[mythtv-users] EPG unresponsive after watching video or dvd (xine)

Tom Lichti tom at redpepperracing.com
Thu Mar 24 03:07:40 UTC 2005


Noah Knowles wrote:

>Hi, I have a weird problem. Setup is Mandrake 10.1, lirc-0.7.0, and myth-0.17 
>(tho IIRC I had this prob with myth-0.16).
>
>If I watch a video with MythVideo or MythDVD (I'm using xine and have xine set 
>up in lircrc), then exit and try to use the EPG (from live tv or in 
>scheduling), I can't navigate in the EPG-- there is a response to the first 
>keypress, but no response after that. I can exit EPG ok, and there are no 
>other problems that I've found in myth-- just the EPG. I have to restart 
>mythfrontend to fix it.
>
>Here's the catch-- I run an X server on the Hauppauge TVOUT displaying just 
>the Myth frontend (as in http://www.schaefer.dhcp.biz/pvr350tvout.htm). This 
>problem does not occur if I run mythfrontend from my desktop (still using the 
>remote).
>
>I haven't found anything in the lircd or mythfrontend logs 
>(or /var/log/messages or .xsession-errors), and couldn't find anything in the 
>archives (sorry if I missed it). I don't know where to look next. Anyone have 
>any ideas?
>  
>
No ideas, but I can confirm the same problem, which I just noticed 
tonight. I didn't restart the frontend, and it seemed to eventually come 
back on it's own, but it was kinda weird.

Setup is KnoppMyth 5A12, Myth .17, not sure about the other 
stuff....it's all stock KnoppMyth.

Tom


More information about the mythtv-users mailing list