[mythtv-users] sudden change in recording start-up time

[Nick Morrott]

On 29 June 2010 21:52, malcolm <malcolm.torrent at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 29/06/10 20:46, Nick Morrott wrote:
>>
>> DNS settings
>
> i don't think so. I can ping the various nodes on the network ok. And given
> my general ignorance of network config I usually steer away from messing
> with such things.
>
> However, further testing has forced another error.
> After a long delay starting a recording, if i quit playback and replay the
> same file its starts much quicker (3-5s). Similar replay of any subsequent
> recording start in 3-5s.

Are you regularly checking and optimising your database? This
behaviour could point to delays in getting the seektables from the
database which would be much faster when cached. The
optimize_mythdb.pl script will keep your database in good shape for
you - I'd recommend running it daily.

Check your backend logfile for errors/warnings. Your frontend
logfile(s) might also contain additional info which could point to the
delays.

Cheers,
Nick

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