[mythtv-users] HD-PVR, LiveTV, and WAF == 0

[Gerald Brandt]

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> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Steven Adeff" <adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com>
> > To: "Discussion about MythTV" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 1:40:22 PM
> > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] HD-PVR, LiveTV, and WAF == 0
> > 
> > On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 1:09 PM, Gerald Brandt <gbr at majentis.com>
> > wrote:
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: "Gerald Brandt" <gbr at majentis.com>
> > >> To: "Discussion about MythTV" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> > >> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 9:13:54 AM
> > >> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] HD-PVR, LiveTV, and WAF == 0
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> > From: "Gerald Brandt" <gbr at majentis.com>
> > >> > To: "Discussion about MythTV" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> > >> > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 7:22:07 PM
> > >> > Subject: [mythtv-users] HD-PVR, LiveTV, and WAF == 0
> > >> >
> > >> > Hi,
> > >> >
> > >> > I was running Mythbuntu 11.10 (.24 fixes) and upgraded to
> > >> > Mythbuntu
> > >> > 12.04 (.25 fixes).
> > >> >
> > >> > The system seems to be running just fine, except for Live TV.
> > >> >  Under
> > >> > .24 fixes, I had zero issues with my backend with 2x hdpvr and
> > >> > remote frontends.
> > >> >
> > >> > I've done just about everything except re-install the backend
> > >> > from
> > >> > scratch (no upgrade).
> > >> >
> > >> > Does anybody here have a .25 fixes working with live tv and
> > >> > HDPVR?
> > >> >  What are your settings?  How did you get it to work?
> > >> >
> > >> > Gerald
> > >>
> > >> This morning I did more test, and nothing worked again.  I could
> > >> not
> > >> get live TV at all.  Last night, I got live TV and switched
> > >> channels.  Everything worked.
> > >>
> > >> Then I light bulb went off.  I have two hdpvr's.  What if the
> > >> default
> > >> one for livetv was causing an issue.  I started another frontend
> > >> and
> > >> tried live tv.  It failed.  I started it again and went to
> > >> another
> > >> frontend to start livetv.  The second frontend grabbed the
> > >> second
> > >> hdpvr and magic happened.  EVERYTHING worked again.  Even better
> > >> than .24.
> > >>
> > >> So, I have an hdpvr that works perfectly for recordings, but
> > >> fails
> > >> for livetv.
> > >>
> > >> Any ideas what's going on?  Both hdpvr's are running the same
> > >> firmware and were purchased at the same time.
> > >>
> > >> Gerald
> > >
> > > What are the chances this is a USB issue?  If I get a separate
> > > USB
> > > card, do you think it will help?
> > 
> > your motherboard may have two separate USB buses already. My
> > parents
> > have two HD-PVR's and we put them on the two separate buses "just
> > in
> > case" and they have not had this specific issue.
> > 
> > 
> 
> I ended up having a 2.0 and a 1.1.  No matter where the HDPVR's are
> plugged into, they get a 2.0.
> 
> I upped my resolution back to 1080i, and things started failing
> again.  Went back to 720p and they stabilized.  I might play around
> with bitrates at 1080i.
> 
> Gerald
> _______________________________________________

This morning nothing worked again.  I'm off to buy a PCIe and PCI USB cards.

Gerald