Re: [mythtv-users] Software RAID problems - the unspoken mythtv problem?

2006-01-09 Thread Gordon Rimac
Just another datapoint - I've been using a software raid setup for 12 months now with no issues with mythtv. My raid arrays are in a seperate machine from my dedicated backend and two frontends, they are all networked over gigibit ethernet using NFS. I've recorded 4 streams from PVR250s before wh

Re: [mythtv-users] Software RAID problems - the unspoken mythtv problem?

2006-01-09 Thread chris
On Sun, Jan 08, 2006 at 08:57:51PM -0700, Blammo wrote: > As I have found (and has Jarod/others) there's a nasty couple of bugs > when you combine SWRaid/XFS/NFS together. I've never had a problem with it, although I'm only running one tuner card. The problem might be with delayed writes of lock

Re: [mythtv-users] Software RAID problems - the unspoken mythtv problem?

2006-01-09 Thread ffrr
Fedor Pikus wrote: Or just use JFS instead of XFS. My greatest fear with the hardware raid is what would happen to it if something failes in the system itself. If my PC with softRAID dies, I can connect the disks to any Linux PC and it will recognize the RAID. At least as long as the dist

Re: [mythtv-users] Software RAID problems - the unspoken mythtv problem?

2006-01-08 Thread David Bennett
That's my current dilemna! Do i move everything over to JFS or is the hardware RAID worth the money!? I am still not sure why it doesn't like the dual recordings (did you ever have that problem Blammo?) and why it only happens on Raid... ug!! dave ___ m

Re: [mythtv-users] Software RAID problems - the unspoken mythtv problem?

2006-01-08 Thread Blammo
On 1/8/06, Fedor Pikus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 1/8/06, Blammo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 1/7/06, David Bennett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > hello everyone, > > > > > > I am quite perplexed! Every problem I have ever encountered with > > > MythTV has been happily solved (and quic

Re: [mythtv-users] Software RAID problems - the unspoken mythtv problem?

2006-01-08 Thread Fedor Pikus
On 1/8/06, Blammo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 1/7/06, David Bennett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> hello everyone,>>  I am quite perplexed! Every problem I have ever encountered with > MythTV has been happily solved (and quickly too!) with this forums> help.>> My current problem seems to be differen

Re: [mythtv-users] Software RAID problems - the unspoken mythtv problem?

2006-01-08 Thread Blammo
On 1/7/06, David Bennett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hello everyone, > > I am quite perplexed! Every problem I have ever encountered with > MythTV has been happily solved (and quickly too!) with this forums > help. > > My current problem seems to be different! This will mark the third > time I am

Re: [mythtv-users] Software RAID problems - the unspoken mythtv problem?

2006-01-08 Thread David Bennett
Chris, You raise some good points. I've always been a little concerned about whether or not both my tuners are setup properly. I am using a PVR500 dual tuner, and i was never sure the difference between Source: 1/2 and Channel: 1/2. Perhaps you are right about the following: > This sounds more

Re: [mythtv-users] Software RAID problems - the unspoken mythtv problem?

2006-01-08 Thread chris
On Sat, Jan 07, 2006 at 10:08:10PM +0900, David Bennett wrote: > Recording two programs that start at the same time without RAID: No > problem! 1yr++ ok. > When I have software raid enabled on the Video drive (doesnt matter > the combination, 2 drives, 3 drives, raid 1 or 5) I cant start > recordin

RE: [mythtv-users] Software RAID problems - the unspoken mythtv problem?

2006-01-07 Thread David Ellis
January 07, 2006 8:08 AM To: Discussion about mythtv Subject: [mythtv-users] Software RAID problems - the unspoken mythtv problem? hello everyone, I am quite perplexed! Every problem I have ever encountered with MythTV has been happily solved (and quickly too!) with this forums help. My

[mythtv-users] Software RAID problems - the unspoken mythtv problem?

2006-01-07 Thread David Bennett
hello everyone, I am quite perplexed! Every problem I have ever encountered with MythTV has been happily solved (and quickly too!) with this forums help. My current problem seems to be different! This will mark the third time I am asking, and I have yet to receive a response. I'm wondering if t