[mythtv-users] No live tv and not recording

Tue Mar 13 14:37:29 UTC 2018

On Tue, 13 Mar 2018 15:04:00 +0100, you wrote:

>Le mardi 13 mars 2018, 22:30:51 CET Stephen Worthington a écrit :
>> On Tue, 13 Mar 2018 08:57:53 +0100, you wrote:
>> >Le mardi 13 mars 2018, 14:36:44 CET Stephen Worthington a écrit :
>> >> On Mon, 12 Mar 2018 22:11:07 +0100, you wrote:
>> >> 
>> >> It looks like your tuners are misconfigured - starting LiveTV is
>> >> unable to find a usable tuner, and fails.  Recording also is unable to
>> >> find a usable tuner, and fails, but then sets itself to automatically
>> >> try to record the next repeat or next episode of the same program.
>> >> 
>> >> However, you do appear to have some EPG data.  So either the XMLTV
>> >> setup was at some time (or still is) working properly, or the tuners
>> >> are set up well enough for EPG collection to work, even if LiveTV and
>> >> recording does not.
>> >> 
>> >> When running mythfrontend, if you go to Information Centre > System
>> >> Status, it should show a set of screens that monitors the operation of
>> >> MythTV.  The first screen is "Listings Status" which tells you about
>> >> your EPG and how it is being updated.
>> >
>> >Hello Stephen,
>> >
>> >> Use the right arrow to go right
>> >> to the next screen, "Schedule Status" and you will see data about
>> >> scheduled recordings, and then right arrow again to get to "Tuner
>> >> Status".  On that screen, what is the status of your tuners?  If they
>> >> are not doing anything, each multirec tuner should be listed as "Tuner
>> >> x is not recording".
>> >
>> >Here I see
>> >"Tuner 1 is not recording,
>> >Tuner 2 is not recording".
>> >
>> >Does that mean that they are actually not recording or that they can't
>> >record at all ?
>> >
>> >> But if there are errors talking to the tuners,
>> >> they should be coloured yellow and say "Tuner x has an error".
>> >
>> >They are not coloured yellow and I don't have this message. So they should
>> >be able to record ?
>> 
>> Mythbackend certainly thinks the tuners are OK - it is able to talk to
>> them and issue them commands and see responses.  But that does not
>> mean all the settings are correct for them to be able to record.
>> 
>> >> If a
>> >> tuner is in use for EIT EPG data gathering, I believe it should tell
>> >> you about that also, but as I do not use EIT, I can now say what the
>> >> message is exactly.  When on the Tuner Status screen, you can use the
>> >> down arrow to move down onto the tuners listed, and you will then see
>> >> in the Details section of the screen the address of the tuner and
>> >> possibly more about its status.  ...
>> >
>> >I can go down th the tuners listed. The only message in the details section
>> >is:
>> >Tuner 1 [ DVB : /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0 ] is not recording.
>> >Tuner 2 [ DVB : /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0 ] is not recording.
>> >
>> >My antenna has 2 LNBs, so I choose LNB in capture card configuration.
>> >
>> >"In LNB configuration - LNB Preset", I choose "Universal (Europe)".
>> >
>> >Other options are
>> >
>> >- Single (Europe)
>> >- Circular (N. America)
>> >- Linear (N. America)
>> >- C Band
>> >- Dishpro Bandstacked
>> >- Custom
>> >
>> >Should I try one of the other options above ?
>> 
>> It depends on what your LNB is.  Simple dishes in Europe would
>> normally have a dual oscillator LNB, for which "Universal (Europe)" is
>> correct.
>> 
>> You also have to have set up the LNB settings - the two local
>> oscillator frequencies and the frequency at which the switch is made
>> between the two local oscillators.  If you have VLC working, you must
>> have put those same settings into it.
>
>I use vlc over localhost:22000, that's the server from sundtek.com where I 
>bought my tuner. With this server and their playlists, no need to configure 
>more in vlc. So I don't have the LNB settings.
>
>> 
>> >Thanks for help
>> >
>> >Klaus
>> 
>> When running mythbackend, you might like to add another option to get
>> more logging about the tuners:
>> 
>> mythbackend --loglevel debug -v record
>
>Can't find more informations in
>
>$ mythbackend --loglevel debug -v record
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.106613 C  mythbackend version: fixes/0.28 [8238e839c9] 
>www.mythtv.org
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.106679 C  Qt version: compile: 5.7.1, runtime: 5.7.1
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.106683 N  Enabled verbose msgs:  general record
