[mythtv-users] Cant add channel linup on fresh installs

Wed Oct 10 21:42:20 UTC 2012

On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 4:36 PM, Joseph Fry <joe at thefrys.com> wrote:

>
>     I have built multiple mythbuntu installs over the past week and for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> some reason none of them will allow me to download my channel lineup from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> schedules direct. I have tried on 0.25, 0.25 + fixes, and 0.26. I have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tried on multiple types of hardware and vm's. I even pulled the drive out
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of my current working myth 0.25 back-end and tried on that hardware
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> which previously worked fine, and it wont even work.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So wait a second... your trying to tell me that a working
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> install failed with just a hardware change... that makes no sense.  I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> suspect that it's a network issue, as that is the only thing that would fit.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Are you using DHCP?  Is there anything unique about it's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> configuration?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If your using manual IP's, did  you set dns servers in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> resolv.conf?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Actually I have even tried a fresh install on the exact
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> same hardware and different hardware. And by fresh install I mean as soon
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> as mythbuntu boots for the first time I go into the backend setup and try
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to add a video source. Then when I try to fetch channels the progress bar
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> goes to 50% then disappears.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My network is DHCP, nothing unique. Same dhcp networt that I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> used a month ago when I build my production backend that works.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I, and several others, had the same problem
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> upon installing and updating mythbuntu 12.04... but a reboot resolved it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  I suspected that some library was getting upgraded or soemthing, but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> because it was in use during the upgrade the new version was not being
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> used.  One other guy had a DNS issue (used a static IP and didn't set the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> DNS servers).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What really gets me is that a working install doesn't work
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> when moved to new hardware... this rules out anything software related...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> which makes me suspect network.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Are you prompted for a password if you go to "/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://webservices.schedulesdirect.tmsdatadirect.com/schedulesdirect/tvlistings/xtvdService"...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> if you supply your SD credentials you should get a GET method not supported.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I went to that link and was prompted, after entering my
>>>>>>>>>>>>> credentials I got the "GET method" error.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think I might have mislead you somehow. I haven't moved a
>>>>>>>>>>>>> working install to new hardware. I have a working install that I shutdown
>>>>>>>>>>>>> and removed the disk on, so that I could test a fresh install on hardware
>>>>>>>>>>>>> that I know has worked. I have also tried fresh installs on different
>>>>>>>>>>>>> hardware and even on VM. I am confident that my network isn't the issue
>>>>>>>>>>>>> because I do have my working install on the same network, also I can hit
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Schedules Direct manually. I don't think it is a hardware issue because I
>>>>>>>>>>>>> have tried it on different types of hardware (and even my known working
>>>>>>>>>>>>> hardware). I am at a loss and becoming frustrated!!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Ahh yes, I was confused by the sentence "I even pulled the
>>>>>>>>>>>> drive out of my current working myth 0.25 back-end and tried on that
>>>>>>>>>>>> hardware which previously worked fine, and it wont even work.".
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> One more thing to try, delete all of the ~/.mythtv/config.xml
>>>>>>>>>>>> file for all user accts, then rerun mythtv-setup to recreate it.  Perhaps
>>>>>>>>>>>> one of the updates is migrating blank data from the depreciated mysql.txt
>>>>>>>>>>>> during the installs?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> If that doesn't work try running the following command: "mythfilldatabase
>>>>>>>>>>>> --dd-grab-all -v file,network --loglevel debug --logpath /tmp" and post the
>>>>>>>>>>>> log file somewhere (pastebin).  The log file should tell us
>>>>>>>>>>>> where it's breaking down.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Ok, i deleted the config file, went back through setup and got
>>>>>>>>>>> the same deal. Ran the command manually and here is the link to the pastebin
>>>>>>>>>>> http://pastebin.com/kB468xPN
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> From what I can tell it looks like the mythfilldatabase actually
