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--- computers:server:mythbuntu1204 [2012/05/19 17:21] – created david
+++ computers:server:mythbuntu1204 [2012/09/16 18:10] (current) – [Backend Card Hang / Crash] david
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 ===== Intro =====
+Latest version is 12.04
 Rebuild of the new machine with the dual tuner.  The dual tuner card still hangs every few weeks.  I think I'm going to tweak this a little so that it:
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     * [Page 1] IP Address to xx.xx.xx.xx
     * [Page 1] Master backend IP address to same xx.xx.xx.xx
+    * [Page 8] Job Que:  Start time 00:00 to Stop time 04:20 (Only flag commercials in the middle of the night)
     * [Last Page] Automatically run mythfilldatabase
   * Capture Cards
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 sudo mkdir /var/lib/mythtv/recordings/links/
 </code>
-  - Place the following script in **mythtv_cronjob_symlink_recordings.sh** <code bash>
+  - Place the following script in **mythtv_cronjob_symlink_recordings** <code bash>
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 find /var/lib/mythtv/recordings/links/ -type l -exec rm {} \;
 cd /var/lib/mythtv/recordings/links/
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   fname=`/usr/local/bin/mythname.pl --rep=. --subtitle $filename | tr : _ | tr ';.' .`.mpg
   ##### no need to echo for a cron job ##### echo "Linking $filename to $fname"
-  ln -s $filename $fname
+  ln -s $filename $fname > /dev/null 2>&1
 done
 exit 0
 </code>
-  - Copy that file into **/etc/cron.daily/** (NOTE:  This will NOT work, because cron jobs cannot have .sh extensions!)  --- //[[david@lattice.net|David Lloyd Rabine]] 2012/05/19 13:17//<code>
+  - Copy that file into **/etc/cron.daily/** <code>
-sudo cp mythtv_cronjob_symlink_recordings.sh /etc/cron.daily/
+sudo cp mythtv_cronjob_symlink_recordings /etc/cron.daily/
 </code>
   - Set the ownership and permissions <code>
-sudo chown root:root /etc/cron.daily/mythtv_cronjob_symlink_recordings.sh
+sudo chown root:root /etc/cron.daily/mythtv_cronjob_symlink_recordings
-sudo chmod 755 /etc/cron.daily/mythtv_cronjob_symlink_recordings.sh
+sudo chmod 755 /etc/cron.daily/mythtv_cronjob_symlink_recordings
 </code>
   - I added these lines to **/etc/samba/smbd.conf** trying to get the links to work <code>
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 unix extensions = no
 wide links = yes
+</code>
+==== Backend Card Hang / Crash ====
+Use an hourly cron job to check for this error.  If you see it, reboot!  Here is my **cron.hourly** script **mythtv_check_for_crashed_tuner**:
+<code bash>
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+SAA7164ERRORS=$(/bin/dmesg | /bin/grep saa7164_api_i2c_write | /usr/bin/wc -l)
+if [ $SAA7164ERRORS -ne 0 ]; then
+  MYDATE=$(/bin/date)
+  echo $MYDATE : Rebooting Now Due to saa7164 card crash >> /home/mythbot/mythbot_reboot_log.txt
+  /sbin/reboot
+fi
 </code>
 ====== Frontend ======
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 </code>
   - Modified the Audio output to use S/PDIF:
-    - Utilities / Setup -> Setup -> General -> Page 4
+    - Utilities / Setup -> Setup -> General -> Page 4  **NOTE**  Anything but default / stereo breaks the SPDIF output... don't touch this
+      - Did set the audio outputs to 100% on both Master and PCM
       - <del>Speaker Configuration from **Stereo** to **5.1**</del>  NOTE:  This seems to BREAK my audio now?!  If I leave it stereo it works.
       - <del>Upmix:  **Best**</del>
-      - Audio Processing Capabilities:  Check both **Dolby Digital** AND **DTS**
+      - <del>Audio Processing Capabilities:  Check both **Dolby Digital** AND **DTS**</del>
   - Set our VIDEO output to VDPAU:
     - Utilities / Setup -> TV Settings -> Playback -> Page 3/8