<div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Well, that shouldn't happen, and without a backtrace ( <a href="http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Debugging" target="_blank">http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Debugging</a> and <a href="http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-22.html#ss22.2" target="_blank">http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-22.html#ss22.2</a> ), I have no idea what could be causing a lockup.<br>
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However, could you test that's the only issue you have by "priming" your name server just before a test. I.e. run:<br>
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ping -c 1 <a href="http://api.themoviedb.org" target="_blank">api.themoviedb.org</a><br>
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in a terminal, then switch back to the frontend and do the lookup. The TTL for <a href="http://api.themoviedb.org" target="_blank">api.themoviedb.org</a> is 24hrs, so really, you'd only need to do that once a day (though fixing your name server/the script is the preferred approach :).<br>
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If it fails after priming your name server, you have some other network issue causing problems (which may also explain why it "locks up"--though I'm guessing it's just doing something else, which is likely failing, too).<br>
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Mike</blockquote></div><br>I ran the ping command, got this:<br><br><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">~ > ping -c 1 <a href="http://api.themoviedb.org">api.themoviedb.org</a></span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">PING <a href="http://api.themoviedb.org">api.themoviedb.org</a> (174.133.45.117) 56(84) bytes of data.</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">64 bytes from <a href="http://75.2d.85ae.static.theplanet.com">75.2d.85ae.static.theplanet.com</a> (174.133.45.117): icmp_seq=1 ttl=53 time=57.2 ms</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">--- <a href="http://api.themoviedb.org">api.themoviedb.org</a> ping statistics ---</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 57.295/57.295/57.295/0.000 ms</span><br>
<br>I ran the FE from terminal, here's output until it froze, same thing:<br><br><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">~ > mythfrontend</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:47.755 Using runtime prefix = /usr, libdir = /usr/lib</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.400 XScreenSaver support enabled</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.400 DPMS is active.</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.401 Empty LocalHostName.</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.401 Using localhost value of dabox</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.401 Testing network connectivity to 192.168.1.100</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.414 New DB connection, total: 1</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.429 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: 192.168.1.100</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.430 Closing DB connection named 'DBManager0'</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.430 Total desktop dim: 3520x1200, with 2 screen[s].</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.442 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: 192.168.1.100</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.444 Running in a window</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.444 Using screen 0, 1920x1200 at 0,0</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.453 New DB connection, total: 2</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.466 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: 192.168.1.100</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.468 mythfrontend version: 0.21.20080304-1 <a href="http://www.mythtv.org">www.mythtv.org</a></span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.468 Enabled verbose msgs: important general</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.519 The theme (abstract) is missing a themeinfo.xml file</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.519 The theme (abstractosd) is missing a themeinfo.xml file</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.519 Theme abstractosd missing preview image.</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.529 The theme (BlueSky) is missing a themeinfo.xml file</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.534 The theme (elkin-wide) is missing a themeinfo.xml file</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.585 The theme (green) is missing a themeinfo.xml file</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.599 The theme (MidnightCode) is missing a themeinfo.xml file</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.600 The theme (MythTVMediaCenter) is missing a themeinfo.xml file</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.600 The theme (MythTVMediaCenterOSD) is missing a themeinfo.xml file</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.600 Theme MythTVMediaCenterOSD missing preview image.</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.602 The theme (Myxer) is missing a themeinfo.xml file</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.602 The theme (Pear-odyTV-wide) is missing a themeinfo.xml file</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.602 The theme (ProjectGrayhem) is missing a themeinfo.xml file</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.602 The theme (PurpleGalaxy) is missing a themeinfo.xml file</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.603 The theme (red) is missing a themeinfo.xml file</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.657 The theme (abstract) is missing a themeinfo.xml file</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.658 The theme (abstractosd) is missing a themeinfo.xml file</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.661 The theme (BlueSky) is missing a themeinfo.xml file</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.683 The theme (elkin-wide) is missing a themeinfo.xml file</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.728 The theme (green) is missing a themeinfo.xml file</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.735 The theme (MidnightCode) is missing a themeinfo.xml file</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.746 The theme (MythTVMediaCenter) is missing a themeinfo.xml file</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.750 The theme (MythTVMediaCenterOSD) is missing a themeinfo.xml file</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.753 The theme (Myxer) is missing a themeinfo.xml file</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.757 The theme (Pear-odyTV-wide) is missing a themeinfo.xml file</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.778 The theme (ProjectGrayhem) is missing a themeinfo.xml file</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.785 The theme (PurpleGalaxy) is missing a themeinfo.xml file</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.806 The theme (red) is missing a themeinfo.xml file</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.972 Total desktop dim: 3520x1200, with 2 screen[s].</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.973 Running in a window</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.974 Using screen 0, 1920x1200 at 0,0</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.976 Switching to square mode (Retro)</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.993 Using the OpenGL painter</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.995 JoystickMenuClient Error: Joystick disabled - Failed to read /home/bobby/.mythtv/joystickmenurc</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:48.996 lirc init success using configuration file: /home/bobby/.lircrc</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:49.816 Loading from: /usr/share/mythtv/themes/Retro/base.xml</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:49.883 Loading from: /usr/share/mythtv/themes/default/base.xml</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:49.959 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin.</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:51.153 Using NV NPOT texture extension</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:52.257 XMLParse::LoadTheme using /usr/share/mythtv/themes/Retro/ui.xml</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:52.488 Connecting to backend server: <a href="http://192.168.1.100:6543">192.168.1.100:6543</a> (try 1 of 5)</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:52.489 Using protocol version 40</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:54.414 AFD: Opened codec 0x8a067f0, id(MPEG2VIDEO) type(Video)</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:54.414 AFD: codec MP2 has 2 channels</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:54.414 AFD: Opened codec 0x8a89dd0, id(MP2) type(Audio)</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:58.924 XMLParse::LoadTheme using /usr/share/mythtv/themes/default/video-ui.xml</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:32:59.428 videolist.cpp: getVideoListMetadata: index out of bounds: 0</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:33:04.701 Video Search: Executing '/usr/share/mythtv/mythvideo/scripts/tmdb.pl -M hulk'</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">2009-04-01 18:33:04.702 "/usr/share/mythtv/mythvideo/scripts/tmdb.pl" failed: does not exist</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">^C</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">~ > </span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><br>
<br>That's all I get from the output. What else could be the issue(s) I could look for?<br><br>Thanks<br>Bob<br>