Samsung D8000 TV stops playing ball

Hi - I have been delighted with Serviio until a few days ago, and was looking to donate, but...

I save TV programs from broadcasts as packaged .mpgs using an EyeTV brick on my Mac, and until recently, my Samsung D8000 series TV played any of them without any problem. A few days ago, possibly since a software upgrade to the TV, the TV refuses to play any of the HD programs (TV says not supported file format). The SD files created by EyeTV play fine, but now I have to export the HD files first from EyeTV. Even EyeTV HD files which played previously don't play now. Nothing else has changed. They play fine on the Mac. Mediainfo says the files are MPEG-TS - full details are attached.

Serviio correctly sees the TV as a UE55D8000 Samsung TV/ (C/D -series) and shows a green traffic light. The tv shows the Serviio folders perfectly, and all files have the correct images in their icons. I'm using a wired network.

I've reinstalled Serviio, recreated the library links and restarted. I'd be very grateful if somebody can tell me where to start digging - the info asked for in the forum is attached.

Mike

Further to my last post - the detailed log shows the following error:

2011-11-01 11:03:05,315 DEBUG [FFMPEGWrapper] Invoking FFmpeg to transcode video file: /Users/mike/TV progs/EyeTV Archive/Passing of a Generation - Education.eyetv/0000000010aada6c.mpg
2011-11-01 11:03:05,316 DEBUG [ProcessExecutor] Starting /Applications/Serviio.app/Contents/Resources/Java/../../MacOS/ffmpeg -i /Users/mike/TV progs/EyeTV Archive/Passing of a Generation - Education.eyetv/0000000010aada6c.mpg -y -vcodec copy -vbsf h264_mp4toannexb -copyts -acodec ac3 -ab 192k -ac 2 -map 0:0 -map 0:1 -sn -f mpegts /var/folders/5l/shsgcvc56zz4_mp3q76c4qz40000gn/T/Serviio/transcoding-temp-267-MPEG2TS.stf
2011-11-01 11:03:05,565 WARN [ProcessExecutor] Process /Applications/Serviio.app/Contents/Resources/Java/../../MacOS/ffmpeg has a return code of 1! This is a possible error.
2011-11-01 11:03:05,566 DEBUG [TranscodingJobListener] Transcoding finished; successful: false
2011-11-01 11:03:05,817 ERROR [ResourceTransportRequestHandler] Error while processing resource, sending back 500 error. Message: FFmpeg execution failed
java.io.IOException: FFmpeg execution failed
at org.serviio.delivery.resource.AbstractTranscodingDeliveryEngine.retrieveTranscodedResource(AbstractTranscodingDeliveryEngine.java:117)
at org.serviio.delivery.resource.AbstractDeliveryEngine.deliver(AbstractDeliveryEngine.java:93)
at org.serviio.delivery.MediaResourceRetrievalStrategy.retrieveResource(MediaResourceRetrievalStrategy.java:121)
at org.serviio.upnp.webserver.ResourceTransportRequestHandler.handleRequest(ResourceTransportRequestHandler.java:116)
at org.serviio.upnp.webserver.AbstractRequestHandler.handle(AbstractRequestHandler.java:54)
at org.apache.http.protocol.HttpService.doService(HttpService.java:293)
at org.serviio.upnp.webserver.ServiioHttpService.doService(ServiioHttpService.java:58)
at org.apache.http.protocol.HttpService.handleRequest(HttpService.java:212)
at org.serviio.upnp.webserver.WebServer$WorkerThread.run(WebServer.java:187)



Mike

And running the command in the terminal gives:

