[mythtv-users] pchdtv 5500 stutters during playback

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Nov 22, 2006, at 9:39 PM, Kurt Yoder wrote:

> Hi all
>
> So I got my pchdtv 5500 working, but playing output from it seems to
> blow away my myth machine. It hovers at 80-95% cpu usage, and a uses
> a significant chunk of memory. Frequently it crashes the whole myth
> front-end. Output is choppy with lots of missed frames and stuttering
> sound. Am I doing this right? What should I do to fix this?
>
> Hardware:
>
> I forgot CPU exactly, but dmesg reports "CPU0: AMD Athlon(tm) 64
> Processor 3000+ stepping 02"

Sounds like xvmc isn't happening. There are a couple active threads  
explaining how to make sure it's enabled and to get it enabled if  
it's not. Take a look at those and add to the existing threads if it  
stil doesn't work for you.