[mythtv-users] Just upgraded to 0.25 with mixed results.

Douglas Peale Douglas_Peale at comcast.net
Mon Jul 11 05:40:11 UTC 2011 

On 07/10/2011 02:56 PM, Douglas Peale wrote:
> My upgrade to 11.04 broke video playback (dropped frames and video tearing). OpenGL did not work at all in 10.10, and was only
> displaying in the upper left corner of the display under .24 and 11.04, so I decided to upgrade to 0.25.
>
> I recently switched back to the SPDIF connection to my receiver (DENON AVR-3801) because with the analog connection, I had no
> volume control, and could not use earphones. I found with 11.04 with SPDIF, I had no audio about 25% of the time and had to
> reboot to get it working (it would work on th login screen, but not when logged in).
>
> My video card is an ATI 4850HD running the default open source drivers (ATI drivers screwed up the test install I tried them on)
> driving a 2560x1600 LCD, processor is an I7 with 6 GB RAM.
>
> My results with 0.25 are mixed.
>
> OpenGL now works as well as xv-blit used to on 0.24, no dropped frames, but tearing. xv-blit learned a new trick in 0.25,
> randomly changing the color at commercial boundaries (sometimes the color is correct, sometimes faces are green) Amusing for
> about 30 seconds, but quickly tiresome. It still has tearing.
>
> The audio mode I had in 0.24 does not work in 0.25, I get silence. I had to turn of Dolby Digital and DTS before I got any sound
> at all. The test screen would play sound even when  Dolby Digital and DTS were enabled, but I got silence when I tried "Watch
> TV". With Dolby Digital and DTS off, I get stereo sound.
More weird stuff:
Can't do "Watch TV" until after I have run mythbackendsetup. The backend is running on boot, but selecting "Watch TV" just
causes the screen to flash.

This appears in the backend log:

    2011-07-10 22:30:02.942967 N [1494/1965] Expire autoexpire.cpp:263 (CalcParams) - AutoExpire: CalcParams(): Max required
    Free Space: 1.0 GB w/freq: 15 min
    2011-07-10 22:30:25.981046 I [1494/1973] ProcessRequest mainserver.cpp:1298 (HandleAnnounce) - MainServer::ANN Playback
    2011-07-10 22:30:25.981061 I [1494/1973] ProcessRequest mainserver.cpp:1300 (HandleAnnounce) - adding: Compromise as a
    client (events: 0)
    2011-07-10 22:30:25.981686 I [1494/1974] ProcessRequest mainserver.cpp:1298 (HandleAnnounce) - MainServer::ANN Monitor
    2011-07-10 22:30:25.981699 I [1494/1974] ProcessRequest mainserver.cpp:1300 (HandleAnnounce) - adding: Compromise as a
    client (events: 1)
    2011-07-10 22:30:39.179672 I [1494/1975] ProcessRequest mainserver.cpp:1298 (HandleAnnounce) - MainServer::ANN Playback
    2011-07-10 22:30:39.179680 I [1494/1975] ProcessRequest mainserver.cpp:1300 (HandleAnnounce) - adding: Compromise as a
    client (events: 0)
    2011-07-10 22:30:39.196810 I [1494/1723] TVRecEvent tv_rec.cpp:989 (HandleStateChange) - TVRec(1): Changing from None to
    WatchingLiveTV
    2011-07-10 22:30:39.200530 I [1494/1723] TVRecEvent tv_rec.cpp:3443 (TuningCheckForHWChange) - TVRec(1): HW Tuner: 1->1
    2011-07-10 22:30:39.204281 E [1494/1723] TVRecEvent dtvmultiplex.cpp:289 (ParseTuningParams) - DTVMux: ParseTuningParams --
    Unknown tuner type
    2011-07-10 22:30:39.204330 E [1494/1723] TVRecEvent dtvchannel.cpp:303 (SetChannelByString) - DTVChan(1016A87D-0):
    SetChannelByString(5.1): Failed to initialize multiplex options
    2011-07-10 22:30:39.204341 E [1494/1723] TVRecEvent tv_rec.cpp:3647 (TuningFrequency) - TVRec(1): Failed to set channel to
    5.1. Reverting to kState_None
    2011-07-10 22:30:39.204372 I [1494/1723] TVRecEvent tv_rec.cpp:989 (HandleStateChange) - TVRec(1): Changing from
    WatchingLiveTV to None


