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#1 2022-11-28 18:48:26

quellen
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[SOLVED] Kaffeine doesn't work with dvb-t usb receiver

hello,
i have an old usb dvb-t receiver (WinTV-MiniStick).
It works good on mpv. i use it with:

mpv dvb://"channel name"

But on kaffeine it doesn't work: when i play tv channel, video is black:
d.png
why?

$ kaffeine
28-11-22 19:50:14.839 [Warning ] QCommandLineParser: already having an option named "h"
28-11-22 19:50:14.839 [Warning ] QCommandLineParser: already having an option named "help-all"
28-11-22 19:50:14.839 [Warning ] QCommandLineParser: already having an option named "v"
28-11-22 19:50:15.942 [Info    ] kaffeine.dvb: Using built-in dvb device manager
28-11-22 19:50:16.467 [Info    ] kaffeine.dev: Found dvb device U07f8157c: Siano Mobile Digital MDTV Receiver
28-11-22 19:50:17.439 [Warning ] kf.service.services: KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "ThumbCreator" not found
28-11-22 19:50:17.440 [Warning ] kf.service.services: KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "ThumbCreator" not found
28-11-22 19:50:17.733 [Warning ] kf.service.services: KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "ThumbCreator" not found
28-11-22 19:50:17.733 [Warning ] kf.service.services: KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "ThumbCreator" not found
[mpeg2video @ 0x7fba8800d180] Invalid frame dimensions 0x0.
[mpeg2video @ 0x7fba8800d180] Invalid frame dimensions 0x0.
[mpeg2video @ 0x7fba8800d180] Invalid frame dimensions 0x0.
[mpeg2video @ 0x7fba8800d180] Invalid frame dimensions 0x0.
[mpeg2video @ 0x7fba8800d180] Invalid frame dimensions 0x0.
[mpeg2video @ 0x7fba8800d180] Invalid frame dimensions 0x0.
[00007fba9c086800] main decoder error: buffer deadlock prevented
[00007fba9c0861b0] main decoder error: buffer deadlock prevented
[mpeg2video @ 0x7fba8800d180] Invalid frame dimensions 0x0.
[mpeg2video @ 0x7fba8800d180] Invalid frame dimensions 0x0.
[mpeg2video @ 0x7fba8800d180] Invalid frame dimensions 0x0.
[mpeg2video @ 0x7fba8800d180] Invalid frame dimensions 0x0.
[mpeg2video @ 0x7fba8800d180] Invalid frame dimensions 0x0.
[mpeg2video @ 0x7fba8800d180] Invalid frame dimensions 0x0.
[mpeg2video @ 0x7fba8800d180] Invalid frame dimensions 0x0.
[mpeg2video @ 0x7fba8800d180] Invalid frame dimensions 0x0.
[mpeg2video @ 0x7fba8800d180] Invalid frame dimensions 0x0.
[mpeg2video @ 0x7fba8800d180] Invalid frame dimensions 0x0.
[mpeg2video @ 0x7fba8800d180] Invalid frame dimensions 0x0.
[mpeg2video @ 0x7fba8800d180] Invalid frame dimensions 0x0.
[mpeg2video @ 0x7fba8800d180] Invalid frame dimensions 0x0.
[mpeg2video @ 0x7fba8800d180] Invalid frame dimensions 0x0.
[mpeg2video @ 0x7fba8800d180] Invalid frame dimensions 0x0.
[mpeg2video @ 0x7fba8800d180] Invalid frame dimensions 0x0.
[mpeg2video @ 0x7fba8800d180] Invalid frame dimensions 0x0.
[mpeg2video @ 0x7fba8800d180] Invalid frame dimensions 0x0.
[mpeg2video @ 0x7fba8800d180] Invalid frame dimensions 0x0.
[mpeg2video @ 0x7fba8800d180] Invalid frame dimensions 0x0.
[mpeg2video @ 0x7fba8800d180] Invalid frame dimensions 0x0.
[mpeg2video @ 0x7fba8800d180] Invalid frame dimensions 0x0.
[00007fba80007fd0] gl gl: Initialized libplacebo v4.208.0 (API v208)
[00007fba9c086800] avcodec decoder: Using Intel i965 driver for Intel(R) Bay Trail - 2.4.1 for hardware decoding

Last edited by quellen (2023-01-30 16:42:19)


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#2 2022-11-29 15:42:26

quellen
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Re: [SOLVED] Kaffeine doesn't work with dvb-t usb receiver

it doesn't work with vlc either:

$ cvlc dvb.xspf 
VLC media player 3.0.17.4 Vetinari (revision 3.0.13-8-g41878ff4f2)
[000055f8ada7bb40] dummy interface: using the dummy interface module...
[00007ff6d0002130] main input error: Your input can't be opened
[00007ff6d0002130] main input error: VLC is unable to open the MRL 'dvb-t://frequency=522000000'. Check the log for details.
[00007ff6d0007260] main input error: Your input can't be opened
[00007ff6d0007260] main input error: VLC is unable to open the MRL 'dvb-t://frequency=610000000'. Check the log for details.
^C[00007ff6c0027790] cache_block stream error: cannot pre fill buffer

Why it works only with mpv?


