[mythtv-users] Can't watch live TV after FC4 update

Mache Creeger mache at creeger.com
Sun Apr 2 01:31:39 UTC 2006


I tried this and there were problems with start channel.  I updated 
all of it and got a different set of errors.  I get a similar set of 
problems when I try to view an mpg file.

Here are the log entries

2006-04-01 17:18:57.739 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: digit
2006-04-01 17:18:57.741 Realtime priority would require SUID as root.
2006-04-01 17:18:57.782 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: digit
2006-04-01 17:18:57.982 Video timing method: SGI OpenGL
2006-04-01 17:19:00.981 NVP: Timed out waiting for free video buffers.
2006-04-01 17:19:04.193 NVP: Timed out waiting for free video buffers.
2006-04-01 17:19:07.401 NVP: Timed out waiting for free video buffers.
2006-04-01 17:19:10.609 NVP: Timed out waiting for free video buffers.
2006-04-01 17:19:13.821 NVP: Timed out waiting for free video buffers.
2006-04-01 17:19:17.029 NVP: Timed out waiting for free video buffers.

-- Mache Creeger

At 02:17 PM 4/1/2006, Roland Roberts wrote:
> >>>>> "aw" == Anduin Withers <awithers at anduin.com> writes:
>
>     >> A suggestion that this is being caused by the wrong rev ivtv drivers
>     >> did not work
>     >>> Now that FC 4 has 2.6.16 though you need to run ivtv-0.6 if 
> you aren't
>     >>> already (which would require reconfiguring your capture card so your
>     >>> tuner names will be right).
>     >> Any other ideas?
>     >> # rpm -q ivtv-kmdl-2.6.16-1.2069_FC4
>     >> ivtv-kmdl-2.6.16-1.2069_FC4-0.6.1-109.rhfc4.at
>
>     aw> Prove that the startchan has program information for that time
>     aw> (look in mythtv-setup to see where the start channel is, then
>     aw> look in the program guide).
>
>     aw> --
>     aw> Anduin Withers
>
>Okay, the problem turned out to be that the input sources in mythtvsetup
>had become "disconnected."  The devices no longer listed any source as
>their input.
>
>Now, for some reason, zap2it has mangled all my listings.  When I look
>at the program guide, nearly everything is listed as "unknown"  No
>channel names appear anymore....
>
>roland
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