[mythtv-users] Ceton infinitv 6 Eth & mythtv? (Ronald Frazier)

Douglas Sargent dbsargent at gmail.com
Sat Jun 22 21:56:21 UTC 2013


Hi Ron,

   I'm stuck on step #1,  quick & silly question, what would the IP address
on the ETH box be? I'm pinging everything I can think of and I don't find
it.

thanks

Doug


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> Message: 6
> Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 21:05:21 -0400
> From: Ronald Frazier <ron at ronfrazier.net>
> To: Discussion about MythTV <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Ceton infinitv 6 Eth & mythtv? (Ronald
>         Frazier)
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> 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)
>
> 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).
> Make sure you won't be interrupting Windows while it tries to record
> something.
> 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)
> 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
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 12:08 PM, Douglas Sargent <dbsargent at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Hi Ronald,
> >
> >       happy to be the guinea pig.... Just have no clue where to start.
> >
> >       I already have the Ceton Eth box and Mythtv. Currently the Ceton
> Eth
> > box is being used by Win 8 Media Center
> >
> > Doug
> >
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> Message: 7
> Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 21:09:19 -0400
> From: Ronald Frazier <ron at ronfrazier.net>
> To: Discussion about MythTV <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Ceton infinitv 6 Eth & mythtv? (Ronald
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> On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 9:05 PM, Ronald Frazier <ron at ronfrazier.net>
> wrote:
>
> > 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)
> >
> > 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).
> > Make sure you won't be interrupting Windows while it tries to record
> > something.
> > 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)
> > 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
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 12:08 PM, Douglas Sargent <dbsargent at gmail.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Ronald,
> >>
> >>       happy to be the guinea pig.... Just have no clue where to start.
> >>
> >>       I already have the Ceton Eth box and Mythtv. Currently the Ceton
> >> Eth box is being used by Win 8 Media Center
> >>
> >> Doug
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> mythtv-users mailing list
> >> mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> >> http://www.mythtv.org/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > Ron Frazier
> >
>
> Oops, sorry about top-posting.
>
> Also, forgot to mention, make sure you restart mythbackend after making the
> changes in mythtv-setup. If the above doesn't work, run the backend with
> the channel,record verbose logging flags and give me the log output.
>
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> Message: 8
> Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 20:40:00 -0700
> From: Kevin Johnson <iitywygms at gmail.com>
> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> Subject: [mythtv-users] Decoder timed out waiting for free video
>         buffers
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> Hi All:
>
> Using mythbuntu 12.04 with the latest fixes.
>
> MythTV Version : v0.26.0-175-g7f71e02
> MythTV Branch : fixes/0.26
> Network Protocol : 75
> Library API : 0.26.20130225-1
> QT Version : 4.8.1
> 3.2.0-49-generic #75-Ubuntu SMP
> Nvidia 4.304.88
>
> Seperate frontend backends.
>
> Last couple of weeks, while watching either live tv or a recording,
> mythtv screen goes black and nothing responds.  Could happen every 30
> minutes, or sometimes it goes two days before it happens.
> If I ssh in and try a reboot it just goes to single user mode, logs me
> off and then I have to hit the power button and do a hard reboot.
> Seems that the following is the relevant issue.
>
> Decoder timed out waiting for free video buffers.
>
> Any idea what might be going on?  How to fix?
>
> Jun 20 17:53:18 g430 mythlogserver: mythfrontend[1927]: I CoreContext
> avformatdecoder.cpp:2021 (ScanStreams) AFD: codec AC3 has 2 channels
> Jun 20 17:53:18 g430 mythlogserver: mythfrontend[1927]: I CoreContext
> avformatdecoder.cpp:2172 (ScanStreams) AFD: Opened codec 0x56dc560,
> id(AC3) type(Audio)
> Jun 20 17:53:18 g430 mythlogserver: mythfrontend[1927]: N CoreContext
> avformatdecoder.cpp:783 (SetEof) AFD: Resetting byte context eof
> (livetv 1 was eof 0)
