Re: Instability with recordings on VDR-1.7.4 when recording to a NTFS partition

["Hawes, Mark" <MARK.HAWES@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 20.03.2009 13:11, Hawes, Mark wrote:

> Since upgrading to VDR-1.7.4 I have experienced some instability when

> recording to an NTFS partition.

> 

>  

> 

> The recording itself seems to proceed OK, but the recorded programs will

> generally only play for a few seconds before freezing. Pausing live

> video and then resuming play will also trigger the problem. Subsequently

> rewinding a recording that has been so paused will only rewind to the

> pause point, not the beginning of the recording.

> 

>  

> 

> All works well when using vdr-1.7.2 to record on the same system to the

> same partition, and when I placed my recording directory on a reiserfs

> partition all worked well too. So it appears to be

> 

> a problem recording on NTFS partitions introduced with the switch to .ts

> file recording.

Does it make a difference if you comment out the line

#define USE_FADVISE

in VDR/tools.c?

Klaus

 

Hi Klaus,

 

Commented out that line at line no 1442 in tools.c, and recompiled.

 

No better.

 

If I pause live video then restart it starts in slo-mo i.e. judders, and then eventually freezes, but may then start again, still juddering …. and freezing …

 

Mark

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