(2012-06-20, 20:49)blingg Wrote:

(2012-06-19, 23:02)Hasu0bs Wrote:

(2012-06-15, 13:43)Hasu0bs Wrote: I've tested an openELEC version with PVR support and have a problem:

As I watch television via DVB-T: When I select a channel is runs well for several minutes. But sometimes when there is bad signal(way to often in my area .. ) the whole video slows down to maybe 2 fps and i got no sound. If I switch channels back and forth I am fine again.

Here is a log:

http://sprunge.us/iehO
I enabled live TV and the problem directly occurs. Then I switched channels back an forth and had to wait several minutes till it happens again...

I figured that it does not simply depend on signal quality... Sometimes it just shutters and I can watch on...

I have the same with DVB-S. But it also could be reproduced with material streamed over slow network. Like playing a 720p video on youtube over slow wi-fi link. The stream would pause, start buffering and never recover.

(2012-06-20, 22:18)abudabi Wrote: Thank you sir. I saw that but as it's not the "package" way of ubuntu I was hesitant. Will give it a bash.

(2012-06-20, 21:59)furii Wrote:

(2012-06-20, 21:29)abudabi Wrote: So I got myself an nvidia card and started setting up my new 12.04 box. I'm trying to get my alsa upgraded to .25 as required by AE but cant seem to get it right. I tried using this guide : https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshootingProcedure#Step but the drivers still seem to stay on 1.0.24 while library and utilities upgraded to 1.0.25 just fine.

Any suggestions?

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1681577

(2012-06-22, 16:17)AbMagFab Wrote: I know this card supports HD audio and video acceleration as I had the hacked Windows install of XBMC v10 for a while, and that worked fine. I just dislike Windows and would prefer to have this running on Linux.

(2012-06-22, 16:21)furii Wrote:

(2012-06-22, 16:17)AbMagFab Wrote: I know this card supports HD audio and video acceleration as I had the hacked Windows install of XBMC v10 for a while, and that worked fine. I just dislike Windows and would prefer to have this running on Linux.

you're going to be sorely disappointed when you actually go and read the first post to this thread...

(2012-06-22, 16:27)AbMagFab Wrote:

(2012-06-22, 16:21)furii Wrote:

(2012-06-22, 16:17)AbMagFab Wrote: I know this card supports HD audio and video acceleration as I had the hacked Windows install of XBMC v10 for a while, and that worked fine. I just dislike Windows and would prefer to have this running on Linux.

you're going to be sorely disappointed when you actually go and read the first post to this thread...

Yeah, just saw that about ATI HD audio… Bummer.

But what about the video? Does it not support video acceleration either?

I've also got a couple Intel/ION2 systems I'm using for MythTV that I could try. I didn't think the ION supported HD audio. Am I incorrect in that assumption?

(2012-06-22, 18:24)papy Wrote: Hi all,
first many thanks for your work,

I'm running on a Zbox HD ID11 which as ION 2 GPU. As far as I read, it's able to bitstream HD Audio.

I'm version of Frodo with AE : OpenELEC_frodo-ION.x86_64-devel-20120621180006-r11375

I tried different build as they recommend me on Openelec forum, they got different driver version. I tried
- nvidia 290.10
- nvidia-295.53
- nvidia-302.07

in my case, DTS HD/Dolby TRUE HD won't work, on the amps, the logo is blinking but no sound except sometime a 500ms exception,

I give you the XBMC log

If S.O could help that will be awsome !!
Thanks in advance

(2012-06-27, 18:26)frawau Wrote: Hi,

For what it's worth, here is what I got when running the new AE trying to get HD sound.

