<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 10:03 AM, Josh Mastronarde <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jmastron@gmail.com">jmastron@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div><div></div><div class="h5">On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 7:27 AM, Allen Edwards <<a href="mailto:allen.p.edwards@gmail.com">allen.p.edwards@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> My myth box has become almost unusable due to this delay issue. I have to<br>
> reboot to get it to work at all. What bothers me is that I have done<br>
> nothing to the machine except use it, no updates or fresh installs and<br>
> suddenly the delay problem goes from once a month to once several times a<br>
> show. Once I reboot, I can get through a show but before that, every time I<br>
> hit a key I get a multi-minute delay.<br>
> I have seen the patch that may address this and understand that updating the<br>
> fixes may also help. However, I am not experienced enough to know what to<br>
> do with this patch file. Is there a detailed set of instructions, like 50<br>
> numbered steps, that will fix this problem?<br>
> Allen<br>
<br>
</div></div>Allen, the first step to see if you're seeing the same issue before<br>
attempting any fix is to run with libav logging:<br>
<br>
$ mythfrontend -v important,libav > some_log_file<br>
<br>
Play an example of each type of recording you have (especially<br>
non-basic-mpeg2 recordings, such as HDHomerun mpeg ts files). Then:<br>
<br>
$ grep "Input #" some_log_file<br>
<br>
If things are working properly, you'll see one line per file played<br>
(might be some extraneous ones from the preview window), and it'll be<br>
right the first time (e.g. PVR150 files will be "mpeg", HDHomerun will<br>
be "mpegts", and mp4 h.264 files will be "mov,..."). If you see any<br>
wrong types for a given file (e.g. a single HDHR file first as "mpeg"<br>
and then as "mpegts"), and/or many,many lines that continue while the<br>
file is playing, you're having the same issue.<br>
<br>
The .tar.gz file that I posted on mediafire has a README with some<br>
high level instructions. I didn't make it truly beginner-proof,<br>
mainly because I was short on time, but also because I'm not 100%<br>
comfortable with passing random binaries around like this; people<br>
should know the basics of what they're replacing and who it's from.<br>
So if you're comfortable with general linux stuff (links, copying,<br>
etc), go for it. I'll be happy to help (on-list or off) if you need<br>
further guidance.<br>
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Josh<br>
</font></blockquote></div><br><div>I am happy to report I have gone 2 days without any IR remote hang ups. I think this patch solved my problem and I am extremely grateful. Thank you so much for posting this.</div><div>
<br></div><div>It was very easy to do. When all was said and done, I just copied your file as root over to the target directory and that was that. Rebooted and all was good.</div><div><br></div><div>Allen</div><div><br>
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