2010-03-06, 03:51 PM
Hi Martin,
You requested that I start a new thread in this forum and include a copy of my logs. The original post was:
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In the past I had been using an HP Proliant ML150 as my main server, which included GbPvr recording and hosting two PCH's as clients. It definitely was up to the task, but used around 250 to 300watts at idle. So I started searching for a greener solution. First, for storage, I got a NAS from Qnap (Ts-410) which uses only about 20 watts with three 1.5 TB disks in it. Then for the heck of it, I temporarily tried to use my Dell Vostro A90 (Atom 1.6, identical to the Dell Mini 9) to act as a GbPvr server. To my surprise, it worked perfectly for recording shows. However, it is not up to the task of streaming video to the NMT. So now I am thinking about building a system based on the Zotac IONITX motherboard (which has a dual core Atom processoor) so I can get my Vostro back...
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I deleted all logs, then restarted GbPvr and tried to stream a recording to my PCH (A110). I have attached the logs. It does look like it's getting some errors at the end. Sometimes the playback stutters, sometimes it loses sound, sometimes appears to fast forward. I did check the CPU usage on the Vostro and you were right, it never got above 30% while steaming. I should mention that playing the recordings directly from the PCH works fine.
In the other thread, you mentioned:
[INDENT]Normally GBPVR streams to the PCH via http but the --use-shares option cause the file to be read via cifs/smb In theory you don't lose com skip, but many NAS devices don't have the oomph to support streaming required be mvpmcx2. It might be worth a try.
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If you tell me how to invoke the --use-shares option I will try this out. Does it go in the MVP section of config.xml or is it a command line option to mvpmcx2?
You requested that I start a new thread in this forum and include a copy of my logs. The original post was:
[INDENT]
In the past I had been using an HP Proliant ML150 as my main server, which included GbPvr recording and hosting two PCH's as clients. It definitely was up to the task, but used around 250 to 300watts at idle. So I started searching for a greener solution. First, for storage, I got a NAS from Qnap (Ts-410) which uses only about 20 watts with three 1.5 TB disks in it. Then for the heck of it, I temporarily tried to use my Dell Vostro A90 (Atom 1.6, identical to the Dell Mini 9) to act as a GbPvr server. To my surprise, it worked perfectly for recording shows. However, it is not up to the task of streaming video to the NMT. So now I am thinking about building a system based on the Zotac IONITX motherboard (which has a dual core Atom processoor) so I can get my Vostro back...
[/INDENT]
I deleted all logs, then restarted GbPvr and tried to stream a recording to my PCH (A110). I have attached the logs. It does look like it's getting some errors at the end. Sometimes the playback stutters, sometimes it loses sound, sometimes appears to fast forward. I did check the CPU usage on the Vostro and you were right, it never got above 30% while steaming. I should mention that playing the recordings directly from the PCH works fine.
In the other thread, you mentioned:
[INDENT]Normally GBPVR streams to the PCH via http but the --use-shares option cause the file to be read via cifs/smb In theory you don't lose com skip, but many NAS devices don't have the oomph to support streaming required be mvpmcx2. It might be worth a try.
[/INDENT]
If you tell me how to invoke the --use-shares option I will try this out. Does it go in the MVP section of config.xml or is it a command line option to mvpmcx2?