[mythtv-users] black after epg exit, freeze on commercial edit, buttons cut off

[Petter Gundersen]

On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 08:25:10 -0500, Ian Trider <iantri at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 1.  Black screen after EPG exit.
> When I exit the EPG while watching live TV, the screen goes black
> until I press any button, at which point the TV signal returns.  I can
> still hear the audio during this period.
> 

This problem has been reported before, but I don't know if a fix exist.
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/dev/95064


> 2. Freeze on commercial edit.
> When I attempt to select commercial edit while viewing recorded
> material, mythfrontend (and/or X?) freeze solid.  I can still ssh in
> and everything else continues running, but mythfrontend is dead until
> I restart the X process. (Sorry, haven't tried just restarting
> mythfrontend's process.. a little tricky when you are SSHing into a
> box behind your TV)

This is a know problem, and has been fixed in cvs. See revision 1.372
at http://cvs.mythtv.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/NuppelVideoPlayer.cpp
You either have to upgrade to cvs or wait for a new release.

Regards,
Petter