VLC not working on L4T R27.0.1?

Autonomous Machines Jetson & Embedded Systems Jetson TX2
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Hi,

I’ve installed vlc through apt (vlc/xenial-updates,now 2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.1 arm64) on my TX2 with R27.0.1, but it fails for many things.
The GUI is ok.
I can play sound (wav files at least).

But trying to play a video is not working:

cvlc /home/ubuntu/VisionWorks-SFM-0.90-Samples/data/sfm/parking_sfm.mp4 
VLC media player 2.2.2 Weatherwax (revision 2.2.2-0-g6259d80)
[000000000052a440] dummy interface: using the dummy interface module...
Inside NvxLiteH264DecoderLowLatencyInitNvxLiteH264DecoderLowLatencyInit set DPB and MjstreamingInside NvxLiteH265DecoderLowLatencyInitNvxLiteH265DecoderLowLatencyInit set DPB and MjstreamingBus error (core dumped)

and with dmesg I can see:

[  748.070461] vlc[3531]: PC Alignment exception: pc=00000000000000a5 sp=0000007f99cf2ac0

With another avi file I get the same.

If I try to play another file (not sure about its format, frames number, nor correctness):

vlc /home/ubuntu/nvcamtest_2393_s00_00000.mp4 
VLC media player 2.2.2 Weatherwax (revision 2.2.2-0-g6259d80)
[0000000000415160] core libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
[mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 0x7f64c4a4a0] moov atom not found
[mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 0x7f64002330] moov atom not found
[0000007f64003c80] avformat demux error: Could not open /home/ubuntu/nvcamtest_2393_s00_00000.mp4: Unknown error 1094995529

About avformat, I have these installed:

sudo apt search libavformat |grep installed

WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution in scripts.

libavformat-dev/xenial-updates,xenial-security,now 7:2.8.11-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 arm64 [installed]
libavformat-ffmpeg56/xenial-updates,xenial-security,now 7:2.8.11-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
libavutil-dev/xenial-updates,xenial-security,now 7:2.8.11-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 arm64 [installed]
libavutil-ffmpeg54/xenial-updates,xenial-security,now 7:2.8.11-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]

If I try from GUI to go to video capture, select “vi-output, ov5693 2-0036”, I get:

Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[0000007f50001920] v4l2 demux error: cannot get streaming parameters: Inappropriate ioctl for device
[0000007f5c000fb0] core input error: Invalid PCR value in ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR !
[0000007f5c000fb0] core input error: Invalid PCR value in ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR !
[0000007f5c000fb0] core input error: Invalid PCR value in ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR !
[0000007f5c000fb0] core input error: Invalid PCR value in ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR !
[0000007f5c000fb0] core input error: Invalid PCR value in ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR !
[0000007f5c000fb0] core input error: Invalid PCR value in ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR !
[0000007f5c000fb0] core input error: Invalid PCR value in ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR !
[0000007f5c000fb0] core input error: Invalid PCR value in ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR !
[0000007f5c000fb0] core input error: Invalid PCR value in ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR !
[0000007f5c000fb0] core input error: Invalid PCR value in ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR !
[0000007f5c000fb0] core input error: Invalid PCR value in ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR !
[0000007f5c000fb0] core input error: Invalid PCR value in ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR !
[0000007f5c000fb0] core input error: Invalid PCR value in ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR !
[0000007f5c000fb0] core input error: Invalid PCR value in ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR !
[0000007f5c000fb0] core input error: Invalid PCR value in ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR !
[0000007f5c000fb0] core input error: Invalid PCR value in ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR !
[0000007f5c000fb0] core input error: Invalid PCR value in ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR !
[0000007f5c000fb0] core input error: Invalid PCR value in ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR !
[00000000004fcc20] core playlist: stopping playback
QObject::~QObject: Timers cannot be stopped from another thread

and with dmesg:

