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<br><br>> Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 10:02:29 -0400<br>> From: dheitmueller@kernellabs.com<br>> To: mythtv-users@mythtv.org<br>> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Pinnacle PCTV HD PCI - now no picture<br>> <br>> On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 9:53 AM, WAYNE M <waynemot@msn.com> wrote:<br>> > Yes, used the mythtv-setup, removed all cards, added back only the DVB<br>> > device that used some Samsung device that seems to be the only applicable<br>> > choice offered.<br>> > Reconnected my Antenna which is set for us-bcast via the Inputs Selection(?)<br>> > page and deleted all the previous channels, reran the channel scan from<br>> > within mythv-setup.<br>> ><br>> > I also just found this in the dmesg output:<br>> ><br>> > [184037.464662] cx88[0]: Calling XC5000 callback<br>> > [225628.648858] cx88[0]: Calling XC5000 callback<br>> > [353176.426432] usb 1-2: USB disconnect, address 2<br>> > [363981.932663] cx88[0]: Calling XC5000 callback<br>> > [435528.820656] cx88[0]: Calling XC5000 callback<br>> > [436124.352202] DVB: adapter 0 frontend 0 frequency 863000000 out of range<br>> <snip><br>> <br>> Those are expected messages. They show up because of some limitations<br>> of the tuner/demod compared to the actual spec.<br>> <br>> Did the channel scan find any channels? Is this a case where the<br>> digital scan failed and you have no ATSC channels? Or did you<br>> successfully find channels but you can not watch any of them?<br>> <br>> Hmm, now that I look, those look like QAM frequencies. Are you<br>> scanning for "digital cable" when you are connected to OTA?<br>> <br>> Devin<br>> <br>> -- <br>> Devin J. Heitmueller - Kernel Labs<br>> http://www.kernellabs.com<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> mythtv-users mailing list<br>> mythtv-users@mythtv.org<br>> http://www.mythtv.org/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users<br><br>As mentioned in my earlier post, the channel scan says it is scanning terrestrial vsb-8 ATSC channels and the appear to have the correct station IDs for my local channels.<br><br>Another thing I just found was the following in the frontend log when I try and watch TV in MythTV.<br><br>2011-05-05 16:18:07.214 NVP(1): Prebuffer wait timed out 770 times.<br>2011-05-05 16:18:07.215 NVP(1), Error: Timed out waiting for prebuffering too long. Exiting..<br>2011-05-05 16:18:07.215 NVP(1), Error: Video frame buffering failed too many times.<br>2011-05-05 16:18:08.546 NVP(1): Prebuffer wait timed out 780 times.<br>2011-05-05 16:18:08.546 NVP(1), Error: Timed out waiting for prebuffering too long. Exiting..<br>2011-05-05 16:18:08.546 NVP(1), Error: Video frame buffering failed too many times.<br><br>These messages just pump out every second while I have the frontend in watch TV mode. Still a black/blank screen.<br><br>-W<br> </body>
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