I have a library of divx and x264 video files which I used to stream to MPEG2 with vlc 0.8.6. vlc 0.9.8a crashes while trying to accomplish the same. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Run: vlc -vv --intf rc "/data/media/myfile.avi" --sout "#transcode{vcodec=mp2v,vb=4096,venc=ffmpeg,acodec=mpga,ab=384,channels=2}:standard{access=http,mux=ps,dst=0.0.0.0:20005}" where /data/media/myfile.avi is any non-mpeg2 file. Actual Results: vlc-0.9.8a crashes with a memory corruption error. Expected Results: vlc-0.8.6 streams the file while transcoding it. I will attach two files: 1. output of vlc-0.9.8a with the crash. 2. output of vlc-0.8.6 (from an un-updated gentoo box) which streams while transcoding the same file, with the same options.
Created attachment 183129 [details] log of vlc-0.9.8a crashing
Created attachment 183130 [details] log of vlc-0.8.6. streaming
All the files I try are 720x576 DIVX or X264 AVIs at 24 or 25fps, with MP3, AC-3 or DTS audio and have been created with mencoder on gentoo. vlc-0.9.8a (and all other players I tried) are playing back on screen the files perfectly. vlc crashes only when streaming and transcoding.
why don't you provide emerge --info ? it seems important imo, you're having trouble with glibc, and i'm sure video herd would love to get it (witch i'm not in, i'm just a gentoo user). for example are you still using glibc-2.6.1 ? It seems (still to me, a user) strange you're using glibc-2.6.1 an old libc lib version with a recent vlc version (strange, not impossible, you can still mask higher versions or use some kind of hardened profile...)
I can reproduce it with any 0.9 version (0.9.8a, 0.9.9rc or 0.9-bugfix branch) (but not with 1.0.0 versions (vlc-9999 ebuild)), but only with some files, it seems the common parameter with these files is that they are 5.1 and vlc crashes when downmixing, does all your files that crash vlc have >2 channels?
A quick test, shows you are right. It crashes only with AC3 and DTS audio. It does not crash with MP3 and AAC 2-channel files. If you need it, I can do a full test (on all my files) and report back tomorrow. Sorry, for the stupid question: How can I install vlc-9999? I don't see an ebuild for it in portage.
Created attachment 183357 [details, diff] patch to try could you please try if this patch fixes your problems?
(In reply to comment #6) > Sorry, for the stupid question: How can I install vlc-9999? I don't see an > ebuild for it in portage. I've added it this morning so you'll have to sync again your portage tree :) then you need to put "media-video/vlc-9999 **" in package.keywords in order to install it (and add media-video/vlc to package.unmask because I also added an "older" rc version masked). But please try this patch which is a backport from master so that I can send it upstream and it will hopefuly be merged before 0.9.9.
My emerge --info Portage 2.1.6.7 (default/linux/x86/2008.0, gcc-4.1.2, glibc-2.6.1-r0, 2.6.27-gentoo-r8 i686) ================================================================= System uname: Linux-2.6.27-gentoo-r8-i686-Intel-R-_Xeon-TM-_CPU_3.40GHz-with-glibc2.0 Timestamp of tree: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:45:01 +0000 distcc 3.0 i686-pc-linux-gnu [disabled] app-shells/bash: 3.2_p39 dev-java/java-config: 2.1.6-r1 dev-lang/python: 2.5.2-r7 dev-util/cmake: 2.4.8 sys-apps/baselayout: 1.12.11.1 sys-apps/sandbox: 1.2.18.1-r2 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.63 sys-devel/automake: 1.4_p6, 1.5, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.6-r2, 1.10.2 sys-devel/binutils: 2.18-r3 sys-devel/gcc-config: 1.4.0-r4 sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.26 virtual/os-headers: 2.6.27-r2 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86" CBUILD="i686-pc-linux-gnu" CFLAGS="-march=pentium4 -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer" CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /opt/openfire/resources/security/ /usr/kde/3.5/env /usr/kde/3.5/share/config /usr/kde/3.5/shutdown /usr/share/config /var/bind" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/ca-certificates.conf /etc/env.d /etc/env.d/java/ /etc/fonts/fonts.conf /etc/gconf /etc/php/apache2-php5/ext-active/ /etc/php/cgi-php5/ext-active/ /etc/php/cli-php5/ext-active/ /etc/revdep-rebuild /etc/splash /etc/terminfo /etc/texmf/web2c /etc/udev/rules.d" CXXFLAGS="-march=pentium4 -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="distlocks fixpackages parallel-fetch protect-owned sandbox sfperms strict unmerge-orphans userfetch" GENTOO_MIRRORS="ftp://files.gentoo.gr" LANG="C" LC_ALL="" LDFLAGS="-Wl,-O1" LINGUAS="en el" MAKEOPTS="-j5" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_RSYNC_OPTS="--recursive --links --safe-links --perms --times --compress --force --whole-file --delete --stats --timeout=180 --exclude=/distfiles --exclude=/local --exclude=/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/portage/local/layman/sunrise /usr/local/portage" 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vdr vhosts vim-pager vim-with-x vlm vorbis wavpack webdav widescreen wifi win32codecs winbind wmf wxwindows x264 x86 xanim xfs xine xml xml2 xmlreader xmlrpc xmlwriter xorg xosd xpm xscreensaver xsl xv xvid xvmc yv12 zaptel zip zlib" ALSA_CARDS="ca0106" ALSA_PCM_PLUGINS="adpcm alaw asym copy dmix dshare dsnoop empty extplug file hooks iec958 ioplug ladspa lfloat linear meter mmap_emul mulaw multi null plug rate route share shm softvol" APACHE2_MODULES="actions alias auth_basic authn_alias authn_anon authn_dbm authn_default authn_file authz_dbm authz_default authz_groupfile authz_host