Recording menu still slow

[shuot]

Hi!

When I select "Recordings" from main menu, I suffer a delay between 7 and 12 seconds before the Recordings screen display.

Last time, people told me to defragment my disk. I done this and still getting this annoying delay.

I think problem occured in this part, from my log:

2006-01-22 11:08:02.236 VERBOSE [2] loading /settings/SpecialElements/SpecialElement[@name="ListView"]
2006-01-22 11:08:02.236 VERBOSE [2] loading /settings/SpecialElements/SpecialElement[@name="DetailsView"]
2006-01-22 11:08:02.296 VERBOSE [2] loading /settings/SpecialElements/SpecialElement[@name="ItemList"]
2006-01-22 11:08:02.296 VERBOSE [2] RecordingFactory.loadSchedule()
2006-01-22 11:08:02.296 VERBOSE [2] getValue cached value: /settings/AutoRemoveMissingRecordings : true
2006-01-22 11:08:09.647 VERBOSE [2] loading /settings/SpecialElements/SpecialElement[@name="Buttons"]
2006-01-22 11:08:09.657 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/ConfirmDeleteInRecordings
2006-01-22 11:08:09.657 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/ConfirmDeleteInRecordings : false
2006-01-22 11:08:09.697 VERBOSE [2] RecordingFactory.loadSchedule()
2006-01-22 11:08:09.697 VERBOSE [2] getValue cached value: /settings/AutoRemoveMissingRecordings : true
2006-01-22 11:08:20.983 VERBOSE [2] eventText=
2006-01-22 11:08:20.983 VERBOSE [2] type= CurrentChannelName
2006-01-22 11:08:20.983 VERBOSE [2] eventText=
2006-01-22 11:08:20.983 VERBOSE [2] type= CurrentVideoTrack
2006-01-22 11:08:22.545 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/NetRadioBufferSize
2006-01-22 11:08:22.545 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/NetRadioBufferSize : 96000
2006-01-22 11:08:22.545 INFO [2] NetRadio buffer size is: 96000

... from this log, I have two important delay.

What can I do to fix this ?

Thanks!

Bye!

[shuot]

... anybody, no idea ?

Bye!

[icarver]

I reported a similar problem a while back, got no response, I'm still living with a very sluggish recordings UI. Any ideas, anyone?

[gEd]

the delay is in AutoRemoveMissingRecordings.
i think this means that gbpvr is searching the recordings database to confirm that the files are still on disk (the database entries will be removed if the file cannot be found).

so , either you have 1000's or recordings in your database, the database needs to be recompressed in MS access or the filesystem where you store your recordings is performing badly due to fragmentation of MFT or file space.

I think you can set this value to false in the config.xml file.

[icarver]

I have under 100 recordings and I defragmented my recording disk not that long ago.

Back when I was looking at this problem, I noticed that the delay seems to be a function of the number of channels in the line-up and the number of days in the EPG (mine is currently 4 and I'd like to have at least 7).

Also, I encounter delays not just when I go into recordings the first time, but also when I move up and down within the recording directories. I eventually concluded that it was just a really slow database, but I'd be happey to discover that my experience is not typical and can be corrected.

[jam_zhou]

I get this too...I truly think it's a database problem because it's definitely related to the number of recordings I have.

To get around this I use video archive to watch my recordings. It goes into the plugin a lot faster...it's still sluggish in some areas, but faster than recordings.

When I want to modify my recordings I just bear with the sluggishness...you shouldn't have to modify recordings that much anyway. In fact, video archive can achieve this as well...not sure how well it works though.

[sub]

jam_zhou or icarver, can you zip and email your gbpvr.mdb file to me at support@devnz.com?

[sub]

Also, I encounter delays not just when I go into recordings the first time, but also when I move up and down within the recording directories. I eventually concluded that it was just a really slow database, but I'd be happey to discover that my experience is not typical and can be corrected.

I'm surprised that moving up or down is slow for you. Data is only read from the database when you click the 'ready/whats new/pending/reoccuring' buttons, or if you select a recording group for viewing the recordings contained within. Moving up/down is just drawing a different section of the list is already has loaded - it isnt reloading anything.

What speed processor do you have in your macine?

[gEd]

and is it slow when using the cursor keys and/or the remote control?

someone else with what appears to be a similar problem.

http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=12550

[icarver]

and is it slow when using the cursor keys and/or the remote control?

someone else with what appears to be a similar problem.

http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=12550

Moving the cursor keys around is not slow (w/ or w/o remote).