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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>All,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><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'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>I
am running <span class=SpellE>mythtv</span> 0.14 running on <span class=GramE>a</span>
AMD 2400 using a PVR-250 as my capture card and a G-Force4 MX440 as my output
card.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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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'>Whenever I try to watch/record Cox digital
cable channels (HBO, Encore etc) the audio and video after a while (5 –
15 minutes) gets very choppy for a brief period and then clears up only to
repeat a few minutes later.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><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'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Exiting
out to the myth menu will clear it up for a bit however it will always come
back.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><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'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>The
odd thing is that it never happens with the analog channels (<span
class=SpellE>History<span class=GramE>,</span></span></span></font><st1:place><st1:City><span
class=SpellE><span class=GramE><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>TNT</span></font></span></span></st1:City><span
class=SpellE><span class=GramE><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>,</span></font></span></span><st1:country-region><span
class=SpellE><span class=GramE><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>USA</span></font></span></span></st1:country-region><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> etc</span></font></st1:place><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'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Running
top when it occurs and when it does not occur. I am unable to come up with any
data that could suggest a possible bottle neck. System <span class=SpellE><span
class=GramE>cpu</span></span> load is between 88 and 100 idle wait times are
low….<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><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'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><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'><<span class=GramE>snip</span>><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><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'>84 processes: 80 sleeping, 4 running, 0 <span class=GramE>zombie</span>,
0 stopped<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>CPU states:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span
class=SpellE>cpu</span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>user<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span
class=GramE>nice<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>system</span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=SpellE>irq</span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=SpellE>softirq</span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=SpellE>iowait</span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>idle<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span><span class=GramE>total</span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>0.0%<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>0.0%<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>0.4%<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>0.0%<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>0.0%<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>0.0%<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>99.6%<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Mem</span></font></span><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>:<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>513872k <span class=SpellE>av</span>,<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>507364k used,<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>6508k free,<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>0k <span class=SpellE>shrd</span>,<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>15860k buff<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>269300k <span class=SpellE>actv</span>,<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>98640k <span class=SpellE>in_d</span>,<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>10944k <span class=SpellE>in_c</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Swap: 1044216k <span class=SpellE>av</span>,<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>984k used, 1043232k
free<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>361752k cached<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><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'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>PID USER<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=GramE>PRI<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>NI</span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>SIZE<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>RSS SHARE STAT %CPU %MEM<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>TIME CPU COMMAND<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>3352 root<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>15<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>0 <span class=GramE>18996<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>18M</span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>8552 S<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>0.1<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>3.6<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>0:01<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>0 <span class=SpellE>mythbackend</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>1
root<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>15<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>0<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=GramE>420<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=SpellE>420</span></span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>372 S<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>0.0<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=SpellE>0.0</span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>0:04<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>0 init<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>2
root<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>15<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>0<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=SpellE>0</span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=SpellE>0</span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=SpellE>0</span>
SW<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=GramE>0.0<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=SpellE>0.0</span></span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>0:00<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>0 <span class=SpellE>keventd</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>3
root<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>15<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>0<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=SpellE>0</span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=SpellE>0</span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=SpellE>0</span>
SW<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=GramE>0.0<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=SpellE>0.0</span></span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>0:00<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>0 <span class=SpellE>kapmd</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>4
root<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span
class=GramE>34<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>19</span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>0<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=SpellE>0</span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=SpellE>0</span>
SWN<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>0.0<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=SpellE>0.0</span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>0:00<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>0 <span class=SpellE>ksoftirqd_CPU</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>9
root<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>25<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>0<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=SpellE>0</span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=SpellE>0</span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=SpellE>0</span>
SW<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=GramE>0.0<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=SpellE>0.0</span></span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>0:00<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>0 <span class=SpellE>bdflush</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>5
root<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>15<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>0<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=SpellE>0</span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=SpellE>0</span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=SpellE>0</span>
SW<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=GramE>0.0<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=SpellE>0.0</span></span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>0:00<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>0 <span class=SpellE>kswapd</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><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'><<span class=GramE>snip</span>><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><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'>Does anyone have any suggestions on where to go to help me
resolve this problem?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><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'>Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><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'>Dave<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><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'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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