[vdr] Re: vdr[3330]: ERROR: can't record MPEG1!

[Usenet-372111@zocki.toppoint.de (Rainer Zocholl)]

Klaus.Schmidinger@cadsoft.de(Klaus Schmidinger)  20.09.01 21:20

Once upon a time Klaus Schmidinger shaped the electrons to say...

>Rainer Zocholl wrote:
>>>Ansgar Jonietz wrote:
>>>> I think it's not only a NOVA-related problem:
>>>> As i posted some time ago I have the same problem -- but with two
>>>> full Hauppauge 2.1 cards.
>>>> I didn't solve the problem yet, i will try using VDR0.95 with a
>>>> current driver instead of VDR0.85.
>>>>
>>>> The errors occurs only on recordings, not with live watching.
>>>> Aug 22 11:51:57 ophelia vdr[32132]: ERROR: can't record MPEG1!
>> What CPU do you have?
>>
>> Here:
>>
>> msi:~/video/VDR# cat /proc/cpuinfo
>> processor       : 0
>> vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
>> cpu family      : 6
>> model           : 8
>> model name      : Pentium III (Coppermine)
>> stepping        : 10
>> cpu MHz         : 996.697
>> cache size      : 256 KB
>>

>processor       : 0
>vendor_id       : AuthenticAMD
>cpu family      : 5
>model           : 8
>model name      : AMD-K6(tm) 3D processor
>stepping        : 12
>cpu MHz         : 451.014
>cache size      : 64 KB

I assume that device needs in the inner loop 
at least  factor 2 longer:  Half clocking freq. and much smaller cache.
I assume that there is only 66MHz RAM

Maybe Ansgar Joniety tells what CPU he has.


>> What gcc?
>>
>> Here:
>> msi:~/video# gcc --version
>> 2.95.2

>kls@video:/home/kls/vdr/VDR > gcc --version
>2.95.2


>> One question is:
>> What is the difference between recording with the first
>> or the second card?
>>
>> One thread/two threads?

>Should make no difference. There are always two threads for a
>recording.

But there must be something different>
If i record from the primary card there is not problem.

BTW:
If those errors are shown, there are audio drop outs too.


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