SageTV 2.1 is a huge mem/cpu hog?

[tankd0g]

Has anyone noticed that 2.1 is a huge CPU and memory hog? I installed it over 2.0 on my 256MB system which was running fine with 2.0 but swapping all the time with 2.1. I had to put another 512mb in it to get it back to normal. Plus the CPU usage is always over 60% where as it used to be below 50 and it seems to get worse the longer the program is up. Is there something gone wrong with my install or is this all known behaviour with 2.1?

[Outvit]

I'm getting 85MB of RAM usage and 17-25% CPU usage watching LiveTV and recording it.

I'm using a WinTV PVR-500MCE with the S-Video / Audio in. I complained about the RAM usage before I bought SageTV but I was convinced it was the best solution regardless of high RAM usage. Besides, we all know Java is a RAM/CPU hog in general. Haha.

[tankd0g]

Originally Posted by Outvit

I'm getting 85MB of RAM usage and 17-25% CPU usage watching LiveTV and recording it.

I'm using a WinTV PVR-500MCE with the S-Video / Audio in. I complained about the RAM usage before I bought SageTV but I was convinced it was the best solution regardless of high RAM usage. Besides, we all know Java is a RAM/CPU hog in general. Haha.

What is the current version you are using? Are you running a beta update? that's mosr like the numbers I had with 2.0, I'm not sure what build. I may try putting the beta on tonight to see if that helps.

[Outvit]

Originally Posted by tankd0g

What is the current version you are using? Are you running a beta update? that's mosr like the numbers I had with 2.0, I'm not sure what build. I may try putting the beta on tonight to see if that helps.

I am using SageTV v2.1.10 which is the stable public release found on SageTV primary website. Not a beta. Those are the numbers I am getting consistently so it appears that the beta may have either new features not fully bug ridden quite yet or something messy in the code causing excessive system resources usage.

[that_kid]

I'm using the same amount and I'm using the latest beta version.

[tankd0g]

I am using 2.1.10 also, perhaps it has something to do with the Zap2it plugin I am using for scheduling. Downloading the program guide just about hangs the system now with 2.1.

[tankd0g]

I uninstalled Java and cleaned out everything java related and then put ont he latest versio and that seemed to help a lot but then SageTV started to crash silently for no reason right int he middle of shows, so I uninstalled SageTV and then reinstalled and it's working like new now. Is there a way to shut down SageTV without just closing it from the task bar or killing it in Task Manager? I think that might have led to corrupting a file.

[Opus4]

Originally Posted by tankd0g

Is there a way to shut down SageTV without just closing it from the task bar or killing it in Task Manager?

I wouldn't kill it in the Task Manager unless absolutely necessary. In the v2.1 manual, see p. 23 regarding options to exit SageTV (sections: "Waking SageTV" and "Exiting SageTV"), and p. 14 regarding stopping the service ("Controlling SageTV's Service Mode Options").

- Andy