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is it freezing up

Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2021 5:13 pm
by m1cdq
ive got my portsdown built wiht a lime and mintioune v2 all in the box with touch screen.

when i go to rx on a set freq . it goes to rx screen and scans around the freq required but after a few mins it just stops
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i have to tap the right hand side of screen a few times before it comes out of rx then go back in to rx
it does this in
Play with ffmpeg in vlv, omx player and vlc

Re: is it freezing up

Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2021 7:33 pm
by G8GKQ
Hi

The Receiver will freeze up after a while using OMXPlayer, because OMXPlayer times out (and blocks the output of the the receiver). VLC with ffmpeg should keep running for hours - although Ryde is probably what you need if you are just going to monitor a channel.

Dave

Re: is it freezing up

Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2021 8:25 pm
by m1cdq
it does it in all 3

my well also build a ryde reciever

Re: is it freezing up

Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2021 10:29 pm
by G8GKQ
Try changing the USB lead between the tuner and the Raspberry Pi.

Dave, G8GKQ

Re: is it freezing up

Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2021 10:46 pm
by m1cdq
done that.Ive tried direct to the pi in the other 3 ports and also on the powered usb hub.
going to try some ferrites on the usb. I have even running off battery power and not via my main shack psu. still the same