[mythtv-users] Newbie: FC3 - MythTV backend setup - stuck. 2. Alsosetup GUI issue. 3. Also UK settings?

[Michael Cheshire (Mailing Lists)]

How about renaming tv_grab_uk_rt tv_grab_uk ?

cd /usr/bin
mv tv_grab_uk_rt tv_grab_uk

M.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clive at Rational" <clive at rational-communications.com>
To: <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 9:01 AM
Subject: [mythtv-users] Newbie: FC3 - MythTV backend setup - stuck. 2. 
Alsosetup GUI issue. 3. Also UK settings?


> Hello,
>
>    I have searched through the MythTV mailing list
> and not found answer to this - sorry if it HAS already
> been answered.
>
>     Setup: Conexant WinFast TV2000 XP input card
> (a.k.a GDI Black Gold) - works fine under WinXPPro SP2
> Trying to run card under MythTV on a Fedora Core 3
> (FC3) kernel 2.6.9.something.
>
> The TV signal is being provided from a "terrestrial"
> aerial / antenna.
>
>    MythTv software install was performed according to
> the excellent instructions in "Installing and using
> MythTV" by Robert Kulagowski
>
>    I used the "apt-get" method to install all
> required MythTV (0.16) & other packages as the
> "manual" process seemed fantastically tedious.
>
>    As far as I can tell the software is installed OK.
> I can start the backend and front end GUIS and they
> display fine.
>
>  1. I am at section 9 of the install instructions -
> Configure back-end.
>
>  I have tried various options and none seem to work.
>
>   I guessed certain settings for the GUI and the
> termianl displayed the following results from a
> typical run of mythsetup
>
> [root at localhost bin]# ./mythtvsetup
> DisplaRes::switch_res: desired resolution not
> available
> 2004-12-28 21:57:47 switchToGUI: xrandr failed for 0 x
> 0
> Somehow, your screen size settings are bad.
> GuiHeight: 0
> GuiWidth: 0
> m_height: 0
> m_width: 0
> Falling back to 640x480
> Would you like to clear all capture card
> settings before starting configuration? [no]  no
> Would you like to clear all program/channel
> settings before starting configuration? [no]
> mythtv: could not connect to socket
> mythtv: No such file or directory
> lirc_init failed for mythtv, see preceding messages
> 2004-12-28 21:58:30 Please wait while MythTV retrieves
> the list of available channels
> sh: tv_grab_uk: command not found
> 2004-12-28 21:58:30 tv_grab_uk --config-file
> '/root/.mythtv/CRL DVB card.xmltv' --configure
> 2004-12-28 21:58:30 exited with status 32512
> 2004-12-28 21:58:45 Please wait while MythTV retrieves
> the list of available channels
> sh: tv_grab_uk: command not found
> 2004-12-28 21:58:45 tv_grab_uk --config-file
> '/root/.mythtv/CRL DVB card.xmltv' --configure
> 2004-12-28 21:58:45 exited with status 32512
> Couldn't open 0 to probe its inputs.
> If this is the master backend server:
> Now, please run 'mythfilldatabase' to populate the
> database
> with channel information.
>
> It seems (obviously) that tv_grab_uk is not found
>
> However, in /usr/bin the following DOES exist
>
> [root at localhost bin]# ls | grep tv_grab_uk
> tv_grab_uk_rt
>
> So what do I do to achieve the back-end config?
>
> For completeness I include the result of running
> "mythfilldatabase" but I think the errors occuring are
> as a result of the tv_grab_uk failure
>
> [root at localhost bin]# mythfilldatabase
> 2004-12-28 22:28:18 mythfilldatabase: Listings
> Download Started
> ----------------- Start of XMLTV output
> -----------------
> nice: tv_grab_uk: No such file or directory
> ------------------ End of XMLTV output
> ------------------
> Error in 1:1: unexpected end of file
> Updating icons for sourceid: 1
> ----------------- Start of XMLTV output
> -----------------
> nice: tv_grab_uk: No such file or directory
> ------------------ End of XMLTV output
> ------------------
> Error in 1:1: unexpected end of file
> Updating icons for sourceid: 2
> Failed to fetch some program info
> 2004-12-28 22:28:18 mythfilldatabase: Failed to fetch
> some program info
>
>
>
> 2. Also,the back-end setup GUI screens seem to be
> "larger" than the window opened and the window is not
> scrollable hence it is not always possible to see the
> "Cancel" "Back" and "next" buttons on a screen. Is
> there a fix for this?
>
>
> 3. Any recommendations or documentation on setting up
> the  software for UK Freeview supplied through
> standard aerial / antenna.
>
>
>
> Thanks for any help or pointers
>
> Clive
>
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