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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I’ve recently rebuilt my stock
RH9 kernel using the 2.4.23 source from kernel.org to include support for LIRC.
<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Now <span class=SpellE>mythbackend</span>
is using 60-70%+ CPU, with X and <span class=SpellE>mythfrontend</span> using
the other 30%, with 0% idle. I’m now getting occasional skips when
watching live TV.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Previously, <span
class=SpellE>mythbackend</span> used around 50%, and there was 15-30% idle.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Playback of a recorded show is fine.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I’m using version 0.13 of myth
(from <span class=SpellE>atRPMs</span>) with an ATI-TV Wonder LE running on a
P4 1.8GHz.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I’ve enabled P4 in
the kernel, and verified that the hard drives are running UDMA.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>It appears to be more CPU bound than
HD.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=GramE>Any other
suggestions on kernel options that might need to be enabled?</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>TIA,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Mark Hanson<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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