[mythtvnz] Bit rot?

[James Gray]

Nick Rout wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 4:20 AM, AlanP <alan.p at orcon.net.nz> wrote:
>   
>> Every three or four months, my mythbox goes belly up. It works if I reset
>> it -- for about twenty minutes, then it locks up. Hard. Reinstalling it and
>> rescueing my settings from the backup (go go Knoppmyth!) usually seems to
>> fix it.
>>     
>
> overheating causing corruption?
> damaged disk drive?
>
>
>   
I'd second that theory... Is your mythbox running a bit warm? If it is, 
I'd suggest a few more fans, maybe try improving the airflow a bit, and 
if all else fails, a better designed case would help. I'd suggest if 
your case has a position for an inlet fan in front of the hard drives, 
you install one (or a bigger one, if there already is one there)


Also, if your drive has been cooking, I'd replace it as well.