Hmm, I will have to do some investigating. It is not always consistent. This morning one channel buffered a lot or would not play, came back a few min later and no problems. I have tired playing through the web player with same issue but not on network live feed. I am signed in though dish but have friends YouTube tv as well and they always play fine there.
1. Try playing the trouble TV channel from the DVR web UI on a PC/Mac on your local network.
This is how I tested and it was a problem. No problem today. A recording from this feed had the same symptom yesterday, now that is strange...
2. Also try logging into the network live feed in a web browser and playing it.
If it happens again, I'll try this. I'm a retired network director/engineer. It's not my network and I have no other issues related to the internet.
Having multiple people with the same issue and then having it go away without an update to channels makes me believe it had something to do with the source, or the path to the source.
Morris
Was having trouble with ESPN playing. Attempted the web browser player and it was performing the same with buffering a lot or not playing at all. Able to play through the YouTube tv app and on ESPN.com with no problems. It seems to be a channels issue.
Any errors in the DVR web ui logs at the time of the issue?
I forget what time I was playing at but having the same issue right now. You're the logs when I try to start ESPN again.
2021/12/06 22:57:03.519679 [TVE] stream timestamps: espn1: start_at=2021-12-06T22:56:24-05:00 current_at=2021-12-06T22:56:38-05:00 end_at=2021-12-06T22:56:42-05:00
2021/12/06 22:57:03.519782 [TNR] Opened connection to TVE-YouTubeTV for ch6140 ESPN1
2021/12/06 22:57:03.522004 [HLS] Starting transcoder for channel 6140 from 192.168.50.97 (encoder=remux, resolution=, deinterlacer=, bitrate=9237)
2021/12/06 22:57:06.379583 [HLS] Probed live stream in 2.856848801s: h264 1280x720 progressive 6138203bps
2021/12/06 22:57:20.999774 [HLS] Couldn't generate stream playlist for ch6140-dANY-ip192.168.50.97: Timeout waiting for session to start after 8s
2021/12/06 22:57:20.999943 [HLS] Stopping transcoder session ch6140-dANY-ip192.168.50.97 (out: 2.033267s, finished: false)
2021/12/06 22:57:25.441456 [TNR] Closed connection to TVE-YouTubeTV for ch6140 ESPN1
2021/12/06 22:57:25.702685 [TVE] stream timestamps: espn1: start_at=2021-12-06T22:56:46-05:00 current_at=2021-12-06T22:57:00-05:00 end_at=2021-12-06T22:57:04-05:00
2021/12/06 22:57:25.702747 [TNR] Opened connection to TVE-YouTubeTV for ch6140 ESPN1
2021/12/06 22:57:25.705025 [HLS] Starting transcoder for channel 6140 from 192.168.50.97 (encoder=remux, resolution=, deinterlacer=, bitrate=9237)
2021/12/06 22:57:30.438816 [HLS] Probed live stream in 4.733298332s: h264 1280x720 progressive 6613695bps
2021/12/06 22:57:42.798326 [HLS] Couldn't generate stream playlist for ch6140-dANY-ip192.168.50.97: Timeout waiting for session to start after 8s
2021/12/06 22:57:42.798403 [HLS] Stopping transcoder session ch6140-dANY-ip192.168.50.97 (out: 0s, finished: false)
2021/12/06 22:57:43.036986 [TNR] Closed connection to TVE-YouTubeTV for ch6140 ESPN1
2021/12/06 22:57:43.849256 [TVE] stream timestamps: espn1: start_at=2021-12-06T22:57:04-05:00 current_at=2021-12-06T22:57:19-05:00 end_at=2021-12-06T22:57:23-05:00
2021/12/06 22:57:43.849322 [TNR] Opened connection to TVE-YouTubeTV for ch6140 ESPN1
2021/12/06 22:57:43.851293 [HLS] Starting transcoder for channel 6140 from 192.168.50.97 (encoder=remux, resolution=, deinterlacer=, bitrate=9237)
2021/12/06 22:57:51.721900 [HLS] Probed live stream in 7.870091403s: h264 1280x720 progressive 6362307bps
2021/12/06 22:58:03.193544 [HLS] Couldn't generate stream playlist for ch6140-dANY-ip192.168.50.97: Timeout waiting for session to start after 8s
2021/12/06 22:58:03.193628 [HLS] Stopping transcoder session ch6140-dANY-ip192.168.50.97 (out: 213.333ms, finished: false)
2021/12/06 22:58:03.292583 [TNR] Closed connection to TVE-YouTubeTV for ch6140 ESPN1
