[linux-dvb] Re: [vdr] Re: streamdev-0.3.1 , server responds but no video

[Steffen Barszus <st_barszus@gmx.de>]

Am Freitag, 18. Juni 2004 00:19 schrieb Luca Olivetti:
> Steffen Barszus wrote:
> > Am Mittwoch, 16. Juni 2004 09:36 schrieb Steffen Barszus:
> >>Am Dienstag, 15. Juni 2004 19:13 schrieb Luca Olivetti:
> >>>Steffen Barszus wrote:
> >>>>Hi !
> >>>>
> >>>>I have installed yesterday the streamdev plugin
> >>>>
> >>>>No matter what i try i get only:
> >>>>
> >>>>.....
> >>>>Playing http://192.168.1.1:3000/ps/1.
> >>>>Resolving 192.168.1.1 for AF_INET6...
> >>>>Couldn't resolve name for AF_INET6: 192.168.1.1
> >>>>Connecting to server 192.168.1.1[192.168.1.1]:3000 ...
> >>>>Cache size set to 8192 KBytes
> >>>>Connected to server: 192.168.1.1
> >>>>Cache fill:  0,00% (0 bytes)
> >>>
> >>>This happens to me when the channel is encrypted, otherwise it works
> >>>fine (with mplayer & ps or xine &ts).
> >>>Now, the streamdev server/client is not very stable (from time to time
> >>>the server tells that it is rejecting too many connections and the only
> >>>cure is to restart both the server and the client).
> >>>vdr 1.3.10, mandrake 10.
> >>
> >>Well my problem is reproducable, after some hours the problem is there
> >>again. It is not related to the firmware, because simply reloading
> >>dvb-ttpci does not help, removing all dvb modules and depending did help,
> >>it runs again :) Well i would say good enough if that are all problems,
> >>will try to find out which module is responsible
> >
> > BTW its the skystar2 Module.
>
> Well, actually I see this too (I only have a skystar2+streamdev-server
> and a streamdev-client+vdr-xine), but I don't think it was related to
> the streamdev server (the "too many connections" problem is).
> When it happens, the standalone scan program complains about "pid
> timeout". Unloading and reloading the sksytar2 and the mt312 modules
> cures the problem.

I have even tested 

rmmod skystar2 && modprobe skystar2 

and even that is enough. I have further read that someone on vdrportal has 
written a small app that constantly accesses the second card from time to 
time and it cured for him the video datastream broken problem. And if 
streaming works a recording does not restart my vdr as usual. Normally if i 
press pause or record vdr restarts every time. So there is clearly a 
relation. Has really noone found out whats the problem here ? There were a 
lot of threads here and on vdrportal that described the problem, do the 
linux-dvb developers know about this ? If this would be fixed the useablity  
of my vdr box would clearly be improved. What i can't say is if the problem 
occurs too if the second card is a nova. Has someone did tests on this 
allready ? Or are there solutions, patches/driver versions which don't have 
that problem and i haven't seen them ? 

Regards

Steffen