[mythtv-users] tv_grab_uk_rt hanging?

David Campbell dave at cpfc.org
Fri Feb 23 20:58:01 UTC 2007


Nick Morrott wrote:
> On 23/02/07, David Campbell <dave at cpfc.org> wrote:
>> David Watkins wrote:
>>> I think it's waiting for input from you, to select channels. That's
>>> what the --configure switch does.
>>>
>>> If you tab to the terminal window where you started mythtv-setup you
>>> should be able to go through the (text-based) xmltv config; and when
>>> you finish you will be back to the mythtv-setup screen.
>> Thanks - that was the case.
>>
>> Setup and mythfilldatabase both ran successfully but I'm still not
>> seeing any programme information when changing channels etc.  perhaps
>> I'm missing something specifc to UK channels?
> 
> Make sure you have XMLTV IDs associated with all channels you
> configured in mythtv-setup. You can use either mythtv-setup or MythWeb
> to do this.

Thanks - I went to mythweb and deleted all the channels without an ID, 
but now when I go to watch Live TV I get the blurb about the tuner not 
responding and a black screen.

The backend log tells me:

2007-02-23 20:47:50.744 DVBChan(1) Error: Unable to find channel in 
database.
2007-02-23 20:47:50.745 DVBChan(1) Error: SetChannelByString(abc1): 
Failed to initialize channel options
2007-02-23 20:47:50.746 TVRec(2) Error: Failed to set channel to abc1.
2007-02-23 20:48:05.406 TVRec(2): PauseRecorder() called with no recorder
2007-02-23 20:48:05.423 DVBChan(1) Error: Unable to find channel in 
database.
2007-02-23 20:48:05.425 DVBChan(1) Error: SetChannelByString(five): 
Failed to initialize channel options
2007-02-23 20:48:05.426 TVRec(2) Error: Failed to set channel to five.
2007-02-23 20:48:05.471 Finished recording After You've Gone "Out of 
Africa": channel 2011
2007-02-23 20:48:05.483 Preview Error: Previewer file 
'/var/lib/mythtv//2011_20070223204750.mpg' is not valid.
2007-02-23 20:48:09.521 TVRec(2): PauseRecorder() called with no recorder
2007-02-23 20:48:09.582 DVBChan(1) Error: Unable to find channel in 
database.
2007-02-23 20:48:09.585 DVBChan(1) Error: SetChannelByString(five): 
Failed to initialize channel options
2007-02-23 20:48:09.586 TVRec(2) Error: Failed to set channel to five.
2007-02-23 20:48:09.633 Finished recording After You've Gone "Out of 
Africa": channel 2011
2007-02-23 20:48:09.647 Preview Error: Previewer file 
'/var/lib/mythtv//2011_20070223204805.mpg' is not valid.
2007-02-23 20:48:17.037 TVRec(2): PauseRecorder() called with no recorder
2007-02-23 20:48:17.191 DVBChan(1) Error: Unable to find channel in 
database.
2007-02-23 20:48:17.193 DVBChan(1) Error: SetChannelByString(VH1): 
Failed to initialize channel options
2007-02-23 20:48:17.194 TVRec(2) Error: Failed to set channel to VH1.

Dave



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