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bugalo
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 Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2017 7:55 pm Post subject: Bad screen refresh in Kodi with external screen |
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Hi, I've been having this problem in Kodi for a while. When playing a video on my TV, connected by HDMI, the upper right third of my screen refreshes at a different speed than the rest of the screen. It is very obvious in videos with a lot of motion, when a very sharp edge between both areas is very prominent.
This problem appears only under very specific conditions:
- Only with Kodi, I've tried other video players like VLC, and the artifact does not appear.
- Only in Full Screen: it does not appear in windowed mode, neither in maximized nor smaller window size.
- Only when using an external monitor, it does not happen in the laptop screen.
I've tested with different HDMI cables, and the problem persists. Right now, I am using Kodi 17.4-r1, but it appears in each Kodi version I've tried.
I've not been able to find a solution for the problem, and I would be very thankful if anyone could point me in the good direction.
Thanks in advance.
Edit: just to add more information, this happens also in the menus, not only in video reproduction.
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LIsLinuxIsSogood
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| Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2017 7:00 am Post subject: |
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Did you try searching the larger audience of Kodi, outside this forum...there's no certainty that this is a problem with linux or the installation in any way. If you do want help, from this group though it is advised that you include some more information, like the following:
emerge --info kodi
It will also help to know whether or not the graphics driver you use is open source or proprietary, but really to me it doesn't sound like anything other than a defect or setting within the application. |
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| Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2017 7:06 am Post subject: |
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| Does the problem happen immediately with the application start, or after a brief while of playing video? And does it go away if you pause video? |
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bugalo
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| Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2017 8:58 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for responding. As you suggested, I will also seek advice in the Kodi forums. They will probably be able to provide more information.
I am currently using the nouveau graphics driver.
Also, the problem happens both in video reproduction and in the menus. If I scroll quickly through the items, the edge appears clearly. It starts right after launching Kodi, and it does go away when pausing the video.
Let me add the output of emerge --info kodi
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Portage 2.3.8 (python 3.4.6-final-0, default/linux/amd64/13.0/desktop/gnome/systemd, gcc-6.4.0, glibc-2.23-r4, 4.13.2-gentoo x86_64)
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System uname: Linux-4.13.2-gentoo-x86_64-Intel-R-_Core-TM-_i7-4870HQ_CPU_@_2.50GHz-with-gentoo-2.3
KiB Mem: 16336324 total, 171920 free
KiB Swap: 0 total, 0 free
Timestamp of repository gentoo: Sat, 23 Sep 2017 08:30:01 +0000
Head commit of repository gentoo: 35f9397620e56656e4f0faa4e09a45192247e46b
Timestamp of repository poly-c: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 20:10:56 +0000
sh bash 4.3_p48-r1
ld GNU ld (Gentoo 2.28.1 p1.0) 2.28.1
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dev-java/java-config: 2.2.0-r3::gentoo
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sys-apps/baselayout: 2.3::gentoo
sys-apps/openrc: 0.28::gentoo
sys-apps/sandbox: 2.10-r3::gentoo
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sys-devel/gcc: 5.4.0-r3::gentoo, 6.4.0::gentoo
sys-devel/gcc-config: 1.7.3::gentoo
sys-devel/libtool: 2.4.6-r3::gentoo
sys-devel/make: 4.2.1::gentoo
sys-kernel/linux-headers: 4.4::gentoo (virtual/os-headers)
sys-libs/glibc: 2.23-r4::gentoo
Repositories:
gentoo
location: /usr/portage
sync-type: rsync
sync-uri: rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage
priority: -1000
betagarden
location: /var/lib/layman/betagarden
masters: gentoo
priority: 50
c2p-overlay
location: /var/lib/layman/c2p-overlay
masters: gentoo
priority: 50
didactic-duck
location: /var/lib/layman/didactic-duck
masters: gentoo
priority: 50
gnome
location: /var/lib/layman/gnome
masters: gentoo
priority: 50
ixit
location: /var/lib/layman/ixit
masters: gentoo
priority: 50
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location: /var/lib/layman/jorgicio
masters: gentoo
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poly-c
location: /var/lib/layman/poly-c
masters: gentoo
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location: /var/lib/layman/science
masters: gentoo
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ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64"
ACCEPT_LICENSE="*"
CBUILD="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu"
CFLAGS="-march=core-avx2 -fomit-frame-pointer -O2 -pipe"
CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu"
CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/lib64/libreoffice/program/sofficerc /usr/share/config /usr/share/gnupg/qualified.txt"
CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/ca-certificates.conf /etc/chromium/policies/managed/chrome-gnome-shell.json /etc/dconf /etc/env.d /etc/fonts/fonts.conf /etc/gconf /etc/gentoo-release /etc/opt/chrome/policies/managed/chrome-gnome-shell.json /etc/revdep-rebuild /etc/sandbox.d /etc/terminfo /etc/texmf/language.dat.d /etc/texmf/language.def.d /etc/texmf/updmap.d /etc/texmf/web2c"
