Games that still hang or crash trying to play a video

[hrydgard]

Our video playback is now working pretty well but there are apparently a few edge cases left. Here are the ones I know of that likely have this problem, let's collect them here.

PSMF:

• Ore no Dungeon (PSMF)
• SBK-09 Superbike World Championship
• Hysteria Project (#3844)
• Parappa The Rapper (PSMF, 448x240 video)
• Crimson Room Reverse (PSMF problem) http://forums.ppsspp.org/showthread.php?tid=5877&pid=70999#pid70999

MPEG:

• Bust-a-Move Deluxe
• Star Wars Lethal Alliance
• Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 (#4324, also uses scePsmf)
• Megaman Maverick Hunter X (#3318, but skippable)
• Pacman World 3
• Street Supremacy (#3342)
• Zero no Kiseki (MPEG)
• Motorstorm: Arctic Edge (#3326)
• Obscure The Aftermath (#2203) (MPEG)
• Dead Head Fred (#5003)

Uncategorized:

• UFC Undisputed 2010 (#5112)
• Alien vs Predator: Requiem (#4546)
• Heavens Will (ULJM05186)
• The Warriors
• Mai Hime - Senretsu Shin Fuuka Gakuen Gekitoushi
• Heroes Phantasia
• Ace Combat X2 Joint Assault / Ace Combat: Joint Assault
• Key of Heaven (stuttering now though)
• Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3
• Final Fantasy IV
• Lunar: The Silver Star
• World Neverland
• Valkyrie Profile
• TMNT (#3673)
• AVATAR ___(video broken).
• MX vs. ATV Reflex__(Game doesn't work).
• Silent_Hill_Shattered_Memories___(Game doesn't work).
• MediEvilResurrection___(Sound scraps).

[thedax]

Does this include games that "hang" after finishing a video? By this I mean you usually have to press start, select, or some other button to get around them not finishing automatically.

[hrydgard]

That's also a video issue indeed, although of course not as critical.

[bonquacks]

Sorry to butt in, but isn't this sorta a duplicate of https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp/issues/2172 ?

At least I think it is, I was just searching around.

[vsub]

ppsspp also freeze on Dead Head Fred when he tries to load the first video(making the game unplayable) the problem is somewhere between 0.8.1 and 0.8.1-8

It's ok on 0.8.1

[thedax]

To name a few:

• Final Fantasy II EU (ULES00987) almost always hangs with a black screen after letting the attract FMV play, also forcing the user to press start to finish it.
• Pangya: Fantasy Golf US(ULUS10438) on x64 (I don't think I've seen this happen on x86) sometimes hangs with graphical garbage onscreen when trying to play its attract FMV, until the user presses start to skip it.
• (64-bit only) Monster Hunter 2nd G JP (ULJM05500) sometimes hangs with a black screen after playing a video, forcing the user to press start/select/some other button to end it.

Here's a screen of Pangya to show what I mean:

Fixed games on this list:

• Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD/Monster Hunter Portable 3rd
• Phantasy Star Portable 2 (was caused by a bad dump)

[ghost]

Heroes VS (NPJH50660) doesn't play the intro movie aswell, the only way to advance is to skip it by pressing start, the log continuously spam these lines: 10:41:217 W[HLE]: HLE\sceUtility.cpp:94 UtilityGetStatus() Faked dialog : wrong dialog type 10:41:217 E[HLE]: HLE\sceUtility.cpp:419 UNIMPL -2146369531=sceUtilityGamedataInstallGetStatus() 10:41:219 W[HLE]: HLE\sceUtility.cpp:94 UtilityGetStatus() Faked dialog : wrong dialog type 10:41:219 E[HLE]: HLE\sceUtility.cpp:419 UNIMPL -2146369531=sceUtilityGamedataInstallGetStatus()

which I find odd, from what I can read it does complain about the install data function, what have in conjunction with the opening is beyond me. Aside this, does the issue related to God eater burst fit this page aswell? As far I know the game crashes after the ending credits before asking to save the game on chapters 6 and 10, it tries to play something which can't be skipped, leading to a CTD.

