Miro crashes predictably when playing videos

[TAC one]

Miro crashes predictably.
Steps:
- open Miro.
- play a video (i have only youtube videos)
- click on the left menu to choose a category menu before the video ends.
- click on another video (miro will freeze right after the click)

I tried an alternative package (Miro 1.1-1) from ftp.usuols.org with no success.

[Andrew Starr-Bochicchio (andrewsomething)]

Package hint: miro

[Chris Halse Rogers (raof)]

Thank you for your bug report, and for trying to help make Ubuntu better. However, this report doesn't contain enough information to pin-point your problem. Could you please add the following information:
1) The version of Ubuntu you are using
2) The version of the Miro package you have installed (the output of "apt-cache policy miro" is good for this)
3) The output of running miro from a console.

Additionally, if you have a crash report from miro in /var/crash, attaching that would be extremely helpful.

[TAC one (tacone)]

Sorry for having been unclear. It's a freeze more than a crash.

1) 7.10 Gutsy
2) I have this problem with 0.9.8.1-0ubuntu5 0 and 1.1-1
miro:
  Installed: 1.1-1
  Candidate: 1.1-1
  Version table:
 *** 1.1-1 0
        500 http://ftp.osuosl.org gutsy/ Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1.0-2 0
        500 http://ftp.osuosl.org gutsy/ Packages
     1.0-1ubuntupcf 0
        500 http://ftp.osuosl.org gutsy/ Packages
     0.9.9.9-1ubuntupcf 0
        500 http://ftp.osuosl.org gutsy/ Packages
     0.9.8.1-0ubuntu5 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/universe Packages

3) Console:
tacone@tacone-desktop:~$ miro
/usr/lib/firefox
INFO Starting up Miro
INFO Version: 1.1
INFO Revision: https://svn.participatoryculture.org/svn/dtv/tags/Miro-1.1/tv/resources - 5991
INFO Builder: pbuilder@mercury
INFO Build Time: 1200071857.24
INFO Loading preferences...
INFO Starting event loop thread
INFO Restoring database...
INFO Connecting to /home/tacone/.miro/sqlitedb
TIMING Database load slow: 0.651
TIMING idle (Initializing database) too slow (0.883 secs)
INFO Spawning auto downloader...
INFO Displaying main frame...
INFO Creating video display...
INFO *** Launching Downloader Daemon ****
WARNING Menu item action "RenameVideo" not implemented
WARNING Menu item action "FastForward" not implemented
WARNING Menu item action "Rewind" not implemented
WARNING Menu item action "UpVolume" not implemented
WARNING Menu item action "DownVolume" not implemented

** (miro.real:24933): WARNING **: Invalid borders specified for theme pixmap:
        /home/tacone/.themes/OSX-theme/gtk-2.0/Range/null.png,
borders don't fit within the image
INFO loaded renderer 'xinerenderer'
INFO First URL is https://www.miroguide.com/
INFO got file:///tmp/tmpdkYnTx.html
TIMING Icon clear: 0.039
INFO Starting movie data updates
INFO Finished startup sequence
TIMING idle (finalizing startup) too slow (1.077 secs)
INFO got file:///tmp/tmpa-uGw4.html
INFO First URL is https://www.miroguide.com/
INFO got file:///usr/share/miro/resources/html/guide-navigation.html
INFO First URL is https://www.miroguide.com/
WARNING: u'None' has no scheme
WARNING: Assuming port 80 for scheme:
WARNING: u'None' has no scheme
WARNING: Assuming port 80 for scheme:
WARNING: u'None' has no scheme
WARNING: Assuming port 80 for scheme:
INFO *** Daemon ready ***
INFO got https://www.miroguide.com/
INFO First URL is https://www.miroguide.com/
INFO got action:handleSelect?area=tablist&viewName=feedTabs&id=497&shiftDown=0&ctrlDown=0
INFO got file:///tmp/tmp823dm2.html
INFO got action:playViewNamed?viewName=watchableItems&firstItemId=1316
INFO Playing item with renderer: <frontend_implementation.xinerenderer.Renderer instance at 0x93a384c>
INFO got file:///tmp/tmppe0zyh.html
/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/miro/frontend_implementation/Application.py:50: Warning: invalid cast from `GtkMozEmbed' to `GtkWindow'
  gtk.main()
/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/miro/frontend_implementation/Application.py:50: GtkWarning: gtk_window_set_transient_for: assertion `parent ==...

