[mythtv-users] Problem playing ISO files in 0.24 storage group

Wed Jun 15 23:49:00 UTC 2011

On 6/15/11 2:59 PM, Matt S. wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 12:30 PM, Scott Colbeck<scolbeck at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 11:41 AM, Scott Colbeck<scolbeck at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>> On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 10:00 PM, John Finlay<finlay at moeraki.com>  wrote:
>>>> On 12/18/10 9:15 PM, Nick Rout wrote:
>>>>> On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 6:11 PM, John Finlay<finlay at moeraki.com>    wrote:
>>>>>> using:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> MythTV Version   : c81a3d7
>>>>>> MythTV Branch    : fixes/0.24
>>>>>> Network Protocol : 63
>>>>>> Library API      : 0.24.20101129-1
>>>>>> QT Version       : 4.7.0
>>>>>> Options compiled in:I just tried playing
>>>>>>   linux debug using_alsa using_jack using_oss using_pulse
>>>>>> using_pulseoutput
>>>>>> using_backend using_bindings_perl using_bindings_python using_dvb
>>>>>> using_firewire using_frontend using_hdhomerun using_hdpvr using_iptv
>>>>>> using_ivtv using_joystick_menu using_lirc using_mheg using_opengl_video
>>>>>> using_opengl_vsync using_qtdbus using_qtwebkit using_v4l using_x11
>>>>>> using_xrandr using_xv using_bindings_perl using_bindings_python
>>>>>> using_mythtranscode using_opengl using_vdpau using_ffmpeg_threads
>>>>>> using_live
>>>>>> using_mheg
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have been trying to play ISO files from a storage group but have had no
>>>>>> success. The log files show:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2010-12-18 20:30:52.489 VDP: SetVideoRenderer(xv-blit)
>>>>>> 2010-12-18 20:30:52.489 VDP: SetVideoRender(xv-blit) ==
>>>>>> GetVideoRenderer()
>>>>>> 2010-12-18 20:30:52.490 VideoOutputXv: Chromakeying not possible with
>>>>>> this
>>>>>> XVideo port.
>>>>>> 2010-12-18 20:30:52.490 Snapping height to avoid scaling: height: 1080,
>>>>>> top:
>>>>>> 0
>>>>>> 2010-12-18 20:30:52.490 Display Rect  left: 240, top: 0, width: 1440,
>>>>>> height: 1080, aspect:
>>>>>>   1.77778
>>>>>> 2010-12-18 20:30:52.490 Video Rect    left: 0, top: 0, width: 1920,
>>>>>> height:
>>>>>> 1080, aspect: 1
>>>>>> .33333
>>>>>> 2010-12-18 20:30:52.493 Over/underscan. V: 0.02, H: 0.01
>>>>>> 2010-12-18 20:30:52.493 Display Rect  left: 240, top: 0, width: 1440,
>>>>>> height: 1080, aspect: 1.77778
>>>>>> 2010-12-18 20:30:52.493 Video Rect    left: 19, top: 22, width: 1882,
>>>>>> height: 1037, aspect: 1.33333
>>>>>> 2010-12-18 20:30:52.493 Player(0): LoadFilters(''..) ->    0x0
>>>>>> 2010-12-18 20:30:52.496 Player(0): Decoder thread starting.
>>>>>> 2010-12-18 20:30:52.496 OSD: Base theme size: 1280x720
>>>>>> 2010-12-18 20:30:52.497 OSD: Scaling factors: 1.47031x1.44167
>>>>>> 2010-12-18 20:30:52.497 [mp1 @ 0x7fa4d9f7b5e0]Header missing
>>>>>> 2010-12-18 20:30:52.497 AFD Error: Unknown audio decoding error
>>>>>> 2010-12-18 20:30:52.497 [mp1 @ 0x7fa4d9f7b5e0]Header missing
>>>>>> 2010-12-18 20:30:52.497 AFD Error: Unknown audio decoding error
>>>>>> 2010-12-18 20:30:52.497 [mp1 @ 0x7fa4d9f7b5e0]Header missing
>>>>>> 2010-12-18 20:30:52.497 AFD Error: Unknown audio decoding error
>>>>>> 2010-12-18 20:30:52.497 [mp1 @ 0x7fa4d9f7b5e0]Header missing
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It looks like the player is using the wrong codec and eventually
>>>>>> crashing.
>>>>>> The same ISO plays just fine from an NFS mount.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any suggestions on how to fix this?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>
>>>>> is the iso encrypted? if so, it will not work in a storage group.
>>>> The ISO is not encrypted.
>>>>
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>>> I just tried this today with my 0.24 Mythbuntu install and have the
>>> same problem.  All unencrypted ISOs from the storage group crash the
>>> frontend.  They play fine from a NFS mount.
>>>
>>> Scott
>>>
>> Today I found out this problem exists with ISOs created with DVD
>> Shrink.  I pulled out my DVD discs and created a couple new ISO images
>> with another program and they play fine in a storage group.
>> Interesting MythTV has no problem playing the same DVD Shrink created
>> ISOs outside of a storage group.
>>
>> I currently have Ubuntu bug 715548 open for this problem.  Will this
>> eventually create a problem against MythTV?  Or should I create a new
>> ticket against MythTV?
>>
>> Scott
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>
> Scott (and others having issues playing ISO files over storage groups) -
>
> Digging up an old thread to try and help some folks...
>
> I too was having issues playing back ISOs that had worked fine prior
> to migrating to storage groups (that were also decrypted).  I
> submitted ticket #9844, and Mark was quick to find an issue with case
> sensitive file extensions.  After changing all my files that DVD
> Shrink created with capital ".ISO" down to lower case ".iso", the
> majority of them played again as expected.  I have a few that still
> produce troubles, but I think that's a separate issue.  Anyway, just
> wanted to share.  Here's the ticket for more details -
> http://code.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/9844
>
> As a workaround until the case sensitive stuff is actually backported
> (it's already been fixed and applied in current master which is
> pre0.25), I've created a script which I attached to the ticket that
> you can run which will find all files with a ".ISO" extension and
> rename them to ".iso".  You then need to scan for changes within
> mythvideo.  Worked for me at least.  Here's the link to the script -
> http://code.mythtv.org/trac/attachment/ticket/9844/renameiso.sh
>

That's fixed it for me.

John