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.106692 N  Setting Log Level to LOG_DEBUG
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.117732 I  Added logging to the console
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.118162 I  Setup Interrompre handler
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.118178 I  Setup Complété handler
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.118190 I  Setup Erreur de segmentation handler
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.118201 I  Setup Abandon handler
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.118213 I  Setup Erreur du bus handler
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.118223 I  Setup Exception en point flottant handler
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.118234 I  Setup Instruction non permise handler
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.118247 I  Setup Signal de temps-Réel 0 handler
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.118262 I  Setup Fin de la connexion (raccroché) handler
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.118321 N  Using runtime prefix = /usr
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.118326 N  Using configuration directory = /home/
>klaus/.mythtv
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.118331 D  appbindir      = /usr/bin/
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.118334 D  sharedir       = /usr/share/mythtv/
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.118339 D  libdir         = /usr/lib/mythtv/
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.118347 D  themedir       = /usr/share/mythtv/themes/
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.118350 D  pluginsdir     = /usr/lib/mythtv/plugins/
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.118355 D  translationsdir= /usr/share/mythtv/i18n/
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.118357 D  filtersdir     = /usr/lib/mythtv/filters/
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.118441 I  Assumed character encoding: en_US.UTF-8
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.118820 N  Empty LocalHostName.
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.118827 I  Using localhost value of 2stein
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.135446 D  FindDatabase() - Success!
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.137681 N  Setting QT default locale to en_FR
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.137695 I  Current locale en_FR
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.137740 E  No locale defaults file for en_FR, skipping
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.138139 I  Loading en_gb translation for module 
>mythfrontend
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.140426 I  Current MythTV Schema Version (DBSchemaVer): 
>1344
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.140817 I  Loading en_gb translation for module 
>mythfrontend
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.142203 D  Adding BackendServerIP to address list.
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.142213 D  Adding BackendServerIP6 to address list.
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.142231 D  Skipping address: ......
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.142239 D  Skipping address: ......
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.142246 D  Skipping address: ...... 
>......
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.142261 D  Adding link-local 
>'fe80::224:1dff:fe7c:af48%enp3s0' to address list.
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.142861 N  MythBackend: Starting up as the master server.
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.147083 I  TVRec[1]: SetRecordingStatus(Unknown->Unknown) 
>on line 158
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.147093 I  TVRec[1]: GetStartChannel(1)
>2018-03-13 10:42:46.161196 I  DVBChan[1](/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0): Using 
>DVB card /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0, with frontend 'Sundtek DVB-S/S2 (VI)'.
>2018-03-13 10:42:47.491104 W  DVBChan[1](/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0): Your 
>frequency setting (243750) is out of range. (min/max:925000/2175000)
>2018-03-13 10:42:47.724508 I  TVRec[1]: SetFlags(RunMainLoop,) -> RunMainLoop, 
>@ tv_rec.cpp:1279
>2018-03-13 10:42:47.724550 I  TVRec[1]: 