MacPro:MacOS mike$ ./ffmpeg -i /Users/mike/TV\ progs/EyeTV\ Archive/Passing\ of\ a\ Generation\ -\ Education.eyetv/0000000010aada6c.mpg
ffmpeg version 0.8.git, Copyright (c) 2000-2011 the FFmpeg developers
built on Aug 14 2011 22:07:26 with gcc 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5493)
configuration: --enable-static --disable-shared --bindir=/tmp/ffmpeg --disable-ffplay --disable-ffserver --enable-libmp3lame --enable-librtmp --enable-pthreads --disable-mmx --extra-ldflags=-L/tmp/static/lib --extra-cflags=-I/tmp/static/include --extra-libs=-lpolarssl
libavutil 51. 11. 0 / 51. 11. 0
libavcodec 53. 8. 0 / 53. 8. 0
libavformat 53. 6. 0 / 53. 6. 0
libavdevice 53. 2. 0 / 53. 2. 0
libavfilter 2. 25. 0 / 2. 25. 0
libswscale 2. 0. 0 / 2. 0. 0
[h264 @ 0x116a000] mmco: unref short failure
Last message repeated 1 times
[NULL @ 0x1186e00] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x1188a00] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x118a600] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x118c200] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x118fa00] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x1191600] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x1193200] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x1194e00] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x1196a00] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x1198600] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x119a200] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x119be00] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x119da00] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x119f600] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x11a1200] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x11a4a00] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts

Seems stream 0 codec frame rate differs from container frame rate: 50.00 (50/1) -> 50.00 (50/1)
Input #0, mpegts, from '/Users/mike/TV progs/EyeTV Archive/Passing of a Generation - Education.eyetv/0000000010aada6c.mpg':
Duration: 00:29:43.84, start: 79746.154556, bitrate: 14960 kb/s
Program 6903
Metadata:
service_name : BBC 1 East (W)
service_provider: BSkyB
Program 6904
Metadata:
service_name : BBC 1 CI
service_provider: BSkyB
Program 6940
Metadata:
service_name : BBC HD
service_provider: BSkyB
Stream #0.0[0x157c]: Video: h264 (High), yuv420p, 1440x1080 [PAR 4:3 DAR 16:9], 50 fps, 50 tbr, 90k tbn, 50 tbc
Stream #0.1[0x157e](NAR): Audio: mp2, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 256 kb/s
Stream #0.2[0x157f](eng): Subtitle: [6][0][0][0] / 0x0006
Stream #0.3[0xf06]: Data: [11][0][0][0] / 0x000B
Stream #0.4[0xf07]: Data: [11][0][0][0] / 0x000B
Stream #0.5[0xf08]: Data: [11][0][0][0] / 0x000B
Stream #0.6[0xf05]: Data: [11][0][0][0] / 0x000B
Stream #0.7[0x1580](eng): Subtitle: dvbsub
Stream #0.8[0x90e]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Stream #0.9[0x90f]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Stream #0.10[0x910]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Stream #0.11[0x911]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Stream #0.12[0x912]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Stream #0.13[0x913]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Stream #0.14[0xf00]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Stream #0.15[0xf01]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Stream #0.16[0xf02]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Stream #0.17[0xf03]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Stream #0.18[0xf04]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Stream #0.19[0x157d](eng): Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 192 kb/s
Stream #0.20[0x1582]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Program 6945
Metadata:
service_name : 6945
service_provider: BSkyB
At least one output file must be specified
MacPro:MacOS mike$

[moltra]

Can you either post your serviio.log or look through it and find the ffmpeg command used to transcode the video and run it in a console and post the results here.

[zip]

Run the whole command

  Code:

ffmpeg -i "/Users/mike/TV progs/EyeTV Archive/Passing of a Generation - Education.eyetv/0000000010aada6c.mpg" -y -vcodec copy -vbsf h264_mp4toannexb -copyts -acodec ac3 -ab 192k -ac 2 -map 0:0 -map 0:1 -sn -f mpegts /var/folders/5l/shsgcvc56zz4_mp3q76c4qz40000gn/T/Serviio/transcoding-temp-267-MPEG2TS.stf

Thanks - here is the Terminal output: mmco: unref short failure - whatever that is...

