[mythtv-users] Re: Funny Error message...is this why high motion in recordings looks grainy?

[Mike Frisch]

On 14-Nov-04, at 7:44 AM, David Whyte wrote:

> I have noticed some grainyness when there is fast action in the shows
> I have recorded.  I then noticed this when running the frontend from
> the console.
>
> [mpeg2video @ 0xb32690]Warning MVs not available
> pthread_setschedparam: Operation not permitted
> 2004-11-14 21:56:31 Running as SUID root would allow some threads to
> run with realtime priority, improving video smoothness.
>
>
> Anyone have a clue what the SUID thing is and is it the cause of my
> grainyness???
>

SETUID

Type "chmod u+s `which mythfrontend`" (those are backticks) as root 
from a shell prompt.  This will allow mythfrontend to run as root.