[mythtv-users] Failed to open
BBQ
bbq at cavu.com
Fri Jun 15 05:12:21 UTC 2012
I just cannot get the MythTV backend to work. I've configured my
capture card (Hauppauge HVR-2250). This card is listed as supported.
I'm using MythBuntu 12.04 LTS that installs MythTV 0.25.
I've followed the steps recommended by RobotBeard.com "Getting a Haupauge
HVR-2250 to work with MythTV,", including installing his recommended
firmware in /lib/firmware:
v4l-saa7164-1.0.3.fw
v4l-saa7164-1.0.3-3.fw
v4l-saa7164-1.0.2.fw
dvb-fe-tda10048-1.0.fw
When the logs still complained about missing NXP7164-2010-03-10.1.fw, I
found it on the net and put it there too. Rebooted.
Now lspci includes:
03:00.0 Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors SAA7164 (rev 81)
04:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GT218 [ION] (rev
a2)
04:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation High Definition Audio
Controller (rev a1)
It was recommended that I say that this card is DVB. Note that it has
two tuners and RobotBreard.com recommends treating each one as a
separate card, which I have done.
Now when I do:
ls -l lld /dev/dvb/*/*
I see:
crw-rw----+ 1 root video 212, 1 Jun 15 00:17 /dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0
crw-rw----+ 1 root video 212, 2 Jun 15 00:17 /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0
crw-rw----+ 1 root video 212, 0 Jun 15 00:17 /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0
crw-rw----+ 1 root video 212, 3 Jun 15 00:17 /dev/dvb/adapter0/net0
crw-rw----+ 1 root video 212, 5 Jun 15 00:17 /dev/dvb/adapter1/demux0
crw-rw----+ 1 root video 212, 6 Jun 15 00:17 /dev/dvb/adapter1/dvr0
crw-rw----+ 1 root video 212, 4 Jun 15 00:17 /dev/dvb/adapter1/frontend0
crw-rw----+ 1 root video 212, 7 Jun 15 00:17 /dev/dvb/adapter1/net0
On the Capture card setup I specified each half as:
[DVDB: /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0] (DVBinput)->(None)
and
[DVDB: /dev/dvb/adapter1/frontend0] (DVBinput)->(None)
Note that I could not change the input from "None". I suspect that this
may be my problem.
On Input conection I have:
[DVB: /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0] (DVBInput)->(None)
and
[DVB: /dev/dvb/adapter1/frontend0] (DVBInput)->(None)
On Profile Group I have
Name: Profile 1
Card-Type: DVB TV capture card (v3.x)
Yes, I have connected source to input:
capture device: [DVB: /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0}
Input: DVInput
Video source: (None) -- NOTE that I cannot change this from None;
could this be related to the problem?
and
capture device: [DVB: /dev/dvb/adapter1/frontend0}
Input: DVInput
Video source: (None) -- NOTE that I cannot change this from None;
could this be related to the problem?
For the catelog I set up the one for North America with a valid account
and password.
I manually started MySQL since MythBuntu apparently wasn't smart enough
to add it to /etc/rc5.d.
When I invoke mythbackend in foreground I the the following
(UNindented lines are my comments):
2012-06-15 00:28:22.132942 C mythbackend version: fixes/0.25 [v0.25]
www.mythtv.org
2012-06-15 00:28:22.133014 N Enabled verbose msgs: general
2012-06-15 00:28:22.133085 N Setting Log Level to LOG_INFO
2012-06-15 00:28:22.133236 I Added logging to the console
2012-06-15 00:28:22.133258 I Added database logging to table logging
2012-06-15 00:28:22.133513 N Setting up SIGHUP handler
2012-06-15 00:28:22.133744 N Using runtime prefix = /usr
2012-06-15 00:28:22.133911 N Using configuration directory =
/root/.mythtv
2012-06-15 00:28:22.134673 I Assumed character encoding: en_US.UTF-8
2012-06-15 00:28:22.206065 E Unable to read configuration file
mysql.txt
Where does it expect mysql.txt?
I have:
/home/mythtv/.mythtv/mysql.txt -> /etc/mythtv/mysql.txt
/home/bob/.mythtv/mysql.txt -> /etc/mythtv/mysql.txt
/etc/mythtv/mysql.txt
2012-06-15 00:28:22.206635 N Empty LocalHostName.
2012-06-15 00:28:22.206663 I Using localhost value of myth
2012-06-15 00:28:22.376692 N Setting QT default locale to EN_US
2012-06-15 00:28:22.376832 I Current locale EN_US
2012-06-15 00:28:22.376968 N Reading locale defaults from
/usr/share/mythtv//locales/en_us.xml
2012-06-15 00:28:22.398150 I Current MythTV Schema Version
(DBSchemaVer): 1299
2012-06-15 00:28:22.399347 I Loading en_us translation for module
mythfrontend
2012-06-15 00:28:22.401766 N MythBackend: Starting up as the master
server.
2012-06-15 00:28:22.411891 E TVRec(1): Problem finding starting
channel, setting to default of '3'.
2012-06-15 00:28:22.704556 E InitializeInputs():
Could not get inputs for the capturecard.
Perhaps you have forgotten to bind video
sources to your card's inputs?
2012-06-15 00:28:22.704695 E ChannelBase: CreateChannel() Error: Failed
to open device /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0
2012-06-15 00:28:22.704825 E Problem with capture cardsCard 1failed init
2012-06-15 00:28:22.708630 E TVRec(2): Problem finding starting
channel, setting to default of '3'.
(It would not let me specify a starting channel.)
2012-06-15 00:28:22.999579 E InitializeInputs():
Could not get inputs for the capturecard.
Perhaps you have forgotten to bind video
sources to your card's inputs?
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2012-06-15 00:28:22.999682 E ChannelBase: CreateChannel() Error: Failed
to open device /dev/dvb/adapter1/frontend0
2012-06-15 00:28:22.999745 E Problem with capture cardsCard 2failed init
2012-06-15 00:28:23.003491 E TVRec(3): Problem finding starting
channel, setting to default of '3'.
(It would not let me specify a starting channel.)
2012-06-15 00:28:23.004291 E InitializeInputs():
Could not get inputs for the capturecard.
Perhaps you have forgotten to bind video
sources to your card's inputs?
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2012-06-15 00:28:23.004382 E ChannelBase: CreateChannel() Error: Failed
to open device file:/
2012-06-15 00:28:23.004426 E Problem with capture cardsCard 3failed init
2012-06-15 00:28:23.004460 W MythBackend: No valid capture cards are
defined in the database.
2012-06-15 00:28:23.007320 W Scheduler: Listings source '' is defined,
but is not attached to a card input.
2012-06-15 00:28:23.007350 E Scheduler: No channel sources defined in
the database
Of course the frontend cannot connect to the backend because the backend
fails to start up normally.
Thanks for any help!!!
Bob
bbq at cavu.com
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