[mythtv-users] Flag commercials queue getting pretty long

[Clay]

Mark Hutchinson wrote:

> On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 2:00 PM, Clay <ctmythtv at pacbell.net 
> <mailto:ctmythtv at pacbell.net>> wrote:
> 
>     Mark Hutchinson wrote:
> 
>         I have F13 and .23 recording from an HD-PVR working very well.
>          Just set this up a couple of weeks ago.
>         When I look at the mythweb status page, I can see the job queue
>         for "flag commercials" getting pretty long.  Up to about 40 or
>         50 long now and growing.
>         Obviously not keeping up.  Quad core ( 8 with HT ) and 12 gigs
>         ram, so its not that.  I can see mythcommflag always in the #1
>         spot in top, but what could be causing this ever increasing queue?
> 
>         It does look like the jobs work.  I see searching for logo, then
>         Xpercent completed at usually around 66fps.
> 
>         Ideas?
> 
> 
>     Might try turning up the wick a bit. iirc, there is a setting
>     (somewhere) for CPU usage [low/med/hi] and how many jobs to run at a
>     time... (might be transcoding, not commflag though. crs is a bitch)
>     I use med and 2 jobs running, on my wimpy core2 with 2 gig and get
>     250-300 fps and no impact on frontend stuff.
> 

[fixed top post]

>> Thanks.  Done.  I set it to HIGH and 3 jobs. 
>> Its working those cores now!
>> 
>> Should be able to handle things now.
>> 
>> Mark
>> 

Don't get too carried away. I've found high load tends to chop up 
recordings in progress.
Test record some hi def while it's running to be sure you're getting 
good files.

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