[mythtv-users] HD-PVR Glitching Issues
john.baab at gmail.com
john.baab at gmail.com
Wed Mar 30 21:32:48 UTC 2011
On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 4:33 PM, John P Poet <jppoet at gmail.com> wrote:
> Are you compiling from source? If so I have a patch you can try. It does
> NOT solve the issue, but I think it *may* help reduce it. Then again, it
> may do nothing -- I just may be a little luckier lately.
> I have the same problem even when just using "cat /dev/hdpvr0 > test.avi"
> outside of myth, so there may not be anything myth can do about it. The
> problem has gotten noticeably worse for me, since upgrading to Fedora 14, so
> I am wondering what change there. Did the driver change? Did the scheduler
> change? Is there more contention on the USB bus?
Running Daily Mythbuntu Builds. No changes at all, the hardware has
been the same for
> At the same time, I can record many shows without a problem. Once thought I
> have had: is it channel related? In other words, do some stations have the
> problem worse than others? Do some channels send out a "cleaner" signal?
> If it is due to "cleanliness" of the signal, is a problem with video or
> audio or both? I am convinced that some STBs have the problem *much* worse
> than others, which also indicates a "signal" problem. Of course, one could
> blame the HD-PVR for not being more tolerant of "bad" signals.
> The HD-PVR also comes in a variety of hardware revisions. I have a "rev c2"
> and a "rev e1". I have not kept proper records, but I believe my c2 is
> slightly more prone to the problem than the e1. But, like I said, it could
> just be luck of which unit tends to be used to record a given channel/show.
> There are those that blame aging wall-warts for such problems. If my c2
> does have the problem more than the e1, it could be because that wall-wart
> is older.
> For me, even with Fedora 14, the "glitch" /only/ happens a couple times an
> hour (at most) and usually does not happen at all. But it is annoying when
> it does happen.
>
> John
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