[mythtv-users] Cluebat request by n00b: initial config ceton infinitv eth 6

[tb at purple-people.org]

I'm a noob.  I have a new toy and I'm trying to do things as easily as
possible to start learning about MythTV.

I downloaded the latest Mythbuntu iso I could find, 12.04(?), and
installed it in a vm and did the update dance, so I believe that
networking basically works.  I have a Ceton Infinitv ETH 6 hanging out and
serving a web page I can see.  So I think the _really_ basics, are OK.

But I saw a thread from about a month ago where Ron Frazier(?) gave a few
steps that I _think_ I'm following.  Excuse the pasting:

>
> > I'm assuming that you have a cablecard installed in the ceton (rather
> than
> > using it for clear QAM without a cablecard...that makes configuration a
> bit
> > more tricky)

I went down to comcast and got an MCard, just like the one in the aging TiVo.

> >
> > Go into mythtv-setup.
> > Create a new tuner, of type ceton. Provide the IP address of the device.
> > Specify the card number as RTP and whatever tuner you want to use (ex:
> 5).

I did this, there was a couple of items on a second screen that were
mildly surprising - unmentioned above - and left at default.

> > Make sure you won't be interrupting Windows while it tries to record
> > something.

I have no Windows in the house.

> > Create a brand new video source pointing to schedules direct
> > link that video source to the ceton tuner you created. Then choose to
> > "fetch channels" (do not try to scan...only fetch).

I went to get an SD account, I added a lineup I believe to be the correct
one, the "show the data page had some channels/callsigns I recognised.

I haven't been packet sniffing to confirm but there was a pause of a few
seconds when the "fetch channels" button was pressed and there were no
error dialogs.  There's a drop list with some default "Please choose a
channel" text in it, which has no other option even after fetching
channels.

Then there was a menu entry for input matching were I associated the
tuner(s) with the SD account.

As soon as I try and exit there's a dialog about "Please choose a channel"
is a sucky choice, are you sure?  At which point I chicken out and remove
the sources/tuners.

> > Run mythfilldatabase to populate the guide data (not sure if this is
> > necessary just for testing, but just to be safe...)
> > Go into live tv, switch to the ceton tuner, and see if channels work

So I don't get to this bit.

> > hopefully I got all the steps correct there. I'm just going from memory,
> > so I might have screwed up a few of the button names or terminology.
> >

I understand the screwup possibility, and admit I might have too in some
hopefully minor details.  I ask forbearance of my complete lack of
familiarity in this first foray into Mythdom.

Would anyone have a pointer (towards easily digestible info ?) that would
help me start debug?

The only information I can immediately think of as useful is a version,
this is what comes to hand:

root at mythtv:~# cat /etc/issue
Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS \n \l

root at mythtv:~# mythbackend --version
Please attach all output as a file in bug reports.
MythTV Version : v0.25.2-15-g46cab93
MythTV Branch : fixes/0.25
Network Protocol : 72
Library API : 0.25.20120506-1
QT Version : 4.8.1
Options compiled in:
 linux profile use_hidesyms using_alsa using_oss using_pulse
using_pulseoutput using_backend using_bindings_perl using_bindings_python
using_bindings_php using_crystalhd using_dvb using_firewire
using_frontend using_hdhomerun using_ceton using_hdpvr using_iptv
using_ivtv using_joystick_menu using_libcec using_libcrypto
using_libdns_sd using_libxml2 using_lirc using_mheg using_opengl_video
using_qtwebkit using_qtscript using_qtdbus using_v4l2 using_x11
using_xrandr using_xv using_bindings_perl using_bindings_python
using_bindings_php using_mythtranscode using_opengl using_vaapi
using_vdpau using_ffmpeg_threads using_live using_mheg using_libass
using_libxml2
root at mythtv:~#

Thanks for your time in reading this far and any help you might give.