[Cesar Arguinzones (ceap80)]

I do got a crash.

1.) 7.10 with all the updates

2) apt-cache policy miro
miro:
  Instalados: 0.9.8.1-0ubuntu5
  Candidato: 0.9.8.1-0ubuntu5
  Tabla de versión:
 *** 0.9.8.1-0ubuntu5 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

3) Console:
miro --sync
/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/dbus_bindings.py:1: DeprecationWarning: The dbus_bindings module is not public API and will go away soon.

Most uses of dbus_bindings are applications catching the exception
dbus.dbus_bindings.DBusException. You should use dbus.DBusException
instead (this is compatible with all dbus-python versions since 0.40.2).

If you need additional public API, please contact the maintainers via
<email address hidden>.

  from dbus.dbus_bindings import *
INFO Starting up Miro
INFO Version: 0.9.8.1
INFO Revision: unknown
INFO Loading preferences...
INFO Starting event loop thread
INFO Restoring database...
INFO Connecting to /home/cesar/.miro/sqlitedb
TIMING Database load slow: 3.377
INFO Recomputing filters...
INFO Spawning auto downloader...
INFO Displaying main frame...
WARNING Menu item action "CheckVersion" not implemented
WARNING Menu item action "RenameVideo" not implemented
WARNING Menu item action "FastForward" not implemented
WARNING Menu item action "Rewind" not implemented
WARNING Menu item action "UpVolume" not implemented
WARNING Menu item action "DownVolume" not implemented
WARNING Volume changed before videoDisplay created
WARNING Display updated before video display was created
INFO *** Launching Downloader Daemon ****
INFO Creating video display...
alsa
oss
pulseaudio
esd
file
none
INFO loaded renderer 'xinerenderer'
TIMING gtkAsyncMethod: <function initRenderers at 0x8a2cf44> took too long: 2.265
TIMING gtkSyncMethod: <function getDisplay at 0x8ae1064> took too long: 3.215
TIMING Icon clear: 0.029
INFO Finished startup sequence
TIMING idle (Finishing startup) too slow (8.945 secs)
TIMING idle (Finishing startup) cumulative is too slow (8.945 secs)
INFO *** Daemon ready ***
INFO got file:///tmp/tmpTihxKX.html
TIMING gtkAsyncMethod: <function selectDisplay at 0x8adafb4> took too long: 1.572
INFO got file:///tmp/tmpOBjZLn.html
INFO got https://www.miroguide.com/
INFO got action:handleSelect?area=tablist&viewName=feedTabs&id=661&shiftDown=0&ctrlDown=0
INFO got file:///tmp/tmplnxlgd.html
INFO got action:playViewNamed?viewName=watchableItems&firstItemId=662
INFO Playing item with renderer: <frontend_implementation.xinerenderer.Renderer instance at 0x9d2478c>
/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/miro/frontend_implementation/Application.py:45: Warning: invalid cast from `GtkMozEmbed' to `GtkWindow'
  gtk.main()
/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/miro/frontend_implementation/Application.py:45: GtkWarning: gtk_window_set_transient_for: assertion `parent == NULL || GTK_IS_WINDOW (parent)' failed
  gtk.main()
INFO got file:///tmp/tmpwBtq7-.html
The program 'gecko' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operat...

[Cesar Arguinzones (ceap80)]

Well after trying to see the downloaded video with totem. Totem crashed too! Maybe in my case, is just a corrupt video file?

cesar@cesar-desktop:~$ totem
The program 'totem' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation)'.
  (Details: serial 75 error_code 11 request_code 141 minor_code 19)
  (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
   that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
   To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
   option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
   backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)

Anyway a program should not crash beacuse a corrupt file.