CXXFLAGS="-march=core-avx2 -fomit-frame-pointer -O2 -pipe"
DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles"
EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS="--complete-graph --with-bdeps=y"
FCFLAGS="-O2 -pipe"
FEATURES="assume-digests binpkg-logs config-protect-if-modified distlocks ebuild-locks fixlafiles merge-sync multilib-strict news parallel-fetch preserve-libs protect-owned sandbox sfperms strict unknown-features-warn unmerge-logs unmerge-orphans userfetch userpriv usersandbox usersync xattr"
FFLAGS="-O2 -pipe"
GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://distfiles.gentoo.org"
LANG="en_US.utf8"
LDFLAGS="-Wl,-O1 -Wl,--as-needed"
MAKEOPTS="-j8"
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PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT="/"
PORTAGE_RSYNC_OPTS="--recursive --links --safe-links --perms --times --omit-dir-times --compress --force --whole-file --delete --stats --human-readable --timeout=180 --exclude=/distfiles --exclude=/local --exclude=/packages --exclude=/.git"
PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/tmp"
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media-tv/kodi-17.4-r1::gentoo was built with the following:
USE="X alsa bluetooth css dbus dvd lcms opengl pulseaudio (system-ffmpeg) systemd udev udisks upower vaapi xslt -airplay -bluray -caps -cec -debug -gles -java -libressl -libusb -lirc -mysql -nfs -nonfree -samba -sftp -test -upnp -vdpau -webserver -zeroconf" ABI_X86="(64)" PYTHON_TARGETS="python2_7"
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LIsLinuxIsSogood
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| Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2017 9:09 am Post subject: |
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| You may want to search forum for graphics card (nvidia) there is a way to change the refresh rate to match that of the TV but obviously for the open source driver you can just most likely also do it. |
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2017 9:33 am Post subject: |
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bugalo,
It this upper third static or does it move up and down?
Heres a theory. Video systems normally use two (or more) buffers.
One buffer is used to refresh the screen while the next frame is rendered in the off screen buffer.
In the blank time between the two frames, the buffers are switched, so the new buffer is ready to be read out to the screen.
You don't see the switch because nothing is being read to the display when it happens.
Horrible video artefacts like the one you describe happen when the the above mechanism fails.
If the new frame is not rendered in time, the video system can throw it away (frame dropping) or display it anyway (some of the old data).
Does it help if you set the laptop to external display only?
Do you have all the right video acceleration options for Kodi?
You have | Code: | | VIDEO_CARDS="intel i965 nouveau" |
That, and the word 'laptop' suggests that you have an Optimus graphics system.
Which graphics chip is doing the rendering?
Kodi is built with USE=-vdpau. If you can use vdpau, its a good thing to have.
Run Kodi from a console. When Kodi exits there will be some messages in the console window. Post them, they may be useful.
Put your /var/log/Xorg.0.log onto a pastebin site just after you have confirmed the artefact.
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bugalo
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| Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2017 11:28 am Post subject: |
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Thank you, NeddySeagoon, for your response. I think that your guess is correct: I disabled the laptop screen, and the artifacts disappeared.
| Quote: | | It this upper third static or does it move up and down? |
I cannot see it moving, but the area is definitely different in different situations: it is taller in the Kodi interface, shorter in videos.
I don't know if it is important, but the area is not rectangular. The upper, left and lower borders are the sides of a rectangle, the left side comes at 45 degrees from the upper-left corner of the screen, making it a "right trapezoid".
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Heres a theory. Video systems normally use two (or more) buffers.
One buffer is used to refresh the screen while the next frame is rendered in the off screen buffer.
In the blank time between the two frames, the buffers are switched, so the new buffer is ready to be read out to the screen.
You don't see the switch because nothing is being read to the display when it happens.
Horrible video artefacts like the one you describe happen when the the above mechanism fails.
If the new frame is not rendered in time, the video system can throw it away (frame dropping) or display it anyway (some of the old data).
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If I understand your explanation correctly, this could explain why I don't see the artifact in windowed mode. Due to the window border, there are less pixels to update. Although I might be wrong on this one.
I've played with a setting called "Number of buffers used by graphics driver", I can change between 2 and 3, but it does not have any appreciable effect.
Also, when using VLC, I don't see the artifact.
| Quote: | | Does it help if you set the laptop to external display only? |
Yes, it does. After turning off the laptop screen, the artifact disappears.
| Quote: | | Do you have all the right video acceleration options for Kodi? |
I believe so, I've tried switching on and off all the video related options in Kodi's interface, and I was not able to find anyone that helped.
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You have
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VIDEO_CARDS="intel i965 nouveau"
That, and the word 'laptop' suggests that you have an Optimus graphics system.
Which graphics chip is doing the rendering?
