Hi,<br><br>I have a similar problem with Myth on a seperate frontend running on an VIA MiniITX SP13000 running MythDora5. Playing recordings works perfectly 100%.<br><br>Watching TV; well that is a different matter but this hasnt worried too much as we tend to watch recordings; even if it is just a little timeshifted.<br>
<br>However, the symptoms;<br> - opening watch tv brings up the three parts of the OSD which then "blurs" or "smears" upwards but with otherwise a blank screen. Keyboard input is generally ignored and often mythfrontend has to be forcibly closed and reopened. <br>
- opening watchTV set to go straight to pogram guide brings up the live channel in the preview window in the top right; although then opening the TV show full screen works for a short period (half a second) then stutters then locks.<br>
<br>The same channels work fine when recorded and replayed so I can't see how this could be CPU.<br><br>Is this the same as you have found when using livetv?<br><br>R<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/8/29 Mark Garland <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mythtvusers@markgarland.co.uk">mythtvusers@markgarland.co.uk</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Hi,<br>
<br>
I'm still new to MythTV, so I'll happily be corrected by "the experts".<br>
<br>
To me, looks like your separate front end is trying to access the video file<br>
locally and is failing (cause it's on the backend).<br>
<br>
I think there's an "always steam from the backend" option - perhaps enable<br>
that and see how you get on?<br>
<br>
MG<br>
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Sent: 29 August 2009 07:50<br>
To: <a href="mailto:mythtv-users@mythtv.org">mythtv-users@mythtv.org</a><br>
Subject: [mythtv-users] Cannot play TV<br>
<br>
Hi<br>
<br>
I am running Mythtv 0.21 with separate front and back ends. When i try to<br>
<div><div></div><div class="h5">watch tv using my frontend computer it starts playing with a black screen.<br>
the on screen display shows the channel number and name and then stops after<br>
about 5 seconds.<br>
<br>
The backend log output is below:<br>
<br>
How can I fix this?<br>
<br>
Thanks<br>
<br>
Tim<br>
<br>
2009-08-29 16:31:45.921 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:<br>
192.168.1.4<br>
2009-08-29 16:31:45.924 Closing DB connection named 'DBManager0'<br>
2009-08-29 16:31:45.956 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:<br>
192.168.1.4<br>
2009-08-29 16:31:45.960 New DB connection, total: 2<br>
2009-08-29 16:31:45.994 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:<br>
192.168.1.4<br>
2009-08-29 16:31:45.998 Current Schema Version: 1214<br>
2009-08-29 16:31:46.019 Preview Error: Previewer file<br>
'/home/tim/mythtv/recordings/1009_20090829163143.mpg' is not valid.<br>
2009-08-29 16:31:46.037 Preview Error: Run() file not local:<br>
'/home/tim/mythtv/recordings/1009_20090829163143.mpg'<br>
2009-08-29 16:31:46.049 Preview Error: Preview process not ok.<br>
<br>
fileinfo(/home/tim/mythtv/recordings/1009_20090829163143.mpg.png) exists: 0<br>
readable: 0 size: 0<br>
2009-08-29 16:31:52.220 TVRec(1): Changing from WatchingLiveTV to None<br>
2009-08-29 16:31:52.269 Finished recording Talk to the Animals: channel 1009<br>
2009-08-29 16:32:52.562 Expiring 0 MBytes for 1009 @ Sat Aug 29 16:30:00<br>
2009<br>
=> <br>
Talk to the Animals<br>
2009-08-29 16:32:52.573 Expiring 4 MBytes for 1009 @ Sat Aug 29 16:30:00<br>
2009<br>
=> <br>
Talk to the Animals<br>
<br>
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