CPU at 100% for never-ending verify

[Obsidian28]

Hi All,

I only see this condition when I download a video pack. Individual file downloadswork perfectly. I see the following:
- Download completes
- Verify starts
- Repair takes place
- Verify happens again and the cpu pegs at 100%
- I kill the par.exe process but this repeats with the next file in the pack.

My setup:
- Version 1.02
- Windows 7
- 8 GB RAM
- 3 cores
- Virtualbox

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

[shypike]

Disable: Config->Swicthes->"Enable MultiCore Par2"
A failing multi-core par2 can be an indicator of borderline hardware behaviour.
But sometimes it's just a bad combination of the multi-core par2 program and specific media files.
The older single-core is both more reliable and much slower.

[Obsidian28]

Thank you for the suggestion? How much slower are we talking?

[shypike]

That varies widly.
Your average verify won't be much worse, nor will small repairs.
Substantial repairs will be slower, often by a factor of two or three.
But that's always better then waiting forever.

[Obsidian28]

Okey dokey. I've made the change and will be watching keenly.

Thank you.