"1 1/2 minute-freeze" before playing first track (1 Viewer)

[King-S]

TV-Server Version: 1.0.2.0
MediaPortal Version: 1.0.2.0
MediaPortal Skin: Blue3
Windows Version: Windows Vista Ultimate
CPU Type: Intel 2.5 GHz Dual Core
HDD: 250 GB seagte (I think)
Memory: 2GB
Motherboard: ASUS P5N73-AM
Video Card: MSI 512 MB
Video Card Driver: from CD
Sound Card: Sound Blaster X-Fi 5.1 Usb
Sound Card AC3: --
Sound Card Driver: Daniel_K USB Series Pack 1.0
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Hello there!

I got a strange problem. After formatting my PC with Windows Vista Ultimate I only installed the Daniel_K drivers for my soundcard instead of the Creative ones. But the following problem also appeared before.

When I click on a mp3-file I have to wait up to 1 1/2 minute until the file plays. Sometimes it plays immediantly, somtimes it plays after a big pause. While the pause the MP freezes...

The files are on a network share. The folders are not too big (50 to 100 files). I use a Gigabit-Ethernet. Everthing ok.

[EDIT] This pause will only appear, when I changed the folder. Once the pause in "Folder A" appeard, it will never appear again and I can switch through the files without having problems. After a restart of MP, the pause will appear again.

The installation of MP is a completly fresh one.[/EDIT]

Please... can somebody help me?

Thanks!

 

[rekenaar]

Hi there

Think we will have to wait for our music expert, hwahrmann, but in the mean time:

1. How did you configure the share?
a) as a mapped drive (example z:\music)
b) as a UNC path (\\server\share)
Can you try the other way around?

2. Clean all log files, reproduce the problem, attach full log files (see my signature for details)

 

[King-S]

Thanks for the answer.

I'll post log-files, when I'm at home again.

The shares are mapped ones (Z:\Programme | Y:\Multimedia).

In my first post I said, that the pause / freeze appears each time the MP has been restarted. But this was a false information. Once a pause in a folder has appeard, it will appear never again. I installed XFace-Skin and it seems to be a little better.

Sorry, but this problem is hard to explain. It seems, that MP has to cache the music-information like ID3 etc. so that the first play freezes until MP has cached theses infos....

btw: I use the Bass-Engine.

Thanks

 

[rekenaar]

In MP Configuration, under Music Database you can once-off do the whole scan to update database. Please see if that solves the problem then.

 

[King-S]

Ok thanks. I'll try this.

Will MP do this automatically sometimes or do I have to do this manually each month...?

 

[rekenaar]

I think the GUI will also add it to database on first use of new media. So the manual scanning should only be done the first time or when you add a lot of stuff afterwards. If you add one album every now and again, the GUI should not be badly affected by slow reaction.

 

[King-S]

Okay sounds good.

Today, i'll try your tip - but I'm sure - this is the solution. I've seen the option in the past many times and never used it.

I'll post my result here again.

Many thanks!

 

[King-S]

Yes - the problem is fixed.....

Just create / update the music-db and all works fine.

Big thanx!

 

[rekenaar]

Good news and thanks for the "fixed"-feedback.