I will continue testing and post any novelty

[TAC one (tacone)]

Found a var/crash !

[TAC one (tacone)]

The problem lies in the xine renderer, somehow.
I found a quick workaround (I am on 1.1-1, but guess it could work with ubuntu standard version )
The video quality seems worst (imho).

- At command line type: gconf-editor
- find and select /apps/miro
- right click in the right pane and add a new key.
- key name: renderers
- type: list
- list type: string
- add a single value: gstrenderer

Now launch and enjoy Miro withotu crashes !

[Chris Halse Rogers (raof)]

Could you check whether other media players (preferably using the xine backend - options are xineui, totem-xine, etc) can play the file that Miro is dying on? Also, could you check whether the Gutsy Miro has the same problem? Miro 1.1-1 is not an official Ubuntu package, and so we can't do anything to fix it.

[TAC one (tacone)]

Yes, I switched to 1.1-1 because Gutsy Miro was having the very same problem.
(see the first comment from Cesar Arguinzones on this bug for the output of Gutsy Miro)

I am playing youtube videos (flv). Totem-xine plays them with no problem.

Let's make it more clear:
   - miro crash happen every time one follows the steps to reproduce I gave in the bug description.
   - miro *doesn't* crash if you skip to the next video and next and next again, until you get back to the main menu. playing another video won't crash it now.

Seems like:
   - xine is not properly removed from memory / deinitializated / nuked / (add you own) when you stop it in the middle of a video. The next video will crash.

I really don't know if the bug lies in miro's xinerenderer or it's a problem from xine that other application workaround in someway.
My workaround was to avoid using xinerenderer (using gconf-editor, see my comment above).

[TAC one (tacone)]

Why is this marked incomplete ? Do I forgot to give any information ?

[Mathieu Leplatre (mathieu.leplatre)]

Have the same problem. Freeze when browsing while a video is playing (no crash).

- Ubuntu gutsy updated (kernel 2.6.22-14-generic)
- miro:
  Installed: 1.1.1-2
  Candidate: 1.1.1-2

Your fix with gconf-editor works well ! Thanks ! (quality became very bad, is there a mplayer renderer ?)

I remember having a BadAlloc with version 0.9.8.
But with 1,1 it became :
DTV: unexpected error while parsing html data.
...whatever order I would try to play my video, it always happens for the second one.

/usr/lib/firefox
INFO Starting up Miro
INFO Version: 1.1.1
INFO Revision: https://svn.participatoryculture.org/svn/dtv/tags/Miro-1.1.1/tv/resources - 6065
INFO Builder: pbuilder@jupiter
INFO Build Time: 1201022871.82
INFO Loading preferences...
INFO Starting event loop thread
INFO Restoring database...
INFO Connecting to /home/mathieu/.miro/sqlitedb
TIMING Database load slow: 2.106
TIMING idle (Initializing database) too slow (2.788 secs)
INFO Spawning auto downloader...
INFO Spawning idle notifier
INFO idle notifier running
INFO Displaying main frame...
INFO *** Launching Downloader Daemon ****
WARNING Menu item action "RenameVideo" not implemented
WARNING Menu item action "FastForward" not implemented
WARNING Menu item action "Rewind" not implemented
WARNING Menu item action "UpVolume" not implemented
WARNING Menu item action "DownVolume" not implemented
WARNING Volume changed before videoDisplay created
WARNING Display updated before video display was created
INFO Creating video display...
INFO loaded renderer 'xinerenderer'
INFO First URL is https://www.miroguide.com/
INFO got file:///tmp/tmph_oSqV.html
TIMING Icon clear: 0.446
INFO Starting movie data updates
INFO Finished startup sequence
TIMING idle (finalizing startup) too slow (1.696 secs)
INFO got file:///tmp/tmpOFRMTZ.html
INFO First URL is https://www.miroguide.com/
INFO got file:///usr/share/miro/resources/html/guide-navigation.html
INFO First URL is https://www.miroguide.com/
INFO got https://www.miroguide.com/
INFO First URL is https://www.miroguide.com/
WARNING: u'None' has no scheme
WARNING: Assuming port 80 for scheme:
WARNING: u'None' has no scheme
WARNING: Assuming port 80 for scheme:
WARNING: u'None' has no scheme
WARNING: Assuming port 80 for scheme:
INFO *** Daemon ready ***
INFO got action:handleSelect?area=tablist&viewName=feedTabs&id=733&shiftDown=0&ctrlDown=0
INFO got file:///tmp/tmpyryAr3.html
INFO got action:playViewNamed?viewName=watchableItems&firstItemId=1476
INFO Playing item with renderer: <frontend_implementation.xinerenderer.Renderer instance at 0xa219f8c>
INFO got file:///tmp/tmpMpJa-p.html
WARNING: u'None' has no scheme
WARNING: Assuming port 80 for scheme:
WARNING: u'None' has no scheme
WARNING: Assuming port 80 for scheme:
WARNING: u'None' has no scheme
WARNING: Assuming port 80 for scheme:
TIMING timeout (Save database) too slow (0.652 secs)
INFO got action:handleSelect?area=tablist&viewName=feedTabs&id=1501&shiftDown=0&ctrlDown=0
DTV: unexpected error while parsing html data.
INFO got file:///tmp...

