VLC on QNAP TS-219

[Maverick_1980]

Hello,

I hope someone can help me with my problem. I am trying to get vlc work on a QNAP TS-219. (NAS with Marvell 6281 1.2GHz and 512 MB RAM)

(vlcversion = 0.9.9a-1)
If I start vlc on the qnap everything looks fine for me. Playing .ts files is no problem. But when i start mpeg2 or divx (avi) video files, vlc shows me following message very often: [I have installed all missing libs (plugins; like ffmpeg etc.) / I start vlc within a shh session]

vlc -vvv -I http

main mux warning - late buffer for mux input

I am not sure if the cpu has enough capability for vlc.
thx for your help.

Greetings,

Mav

[Maverick_1980]

I think vlc tries to convert the mpg file called "Renesse.mpg" to .ts-file.
How can i disable it ? I only want to stream this file to a dreambox where vlcf is installed.

This is the output of vlc ...

[00000318] main playlist debug: adding item `/share/Dreambox/Renesse.mpg :sout=#transcode{acodec=mp2a,ab=128,channels=2,samplerate=44100}:std{access=http,mux=ts{pid-video=68,pid-audio=69},dst=/dream1572981750.ts} :sout-all :sout-keep' ( /share/Dreambox/Renesse.mpg )
[00000351] http interface debug: requested mrl add: /share/Dreambox/Renesse.mpg :sout=#transcode{acodec=mp2a,ab=128,channels=2,samplerate=44100}:std{access=http,mux=ts{pid-video=68,pid-audio=69},dst=/dream1572981750.ts} :sout-all :sout-keep
[00000351] http interface debug: requested playlist item: 0
[00000318] main playlist debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist
[00000318] main playlist debug: rebuild done - 1 items, index -1
[00000318] main playlist debug: starting new item
[00000318] main playlist debug: processing request item null node Playlist skip 0
[00000318] main playlist debug: creating new input thread
[00000372] main input debug: Creating an input for '/share/Dreambox/Renesse.mpg :sout=#transcode{acodec=mp2a,ab=128,channels=2,samplerate=44100}:std{access=http,mux=ts{pid-video=68,pid-audio=69},dst=/dream1572981750.ts} :sout-all :sout-keep'
[00000372] main input debug: waiting for thread initialization
[00000372] main input debug: thread started
[00000373] main stream output debug: stream=`transcode'
[00000374] main stream out debug: looking for sout stream module: 1 candidate
[00000373] main stream output debug: stream=`std'
[00000376] main stream out debug: looking for sout stream module: 1 candidate
[00000376] main stream out debug: set config option: sout-standard-access to http
[00000376] main stream out debug: set config option: sout-standard-mux to ts{pid-video=68,pid-audio=69}
[00000372] main input debug: thread 1183732880 (input) created at priority 10 (input/input.c:370)
[00000376] main stream out debug: set config option: sout-standard-dst to /dream1572981750.ts
[00000376] stream_out_standard stream out debug: creating `http/ts{pid-video=68,pid-audio=69}:///dream1572981750.ts'
[00000376] stream_out_standard stream out debug: extension is ts
[00000376] stream_out_standard stream out debug: extension -> mux=ts
[00000376] stream_out_standard stream out debug: using `http/ts{pid-video=68,pid-audio=69}:///dream1572981750.ts'
[00000377] main access out debug: looking for sout access module: 1 candidate
[00000377] main access out debug: using sout access module "access_output_http"
[00000377] main access out debug: TIMER module_Need() : 6.600 ms - Total 6.600 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 6.600 ms)
[00000376] stream_out_standard stream out debug: access opened
[00000378] main mux debug: looking for sout mux module: 1 candidate
[00000378] main mux debug: set config option: sout-ts-pid-video to 68
[00000378] main mux debug: set config option: sout-ts-pid-audio to 69
[00000378] mux_ts mux debug: shaping=200000 pcr=70000 dts_delay=400000
[00000378] main mux debug: using sout mux module "mux_ts"
[00000378] main mux debug: TIMER module_Need() : 22.211 ms - Total 22.211 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 22.211 ms)
[00000373] main stream output debug: muxer support adding stream at any time
[00000376] stream_out_standard stream out debug: mux opened
[00000376] main stream out debug: using sout stream module "stream_out_standard"
[00000376] main stream out debug: TIMER module_Need() : 43.151 ms - Total 43.151 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 43.151 ms)
[00000374] main stream out debug: set config option: sout-transcode-acodec to mp2a
[00000374] main stream out debug: set config option: sout-transcode-ab to 128
[00000374] main stream out debug: set config option: sout-transcode-channels to 2
[00000374] main stream out debug: set config option: sout-transcode-samplerate to 44100
[00000374] stream_out_transcode stream out debug: codec audio=mp2a 44100Hz 2 channels 128Kb/s
[00000374] main stream out debug: using sout stream module "stream_out_transcode"
[00000374] main stream out debug: TIMER module_Need() : 68.365 ms - Total 68.365 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 68.365 ms)
[00000372] main input debug: `/share/Dreambox/Renesse.mpg' gives access `' demux `' path `/share/Dreambox/Renesse.mpg'
[00000372] main input debug: creating demux: access='' demux='' path='/share/Dreambox/Renesse.mpg'
[00000379] main demux debug: looking for access_demux module: 2 candidates
