[mythtv-users] Backend changes to support Android streaming

[John Pilkington]

On 29/06/15 07:19, James Linder wrote:
>
>> On 29 Jun 2015, at 9:16 am, mythtv-users-request at mythtv.org wrote:
>>
>>>> I tried mythtv android app. Nice interface but I cannot get it to
>>>> transcode hence work. I DID compile my myth and lack of documentation and
>>>> lack of understanding has ment no progress.
>>>>
>>>
>>> In MythTV Player, go to the side flyout menu > Settings and make sure
>>> "Internal Player" is on, or else it will just stream raw recordings from
>>> the backend. Otherwise, look for the mythtranscode logs to see what is
>>> happening.
>
> Heeding advice I installed 0.28 from git.
> I compiled with: ./configure --enable-libx264 --enable-libmp3lame make etc
> android mythplayer does not work spending for ever on HLS transcode
> samsung TV plays recordings but videos are ‘unknown format’ even after transferring a recording that plays to videos and recan.
> BubbleUPnP plays a bit then stops
> 8Player (iPad) works flawlessly :-(
>
> I reverted to mythtv-0.27.4
> UPnP behaviour is exactly the same
> myth Player is exactly the same (& HLS waits forever)
>
> So if any developers read this, UPnP used to work, early 0.27-fixes, on my samsung TV but does not any longer. Since working and non-working files are *exactly* the same it has to be what UPnP server SAYS when serving the file from recordings vs from videos. Some spelunking with wire shark is needed and I shall RealSoonNow.
>
> To my horror and shame 8Player on iPad plays flawlessly, mythPlayer works not at all, BubbleUPnP (which was the best that I tried) plays recordings for a bit, videos not at all.
>
> Short of selling my soal to the devil, or much hard work I have to conclude android mythtv is indeed a myth.
>
> James

As I mentioned in an earlier post, a lot of work was done on the UPnP 
code in/around Oct 2014, with the aim of making it spec-compliant.  I 
think some Samsungs aren't.  Here are a couple of links, but there may 
have been others.

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/dev/552652#552652
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/dev/575651#575651

John