[iWaambo14]

Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker continues to load forever & never load game after intro video. Unplayable

[thedax]

On Android, perhaps. Works fine on Windows.

[dbz400]

Midnight Club 3 missing video at the very beginning .

[internetakias]

P2 Innocent Sin hangs only a few seconds into the OP on the latest android build now.

[arg274]

I remember that in an old build (FFMPEG wasn't implemented then) MotorStorm could reach upto 'loading'.and right then PPSSPP freezed.(not a crash,a freeze)

[sfageas]

The Warriors hangs at Rockstar Games logo

[vsub]

Some more: Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3 - crashing before loading the video Key of Heaven - it was working(kinda)before but now if don't hold X when you start the game until the title,screen,the game will freeze when the first video start(which is actually black screen...it was visible before but the speed was really low)...the other videos a re black screen too but it doesn't freeze on all of them.

[thedax]

Stack trace of Naruto Heroes 3:

>   PPSSPPWindows64.exe!MediaEngine::openContext() Line 237 C++
    PPSSPPWindows64.exe!MediaEngine::addStreamData(unsigned char * buffer, int addSize) Line 296    C++
    PPSSPPWindows64.exe!PostPutAction::run(MipsCall & call) Line 917    C++
    PPSSPPWindows64.exe!ActionAfterMipsCall::run(MipsCall & call) Line 2883 C++
    PPSSPPWindows64.exe!__KernelReturnFromMipsCall() Line 3235  C++
    PPSSPPWindows64.exe!CallSyscall(Memory::Opcode op) Line 490 C++

It seems to be getting the wrong video stream id or something. It has an access violation trying to get the codec pointer.

[unknownbrackets]

Try:

if (m_videoStream == -1) {

->

if (m_videoStream == -1 || m_videoStream >= (int)m_pFormatCtx->nb_streams) {

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[thedax]

That fixes it, but now it hangs on the second movie it tries to play, e.g. the second developer logo. http://www.mediafire.com/download/8vxw6m2eb289hv7/ninja_3.7z

[unknownbrackets]

It keeps calling sceMpegGetAtracAu(), I think it thinks the audio is behind...

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[unknownbrackets]

Potentially also Zero no Kiseki according to the forum.

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[unknownbrackets]

Heavens Will (ULJM05186) Ace Combat: Joint Assault (if I understand right)

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[unknownbrackets]

Also World Neverland: #2642.

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[papel]

Zero no Kiseki worked in the past (https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp/issues/698).

[papel]

I have a small problem with Lunar: The Silver Star. Before the beginning of any video, the game may or may not freeze in black screen and the video does not start. I see nothing different in the log. If I reset the game or load a state and try to start the video again, the problem always happens. If I close the emulator, open it again, load a state and try to start the video, the problem may or may not happen again. The easiest way to test it is with the opening video, after Xseed logo.

[unknownbrackets]

Hmm, which region? Does pressing start skip it, or it just hangs?

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[papel]

USA version. Yes, pressing start skips it and the game continues normally and other videos may work again.

[brujo5]

same problem in obscure the aftermath.

[dbz400]

Just for record .Starting video in GTA series have been missing.

[solarmystic]

@raven02

The issue for the missing GTA videos (including the responsible commit) is documented here:-

https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp/issues/2771#issuecomment-20922654

[papel]

Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth http://forums.ppsspp.org/showthread.php?tid=944&pid=45599#pid45599 and the following message.

[sasha6282]

TMNT, Motorstorm: Arctic Edge work after video on v0.9.1-808-ga537aa9

[unknownbrackets]

Ore no Dungeon appears to have this issue as well.

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[solarmystic]

I reckon FFIV (https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp/issues/4550) can be added to the list as the game freezes when attempting to play a video after a specific sequence of events, as detailed in the original issue report. This prevents the player from advancing any further in the game on any buld compiled after the maxim at3+ merge.

