[mythtv-users] Pinnacle USB PCTV 150e installation issues

Tue May 15 11:28:04 UTC 2007

Hello,

I am new to MythTV and i have a new installation with Ubuntu 7.04 and the latest MythTV installed via apt-get.
i configured everything, in MythTV setup is my card recognized and i choosed the "analog V4L card" ==> (1) is that correct ?

I can donwload the channels but i am not able to download information about the programs.

When i start mythfrontend and i want to watch live TV i get a blank screen and i am back in the menu after a while.
i also changed the codecs to MPEG4 because RTJpeg was not useable (error in the logging).
So, (2) how can i make RTJpeg useable ? and what is best ?

(3) in the logging i get this information:

2007-05-14 20:46:23.113 Expiring Onbekend from Mon May 14 20:43:42 2007, 0 MBytes, forced expire (LiveTV recording)
2007-05-14 20:46:49.476 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Monitor
2007-05-14 20:46:49.486 adding: mtv-desktop as a client (events: 0)
2007-05-14 20:46:49.489 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Monitor
2007-05-14 20:46:49.490 adding: mtv-desktop as a client (events: 1)
2007-05-14 20:46:49.509 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback
2007-05-14 20:46:49.518 adding: mtv-desktop as a client (events: 0)
2007-05-14 20:46:49.523 TVRec(3): Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV
2007-05-14 20:46:49.536 TVRec(3): HW Tuner: 3->3

**** WHAT DOES THE FOLLOWING MEAN ? ****

[mpeg4 @ 0xb71ff2e8]removing common factors from framerate
strange error flushing buffer ...

2007-05-14 20:47:06.323 NVR: Can't open video device: /dev/video0
open video:: Device or resource busy
2007-05-14 20:47:06.345 TVRec(3): Changing from WatchingLiveTV to None
2007-05-14 20:47:08.091 Finished recording Onbekend: channel 1006
2007-05-14 20:47:08.107 MythSocket(8196448:-1): writeStringList: Error, socket went unconnected.
2007-05-14 20:48:23.268 Expiring Onbekend from Mon May 14 20:46:59 2007, 0 MBytes, forced expire (LiveTV recording)
2007-05-14 20:49:36.458 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Monitor
2007-05-14 20:49:36.464 adding: mtv-desktop as a client (events: 0)
2007-05-14 20:49:36.466 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Monitor
2007-05-14 20:49:36.467 adding: mtv-desktop as a client (events: 1)
2007-05-14 20:49:36.470 Reschedule requested for id -1.
2007-05-14 20:49:36.535 Scheduled 0 items in 0.1 = 0.03 match + 0.04 place
2007-05-14 20:50:13.370 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Monitor
2007-05-14 20:50:13.381 adding: mtv-desktop as a client (events: 0)
2007-05-14 20:50:13.383 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Monitor
2007-05-14 20:50:13.392 adding: mtv-desktop as a client (events: 1)
2007-05-14 20:50:13.402 Reschedule requested for id -1.
2007-05-14 20:50:13.466 Scheduled 0 items in 0.1 = 0.03 match + 0.04 place

(4) when i type mythfilldatabase --manual i get this:

