[mythtv-users] No live tv and not recording

Klaus Becker colonius at free.fr
Tue Mar 13 14:04:00 UTC 2018


Le mardi 13 mars 2018, 22:30:51 CET Stephen Worthington a écrit :
> On Tue, 13 Mar 2018 08:57:53 +0100, you wrote:
> >Le mardi 13 mars 2018, 14:36:44 CET Stephen Worthington a écrit :
> >> On Mon, 12 Mar 2018 22:11:07 +0100, you wrote:
> >> 
> >> It looks like your tuners are misconfigured - starting LiveTV is
> >> unable to find a usable tuner, and fails.  Recording also is unable to
> >> find a usable tuner, and fails, but then sets itself to automatically
> >> try to record the next repeat or next episode of the same program.
> >> 
> >> However, you do appear to have some EPG data.  So either the XMLTV
> >> setup was at some time (or still is) working properly, or the tuners
> >> are set up well enough for EPG collection to work, even if LiveTV and
> >> recording does not.
> >> 
> >> When running mythfrontend, if you go to Information Centre > System
> >> Status, it should show a set of screens that monitors the operation of
> >> MythTV.  The first screen is "Listings Status" which tells you about
> >> your EPG and how it is being updated.
> >
> >Hello Stephen,
> >
> >> Use the right arrow to go right
> >> to the next screen, "Schedule Status" and you will see data about
> >> scheduled recordings, and then right arrow again to get to "Tuner
> >> Status".  On that screen, what is the status of your tuners?  If they
> >> are not doing anything, each multirec tuner should be listed as "Tuner
> >> x is not recording".
> >
> >Here I see
> >"Tuner 1 is not recording,
> >Tuner 2 is not recording".
> >
> >Does that mean that they are actually not recording or that they can't
> >record at all ?
> >
> >> But if there are errors talking to the tuners,
> >> they should be coloured yellow and say "Tuner x has an error".
> >
> >They are not coloured yellow and I don't have this message. So they should
> >be able to record ?
> 
> Mythbackend certainly thinks the tuners are OK - it is able to talk to
> them and issue them commands and see responses.  But that does not
> mean all the settings are correct for them to be able to record.
> 
> >> If a
> >> tuner is in use for EIT EPG data gathering, I believe it should tell
> >> you about that also, but as I do not use EIT, I can now say what the
> >> message is exactly.  When on the Tuner Status screen, you can use the
> >> down arrow to move down onto the tuners listed, and you will then see
> >> in the Details section of the screen the address of the tuner and
> >> possibly more about its status.  ...
> >
> >I can go down th the tuners listed. The only message in the details section
> >is:
> >Tuner 1 [ DVB : /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0 ] is not recording.
> >Tuner 2 [ DVB : /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0 ] is not recording.
> >
> >My antenna has 2 LNBs, so I choose LNB in capture card configuration.
> >
> >"In LNB configuration - LNB Preset", I choose "Universal (Europe)".
> >
> >Other options are
> >
> >- Single (Europe)
> >- Circular (N. America)
> >- Linear (N. America)
> >- C Band
> >- Dishpro Bandstacked
> >- Custom
> >
> >Should I try one of the other options above ?
> 
> It depends on what your LNB is.  Simple dishes in Europe would
> normally have a dual oscillator LNB, for which "Universal (Europe)" is
> correct.
> 
> You also have to have set up the LNB settings - the two local
> oscillator frequencies and the frequency at which the switch is made
> between the two local oscillators.  If you have VLC working, you must
> have put those same settings into it.

I use vlc over localhost:22000, that's the server from sundtek.com where I 
bought my tuner. With this server and their playlists, no need to configure 
more in vlc. So I don't have the LNB settings.

> 
> >Thanks for help
> >
> >Klaus
> 
> When running mythbackend, you might like to add another option to get
> more logging about the tuners:
> 
> mythbackend --loglevel debug -v record

