VLC Streaming

[UncleJohnsBand]

Apparently, I am not the first to discover that CLC logging is broken. From the VCL forums

Re: option logfile not worked

Postby VLC_help » Fri Jul 23, 2010 5:58 pm
Known issue. File logging has been broken for months.

hmmmm.....logging works on my machine for VLC and I am using 1.1.2. I think we need that info to move forward on this since it will tell us what VLC is not liking.

[UncleJohnsBand]

Hi,
Sorry for the delay, still on holiday and have only just got to somewhere I can remote access the GBPVR server.

I hope this isn't a really stupid question, but where is the EWA log? When I access and use the EWA, none of the files in the /log folder seem to get updated, nor any file in the /web folder.

Thanks

You can get to the EWA log from the Config tab....there is a link.

Also need to look at the VLC log following the error.....just click on Tools and then mesages in VLC after you get the error pop-up.

Also...check the gpvrrecording service and make sure that the Allow to interact with desktop option is selected.

[NumberFive]

Hi, thanks found the log file link under "Statistics"

Here's what the log says:

Code:

2010-08-04 19:22:39.681    VERBOSE    [3]    RecorderHelperConfig: SaveToFile()
2010-08-04 19:22:39.683    VERBOSE    [3]    RecorderHelperConfig: SaveToFile()
2010-08-04 19:22:39.685    INFO    [3]    ***********************
2010-08-04 19:22:39.685    INFO    [3]    File Name Deserialized: D:\Videos\richard.hammonds.invisible.worlds.s01e02.hdtv.xvid-ftp.avi
2010-08-04 19:22:39.685    INFO    [3]    ***********************
2010-08-04 19:22:39.685    INFO    [3]    VLC Path= C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\Vlc\
2010-08-04 19:22:39.685    INFO    [3]    Args= -I http "D:\Videos\richard.hammonds.invisible.worlds.s01e02.hdtv.xvid-ftp.avi" :sout=#transcode{vcodec=mp4v,vb=512,width=320,height=213,acodec=mp4a,ab=32,channels=2}:standard{access=http,mux=ts,dst=:7648} vlc:quit
2010-08-04 19:22:49.684    INFO    [3]    Using wmi for free space determination.....
2010-08-04 19:22:49.780    INFO    [3]    Using wmi for free space determination.....
2010-08-04 19:22:49.786    VERBOSE    [3]    RecordingFactory.loadSchedule()
2010-08-04 19:22:49.786    VERBOSE    [3]    getValue cached value: /settings/AutoRemoveMissingRecordings : false
2010-08-04 19:22:49.787    VERBOSE    [3]    getValue cached value: /settings/CheckForRenamedRecordings : true
2010-08-04 19:22:55.926    INFO    [4]    In writing of file
2010-08-04 19:22:55.926    INFO    [4]    readcount = 27510

The recording service is allowed to interact with the desktop, but VLC never executes on the server.

Any tips much appreciated.

[mhubenth]

hmmmm.....logging works on my machine for VLC and I am using 1.1.2. I think we need that info to move forward on this since it will tell us what VLC is not liking.

UncleJohnsband, don't know if this is much help. File logging definitely is not working. If I open a VLC via the browser launch, I get nothing but if I manually launch it, I have session logging. Since I know nothing of VLC, this is my initial efforts. If you can give more directed direction would be appreciated. VLC running of server display hangs until issuing a Stop Server Stream via the browser. In the manually opened VLC test one connect to http://192.168.111.107:7648/stream.vlc, test two manually connect to http://192.168.111.107:7648/. These are the log results:

Test One:
access_mms error: cannot connect to 192.168.111.107:7648
main error: open of `http://192.168.111.107:7648/stream.vlc' failed: (null)
main error: Read error: Connection reset by peer
access_http error: failed to read answer

Test Two:
Some times I get nothing, others this
access_http error: cannot connect to 192.168.111.107:7648
access_mms error: cannot connect to 192.168.111.107:7648
main error: open of `http://192.168.111.107:7648/' failed: (null)

I also often get a big white box to appear on screen in both cases


If I issue a net stream connect without the server running a stream, I get this within 10 seconds

access_http error: cannot connect to 192.168.111.107:7648
access_mms error: cannot connect to 192.168.111.107:7648
main error: open of `http://192.168.111.107:7648/' failed: (null)

not 10 seconds after I stop the stream.

For the fun of it, i can even telnet into 7648 while a stream is running, immediately disconnected when I stop it. So I know 7648 is open.

