[mythtv-users] Dumb to "Upgrade"... Re: Program Schedules: working or not? How to (re)configure?

Wed Sep 25 01:40:19 UTC 2013

If you have a computer on the network that you can SSH into the mythtv
box, that would be a quick first step.
Then, you have options to explore what went south or simply reboot.

If not, you can always break out of X, log in via the text console and
reboot.
Ctrl-alt-backspace to break out of X.

On 9/24/13 9:20 PM, Leif Pihl wrote:
>
> On Sep 24, 2013, at 7:30 PM, Thomas Mashos wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 5:26 PM, Leif Pihl <leif at pihl.us
>> <mailto:leif at pihl.us>> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Sep 24, 2013, at 7:17 PM, Karl Newman wrote:
>>>
>>> On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 4:14 PM, Leif Pihl <leif at pihl.us
>>> <mailto:leif at pihl.us>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Eric:
>>>>
>>>> Turning off the Comcast feed for the 1800 card could make sense,
>>>> it's the
>>>> one connected to the over-the-air antenna.
>>>> However, the 2250 card _IS_ connected to the CATV signal.
>>>>
>>>> AND
>>>>
>>>> I've not found a way to input this data twice,
>>>>  one set for the 1800 (Antenna) and
>>>>  a different set for the 2250 (CATV/Comcast).
>>>>
>>>> I'll do the EIT right away.
>>>>
>>>> LP
>>>
>>>
>>> Watch the top-posting
>>> (http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Mailing_List_etiquette).
>>> You need to log in to your Schedules Direct account and create a new
>>> lineup
>>> for the broadcast/OTA channels (in addition to your existing Cable TV
>>> lineup). Then in mythtv-setup, you need to configure that new lineup
>>> as a
>>> video source (that is MythTV's name for a set of channels and associated
>>> listing data which are tunable by the selected input), and then in Input
>>> Connections, assign that OTA video source to the 1800.
>>>
>>> By the way, it would be a good idea to do a clean start: perform a
>>> "Delete
>>> all capture cards" (not "Delete all on this host") and start from
>>> scratch.
>>> It shouldn't take you long and it will ensure you don't have old invalid
>>> entries that might confuse the backend.
>>>
>>> Karl
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I'll save your post for some hypothetical date in the future.
>>> In the mean time, I have bigger problems.
>>>
>>> I just "broke" my MythTV.
>>> I imagine that there may be similar posts about this.
>>>
>>> I am (or was?) running Ubuntu 12.4 Long Term, and upgraded from
>>> MythBuntu
>>> .25 to .27 , so far so good.
>>> Then, 50-ish minutes before tonight's shows (plural) that I wanted
>>> to watch,
>>> MythBuntu informed me that I had 14-ish old files that needed to be
>>> upgraded.  Foolish, foolish me.  I forgot the one main mantra of
>>> life.  "If
>>> it ain't broke, don't fix it."  I "upgraded" the files, and now have
>>> a box
>>> of junk.  The box does not respond to any key strokes.  (I have NOT
>>> reset it
>>> as of yet.)  The last thing I remember the "details" saying was in
>>> progress
>>> was something to the effect of:
>>> "reconfiguring packets", or something like that.
>>>
>>> So, I changed the channel on the HDTV, the kids get to see their
>>> DVDs, and
>>> Daddy gets nothing.   Errrrrrrrr...  Not even the recordings.
>>> WHY, Oh WHY did I do that so called "upgrade".  Dumb.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
>> Thank you for semi-taking responsibility. I've always tried to warn
>> people, if you don't know what you are doing, then do NOT do it when
>> you have a time limit (eg. recordings are starting soon).
>>
>> Rather than complaining, why not try to explain the steps you took to
>> get into that situation. Only then, might we be able to help you out
>> of it.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Thomas Mashos
>> _______________________________________________
>
> I already stated most of it, but I'll try to rephrase. 
>
> Initially installed the iso cd/dvd image from MythBuntu. 
> Had problems with TV card, and was talked through how to copy which
> file to which directory. 
> Had other configuration issues as well. 
>
>     -----
>     For more information about the hardware itself, (IF you keep back
>     messages) see my post dated:  
>        September 11, 2013 3:17:17 PM CDT 
>        and solved:  September 12, 2013 11:13:59 AM CDT
>     -or- 
>     See "Blue screen of death. [1st of 2 questions]"
>        September 19, 2013 8:25:16 AM CDT
>     -----
>
>
> Then, I got into MythTV's backend setup, and set it to update to 0.27
> (versus its previous setting of 0.25). 
> This ended up going quite well, and was running fine for a day or so. 
>
> THEN
>
> Tonight, circa 6:10-ish pm Central, I turned on the HDTV (the main
> video out from the MythTV box), and got the Upgrade Manager box
> superimposed over the MythTV frontend.  It said I had (roughly) 14
> files that were out of date, including MythTV Frontend and Xxxxxxx
> (can't remember the phrase).  I figured, hey, I've got almost 50
> minutes, and keeping the MythTV Frontend up to date sounds relevant,
> SURE!  So I clicked continue.  The system then downloaded all the
> files (I had the "details" arrow/triangle pointing down) and then it
> seemed to get stuck at the point I mentioned up-message, when it
> said "reconfiguring packets", or something like that.  
>
> I waited, and so did the kids, and waited, then I finally switched the
> HDTV's input over to the DVD. 
> When I later switched the HDTV's input back to the MythTV box, the
> same two windows were on the screen ("Update Manager" and "Applying
> Changes").
> However, these same two windows had their boxes white, or they did not
> have their graphical display updated.  In addition, the top "bars"
> that identify the windows are also bleached out.
> This situation remains in effect as I type this; it's NOT yet been
> reset.  
>
>
>
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