextract-perl 2.10-2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:42 install libhttp-cache-transparent-perl <none> 1.0-1
> 2009-06-16 21:27:42 status half-installed libhttp-cache-transparent-perl 1.0-1
> 2009-06-16 21:27:42 status unpacked libhttp-cache-transparent-perl 1.0-1
> 2009-06-16 21:27:42 status unpacked libhttp-cache-transparent-perl 1.0-1
> 2009-06-16 21:27:42 install libwww-mechanize-perl <none> 1.34-1
> 2009-06-16 21:27:42 status half-installed libwww-mechanize-perl 1.34-1
> 2009-06-16 21:27:43 status unpacked libwww-mechanize-perl 1.34-1
> 2009-06-16 21:27:43 status unpacked libwww-mechanize-perl 1.34-1
> 2009-06-16 21:27:43 install libxml-writer-perl <none> 0.603-1
> 2009-06-16 21:27:43 status half-installed libxml-writer-perl 0.603-1
> 2009-06-16 21:27:43 status unpacked libxml-writer-perl 0.603-1
> 2009-06-16 21:27:43 status unpacked libxml-writer-perl 0.603-1
> 2009-06-16 21:27:43 install libfile-slurp-perl <none> 9999.12-2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:43 status half-installed libfile-slurp-perl 9999.12-2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:43 status unpacked libfile-slurp-perl 9999.12-2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:43 status unpacked libfile-slurp-perl 9999.12-2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:43 install libxmltv-perl <none> 0.5.51-2ubuntu2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:43 status half-installed libxmltv-perl 0.5.51-2ubuntu2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:43 status unpacked libxmltv-perl 0.5.51-2ubuntu2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:43 status unpacked libxmltv-perl 0.5.51-2ubuntu2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:44 install libtext-bidi-perl <none> 0.03-2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:44 status half-installed libtext-bidi-perl 0.03-2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:44 status unpacked libtext-bidi-perl 0.03-2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:44 status unpacked libtext-bidi-perl 0.03-2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:44 install xmltv-util <none> 0.5.51-2ubuntu2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:44 status half-installed xmltv-util 0.5.51-2ubuntu2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:44 status unpacked xmltv-util 0.5.51-2ubuntu2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:44 status unpacked xmltv-util 0.5.51-2ubuntu2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 startup packages configure
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 configure libarchive-zip-perl 1.18-1 1.18-1
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 status unpacked libarchive-zip-perl 1.18-1
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 status half-configured libarchive-zip-perl 1.18-1
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 status installed libarchive-zip-perl 1.18-1
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 configure libhtml-tableextract-perl 2.10-2 2.10-2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 status unpacked libhtml-tableextract-perl 2.10-2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 status half-configured libhtml-tableextract-perl 2.10-2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 status installed libhtml-tableextract-perl 2.10-2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 configure libhttp-cache-transparent-perl 1.0-1 1.0-1
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 status unpacked libhttp-cache-transparent-perl 1.0-1
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 status half-configured libhttp-cache-transparent-perl 1.0-1
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 status installed libhttp-cache-transparent-perl 1.0-1
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 configure libwww-mechanize-perl 1.34-1 1.34-1
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 status unpacked libwww-mechanize-perl 1.34-1
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 status half-configured libwww-mechanize-perl 1.34-1
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 status installed libwww-mechanize-perl 1.34-1
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 configure libxml-writer-perl 0.603-1 0.603-1
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 status unpacked libxml-writer-perl 0.603-1
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 status half-configured libxml-writer-perl 0.603-1
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 status installed libxml-writer-perl 0.603-1
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 configure libfile-slurp-perl 9999.12-2 9999.12-2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 status unpacked libfile-slurp-perl 9999.12-2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 status half-configured libfile-slurp-perl 9999.12-2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 status installed libfile-slurp-perl 9999.12-2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 configure libxmltv-perl 0.5.51-2ubuntu2 0.5.51-2ubuntu2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 status unpacked libxmltv-perl 0.5.51-2ubuntu2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 status half-configured libxmltv-perl 0.5.51-2ubuntu2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 status installed libxmltv-perl 0.5.51-2ubuntu2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 configure libtext-bidi-perl 0.03-2 0.03-2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 status unpacked libtext-bidi-perl 0.03-2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 status half-configured libtext-bidi-perl 0.03-2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 status installed libtext-bidi-perl 0.03-2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 configure xmltv-util 0.5.51-2ubuntu2 0.5.51-2ubuntu2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 status unpacked xmltv-util 0.5.51-2ubuntu2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 status half-configured xmltv-util 0.5.51-2ubuntu2
> 2009-06-16 21:27:45 status installed xmltv-util 0.5.51-2ubuntu2
>

Have you done any testing of your hardware stability? Have you tried
this without running an old version virtualbox on the same machine?
After the mythfilldatabase crash was the mysql database running?

John