I have been doing loads of reading and cant seem to find a solid answer on the cachemembuffersize value on streaming video content.
(I have to Pi 512) I was having great success when I setting the value to 120971520 (128mb) on 720p videos (steaming) but on larger 10gb+ 1080p movies it does not seem to be cutting it.
I have no problem waiting at the very start of playing a video, ideally I would like it to buffer as much as needed so the movie will not get interrupted (yes I know on a slow connection that could mean downloading almost the entire movie) but im fine with that
Seeing how the Pi only has 512mb of ram (I’ve read that the cachemembuffersize is actually tripled) and that explains why I can increase to 241943040 (256mb)… but this isn’t important as 256, 512 all falls short of what I need
So, this brought me to <cachemembuffersize>0<…
From what I have been reading this pulls the buffer away from ram and uses the SD card, FANTASTIC! This is exactly what I want.
But I noticed on my large videos it tends to hang @ around 26% and never moves. My guess is the SD buffer has filled up and it doesn’t know what to do.
FINALLY my question:
If I have a 16gb SD card is it possible to increase the partition size on where ever the buffer is kept in order to handle my larger 10GB+ movies?
Cheers and thanks,
-aPeg
(I have to Pi 512) I was having great success when I setting the value to 120971520 (128mb) on 720p videos (steaming) but on larger 10gb+ 1080p movies it does not seem to be cutting it.
I have no problem waiting at the very start of playing a video, ideally I would like it to buffer as much as needed so the movie will not get interrupted (yes I know on a slow connection that could mean downloading almost the entire movie) but im fine with that
Seeing how the Pi only has 512mb of ram (I’ve read that the cachemembuffersize is actually tripled) and that explains why I can increase to 241943040 (256mb)… but this isn’t important as 256, 512 all falls short of what I need
So, this brought me to <cachemembuffersize>0<…
From what I have been reading this pulls the buffer away from ram and uses the SD card, FANTASTIC! This is exactly what I want.
But I noticed on my large videos it tends to hang @ around 26% and never moves. My guess is the SD buffer has filled up and it doesn’t know what to do.
FINALLY my question:
If I have a 16gb SD card is it possible to increase the partition size on where ever the buffer is kept in order to handle my larger 10GB+ movies?
Cheers and thanks,
-aPeg