[mythtv-users] MythTV Hardware Upgrade Questions

[jedi]

On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 04:38:37PM -0400, Aaron 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).
> 
> 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

    You might want to approach it from the other end. Move your recordings
to a different drive and leave your database where it is. Leave everything
but your recordings on your root disk.