Posts by morfik

Ok, I'll ask about this on the Kodi forum.

Any update on this?

It looks like that starting from LE12, the TMDB info addon for tv series ignores language settings. I have set it to pl_PL but when adding a new tv series, all the info for it is in English. The same when I refresh the info of any of the existing tv series -- it is replaced with the English version. The TMDB info addon for movies works well. Is there a way to fix it?

I just tested. It looks like it works well.

I can confirm that the fix works well.

It looks like that disabling "Allow hardware acceleration with DRM PRIME" fixed the issue. Is there any explanation for it? I mean, why all other videos work just fine with this option turned on, except for the aforementioned tv series?

Here's the example movie.

Quote from chewitt

If you disable hardware decoding, does the file play normally?

I try to test that later.

I'm using LibreELEC 11.0.6 on my RPI4 (2GiB RAM). Basically everything works well -- all of my movies/tv series play well (x264/x265, mostly mkv, but also mp4 and avi containers), except for one TV series which can't be watched for unknown reasons. So when I play any of the episodes of that TV series, it plays for a short period of time 1-2min, and then it stops altogether (audio and video) -- it simply hangs. The same thing is when I want to start playing from some point in time -- it hangs instantly.

In the log I just have the following line when the video stops:

info <general>: CVideoPlayerAudio::Process - stream stalled

This is the mediainfo output for an example video:

General
Complete name                            : /path/to/dotted.mp4
Format                                   : MPEG-4
Format profile                           : Base Media
Codec ID                                 : isom (isom/iso2/avc1/mp41)
File size                                : 760 MiB
Duration                                 : 46 min 35 s
Overall bit rate mode                    : Variable
Overall bit rate                         : 2 281 kb/s
Frame rate                               : 23.976 FPS
Movie name                               : dotted
Album                                    : dotted
Writing application                      : Lavf58.33.100
Comment                                  : dotted

Video
ID                                       : 1
Format                                   : AVC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                           : High@L3.1
Format settings                          : CABAC / 4 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC                   : Yes
Format settings, Reference frames        : 4 frames
Codec ID                                 : avc1
Codec ID/Info                            : Advanced Video Coding
Duration                                 : 46 min 32 s
Bit rate mode                            : Variable
Bit rate                                 : 1 637 kb/s
Maximum bit rate                         : 14.0 Mb/s
Width                                    : 1 280 pixels
Height                                   : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9
Frame rate mode                          : Variable
Frame rate                               : 23.976 (23976/1000) FPS
Minimum frame rate                       : 11.987 FPS
Maximum frame rate                       : 90 000.000 FPS
Original frame rate                      : 23.976 (24000/1001) FPS
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.074
Stream size                              : 545 MiB (72%)
Writing library                          : x264 core 148 r2715 7e75228
Encoding settings                        : cabac=1 / ref=4 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x111 / me=umh / subme=10 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=120 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=6 / lookahead_threads=1 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / stitchable=1 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=16 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=240 / keyint_min=121 / scenecut=0 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=240 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=24.0 / qcomp=0.50 / qpmin=6 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / vbv_maxrate=14000 / vbv_bufsize=14000 / crf_max=0.0 / nal_hrd=vbr / filler=0 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:0.80
Codec configuration box                  : avcC

Audio
ID                                       : 2
Format                                   : E-AC-3
Format/Info                              : Enhanced AC-3
Commercial name                          : Dolby Digital Plus
Codec ID                                 : ec-3
Duration                                 : 46 min 35 s
Bit rate mode                            : Constant
Bit rate                                 : 640 kb/s
Channel(s)                               : 6 channels
Channel layout                           : L R C LFE Ls Rs
Sampling rate                            : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate                               : 31.250 FPS (1536 SPF)
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Stream size                              : 213 MiB (28%)
Language                                 : Polish
Service kind                             : Complete Main
Default                                  : Yes
Alternate group                          : 1

The files play well on my desktop/laptop computer (linux/mpv). They also work well when I stream them from RPI to my phone using the Kore app and VLC as a player.

What could be wrong with the video?

It looks like that after disabling CEC, the problem went away.

I'm testing the CEC-disabled solution (both in tv and in kodi), and it looks like the problem disappeared -- I watched a few movies, and everything was just fine. So probably CEC was the case, but I need more testing and if in the coming days the issue doesn't return, I think the problem will be solved.