> Jun 20 17:53:19 g430 mythlogserver: mythfrontend[1927]: N CoreContext
> mythplayer.cpp:2093 (PrebufferEnoughFrames) Player(0): Waited 101ms
> for video buffers AAALfAfAAAAAAA
> Jun 20 17:53:19 g430 mythlogserver: mythfrontend[1927]: N CoreContext
> mythplayer.cpp:2093 (PrebufferEnoughFrames) Player(0): Waited 203ms
> for video buffers AAALfAfAAAAAAA
> Jun 20 18:18:31 g430 mythlogserver: mythfrontend[1927]: E Decoder
> mythplayer.cpp:3206 (DecoderGetFrame) Player(0): Decoder timed out
> waiting for free video buffers.
> Jun 20 18:19:14  mythlogserver: last message repeated 2 times
>
> Thank you.
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> Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 20:41:13 -0700
> From: Kevin Johnson <iitywygms at gmail.com>
> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Decoder timed out waiting for free video
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> I should add that I am using vdpau.  I have tried both normal and high
> quality profile.
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 8:40 PM, Kevin Johnson <iitywygms at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi All:
> >
> > Using mythbuntu 12.04 with the latest fixes.
> >
> > MythTV Version : v0.26.0-175-g7f71e02
> > MythTV Branch : fixes/0.26
> > Network Protocol : 75
> > Library API : 0.26.20130225-1
> > QT Version : 4.8.1
> > 3.2.0-49-generic #75-Ubuntu SMP
> > Nvidia 4.304.88
> >
> > Seperate frontend backends.
> >
> > Last couple of weeks, while watching either live tv or a recording,
> mythtv screen goes black and nothing responds.  Could happen every 30
> minutes, or sometimes it goes two days before it happens.
> > If I ssh in and try a reboot it just goes to single user mode, logs me
> off and then I have to hit the power button and do a hard reboot.
> > Seems that the following is the relevant issue.
> >
> > Decoder timed out waiting for free video buffers.
> >
> > Any idea what might be going on?  How to fix?
> >
> > Jun 20 17:53:18 g430 mythlogserver: mythfrontend[1927]: I CoreContext
> avformatdecoder.cpp:2021 (ScanStreams) AFD: codec AC3 has 2 channels
> > Jun 20 17:53:18 g430 mythlogserver: mythfrontend[1927]: I CoreContext
> avformatdecoder.cpp:2172 (ScanStreams) AFD: Opened codec 0x56dc560, id(AC3)
> type(Audio)
> > Jun 20 17:53:18 g430 mythlogserver: mythfrontend[1927]: N CoreContext
> avformatdecoder.cpp:783 (SetEof) AFD: Resetting byte context eof (livetv 1
> was eof 0)
> > Jun 20 17:53:19 g430 mythlogserver: mythfrontend[1927]: N CoreContext
> mythplayer.cpp:2093 (PrebufferEnoughFrames) Player(0): Waited 101ms for
> video buffers AAALfAfAAAAAAA
> > Jun 20 17:53:19 g430 mythlogserver: mythfrontend[1927]: N CoreContext
> mythplayer.cpp:2093 (PrebufferEnoughFrames) Player(0): Waited 203ms for
> video buffers AAALfAfAAAAAAA
> > Jun 20 18:18:31 g430 mythlogserver: mythfrontend[1927]: E Decoder
> mythplayer.cpp:3206 (DecoderGetFrame) Player(0): Decoder timed out waiting
> for free video buffers.
> > Jun 20 18:19:14  mythlogserver: last message repeated 2 times
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
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> Message: 10
> Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 01:58:41 -0400
> From: Ian Evans <dheianevans at gmail.com>
> To: Discussion about MythTV <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] HTTP Live Streaming Recorder and UK xmltv
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> On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 3:19 PM, HP-mini <blm-ubunet at slingshot.co.nz>
> wrote:
>
> > Does the HLS recorder work (from manual schedule) for you ?
> >
> > I would guess that if you can find listing information you could modify
> > an existing grabber script.
> >
> > You can expt with xmltv & grabber scripts, quite removed from mythtv, by
> > using FOSS xml to html converters & your browser.
> >
> > The mythtv setup would be no different to other xmltv usage.
> > Each video source has option for a different grabber script.
>
>
> Yeah, I can manually schedule it just fine. So I guess I can set up the UK
> grabber and check that out. I was just being cautious that it wouldn't
> screw my other video source but from what you said about each source having
> its own grabber, I should be just fine.
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> Message: 11
> Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 04:02:49 -0400
> From: Ian Evans <dheianevans at gmail.com>
> To: Discussion about MythTV <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] HTTP Live Streaming Recorder and UK xmltv
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> On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 3:19 PM, HP-mini <blm-ubunet at slingshot.co.nz>