This is what the front end log has to say:

    Starting mythfrontend.real..
    2011-07-10 22:30:23.493361 C [2414/2414] thread_unknown mythcommandlineparser.cpp:1099 (ConfigureLogging) - mythfrontend
    version: master [v0.25pre-2682-gfb34130] www.mythtv.org
    2011-07-10 22:30:23.493399 C [2414/2414] thread_unknown mythcommandlineparser.cpp:1101 (ConfigureLogging) - Enabled verbose
    msgs:  general general
    2011-07-10 22:30:23.493476 C [2414/2414] thread_unknown mythlogging.cpp:838 (logStart) - Setting Log Level to LOG_INFO
    2011-07-10 22:30:23.493551 I [2414/2414] thread_unknown mythlogging.cpp:169 (FileLogger) - Added logging to the console
    2011-07-10 22:30:23.493572 I [2414/2414] thread_unknown mythlogging.cpp:176 (FileLogger) - Added logging to
    /var/log/mythtv/mythfrontend.log
    2011-07-10 22:30:23.493584 I [2414/2414] thread_unknown mythlogging.cpp:329 (DatabaseLogger) - Added database logging to
    table logging
    2011-07-10 22:30:23.493670 C [2414/2414] thread_unknown mythlogging.cpp:877 (logStart) - Setting up SIGHUP handler
    2011-07-10 22:30:23.494165 C [2414/2414] thread_unknown mythdirs.cpp:51 (InitializeMythDirs) - Using runtime prefix = /usr
    2011-07-10 22:30:23.494184 C [2414/2414] thread_unknown mythdirs.cpp:64 (InitializeMythDirs) - Using configuration directory
    = /home/dpeale/.mythtv
    2011-07-10 22:30:23.495349 N [2414/2414] CoreContext threadpool.cpp:317 (ThreadPool) - ThreadPool:HTTP: Initial 1, Max 25,
    Timeout 60000
    2011-07-10 22:30:23.599083 I [2414/2417] DBLogger mythdbcon.cpp:67 (MSqlDatabase) - Database connection created: LogCon
    2011-07-10 22:30:23.599122 I [2414/2417] DBLogger mythdbcon.cpp:410 (getStaticCon) - New static DB connectionLogCon
    2011-07-10 22:30:23.651888 E [2414/2417] DBLogger mythdbcon.cpp:251 (KickDatabase) - Driver error was [1/1045]:
    QMYSQL: Unable to connect
    Database error was:
    Access denied for user 'dpeale'@'localhost' (using password: NO)

    2011-07-10 22:30:23.752665 E [2414/2417] DBLogger mythdbcon.cpp:251 (KickDatabase) - Driver error was [1/1045]:
    QMYSQL: Unable to connect
    Database error was:
    Access denied for user 'dpeale'@'localhost' (using password: NO)

    2011-07-10 22:30:23.853315 E [2414/2417] DBLogger mythdbcon.cpp:251 (KickDatabase) - Driver error was [1/1045]:
    QMYSQL: Unable to connect
    Database error was:
    Access denied for user 'dpeale'@'localhost' (using password: NO)

    2011-07-10 22:30:23.954004 E [2414/2417] DBLogger mythdbcon.cpp:251 (KickDatabase) - Driver error was [1/1045]:
    QMYSQL: Unable to connect
    Database error was:
    Access denied for user 'dpeale'@'localhost' (using password: NO)

    2011-07-10 22:30:24.054704 E [2414/2417] DBLogger mythdbcon.cpp:251 (KickDatabase) - Driver error was [1/1045]:
    QMYSQL: Unable to connect
    Database error was:
    Access denied for user 'dpeale'@'localhost' (using password: NO)