Also thanks to pointing out that the Argon case can cause issues, I would have never thought of it as a source of problems.

I've found it in TV -- SimpLink -- I disabled this. I'll see whether this helps in anything.

I don't think this TV has such setting, because it's just a normal TV without any OS (like android) inside, it's also without WiFi and other modern equipment. I checked in the TV settings for anything like CEC and I couldn't find anything useful -- it's just a few settings there and none of them allow enabling/disabling CEC. So probably the TV starts to die, or something else is to blame. I checked the second HDMI port, and also a different HDMI cable, but none of them helped.

Ok, here's the log:

http://ix.io/4hc8

I can't even play anything because something is pressing some UI buttons, so it was hard to do anything. I assume, when some movie is playing something also is pressing the pause button repeatedly.

"the micro-snippet that you think is useful" -- I don't think it's useful or not -- there's no messages in the log while playing a video, but when the weird things start happening, it throws the above messages in the log. So that's why I posted them.

If you need any additional logs, just post commands you want me to run, and I provide you with their output.

For some years, everything with my Kodi/LibreELEC installation was just fine, but recently (I think it started with the 10.0.2 update) some weird things started to happen. Basically when I start playing some movie on my TV (connected to RPI4B 2GRAM, LibreELEC 10.0.3), it plays well for some time (30min-1h, sometimes ever more), and then kodi interface pops up and the movie is repeatedly and constantly being paused and resumed again. It happens 3-5 times per second, every second till RPI is rebooted. When rebooted, everything backs to normal, but after some time, it stars all over again.

In the Kodi log, I can see the following when the pause-resume event starts to happen:

