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[WanWizard]

Nothing to see in dmesg (logical, I don't even get a connection to the box).

 

Everything else is ok. I'll go and reflash it.

[kojoot]

I have also problem with transcoding with duo2 after update. I done everything you told and It doesn't work. I run the stript "cat /proc/stb/encoder/enable" and I got message "enable" but It doesn't work. In folder /proc/stb/encoder/ I have only two choices "enable" and "enable_choices" and they have size 0 and they are empty - is it OK?

 

I installed plugin and everything was OK during installation, I have file " transcoding-setup.sh" in folder /etc/init.d/transcoding-setup.sh

[Erik Slagter]

We're looking into the issue. Do you have a password on the web interface?

[kojoot]

I can confirm after I remove password of the web interface it works. But it would be nice if it works with password :-)

thanks

[Erik Slagter]

Yes of course. But on the other hand, if a password is the only security measure that should keep you safe from the internet, then I am afraid you are bound to have an unpleasant surprise sooner or later. Access to a STB should always be done over a VPN tunnel, never plain over the internet.

[wabe]

Weird.
 
Can you please send the output of:
 
cd /proc/stb/encoder
cat enable
cd 0
cat profile
cat level
cat display_format
cat bitrate
cat gop_frameb
 
And also dmesg, the driver goes haywire very easily and barfs the logs in that case.
 
Can you also try it with wget and then add the -S option?
 
And as a last resort we might have to use tcpdump/tshark and/or strace

In my case:
oot@vusolo2:~# cat /proc/stb/encoder
cat: read error: Is a directory
root@vusolo2:~# cd /proc/stb/encoder
root@vusolo2:/proc/stb/encoder# cat enable
enable
root@vusolo2:/proc/stb/encoder# cd 0
root@vusolo2:/proc/stb/encoder/0# cat profile
cat: can't open 'profile': No such file or directory

Didn't run all your requests since there is obviously something wrong with the basic setup right now

[littlesat]

cd /proc/stb/encoder, not cat!!!

Edited by littlesat, 9 March 2014 - 13:44.

[Erik Slagter]

Didn't run all your requests since there is obviously something wrong with the basic setup right now

It appears the current version of the filestreamproxy doesn't handle http authentication well. If you disable it in the webif, it will work.

[macnuts]

As this thread is more about transcoding, let me share my experience (duo2 though):
enable vs. enabled: even before latest transcoding implementation the actal value was different from choices list, and transcoding was working.

Vlc problems: transcoding does not work when started from openwebif (stream.m3u file) but is working when address is entered in file menu directly.

8002 tested only, LAN, no password.

[wabe]

Didn't run all your requests since there is obviously something wrong with the basic setup right now

It appears the current version of the filestreamproxy doesn't handle http authentication well. If you disable it in the webif, it will work.

No! I've checked the webif settings and http authentication is set to 'no'. Transcoding still doesn't work

[Erik Slagter]

Did you also read all other  recommendations and carry them out?

[wabe]

Did you also read all other  recommendations and carry them out?

Yes! I started following the thread after the first few posts and noticed you started work on the transcoding code. Was quite keen to get the improved one. After removing the recommended packages & installing vuplus-transcoding nothing worked any longer.
HOWEVER: Installed an upgrade of a video plug-in last night and rebooted. After this reboot the transcoder actually works!! Must have rebooted at least 3-4 times prior while trying to resolve the transcoding problems without success. Have no idea why it works now but it does.

Noticed that the bitrate is now set at 2 Mb/s. No problem for me but may cause problems for people with limited upstream bandwidth e.g. ADSL

[Robinson]

Noticed that the bitrate is now set at 2 Mb/s. No problem for me but may cause problems for people with limited upstream bandwidth e.g. ADSL

 

Do I understand correctly that OpenPLi removed TranscodingSetup plugin?

I don't think it's justified.

It is important to be able to adjust bitrate and framerate when necessary.

It is not something that is done once and for all and a setting of 2 Mbit/s may not suit everybody.

[WanWizard]

Something might be back, we just want a single solution for all boxes (that support transcoding), not separate code for each vendor...

 

For the moment it's removed because most of the selections in the plugin don't work, and quite a few simply crash the encoder.

[littlesat]

You need to manually install that plugin.

[Taykun345]

So basically now we have working transcoding but without possibility to have additional settings via plugin? I tested transcoding on Duo2 and it works on my VLC.

[WanWizard]

At the moment, yes.

[delavega]

streaming works to vlc but not the 8002 one.

[Taykun345]

8002 also works but it takes a few sec for video to show, at least on duo2

[Erik Slagter]

HOWEVER: Installed an upgrade of a video plug-in last night and rebooted. After this reboot the transcoder actually works!! Must have rebooted at least 3-4 times prior while trying to resolve the transcoding problems without success. Have no idea why it works now but it does.

That sounds familiar. As I said earlier, the drivers are very sensitive and the transcoding breaks easily, in that state only a reboot helps. You can check it with "dmesg", if it shows a kernel OOPS, a reboot is necessary.