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

[Andrew Stadt]

On 24/05/2012 9:37 AM, Gerald Brandt wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>>
>> ----- 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
>
Gerald, just for my own edification, could you check the hardware 
revision of both of your HD-PVRs?  I know they were purchased at the 
same time, but just curious.  Should be on the white label on the bottom 
side of your units, almost dead center.

Thanks,

Andrew.