2022-11-29 07:47:44.460 T:869      INFO <general>: Loading skin file: VideoOSD.xml, load type: KEEP_IN_MEMORY
2022-11-29 07:47:56.083 T:1132  WARNING <general>: OutputPicture - timeout waiting for buffer
2022-11-29 07:52:53.221 T:1133    ERROR <general>: CDVDAudio::AddPacketsRenderer - timeout adding data to renderer
2022-11-29 07:53:03.973 T:1133     INFO <general>: Skipped 4 duplicate messages..
2022-11-29 07:53:03.973 T:1133    ERROR <general>: CDVDAudio::AddPacketsRenderer - timeout adding data to renderer
2022-11-29 07:53:39.945 T:1132     INFO <general>: Skipped 4 duplicate messages..
2022-11-29 07:53:39.945 T:1132  WARNING <general>: OutputPicture - timeout waiting for buffer
2022-11-29 07:53:55.794 T:1133    ERROR <general>: CDVDAudio::AddPacketsRenderer - timeout adding data to renderer
2022-11-29 07:54:00.028 T:1132  WARNING <general>: OutputPicture - timeout waiting for buffer
2022-11-29 07:54:17.718 T:1132     INFO <general>: Skipped 3 duplicate messages..
2022-11-29 07:54:17.718 T:1132  WARNING <general>: OutputPicture - timeout waiting for buffer
2022-11-29 07:54:30.361 T:1132     INFO <general>: Skipped 2 duplicate messages..
2022-11-29 07:54:30.361 T:1132  WARNING <general>: OutputPicture - timeout waiting for buffer
2022-11-29 07:54:33.170 T:1133     INFO <general>: Skipped 1 duplicate messages..
2022-11-29 07:54:33.170 T:1133    ERROR <general>: CDVDAudio::AddPacketsRenderer - timeout adding data to renderer
2022-11-29 07:54:35.394 T:1132  WARNING <general>: OutputPicture - timeout waiting for buffer
2022-11-29 07:54:35.880 T:1133    ERROR <general>: CDVDAudio::AddPacketsRenderer - timeout adding data to renderer
2022-11-29 07:54:44.407 T:1132  WARNING <general>: OutputPicture - timeout waiting for buffer
2022-11-29 07:54:49.022 T:1133     INFO <general>: Skipped 2 duplicate messages..
2022-11-29 07:54:49.022 T:1133    ERROR <general>: CDVDAudio::AddPacketsRenderer - timeout adding data to renderer
2022-11-29 07:55:17.835 T:1132  WARNING <general>: OutputPicture - timeout waiting for buffer
2022-11-29 07:55:32.549 T:1133    ERROR <general>: CDVDAudio::AddPacketsRenderer - timeout adding data to renderer
2022-11-29 07:57:02.495 T:1133     INFO <general>: Skipped 1 duplicate messages..
2022-11-29 07:57:02.495 T:1133    ERROR <general>: CDVDAudio::AddPacketsRenderer - timeout adding data to renderer
2022-11-29 07:57:06.530 T:1132  WARNING <general>: OutputPicture - timeout waiting for buffer
2022-11-29 07:58:32.115 T:1132  WARNING <general>: OutputPicture - timeout waiting for buffer
2022-11-29 07:58:46.011 T:1132  WARNING <general>: OutputPicture - timeout waiting for buffer
2022-11-29 07:59:11.568 T:1132     INFO <general>: Skipped 1 duplicate messages..
2022-11-29 07:59:11.568 T:1132  WARNING <general>: OutputPicture - timeout waiting for buffer
2022-11-29 07:59:36.981 T:1132  WARNING <general>: OutputPicture - timeout waiting for buffer
2022-11-29 08:01:47.466 T:879      INFO <general>: Skipped 3 duplicate messages..
2022-11-29 08:01:47.466 T:879      INFO <general>: CActiveAESink::OpenSink - initialize sink
2022-11-29 08:01:47.467 T:879      INFO <general>: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - Attempting to open device "hdmi:CARD=vc4hdmi0,DEV=0"
2022-11-29 08:01:47.475 T:879      INFO <general>: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - Opened device "hdmi:CARD=vc4hdmi0,DEV=0,AES0=0x04,AES1=0x82,AES2=0x00,AES3=0x00"
2022-11-29 08:01:47.476 T:879      INFO <general>: CAESinkALSA::InitializeHW - Your hardware does not support AE_FMT_FLOAT, trying other formats
2022-11-29 08:01:47.477 T:879      INFO <general>: CAESinkALSA::InitializeHW - Using data format AE_FMT_S24NE3
2022-11-29 08:01:49.020 T:1132  WARNING <general>: OutputPicture - timeout waiting for buffer
2022-11-29 08:02:04.892 T:1132  WARNING <general>: OutputPicture - timeout waiting for buffer
2022-11-29 08:05:12.900 T:879      INFO <general>: CActiveAESink::OpenSink - initialize sink
2022-11-29 08:05:12.900 T:879      INFO <general>: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - Attempting to open device "hdmi:CARD=vc4hdmi0,DEV=0"
2022-11-29 08:05:12.904 T:879      INFO <general>: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - Opened device "hdmi:CARD=vc4hdmi0,DEV=0,AES0=0x04,AES1=0x82,AES2=0x00,AES3=0x00"
2022-11-29 08:05:12.905 T:879      INFO <general>: CAESinkALSA::InitializeHW - Your hardware does not support AE_FMT_FLOAT, trying other formats
2022-11-29 08:05:12.905 T:879      INFO <general>: CAESinkALSA::InitializeHW - Using data format AE_FMT_S24NE3
2022-11-29 08:05:22.333 T:1132  WARNING <general>: OutputPicture - timeout waiting for buffer
2022-11-29 08:13:47.954 T:879      INFO <general>: CActiveAESink::OpenSink - initialize sink
