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Hi all
Just updated to version 4 of the software, added the network location in Mint 11 and I can browse and see all my media files. However, previously I could open the .ts files using vlc and watch them over the network on my PC – when I try opening .ts files now though, I either get nothing or a couple of seconds before the file stops and I get an error message – is there something I cam doing wrong? These are SD files by the way, not HD.
Thanks
Kyle
NB) I can copy the files off to my PC and then they work, just not in the native folder (which I am sure I used to do?)
What error message do you get ?
File reading failed:
VLC could not read the file.
There’s a post at
http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&p=234335
which is about VLC not opening video files if double clicking but working ok if the file is dragged to an already open VLC. The problem appears to be related to the file source location, which sounds similar to your situation. Suggested solution is a file association correction.
Might be worth checking.
Hi
I checked that – I don’t think that’s the issue. If I open a file through the file manager off the Humax, it won’t play. If I copy the file from the Humax to my desktop (say), it will play perfectly through VLC – so it seems like a an issue in the connection? I have connected over the network using FTP log in – could this be a problem?
Kyle
It seems to be related to the file location, so it could be a connection issue.
Did you try the debugging option on VLC when opening the file ?
You should see something like
‘filesystem debug: opening file’
and then something like
‘filesystem error: cannot open file’ followed with a reason for being unable to open the file.
Look for lines containing ‘error’ in a red font. They might tell us more about why VLC isn’t opening the file.
Hi
I have switched on the debugging and still get this?
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I have just put on XBMC to see if I could map the humax that way but still no joy, think there is something basic I am missing
Edit – I seem to remember doing something with Samba when I had it running under version 3 – but as said, under FTP I can get things off the box and play them that way…
That’s the error window.
To see the VLC debugging you need to press ‘ctrl-m’, to open another window called ‘messages’. Change verbosity to ‘2’ then try opening the file.
Look for red font error messages in there.
Hi (sorry about all this)
Got a long list but just snipped the bits below (have put the red bits in italics)
main warning: vlc_object_find_name(postproc) is not safe!
signals error: signal 17 overriden (0xb6a814c0)
signals error: /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4(?)[(nil)]
pulse debug: started
pulse debug: underflow
freetype debug: using fontsize: 36
main debug: looking for video blending module: 1 candidate
blend debug: chroma: YUVA -> I420
main debug: using video blending module “blend”
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.157 ms – Total 0.157 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.157 ms)
filesystem error: failed to read (Operation not supported)
filesystem error: failed to read (Operation not supported)
ts debug: eof ?
main debug: EOF reached
main debug: finished input
main warning: can’t get output picture
avcodec warning: disabling direct rendering
avcodec debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG-1/2 Video) stopped
main debug: removing module “avcodec”
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `mpgv’, 0 PES in FIFO
I think you will need to be running samba on the Humax to allow the windows machine with VLC to play the files.
I have installed Samba but to be honest I am not sure what I am doing – sorry Dino.
Kyle
Edit – I don’t use Windows, I am on Linux Mint which is based on Ubuntu.
I have now googled to find out how to make my PC a client so I can access the Humax (which is definitely running Samba) – is there an easy guide anywhere?
Solved – no idea how! But it’s working, thank you Dino.
Kyle
I probably didn’t help much – glad it is working.
Another good place for support questions on the Media and File Server mod firmware is at AV Forums.
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