[GUIDE] CIFS Streaming fix/optimization

redrol · Aug 28, 2011

I use CIFS to stream video from my Windows server to my TF. Problem is that I never could get more than around 800-900KB/s even though my network is WIFI N and can push at least 2-3MB/s.

Here is a fix, using CifsManager, add under Options(eg. domain=android,ro)

directio

Now you can get around 2MB/s CIFS bandwidth. Just enough to stream high profile 720P h.264 vids and more. It really did make a huge difference on my TF. Hopefully it will help yours.

bradputt · Aug 28, 2011

how do i add another to the options, i already got "iocharset=utf8" in my option field.

jtrosky · Aug 28, 2011

Just seperate the options with a comma....

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droidjens · Aug 28, 2011

bradputt said:
how do i add another to the options, i already got "iocharset=utf8" in my option field.

Until someone who know comes along, I'll give you my best guess. Usually, stuff is separated with a semicolon. One of these ;

@OP, thanks for the tip!

Edit: too little too late

redrol · Aug 28, 2011

jtrosky said:
Just seperate the options with a comma....

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i'm pretty sure this is correct

uncorq · Aug 28, 2011

Just an offtopic Q: what media player are you guys using on the android side?

I can sucessfully play stuff via UPNP with no hassle, but it omits .srt files and many of my DVD rips are subtitled and UPNP players omit the subtitles files.

I'd like to try streaming via CIFS - with the help of cifsmanager I can browse the shared file directories fine, open docs on the CIFS-shared drives etc, but when it comes to streaming moboplayer and several other random players can't seem to "find" the media files when I browse, using the player interface.

I'm looking to try different players and wondered what you guys were using to sucessfully stream movies from shared drives, with.

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redrol · Aug 28, 2011

I use Diceplayer which can decode ac3 in software and h.264 in hardware as well as tons of other formats in hardware. Also use Vplayer since it can decode damn near everything. And I have Moboplayer for good measure. Diceplayer is amazing, only player that can can do 720P HD w/ac3.

deadman3000 · Aug 28, 2011

I still haven't found a player that can handle 720p MKV with DTS. AC3? Sure. But not DTS. It takes too much power to decode it would seem.

redrol · Aug 28, 2011

deadman3000 said:
I still haven't found a player that can handle 720p MKV with DTS. AC3? Sure. But not DTS. It takes too much power to decode it would seem.

Im pretty sure diceplayer is supposed to decode 720P MKV w/DTS but I haven't got any source to try.

phonoflux · Aug 29, 2011

Confirmed. It is ****ing amazing. Well worth the coin. Regular updates, loving it.

This fix is going to make it so much better

Cheers guy!

bradputt · Aug 29, 2011

i tried comma, semi colon

but i get "segmentation fault"

any ideas guys>???

edit: ok somehow i have to put directio first . working now.

how to check the transfer speed?

gns168 · Aug 29, 2011

bradputt said:
i tried comma, semi colon

but i get "segmentation fault"

any ideas guys>???

edit: ok somehow i have to put directio first . working now.

how to check the transfer speed?

Hi,

I am having the same issues, but not following "edit: ok somehow i have to put directio first . working now."

Would it be possible for you to cut and paste how you entered your multi options in cifsmanager.

Tia

bradputt · Aug 30, 2011

i typed in the options field.

directio,iocharset=utf8

JoeTF · Aug 30, 2011

phonoflux said:
Confirmed. It is ****ing amazing. Well worth the coin. Regular updates, loving it.

This fix is going to make it so much better Cheers guy!

We're clearly running different Transformers. DICE is only as fast as Tegra2 failware allows, and Tegra2 cannot process files with bitrate>2000, or crf<21. Which happens to be every single 720p mkv release ever made. (some, like bd based releases have bitrate of 9000).

sontin · Aug 30, 2011

JoeTF said:
We're clearly running different Transformers. DICE is only as fast as Tegra2 failware allows, and Tegra2 cannot process files with bitrate>2000, or crf<21. Which happens to be every single 720p mkv release ever made. (some, like bd based releases have bitrate of 9000).

Na, the problem is the decoding of the ac3 stream. Combine this with the cpu usage for the video decoding and 1000Mhz is not high enough for smooth playback.

I have no problem to play high Profile 720p videos with over 2000kbit and aac audio.

jodahall · Jan 24, 2012

I don't want to hijack the thread, but i was wondering if the stock rom has the required cifs module needed for cifsmanager to run....

I'm asking because i have a rooted tf101 and when i try to run cifsmanager it says superuser permission denied....does that mean it's trying to get permission to something that isn't there aka the cifs module or is there something else wrong ??

I know i'm rooted because i just did the left speaker fix.

I've tried some other cifs connection programs too and i get the same error.

if it doesn't have what i need do i have to load a new rom that has the cifs module in it or can i just install the module

Spidey01 · Jan 25, 2012

You probably need to read the logs; I know from exp that it works on Roach's Prime ROM's.

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