[mythtv-users] Cant add channel linup on fresh installs

Wed Oct 10 21:30:16 UTC 2012

On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 4:12 PM, Joseph Fry <joe at thefrys.com> wrote:

>
>    I have built multiple mythbuntu installs over the past week and for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> some reason none of them will allow me to download my channel lineup from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> schedules direct. I have tried on 0.25, 0.25 + fixes, and 0.26. I have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tried on multiple types of hardware and vm's. I even pulled the drive out
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of my current working myth 0.25 back-end and tried on that hardware
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> which previously worked fine, and it wont even work.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So wait a second... your trying to tell me that a working
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> install failed with just a hardware change... that makes no sense.  I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> suspect that it's a network issue, as that is the only thing that would fit.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Are you using DHCP?  Is there anything unique about it's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> configuration?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If your using manual IP's, did  you set dns servers in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> resolv.conf?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Actually I have even tried a fresh install on the exact same
>>>>>>>>>>>>> hardware and different hardware. And by fresh install I mean as soon as
>>>>>>>>>>>>> mythbuntu boots for the first time I go into the backend setup and try to
>>>>>>>>>>>>> add a video source. Then when I try to fetch channels the progress bar goes
>>>>>>>>>>>>> to 50% then disappears.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> My network is DHCP, nothing unique. Same dhcp networt that I
>>>>>>>>>>>>> used a month ago when I build my production backend that works.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I, and several others, had the same problem upon installing and
>>>>>>>>>>>> updating mythbuntu 12.04... but a reboot resolved it.  I suspected that
>>>>>>>>>>>> some library was getting upgraded or soemthing, but because it was in use
>>>>>>>>>>>> during the upgrade the new version was not being used.  One other guy had a
>>>>>>>>>>>> DNS issue (used a static IP and didn't set the DNS servers).
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> What really gets me is that a working install doesn't work when
>>>>>>>>>>>> moved to new hardware... this rules out anything software related... which
>>>>>>>>>>>> makes me suspect network.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Are you prompted for a password if you go to "/
>>>>>>>>>>>> http://webservices.schedulesdirect.tmsdatadirect.com/schedulesdirect/tvlistings/xtvdService"...
>>>>>>>>>>>> if you supply your SD credentials you should get a GET method not supported.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I went to that link and was prompted, after entering my
>>>>>>>>>>> credentials I got the "GET method" error.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I think I might have mislead you somehow. I haven't moved a
>>>>>>>>>>> working install to new hardware. I have a working install that I shutdown
>>>>>>>>>>> and removed the disk on, so that I could test a fresh install on hardware
>>>>>>>>>>> that I know has worked. I have also tried fresh installs on different
>>>>>>>>>>> hardware and even on VM. I am confident that my network isn't the issue
>>>>>>>>>>> because I do have my working install on the same network, also I can hit
>>>>>>>>>>> Schedules Direct manually. I don't think it is a hardware issue because I
>>>>>>>>>>> have tried it on different types of hardware (and even my known working
>>>>>>>>>>> hardware). I am at a loss and becoming frustrated!!
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Ahh yes, I was confused by the sentence "I even pulled the drive
>>>>>>>>>> out of my current working myth 0.25 back-end and tried on that hardware
>>>>>>>>>> which previously worked fine, and it wont even work.".
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> One more thing to try, delete all of the ~/.mythtv/config.xml
>>>>>>>>>> file for all user accts, then rerun mythtv-setup to recreate it.  Perhaps
>>>>>>>>>> one of the updates is migrating blank data from the depreciated mysql.txt
>>>>>>>>>> during the installs?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> If that doesn't work try running the following command: "mythfilldatabase
>>>>>>>>>> --dd-grab-all -v file,network --loglevel debug --logpath /tmp" and post the
>>>>>>>>>> log file somewhere (pastebin).  The log file should tell us
