Vix spinner shows when changing channels

[sherry]

Hi.

I have updated to the latest vix image but when i change channels the vix spinners appears quite allot.

Is there anything i can do to improve this?

Cheers.

[punisher]

Do u use permanent timeshift? Where are your picons stored?

[silverfox0786]

have you got picons on HDD as that will happen if you do

you need to move them to a USB stick

as when you change channel the hdd needs to spin up and get the picon before it can actually change the channel

[sherry]

thank you for the replies.

yes i have permanent timeshift enabled ( i use it all the time) and the picons are stored on the hdd.

[Larry-G]

i would move the picons to a usb stick if you can.

[silverfox0786]

as pheonix and i have mentioned move picons out of hdd but timeshift can stay on hdd infact its recommended to stay on hdd as hdds are faster

[sherry]

thats great. thank you guys :O)

[Larry-G]

thats great. thank you guys :O)

keep us informed how it goes.

[uscool]

I have timeshift on and picons on hdd and get no lag at all, i kept picons on hard drive, cause i have timeshift always running,

[Larry-G]

yeah it's a strange one mate, i have PTS enabled always on my Duo but i always use a USB stick for picons and EPG data. I never have a problem with the spinners my self.

[Nessie]

I had lots spinner activity, sometimes lasting for up to a minute. No picons.
Turned off PTS and have hardly ever seen the spinner since.

[sherry]

i think my hard drive is on its way out.... could this be causing the spinner activity?

[Larry-G]

i think my hard drive is on its way out.... could this be causing the spinner activity?

yes if you have a faulty HDD and the box is trying to read from it, it very well could be the root of your troubles, i have PTS enabled all the time on my Duo and rarely if ever see a spinner for just a channel change.

[uscool]

I also starting to get loading vix spanner, i notice if i watch channel for awhile and then change channel then does it, i have timeshift always on and also have picons on hdd, must be it deleteing the timeshift on prevouis channel causing it .

dont think picons will be effecting it as hdd is always on anyway so doesnt need time to spin up

[Stanman]

Movie the Picons off the HDD and see if the spinner still comes on.

[uscool]

Movie the Picons off the HDD and see if the spinner still comes on.

ok will get a usb and put picons on that, never had this problem on openpli 2.1 on dm800se, timeshift always on and picons on hdd