[vls-devel] Re: vls doesn't stop sending...

Heok Kee Oon oonheokkee78 at yahoo.com
Mon Oct 28 15:14:21 CET 2002


Hi,

   I'm using Dolby_Broadway.vob instead of Dolby.vob
stated in the input.cfg. I was recommended this
stream.

   I'm only connecting 2 PCs via a cross-cable, and
the logs provided were collected from streaming the
using the new protocol. 


Regards,
Oon, Heok Kee

--- Jean-Paul Saman
<saman at natlab.research.philips.com> wrote:
> Heok Kee Oon wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> >    There is a NEED for me to find out what frames
> > (whether I, P or B) is transmitted or received, so
> if
> > you don't mind, can you send me the codes and some
> > instructions? ;)
> > 
> >    The protocol we've ported to is called SCTP.
> Some
> > more things I've found out:
> >    1. Once vlc is connected to vls, a window pops
> up
> > in vlc.
> >    2. Data is transmitted from vls to vlc, but
> nothing
> > is shown in the window (all black).
> >    3. For a video that takes the vlc about 30 sec
> to
> > play (from disk), the transmission between vls and
> vlc
> > lasts for about 3 min before vls stop sending any
> > data. Throughout this period, windows remain
> black.
> > 
> >    With only modifications to socket calls in the
> > files listed below, I don't quite understand why
> it
> > doesn't play the video.
> > 
> >    I've attached the log files of both the vlc and
> vls
> > with this mail. Hope that it provides some
> clues...
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Oon, Heok Kee
> > 
> > 
> > Tristan Leteurtre <tristan.leteurtre at videolan.org>
> > wrote:
> > 
> >>Hi Oon,
> >>
> >>On Thu, Oct 24, 2002, Heok Kee Oon wrote:
> >>
> >>>   Few questions. Firstly, which function in
> which
> >>>file is responsible for reading and
> >>
> >>differentiating
> >>
> >>>the various frames (I, B and P) before splitting
> >>
> >>and
> >>
> >>>multiplexing them into a TS stream?
> >>
> >>The vls does not deal with I,B and P frames, since
> >>it is only concerned
> >>by the system layer. The splitting/multiplexing is
> >>made with PID
> >>selecting, not with frame seclection (ES layer).
> >>
> >>If you *really* need a type_of_frame function for
> >>vls, I used to write
> >>one some times ago...
> >> 
> >>
> >>>   Secondly, I've successfully switched out the
> >>
> >>UDP
> >>
> >>>transport layer and incorporated a new transport
> >>
> >>layer
> >>
> >>>protocol for the data transmission. 
> >>
> >>Which one ? ;)
> >>
> >>
> >>>However, after the
> >>>change (probably by accident) my modified version
> >>>DOESN'T STOP sending data to the client. This is
> a
> >>>list of files that I've modified:
> >>>(...) 
> Find out by running (after doing "make distclean" in
> both directories):
> 
>   "diff -urN vls-0.3.3-orig/ vls-0.3.3-modified/ |
> less"
> 
> This will tell you any change you've made to the
> source code base since 
> the original version.
> 
> 
> > 2002-10-26 13:28:50 [INFO/Vls]  Browsing modules
> in directory "/usr/local/lib/videolan/vls"
> > 2002-10-26 13:28:50 [WARN/Vls]  Unable to browse
> directory "/usr/local/lib/videolan/vls" : Error:
> Could not open directory
> '/usr/local/lib/videolan/vls': No such file or
> directory
> 
> Add /usr/local/lib to /etc/ld.so.conf and run
> /sbin/ldconfig afterwards 
> (as root of course)
> 
> > 2002-10-26 13:29:22 [DEBUG/Vls]  In ps2ts.h line
> 72 -> New instance of module "mpegconverter:ps2ts"
> > 2002-10-26 13:29:22 [DEBUG/local1]  In ps2ts.cpp
> line 93 -> Mpeg version : 2
> > 2002-10-26 13:29:22 [DEBUG/local1]  In ps2ts.cpp
> line 96 -> Preparsing : yes
> > 2002-10-26 13:29:22 [DEBUG/local1]  In ps2ts.cpp
> line 167 -> Starting to read program "dolby"
> 
> Are you using Dolby.vob from the VideoLAN site as
> reference?
> 
> 
> >
>
------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > 
> > root at eng91628-cir vlc-0.4.4]# ./vlc > vlc_run.log
> > VideoLAN Client - version 0.4.4_2002-10-01 Ourumov
> - (c) 1996-2002 VideoLAN
> > thread info: 3076 has been joined ((unknown):0)
> > module: unlocking module `mpeg_vdec'
> > input: packet lost by TS demux: current 0, packet
> 6
> 
> Your network dropped some packets. What kind of
> network do you have?
> 
> BTW are you streaming using your new protocol or did
> you use udp?
> -- 
> Kind greetings,
> 
> Jean-Paul Saman
> 
> Software Architect
> 
> e-mail (work): saman at natlab.research.philips.com
> phone  (work): 040 27 42909
>
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