[mythtv-users] Need help in using mythtv to watch live tv under ubuntu 7.10

Mario Limonciello mario.mailing at gmail.com
Mon Dec 17 06:11:33 UTC 2007


Meryl Silverburgh wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am trying to setup mythtv to watch live tv under ubuntu 7.10.
> 
> When I go to watch 'live -tv' in mythtv frontend, I get a blank screen.
> 
> After reviewing the mythtv-frontend log, I still can't figure out what
> is missing.
> 
> Can you please tell me how can i resolve my problem?  Note: I am able
> to see video in my environment when I use 'Tvtime', so I assume I have
> the drivers/firmware setup correctly in my environment.
> 
> Thank you for any help.
> 
> 
> 
> 2007-12-15 19:06:51.392 Current Schema Version: 1160
> 2007-12-15 19:06:51.393 mythfrontend version: 0.20.20070821-1 www.mythtv.org
> 2007-12-15 19:06:51.393 Enabled verbose msgs:  important general
> 2007-12-15 19:06:51.985 Total desktop dim: 1400x1050, with 1 screen[s].
> 2007-12-15 19:06:51.985 Using screen 0, 1400x1050 at 0,0
> 2007-12-15 19:06:51.986 Switching to square mode (G.A.N.T.)
> 2007-12-15 19:06:51.996 Using the Qt painter
> Xlib:  extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":1.0".
> mythtv: could not connect to socket
> mythtv: No such file or directory
> lirc_init failed for mythtv, see preceding messages
> 2007-12-15 19:06:52.250 Joystick disabled.
> 2007-12-15 19:06:52.685 Loading from: /usr/share/mythtv/themes/G.A.N.T./base.xml
> 2007-12-15 19:06:52.703 Loading from: /usr/share/mythtv/themes/default/base.xml
> 2007-12-15 19:06:52.769 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin.
> 2007-12-15 19:06:54.876 New DB connection, total: 2
> 2007-12-15 19:06:54.877 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
> 2007-12-15 19:06:54.905 Connecting to backend server: 127.0.0.1:6543
> (try 1 of 5)
> 2007-12-15 19:06:54.920 Using protocol version 31
> 2007-12-15 19:06:54.946 TV: Attempting to change from None to WatchingLiveTV
> 2007-12-15 19:06:54.946 Using protocol version 31
> 2007-12-15 19:07:01.711
> RingBuf(/var/lib/mythtv/recordings/2001_20071215190655.mpg): Invalid
> file (fd -1) when opening
> '/var/lib/mythtv/recordings/2001_20071215190655.mpg'.
> 2007-12-15 19:07:41.714 TV Error: StartRecorder() -- timed out waiting
> for recorder to start
> 2007-12-15 19:07:41.714 TV Error: LiveTV not successfully started
> 2007-12-15 19:07:41.720 TV: Deleting TV Chain in destructor
> 2007-12-15 19:08:23.778 Received a remote 'Clear Cache' request
> 2007-12-15 19:08:35.857 Received a remote 'Clear Cache' request
> 2007-12-15 19:08:49.627 Received a remote 'Clear Cache' request
> 2007-12-15 19:08:49.630 Total desktop dim: 1400x1050, with 1 screen[s].
> 2007-12-15 19:08:49.632 Using screen 0, 1400x1050 at 0,0
> 2007-12-15 19:08:49.633 Switching to square mode (G.A.N.T.)
> 2007-12-15 19:08:50.219 Loading from: /usr/share/mythtv/themes/G.A.N.T./base.xml
> 2007-12-15 19:08:50.234 Loading from: /usr/share/mythtv/themes/default/base.xml
> 2007-12-15 19:09:00.846 TV: Attempting to change from None to WatchingLiveTV
> 2007-12-15 19:09:00.847 Using protocol version 31
> 2007-12-15 19:09:07.478
> RingBuf(/var/lib/mythtv/recordings/2001_20071215190900.mpg): Invalid
> file (fd -1) when opening
> '/var/lib/mythtv/recordings/2001_20071215190900.mpg'.
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Checkout your backend log (/var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log).  First suspicions
are of course permissions, but that should tell you for sure.

-- 
Mario Limonciello
mario.mailing at gmail.com

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