    2011-07-10 22:30:24.155401 E [2414/2417] DBLogger mythdbcon.cpp:251 (KickDatabase) - Driver error was [1/1045]:
    QMYSQL: Unable to connect
    Database error was:
    Access denied for user 'dpeale'@'localhost' (using password: NO)

    2011-07-10 22:30:24.256128 E [2414/2417] DBLogger mythdbcon.cpp:251 (KickDatabase) - Driver error was [1/1045]:
    QMYSQL: Unable to connect
    Database error was:
    Access denied for user 'dpeale'@'localhost' (using password: NO)

    2011-07-10 22:30:24.292224 A [2414/2414] CoreContext mythcontext.cpp:464 (LoadDatabaseSettings) - Empty LocalHostName.
    2011-07-10 22:30:24.292242 I [2414/2414] CoreContext mythcontext.cpp:468 (LoadDatabaseSettings) - Using localhost value of
    Compromise
    2011-07-10 22:30:24.292478 I [2414/2414] CoreContext mythdbcon.cpp:67 (MSqlDatabase) - Database connection created: DBManager0
    2011-07-10 22:30:24.292496 I [2414/2414] CoreContext mythdbcon.cpp:312 (popConnection) - New DB connection, total: 1
    2011-07-10 22:30:24.293248 I [2414/2414] CoreContext mythdbcon.cpp:171 (OpenDatabase) - Connected to database 'mythconverg'
    at host: localhost
    2011-07-10 22:30:24.306875 I [2414/2417] DBLogger mythdbcon.cpp:171 (OpenDatabase) - Connected to database 'mythconverg' at
    host: localhost
    2011-07-10 22:30:24.318176 I [2414/2414] CoreContext mythdbcon.cpp:470 (CloseDatabases) - Closing DB connection named
    'DBManager0'
    2011-07-10 22:30:24.318564 I [2414/2414] CoreContext mythdbcon.cpp:171 (OpenDatabase) - Connected to database 'mythconverg'
    at host: localhost
    2011-07-10 22:30:24.319068 I [2414/2414] CoreContext mythcorecontext.cpp:1094 (SaveLocaleDefaults) - Current locale en_US
    2011-07-10 22:30:24.319127 E [2414/2414] CoreContext mythlocale.cpp:110 (LoadDefaultsFromXML) - Reading locale defaults from
    /usr/share/mythtv//locales/en_us.xml
    2011-07-10 22:30:24.322963 I [2414/2426] SystemManager system-unix.cpp:244 (run) - Starting process manager
    2011-07-10 22:30:24.323046 I [2414/2429] SystemIOHandlerW system-unix.cpp:75 (run) - Starting IO manager (write)
    2011-07-10 22:30:24.323054 I [2414/2427] SystemSignalManager system-unix.cpp:434 (run) - Starting process signal handler
    2011-07-10 22:30:24.324078 I [2414/2428] SystemIOHandlerR system-unix.cpp:75 (run) - Starting IO manager (read)
    2011-07-10 22:30:24.524003 I [2414/2414] CoreContext screensaver-x11.cpp:57 (ScreenSaverX11Private) - ScreenSaverX11Private:
    Gnome screen saver support enabled
    2011-07-10 22:30:24.524799 I [2414/2414] CoreContext screensaver-x11.cpp:86 (ScreenSaverX11Private) - ScreenSaverX11Private:
    DPMS is active.
    2011-07-10 22:30:24.541145 N [2414/2414] CoreContext DisplayRes.cpp:64 (Initialize) - Desktop video mode: 2560x1600 59.860 Hz
    2011-07-10 22:30:24.745304 I [2414/2414] CoreContext mythtranslation.cpp:66 (load) - Loading en_us translation for module
    mythfrontend
    2011-07-10 22:30:24.751694 E [2414/2414] CoreContext lirc.cpp:208 (Init) - LIRC: Failed to connect to Unix socket
