[mythtv-users] NVidia HDMI "Device or resource busy" when it isn't

Kingsley Turner krt at krt.com.au
Thu Jun 16 04:08:33 UTC 2016


On 16/06/16 12:25, Hika van den Hoven wrote:
> Hoi Kingsley,
>
> Thursday, June 16, 2016, 2:58:51 AM, you wrote:
>
>> Occasionally I get audio failing to start when playing a video     (Mythbuntu 14, x86-64).
>> It seems to happen about 30% of the time on video start.
>> It doesn't seem to matter if the box was recently playing video, or sitting idle for hours.
>
> Unless you need pulse for for instance skype do not enable it. Myth
> does not use it and actually tries to disable.
> It muddies the picture no matter what causes your problem.
>

Thanks Hika,

I've uninstantiated pulse, so I'll test it to see if it breaks again.

I've just done some quick tests, and it didn't break.  But sometimes it
doesn't happen for days, then you get 3 in an hour.

thanks,
-kt



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