[00000379] main demux debug: TIMER module_Need() : 3.522 ms - Total 3.522 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 3.522 ms)
[00000372] main input debug: creating access '' path='/share/Dreambox/Renesse.mpg'
[00000382] main access debug: looking for access module: 5 candidates
[00000382] vcd access debug: trying .cue file: /share/Dreambox/Renesse.cue
[00000382] vcd access debug: could not find .cue file
[00000382] access_file access debug: opening file `/share/Dreambox/Renesse.mpg'
[00000382] main access debug: using access module "access_file"
[00000382] main access debug: TIMER module_Need() : 2.301 ms - Total 2.301 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 2.301 ms)
[00000384] main stream debug: Using AStream*Stream
[00000384] main stream debug: pre-buffering...
[00000384] main stream debug: received first data for our buffer
[00000384] main stream debug: pre-buffering done 1408981 bytes in 0s - 146565 kbytes/s
[00000372] main input debug: creating demux: access='' demux='' path='/share/Dreambox/Renesse.mpg'
[00000385] main demux debug: looking for demux module: 48 candidates
[00000385] main demux debug: using demux module "ps"
[00000385] main demux debug: TIMER module_Need() : 19.310 ms - Total 19.310 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 19.310 ms)
[00000372] main input debug: looking for a subtitle file in /share/Dreambox/
[00000372] main input debug: starting in async mode
[00000372] main input debug: `/share/Dreambox/Renesse.mpg' successfully opened
[00000385] ps demux warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
[00000385] ps demux warning: found sync code
[00000385] ps demux debug: we found a length of: 312700000
[00000372] main input debug: control type=1
[00000372] main input debug: selecting program id=0
[00000414] main packetizer debug: looking for packetizer module: 17 candidates
[00000414] main packetizer debug: using packetizer module "packetizer_mpegvideo"
[00000414] main packetizer debug: TIMER module_Need() : 13.486 ms - Total 13.486 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 13.486 ms)
[00000372] main input debug: stream out mode -> no decoder thread
[00000414] packetizer_mpegvideo packetizer debug: size 720x576 fps=25.000
[00000373] main stream output debug: adding a new sout input (sout_input:0x151d88)
[00000374] stream_out_transcode stream out debug: not transcoding a stream (fcc=`mpgv')
[00000378] main mux debug: adding a new input
[00000378] mux_ts mux debug: adding input codec=mpgv pid=68
[00000378] mux_ts mux debug: new PCR PID is 68
[00000414] main packetizer debug: switching to sync mode
[00000437] main packetizer debug: looking for packetizer module: 17 candidates
[00000437] main packetizer debug: using packetizer module "mpeg_audio"
[00000437] main packetizer debug: TIMER module_Need() : 5.304 ms - Total 5.304 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 5.304 ms)
[00000372] main input debug: stream out mode -> no decoder thread
[00000437] mpeg_audio packetizer debug: MPGA channels:2 samplerate:48000 bitrate:384
[00000373] main stream output debug: adding a new sout input (sout_input:0x159428)
[00000374] stream_out_transcode stream out debug: creating audio transcoding from fcc=`mpga' to fcc=`mp2a'
[00000448] main decoder debug: looking for decoder module: 26 candidates
[00000448] main decoder debug: using decoder module "mpeg_audio"
[00000448] main decoder debug: TIMER module_Need() : 9.896 ms - Total 9.896 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 9.896 ms)
[00000449] main encoder debug: looking for encoder module: 8 candidates
[00000449] main encoder debug: TIMER module_Need() : 24.987 ms - Total 24.987 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 24.987 ms)
[00000374] stream_out_transcode stream out error: cannot find audio encoder (module:any fourcc:mp2a)
[00000448] main decoder debug: removing module "mpeg_audio"
[00000374] stream_out_transcode stream out error: cannot create audio chain
[00000437] main packetizer error: cannot create packetizer output (mpga)
[00000378] main mux warning: late buffer for mux input (19071)
[00000378] main mux warning: late buffer for mux input (69121)
[00000378] main mux warning: late buffer for mux input (189151)
[00000378] main mux warning: late buffer for mux input (266738)
[00000378] main mux warning: late buffer for mux input (309065)
[00000378] main mux warning: late buffer for mux input (499159)
[00000378] main mux warning: late buffer for mux input (559124)
[00000378] main mux warning: late buffer for mux input (619060)
[00000378] main mux warning: late buffer for mux input (739067)
[00000378] main mux warning: late buffer for mux input (799058)
[00000378] main mux warning: late buffer for mux input (859082)
[00000378] main mux warning: late buffer for mux input (999120)
[00000378] main mux warning: late buffer for mux input (1049061)
[00000378] main mux warning: late buffer for mux input (1129037)
[00000378] main mux warning: late buffer for mux input (1269088)
[00000378] main mux warning: late buffer for mux input (1329124)
[00000378] main mux warning: late buffer for mux input (1409057)
[00000351] http interface debug: requested playlist stop

