FYI Sponsors patch needs to be cleaned up *(DEP3) and upstream work TBD. I'll handle that. I just wanted to document the bug here so that we can begin to see how many people may be affected.
Those of you that are affected don't add a comment. Instead select "This bug affects you" above on this page. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Mythbuntu Bug Team, which is subscribed to mythtv in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1673481 Title: "Failed to initialize A/V Sync" error trying to play HEVC h.265 with vdpau Status in mythtv package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in mythtv source package in Xenial: Confirmed Status in mythtv source package in Yakkety: Confirmed Status in mythtv source package in Zesty: Confirmed Status in mythtv source package in aa-series: Confirmed Bug description: When trying to play HEVC / h265 / x265 video, frontend fails and reports "Failed to initialize A/V Sync" error when using vdpau. This is identical to upstream https://code.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/12992 [Impact] * When trying to play HEVC / h265 / x265 video, frontend fails and reports "Failed to initialize A/V Sync" error when using vdpau. * Log shows vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[19461]: I CoreContext tv_play.cpp:5855 (StartPlayer) TV::StartPlayer(): Created player. mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[19461]: I CoreContext tv_play.cpp:2532 (HandleStateChange) TV::HandleStateChange(): Changing from None to WatchingVideo mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[19461]: E Decoder videoout_vdpau.cpp:649 (DrawSlice) VidOutVDPAU: Codec is not supported. mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[19461]: I CoreContext tv_play.cpp:2632 (HandleStateChange) TV::HandleStateChange(): Main UI disabled. mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[19461]: I CoreContext tv_play.cpp:424 (StartTV) TV::StartTV(): Entering main playback loop. mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[19461]: E Decoder videoout_vdpau.cpp:559 (DrawSlice) VidOutVDPAU: IsErrored() in DrawSlice mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[19461]: I CoreContext screensaver-dbus.cpp:82 (Inhibit) ScreenSaverDBus: Successfully inhibited screensaver via org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver. cookie 1810861299. nom nom mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[19461]: W CoreContext screensaver-dbus.cpp:87 (Inhibit) ScreenSaverDBus: Failed to disable screensaver: Type of message, '(ss)', does not match expected type '(susu)' mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[19461]: E Decoder videoout_vdpau.cpp:559 (DrawSlice) VidOutVDPAU: IsErrored() in DrawSlice mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[19461]: I CoreContext screensaver-x11.cpp:149 (DisableDPMS) ScreenSaverX11Private: DPMS Deactivated 1 mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[19461]: E Decoder videoout_vdpau.cpp:559 (DrawSlice) VidOutVDPAU: IsErrored() in DrawSlice mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[19461]: E CoreContext mythplayer.cpp:1838 (AVSync) Player(0): AVSync: Unknown error in videoOutput, aborting playback. mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[19461]: I CoreContext tv_play.cpp:2275 (HandleStateChange) TV::HandleStateChange(): Attempting to change from WatchingVideo to None ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * This is identical to upstream https://code.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/12992 [Test Case] 1. Set up mythtv 2. Configure vdpau video decoder with de-interlacing 3. On frontend select play on h265/hevc encoded media 4. See error [Regression Potential] * Fix is narrowly applied to hevc/h265 decoding in the vdpau decoder. [Other Info] * https://code.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/12992 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: mythtv-frontend 2:0.28.0+fixes.20160413.15cf421-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-34.36~16.04.1-generic 4.8.11 Uname: Linux 4.8.0-34-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Thu Mar 16 09:44:08 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-01-15 (425 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20160115) Installed_mythtv_dbg: 2:0.28.0+fixes.20160413.15cf421-0ubuntu2 MythTVDirectoryPermissions: total 4 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jan 7 2016 videos SourcePackage: mythtv UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mythtv/+bug/1673481/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~mythbuntu-bugs Post to : mythbuntu-bugs@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~mythbuntu-bugs More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp