[mythtv-users] HELP! Can't Seek (FF/REW)

[Cecil Watson]

Matt Johnson wrote:

>I'm having trouble seeking when watching any HD content.  I can fast forward
>at 3x just fine, but as soon as I go to 5x or faster, everything slows down
>to a crawl - as if I'm doing slow motion instead of fast forward.  It is
>also very pixilated and jumpy when it does this, and if I let it go too long
>it crashes mythfrontend.  I also notice that if I just let it play and try
>to save a bookmark somewhere, it always starts back at the beginning instead
>of the bookmark position.
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>I'm running the latest cvs build on a 2.6.11.1 kernel.  My two tuners are an
>HD-3000 w/DVB drivers, and the firewire input from my SA3250HD.   I'm using
>the latest nvidia drivers with the patches from the nvidia linux forum to
>get it working on 2.6.11.
>
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>I'm not sure when this behavior started, but it normally only happens on HD
>recordings.  I sometimes see it on standard recordings as well.   It doesn't
>seem to make a difference if I change any of the Fast Forward settings, or
>if I run with xvmc or not, or if I do software deinterlacing or not.
>
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>It also does not seem to log anything to the verbose output for
>mythfrontend.  Is there somewhere else I could look to see what's going on?
>
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>Has anyone else experienced problems fast forwarding?
>
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>
>Thanks,
>
>Matt Johnson
>
>matt at brushfiretech.com
>
> 
>
Check your db for errors.
http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1043

Regards,

Cecil