[TAC one (tacone)]

Looking (very briefly) at the source seems like there are only xine renderer and gstreamer renderer.
I heard they use vlc on windows and wonder why they don't offer it on linux.
If they don't solve this bug the very next release, a gui option to switch back and forth beetwen gstreamer and xine without messing with gConf would be appreciated.

Guess if they read launchpad reports or not.

[Chris Halse Rogers (raof)]

@Mathieu Leplatre:
You might also wish to check the --xine-driver option (which works in the official Ubuntu version).

@Cesar Arguinzones:
It seems you probably have a driver bug in your Xv support - are you by any chance using the intel drivers with Compiz? That's a known incompatible combination, but there are undoubtedly others (fglrx seems to have crazy Xv problems sometimes, for example).

@TAC One:
This is still marked as incomplete because I haven't seen anyone try with Hardy's current Miro (1.0-1ubuntu2, as of this writing). Hardy's miro has some patches to it's xine renderer implementation, so it'd be good to test that.
Additionally, I can't reproduce this on my system (x86_64, nouveau or nvidia drivers)

[Cesar Arguinzones (ceap80)]

@Chris Halse Rogers:
Well after making a clean install Miro doesn't crash when playing the video, it's a ogg file.
But now I have problem playing mp4 files. There is not crash, it just start and end the video almost inmediatlly (Just flashing).
I save the videos and can see it's, without a problem in Totem and Xine.

Should a new bug be opened?

UPDATE:

Well I just disable the visual effects and Miro plays the video just fine, then just for testing i enabled the visual effects and Oh My GOD! miro keeps playing the videos just fine????

About Xv support? I'am pretty new to Ubuntu. I think that is my case, but I'm not sure. Is there an alternative?

Thanks!

[Marcos A. López Cruz (marquibiris)]

Same problem or similar: Miro only crash when it is searching Miro Guide. I had the same problem with other versions of miro even with the versions that are included in the repository. I don't know if this error is related to this bug or if it's a new one to be treated elsewhere... Thanks.

1) 7.10 Gusty

2) miro:
  Installed: 1.1.1-3
  Candidate: 1.1.1-3
  Version table:
 *** 1.1.1-3 0
        500 http://ftp.osuosl.org gutsy/ Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1.1-1 0
        500 http://ftp.osuosl.org gutsy/ Packages
     1.0-2 0
        500 http://ftp.osuosl.org gutsy/ Packages
     0.9.8.1-0ubuntu5 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/universe Packages

