[mythtv-users] Still tearing my hair out with Myth 0.21 on Fedora 11

[Chris Jones]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Watkins [mailto:watkinshome at gmail.com]
> Sent: 06 October 2009 11:23 PM
> To: chris at mollingtonconsultants.com; Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Still tearing my hair out with Myth 0.21 on
> Fedora 11
> 
> >  > > DataDirect: Deleting temporary files
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > > What does all the above tell me? How do I get mythtv to scan
> >  > successfully
> 
> The reference to DataDirect looks odd to me.  As far as I know that
> refers to a North American listings source.
> 
> Also you mentioned selecting 'West Europe' in an earlier post, which I
> think relates to analog channel tuning.  We're trying to get DVB
> working here right?
> 
> Make sure your card is configured correctly at that you have correctly
> connected the DVB input to your source.
> 
> You should go to the channel editor in mythtv-setup and delete all
> channels.
> 
> Then select Channel Scan and 'Full Scan'  selecting "UK".
> 
> Hopefully you will see channels being added in the background.
> 
> If this fails then I suggest selecting 'Full Scan (Tuned)'.  And
> entering parameters for your transmitter that you can obtain using
> dvbscan.  (I seem to recall from an earlier post that you have
> successfully run dvbscan)
> 
> Good Luck

Channel Scan merely generates a lot of messages saying "Timeout Scanning
offset ? - no signal" before crashing with a segmentation fault.

Channel Scan using Full Scan (Tuned) generates the same result before
crashing. Here is the full log for the scanning part:

2009-10-07 10:14:33.546 DVBSM(0): Can measure Signal Strength
2009-10-07 10:14:33.549 DVBSM(0): Can measure S/N
2009-10-07 10:14:33.551 DVBSM(0): Can measure Bit Error Rate
2009-10-07 10:14:33.552 DVBSM(0): Can count Uncorrected Blocks
2009-10-07 10:14:33.552 SM(0)::RemoveFlags: Seen() Match() Wait()
2009-10-07 10:14:33.552 DVBSM(0): DVBSignalMonitor::ctor initial flags
Seen() Match() Wait(Sig,SNR,BER,UB,)
2009-10-07 10:14:33.552 SIScan(0): Connecting up DTVSignalMonitor
2009-10-07 10:14:33.553 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen() Match()
Wait(MGT,VCT,NIT,SDT,)
2009-10-07 10:14:33.553 MSqlQuery: SELECT freetoaironly FROM cardinput WHERE
cardid    = 1 AND       inputname = 'DVBInput'
2009-10-07 10:14:33.554 MSqlQuery: SELECT radioservices FROM cardinput WHERE
cardid    = 1 AND       inputname = 'DVBInput'
2009-10-07 10:14:33.555 MSqlQuery: SELECT freqtable FROM videosource WHERE
sourceid = 1
2009-10-07 10:14:33.556 MSqlQuery: SELECT mplexid,   networkid,
transportid,        frequency, symbolrate, modulation FROM dtv_multiplex
WHERE sourceid = 1 ORDER by frequency, networkid, transportid
2009-10-07 10:14:33.558 MSqlQuery: SELECT data FROM settings WHERE value =
'UseArrowAccels' AND hostname = 'legolas.mollcons.local' ;
2009-10-07 10:14:33.558 MSqlQuery: SELECT data FROM settings WHERE value =
'PopupHeightPadding' AND hostname = 'legolas.mollcons.local' ;
2009-10-07 10:14:33.559 MSqlQuery: SELECT data FROM settings WHERE value =
'PopupHeightPadding' AND hostname IS NULL;
2009-10-07 10:14:33.560 MSqlQuery: SELECT data FROM settings WHERE value =
'PopupWidthPadding' AND hostname = 'legolas.mollcons.local' ;
2009-10-07 10:14:33.560 MSqlQuery: SELECT data FROM settings WHERE value =
'PopupWidthPadding' AND hostname IS NULL;
2009-10-07 10:14:33.563 SWizScan: HandleTuneComplete()
2009-10-07 10:14:33.563 SWizScan: ScanTransports()
2009-10-07 10:14:33.563 SIScan(0): Starting SIScanner
2009-10-07 10:14:33.563 SIScan(0): Tuning to Frequency 754166670 mplexid(0)
2009-10-07 10:14:33.563 DVBChan(1:0): Old Params: 0 auto a auto auto a a
auto a v
			DVBChan(1:0): New Params: 754166670 qam_16 a 3/4 3/4
8 2 1/32 n v
2009-10-07 10:14:33.566 DVBChan(1:0): Tune(): Tuning to 754166670Hz
2009-10-07 10:14:33.580 dvbchannel.cpp:wait_for_backend: Status: Signal,
2009-10-07 10:14:33.580 DVBChan(1:0): Tune(): Frequency tuning successful.
2009-10-07 10:14:33.580 DTVSM(0)::SetChannel(-1, -1): 
2009-10-07 10:14:33.580 SM(0)::Start: begin
2009-10-07 10:14:33.580 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen() Match() Wait(Sig,)
2009-10-07 10:14:33.617 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen() Match() Wait(Sig,)
2009-10-07 10:14:33.637 SM(0)::Start: end
2009-10-07 10:14:33.651 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen() Match() Wait(Sig,)
2009-10-07 10:14:33.688 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen() Match() Wait(Sig,)
2009-10-07 10:14:33.722 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen() Match() Wait(Sig,)
2009-10-07 10:14:33.756 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen() Match() Wait(Sig,)
2009-10-07 10:14:33.790 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen() Match() Wait(Sig,)
2009-10-07 10:14:33.824 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen() Match() Wait(Sig,)
2009-10-07 10:14:33.858 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen() Match() Wait(Sig,)
2009-10-07 10:14:33.892 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen() Match() Wait(Sig,)
2009-10-07 10:14:33.926 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen() Match() Wait(Sig,)
2009-10-07 10:14:33.960 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen() Match() Wait(Sig,)
2009-10-07 10:14:33.994 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen() Match() Wait(Sig,)
2009-10-07 10:14:34.029 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen() Match() Wait(Sig,)
2009-10-07 10:14:34.063 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen() Match() Wait(Sig,)
2009-10-07 10:14:34.097 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen() Match() Wait(Sig,)
2009-10-07 10:14:34.131 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen() Match() Wait(Sig,)
2009-10-07 10:14:34.138 SIScan(0): Timeout Scanning Frequency 754166670 --
no signal
2009-10-07 10:14:34.138 DVBSM(0): Stop() -- begin
2009-10-07 10:14:34.138 SM(0)::Stop: begin
2009-10-07 10:14:34.167 SM(0)::Stop: end
2009-10-07 10:14:34.167 DVBSH(0): RemoveListener(0x2648670) -- begin
2009-10-07 10:14:34.167 DVBSH(0): RemoveListener(0x2648670) -- locked
2009-10-07 10:14:34.167 DVBSH(0): RemoveListener(0x2648670) -- end
2009-10-07 10:14:34.167 DVBSM(0): Stop() -- end
2009-10-07 10:14:34.167 SIScan(0): HandlePostInsertion() pat(0)
2009-10-07 10:14:34.171 ~ScanProgressPopup()
2009-10-07 10:14:34.171 SIScan(0): Stopping SIScanner
2009-10-07 10:14:34.184 DVBSM(0): Stop() -- begin
2009-10-07 10:14:34.184 SM(0)::Stop: begin
2009-10-07 10:14:34.184 SM(0)::Stop: end
2009-10-07 10:14:34.185 DVBSH(0): RemoveListener(0x2648670) -- begin
2009-10-07 10:14:34.185 DVBSH(0): RemoveListener(0x2648670) -- locked
2009-10-07 10:14:34.185 DVBSH(0): RemoveListener(0x2648670) -- end
2009-10-07 10:14:34.185 DVBSM(0): Stop() -- end
2009-10-07 10:14:34.185 DVBSM(0): Stop() -- begin
2009-10-07 10:14:34.185 SM(0)::Stop: begin
2009-10-07 10:14:34.185 SM(0)::Stop: end
2009-10-07 10:14:34.185 DVBSH(0): RemoveListener(0x2648670) -- begin
2009-10-07 10:14:34.185 DVBSH(0): RemoveListener(0x2648670) -- locked
2009-10-07 10:14:34.185 DVBSH(0): RemoveListener(0x2648670) -- end
2009-10-07 10:14:34.185 DVBSM(0): Stop() -- end
2009-10-07 10:14:34.185 DVBSM(0): Stop() -- begin
2009-10-07 10:14:34.185 SM(0)::Stop: begin
2009-10-07 10:14:34.185 SM(0)::Stop: end
2009-10-07 10:14:34.185 DVBSM(0): Stop() -- end
2009-10-07 10:14:34.186 SIScan(0): SIScanner Stopped
2009-10-07 10:14:34.186 DVBChan(1:0): Closing DVB channel
-- 
Chris Jones