[unknownbrackets]

In Valkyrie Profile, it seems to start playing a second video too early (the one with the wings.) I've figured out and fixed why the first video is just black (it's doing a block transfer to upload it to a framebuffer), although needs more testing, but the second video seems weird.

I've dumped all the bytes send to put ringbuffer, and it's a totally valid video, ffplay loves it lots. Then I dump the bytes sent to ffmpeg and they're pretty different. It doesn't like that file at all. Hmm.

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[unknownbrackets]

Hmm, I've managed to get the video to play, although it's overwriting some of the initial frames... game continues now. But in a way that will almost definitely break other games, ugh (forcing it to enqueue quite a few more packets before starting the video.)

Will have to figure out how much the PSP requires to be enqueued before playing...

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[unknownbrackets]

I've updated the first post with all the games noted and crossed out the ones I understand to be fixed. Are there any others working now in the latest git build (maybe the recent changes helped others)?

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[brujo5]

@unknownbrackets

tried in oscure the aftermath but no sense.still hang .

thx

[unknownbrackets]

Several games have been fixed recently and @raven02 found something that likely was happening in other games.

My expectation is that all of the games listed in the first post are still broken. Repeating any that are broken won't teach me anything new. But, if any of them are no longer broken, that'd be great to know, because it would help to narrow down the issues and focus on the ones that are still broken.

So reports that any of the listed games are working would be great.

-[Unknown]

[dbz400]

Btw , MotorStorm is not fixed yet . There should a running CG in background

-PPSSPP

-Real PSP

[mr-chya]

Kingdom of Paradise (aka US version of Key of Heaven) videos are now working at least as of v0.9.6-185 although there is an odd stuttering during the videos that makes them look and sound like they are running at half speed even though speed shows it's running at 100% and FPS is running at 30/30.

[dbz400]

Heroes Phantasia should be okay to playback the CG now in latest build .Please cross-line it.

[dbz400]

Ore no Dungeon somehow can press 'start' to skip the CG and in-game however it we watch the CG it will stop in between at this point .(it is a CLIMAX enterainment logo)

[dbz400]

@hrydgard , please link #5003 to Dead Head Fred

[unknownbrackets]

Ore no Dungeon: does it use psmf or mpeg to play the video? That sounds similar to the FF2 issue (which is psmf, it seems that scePsmfPlayerStop reschedules multiple times or something.)

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[hrydgard]

Maybe we should split this issue up by psmf vs mpeg?

[dbz400]

@unknownbrackets , yep , it uses PSMF

48:40:461 user_main I[ME]: HLE\scePsmf.cpp:496 scePsmfSetPsmf(08935500, 092b67b0) 48:40:461 user_main I[ME]: HLE\scePsmf.cpp:226 PSMF MPEG data found: id=e0, privid=00, epmoff=000000a2, epmnum=00000005, width=480, height=272 48:40:461 user_main I[ME]: HLE\scePsmf.cpp:235 PSMF private audio found: id=bd, privid=00, channels=2, freq=2

[dbz400]

Just tested Zero no Kiseki in latest build .It show the FAICOM logo then stop with lots of invalid addresses