>>>>>>>>>> where it's breaking down.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Ok, i deleted the config file, went back through setup and got the
>>>>>>>>> same deal. Ran the command manually and here is the link to the pastebin
>>>>>>>>> http://pastebin.com/kB468xPN
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> From what I can tell it looks like the mythfilldatabase actually
>>>>>>>>> worked... but ill let you tell me what you see.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I don't see anything odd there either.  Hmm.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So the only problem your seeing is when the system is retrieving
>>>>>>>> lineups in mythtv-setup?  Here are a few things you might try:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Change your username.
>>>>>>>> Change your password.
>>>>>>>> Delete and recreate lineups.
>>>>>>>> Create a 'fake' lineup with a different source (say antenna rather
>>>>>>>> than cable or vice versa).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I suspect that it is something related to the above, because you
>>>>>>>> can see that mythfilldatabase is having no trouble grabbing the data.
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Correct, my issue is when I am first trying to set up the source and
>>>>>>> I try to retrieve lineups
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have actually tried all of the above, i even went further and
>>>>>>> created a whole new account on schedules direct. Still same issue.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> how are you starting mythtv-setup?  Under what user?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> BTW,  your not the first to have this problem:
>>>>> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/528644
>>>>>
>>>>> Unfortunately I don't see any resolution.
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>> I start mythtv-setup logged in to mythbuntu as myself and just click on
>>>> applications>system>mythtv backend setup
>>>>
>>>
>>> Hmm... safe to assume that your user account is a member of the mythtv
>>> group?
>>>
>>> You might check the permissions of any myth* files in /tmp
>>>
>>> You might double check your system time and date, as well as time
>>> zone... you wouldn't believe the number of weird issues that are caused by
>>> time.
>>>
>>> You can post more verbose logs for mythtv-setup... "mythtv-setup
>>> --loglevel debug --logpath /tmp"... though there is not too much more there.
>>>
>>> Finally... are you sure it's even failing.  My system goes to 50% then
>>> disappears too... but then I can choose my lineup in the box below.  Are
>>> you sure it's not pulling your lineup just fine?
>>>
>>>
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>> Time and date are fine, I ran setup verbose and still just got the same
>> error
>>
>> 012-10-10 15:33:28.428702 I [3516/3516] CoreContext
>> mythmainwindow.cpp:2540 (LockInputDevices) - Unlocking input devices
>> 2012-10-10 15:34:30.469007 I [3516/3516] CoreContext videosource.cpp:349
>> (fillSelections) - Fetching lineups from Schedules Direct...
>> 2012-10-10 15:34:30.487697 I [3516/3516] CoreContext datadirect.cpp:1158
>> (GrabData) - DataDirect: Grabbing channel data
>> 2012-10-10 15:34:30.487762 I [3516/3516] CoreContext datadirect.cpp:1021
>> (DDPost) - Downloading DataDirect feed
>> 2012-10-10 15:34:43.957694 E [3516/3516] CoreContext datadirect.cpp:1186
>> (GrabData) - DataDirect: Failed to get data: Download error
>> 2012-10-10 15:34:43.957707 E [3516/3516] CoreContext videosource.cpp:359
>> (fillSelections) - DDLS: fillSelections did not successfully load selections
>> 2012-10-10 15:34:43.957974 I [3516/3516] CoreContext datadirect.cpp:573
>> (~DataDirectProcessor) - DataDirect: Deleting temporary files
>> 2012-10-10 15:34:48.576878 E [3516/3516] CoreContext settings.cpp:204
>> (setValue) - SelectSetting::setValue(): invalid index: -1 size:
>> 2012-10-10 15:34:48.782630 E [3516/3516] CoreContext settings.cpp:204
>> (setValue) - SelectSetting::setValue(): invalid index: -1 size:
>> 2012-10-10 15:34:48.962658 E [3516/3516] CoreContext settings.cpp:204
>> (setValue) - SelectSetting::setValue(): invalid index: -1 size:
>> 2012-10-10 15:34:49.127882 E [3516/3516] CoreContext settings.cpp:204
>> (setValue) - SelectSetting::setValue(): invalid index: -1 size:
>>
>> I am sure it isn't pulling the lineup because there is nothing to select
>> in the lineup dropdown box after it finishes...plus the download error in
>> the log is telling. I wish there were a way to do this manually so i could
>> just get on with it, especially since mythfilldatabase works, all i need is
>> to set my lineup and ill be good.
>>
>>
> Try disabling IPv6:
> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/57702?do=post_view_flat#57702
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I installed all updates still nothing, disabled IPV6 and still nothing.
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