2021/12/06 22:58:42.684923 [TVE] stream timestamps: espn1: start_at=2021-12-06T22:58:03-05:00 current_at=2021-12-06T22:58:17-05:00 end_at=2021-12-06T22:58:21-05:00
2021/12/06 22:58:42.684988 [TNR] Opened connection to TVE-YouTubeTV for ch6140 ESPN1
2021/12/06 22:58:42.687495 [HLS] Starting transcoder for channel 6140 from 192.168.50.97 (encoder=remux, resolution=, deinterlacer=, bitrate=9237)
2021/12/06 22:58:47.184147 [HLS] Probed live stream in 4.49598229s: h264 1280x720 progressive 7546333bps
2021/12/06 22:58:51.815950 [HLS] Session ch6140-dANY-ip192.168.50.97 started in 9.49824182s
2021/12/06 22:59:12.559098 [HLS] Couldn't generate stream playlist for ch6140-dANY-ip192.168.50.97: Playlist has not been updated in 20.75691718s
2021/12/06 22:59:12.559189 [HLS] Stopping transcoder session ch6140-dANY-ip192.168.50.97 (out: 2.005333s, finished: false)
2021/12/06 22:59:20.163592 [TNR] Closed connection to TVE-YouTubeTV for ch6140 ESPN1
2021/12/06 22:59:20.489473 [HLS] Stopping transcoder session ch6140-dANY-ip192.168.50.97
2021/12/06 22:59:20.625195 [TVE] stream timestamps: espn1: start_at=2021-12-06T22:58:41-05:00 current_at=2021-12-06T22:58:55-05:00 end_at=2021-12-06T22:58:59-05:00
2021/12/06 22:59:20.625282 [TNR] Opened connection to TVE-YouTubeTV for ch6140 ESPN1
2021/12/06 22:59:20.627962 [HLS] Starting transcoder for channel 6140 from 192.168.50.97 (encoder=remux, resolution=, deinterlacer=, bitrate=9237)
2021/12/06 22:59:20.629269 [TNR] Closed connection to TVE-YouTubeTV for ch6140
2021/12/07 18:49:08.541195 [HLS] Probe failed for live stream after 11.848076766s and 0 bytes
2021/12/07 18:49:32.358286 [HLS] Couldn't generate stream playlist for ch6126-dANY-ip192.168.50.97: Timeout waiting for session to start after 8s
2021/12/07 18:49:32.358384 [HLS] Stopping transcoder session ch6126-dANY-ip192.168.50.97 (out: 0s, finished: false)
2021/12/07 18:49:32.358681 [HLS] ffmpeg: ch6126-dANY-ip192.168.50.97-remux: pipe:: could not find codec parameters
2021/12/07 18:49:32.365592 [TNR] Closed connection to TVE-YouTubeTV for ch6126 FREEFORM
2021/12/07 18:49:33.749095 [TVE] stream timestamps: freeform: start_at=2021-12-07T18:47:47-05:00 current_at=2021-12-07T18:48:07-05:00 end_at=2021-12-07T18:48:16-05:00
2021/12/07 18:49:33.749160 [TNR] Opened connection to TVE-Dish for ch6126 FREEFORM
2021/12/07 18:49:33.751540 [HLS] Starting transcoder for channel 6126 from 192.168.50.97 (encoder=remux, resolution=, deinterlacer=, bitrate=12621)
2021/12/07 18:49:41.556142 [HLS] Couldn't generate stream playlist for ch6126-dANY-ip192.168.50.97: Timeout waiting for session to start after 8s
2021/12/07 18:49:41.556234 [HLS] Stopping transcoder session ch6126-dANY-ip192.168.50.97
2021/12/07 18:49:41.796474 [HLS] Probe failed for live stream after 8.044434997s and 0 bytes
2021/12/07 18:49:41.799748 [TNR] Closed connection to TVE-Dish for ch6126 FREEFORM
2021/12/07 18:49:41.804084 [HLS] ffmpeg: ch6126-dANY-ip192.168.50.97-remux: pipe:: could not find codec parameters
2021/12/07 18:49:42.181683 [TVE] stream timestamps: freeform: start_at=2021-12-07T18:47:55-05:00 current_at=2021-12-07T18:48:16-05:00 end_at=2021-12-07T18:48:24-05:00
2021/12/07 18:49:42.181773 [TNR] Opened connection to TVE-YouTubeTV for ch6126 FREEFORM
2021/12/07 18:49:42.184420 [HLS] Starting transcoder for channel 6126 from 192.168.50.97 (encoder=remux, resolution=, deinterlacer=, bitrate=12673)
2021/12/07 18:49:51.111073 [HLS] Stopping transcoder session ch6126-dANY-ip192.168.50.97
2021/12/07 18:49:51.148510 [HLS] Couldn't generate stream playlist for ch6126-dANY-ip192.168.50.97: Stream stopped
2021/12/07 18:49:51.244560 [HLS] Probe failed for live stream after 9.059510882s and 0 bytes
2021/12/07 18:49:51.244941 [HLS] ffmpeg: ch6126-dANY-ip192.168.50.97-remux: pipe:: could not find codec parameters
2021/12/07 18:49:51.254426 [TNR] Closed connection to TVE-YouTubeTV for ch6126 FREEFORM
I see there is transcoding happening in the logs, are all these attempts from the web browser? Do you have any full clients like iOS/android you can try to see if they also have issues?