[ 1171.019261] tegra-vi4 15700000.vi: PXL_SOF syncpt timeout! err = -11
[ 1172.023266] tegra-vi4 15700000.vi: PXL_SOF syncpt timeout! err = -11
[ 1173.027219] tegra-vi4 15700000.vi: PXL_SOF syncpt timeout! err = -11
[ 1174.031296] tegra-vi4 15700000.vi: PXL_SOF syncpt timeout! err = -11
[ 1175.035309] tegra-vi4 15700000.vi: PXL_SOF syncpt timeout! err = -11
[ 1176.039251] tegra-vi4 15700000.vi: PXL_SOF syncpt timeout! err = -11
[ 1177.043332] tegra-vi4 15700000.vi: PXL_SOF syncpt timeout! err = -11
[ 1178.047376] tegra-vi4 15700000.vi: PXL_SOF syncpt timeout! err = -11
[ 1179.051362] tegra-vi4 15700000.vi: PXL_SOF syncpt timeout! err = -11
[ 1180.055377] tegra-vi4 15700000.vi: PXL_SOF syncpt timeout! err = -11
[ 1181.059388] tegra-vi4 15700000.vi: PXL_SOF syncpt timeout! err = -11
[ 1182.063396] tegra-vi4 15700000.vi: PXL_SOF syncpt timeout! err = -11
[ 1183.067462] tegra-vi4 15700000.vi: PXL_SOF syncpt timeout! err = -11
[ 1184.071443] tegra-vi4 15700000.vi: PXL_SOF syncpt timeout! err = -11
[ 1185.075461] tegra-vi4 15700000.vi: PXL_SOF syncpt timeout! err = -11
[ 1186.079470] tegra-vi4 15700000.vi: PXL_SOF syncpt timeout! err = -11
[ 1187.083412] tegra-vi4 15700000.vi: PXL_SOF syncpt timeout! err = -11
[ 1188.087492] tegra-vi4 15700000.vi: PXL_SOF syncpt timeout! err = -11
[ 1189.091515] tegra-vi4 15700000.vi: PXL_SOF syncpt timeout! err = -11
[ 1190.095529] tegra-vi4 15700000.vi: PXL_SOF syncpt timeout! err = -11
[ 1191.099535] tegra-vi4 15700000.vi: PXL_SOF syncpt timeout! err = -11
[ 1192.103546] tegra-vi4 15700000.vi: ATOMP_FE syncpt timeout!

I have libvdpau 1.1.1 installed:

sudo apt search libvdpau |grep installed

WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution in scripts.

libvdpau1/xenial,now 1.1.1-3ubuntu1 arm64 [installed]
vdpau-driver-all/xenial,now 1.1.1-3ubuntu1 arm64 [installed,automatic]

but no file libvdpau_nvidia.so.

I have tried

vlc --reset-config --reset-plugins-cache

without improvment.

Anyone got it working ? Is it better with R27.1 ?

Thanks

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some links you might find useful:
http://elinux.org/Jetson/Graphics_Performance
https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/763308/jetson-tk1-vlc-hardware-accelerated-decoding-/
https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/751272/very-poor-jetson-support/
https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/751842/jetson-tk1/jetson-tk1-should-vlc-player-from-ubuntu-14-04-work-out-of-the-box-/
https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/865701/tk1-vlc-vs-gstreamer/?offset=3
Does mplayer play videos?

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Hi Patouceul,
We don’t have HW acceleration integrated with vlc(based on ffmpeg). Please try gstreamer or MM APIs.

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How to play .ts file with gst-launch-1.0 ?

gst-launch-1.0 filesrc location=/home/nvidia/Downloads/test.ts ! qtdemux name=demux ! h264parse ! omxh264dec ! nvoverlaysink -e 
Setting pipeline to PAUSED ...
Inside NvxLiteH264DecoderLowLatencyInitNvxLiteH264DecoderLowLatencyInit set DPB and MjstreamingInside NvxLiteH265DecoderLowLatencyInitNvxLiteH265DecoderLowLatencyInit set DPB and MjstreamingPipeline is PREROLLING ...
ERROR: from element /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstQTDemux:demux: This file is invalid and cannot be played.
Additional debug info:
qtdemux.c(699): gst_qtdemux_pull_atom (): /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstQTDemux:demux:
atom has bogus size 1195376657
ERROR: pipeline doesn't want to preroll.
Setting pipeline to NULL ...
Freeing pipeline ...

checked the above with a different file taken from there : http://www.w6rz.net/

gst-launch-1.0 filesrc location=ed24p_10.ts ! qtdemux name=demux ! h264parse ! omxh264dec ! nvoverlaysink -e 
Setting pipeline to PAUSED ...
Inside NvxLiteH264DecoderLowLatencyInitNvxLiteH264DecoderLowLatencyInit set DPB and MjstreamingInside NvxLiteH265DecoderLowLatencyInitNvxLiteH265DecoderLowLatencyInit set DPB and MjstreamingPipeline is PREROLLING ...
ERROR: from element /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstQTDemux:demux: This file is invalid and cannot be played.
Additional debug info:
qtdemux.c(699): gst_qtdemux_pull_atom (): /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstQTDemux:demux:
atom has bogus size 1191194906
ERROR: pipeline doesn't want to preroll.
Setting pipeline to NULL ...
Freeing pipeline ...

