[mythtv-users] Need some mythtv setup and debugging advice - recordings not working FC6, Myth 0.20

anthony hornby ahornby at darlug.org
Thu Jan 25 08:29:19 UTC 2007


Hi,
I am after some mythtv setup advice.
Here in Darwin we have the following stations available from 4
multiplex. Scan of all stations and settings at end of email.

536625000 - SBS DIGITAL 1&2, SBS HD, SBS RADIO 1&2
543625000 - ABC, ABC 2 , ABC HD
550500000 - NINE SD, NINE HD
557625000 - SCTV , SCTV HD

Currently I have 2 Hauppauge Win Nova-T PCI cards with Mythtv 0.20
(atrpms packages - thanks Axel!!) running on fedora core 6. Athlon 3200
+, Nvidia 7600 card using XVMC, ~35% CPU on HD 1080i material. SPDIF
passthrough to external amp.

I have both Nova-T cards setup with tuning delays so they play nice and
attached to one source called DVB-T (using tv_grab_au) XMLTV. EIT is
disabled. I have mythfilldatabase running regularly to get the channel
info. Sometimes there are "unknown" blocks in the guide for some of the
HD channels due to missing info from my source.

Live TV works fine for all channels, and I can go back into previously
watched live tv sessions in the media library and watch them again with
no problems. However recordings fail, both set from the programme guide
individually and scheduled. If I schedule a recording from another
station in the near future while watching live TV I always get prompted
with the "mythtv wants to record a program ..." message even though
there should always be at least one card free for recording. I am new to
mythtv, I previously used VDR.

Initially can someone tell me:

1. How to turn up logging on mythfrontend and backend so I can find out
what is going on.

2. Does the way I have configured devices attached to the one source
sound correct - have I got the basics right?

3. Any debugging tips/ steps etc you can recommend.

4. Any reason why a live tv recording might be recorded in 30 minute
blocks instead of 1 continuous file?

Some of the above may be really dumb, feel free to point this out as
long as you tell me why it is dumb (and preferably how it should be done
properly)  ;-)

Thanks a lot & hope you can help!!

Regards Anthony.



Scan results for channels
*************************.

ABC
HDTV:543625000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_7_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUAR
D_INTERVAL_1_16:HIERARCHY_NONE:2314:0:640

ABC TV
Darwin:543625000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_7_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K
:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_16:HIERARCHY_NONE:512:650:641

ABC2:543625000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_7_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_IN
TERVAL_1_16:HIERARCHY_NONE:2307:2308:642

ABC
TV:543625000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_7_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_
INTERVAL_1_16:HIERARCHY_NONE:512:650:643

ABC DiG
Radio:543625000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_7_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K
:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_16:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:2317:646

ABC DiG
Jazz:543625000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_7_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:
GUARD_INTERVAL_1_16:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:2318:647

Nine Darwin
SD:550500000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_7_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_3_4:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K
:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_16:HIERARCHY_NONE:512:650:1793

Nine Darwin
HD:550500000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_7_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_3_4:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K
:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_16:HIERARCHY_NONE:514:0:1794

SBS
HD:536625000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_7_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_2_3:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_I
NTERVAL_1_8:HIERARCHY_NONE:102:103:864

SBS DIGITAL
1:536625000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_7_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_2_3:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:
GUARD_INTERVAL_1_8:HIERARCHY_NONE:161:81:865

SBS DIGITAL
2:536625000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_7_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_2_3:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:
GUARD_INTERVAL_1_8:HIERARCHY_NONE:162:83:866

SBS
EPG:536625000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_7_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_2_3:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_
INTERVAL_1_8:HIERARCHY_NONE:163:85:867

SBS RADIO
1:536625000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_7_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_2_3:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GU
ARD_INTERVAL_1_8:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:201:878

SBS RADIO
2:536625000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_7_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_2_3:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GU
ARD_INTERVAL_1_8:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:202:879

SCTV
Darwin:557625000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_7_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_2_3:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GU
ARD_INTERVAL_1_8:HIERARCHY_NONE:609:610:2305

SCTV HD -
Darwin:557625000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_7_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_2_3:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_
8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_8:HIERARCHY_NONE:3311:0:2337

-- 
anthony hornby <ahornby at darlug.org>



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