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

[Mark Knecht]

Jonathan,
   Thanks. OK, I did that in mythtv-setup - correct? I exited and ran
mythfilldatabase. I then started mythfrontend and chose Watch TV. It
still came up saying Composite 0:

   Do I need to restart either mythbackend or mysql after running
mythfilldatabase? Or do I possibly have some other place telling it to
so to Composite 0:?

thanks,
Mark

On 4/25/05, Jonathan Henry <jon.henry at charter.net> wrote:
> 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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