Elizabeth Dodd wrote: > the Celeron processor just didn't have enough grunt to run the dvb-t stream > and recording > so i'm back using the quad core with loads of RAM to run the tv > > Now, after some fiddling, the standard mplayer command does record for me > VCR_CMD = CONF.mplayer > + ' -dumpstream -dumpfile %(filename)s "dvb://%(channel)s"' > TV_RECORD_FILE_SUFFIX = '.ts' > > and I suspect the previous problem was a crash related to not enough cpu and > ram.
I don't think you need much RAM or CPU to record .ts streams. Certainly with the IVTV driver (a .ps stream) the CPU usage while recording is 3% on my P3. You should ssh to the box and run "top" to see what is happening while recording, you should see the amount of RAM and the CPU usage for mplayer. Duncan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
