1Hz clicking whilst NOT playing audio in XBMC (solved)

[jcsbanks]

I have tried Raspmc (RC5) and OpenElec (Dec 2 build) and with two different HDMI cables into two different HDMI ports on my TV I have a clicking at about 1Hz when navigating menus after playing and then stopping (but not pausing) audio playback. I have tried unplugging and plugging back in the HDMI cable and that fixes it until I repeat the process. The clicking is loud, and a little different to the popping you get between tracks using the analog 3.5mm jack. I have tried an iPad and a Kindle power supply, neither make any different, nor does altering all the relevant settings I can find, with airplay enabled or not, keyboard/mouse plugged in or not, ethernet unplugged etc. A temporary fix is to change the display resolution or refresh rate, a bit like unplugging the HDMI cable. I need to test more using the 3.5mm jack to see if this occurs and work out how to post on the bug tracking forums for XBMC I suspect, but does anyone have any other ideas?

[castalla]

I think it's not so evident in xbian frodo.

[jcsbanks]

Thanks. Xbian also does it.

The fix? Unbelievably it was updating the firmware on my TV! Toshiba Regza.

Now I need to decide between OpenElec and Xbian (Raspmc was crashing a lot).

[castalla]

So, it may depend on tv brand also?

Xbian is damned good - very active developers (despite the despicable ddos attack they've suffered recently).

[jcsbanks]

Xbian seems to be working very well, playing video now as that was causing Raspmc to reset every few minutes. Other advantages: Xbian clock is correct and has expanded to fill the SD card. OpenElec clock was also correct, didn't crash, but the image I downloaded didn't expand to fill the SD card, minor point.

Am controlling it from iPhone or iPad. Have installed various add ons, including iPlayer, ITV player, Demand 5 (doesn't work), watching 4od just now. Need to do a bit more testing with Airplay. I'm amazed how slick the Raspberry Pi can be as a media device.