[mythtv-users] What am I doing wrong?

[Phil Bridges]

On 3/10/06, Gavin Band <gavinband at tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
> Dear all,
> (I asked this already on mythtv-dev and was redirected here).  I have a
> Gentoo linux box with MythTV installed.  mythfrontend --version
> reports:
>
> > mythfrontend --version
> Library API version: 0.19.20060121-2
> Source code version: exported
> Options compiled in:
>  linux release using_v4l using_alsa using_jack using_ivtv using_dvb
> using_dvb_eit using_x11 using_xv using_dvdnav using_xrandr
> using_opengl_vsync using_frontend using_backend
>
> The backend seems to work correctly, but I can't watch anything (live or
> recorded) in the frontend because the display repeatedly pauses - then
> catches up - then pauses - then catches up, etc.
>
> The log prints out lots of "prebuffering pause"s.
>
> This is with a fastish laptop, Radeon Mobility 9600 with open source
> driver, Freecom DVB-T USB stick.
>
> Have I compiled / set something wrong?  Any help appreciated.
> Thanks,
> gav.
>

Do you have DMA activated?