2012-10-22, 14:08
How is transmission running on this? I am thinking of getting the 512mb version but i have few hundred torrents that require seeding so i am not sure how this will work.
(2012-10-22, 12:50)caravela Wrote:(2012-10-22, 12:38)Trixster Wrote: For 512mb boards which is likely to be the most optimal setup, a GPU/ARM split of 128/384 or 256/256?
that depends on what you use your pi for, if you just run Xbmc 256/256 or 128/384 should be fine. if you are gonna have services running like uPnP, webserver, transmission, samba i would recommend the 128/384. Again just depend how much stuff you have running, more stuff more ram for the system
EDIT:just tried 128, 192 and 256 by bare observation i couldn't see any difference
(2012-10-22, 15:21)MilhouseVH Wrote:(2012-10-22, 12:50)caravela Wrote:(2012-10-22, 12:38)Trixster Wrote: For 512mb boards which is likely to be the most optimal setup, a GPU/ARM split of 128/384 or 256/256?
that depends on what you use your pi for, if you just run Xbmc 256/256 or 128/384 should be fine. if you are gonna have services running like uPnP, webserver, transmission, samba i would recommend the 128/384. Again just depend how much stuff you have running, more stuff more ram for the system
EDIT:just tried 128, 192 and 256 by bare observation i couldn't see any difference
Of course the memory allocation is now much more granular, in 1MB increments, so splitting the ram in 128MB chunks is no longer necessary. You could allocate (on a 512MB board) 192MB to the GPU, or 208MB, or whatever amount works best for XBMC. Heck, even on a 256MB model, you could give the GPU 144MB (an extra 16MB) if it makes any difference.
(2012-10-22, 14:17)caravela Wrote: Well just try it out here is the addon https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ldk2rhxxwofrb...ion.tar.gz install it from xbmc. you can ssh into the pi and the settings.json file is under .cache/transmission i think u can use transmission.start/stop in the command line or enable disable the addon under services in xbmc addons services. i have the addon disabled in xbmc and then start it using the command line whenever i need it. only the web based server is available and there is a watch folder also by default
there is also an addon for the SABnzbd-Suite
(2012-10-21, 02:10)gimli Wrote:(2012-10-18, 08:32)rbej Wrote: EVERYTHING is scaled to 720p, not only GUI.
Nope. It is rendered in 1080p. There is a bug in the calculation and displaying the values. The rendering of the video IS IN 1080p.
(2012-10-22, 15:27)MilhouseVH Wrote:I currently do not have the pi so i can not try it. But i assume the 512mb version will work better and faster then the 256 when there are background processes running 24/7, right? This would have been ideal for me.(2012-10-22, 14:17)caravela Wrote: Well just try it out here is the addon https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ldk2rhxxwofrb...ion.tar.gz install it from xbmc. you can ssh into the pi and the settings.json file is under .cache/transmission i think u can use transmission.start/stop in the command line or enable disable the addon under services in xbmc addons services. i have the addon disabled in xbmc and then start it using the command line whenever i need it. only the web based server is available and there is a watch folder also by default
there is also an addon for the SABnzbd-Suite
For the cost involved, I'd personally run Transmission (plus Sickbeard/SABnzbd and other network services related stuff) on a second dedicated and headless "server" Raspberry Pi 512MB. And as it would be running Raspbian, installing services is much less of a headache - no need for custom and possibly out of date add-ons. You could even install MySQL and have it become your central repository for XBMC metadata.
The last thing I'd want is my media player experience being impaired by background processes stealing cycles and memory...anyone seeding a few hundred torrents could find their USB/network interface is too busy to actually stream media content!
(2012-10-22, 16:22)bboo Wrote: I currently do not have the pi so i can not try it. But i assume the 512mb version will work better and faster then the 256 when there are background processes running 24/7, right? This would have been ideal for me.
(2012-10-22, 17:30)sdsnyr94 Wrote: However, when I started to browse through the "TV Shows" section of my library, the system became very sluggish... at one point it took a good 5 minutes to change from the Show Title to the seasons level... and after a good 10 minutes of waiting for it to get to the episode level, I just rebooted the unit.
After reboot, I went directly into TV section... and response time was better initially...but as I played clips of episodes (again, testing compatibilty)... the system started slowing down, and videos that played flawlessly moments earlier, now played very choppy for the first minute or two. When I checked the memory usage.. it was now over 80%.
What is running the memory up that high? Is it the fanart, banners, etc.. for the episodes? Should/Does that memory become available if I leave the unit alone for a while? Is this a Memory Leak? Is there a way to manually free up the memory?