[mythtv-users] Failed Firewire recording

Harry Devine lifter89 at comcast.net
Thu Jun 18 13:25:45 UTC 2009


OK, so I had given up on using firewire for some recordings since I 
never got it to work consistently.  I'm running Mythbuntu 8.10.  After 
reading this thread 
(http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/385324?search_string=DCH-6416;#385324) 
I figured I'd give it another try.

I downloaded the firewire_primer.pl script and set it up as a cron job 
to run @ 5 &35 minutes after every hour.  I setup a test recording over 
night last night, and when I got up this AM, I noticed that is was only 
about 10 seconds long.  So I looked at the Myth logs and found the 
following, but I'm not sure what the exact problem(s) is/are:

mythbackend.log:

2009-06-18 01:29:02.406 TVRec(6): Changing from None to RecordingOnly
2009-06-18 01:29:02.412 TVRec(6): HW Tuner: 6->6
2009-06-18 01:29:03.920 SetLastChannel(222): cleared: no
2009-06-18 01:29:03.930 AutoExpire: CalcParams(): Max required Free 
Space: 3.0 GB w/freq: 15 min
2009-06-18 01:29:03.937 LFireDev(00159AFFFE163F4A): Buffered packets 
2000 (8000 KB)
2009-06-18 01:29:03.946 Started recording: In Plain Sight "A Frond in 
Need": channel 6222 on cardid 6, sourceid 6
2009-06-18 01:29:03.958 scheduler: Started recording: In Plain Sight "A 
Frond in Need": channel 6222 on cardid 6, sourceid 6
2009-06-18 01:29:04.016 LFireDev(00159AFFFE163F4A), Warning: No Input in 
50 msec...
2009-06-18 01:29:04.080 LFireDev(00159AFFFE163F4A), Warning: No Input in 
100 msec...
2009-06-18 01:29:04.132 LFireDev(00159AFFFE163F4A), Warning: No Input in 
150 msec...
2009-06-18 01:29:04.184 LFireDev(00159AFFFE163F4A), Warning: No Input in 
200 msec...
2009-06-18 01:29:04.236 LFireDev(00159AFFFE163F4A), Warning: No Input in 
250 msec...
2009-06-18 01:29:04.288 LFireDev(00159AFFFE163F4A), Warning: No Input in 
300 msec...
2009-06-18 01:29:04.340 LFireDev(00159AFFFE163F4A), Warning: No Input in 
350 msec...
2009-06-18 01:29:04.392 LFireDev(00159AFFFE163F4A), Warning: No Input in 
400 msec...
2009-06-18 01:29:04.444 LFireDev(00159AFFFE163F4A), Warning: No Input in 
450 msec...
2009-06-18 01:29:04.496 LFireDev(00159AFFFE163F4A), Warning: No Input in 
500 msec...
2009-06-18 01:29:04.548 LFireDev(00159AFFFE163F4A), Warning: No Input in 
550 msec...
2009-06-18 01:29:04.600 LFireDev(00159AFFFE163F4A), Warning: No Input in 
600 msec...
2009-06-18 01:29:04.652 LFireDev(00159AFFFE163F4A), Warning: No Input in 
650 msec...
2009-06-18 01:29:04.704 LFireDev(00159AFFFE163F4A), Warning: No Input in 
700 msec...
2009-06-18 01:29:04.756 LFireDev(00159AFFFE163F4A), Warning: No Input in 
750 msec...
2009-06-18 01:29:04.808 LFireDev(00159AFFFE163F4A), Warning: No Input in 
800 msec...
2009-06-18 01:29:04.860 LFireDev(00159AFFFE163F4A), Warning: No Input in 
850 msec...
2009-06-18 01:29:04.912 LFireDev(00159AFFFE163F4A), Warning: No Input in 
900 msec...
2009-06-18 01:29:04.964 LFireDev(00159AFFFE163F4A), Warning: No Input in 
950 msec...
2009-06-18 01:29:05.016 LFireDev(00159AFFFE163F4A), Warning: No Input in 
1000 msec...
2009-06-18 01:29:05.068 LFireDev(00159AFFFE163F4A), Warning: No Input in 
1050 msec...
2009-06-18 01:29:05.068 LFireDev(00159AFFFE163F4A): ResetBus() -- begin
2009-06-18 01:29:05.071 LFireDev(00159AFFFE163F4A): ResetBus() -- end
2009-06-18 01:29:05.078 LFireDev(00159AFFFE163F4A): SignalReset(1->2)
2009-06-18 01:29:05.079 LFireDev(00159AFFFE163F4A): SignalReset(1->2): 
Updating device list -- begin
2009-06-18 01:29:05.388 LFireDev(00159AFFFE163F4A): SignalReset(1->2): 
Updating device list -- end
2009-06-18 01:29:05.444 LFireDev(00159AFFFE163F4A), Warning: No Input in 
50 msec...
2009-06-18 01:29:05.496 LFireDev(00159AFFFE163F4A), Warning: No Input in 
100 msec...
libiec61883 warning: iec61883_cmp_create_bcast_output: Failed to set the 
oPCR[0] plug for node 63.
2009-06-18 01:29:05.497 LFireDev(00159AFFFE163F4A), Error: Bus Reset : 
Failed to reconnect