2022-11-29 08:13:47.954 T:879      INFO <general>: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - Attempting to open device "hdmi:CARD=vc4hdmi0,DEV=0"
2022-11-29 08:13:47.962 T:879      INFO <general>: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - Opened device "hdmi:CARD=vc4hdmi0,DEV=0,AES0=0x04,AES1=0x82,AES2=0x00,AES3=0x00"
2022-11-29 08:13:47.964 T:879      INFO <general>: CAESinkALSA::InitializeHW - Your hardware does not support AE_FMT_FLOAT, trying other formats
2022-11-29 08:13:47.964 T:879      INFO <general>: CAESinkALSA::InitializeHW - Using data format AE_FMT_S24NE3
2022-11-29 08:14:46.542 T:1132  WARNING <general>: OutputPicture - timeout waiting for buffer
2022-11-29 08:14:58.466 T:1133     INFO <general>: Skipped 1 duplicate messages..
2022-11-29 08:14:58.466 T:1133    ERROR <general>: CDVDAudio::AddPacketsRenderer - timeout adding data to renderer
2022-11-29 08:15:06.828 T:1132  WARNING <general>: OutputPicture - timeout waiting for buffer
2022-11-29 08:15:11.206 T:1133     INFO <general>: Skipped 1 duplicate messages..
2022-11-29 08:15:11.206 T:1133    ERROR <general>: CDVDAudio::AddPacketsRenderer - timeout adding data to renderer
2022-11-29 08:15:12.229 T:1132  WARNING <general>: OutputPicture - timeout waiting for buffer
2022-11-29 08:15:13.424 T:1133    ERROR <general>: CDVDAudio::AddPacketsRenderer - timeout adding data to renderer
2022-11-29 08:17:45.044 T:879      INFO <general>: Skipped 1 duplicate messages..
2022-11-29 08:17:45.044 T:879      INFO <general>: CActiveAESink::OpenSink - initialize sink
2022-11-29 08:17:45.044 T:879      INFO <general>: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - Attempting to open device "hdmi:CARD=vc4hdmi0,DEV=0"
2022-11-29 08:17:45.053 T:879      INFO <general>: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - Opened device "hdmi:CARD=vc4hdmi0,DEV=0,AES0=0x04,AES1=0x82,AES2=0x00,AES3=0x00"
2022-11-29 08:17:45.054 T:879      INFO <general>: CAESinkALSA::InitializeHW - Your hardware does not support AE_FMT_FLOAT, trying other formats
2022-11-29 08:17:45.054 T:879      INFO <general>: CAESinkALSA::InitializeHW - Using data format AE_FMT_S24NE3
2022-11-29 08:17:58.683 T:1132  WARNING <general>: OutputPicture - timeout waiting for buffer
2022-11-29 08:18:29.536 T:1132  WARNING <general>: OutputPicture - timeout waiting for buffer
2022-11-29 08:18:34.859 T:1133     INFO <general>: Skipped 2 duplicate messages..
2022-11-29 08:18:34.859 T:1133    ERROR <general>: CDVDAudio::AddPacketsRenderer - timeout adding data to renderer
2022-11-29 08:19:26.962 T:1132     INFO <general>: Skipped 2 duplicate messages..
2022-11-29 08:19:26.962 T:1132  WARNING <general>: OutputPicture - timeout waiting for buffer
2022-11-29 08:19:38.197 T:1132  WARNING <general>: OutputPicture - timeout waiting for buffer
2022-11-29 08:19:53.432 T:1132     INFO <general>: Skipped 1 duplicate messages..
2022-11-29 08:19:53.432 T:1132  WARNING <general>: OutputPicture - timeout waiting for buffer
2022-11-29 08:20:13.500 T:1132     INFO <general>: Skipped 4 duplicate messages..
2022-11-29 08:20:13.500 T:1132  WARNING <general>: OutputPicture - timeout waiting for buffer
2022-11-29 08:21:50.059 T:1132     INFO <general>: Skipped 1 duplicate messages..
2022-11-29 08:21:50.059 T:1132  WARNING <general>: OutputPicture - timeout waiting for buffer
2022-11-29 08:22:30.556 T:1132  WARNING <general>: OutputPicture - timeout waiting for buffer
2022-11-29 08:22:39.983 T:1133     INFO <general>: Skipped 2 duplicate messages..
2022-11-29 08:22:39.983 T:1133    ERROR <general>: CDVDAudio::AddPacketsRenderer - timeout adding data to renderer
2022-11-29 08:22:47.043 T:1132  WARNING <general>: OutputPicture - timeout waiting for buffer

What could be wrong with my Kodi/LibreELEC installation? Does the problem lie in RPI, my old TV (15+ years), or the software is to blame?

Try adding the following to the /flash/config.txt file:

dtparam=i2c_vc=on
dtparam=i2c_arm=on

I found a better way. You don't have to remove the database. Instead, just switch the scrapers in the source dir properties. It will ask you to refresh the database. You can accept if you want the new scraper or skip and select the previous scraper once more and then accept to refresh. It will clear the database but the watch statuses will remain intact.

I tried refreshing all of my source dirs in this way, and it looks like that it helped with the missing images.

Quote from Jocke.Sve

Are You using "The Movie Database Python" scraper? This works good at least for my collection.

I switched to TMDB as source as well.

I have The Movie Database (5.2.6) and The movie Database Python (1.5.1+matrix.1) addons enabled.

Quote from Klojum

A full rescrape of your video collection could be a solution, versus manually refreshing every problem movie.

How to do a full refresh?