[mythtv-users] Problems with multiple pvr cards

[Brian L. Walter]

Yan-Fa Li wrote:
> On 5/9/07, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
>   
>> Although I'm not now, I used to run this setup with LVM for the
>> recording partition.  IMHO, simple is the best approach.  MD (RAID
>> and/or LVM) adds complexity and isn't really necessary for a DVR (at
>> least with my interpretation of the value of recorded TV).
>>
>>     
>
> Just a datapoint, my back end storage is spread out across 6 disks (4
> * UATA, 2 * SATA).  20 RAID1 groups, roughly 40GB a chunk, glued
> together with LVM into a single partition.  I/O performance has never
> been an issue for me.  It's awfully convenient for upgrading disks.
>
> Yan
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Update:

After removing a timing/irq kernel boot switch, and with the larger 
write buffer in Myth, things *seem* much nicer.  I'll know once I watch 
any of the recordings, especially HD.

One thought I did have, and should have known from the 'old' days of my 
youth - I should probably put the OS and swap on an IDE drive, and use 
the SATA's purely for storage...

Well, that' for a 'lazy' saturday afternoon

Brian