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Nikolay

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Buffering during playback.
« on: March 15, 2002, 04:01:06 am »

Hi everybody,

We are trying to fix the buffering bug, but unable to reproduce it.

If you have problems with playback because of buffering please send your system information into this thread. Include you OS, CPU and Sound Card, it would also help a lot if you would include information about your Sound Card driver.

Thanks in advance.
Nikolay Sokratov
CTO, JRiver, Inc.
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sekim

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RE:Buffering during playback.
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2002, 05:21:55 am »

Media Jukebox  8.0.227

CPU: Intel Pentium II 333 MHz MMX
Memory: Total - 130 MB, Free - 63 MB
OS: Microsoft Windows 98 SE

Internet Explorer: 6.0.2600.0000
ComCtl32.dll: 5.50.4704.1100
Shlwapi.dll: 6.00.2600.0000
Shell32.dll: 4.72.3812.600
wnaspi32.dll: 2, 0, 0, 0 , ASPI for WIN32 DLL, Copyright © Adaptec 1995
Aspi32.sys: N/A


Driver : YAMAHA OPL3-SAx WDM driver

Yamaha hardware version 1.0.00

Is this what you need? I only have built in sound card on motherboard. Hope this helps.
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jimmy

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RE:Buffering during playback.
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2002, 09:07:45 am »

(I posted this message on the DIBENG thread first, as that's where the original
problem started.)

Other apps: I previously had been running web browser (always) and ftp server
(often) and audiogalaxy
(sometimes), during testing (for the DIBENG error) over the last couple of days.
Today, only MJ.

I have tried Matt's suggestion and turned on the track info (dirt simple) and
have had  no DIBENG crash after
two hours, but...

     *first 45 min with no other sys activity, all fine
     *began editing playlists and file info
     *at 65 min minor buffering started, continued editing
     *at 120 min buffering got really bad
     *have stopped editing and bad buffering continues and play is choppy and poppy
     *at 128 min, tried stopping (annoying) playback and restart MJ
     *playback window switched to buffering immediately after I clicked the
stop button
     *MJ stopped responding and had to be crt-alt-del'd

System Info:

Media Jukebox  8.0.227

CPU: Intel Pentium II 264 MHz MMX
Memory: Total - 163 MB, Free - 53 MB
Resource Info: System - 73 %, GDI - 91 %, User - 73 %
OS: Microsoft Windows 98 SE

Internet Explorer: 6.0.2600.0000
ComCtl32.dll: 5.50.4704.1100
Shlwapi.dll: 6.00.2600.0000
Shell32.dll: 4.72.3812.600
wnaspi32.dll: 2, 0, 0, 0 , ASPI for WIN32 DLL, Copyright © Adaptec 1995
Aspi32.sys: N/A

My sound card is built in to this Dell OptiPlex GXa, I think its driver is
"Crystal PnP Audio System MPU-401
Compatible" Microsoft, 4/23/99 (At least that's the info I get when I click on
device manager.
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jimmy

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RE:Buffering during playback.
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2002, 09:53:16 am »

After the last post, quit 'testing' and finished up playlist editing and started to send files to the cd burner-- in MJ. Buffering started and then-- DIBENG crash. (Generic windows b&w error box, click ignore, then standard GPF dialog.) Had been playing tracks while working for 15 min(??). Also had web open.

[cross posted on DIBENG & Buffering threads]

j.

(off to do some work, no more mj today)
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JimH

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RE:Buffering during playback.
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2002, 11:50:29 am »

Just noticed that shotgun2 has a yamaha sound card also.  See the thread titled "shotgun2".
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Jim Hillegass
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TONI

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RE:Buffering during playback.
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2002, 11:58:07 am »

I get the buffering problem each time that I minimize MJ and then restore or maximize? it
If I don't minimize MJ no problem (at least for 2 hours)
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sekim

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RE:Buffering during playback.
« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2002, 11:59:24 am »

JimH

I have been following that thread also. I think the only difference is sg2 has been running an anti-virus and I'm not. I'm sure you folks have checked some of the threads, another similarity is my system and sg2's. With the exeption of scsi, really close. But I still don't get the buffering problems he is getting. Once again, after following Matts suggestion about disabling the vis plug-in, I haven't had hang-up.
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toni

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RE:Buffering during playback.
« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2002, 12:01:43 pm »

I missed it:
Media Jukebox PLUS 8.0.217

CPU: Intel Pentium II 411 MHz MMX
Memory: Total - 130 MB, Free - 37 MB
OS: Microsoft Windows 98

Internet Explorer: 5.50.4522.1800
ComCtl32.dll: 5.50.4522.1800
Shlwapi.dll: 5.50.4522.1800
Shell32.dll: 4.72.3110.6
wnaspi32.dll: 4.60 (1021) , ASPI for Win32 (95/NT) DLL, Copyright © 1989-1999 Adaptec, Inc.
Aspi32.sys: N/A
SB LIVE OEM wiht updated Creative drivers
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Pythius

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RE:Buffering during playback.
« Reply #8 on: March 15, 2002, 12:51:18 pm »

Here's the system info again.

Media Jukebox PLUS 8.0.227

CPU: AMD K6 2 345 MHz MMX
Memory: Total - 228 MB, Free - 82 MB
Resource Info: System - 41 %, GDI - 67 %, User - 41 %
OS: Microsoft Windows 98

Internet Explorer: 6.0.2600.0000
ComCtl32.dll: 5.50.4704.1100
Shlwapi.dll: 6.00.2600.0000
Shell32.dll: 4.72.3812.600
wnaspi32.dll: 4.60 (1021) , ASPI for Win32 (95/NT) DLL, Copyright © 1989-1999 Adaptec, Inc.
Aspi32.sys: N/A


I'm not sure about the sound card. If I look in system properties/device manager/ sound, video and game controllers, there is a listing for a ES 1869 Control Interface from ESS Technology, Inc. File version 4.04.00.1251, Driver:ESS Date 7-20-1998.

