Videoplayback issue/ TV crashes MediaPortal (1 Viewer)

[DrakeO9]

MediaPortal Version: Mediaportal 1.1.3
MediaPortal Skin: StreamedMP
Windows Version: Windows 7 32-Bit
CPU Type: AMD 2x3000Mhz
HDD: Samsung 1TB
Memory: 2 GB DDR3
Motherboard: Gigabyte
Video Card: ATI HD4200
Video Card Driver: ATI Catalyst 11.4
Sound Card:
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: Tevii S470
1. TV Card Type: DVB-S
1. TV Card Driver:
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: SAF 6
MPEG2 Audio Codec: SAF 6
h.264 Video Codec: SAF 6
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Astra 19.2°E
HTPC Case: Antec Fusion Remote
Cooling:
Power Supply: Enermax 350W
Remote: MCE Remote
TV: Samsung T260HD
TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI



Hi,


since 2 days i have trounle with my HTPC. If I try to play any videos (recordings, etc.) they start and stop after 1 second. Accprding to MediaPortal all files have a size of 0 KB, but with the Windows Meida Player everything works fine.

My TV also stopped working. If I try to tune to any channel, MediaPortal crashes and I have to shut it down via Taskmanager. The preview in the TV Server Config is also not working. If I try it with a HD channel i only get a white window. If I try a SD channel I get the same window but i can hear the sound.


I have this problem with a fresh installation of Windows and Mediaportal, so I think I made a mistake somewhere. But where?




Regards,

DrakeO9

 

[mm1352000]

Hi DrakeO9

From your logs, it looks like TsReader is constantly seeking in the timeshift buffer:

2011-07-26 22:02:00.119251 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: current pos:0,211666703224182 dur:2,25600004196167

2011-07-26 22:02:00.140252 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TsReaderPlayer:seekabs:2236667 start:0 end:22560000

2011-07-26 22:02:00.208256 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TsReaderPlayer: pos: 2236667 start:0 end:22560000

2011-07-26 22:02:00.209256 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TsReaderPlayer seek done:0

I wonder whether you have a key jammed on your keyboard or remote... or something like that.

mm

[Edit: it could also be networking trouble since you are using RTSP streaming...]

 

[DrakeO9]

AW: Videoplayback issue/ TV crashes MediaPortal

I don't have a keyboard connected with my HTPC, only my Logitech Harmony 300 as MCE Remote and all keys seem okay.

What about the RTSP streaming thing... for which reason this is needed?


Edit: I reinstalled MediaPortal and all the plugins that were installed before and I also restored my settings with the backup plugin. After I started Mediaportal TV and videos worked well. Then I just restarted my HTPC and all my problems returned. It seems that something got broke when I restarted the PC after the fresh installation.

Any ideas what could cause this?

 

[DrakeO9]

I think I found the caus of my troubles.

When I start my HTPc without turning my AV-Receiver on, I get the message "A HDMI to DVi connectio nwas detected...." and then I have no sound but all my problems are gone.

So I think it could be a problem with my onBoard graphics. Is a problem like this known with ATI or Catalyst?

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Driver 11.4 is guaranteed to work, seems 11.7 also does regarding video playback, but not sure about the audio side as nvidia user.

HTH

 

[mm1352000]

So I think it could be a problem with my onBoard graphics. Is a problem like this known with ATI or Catalyst?

I guess that could explain the problem - perhaps the renderer is not accepting frames and this means TsReader's buffers are filling up over and over again. I don't know of such a problem, however I think there are certainly plenty of problems involving HDMI/HDCP raised in our hardware -> video forum -->here<--...

 

[DrakeO9]

AW: Videoplayback issue/ TV crashes MediaPortal

I finally solved my problems. The ATI driver 11.7 is just not working for me. Now I use an older version and everything works fine.

Thanks for your help!