Crash when streaming recorded data (1 Viewer)

[hafblade]

MediaPortal Version: 1.2.0 RC
MediaPortal Skin: Standard 1.2.0 RC
Windows Version: Windows 7 32bit
Memory: 4gb ddr2
Video Card: GeForce 440gt
Sound Card Driver: Realtek r256
1. TV Card: TechnoTrend Budget S2 3200 x2 TechnoTrend S2 3600 USB x3
1. TV Card Type: DVB-S2
MPEG2 Video Codec: LAF Cuvid
h.264 Video Codec: LAF Cuvid
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Astra 19.2°E
Remote: Logitech Harmony
TV: Panasonic 50''
TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI + SPDIF

Hi guys,

I've got a problem with my fathers HTPC. Sorry that I don't have the complete data for his htpc, I'll try to find it out completely.

He has one stand alone system and 3 clients in his house. Everything works fine apart from streaming recorded data.
So don't understand me wrong. Live TV is streamed perfectly through the whole house but when he streams recorded data there is a problem.

Most of the time the stream runs 5-15 minutes (sometimes even longer) and than the stream stops on the client for lets say approximately 20-40 seconds. Most time the sound doesn't stop but only the picture. Than after the pause the lost pictures are shown extremely fast until the stream is running in sync and than the stream goes on normally.

In some less often cases MediaPortal even totally hangs up and you have to kill the thread with good ol' ctrl+alt+del.

We tried many many things and hoped on 1.2.0 rc but it didn't change anything. The problem exists since 1.1.3 I suppose but it could also be all the time. My father isn't as long in business with MP like I am.

I also attached a log from my fathers testing session. He says it happened in the last 5 minutes of the log which he created with debug mode.

The same thing happens with other clients and also mine. I tried my client also with my own server and everything worked like a charm. Oh and it also happens when streaming from the server to its own client.

We tried reinstallation, firewall configurations, streams to different clients, network configuration (dual band / 100mbit / 1000mbit modes ...), reinstallation of windows 7, and and and...

Hope you've got an idea.

Thx.




P.S.: MP rulz da world

 

[hafblade]

Does really noone has an idea?
hmm...

 

[hafblade]

I can not find a solution for this problem. Is there really noone who has at least an idea?

 

[tompa]

Hi!
maybe a long shot, but how is your "power options" set in windows?
I had problems with playing recordings if not set to "high performance" long time ago.

/tompa

 

[hafblade]

It is set to high performance.
I'll have to do some more tests I suppose.

First I thought it's a problem with the network but I tried my other tv server in this network and everything worked like a charm.

 

[tompa]

Ok, is it going in to stanby maybe or is it "on" all the time?

/tompa

 

[mm1352000]

Hi hafblade

I would have guessed a problem with the network - from the TsReader log it looks like frames are always delivered late. Does this only happen with recordings from certain channel(s), or all recordings?

mm

 

[hafblade]

I made some more tests.

Sometimes the problem occurs after 5 minutes sometimes after 1 hour.
Normally playback stops and 30 seconds after this all the pictures which should be shown in these 30 seconds run by as fast as possible. It stops again and waits for the sound to be in sync again.

After that often it goes on like nothing ever happens.

It happens on different channels on different transponders on hd and on sd.

mm1352000: Yeah, after some tests today I also saw that the problem seems to have something to do with the ts reader or the mediaportal client itself. In my example which I attached on this post here the problem occurs at "17-10-2011 20:07:22.493" in my TSReader logging file. (see attachments)

The funny thing about it is the following:

I've tried it with 2 different htpcs. Both are installed as single seats (so BOTH have a server and a client installed).
Let's call them PROBLEM_PC and CLEAN_PC.

When I use PROBLEM_PC as server and watch its own stream (no tv!!! it only occurs with recorded data) the problem occurs.
When I use PROBLEM_PC as server and watch stream with CLEAN_PC the problem occurs.
When I use CLEAN_PC as server and watch its own stream everything works fine.
When I use CLEAN_PC as server and watch stream with PROBLEM_PC everything works fine.
When I use CLEAN_PC as server and watch its stream with my standard pc or my laptop or some other pc everything works fine.

For me it seems to be a problem with PROBLEM_PCs server but I don't find it.

for your help.

Some ideas?