Can't find more informations in

$ mythbackend --loglevel debug -v record
2018-03-13 10:42:46.106613 C  mythbackend version: fixes/0.28 [8238e839c9] 
www.mythtv.org
2018-03-13 10:42:46.106679 C  Qt version: compile: 5.7.1, runtime: 5.7.1
2018-03-13 10:42:46.106683 N  Enabled verbose msgs:  general record
2018-03-13 10:42:46.106692 N  Setting Log Level to LOG_DEBUG
2018-03-13 10:42:46.117732 I  Added logging to the console
2018-03-13 10:42:46.118162 I  Setup Interrompre handler
2018-03-13 10:42:46.118178 I  Setup Complété handler
2018-03-13 10:42:46.118190 I  Setup Erreur de segmentation handler
2018-03-13 10:42:46.118201 I  Setup Abandon handler
2018-03-13 10:42:46.118213 I  Setup Erreur du bus handler
2018-03-13 10:42:46.118223 I  Setup Exception en point flottant handler
2018-03-13 10:42:46.118234 I  Setup Instruction non permise handler
2018-03-13 10:42:46.118247 I  Setup Signal de temps-Réel 0 handler
2018-03-13 10:42:46.118262 I  Setup Fin de la connexion (raccroché) handler
2018-03-13 10:42:46.118321 N  Using runtime prefix = /usr
2018-03-13 10:42:46.118326 N  Using configuration directory = /home/
klaus/.mythtv
2018-03-13 10:42:46.118331 D  appbindir      = /usr/bin/
2018-03-13 10:42:46.118334 D  sharedir       = /usr/share/mythtv/
2018-03-13 10:42:46.118339 D  libdir         = /usr/lib/mythtv/
2018-03-13 10:42:46.118347 D  themedir       = /usr/share/mythtv/themes/
2018-03-13 10:42:46.118350 D  pluginsdir     = /usr/lib/mythtv/plugins/
2018-03-13 10:42:46.118355 D  translationsdir= /usr/share/mythtv/i18n/
2018-03-13 10:42:46.118357 D  filtersdir     = /usr/lib/mythtv/filters/
2018-03-13 10:42:46.118441 I  Assumed character encoding: en_US.UTF-8
2018-03-13 10:42:46.118820 N  Empty LocalHostName.
2018-03-13 10:42:46.118827 I  Using localhost value of 2stein
2018-03-13 10:42:46.135446 D  FindDatabase() - Success!
2018-03-13 10:42:46.137681 N  Setting QT default locale to en_FR
2018-03-13 10:42:46.137695 I  Current locale en_FR
2018-03-13 10:42:46.137740 E  No locale defaults file for en_FR, skipping
2018-03-13 10:42:46.138139 I  Loading en_gb translation for module 
mythfrontend
2018-03-13 10:42:46.140426 I  Current MythTV Schema Version (DBSchemaVer): 
1344
2018-03-13 10:42:46.140817 I  Loading en_gb translation for module 
mythfrontend
2018-03-13 10:42:46.142203 D  Adding BackendServerIP to address list.
2018-03-13 10:42:46.142213 D  Adding BackendServerIP6 to address list.
2018-03-13 10:42:46.142231 D  Skipping address: ......
2018-03-13 10:42:46.142239 D  Skipping address: ......
2018-03-13 10:42:46.142246 D  Skipping address: ...... 
......
2018-03-13 10:42:46.142261 D  Adding link-local 
'fe80::224:1dff:fe7c:af48%enp3s0' to address list.
2018-03-13 10:42:46.142861 N  MythBackend: Starting up as the master server.
2018-03-13 10:42:46.147083 I  TVRec[1]: SetRecordingStatus(Unknown->Unknown) 
on line 158
2018-03-13 10:42:46.147093 I  TVRec[1]: GetStartChannel(1)
2018-03-13 10:42:46.161196 I  DVBChan[1](/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0): Using 
DVB card /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0, with frontend 'Sundtek DVB-S/S2 (VI)'.
2018-03-13 10:42:47.491104 W  DVBChan[1](/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0): Your 
frequency setting (243750) is out of range. (min/max:925000/2175000)
2018-03-13 10:42:47.724508 I  TVRec[1]: SetFlags(RunMainLoop,) -> RunMainLoop, 
@ tv_rec.cpp:1279
2018-03-13 10:42:47.724550 I  TVRec[1]: 
ClearFlags(ExitPlayer,FinishRecording,) -> RunMainLoop, @ tv_rec.cpp:1280
2018-03-13 10:42:47.741559 I  TVRec[2]: SetRecordingStatus(Unknown->Unknown) 
on line 158
2018-03-13 10:42:47.741575 I  TVRec[2]: GetStartChannel(2)