MacPro:MacOS mike$ ./ffmpeg -i "/Users/mike/TV progs/EyeTV Archive/Passing of a Generation - Education.eyetv/0000000010aada6c.mpg" -y -vcodec copy -vbsf h264_mp4toannexb -copyts -acodec ac3 -ab 192k -ac 2 -map 0:0 -map 0:1 -sn -f mpegts /var/folders/5l/shsgcvc56zz4_mp3q76c4qz40000gn/T/Serviio/transcoding-temp-267-MPEG2TS.stf
ffmpeg version 0.8.git, Copyright (c) 2000-2011 the FFmpeg developers
built on Aug 14 2011 22:07:26 with gcc 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5493)
configuration: --enable-static --disable-shared --bindir=/tmp/ffmpeg --disable-ffplay --disable-ffserver --enable-libmp3lame --enable-librtmp --enable-pthreads --disable-mmx --extra-ldflags=-L/tmp/static/lib --extra-cflags=-I/tmp/static/include --extra-libs=-lpolarssl
libavutil 51. 11. 0 / 51. 11. 0
libavcodec 53. 8. 0 / 53. 8. 0
libavformat 53. 6. 0 / 53. 6. 0
libavdevice 53. 2. 0 / 53. 2. 0
libavfilter 2. 25. 0 / 2. 25. 0
libswscale 2. 0. 0 / 2. 0. 0
[h264 @ 0x1228000] mmco: unref short failure
Last message repeated 1 times
[NULL @ 0x1244e00] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x1246a00] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x1248600] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x124a200] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x124da00] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x124f600] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x1251200] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x1252e00] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x1254a00] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x1256600] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x1258200] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x1259e00] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x125ba00] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x125d600] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x125f200] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x1262a00] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts

Seems stream 0 codec frame rate differs from container frame rate: 50.00 (50/1) -> 50.00 (50/1)
Input #0, mpegts, from '/Users/mike/TV progs/EyeTV Archive/Passing of a Generation - Education.eyetv/0000000010aada6c.mpg':
Duration: 00:29:43.84, start: 79746.154556, bitrate: 14960 kb/s
Program 6903
Metadata:
service_name : BBC 1 East (W)
service_provider: BSkyB
Program 6904
Metadata:
service_name : BBC 1 CI
service_provider: BSkyB
Program 6940
Metadata:
service_name : BBC HD
service_provider: BSkyB
Stream #0.0[0x157c]: Video: h264 (High), yuv420p, 1440x1080 [PAR 4:3 DAR 16:9], 50 fps, 50 tbr, 90k tbn, 50 tbc
Stream #0.1[0x157e](NAR): Audio: mp2, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 256 kb/s
Stream #0.2[0x157f](eng): Subtitle: [6][0][0][0] / 0x0006
Stream #0.3[0xf06]: Data: [11][0][0][0] / 0x000B
Stream #0.4[0xf07]: Data: [11][0][0][0] / 0x000B
Stream #0.5[0xf08]: Data: [11][0][0][0] / 0x000B
Stream #0.6[0xf05]: Data: [11][0][0][0] / 0x000B
Stream #0.7[0x1580](eng): Subtitle: dvbsub
Stream #0.8[0x90e]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Stream #0.9[0x90f]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Stream #0.10[0x910]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Stream #0.11[0x911]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Stream #0.12[0x912]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Stream #0.13[0x913]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Stream #0.14[0xf00]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Stream #0.15[0xf01]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Stream #0.16[0xf02]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Stream #0.17[0xf03]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Stream #0.18[0xf04]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Stream #0.19[0x157d](eng): Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 192 kb/s
Stream #0.20[0x1582]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Program 6945
Metadata:
service_name : 6945
service_provider: BSkyB
/var/folders/5l/shsgcvc56zz4_mp3q76c4qz40000gn/T/Serviio/transcoding-temp-267-MPEG2TS.stf: No such file or directory

[zip]

the command is still not right (output file path is wrong), can you replace the file path after -f mpegts with some valid file path?

[moltra]

I wonder if ffmpeg does not have permission for the folder.

