[SOLVED] Some interesting "bug" that i think is worth sharing...

[Exnor]

(29th Dec, 2014 02:55 AM)menakite Wrote:  Try to determine the user (UID) xbmc.bin is running under, it should be "xbian" and its home directory should be /home/xbian/.xbmc.
If all this is true, try:

Terminal

sudo chown -R xbian /home/xbian
sudo chmod 755 /home/xbian /home/xbian/.xbmc

It is suggested to allocate 112 MB to the GPU on Model A/old Model B with 256 MB and at least 144 on newer Model Bs (512 MB).
You can limit resource usage by lowering the GUI resolution to 720p, using a skin with "simpler" textures (stick with the default Confluence skin, or try Amber), etc. However, this is very setup-specific - different audio/video codecs may require more, or less, memory on the GPU: you need to find out the minimum required for your setup by just trying to lower it a couple times per week (to check if it's stable and no glitches appear).
Until you see "ERROR: ... OMX_ErrorInsufficientResources ..." in your xbmc.log, your gpu_mem is okay.

Hi mate,

Yep XBMC.bin is running under xbian user, like in my other Pi.... I've changed the permissions like you said to the .xbmc folder... so far ok.

But i've shared this "bug" because this was a clean install, from scratch. Any idea what could have cause this?

On the GPU part, well one my living room Pi i have the default allocated RAM to the GPU and is running FHD (OC @turboo), but on my bedroom i allocated only 90MB because its an old B model (256MiB ram only) and i've noticed a slightly better performance with more system memory available (or maybe i'm just under that impression).
This Pi (old B model) is running OC @turboo also and set for 720p only. I also only use Confluence skin.
Using a bigger size of allocated mem to the GPU makes the Pi noticeable slower than my other one. (both now have fast SDcards).

Thks for the above tips