[mythtv-users] long delays responding to keystrokes and ir events

[Bruce Taber]

Bruce Taber wrote:
> Michael T. Dean wrote:
>   
>> On 01/06/2009 12:32 PM, jarpublic wrote:
>>     
>>>> Are you (both those with the issue and those for whom the issue has
>>>> cleared up) running gnome-screensaver?
>>>>
>>>> With r19222, we only run gnome-screensaver-command once every 30 seconds
>>>> at most and only if gnome-screensaver is running (with prior versions,
>>>> we attempted to run it on every remote keypress--whether
>>>> gnome-screensaver was running or not) and it seems that either the
>>>> buildup of system calls or gnome-screensaver-command itself caused the
>>>> issue.  So--if it's just gnome-screensaver-command causing the
>>>> problem--you could still get the delay once every 30 seconds or so, but
>>>> only if you're running gnome-screensaver.
>>>>         
>
> I also have this problem of occasional long delays with the remote. The
> long delay logjam can usually be broken within a second or two by
> keypresses on a wireless keyboard. After the keypresses break the logjam
> the remote works fine for some unknown period of time. The system is not
> running any screensaver. Both gnome-screensaver and xscreensaver have
> been removed from the system.
>
> The system is a separate frontend from the master backend and is running
> the following version of myth.
>
> [root at shuttle1 ~]# mythfrontend --version
> Please include all output in bug reports.
> MythTV Version   : 19222M
> MythTV Branch    : branches/release-0-21-fixes
> Library API      : 0.21.20080304-1
> Network Protocol : 40
> Options compiled in:
>  linux release using_oss using_alsa using_backend using_dbox2 using_dvb
> using_frontend using_hdhomerun using_iptv using_ivtv using_lirc
> using_v4l using_x11 using_xrandr using_xv using_xvmc using_xvmcw
> using_xvmc_vld using_bindings_perl using_bindings_python using_opengl
> using_ffmpeg_threads using_live
>
> The Nvidia card is a GeForce 7600 GX running 177.82 drivers with the
> following relevant options in the Screen section.
>
>         Option      "XvmcUsesTextures" "false"
>         Option      "UseEvents" "True"
>
> Multiple video driver versions have been tried with no change in
> behavior. The configuration is not using opengl as the command line is:
>   Exec=mythfrontend -v important -O ThemePainter=qt -l mythfrontend.log
> at startup.
>
> I have previously put in some additional verbose statements looking for
> the lirc and everything seemed to be okay. Those statements have since
> been removed.
>
> Any other things to look at would be appreciated.
>
> Bruce
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>   
At the risk of replying too early and (yes, to my own post) it looks 
like I've solved this problem at least in my system. I removed XFCE (yum 
groupremove XFCE), which, reverted the desktop back to gnome and the 
problem no longer exists.

Bruce