[mythtv-users] Live TV not working following myth frontend insallation.

[Andy Summerskill]

>Message: 15
>Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 11:15:59 +0100
>From: Mike Bibbings <mike.bibbings at gmail.com>
>To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Live TV not working following myth
 >       frontend insallation.
>Message-ID: <10c5b5e7-5545-bfb7-625c-a09979ccedcf at gmail.com>
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>On 14/09/17 10:39, Andy Summerskill wrote:
>> I've just installed myth frontend (0.28) on a new laptop running
>> ubuntu 16.04. Installation seemed to go OK and connected to the
>> backend without any problems.
>>
>> However, when I choose 'Live TV' from the main frontend screen myth
>> frontend stops running, no video is shown but I can hear the audio
>> from the TV show. Same thing happens if I choose to watch a recording
>> or watch a video!
>>
>> I can restart Myth frontend again and if I choose Live TV again the
>> same thing happens - i.e. frontend shuts down, I see no video, but can
>> hear the tv channel's audio stream (albeit a second or so out of sync
>> with the first instance of the audio stream!).
>>
>> I've had a look through settings and can see that my default player
>> (in media settings) is set to 'Internal'.
>>
>> Any one else seen this and managed to get it resolved?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Andy
>>
>
>I have seen this before, in my case it was due to the "Video Playback
>Profile".
>
>This is most easily checked using the the "Setup Wizard", by selecting
>the appropriate Video Playback Profile and running the tests ("Test
>Standard Definition" and "Test High Definition"), making sure to select
>"Finish" when done.
>
>There is another setting to check, depending which theme you are
>running, that is in Setup>General Appearance>Paint Engine,
>recommendation is Auto, but it could be set to Qt.
>
>On a final note, when you installed mythfrontend did you do it after
>adding the mythbuntu ppa (this keeps you up to date with changes/bug
>fixes to mythtv 0.28) or just install without  adding the ppa (this gets
>you the version in ubuntu repositories which is old).
>If you have not added the ppa, I suggest you do so in a terminal as follows:
>
>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mythbuntu/0.28
>sudo apt-get update
>sudo apt-get upgrade
>
>and then restart mythfrontend
>
>Mike
>
>
>


My bad.

Ran software updater and all issues noted above!

Andy