[peaceful_lad]

Hi maverick!

I have been trying to stream my movies from my PC to my dreambox as well so I could enjoy watching them on my TV set. which version of VLC do you have, is it the latest version 1.03 ? and how about your dreambox, what model is it and which image do you have installed on it (dreambox) ?

I haven't really come across this error message before during my experimentation with VLC, VLCF and dreambox. However, most of the movies Ihave are in AVI format, and when I play them on my PC with VLC 1.03 they play fantastically, but been having trouble with the streaming. I have been streaming via HTTP protocol, and I am going to try UDP as it is suppose to be faster but less reliable in that HTTP in sending the packets, or I think this is the case I might be wrong.

Maverick, if you have made any changes in the VLC settings on your PC, or in the VLCF.XML or VLCF.cfg files on the dreambox , then I would suggest you restore to the default settings and give it another try.

Good Luck and Best wishes,

~sam~

[pavipollo]

Hi Maverik,
may I ask you how did you succeed in starting vlc in the Qnap? I have a TS-109 Pro and I have installed vlc but I cannot start it... I only succeed in logging into the Qnap as "root" and if I try to start vlc it refuses due to security reasons...
I would also like to use the Qnap (which is always on) as server in order to stream videos through my dreambox (7025).
Thanks already

[nxtwrld]

Hi Maverik,
I only succeed in logging into the Qnap as "root" and if I try to start vlc it refuses due to security reasons...
I would also like to use the Qnap (which is always on) as server in order to stream videos through my dreambox (7025).
Thanks already

I was fiddling with that and what I did is install sudo package (ipkg install sudo) and then started vlc as

sudo -u anotherusername vlc -vvv -l http

This will run vlc under a different user (I used one of my QNAP user accounts I have previously setup in QNAP )

I had no luck streaming video from my TS-219p to my android phone. The process finishes immediately without any message and I cannot find it in running processes. (But considering I am quite a n00b, that does not have to mean anything)

Anyway, the ARM processor probably does not have enough power to transcode it anyway, but I still refuse to give up!