[mythtv-users] LiveTV Hangs

[John Pham]

On Feb 8, 2011, at 7:44 AM, Khanh Tran wrote:

> On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 12:01 AM, John Pham <jdpdata at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm still hanging at Live TV.  Any pointers guys?
>> MythTV Version   : v0.24-151-g1a69c92
>> MythTV Branch    : fixes/0.24
>> Network Protocol : 63
>> Library API      : 0.24.20101129-1
>> QT Version       : 4.7.0
>> Options compiled in:
>>  linux debug using_alsa using_jack using_oss using_pulse  
>> using_pulseoutput
>> using_backend using_bindings_perl using_bindings_python 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_qtdbus using_qtwebkit using_v4l using_x11
>> using_xrandr using_xv using_bindings_perl using_bindings_python
>> using_mythtranscode using_opengl using_vdpau using_ffmpeg_threads  
>> using_live
>> using_mheg
>
> I'm running the same options, but I've figured out a slight workaround
> for my issue.
>
> I originally had "start LiveTV with Program Guide" enabled (or
> whatever that exact setting is called).  Starting LiveTV would "hang"
> the frontend on the first try, restarting the mythfrontend process and
> then going to LiveTV would always work on that second try, but again
> another try would yield the hang.  It always worked on that next try,
> regardless of using QT, OpenGL, VDPAU or not.
>
> If I turn off the option to go straight to the Program Guide when
> starting Live TV, I can always start Live TV and even bring up the
> Program Guide consistently each time I've tried.
> _______________________________________________

So you're saying I should try to Start Live TV with Program Guide  
enabled?