> > limiting factor. CPU isn't the problem. I think my bus is running at > > 66mzh. Probably anything you can buy now will make a difference > > Its normally PCI bus bandwidth (and fairness) as well as meory bandwidth on > low end boxes. Obviously it depends what you are doing. Another trick is to > drop the drives to UDMA0 (either by using a 40pin cable or in software with > hdparm) as that tends to even out the bus usage and leave gaps for the mpeg > engine.
Alan, Thanks for the tip! I'll definitely give this a try. I don't believe the board I'm using is a (faulty) VIA chipset. Is there a way to confirm this in /proc or similar? I suspect the board being used by my friend is in fact a VIA chipset, and I'll recommend he search for an updated BIOS since you mentioned a possible fix there too. Thanks again! -Kenneth ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _______________________________________________ ivtv-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ivtv-devel