>ClearFlags(ExitPlayer,FinishRecording,) -> RunMainLoop, @ tv_rec.cpp:1280
>2018-03-13 10:42:47.741559 I  TVRec[2]: SetRecordingStatus(Unknown->Unknown) 
>on line 158
>2018-03-13 10:42:47.741575 I  TVRec[2]: GetStartChannel(2)
>2018-03-13 10:42:47.762297 I  DVBChan[1](/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0): Using 
>DVB card /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0, with frontend 'Sundtek DVB-S/S2 (VI)'.
>2018-03-13 10:42:49.097963 W  DVBChan[1](/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0): Your 
>frequency setting (243750) is out of range. (min/max:925000/2175000)
>2018-03-13 10:42:49.344821 I  TVRec[2]: SetFlags(RunMainLoop,) -> RunMainLoop, 
>@ tv_rec.cpp:1279
>2018-03-13 10:42:49.344862 I  TVRec[2]: 
>ClearFlags(ExitPlayer,FinishRecording,) -> RunMainLoop, @ tv_rec.cpp:1280
>2018-03-13 10:42:49.347800 W  Scheduler: Listings source '' is defined, but is 
>not attached to a card input.
>2018-03-13 10:42:49.350043 I  Found 0 distinct programid authorities
>2018-03-13 10:42:49.350356 D  LogClean Run window between 82800 - 129600.
>2018-03-13 10:42:49.350372 I  Registering HouseKeeperTask 'LogClean'.
>2018-03-13 10:42:49.350535 D  DBCleanup Run window between 82800 - 129600.
>2018-03-13 10:42:49.350540 I  Registering HouseKeeperTask 'DBCleanup'.
>2018-03-13 10:42:49.350592 I  New static DB connectionSchedCon
>2018-03-13 10:42:49.350602 D  ThemeUpdateNotifications Run window between 
>82800 - 129600.
>2018-03-13 10:42:49.350607 I  Registering HouseKeeperTask 
>'ThemeUpdateNotifications'.
>2018-03-13 10:42:49.350673 D  RecordedArtworkUpdate Run window between 82800 - 
>129600.
>2018-03-13 10:42:49.350678 I  Registering HouseKeeperTask 
>'RecordedArtworkUpdate'.
>2018-03-13 10:42:49.350993 D  MythFillDB Run window between 82800 - 129600.
>2018-03-13 10:42:49.353085 D  MythFillDB Run window between 82800 - 129600.
>2018-03-13 10:42:49.353093 I  Registering HouseKeeperTask 'MythFillDB'.
>2018-03-13 10:42:49.353733 D  JobQueueRecover Run window between 82800 - 
>129600.
>2018-03-13 10:42:49.353739 I  Registering HouseKeeperTask 'JobQueueRecover'.
>2018-03-13 10:42:49.353783 I  Registering HouseKeeperTask 'HardwareProfiler'.
>2018-03-13 10:42:49.354821 I  Queueing HouseKeeperTask 
>'ThemeUpdateNotifications'.
>2018-03-13 10:42:49.354826 I  Starting HouseKeeper.
>2018-03-13 10:42:49.374087 E  Failed listening on TCP 127.0.0.1:6544 - Error 
>8: The bound address is already in use
>2018-03-13 10:42:49.374113 E  MediaServer: HttpServer Create Error
>2018-03-13 10:42:49.374949 E  Failed listening on TCP 127.0.0.1:6543 - Error 
>8: The bound address is already in use
>2018-03-13 10:42:49.374960 C  Backend exiting, MainServer initialization 
>error.
>2018-03-13 10:42:52.359276 I  TVRec[1]: ClearFlags(RunMainLoop,) -> 0x0 @ 
>tv_rec.cpp:195
>2018-03-13 10:42:52.359347 I  TVRec[1]: TeardownAll
>2018-03-13 10:42:52.362447 I  TVRec[1]: TeardownRecorder(kFlagKillRec)
>2018-03-13 10:42:52.362504 I  TVRec[1]: 
>ClearFlags(NeedToStartRecorder,RecorderRunning,) -> 0x0 @ tv_rec.cpp:1134
>2018-03-13 10:42:52.363368 I  TVRec[2]: ClearFlags(RunMainLoop,) -> 0x0 @ 
>tv_rec.cpp:195
>2018-03-13 10:42:52.363458 I  TVRec[2]: TeardownAll
>2018-03-13 10:42:52.363474 I  TVRec[2]: TeardownRecorder(kFlagKillRec)
>2018-03-13 10:42:52.363500 I  TVRec[2]: 
>ClearFlags(NeedToStartRecorder,RecorderRunning,) -> 0x0 @ tv_rec.cpp:1134
>
>I see
>Your frequency setting (243750) is out of range. (min/max:925000/2175000)
>
>And
>2018-03-13 10:42:49.354826 I  Starting HouseKeeper.
>2018-03-13 10:42:49.374087 E  Failed listening on TCP 127.0.0.1:6544 - Error 
>8: The bound address is already in use
>2018-03-13 10:42:49.374113 E  MediaServer: HttpServer Create Error
>2018-03-13 10:42:49.374949 E  Failed listening on TCP 127.0.0.1:6543 - Error 
>8: The bound address is already in use
>
>I don't know howto find technical details of my LNBs, even on the site of 
>optex (my antenna) I could not find them
>
>
>Bye
>
>Klaus

Having ports 6543 and 6544 already in use suggests that another copy
of mythbackend may already be running.  What does this command show?

ps -e | grep -i myth

The frequency being out of range suggests that you do not have the LNB
settings right.  As I said, if you are using VLC to play TV from the
tuners, it must have valid LNB settings somewhere.  So have a look in
your setup for it and see if you can find the values.  How are you
using VLC with the tuners?  Are you using command line settings, or
the GUI?  What settings are you using?