00:40:443 user_main I[ME]: HLE\sceMpeg.cpp:703 sceMpegAvcDecode(09501b00, 09501b04, 512, 0bfff4c8, 0bfff4c4) 00:40:477 user_main I[ME]: HLE\sceMpeg.cpp:781 sceMpegAvcDecodeDetail(09501b00, 0bfff4d0) 00:40:477 user_main I[ME]: HLE\sceMpeg.cpp:1053 PSP_ERROR_MPEG_NO_DATA=sceMpegGetAvcAu(09501b00, 00000001, 09501b04, 0bfff4c0) 00:41:611 user_main I[KERNEL]: HLE\sceKernelThread.cpp:2395 sceKernelTerminateDeleteThread(334) 00:41:611 user_main E[ME]: HLE\sceMpeg.cpp:726 sceMpegAvcDecodeStop(09501b00, 00000200, 0bfff504, 0bfff500) 00:41:611 user_main I[ME]: HLE\sceMpeg.cpp:629 sceMpegFreeAvcEsBuf(09501b00, 1) 00:41:611 user_main I[ME]: HLE\sceMpeg.cpp:462 sceMpegDelete(09501b00) 00:41:612 user_main I[ME]: HLE\sceMpeg.cpp:1397 sceMpegRingbufferDestruct(09501b84) 00:41:612 user_main I[ME]: HLE\sceMpeg.cpp:1111 sceMpegFinish(...) 00:41:649 user_main W[MM]: MemmapFunctions.cpp:96 ReadFromHardware: Invalid address 13e83e64 PC 08a31c90 LR 089f420c 00:41:649 user_main W[MM]: MemmapFunctions.cpp:96 ReadFromHardware: Invalid address 13e83e68 PC 08a31c94 LR 089f420c 00:41:649 user_main W[MM]: MemmapFunctions.cpp:96 ReadFromHardware: Invalid address 13e83e6c PC 08a31c98 LR 089f420c 00:41:649 user_main W[MM]: MemmapFunctions.cpp:96 ReadFromHardware: Invalid address 13e83e60 PC 08a31c9c LR 089f420c

[dbz400]

For Ace Combat: Joint Assault , it should be working now and in-game.Just tested it on latest build .

[dbz400]

Just tested Street Supremacy , it stop with same message as Obscure Aftermath

11:40:200 readThread I[ME]: HLE\sceMpeg.cpp:960 84=sceMpegRingbufferAvailableSize(08a0dd48) 11:40:200 readThread I[ME]: HLE\sceMpeg.cpp:1003 sceMpegRingbufferPut(08a0dd48, 32, 84) 11:40:200 readThread I[ME]: HLE\sceMpeg.cpp:993 packetAdded: 32 packetsRead: 4768 packetsTotal: 4800 11:40:200 readThread I[ME]: HLE\sceMpeg.cpp:960 52=sceMpegRingbufferAvailableSize(08a0dd48) 11:40:200 readThread I[ME]: HLE\sceMpeg.cpp:1003 sceMpegRingbufferPut(08a0dd48, 32, 52) 11:40:200 readThread I[ME]: HLE\sceMpeg.cpp:993 packetAdded: 32 packetsRead: 4800 packetsTotal: 4800 11:40:200 readThread I[ME]: HLE\sceMpeg.cpp:960 20=sceMpegRingbufferAvailableSize(08a0dd48) 11:40:200 readThread I[ME]: HLE\sceMpeg.cpp:1003 sceMpegRingbufferPut(08a0dd48, 20, 20) 11:40:200 readThread I[ME]: HLE\sceMpeg.cpp:993 packetAdded: 20 packetsRead: 4820 packetsTotal: 4800 11:40:200 readThread I[ME]: HLE\sceMpeg.cpp:960 0=sceMpegRingbufferAvailableSize(08a0dd48)

[dbz400]

Just tested The Warrior , it stuck at the 'Rockstar' Logo .Looks like it is pts issue .

It uses sceMpegAtracDecode()

avcAu.pts = ctx->mediaengine->getAudioTimeStamp() + ctx->mpegFirstTimestamp;

If i change ctx->mediaengine->getAudioTimeStamp() to ctx->mediaengine->getVideoTimeStamp() . it pass CG okay

Since ctx->mediaengine->getAudioTimeStamp() and getVideoTimeStamp() basically return the m_videopts except here

 s64 MediaEngine::getVideoTimeStamp() {
       return m_videopts;
 }

 s64 MediaEngine::getAudioTimeStamp() {
       if (m_demux)
              return std::max(m_audiopts - 4180, (s64)0);
       return m_videopts;
 }

[dbz400]

This also fixes Dead Head Fred. All the CG can be played completely .

[unknownbrackets]

I don't really know what the 4180 is about. Does removing that help?

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