Kevin Steen wrote: > 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?
Can you create an nfs share on your mythtv box, and mount it on the mvpmc? Then enable myth debugging (I think it's -M), and redirect stdout/stderr to a log file on the nfs mount. (>> /nfs/mount/mvpmc.log 2>&1). ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
