[mythtv-users] Long delays with remote occasionally

[Jason Weida]

On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 11:06 AM, James Crow <james at ultratans.com> wrote:

> On Sat, 2008-08-30 at 13:31 -0700, Allen Edwards wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 12:23 PM, Michael T. Dean
> > <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
> >
> >         On 08/30/2008 03:00 PM, Allen Edwards wrote:
> >         > I have seen this many times and today my wife had an
> >         example.  She
> >         > said the remote wasn't working any more.  I came in from the
> >         garage
> >         > and it wasn't working. I put it down on the table.  Then
> >         myth suddenly
> >         > responded to at least some, if not all, of my key presses.
> >          I tell the
> >         > story to give an idea of the time frames involved. She was
> >         just
> >         > watching a recorded show and wanted to pause it.
> >         >
> >         > This happens now and then, not every day, but it is not rate
> >         either.
> >         >
> >         > I have a HDHR with the IR Rx on it and a very powerful (high
> >         ir
> >         > output) programmable remote.  I am running LIRC on a
> >         mythbuntu 8.04
> >         > updated system.  When it works, it works instantly with no
> >         noticeable
> >         > delay.
> >         >
> >         > Any logs I can look in?  Anyone know what causes this?  A
> >         cure?
> >
> >
> >         Got a working real-time clock?  New kernels should be compiled
> >         without
> >         the rtc module and, instead, should use the rtc-core and an
> >         appropriate
> >         hardware-specific support (i.e. for PC's using rtc-cmos).  So,
> >         if you
> >         had previously configured your system to load rtc and it
> >         doesn't exist,
> >         now, and you haven't updated the configuration, it could cause
> >         problems
> >         like this.
> >
> >         Run "hwclock --debug" and see if you get errors.  If so, try
> >         "modprobe
> >         rtc-cmos" and see if all ("hwclock --debug" and LIRC) works
> >         better.
> >
> >         Mike
> >
> >
> > dad at myth_desktop:~$ hwclock --debug
> > hwclock from util-linux-ng 2.13.1
> > Using /dev interface to clock.
> > Last drift adjustment done at 1220111053 seconds after 1969
> > Last calibration done at 1220111053 seconds after 1969
> > Hardware clock is on UTC time
> > Assuming hardware clock is kept in UTC time.
> > Waiting for clock tick...
> > ...got clock tick
> > Time read from Hardware Clock: 2008/08/30 20:30:20
> > Hw clock time : 2008/08/30 20:30:20 = 1220128220 seconds since 1969
> > Sat 30 Aug 2008 01:30:20 PM PDT  -0.045784 seconds
> >
> >
> > Looks OK to me.  Anything else I should try?
> >
> > Allen
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> >
>
> To add one more data point, my Mythbuntu 8.04 system does (did?) this as
> well. Since school has started I have not had time to watch any TV so
> have not used the Myth box. I use a MS MCE remote with its included IR
> receiver. When it works (almost all the time) it works perfectly. Fast
> response and I never seem to have any interference.
>
> I did install all current updates on my Mythbuntu system this weekend. I
> do not yet know if that has fixed the problem.
>
> Thanks,
> James
>
>
Same problem here.  I start playing a recording, the remote works for 30
seconds or so, then there's a long delay where the commands get buffered,
maybe 2-4 minutes.  Unfortunately, it's a sometimes issue and I have not
found a pattern as to when it happens, except that it's more likely to
happen with my wife is around :-/.

I have a really slow machine (P4 1.3 GHz, 630MB), so I have a hunch that
after a recording starts playing, Myth might be doing something that's
blocking the remote.  Is there a log I can check or anything to troubleshoot
the problem?  I also use HDHR, and have verified with irw that the remote
keypresses are getting to my Mythbox nearly instantaneously.  It's a
combination FE/BE.

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