[mythtv-users] What am I doing wrong?
Gavin Band
gavinband at tiscali.co.uk
Mon Mar 13 12:07:07 UTC 2006
> Gavin Band wrote:
>
> Phil Bridges wrote:
> > > > mythfrontend --version
> > > Library API version: 0.19.20060121-2
> > > Source code version: exported
> > > Options compiled in:
> > > linux release using_v4l using_alsa using_jack using_ivtv using_dvb
> > > using_dvb_eit using_x11 using_xv using_dvdnav using_xrandr
> > > using_opengl_vsync using_frontend using_backend
> > >
> > > The backend seems to work correctly, but I can't watch anything (live or
> > > recorded) in the frontend because the display repeatedly pauses - then
> > > catches up - then pauses - then catches up, etc.
> > >
> > > The log prints out lots of "prebuffering pause"s.
> > >
> > > This is with a fastish laptop, Radeon Mobility 9600 with open source
> > > driver, Freecom DVB-T USB stick.
> > >
> > > Have I compiled / set something wrong? Any help appreciated.
> > > Thanks,
> > > gav.
> > >
> >
> > Do you have DMA activated?
> >
>
> Yes I do - hdparm reports
>
> > hdparm /dev/hda
>
> /dev/hda:
> multcount = 16 (on)
> IO_support = 0 (default 16-bit)
> unmaskirq = 1 (on)
> using_dma = 1 (on)
> keepsettings = 0 (off)
> readonly = 0 (off)
> readahead = 256 (on)
> geometry = 16383/255/63, sectors = 156301488, start = 0
>
> Thanks,
> gav.
>
*bump*
Has anyone got any other suggestions for this problem? I've tried
various options with more than one version of MythTV, but always get the
same - unwatchable TV, and a sequence of NVP: Prebuffering pauses in the
output.
Thanks,
gav.
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