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It's a bit more complicated than that. I have a Macbook Pro 15-inch 11,3, that cannot make use of the NVIDIA Optimus technology. I am not sure which chip is doing the rendering, but Kodi indicates that the Nouveau driver is in use.
| Quote: | | Kodi is built with USE=-vdpau. If you can use vdpau, its a good thing to have. |
I've already rebuilt Kodi with vdpau support, thanks for the advice.
| Quote: | | Run Kodi from a console. When Kodi exits there will be some messages in the console window. Post them, they may be useful. |
I did not get any messages in the console. I can provide the Kodi log
https://pastebin.com/BJAmwRKN
| Quote: | | Put your /var/log/Xorg.0.log onto a pastebin site just after you have confirmed the artefact. |
This is my Xorg.0.log
https://pastebin.com/9jj0MHBm |
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2017 12:31 pm Post subject: |
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bugalo,
Turn off the debug logging in Kodi. Thats hard work for Kodi and as you say, there is nothing there.
I was expecting to see something a little different in the Xorg.0.log.
| Code: | [ 12.995] (==) modeset(G0): Backing store enabled
[ 12.995] (==) modeset(G0): Silken mouse enabled
[ 12.996] (II) modeset(G0): RandR 1.2 enabled, ignore the following RandR disabled message.
[ 12.996] (==) modeset(G0): DPMS enabled
[ 12.996] (WW) modeset(G0): Option "DRI" is not used
[ 12.996] (II) modeset(G0): [DRI2] Setup complete
[ 12.996] (II) modeset(G0): [DRI2] DRI driver: i965
[ 12.996] (II) modeset(G0): [DRI2] VDPAU driver: i965
[ 13.038] (==) modeset(0): Backing store enabled
[ 13.038] (==) modeset(0): Silken mouse enabled
[ 13.038] (II) modeset(0): RandR 1.2 enabled, ignore the following RandR disabled message.
[ 13.095] (==) modeset(0): DPMS enabled
[ 13.095] (WW) modeset(0): Option "DRI" is not used
[ 13.095] (II) modeset(0): [DRI2] Setup complete
[ 13.095] (II) modeset(0): [DRI2] DRI driver: nouveau
[ 13.095] (II) modeset(0): [DRI2] VDPAU driver: nouveau |
This suggests that the modeset driver is in use everywhere. That's a bad thing as it does not have any hardware acceleration at all.
However, it goes on to say that the expected DRI and VDPAU drivers are in use, so I don't know what to make of that.
When you turned on USE=vdpau, how did you do it and what did you rebuild?
The right answer is that you set USE=vdpau in make.conf and rebuilt at least mesa and Kodi.
will list all your installed packages that can use vdpau.
At least one of your displays is 4k. That's hard work for the Intel chip, I would expect results to vary depending on how hard the graphics system had to work to upscale the video.
That depends on the input stream.
Try native 4k, bluray (1920x1080) and DVD (analogue broadcast TV resolution) streams. Is the artefact there all the time?
By disabling the internal display, the graphics system does not need to work as hard as its only rendering a single image.
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bugalo
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When you turned on USE=vdpau, how did you do it and what did you rebuild?
The right answer is that you set USE=vdpau in make.conf and rebuilt at least mesa and Kodi.
Code:
equery h vdpau
will list all your installed packages that can use vdpau.
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I had not set the USE=vdpau flag globally in make.conf, but on a per-package basis, because when I do it, I start having problems with other packages. For example, VLC stops outputting video with the default settings. For debugging this issue, I have just set USE=vdpau in make.conf and re-emerged all the packages that make use of this flag.
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At least one of your displays is 4k. That's hard work for the Intel chip, I would expect results to vary depending on how hard the graphics system had to work to upscale the video.
That depends on the input stream.
Try native 4k, bluray (1920x1080) and DVD (analogue broadcast TV resolution) streams. Is the artefact there all the time?
By disabling the internal display, the graphics system does not need to work as hard as its only rendering a single image.
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Yes, the external screen is 4k. I have tried different input streams, a 4k video, a 1080p movie and a DVD, and the issue persists. The 4k video is a very hard load on the Intel chip (as you said), it is reproduced very slowly, and the artifact doesn't appear until after 30seconds or so.
Also, I have played with the Screen Resolution setting in Kodi. I have tried 3840x2160 and the artifact is there. I reduced it to 1920x1080 and the artifact disappears in Kodi's interface, but it is present in the videos.
| Quote: | Neddy, Intel can do VDPAU with x11-libs/libva-vdpau-driver, probably that's what is happening. VLC not having this problem means it is using different output method. Is it set to AUTO?
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bugalo
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| Quote: | | What output method is chosen in Kodi? VA-API, VDPAU, something else? |
The artifact persist with VA-API and VDPAU activated and deactivated within the Kodi GUI. I don't really know how to choose any other output setting for Kodi. |
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LIsLinuxIsSogood
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Maybe it's NOT with Kodi, but related to the graphics card?!
I don't see any reason why you shouldn't be also trying with the use of the proprietary driver (from nvidia) at this point, if only to see if the problem is removed. Then you could try to go back to the open source driver always.
EDIT: Wanted to include this as well, since it seems like it could be worth looking into from the application settings side of things...
http://kodi.wiki/view/Linux_FAQ
scroll down to 2.4 Video tearing on Nvidia GPUs |
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| Have you tried disabling compositing? |
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