There is another one- ES 1869 Plug and Play Audiodrive, Driver 7-20-1998, Provider ESS.

If that's not the sound card info you want, point me in the right direction and I'll try to find it.

Pythius
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toni

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RE:Buffering during playback.
« Reply #9 on: March 15, 2002, 01:06:30 pm »

It crashed also without minimizing ...
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sekim

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RE:Buffering during playback.
« Reply #10 on: March 15, 2002, 03:05:39 pm »

JRiver


Had been playing MJ for several hours with no vis' running and no problems until...
All files prior to this hang have been mp3, this time a wma came up and started buffering constantly. Unable to just close MJ, had C-A-D to shut down. Could it be this type file? Anyone else have this happen with wma file?
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Shotgun2

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RE:Buffering during playback.
« Reply #11 on: March 15, 2002, 06:39:35 pm »

I listened to Bocelli and Pavaroti for almost 6 hours without any problem what-so-ever. However, it was with MJv8.0.157

Even did some other things with computer with MJ minimized.
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RemyJ

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RE:Buffering during playback.
« Reply #12 on: March 16, 2002, 06:31:32 pm »

I think I've got the buffering problem....  

Playback suddenly stops in the middle of a track or hangs at the start of a track with a "Buffering nn%" message.  The only way to fix it is to hit stop and play again.  Trying to play another track before hitting stop at least once results in the "Buffering" message without playback.  I've been trying every 8.0.xxx version for the past few weeks but 227 is the first version I've had this problem with and it happens reguarly.

Media Jukebox PLUS 8.0.227

CPU: Intel Pentium 4 1779 MHz MMX
Memory: Total - 523 MB, Free - 356 MB
OS: Microsoft Windows 2000 5.0 Service Pack 2 (Build 2195)

Internet Explorer: 5.00.3315.1000
ComCtl32.dll: 5.00.3103.1000
Shlwapi.dll: 5.00.3502.4373
Shell32.dll: 5.00.3315.2902
wnaspi32.dll: 4.70 , ASPI for Win32 (95/NT) DLL, Copyright © 1989-2001 Adaptec, Inc.
Aspi32.sys: 4.70

The sound card is a SoundBlaster AudigyEx  
Driver version 5.12.01.0129-1.00.0010
Driver Date: 3/29/2001
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Buckwheat

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RE:Buffering during playback.
« Reply #13 on: March 16, 2002, 06:39:17 pm »

I think this is a bug within MJ, not with the OS/SC.

I was playing some stuff and the buffering message stayed on through the entire song. The song played fine.
Sorry, but the only things I did was start in minime, changed to megame, back and forth. Changed some visualizations/trackinfo stuff. minime was kinda screwed up at the time (winamp skin).

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Media Jukebox PLUS 8.0.227

CPU: AMD Athlon 805 MHz MMX
Memory: Total - 196 MB, Free - 54 MB
OS: Microsoft Windows XP 5.1  (Build 2600)

Internet Explorer: 6.0.2600.0000
ComCtl32.dll: 6.00.2600.0000
Shlwapi.dll: 6.00.2600.0000
Shell32.dll: 6.00.2600.0000
wnaspi32.dll: 4.70 , ASPI for Win32         DLL, Copyright © 1989-2001 Adaptec, Inc.
Aspi32.sys: 4.7
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Shotgun2

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RE:Buffering during playback.
« Reply #14 on: March 17, 2002, 03:35:50 pm »

I have a Soundblaster Live sound card that I had tried to install while back, but kept getting the message that the soundcard was not installed or something, so I pulled it out, erased all the SB files, and rehooked the Yamaha.

You guys want me to try again? I'm not too very good at this sort of thing anymore, but I'm willing to try.

Later
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RE:Buffering during playback.
« Reply #15 on: April 04, 2002, 04:29:07 pm »

I too have a problem with MJ hanging up into endless buffering on playback.
I have a Pentium II, 266MHZ, 256MB Ram, with a P6EX-Me mother board with  built in 16 bit audio compatable with SoundBlaster and Windows stds. Uses ESS1869 Audio Drivers
These are listed in device manager,
ES1869.VXD
MMDEVLDR.VXD
ESSMPU.DRV
ES1869.DRV

OS is WIN 98
please help

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stebajo

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RE:Buffering during playback.
« Reply #16 on: April 05, 2002, 01:45:16 pm »

I have this issue at the end of last song only in Playing Now.

Media Jukebox PLUS 8.0.239

CPU: AMD Athlon 1620 MHz MMX (AMD XP Palomino)
Memory: Total - 261 MB, Free - 106 MB
OS: Microsoft Windows XP 5.1  (Build 2600)

Internet Explorer: 6.0.2600.0000
ComCtl32.dll: 6.00.2600.0000
Shlwapi.dll: 6.00.2600.0000
Shell32.dll: 6.00.2600.0000
wnaspi32.dll: 4.70 , ASPI for Win32 (95/NT) DLL, Copyright © 1989-2001 Adaptec, Inc.
Aspi32.sys: 4.70
Creative SB Live! Value OEM - WDM 3509.2.0.0
Direct Sond  & Source bitdepth in MJB Setting
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