[mythtv-users] [mythtv] Problem Audio on Freeview HD BBC Channels

[David Watkins]

> I've been trying out a simple patch that fixes the problem for me.

If fixes things for me too (running 0.25).  Many thanks.

>
> --- a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/avformatdecoder.cpp
> +++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/avformatdecoder.cpp
> @@ -4104,6 +4104,11 @@ bool AvFormatDecoder::ProcessAudioPacket(AVStream
> *curstream, AVPacket *pkt,
>          if (ret < 0)
>          {
>              LOG(VB_GENERAL, LOG_ERR, LOC + "Unknown audio decoding
> error");
> +            // Hack - handle audio change on FreeView HD
> +            avcodec_close(ctx);
> +            ctx->codec = 0;
> +            HandleStreamChange(this);
> +            // Hack
>              return false;
>          }
>
> I thought it was a hack so I didn't open a ticket for it.

There were 16 occurences of the word "hack" in that file before
applying the patch, so I'm not too bothered about adding a couple
more!