[mythtv-users] 0.20 increased dropped packets?

Steven Adeff adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com
Sat Sep 16 04:29:12 UTC 2006


On 9/15/06, Steven Adeff <adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com> wrote:
> For the last few weeks I've been noticing increased dropped packets,
> especially with my HD3000 card (my two A180's not nearly as much). The
> only hardware changes I have made to my backend in the last month was
> installing 1GB of ram replacing the old 512MB.  I also upgraded to
> pre-0.20 SVN and am now running 0.20.
>
> First I thought maybe my signal was weaker, but both my cable boxes
> and my DVB cards show strong signal strength and high S/N ratio's. I
> also tried connecting the HD3000 card as the only thing on the
> incoming cable line, and it still has the issue.   I also tried moving
> the HD3000 card to a different PCI slot, and that doesn't seem to have
> made a difference.
>
> As for the backend log, this is what shows (-v all,nodatabase)
> 2006-09-15 16:48:38.733 Writing PAT & PMT @418583128 + 742224
> 2006-09-15 16:48:38.774 Writing PAT & PMT @442234280 + 212064
> 2006-09-15 16:48:38.789 Writing PAT & PMT @416407592 + 671536
> 2006-09-15 16:48:38.869 DVBRec(0): Packet dropped due to uncorrectable error.
> 2006-09-15 16:48:38.870 DVBRec(0): Packet dropped due to uncorrectable error.
> 2006-09-15 16:48:38.870 DVBRec(0): Packet dropped due to uncorrectable error.
> 2006-09-15 16:48:38.871 DVBRec(0): Packet dropped due to uncorrectable error.
> 2006-09-15 16:48:38.872 DVBRec(0): Packet dropped due to uncorrectable error.
> 2006-09-15 16:48:38.872 DVBRec(0): Packet dropped due to uncorrectable error.
> 2006-09-15 16:48:38.873 DVBRec(0): Packet dropped due to uncorrectable error.
> 2006-09-15 16:48:38.873 DVBRec(0): PID 0x800 discontinuity detected
> 2006-09-15 16:48:38.874 DVBRec(0): PID 0x801 discontinuity detected
> 2006-09-15 16:48:38.901 DVBRec(0): PID 0x31 discontinuity detected
> 2006-09-15 16:48:38.929 Writing PAT & PMT @418957812 + 636192
> 2006-09-15 16:48:38.949 Writing PAT & PMT @442608776 + 353440
> 2006-09-15 16:48:38.973 DVBRec(0): 5 PID filters open.
> 2006-09-15 16:48:38.982 Writing PAT & PMT @416781524 + 777568
> 2006-09-15 16:48:39.117 Writing PAT & PMT @442978384 + 1484448
>
> I don't see the discontinuity detected errors on my DVB(1) or DVB(2)
> (the A180's) and this is with all three recording HD stations (via
> QAM).
>
> Anyone have any troubleshooting ideas?

looks like my HD3000 has "gone bad", even with just capturing via azap
I'm getting the glitches.

-- 
Steve
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