[mythtv-users] Can't get it to work

[Mark Tiddens]

Thanks. I followed everything closely step-by-step three to four times.  How
do I "check backend logs", what do I look for, and what do I do once I see
something? 

-----Original Message-----
From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Robert McNamara
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 2:56 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Can't get it to work

On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 2:47 PM, Mark Tiddens <tiddens at jumpingdolphins.com>
wrote:
> I'm trying to find a Linux alternative to the WinTV7 software that 
> gets all channels, including clear QAM channels numbering in the 
> thousands.  WinTV7 was simple to set up, and gets these channels.  
> TVtime works, but doesn't get these channels.
>
> I've spent many hours trying to get MythTV to work, and I am fairly 
> computer-literate.  I am trying to get it to work on a system using 
> Ubuntu 9.10 and the Hauppauge 950Q USB stick (which works great on my 
> Windows machine with their WinTV7 software, and also works on my 
> Ubuntu machine with TVtime).  I have read everything and tried 
> everything.  One question is if MythTV really requires a subscription to
SchedulesDirect to use MythTV?
> WinTV7 doesn't require this.
>
> Anyway, I was getting the error message Re: Mythtv is using all 
> inputs, but there are no active recordings, and read and tried 
> everything on the Internet about this.  I noticed that scanning or 
> fetching TV channels wouldn't work, so I signed up with 
> SchedulesDirect to see if this would help, even though I don't want to 
> be forced to sign up and pay for this service.  And now when I run Mythtv
and try "Watch TV" it says "Please W…"
> and then goes back to the menu.

You need to check your backend logs.  In general, this means that you have
misconfigured something in mythtv-setup.  You do need to scan for channels.
Each item in mythtv-setup is numbered because they are non-optional and must
be done, completely, in order.

> Help!
>
> I work for CatchTheWaveTV.com, makers of The Wave, a PC designed to 
> connect to TV's, and we want everything to be pre-installed, so if 
> Mythtv must use this SchedulesDirect, we cannot implement it in The Wave.

Sounds like MythTV isn't the right option for you.  MythTV is functionally
useless or near-useless without guide data.  In the US, the only legal
method of obtaining guide data for all services and locales is
SchedulesDirect.  This means paying the yearly fee.

Robert
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