[mythtv-users] watch tv goes black for a few seconds and then goes back to main menu...

Brent Bolin brent.bolin at gmail.com
Sun Oct 3 11:42:29 UTC 2010


If your seeing this ONLY with live TV verify the channel start for
that input is valid.

There are settings in mythtv-setup for starting channels.  And if you
have multiple inputs, verify for all.

On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 2:27 PM, Gerco-Kees Bloemsma
<gercokees at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I installed and configured mythtv a few weeks ago but still run into a
> problem...
> When i choose: "watch tv" the screen goes black for a few seconds
> (only showing "please w...") and then goes back to the main menu.
> Here are my backend and frontend logs:
>
> Thanx in advance...
>
> --
> Groetjes,
> Gerco-Kees
> <*)))><
> Praise Yah! \o/
>
> backend:
> 2010-09-30 21:13:20.416 MainServer::ANN Monitor
> 2010-09-30 21:13:20.416 adding: deslie as a client (events: 0)
> 2010-09-30 21:13:20.442 MainServer::ANN Monitor
> 2010-09-30 21:13:20.466 adding: deslie as a client (events: 1)
> 2010-09-30 21:13:20.475 Reschedule requested for id -1.
> 2010-09-30 21:13:20.537 Scheduled 0 items in 0.1 = 0.01 match + 0.05 place
> 2010-09-30 21:17:18.145 mythbackend version:
> branches/release-0-23-fixes [24158] www.mythtv.org
> 2010-09-30 21:17:18.166 Using runtime prefix = /usr
> 2010-09-30 21:17:18.174 Using configuration directory = /home/mythtv/.mythtv
> 2010-09-30 21:17:18.182 Empty LocalHostName.
> 2010-09-30 21:17:18.190 Using localhost value of deslie
> 2010-09-30 21:17:18.203 New DB connection, total: 1
> 2010-09-30 21:17:18.211 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
> 2010-09-30 21:17:18.215 Closing DB connection named 'DBManager0'
> 2010-09-30 21:17:18.224 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
> 2010-09-30 21:17:18.234 Current MythTV Schema Version (DBSchemaVer): 1254
> 2010-09-30 21:17:18.246 MythBackend: Starting up as the master server.
> 2010-09-30 21:17:18.267 New DB connection, total: 2
> 2010-09-30 21:17:18.276 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
> 2010-09-30 21:17:18.307 New DB connection, total: 3
> 2010-09-30 21:17:18.331 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
> sh: 1: not found
> 2010-09-30 21:17:18.464 ret_pid(4775) child(4775) status(0x7f00)
> 2010-09-30 21:17:18.472 ChannelBase: external tuning program exited
> with error 127
> 2010-09-30 21:17:18.497 New DB scheduler connection
> 2010-09-30 21:17:18.514 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
> 2010-09-30 21:17:18.535 MediaServer:: Loopback address specified -
> 127.0.0.1. Disabling UPnP
> 2010-09-30 21:17:18.538 Main::Registering HttpStatus Extension
> 2010-09-30 21:17:18.547 Enabled verbose msgs:  important general
> 2010-09-30 21:17:18.557 AutoExpire: CalcParams(): Max required Free
> Space: 1.0 GB w/freq: 15 min
> 2010-09-30 21:17:21.526 Reschedule requested for id -1.
> 2010-09-30 21:17:21.582 Scheduled 0 items in 0.1 = 0.01 match + 0.05 place
> 2010-09-30 21:17:21.595 Seem to be woken up by USER
> 2010-09-30 21:18:38.532 AutoExpire: CalcParams(): Max required Free
> Space: 1.0 GB w/freq: 15 min
>
> frontend:
> Starting mythfrontend.real..
> 2010-09-30 21:24:55.755 mythfrontend version:
> branches/release-0-23-fixes [24158] www.mythtv.org
> 2010-09-30 21:24:55.755 Using runtime prefix = /usr
> 2010-09-30 21:24:55.755 Using configuration directory = /home/gercokees/.mythtv
> 2010-09-30 21:24:56.457 Empty LocalHostName.
> 2010-09-30 21:24:56.457 Using localhost value of deslie
> 2010-09-30 21:24:56.465 New DB connection, total: 1