Any suggestions?

[UncleJohnsBand]

Are these messages from a client on your network or from the client running on the server?

[mhubenth]

Are these messages from a client on your network or from the client running on the server?

Client, both complete client and same when try to stream on the server. Just replace IP with localhost. I can not get any VLC server logs.

[UncleJohnsBand]

Have you installed 1.1.2 on both the server and the client? I was having an issue on one of my machines and when I upgraded it to VLC 1.1.2 it was fine. Even if they have the same version re-install perhaps.

[NumberFive]

Hi,

Just wondering if anyone could advise on a possible reason why VLC isn't starting on my server?

Thanks

[ShiningDragon]

Same problem here:

- VLC Stream won't start (yes, path is correct, ending "\" is in the config)

"Ihre Eingabe konnte nicht geöffnet werden:
VLC kann die MRL 'http://192.168.0.11:7648' nicht öffnen. Sehen Sie für Details im Fehlerprotokoll nach."
"Your Input couldn't be opened:
VLC can not open the MRL 'http://192.168.0.11:7648. Look for further details into the logs."

Hehe... no logs available, the list within VLC is empty.

Same situation here: Windows 7 Pro 64-Bit, Server / Server (local), Client / Server (local), Client \ Server (online). VLC 1.1.2, no other Client is acting as webserver.


Did a little more researching. If you start up the server, opens local the EWA Interface ( http://127.0.0.1:7647/gbpvr ) and selects anything to stream, then vlc.exe will appear for a small time within the taskmanager (after 'start stream') but disappears then. Then the opening of the stream is of course... useless (no streamserver). I don't know, why this is. If you try this again (same browsersession / restart recording service / new browsersession) vlc.exe will never fired up again to stream (after 'start stream'). Only a full reboot of the machine will allow one time start of vlc.exe streaming.

Here's my logfile after an unsuccesfull attempt to stream media / live tv:

Code:

"Serverfehler in der Anwendung /gbpvr.
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Der Objektverweis wurde nicht auf eine Objektinstanz festgelegt.
Beschreibung: Unbehandelte Ausnahme beim Ausführen der aktuellen Webanforderung. Überprüfen Sie die Stapelüberwachung, um weitere Informationen über diesen Fehler anzuzeigen und festzustellen, wo der Fehler im Code verursacht wurde.

Ausnahmedetails: System.NullReferenceException: Der Objektverweis wurde nicht auf eine Objektinstanz festgelegt.

Quellfehler:


Zeile 66:         public override void CancelScheduledRecording(ScheduledRecording scheduledRecording)
Zeile 67:         {
Zeile 68:             scheduleHelper.CancelScheduledRecording(scheduledRecording);
Zeile 69:         }
Zeile 70:


Quelldatei: c:\Program Files (x86)\MEDIA\GBPVR\web\App_Code\classes\GBPVRSchedule.cs    Zeile: 68

Stapelüberwachung:


[NullReferenceException: Der Objektverweis wurde nicht auf eine Objektinstanz festgelegt.]
   GBPVR.Backend.Common.ScheduleHelper.CancelScheduledRecording(ScheduledRecording scheduledRecording) +6
   GBPVRSchedule.GBPVRSchedule.CancelScheduledRecording(ScheduledRecording scheduledRecording) in c:\Program Files (x86)\MEDIA\GBPVR\web\App_Code\classes\GBPVRSchedule.cs:68
   gbweb.Player.stopStreamer(Object sender, EventArgs e) in c:\Program Files (x86)\MEDIA\GBPVR\web\public\Player.aspx.cs:518
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.LinkButton.OnClick(EventArgs e) +78
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.LinkButton.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +100
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.LinkButton.System.Web.UI.IPostBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +10
   System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEventHandler sourceControl, String eventArgument) +13
   System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(NameValueCollection postData) +170
   System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +2863




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Versionsinformationen: Microsoft .NET Framework-Version:2.0.50727.4927; ASP.NET-Version:2.0.50727.4927

Mhm... something is not running fine. Until now i thought only for VLC, but there seems to be another problem as well:
I can open EWA on the server and connect to the GB-PVR database. I can view the tv guide and select the shows that should be recorded. EWA shows me in it's colours, that the recording is pending or in progress.
BUT... alle tuners are sleeping? Not one of the tuners is awakening for recording.

What could this be?

[ShiningDragon]

Hah huh, got it!

@NumberFive
To which directorys points your timeshift and recordings buffer of gbpvr on the server? Is it a network share?