int RingBuffer::ReadFromBuf(void *buf, int count)
{
    if (commserror)
{
fprintf (stderr,"comms error\n");
        return 0;
}

    bool readone = false;
    int readErr = 0;

    if (readaheadpaused && stopreads)
    {
        readone = true;
        Unpause();
    }
    else
    {
        while (!readsallowed && !stopreads)
        {
            if (!readsAllowedWait.wait(1000))
            {
                 VERBOSE(VB_IMPORTANT,
                         LOC + "Taking too long to be allowed to read..");
                 readErr++;

                 // HACK Sometimes the readhead thread gets borked on startup.
               /*  if ((readErr % 2) && (rbrpos ==0))
                 {
                    VERBOSE(VB_IMPORTANT, "restarting readhead thread..");
                    KillReadAheadThread();
                    StartupReadAheadThread();
                 }
                   */
                 if (readErr > 10)
                 {
                     VERBOSE(VB_IMPORTANT, LOC_ERR + "Took more than "
                             "10 seconds to be allowed to read, aborting.");
                     wanttoread = 0;
                     stopreads = true;
fprintf (stderr,"Took more than 10 secs\n");
                     return 0;
                 }
            }
        }
    }    int avail = ReadBufAvail();

    if (ateof && avail < count)
        count = avail;

    MythTimer t;
    t.start();
    while (avail < count && !stopreads)
    {
        availWaitMutex.lock();
        wanttoread = count;
        if (!availWait.wait(&availWaitMutex, 250))
        {
            int elapsed = t.elapsed();
            if (((elapsed > 2000) && (elapsed < 2250)) ||
                ((elapsed > 4000) && (elapsed < 4250)) ||
                ((elapsed > 8000) && (elapsed < 8250)))
            {
                VERBOSE(VB_IMPORTANT, LOC + "Waited " +
                        QString("%1").arg(elapsed/1000) +
                        " seconds for data to become available...");
            }

            bool quit = false;
            if (livetvchain)
            {
                livetvchain->ReloadAll();
                quit = livetvchain->HasNext();
            }

            if (elapsed > 16000 || quit)
            {
                if (!quit)
                {
                    VERBOSE(VB_IMPORTANT, LOC_ERR + "Waited " +
                            QString("%1").arg(elapsed/1000) +
                            " seconds for data, aborting.");
                }

                ateof = true;
                wanttoread = 0;
                stopreads = true;
                availWaitMutex.unlock();
fprintf (stderr,"waited too long\n");
                return 0;
            }
        }

        wanttoread = 0;
        availWaitMutex.unlock();

        avail = ReadBufAvail();
        if (ateof && avail < count)
            count = avail;

        if (commserror)
{
fprintf (stderr,"commserror\n");
            return 0;
}
    }

    if ((ateof || stopreads) && avail < count)
        count = avail;

    if (rbrpos + count > (int) kBufferSize)
    {
        int firstsize = kBufferSize - rbrpos;
        int secondsize = count - firstsize;

        memcpy(buf, readAheadBuffer + rbrpos, firstsize);
        memcpy((char *)buf + firstsize, readAheadBuffer, secondsize);
    }
    else
        memcpy(buf, readAheadBuffer + rbrpos, count);

    readAheadLock.lock();
    rbrpos = (rbrpos + count) % kBufferSize;
    readAheadLock.unlock();

    if (readone)
    {
        Pause();
        WaitForPause();
    }

fprintf (stderr,"count %d\n",count);
    return count;
}

2006-02-02 22:03:39.015 Using protocol version 26
2006-02-02 22:03:39.046 TV: Attempting to change from None to WatchingLiveTV
2006-02-02 22:03:39.058 Using protocol version 26
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<snip>

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waited too long
av_read_packet -2
av_read_packet -2
count 0
count 0
0: start_time: -9223372036854.775 duration: -9223372036854.775
stream: start_time: -9223372036854.775 duration: -9223372036854.775 bitrate=0 kb/s
2006-02-02 22:03:40.288 AFD: Opened codec 0x82b1a50, id(MPEG1VIDEO) type(Video)
2006-02-02 22:03:40.288 NVP: Disabling Audio, params(-1,-1,-1)
2006-02-02 22:03:40.288 NVP: Disabling Audio, params(0,-1,-1)
2006-02-02 22:03:40.946 TV: Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV
count 0
av_read_packet -2
2006-02-02 22:03:40.958 New DB connection, total: 3
2006-02-02 22:03:40.959 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
2006-02-02 22:03:40.960 Realtime priority would require SUID as root.
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2006-02-02 22:03:41.070 Video timing method: RTC
2006-02-02 22:03:41.114 rebuffering (10645 32768)
waited too long
av_read_packet -2
av_read_packet -2
error code =-1
2006-02-02 22:03:41.300 AFD Error: Could not find codec parameters. file was "/var/video/1012_20060202220340.mpg".
2006-02-02 22:03:41.300 Couldn't open decoder for: /var/video/1012_20060202220340.mpg
2006-02-02 22:03:41.300 NVP, Error: Unknown error, exiting decoder