[mythtv-users] WAF Emergency - FFwd not working smoothly, Commercial skip being a LITTLE flakey.

[David]

The localtime file is indeed essential to the correct functioning of Myth.

However I'm pretty sure it doesn't need to be a link/symlink - this is a
myth (with a small m) :)

(try it - I did)

David

matt lutz wrote:

> Michael,
>  
> I experienced the exact same ffwd/rwd problem for a while... I came
> upon a fix in the archives that was pretty peculiar, but it does
> work.  Check to see if your /etc/localtime file is a link or an actual
> file.  If it's a file, then delete it, link it with the proper file in
> /usr/share/zoneinfo directory.  Use the following commands:
>  
> rm /etc/localtime
> ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/EST5EDT /etc/localtime
>  
> obviously substitute the "EST5EDT" with whatever timezone you are
> actually in.  I haven't been able to find why this works, but it
> definately does for me.
>  
> As for the commercial skip... I have also noticed some incosistencies
> in what is a commercial and what is actual programming as well, and do
> not enable skipping anymore.
>  
>
>
>  
> On 8/30/05, *Michael Jones* <m_g_j at michaelandholly.com
> <mailto:m_g_j at michaelandholly.com>> wrote:
>
>     I'm trying to solve a couple problems to increase the WAF of my
>     system.
>
>     So far the system is working VERY well.  WAF is pretty high, but
>     she's
>     complaining about a couple items.
>
>     1)  When fast forwarding through a recorded program you can hit
>     the button
>     once and sometimes twice and get relatively smooth playback... Any
>     more than
>     that and things pause or glitch in some way.. And then playback
>     pauses and
>     sometimes even goes back to where you started Ffwding.
>
>     2)  When coming to the end of a program the system will often skip
>     the last
>     couple of minutes after the last commercial break.
>
>     Any ideas on these?
>
>
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