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#3 2022-12-01 22:07:31

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Re: [SOLVED] Kaffeine doesn't work with dvb-t usb receiver

Kaffeine is using libvlc so it is not surprising that both don't work.

I would check the optional dependencies from vlc.

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#4 2022-12-01 22:16:36

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Re: [SOLVED] Kaffeine doesn't work with dvb-t usb receiver

This problem has existed for years. What I do is to record the channel I want to watch in RAM and play it with smplayer/mpv.


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#5 2022-12-02 08:18:08

quellen
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Re: [SOLVED] Kaffeine doesn't work with dvb-t usb receiver

then i solved buying a new motherboard.
Before i had a motherboard with cpu intel j1900. Now i have an Intel i3-7100 and dvb works good on vlc/kaffeine too. Very strange...


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#6 2023-01-30 10:51:29

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Re: [SOLVED] Kaffeine doesn't work with dvb-t usb receiver

also on another pc with cpu Ryzen 5600G, kaffeine and vlc doesn't work but mpv works!
WHY??????????? I can't understand.

on kaffeine, usb stick led is green and seems to work, but screen is black and there is no audio.
maybe is a codec problem? i have installe x254 and x265 packages but didn't solve.

$ kaffeine 
30-01-23 11:45:46.598 [Warning ] QCommandLineParser: already having an option named "h"
30-01-23 11:45:46.598 [Warning ] QCommandLineParser: already having an option named "help-all"
30-01-23 11:45:46.598 [Warning ] QCommandLineParser: already having an option named "v"
30-01-23 11:45:46.763 [Info    ] kaffeine.dvb: Using built-in dvb device manager
30-01-23 11:45:46.842 [Info    ] kaffeine.dev: Found dvb device U07f8157c: Siano Mobile Digital MDTV Receiver
30-01-23 11:45:46.973 [Warning ] kf.service.services: KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "ThumbCreator" not found
30-01-23 11:45:46.973 [Warning ] kf.service.services: KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "ThumbCreator" not found
30-01-23 11:45:47.258 [Warning ] kf.service.services: KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "ThumbCreator" not found
30-01-23 11:45:47.258 [Warning ] kf.service.services: KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "ThumbCreator" not found
[00007f6fd4080740] main decoder error: buffer deadlock prevented
[00007f6fd409f960] main decoder error: buffer deadlock prevented
$ cvlc dvb.xspf 
VLC media player 3.0.18 Vetinari (revision 3.0.13-8-g41878ff4f2)
[00005559cb2bd2b0] dummy interface: using the dummy interface module...
[00007f0c84000d40] main input error: Your input can't be opened
[00007f0c84000d40] main input error: VLC is unable to open the MRL 'dvb-t://frequency=650000000'. Check the log for details.
[00007f0c84006820] main input error: Your input can't be opened
[00007f0c84006820] main input error: VLC is unable to open the MRL 'dvb-t://frequency=650000000'. Check the log for details.
[00007f0c84007920] main input error: Your input can't be opened
[00007f0c84007920] main input error: VLC is unable to open the MRL 'dvb-t://frequency=626000000'. Check the log for details.
^C[00007f0c78c06280] cache_block stream error: cannot pre fill buffer

on vlc log there is only "cache_block error: cannot pre fill buffer".

