The story of broken transcoding continues....
STB: Vu+ Solo2
Network: LAN or WAN, same result
Player: Latest Vu+ Player app with internal player enabled on latest Android version
Problem description:
In the spring, as many of us know, the transcoding function became broken. At that time, I didn't investigate further, as I didn't need the transcoding function right then anyhow. Two weeks ago, I tested the transcoding again - and it was working! Great! Then I decided to upgrade the STB to the latest image...big mistake. Not only did it break transcoding, but it removed all my settings, some plugins, skins etc. (this could be the subject of a separate bug/problem report...never mind). Fortunately I had a full system backup from end of August, reflashed with that one, but alas, transcoding is still broken.
I've tried:
- Clean install of latest image
- removal and reinstall of streamproxy and vuplus-transcoding
- checked and tested other values in streamproxy.conf
- etc. etc. etc. but nothing helps.
This is what I can gather:
- netstat -a -p tcp -n gives me listening on 8002
- ps does not show the process streamproxy
- when choosing transcoding in Vu+ player app, the first time, it will just show a blank white screen. using netstat again, there will be a connection from the device on port 8002 with status time_wait
- exiting the stream in the player, but not the player itself, then trying to connect again, it gives a black screen with the bitrate and status flashing
- using netstat will now give a number of connections, which increases for every time the app flashes, on port 8002 with status time_wait
- finally, if trying to change the parameters in Vu+ player, one will get an error message saying that the transcoding API is not installed on the STB...
What to do?
PS. I am Senior system architect specialised in Microsoft technologies (ask me anything ) but so-so with Linux, although if given some hints, I can find my way around this OS as well. What I mean is: I do understand tech talk and terminology.
Edited by jpl, 1 November 2014 - 11:01.