On Fri, 2003-12-05 at 19:12, Adon Irani wrote:> i realize this isn't the correct list for this , so i won't ask (again ) > , but i've looked into my server load further .. and have attached a top > output > > i am almost out of free memory . i would expect this would be a priority > .. but will it make a difference in CPU usage ?no, in general free memory is bad, it's unused, but a small amount unused is ok as that means some pages can be allocated without stalling. Note that you have 48Meg in page cache which can be easily reclaimed by apps.> and my CPU usage is near 1oo% . .. this is due to 2 streamTranscoder runs > . .. for now , i want to do this -- (unless there's a better way to play > mp3 streams from ogg file , is ices 0.3 any better optimized for playlist > , i could simply use streamTranscoder on live runs ) .I don't know the internals of streamTranscoder to comment, but you are decoding then encoding the stream.> if i am running an AMD 7oo Duron , how much of an upgrade would you think > is needed to handle this load ?It depends on the number of streams and there encoder settings, samplerate is a big factor for instance. Also whats the minimum spec you can get these days :)> -- [ i have two channels running, and have renamed the binaries with 1 or > 2 appended so that i can track them through ps , ( i don't know how to > track actual PID's .. again, any suggestions here would be appreciated ) ]I think I'll be adding the pidfile tag to ices2 as well as it has its uses. karl. <p>--- >8 ---- List archives: http://www.xiph.org/archives/ icecast project homepage: http://www.icecast.org/ To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to 'icecast-request@xiph.org' containing only the word 'unsubscribe' in the body. No subject is needed. Unsubscribe messages sent to the list will be ignored/filtered.
cpu usage :> > It depends on the number of streams and there encoder settings, > samplerate is a big factor for instance. Also whats the minimum spec > you can get these days :) >i am rewritting my whole community radio station , and trying to get it more like bbs / media-library , where i can have more than just radio shows .. ie., live local shows , dj set pages, etc .. but i need some mp3 support for new or non-friendly users .. . so i figure , ch 1 .. .ogg playlist rebroadcast w/ 2 mounts _ dialup and hispeed (as available , q=-1, q=7 ) and a mp3 transc0der - 24kbs ( 3 mountpoints ) ch 2 . basically the same setup .. AUTO-REQUEST channel, if 0 listeners, you can choose your own episode to be streamed . ( 3 mountpoints ) live .. only the dialup mount , this is being run by another server/set of scripts , w/ both dialup/hispeed , and it'll relay to the main network if desired . if so , it'll take over the stream 1 transc0der . ( 2 mountpoints , 1 shared tho ) o i have 7 streams running at max , only 2 of which are quality7 , the rest are around 24kbps , and of course , 2 transcoder sessions . , for what works so far , it is very stable , ( i still have to add all the old radio archives tho ) . you can see it at, http://theDV8network.com -- anyh0w , with only ch2 running (ie., 1 transcoder and 1 ices session ) , my load is under .5 and CPU usage at 3o% o adding the same amount of work (ie., turning on ch1 and 1 more transcoder/ices sessions, ) .. this brings it up to near max (up to 2.5 load average ) . HENCE , i figure CPU is the bottleneck .. not enough processing power . perhaps buy the fastest chip that my current motherboard would allow ( prolly 12oo er somthin ) does anyone have a more sophisticated answer ? , i'm already planning to upgrade the scsi card and drives . .. so i have to spend the money i don't have wisely !! <p>> > -- [ i have two channels running, and have renamed the binaries with 1 or> > 2 appended so that i can track them through ps , ( i don't know how to > > track actual PID's .. again, any suggestions here would be appreciated ) ] > > I think I'll be adding the pidfile tag to ices2 as well as it has its > uses.many thanks , karl . . --- >8 ---- List archives: http://www.xiph.org/archives/ icecast project homepage: http://www.icecast.org/ To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to 'icecast-request@xiph.org' containing only the word 'unsubscribe' in the body. No subject is needed. Unsubscribe messages sent to the list will be ignored/filtered.
i've been thinking .. what is to be said about generating custom playlists for users ondemand (, i know i had got this working successfully previously ) . i don't know how andre has his mountpoints set up , but assuming they are not set in stone , couldn't a lengthy playlist be sent with an intro/outtro stream pause inbetween , wouldn't winamp simply cycle through until it found an acceptable stream ? and the outro would cover that short gap for reconnect of the source .. ., its only a client side fix , but this may work until 2.1 .. a:/, --- >8 ---- List archives: http://www.xiph.org/archives/ icecast project homepage: http://www.icecast.org/ To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to 'icecast-request@xiph.org' containing only the word 'unsubscribe' in the body. No subject is needed. Unsubscribe messages sent to the list will be ignored/filtered.