Some of those are likely me testing it out on my phone Android as well. I have an iPad I haven't really seen If it happens at the same time on there. I'll have to do some testing. The little bit I've been using it recently. It's buffered a lot but eventually played. But on YouTube TV app I get almost no buffering.
Apples and oranges. The streams are coming from entirely different sources.
I could not get it to play on iPad at all for this channel. The logs are from the web player, it would not play either.
2021/12/07 22:30:42.149993 [TVE] stream timestamps: freeform: start_at=2021-12-07T22:28:47-05:00 current_at=2021-12-07T22:29:07-05:00 end_at=2021-12-07T22:29:15-05:00
2021/12/07 22:30:42.150119 [TNR] Opened connection to TVE-YouTubeTV for ch6126 FREEFORM
2021/12/07 22:30:54.944518 [HLS] Starting transcoder for channel 6126 from 192.168.50.41 (encoder=remux, resolution=, deinterlacer=, bitrate=12133)
2021/12/07 22:31:19.528620 [HLS] Couldn't generate stream playlist for ch6126-dANY-ip192.168.50.41: Timeout waiting for session to start after 8s
2021/12/07 22:31:19.528710 [HLS] Stopping transcoder session ch6126-dANY-ip192.168.50.41
2021/12/07 22:31:24.611381 [HLS] Probe failed for live stream after 29.655630405s and 0 bytes
2021/12/07 22:31:24.611800 [HLS] ffmpeg: ch6126-dANY-ip192.168.50.41-remux: pipe:: could not find codec parameters
2021/12/07 22:31:48.279569 [TNR] Closed connection to TVE-YouTubeTV for ch6126 FREEFORM
2021/12/07 22:31:55.379800 [TVE] stream timestamps: freeform: start_at=2021-12-07T22:30:00-05:00 current_at=2021-12-07T22:30:20-05:00 end_at=2021-12-07T22:30:29-05:00
2021/12/07 22:31:55.380042 [TNR] Opened connection to TVE-Dish for ch6126 FREEFORM
2021/12/07 22:32:02.710305 [HLS] Stopping transcoder session ch6126-dANY-ip192.168.50.41
2021/12/07 22:32:10.937687 [HLS] Starting transcoder for channel 6126 from 192.168.50.41 (encoder=remux, resolution=, deinterlacer=, bitrate=12697)
2021/12/07 22:32:10.962312 [TNR] Closed connection to TVE-Dish for ch6126 FREEFORM
2021/12/07 22:32:11.319610 [TVE] stream timestamps: freeform: start_at=2021-12-07T22:30:22-05:00 current_at=2021-12-07T22:30:42-05:00 end_at=2021-12-07T22:30:51-05:00
2021/12/07 22:32:11.319719 [TNR] Opened connection to TVE-Dish for ch6126 FREEFORM
2021/12/07 22:32:11.325809 [HLS] Starting transcoder for channel 6126 from 192.168.50.41 (encoder=remux, resolution=, deinterlacer=, bitrate=12697)
2021/12/07 22:33:07.344464 [HLS] Probe failed for live stream after 56.016479667s and 0 bytes
2021/12/07 22:34:11.322590 [TNR] Cancelling stream TVE-Dish ch6126 after no data was received for 2m0s
2021/12/07 22:34:30.063462 [HLS] ffmpeg: ch6126-dANY-ip192.168.50.41-remux: pipe:: could not find codec parameters
2021/12/07 22:34:30.094269 [TNR] Closed connection to TVE-Dish for ch6126 FREEFORM
2021/12/07 22:34:30.869233 [HLS] Stopping transcoder session ch6126-dANY-ip192.168.50.41 (out: 0s, finished: true)
Not sure what i did but now i cant get it to play anything except from HDHR. This is a movie I have stored on NAS i tried to play.
