[mythtv-users] Sound Cutting Out

[John Armstrong]

From: "John Armstrong" <ja at ggrove.plus.com>


> From: "Kichigai Mentat" <kichigai at comcast.net>
>
>
>> For a while now, certain channels have been having sound that works
>> on and off. However, recently, I've noticed that it's less specific
>> than I had previously thought. I've had recordings with either
>> intermittent sound, or no sound at all, on channels that have
>> exhibited no problems at all.
>>
>> I'm using a PVR-150 on KnoppMyth R5A30. Is this a known problem with
>> the PVR-150? Has anyone else had this kind of problem before? Or is
>> it just poor tuning quality (I am using analog cable)?
>>
>
> I'm getting a few recordings from a PVR150 with no sound. I had two
> recordings last night, both recorded with the same tuner from the same
> channel (back to back shows), first had sound, second didn't.
> This is with ivtv-0.4.2 and mythtv-0.19_p9163 on a gentoo box.
> Will try the later and previous versions of ivtv. Have only had the card a
> few days so I don't know if the problem existed with other software
> versions.
>
I seem to have solved my sound problem by using the beta version of the 
firmware, downloaded from the hauppage website. All recordings since then 
have had sound. However I now have a (probably unrelated problem) that the 
mythbackend crashes when each recording is completed.