[mythtv-users] Gee, I THOUGHT I was a linux fan.

[ml at itmm.ca]

Quoting Richard Bronosky <mythtv at bronosky.com>:

> Phil Bridges wrote:
>
>> Comments in-line.
>>
>> On 8/15/05, Richard Bronosky <mythtv at bronosky.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> 2.  I now have my network working.  (I know because I used a text based
>>> browser to hit Yahoo.com.)  But, I cannot get the DataDirect "Retrieve
>>> Listings" button to do anything.  (I get a new box to popup with no text
>>> and a half complete progress bar.  A second later it is gone.)  Yes, I
>>> did setup an account on labs.Zap2It.com, and add "Comcast-Dallas (for
>>> 30134)" (BTW, that's Georgia) to my "Current lineups".  What am I doing
>>> wrong here?  Is there a log file somewhere I can check?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I *believe* that this is the part of the Myth-setup that takes a while
>> to run.  See: http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-9.html
>>
>> "Once you have chosen your provider, press RETURN to continue. XMLTV
>> will now begin collecting the initial data for your location. The
>> screen may blank for a few seconds to several minutes, depending on
>> the load of the listings provider and the speed of your connection to
>> the Internet. Be patient!"
>>
>>
>>
> Yeah, that is the part, but instead of it taking a few minutes it tries
> for 1 second and quits.  When it's done, there is still nothing in the
> listings (or lineups, I forget the exact term) drop down.  If there is
> only one listing in my Zap2It account it should still show up right?
>


Connections to datadirect have been really flakey for me as of late.

That progress bar to retrieve your lineups should only take a few 
seconds unless
there is a problem. Its the "mythfilldatabase" that takes a loooong 
time to run.

After you have your source setup and retrieved the line up, have you tried
scanning for channels??


>>> 3.  I did setup my PVR-500 as 2 cards, /dev/video0 tuner0 & /dev/video1
>>> tuner0, and associate my "Comcast Cable" source to each.  But when I go
>>> to Watch Live TV, I get a black screen.  I know I'm not locked up
>>> because I can Crtl+Alt+F1-F6 to get to other tty's.  But to get that
>>> session (tty7) back I must reboot.  What am I doing wrong here?  Is
>>> there a log I can check?
>>>

I think once you get the line up/listing setup properly, your tuner will start
working....