[mythtv-users] Frontend crash when skipping through video

[Michael T. Dean]

On 12/10/2007 12:13 AM, Tom R. wrote:
> I'm running Archlinux 0.8-2 which has MythTV in binary form at version 0.20.2.20070828-2. I can fast forward through video at 2x and 3x, but when it gets up to 5x or more it hemorrhages and dies. The same goes if I try to skip through using the arrow buttons repeatedly. This occurs for both LiveTV and recordings.
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> 2007-12-10 04:48:42.405 Guessing at new AV sync values
> [mpeg2video @ 0xb7250968]Warning MVs not available
>
> This seems to be the crux of the problem. Then it devlolves into printing:
>
> 2007-12-10 04:48:43.237 NVP::AddAudioData():p1: Audio buffer overflow, audio data lost!
>
> Endlessly until everything catches up. Depending on how far or radically I've tried to skip around in the video, this can either be a few seconds or I'll have to kill mythfrontend as it stops responding entirely. Any help would be appreciated.

Broken seektable?  See the archives for the magic incantations of
"mythcommflag --rebuild" and/or "mythtranscode --buildindex".

Mike