From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.54) id 1EvOhx-0003RK-C1 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 08 Jan 2006 00:46:54 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.5/8.13.5) with SMTP id k080hs0Q010328; Sun, 8 Jan 2006 00:43:54 GMT Received: from bullet.espersunited.com (24-117-226-93.cpe.cableone.net [24.117.226.93]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.5/8.13.5) with ESMTP id k080fBIk017140 for ; Sun, 8 Jan 2006 00:41:12 GMT Received: from camille.espersunited.com (camille.espersunited.com [192.168.1.3]) by bullet.espersunited.com (8.13.4/8.13.3) with ESMTP id k080fA4o006570 for ; Sat, 7 Jan 2006 18:41:10 -0600 Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: OT - Need MythTV setup help (resend) From: Michael Sullivan To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <20060101192012.7dce0470@chi.speakeasy.net> References: <1135878795.9187.17.camel@camille.espersunited.com> <1135904790.9334.1.camel@camille.espersunited.com> <1135980482.11114.12.camel@camille.espersunited.com> <20051230193033.4c9f126c@chi.speakeasy.net> <1136011206.11068.1.camel@camille.espersunited.com> <20051231091827.4db53412@chi.speakeasy.net> <1136154629.9572.4.camel@camille.espersunited.com> <1136155627.3028.3.camel@camille.espersunited.com> <1136156252.3686.2.camel@camille.espersunited.com> <20060101174719.0a21e8de@chi.speakeasy.net> <20060101192012.7dce0470@chi.speakeasy.net> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2006 18:42:09 -0600 Message-Id: <1136680929.9948.4.camel@camille.espersunited.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.3 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: a632a8e1-143d-48bf-b823-6267fd5a0d08 X-Archives-Hash: b70010171798a2d86168c22328471854 On Sun, 2006-01-01 at 19:20 -0800, Bob Sanders wrote: > On Sun, 1 Jan 2006 17:47:19 -0800 > Bob Sanders wrote: > > > > It seems that something is not stable with the X server or with the card drivers. For now, > > perhaps forget MythTV and just see if you can get a stable input running with something like > > tvtime - > > > > [ N] media-tv/tvtime (0.9.12): High quality television application for use with video capture cards. > > > > Forget I mentioned tvtime. It doesn't work with ivtv. Best one can do is to set the input with > ivtvctl, record some test footage - cat /dev/v4l/video0 > test.mpg, then see if it can be > played back with mplayer. > > Bob > - I've got a little new info on the problem. I hope it's useful. Here's the output of mythbackend: camille ~ # mythbackend 2006-01-07 18:34:19.847 New DB connection, total: 1 Starting up as the master server. 2006-01-07 18:34:20.087 New DB connection, total: 2 2006-01-07 18:34:20.216 ChannelBase: Could not find input: Television on card when setting channel 3 2006-01-07 18:34:20.285 New DB scheduler connection is defined, but isn't attached to a cardinput. 2006-01-07 18:34:20.627 mythbackend version: 0.18.1.20050510-1 www.mythtv.org 2006-01-07 18:34:20.627 Enabled verbose msgs : important general 2006-01-07 18:34:22.503 Reschedule requested for id -1. 2006-01-07 18:34:22.653 Scheduled 0 items in 0.1 = 0.14 match + 0.01 place 2006-01-07 18:34:22.700 Seem to be woken up by USER 2006-01-07 18:35:15.596 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback 2006-01-07 18:35:15.596 adding: camille as a client (events: 0) 2006-01-07 18:35:15.628 Reschedule requested for id -1. 2006-01-07 18:35:15.669 unknown socket 2006-01-07 18:35:15.685 Scheduled 0 items in 0.1 = 0.04 match + 0.02 place 2006-01-07 18:36:08.116 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback 2006-01-07 18:36:08.116 adding: camille as a client (events: 0) 2006-01-07 18:36:08.144 Reschedule requested for id -1. 