[mythtv-users] Recorder stopped working

[John Pilkington]

On 08/01/2020 20:35, Grzegorz Sikorski wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have a MythTV 0.28 (Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS) setup based on TBS 6281 that 
> used to work in the UK. I have moved to Poland and try to run my 
> recorder again. Unfortunately, the setup does not seem to work anymore, 
> as the mythtv backend reports "unknown error" for both my dvb adapters. 
> I tried to do a system update and recompiled the kernel drivers. All 
> went fine, modules loaded properly, two devices appeared in /dev/dvb, 
> but when I try to check the device details I have an error message as below:
> 
> $ sudo lsdvb
> 
> lsdvb: Simple utility to list PCI/PCIe DVB devices
> Version: 0.0.4
> Copyright (C) Manu Abraham
> 
> SAA716x Budget (1131:7160 6281:1) on PCI Domain:0 Bus:2 Device:0 Function:0
> DEVICE:0 ADAPTER:0 ERROR: Open frontend0 failed
> 
> 
> I suspect the tuner card must be broken somehow, perhaps during 
> transport, but would like to rule all other possibilities out before 
> spending money on the new card. Could anybody suggest what else could be 
> done to confirm hardware problem?
> 
> Thanks,
> Greg

I just tried lsdvb, first with mythbackend running, then without.  The 
first attempt gave details of both the devices on that system; one is a 
pci card, one a usb dongle.

With mythbackend running the output was similar to what you report above.

Perhaps it "ain't broke" after all?

John P