Can my setup be more efficient, or do I need new hardware?

[Lylat1an]

Hello all.

Firstly, I apologize if this is the wrong location to ask; but I'd like advice on streaming 4K movies to a TCL Rolu TV without them abruptly stopping after a few minutes and being returned to the library menu.

I'm currently using a Raspberry Pi 4 to host MKV files for hardwired streaming to the TV.

The setup works great for standard DVD and Blu-Ray movies, but 4K titles seem to be having trouble.

I installed Ubuntu as the OS and the library is stored on a USB 3.2 SSD.


If I'll need different host hardware I'd like suggestions for something silent and small, if possible.

[TheDreadPirate]

Can you post your full jellyfin logs to pastebin and provide a file name you are having issue with to aide in finding the correct logs.

[Lylat1an]

Can you post your full jellyfin logs to pastebin and provide a file name you are having issue with to aide in finding the correct logs.

Thank you for responding.

I just ran the 4K version of "Mad Max:  Fury Road" so I'd know to upload the latest log types.

jellyfin20240727.log
https://pastebin.com/tKwKqyMn

FFmpeg.DirectStream-2024-07-27_16-03-08_21e8f17687673547fcf4cd2c6f7b7309_08be9565.log
https://pastebin.com/ZqxNQNN1


Yesterday's FFmpeg.Transcode file is too large for Pastebin, please let me know if I should upload it directly.

[TheDreadPirate]

Are you running out of disk space? Transcodes, even if only the audio is being transcoded (which is what is happening), are written to disk.

[Lylat1an]

Are you running out of disk space?  Transcodes, even if only the audio is being transcoded (which is what is happening), are written to disk.

My Pi's micro SD card (A Sandisk UHS class 3 Extreme) has 229GB of free space.

My library disk has 446GB of free space.

   

[TheDreadPirate]

Go to /etc/jellyfin. Open logging.default.json. Set "Information" and "Warning" to "Debug". Restart Jellyfin. Replicate the problem and share the new log on pastebin.

[Lylat1an]

Go to /etc/jellyfin.  Open logging.default.json.  Set "Information" and "Warning" to "Debug".  Restart Jellyfin.  Replicate the problem and share the new log on pastebin.

FFmpeg.DirectStream-2024-07-28_08-58-54_21e8f17687673547fcf4cd2c6f7b7309_993ab997.log
https://pastebin.com/AdvE5JeW

I hope this helps, the other log is too large for Pastebin.

[TheDreadPirate]

I need the main jellyfin log instead of the ffmpeg log. Zip the main log and attach it to a forum post. You will need to use the full reply editor to attach files.

[Lylat1an]

I need the main jellyfin log instead of the ffmpeg log.  Zip the main log and attach it to a forum post.  You will need to use the full reply editor to attach files.

Zipped and attached.

[TheDreadPirate]

I do see transcoding due to the audio with the Mad Max movie. This is generally not a problem for X86 CPUs, but RPIs may struggle.

We strongly discourage RPis due to their low CPU capability and should only be used for simple media that, at most, will be remuxed.