Serviio

Hello,

As discussed in other threads, Xbox stream of live tv is broken (on my setup). For example:



Here is the output of ffmpeg -i:


Please note, that the error message I receive on the Xbox is that the connection is lost to the computer. This is a different message than when I modify the profile to a codec that is not supported by the Xbox. It appears to me that someone weird is going on with the sending and receiving the streams on the Xbox.

Some streams do work, sometimes after a few goes. Does the Xbox use alternating ports for sending/receiving?

I know people have tested some of these, and they worked. Maybe it's my operating system (Windows XP SP3), CPU (AMD XP2800+ no SSE support), Java version (v6 update 33), or Xbox type (Slim 250GB with latest (not beta) system update?

I am using Serviio 1.0. These streams play fine on the MediaBrowser. For example:

This may be another issues, but I also notice that some of my streams appear in the list and then sometimes don't appear. I usually use the LiveStreams plugin, but I tested just now by adding the above stream manuallly into the Serviio console. Pressing the Check Stream URL failed. Another attempt afterwards, it worked.

There is sometimes a long pause between running the ffmpeg command and when it displays the file info (at least on my PC/connection). Could this be a factor? At the streaming checking/adding stage, does Serviio need to wait a little longer before giving up and moving on to the next item? Is there a way to increase the timeout length by in extra 5 seconds maybe please?

it could be a factor, posibly the XBox needs a reasonably fluid stream otherwise it cancels the playback

When streaming fails, here's what happens:
* I select the stream.
* The screen goes black for a few seconds (normal).
* After a bit the loading onscreen progress bar appears at the top of the screen.
* The progress bar disappears immediately, before it even starts to fill up. <- the interesting part I think
* Error message about lost connection is shown.

I wonder if it's somehow possible to feed it something (e.g. blackscreen (local) video, maybe the Serviio logo with loading animation, no audio) while it loads? It could be a nice feature anyways, briefly showing a Serviio logo (before cutting to the video/stream), while it tries to connect.

Anyways, is there a way to get more log info on that is going wrong here, or does the Xbox not give any reasons that can be logged by Serviio?

Thanks.

No, it just closes the connection.

Ok. Thanks. What about a wireshark capture. Any use?

Same problem with Ubuntu. I updated my Ubuntu install last night (same PC, dual boot) and got Serviio 1.0 installed, and the 3 libraries compiled and installed. Same problem with streaming video playback.

Is this the same problem as when I browse Artists under Music that it disconnects from the Xbox? But with Artists, I can ignore that error and play the Artist.

No, that is caused by the Artist category not implemented in Serviio the way XBox expects.

Could the streaming video be possibly be being sent in a way that the Xbox doesn't expect also - under certain circumstances?

I also notice that sometimes playing an AAC (iTunes) file it won't play and I see a circle with line through it icon by the track. Maybe it's when I try to play the file again too soon and ffmpeg is still transcoding it? Not sure. But I hope to see if I can reproduce the error at some stage.

Still broken with 1.0.1.

I'm still having this Xbox360 53-C00DF238 error. I am using the built-in WiFi on the Xbox - which is fine for gaming, etc. WiFi N router is in the same room.

Still getting disconnected from the Xbox when starting some streams. Some streams appear to work more consistently than others. On some, I see the loading progress bar, and some I don't.

Looks like these users (1, 2) are/were having the same problem. For some reason the Xbox thinks "the network connection was closed".

Is there any way Serviio could generate more debug info to solve this issue please? Thanks.

No, it eems it's down to either Java layer of IO or the network or XBox. It might be the XBox needs some ffmpeg tuning, e.g. passing key frames more other or something similar. You could try to create a ffmpeg wrapper (ask jbh50) and pass some additional parameters to it to ty to solve it.

Hi zip.

Thanks heaps, and sorry to keep going on about this. I am pretty sure I can figure out how to make a wrapper. I am just unsure of what ffmpeg commands might help me. Any tips please? They would be greatly appecriated. Thanks.

I am using Java 6 update 33 on Windows XP Pro SP3. Slow single-core CPU and I need more RAM. Thanks.

No idea. There might be some specific to asf container or wmv encoder. Otherwise sone of the generic video params.

Thanks zip. I tried "-g 1" which didn't seem to do anything possitive. And I see that Serviio is using -g 15 anyway.

If I were to say output to a file and then play via USB would that narrow it down any? I suspect it has something to do with the Xbox to Serviio communication. When I play streams on the BDP-S370, some take quite a few seconds (a long pause with black screen) before playback commences. But the Xbox screen goes blank and then the 53-C00DF238 status code message.

In my wrappper, if I put in some parameters that Serviio is already providing, do I need clever scripting to replace Serviio's parameters? O if mine are placed the the end, will the get used instead?

I am wondering if I changed the framerate and number of audio channels, if that might help. I see that Serviio is transcoding to mono.

UPDATE: Wrapper sorted.

Tried a few different ffmpeg parameters. No good so far. I suspect it's failing at a network communication level, rather than ffmpeg maybe. The BDP-S370, it seems to play these nicely via 5Ghz WiFi N, although with a decent pause before playback starts. I'm not sure why the Xbox is having issues. Its on 2.4Ghz WiFi N in the same room as the router. Xbox doesn't seem to have any network related issues, besides Serviio internet video streaming.

I'm still getting errors with live streaming:


What does "[WebServer] I/O error: Software caused connection abort: socket write error" mean please?

it means the XBox encountered something it doesn't like and closed the connection

OK, thanks. I am all out of ideas.

I am getting the same error with my WD TV everything is networked with ethernet cables so it cant be the network. Any help would be much appreciated