gst-launch-1.0 filesrc location=ed24p_10.ts ! qtdemux name=demux ! h264parse ! omxh264dec ! nveglglessink -e 
Setting pipeline to PAUSED ...
Inside NvxLiteH264DecoderLowLatencyInitNvxLiteH264DecoderLowLatencyInit set DPB and MjstreamingInside NvxLiteH265DecoderLowLatencyInitNvxLiteH265DecoderLowLatencyInit set DPB and MjstreamingPipeline is PREROLLING ...
Got context from element 'eglglessink0': gst.egl.EGLDisplay=context, display=(GstEGLDisplay)NULL;
ERROR: from element /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstQTDemux:demux: This file is invalid and cannot be played.
Additional debug info:
qtdemux.c(699): gst_qtdemux_pull_atom (): /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstQTDemux:demux:
atom has bogus size 1191194906
ERROR: pipeline doesn't want to preroll.
Setting pipeline to NULL ...

gst-launch-1.0 filesrc location=ed24p_11.ts ! h265parse ! omxh265dec ! nvoverlaysink
Setting pipeline to PAUSED ...
Inside NvxLiteH264DecoderLowLatencyInitNvxLiteH264DecoderLowLatencyInit set DPB and MjstreamingInside NvxLiteH265DecoderLowLatencyInitNvxLiteH265DecoderLowLatencyInit set DPB and MjstreamingPipeline is PREROLLING ...
ERROR: from element /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstH265Parse:h265parse0: GStreamer encountered a general stream error.
Additional debug info:
gstbaseparse.c(3599): gst_base_parse_loop (): /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstH265Parse:h265parse0:
streaming stopped, reason not-negotiated
ERROR: pipeline doesn't want to preroll.
Setting pipeline to NULL ...
Freeing pipeline ...

Is there an easy way to convert .ts file to .mkv to play it with “Videos” ?

gst-launch-1.0 -v uridecodebin uri=file:///home/nvidia/Downloads/ed24p_11.ts ! videoconvert ! omxh265enc ! matroskamux ! filesink location=test11.mkv
Setting pipeline to PAUSED ...
Inside NvxLiteH264DecoderLowLatencyInitNvxLiteH264DecoderLowLatencyInit set DPB and MjstreamingInside NvxLiteH265DecoderLowLatencyInitNvxLiteH265DecoderLowLatencyInit set DPB and Mjstreaming/GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstURIDecodeBin:uridecodebin0: source = "\(GstFileSrc\)\ source"
Pipeline is PREROLLING ...
/GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstURIDecodeBin:uridecodebin0/GstDecodeBin:decodebin0/GstTypeFindElement:typefind.GstPad:src: caps = "video/mpegts\,\ systemstream\=\(boolean\)true\,\ packetsize\=\(int\)188"
Missing element: MPEG-2 Transport Stream demuxer
WARNING: from element /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstURIDecodeBin:uridecodebin0: No decoder available for type 'video/mpegts, systemstream=(boolean)true, packetsize=(int)188'.
Additional debug info:
gsturidecodebin.c(939): unknown_type_cb (): /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstURIDecodeBin:uridecodebin0
ERROR: from element /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstURIDecodeBin:uridecodebin0: Your GStreamer installation is missing a plug-in.
Additional debug info:
gsturidecodebin.c(1006): no_more_pads_full (): /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstURIDecodeBin:uridecodebin0:
no suitable plugins found:
gstdecodebin2.c(4565): gst_decode_bin_expose (): /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstURIDecodeBin:uridecodebin0/GstDecodeBin:decodebin0:
no suitable plugins found:
Missing decoder: MPEG-2 Transport Stream (video/mpegts, systemstream=(boolean)true, packetsize=(int)188)

ERROR: pipeline doesn't want to preroll.
Setting pipeline to NULL ...
/GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstURIDecodeBin:uridecodebin0/GstDecodeBin:decodebin0/GstTypeFindElement:typefind.GstPad:src: caps = "NULL"
Freeing pipeline ...

