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daytooner

2013-08-18, 04:37
Major frustration here. Just got XBMC working smoothly, Moving up to Frodo (12.2) seemed to fix all of my previous issues. Originally running on Fed 17, kernel 3.7.9, then, after doing system package updates, bam! Audio stopped working - for entire system (not just XBMC). Upgraded entire system to Fed 19 which fixed the system-wide audio issues, but it broke XBMC.

Now, any 5.1 channel audio streams won't play in XBMC, and the video runs fast forward - and no subtitles. Checked the audio settings in XBMC, and it is now (only) using Pulse Audio - it gives me no option to configure for anything else. From the debug logging, I see this:

Code:
...
17:03:20 T:140543169923264   DEBUG: PulseAudio: Context authorizing
17:03:20 T:140543169923264   DEBUG: PulseAudio: Context setting name
17:03:20 T:140543169923264   DEBUG: PulseAudio: Context ready
...
17:03:55 T:140542035650304    INFO: ffmpeg[7E1C6700]: Input #0, matroska,webm, from '/nas/Videos/Cinema/The.Adventures.of.Priscilla.Queen.of.the.Desert.1994.720p.BluRay.X264-AMIABLE.mkv':
17:03:55 T:140542035650304    INFO: ffmpeg[7E1C6700]:   Duration: 01:43:20.74, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 6055 kb/s
...
17:03:55 T:140542035650304    INFO: ffmpeg[7E1C6700]:     Stream #0:0(eng): Video: h264 (High), yuv420p, 1280x552, SAR 1:1 DAR 160:69, 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 1k tbn, 47.95 tbc (default)
17:03:55 T:140542035650304    INFO: ffmpeg[7E1C6700]:     Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: dts (DTS), 48000 Hz, 5.1(side), fltp, 1536 kb/s (default)
...
17:03:55 T:140542035650304  NOTICE: Finding audio codec for: 86020
17:03:55 T:140542035650304   DEBUG: DllAvUtilBase: Using libavutil system library
17:03:55 T:140542035650304   DEBUG: FactoryCodec - Audio: passthrough - Opening
17:03:55 T:140542035650304   DEBUG: FactoryCodec - Audio: passthrough - Opened
17:03:55 T:140542035650304   DEBUG: CDVDPlayerAudio: Sample rate changed, checking for passthrough
17:03:55 T:140542035650304   DEBUG: DllAvUtilBase: Using libavutil system library
17:03:55 T:140542035650304   DEBUG: FactoryCodec - Audio: passthrough - Opening
17:03:55 T:140542035650304   DEBUG: FactoryCodec - Audio: passthrough - Opened
17:03:55 T:140542035650304  NOTICE: Creating audio thread
17:03:55 T:140541849229056  NOTICE: running thread: video_thread
17:03:55 T:140541849229056   DEBUG: CDVDPlayerVideo - CDVDMsg::GENERAL_SYNCHRONIZE
17:03:55 T:140541840836352  NOTICE: Thread CDVDPlayerAudio start, auto delete: false
17:03:55 T:140542035650304  NOTICE: Opening Subtitle stream: 2 source: 256
17:03:55 T:140542035650304   DEBUG: FactoryCodec - Overlay: FFmpeg Subtitle Decoder - Opening
17:03:55 T:140542035650304   DEBUG: DllAvUtilBase: Using libavutil system library
17:03:55 T:140542035650304   DEBUG: DllAvCodec: Using libavcodec system library
17:03:55 T:140542035650304   DEBUG: FactoryCodec - Overlay: FFmpeg Subtitle Decoder - Opened
17:03:55 T:140542035650304   DEBUG: ReadEditDecisionLists - Checking for edit decision lists (EDL) on local drive or remote share for: /nas/Videos/Cinema/The.Adventures.of.Priscilla.Queen.of.the.Desert.1994.720p.BluRay.X264-AMIABLE.mkv
17:03:55 T:140542035650304   DEBUG: CDVDPlayer::SetCaching - caching state 3
17:03:55 T:140541849229056    INFO: CDVDPlayerVideo - Stillframe left, switching to normal playback
17:03:55 T:140541849229056   DEBUG: VAAPI - attempting to open codec 28 with profile 100 at level 41 with 5 reference frames
17:03:55 T:140541840836352  NOTICE: running thread: CDVDPlayerAudio::Process()
17:03:55 T:140541840836352   DEBUG: CDVDPlayerAudio - CDVDMsg::GENERAL_RESYNC(10000.000000, 1)
17:03:55 T:140541840836352    INFO: CAEStreamInfo::SyncDTS - dts stream detected (6 channels, 48000Hz, 16bit BE, period: 512)
17:03:55 T:140541840836352   DEBUG: CDVDPlayerAudio: Sample rate changed, checking for passthrough
17:03:55 T:140541840836352   DEBUG: DllAvUtilBase: Using libavutil system library
17:03:55 T:140541840836352   DEBUG: FactoryCodec - Audio: passthrough - Opening
17:03:55 T:140541840836352   DEBUG: FactoryCodec - Audio: passthrough - Opened
17:03:55 T:140541840836352  NOTICE: Creating audio stream (codec id: 86020, channels: 2, sample rate: 48000, pass-through)
17:03:55 T:140541840836352   DEBUG: PulseAudio: Stream failed
17:03:55 T:140541840836352   ERROR: PulseAudio: Waited for the stream but it failed
17:03:55 T:140541840836352   DEBUG: CDVDPlayerAudio:: synctype set to 0: clock feedback
17:03:55 T:140542035650304   DEBUG: CDVDPlayer::HandleMessages - player started 1
17:03:55 T:140541849229056   DEBUG: VAAPI - initialize version 0.33
17:03:55 T:140541849229056   ERROR: VAAPI - unable to initialize display -1 - unknown libva error
17:03:55 T:140541849229056   DEBUG: VAAPI - attempting to open codec 28 with profile 100 at level 41 with 5 reference frames
17:03:55 T:140541849229056   DEBUG: VAAPI - initialize version 0.33
17:03:55 T:140541849229056   ERROR: VAAPI - unable to initialize display -1 - unknown libva error
17:03:55 T:140541849229056   DEBUG: CDVDPlayerVideo - CDVDMsg::GENERAL_RESYNC(42000.000000, 0)
17:03:55 T:140541849229056    INFO: ffmpeg[72FFD700]: [h264] Cannot parallelize deblocking type 1, decoding such frames in sequential order
17:03:55 T:140542035650304   DEBUG: CDVDPlayer::SetCaching - caching state 0
17:03:55 T:140541849229056  NOTICE:  fps: 23.976024, pwidth: 1280, pheight: 552, dwidth: 1280, dheight: 552
17:03:55 T:140541849229056   DEBUG: OutputPicture - change configuration. 1280x552. framerate: 23.98. format: YV12
17:03:55 T:140541849229056  NOTICE: Display resolution DESKTOP : 1920x1080 @ 60.00 - Full Screen (16)
17:03:55 T:140541840836352   DEBUG: CDVDPlayerAudio:: Discontinuity1 - was:10238.225000, should be:20666.666667, error:10428.441667
17:03:55 T:140541840836352   DEBUG: CDVDPlayerAudio:: Discontinuity1 - was:20729.580667, should be:126666.666667, error:105937.086000
17:03:55 T:140541840836352   DEBUG: CDVDPlayerAudio:: Discontinuity1 - was:126731.651667, should be:233666.666667, error:106935.015000
17:03:55 T:140541840836352   DEBUG: CDVDPlayerAudio:: Discontinuity1 - was:233722.905667, should be:340666.666667, error:106943.761000
...

