Windows Frodo nighties: Increasing size of guisettings.xml

MasterCATZ · 2012-09-06 01:38

same problem been wondering whats been slowing down my XBMC installs

at first I thought NFS .. nope

then MySQL .. nope

then I just noticed the 2 gb guisettings.xml

it takes about 1 day to grow 200 meg

I share the same .xbmc folder to all Pc's on the network with symlinking and have roaming profiles ( but the temp folder is kept local )

any how at least I have now solved my problem
and I can live with having the file over written with a working copy every day so its no real drama

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_gKq_E...mJTYXJ5bVE

cactus99 · 2012-09-23 18:33

Bumping this issue.

I just noticed my guisettings.xml have started to grow again in both profiles, after my system has been stable for weeks. Currently running the nightly for Windows from 2012-Sep-21 (with datecode 20120920).

There are however some changes to my setup:

I upgraded my hardware to a completely new computer two weeks ago. XBMC has been stable on this new hardware so far until now.
Earlier today I made changes to my video card settings using CCC. I don't know if this has triggered the increasing sizes of guisettings.xml.

I have saved the logfile if anybody is interested.

/Cactus

fems · 2012-09-25 18:16

Same problem here since I updated to 2012-09-16. Using multiple profiles, took up to one minute to change profile using one core of the CPU at 100%. My main profile had a 350MB guisettings.xml. Restored from a backup and now it's 70KB. I've updated to 2012-09-25 and will keep an eye on the filesize.

As MasterCATZ said, just schedule a overwrite with a smaller file as a workaround until this is fixed.

Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1, i5-2400, 8Gb DDR3, Ati 6670 Catalyst 12.8, Yamaha RX-V671, HDMI for audio and video.

**Memphiz** · 2012-09-25 21:57

And could one of you take a peak into it and see what makes it that huge?

fems · 2012-09-26 10:27

Apparently, when using multiple profiles, XBMC may write again and again all display modes in guisettings.xml when profiles are changed, increasing the filesize exponentially. This causes to use all CPU power and huge amounts of memory on startup and profile changes.

I've seen Ati cards mentioned multiple times in the thread, maybe it's a factor, too. In my case, I'm using an Ati Radeon HD 6670 with 12.8 drivers in Windows 7 x64. Previously I was using 12.3 drivers and XBMC 2012-06-09 and the problem was not present.

**Memphiz** · 2012-09-26 15:22

k thx for the abstract (and apologize for not reading the entire thread). Will see that i can ping the right dev for this.

**FernetMenta** · 2012-09-26 16:32

All links are expired. Can someone with this problem post guisettings?

fems · 2012-09-26 20:50

http://pastebin.com/yG9zynZv

This one is "only" 122KB but already has repeating settings.

cactus99 · 2012-09-27 06:45

I have uploaded my guisettings from 2012-Sep-23 to my Google IDrive. The size is almost 45 MB, so I had to zip it.

ATI cards seems to be a common factor. I'm using AMD Radeon HD 7560D, integrated in the new AMD A8-5500 APU.

/Cactus

Zipped guisettings.xml

**FernetMenta** · 2012-09-27 11:01

Thanks, problem is identified and fix is on the way.

Memphiz Team-XBMC Developer Posts: 7,665 Joined: Feb 2011 Reputation: 91 Location: germany	2012-09-25 21:57 Post: #14 And could one of you take a peak into it and see what makes it that huge? AppleTV2/iPhone/iPod: HowTo find debug logs and everything else which the devs like so much: click here HowTo setup NFS for XBMC: Wiki NFS HowTo configure avahi (zeroconf): Wiki Avahi READ THE IOS FAQ!: iOS FAQ
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Memphiz Team-XBMC Developer Posts: 7,665 Joined: Feb 2011 Reputation: 91 Location: germany	2012-09-26 15:22 Post: #16 k thx for the abstract (and apologize for not reading the entire thread). Will see that i can ping the right dev for this. AppleTV2/iPhone/iPod: HowTo find debug logs and everything else which the devs like so much: click here HowTo setup NFS for XBMC: Wiki NFS HowTo configure avahi (zeroconf): Wiki Avahi READ THE IOS FAQ!: iOS FAQ
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FernetMenta Team-XBMC Member Posts: 1,614 Joined: Jul 2010 Reputation: 34 Location: Munich	2012-09-26 16:32 Post: #17 All links are expired. Can someone with this problem post guisettings?
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fems Junior Member Posts: 35 Joined: Sep 2011 Reputation: 1	2012-09-26 20:50 Post: #18 http://pastebin.com/yG9zynZv This one is "only" 122KB but already has repeating settings.
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cactus99 Member Posts: 57 Joined: Jan 2012 Reputation: 0 Location: Sweden	2012-09-27 06:45 Post: #19 I have uploaded my guisettings from 2012-Sep-23 to my Google IDrive. The size is almost 45 MB, so I had to zip it. ATI cards seems to be a common factor. I'm using AMD Radeon HD 7560D, integrated in the new AMD A8-5500 APU. /Cactus Zipped guisettings.xml
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FernetMenta Team-XBMC Member Posts: 1,614 Joined: Jul 2010 Reputation: 34 Location: Munich	2012-09-27 11:01 Post: #20 Thanks, problem is identified and fix is on the way.
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