Question

In Android, I created a layout with three surface view side by side, and I want to play one video file with different media player simultaneously. But one problem I faced that none of three can play that video simultaneously. One or two of them getting stopped the display.
If I used video view instead of Media Player class directly, but the problem remains the same.
Please anybody can help. What the problem is for? It is giving error surface creation failed native error. I tried different combination such as one file in 3 different view, three files in three different view, but the problem is not fixed yet.
Some replies in other web site says that it depends on kernel version.
If it depends on Kernel version, please can you give me any android documentation link on android site that it depends on kernel version. Or it is possible to play, please give me the steps of code. This is error log –

04-10 19:23:37.995: E/ANDROID_DRM_TEST(2573): Client::notify In
04-10 19:23:37.995: V/AudioPolicyManager(2573): startOutput() output 1, stream 3,  session 131
04-10 19:23:37.995: V/AudioPolicyManager(2573): getDeviceForStrategy() from cache strategy 0, device 2
04-10 19:23:37.995: V/AudioPolicyManager(2573): getNewDevice() selected device 2
04-10 19:23:37.995: V/AudioPolicyManager(2573): setOutputDevice() output 1 device 2 delayMs 0
04-10 19:23:37.995: V/AudioPolicyManager(2573): setOutputDevice() setting same device 2 or null device for output 1
04-10 19:23:37.995: I/AudioFlinger(2573): start output streamType (0, 3) for 1
04-10 19:23:37.995: D/AudioHardwareYamaha(2573): AudioStreamOut::setParameters(keyValuePairs="start_output_streamtype=3")
04-10 19:23:38.010: W/SEC_Overlay(2689): overlay_setPosition(0) 0,0,200,397 => 0,0,200,397
04-10 19:23:38.010: I/SEC_Overlay(2689): overlay_setParameter param[4]=4
04-10 19:23:38.010: D/SEC_Overlay(2689): dst width, height have changed [w= 200, h= 397] -> [w=200, h= 397]
04-10 19:23:38.010: I/SEC_Overlay(2689): Nothing to do!
04-10 19:23:38.090: E/VideoMIO(2573): AndroidSurfaceOutput::setParametersSync()  VIDEO ROTATION 0
04-10 19:23:38.090: E/VideoMIO(2573): AndroidSurfaceOutput::setParametersSync()  VIDEO RENDERER 1
04-10 19:23:38.090: D/SEC_Overlay(2689): overlay_createOverlay:IN w=128 h=96 format=48
04-10 19:23:38.090: E/SEC_Overlay(2689): Error - overlays already in use
04-10 19:23:38.090: D/VideoMIO(2573): Overlay create failed - retrying
04-10 19:23:38.195: D/SEC_Overlay(2689): overlay_createOverlay:IN w=128 h=96 format=48
04-10 19:23:38.195: E/SEC_Overlay(2689): Error - overlays already in use
04-10 19:23:38.195: D/VideoMIO(2573): Overlay create failed - retrying
04-10 19:23:38.230: E/VideoMIO(2573): AndroidSurfaceOutput::setParametersSync()  VIDEO ROTATION 0
04-10 19:23:38.230: E/VideoMIO(2573): AndroidSurfaceOutput::setParametersSync()  VIDEO RENDERER 1
04-10 19:23:38.230: D/SEC_Overlay(2689): overlay_createOverlay:IN w=128 h=96 format=48
04-10 19:23:38.230: E/SEC_Overlay(2689): Error - overlays already in use
04-10 19:23:38.230: D/VideoMIO(2573): Overlay create failed - retrying
04-10 19:23:38.295: D/SEC_Overlay(2689): overlay_createOverlay:IN w=128 h=96 format=48
04-10 19:23:38.295: E/SEC_Overlay(2689): Error - overlays already in use
04-10 19:23:38.295: D/VideoMIO(2573): Overlay create failed - retrying
04-10 19:23:38.330: D/SEC_Overlay(2689): overlay_createOverlay:IN w=128 h=96 format=48
04-10 19:23:38.330: E/SEC_Overlay(2689): Error - overlays already in use
04-10 19:23:38.330: D/VideoMIO(2573): Overlay create failed - retrying
04-10 19:23:38.395: D/SEC_Overlay(2689): overlay_createOverlay:IN w=128 h=96 format=48
04-10 19:23:38.395: E/SEC_Overlay(2689): Error - overlays already in use
04-10 19:23:38.395: D/VideoMIO(2573): Overlay create failed - retrying
04-10 19:23:38.435: D/SEC_Overlay(2689): overlay_createOverlay:IN w=128 h=96 format=48
04-10 19:23:38.435: E/SEC_Overlay(2689): Error - overlays already in use
04-10 19:23:38.435: D/VideoMIO(2573): Overlay create failed - retrying
04-10 19:23:38.495: D/SEC_Overlay(2689): overlay_createOverlay:IN w=128 h=96 format=48
04-10 19:23:38.495: E/SEC_Overlay(2689): Error - overlays already in use
04-10 19:23:38.495: D/VideoMIO(2573): Overlay create failed - retrying
04-10 19:23:38.535: D/SEC_Overlay(2689): overlay_createOverlay:IN w=128 h=96 format=48

