[mythtv-users] Hauppauge HD-PVR MythTV setup

[greg pryzby]

On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 8:50 PM, Jeff Cranmer <jeff at lotussevencars.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 2010-10-18 at 19:37 -0500, Greg Oliver wrote:
>> On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 7:15 PM, Jeff Cranmer <jeff at lotussevencars.com> wrote:
>> > On Mon, 2010-10-18 at 09:46 +0100, Liam Friel wrote:
>> >> Have you run mythtv-setup to tell it where the channels are?
>> >>
>> > I did that, and I also ran mythfilldatabase to populate the channel
>> > guide.  I can view the guide, and it is fully populated, but I can't
>> > view TV without the 'failed to find channel' error.
>>
>> Do you have /bin/true (or something similar) in the channel change
>> script entry in mythtv-setup?  Without something in the channel change
>> option, it will not try to tune anything.  Even if lirc is not setup
>> and it is really not changing channels on anything, it will activate
>> the hdpvr, which will in turn display whaever is currently feeding
>> your hdpvr.


Don't forget that the 'current channel' (the field where you set the
channel) must be blank.

Channel: leave it black
Channel Change Script: /bin/true

Scroll back on the terminal where you call the frontend and look for
messages/errors.

>> -Greg
>
> Yep.  /bin/true is in the channel change script entry in mythtv-setup.
> That's what is confusing me about this, as I too would have thought that
> the TV would display even without the channel changer setup.
>
> The PVR definitely works, as I can display the PVR signal using vlc, but
> it craps out when I try it from mythTV, even after power cycling both
> the PC and the PVR.
>
> I saw another post that indicated a similar problem due to a corrupt
> database.  I guess I could delete the database and re-initialise it.



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