2007-05-14 20:49:36.204 Using runtime prefix = /usr
2007-05-14 20:49:36.230 New DB connection, total: 1
2007-05-14 20:49:36.239 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
2007-05-14 20:49:36.251 New DB connection, total: 2
2007-05-14 20:49:36.252 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
2007-05-14 20:49:36.253 Updating source #1 (FreeView) with grabber tv_grab_be_tvb
2007-05-14 20:49:36.254
2007-05-14 20:49:36.254 Checking day @ offset 0, date: Mon May 14 2007
2007-05-14 20:49:36.274 Data refresh needed because no data exists for day @ offset 0 from 6PM - midnight.
2007-05-14 20:49:36.275 Refreshing data for Mon May 14 2007
2007-05-14 20:49:36.275 ----------------- Start of XMLTV output -----------------
2007-05-14 20:49:36.277 New DB connection, total: 3
2007-05-14 20:49:36.278 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
2007-05-14 20:49:36.294 ------------------ End of XMLTV output ------------------
2007-05-14 20:49:36.297 Updating icons for sourceid: 1
2007-05-14 20:49:36.299 New DB connection, total: 4
2007-05-14 20:49:36.300 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
2007-05-14 20:49:36.304
2007-05-14 20:49:36.304 Checking day @ offset 1, date: Tue May 15 2007
2007-05-14 20:49:36.304 Refreshing data for Tue May 15 2007
2007-05-14 20:49:36.304 ----------------- Start of XMLTV output -----------------
2007-05-14 20:49:36.316 ------------------ End of XMLTV output ------------------
2007-05-14 20:49:36.321 Updating icons for sourceid: 1
2007-05-14 20:49:36.323
2007-05-14 20:49:36.323 Checking day @ offset 2, date: Wed May 16 2007
2007-05-14 20:49:36.327 Data refresh needed because no data exists for day @ offset 2 from 6PM - midnight.
2007-05-14 20:49:36.327 Refreshing data for Wed May 16 2007
2007-05-14 20:49:36.349 ----------------- Start of XMLTV output -----------------
2007-05-14 20:49:36.361 ------------------ End of XMLTV output ------------------
2007-05-14 20:49:36.362 Updating icons for sourceid: 1
2007-05-14 20:49:36.365
2007-05-14 20:49:36.365 Checking day @ offset 3, date: Thu May 17 2007
2007-05-14 20:49:36.368 Data refresh needed because no data exists for day @ offset 3 from 6PM - midnight.
2007-05-14 20:49:36.369 Refreshing data for Thu May 17 2007
2007-05-14 20:49:36.369 ----------------- Start of XMLTV output -----------------
2007-05-14 20:49:36.384 ------------------ End of XMLTV output ------------------
2007-05-14 20:49:36.385 Updating icons for sourceid: 1
2007-05-14 20:49:36.388
2007-05-14 20:49:36.388 Checking day @ offset 4, date: Fri May 18 2007
2007-05-14 20:49:36.392 Data refresh needed because no data exists for day @ offset 4 from 6PM - midnight.
2007-05-14 20:49:36.392 Refreshing data for Fri May 18 2007
2007-05-14 20:49:36.392 ----------------- Start of XMLTV output -----------------
2007-05-14 20:49:36.404 ------------------ End of XMLTV output ------------------
2007-05-14 20:49:36.405 Updating icons for sourceid: 1
2007-05-14 20:49:36.423 New DB connection, total: 5
2007-05-14 20:49:36.424 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
2007-05-14 20:49:36.429 Failed to fetch some program info
2007-05-14 20:49:36.430 Adjusting program database end times.
2007-05-14 20:49:36.431 0 replacements made
2007-05-14 20:49:36.431 Marking generic episodes.
2007-05-14 20:49:36.432 Found 0
2007-05-14 20:49:36.432 Marking repeats.
2007-05-14 20:49:36.436 Found 0
2007-05-14 20:49:36.437 Unmarking new episode rebroadcast repeats.
2007-05-14 20:49:36.437 Found 0
2007-05-14 20:49:36.438 Marking episode first showings.
2007-05-14 20:49:36.439 Found 0
2007-05-14 20:49:36.439 Marking episode last showings.
2007-05-14 20:49:36.440 Found 0
2007-05-14 20:49:36.442
===============================================================
| Attempting to contact the master backend for rescheduling. |
| If the master is not running, rescheduling will happen when |
| the master backend is restarted. |
===============================================================
2007-05-14 20:49:36.455 Connecting to backend server: 192.168.0.200:6543 (try 1 of 5)
2007-05-14 20:49:36.458 Using protocol version 31
2007-05-14 20:49:36.476 mythfilldatabase run complete.

(5) I don't see any errors in that but when i type mythfilldatabase i get:

