Freeze when PVR switches from content (The Simpsons) to commercials

[kenzodeluxe]

This can be reproduced all the time this way: When Simpsons on Pro7 goes to the commercials, first video stops, then 5 seconds later audio stops: Versions are:

• Openelec 4.1.5
• VDR: 2.1.6
• xvdr: 0.9.9

When XBMC hangs, it still logs stuff and seems to be processing EPG, so I'm wondering whether the problem is with the XVDR plugin - would appreciate any insight from those who might know better.

http://xbmclogs.com/show.php?id=292554 http://pastebin.com/GkTZgHeH (Logs match, clocks are 27s off)

[kenzodeluxe]

Any hints/pointers where to look closely (XBMC? VDR? XVDR?) and how? Thanks!

[tomwoe]

Yes. Try to disable "VDPAU acceleration"

It seems that this is an vaapi / X / xbmc problem. I can see this behavoir under

• xbmc (selfcompiled on NUC) (12.X , 13.x edge)
• xbmc (12.x, 13.x)
• openelec (3.x, 4.x, 4.2.1)

It happens when the content resolution switches. I guess that you have watched content with 4:3 format. I'm seeing this issue also e.g. on ZDF Neo. Some of the old Star Trek Series are aired in 4:3 too. When ZDF Neo switches from the normal content to StarTrek - picture freezes, I hear the sound for 3 secs and then X (!) has crashed.

The same happens the other way: when watching e.g. recorded content in 4:3. When the stream switches back to normal Format I cann see this freeze.

I've recorded a Simpson Episode. The recording starts shortly before the end of the previous Simpson Episoed. It's finished (Lisa hits a cake, Bart is inside an airing shaft), switched to commercial: picture freezes, audio continues for a couple of sec: freeze

Last message is the same as yours:

WARNING: CDVDMessageQueue(audio)::Get - asked for new data packet, with nothing available

I believe that this is not the error itself. The pictures freezes and then something is rotten. IMHO: the disabling VDPAU solves the problem but is not the reason: the swtich into VDPAU seem to be wrong.

No problem on PI: I've tried two different versions of openelc and raspbmc (or so.)

(I've also tried different tvheadend versions - doesn't seem to make a differenc. It would be nice if you could report your configuration. Maybe I can stop looking within the stream application.)

Intel D34010WY, 8 G, mSata / live tv from tvheadend server on opensuse 13.1

[tomwoe]

HI kenzodeluxe,

I've already reported upstream:

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=205767

and I've already tried the latest kodi git version two weeks ago - no success.

But I only need to switch the mSata: so I'm going to try again and then am reporting on xbmc.

Best regards, Tom

Hi,

(I've also tried different tvheadend versions - doesn't seem to make a differenc. It would be nice if you could report your configuration. Maybe I can stop looking within the stream application.) Intel D34010WY, 8 G, mSata / live tv from tvheadend server on opensuse 13.1

You can stop looking at tvheadend - I am using (X)VDR on Ubuntu; however, there's one thing we do have in common - I am using a D33217GKE NUC with 8G memory. Maybe you can add some of your findings to the issue tracker?

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[mrdominuzq]

Does The latest fix this issue :)?

[tomwoe]

Yes !

Sorry - it took a while till I've switched back to openelec.

I've tried 95.1 and 95.2: no problems seen any more.

That's simply great.

[chewitt]

in that case.. closed :)