[mythtv-users] Takes two tries to watch a recording

[Bill Omer]

On 5/3/07, Brian Walter <blwalter at gmail.com> wrote:
> Bill Omer wrote:
> > I was wondering if anybody may have seen this happen before.   It's
> > rather odd, but on my remote frontend, when you try to watch a
> > recording (any recording) it will require you to try twice before it
> > actually plays.
> >
> > You highlight a show, the preview video works fine.  When I try to
> > watch the video, the screen goes black for about a minute, then goes
> > back to the recordings screen where the preview video starts playing
> > again.  If I try to watch the video again, it works fine and starts
> > playing almost instantly.
> >
> > Anybody?
> >
> > I'm using:
> > root at macmini:~# /usr/local/bin/mythbackend --version
> > Library API version: 0.20.20070124-1
> > Source code version: 12992M
> > Options compiled in:
> >  linux release using_xvmcw using_v4l using_oss using_alsa using_arts
> > using_jack using_ivtv using_firewire using_libavc_5_3 using_dbox2
> > using_hdhr using_iptv using_live using_lirc using_joystick_menu
> > using_dvb using_x11 using_xv using_xrandr using_xvmc using_xvmc_vld
> > using_frontend using_backend using_bindings_perl
> > _______________________________________________
> >
> Bill,
>
> This is a sometime issue for me as well.  What's in your front end log?
> Do you have your video partition  remote  mounted via NFS?  I've seen a
> *lot* of issues  with frontend play back when the video partition is
> mounted on the frontend...
>
> Brian

Actually yes, I am mounting the tv directory via NFS.  The frontend
also acts as a slave backend, doing comm flag jobs.

I'll unmount and see if that helps.  I'll also spawn mythfrontend with
logging turned on and see what it says

Thanks!