[mythtv-users] S-Video Problems

[Brian Huffman]

ACK!  I wouldn't like that solution.  Have you tried all the input settings in
mythtvsetup?  I believe that it's just doing the same ioctl that you're doing. 
Perhaps they're mixed up in the mythtvsetup.  You can also do that test_ioctl -a
when it's running and see what mythtv has set ( I think ).

Brian

Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org> wrote: 
> 
> On 14 Apr 2004, at 13:38, Julian Edwards wrote:
> 
> > SVIDEO can transport composite also, so you have probably got the wrong
> > SVIDEO input selected.  I can't remember which you  need for a 250 but
> > I'm sure you'll find it with experimentation in the mythtvsetup
> > program.  If you choose the wrong setting from whatever is being input
> > you'll always find that the signal is B&W rather than colour.
> 
> Thanks for the input Julian. I did try the different S-Video ports in 
> Mythtvsetup but I only get video though S-VIDEO 0. I tried different 
> combinations but would just end up recording a blank screen. My Grundig 
> TV lets me tell it to talk to my Myth box in S-VIDEO.
> 
> All I can do at this time is run a cron job every minute to run the 
> "test_ioctl -p 0" command to get colour back. This means that up to the 
> first minute of every recording is black & white.
> 
> 
> On 14 Apr 2004, at 13:57, Brian Huffman wrote:
> 
> > First thing that comes to mind:  Did you bounce mythbackend?  You need 
> > to do
> > that to pick up changes to the capture card input.
> 
> Thanks Brian. The box has been this way for a couple of days which has 
> included several restarts (it locks up every time after a recording - 
> but thats another story). I do make a point of restarting the backend 
> every time I modify settings with mythtvsetup.
> 
> Still no luck though.
> 
>