IPTV unusable on latest docker image

[thecubasekid]

Hi Folks,

is anyone having issue with IPTV following the last image 25th Oct v5.0.9.201026?

my docker boxes running latest CE are totally unusable, i get the TV picture up after quite a pause, then it freezes and every 10 -15 seconds it might move for a second or two then freeze again, this is happening on both SD and HD channels. Switching to IPTV Simple client on the same box plays the channels very smooth.

i also have the same version of NextPVR backed on my windows PC, and that plays smooth on windows, and also on my docker boxes if i point the NextPVR client to the PC instead of the local docker install, ive noticed a small stutter when i launch a channel from PC back-end that was rare previously but after that it is very smooth.

nothing jumps out at me in the logs from the docker boxes (i have attached a log)

prior to this latest image all had been working great on my CE /docker boxes..

i have docker boxes with their own reduced channel lists in each of my bedrooms, and another box in my lounge that connects to the back end on my PC with all channels. the docker boxes are a mix of AMLogic s905x, s905x3 and S912 and all appear to be effected

Thanks!

[mvallevand]

That sounds like your URL's are transcoding and that is what the logs show too.


2020-12-08 16:34:15.283 [DEBUG][35] content-type:
2020-12-08 16:34:15.283 [DEBUG][35] abandoning connection due to content-type
Executing: ffmpeg -y -user_agent "VLC/2.2.6 LibVLC/2.2.6" -i http://.... -codec:v:0 libx264 -codec:a:0 aac -strict experimental -ac 2 -ab 128000 -f mpegts -

Martin

[sub]

I'm not seeing anything strange with IPTV here in my docker install. How are you watching the stream? ie, web app (which requires transcoding), or something else like Kodi?

[sub]

That sounds like your URL's are transcoding and that is what the logs show too.

True - it does look like that. NextPVR doesn't like something about the stream coming from your IPTV provider, so it's asking ffmpeg to transcode it as an intermediate step before NextPVR uses the stream. (and your windows PC is able to keep up, but the docker container is not)

[thecubasekid]

Thanks for the replies, i am using Kodi 18.9 on the latest Coreelec image. i guess something could have changed with my provider. i know i had issue with channels trasnscoding in the past as was not useable, and this was because i set re-direct url in M3U-editor, and once i turned that off all was good again, however, My PC was also effected by that (it is old) i will check the settings in M3U editor again, if i dont find anything there is there a way a can force NextPVR to not transcode?

Thanks

[sub]

If you can PM me an example channel url, I can look into what it doesn't like about the stream.

[sub]

It looks like the issue is the 'content type' header being returned from your IPTV provider.

[sub]

Yep, it's definitely to do with the 'content type' header.

[thecubasekid]

Thanks Sub, PM sent

[sub]

Yep, it was to do with that. I've made a minor fix and got your stream working. I'm intending to do a new release this weekend, so will include the fix with that.