[mythtv-users] Troubles with Irtrans VFD

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Apr 21, 2008, at 10:47 PM, tim dennis wrote:

> OK. so basically it boils down to this:
>
> Mythfrontend 0.21 does not start mythlcdserver properly during  
> initial start.
> Only by restarting the mythlcdserver after mythfrontend is running  
> does the VFD start to work (you can even let mythfrontend just auto  
> restart mythlcdserver after 10 seconds)
>
> 1) $ mythfrontend
>
> 2) ...wait a few seconds until frontend is up and running...
>
> 2) $ sudo pkill -HUP mythlcdserver
>
> 3) ...wait 10 seconds...
>
> 4) Bingo!! VFD starts to work (and works great thereafter)
>
>
> I guess I could make a little startup script for this, but it is  
> kind of hackish, killing the LCD process just because it won't start  
> properly the first time round.
>
> Should I open a ticket on the Mythtv trac server?
>
> Tim

Mine seems to work ok, but I get a failure when it first tries, then a  
successful connection after that.

...
2008-04-16 06:48:14.264 XMLParse::LoadTheme using /usr/share/mythtv/ 
themes/default-wide/welcome-ui.xml
2008-04-16 06:48:15.113 Connecting to lcd server: localhost:6545 (try  
1 of 10)
2008-04-16 06:48:15.951 Connecting to lcd server: localhost:6545 (try  
2 of 10)
2008-04-16 06:48:16.583 Connecting to lcd server: localhost:6545 (try  
3 of 10)
2008-04-16 06:48:17.083 Connecting to lcd server: localhost:6545 (try  
4 of 10)
2008-04-16 06:48:17.584 Connecting to lcd server: localhost:6545 (try  
5 of 10)
2008-04-16 06:48:18.084 Connecting to lcd server: localhost:6545 (try  
6 of 10)
2008-04-16 06:48:18.585 Connecting to lcd server: localhost:6545 (try  
7 of 10)
2008-04-16 06:48:19.087 Connecting to lcd server: localhost:6545 (try  
8 of 10)
2008-04-16 06:48:19.587 Connecting to lcd server: localhost:6545 (try  
9 of 10)
2008-04-16 06:48:20.323 Connecting to lcd server: localhost:6545 (try  
10 of 10)
2008-04-16 06:48:20.460 Connecting to backend server:  
192.168.1.101:6543 (try 1 of 10)
2008-04-16 06:48:20.461 Using protocol version 40
2008-04-16 06:48:25.142 mythshutdown --startup returned: 1
2008-04-16 06:48:25.735 Using runtime prefix = /usr, libdir = /usr/lib
2008-04-16 06:48:26.190 XScreenSaver support enabled
2008-04-16 06:48:26.190 DPMS is active.
2008-04-16 06:48:26.191 Using localhost value of mythtv
2008-04-16 06:48:26.369 Cannot find default UPnP backend
2008-04-16 06:48:26.384 New DB connection, total: 1
2008-04-16 06:48:26.395 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:  
192.168.1.101
2008-04-16 06:48:26.397 Closing DB connection named 'DBManager0'
2008-04-16 06:48:26.400 Primary screen 0.
2008-04-16 06:48:26.403 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:  
192.168.1.101
2008-04-16 06:48:26.404 Using screen 0, 1920x1080 at 0,0
2008-04-16 06:48:26.415 New DB connection, total: 2
2008-04-16 06:48:26.418 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:  
192.168.1.101
2008-04-16 06:48:26.420 mythfrontend version: 0.21.20080304-1 www.mythtv.org
2008-04-16 06:48:26.420 Enabled verbose msgs:  important general
2008-04-16 06:48:26.950 Connecting to lcd server: localhost:6545 (try  
1 of 10)
2008-04-16 06:48:27.544 The theme (abstract) is missing a  
themeinfo.xml file
...