[mythtv-users] Still tearing my hair out with Myth 0.21 on Fedora 11

[Chris Jones]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
> bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Another Sillyname
> Sent: 07 October 2009 9:44 AM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Still tearing my hair out with Myth 0.21 on
> Fedora 11
> 
> 2009/10/7 Chris Jones <chris at mollingtonconsultants.com>:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
> >> bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Another Sillyname
> >> Sent: 07 October 2009 3:43 AM
> >> To: Discussion about mythtv
> >> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Still tearing my hair out with Myth 0.21
> on
> >> Fedora 11
> >>
> >
> >
> >> As I haven't read all that's gone before I don't know what you have
> >> and haven't done so if you've already tried this let me know.
> >>
> >> yum install dvb-apps
> >>
> >> open a new terminal session using your 'normal' user account
> >>
> >> in that new session
> >> > mkdir ~/.tzap
> >> > scandvb /usr/local/dvb-apps/dvb-t/uk-WinterHill >
> >> ~/.tzap/channels.conf
> >> > tzap "BBC ONE"
> >>
> >> now tell us what happens, you should replace "BBC ONE" with one
> >> channel from each of the other Mux's to make sure you're getting a
> >> lock on each of them.
> >> _______________________________________________
> >
> > I had already installed dvb-apps, which are in /usr/share rather than
> > /usr/local and also had the .tzap folder.
> >
> > The command (as modified to reflect the slight difference in
> location)
> > resulted in a channels.conf file that listed 141 records which seems
> to
> > comprise all of the freeserve channels that I need.
> >
> > How do I now utilise this information to get the scan done in Mythtv-
> setup?
> >
> > I have tried re-scanning in mythtv-setup using the -v all option and
> > directed logging to another file. The results of this scan (for one
> channel)
> > are:
> > 2009-10-07 08:44:30.208 ChannelBase(1): Input #1: 'DVBInput' schan(1)
> > sourceid(1) ccid(1)
> > 2009-10-07 08:44:30.208 ChannelBase(1): Current Input #1: 'DVBInput'
> > 2009-10-07 08:44:30.211 DVBSM(0): Can measure Signal Strength
> > 2009-10-07 08:44:30.213 DVBSM(0): Can measure S/N
> > 2009-10-07 08:44:30.216 DVBSM(0): Can measure Bit Error Rate
> > 2009-10-07 08:44:30.217 DVBSM(0): Can count Uncorrected Blocks
> > 2009-10-07 08:44:30.217 SM(0)::RemoveFlags: Seen() Match() Wait()
> > 2009-10-07 08:44:30.217 DVBSM(0): DVBSignalMonitor::ctor initial
> flags
> > Seen() Match() Wait(Sig,SNR,BER,UB,)
> > 2009-10-07 08:44:30.217 SIScan(0): Connecting up DTVSignalMonitor
> > 2009-10-07 08:44:30.217 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen() Match()
> > Wait(MGT,VCT,NIT,SDT,)
> > 2009-10-07 08:44:30.218 MSqlQuery: SELECT freetoaironly FROM
> cardinput WHERE
> > cardid    = 1 AND       inputname = 'DVBInput'
> > 2009-10-07 08:44:30.219 MSqlQuery: SELECT radioservices FROM
> cardinput WHERE
> > cardid    = 1 AND       inputname = 'DVBInput'
> > 2009-10-07 08:44:30.219 SWizScan: HandleTuneComplete()
> > 2009-10-07 08:44:30.219 SIScan(0): Starting SIScanner
> > 2009-10-07 08:44:30.219 SWizScan: ScanTransports(dvbt, ofdm, uk)
> > 2009-10-07 08:44:30.219 SIScan(0): Looked up freq table (dvbt, ofdm,
> uk) w/1
> > entries
> > 2009-10-07 08:44:30.220 MSqlQuery: SELECT mplexid FROM dtv_multiplex
> WHERE
> > sourceid  = 1  AND       frequency = 474000000
> > 2009-10-07 08:44:30.220 MSqlQuery: SELECT mplexid FROM dtv_multiplex
> WHERE
> > sourceid  = 1  AND       frequency = 474166670
> > 2009-10-07 08:44:30.221 MSqlQuery: SELECT mplexid FROM dtv_multiplex
> WHERE
> > sourceid  = 1  AND       frequency = 473833330
> > 2009-10-07 08:44:30.221 SIScan(0): Transport Scan Item '' #0
> >        mplexid(0) standard(dvb) sourceid(1)
> >        UseTimer(0) scanning(0)
> >        timeoutTune(500 msec)
> >        frequency(474000000) constellation(6)
> >          inv(0) bandwidth(0) hp(9) lp(9)
> >          trans_mode(0) guard_int(0) hierarchy(0)
> >         offset[0..2]: 0 166670 -166670
> > 2009-10-07 08:44:30.222 MSqlQuery: SELECT data FROM settings WHERE
> value =
> > 'UseArrowAccels' AND hostname = 'legolas.mollcons.local' ;
> > 2009-10-07 08:44:30.222 MSqlQuery: SELECT mplexid FROM dtv_multiplex
> WHERE
> > sourceid  = 1  AND       frequency = 482000000
> > 2009-10-07 08:44:30.222 MSqlQuery: SELECT mplexid FROM dtv_multiplex
> WHERE
> > sourceid  = 1  AND       frequency = 482166670
> > 2009-10-07 08:44:30.223 MSqlQuery: SELECT data FROM settings WHERE
> value =
> > 'PopupHeightPadding' AND hostname = 'legolas.mollcons.local' ;
> > 2009-10-07 08:44:30.223 MSqlQuery: SELECT mplexid FROM dtv_multiplex
> WHERE
> > sourceid  = 1  AND       frequency = 481833330
> > 2
> >
> > Looking at the sql commands in relation to my mythconverg database, I
> can
> > see why this scan does NOT return any results. The first sql command
> using
> > cardinput table will work, but the second one using dtv_multiplex
> table will
> > not generate ANY result because my dtv_multiplex table is NOT
> populated. Do
> > I have to manually populate the dtv_multiplex table?
> >
> 
> Chris
> 
> Before you jump on to the mythtv stuff
> 
> can you do a tzap "BBC ONE" and let us know the output, and can you
> also do a tzap -r "BBC ONE" /path/to/record/file.mpg
> 
> Then try playing back the file using either mplayer or vlc or whatever
> to make sure you've got a decent signal lock.

[|] 
I tried both.

The first tzap generated the following:
using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0'
tuning to 754166670 Hz
video pid 0x0258, audio pid 0x0259
status 01 | signal 5050 | snr 8000 | ber 00003fff | unc 00000000 | 
status 1f | signal 5353 | snr ffff | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 |
FE_HAS_LOCK
status 1f | signal 5353 | snr ffff | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 |
FE_HAS_LOCK
status 1f | signal 5353 | snr ffff | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 |
FE_HAS_LOCK
status 1f | signal 5353 | snr ffff | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 |
FE_HAS_LOCK

When I tried the alternative, all I got was a similar display on the
terminal screen, and NO output file.