[mythtv-users] AFD Error: avformat err(-1) on av_open_input_file call. Can't play 60 minutes

[Marc MERLIN]

I've been trying to debug this problem, but I'm getting nowhere.

60 minutes for the last 3 weeks (in HD) is recording, I can play the file
with mplayer, but I cannot play it with myfrontend
1) it doesn't play
2) it wedges mythfrontend so that I have to restart it so that I can't play
   other programs that otherwise play fine.

2009-07-16 12:52:46.567 TV: Attempting to change from None to WatchingPreRecorded
2009-07-16 12:52:46.720 Tuning to 'MPEG Program 1' pnum: 0x1 without CRC check on PMT
2009-07-16 12:52:46.741 mpegts_read_header: could not find any PMT's
2009-07-16 12:52:46.741 AFD Error: avformat err(-1) on av_open_input_file call.
2009-07-16 12:52:46.741 Couldn't open decoder for: /var/spool/mythtv/recording.myth3/2051_20090628190000.mpg
2009-07-16 12:52:46.741 TV Error: StartPlayer(): NVP is not playing after 20000 msec
2009-07-16 12:52:46.742 TV: Changing from None to WatchingPreRecorded
2009-07-16 12:52:46.744 TV: Attempting to change from WatchingPreRecorded to None
2009-07-16 12:52:46.750 TV: Changing from WatchingPreRecorded to None
2009-07-16 12:52:50.864 TV: Attempting to change from None to WatchingPreRecorded
2009-07-16 12:53:10.881 TV Error: StartPlayer(): NVP is not playing after 20000 msec
2009-07-16 12:53:10.881 TV: Changing from None to WatchingPreRecorded
2009-07-16 12:53:10.886 TV: Attempting to change from WatchingPreRecorded to None
2009-07-16 12:53:12.126 [mpeg2video @ 0xb73cba88]skipped MB in I frame at 16 0
2009-07-16 12:53:12.126 [mpeg2video @ 0xb73cba88]Warning MVs not available
2009-07-16 12:53:12.636 [mpeg2video @ 0xb73cba88]skipped MB in I frame at 16 0
2009-07-16 12:53:12.637 [mpeg2video @ 0xb73cba88]ac-tex damaged at 8 2
2009-07-16 12:53:12.637 [mpeg2video @ 0xb73cba88]invalid mb type in I Frame at 12 4
2009-07-16 12:53:12.637 [mpeg2video @ 0xb73cba88]invalid mb type in I Frame at 13 5
2009-07-16 12:53:12.637 [mpeg2video @ 0xb73cba88]invalid mb type in I Frame at 36 6
2009-07-16 12:53:12.637 [mpeg2video @ 0xb73cba88]invalid mb type in I Frame at 14 7
2009-07-16 12:53:12.637 [mpeg2video @ 0xb73cba88]skipped MB in I frame at 20 8
2009-07-16 12:53:12.637 [mpeg2video @ 0xb73cba88]ac-tex damaged at 20 9
2009-07-16 12:53:12.637 [mpeg2video @ 0xb73cba88]ac-tex damaged at 43 10
2009-07-16 12:53:12.637 [mpeg2video @ 0xb73cba88]ac-tex damaged at 23 11
2009-07-16 12:53:12.637 [mpeg2video @ 0xb73cba88]ac-tex damaged at 23 12
2009-07-16 12:53:12.637 [mpeg2video @ 0xb73cba88]ac-tex damaged at 21 13
2009-07-16 12:53:12.638 [mpeg2video @ 0xb73cba88]ac-tex damaged at 13 40
2009-07-16 12:53:12.638 [mpeg2video @ 0xb73cba88]slice mismatch
2009-07-16 12:53:12.638 [mpeg2video @ 0xb73cba88]ac-tex damaged at 15 42
2009-07-16 12:53:12.638 [mpeg2video @ 0xb73cba88]qscale == 0
2009-07-16 12:53:12.638 [mpeg2video @ 0xb73cba88]skipped MB in I frame at 16 43
2009-07-16 12:53:12.638 [mpeg2video @ 0xb73cba88]ac-tex damaged at 14 44
2009-07-16 12:53:12.638 [mpeg2video @ 0xb73cba88]ac-tex damaged at 5 45
2009-07-16 12:53:12.638 [mpeg2video @ 0xb73cba88]ac-tex damaged at 14 46
2009-07-16 12:53:12.638 [mpeg2video @ 0xb73cba88]skipped MB in I frame at 18 47
2009-07-16 12:53:12.638 [mpeg2video @ 0xb73cba88]skipped MB in I frame at 18 48
2009-07-16 12:53:12.638 [mpeg2video @ 0xb73cba88]ac-tex damaged at 9 49
2009-07-16 12:53:12.638 [mpeg2video @ 0xb73cba88]invalid mb type in I Frame at 15 50
2009-07-16 12:53:12.638 [mpeg2video @ 0xb73cba88]skipped MB in I frame at 18 51
(...)


And this is what mplayer says when playing the file (which it does properly, 
except that it doesn't have the right time index)
myth:/var/spool/mythtv$ mplayer /var/spool/mythtv/recording.myth3/2051_20090628190000.mpg
MPlayer 1.0rc2-4.2.3 (C) 2000-2007 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     E8400  @ 3.00GHz (Family: 6, Model: 23, Stepping: 6)
CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled with runtime CPU detection.
115 audio & 238 video codecs

Playing /var/spool/mythtv/recording.myth3/2051_20090628190000.mpg.
TS file format detected.
VIDEO MPEG2(pid=2048) AUDIO A52(pid=2050) NO SUBS (yet)!  PROGRAM N. 0
VIDEO:  MPEG2  1920x1080  (aspect 3)  29.970 fps  38810.4 kbps (4851.3 kbyte/s)
xscreensaver_disable: Could not find XScreenSaver window.
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [mpegpes] MPEG 1/2 Video passthrough
VDec: vo config request - 1920 x 1080 (preferred colorspace: Mpeg PES)
Could not find matching colorspace - retrying with -vf scale...
Opening video filter: [scale]
The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec.
Try appending the scale filter to your filter list,
e.g. -vf spp,scale instead of -vf spp.
VDecoder init failed :(
Opening video decoder: [libmpeg2] MPEG 1/2 Video decoder libmpeg2-v0.4.0b
Selected video codec: [mpeg12] vfm: libmpeg2 (MPEG-1 or 2 (libmpeg2))
==========================================================================
==========================================================================
Forced audio codec: mad
Trying to force audio codec driver family hwac3...
Opening audio decoder: [hwac3] AC3/DTS pass-through S/PDIF
No accelerated IMDCT transform found
hwac3: switched to AC3, 192000 bps, 48000 Hz
AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, ac3, 192.0 kbit/12.50% (ratio: 24000->192000)
Selected audio codec: [hwac3] afm: hwac3 (AC3 through S/PDIF)
==========================================================================
AO: [alsa] 48000Hz 2ch ac3 (1 bytes per sample)
Starting playback...
VDec: vo config request - 1920 x 1080 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12)
VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is 1.78:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
VO: [xv] 1920x1080 => 1920x1080 Planar YV12  [fs] [zoom]

Am I the only one with this problem?

Marc
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