[mythtv-users] Frontend freezes on fast forward

[Mark Lord]

On 11-06-26 07:41 PM, C E wrote:
> I recently bought a Shuttle xs35gt to use as a frontend. I have
> mythbuntu installed on an 8GB thumb drive with no other storage/drive.
> I have a wired connection to the backend. Myth starts fines and I am
> able to navigate the menus with mythmote or a keyboard. I am also able
> to watch recorded programs (LiveTV is not set up). However, I am not
> able to fast forward or rewind. If I try either of these, the frontend
> freezes/hangs and the OSD shows "Searching..." The only remedy is to
> kill off the frontend. This happens for both seek and sticky keys. On
> a related note, if I try to skip to the next commercial break, the OSD
> says the recording is "not flagged" even though commercial skipping
> works fine on other frontends. I am running the latest version of
> myth-0.24.1+fixes (0.24.1+fixes.20110624.572b95a-0ubuntu0mythbuntu3)
> on mythbuntu 11.04. There is nothing helpful showing up in the
> mythfrontend.log. I tried different playback profiles (VDPAU, CPU+,
> etc.). My Google-fu is insufficiently strong to find any related
> problems. Any hints would be appreciated.

Sounds like "normal behaviour" here.
Really.

Cheers