Can't play MP4 files on Quad (VIX 3.0 build 445)

[mauri]

Is it a driver issue or just a bug on the latest VIX build?

[judge]

It's a known issue, if you can jump in on this thread:

http://openpli.org/forums/topic/26565-mp4-playback-no-longer-working/

and add that they are no longer working for you also, we might get a quicker fix.

[mauri]

Thanks for the reply judge. I just posted in the OpenPLi forum.
Meanwhile do you know which build of VIX did play MP4 files, so I can rollback to that build.
Many thnx

[judge]

Whatever build was available before last weekend played mine fine, sorry can't remember the number as I update often...
Thanks for reporting on PLI though.

[mauri]

I will rollback to some older build and see if it works for me. thnx

[judge]

before you go back to an older build, can you try:

opkg install gst-plugins-good-isomp4

in a telnet session & let us know if it fixes the issue for you?

[mauri]

Nope, did not do anything since it detects the said package as up to date.
Still the MP4 files do not play at all. Just a black screen and no sound.
Another strange thing happens. When watching an avi/mkv file, and pressing stop/exit button - the live channel has only audio and no video.
If I just zap to another channel then the video comes back to that live TV channel.

Full message on telnet session: Package opkg install gst-plugins-good-isomp4 (0.10.31-r2) installed in root is up to date.

I tried to rollback to an earlier VIX build, but it says that restore failed. The error message of Backup manager says smth like "timeout elapsed, sorry".

Re OpenPLi forum thread - I received an ironic answer, like they were surprised that an VIX guy posted in their forum. :S

[marty]

Re OpenPLi forum thread - I received an ironic answer, like they were surprised that an VIX guy posted in their forum. :S

Just read that, not very helpfull
This forum is way more friendly and helpfull

[Larry-G]

LOL we get that all the time from PLI, yet there bending over backwards for one of the ViX beta testers who is modifying a skin for them ? go figure that one out.

[Larry-G]

I dont know if it would work or not but you could try to force remove the existing version via a telnet session then reboot the box and using telnet again try to re-install the plugin ?.

I would highly recommend that you make a full set of backups first before even thinking about that course of action though.

[Larry-G]

Nope, did not do anything since it detects the said package as up to date.
Still the MP4 files do not play at all. Just a black screen and no sound.
Another strange thing happens. When watching an avi/mkv file, and pressing stop/exit button - the live channel has only audio and no video.
If I just zap to another channel then the video comes back to that live TV channel.

Full message on telnet session: Package opkg install gst-plugins-good-isomp4 (0.10.31-r2) installed in root is up to date.

I tried to rollback to an earlier VIX build, but it says that restore failed. The error message of Backup manager says smth like "timeout elapsed, sorry".

Re OpenPLi forum thread - I received an ironic answer, like they were surprised that an VIX guy posted in their forum. :S

The backup manager is used to backup and restore settings and bouquets / plugins etc. restoring a previous version will not roll the image back to a earlier date, also you cant use the image manager to roll back to a previous image build / image backup. you must place the backup image on a USB stick and flash it as you would any other image.

[mauri]

Oops, how stupid of me

[mauri]

I dont know if it would work or not but you could try to force remove the existing version via a telnet session then reboot the box and using telnet again try to re-install the plugin ?.

I would highly recommend that you make a full set of backups first before even thinking about that course of action though.

Tried to remove the plugin with the exact above telnet command, but instead of install I wrote remove. But did not remove it. Message was saying smth like; package isomp4 is dependent on Enigma 2, which might stop working if isomp4 removed.

Looks like I have to reflash with an earlier VIX build...

Reflashed it with VIX 3.0.405 - mp4 files play perfectly!
I will stay away from the updates for a while - at least till it is stated that MP4 file play bug is corrected.

Cheers

[XeWonder]

Hi.

Updated my VU+ tonight and got black screen and no audio etc..

fixed mine with...

opkg install gst-plugins-good-isomp4 --force-reinstall

all working great

Good luck

QUOTE
root@vuduo:~# opkg install gst-plugins-good-isomp4 --force-reinstall
Removing package gst-plugins-good-isomp4 from root...
Installing gst-plugins-good-isomp4 (0.10.31-r4) to root...
Downloading http://enigma2.world-of-satellite.co...mips32el/gst-p
lugins-good-isomp4_0.10.31-r4_mips32el.ipk.
Configuring gst-plugins-good-isomp4.
root@vuduo:~#
UNQUOTE

[josweet]

Hi.

Updated my VU+ tonight and got black screen and no audio etc..

fixed mine with...

opkg install gst-plugins-good-isomp4 --force-reinstall

all working great

Good luck

QUOTE
root@vuduo:~# opkg install gst-plugins-good-isomp4 --force-reinstall
Removing package gst-plugins-good-isomp4 from root...
Installing gst-plugins-good-isomp4 (0.10.31-r4) to root...
Downloading http://enigma2.world-of-satellite.co...mips32el/gst-p
lugins-good-isomp4_0.10.31-r4_mips32el.ipk.
Configuring gst-plugins-good-isomp4.
root@vuduo:~#
UNQUOTE

Worked for me also on my ET9000 NB> Reboot is required after reinstall of mp4 ipk