authz_owner authz_user autoindex cache dav dav_fs dav_lock deflate dir disk_cache env expires ext_filter file_cache filter headers include info log_config logio mem_cache mime mime_magic negotiation rewrite setenvif speling status unique_id userdir usertrack vhost_alias" ELIBC="glibc" INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard mouse" KERNEL="linux" LCD_DEVICES="bayrad cfontz cfontz633 glk hd44780 lb216 lcdm001 mtxorb ncurses text" LINGUAS="en el" USERLAND="GNU" VIDEO_CARDS="mach64 radeon vesa fbdev v4l" Unset: CPPFLAGS, CTARGET, EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS, FFLAGS, INSTALL_MASK, PORTAGE_COMPRESS, PORTAGE_COMPRESS_FLAGS, PORTAGE_RSYNC_EXTRA_OPTS Yes, I am running glibc 2.6.1. I did a full re-compilation of all packages before submitting this, just in case something weird was left over. However, glibc has not been upgraded in the process. Even if I try to re-install glibc, it still pulls 2.6.1. Am I missing something? # emerge -pv glibc These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild R ] sys-libs/glibc-2.6.1 USE="gd nls -debug -glibc-omitfp (-hardened) (-multilib) -profile (-selinux) -vanilla" 0 kB This is my make.profile # ls -l /etc/make.profile lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 49 2008-10-11 19:47 /etc/make.profile -> ..//usr/portage/profiles/default/linux/x86/2008.0
(In reply to comment #9) > Yes, I am running glibc 2.6.1. I did a full re-compilation of all packages > before submitting this, just in case something weird was left over. However, > glibc has not been upgraded in the process. > > Even if I try to re-install glibc, it still pulls 2.6.1. Am I missing > something? glibc version doesn't seem to matter; and anyway 2.6.1 is correct since that's the stable version.
Alexis, I guess the patch is for 0.9.8a. Again a stupid question: How do I try it?
While attempting to install vlc-9999. I added in /etc/portage/package.keywords, this line: media-video/vlc-9999 ** Now emerge -puDNv world, gives: --- Invalid atom in /etc/portage/package.keywords: media-video/vlc-9999 and does not pull vlc-9999.
ok. I got it. It needs =media-video/vlc-9999 **
(In reply to comment #11) > Alexis, I guess the patch is for 0.9.8a. > Again a stupid question: How do I try it? copy it in the vlc ebuilds files directory (/usr/portage/media-video/vlc/files), that dir will very likely not exist so you'll have to create it; then add 'epatch "${FILESDIR}/name_of_the_patch.patch"' at the end of src_unpack in 0.9.8a ebuild, run repoman manifest and re-emerge vlc-0.9.8a. (In reply to comment #12) > While attempting to install vlc-9999. > > I added in /etc/portage/package.keywords, this line: > > media-video/vlc-9999 ** doh! that should have been '=media-video/vlc-9999 **' :/
The patch for 0.9.8a works. I have tested dozens of files without crashes. Thank you very much for your effort. I have found another bug though: the logo cannot be changed while streaming. When sending via rc the command: @logo logo-file newlogo.png It responds with: Variable doesn't exist or isn't a command. I tried to compile vlc-9999 but it failed. It stops with: ... ts.c: In function ‘GetPMT’: ts.c:2464: error: implicit declaration of function ‘dvbpsi_SDTServiceAddDescriptor’ make[6]: *** [libmux_ts_plugin_la-ts.lo] Error 1 make[6]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs.... mv -f .deps/libmux_ts_plugin_la-csa.Tpo .deps/libmux_ts_plugin_la-csa.Plo mv -f .deps/libmux_ps_plugin_la-pes.Tpo .deps/libmux_ps_plugin_la-pes.Plo mv -f .deps/libmux_ts_plugin_la-pes.Tpo .deps/libmux_ts_plugin_la-pes.Plo mv -f .deps/libmux_ps_plugin_la-ps.Tpo .deps/libmux_ps_plugin_la-ps.Plo make[6]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/media-video/vlc-9999/work/vlc-9999/modules/mux/mpeg' make[5]: *** [all] Error 2 make[5]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/media-video/vlc-9999/work/vlc-9999/modules/mux/mpeg' make[4]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[4]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/media-video/vlc-9999/work/vlc-9999/modules/mux' make[3]: *** [all] Error 2 make[3]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/media-video/vlc-9999/work/vlc-9999/modules/mux' make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/media-video/vlc-9999/work/vlc-9999/modules' make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/media-video/vlc-9999/work/vlc-9999' make: *** [all] Error 2 Apparently this is the only existence of ‘dvbpsi_SDTServiceAddDescriptor’, and does not appear in dvbpsi header files. I tried removing the dvb USE flag, without any difference. Finally I commented out the offending function call in ts.c to make it go through. As you mentioned, 1.0.0-git does not crash on these media files. The issue with the logo however, exists in 1.0.0-git also. The crash issue while streaming seems solved. Shall I open another bug for the logo? Thanks Costa
(In reply to comment #15) > The patch for 0.9.8a works. I have tested dozens of files without crashes. > Thank you very much for your effort. good news, its been merged upstream and will be fixed in 0.9.9 > Apparently this is the only existence of ‘dvbpsi_SDTServiceAddDescriptor’, > and does not appear in dvbpsi header files. > > I tried removing the dvb USE flag, without any difference. Finally I commented > out the offending function call in ts.c to make it go through. well, the least I could say is that its expected with -9999 and don't try it unless you're willing to help developping vlc :) > Shall I open another bug for the logo? yes please, though i'm still unsure if its a bug or a feature.
fixed in 0.9.9
