FW: [mythtv-users] Capture ok, no live tv

[Joseph A. Caputo]

On Thursday 08 April 2004 14:08, steve ickes wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> > [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org]On Behalf Of Joseph A.
> > Caputo Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 9:35 AM
> > To: Discussion about mythtv
> > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Capture ok, no live tv
> >
> > On Thursday 08 April 2004 02:20, steve ickes wrote:
> > > Just installed Mythtv (for the second time) following Fedora
> > > Core/mythtv how-to. I am able to do a test capture and view in
> > > both Mplayer and Xine However, whenever I try and watch live tv,
> > > I get a black screen. I've tried waiting up to 30 seconds but
> > > nothing ever shows up. Although the program is buffering to disk,
> > > it shouldn't take this long.
> > >
> > > The backend and frontend are currently running on the same pc.
> > > Specs are as follows: AMD 1800+
> > > 512MB RAM
> > > 80GB 7200RPM hard drive
> > > PVR 250
> > > Nvidia GeForce 4 MMX 440
> > >
> > > At first I couldn't do the test capture until I tried unloading
> > > and reloading ivtv module.
> >
> > What version of Myth are you running?  This used to be a typical
> > symptom of Myth not being able to open the audio output device.  In
> > the CVS version, you would get a pop-up indicating such, but in
> > 0.14 you'd just get a black screen.
> >
> > -JAC


> I am running v. 0.14. However, I am a little confused...I have no
> audio problems with music or recorded playback. What is the
> difference between the audio for these devices (/dev/dsp1) and the
> tuner card for watching live tv?

If by 'recorded playback' you mean playback of a recorded program in 
MythTV (*not* the mythvideo plugin), then your problem is probably not 
related to playback audio.  I'd suggest running both mythbackend & 
mythfrontend from an xterm, and see if any error messages are printed.

The other thing you might check is your recording profile settings for 
the 'LiveTV' profile.

Beyond that, if you want a decent diagnosis of your problem, please 
provide detailed information about your configuration, including Myth 
settings and exactly what you can and can't do successfully within 
Myth.

And please don't top-post anymore.

-JAC