[mythtv-users] hd-dvr live tv fail

[Michael T. Dean]

On 08/30/2009 12:19 AM, Oz wrote:
> I have started testing the newly installed HD-DVR with mythtv.
>
> mythtv version is 0.22
> OS: ubuntu 9.04
>
> the HD-DVR works when testing the /dev/video0 output.
>
> When I try to change to live TV I get the following error.
>
> 2009-08-29 21:10:33.984 TVRec(24): Changing from None to Watching
> WatchingLiveTV
> 2009-08-29 21:10:33.986 GetChannelData() failed because it could not
>                        find channel number 'Please add' in DB for
> source '8'.
> 2009-08-29 21:10:33.986 ChannelBase(24): IsTunable(Component,Please
> add) Failed                           to find channel in DB on input '22'
> 2009-08-29 21:10:33.990 GetChannelData() failed because it could not
>                        find channel number 'Please add' in DB for
> source '8'.
> 2009-08-29 21:10:33.990 ChannelBase(24): IsTunable(Component,Please
> add) Failed                           to find channel in DB on input '22'
> 2009-08-29 21:10:33.990 ChannelBase(24) Error: Setting start channel
> 'Please add                          ' failed,
>                        and we failed to find any suitible channels on
> any input                          .
> 2009-08-29 21:10:33.990 TVRec(24): HW Tuner: 24->24
> 2009-08-29 21:10:34.031 Channel(/dev/video0)::Tune(): Error -1 while
> setting fre                          quency (v2): Invalid argument
> 2009-08-29 21:10:34.031 TVRec(24) Error: Failed to set channel to
> Please add. Re                          verting to kState_None
> 2009-08-29 21:10:34.031 TVRec(24): Changing from Watching
> WatchingLiveTV to None
>
>
>
> Since my IR blaster is not setup, for testing purposes  I set the
> changing channel program (in mythtv-setup) to /bin/true. 

"Please add," as in "Please add channels to this source," is not a good
starting channel.  Go into mythtv-setup and set up at least one channel
and set it as the starting channel and then you can test.

Mike