[mythtv-users] Some problems with myth/ivtv - workarounds?

[Thomas Börkel]

HI!

My Myth box is now running for 1 week and I am already totally addicted 
to it. ;-)

Many thanks to Isaac and the other developers and to Jarod and Axel.

Apart from some minor glitches, I had several serious problems, that may 
  all be related to ivtv, but still maybe some of you "senior myth 
users" have a workaround.

I have an ASUS P4PE-X/SE, Intel 845P chipset, Celeron 2.6, PVR-250, 
PVR-230, GeForce FX 5200. I do NOT use the 350's TV-out at the moment.

Software is Fecora Core 1, Myth 0.14, ivtv 0.1.9, set up with Jarod's guide.

Problems:

1. no capture data from card (several times)
Sometimes it happens (for Live TV or a recording) that the capture card 
does not send data or stops sending. mythbackend waits for 15 seconds 
and then gives up. Sometimes, I have to reload ivtv or reboot, sometimes 
mplayer immediately after this shows data from /dev/video1 and then at 
the next try, Myth works, too (self-repairing?).
I am certain, this is an ivtv problem.

2. Recording without audio (one time)
I had one recording with no audio. I do not know why. I don't know, if 
this is an ivtv issue.

3. Recording too short (one time)
When we watched some earlier recordings while another show was being 
recorded, that recording ended too earlier without an error or warning 
(at least I have seen none). Isaac said, this is an ivtv issue, but I 
have just read a similar thread at the ivtv mailing list and I 
understand, that they do not think it's an ivtv issue.

Please remember, most of the time it works OK. And also, that I do NOT 
use the TV-out of the 350 at the moment.

So, please, any comments are appreciated (users with the same problem) 
and any workarounds are very much appreciated.

If you are certain, this is an ivtv problem, then I will be happy to 
talk to those developers in their mailing list.

Thanks!

Thomas