2018-03-13 10:42:47.762297 I  DVBChan[1](/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0): Using 
DVB card /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0, with frontend 'Sundtek DVB-S/S2 (VI)'.
2018-03-13 10:42:49.097963 W  DVBChan[1](/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0): Your 
frequency setting (243750) is out of range. (min/max:925000/2175000)
2018-03-13 10:42:49.344821 I  TVRec[2]: SetFlags(RunMainLoop,) -> RunMainLoop, 
@ tv_rec.cpp:1279
2018-03-13 10:42:49.344862 I  TVRec[2]: 
ClearFlags(ExitPlayer,FinishRecording,) -> RunMainLoop, @ tv_rec.cpp:1280
2018-03-13 10:42:49.347800 W  Scheduler: Listings source '' is defined, but is 
not attached to a card input.
2018-03-13 10:42:49.350043 I  Found 0 distinct programid authorities
2018-03-13 10:42:49.350356 D  LogClean Run window between 82800 - 129600.
2018-03-13 10:42:49.350372 I  Registering HouseKeeperTask 'LogClean'.
2018-03-13 10:42:49.350535 D  DBCleanup Run window between 82800 - 129600.
2018-03-13 10:42:49.350540 I  Registering HouseKeeperTask 'DBCleanup'.
2018-03-13 10:42:49.350592 I  New static DB connectionSchedCon
2018-03-13 10:42:49.350602 D  ThemeUpdateNotifications Run window between 
82800 - 129600.
2018-03-13 10:42:49.350607 I  Registering HouseKeeperTask 
'ThemeUpdateNotifications'.
2018-03-13 10:42:49.350673 D  RecordedArtworkUpdate Run window between 82800 - 
129600.
2018-03-13 10:42:49.350678 I  Registering HouseKeeperTask 
'RecordedArtworkUpdate'.
2018-03-13 10:42:49.350993 D  MythFillDB Run window between 82800 - 129600.
2018-03-13 10:42:49.353085 D  MythFillDB Run window between 82800 - 129600.
2018-03-13 10:42:49.353093 I  Registering HouseKeeperTask 'MythFillDB'.
2018-03-13 10:42:49.353733 D  JobQueueRecover Run window between 82800 - 
129600.
2018-03-13 10:42:49.353739 I  Registering HouseKeeperTask 'JobQueueRecover'.
2018-03-13 10:42:49.353783 I  Registering HouseKeeperTask 'HardwareProfiler'.
2018-03-13 10:42:49.354821 I  Queueing HouseKeeperTask 
'ThemeUpdateNotifications'.
2018-03-13 10:42:49.354826 I  Starting HouseKeeper.
2018-03-13 10:42:49.374087 E  Failed listening on TCP 127.0.0.1:6544 - Error 
8: The bound address is already in use
2018-03-13 10:42:49.374113 E  MediaServer: HttpServer Create Error
2018-03-13 10:42:49.374949 E  Failed listening on TCP 127.0.0.1:6543 - Error 
8: The bound address is already in use
2018-03-13 10:42:49.374960 C  Backend exiting, MainServer initialization 
error.
2018-03-13 10:42:52.359276 I  TVRec[1]: ClearFlags(RunMainLoop,) -> 0x0 @ 
tv_rec.cpp:195
2018-03-13 10:42:52.359347 I  TVRec[1]: TeardownAll
2018-03-13 10:42:52.362447 I  TVRec[1]: TeardownRecorder(kFlagKillRec)
2018-03-13 10:42:52.362504 I  TVRec[1]: 
ClearFlags(NeedToStartRecorder,RecorderRunning,) -> 0x0 @ tv_rec.cpp:1134
2018-03-13 10:42:52.363368 I  TVRec[2]: ClearFlags(RunMainLoop,) -> 0x0 @ 
tv_rec.cpp:195
2018-03-13 10:42:52.363458 I  TVRec[2]: TeardownAll
2018-03-13 10:42:52.363474 I  TVRec[2]: TeardownRecorder(kFlagKillRec)
2018-03-13 10:42:52.363500 I  TVRec[2]: 
ClearFlags(NeedToStartRecorder,RecorderRunning,) -> 0x0 @ tv_rec.cpp:1134

I see
Your frequency setting (243750) is out of range. (min/max:925000/2175000)

And
2018-03-13 10:42:49.354826 I  Starting HouseKeeper.
2018-03-13 10:42:49.374087 E  Failed listening on TCP 127.0.0.1:6544 - Error 
8: The bound address is already in use
2018-03-13 10:42:49.374113 E  MediaServer: HttpServer Create Error
2018-03-13 10:42:49.374949 E  Failed listening on TCP 127.0.0.1:6543 - Error 
8: The bound address is already in use

I don't know howto find technical details of my LNBs, even on the site of 
optex (my antenna) I could not find them


Bye

Klaus


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