Sorry about the delay - more balls to drop... bhope this is right

MacPro:MacOS mike$ ./ffmpeg -i "/Users/mike/TV progs/EyeTV Archive/Passing of a Generation - Education.eyetv/0000000010aada6c.mpg" -y -vcodec copy -vbsf h264_mp4toannexb -copyts -acodec ac3 -ab 192k -ac 2 -map 0:0 -map 0:1 -sn -f mpegts /Users/mike/TV\ progs/EyeTV\ Archive/tepmpvid/output.stf
ffmpeg version 0.8.git, Copyright (c) 2000-2011 the FFmpeg developers
built on Aug 14 2011 22:07:26 with gcc 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5493)
configuration: --enable-static --disable-shared --bindir=/tmp/ffmpeg --disable-ffplay --disable-ffserver --enable-libmp3lame --enable-librtmp --enable-pthreads --disable-mmx --extra-ldflags=-L/tmp/static/lib --extra-cflags=-I/tmp/static/include --extra-libs=-lpolarssl
libavutil 51. 11. 0 / 51. 11. 0
libavcodec 53. 8. 0 / 53. 8. 0
libavformat 53. 6. 0 / 53. 6. 0
libavdevice 53. 2. 0 / 53. 2. 0
libavfilter 2. 25. 0 / 2. 25. 0
libswscale 2. 0. 0 / 2. 0. 0
[h264 @ 0x13ef800] mmco: unref short failure
Last message repeated 1 times
[NULL @ 0x140c600] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x140e200] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x140fe00] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x1411a00] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x1415200] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x1416e00] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x1418a00] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x141a600] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x141c200] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x141de00] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x141fa00] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x1421600] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x1423200] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x1424e00] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x1426a00] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts
[NULL @ 0x142a200] start time is not set in av_estimate_timings_from_pts

Seems stream 0 codec frame rate differs from container frame rate: 50.00 (50/1) -> 50.00 (50/1)
Input #0, mpegts, from '/Users/mike/TV progs/EyeTV Archive/Passing of a Generation - Education.eyetv/0000000010aada6c.mpg':
Duration: 00:29:43.84, start: 79746.154556, bitrate: 14960 kb/s
Program 6903
Metadata:
service_name : BBC 1 East (W)
service_provider: BSkyB
Program 6904
Metadata:
service_name : BBC 1 CI
service_provider: BSkyB
Program 6940
Metadata:
service_name : BBC HD
service_provider: BSkyB
Stream #0.0[0x157c]: Video: h264 (High), yuv420p, 1440x1080 [PAR 4:3 DAR 16:9], 50 fps, 50 tbr, 90k tbn, 50 tbc
Stream #0.1[0x157e](NAR): Audio: mp2, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 256 kb/s
Stream #0.2[0x157f](eng): Subtitle: [6][0][0][0] / 0x0006
Stream #0.3[0xf06]: Data: [11][0][0][0] / 0x000B
Stream #0.4[0xf07]: Data: [11][0][0][0] / 0x000B
Stream #0.5[0xf08]: Data: [11][0][0][0] / 0x000B
Stream #0.6[0xf05]: Data: [11][0][0][0] / 0x000B
Stream #0.7[0x1580](eng): Subtitle: dvbsub
Stream #0.8[0x90e]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Stream #0.9[0x90f]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Stream #0.10[0x910]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Stream #0.11[0x911]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Stream #0.12[0x912]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Stream #0.13[0x913]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Stream #0.14[0xf00]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Stream #0.15[0xf01]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Stream #0.16[0xf02]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Stream #0.17[0xf03]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Stream #0.18[0xf04]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Stream #0.19[0x157d](eng): Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 192 kb/s
Stream #0.20[0x1582]: Data: [5][0][0][0] / 0x0005
Program 6945
Metadata:
service_name : 6945
service_provider: BSkyB
[ac3 @ 0x1429e00] channel_layout not specified
[ac3 @ 0x1429e00] No channel layout specified. The encoder will guess the layout, but it might be incorrect.
[mpegts @ 0x1429400] muxrate VBR, pcr every 2 pkts, sdt every 200, pat/pmt every 40 pkts
Output #0, mpegts, to '/Users/mike/TV progs/EyeTV Archive/tepmpvid/output.stf':
Metadata:
encoder : Lavf53.6.0
Stream #0.0: Video: [27][0][0][0] / 0x001B, yuv420p, 1440x1080 [PAR 4:3 DAR 16:9], q=2-31, 90k tbn, 25 tbc
Stream #0.1(NAR): Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 192 kb/s
Stream mapping:
Stream #0.0 -> #0.0
Stream #0.1 -> #0.1
Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
[NULL @ 0x1429a00] Warning: SPS NALU missing or invalid. The resulting stream may not play.
[NULL @ 0x1429a00] Warning: PPS NALU missing or invalid. The resulting stream may not play.
h264_mp4toannexb failed for stream 0, codec copy: Invalid argument
[mpegts @ 0x1429400] h264 bitstream malformated, no startcode found, use -vbsf h264_mp4toannexb
av_interleaved_write_frame(): Operation not permitted



