[mythtv-users] tv_grab_uk_rt hanging?

David Campbell dave at cpfc.org
Sun Feb 25 21:40:49 UTC 2007


Peter Bowyer wrote:
> On 24/02/07, David Campbell <dave at cpfc.org> wrote:
>> I deleted the soource, recreated it and scanned for channels.  After
>> having to remember how to get the broadcast information for Crystal 
>> Palace
>>
>> cat /usr/share/doc/dvb-utils/examples/scan/dvb-t/uk-CrystalPalace
>> # Crystal Palace
>> # T freq bw fec_hi fec_lo mod transmission-mode guard-interval hierarchy
>> T 505833333 8MHz 3/4 NONE QAM16 2k 1/32 NONE
>>
>> When I scan I only get the BBC channels.
> 
> Try importing the attached channels.conf instead of scanning in
> mythtv-setup. This is my Crystal Palace lineup.
> 
>>  Even more frustratingly I only
>> get one set of channel information and now xmlids?
>>
>> http://www.fu-1.net/myth.png
>>
>> is there a list of the correct xmlids?
> 
> Dunno - but if you run tv_grab_uk_rt --configure again you should be
> able to reset the channel lineup in the grabber and start again.

Thanks for the channels.conf

I ran tv_grab_uk_rt --configure again and then mythfill - this all seems 
to go well and I have channel info when watching Live TV however 
changing channel gives me the same errors as before, the log is saying this:

2007-02-25 21:32:51.896 DVBChan(0) Error: Unable to find channel in 
database.
2007-02-25 21:32:51.900 DVBChan(0) Error: SetChannelByString(MTV Base): 
Failed to initialize channel options
2007-02-25 21:32:51.901 TVRec(1) Error: Failed to set channel to MTV Base.
2007-02-25 21:32:51.903 TVRec(1) Error: GetProgramRingBufferForLiveTV()
                         ProgramInfo is invalid.
ProgramInfo: channame() startts(Sun Feb 25 21:32:51 2007) endts(Sun Feb 
25 21:32:51 2007)
              recstartts(Sun Feb 25 21:32:51 2007) recendts(Sun Feb 25 
21:32:51 2007)
              title()
2007-02-25 21:32:51.946 Finished recording : channel 4294967295
2007-02-25 21:32:51.962 Preview Error: Previewer file 
'/var/lib/mythtv//4294967295_20070225213232.mpg' is not valid.
2007-02-25 21:33:05.379 DVBChan(0) Error: Unable to find channel in 
database.
2007-02-25 21:33:05.391 DVBChan(0) Error: SetChannelByString(FilmFour 
+): Failed to initialize channel options
2007-02-25 21:33:05.392 TVRec(1) Error: Failed to set channel to FilmFour +.
2007-02-25 21:33:05.396 TVRec(1) Error: GetProgramRingBufferForLiveTV()
                         ProgramInfo is invalid.
ProgramInfo: channame() startts(Sun Feb 25 21:33:05 2007) endts(Sun Feb 
25 21:33:05 2007)
              recstartts(Sun Feb 25 21:33:05 2007) recendts(Sun Feb 25 
21:33:05 2007)
              title()

Thanks again

Dave



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