2007-05-14 20:50:13.128 Using runtime prefix = /usr
2007-05-14 20:50:13.155 New DB connection, total: 1
2007-05-14 20:50:13.164 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
2007-05-14 20:50:13.177 New DB connection, total: 2
2007-05-14 20:50:13.178 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
2007-05-14 20:50:13.179 Updating source #1 (FreeView) with grabber tv_grab_be_tvb
2007-05-14 20:50:13.180
2007-05-14 20:50:13.180 Checking day @ offset 0, date: Mon May 14 2007
2007-05-14 20:50:13.184 Data refresh needed because no data exists for day @ offset 0 from 6PM - midnight.
2007-05-14 20:50:13.184 Refreshing data for Mon May 14 2007
2007-05-14 20:50:13.185 ----------------- Start of XMLTV output -----------------
2007-05-14 20:50:13.186 New DB connection, total: 3
2007-05-14 20:50:13.187 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
2007-05-14 20:50:13.201 ------------------ End of XMLTV output ------------------
2007-05-14 20:50:13.204 Updating icons for sourceid: 1
2007-05-14 20:50:13.206 New DB connection, total: 4
2007-05-14 20:50:13.207 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
2007-05-14 20:50:13.210
2007-05-14 20:50:13.211 Checking day @ offset 1, date: Tue May 15 2007
2007-05-14 20:50:13.211 Refreshing data for Tue May 15 2007
2007-05-14 20:50:13.211 ----------------- Start of XMLTV output -----------------
2007-05-14 20:50:13.223 ------------------ End of XMLTV output ------------------
2007-05-14 20:50:13.228 Updating icons for sourceid: 1
2007-05-14 20:50:13.230
2007-05-14 20:50:13.230 Checking day @ offset 2, date: Wed May 16 2007
2007-05-14 20:50:13.234 Data refresh needed because no data exists for day @ offset 2 from 6PM - midnight.
2007-05-14 20:50:13.234 Refreshing data for Wed May 16 2007
2007-05-14 20:50:13.234 ----------------- Start of XMLTV output -----------------
2007-05-14 20:50:13.246 ------------------ End of XMLTV output ------------------
2007-05-14 20:50:13.247 Updating icons for sourceid: 1
2007-05-14 20:50:13.250
2007-05-14 20:50:13.250 Checking day @ offset 3, date: Thu May 17 2007
2007-05-14 20:50:13.254 Data refresh needed because no data exists for day @ offset 3 from 6PM - midnight.
2007-05-14 20:50:13.254 Refreshing data for Thu May 17 2007
2007-05-14 20:50:13.254 ----------------- Start of XMLTV output -----------------
2007-05-14 20:50:13.278 ------------------ End of XMLTV output ------------------
2007-05-14 20:50:13.279 Updating icons for sourceid: 1
2007-05-14 20:50:13.281
2007-05-14 20:50:13.281 Checking day @ offset 4, date: Fri May 18 2007
2007-05-14 20:50:13.285 Data refresh needed because no data exists for day @ offset 4 from 6PM - midnight.
2007-05-14 20:50:13.285 Refreshing data for Fri May 18 2007
2007-05-14 20:50:13.285 ----------------- Start of XMLTV output -----------------
2007-05-14 20:50:13.309 ------------------ End of XMLTV output ------------------
2007-05-14 20:50:13.310 Updating icons for sourceid: 1
2007-05-14 20:50:13.323 New DB connection, total: 5
2007-05-14 20:50:13.336 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
2007-05-14 20:50:13.341 Failed to fetch some program info
2007-05-14 20:50:13.341 Adjusting program database end times.
2007-05-14 20:50:13.342 0 replacements made
2007-05-14 20:50:13.342 Marking generic episodes.
2007-05-14 20:50:13.343 Found 0
2007-05-14 20:50:13.344 Marking repeats.
2007-05-14 20:50:13.348 Found 0
2007-05-14 20:50:13.348 Unmarking new episode rebroadcast repeats.
2007-05-14 20:50:13.349 Found 0
2007-05-14 20:50:13.350 Marking episode first showings.
2007-05-14 20:50:13.350 Found 0
2007-05-14 20:50:13.351 Marking episode last showings.
2007-05-14 20:50:13.351 Found 0
2007-05-14 20:50:13.353
===============================================================
| Attempting to contact the master backend for rescheduling. |
| If the master is not running, rescheduling will happen when |
| the master backend is restarted. |
===============================================================
2007-05-14 20:50:13.366 Connecting to backend server: 192.168.0.200:6543 (try 1 of 5)
2007-05-14 20:50:13.369 Using protocol version 31
2007-05-14 20:50:13.408 mythfilldatabase run complete.

Why am i not getting any data ?
and what about the error:
[mpeg4 @ 0xb71ff2e8]removing common factors from framerate
strange error flushing buffer ...

thnx for helping me out.

grtz,
Verus