thanks,
Mike

Had changed permissions to read + write for all - a 25kb binary file is created in the folder. Running as SU does not change anything. Sorry. Mike

[moltra]

[mpegts @ 0x1429400] h264 bitstream malformated, no startcode found, use -vbsf h264_mp4toannexb av_interleaved_write_frame(): Operation not permitted



thanks,
Mike

try adding this to the ffmpeg command and running it again. Post the results after you run it.

  Code:

-vbsf h264_mp4toannexb


[zip]

that is already in the command line. It looks like a dodgy stream.

Hi Petr - May be a dodgy stream, but I used to be able to play a lot just like it!

Its now uploaded.

http://www.lesbastides.com/serviio/a%20snippet.eyetv

Mike

[zip]

FFmpeg cannot deal with this file (I even tried the latest Win build) so in my mind there are 2 possibilities that might have happened:

1) the sw recording the stream changed the output format, so that the video part cannot be remuxed by FFmpeg any more
2) the sw recording the stream changed the audio stream to mp2, thus triggering transcoding (and failing)

Can you find an older file, that worked 100% and run ffmpeg -i on it?

Unfortunately, this is a snippet of the older file that used to play on the Samsung. I have many of them from as far back as a couple of years. I never verified that it was even necessary to transcode under Samsung SW V 001013 or 001014; it just worked. It certainly doesn't play now with 001015, whether stramed and transcoded or whether on a local disk attached to the TV. I will see if I can revert to previous Samsung firmware.

I will ask Elgato as well, but they have not changed their software for quite a while.


Many thanks for all your help.


Mike

[moltra]

You might want to try an older version of FFMPEG, maybe something in FFMPEG was changed.

[zip]

Should be nothing with the firmware, in this case it's FFmpeg failing. You can ry to remove this line from the C/D profile, restart your PC and try again.

  Code:

<Matches container="mpegts" aCodec="mp2" />

Thanks, Petr, I removed that line from the config file, but that didn't work.

I've now uploaded a snippet (snippet 2) of a lower-def file, also saved previously by the same version of Elgato's EyeTV, that plays fine now (and did before) on the Samsung D series.

Attached to this msg is the output from Mediainfo for the snippet 2 that plays OK, followed by terminal's ffmpeg output - if that helps...

http://www.lesbastides.com/serviio/a%20 ... 0HD.eyetv/

For Mark - thanks - however, it stopped working only a few days ago when I was on version 0.6.0.0 - and I hadn't seen any upgrades to Serviio in the last couple of weeks. That's why I updated to v 0.6.0.1

Mike

[zip]

the ffmpeg output is not complete, the file path is wrong (as you can see at the bottom of the output). Try to run the transcode command used above with the new file.

Back again - yep screwed up last night. Have rerun the command on the mpg that works - snippet2.