References:
http://developer2.download.nvidia.com/embedded/L4T/r24_Release_v2.0/Docs/L4T_Tegra_X1_Multimedia_User_Guide_Release_24.2.pdf
https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/1001784/jetson-tx1/accelerated-gstreamer-user-guide-results/
https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/1002327/jetson-tx1/hardware-accelerated-video-encoding-with-gstreamer/post/5122103/#5122103

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Hi Andrey, please try ‘decodebin’

gst-launch-1.0 filesrc location= test.ts ! decodebin ! nvoverlaysink
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ty

gst-launch-1.0 filesrc location=/home/nvidia/Desktop/newmobcal1920_12mbps.ts ! decodebin ! nvoverlaysink
Setting pipeline to PAUSED ...
Inside NvxLiteH264DecoderLowLatencyInitNvxLiteH264DecoderLowLatencyInit set DPB and MjstreamingInside NvxLiteH265DecoderLowLatencyInitNvxLiteH265DecoderLowLatencyInit set DPB and MjstreamingPipeline is PREROLLING ...
Missing element: MPEG-2 Transport Stream demuxer
ERROR: from element /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstDecodeBin:decodebin0: Your GStreamer installation is missing a plug-in.
Additional debug info:
gstdecodebin2.c(4565): gst_decode_bin_expose (): /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstDecodeBin:decodebin0:
no suitable plugins found:
Missing decoder: MPEG-2 Transport Stream (video/mpegts, systemstream=(boolean)true, packetsize=(int)188)

ERROR: pipeline doesn't want to preroll.
Setting pipeline to NULL ...
Freeing pipeline ...

perhaps I should refer to How to install GStreamer plugin having "MPEG-2 Transport Stream demuxer" element on windows - Stack Overflow;
perhaps installation of gst-plugins-bad will resolve the issue;
rather of gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad;
It does play now!
“Videos” now plays ts files.
Thank you.

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Is there a chance to specify an audio track in the totem somehow?

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Hi Andrey, do you mean to do video playback along with audio?

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Exactly! In case a video has in mkv file two audio tracks e.g in different languages - is there any way to specify a track?

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Hi Andrey, It is a pure gstreamer question. Please make a post in gstreamer forum.
http://gstreamer-devel.966125.n4.nabble.com/

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Indeed, http://gstreamer-devel.966125.n4.nabble.com/how-to-switch-audio-tracks-in-totem-for-a-mkv-file-with-two-streams-td4683033.html .

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I would actually suggest flashing R27.1 due to a number of reliability issues with R27.0.1. Your problems with vlc could just go away…a number of other bugs would be fixed even if vlc isn’t fixed.

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Thank you, linuxdev.
It turned out that I have 27.1 and vlc seems to be installible with: sudo apt-get install vlc

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vlc seems to be installible with: sudo apt-get install vlc

Yes, but it will not support the Jetson acceleration magic (unless VLC now comes with gstreamer support?)
It might work on CPU only; it would just use more system resources in that case.

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I bought the Jetson Nano for various reasons but I really wanted to use it to watch videos as well ;-)
So I tried to use VLC, but as you have probably noticed it crashed as soon as you load a video ;-(
Yes, I know about gstreamer but just try to explain to my wife how to use it, good luck! She already knows VLC so let’s try again…
I downloaded the sources vlc-3.0.8.tar.xz from the videolan site, I builded it and, surprise, it works from the build directory. But, … I tried to install it and it does not work anymore.
So I compared the two runs with --verbose=4 and I noticed that the installed version was trying to use the libomxil plugin. I don’t know exactly what the problem is with it but if you delete or rename the file “/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/vlc/plugins/codec/libomxil_plugin.so” everything should work.
So in the end, just run “sudo apt install vlc” and “sudo mv /usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/vlc/plugins/codec/libomxil_plugin.so /usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/vlc/plugins/codec/libomxil_plugin.so.old”.
No hardware acceleration but most of my videos are on H264 so the CPU can cope at 1280x720… including .ass subtitles (you might have to tune your fonts!)
I am using R32.4.2.

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@megardd,

Thanks for your investigation and sharing. This is really useful. Indeed,

sudo mv /usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/vlc/plugins/codec/libomxil_plugin.so /usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/vlc/plugins/codec/libomxil_plugin.so.old

fixed it on my Xavier R32.4.2.
Best wishes to your wife with Nano ;-)

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@megardd, Thanks for the solution. It worked on my Nano

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@megardd, thanks for the solution ! It works perfectly with my Jetson Xavier NX !

Alain