[mythtv-users]Tips for fixing prebuffering pause and WriteAudio: buffer underrun

Tj htpc at treblid.dyndns.org
Fri Apr 1 02:12:32 UTC 2005


Michael Carland wrote:

> Still on my list of things to try is use OSS instead of ALSA. Others 
> have suggested ALSA may be the culprit, and they may be right, but I 
> have a feeling it isn't. The problem is usually worse when entering 
> live tv mode, and then smooths out, and then occasionally appears now 
> and then. To me it seems like a borderline bandwidth issue somewhere. 
> I think I'll try bumping down my bitrate.
>
> I did order parts from Monarch to build a new backend. I'm hoping to 
> use these parts to try and troubleshoot this. If they ever ship.
>
> But thanks for the suggestion.

Sorry couldn't be much help. :) FWIW, I have no problems with ALSA (I am 
using 1.0.8)..


Regarrds,
Tj



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