2011-05-13, 19:11
From what I've read, this setup with mysql + thumbnail sharing through symlinks reduce the responsiveness of xbmc. I know a lot of people are getting SSD drives to *increase* responsiveness. But this method would defeat the purpose of getting an SSD since mostly everything would be loaded from a network share (Unless the host network drive was an SSD, but it won't be in my case as I will be using unraid)
My question is, does the mysql library get accessed by xbmc ALL the time, or does it get loaded and cached the first time, and not get accessed again unless xbmc changes something??
I know the thumbnail share would be a big culprit for the slowdown as it gets accessed ALL the time while browsing the library.
I am thinking about setting up rsync/cwrsync for the thumbnails folder and run it on xbmc startup (through autoexec.py) and also maybe run it through eventghost every time the pc wakes up, etc. That way all the thumbnails could still be locally stored on the SSD and be up to date almost all the time.
What I am wondering is, should I do the same with the db as well, or should I not bother and use shared mysql? How much is the slow down with this mysql method??
Thanks
My question is, does the mysql library get accessed by xbmc ALL the time, or does it get loaded and cached the first time, and not get accessed again unless xbmc changes something??
I know the thumbnail share would be a big culprit for the slowdown as it gets accessed ALL the time while browsing the library.
I am thinking about setting up rsync/cwrsync for the thumbnails folder and run it on xbmc startup (through autoexec.py) and also maybe run it through eventghost every time the pc wakes up, etc. That way all the thumbnails could still be locally stored on the SSD and be up to date almost all the time.
What I am wondering is, should I do the same with the db as well, or should I not bother and use shared mysql? How much is the slow down with this mysql method??
Thanks