mythfrontend.log (when I tried to watch the recording):

2009-06-18 08:35:37.394 AFD: Opened codec 0x191f2e0, id(MPEG2VIDEO) 
type(Video)
2009-06-18 08:35:37.394 AFD: codec AC3 has 6 channels
2009-06-18 08:35:37.394 AFD: Opened codec 0x18a8e40, id(AC3) type(Audio)
2009-06-18 08:35:37.627 [mpeg2video @ 0x7f70851d2e90]00 motion_type at 
105 50
2009-06-18 08:35:37.634 [mpeg2video @ 0x7f70851d2e90]Warning MVs not 
available
2009-06-18 08:35:37.674 [mpeg2video @ 0x7f70851d2e90]00 motion_type at 47 6
2009-06-18 08:35:37.677 [mpeg2video @ 0x7f70851d2e90]Warning MVs not 
available
2009-06-18 08:35:37.784 [mpeg2video @ 0x7f70851d2e90]ac-tex damaged at 44 45
2009-06-18 08:35:37.785 [mpeg2video @ 0x7f70851d2e90]skipped MB in I 
frame at 1 19
2009-06-18 08:35:37.785 [mpeg2video @ 0x7f70851d2e90]ac-tex damaged at 0 44
2009-06-18 08:35:37.785 [mpeg2video @ 0x7f70851d2e90]ac-tex damaged at 0 45
2009-06-18 08:35:37.785 [mpeg2video @ 0x7f70851d2e90]invalid mb type in 
I Frame at 0 46
2009-06-18 08:35:37.785 [mpeg2video @ 0x7f70851d2e90]ac-tex damaged at 0 47
2009-06-18 08:35:37.785 [mpeg2video @ 0x7f70851d2e90]invalid mb type in 
I Frame at 0 48
2009-06-18 08:35:37.785 [mpeg2video @ 0x7f70851d2e90]invalid mb type in 
I Frame at 1 49
2009-06-18 08:35:37.785 [mpeg2video @ 0x7f70851d2e90]invalid mb type in 
I Frame at 0 50
2009-06-18 08:35:37.785 [mpeg2video @ 0x7f70851d2e90]invalid mb type in 
I Frame at 0 51
2009-06-18 08:35:37.785 [mpeg2video @ 0x7f70851d2e90]ac-tex damaged at 0 52
2009-06-18 08:35:37.785 [mpeg2video @ 0x7f70851d2e90]ac-tex damaged at 0 53

My Myth version is 18722 (0.21.20080304-1), and my kernel is 2.6.27.9 
x86_64.  Any ideas on what these mean?  What else should I be looking 
for to help diagnose this problem?

Thanks,
Harry



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