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

2009-03-24 Thread Klaus Schmidinger
On 24.03.2009 09:22, Niedermeier Günter wrote: Replaying TS produces "no" CPU load. >>> Forget it! This seems to be fixed too since your patch. >>> >>> Could that be possible? >> I don't think so. The modified code is not involved >> in replaying, only in recording. > > However, currently 174

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

2009-03-24 Thread Klaus Schmidinger
On 24.03.2009 17:05, Jouni Karvo wrote: > Klaus Schmidinger kirjoitti: >> On 23.03.2009 22:13, Klaus Schmidinger wrote: >> >>> On 23.03.2009 21:42, Niedermeier Günter wrote: >>> > Here's a quick shot - totally untested (no time, sorry). > Please try it and let me know if it helps. >

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

2009-03-24 Thread Jouni Karvo
Klaus Schmidinger kirjoitti: > On 23.03.2009 22:13, Klaus Schmidinger wrote: > >> On 23.03.2009 21:42, Niedermeier Günter wrote: >> Here's a quick shot - totally untested (no time, sorry). Please try it and let me know if it helps. >>> Hi, >>> >>> I've tried it: >>>

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

2009-03-24 Thread Hawes, Mark
>>> One question (OT): is it normal that replaying a PES record causes >>> in a very high CPU load on 1.7.2 and higher? -> 80-90% on a P4/2400 >>> >>> Replaying TS produces "no" CPU load. >> >> Forget it! This seems to be fixed too since your patch. >> >> Could that be possible? >I don't think s

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

2009-03-24 Thread Niedermeier Günter
>>> Replaying TS produces "no" CPU load. >> Forget it! This seems to be fixed too since your patch. >> >> Could that be possible? > > I don't think so. The modified code is not involved > in replaying, only in recording. However, currently 174 works without high CPU load in my environment. I had

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

2009-03-24 Thread Klaus Schmidinger
On 03/24/09 01:09, Niedermeier Günter wrote: >> One question (OT): is it normal that replaying a PES record causes >> in a very high CPU load on 1.7.2 and higher? -> 80-90% on a P4/2400 >> >> Replaying TS produces "no" CPU load. > > Forget it! This seems to be fixed too since your patch. > > Coul

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

2009-03-23 Thread Niedermeier Günter
> One question (OT): is it normal that replaying a PES record causes > in a very high CPU load on 1.7.2 and higher? -> 80-90% on a P4/2400 > > Replaying TS produces "no" CPU load. Forget it! This seems to be fixed too since your patch. Could that be possible? -Günter -- This message was scanne

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

2009-03-23 Thread Niedermeier Günter
> Just another quick thing to test: please add > > } > Data += TS_SIZE; <== this line > Length -= TS_SIZE; > Processed += TS_SIZE; > } > return Processed; > } > > to the end of cFrameDetector::Analyze(). ...looks good at all! I've tested streaming of f

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

2009-03-23 Thread Klaus Schmidinger
On 23.03.2009 22:13, Klaus Schmidinger wrote: > On 23.03.2009 21:42, Niedermeier Günter wrote: >>> Here's a quick shot - totally untested (no time, sorry). >>> Please try it and let me know if it helps. >> Hi, >> >> I've tried it: >> files are created, but with zero filesize. >> Only info is correc

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

2009-03-23 Thread Klaus Schmidinger
On 23.03.2009 21:42, Niedermeier Günter wrote: >> Here's a quick shot - totally untested (no time, sorry). >> Please try it and let me know if it helps. > > Hi, > > I've tried it: > files are created, but with zero filesize. > Only info is correct. > > After a few seconds vdr is restarting with

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

2009-03-23 Thread Niedermeier Günter
> Here's a quick shot - totally untested (no time, sorry). > Please try it and let me know if it helps. Hi, I've tried it: files are created, but with zero filesize. Only info is correct. After a few seconds vdr is restarting with an "emergency exit!". -Günter -- This message was scanned by ES

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

2009-03-23 Thread Klaus Schmidinger
On 23.03.2009 08:35, Klaus Schmidinger wrote: > On 23.03.2009 01:09, Niedermeier Günter wrote: >>> There must be an other problem that's causing this, but since this doesn't >>> happen here on my system, I'm afraid you'll need to do the debugging ;-) >> Which changes have been made between 1.7.2 an

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

2009-03-23 Thread Klaus Schmidinger
On 23.03.2009 01:46, Hawes, Mark wrote: >>> A TS recording is only marginally more data than the same length recording >>> in PES. I don't think that recording in TS should require so much more >>> bandwidth >>> than PES. > >> That's clear to me. > >>> There must be an other problem that's causi

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

2009-03-23 Thread Klaus Schmidinger
On 23.03.2009 01:09, Niedermeier Günter wrote: >> There must be an other problem that's causing this, but since this doesn't >> happen here on my system, I'm afraid you'll need to do the debugging ;-) > > Which changes have been made between 1.7.2 and 1.7.3 in > file writing mechanism? > > Not co

