Can't watch TV (DVB-T)

[Jakob]

I completed the setup to watch TV via DVB-T with Totem, everything is correct with the channels.conf etc. One problem then is this: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-dvb-daemon/+bug/959838. The other problem: When I click onto a TV station to watch its program nothing happens; the screen stays black. But I recognize that some network traffic starts as soon as I start the program. So it seems to catch the DVB-T signal and transport it to somewhere, but it doesn't reach the screen of Totem.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: totem 3.0.1-0ubuntu21
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic-pae 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Apr 25 22:01:38 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
SourcePackage: totem
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-21 (35 days ago)

[kaib (kaib)]

Same for me. Totem doesn't work. mplayer works with "scan" generated channels.conf, but very very laggy.

[Mantas Kriaučiūnas (mantas)]

Could you test if this problem exist in new totem 3.4 version? Totem 3.4 fixes lots of bugs, which exists in 3.0.1, which is in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
You can install Totem 3.4.2 from official gnome3-team repository ( ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3 ), see https://launchpad.net/~gnome3-team/+archive/gnome3

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[WoodyEckelzone (bcr497)]

Setup is OK, I can record and play afterward, but can't watch anything live in Totem.
Totem 3.01
Movie Player using GStreamer 0.10.36

With playback I get this error, but still I can view:
Python (v2.7) requires to install plugins to play files of the following types:
• private/teletext decoder
• application/x-mpegts-private-section decoder

[Autumn (qwerty-unavailable)]

I tested is with the PPA version (totem 3.4.3) and it doesn't work. You can see all the channels in the sidebar but totem won't play any. The screen just stays black.

using gnome-dvb-daemon version 1:0.2.9-1~precise1

[Florian Echtler (floe)]

Same for me. When running "totem --gst-debug-level=2", I get lots of output along the lines of

  0:00:38.039119153 4090 0xb490ab80 WARN mpegtsdemux gstmpegtsdemux.c:1289:gst_mpegts_demux_data_cb:<mpegtsdemux1> looks like we have a corrupt packet because its timestamp is buggered timestamp: 24:02:06.747033333 compared to last timestamp: 0:00:12.839413376
  0:00:38.078117061 4090 0xb490ab80 WARN mpegtsdemux gstmpegtsdemux.c:1289:gst_mpegts_demux_data_cb:<mpegtsdemux1> looks like we have a corrupt packet because its timestamp is buggered timestamp: 24:02:06.787033333 compared to last timestamp: 0:00:12.839413376
  0:00:38.111948530 4090 0xb490ab80 WARN mpegtsdemux gstmpegtsdemux.c:1289:gst_mpegts_demux_data_cb:<mpegtsdemux1> looks like we have a corrupt packet because its timestamp is buggered timestamp: 24:02:06.827033333 compared to last timestamp: 0:00:12.839413376
  0:00:38.147027498 4090 0xb490ab80 WARN mpegtsdemux gstmpegtsdemux.c:1289:gst_mpegts_demux_data_cb:<mpegtsdemux1> looks like we have a corrupt packet because its timestamp is buggered timestamp: 24:02:06.867033333 compared to last timestamp: 0:00:12.839413376
  0:00:38.193047320 4090 0xb490ab80 WARN mpegtsdemux gstmpegtsdemux.c:1289:gst_mpegts_demux_data_cb:<mpegtsdemux1> looks like we have a corrupt packet because its timestamp is buggered timestamp: 24:02:06.907033333 compared to last timestamp: 0:00:12.839413376
  0:00:38.241357790 4090 0xb490ab80 WARN mpegtsdemux gstmpegtsdemux.c:1289:gst_mpegts_demux_data_cb:<mpegtsdemux1> looks like we have a corrupt packet because its timestamp is buggered timestamp: 24:02:06.947033333 compared to last timestamp: 0:00:12.839413376

[Florian Echtler (floe)]

Followup: from what I've gathered, this is not really a totem bug, but rather one in gstreamer itself.