>>>>>>>>>>> worked... but ill let you tell me what you see.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I don't see anything odd there either.  Hmm.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> So the only problem your seeing is when the system is retrieving
>>>>>>>>>> lineups in mythtv-setup?  Here are a few things you might try:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Change your username.
>>>>>>>>>> Change your password.
>>>>>>>>>> Delete and recreate lineups.
>>>>>>>>>> Create a 'fake' lineup with a different source (say antenna
>>>>>>>>>> rather than cable or vice versa).
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I suspect that it is something related to the above, because you
>>>>>>>>>> can see that mythfilldatabase is having no trouble grabbing the data.
>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Correct, my issue is when I am first trying to set up the source
>>>>>>>>> and I try to retrieve lineups
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I have actually tried all of the above, i even went further and
>>>>>>>>> created a whole new account on schedules direct. Still same issue.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> how are you starting mythtv-setup?  Under what user?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> BTW,  your not the first to have this problem:
>>>>>>> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/528644
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Unfortunately I don't see any resolution.
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I start mythtv-setup logged in to mythbuntu as myself and just click
>>>>>> on applications>system>mythtv backend setup
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hmm... safe to assume that your user account is a member of the mythtv
>>>>> group?
>>>>>
>>>>> You might check the permissions of any myth* files in /tmp
>>>>>
>>>>> You might double check your system time and date, as well as time
>>>>> zone... you wouldn't believe the number of weird issues that are caused by
>>>>> time.
>>>>>
>>>>> You can post more verbose logs for mythtv-setup... "mythtv-setup
>>>>> --loglevel debug --logpath /tmp"... though there is not too much more there.
>>>>>
>>>>> Finally... are you sure it's even failing.  My system goes to 50% then
>>>>> disappears too... but then I can choose my lineup in the box below.  Are
>>>>> you sure it's not pulling your lineup just fine?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>> Time and date are fine, I ran setup verbose and still just got the same
>>>> error
>>>>
>>>> 012-10-10 15:33:28.428702 I [3516/3516] CoreContext
>>>> mythmainwindow.cpp:2540 (LockInputDevices) - Unlocking input devices
>>>> 2012-10-10 15:34:30.469007 I [3516/3516] CoreContext
>>>> videosource.cpp:349 (fillSelections) - Fetching lineups from Schedules
>>>> Direct...
>>>> 2012-10-10 15:34:30.487697 I [3516/3516] CoreContext
>>>> datadirect.cpp:1158 (GrabData) - DataDirect: Grabbing channel data
>>>> 2012-10-10 15:34:30.487762 I [3516/3516] CoreContext
>>>> datadirect.cpp:1021 (DDPost) - Downloading DataDirect feed
>>>> 2012-10-10 15:34:43.957694 E [3516/3516] CoreContext
>>>> datadirect.cpp:1186 (GrabData) - DataDirect: Failed to get data: Download
>>>> error
>>>> 2012-10-10 15:34:43.957707 E [3516/3516] CoreContext
>>>> videosource.cpp:359 (fillSelections) - DDLS: fillSelections did not
>>>> successfully load selections
>>>> 2012-10-10 15:34:43.957974 I [3516/3516] CoreContext datadirect.cpp:573
>>>> (~DataDirectProcessor) - DataDirect: Deleting temporary files
>>>> 2012-10-10 15:34:48.576878 E [3516/3516] CoreContext settings.cpp:204
>>>> (setValue) - SelectSetting::setValue(): invalid index: -1 size:
>>>> 2012-10-10 15:34:48.782630 E [3516/3516] CoreContext settings.cpp:204
>>>> (setValue) - SelectSetting::setValue(): invalid index: -1 size:
>>>> 2012-10-10 15:34:48.962658 E [3516/3516] CoreContext settings.cpp:204
>>>> (setValue) - SelectSetting::setValue(): invalid index: -1 size:
>>>> 2012-10-10 15:34:49.127882 E [3516/3516] CoreContext settings.cpp:204
>>>> (setValue) - SelectSetting::setValue(): invalid index: -1 size:
>>>>
>>>> I am sure it isn't pulling the lineup because there is nothing to
>>>> select in the lineup dropdown box after it finishes...plus the download
>>>> error in the log is telling. I wish there were a way to do this manually so
>>>> i could just get on with it, especially since mythfilldatabase works, all i
>>>> need is to set my lineup and ill be good.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Try disabling IPv6:
>>> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/57702?do=post_view_flat#57702
>>>
>>>
>>> I installed all updates still nothing, disabled IPV6 and still nothing.
>>
>>
> This is really odd... I'd bet its something stupid.
>
> Are you sure your router/firewall isn't filtering it for any reason.
>  From: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=11927568:
>
> "Ok so I figured out what the problem was. For some reason a change from
> .24 to .25 changed the way that the mythfilldatabase was contacting
> Schedules Direct. So since I am running an Astaro firewall at home, the
> firewall was attempting to virus scan the feed coming in from schedules
> direct. A quick modification to the firewall scan rules and I am now once
> again receiving guide data. Grrr stupid firewalls."
>
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Well I kinda thought it was something stupid too, which explains why I have
installed mythbuntu about 20 times in the last week. I dont have any sort
of firewall that I know of, I have disabled any security settings i can
find on my router, and that really wouldnt make sense to me anyway since
less than a month ago i had an install work perfectly fine, plus
mythfilldatabase on my production server runs just fine. Why me.... lol.
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