[mythtv-users] HD-PVR Dropouts

[Douglas Choma]

On 2/18/10 8:01 AM, greg wrote:
> Douglas Choma wrote:
>> I'm experiencing a similar issue after moving to 0.22-fixes (and 0.23 
>> trunk).
>>
>> When watching live tv and changing the channel, I get the following 
>> error on the backend...
>> DevRdB(/dev/video0) Error: Poll giving up
>> MPEGRec(/dev/video0) Error: Device error detected
>> DevRdB(/dev/video0): Stop(): Not running.
>>
>> And this happens on the frontend...
>> [aac @ 0x7f2128a14920]channel element 0.5 is not allocated
>> audio stream changed
>> DEnc, Error: Could not open codec, invalid bitrate or samplerate
>> Segmentation fault
>>
>> I'm guessing this has to be an issue with Myth, because the same 
>> setup worked when I was using 0.22 from trunk.  It only started after 
>> 0.22 moved to stable.
>>
>> I get the same results with the 0.23 trunk.
>>
>> Here's my current build...
>> MythTV Version   : 23504M
>> MythTV Branch    : trunk
>> Network Protocol : 56
>> Library API      : 0.23.20100131-1
>> QT Version       : 4.4.3
>> Options compiled in:
>>  linux release using_oss using_alsa using_backend using_dvb 
>> using_firewire using_frontend using_hdhomerun using_hdpvr using_iptv 
>> using_ivtv using_joystick_menu using_lirc using_mheg 
>> using_opengl_video using_opengl_vsync using_qtwebkit using_v4l 
>> using_x11 using_bindings_perl using_bindings_python using_opengl 
>> using_ffmpeg_threads using_libavc_5_3 using_live using_mheg
> I am running trunk and have been since the HDPVR became available. I 
> don't experience the problems you are seeing.. My setup is pretty 
> stable.. I compared my setup to yours and they are very similar...  I 
> am running a newer version of Myth,plus a different version of QT...
> The only problem I've had with the HDPVR was it was switching 
> nodes,but with the help of a few people on here I got that working...
> OS Ubuntu 9.10 Nvidia 195.36.03
>
> MythTV Version   : 23567
> MythTV Branch    : trunk
> Network Protocol : 56
> Library API      : 0.23.20100212-1
> QT Version       : 4.5.2
> Options compiled in:
> linux debug using_oss using_alsa using_backend using_dvb 
> using_frontend using_hdhomerun using_hdpvr using_iptv using_ivtv 
> using_joystick_menu using_lirc using_mheg using_opengl_video 
> using_opengl_vsync using_qtdbus using_qtwebkit using_v4l using_x11 
> using_xrandr using_xv using_bindings_perl using_bindings_python 
> using_opengl using_vdpau using_ffmpeg_threads using_live using_mheg

Thanks Greg,

Are you running any patches against trunk?  I noticed the wiki still 
mentions "recommended" patches, which I've applied.  It sounds like I 
might just need to purge everything and do a clean build.

Which version of the v4l-dvb drivers are you working with?