Answer 1

I’ve found one solution. Just replace /system/build.prop with this following build.prop –

build.prop

# begin build properties
# autogenerated by buildinfo.sh
ro.build.id=GINGERBREAD
ro.build.display.id=GINGERBREAD.EG14
ro.build.version.incremental=EG14
ro.build.version.sdk=10
ro.build.version.codename=REL
ro.build.version.release=2.3.4
ro.build.date=Thu Jul 14 12:16:01 KST 2011
ro.build.date.utc=1310613361
ro.build.type=user
ro.build.user=se.infra
ro.build.host=SEI-28
ro.build.tags=release-keys
ro.product.model=SHW-M250S
ro.product.brand=samsung
ro.product.name=SHW-M250S
ro.product.device=SHW-M250S
ro.product.board=SHW-M250S
ro.product.cpu.abi=armeabi-v7a
# Samsung Specific Properties
ro.build.PDA=M250S.EG14.1208
ro.build.hidden_ver=M250S.EG14.1208
ro.b uild.changelist=380592
ro.product.cpu.abi2=armeabi
ro.product.manufacturer=samsung
ro.product.locale.language=ko
ro.product.locale.region=KR
ro.wifi.channels=
ro.board.platform=s5pc210
# ro.build.product is obsolete; use ro.product.device
ro.build.product=SHW-M250S
# Do not try to parse ro.build.description or .fingerprint
ro.build.description=SHW-M250S-user 2.3.4 GINGERBREAD EG14 release-keys
ro.build.fingerprint=samsung/SHW-M250S/SHW-M250S:2.3.4/GINGERBREAD/EG14:user/release-keys
# Samsung Specific Properties
ro.build.PDA=M250S.EG14.1208
ro.build.hidden_ver=M250S.EG14.1208
ro.build.changelist=380592
ro.build.fota_ver=SSNT11GINGEREG14
ro.tether.denied=false
ro.flash.resolution=1080
# end build properties
#
# system.prop for asop5000
#

rild.libpath=/system/lib/libsec-ril.so
rild.libargs=-d /dev/ttyS0
ro.sf.lcd_density=240
dalvik.vm.heapsize=64m

# Samsung USB default mode
persist.service.usb.setting=2

#
# ADDITIONAL_BUILD_PROPERTIES
#
ro.setupwizard.mode=OPTIONAL
ro.com.google.gmsversion=2.3_r4
media.stagefright.enable-player=true
media.stagefright.enable-meta=true
media.stagefright.enable-scan=true
media.stagefright.enable-http=true
media.stagefright.enable-rtsp=true
ro.com.google.clientidbase=android-samsung
ro.com.google.clientidbase.ms=android-skt-kr
ro.com.google.clientidbase.am=android-skt-kr
ro.com.google.clientidbase.gmm=android-samsung
ro.com.google.clientidbase.yt=android-samsung
ro.url.legal=http://www.google.com/intl/%s/mobile/android/basic/phone-legal.html
ro.url.legal.android_privacy=http://www.google.com/intl/%s/mobile/android/basic/privacy.html
ro.com.google.locationfeatures=1
keyguard.no_require_sim=true
ro.config.ringtone=Over_the_horizon.ogg
ro.config.notification_sound=Sherbet.ogg
ro.config.alarm_alert=Good_Morning.ogg
ro.config.media_sound=Over_the_horizon.ogg
ro.opengles.version=131072
ro.csc.sales_code=MSK
ro.secdevenc=true
ro.wtldatapassword=true
net.bt.name=Android
dalvik.vm.stack-trace-file=/data/anr/traces.txt

At first connect your Samsung Galaxy s-II with usb and type in command prompt to mount your system –

cmd:> adb remount

and then replace the file and reboot your device –

cmd:> adb shell
#reboot

I’ve noticed that by default this device uses opencore framework instead of libstagefright. And opencore has some problem, that’s why the nave error is throwing. But libstagefright is already implemented in android version 2.3. Have a look at the build.prop file, the stagefright is disable. It is the best solution to enable to libstagefright framework and do support libstagefright framework. You can play MPEG-2TS file also and it supports to play multiple video file simultaneously without having any problem.
Try it and enjoy.