[mythtv-users] Mythfrontend error: Waited too long for video out to pause

[John Biundo]

Sorry for starting a new thread.  I'm having this same problem.  I found 
this message on gossamer threads, but it was on the list before I 
subscribed so I can't reply to the thread properly, so I'm pasting it in 
here for reference.

Anyway, the attached message pretty much summarizes my problem. I 
noticed there wasn't any response to the original post, but I'm hoping I 
can get some advice from the list on how to resolve this.

Significant differences for me from the configuration mentioned below:
Ubuntu 5.1
AMD64 3200+
512MB RAM
nVidia 5200

Thanks.

Original post follows:
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  I'm having a problem with mythfrontend while watching "live" TV. It seems
that if I skip around the video (fast forward or rewind) too much,
mythfrontend freezes. It happens most often after the video has been paused
for a long period of time which makes it even more of a nuisance since now I
will miss whatever is in the pause buffer. Killing mythfrontend and
restarting it is the only way to fix it once that happens -- it doesn't
restore itself after a short time like the issue some people had. System
specs are as follows:


AMD Athlon XP 1800+
SiS chipset on motherboard (can't remember the numbering)
Hauppage PVR-150
256MB RAM
Fedora Core 4
IVTV driver version 0.4.1 (bug fix release -- did this with 0.4.0 too)
Mythtv version 0.18.1 (installed as binary from repository)


The output of mythfrontend when this happens is:
2005-11-27 21:56:48.495 Using protocol version 15
2005-11-27 21:56:50.720 Opening audio device '/dev/dsp'.
2005-11-27 21:56:50.720 Opening OSS audio device '/dev/dsp'.
2005-11-27 21:56:50.779 Using XV port 59
2005-11-27 21:56:51.124 Realtime priority would require SUID as root.
2005-11-27 21:56:51.127 Video timing method: USleep with busy wait
2005-11-27 21:56:51.163 Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV
2005-11-27 22:12:06.681 prebuffering pause
2005-11-27 22:17:16.882 prebuffering pause
2005-11-27 22:17:30.029 Waited too long for video out to pause
2005-11-27 22:17:31.033 Waited too long for video out to pause
2005-11-27 22:17:32.037 Waited too long for video out to pause
.
. Same message repeats for a while then:
.
2005-11-27 22:18:08.732 Waited too long for decoder to pause
2005-11-27 22:18:09.184 Waited too long for video out to pause
2005-11-27 22:18:10.188 Waited too long for video out to pause
2005-11-27 22:18:11.192 Waited too long for video out to pause
2005-11-27 22:18:12.196 Waited too long for video out to pause
2005-11-27 22:18:12.736 Waited too long for decoder to pause
2005-11-27 22:18:13.200 Waited too long for video out to pause


This keeps up until I kill the process or it freezes, I don't know which
since I can't see it while mythfrontend is running.


Is anyone else having this problem? Is it a bug in mythtv or in my ivtv
drivers or maybe a configuration problem? Any ideas?


Thanks,
Shawn
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