[mythtv-users] PVR-250 No sound on recording occasionally

Andrew Dodd atd7 at cornell.edu
Wed Feb 18 00:28:46 EST 2004


Quoting Jeff <mythtv at maniclogic.org>:

> Hey all - 
> 
> Occasionally, not very often, the PVR-250 just stops outputting sound.  
> Previously it just occurred during a recording but tonight I decided to watch
> 
> Live TV for a few minutes and found there was no sound in Live TV.  Checked
> the 
> last recording, no sound.
> 
> I don't recall the exact sequence of what I did next, either changed channels
> 
> in Live TV or ESC'd back to the Myth main menu and went back into Live TV and
> 
> changed channels and my sound returned.
> 
> Is there something in that last sequence of events 
> that "resets" / "restarts" / "resequences" / the audio video stream?
> Closes and re-opens the device?
> 
> This is really hit and miss as it happened only twice in the last three weeks
> 
> and Myth is fairly busy most days (4-10 recordings).
> 
> Any idea?
> 
> BTW: pat your local Myth developer on the back.  They're doing a great job! 
> 
> I'm using a early cvs version of 0.15 and there's a lot of great things going
> 
> into the product.  The recording group stuff is a great addition to any Myth
> 
> install with more than one user.
Check the ivtv FAQ.  The MSP3400's standard autodetection is unreliable, the
workaround is to force a given audio standard (e.g. NTSC audio) when loading the
MSP module.



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