Problem with HD channels (1 Viewer)

[cbadk]

Hi everyone.

Its seams i have been having problems with HD channels. When starting a HD channel with EVR ...MP stops responding. With VMR9 it crashses MP with an error.

Logs! yup yup....

Here is a small part of it from server logs:

20-09-2008 23:13:39.510 analyzer: set audio pid:c81
20-09-2008 23:13:39.510 analyzer: reset
20-09-2008 23:13:39.666 DiskRecorder[TIMESHIFT] set filename:\TV\timeshift\live2-0.ts
20-09-2008 23:13:39.666 DiskRecorder[TIMESHIFT] transport stream mode
20-09-2008 23:13:39.666 DiskRecorder[TIMESHIFT] paused=yes
20-09-2008 23:13:39.666 DiskRecorder[TIMESHIFT] Received from TvService: pmt pid:0x23 serviceId: 0xc80 pmtlength:85
20-09-2008 23:13:39.666 DiskRecorder[TIMESHIFT] Old pids cleared
20-09-2008 23:13:39.666 DiskRecorder[TIMESHIFT] got pmt - tableid: 0x2 section_length: 85 sid: 0xc80
20-09-2008 23:13:39.666 DiskRecorder[TIMESHIFT] PMT parsed - Pid 0x23 ServiceId 0xc80 stream count: 3
20-09-2008 23:13:39.666 DiskRecorder[TIMESHIFT] pcr pid:0xc80
20-09-2008 23:13:39.666 DiskRecorder[TIMESHIFT] SetPcrPid clear old PIDs
20-09-2008 23:13:39.666 DiskRecorder[TIMESHIFT] add video stream pid: 0xc80 fake pid: 0x30 stream type: 0x1b logical type: 0x1b descriptor length: 27
20-09-2008 23:13:39.666 DiskRecorder[TIMESHIFT] add audio stream pid: 0xc81 fake pid: 0x40 stream type: 0x3 logical type: 0x3 descriptor length: 23
20-09-2008 23:13:39.666 DiskRecorder[TIMESHIFT] add teletext stream pid: 0xc82 fake pid: 0x60 stream type: 0x6 logical type: 0x56 descriptor length: 7
20-09-2008 23:13:39.666 DiskRecorder[TIMESHIFT] paused=no
20-09-2008 23:13:39.666 DiskRecorder[TIMESHIFT] Start 'D:\TV\timeshift\live2-0.ts.tsbuffer'
20-09-2008 23:13:39.666 DiskRecorder[TIMESHIFT] SetVideoAudioObserver observer ok
20-09-2008 23:13:39.697 Pid c82 Continuity error... 3 ( prev 1 )
20-09-2008 23:13:39.728 Pid c82 Continuity error... 7 ( prev 5 )
20-09-2008 23:13:39.728 Pid c81 Continuity error... f ( prev d )
20-09-2008 23:13:39.775 Pid c82 Continuity error... f ( prev d )
20-09-2008 23:13:39.775 Pid c81 Continuity error... 4 ( prev 2 )
20-09-2008 23:13:39.775 Pid c82 Continuity error... 1 ( prev f )
20-09-2008 23:13:39.806 Pid c81 Continuity error... 8 ( prev 5 )
20-09-2008 23:13:39.837 Pid c81 Continuity error... c ( prev a )
20-09-2008 23:13:39.837 Pid c82 Continuity error... d ( prev b )
20-09-2008 23:13:39.837 Pid c82 Continuity error... f ( prev d )
20-09-2008 23:13:39.869 Pid c81 Continuity error... 1 ( prev d )
20-09-2008 23:13:39.900 Pid c82 Continuity error... 7 ( prev 3 )
20-09-2008 23:13:39.900 Pid c81 Continuity error... 5 ( prev 3 )
20-09-2008 23:13:39.931 Pid c81 Continuity error... a ( prev 7 )
20-09-2008 23:13:39.931 Pid c82 Continuity error... 2 ( prev e )
20-09-2008 23:13:39.962 Pid c81 Continuity error... e ( prev b )
20-09-2008 23:13:39.962 Pid c81 Continuity error... 1 ( prev f )
20-09-2008 23:13:39.978 Pid c82 Continuity error... 9 ( prev 7 )
20-09-2008 23:13:40.09 Pid c82 Continuity error... d ( prev b )
20-09-2008 23:13:40.40 Pid c81 Continuity error... 8 ( prev 5 )
20-09-2008 23:13:40.40 Pid c82 Continuity error... 5 ( prev 3 )
20-09-2008 23:13:40.71 Pid c81 Continuity error... b ( prev 9 )
20-09-2008 23:13:40.71 Pid c82 Continuity error... b ( prev 9 )
20-09-2008 23:13:40.71 Pid c81 Continuity error... e ( prev b )
20-09-2008 23:13:40.71 Pid c82 Continuity error... d ( prev b )
20-09-2008 23:13:40.103 Pid c81 Continuity error... 2 ( prev 0 )
20-09-2008 23:13:40.103 DiskRecorder[TIMESHIFT] start of audio detected


