[mythtv-users] HD Stuttering

[Tom Lichti]

Darren Black wrote:

>
>
> On 10/31/05, *Michael T. Dean* <mtdean at thirdcontact.com 
> <mailto:mtdean at thirdcontact.com>> wrote:
>
>     tgate wrote:
>
>     > On Oct 31, 2005, at 10:36 AM, mythtv-users-request at mythtv.org
>     <mailto:mythtv-users-request at mythtv.org>
>     > <mailto:mythtv-users-request at mythtv.org
>     <mailto:mythtv-users-request at mythtv.org>> wrote:
>     >
>     >> I found that setting mythfrontend to be suid-root made the
>     stuttering go
>     >>
>     >> away.
>     >>
>     > Do I need to do anything special to make this happen?  Or is it
>     > literally a matter of logging in as root and running
>     mythfrontend?  Or
>     > perhaps "sudo mythfrontend"?
>
>     http://mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-5.html#ss5.4
>     <http://mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-5.html#ss5.4>
>
>     See the section "Enabling real-time scheduling of the display thread."
>
>     Mike
>
>
> It's kinda odd... but this has simply never worked for me. My previous 
> myth setup on FC3 and my current FC4 installation simply refuse to 
> allow realtime scheduling of the display thread. I installed using 
> Jarod's guide (and thus Axel's rpms) but despite carrying out the 
> instructions above (using the appropriate path since the rpms don't 
> install to the same place) I still get this message:
>
>  Realtime priority would require SUID as root.
>
> Any suggestions?

I get the same thing. I've done everything right, still get the same 
message you do.

Tom