SageService Version 6.3.10 Randomly Maxes CPU Resources

[Polypro]

If you install neilm's CPU Monitor, you can see this easily. The only drawback on my box is the video will jerk a little. I use AC3Filter. I thought the high CPU use was related to "Always Scan" the import directories, but when I disabled that, it still occured. It's a 1% annoyance to me as it doesn't really affect my viewing, but I can confirm repeatable interval, max CPU usage, lasting about 10 seconds each. It was in 6.3.5 as well.

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[pseudonym]

Originally Posted by sleonard

Together with your results it does indeed look like the Sage audio decoder is the cause of the problems.

Well, based on Polypro's post there are a couple of different issues mixed together here. But changing the audio decoder should help at least some of us.

I'll continue to observe, to see if I am still getting any CPU spikes that last a while, or if I should get any garbled video (none so far). Might be the audio decoder issue was masking another problem still shared by us. Time will tell...

--pseudonym

[Mr_X]

I changed from the "SageTV MPEG Audio Decoder" (the default) to something that was on my system called "MPEG Audio Decoder" and my CPU went from 100% spikes (completely freezing everything for minutes at a time) and about a 40% CPU average to around a 9% CPU and no spikes.

Definitely something funky with the Sage default decoder.

[bones5050]

Originally Posted by pseudonym

Hello all,

I heard back from Support.

I was using the SageTV MPEG audio decoder (which was set as the default during installation and I did not change it).

Support asked that I change to using AC3Filter for my audio decoder to resolve the issue.

I did and it worked. I could NOT recreate the "hang UI" lockup. I switched back to SageTV MPEG audio decoder and was able to recreate the "hang UI" very quickly. I also saw the CPU spikes for a minute or more, return.


--pseudonym

This seems to have worked for me as well, so far after switching to the A3C Filter my issues have been almost resloved. i still notice an occassional CPU spike, but the problem is not nearly as bad.

Thanks pseudonym

[pseudonym]

Still working great here with the AC3Filter, haven't seen any of the funny CPU spikes, 'delayed' UI with the circular grey cursor while I wait for SageTV to move on, etc.

I have nothing against using one of the other audio decoders but since I was happy with the SageTV decoder and it does come with the product I hope they fix it soon!

--pseudonym