[mythtv-users] BE off line

Daryl McDonald darylangela at gmail.com
Tue Aug 20 19:03:35 UTC 2013


On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 11:34 PM, Daryl McDonald <darylangela at gmail.com>wrote:

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> On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 11:12 PM, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com
> > wrote:
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>> On 08/19/2013 06:35 PM, Daryl McDonald wrote:
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>>> When scheduled recordings get an "F" on the far right in upcoming
>>> recordings, the program will not be recorded because my Back End is "off
>>> line". The first time it happened I followed a wiki or some sort of thread
>>> suggesting  deleting all cards and connections and reputting them
>>> subsequently. I was able to record, for a day and a half, and  the BE went
>>> off line again. If there is a better tack, I'm all ears, or eyes as the
>>> case may be.
>>>
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>> Ah, so you mean an offline recording status (presumably for all upcoming
>> recordings?).  Assuming you didn't start the backend with the --no-sched
>> development/testing option, an offline recording status means that all the
>> backends that could possibly record that showing are offline.
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>> If you have multiple backends, make sure that all of them are still
>> running and accessible over the network when you see offline status for
>> upcoming recordings.
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>> If you're only supposed to have one master backend, this is probably due
>> to an Input Connections configuration issue--generally it's caused (exactly
>> as you described, where things seem to work for a while then at some time
>> in the future just stop working) by having some defined, but unconnected,
>> piece(s) in your setup.  So, for example, having capture cards defined, but
>> no inputs connected to Video Sources, or having Video Sources defined, but
>> not connected to any inputs, or having channels defined but not part of any
>> valid Video Sources (even "shadow" channels--having multiple copies of
>> channels defined).
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>> If it's the latter, you may be using the right approach to clean it
>> up--"Delete all capture cards" (not "Delete all capture cards on
>> <hostname>" /and/ "Delete all video sources."  And, if you're using the
>> right approach to clean it up, it means you're consistently making the same
>> mistakes/misconfiguration when re-creating the pieces you've deleted.
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>> See, also, http://www.gossamer-threads.**com/lists/mythtv/users/264034#**
>> 264034 <http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/264034#264034>
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>> Mike
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> Thanks for the info gentlemen, and for the patience, reading replies and
> many other posts makes me feel like less of a newbie, despite the facts.
>
> Daryl
>

 Checking again today the recording status for my PVR-150 card is "F". If
I'm reading you correctly, Mr. Dean I need to focus on my input connections
after deleting all capture cards (not delete all capture cards on
<hostname>) and reinstalling them. I've assigned motorola to the
[MPEG:/dev/video2/](Tuner 1). Do I need to delete these other aspects of
this card?:
[MPEG: /dev/video2] (S-video 1)
[MPEG: /dev/video2] (composite 1)
[MPEG: /dev/video2] (S-video 2)
[MPEG: /dev/video2] (composite 2)
as these all have nothing connected to them and no source assigned? And if
so how? I've tried highlighting and the "d" key, to no avail.

Daryl
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