TV-Server Version: Newest SVN
MediaPortal Version: Newest SVN
MediaPortal Skin: Mediaportal Blue stanard
Windows Version: Vista/Clients Vista/server
CPU Type: Pentium 4 3.2 Dualcore
HDD: Seagate 500 x 2 Raid
Memory: 4098 DDR 800 Samsung
Motherboard: ASUS A8V-VM SE
Video Card: Nvidia 7600
Video Card Driver: Newest
Sound Card: Soundblaster Au. 4 SE
Sound Card AC3: Optical out - reciever
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: FireDTV DVB-C Rev 0x1
1. TV Card Type: DVB-C
1. TV Card Driver: Newest
2. TV Card: FireDTV DVB-C Rev 0x2
2. TV Card Type: DVB-C
2. TV Card Driver: Newest
3. TV Card: Twinhan DVB-C 2033
3. TV Card Type: DVB-C
3. TV Card Driver: 1.03
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: Microsoft
MPEG2 Audio Codec: Microsoft
h.264 Video Codec:
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Yousee Cable
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Remote:
TV: Samsung Projector
TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI

 

[cbadk]

Ok, i´ve done some testing. Its seams that it must be the tswriter. I installed the old version 2.3.0 and it seams to work with that HD channel. Ive tested both with VLC player and with RC2 it crashes the VLC player. But with 0.2.3 version it works fine.

 

[jestermgee]

20-09-2008 23:13:39.837 Pid c82 Continuity error... f ( prev d )
20-09-2008 23:13:39.869 Pid c81 Continuity error... 1 ( prev d )
20-09-2008 23:13:39.900 Pid c82 Continuity error... 7 ( prev 3 )
20-09-2008 23:13:39.900 Pid c81 Continuity error... 5 ( prev 3 )
20-09-2008 23:13:39.931 Pid c81 Continuity error... a ( prev 7 )
20-09-2008 23:13:39.931 Pid c82 Continuity error... 2 ( prev e )
20-09-2008 23:13:39.962 Pid c81 Continuity error... e ( prev b )
20-09-2008 23:13:39.962 Pid c81 Continuity error... 1 ( prev f )
20-09-2008 23:13:39.978 Pid c82 Continuity error... 9 ( prev 7 )
20-09-2008 23:13:40.09 Pid c82 Continuity error... d ( prev b )
20-09-2008 23:13:40.40 Pid c81 Continuity error... 8 ( prev 5 )
20-09-2008 23:13:40.40 Pid c82 Continuity error... 5 ( prev 3 )
20-09-2008 23:13:40.71 Pid c81 Continuity error... b ( prev 9 )

Sorry to cross-post in another thread but I have the same issue with RC2 just a few posts down. My recordings stutter and so does live view when recording on HD channels and I have a sh%$ load of these errors in my log.

I haven't solved my issue yet as I am waiting for some guidance on what I should look at.

 

[tourettes]

Sorry to cross-post in another thread but I have the same issue with RC2 just a few posts down. My recordings stutter and so does live view when recording on HD channels and I have a sh%$ load of these errors in my log.

That simply means that your signal to the TV card is really bad. currently TsReader drops all corrupted video frames that contain errors (to make sure no decoder is crashing) and this is causing the stutter.

For 1.0.1 its planned to allow user chose between frame dropping and having good "luck" with the video decoder

 

[zanlation]

I was having the stutter problem after I installed a new dual DVB-T tuner card into my HTPC to go with an existing single DVB-T. Once I replaced the cheap splitter with a powered splitter and made sure all my cabling was quad-shielded, the stuttering stopped. I had to rescan all the channels after installing the powered splitter. I am using the latest SVN with RC2.

 

[jestermgee]

Thanks for the advise...

I did kind of suspect that could be a cause. My cabling is pretty poor to the HTPC and I use a crappt T splitter to goto my TV and HTPC but cable distances are pretty short. First thing I have read about the "continuity errors" being related to poor signal not something else so this already points me in the direction to install better cable and re-test.

See how I go.

 

[cbadk]

tourettes

is there anyway to compile a version of tsreader without this checking thing?

Since i have all the code downloaded it would be easy to change it ...if i knew where to find it.

 

[tourettes]

I havent had time to check how the frame dropping is handled in the code level. Ambass should be able to tell you how to disable that.

 

[jestermgee]

Well I haven't replaced my cable but did do a test with just a cable from wall socket to HTPC and I still have skips. The only thing I haven't tried is propper quad cable and a booster but I do live 5km line of site from the main broadcasting antenna in the city and reception is top notch. But I know this doesn't mean sh&% if the cabling is crappy and the signal gets interferance etc.

 

[cbadk]

tourettes

I have been looking in svn´s revision history...with TortoiseSVN, and can´t find anything, so yah i guess im gonna send Ambass a little message.

About cable, i have a power supply on in every room, and my signal value is 100 %, so i really dont know about that. I guess it could be my cable company also. So ill try calling them today, and see what they say.