[mythtv-users] Not able to watch or record video

[David Highley]

"David Highley wrote:"
> 
> "Harald Overas wrote:"
> > Hi
> > 
> > I had problems changing channels in mythtvfrontend. But I was no problem
> > playing recorded programs. If you have this problem you can try to use the
> > latest ivtv cvs release
> > >From ivtv-user mail list
> > 
> > *I'd like people to have a go with the 0.4.6 and 0.6.3 development
> > snapshots available here:*
> > 
> > *0.4.6:
> > **http://ivtvdriver.org/viewcvs/ivtv/branches/0.4.tar.gz?view=tar*<http://ivtvdriver.org/viewcvs/ivtv/branches/0.4.tar.gz?view=tar>
> > 
> > *0.6.3:
> > **http://ivtvdriver.org/viewcvs/ivtv/branches/0.6.tar.gz?view=tar*<http://ivtvdriver.org/viewcvs/ivtv/branches/0.6.tar.gz?view=tar>
> 
> No go, for this version. It looked like it was going to work as I was
> able to view a channel but when I tried switching channels it hung and
> the mythbackend.log had an entry saying the ivtv driver stopped
> responding.

I should have checked the logs to see if there was any information that
may help you. Here is what I see in /var/log/messages.
Jun 14 19:20:37 douglas kernel: ivtv1 warning: 1000 ms time out waiting
for firmware
Jun 14 19:20:37 douglas kernel: ivtv1 warning: Failed api call
0x000000b7 with result 0xfffffff0
Jun 14 19:20:45 douglas kernel: ivtv1 warning: 1000 ms time out waiting
for firmware
Jun 14 19:20:45 douglas kernel: ivtv1 warning: Failed api call
0x000000b7 with result 0xfffffff0
Jun 14 19:20:53 douglas kernel: ivtv1 warning: 1000 ms time out waiting
for firmware
Jun 14 19:20:53 douglas kernel: ivtv1 warning: Failed api call
0x000000b7 with result 0xfffffff0

Was still complaining during the shutdown process.

> I also tried viewing channels using ivtv-tune and mplayer. The first
> tuner seemed to work. Mplayer hung on the second tuner and I had to
> reboot the system.
> 
> So went back and tried version 0.6.2 with the latest version of myth and
> yesterdays kernel update, 2.6.16-1.2133_FC5. I was able to watch a
> channel in myth but when I tried to change channels it also hung.
> 
> Finally I found another interesting bug.
> 2006-06-14 19:48:10.635 AutoExpire: ERROR when trying to autoexpire
> file: /export/home/recordings/1057_20060614052427.mpg. File doesn't
> exist.  Database metadata will not be removed.
> 2006-06-14 19:48:10.637 AutoExpire: ERROR when trying to autoexpire
> file: /export/home/recordings/1002_20060614052514.mpg. File doesn't
> exist.  Database metadata will not be removed.
> 2006-06-14 19:48:10.637 AutoExpire: ERROR when trying to autoexpire
> file: /export/home/recordings/1002_20060614052515.mpg. File doesn't
> exist.  Database metadata will not be removed.
> 
> Myth seems to be having issues deleting files and it keeps logging
> messages. I wonder how long it will take before it fills up the root
> drive logging these messages. You delete them in the web page and wait a
> few seconds and they come back.
> 
> > *The channel changing problem should be fixed now (and should be a bit
> > smoother too as the encoder is no longer paused/resumed). Please let me
> > know if there are still problems with it. Also test if you didn't have
> > problems before: it's done differently now (similar to what Hauppauge
> > does) so if I'm unlucky it might break something that used to work :-(*
> > 
> > Harald
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