[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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