Pictures slideshow hangs entire computer

midgar · 2008-08-11, 14:31

TV-Server Version:
MediaPortal Version: 1.0.0 RC2 + lastest svn
MediaPortal Skin: Aeon Wide
Windows Version: XP sp 3
CPU Type: Intel P4 531 3.0Ghz HT
HDD: maxtor 200G SATA2
Memory: 1Gb
Motherboard: Acer E415SM
Video Card: Ati X300 Pci-e
Video Card Driver: Ati catalyst 8.7
Sound Card: Realtek HD
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: Terratec HT Pci
1. TV Card Type: Hybrid
1. TV Card Driver: 1.3.3.0
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: ffdshow
MPEG2 Audio Codec: ffdshow
h.264 Video Codec:
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Remote: Mce Remote
TV: Sharp LCD 32"
TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI & s-video

Hi there, I've since a lot of time and various mediaportal version this issue : when watching photos or slideshow my computer freeze completly and I must restart the pc by resetting it.
I've seen on my log hundreds of db related error...
I attach my log.
Bye and thank you, anyway Mediaportal still the best !

The_Stig · 2008-08-11, 15:16

A short idea without reading your logs:

If entering a folder with pictures first time, MP generates thumbnails in the background. This takes much CPU-Power. Do you have folders with large amounts of pictures?

If so, try to enter a folder and regard CPU-Load. Or you create a new folder with only a few pictures so see if problem persists.

mbuzina · 2008-08-11, 16:00

I have looked through your logs and it seems that some pictures can not be opened for generating the thumbs, which than (due to some issue in MP) does not close the PictureDB correctly anymore. After a while the DB locks up and the system goes into a loop trying to open the database constantly. My suggestion: Leave the picture module on for a longer while (night?) so that it will generate all thumbs.

midgar · 2008-08-11, 20:02

Thank you, In fact I've a very large photo's collection, so I'll leave the module active for thumbinals creation.

2008-08-11, 15:16	#2 (permalink)
The_Stig Portal Tester Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 722 Thanks: 19 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts My System	A short idea without reading your logs: If entering a folder with pictures first time, MP generates thumbnails in the background. This takes much CPU-Power. Do you have folders with large amounts of pictures? If so, try to enter a folder and regard CPU-Load. Or you create a new folder with only a few pictures so see if problem persists. __________________ Some say he works as a tester for Team Mediaportal and some say that he smells bugs, even before they are written into the Code. All we know is, he's called The Stig.

2008-08-11, 16:00	#3 (permalink)
mbuzina Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Germany Age: 34 Posts: 459 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Country:	I have looked through your logs and it seems that some pictures can not be opened for generating the thumbs, which than (due to some issue in MP) does not close the PictureDB correctly anymore. After a while the DB locks up and the system goes into a loop trying to open the database constantly. My suggestion: Leave the picture module on for a longer while (night?) so that it will generate all thumbs. __________________ * Power is nothing without control *

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midgar MP Donator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lucca, Tuscany Age: 35 Posts: 39 Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Country: My System	Thank you, In fact I've a very large photo's collection, so I'll leave the module active for thumbinals creation.