[mythtv-users] Windows frontend crash trying to play recordings

[Peter Bennett (cats22)]

On 10/09/2012 10:01 AM, Xander Victory wrote:
> On 9/10/2012 12:37 AM, Peter Bennett (cats22) wrote:
>> I have an Ubuntu 12.04 backend running mythtv 0.25 and frontends on
>> other Ubuntu 12.04 systems, all working fine.
>> I downloaded the 32-bit windows build from
>> sourceforge.net/projects/mythtvwindows/ and installed on a laptop
>> running windows 7, 32 bit.
>> It connects to the backend with no problems and I can see the list of
>> recordings. However as soon as I try to play anything the frontend
>> crashes and shuts down.
>> See problem report below. Any ideas on what I can do to get around
>> this? I have tried some different video settings, but I think the
>> problem is with decoding the recording. The recordings are all mpg
>> files from digital TV, DVB and Firewire.
>>
>> Peter
>>
>> Source
>> mythfrontend.exe
>>
>> Summary
>> Stopped working
>>
>> Date
>> ?10/?8/?2012 11:12 AM
>>
>> Status
>> Report sent
>>
>> Description
>> Faulting Application Path:    C:\Products\mythtv\bin\mythfrontend.exe
>>
>> Problem signature
>> Problem Event Name:    APPCRASH
>> Application Name:    mythfrontend.exe
>> Application Version:    0.0.0.0
>> Application Timestamp:    5071c2dd
>> Fault Module Name:    libmythavformat-52.dll
>> Fault Module Version:    0.0.0.0
>> Fault Module Timestamp:    5071c2dd
>> Exception Code:    c000001d
>> Exception Offset:    000aa852
>> OS Version:    6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1
>> Locale ID:    1033
>> Additional Information 1:    0a9e
>> Additional Information 2:    0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
>> Additional Information 3:    0a9e
>> Additional Information 4:    0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
>>
>> Extra information about the problem
>> Bucket ID:    3193399466
>>
>>
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>
> I can't reproduce this with the latest 32bit (though I don't have a
> 32bit win7 machine to test on)
>
> Are you using the latest version / keeping them updated? Is it one
> recording/all?
> I recently had weird stuff happening with which compiler the
> autobuilds were using.
>
> Also, what cpu is this running on? I don't know how exactly it affects
> things, but i think the configure script enables processor
> optimisations, which would have to be based on my sandy bridge i7
> where the builds are cross compiled.
>
> Given that its happening on an ffmpeg library, it may be a decoding
> error. I would suggest trying to play it in vlc and see if it crashes
> (could just be myth's version of the lib tho)
>
> For the record, things like this may be better suited to the tracker
> on sourceforge (there are a few patches that are added before
> compilation). I set up email notifications on it today so I should now
> be notified when an issue is posted.
>
>
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Thanks for the response. I have posted the problem on the bug tracker in
Source Forge, with responses to your questions above. I notice that
yesterday somebody else has also posted this same problem on the
tracker, so it is not just me having this issue.

Peter
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