stuttering HD playback

[lovingHDTV]

I filed a bug on this, but thought I was ask here also.

Since ~release 6.1 I have had times where my HD playback stutters during playback on my client. When this happens I look at the server I can see that the sagetvservice is hammering the hard drives.

I turned on debugging and it looks like Sage is stuck in a loop of checking the import library, and the keep at most settings. It just keeps doing this over and over.

If I reboot the server it works great for a couple days, then at sometime it will start this cycle again.

Ideas anyone?

I have not make any OS changes to my box for a couple years, although I did up the memory to 1GB hoping this would help, but it did not. If I could figure out how to keep sage from doing the "housework" while I'm watching a show I'd be ok.

thanks

[srothwell]

Originally Posted by lovingHDTV

I filed a bug on this, but thought I was ask here also.

Since ~release 6.1 I have had times where my HD playback stutters during playback on my client. When this happens I look at the server I can see that the sagetvservice is hammering the hard drives.

I turned on debugging and it looks like Sage is stuck in a loop of checking the import library, and the keep at most settings. It just keeps doing this over and over.

If I reboot the server it works great for a couple days, then at sometime it will start this cycle again.

Ideas anyone?

I have not make any OS changes to my box for a couple years, although I did up the memory to 1GB hoping this would help, but it did not. If I could figure out how to keep sage from doing the "housework" while I'm watching a show I'd be ok.

thanks

Any chance you have your DTV set to record Transport Streams instead of Program Streams (default)?

I had another issue where I was told by sage to us TS. fixed the problem, but every time sage sent to make a video thumbnail of a file that was recorded as a TS, my CPU would peg qo 90%, the hard drive would go crazy for about 5 minutes until it figured out the picture.

stacy

[lovingHDTV]

Interesting, a few months ago I switched from ps to ts. Maybe that is what broke everything. I'll switch back and see how it goes.

thanks,

[mskitty666]

Where do I find the PS/TS setting and what do they stand for? I too am having trouble with the HD and would like to try this adjustment.

[srothwell]

Originally Posted by lovingHDTV

Interesting, a few months ago I switched from ps to ts. Maybe that is what broke everything. I'll switch back and see how it goes.

thanks,

Yes but keep in mind that the files are already set as TS. You'd have to delete every one of them to make the problem go away. The setting only affects new recordings.

Stacy

[srothwell]

Originally Posted by mskitty666

Where do I find the PS/TS setting and what do they stand for? I too am having trouble with the HD and would like to try this adjustment.

mmc/encode_digital_tv_as_program_stream=true or false

[lovingHDTV]

Originally Posted by srothwell

Yes but keep in mind that the files are already set as TS. You'd have to delete every one of them to make the problem go away. The setting only affects new recordings.

Stacy

Unfortunately you are correct, but I don't have any real need to have TS, just was wondering if it would work better. At least I could be on my way back to recovery.

[Stuntman]

Originally Posted by srothwell

mmc/encode_digital_tv_as_program_stream=true or false

Okay.. I give.. why would one choose one type over the other??

Thanks!

[lovingHDTV]

This thread should help:

http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/show...ream+transport

But from the looks of it, SageTV appears to be more program stream friendly.