Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Pi3B+, Pi3B and MYSQL

2018-04-17 Thread dagadog
Thanks, I do to, although to be honest it probably doesn't matter that much in anything other than concept. I'm pretty sure it wasn't doing a scan because of the (complete) lack of reads from the volume with the music on. I think it is more likely to be a MySQL server setting (either default or s

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Pi3B+, Pi3B and MYSQL

2018-04-15 Thread dagadog
JerryS wrote: > Hi, > > Sorry I missed your post, hence the delay in replying. > > To make a couple of disclaimers, firstly I am no LMS or MYSQL expert and > have no experience other than running MYSQL on localhost (the same > computer LMS is installed on). I should also say that I am not the

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Pi3B+, Pi3B and MYSQL

2018-04-05 Thread dagadog
JerryS wrote: > I am one of those odd people who prefers to run MYSQL rather than > SQLITE. > > > JerryS I would be too - but I didn't think it worked anymore. I'm running the latest nightly (Version: 7.9.1 - 1522249619) on an Ubuntu 16.04 server which is already running an instance of MySQL

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] (Relatively) High LMS CPU Utilisation during MP3 Playback

2017-04-23 Thread dagadog
mherger wrote: > I played a dozen or so 320kbps stations from http://radiobit.50webs.com. > > But only the Audiophile * stations exposed this behaviour. I wonder > whether it's some oddity in their server configuration. > Very odd and specific to Atom CPUs too. I'll stop worrying bout it

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] (Relatively) High LMS CPU Utilisation during MP3 Playback

2017-04-21 Thread dagadog
mherger wrote: > > Both online streams, although browsing through Shoutcast I've noticed > > that only certain streams exhibit the same behaviour. It doesn't > happen > > when streaming a local MP3 file from the LMS box. > > Are you using "proxied streaming" (see Settings/Player/Audio)? > > A

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] (Relatively) High LMS CPU Utilisation during MP3 Playback

2017-04-21 Thread dagadog
mherger wrote: > > If I switch to a 320kbit/s MP3 stream, LMS consumes up to 50% of a > > virtual core. Obviously there's no transcoding involved, so what is > > using the CPU cycles? > > Is this an online stream or local media? What task is using the CPU? > What kind of player is involved? Syn

[SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] (Relatively) High LMS CPU Utilisation during MP3 Playback

2017-04-20 Thread dagadog
Hi I've noticed some strange behaviour running LMS on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on a 64bit Intel Atom based server. When transcoding 320kbps AAC streams the LMS process consumes uses less than 1% of a virtual CPU, and faad and flac consume the same between them. If I switch to a 320kbit/s MP3 stream, LMS