[mythtv-users] newbie Connections question for PVR-250

[Jonathan Henry]

If you're coax cable is feeding the pvr 250 you need to change default input
to tuner instead of composite

So in your input connections you should have

[MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (Composite 0) -> None
[MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (Composite 1) -> (None)
 [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (Composite 2) -> (None)
 [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (Composite 3) -> (None)
 [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (Tuner 0) -> Comcast Cable
 [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (Composite 4) -> (None)
 [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (S-Video 0) -> (None)
 [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (S-Video 1) -> (None)
 [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (S-Video 2) -> (None)
 [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (S-Video 3) -> (None)

Hope that helps


On 4/25/05 8:55 PM, "Mark Knecht" <markknecht at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>    I've made lots of headway in terms of error messages and warnings
> (none now) with MythTV and my PVR-250 but I'm still not getting video.
> To recap:
> 
> 1) ivtv installed on Gentoo machine with PVR-250
> 2) Can record at the command line using cat /dev/v4l/video0>test.mpg.
> Playback in mplayer looks good.
> 3) Have setup ZapIt account and seem to be getting good data in the
> Program Guide
> 4) Extraneous things like MythWeather are working and I get weather
> maps, data, etc.
> 
> Now, at this point I can start up mythfrontend and try to watch TV. I
> get a black screen but if I hit up/down/left/right arrows I get info
> on the screen. The default channel seems to be channel 2 and I see
> correct program data, but I do not get a TV signal.
> 
> Likewise if I try to record a program I get an indication from Myth
> that it's working on the right program but I get no picture.
> 
> QUESTION: Is this problem because of how I set up the 'Input Connections'
> page? 
> 
> I cannot find a specific example of how people have set this to
> operate correctly so I've been guessing. Here's what I've done so far:
> 
> CAPTURE CARDS: [MPEG: /dev/v4l/video0]
> Card Type: MPEG-2 Encoder (PVR-250/350)
> Video device: /dev/v4l/video0
> Default input: Composite 0
> 
> VIDEO SOURCE:
> Video Source Name: Comcast Cable
> XMLTV Listings Grabber: North America (Data Direct)
> UserID/Password - set to my account
> Data-Direct-Lineup: Comcast-CableDigitalDigital-95032
> Channel Frequency Table: default
> 
> INPUT CONNECTIONS:
> [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (Composite 0) -> Comcast Cable
> [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (Composite 1) -> (None)
> [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (Composite 2) -> (None)
> [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (Composite 3) -> (None)
> [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (Tuner 0) -> (None)
> [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (Composite 4) -> (None)
> [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (S-Video 0) -> (None)
> [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (S-Video 1) -> (None)
> [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (S-Video 2) -> (None)
> [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (S-Video 3) -> (None)
> 
> I set it this way since when I try to watch TV what I see is
> 'Composite 0' on the screen. Maybe I'm supposed to use the tuner? I'm
> not sure.
> 
> I hope this is enough info without being too much. I really hope
> someone sees what's wrong and helps me get some TV going this evening.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Cheers,
> Mark
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