VLan hangs after sometime while watching multicast channel.

[goldiegill2003]

I watch multicast channels with the help of VLan player. The problem is that, after showing a multicast channel for 20 to 30 seconds, the picture freezes and we have either to change the channel or stop and play the same channel to continue watching. It works fine if I watch the same channel on a TV through a set top box. What can be the problem???

[xtophe]

Could you post the error messages ?
Which STB is it ?

[The DJ]

sounds like an invalid PCR from the server, but could be a lot of things. debug messages from the messages log would certainly be needed to make sure.

[goldiegill2003]

There are no error messages. While am watching any channel in VLC player on my PC, it just freezes after 20 to 30 seconds. And we have to change the channel from the playlist or stop/play the same channel to continue. While channels from the same multicast source work fine when i watch them on TV with the help of a set top box.

[xtophe]

There are debug/error message.
Depending your OS and if you are using the GUI or command line, use :

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vlc -vvv --color

or go in the preferences/interfaces/general and set the verbosity to 2 and then open view/messages before launching the stream

[goldiegill2003]

main debug: decoded 106/108 pictures
main debug: decoded 108/108 pictures
main debug: decoded 108/108 pictures
main debug: decoded 108/108 pictures
main debug: decoded 108/108 pictures
main debug: decoded 108/108 pictures
main debug: decoded 108/108 pictures
main debug: decoded 108/108 pictures
main debug: decoded 108/108 pictures
main debug: decoded 108/108 pictures
main debug: decoded 108/108 pictures
main debug: decoded 108/108 pictures
main debug: control type=0
main debug: control: INPUT_CONTROL_SET_DIE proceed
main debug: closing input
ts debug: pid list:
ts debug: - pid[0] seen
ts debug: - pid[3300] seen
ts debug: - pid[3301] seen
main debug: unlocking module "mpeg_audio"
main debug: thread 3848 joined (src/input/decoder.c:189)
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `mpga', 0 PES in FIFO
main debug: unlocking module "mpgatofixed32"
main debug: unlocking module "trivial_channel_mixer"
main debug: unlocking module "bandlimited_resampler"
aout_directx debug: CloseAudio
aout_directx debug: DirectSoundThread exiting
main debug: thread 4052 joined (directx.c:576)
main debug: unlocking module "aout_directx"
main debug: unlocking module "trivial_mixer"
ts debug: - pid[3302] seen
main debug: unlocking module "libmpeg2"
main debug: thread 3432 joined (src/input/decoder.c:189)
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `mpgv', 0 PES in FIFO
main warning: Program doesn't contain anymore ES, TODO cleaning ?
ts debug: - pid[3304] seen
main debug: unlocking module "ts"
main debug: unlocking module "access_udp"
main debug: thread 3224 joined (src/input/input.c:290)
main debug: garbage collector destroying 1 vout
main debug: unlocking module "i420_rgb_mmx"
vout_directx debug: DirectXCloseSurface
vout_directx debug: DirectXCloseDisplay
vout_directx debug: DirectXCloseDisplay clipper
vout_directx debug: DirectXCloseDisplay display
vout_directx debug: DirectXCloseDDraw
vout_directx debug: CloseVideo
vout_directx debug: DirectXEventThread terminating
vout_directx debug: DirectXCloseWindow
vout_directx debug: WinProc WM_DESTROY
main debug: thread 4008 joined (directx.c:447)
main debug: unlocking module "vout_directx"
main debug: thread 4116 joined (src/video_output/video_output.c:483)


this is the log of a stream. the bold one is after the picture freezed.