Duncan Webb wrote:
> Duncan Webb wrote:
>
>> Duncan Webb wrote:
>>
>>> Duncan Webb wrote:
>>>
>>>> Duncan Webb wrote:
>>>>
>
> Hi Richard,
>
> Now that every thing working correctly I have begun testing John's
> problem with df_xine.
>
> As you already know the ivtv_xine_tv plug-in does cause a crash, at exit
> when the stop button has been pressed.
>
> Running kill from an xterm on the xine pid kills the application cleanly
> and it doesn't crash. Just exits cleanly and freevo returns.
>
> I've added the two embed vbi calls into tv.ivtv.py and these are now
> committed into svn.
>
From current svn:
failed to load plugin tv.ivtv_xine_tv
start 'freevo plugins -l' to get a list of plugins
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/media/freevo-1.5/src/plugin.py", line 570, in __load_plugin__
exec('import %s' % module)
File "<string>", line 1, in ?
File "/home/media/freevo-1.5/src/tv/plugins/ivtv_xine_tv.py", line 414
<<<<<<< .mine
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
> I'm finding it difficult to find a sensible place to add these calls,
> they go like:
> # disable embedded vbi data
> self.embed = ivtv_dev.getvbiembed()
> ivtv_dev.setvbiembed(0)
> .... on exit ....
> ivtv_dev.setvbiembed(self.embed)
>
> Setting the embedded state back is good practice, but I could probably
> work around this for my recordings.
>
> Any thoughts and ideas?
>
> Duncan
>
>
>
>>>> I've narrowed down this problem to one of the ioctls that freevo sets
>>>> during start up causing a DMA crash in the firmware encoder with
>>>> ivtv-0.4.7. Already posted a message to the ivtv list.
>>>>
>>>> My next task is to figure out which ioctl is causing this problem. And
>>>> will try ivtv-0.4.6 as this is a version that doesn't include the latest
>>>> DMA changes to the driver.
>>>>
>>>> To be continued...
>>>>
>>> Figured it out at last!
>>>
>>> On the PVR-350 the tuner is input 4
>>> On the PVR-500 the tuners are input 0
>>>
>>> Changing video groups fixes this problem.
>>>
>>> However I've notices two unknown ioctls in the freevo start-up.
>>>
>> 1) VIDIOCGCAP the old v4l get capabilities actually calls VIDIOC_QUERYCAP
>>
>> 2) VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT to enumerate image formats, IIRC this was supported
>> in earlier ivtv drivers.
>>
>>
>>> Now having done this live tv is working pretty well. However I've
>>> noticed a couple of problems when using keyboard input (not tried the
>>> remote yet)
>>>
>>> * The first SPACE doesn't pause, it requires a second SPACE to pause
>>> * Using Q to quit also requires an ENTER key press.
>>>
>>> Duncan
>>>
>>>>> The Hog wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Richard,
>>>>> Some testing from this morning, when I run the command from an xterm on
>>>>> another machine.
>>>>>
>>>>> df_xine --layer=0 --deinterlace pvr:///freevo/timeshift/buf-
>>>>> xine --hide-gui -pq -g -B --geometry 720x576+0+0 --no-splash --no-lirc
>>>>> -V xv -A alsa --stdctl pvr:///freevo/timeshift/buf-
>>>>>
>>>>> both works perfectly.
>>>>>
>>>>> So I guess that the problem is there is a ioctl being done in freevo
>>>>> that the PVR-500 doesn't like, tracking this down is a bit harder.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've improved the fbxine and df_xine test in the plug-in to:
>>>>> try:
>>>>> xinecmd = config.XINE_COMMAND.split(' ')[0].split('/')[-1]
>>>>> self.fbxine = xinecmd in ('fbxine', 'df_xine')
>>>>> except:
>>>>> xinecmd = ''
>>>>> self.fbxine = False
>>>>> And added two debugs for xinecmd and self.fbxine.
>>>>> The changes have been committed in r8353.
>>>>>
>>>>> I will also add an ioctl to get (IVTV_IOC_G_VBI_EMBED) and set the
>>>>> (IVTV_IOC_S_VBI_EMBED) the embedded vbi data.
