[mythtv-users] black screen at "watch tv" -- RingBuf (fd -1) error

Kevin Kuphal kuphal at dls.net
Fri Jan 19 17:31:19 UTC 2007


Igor Murashkin wrote:
> After configuring and installing ivtv, mythtv, etc, I'm now getting an 
> error when trying to go to "Watch TV"
>
> I am running everything under the mythtv user on the same computer:
>
> My backend logs are at http://rafb.net/p/9WmL6y65.html, frontend logs 
> at http://rafb.net/p/5VyT0X10.html
>
> I think the key here is:
> 2007-01-19 10:23: 35.348 
> RingBuf(/var/lib/mythtv//1036_20070119102328.mpg): Invalid file (fd 
> -1) when opening '/var/lib/mythtv//1036_20070119102328.mpg'.
>
> Unfortunately that is *very* much a valid file, as when I do `mplayer 
> '/var/lib/mythtv//1036_20070119102328.mpg'` the file plays just fine 
> (until the backend expires it).
>
> If anyone has any ideas, I'd greatly appreciate it, its my first time with mythtv and I'd rather not use MCE. 
>
What about permissions?  Are you doing both actions as the same user?

Kevin


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