ATV2 and Time Capsule

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MrTraverso Offline
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Hi guys,

I'm italian, so sorry for my bad english.

I've bought AT2 and Time Capsule. I've jailbreak AT2 and install XBMC. If i try to strem a 1080p film from my PC(windows 7) i don't have any problem but if i try to stream a same film from time capsule it are every 30 second in buffering.
If i play a film on my pc from tc have any problem. I Can't understand what is the problem.

thanks

PS: my Lan is all wired
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MrTraverso Offline
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someone help me please!!!
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Jester Offline
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screaming for help after 3 hours doesn't really help...

also

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=92480

Current XBMC Platform: ATV2
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MrTraverso Offline
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I'm sorry but I do not have any crash. I have a problem only with files in time capsule therefore i think is not necessary the log file.
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Don't use a Time Capsule. Far too many reports of it not working. Also, no log = no soup
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Lol@Jester....

Have to agree with Ned. I tried all sorts of combinations with atv2. Time Capsule was almost at the bottom of the list as far as performance goes. It might still work depending upon a host of other things, network, drive, connection, codec etc... Generally speaking though, you may struggle especially with high bitrate streams and the codecs requiring more processing.

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DStu Offline
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I had a Time Capsule...tossed it out.

Got a Router with a USB host and plugged in 1TB portable drive instead. Works brilliantly, and you should be able to sell the Time Capsule and not have to fork out too much extra for the new gear.
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Hello,

I've got a timecapsule (4th gen) and ran initially into problems (with AFP giving even worse results than SMB). Those seems to be solved by changing TCP ACK settings in sysctl.conf on the ATV2 :

/etc/sysctl.conf :
net.inet.tcp.delayed_ack=1

Note that the value "0" simply don't work.

Playing high bitrates 1280p mkv now works like a charm with AFP - occasional stuttering may appear with SMB, but it is ways better than before (systematic buffering). Using Wifi.

Worth a try i think.
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Interesting!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCP_window_scale_option

Seems like windows, linux and osx have this enabled by default, and iOS doesn't? (At work, not confirmed). It may not be set due to compability issues with some devices - if I know Apple right, it is better to be safe than sorry.

Read elsewhere that people with lin/osx had 5-6 times performance gain on AFP file transfer by playing with these values. Shocked

Thanks for the info, I will definitely try this when I come home.
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MrTraverso Offline
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Hi Bonic,

Thank you for reply. I've tried to connect with ssh in my AT2 but in ect/ i can't find sysctl.conf i've only found syslog.conf.
Could you help me please?

I've bought TC only for this because i thought there's no problem from apple device to apple device....

thanks
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