3) malopez@malopez-laptop:~$ miro
/usr/lib/firefox
INFO Starting up Miro
INFO Version: 1.1.1
INFO Revision: https://svn.participatoryculture.org/svn/dtv/tags/Miro-1.1.1/tv/resources - 6063
INFO Builder: pbuilder@mercury
INFO Build Time: 1201146701.85
INFO Loading preferences...
INFO Starting event loop thread
INFO Restoring database...
INFO Connecting to /home/malopez/.miro/sqlitedb
TIMING Database load slow: 1.623
TIMING idle (Initializing database) too slow (2.127 secs)
INFO Spawning auto downloader...
INFO Spawning idle notifier
INFO idle notifier running
INFO Displaying main frame...
INFO *** Launching Downloader Daemon ****
WARNING Menu item action "RenameVideo" not implemented
WARNING Menu item action "FastForward" not implemented
WARNING Menu item action "Rewind" not implemented
WARNING Menu item action "UpVolume" not implemented
WARNING Menu item action "DownVolume" not implemented
WARNING Volume changed before videoDisplay created
WARNING Display updated before video display was created
INFO Creating video display...
INFO loaded renderer 'xinerenderer'
INFO First URL is https://www.miroguide.com/
INFO got file:///tmp/tmpJirg-Q.html
TIMING Icon clear: 0.052
INFO Starting movie data updates
INFO Finished startup sequence
TIMING idle (finalizing startup) too slow (1.657 secs)
INFO got file:///tmp/tmpIBFLVn.html
INFO First URL is https://www.miroguide.com/
WARNING: u'None' has no scheme
WARNING: Assuming port 80 for scheme:
WARNING: u'None' has no scheme
WARNING: Assuming port 80 for scheme:
WARNING: u'None' has no scheme
WARNING: Assuming port 80 for scheme:
INFO got file:///usr/share/miro/resources/html/guide-navigation.html
INFO First URL is https://www.miroguide.com/
INFO *** Daemon ready ***
INFO got https://www.miroguide.com/
INFO First URL is https://www.miroguide.com/
WARNING: u'None' has no scheme
WARNING: Assuming port 80 for scheme:
WARNING: u'None' has no scheme
WARNING: Assuming port 80 for scheme:
WARNING: u'None' has no scheme
WARNING: Assuming port 80 for scheme:
/usr/bin/python2.5: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.03/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so: undefined symbol: PR_NewMonitor
malopez@malopez-laptop:~$ WARNING downloader: connection closed -- quitting
INFO Shutting down downloaders...

[Chris Halse Rogers (raof)]

You're hitting a known (but somewhat crazy) bug in Java. Installing icedtea-java7 should fix that error for you.

Additionally, can people who are *not* using a Miro package from the official Ubuntu repositories please refrain from posting their bugs here? I can't do anything about your problems :). You should be reporting your problems to «http://bugzilla.pculture.org/», where they can actually do something about it.

[Adam Niedling (krychek)]

Miro just quits on both of computers when I try to play a video. I use Hardy on both of them.

Error message:

INFO Playing item with renderer: <frontend_implementation.xinerenderer.Renderer instance at 0xa837e2c>
Segmentation fault

[Adam Niedling (krychek)]

Sorry, I didn't realize that Hardy is using such an old version of miro. I've updated to the latest version and this problem doesn't occur anymore. How it still can play the video properly. It's just too slow. I've reported that bug in the miro bugsite already..

[Chris Halse Rogers (raof)]

I still can't reproduce this here; could someone who can reproduce this please try the miro 1.2.6-0ubuntu1 packages from Intrepid? Using a LiveCD is a good way to test if you are not using Intrepid normally.

[David Hughes (dghughes)]

1) I just tried Miro for the first time since updating to Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) 2.6.24-19-generic and when I was downloading two videos I went to play one from the playlist (left side of Miro), I could select playlist items but the instant I hit the Play button Miro just ended, crashed, the Miro window was gone, no errors at all on screen.

