Re: [mythtv-users] Buffer file not rolling
On Sat, 08 Oct 2005 10:33:52 -0400 "Joseph A. Caputo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What filesystem are you using on that partition? Some filesystems > reserve a certain > percentage of space to be writable only by the root user, so on a 10 GB > partition you > may only be able to write about 9 GB as a normal user. The partition type is xfs. I haven't been able to verify yet whether lowering the max file size fixes the problem, though -- Mitko Haralanov voidtrance at comcast dot net http://voidtrance.home.comcast.net == The income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf has. Even when you make a tax form out on the level, you don't know when it's through if you are a crook or a martyr. -- Will Rogers ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Buffer file not rolling
Mitko Haralanov wrote: On Fri, 7 Oct 2005 12:10:38 -0400 "Joseph A. Caputo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The ringbuffer will grow until it reaches the max size configured in the database. Try setting your max ringbuffer size to a smaller value; it's in mythtv-setup, a setting called "Live TV buffer (GB)". Well, my dedicated partition is 10GB and I set the live buffer to grow up to... well, 10GB. But there must be some number that is a bit off. I lowered it to 9GB so I'll see how it goes... What filesystem are you using on that partition? Some filesystems reserve a certain percentage of space to be writable only by the root user, so on a 10 GB partition you may only be able to write about 9 GB as a normal user. -JAC ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Buffer file not rolling
On 07/10/05, Mitko Haralanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 7 Oct 2005 12:10:38 -0400 > "Joseph A. Caputo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The ringbuffer will grow until it reaches the max size configured in the > > database. Try setting your max ringbuffer size to a smaller value; > > it's in mythtv-setup, a setting called "Live TV buffer (GB)". > > Well, my dedicated partition is 10GB and I set the live buffer to grow > up to... well, 10GB. But there must be some number that is a bit off. > > I lowered it to 9GB so I'll see how it goes... > This is the same problem I have, except my partition is (just under) 5 GB. The problem with setting the size smaller is that is then leaves a GB wasted. But I would think there's still a bug there. The backend shouldn't go into fits when the disk fills. It should politely wrap the buffer. -- aaron "Oh oh oh. I'm incoherent with excitement. Please tell me what fascinating bit of badger-spewtumly inconsequential trivia you will assail me with next." -- Arthur Dent ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Buffer file not rolling
On Fri, 7 Oct 2005 12:10:38 -0400 "Joseph A. Caputo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The ringbuffer will grow until it reaches the max size configured in the > database. Try setting your max ringbuffer size to a smaller value; > it's in mythtv-setup, a setting called "Live TV buffer (GB)". Well, my dedicated partition is 10GB and I set the live buffer to grow up to... well, 10GB. But there must be some number that is a bit off. I lowered it to 9GB so I'll see how it goes... -- Mitko Haralanov voidtrance at comcast dot net http://voidtrance.home.comcast.net == THE LESSER-KNOWN PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES #17: SARTRE Named after the late existential philosopher, SARTRE is an extremely unstructured language. Statements in SARTRE have no purpose; they just are. Thus SARTRE programs are left to define their own functions. SARTRE programmers tend to be boring and depressed, and are no fun at parties. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Buffer file not rolling
On Fri, 2005-10-07 at 14:03, Peter Darley wrote: > On Oct 7, 2005, at 10:09 AM, Dave Sherohman wrote: > > > On Fri, Oct 07, 2005 at 09:56:37AM -0700, Peter Darley wrote: > >> > >> Ok, this has me confused. I thought that the ringbuffer was on the > >> frontend? If so, this implies that the ringbuffer needs to be the > >> same size on all front ends? > >> > > > > So, does every backend have a ringbuffer for each of its tuners, or > are they all on the master backend? Is there a doc somewhere that > goes over this? When you run mythtv-setup on a backend (master or slave) I seem to recall an option to specify where the buffer file goes as well as where the video files are stored. In my case I recently added a slave backend and configured my /video/recordings directory as an NFS mount so all recordings are stored on the master backend. However the buffer directory on the slave backend is local. If that is not how this works please let me know. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Buffer file not rolling
