[mythtv] Updated patch for directshow filters with MythTV (for CoreAVC)

Wed Feb 7 02:08:48 UTC 2007

On 2/7/07, Mark Buechler <mark.buechler at gmail.com> wrote:
> I get the same error.
>
>
> - Mark.
>
> On 2/6/07, Andrew Lyon <andrew.lyon at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 2/7/07, Mark Buechler <mark.buechler at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I believe you should be using HKLM and HKCU, but for me it's not working
> > > after that. Somehow the registery is getting corrupted I believe.
> > >
> > > - Mark.
> > >
> > >
> > > On 2/6/07, Andrew Lyon <andrew.lyon at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > On 2/6/07, Alan Nisota < alannisota at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > I've been getting a lot of requests to update my directshow patches
> to
> > > > > support CoreAVC 1.2, so I have finally done so.
> > > > > I have filed ticket #3053:
> > > > > http://svn.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/3053
> > > > > with all the relevant info.
> > > > > Note that many things have changed, so be sure to read the
> directions in
> > > > > the ticket carefully.
> > > > > Installing 1.2 does not seem to be possible via Wine at this time,
> so
> > > > > you will likely need a real Windows installation w/ internet
> connection
> > > > > to get the codec installed.  The code should still work with all
> prior
> > > > > releases of the codec.
> > > > >
> > > > > I realize that this is adding support for a non-free codec, but for
> > > > > some, it is the only way to watch HD DVB programming
> > > > >
> > > > > _______________________________________________
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> > > > >
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> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Alan,
> > > >
> > > > Nice one!, really appreciate your work on this!, Ive compiled and
> > > > installed myth, but I cannot get mythregistercodec to work, even you
> > > > example posted on trac does not work, there are mismatched quotes in
> > > > the example (key is opened with ' and closed with "), but even after
> > > > fixing that it refuses to write them to the registry:
> > > >
> > > > mythregistercodec -r $HOME/.mythtv/registry -k
> > > >
> > >
> "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\ProductID"
> > > -v
> > > > "55555-333-7777777-55555"
> > > > Couldn't process key
> > > >
> > >
> "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ProductID"
> > > > Must specify '-r' and either '-k' or '-l'
> > > >
> > > > Ive tried "" and ' and I have been using my real productid , although
> > > > I had to take it from the control panel system applet as I am running
> > > > vista and there doesnt appear to be a registry key.
> > > >
> > > > Andy
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> > > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> >
> >
> > Ok did that and it seemed to work, I get a different error now, here
> > is the log, i trimmed it by:
> >
> > grep -A 9999 "Trying" mythfrontend.log
> >
> > note that before i tuned to a hd channel i tuned to a sd channel on
> > another card as its the default first channel.
> >
> > Trying DirectShow
> > Destroying filter!
> > 2007-02-07 00:51:42.787 VideoOutputXv: XvMCTex: Init failed
> > 2007-02-07 00:51:42.788 VideoOutputXv: XVideo Adaptor Name: 'NV17 Video
> Texture'
> > 2007-02-07 00:51:42.917 AFD: Opened codec 0x9150810, id(MPEG2VIDEO)
> type(Video)
> > 2007-02-07 00:51:42.917 AFD: Opened codec 0x9150b60, id(MP3) type(Audio)
> > 2007-02-07 00:51:42.917 AFD: Opened codec 0x9150eb0, id(DVB_SUBTITLE)
> > type(Subtitle)
> > 2007-02-07 00:51:42.917 AFD: Opened codec 0x91513b0, id(MP3) type(Audio)
> > 2007-02-07 00:51:43.142 Opening ALSA audio device 'plug:iec958'.
> > 2007-02-07 00:51:43.201 NVP: Enabling Audio
> > Destroying filter!
> > 2007-02-07 00:51:52.593 Using protocol version 32
> > 2007-02-07 00:51:59.521
> > RingBuf(/archive/mythtv/8940_20070207005152.mpg): Invalid
> file (fd -1)
> > when opening '/archive/mythtv/8940_20070207005152.mpg'.
> > 2007-02-07 00:51:59.556 Could not bind to UDP notify port: 6948
> > 2007-02-07 00:51:59.556 NVP: Disabling Audio, params(-1,2,44100)
> > 2007-02-07 00:51:59.558 VideoOutputXv: XvMCTex: Init failed
> > 2007-02-07 00:51:59.558 VideoOutputXv: XVideo Adaptor Name: 'NV17 Video
> Texture'
> > 2007-02-07 00:51:59.785 Using realtime priority.
> > 2007-02-07 00:51:59.918 Video timing method: SGI OpenGL
> > Trying DirectShow
> > Destroying filter!
> > Called unk_IsDebuggerPresent
> > Win32 LoadLibrary failed to load: CoreAVCDecoder.ax
> > Warning: DS_Filter() could not open DirectShow DLL.
> > (DLL=CoreAVCDecoder.ax, r=0x8be57b8)
> > Failed to create DirectShow filter
> > 2007-02-07 00:52: 00.124 VideoOutputXv: XvMCTex: Init failed
> > 2007-02-07 00:52:00.124 VideoOutputXv: XVideo Adaptor Name: 'NV17 Video
> Texture'
> > 2007-02-07 00:52:00.330 AFD: Opened codec 0xa5d700a0, id(H264) type(Video)
> > 2007-02-07 00:52: 00.331 AFD: Opened codec 0xa5d65730, id(MP3) type(Audio)
> > 2007-02-07 00:52:00.332 AFD: Opened codec 0xa5d5cab0, id(AC3) type(Audio)
> > 2007-02-07 00:52:00.333 Opening ALSA audio device 'iec958'.
> > 2007-02-07 00:52: 00.372 NVP: Enabling Audio
> > 2007-02-07 00:52:01.282 WriteAudio: buffer underrun
> > 2007-02-07 00:52:01.302 WriteAudio: buffer underrun
> > 2007-02-07 00:52:01.322 WriteAudio: buffer underrun
> > 2007-02-07 00:52:02.262 WriteAudio: buffer underrun
> > 2007-02-07 00:52:03.832 WriteAudio: buffer underrun
> > 2007-02-07 00:52:04.492 WriteAudio: buffer underrun
> > 2007-02-07 00:52:04.872 WriteAudio: buffer underrun
> > 2007-02-07 00:52:05.173 TV: Attempting to change from WatchingLiveTV to
> None
> > Destroying filter!
> > 2007-02-07 00:52:05.423 TV: Changing from WatchingLiveTV to None
> > Destroying SipFsm object
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The codec didnt work on my vista laptop, so I vnc'ed to a xp system at
work, installed it, and used the product and serial registry keys from
there to be absolutely sure they are correct.

Andy