2) dhughes@DGH-QUAD:~$ apt-cache policy miro
miro:
  Installed: 1.2.6-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 1.2.6-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 1.2.6-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://gulus.usherbrooke.ca intrepid/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

3) Starting Miro from console:

location: /usr/lib/xulrunner-1.9.0.3/libxpcom.so
before 3
INFO Starting up Miro
INFO OS: Linux
INFO Version: 1.2.6
INFO Revision: https://svn.participatoryculture.org/svn/dtv/tags/Miro-1.2.6/tv/resources - 7691
INFO Builder: buildd@palmer
INFO Build Time: 1219024363.32
INFO Starting event loop thread
INFO Restoring database...
INFO Connecting to /home/dhughes/.miro/sqlitedb
TIMING Database load slow: 1.070
TIMING idle (finish startup) too slow (1.525 secs)
INFO Spawning auto downloader...
INFO *** Launching Downloader Daemon ****
TIMING Icon clear: 0.033
INFO Starting movie data updates
INFO Displaying main frame...
INFO Creating video display...
WARNING Menu item action "RenameVideo" not implemented
WARNING Menu item action "FastForward" not implemented
INFO Finished startup sequence
WARNING Menu item action "Rewind" not implemented
WARNING Menu item action "UpVolume" not implemented
WARNING Menu item action "DownVolume" not implemented
INFO loaded renderer 'xinerenderer'
WARNING Error setting up drag and drop dummy element
INFO got file:///tmp/tmp4ofsur.html
INFO First URL is https://www.miroguide.com/
TIMING idle (select initial tab) too slow (0.603 secs)
INFO got file:///tmp/tmp12Uc-P.html
INFO First URL is https://www.miroguide.com/
INFO *** Daemon ready ***
WARNING eventloop: Interrupted system call
INFO got file:///usr/share/miro/resources/html/guide-navigation.html
INFO First URL is https://www.miroguide.com/
INFO got about:blank
INFO First URL is https://www.miroguide.com/
INFO got https://www.miroguide.com/
INFO First URL is https://www.miroguide.com/
INFO unknown url type http://www.rocketboom.com/vlog/rb_08_jun_11, not generating enclosure
INFO unknown url type http://ec.viddler.com/vault/Totally_Rad_Show_82.flv?fd9f2a1c14aadf1069f046c567f41e2ba384eefbb038b3bab6b52537e23c79738bb0, not generating enclosure
INFO unknown url type http://ec.viddler.com/vault/Totally_Rad_Show_86.flv?fd9f2a1c14aadf1069f046c567f41e2ba384eefbb038b3bab6b52537e7387b73a83c, not generating enclosure
INFO unknown url type http://revision3.com/trs/feed/quicktime-high-definition.torrent/, not generating enclosure
INFO unknown url type http://revision3.com/trs/feed/wmv-small.torrent/, not generating enclosure
INFO WARNING: error in Feed.update for Feed - Search (http://api.revver.com/rss/0.1/search/totally%20rad%20show) -- <class 'miro.httpclient.UnexpectedStatusCode'>: File not found...

[Adam Niedling (krychek)]

dhughes: Use the latest version of Miro. You can find it on its website how to install it.

[Chris Halse Rogers (raof)]

Um, installing software from outside the official Ubuntu repositories
isn't really the best first advice to give.

Miro crashing like that suggests that it's a Xine bug. It should be
easy enough to test whether other applications can play the video, or to
check whether switching to the GStreamer backend
(Miro->Video->Options->Playback->Use "gstreamer" renderer) avoids the
crash.

[Alex Mayorga (alex-mayorga)]

Chris,

the problem here is that what's on the official Ubuntu repositories is crashy and buggy I've updated from the official Miro repository and been crash free ever since.

$ apt-cache policy miro
miro:
  Installed: 1.2.8-0pcf1
  Candidate: 1.2.8-0pcf1
  Version table:
 *** 1.2.8-0pcf1 0
        500 http://ftp.osuosl.org intrepid/ Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1.2.6-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/universe Packages

Maybe this bug should be morphed into a back-port from Jaunty http://packages.ubuntu.com/jaunty/miro to Intrepid, that should close this bug IMHO

[Troy James Sobotka (troy-sobotka)]

Marked as fix released and yet Miro is still freezing up after about 4 seconds of playback into video streams.

Don't think it is fixed.

Affects Jaunty.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Not able to reproduce on Lucid. Given the last comment of it happening was on Jaunty I'm going to guess the bug is long since solved.

[maxstirner (philipp-d)]

Happens on Karmic with xine..