On Friday 07 October 2005 14:03, Peter Darley wrote: > > On Oct 7, 2005, at 10:09 AM, Dave Sherohman wrote: > > > On Fri, Oct 07, 2005 at 09:56:37AM -0700, Peter Darley wrote: > >> > >> Ok, this has me confused. I thought that the ringbuffer was on the > >> frontend? If so, this implies that the ringbuffer needs to be the > >> same size on all front ends? > >> > > > > So, does every backend have a ringbuffer for each of its tuners, or > are they all on the master backend? Is there a doc somewhere that > goes over this? Each backend has a ringbuffer; not sure if it's per-tuner or not. Also, I think the entire ringbuffer concept is going away Real Soon Now once Isaac finishes his re-working of LiveTV. Neat features are coming like channel-change history and retro-active recording of LIveTV. -JAC ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Buffer file not rolling
On Oct 7, 2005, at 10:09 AM, Dave Sherohman wrote: On Fri, Oct 07, 2005 at 09:56:37AM -0700, Peter Darley wrote: Ok, this has me confused. I thought that the ringbuffer was on the frontend? If so, this implies that the ringbuffer needs to be the same size on all front ends? So, does every backend have a ringbuffer for each of its tuners, or are they all on the master backend? Is there a doc somewhere that goes over this? Thanks, Peter Darley ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Buffer file not rolling
On Friday 07 October 2005 12:56, Peter Darley wrote: > > On Oct 7, 2005, at 9:10 AM, Joseph A. Caputo wrote: > > > > The ringbuffer will grow until it reaches the max size configured > > in the > > database. Try setting your max ringbuffer size to a smaller value; > > it's in mythtv-setup, a setting called "Live TV buffer (GB)". > > > > Ok, this has me confused. I thought that the ringbuffer was on the > frontend? If so, this implies that the ringbuffer needs to be the > same size on all front ends? > No, the ringbuffer is on the backend, just like all of the other recordings. -JAC ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Buffer file not rolling
On Fri, Oct 07, 2005 at 09:56:37AM -0700, Peter Darley wrote: > On Oct 7, 2005, at 9:10 AM, Joseph A. Caputo wrote: > >The ringbuffer will grow until it reaches the max size configured > >in the > >database. Try setting your max ringbuffer size to a smaller value; > >it's in mythtv-setup, a setting called "Live TV buffer (GB)". > > > > Ok, this has me confused. I thought that the ringbuffer was on the > frontend? If so, this implies that the ringbuffer needs to be the > same size on all front ends? Yes, you are confused. The ringbuffer(s) live on the back end, with the tuner(s). -- The freedoms that we enjoy presently are the most important victories of the White Hats over the past several millennia, and it is vitally important that we don't give them up now, only because we are frightened. - Eolake Stobblehouse (http://stobblehouse.com/text/battle.html) ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Buffer file not rolling
On Oct 7, 2005, at 9:10 AM, Joseph A. Caputo wrote: The ringbuffer will grow until it reaches the max size configured in the database. Try setting your max ringbuffer size to a smaller value; it's in mythtv-setup, a setting called "Live TV buffer (GB)". Ok, this has me confused. I thought that the ringbuffer was on the frontend? If so, this implies that the ringbuffer needs to be the same size on all front ends? ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Buffer file not rolling
On Thursday 06 October 2005 22:24, Mitko Haralanov wrote: > I have an interesting situation here that I have been noticing > lately. Last time I reinstalled my myth box, I decide to make a > dedicated partition for the buffer files. That way, no matter how much > I have already recorded, I always have the same amount of LiveTV > buffer. > > What I notice, however, is that when I start watching LiveTV, > the ring buffer file starts growing and never stops. It just doesn't > act as a ring buffer but rather as a normal file. Eventually, the > partition fills up and mythbackend goes into this infinite loop said > that there is not more space left on the device. What I have to do is > remove the ringbuffer file manually and then restart the backend. > > I did a search in the mailing list but did not find anyting > useful. Has anyone else see this? Does anyone know what might be going > wrong? The ringbuffer will grow until it reaches the max size configured in the database. Try setting your max ringbuffer size to a smaller value; it's in mythtv-setup, a setting called "Live TV buffer (GB)". -JAC ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Buffer file not rolling
I have an interesting situation here that I have been noticing lately. Last time I reinstalled my myth box, I decide to make a dedicated partition for the buffer files. That way, no matter how much I have already recorded, I always have the same amount of LiveTV buffer. What I notice, however, is that when I start watching LiveTV, the ring buffer file starts growing and never stops. It just doesn't act as a ring buffer but rather as a normal file. Eventually, the partition fills up and mythbackend goes into this infinite loop said that there is not more space left on the device. What I have to do is remove the ringbuffer file manually and then restart the backend. I did a search in the mailing list but did not find anyting useful. Has anyone else see this? Does anyone know what might be going wrong? thanx -- Mitko Haralanov voidtrance at comcast dot net http://voidtrance.home.comcast.net == Littering is dumb. -- Ronald Macdonald ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
