[mythtv-users] "Tuner 5 has an error"

mythtv at kosowsky.org mythtv at kosowsky.org
Thu Apr 25 19:14:08 UTC 2019


John Pilkington wrote at about 18:47:33 +0100 on Thursday, April 25, 2019:
 > On 25/04/2019 05:06, mythtv at kosowsky.org wrote:
 > > I am using mythtv 29.1 under Ubuntu 18.04 running under kernel 5.0.9.
 > > 
 > > I initially installed a Hauppauge WinTV-quadHD PC Express card that
 > > provides 4 dvb inputs:
 > > 	 /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0
 > >   	 /dev/dvb/adapter1/frontend0
 > >   	 /dev/dvb/adapter2/frontend0
 > >   	 /dev/dvb/adapter3/frontend0
 > > 
 > > The Frontend ID for all is: LGDT3306A VSB/QAM Frontend.
 > > 
 > > I then added a Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-955Q (aka Hauppauge Digital TV
 > > Tuner for Xbox One) USB tuner.
 > > 
 > > That tuner is recognized by Linux as /dev/dvb/adapter4/frontend4.
 > > It works fine with VLC.
 > > 
 > > Mythtv recognis the card appropriately as /dev/dvb/adapter4/frontend4
 > > with Frontend ID also LGDT3306A VSB/QAM Frontend.
 > > 
 > > Everything seems fine, but I can't switch to the card input on LiveTV.
 > > System info says "Tuner 5 has an error" with details:
 > >         Tuner 4 [DVB: /dev/dvb/adapter4/frontend0] has an error
 > > (Note numbering is off because I name them Tuner 0 through 4 whereas
 > > System info seems to count them 1 to 5,
 > 
 > I don't think I have ever seen a 'frontend4' and myth is complaining 
 > that frontend0 has an error.  The linuxtv site finds frontend0 as well. 
 > What controls that number?

Sorry frontend4 was a typo.
Should be frontend0.


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