[Apple TV] Terrible HD playback with BCM970015

Tyler Durden · 2012-02-11 23:04

Here's the xbmc.log file - http://paste2.org/p/1901247 and dmesg http://paste2.org/p/1901272

I've just updated to Openelec unofficial nvidia driver build R9823 and even though the CrystalHD is detected, and enabled within the playback settings, it is worthless trying to play 1080p files, they are simply unwatchable. Symptoms are audio stopping and starting, video taking ages to start then being hugely jerky and basically unwatchable.

Here's the information I get when trying to play a 1080p movie.

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and the mediainfo of the file.

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General

Complete name                    : V:\Movies 1\Avatar (2009)\Avatar (2009) - 1080p.mkv

Format                           : Matroska

File size                        : 21.0 GiB

Duration                         : 2h 41mn

Overall bit rate                 : 18.6 Mbps

Movie name                       : Avatar.2009.1080p.BluRay.DTS.x264-ESiR

Encoded date                     : UTC 2010-04-26 19:45:34

Writing application              : mkvmerge v2.9.7 ('Tenderness') built on Jul  1 2009 18:43:35

Writing library                  : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1

Cover                            : Yes / Yes

Video

ID                               : 1

Format                           : AVC

Format/Info                      : Advanced Video Codec

Format profile                   : High@L4.1

Format settings, CABAC           : Yes

Format settings, ReFrames        : 7 frames

Muxing mode                      : Container profile=Unknown@4.1

Codec ID                         : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC

Duration                         : 2h 41mn

Bit rate                         : 16.7 Mbps

Width                            : 1 920 pixels

Height                           : 1 080 pixels

Display aspect ratio             : 16:9

Frame rate                       : 23.976 fps

Color space                      : YUV

Chroma subsampling               : 4:2:0

Bit depth                        : 8 bits

Scan type                        : Progressive

Bits/(Pixel*Frame)               : 0.336

Stream size                      : 18.9 GiB (90%)

Language                         : English

Audio

ID                               : 2

Format                           : DTS

Format/Info                      : Digital Theater Systems

Codec ID                         : A_DTS

Duration                         : 2h 41mn

Bit rate mode                    : Constant

Bit rate                         : 1 510 Kbps

Channel(s)                       : 6 channels

Channel positions                : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE

Sampling rate                    : 48.0 KHz

Bit depth                        : 24 bits

Stream size                      : 1.71 GiB (8%)

Language                         : English

Hope someone here can shed some light on the issue.

Thanks in advance.

Tyler Durden · 2012-02-11 23:08

I notie line 1048 of the log reads Failed to open Broadcom Crystal HD Codec.

I imagine this is key, but I don't know why this is happening.

**Ned Scott** · 2012-02-12 02:52

Sounds like an Open ELEC driver issue (for the BCHD). I've been using Apple TV 1's with Crystalbuntu and haven't had an issue (granted I don't think Sam has updated to Beta 3 yet). Sam, the guy who makes Crystalbuntu, has mentioned that Open ELEC has poo poo ATV1 support.

In any case, I'll move this over to the Linux forum. They know Open ELEC better.

Tyler Durden · 2012-02-12 12:58

Thanks Ned. There certainly seems to be a little bit of healthy rivalry between the Crysalbuntu gang and those over at Openelec.

I moved off Crystalbuntu because I got stuck on an issue that I could resolve.

http://stmlabs.com/forum/topic/everythin...-1080p60hz

This issue was resolved straight away on Openelec.

http://openelec.tv/forum/67-display/2561...is-playing

deanmv · 2012-02-12 13:03

Just a quick jump in, how do you get the media info like that on screen whilst the movie is playing?

Tyler Durden · 2012-02-12 14:05

deanmv Wrote:Just a quick jump in, how do you get the media info like that on screen whilst the movie is playing?

Plug in a USB keyboard, and press the letter O.

Tyler Durden · 2012-02-12 14:06

Chewitt over on the Openelec forum pointed out there is some network based errors on the xbmc.log, so to rule out network problems I copied the file to the local hard drive.

Here is the xbmc.log file including trying (and failing) to play that file from the local hard drive.

paste2.org/p/1901776

aceofclubs · 2013-02-27 13:21

Did anyone get a resolution to this?

fritsch · 2013-02-27 17:45

First two things, as I cannot read the logs (they are offline):

This file everything is everything else than standard compliant. It has a height of 1080p and a width of 1920 and also 7 ReFrames and claims to be Level4.1@High compliant, which is obviosly not the case - it is Level5.1@High - I am not so sure, that the CrystalHD can playback Level 5.1 or this combination.

But if this is the problem other files must work great, which is not the case, so I think it is a problem within OpenELEC:

Please install latest OpenELEC (rc4, which you will see today) and come back with the dmesg and xbmc.log files with debugging turned on. Please use:

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cat /storage/.xbmc/temp/xbmc.log | pastebinit

dmesg | pastebinit

cat /var/log/Xorg.0.0.log | pastebinit

cat /var/log/messages | pastebinit

Tyler Durden Senior Member Posts: 262 Joined: Feb 2010 Reputation: 0	2012-02-11 23:08 Post: #2 I notie line 1048 of the log reads Failed to open Broadcom Crystal HD Codec. I imagine this is key, but I don't know why this is happening.
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Ned Scott Team-XBMC Wiki Guy Posts: 11,880 Joined: Jan 2011 Reputation: 130 Location: Arizona, USA	2012-02-12 02:52 Post: #3 Sounds like an Open ELEC driver issue (for the BCHD). I've been using Apple TV 1's with Crystalbuntu and haven't had an issue (granted I don't think Sam has updated to Beta 3 yet). Sam, the guy who makes Crystalbuntu, has mentioned that Open ELEC has poo poo ATV1 support. In any case, I'll move this over to the Linux forum. They know Open ELEC better.
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deanmv Posting Freak Posts: 923 Joined: Jun 2011 Reputation: 10 Location: UK	2012-02-12 13:03 Post: #5 Just a quick jump in, how do you get the media info like that on screen whilst the movie is playing? Set Up Raspberry Pi running Raspbmc - XBMC 12.2 40" Samsung ES6800 LED Smart 3D 1080P TV Onkyo HTS3405 5.1 DD True HD and DTS-HD Surround Sound ReadyNAS Duo with 4TB (2 x 2TB X-RAID) Western Digital Caviar Green using NFS
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Tyler Durden Senior Member Posts: 262 Joined: Feb 2010 Reputation: 0	2012-02-12 14:05 Post: #6 deanmv Wrote:Just a quick jump in, how do you get the media info like that on screen whilst the movie is playing? Plug in a USB keyboard, and press the letter O.
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Tyler Durden Senior Member Posts: 262 Joined: Feb 2010 Reputation: 0	2012-02-12 14:06 Post: #7 Chewitt over on the Openelec forum pointed out there is some network based errors on the xbmc.log, so to rule out network problems I copied the file to the local hard drive. Here is the xbmc.log file including trying (and failing) to play that file from the local hard drive. paste2.org/p/1901776
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aceofclubs Junior Member Posts: 28 Joined: Jan 2013 Reputation: 0	2013-02-27 13:21 Post: #8 Did anyone get a resolution to this?
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