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

2009-03-22 Thread Hawes, Mark
>> A TS recording is only marginally more data than the same length recording >> in PES. I don't think that recording in TS should require so much more >> bandwidth >> than PES. >That's clear to me. >> There must be an other problem that's causing this, but since this doesn't >> happen here on m

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

2009-03-22 Thread Niedermeier Günter
> There must be an other problem that's causing this, but since this doesn't > happen here on my system, I'm afraid you'll need to do the debugging ;-) Which changes have been made between 1.7.2 and 1.7.3 in file writing mechanism? Not codechanges, because I dont understand them, but in words ple

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

2009-03-22 Thread Klaus Schmidinger
On 22.03.2009 19:06, Niedermeier Günter wrote: > ...is there switch, or simple possibility to change recording > format from TS to PES in 1.7.4 - just for a simple verification? Sorry, PES recordign has been completely removed from VDR. > In your environment, do you stream over net or local disk?

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

2009-03-22 Thread Niedermeier Günter
...is there switch, or simple possibility to change recording format from TS to PES in 1.7.4 - just for a simple verification? BTW: In your environment, do you stream over net or local disk? Because streaming to a local (linux)disk makes no problem, and would be hard to produce it, or measure the

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

2009-03-22 Thread Niedermeier Günter
> A TS recording is only marginally more data than the same length recording > in PES. I don't think that recording in TS should require so much more > bandwidth > than PES. That's clear to me. > There must be an other problem that's causing this, but since this doesn't > happen here on my syste

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

2009-03-22 Thread Klaus Schmidinger
On 22.03.2009 15:36, Niedermeier Günter wrote: >> Well, if there are buffer overflows and the TS data is corrupted, it's >> no wonder the index file stops growing. >> >> Does this happen on all channels, or only on some (or even only on a >> particular one)? >> > > Additional infos: > > I recompi

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

2009-03-22 Thread Niedermeier Günter
> Well, if there are buffer overflows and the TS data is corrupted, it's > no wonder the index file stops growing. > > Does this happen on all channels, or only on some (or even only on a > particular one)? > Additional infos: I recompiled older versions beginning at 1.7.3 and made some tests.

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

2009-03-22 Thread Niedermeier Günter
> > Well, if there are buffer overflows and the TS data is corrupted, it's > no wonder the index file stops growing. > > Does this happen on all channels, or only on some (or even only on a > particular one)? Well, I've tried it on several channels ARD,ZDF,arte,Das Vierte,MünchenTV and so on. C

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

2009-03-22 Thread Klaus Schmidinger
On 22.03.2009 12:39, Niedermeier Günter wrote: >> Strange - the code for actually writing the index file hasn't changed >> between PES and TS recording. But maybe you can take a closer look at >> the changes to cIndexFile between version 1.7.2 and 1.7.3. > > Possibly you may want to have a look to

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

2009-03-22 Thread Niedermeier Günter
> Strange - the code for actually writing the index file hasn't changed > between PES and TS recording. But maybe you can take a closer look at > the changes to cIndexFile between version 1.7.2 and 1.7.3. Possibly you may want to have a look to my logfile, while the error occurs: snip

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

2009-03-22 Thread Stefan Wagner
Klaus Schmidinger wrote: > I believe you mean 'genindex'. > Maybe I should make VDR automatically generate an index file when replaying > a TS recording without one... good idea stefan ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-b

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

2009-03-22 Thread Niedermeier Günter
>> I've never had a problem like this in older VDR versions, and I often do >> cutting and recording at the same time. > > Strange - the code for actually writing the index file hasn't changed > between PES and TS recording. But maybe you can take a closer look at > the changes to cIndexFile betwe

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

2009-03-22 Thread Klaus Schmidinger
On 22.03.2009 09:15, Hawes, Mark wrote: > > > ... > I have checked the recording directory and sure enough, the index file stops > growing after a short while (seconds). > I have tried mounting the NTFS partition with the async option but to no > avail, i.e. problem is still there. Please try

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

2009-03-22 Thread Niedermeier Günter
Hawes, Mark schrieb: > > > /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 …/ > >>/ / > >>/ Well, then I have no idea why it wouldn't work with an NTFS partition,/ >

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

2009-03-22 Thread Klaus Schmidinger
On 22.03.2009 01:42, Niedermeier Günter wrote: >>> 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 … >> Well, then I have no idea why it wouldn't work with an NTFS partition, >> while

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

2009-03-21 Thread Niedermeier Günter
>> 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 … > > Well, then I have no idea why it wouldn't work with an NTFS partition, > while it does work with others. > > Klaus Hi Klaus,

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

2009-03-21 Thread Klaus Schmidinger
On 21.03.2009 00:51, Hawes, Mark wrote: > 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 recorde

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

2009-03-20 Thread Hawes, Mark
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 l

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

2009-03-20 Thread Klaus Schmidinger
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 li