TiVo freeze with mfs_export

[mikertx]

--- In ExtractStream@y..., Roger Merchberger <zmerch7@y...> wrote:

> Yes it could... Like I said, it doesn't take much to overtax that
> CPU--- if you're extracting while you're recording that's a *lot* of
> hard drive activity... do you know what kind of thruput you were
> getting before the crash? My guess is it wasn't stellar...
> 
> Or... it could be a hardware-type issue - right after the lock &
> reboot, have you checked the temperature of your Tivo? You can find
> it under tivoweb using "info", or under your menu under "system
> settings", IIRC. Mine reads 35C - anything above 45C and I'd start
to
> worry; maybe your fan isn't kicking in if it's warming up due to the
> extra load on the system, or your +5V or +12V branches of your PS
> can't supply quite enough current...
> 
> That's the bad part of transient errors - they're a royal pain to
> track down; but my guess is that either the Tivo or your hard drive
> doesn't have the thruput to sustain recording & extracting at the
> same time.
> HTH,
> Roger "Merch" Merchberger

This sounds like the right track. I'll check out these ideas
and post a followup if I find anything.

Thanks again,
--
Mike