[mythtv-users] I just can't get it working.

[Hamish Moffatt]

On Sat, Jun 26, 2004 at 09:01:57AM -0400, Raymond Day wrote:
> I go to play TV and it comes back with this:
> 
> "MythTV is already using all available inputs for recording. if you want to
> watch an in-progress recording, select one from the playback menu. If you
> want to watch live TV, cancel one of the in-progress recordings from the
> delete menu."

Have you defined your capture cards in the setup program? (Which is
called mythtv-setup or mythtvsetup depending on your distribution.)
And video sources? And channels in the sources? And associate your cards
with your sources?

> When I go to the delete menu. 2 recordings are there all ready done
> recording. They were test ones. I go to delete them and MythTV just locks
> up. It says they are 0 in size.

No idea.

> I know it works with "cat /dev/video0 > test_capture.mpg"

So your hardware works somewhat.

> If some one knows how to set up MythTV good and wants to help. I could let
> you telnet to my MythTV PC if you think you can set it up to work for me?

Better you work out how to set it up and maintain it, rather than have
someone else do it for you. (telnet access wouldn't be enough anyway.)
Between the mythtv.org web pages, HOWTOs like Jared's
(http://www.wilsonet.com/mythtv/) and the archives of this mailing list
(http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/) there's plenty of
information already available.


Hamish
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