[mythtv] Re: [mythtv-commits] Ticket #774: Dropped frames on playback while playing DVB

[Kevin Kuphal]

Stuart Morgan wrote:

>On Friday 09 Dec 2005 15:23, Greg Estabrooks wrote:
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>
>>>What's your CPU load? Using current SVN my load has jumped from 20-25% to
>>>95% - this is causing severe playback issues includes dropped frames. I'm
>>>guessing this might also be the cause of your problems.
>>>      
>>>
>> You don't happen to be using an Nvidia card and recently updated your
>>driver have you?  If so please see my post from a few minutes go onto
>>-users.
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>>
>
>*sigh* The driver has been updated. I didn't think of it, or even notice, as 
>it was among a batch of RPM auto-updates. I switched to using the RPM version 
>instead of using the NVidia installer.
>
>Thanks for the notice.
>
> I'll resubscribe to the users list, might save me more egg on face moments ;)
>  
>
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Automatic updating is bad.  I can't remember the last time I didn't an 
apt-get upgrade or yum upgrade on any myth box.

Kevin

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