>>>>>
>>>>> But I don't want to do this as this is a problem with xine, but I may be
>>>>> forced to.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've put in a bug report on the xine tracker for this problem.
>>>>> http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=109655&aid=1575775&group_id=9655
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Maybe this is a stupid question, but, are you sure that freevo has
>>>>>> access to
>>>>>> the video device? (is Freevo running as root?) Some older xine versions
>>>>>> have
>>>>>> the video device hard coded (in pvr.c) to /dev/video0. The current
>>>>>> version
>>>>>> has a configurable setting in ~/.xine/config:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> # device used for WinTV-PVR 250/350 (pvr plugin)
>>>>>> # string, default: /dev/video0
>>>>>> media.wintv_pvr.device:/dev/video0
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A blank screen sounds like that freevo/xine isn't accessing the proper
>>>>>> device.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Richard.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Oorspronkelijk bericht -----
>>>>>> From: Duncan Webb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>>>> Date: 12-Oct-2006 00:26
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Freevo-devel] [ freevo-Bugs-1568856 ] Pygame error:
>>>>>> traceback
>>>>>> with ivtv_xine_tv and directfb
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The Hog wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Ok, I'll wait for you to report back.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Okay the patch works under X11, at least I think it does but every time
>>>>>>> I run the plug-in I just get a blank screen. Checking the log shows that
>>>>>>> the correct command is being executed.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What I'm finding strange, at the moment, is:
>>>>>>> Just after booting and running the command from the command line:
>>>>>>> xine -V xv -A alsa pvr:///<dir>
>>>>>>> it works a treat.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I can run this again and again without problems.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As soon as I've done this through freevo the tuner locks up and I get a
>>>>>>> blank screen, very strange as I get a blank screen then from the command
>>>>>>> line. Even a firmware reset doesn't help.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So it could be:
>>>>>>> a command line argument that is somehow incorrect,
>>>>>>> a v4l command that is incompatible with the PVR-500.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> df_xine, only gives me blank screens but I've not tried this on a mpeg
>>>>>>> file yet. The other dfb example programs work just fine.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> These I will have to investigate tomorrow.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Duncan
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Richard.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ----- Oorspronkelijk bericht -----
>>>>>>>> From: Duncan Webb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>>>>>> Date: 11-Oct-2006 20:20
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Freevo-devel] [ freevo-Bugs-1568856 ] Pygame error:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> traceback
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> with ivtv_xine_tv and directfb
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The Hog wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I am a bit confused since we have two open bugs and an email thread
>>>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>>>> communication... Do we now have a solution for John? That is, does
>>>>>>>>>> ivtv_xine_tv now work with both x11 and fb displays, and is the stop
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> command
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> also responsive (no x-seconds long black screen) on directfb?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Lets stick to the list until we have a solution for John. I'll test
>>>>>>>>> both
>>>>>>>>> directfb and x11 but have to keep changing the config. I'll do some
>>>>>>>>> more testing and write again, could be in the morning.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The patch seems fine to me (did you test it on x11?). Altough I
>>>>>>>>>> rather
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> switch
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> on a basic display setting than on a xine parameter, if this works
>>>>>>>>>> then
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> it's
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> fine for freevo 1.6.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Not yet, I've been trying to get df_xine working, I'm not sure which
>>>>>>>>> version on libmpeg3 to use, tried 1.7 and DirectFB-extras wouldn't
>>>>>>>>> build, 1.6 seems to build but I'm not getting any output. Could be the
>>>>>>>>> PVR-500 card not working again.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Note, I opened a new bug to upload the updated plugin. It seems not
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> possible
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> (in non-admin mode) to attach files to a bug once its status has been
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> closed
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> (see the history of the bug).
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Good to know, I'll be more careful about closing them.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Richard.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> ----- Oorspronkelijk bericht -----
>>>>>>>>>> From: Duncan Webb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>>>>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>>>>>>>> Date: 11-Oct-2006 19:28
>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Freevo-devel] [ freevo-Bugs-1568856 ] Pygame error:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> traceback
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> with ivtv_xine_tv and directfb
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> John Molohan wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Richard what about doing?