    '/var/run/lirc/lircd'
                eno: No such file or directory (2)
    2011-07-10 22:30:24.751763 E [2414/2414] CoreContext jsmenu.cpp:91 (Init) - JoystickMenuThread: Joystick disabled - Failed
    to read /home/dpeale/.mythtv/joystickmenurc
    2011-07-10 22:30:24.752407 I [2414/2414] CoreContext mythudplistener.cpp:22 (MythUDPListener) - UDPListener: bound to port 6948
    2011-07-10 22:30:24.789529 I [2414/2414] CoreContext mythmainwindow.cpp:896 (Init) - Using Frameless Window
    2011-07-10 22:30:24.858948 I [2414/2414] CoreContext mythmainwindow.cpp:961 (Init) - Trying the OpenGL painter
    2011-07-10 22:30:24.907577 I [2414/2414] CoreContext mythrender_opengl1.cpp:77 (InitFeatures) - OpenGL1: Fragment program
    support available
    2011-07-10 22:30:24.907639 I [2414/2414] CoreContext mythrender_opengl.cpp:880 (InitFeatures) - OpenGL: OpenGL vendor  : X.Org
    2011-07-10 22:30:24.907646 I [2414/2414] CoreContext mythrender_opengl.cpp:882 (InitFeatures) - OpenGL: OpenGL renderer:
    Gallium 0.4 on AMD RV770
    2011-07-10 22:30:24.907652 I [2414/2414] CoreContext mythrender_opengl.cpp:884 (InitFeatures) - OpenGL: OpenGL version : 2.1
    Mesa 7.10.2
    2011-07-10 22:30:24.907664 I [2414/2414] CoreContext mythrender_opengl.cpp:886 (InitFeatures) - OpenGL: Max texture size:
    8192 x 8192
    2011-07-10 22:30:24.907670 I [2414/2414] CoreContext mythrender_opengl.cpp:888 (InitFeatures) - OpenGL: Max texture units: 8
    2011-07-10 22:30:24.907677 I [2414/2414] CoreContext mythrender_opengl.cpp:890 (InitFeatures) - OpenGL: Direct rendering: Yes
    2011-07-10 22:30:24.907682 I [2414/2414] CoreContext mythrender_opengl.cpp:897 (InitFeatures) - OpenGL: PixelBufferObject
    support available
    2011-07-10 22:30:24.907689 I [2414/2414] CoreContext mythrender_opengl.cpp:81 (Init) - OpenGL: Initialised MythRenderOpenGL
    2011-07-10 22:30:25.074733 I [2414/2414] CoreContext schemawizard.cpp:118 (Compare) - Current MythTV Schema Version
    (DBSchemaVer): 1278
    2011-07-10 22:30:25.581947 W [2414/2414] CoreContext themeinfo.cpp:74 (parseThemeInfo) - ThemeInfo: Unable to open
    themeinfo.xml for /usr/share/mythtv/themes/BlackCurves-OSD/themeinfo.xml
    2011-07-10 22:30:25.581961 E [2414/2414] CoreContext themeinfo.cpp:34 (ThemeInfo) - ThemeInfo: The theme
    (/usr/share/mythtv/themes/BlackCurves-OSD) is missing a themeinfo.xml file.
    2011-07-10 22:30:25.582732 W [2414/2414] CoreContext themeinfo.cpp:74 (parseThemeInfo) - ThemeInfo: Unable to open
    themeinfo.xml for /usr/share/mythtv/themes/Gray-OSD/themeinfo.xml
    2011-07-10 22:30:25.582744 E [2414/2414] CoreContext themeinfo.cpp:34 (ThemeInfo) - ThemeInfo: The theme
    (/usr/share/mythtv/themes/Gray-OSD) is missing a themeinfo.xml file.
    2011-07-10 22:30:25.772796 N [2414/2414] CoreContext mythmainwindow.cpp:1788 (RegisterMediaPlugin) - Registering Internal as
    a media playback plugin.
    2011-07-10 22:30:25.773468 W [2414/2414] CoreContext mythplugin.cpp:164 (MythPluginManager) - No plugins directory
    /usr/lib/mythtv/plugins
