Udo Richter wrote: > C.Y.M wrote: >> I am using vdr-1.3.44 with xine-0.7.8 and everything works fine under >> normal >> operations. But, If I start using intensive CPU load applications, >> such as >> "VDRConvert" to create a dvd, vdr starts giving me ring buffer >> overflow messages. > > I had serious disk throughput issues that were IMHO caused by the file > system driver (reiser) being too CPU-intensive. This also leads to > buffer overruns, since the writer cant keep up with the incoming data. > Things were better on kernel 2.4 and definitely improved on 2.6 after > re-formatting the file system. (fragmentation) > > In light cases, playback is jerky while cutting, in severe cases, even > two parallel recordings caused an CPU overload of my C3-600. > I wonder if running xine with some type of priority would help. Also, perhaps a networked version of xine my solve this. This is not a problem if I use my full featured card as the primary DVB. Best Regards,
