[mythtv-users] New IPTV setup

[scott]

On Mon, 2011-02-21 at 10:47 -0600, Robert Johnston wrote:
> On February-21-11 9:52:33 AM, Scott Cunningham wrote:
> > I'm a noob to mythtv.  Just getting that out there up front.  I've
> > googled and gone through the list archive with not much luck.
> > 
> > Here is what I'm doing:
> > 
> > - I've got IPTV service from the Telco (which I also work for) delivered
> > on my ADSL.
> > - Channels are udp multicast (currently un-encrypted)
> > - I'm using a ASRock ION 330HT-BD and connecting eth0 to the TV port on
> > the modem and the wireless connected to my internal network.
> > - I am able to pull streams using vlc on the myth box.  Packet captures
> > show the IGMP traffic.
> > - After importing the m3u file (which populates the channel list) I
> > cannot get any channels to play in myth.  Get the error about not
> > getting lock.  Packet capture doesn't show any IGMP traffic from the
> > myth box.
> > - I've looked through the database and cannot find any of the url's in
> > any of the table fields.
> > 
> > I'm really getting frustrated with this.  Can anybody maybe prov
> ide me
> > with some direction on where to look for the problem?   Is the import
> > failing?  I've attached my m3u file as well.
> 
> Usually, I'd say "If VLC can receive, then so should Myth", but to 
> check, try playing back one of the URIs you have given in MPlayer.
> If you're using multiple network cards (To "Spoof" a set-top-box), I'd 
> also suggest writing some routing rules to ensure multicast traffic is 
> directed to the interface you intend to use to receive. Myth doesn't 
> (currently) have a way of setting which interface to listen for IPTV 
> traffic on.
> I can't say I've ever gotten a "can't get lock" message, but then I'm 
> not running the latest head version, so things may have changed a 
> little there.


I'm using mythbuntu so my /etc/network/interfaces contains this:
up route add -net 224.0.0.0/4 dev eth0
There is no spoofing required (thank root).

Mplayer was not installed with the default mythbuntu setup.   After
installing I was able to pull a stream with it from the command line.

Do you have any idea where the url is (supposed to be) stored in the
database?  My current line of thought is the url is not there for myth
to use.

Scott