[mythtv-users] 0.25 Live TV Video frame buffering failed too many times

[Mark Hutchinson]

On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 12:06 PM, Neil Salstrom <salstrom at gmail.com> wrote:

> I recently moved to master (0.25) to give it a try.  Overall it's been
> a great move (did it after the feature freeze) and has been very
> positive with the exception of Live TV.  It randomly (but often) will
> drop back to to the menu giving a error of the video frame buffering
> failed too many times.  This is using VDPAU and a GT430 card.  Here is
> the details of the compile:
>
> mythfrontend --version
> Please attach all output as a file in bug reports.
> MythTV Version : v0.25pre-4702-g14ec737
> MythTV Branch : master
> Network Protocol : 72
> Library API : 0.25.20120225-2
> QT Version : 4.7.4
> Options compiled in:
>  linux profile use_hidesyms using_alsa using_pulse using_backend
> using_bindings_perl using_bindings_python using_bindings_php using_dvb
> using_frontend using_hdhomerun using_iptv using_libcrypto
> using_libdns_sd using_libxml2 using_lirc using_mheg using_opengl_video
> using_qtwebkit using_qtscript using_qtdbus using_v4l2 using_x11
> using_xrandr using_xv using_bindings_perl using_bindings_python
> using_bindings_php using_mythtranscode using_opengl using_vdpau
> using_ffmpeg_threads using_live using_mheg using_libass using_libxml2
>
> First the logs are flooded with this:
>
> 2012-02-29 10:31:29.695116 N  Player(0): Waited 18849ms for video
> buffers AALAAAAAAAAAfA
> 2012-02-29 10:31:29.798261 N  Player(0): Waited 18952ms for video
> buffers AALAAAAAAAAAfA
> 2012-02-29 10:31:29.815125 I
> RingBuf(/livetv/1021_20120229102849.mpg): Waited 4.0 seconds for data
> to become available... 15564 < 32768
> 2012-02-29 10:31:29.870632 I
> RingBuf(/livetv/1021_20120229102849.mpg): Waited 4.0 seconds for data
> to become available... 15564 < 32768
> 2012-02-29 10:31:29.899937 N  Player(0): Waited 19053ms for video
> buffers AALAAAAAAAAAfA
> 2012-02-29 10:31:30.000804 N  Player(0): Waited 19154ms for video
> buffers AALAAAAAAAAAfA
> 2012-02-29 10:31:30.103200 N  Player(0): Waited 19257ms for video
> buffers AALAAAAAAAAAfA
> 2012-02-29 10:31:30.205927 N  Player(0): Waited 19359ms for video
> buffers AALAAAAAAAAAfA
>
>
> Followed by this right before dumping back to the frontend menu:
>
> 2012-02-29 10:31:34.623358 W  Player(0): Waited 100ms for decoder to pause
> 2012-02-29 10:31:34.647622 I
> RingBuf(/livetv/1021_20120229102849.mpg): Waited 1.0 seconds for data
> to become available... 21148 < 32768
> 2012-02-29 10:31:34.723691 W  Player(0): Waited 100ms for decoder to pause
> 2012-02-29 10:31:34.823827 W  Player(0): Waited 100ms for decoder to pause
> 2012-02-29 10:31:34.924009 W  Player(0): Waited 100ms for decoder to pause
> 2012-02-29 10:31:35.024137 W  Player(0): Waited 100ms for decoder to pause
> 2012-02-29 10:31:35.124288 W  Player(0): Waited 100ms for decoder to pause
> 2012-02-29 10:31:35.224436 W  Player(0): Waited 100ms for decoder to pause
> 2012-02-29 10:31:35.324580 W  Player(0): Waited 100ms for decoder to pause
> 2012-02-29 10:31:35.424724 W  Player(0): Waited 100ms for decoder to pause
> 2012-02-29 10:31:35.524877 W  Player(0): Waited 100ms for decoder to pause
> 2012-02-29 10:31:35.625033 W  Player(0): Waited 100ms for decoder to pause
> 2012-02-29 10:31:35.634445 I
> RingBuf(/livetv/1021_20120229102849.mpg): Waited 2.0 seconds for data
> to become available... 30736 < 32768
> 2012-02-29 10:31:35.690255 I  Closing DB connection named 'DBManager7'
> 2012-02-29 10:31:35.697355 I  VDPAU Painter: Clearing VDPAU painter cache.
> 2012-02-29 10:31:35.701148 W  MythPainter: 1 images not yet de-allocated.
> 2012-02-29 10:31:35.775329 I  Trying 1920x1080 0.000 Hz
> 2012-02-29 10:31:35.775370 I  SwitchToGUI: Switched to 1920x1080 0.000 Hz
> 2012-02-29 10:31:35.981661 I  Pulse: PulseAudio resume OK
> 2012-02-29 10:31:36.142201 I  TV: Changing from WatchingLiveTV to None
> 2012-02-29 10:31:36.143608 I  TV: Exiting main playback loop.
> 2012-02-29 10:31:36.185395 I  TV: Attempting to change from None to
> WatchingLiveTV
>
> Anything else someone would like me to do to track down the issue?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Neil
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I am getting this behaviour as well in myth video.
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