[mythtv-users] Cannot play TV

[Richard Morton]

Hi,

I have a similar problem with Myth on a seperate frontend running on an VIA
MiniITX SP13000 running MythDora5. Playing recordings works perfectly 100%.

Watching TV; well that is a different matter but this hasnt worried too much
as we tend to watch recordings; even if it is just a little timeshifted.

However, the symptoms;
 - opening watch tv brings up the three parts of the OSD which then "blurs"
or "smears" upwards but with otherwise a blank screen. Keyboard input is
generally ignored and often mythfrontend has to be forcibly closed and
reopened.
 - opening watchTV set to go straight to pogram guide brings up the live
channel in the preview window in the top right; although then opening the TV
show full screen works for a short period (half a second) then stutters then
locks.

The same channels work fine when recorded and replayed so I can't see how
this could be CPU.

Is this the same as you have found when using livetv?

R


2009/8/29 Mark Garland <mythtvusers at markgarland.co.uk>

> Hi,
>
> I'm still new to MythTV, so I'll happily be corrected by "the experts".
>
> To me, looks like your separate front end is trying to access the video
> file
> locally and is failing (cause it's on the backend).
>
> I think there's an "always steam from the backend" option - perhaps enable
> that and see how you get on?
>
> MG
> -----
> "The most overlooked advantage of owning a computer is that if they foul up
> there's no law against whacking them around a bit."
>
> ________________________________________
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Tim Higgins
> Sent: 29 August 2009 07:50
> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> Subject: [mythtv-users] Cannot play TV
>
> Hi
>
> I am running Mythtv 0.21 with separate front and back ends. When i try to
> watch tv using my frontend computer it starts playing with a black screen.
> the on screen display shows the channel number and name and then stops
> after
> about 5 seconds.
>
> The backend log output is below:
>
> How can I fix this?
>
> Thanks
>
> Tim
>
> 2009-08-29 16:31:45.921 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
> 192.168.1.4
> 2009-08-29 16:31:45.924 Closing DB connection named 'DBManager0'
> 2009-08-29 16:31:45.956 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
> 192.168.1.4
> 2009-08-29 16:31:45.960 New DB connection, total: 2
> 2009-08-29 16:31:45.994 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
> 192.168.1.4
> 2009-08-29 16:31:45.998 Current Schema Version: 1214
> 2009-08-29 16:31:46.019 Preview Error: Previewer file
> '/home/tim/mythtv/recordings/1009_20090829163143.mpg' is not valid.
> 2009-08-29 16:31:46.037 Preview Error: Run() file not local:
> '/home/tim/mythtv/recordings/1009_20090829163143.mpg'
> 2009-08-29 16:31:46.049 Preview Error: Preview process not ok.
>
> fileinfo(/home/tim/mythtv/recordings/1009_20090829163143.mpg.png) exists: 0
> readable: 0 size: 0
> 2009-08-29 16:31:52.220 TVRec(1): Changing from WatchingLiveTV to None
> 2009-08-29 16:31:52.269 Finished recording Talk to the Animals: channel
> 1009
> 2009-08-29 16:32:52.562 Expiring 0 MBytes for 1009 @ Sat Aug 29 16:30:00
> 2009
>
> =>
>                                                       Talk to the Animals
> 2009-08-29 16:32:52.573 Expiring 4 MBytes for 1009 @ Sat Aug 29 16:30:00
> 2009
>
> =>
>                                                       Talk to the Animals
>
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