[dt1000]

Hello.
I am using XBMC to watch my media in Ubuntu.
If I watch something while my BitTorrent client (Azureus) is downloading then the playback stutters, presumably when Azureus writes to the HDD...

Is there any setting I can change to aleviate this issue?

Thanks,
Dan

[vikjon0]

If I watch something while my BitTorrent client (Azureus) is downloading then the playback stutters,

I am not sure this is a xbmc related question?

Anyway, Azure is using too much resources. Memory I guess. Use something else like deluge.

[fasteddy]

The simplest answer is: don't run azureus in the background. However, before you get any reasonable answer, you'll need to provide more details. Hardware, OS, xbmc version, etc.

I can tell you that while azureus is a great program, it's a cpu hog. If you're not using vdpau decoding, then hd video requires a whole lotta cpu.

[bobo1on1]

You can use this: http://www.flamingspork.com/projects/libeatmydata/

Which is probably a bad idea, in the event of a crash you can lose your downloaded data and other azureus files, so make backups and be warned, or live with the stutters.

[vikjon0]

Ok, but try a different sw like deluge first. I had the same problem with Azureus on asrock ION 330. With deluge it works fine!

[dt1000]

Thanks for the tips.
I also posted this question on the Linux forums and got the solution!
You just need to fiddle with the cache settings in Azureus and everything is silky smooth.

Cheers,
Dan

[fasteddy]

By all means, then, please post the exact answer in case someone else needs it. (i.e. to what did you change the cache settings?)

[dt1000]

I would if I could remember exactly what I did!

I do recall that because my system has a solid state drive I jacked the virtual memroy cache waaaaaaay up! I also set any and all options that would reduce or smooth out disc access.

Here is the posting on the forum that tipped me off!

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1294027

Thanks,
Dan