[mythtv-users] Problem with guide

[Martin Moores]

On 23 August 2013 15:50, Josu Lazkano <josu.lazkano at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello, I have a problem when I push the GUIDE key on my remote.
>
> If I push the GUIDE key in my remote, the frontend crash and I need to
> kill it. If I push the GUIDE with the keyboard (S), it works well.
>
> I log it and this is the last output when I press from remote:
>
> Aug 23 16:38:01 htpc  mythfrontend[3988]: D CoreContext
> mythpainter.cpp:143 (DrawTextLayout) MythPainter::DrawTextLayout:
> Rendered image is null.
> Aug 23 16:38:02 htpc  mythfrontend[3988]: D CoreContext
> mythpainter.cpp:143 (DrawTextLayout) MythPainter::DrawTextLayout:
> Rendered image is null.
>
> And this when I press from the keyboard:
>
> Aug 23 16:40:11 htpc  mythfrontend[4035]: D CoreContext
> mythpainter.cpp:143 (DrawTextLayout) MythPainter::DrawTextLayout:
> Rendered image is null.
>
> With remote always are 2 lines and it crash. With the keyboard is just
> 1 line and I can continue navigating in the menus.
>
> It happens in livetv. This is the frontend version:
>
> MythTV Version : v0.26.1
> MythTV Branch :
> Network Protocol : 75
> Library API : 0.26.20130225-1
> QT Version : 4.8.2
> Options compiled in:
>  linux profile use_hidesyms using_alsa using_jack using_oss
> using_pulse using_pulseoutput using_backend using_bindings_perl
> using_bindings_python using_bindings_php using_crystalhd using_dvb
> using_firewire using_frontend using_hdhomerun using_ceton using_hdpvr
> using_iptv using_ivtv using_joystick_menu using_libcec using_libcrypto
> using_libdns_sd using_libfftw3 using_libxml2 using_lirc using_mheg
> using_opengl_video using_qtwebkit using_qtscript using_qtdbus
> using_v4l2 using_x11 using_xrandr using_xv using_bindings_perl
> using_bindings_python using_bindings_php using_mythtranscode
> using_opengl using_vaapi using_vdpau using_ffmpeg_threads using_live
> using_mheg using_libass using_libxml2
>
> I need some help.
>
> Regards.
>
> --
> Josu Lazkano

The remote could be double pressing the button, so the "S" is sent
twice, rather than once.  Maybe check your repeat delay if you are
using lirc?

Martin