[mythtv-users] dark screen with MythTV

[IvanK.]

If you try to record without watching, does it work?  Are you sure you have 
correctly setup your input device, etc?  Is arts running?

IvanK.

On Friday 12 December 2003 05:45 pm, Bill Shupp wrote:
> Isaac Richards wrote:
> > On Friday 12 December 2003 04:19 pm, Bill Shupp wrote:
> >>Hello all,
> >>
> >>This is my first attempt with MythTV.  I'm using a WinTV Go card on a
> >>Celeron 466 machine with 256MB ram.  The OS is Debian Woody, with the
> >>2.4.18 kernel update.
> >>
> >>I was able to get the software installed via deb packages, but when I go
> >>to "watch TV", screen just goes dark.  Unlike the similar FAQ entry, the
> >>keyboard or mouse do NOT cause any changes.  I have to send mythfrontend
> >>the TERM signal to recover.
> >>
> >>Any thoughts on what might be wrong here?
> >
> > http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-20.html#ss20.28
>
> No errors, but the screen still goes dark when I go to "watch tv".
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill Shupp