I'm seeing frequent mvpmc resets caused by (I believe) use of the forward and reverse skip buttons while playing back recorded MythTV programmes and avi files through VLC.
I've tried many versions of mvpmc, starting from the current release version, but also using the various daily builds over the past few months. If I start playback and allow it to simply run, it will normally do so correctly. However, if I use the forward skip (using the arrow button to the right of the OK button) then playback will, 9 times out of 10, cause either mvpmc to reset or a hardware reboot. This doesn't usually occur directly after pressing the button, but mostly a few seconds later. Having been lurking on the mailing lists for a few months, I saw a recent message about bandwidth limits being exceeded, but this behaviour occurs whether I'm watching BBC1 programmes (high bandwidth, DVB recording), Channel 4 (low bandwidth, DVB) or VLC-transcoded (all three presets). The MythTV bandwidth display doesn't seem to get near to the available bandwidth given by the "Test Throughput" funtionality. The daily build versions from late April onwards have been slightly more resilient than before that, but still bad enough that I often give up and go back to the PC to watch shows. The reboots which occur don't seem to be effective, either. I've had soft-resets which have left the network interface disabled (as evidenced by the lack of LEDS on the remote end of the cable.) Even the hard resets where the ROM boot-loader reloads the application don't result in an mvpmc where simple playback will work correctly. Powering off is the only reliable option after any type of reset. My MVP box is Revision H4. Booting from a Debian etch system. MythTV is v0.21 and VLC is v0.86a. The latest mvpmc dongle I've tried is 20080525. Any advice on how to isolate the problem further? Thanks in advance -Kevin ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Mvpmc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mvpmc-users mvpmc wiki: http://mvpmc.wikispaces.com/
