[mythtv-users] Mythtv backend fails with removed tuner when frontend connects?

[William]

Ben Coleman wrote:
> Have removed a dual HD tuner card from my dedicated backend and 
> whenever I connect the dedicated frontend to the network, the backend 
> fails as per below.
>  
> 2008-12-30 16:48:28.094 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Monitor
> 2008-12-30 16:48:28.117 adding: htpc-lounge as a client (events: 0)
> 2008-12-30 16:48:28.124 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Monitor
> 2008-12-30 16:48:28.131 adding: htpc-lounge as a client (events: 1)
> 2008-12-30 16:48:28.367 MainServer: HandleRemoteEncoder(cmd GET_STATE) 
> Unknown encoder: 3, exiting
> I have disabled the tuner in mythtv-setup but this does not fix it and 
> this has only started since I removed the Dual HD tuner. I cannot 
> reinstall to test as I have to remove my only working network card to 
> do this :/
>  
> The backend still reports the 'disabled' cards as faulty on init which 
> I expect.
>  
> 2008-12-30 16:45:11.277 TVRec(3) Error: Problem finding starting 
> channel, setting to default of '3'.
> 2008-12-30 16:45:11.287 DVBChan(2) Error: Opening DVB frontend device 
> failed.
>                         eno: No such file or directory (2)
> 2008-12-30 16:45:11.295 mythbackend: Problem with capture cards: Card 
> 3failed init
> 2008-12-30 16:45:11.315 EITHelper: localtime offset 11:00:00
> 2008-12-30 16:45:11.323 TVRec(4) Error: Problem finding starting 
> channel, setting to default of '3'.
> 2008-12-30 16:45:11.330 DVBChan(3) Error: Opening DVB frontend device 
> failed.
>                         eno: No such file or directory (2)
> 2008-12-30 16:45:11.346 mythbackend: Problem with capture cards: Card 
> 4failed init
> 2008-12-30 16:45:11.374 New DB scheduler connection
> 2008-12-30 16:45:11.381 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: 
> localhost
> 2008-12-30 16:45:11.389 Main::Starting HttpServer
> 2008-12-30 16:45:11.399 Main::Registering HttpStatus Extension
> 2008-12-30 16:45:11.412 mythbackend version: 0.20.20060828-3 
> www.mythtv.org <http://www.mythtv.org>
> 2008-12-30 16:45:11.430 Enabled verbose msgs:  important general
> 2008-12-30 16:45:11.437 AutoExpire: Found 2 recorders w/max rate of 
> 277 MiB/min
> Does anyone know why the backend is falling over?
>  
Try removing all capture cards in setup and reinstall the ones you have 
left.