[mythtv-users] Re: Problem Playing back long (2 hour) recordings

Jon Fink jon.fink at gmail.com
Wed Jan 12 11:32:03 EST 2005


Actually, I just figured it out last night...

This is all happening on a frontend only machine using nfs for
mounting the recordings directory.  In my kernel config I had chosen
NFS v4 (experimental) and it was having issues with any file over 2GB.

Changing to NFS v3 client in the kernel fixed it.

On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 09:15:33 -0600, Robert Denier <denier at umr.edu> wrote:
> At a guess take a look at whatever file system you are using on that
> system.  If its fat32 your going to have to change to something else.  I
> think ext2/3 and reiserfs should work fine as well as the ones myth
> recommends that I don't remember off hand.   (I'll change to one of the
> recommended ones eventually, its just not something I've gotten to doing
> yet.)
> 
> 
> Jon Fink wrote:
> 
> >So I found some more information about my problem playing back large
> >recordings (>4GB, 2hour)
> >
> >It only occurs on my frontend machine which uses the CLE266 hardware
> >decoding for playback.  when I attempt to play the stream on a
> >different computer it plays fine.
> >
> >Is there something about the xvmc hardware decoding in myth that will
> >make it stop playing a recording after about 7 or 8 minutes if the
> >total recorded size is > 4GB (a 2 hour show).
> >
> >I can't find any errors in the log to get myself pointed in the right direction.
> >
> >Any ideas?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Jon
> >
> >
> >On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 10:38:02 -0500, Jon Fink <jon.fink at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Hello,
> >>
> >>I have mythtv setup with a backend machine capturing tv with a pvr-250
> >>and then a frontend for running mythfrontend and watching tv, etc.  It
> >>works fine for live tv and most recorded shows.
> >>
> >>However, when I attempt to playback a longer recording (like from a 2
> >>hour show), the playback cuts off after about 8 minutes or so.  I've
> >>tried this for a few different recordings.  It seems the whole
> >>recording is there as the file size is about 4GB for 2 hours.
> >>
> >>Does anyone know what the problem is?
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>
> >>Jon
> >>
> >>
> >>
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