[mythtv-users] Blank TV and Crash

[Isaac Richards]

On Tuesday 12 August 2003 05:00 pm, Timothy Wagner wrote:
> I'm a total MythTV newbie having installed it for the first
> time on Saturday. The problem is that the TV display comes up
> blank, only audio, and the keyboard becomes non responsive.
> After a few seconds mythfronend will exit with an invalid
> instruction error.
>
> After reading much of the mythtv-user archives I have determined
> this to be a common problem. I tried nearly every suggestion
> for cures offered in the archive to no avail. This includes
> making sure XV works, ALSA installed, /dev/dsp is R/W, and so on.

http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-18.html#ss18.1

Isaac