hi guys im having problems while playing the radio over the net its starts to stutter and sometimes it just freezes im using a iqaudio dac+ but I don’t think this is the problem because when I play music via my hdd all is well no freezes stuttering etc any info would be very helpful thanks also I do have hyperion running ws2801 connected to the pi via the gpio pins just like on this website https://christianmoser.me/how-to-build-your-own-tv-ambilight-with-raspberry-pi-and-xbmc/ I do have a 5v 8amp power supply running pi and hyperion but there is a rainbow in top corner which I know its being under powered could this be the problem ? here is a log after the stuttering http://paste.osmc.io/qefukunaru
Fix the power supply (or power supply cable) first. If you are running below the specced voltage then anything is possible (including unreliable network).
Is this wired or wireless? paplayer (used by music playback) has much less buffering than omxplayer/dvdplayer (used by video) so can have buffering issues if network is not great.
buffermode=1 can help this: http://kodi.wiki/view/HOW-TO:Modify_the_video_cache
@popcornmix its wireless mate
@popcornmix used the mini usb as well as the 5v 8amp charger to power hyperion leds and pi no rainbow in top corner at all also tried using wired connection to router and has been flawless all day reverted back to wireless and same old problems freezing and stuttering so im gonna bet its to do with the wifi which hasn’t been solved how do I know because I used the same wifi dongle on my raspbmc image and worked flawlessly for 3 hours before I stopped it. clearly the wifi problems haven’t been sorted which I can bet that’s what most people want to use instead of a wired connection why hasn’t this been sorted ahead of the rc2 ???
Can you try the “buffermode=1” setting I suggested?
That would probably be a losing bet. Wifi is always a weak link and FAR slower than a wired network connection. This is not a new idea. If I had to gauge by forum posts, I think the number would be closer to 50/50.
Wifi has been GREATLY improved in RC2, just because you aren’t seeing this improvement doesn’t mean it’s untrue. There are still improvements to be made for certain chipsets/dongles. You seem to be of the mindset that some important improvements are not being made which is simply untrue. If you haven’t noticed, this is STILL not yet a final product. Please exercise a bit of patience and understanding of the huge amount of work involved in such a project.