>>>>>>>>>>> config.XINE_COMMAND.split('/')[-1]
>>>>>>>>>>> Should return df_xine
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> See attached patch, what do you think?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Duncan
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Duncan Webb wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> SourceForge.net wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bugs item #1568856, was opened at 2006-10-01 18:59
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Take this out of the tracker until we have a solution.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Cool.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi John,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Comment By: John Molohan (johnmolohan)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Date: 2006-10-11 15:39
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Message:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Logged In: YES
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> user_id=774680
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Duncan,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ivtv_xine_tv.py (420): config.CONF.xine=/usr/bin/xine
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ivtv_xine_tv.py (421):
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> config.XINE_COMMAND=/usr/local/src/DirectFB-extra-0.9.25/samples/df_xine/df_xine
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ivtv_xine_tv.py (422): config.XINE_ARGS_DEF=-l 0 -d
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ivtv_xine_tv.py (423): config.XINE_TV_VO_DEV=
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ivtv_xine_tv.py (424): config.XINE_TV_AO_DEV=
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ivtv_xine_tv.py (425):
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> config.XINE_TV_TIMESHIFT_FILEMASK=/home/media/livetv-
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This gives me the correct command for df_xine (I don't think
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I've changed anything else)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ChildApp.__init__(), pid=9309, app= /usr/local/bin/df_xine
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -l 0 -d -V -A --stdctl pvr:///home/media/livetv-, poll=-1
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is incorrect, isn't it?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> -V , --version display version information
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Yep.
>>>>>>>>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] freevo-1.5]# df_xine -V
>>>>>>>>>>>> (*) DirectFB/Config: Parsing config file '/etc/directfbrc'.
>>>>>>>>>>>> df_xine 0.9.25 is a DirectFB frontend for xine-lib-1.1.2
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> This doesn't seem to stop the command when the other correct
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> arguments
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> are passed as well which is a bit strange. Maybe it should be -v
>>>>>>>>>>>> N,
>>>>>>>>>>>> --verbosity=N set verbosity level to N (minimum: 0, maximum:
>>>>>>>>>>>> 2,
>>>>>>>>>>>> default: 1)
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> -l N, --layer=N use layer N for video playback
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> That's right, -l 0 in my case.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> , --stdctl turn on controlling xine over STDIN
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Yep.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> -d , --deinterlace enable frame deinterlacing by default
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> What happens when you run from the command line:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> df_xine -l 0 -d pvr:///home/media/livetv-
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> does this then work?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> It does indeed.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I can't run it at the moment, still not configured DirectFB :-(
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Bummer. Anything I could help with or is it a matter of free time?
>>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>>> have to say that I was expecting a bit of an ordeal setting all
>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>> stuff up again for my G400 but it was a breeze.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> A matter of installing DirectFB-cvs and then DirectFB-0.9.25.1 and
>>>>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>>>>> installing libmpeg3 correctly.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Comment By: Duncan Webb (duncanwebb)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Date: 2006-10-11 15:31
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Message:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Logged In: YES
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> user_id=104395
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi John,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> With debugging turned on you should see at the very
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> beginning of your main log some XINE configuration stuff.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Will you post these
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> _debug_( 'config.CONF.xine=%s' % (config.CONF.xine) )
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> _debug_( 'config.XINE_COMMAND=%s' % (config.XINE_COMMAND) )
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> _debug_( 'config.XINE_ARGS_DEF=%s' % (config.XINE_ARGS_DEF) )
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> _debug_( 'config.XINE_TV_VO_DEV=%s' % (config.XINE_TV_VO_DEV) )
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> _debug_( 'config.XINE_TV_AO_DEV=%s' % (config.XINE_TV_AO_DEV) )
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> _debug_( 'config.XINE_TV_TIMESHIFT_FILEMASK=%s' %
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (config.XINE_TV_TIMESHIFT_FILEMASK) )
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> self.command = '%s %s -V %s -A %s --stdctl pvr://%s' % \
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (config.XINE_COMMAND, config.XINE_ARGS_DEF,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> config.XINE_TV_VO_DEV, \
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> config.XINE_TV_AO_DEV, config.XINE_TV_TIMESHIFT_FILEMASK)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the self.command is incorrect for df_xine.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Do you have a command line that works becuase this can then
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be put into the plug-in.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Duncan
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
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