[mythtv-users] live tv issues

[Brett Stevens]

> On 5/1/07, Brett Stevens <brett at inngineering.com> wrote:
>>
>> however when I change the system over to the distributed model live tv
>> breaks down becomes very blocky and seems to drop large numbers of
>> frames.
>>
>> One final note before I give you some logs.
>>
>
> I didn't see any backend logs in your message.  Have you checked
> /var/log/messages (and the mythbackend log) for errors?
>
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> Jason Sullivan
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Sorry about that. here are the only log entries from the master backend

during a bad live tv session
2007-05-03 07:49:40.949 Using runtime prefix = /usr
2007-05-03 07:49:40.964 New DB connection, total: 1
2007-05-03 07:49:40.968 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
db.i3sec.com.au
2007-05-03 07:49:40.972 Current Schema Version: 1160
Starting up as the master server.
2007-05-03 07:49:40.977 New DB connection, total: 2
2007-05-03 07:49:40.978 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
db.i3sec.com.au
2007-05-03 07:49:40.980 EITHelper: localtime offset 10:00:00
2007-05-03 07:49:41.003 New DB connection, total: 3
2007-05-03 07:49:41.004 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
db.i3sec.com.au
2007-05-03 07:49:41.036 New DB scheduler connection
2007-05-03 07:49:41.037 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
db.i3sec.com.au
2007-05-03 07:49:41.039 Main::Starting HttpServer
2007-05-03 07:49:41.044 Main::Registering HttpStatus Extension
2007-05-03 07:49:41.047 mythbackend version: 0.20.20060828-3 www.mythtv.org
2007-05-03 07:49:41.048 Enabled verbose msgs:  important general
2007-05-03 07:49:41.048 AutoExpire: Found 1 recorders w/max rate of 138
MiB/min
2007-05-03 07:49:41.049 AutoExpire: Required Free Space: 3.0 GB w/freq: 10
min
2007-05-03 07:49:43.045 Reschedule requested for id -1.
2007-05-03 07:49:43.093 Scheduled 0 items in 0.0 = 0.00 match + 0.05 place
2007-05-03 07:49:43.095 Seem to be woken up by USER
2007-05-03 07:50:27.821 adding: mithlonds as a slave backend server
2007-05-03 07:50:27.823 Reschedule requested for id 0.
2007-05-03 07:50:27.860 Scheduled 0 items in 0.0 = 0.00 match + 0.04 place
2007-05-03 07:50:33.824 AutoExpire: Found 1 recorders w/max rate of 138
MiB/min
2007-05-03 07:50:33.824 AutoExpire: Required Free Space: 3.0 GB w/freq: 10
min
2007-05-03 07:51:01.519 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Monitor
2007-05-03 07:51:01.519 adding: mithlonds as a client (events: 0)
2007-05-03 07:51:01.520 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Monitor
2007-05-03 07:51:01.520 adding: mithlonds as a client (events: 1)
2007-05-03 07:51:01.525 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback
2007-05-03 07:51:01.525 adding: mithlonds as a client (events: 0)
2007-05-03 07:51:01.527 TVRec(2): Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV
2007-05-03 07:51:01.528 TVRec(2): HW Tuner: 2->2
2007-05-03 07:51:02.420 Finished recording Unknown: channel 1009
2007-05-03 07:51:02.446 Finished recording Unknown: channel 1009
2007-05-03 07:51:02.463 Preview Error: Previewer file
'/export/media/mythtv/1009_20070503075101.mpg' is not valid.
2007-05-03 07:51:02.483 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback
2007-05-03 07:51:02.486 adding: mithlonds as a client (events: 0)
2007-05-03 07:51:02.487 MainServer::HandleAnnounce FileTransfer
2007-05-03 07:51:02.487 adding: mithlonds as a remote file transfer
2007-05-03 07:51:12.681 TVRec(2): Changing from WatchingLiveTV to None
2007-05-03 07:51:13.000 Finished recording Unknown: channel 1009
2007-05-03 07:54:01.075 Expiring Unknown from Thu May 3 07:51:01 2007, 0
MBytes, forced expire (LiveTV recording)

the only thing I can see is an error abut previewer files

no from the remote backend (system playing the live tv
2007-05-03 07:49:46.173 Using runtime prefix = /usr
2007-05-03 07:49:46.263 New DB connection, total: 1
2007-05-03 07:49:46.309 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
db.i3sec.com.au
2007-05-03 07:49:46.312 Current Schema Version: 1160
Running as a slave backend.
ERROR: no valid capture cards are defined in the database.
Perhaps you should read the installation instructions?
2007-05-03 07:49:46.320 Main::Starting HttpServer
2007-05-03 07:49:46.322 New DB connection, total: 2
2007-05-03 07:49:46.326 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
db.i3sec.com.au
2007-05-03 07:49:46.326 Main::Registering HttpStatus Extension
2007-05-03 07:49:46.347 mythbackend version: 0.20.20060828-3 www.mythtv.org
2007-05-03 07:49:46.347 Enabled verbose msgs:  important general
2007-05-03 07:49:46.348 AutoExpire: Found 0 recorders w/max rate of 0 MiB/min
2007-05-03 07:49:46.349 AutoExpire: Required Free Space: 1.0 GB w/freq: 10
min
2007-05-03 07:49:47.355 Connecting to master server: 192.168.1.10:6543
2007-05-03 07:49:47.356 Connected successfully
2007-05-03 07:49:53.365 AutoExpire: Found 0 recorders w/max rate of 0 MiB/min
2007-05-03 07:49:53.366 AutoExpire: Required Free Space: 1.0 GB w/freq: 10
min

the front end logs are the same.

messages from the backend system - nil

There is a attached to both backend systems so I assume the frontend is
using the local card. Ive set the recordings directoy as local and via nfs
and see no change.


thanks


Brett Stevens