[mythtv-users] No DVD video until I transcode something

[harywilke]

you didn't say, but by any chance are you using the tv out on a PVR  
350? It needs to run a small mpeg to initialize itself.
try watching tv for a few seconds. or run
dd if=/dev/video0 of=/dev/video16 bs=64k
for a few secnods (control-c to stop)
if this is the case, and it does fix it, you should look into  
upgrading to the latest stable ivtv-0.4 driver, becuase it contains a  
tiny mpeg that will initialize your card at boot.

or if this is not your situation than just ignore all of the above  
and i can't help you.

-hary


On Nov 26, 2005, at 4:18 PM, Brad DerManouelian wrote:

> I've recently installed xine-lib to enable DVD playback. Before  
> xine, I got purple/green blocks for video. Now I've got a strange  
> issue that feels like a permissions problem, but I'm not sure where  
> to check.
>
> When I reboot the machine (something I've been doing a lot more  
> than I like, lately), and I immediately try to RIP or watch a DVD,  
> I get the purple/green blocks. This problem goes away whenever I  
> transcode anything. So after a reboot, I need to record some live  
> tv for a couple of seconds, transcode it (which makes me lose audio  
> for some other reason), then go back to watch DVD and it's fine.
>
> It's not a huge deal since I shouldn't be rebooting very often, but  
> these kinds of puzzles bug me until I figure them out. Any ideas?
>
> -brad
>
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