[mythtv-users] Pre/Post Recording Commands

[Michael T. Dean]

Preston A. Elder wrote:

>>If BOINC is set up properly (to run jobs at nice 19), it shouldn't 
>>affect your system.  I run BOINC on mine and don't disable it and it's 
>>never caused any problems--or, TTBOMK, had any affect other than using 
>>idle processor time.  Have you noticed issues that clear up by manually 
>>disabling BOINC?
>>    
>>
>Yeah, BOINC is setup as nice, but its not THAT nice (it still has to get SOME 
>CPU cycles, and when it does, it gobbles them right up), when I'm watching 
>live TV, I DO still notice that it is a little jumpy if I don't disable 
>BOINC.  But this is because MythTV is taking 80-90% of my CPU (unfortunately 
>my XV support doesn't work, so I have to use standard X11 rendering, which is 
>much slower).
>
>I've asked for XV support to be fixed, since my XV support works just fine 
>under both mplayer and xawtv, in fact, MythTV is the ONLY application where I 
>have XV problems (something about it failing to initialize the colour map, I 
>can post the error again if anyone wants to look into it).
>
>But yes, I do notice a difference between BOINC enabled and not.
>  
>
OK.  I can see it having an effect without Xv if your system is nearly 
maxed out on playback.

TTBOMK, there is no way to run a command before/after recordings and 
before/after playing back video.  Therefore, I suggest you disable BOINC 
in the short term and fix Xv in the long term.  (I know, easier said 
than done.)

Mike