    2011-07-10 22:30:25.909376 N [2414/2414] CoreContext main.cpp:1039 (RunMenu) - Found mainmenu.xml for theme 'MythCenter-wide'
    2011-07-10 22:30:25.979779 I [2414/2414] CoreContext mythcorecontext.cpp:310 (ConnectCommandSocket) - MythCoreContext:
    Connecting to backend server: 192.168.63.3:6543 (try 1 of 1)
    2011-07-10 22:30:25.980756 I [2414/2414] CoreContext mythcorecontext.cpp:995 (CheckProtoVersion) - Using protocol version 69
    2011-07-10 22:30:39.128545 I [2414/2414] CoreContext tv_play.cpp:861 (TV) - TV: Creating TV object
    2011-07-10 22:30:39.152615 I [2414/2414] CoreContext tv_play.cpp:1082 (Init) - TV: Created TvPlayWindow.
    2011-07-10 22:30:39.178890 I [2414/2414] CoreContext tv_play.cpp:1807 (HandleStateChange) - TV: Attempting to change from
    None to WatchingLiveTV
    2011-07-10 22:30:39.178919 I [2414/2414] CoreContext mythcorecontext.cpp:310 (ConnectCommandSocket) - MythCoreContext:
    Connecting to backend server: 192.168.63.3:6543 (try 1 of 1)
    2011-07-10 22:30:39.179454 I [2414/2414] CoreContext mythcorecontext.cpp:995 (CheckProtoVersion) - Using protocol version 69
    2011-07-10 22:30:39.184947 N [2414/2414] CoreContext tv_play.cpp:1872 (HandleStateChange) - TV: Spawning LiveTV Recorder --
    begin
    2011-07-10 22:30:39.204637 N [2414/2414] CoreContext tv_play.cpp:1879 (HandleStateChange) - TV: Spawning LiveTV Recorder -- end
    2011-07-10 22:30:39.204986 E [2414/2414] CoreContext livetvchain.cpp:256 (GetEntryAt) - GetEntryAt(-1) failed.
    2011-07-10 22:30:39.204997 E [2414/2414] CoreContext livetvchain.cpp:263 (GetEntryAt) - It appears that your backend may be
    misconfigured.  Check your backend logs to determine whether your capture cards, lineups, channels, or storage configuration
    are reporting errors.  This issue is commonly caused by failing to complete all setup steps properly.  You may wish to
    review the documentation for mythtv-setup.
    2011-07-10 22:30:39.205069 E [2414/2414] CoreContext livetvchain.cpp:281 (EntryToProgram) - EntryToProgram(0 at Wed Dec 31
    16:00:00 1969) failed to get pginfo
    2011-07-10 22:30:39.205079 E [2414/2414] CoreContext tv_play.cpp:1884 (HandleStateChange) - TV: HandleStateChange(): LiveTV
    not successfully started
    2011-07-10 22:30:39.205190 E [2414/2414] CoreContext tv_play.cpp:1917 (HandleStateChange) - TV: LiveTV not successfully started
    2011-07-10 22:30:39.214042 I [2414/2414] CoreContext tv_play.cpp:2135 (HandleStateChange) - TV: Main UI disabled.
    2011-07-10 22:30:39.214482 I [2414/2414] CoreContext tv_play.cpp:298 (StartTV) - TV: Entering main playback loop.
    2011-07-10 22:30:39.215066 I [2414/2414] CoreContext screensaver-x11.cpp:155 (DisableDPMS) - ScreenSaverX11Private: DPMS
    Deactivated 1
    2011-07-10 22:30:39.216390 I [2414/2414] CoreContext tv_play.cpp:300 (StartTV) - TV: Exiting main playback loop.


If I enter backend setup, then exit, "Watch TV" works fine. (well, as well as it can given the other issues I'm having)
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