[icecast] possible solution...?

[k_myers at kyxpyx.com]

Which DSP are you running to feed your stream? (on winamp I am assuming)
If you are using the new shoutcast 1.8.2 DSP, it has had a lot of problems with super high CPU load and memory leaks. Try Oddcast instead (unless you can run ices or darkice) using VBR Mp3 streaming. 
Nothing but happy times here on a win2k dual p2 333 with winamp (2.74) and Oddcast DSP Beta 25 connected to KasterBlaster 0.6.0.  I don't think the box has been restarted or shut down down physically for months, but I restarted winamp for the latest update to Oddcast about 8 days ago. Running strong with no hassles, 6400 listeners later. :)

Of course Oddcast supports both Icecast and shoutcast style servers, in MP3 (via LAME) and Vorbis (now with RC2). So if you are feeding something from a win32 platform, its really the way to go.

I also have a vorbis stream up using Oddcast and Icecast2 (Oddsocks win32 version), and while the CPU load is considerably higher, its to be expected over top of MP3 at this time.

Lithium

On Tue, 04 September 2001, Moritz Grimm wrote:

> 
> William Goldsmith wrote:
> > How long has that system been up? Back when I was using Winamp/Win98 as a
> > stream source it would do that after a day or two. Sometimes closing &
> > restarting Winamp would help - more often I'd need to reboot.
> 
> D'uh, the uptime was no more than a few hours. :P
> 
> > Win2000 would probably work better - of course ices on Linux would be best
> > :-)
> 
> Yeah, this would've been my next step - right now, that box is off for
> upgrading. ;) The thing why I prefer to have it work with Win98 is
> because this is both the computer with all my oggs and mp3s, and my most
> important program runs under DOS. :-/
> 
> I'll see how this all works out under W2k. If that solves the problem,
> it's propably time for yet another w98 reinstall. Grr.
> 
> 
> Moritz
> 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Moritz Grimm" <gtgbr at gmx.net>
> > To: <icecast at xiph.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 8:56 AM
> > Subject: [icecast] possible solution...?
> > 
> > > Uaaargh ... between now and the last mail, everything's gone kaploohey.
> > > But I doubt that it concerns icecast too much in this case - the
> > > streaming computer has a cpu load of 90-100% for no reason (it's an
> > > athlon 1ghz with only winamp and ssh and the system monitor running
> > > under win98). The playback on the streaming computer sounds good,
> > > though, but what reaches the client side is no more than stuttering,
> > > fast forwarding and rebuffering every 30 seconds. :P
> > >
> > > Ideas, any?
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > >
> > > Moritz
> 
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