Hardware:
- A75M-UD2H Mobo with 8 GB
- AMD A6-3500 APU
- GT 630 with 2GB (Replaced my HD6870-based as per first post)
- Marantz SR6005 connected via HDMI

Software:
- Ubuntu 12.04. Boots directly into XBMC, no display manager, no pulse audio
- XBMC Frodo alphas 3 (wsnipex ppa)
- ALSA: kernel reports 1.0.24. utilities 1.0.25
- nvidia driver 295.49-0ubuntu0.1

AV material: (Accessed over NFSv4)
- Chicago V, 2 ch 192kHz 24 DVD-A rip FLAC
- Chicago V, 5.1 ch 96Khz DVD-A rip FLAC
- Various Ogg, FLAC
- In the line of fire BD rip, TrueHD and AC3 audio, mkv container

Initially, all my HD sounds were down-mixed to 48kHz, as it turned out I MUST boot my XBMC box when the receiver is on and XBMC box is the active input. Here is what I got when booting with the XBMC box not the selected channel on the receiver

Code:

john@Hollywood:~# cat /proc/asound/card1/eld#3.0
monitor_present         1
eld_valid               1
monitor_name            marantz-AVR

connection_type         HDMI
eld_version             [0x2] CEA-861D or below
edid_version            [0x3] CEA-861-B, C or D
manufacture_id          0x4935
product_id              0x1b
port_id                 0x20000
support_hdcp            0
support_ai              0
audio_sync_delay        0
speakers                [0x1] FL/FR
sad_count               1
sad0_coding_type        [0x1] LPCM
sad0_channels           2
sad0_rates              [0xe0] 32000 44100 48000
sad0_bits               [0xe0000] 16 20 24

As you can see:
- The receiver is detected and the brand recognized (Great!)
- The maximum sampling rate is 48 kHz (oops)


With the XBMC box booted whilst the selected input of the receiver I got:

Code:

john@Hollywood:~# cat /proc/asound/card1/eld#3.0
monitor_present         1
eld_valid               1
monitor_name            marantz-AVR

connection_type         HDMI
eld_version             [0x2] CEA-861D or below
edid_version            [0x3] CEA-861-B, C or D
manufacture_id          0x4935
product_id              0x1b
port_id                 0x20000
support_hdcp            0
support_ai              0
audio_sync_delay        0
speakers                [0x5f] FL/FR LFE FC RL/RR RC RLC/RRC
sad_count               7
sad0_coding_type        [0x1] LPCM
sad0_channels           8
sad0_rates              [0x1ee0] 32000 44100 48000 88200 96000 176400 192000
sad0_bits               [0xe0000] 16 20 24
sad1_coding_type        [0x7] DTS
sad1_channels           6
sad1_rates              [0x6c0] 44100 48000 88200 96000
sad1_max_bitrate        1536000
sad2_coding_type        [0x2] AC-3
sad2_channels           6
sad2_rates              [0xe0] 32000 44100 48000
sad2_max_bitrate        640000
sad3_coding_type        [0xb] DTS-HD
sad3_channels           8
sad3_rates              [0x1ec0] 44100 48000 88200 96000 176400 192000
sad4_coding_type        [0xa] E-AC-3/DD+ (Dolby Digital Plus)
sad4_channels           8
sad4_rates              [0xc0] 44100 48000
sad5_coding_type        [0xc] MLP (Dolby TrueHD)
sad5_channels           6
sad5_rates              [0x1ec0] 44100 48000 88200 96000 176400 192000
sad6_coding_type        [0xc] MLP (Dolby TrueHD)
sad6_channels           8
sad6_rates              [0x6c0] 44100 48000 88200 96000

Much better.

Result:

Various OGG,Flac: No problem
2 ch 192kHz: No problem
5.1 ch 96kHz: Worked good but XBMC frozen during one of the track change (system OK can ssh into it).
I saw that problem before, it is probably not an HD sound issue
AC3 : No problem
True HD : Does not work. The sound and image alternate between too slow and too fast. Changing the audio stream
to AC-3 solves the issues

I need to do some more testing: upgrade ALSA, downgrade NVidia

Anyway thanks guys, we are almost there.

François