Please! Any and all help greatly appreciated. Need to get my HTPC up and running quickly.

FWIW:

I'm using the stock build package from the RPMFusion repo (can't build at the moment on this system since it has no dev tools/libs).

I can play videos with no audio/video problems using (s)mplayer.

I have the ALC888 audio chipset, and am using the SPDIF/passthrough.

TIA

ken

fritsch

2013-08-18, 09:10
Start xbmc with:
Code:
AE_ENGINE=Soft xbmc

If Fedora hides all your Alsa sink, you have a problem.

wsnipex

2013-08-18, 09:32
afaik the fedora packages are built with --enable-pulse, which is not at all recommended. I've also told Ken Dreyer, who is a co-maintainer of the rpmfusion package 3 months ago.

We know that our pulseaudio support currently is - moderately speaking - rubbish Smile

daytooner

2013-08-18, 22:43
(2013-08-18, 09:10)fritsch Wrote: [ -> ]Start xbmc with:
Code:
AE_ENGINE=Soft xbmc

If Fedora hides all your Alsa sink, you have a problem.

Okay, that got the audio working (and video back at right speed). The "default" alsa sink (it says) is PulseAudio, but at least with this, I can switch to the actual SPDIF output (that is, it now shows up in the output port lists).

But now, I can't get sub-titles to display! They are enabled, and they do exist, either embedded in the video file, or as a separate srt. And, like the audio, this WAS working before everybody (fedora, gnome, xbmc) changed things all at the same time.

I am in the process of setting up a build environment for fedora 19, specifically to build XBMC. I know now to disable (not enable) pulse audio. Any other build switches I should look at?

Thanks for the help. I just might have my HTPC back up again soon - much quicker than I thought.

ken

wsnipex

2013-08-19, 09:54
maybe pastebin a debug log, it might give a hint about the subs issue.

daytooner

2013-08-21, 03:16
(2013-08-19, 09:54)wsnipex Wrote: [ -> ]maybe pastebin a debug log, it might give a hint about the subs issue.

Just built XBMC from source, and all of my problems are gone. Disabled pulse audio. Everything is working - so far. Audio, subtitles, etc.

Thx for the help

ken
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