> 2010-09-30 21:24:56.470 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
> 2010-09-30 21:24:56.471 Closing DB connection named 'DBManager0'
> 2010-09-30 21:24:56.477 ScreenSaverX11Private: Gnome screen saver
> support enabled
> 2010-09-30 21:24:56.478 DPMS is active.
> 2010-09-30 21:24:56.478 Primary screen: 0.
> 2010-09-30 21:24:56.479 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
> 2010-09-30 21:24:56.480 Using screen 0, 1280x960 at 0,0
> 2010-09-30 21:24:56.491 Desktop video mode: 1280x960 60.0024 Hz
> 2010-09-30 21:24:56.913 MythUI Image Cache size set to 20971520 bytes
> 2010-09-30 21:24:56.927 AudioPulseUtil: Suspend Success
> 2010-09-30 21:24:56.928 Enabled verbose msgs:  important general
> 2010-09-30 21:24:56.930 Primary screen: 0.
> 2010-09-30 21:24:56.931 Using screen 0, 1280x960 at 0,0
> 2010-09-30 21:24:56.931 Using theme base resolution of 1280x720
> 2010-09-30 21:24:56.935 LIRC, Error: Failed to connect to Unix socket
> '/dev/lircd'
>                        eno: Bestand of map bestaat niet (2)
> 2010-09-30 21:24:56.935 JoystickMenuThread Error: Joystick disabled -
> Failed to read /home/gercokees/.mythtv/joystickmenurc
> 2010-09-30 21:24:56.960 Using Frameless Window
> 2010-09-30 21:24:56.960 Using Full Screen Window
> 2010-09-30 21:24:57.128 Using the Qt painter
> 2010-09-30 21:24:57.230 XMLParseBase: Loaded base theme from
> '/usr/share/mythtv/themes/Mythbuntu/base.xml'
> 2010-09-30 21:24:57.239 XMLParseBase: Loaded base theme from
> '/usr/share/mythtv/themes/default-wide/base.xml'
> 2010-09-30 21:24:57.246 XMLParseBase: Loaded base theme from
> '/usr/share/mythtv/themes/default/base.xml'
> 2010-09-30 21:24:57.246 XMLParseBase, Error: Unable to load window
> 'backgroundwindow' from base
> 2010-09-30 21:24:57.258 Current MythTV Schema Version (DBSchemaVer): 1254
> 2010-09-30 21:24:57.559 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin.
> 2010-09-30 21:24:57.560 No plugins directory /usr/lib/mythtv/plugins
> 2010-09-30 21:24:57.569 MediaMonitorUnix::AddDevice() - empty device path.
> 2010-09-30 21:24:57.569 MediaMonitorUnix::AddDevice() - empty device path.
> 2010-09-30 21:24:57.570 MediaMonitorUnix::AddDevice() - empty device path.
> 2010-09-30 21:24:57.572 XMLParseBase: Loading window theme from
> /usr/share/mythtv/themes/Mythbuntu/menu-ui.xml
> 2010-09-30 21:24:57.619 Loading menu theme from
> /usr/share/mythtv/themes/defaultmenu//mainmenu.xml
> 2010-09-30 21:24:57.621 Found mainmenu.xml for theme 'Mythbuntu'
> 2010-09-30 21:24:58.109 MythContext: Connecting to backend server:
> 127.0.0.1:6543 (try 1 of 1)
> 2010-09-30 21:24:58.110 Using protocol version 56
> 2010-09-30 21:25:01.595 TV: Attempting to change from None to WatchingLiveTV
> 2010-09-30 21:25:01.595 MythContext: Connecting to backend server:
> 127.0.0.1:6543 (try 1 of 1)
> 2010-09-30 21:25:01.596 Using protocol version 56
> 2010-09-30 21:25:01.611 Spawning LiveTV Recorder -- begin
> 2010-09-30 21:25:01.751 Spawning LiveTV Recorder -- end
> 2010-09-30 21:25:01.752 GetEntryAt(-1) failed.
> 2010-09-30 21:25:01.753 EntryToProgram(0 at do jan 1 01:00:00 1970)
> failed to get pginfo
> 2010-09-30 21:25:01.753 TV Error: HandleStateChange(): LiveTV not
> successfully started
> 2010-09-30 21:25:01.753 We have a RingBuffer
> 2010-09-30 21:25:01.812 TV Error: LiveTV not successfully started
> 2010-09-30 21:25:01.835 ScreenSaverX11Private: DPMS Deactivated 1
> 2010-09-30 21:25:01.836 ScreenSaverX11Private: DPMS Reactivated 1
> 2010-09-30 21:25:10.202 AudioPulseUtil: Resume Success
> 2010-09-30 21:25:10.203 Deleting UPnP client...
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