> wrote:
>
> > Does the HLS recorder work (from manual schedule) for you ?
> >
> > I would guess that if you can find listing information you could modify
> > an existing grabber script.
>
>
> I was able to use the tv_grab_uk_rtgrabber to get the channel info which
> loaded just fine...EXCEPT that the times are off. In other words, a 1pm
> show in London is show up at 1pm in Toronto instead of at 7am my time.
>
> I went into myth-setup and changed the time offset for the HLS recorder to
> -5. The shows didn't change. Do I have to wait for a few more
> mythfilldatabase runs before it readjusts?
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> Message: 12
> Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 07:17:51 -0400
> From: "Michael T. Dean" <mtdean at thirdcontact.com>
> To: Discussion about MythTV <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Decoder timed out waiting for free video
>         buffers
> Message-ID: <51C4365F.3050509 at thirdcontact.com>
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>
> On 06/20/2013 11:41 PM, Kevin Johnson wrote:
> > On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 8:40 PM, Kevin Johnson wrote:
> >
> >> Hi All:
> >>
> >> Using mythbuntu 12.04 with the latest fixes.
> >>
> >> MythTV Version : v0.26.0-175-g7f71e02
> >> MythTV Branch : fixes/0.26
> >> Network Protocol : 75
> >> Library API : 0.26.20130225-1
> >> QT Version : 4.8.1
> >> 3.2.0-49-generic #75-Ubuntu SMP
> >> Nvidia 4.304.88
> >>
> >> Seperate frontend backends.
> >>
> >> Last couple of weeks, while watching either live tv or a recording,
> mythtv screen goes black and nothing responds.  Could happen every 30
> minutes, or sometimes it goes two days before it happens.
> >> If I ssh in and try a reboot it just goes to single user mode, logs me
> off and then I have to hit the power button and do a hard reboot.
> >> Seems that the following is the relevant issue.
> >>
> >> Decoder timed out waiting for free video buffers.
> >>
> >> Any idea what might be going on?  How to fix?
> >>
> >> Jun 20 17:53:18 g430 mythlogserver: mythfrontend[1927]: I CoreContext
> avformatdecoder.cpp:2021 (ScanStreams) AFD: codec AC3 has 2 channels
> >> Jun 20 17:53:18 g430 mythlogserver: mythfrontend[1927]: I CoreContext
> avformatdecoder.cpp:2172 (ScanStreams) AFD: Opened codec 0x56dc560, id(AC3)
> type(Audio)
> >> Jun 20 17:53:18 g430 mythlogserver: mythfrontend[1927]: N CoreContext
> avformatdecoder.cpp:783 (SetEof) AFD: Resetting byte context eof (livetv 1
> was eof 0)
> >> Jun 20 17:53:19 g430 mythlogserver: mythfrontend[1927]: N CoreContext
> mythplayer.cpp:2093 (PrebufferEnoughFrames) Player(0): Waited 101ms for
> video buffers AAALfAfAAAAAAA
> >> Jun 20 17:53:19 g430 mythlogserver: mythfrontend[1927]: N CoreContext
> mythplayer.cpp:2093 (PrebufferEnoughFrames) Player(0): Waited 203ms for
> video buffers AAALfAfAAAAAAA
> >> Jun 20 18:18:31 g430 mythlogserver: mythfrontend[1927]: E Decoder
> mythplayer.cpp:3206 (DecoderGetFrame) Player(0): Decoder timed out waiting
> for free video buffers.
> >> Jun 20 18:19:14  mythlogserver: last message repeated 2 times
> >>
> >> Thank you.
> >>
> >>
> > I should add that I am using vdpau.  I have tried both normal and high
> > quality profile.
> >
>
> Try VDPAU Slim.  What video card?  How much video memory?
>
> Mike
>
>
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> Message: 13
> Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 07:19:10 -0400
> From: "Michael T. Dean" <mtdean at thirdcontact.com>
> To: Discussion about MythTV <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] HTTP Live Streaming Recorder and UK xmltv
> Message-ID: <51C436AE.8030202 at thirdcontact.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> On 06/21/2013 04:02 AM, Ian Evans wrote:
> > On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 3:19 PM, HP-mini wrote:
> >
> >> Does the HLS recorder work (from manual schedule) for you ?
> >>
> >> I would guess that if you can find listing information you could modify
> >> an existing grabber script.
> >
> > I was able to use the tv_grab_uk_rtgrabber to get the channel info which
> > loaded just fine...EXCEPT that the times are off. In other words, a 1pm
> > show in London is show up at 1pm in Toronto instead of at 7am my time.
> >
> > I went into myth-setup and changed the time offset for the HLS recorder
> to
> > -5. The shows didn't change. Do I have to wait for a few more
> > mythfilldatabase runs before it readjusts?
>
> Are you using 0.26-fixes?  If not, you should be--especially for a
> cross-time-zone listing situation.
>
> Mike
>
>
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