[mythtv-users] mythtv + nfs = bad?
David Brodbeck
gull at gull.us
Mon May 4 18:05:40 UTC 2009
On Mon, May 4, 2009 10:59 am, Torbjörn Jansson wrote:
> Hello.
>
> first a short question, is there a way to force a frontend to always
> play recordings from the backen even if the recording is available
> locally via for example nfs?
Yes...there's a setting, something like 'always stream recordings from
backend' that will do what you want. Sorry, I can't remember the precise
name, but it's there.
> * why can't i copy a large file without everything locking up?
I've had that problem before. I think it's due to the interrupt rate from
the ethernet card getting high enough to saturate the CPU. Some ethernet
cards are more processor intensive than others, too; low-end ones rely a
lot more on the CPU to do the heavy lifting.
> * is it normal for mythtv to be slower over nfs than streaming from
> backend? advantage/disadvantage with one over the other?
It's pretty typical. I think the streaming protocol does more buffering
and is generally designed more with video playback in mind.
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