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Restek99 · 2014-06-08, 13:47

Running Gotham on a core i3 with 4Gb RAM, using WMC as the backend for live/recorded TV & the default skin. When I first run XBMC it works great, but after a few days the animations on the interface become jerky. I.e. I can still switch between items on the main menu at the same speed, but instead of the move being smooth, it happens in a series of jumps. If I quit XBMC & start it up again, it's fine. Hardly the worst problem in the world, but any suggestions how to fix it?

**PatK** · 2014-06-08, 17:08

Memory leak or code fragmentation. Check available memory when it's acting up , try some sort of flush utility (task manager does this) and see if you get relief. Try to reduce the size of your pagefile and look over this faq http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Advanced_topics with the subjects of changing the video cache, that's about all I can offer; your issue might not be any of the above, but it's a starting point.

Take care to have the latest drivers and make sure display is not set to match video. (wondering if software rendering would change anything?)

Restek99 · 2014-06-08, 17:36

Thanks for the suggestions. I've checked RAM & CPU usage in XBMC when it's acting up - both look similar to when it first starts (~2Gb free, CPU ~25%). It's not playing video that's the issue, it's just the interface animation, so I don't think that the cache size will do anything? I have tried updating the video drivers. Where do I set whether display matches video? Native resolution is 720p.

**PatK** · 2014-06-08, 21:28

Cache size refers to the place & fetch of code, with enough fragmentation you will get longer delays in the swap and eventually ends up with symptoms as above as XBMC tries to pre-fetch. Settings>video> playback and acceleration.

Psepha · 2014-06-08, 21:33

What version of OS are you running?
Thanks
Mike

**PatK** · 2014-06-09, 00:49

Not sure it's pertinent to your issue, but Win7/64 Gotham 13.1 T!

macardi · 2014-06-09, 08:30

I have the same problem, also with a i3, 8GB, HD4400 GPU, Mediaportal as PVR backend on Win 7/64 running Gotham 13.1.

Restek99 · 2014-06-09, 10:16

I'm on win7 x64 (also, I didn't list the graphics card - Radeon HD5450). Will try increasing the cache size & report back in a few days when I see whether it's fixed or not.

Thanks!

Restek99 · 2014-08-11, 15:49

I finally got round to testing the cache options, but none of them make any difference. The interface still goes jerky after a day or two....

StinDaWg · (This post was last modified: 2014-08-11, 16:02 by StinDaWg.)

Long standing problem that has never been fixed.

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=153482

Restek99 · 2014-08-12, 10:18

(2014-08-11, 16:01)StinDaWg Wrote: Long standing problem that has never been fixed.

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=153482

Thanks for the info - glad it's not just me, but wish there was some kind of 'intention to fix' the problem!!!

StinDaWg · 2014-08-12, 10:31

(2014-08-12, 10:18)Restek99 Wrote:
(2014-08-11, 16:01)StinDaWg Wrote: Long standing problem that has never been fixed.

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=153482

Thanks for the info - glad it's not just me, but wish there was some kind of 'intention to fix' the problem!!!

Devs claim they don't see it, lolz.