2021/12/07 22:52:25.649092 [ENC] Starting encoder for Spider-Man Far From Home (2019) 2021-08-25-1900.mpg in /storage/76E8-CACF/NVIDIA_SHIELD/DVR/Streaming/file2763-ip192.168.50.41-3248541127/encoder-313-1237711529 at 313 (312.000000) (encoder=remux, resolution=720, deinterlacer=, bitrate=10000 segment_size=0.01)
2021/12/07 22:53:56.514326 [TVE] stream timestamps: fx: start_at=2021-12-07T22:52:51-05:00 current_at=2021-12-07T22:53:12-05:00 end_at=2021-12-07T22:53:20-05:00
2021/12/07 22:53:56.514489 [TNR] Opened connection to TVE-Dish for ch6080 FX
2021/12/07 22:54:07.152264 [ENC] No segments have been generated in 20.07193218s. Stopping transcoder.
2021/12/07 22:54:12.505777 [ENC] Encoder stopped for Spider-Man Far From Home (2019) 2021-08-25-1900.mpg in /storage/76E8-CACF/NVIDIA_SHIELD/DVR/Streaming/file2763-ip192.168.50.41-3248541127/encoder-313-1237711529 after starting from 313 without encoding any segments
2021/12/07 22:54:12.591144 [ENC] Starting encoder for Spider-Man Far From Home (2019) 2021-08-25-1900.mpg in /storage/76E8-CACF/NVIDIA_SHIELD/DVR/Streaming/file2763-ip192.168.50.41-3248541127/encoder-313-966670338 at 313 (312.000000) (encoder=remux, resolution=720, deinterlacer=, bitrate=10000 segment_size=0.01)
2021/12/07 22:55:31.965020 [ENC] Stopped encoder for Spider-Man Far From Home (2019) 2021-08-25-1900.mpg in /storage/76E8-CACF/NVIDIA_SHIELD/DVR/Streaming/file2763-ip192.168.50.41-3248541127/encoder-313-966670338 after encoding 313 to 0
2021/12/07 22:55:56.515435 [TNR] Cancelling stream TVE-Dish ch6080 after no data was received for 2m0s
2021/12/07 22:56:15.410845 [TNR] Closed connection to TVE-Dish for ch6080 FX
What device are you running the server software on? Does it have an internet connection? The logs indicate it’s having trouble connecting to the external streams.
Nvidia shield hardwired. Has internet connection it is my main steamer on living room tv.
Odd. I’m assuming you’ve already tried rebooting it and the issue remains?
I have. I rebooted the whole network. The strange thing is it isn't always consistent. Sometimes it plays without a problem, sometimes it plays for just a few seconds and then buffers and won't play again, and then in this case won't play at all. And it's not all channels. This one seems to be the biggest issue though.
Try the latest prerelease
I tried playing these from my Google Chromecast, one in the basement and one upstairs. One of them is hardwired and the other is not. Not what my server is running on which is the shield. It buffered played for a few seconds and then would buffer and not play again.
2021/12/09 17:22:52.154616 [TNR] Opened connection to TVE-Dish for ch6126 FREEFORM
2021/12/09 17:24:59.797479 [TNR] Cancelling stream TVE-Dish ch6126 after no data was received for 2m0s
2021/12/09 17:25:04.134272 [TNR] Closed connection to TVE-Dish for ch6126 FREEFORM
2021/12/09 17:35:27.927269 [TVE] stream timestamps: freeform: start_at=2021-12-09T17:33:45-05:00 current_at=2021-12-09T17:34:05-05:00 end_at=2021-12-09T17:34:13-05:00
2021/12/09 17:35:27.927811 [TNR] Opened connection to TVE-Dish for ch6126 FREEFORM
2021/12/09 17:37:36.533894 [TNR] Cancelling stream TVE-Dish ch6126 after no data was received for 2m0s
2021/12/09 17:37:36.929378 [TNR] Closed connection to TVE-Dish for ch6126 FREEFORM
im having trouble with tve or channeldvr. it playing fine threw philo.com website. multiple channels like history dont connect at all some buffer allot. is there anyway to complain to tve?
The A&E networks currently have an issue.
See this thread for a contact to complain to
TVE is not a company.
You have to complain to the individual networks you're having issues with and tell them you can't watch live on their website.
that must be it. i just sent email to history. thanks!