Try setting Audio output configuration to "Fixed" in Settings>System>Audio and maybe more importantly Settings>Video>Player>Prefer Default Audio Steams to "ON"
Tried fixed mode and default audio streams was always on. Same issue. It's weird, It happens on some channels more than others. Just worried about the SuperBowl and the audio cutting out via a commercial then the video stalls to recover itself. Is there any way to have a buffer through TVHeadEnd and Kodi?
I have the same thing (not the buffer but the audio dropouts). It may be caused by different audio signals the commercials are using. While watching a movie via Live-TV my AVR shows DolbyDigital for me. The commercials are analog signals which let the AVR switch to DolbyProLogic IIx and that causes the audio drop outs for me. A thing I can live with.
Should that even happen if the audio stream isn't passed through? The format should stay the same. So when the audio drops out for you, how long til it comes back? Does the video hiccup at all to reestablish the audio stream?
I have the latest Kypton build Kodi 17 RC3 running on a M004U Chromebox. I am also using TVHeadEnd on a seperate virtual machine running Trusty Tahr and TVHeadEnd server 4.1.2402. When watching any TV show the streams are rock solid. My problem happens when the program goes to commercials. When a commercial changes, it sometimes will cause the audio to drop out, then 5 seconds later the buffer numbers appear, the video stalls, then everything comes back. It has been an issue since I started and always thought an update would fix it.
I uploaded the log below: 01_KODI.log - Google Drive
It happens with and without passthrough, including with and without sync to display. Only thing in advancedsettings is the mysql info.
Below is what seems to happen when it stalls.
09:40:23.015 T:140632379086592 WARNING: Previous line repeats 2 times.
09:40:23.015 T:140632379086592 ERROR: Unable to find plugin
09:40:23.015 T:140633731479680 ERROR: GetDirectory - Error getting plugin://
09:40:23.015 T:140633731479680 ERROR: CGUIMediaWindow::GetDirectory(plugin://) failed
09:40:23.980 T:140633731479680 NOTICE: Display resolution ADJUST : HDMI1: 1920x1080 @ 59.94Hz (24) (weight: 0.000)
09:40:37.360 T:140633712547584 NOTICE: Opening stream: 1 source: 256
09:40:37.360 T:140633712547584 NOTICE: Opening stream: 2 source: 256
09:40:37.360 T:140633712547584 NOTICE: Finding audio codec for: 86019
09:40:37.453 T:140633712547584 NOTICE: Opening stream: 1 source: 256
09:40:37.453 T:140633712547584 NOTICE: Opening stream: 2 source: 256
09:40:37.453 T:140633712547584 NOTICE: Finding audio codec for: 86019
09:40:37.454 T:140633712547584 NOTICE: Opening stream: 1 source: 256
09:40:37.454 T:140633712547584 NOTICE: Opening stream: 2 source: 256
09:40:37.454 T:140633712547584 NOTICE: Finding audio codec for: 86019
09:40:42.133 T:140632275158784 NOTICE: Creating audio stream (codec id: 86019, channels: 2, sample rate: 48000, no pass-through)
09:40:42.179 T:140632275158784 NOTICE: Creating audio stream (codec id: 86019, channels: 6, sample rate: 48000, no pass-through)
09:40:51.743 T:140632275158784 NOTICE: Creating audio stream (codec id: 86019, channels: 2, sample rate: 48000, no pass-through)
09:40:52.522 T:140632287999744 WARNING: CRenderManager::WaitForBuffer - timeout waiting for buffer
09:40:54.853 T:140633731479680 WARNING: Previous line repeats 2 times.
09:40:54.853 T:140633731479680 ERROR: Control 602 in window 12901 has been asked to focus, but it can't
09:40:58.028 T:140633731479680 ERROR: Control 55 in window 10001 has been asked to focus, but it can't