$ mpv dvb://
[dvbin] Tuning to channel "rai1"...
[dvbin] dvb_tune DVB-T Freq: 650000000
[ffmpeg/demuxer] mpegts: Packet corrupt (stream = 2, dts = 3197169802).
[ffmpeg/demuxer] mpegts: PES packet size mismatch
[ffmpeg/demuxer] mpegts: Packet corrupt (stream = 2, dts = 3197201482).
[ffmpeg/demuxer] mpegts: PES packet size mismatch
[ffmpeg/demuxer] mpegts: Packet corrupt (stream = 3, dts = 3197222549).
[ffmpeg/demuxer] mpegts: PES packet size mismatch
[ffmpeg/demuxer] mpegts: Packet corrupt (stream = 4, dts = 3197188619).
[ffmpeg/demuxer] mpegts: PES packet size mismatch
[ffmpeg/demuxer] mpegts: Packet corrupt (stream = 5, dts = 3197195099).
[ffmpeg/audio] mp2: Header missing
[ffmpeg] NULL: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: no frame!
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: no frame!
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: no frame!
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: no frame!
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: no frame!
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: no frame!
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: no frame!
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: no frame!
[ffmpeg/audio] mp2: Header missing
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: no frame!
[ffmpeg/audio] mp2: Header missing
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: no frame!
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: no frame!
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: no frame!
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: no frame!
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: no frame!
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: no frame!
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: no frame!
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: no frame!
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: no frame!
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: no frame!
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: no frame!
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: no frame!
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: no frame!
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: no frame!
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: no frame!
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: no frame!
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: no frame!
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: no frame!
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: no frame!
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: no frame!
 (+) Video --vid=1 (h264 1920x1080 25.000fps)
 (+) Audio --aid=1 (mp2 2ch 48000Hz)
     Audio --aid=2 (ac3 2ch 48000Hz)
     Audio --aid=3 (mp2 2ch 48000Hz)
     Audio --aid=4 (mp2 1ch 48000Hz)
File tags:
 Title: rai1
Cannot load libcuda.so.1
[ffmpeg/video] h264: Missing reference picture, default is 0
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: Failed to begin picture decode issue: 6 (invalid VASurfaceID).
[ffmpeg/video] h264: Failed to end picture decode after error: 5 (invalid VAContextID).
[ffmpeg/video] h264: hardware accelerator failed to decode picture
Error while decoding frame (hardware decoding)!
[ffmpeg/video] h264: Missing reference picture, default is 65537
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: Failed to begin picture decode issue: 6 (invalid VASurfaceID).
[ffmpeg/video] h264: Failed to end picture decode after error: 5 (invalid VAContextID).
[ffmpeg/video] h264: hardware accelerator failed to decode picture
Error while decoding frame (hardware decoding)!
[ffmpeg/video] h264: Missing reference picture, default is 65537
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: Failed to begin picture decode issue: 6 (invalid VASurfaceID).
[ffmpeg/video] h264: Failed to end picture decode after error: 5 (invalid VAContextID).
[ffmpeg/video] h264: hardware accelerator failed to decode picture
Error while decoding frame (hardware decoding)!
[ffmpeg/video] h264: Missing reference picture, default is 0
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: Missing reference picture, default is 65537
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: Missing reference picture, default is 65537
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: Missing reference picture, default is 65537
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: Missing reference picture, default is 65537
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: Reference 3 >= 2
[ffmpeg/video] h264: error while decoding MB 115 16, bytestream 33126
[ffmpeg/audio] mp2: Header missing
Error decoding audio.
AO: [pulse] 48000Hz stereo 2ch s16
VO: [gpu] 1920x1080 yuv420p
AV: 00:00:03 / 00:00:09 (39%) A-V:  0.000 Cache: 5.2s/2MB

Exiting... (Quit)

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#7 2023-01-30 16:41:52

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Re: [SOLVED] Kaffeine doesn't work with dvb-t usb receiver

SOLVED:

sudo pacman -S aribb24

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/VLC_me … o_not_load

Last edited by quellen (2023-01-30 16:54:20)


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#8 2023-02-01 11:54:22

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Re: [SOLVED] Kaffeine doesn't work with dvb-t usb receiver

quellen wrote:

Nice, I can watch DVB channels again.


Excuse my poor English.

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#9 2023-02-01 12:00:12

quellen
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Re: [SOLVED] Kaffeine doesn't work with dvb-t usb receiver

agapito wrote:
quellen wrote:

Nice, I can watch DVB channels again.

i'm happy for you :-)

anyway i wonder why aribb24 is an optional dependency, maybe it would be better to make it a mandatory dependency, especially for kaffeine.


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#10 2023-02-01 12:32:16

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Re: [SOLVED] Kaffeine doesn't work with dvb-t usb receiver

quellen wrote:

i wonder why aribb24 is an optional dependency, maybe it would be better to make it a mandatory dependency, especially for kaffeine.

I was wondering the same.


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#11 2023-02-01 13:08:13

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Re: [SOLVED] Kaffeine doesn't work with dvb-t usb receiver

Why? Optional dependencies are there for enabling optional features where possible. Almost every format vlc supports is implemented as an optional dependencies because VLC has a plugin architecture that dynamically loads the stuff that is present. Ergo an optional dependency. You need to read pacman's output and supply the appropriate optionals for the functionality you need.

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#12 2023-02-01 13:21:40

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Re: [SOLVED] Kaffeine doesn't work with dvb-t usb receiver

i have edited vlc arch wiki page adding "DVB-T stream" on "RTSP streams or Blu-rays do not load":
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/VLC_me … o_not_load

EDIT:
I also edited arch wiki DVB-T page:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/DVB-T#VLC

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