PMS doesn't work with PPC macs

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Out of the box install on OS X
2. Connect on PS3
3. Try to play any video file

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Expect to see video. Instead all video files are listed as MPEG-1 and when
trying to play ge the message "The Data is Corrupted", then the video icon
changes to "Corrupted Data". This happens with all video files I have, all
are listed as MPEG 1 with 0kpbs bit rate. (Audio playback of mp3 works fine).

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
Latest 1.02.1, on Mac OS X 10.4.10, latest Apple Java Install

If you are transcoding a media file, which engine are you using (mencoder,
avisynth/mencoder, tsmuxer?)
N/A, but have tried mencoder, tsmuxer, (avisynth/ffmpeg unavailable?)

If the media file is in error (or does not play flawlessly), what are the
codec informations of this file (you can use following program:
mediainfo.sourceforge.net) ? 
N/A

Please provide any additional information below and PLEASE JOIN debug.log
file !!
Also noticed that DVD ISO folders are always empty, could be seperate issue.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by japanreq...@gmail.com on 8 Jan 2009 at 6:59

Attachments:

• debug.log

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Wondering if it could be because of Java version? OS X 10.4 officially only has 
java
1.5, when I tried to run pms 1.01 it gave the warning that java 1.6 was needed? 
Could
that be the problem? 

There is a port of java 1.6 for OS X 10.4 called SoyLatte, but after 
"installing" it,
made no difference to the warning message in pms 1.01, however pms 1.02.1 always
worked regardless of the java version.

SoyLatte: landonf.bikemonkey.org/static/soylatte/

Original comment by japanreq...@gmail.com on 8 Jan 2009 at 8:33

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We changed the Java version for 1.02.1 so that non-leopard users could use the 
app.

Original comment by robinmul...@gmail.com on 8 Jan 2009 at 9:12

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There might be an issue on 10.4. Could you run the following in terminal?

/Applications/PS3\ Media\ Server.app/Contents/Resources/Java/osx/mencoder --help

Assuming you have the app in Applications. Do you get an error or expected 
output (a
list of options)?

Original comment by robinmul...@gmail.com on 9 Jan 2009 at 8:53

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I have the same issue (though my mpeg2 files can actually be streamed even if 
they are marked as mpeg1 in 
my PS3).
Running the help command in terminal gets the following result

Last login: Wed Jan  7 21:41:17 on console
Welcome to Darwin!
mac-mini-118:~ cvs$ /Applications/PS3\ Media\ 
Server.app/Contents/Resources/Java/osx/mencoder --help
-bash: /Applications/PS3 Media Server.app/Contents/Resources/Java/osx/mencoder: 
cannot execute binary 
file
mac-mini-118:~ cvs$ 

Original comment by C.Vil...@gmail.com on 10 Jan 2009 at 8:42

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Which version of OSX is that?

Original comment by robinmul...@gmail.com on 10 Jan 2009 at 11:41

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The latest 10.4 

Original comment by C.Vil...@gmail.com on 10 Jan 2009 at 1:48

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10.4 is not supported at the moment. I'm working on new builds and the next 
version
should support 10.4.

Original comment by robinmul...@gmail.com on 11 Jan 2009 at 6:53

• Changed title: PSM doesn't work on OSX 10.4
• Changed state: Accepted

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Can you try out this build and let me know how it goes? Thanks!

http://files.exonet.nl/ps3/PSM.zip

Original comment by robinmul...@gmail.com on 12 Jan 2009 at 8:08

• Changed title: PMS doesn't work on OSX 10.4

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I have tried your new version unfortunatly I dont see any improvement, 
althoiugh I also discovered that even 
though the mpeg1 marking in my ps3, I can also stream avi xvid decoded but not 
my mp4 ripped and encoded 
with ps3 preset in Handbrake. 

Thanks for your effort and please let me know if you want me to test some omore

Original comment by C.Vil...@gmail.com on 12 Jan 2009 at 10:10

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What happens when you run /Applications/PS3\ Media\
Server.app/Contents/Resources/Java/osx/mencoder --help now?

Assuming you put the new build in Applications. Are you using Intel or PowerPC?

Original comment by robinmul...@gmail.com on 12 Jan 2009 at 10:41

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The same as in my previous post. I copied the PMS package to Applications and I 
am
using a PowerPC processor.

Original comment by C.Vil...@gmail.com on 13 Jan 2009 at 8:48

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Then that's the problem. PMS is Intel only. This might be fixed in the future 
but
it's not a very high priority at the moment.

Thanks for your report.

Original comment by robinmul...@gmail.com on 13 Jan 2009 at 9:46

• Changed title: PMS doesn't work with PPC macs
• Added labels: Priority-Low
• Removed labels: Priority-Medium

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Works just fine for me on my PPC Mac Mini.

Original comment by sken...@gmail.com on 11 Mar 2009 at 2:31

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Transcoding works? I doubt it, unless you made your own builds :)

Original comment by robinmul...@gmail.com on 11 Mar 2009 at 3:07

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I too have a PPC running 10.4.x.  The program runs great and plays avi and mp3. 
 It 
does not play mp4 and m4a files.  I also have paid for Nullriver and their 
software 
plays mp4 and m4a as well as avi and mp3, but routinely stutters and shuts 
itself 
down (I have a registered version, not the 30 minute limit trial).  Not to 
mention 
that Nullriver does not support thumbnails on non intel machines.  I REALLY 
would 
love to see PMS work on PPC machines.  Clearly Nullriver has figured how to get 
it to 
work (just not well) so what would it take to get PMS to support PPC?

Original comment by richard....@gmail.com on 6 Apr 2009 at 9:53

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I too have a G5 dual 2.o tower. My MP3 and AVI files play fine. AAC audio files 
show as a PCM file on the PS3 and 
do not play with an Unsupported Data error. MP4 video files in h.264 give the 
corrupted data error, and break 
the link. Seems like the AAC files in the M4A format are showing up as MPlayer 
on the PS3. Any direction on 
getting these working would be great.

Original comment by mrc...@mac.com on 10 Jul 2009 at 2:54

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With Snow Leopard now also dropping PPC support it's unlikely this will ever be
fixed. Native supported files will continue to work but transcoding will not.

Original comment by robinmul...@gmail.com on 11 Jul 2009 at 4:39

• Changed state: WontFix

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I  got a fix on the issue ... current version works including transcoding, h264 
and multichannel on my DualG5 1.8:

http://ps3mediaserver.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7061

Original comment by peterpie...@gmail.com on 26 Jun 2010 at 8:06

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I want to use my old PowerPC as a media server, please! 

Original comment by neuropu...@gmail.com on 23 Jan 2011 at 2:37