[mythtv-users] video liveTV problem ?

[Nick Rout]

On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 6:55 AM, Michael Harings<mharings1 at mchsi.com> wrote:
> Still working to get video/audio output working. Downloaded mythbuntu
> auto-build. restarted both frontend/backend. Am using 48000 for sampling
> rate with my Hauppage pvr350 card in LiveTV and Default recording
> profiles. Have set 9.04 to work w/o NVidia drivers.
>
> Here's what I think the problem is in the backend file:
> 2009-08-31 11:32:30.703 NVR(/dev/video0): Won't work with the streaming
> interface, falling back
> strange error flushing buffer ...
>
> log files: BACK:
>
> 2009-08-31 11:32:16.568 Seem to be woken up by USER
> 2009-08-31 11:32:23.629 UPnpMedia: BuildMediaMap VIDEO scan starting
> in :/var/lib/mythtv/videos:
> 2009-08-31 11:32:23.635 UPnpMedia: BuildMediaMap Done. Found 0 objects
> 2009-08-31 11:32:28.985 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Monitor
> 2009-08-31 11:32:28.995 adding: mu as a client (events: 0)
> 2009-08-31 11:32:28.997 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Monitor
> 2009-08-31 11:32:28.998 adding: mu as a client (events: 1)
> 2009-08-31 11:32:29.009 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback
> 2009-08-31 11:32:29.010 adding: mu as a client (events: 0)
> 2009-08-31 11:32:29.026 TVRec(1): Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV
> 2009-08-31 11:32:29.035 TVRec(1): HW Tuner: 1->1
> 2009-08-31 11:32:30.691 AutoExpire: CalcParams(): Max required Free
> Space: 2.0 GB w/freq: 15 min
> 2009-08-31 11:32:30.703 NVR(/dev/video0): Won't work with the streaming
> interface, falling back
> strange error flushing buffer ...
> VIDIOCGMBUF:: Invalid argument
> 2009-08-31 11:33:10.713 TVRec(1): Changing from WatchingLiveTV to None
> 2009-08-31 11:33:10.771 Finished recording The Martha Stewart Show:
> channel 2003
> 2009-08-31 11:33:33.542 AutoExpire: CalcParams(): Max required Free
> Space: 1.0 GB w/freq: 15 min
> 2009-08-31 11:34:33.568 Expiring 0 MBytes for 2003 @ Mon Aug 31 11:00:00
> 2009 => The Martha Stewart Show
>
> FRONT:
>
> 2009-08-31 11:32:25.421 No theme
> dir: /home/harim/.mythtv/themes/Mythbuntu-8.04
> 2009-08-31 11:32:28.968 Connecting to backend server: 192.168.1.105:6543
> (try 1 of 5)
> 2009-08-31 11:32:28.970 Using protocol version 40
> 2009-08-31 11:32:29.007 TV: Attempting to change from None to
> WatchingLiveTV
> 2009-08-31 11:32:29.008 Using protocol version 40
> 2009-08-31 11:32:30.720 DPMS Deactivated
> 2009-08-31 11:33:10.707 TV Error: StartRecorder() -- timed out waiting
> for recorder to start
> 2009-08-31 11:33:10.707 TV Error: LiveTV not successfully started
> 2009-08-31 11:33:10.739 TV: Deleting TV Chain in destructor
> 2009-08-31 11:33:10.743 DPMS Reactivated.
> 2009-08-31 11:33:51.226 Received a remote 'Clear Cache' request
> 2009-08-31 11:33:55.182 Deleting UPnP client...
>
> thanks!

Most likely you chose that your PVR-350 was a "Analog V4L capture
card" insead of a "MPEG-2 encoder card (PVR-x50, PVR-500)" in
mythtv-setup.

If so, delete the tuner and start again :)