New issue affect old previously unaffected build [WAS Re: [mythtv] Re: Ticket #900: HDTV at greater than 1.0 speed stutters

[John P Poet]

On 1/2/06, Steve Adeff <adeffs at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Monday 02 January 2006 19:11, Daniel Kristjansson wrote:
> > On Mon, 2006-01-02 at 12:53 -0500, Steve Adeff wrote:
> > > On Sunday 01 January 2006 21:23, Daniel Kristjansson wrote:
> > > > On Sun, 2006-01-01 at 20:59 -0500, Steve Adeff wrote:
> > > > Is it possible that you upgraded your ALSA/OSS drivers by upgrading the
> > > > kernel, or changed your BIOS settings?
> >
> > ?
> >
> > > I checked #897, verified with mplayer that the problem is with Myth. I
> > > was able to playback HDTV recordings, SD recordings, and some of my HD ->
> > > xvid transcodes (that use the original AC3 track) all without audio
> > > stuttering.
> >
> > This may be irrelevant, mplayer tracks timing differently.
>
> so I need to install a player that uses libasound?
>
> >
> > > If you think that it could be a compile issue I can try compiling it on
> > > my other machine and copy the files over to my Mythbox and install them
> > > to see if that changes things?
> >
> > I doubt it. Check ALSA first, you may need to upgrade/downgrade it.
> > But if that doesn't work, it doesn't hurt to try the binary that
> > works on your other machine on the machine having problems.
> >
> > -- Daniel
>
> Ok, I uninstalled myth, removed all files related to Myth (except sources),
> rebooted the machine, installed the version I compiled on my other machine.
> no go. I noticed that my versions of libasound and gcc and g++ are the same
> on both machines yet the other one doesn't have the problem and my mythbox
> still does...
>


For kicks I just tried installing the nVidia 8178 driver set.  Result
was HORRIBLE stuttering.  Went back to the nVidia 7676 driver set, and
the stuttering is 99% gone.

John