[mythtv-users] Still trying to get Ceton InfiniTV working

Wed Jul 9 03:13:56 UTC 2014

Happen to have any luck? I moved so I switched providers (FIOS to Comcast)
and switched the input device (HDHR Prime to Infinitv 6 PCIe) and am just
in a world of pain getting the Ceton to work.

The device is operating fine and I can hit the ceton webpage at
192.168.200.1 from the box itself, and the cable cable is paired and
appears to be fine as well... but I just can't get any channels to actually
play resulting in the same symptoms you mention.

Very frustrating. I imagine I'm doing something dumb but I'm obviously
clueless as to what.

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I've got a Ceton InfiniTV 4 PCIe installed in my Backend system
(OpenSUSE 13.1 - x86_64).  It seems to be working fine because I can
play live TV using mplayer.  However, I cannot get live TV to work in
MythTV.  I'm running MythTV 0.27.  When I try to tune a channel, I
get,

"You should have received a channel lock by now.  You can continue to
wair for a signal, or you can change the channel with Up or Down,
change video source (Y), inputs (C ), etc."
When I hit <Enter>, I get the channel info box and it says,
"Two Wheel Insanitiy:  Isle of Man TT
“Isle of Man TT Racing” Signal 100% | (TL__) Partial Lock"
Obviously, the first line, and first half of second line are the show
information.  The second half of the second line is the part I can't
solve.  I've googled (A LOT!) and haven't found anything that's helped
me.  Most of the results of searches are for older versions of MythTV,
and as such do not require RTP streaming from the InfiniTV, or the OP
can't even get mplayer to work.  Once they get mplayer to work, MythTV
works.  I'm in between.

I have no idea where to go from here.  I've posted here before and not
gotten any response, posted on the MythTalk forums without response,
posted on TheGreenButton forums without response, and e-mailed Ceton
withot response (not a surprise).  I don't know where else to find
help.

Additional information....
In the Ceton web interface I can start streaming on any channel.  Here
is the info it gives me on that web interface for Tuner 0:
On the Status tab:
WMDRM Pairing:       Red
Carrier Lock:        1
Digital Lock:        1
Signal Level:        2.8 dBmV
Playback:            Playing
Program Number:      210
PIDs:                1FFC, 1C50, 80, 90, 0, 1C51, 1C5D, 1C52, 1C53, 1C54
CableCARD:           Inserted
Channel:             210
Descrambling Status: Unknown
Copy Protection:     Copy Control Information: "Copy Free" (00)

On the Tuner tab:
Frequency:             111000
Modulation:            QAM256
Program Number:        210
Carrier Lock:          1
Digital Lock:          1
Signal Level:          2.6dBmV
Signal To Noise Level: 35.4 dB
Temperature:           42.8 C
Last Resolve:          Unknown
Streaming Setup:       Destination IP:   192.168.200.2
                       Destination Port: 8000
                       Protocal:         RTP
                       State:            Started

When I try to use the python client to stream video, it just hangs at:
>* python client.py -i 192.168.200.2 -t 0 -c 210
*1401737846.825501 client.py:136 Initializing
I did get the streaming from the client to work once.  At least it
looked like it worked because it didn't hang at "initializing".
However, I was unable to view the stream.  I have been unable to
duplicate getting the client to work.

Starting streaming on the Ceton web interface, then trying to view the
stream in VLC produces no results whatsoever.  I don't get an error,
but it doesn't do anything.  I also tried to read the stream via
mplayer, and this is what I got,
>* mplayer rtp://192.168.200.2:8000 <rtp://192.168.200.2:8000>
*MPlayer -4.8 (C) 2000-2014 MPlayer Team
mplayer: could not connect to socket
mplayer: No such file or directory
Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control.

Playing rtp://192.168.200.2:8000.
STREAM_RTP, URL: rtp://192.168.200.2:8000
Timeout! No data from host 192.168.200.2
rtp_streaming_start failed
No stream found to handle url rtp://192.168.200.2:8000

Exiting... (End of file)

Based on that, it looks like my InfiniTV card is not streaming at all.
However, I have no idea why.

I'm looking for any help that anybody can give me.  If you've got a
Ceton InfiniTV card that is working on 0.27 I would love if you could
compare your tuner information from the web interface to mine and tell
me if anything looks different.  Or, tell me what you did to get yours
working.  If anybody else can tell me what the (TL__) code on the
Partial Lock message means, that would give me somewhere to start.
Any help would be appreciated.

I'm about at the end of my rope here.  I don't know where else to find
assistance, and I really, really don't want to have to buy a copy of
Windows to run my MythTV backend.

Mike B

*Kevin*

Eleven Three Labs LLC
eleventhree.com
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