[mythtv-users] MythTV Hardware Upgrade Questions

[Gabe Rubin]

On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 1:38 PM, Aaron <aaron at rb303.net> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 4:14 PM, Gabe Rubin <gaberubin at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 1:07 PM, Aaron <aaron at rb303.net> wrote:
>>> On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 3:51 PM, Mark Boyum <mark at boyum.us> wrote:
>>>>>> It does work fine most of the time, but I seem to be having a problem
>>>>>> with the box locking/pausing when a show begins or ends. The hdd light
>>>>>> comes on for about 5 seconds then everything returns to normal. I only
>>>>>> record HD streams; primarily broadcast channels, and SpeedTV (F1
>>>>>> Races). VDPAU is working and CPU use for watching is minimal.
>>>>
>>>> Have you been following the "Playback problem -- random short pauses"
>>>> thread on the mailing list?  Perhaps this is your issue?  I do not
>>>> thing that adding new hardware will resolve these problems.  If you
>>>> look through that whole thread there are a few suggestions for fixing
>>>> some if the known causes but I think we are still waiting on some bugs
>>>> to be squashed.
>>>>
>>>> I could be wrong, haven't followed the list that closely as of late.
>>>> -Mark
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>>>
>>> Yes, I have been following it. I have tried a number of fixes
>>> mentioned. One of the fixes was me not thinking my hardware was fast
>>> enough. I honestly would rather not upgrade, as I do have both
>>> Firewire recording and SPDIF working so beautifully on this system.
>>> But the wife is getting rather annoyed, and well... I want to get it
>>> fixed asap...  Of course then again, she would really be annoyed if I
>>> dropped $340 and it didn't fix the problem.
>>
>> Is it possible that this is due to you having the database on the same
>> drive as the recordings?  Wise folks on the list counsel against doing
>> that because it can issue when watching a recording and the database
>> is being accessed (which likely happens at the start of a recording).
>> I get this issue and assumed that was the culprit but have not
>> bothered putting my database on a separate disc (mainly due to not
>> wanting to add more heat, power consumption, and hard drive noise to
>> the box).
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>
> That sounds promising, and I have not tried it. Is it easy to move,
> any pointers or how-to's? I'm on Mythbuntu 10.04 LTS

I am not sure the mechanics of doing this (which is another reason I
have not done so).  My guess is that you would just want to add
another drive to the system, move everything but your recordings to
that drive and get grub and your bios to use the new drive as the
startup drive.

I am sure if you google around, you can find better instructions or
someone here can advise.