[mythtv-users] Newbie Help with Mythbuntu 11.10 - Can't see TV after setup

[Mark Boyum]

On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 9:33 PM, Michael T. Dean
<mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
> On 12/27/2011 03:01 PM, john wrote:
>> Have set up PC with fresh install of mythbuntu 11.10
>> Kernel: 3.0.0-14-generic
>> Intel Core 2 6420 @ 2.13 GHz
>> 2GB Ram
>> 2GB Swap space
>>
>> Tuner CCA: Hauppauge 2250
>> Graphics CCA: PNY GeForced GT 520 (NVIDIA proprietary drivers
>> installed); 1024 video ram
>>
>> Have gone through installation and setup (2 or 3 times actually) and
>> cannot get any TV out of the frontend.
>>
>> Have installed firmware.
>> Have verified the CCA works using "azap" and "mplayer
>> /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0" (picture looks great).
>> Have found that "mplayer /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0"  does NOT work.
>>
>> In the backend setup under the "Capture card setup"
>> Card Type: DVB DTV capture card (v3.x)
>> DVB Device number only gives me the choice of
>> /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0 or /dev/dvb/adapter1/frontend0
>> Have not been able to determine how to change this to something else
>> (like dvr0).
>
> You want /dev/dvb/adapter#/frontend0
>
>> When I select TV in the frontend, all that happens is that a "Please
>> wait" screen pops up (so fast I didn't even notice it a couple of times)
>> and then the screen returns to the normal front end view.
>>
>> Not being any sort of computer guru, I'm lost as how to proceed.  Would
>> really appreciate some suggestions.
>
> You'll need to post the mythbackend logs (not mythfrontend logs), which
> say why it's failing to record the show/start Live TV.
>
> Mike

Which can be found at /var/log/mythtv on mythbuntu.