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Ok - I tried to upgrade from a working 710 beta 3 to 710 beta 4. What I have now is a system that only the core will start. After launching LinuxMCE the core start and then it start to generate the skins for the orbitor. I am running a hybrid machine. It completes, then begins to try to start up the other components. The first thing I notice is, can not start orbitor, no skins found. That is followed by failure to start xine, and most of the MD sub system. Any one have a clue how I can get back to sanity?

Any help will be appreciate.

Thanks

Dave

Not sure who the XVMC question is for? But if it not on by default then now. I have determined that the frequency is much lower when one core is turned off via the BIOS but it still locks up - maybe hours.


Dave

I am running an Intel dual core and the lockups were very frequent. I am also running a hybrid core. I have determined that the frequency of the lockups goes way down if I turn one of the cores off in the bios. But it still locks up eventually.


Kind of looks like a race condition where there need to be a lock.

Dave

Another piece of information. After trying everything that I could think of, I turned off the second CPU/core. Seems to be running fine. If it continues, then it is a locking issue when running SMP.

Dave

I have just moved to a brand new box Intel dual core, nvidia 8400 GS 512megs ram and 2 Gigs in the system.
Watching live TV is freezing frequently and running top shows the mythbackend hogging the machine.

Just done a clean install from CD's with beta 3.

Any thoughts?

Thanks

Dave

Has anyone determined how to configure multiple remote devices in the lircd.conf file. Under 710 beta3 this file is updated by I believe Spawn_Devices.sh. As a result, the lircd.conf gets modified. Trying to add a second remote to the MD does not seem to work. I need the second set of remote codes in lircd.conf so that commandIR can control my Verizon STB.

Any thoughts comments will be appreciated.

Dave

probably - there are some new bi-directional X10 devices but I would have to look to see if they have a light module

I have been using X10 devices since the mid 70's with no major issues. The power phase issue is trivial to over come. Some solution cost more than others. I for example used a cheap capacitor connected between the terminals on an electric stove or electric dryer.

Also with respect to other threads, I use a CM11a with multiple house codes - one for each floor. I have 2 CM11a's but to date have only used on I see no reason why 2 or more can not be used. Just don't program events form 2 cm11A to occur at the same time.

Ultimately I have interest in upgrading to insteon or zwave. But that will be awhile.

Hope this helps.