running vdr-1.6.0_p1-r1 ~amd64. after installing and enabling vdr-rotor-0.1.4-r1 vdr would get constantly restarted by watchdog upon start. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. add 'rotor' to USE_FLAGS 2. emerge vdr vdr-rotor 3. eselect vdr-plugin enable rotor 4. /etc/init.d/vdr start Actual Results: vdr won't start, log below Expected Results: vdr starts log: --Jul 27 07:22:06 localhost vdr: [11011] starting plugin: rotor Jul 27 07:22:06 localhost vdr: [11011] loading /etc/vdr/plugins/rotor.conf Jul 27 07:22:06 localhost vdr: [11011] remote control remote-event6 - learning keys Jul 27 07:22:06 localhost vdr: [11011] device /dev/input/event6: DVB on-card IR receiver Jul 27 07:22:06 localhost vdr: [11011] info: Press any key to use pre-loaded keymap Jul 27 07:22:07 localhost vdr: [11011] connect from 127.0.0.1, port 54663 - accepted Jul 27 07:22:07 localhost vdr: [11011] closing SVDRP connection Jul 27 07:22:07 localhost /etc/init.d/vdr[11049]: Errors from /var/log/messages: Jul 27 07:22:07 localhost /etc/init.d/vdr[11050]: Jul 27 07:22:05 localhost vdr: [11027] ERROR (thread.c,224): Permission denied Jul 27 07:22:07 localhost /etc/init.d/vdr[11051]: Jul 27 07:22:06 localhost vdr: [11041] ERROR (thread.c,224): Permission denied Jul 27 07:22:07 localhost vdrwatchdog[11055]: VDR has been restarted Jul 27 07:22:07 localhost vdr: [11011] connect from 127.0.0.1, port 54664 - accepted Jul 27 07:22:07 localhost vdr: [11011] SVDRP message: 'Warning: vdr was restarted by watchdog.' --
Looks like you should try to find out why it crashes using gdb. You can do it like this: run gdb /usr/bin/vdr (gdb) run (Put here all options vdr does get normally.) after it crashes do (gdb) thread apply all bt full If you do not know which options vdr gets normally, enlarge SCRIPT_DEBUG_LEVEL in /etc/conf.d/vdr and then the init-script will print the necessary info.
