when running mediaportal I get a process called system running at 99% (1 Viewer)

[bertybassett55]

When starting mediaportal I get a system process called "system" and this runs at between 80% to 99% of the processor, most of the time. What is this?

It is causing my TV to stop start. This doesn't happen in media canter TV so the card/aerial are fine. Do you have any suggestions.



MediaPortal Version: 0.2.0.4
Windows Version: media centre 2005 sp2
CPU Type: intel 2.53Ghz
HDD: 120Gb Western digital
Memory: 1Gb
Motherboard: Abit
Motherboard Chipset: SIS 965
Motherboard Bios: No idea
Video Card: ati built 9600
Video Card Driver: lastest
Sound Card: realtek
Sound Card AC3: ???
Sound Card Driver: lastest
1. TV Card: hauppauge MCE nova-t 500
1. TV Card Type: DVB
1. TV Card Driver: laste
Remote: media centre type

 

[mPod]

Not that it helps, but the process "System" is there all the time, not related to MediaPortal. It's part of your XP.

 

[Swede]

System idle process?

In that case, it's normal. It's the idle time, when the processor is doing nothing.

 

[bertybassett55]

no this isn't the system idle process but something called just "system" and it runs so much that it kills my media portal on my htpc but on my home computer its fine.

Maybe I'll try a rebuild tonight.

 

[mPod]

In that case, it's normal. It's the idle time, when the processor is doing nothing.

Nope, that's wrong. The "System" process raises CPU usage e.g. when network traffic is done. That's not an "idle" process... that one is called "Leerlaufprozess" in a german XP.

Something with his system, may it be network or whatever, jumps to near 100% for him. That's not idling time. That's why it blocks his MP.

Hint: Try removing all 3rd party plugins (for bad coded plugins disabling is not enough) and try a clean MediaPortal.xml (move away your current one). Also move away your database files.

 

[bertybassett55]

thanx for the reply I'm going to try a full re-install tonight. This time with Windows XP not MCE and see what happens.

 

[bertybassett55]

tried a full format and full install with no extra plugins and get the same results.

Also tried another Gf card, TV capture card and still getting the sames. 99% lock up on system process any ideas?

BTW this only happens with mediaportal, MCE 2005 and winTV are ok.

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

bertybassett55

I've seen MP do this quite a few times, but not "system" that is weird.
Although it may be running MP that triggers it, sounds like something outside of MP that is causing cpu use to go through the roof.
Anything you may have updated recently, drivers, software etc.

 

[bertybassett55]

nothing. Funny things is on my normal every day PC everything is fine.

It's a completly fresh install. New motherboard, ram, gf card tv card. All the lastest drivers. The only thing left is to update the bios but it doesn't have a floppy drive so I'm leaving that for a bit.

 

[bertybassett55]

looks like the lastest SVN may have fixed things. I'll do some testing and post back the results.