Mediaportal gui freezes periodically (2 Viewers)

[BlueArchon]

TV-Server Version: n/a
MediaPortal Version: 1.0.1
MediaPortal Skin: StreamedMP
Windows Version: Windows XP SP2
CPU Type: AMD Opteron 165
HDD: Samsung 1TB
Memory: 2Gb DDR
Motherboard: Asrock 939Dual-SATA2
Video Card: Radeon 9600 256Mb (AGP)
Video Card Driver: Catalyst 9.3
Sound Card: Chaintech AV-710
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card:
1. TV Card Type:
1. TV Card Driver:
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:
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4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: ffdshow
MPEG2 Audio Codec: ffdshow
h.264 Video Codec: CoreAVC
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply: Zalman 460W
Remote: Logitech UltraX remote
TV:
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Since I've upgraded MediaPortal to version 1.0.1 (from a 1.0 install), i get intermittent lock-ups in the Mediaportal GUI: mediaportal freezes completely, no input is possible, and no animations occur (even the clock stops). A song that was playing will finish however, but no new song will start. As far as I can see, the lockups don't occur while watching video. After 20 minutes, the gui resumes, and a new song starts playing and I can use MP normally again.

It's only MediaPortal itself which locks up, since i can simply open the task mangager when it happens, and kill MediaPortal. When MP hangs, it uses only about 1-2% cpu.

I must say however that I recently also changed my motherboard, but since only MP hangs, it would seem unlikely that this causes the problem.

Attached are some log files. A freeze occured approximately between 23:14 and 23:34

 

[Taipan]

Windows Version: Windows XP SP2

You should be on XP SP3 - or is that a typo?

 

[BlueArchon]

No, I believe it's still SP2 (driver issues for my Wifi card in SP3), but the installer didn't complain about it. I'll try to install SP3 when I get home tonight, and see if it makes a difference.

 

[BlueArchon]

Well, installed SP3, but this didn't solve anything. The freezes still occur.

Edit: changing the skin to Blue3wide also doesn't change anything.

 

[BlueArchon]

Fixed it by installing Catalyst 8.12 instead of 9.3