Core/Hybrid delayed movie start

[DragonK]

Hi All,

If I start a movie thats stored on my core/hybrid, their is about a 45sec delay before the movie starts.
Example, I choose the movie to start, the tv connected to the core/hybrid goes black for about 45sec and then the movie starts.
But on my MD the movie starts to play immediately.

Karel

[LmceCape]

Hi Karel

Did you manage to figure this out?

I have the same problem, when starting anything on the core (video/audio) it takes between 9 & 13 seconds to start.

Regards
LMCECAPE

[l3mce]

I believe this is an NVIDIA alpha layering issue. Are you:
On the 8300 Chipset?
Running UI2 alpha?
If you drop to tty2 and back to 7, does it play immediately?

[DragonK]

HI,

I've got an 8600 chipset. If i set the hardware acceleration to opengl it has the delay on the core.

Karel

[LmceCape]

Thanks

That was the problem.

UI1 works.

Any workaround?

Lmcecape

[RayBe]

i am also getting this strange behaviour.

i did shutdown my core/hybrid for maintenance a few days back, today i started it up again.
My MD seems to be ok, when i press play it instantly starts to play.
But on my core/hybrid when i hit play i have to wait for about 30-45 sec before the movie starts.

the only thing that has changed is my modem on the external side (i have no outside access configured)

i tried to set hardware acceleration for my core (GT220) to vpdau but that didn't do it.

does anybody have a idea where to start looking.

For some reason it used to work perfectly, but now it has this delay?

thanks in advance,
br,
Raymond

[DragonK]

Hi Raymond,

One of the things that I noticed that if the core doesnt have internet access, then the movies have a delayed start.
I have limited bandwith, so my core is seldomly connected to the internet.

Karel

[RayBe]

Karel, thanks for the reply,

My core has a internet-connection because i am surfing through my core writing this
but maybe i have to open a port on the new modem, could that be it and if so which ports do have to be open?
thanks again

br,
Raymond

[RayBe]

One other thing that i noticed:

http://imagebin.org/186300

Thats a portion of my Advanced | Network settings screen.
I asume that the external network card section also has to be filled in.
Although it isn't filled in, i can surf on the internet.
I have no idea on howto get the external network card section filled in.

br,
Raymond

[DragonK]

Because your core is getting an DHCP ip from your router? If you assign a static ip to your external nic you can fill it in there.

[RayBe]

Karel thanks,

Thats where i get confused, my new modem/router has DHCP enabled so the external network section should get filled in automatically. 
Look at: http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Internal_and_External_networks_swapped/not_working under the section "What to do", in there they state that if dhcp is enabled the external network section should get filled in automatically.

A static ip adress is also a thing to try, thanks.
Will swapping the NIC's help too?
Also i must go over the settings in me new modem/router (once again ) maybe i missed something.

Now i have a direction to search in, thanks,

If you have any more suggestions, please let me know.

br,
Raymond

[RayBe]

ok now i see i got a EXTERNAL_IP under section  Advanced | Network settings -> Current settings
but i don't know if its the right one?
_but_ the DNS1 is still from the old modem/router, the DNS2 is from the new, how can i delete the old DNS1 ip-adress?

br,
Raymond

[DragonK]

I use Static ip for my external nic and disabled dhcp on my router.
Then I know exactly what ip's im using.

Just a thought.....

[RayBe]

That is a good idea will try it too.
What i also wanna try is to put back my old modem/router to see if that realy is the problem.
Will post the results here.
Thanks so far.
Br,
Raymond

[RayBe]

ok, i swapped my new modem for my old one, voila, problem solved!

_but_ i have to use my new modem, because it has build in voip (hardcoded secret password, so i can't use lmce   really,... don't ask)
so i have to figure out what exactly it is thats different between the 2 modems thats causing this problem.

if anybody has any ideas, please share, as i am grasping in the dark on this one.

if i find anything new i will post.

br,
Raymond