[mythtv] Video playback problems

[phil-vid at stolenshoes.net]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Yan-Fa Li" <yanfali at best.com>
To: "Development of mythtv" <mythtv-dev at mythtv.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 12:22 AM
Subject: Re: [mythtv] Video playback problems


> Ugh a VIA KT400 based board.  I really dislike VIA, I stopped using them 
> some time ago.  Every VIA based board I've ever used has had PCI problems. 
> VIA has a number of known problems with their PCI implementation, search 
> google for VIA and Sound Blaster Live and you'll see what I'm talking 
> about.  What kernel version are you running ?

2.6, using the onboard sound too. I agree I've had some awful problems with 
VIA on a different brand mainboard before however in this boards credit it 
has been absolutely rock solid with MythTV, apart from this particular 
problem.

> If you can dump that sucker ASAP on Ebay and buy yourself an nice NForce 2 
> based board and just move all the components over.  ECS makes a good 
> inexpensive one (N2U400-A) which can be purchased for less than $50 in the 
> US.  Look for the separate 12V CPU connector.  Quality AMD boards have 
> separate 12V CPU rails. NVIDIA boards are smooth as butter with a post 
> 2.4.27 kernel.  Kernels before that will lock up under heavy I/O.

I'll try combing through the code a bit more today and see if I can find 
anything. I found after I posted there'd been a few other people with 
similar symptoms. If all else fails I guess it will be a mainboard swap :(

Thanks,
phil