2006-01-07 18:36:08.178 Scheduled 0 items in 0.0 = 0.02 match + 0.01 place 2006-01-07 18:36:08.187 unknown socket 2006-01-07 18:36:26.915 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback 2006-01-07 18:36:26.915 adding: camille as a client (events: 0) 2006-01-07 18:36:26.958 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback 2006-01-07 18:36:26.959 adding: camille as a client (events: 1) 2006-01-07 18:36:26.983 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback 2006-01-07 18:36:26.983 adding: camille as a client (events: 0) 2006-01-07 18:36:27.014 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback 2006-01-07 18:36:27.014 adding: camille as a client (events: 0) 2006-01-07 18:36:27.030 adding: camille as a remote ringbuffer 2006-01-07 18:36:27.054 Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV 2006-01-07 18:36:29.247 joined null string in WriteStringList 2006-01-07 18:36:49.422 Changing from WatchingLiveTV to None And here's the output from mythfrontend: 2006-01-07 18:36:21.401 New DB connection, total: 1 Total desktop width=1024, height=768, numscreens=1 2006-01-07 18:36:21.421 Using screen 0, 1024x768 at 0,0 2006-01-07 18:36:21.445 mythfrontend version: 0.18.1.20050510-1 www.mythtv.org 2006-01-07 18:36:21.445 Enabled verbose msgs : important general 2006-01-07 18:36:21.793 Switching to square mode (G.A.N.T.) mythtv: could not connect to socket mythtv: No such file or directory lirc_init failed for mythtv, see preceding messages 2006-01-07 18:36:22.345 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin. 2006-01-07 18:36:26.835 New DB connection, total: 2 2006-01-07 18:36:26.890 Connecting to backend server: 192.168.1.3:6543 (try 1 of 5) 2006-01-07 18:36:26.906 Using protocol version 15 2006-01-07 18:36:26.974 Using protocol version 15 2006-01-07 18:36:27.198 Disable DPMS 2006-01-07 18:36:28.968 Opening audio device '/dev/dsp'. 2006-01-07 18:36:28.968 Opening OSS audio device '/dev/dsp'. 2006-01-07 18:36:29.013 Using XV port 60 2006-01-07 18:36:29.195 Realtime priority would require SUID as root. 2006-01-07 18:36:29.238 Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV libGL error: open DRM failed (Operation not permitted) libGL error: reverting to (slow) indirect rendering 2006-01-07 18:36:29.274 Video timing method: USleep with busy wait 2006-01-07 18:36:30.244 prebuffering pause 2006-01-07 18:36:49.252 ReadStringList timeout (quick). Remote encoder not responding. 2006-01-07 18:36:49.252 WriteStringList: Bad socket 2006-01-07 18:36:49.253 ReadStringList: Bad socket Remote encoder not responding. 2006-01-07 18:36:49.253 WriteStringList: Bad socket 2006-01-07 18:36:49.253 ReadStringList: Bad socket Remote encoder not responding. ASSERT: "i <= nodes" in /usr/qt/3/include/qvaluelist.h (373) 2006-01-07 18:36:49.268 WriteStringList: Bad socket 2006-01-07 18:36:49.268 ReadStringList: Bad socket Remote encoder not responding. 2006-01-07 18:36:49.396 Changing from WatchingLiveTV to None 2006-01-07 18:36:49.404 Changing from None to None 2006-01-07 18:36:49.424 Enable DPMS michael@camille ~ $ As I said, I tried setting up the evilwm stuff from the MythTV section on the Gentoo wiki. I ran kdm and selected "Custom" and logged in as my test user. The screen cleared and then it spit me back out at the kdm login screen. I looked at /var/log/kdm.log and everything looks normal to me: X Window System Version 6.8.2 Release Date: 9 February 2005 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.8.2 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.14-gentoo-r5 i686 [ELF] Current Operating System: Linux camille 2.6.14-gentoo-r5 #1 SMP Sat Jan 7 18:01:38 CST 2006 i686 Build Date: 26 December 2005 Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org to make sure that you have the latest version. Module Loader present Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sat Jan 7 18:19:55 2006 (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" Here's testuser's .xinitrc/.xsession file (as suggested by the wiki): camille ~ # cat /home/testuser/.xinitrc # Merge X resources from ~/.Xdefaults [ -f $HOME/.Xdefaults ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xdefaults # Set the background and root cursor shape xsetroot -solid \#400040 xsetroot -cursor_name top_left_arrow # Start evilwm - snap to borders within 10 pixels /usr/bin/evilwm -snap 6 -bw 0 & wmpid=$! /usr/X11R6/bin/xset s noblank & /usr/X11R6/bin/xset s off & /usr/X11R6/bin/xset -dpms & # add " -l ~/mythfrontend.log" or " -l /var/log/mythtv/mythfrontend.log" to have front end logging mythfrontend & # sleep makes it so irxevent works # uncomment these if you don't compile lirc into mythtv #(set the lirc USE variable to compile lirc support into mythtv) #sleep 3 #irxevent & # when the window manager exits, allow the X server to be torn down wait $wmpid What am I doing wrong here? Is there even a way to diagnose this? -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list