[mythtv-users] lirc problems

Wed Jun 2 00:15:42 UTC 2010

okay - i just found /var/log/mythtv

good info here...  so this is the problem i'm having when trying to
initialize live tv with hd-pvr;

Starting mythfrontend.real..
2010-06-01 20:14:01.970 mythfrontend version: branches/release-0-23-fixes
[24158] www.mythtv.org
2010-06-01 20:14:01.971 Using runtime prefix = /usr
2010-06-01 20:14:01.971 Using configuration directory = /home/joe/.mythtv
2010-06-01 20:14:02.789 Empty LocalHostName.
2010-06-01 20:14:02.789 Using localhost value of SuperComm9000se
2010-06-01 20:14:02.790 Testing network connectivity to '10.0.0.12'
2010-06-01 20:14:02.802 New DB connection, total: 1
2010-06-01 20:14:02.806 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
10.0.0.12
2010-06-01 20:14:02.842 Closing DB connection named 'DBManager0'
2010-06-01 20:14:02.854 ScreenSaverX11Private: Gnome screen saver support
enabled
2010-06-01 20:14:02.856 DPMS is active.
2010-06-01 20:14:02.858 Primary screen: 0.
2010-06-01 20:14:02.858 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
10.0.0.12
2010-06-01 20:14:02.859 Using screen 0, 1360x768 at 0,0
2010-06-01 20:14:02.880 Desktop video mode: 1360x768 59.9628 Hz
2010-06-01 20:14:02.900 MythUI Image Cache size set to 20971520 bytes
2010-06-01 20:14:02.924 Enabled verbose msgs:  important general
2010-06-01 20:14:02.929 Primary screen: 0.
2010-06-01 20:14:02.930 Using screen 0, 1360x768 at 0,0
2010-06-01 20:14:02.930 Using theme base resolution of 1280x720
2010-06-01 20:14:02.936 LIRC: Successfully initialized '/dev/lircd' using
'/home/joe/.lircrc' config
2010-06-01 20:14:02.937 JoystickMenuThread Error: Joystick disabled - Failed
to read /home/joe/.mythtv/joystickmenurc
2010-06-01 20:14:02.968 Using Frameless Window
2010-06-01 20:14:02.968 Using Full Screen Window
2010-06-01 20:14:03.087 Using the OpenGL painter
2010-06-01 20:14:03.263 XMLParseBase: Loaded base theme from
'/usr/share/mythtv/themes/Mythbuntu/base.xml'
2010-06-01 20:14:03.270 XMLParseBase: Loaded base theme from
'/usr/share/mythtv/themes/default-wide/base.xml'
2010-06-01 20:14:03.276 XMLParseBase: Loaded base theme from
'/usr/share/mythtv/themes/default/base.xml'
2010-06-01 20:14:03.276 XMLParseBase, Error: Unable to load window
'backgroundwindow' from base
2010-06-01 20:14:03.283 Current MythTV Schema Version (DBSchemaVer): 1254
2010-06-01 20:14:03.592 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin.
2010-06-01 20:14:03.592 No plugins directory /usr/lib/mythtv/plugins
2010-06-01 20:14:03.599 MediaMonitorUnix::AddDevice() - empty device path.
2010-06-01 20:14:03.599 MediaMonitorUnix::AddDevice() - empty device path.
2010-06-01 20:14:03.599 MediaMonitorUnix::AddDevice() - empty device path.
2010-06-01 20:14:03.601 NetworkControl: Listening for remote connections on
port 6546
2010-06-01 20:14:03.602 XMLParseBase: Loading window theme from
/usr/share/mythtv/themes/Mythbuntu/menu-ui.xml
2010-06-01 20:14:03.646 Loading menu theme from
/usr/share/mythtv/themes/defaultmenu//mainmenu.xml
2010-06-01 20:14:03.647 Found mainmenu.xml for theme 'Mythbuntu'
2010-06-01 20:14:03.900 Using NV NPOT texture extension
2010-06-01 20:14:03.969 MythContext: Connecting to backend server:
10.0.0.12:6543 (try 1 of 1)
2010-06-01 20:14:03.969 Using protocol version 56
2010-06-01 20:14:09.170 TV: Attempting to change from None to WatchingLiveTV
2010-06-01 20:14:09.170 MythContext: Connecting to backend server:
10.0.0.12:6543 (try 1 of 1)
2010-06-01 20:14:09.170 Using protocol version 56
2010-06-01 20:14:09.213 Spawning LiveTV Recorder -- begin
2010-06-01 20:14:14.110 Spawning LiveTV Recorder -- end
2010-06-01 20:14:14.111 GetEntryAt(-1) failed.
2010-06-01 20:14:14.127 EntryToProgram(0 at Wed Dec 31 19:00:00 1969) failed to
get pginfo
2010-06-01 20:14:14.127 TV Error: HandleStateChange(): LiveTV not
successfully started
2010-06-01 20:14:14.127 We have a RingBuffer
2010-06-01 20:14:14.189 TV Error: LiveTV not successfully started
2010-06-01 20:14:14.192 ScreenSaverX11Private: DPMS Deactivated 1
2010-06-01 20:14:14.194 ScreenSaverX11Private: DPMS Reactivated 1
2010-06-01 20:14:19.460 Deleting UPnP client...

On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 8:03 PM, Joe Friedrich <pennstatejoe74 at gmail.com>wrote:

> i have been trying to get mythtv to work for months with my hd-pvr.  i am
> yet to figure it out.  seems like i'm always so close - then something else
> pops up.  right now i'm dealing with some lirc issue i found in the
> deamon.logs everytime i boot the front end.  the machine i'm running is a
> front/backend.  i am hoping to use freemote control with it.
>
> is there a better place i can find more detailed info about what's not
> allowing myth to work properly...  maybe some logs specific to mythtv.
>
> i've been getting this error for the past 3 days...
>
>
> Jun  1 19:57:41 SuperComm9000se lircd-0.8.6[1777]: accepted new client on
> /var/run/lirc/lircd
> Jun  1 19:57:41 SuperComm9000se lircd-0.8.6[1777]: could not get file
> information for /dev/lirc
> Jun  1 19:57:41 SuperComm9000se lircd-0.8.6[1777]: default_init(): No such
> file or directory
> Jun  1 19:57:41 SuperComm9000se lircd-0.8.6[1777]: Failed to initialize
> hardware
> Jun  1 19:57:56 SuperComm9000se lircd-0.8.6[1777]: removed client
>
>
>
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