[mythtv-users] Can't watch LiveTV until program recorded

[Kent Ypma]

>  Hello!
> 
> I have this problem that LiveTV just won't work. It plays for one second
> and then after 10-20 seconds the main menu in mythfrontend will appear
> again.
> 
> The strange thing is that if I record a program for 1 minute (as an
> example) and then try LiveTV again, everything just works as expected...
> 
> I have a PVR-350 and are running Linux kernel 2.6.10 that comes with
> Ubuntu 5.04.
> I have tried both ivtv 0.3.2u and 0.3.3f with the same result.
> 

I'm having the same issue - FC3 and a PVR-250.  I thought it might
have something to do with the buffer directory not having proper
permissions, but I opened permissions all the way and still no dice.