[mythtv-users] Debugging mythfrontend video freeze

George Mari george_mythusers at mari1938.org
Thu Nov 29 00:27:24 UTC 2007


Scott D. Davilla wrote:
> I've asked this on mythtv-dev and got silence. So I figure I'll try here.
> 
> I'd like to get some help in debugging a frontend video freeze. I'm
> using svn version 14938 trunk builds. Setup is as follows;
> 
> backend:
> 	Dedicated backend w/ two PVR-150 and a dual channel
> HDHomeRun. So 4 encoders. This is all mpeg2 encoding. Backend has
> plenty of resources (core2 du0 at 1.83 GHz with four SATA 500GB
> drives for video storage and 320GB boot. Runs same svn version.
> 
> frontend:
> 	1GHz Pentium-M with nvidia 7300 for mpeg2 hardware decoding.
> 
> 
> This setup works quite well in handling HD content from the
> HDHomeRun, video is nice and smooth and cpu percent is 60-70 when
> displaying 1080i or 720p ATSC HD content. The frontend has no problem
> displaying HD content besides the below problem. I do have other 
> frontends (both x86 linux and x86 OSX) that don't have the below 
> problem.
> 

I can't help with your video freeze issue, but are you sure this isn't a 
typo?  You say your playing back 720p and 1080i on a 1Ghz Pentium-M with 
with Nvidia 7300?

I'm not sure, but I think the myth-vid bits are now in Svn - I thought 
there wasn't an improvement in performance with the OpenGL rendering? 
If there is, I am pleasantly surprised.


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