From: Bob Sanders <rmsand@concentric.net>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: OT - Need MythTV setup help (resend)
Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 08:50:31 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20060108085031.5e850782@chi.speakeasy.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1136697447.10009.2.camel@camille.espersunited.com>
On Sat, 07 Jan 2006 23:17:27 -0600
Michael Sullivan <michael@espersunited.com> wrote:
> I tried the test "cat /dev/video0 > test.mpg" and opening it in mplayer
> and all I got was the blank screen.
Blank screen indicates no signal.
> I tried it with /dev/video24 and
> got static
Typical tuner input, no channel, aka white noise.
> and with /dev/video32 I got weird polygonal images.
Probably a station close by, but not tuned in - a tuner input or possible the FM radio
port.
> I think
> mythfrontend is freezing up after that 1.5 seconds because it takes
> awhile to get back to the menu screen. Why is /dev/video spitting out
> nothing now, when it was just fine before I followed the mythtv howto?
>
Typically a channel and input needs to be switched on before anything will display.
Another way to test is to listen if there is audio, but the screen is still blank. That indicates
an incorrect display setting, possibly in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
Bob
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Thread overview: 60+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-12-29 17:53 [gentoo-user] OT - Need MythTV setup help (resend) Michael Sullivan
2005-12-30 1:06 ` [gentoo-user] " Michael Sullivan
2005-12-30 22:08 ` Michael Sullivan
2005-12-31 3:30 ` Bob Sanders
2005-12-31 6:40 ` Michael Sullivan
2005-12-31 17:18 ` Bob Sanders
2006-01-01 22:30 ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-01 22:47 ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-01 22:57 ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-02 1:47 ` Bob Sanders
2006-01-02 3:20 ` Bob Sanders
2006-01-02 3:27 ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-02 5:05 ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-02 5:15 ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-02 5:21 ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-08 0:42 ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-08 3:50 ` Bob Sanders
2006-01-08 4:35 ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-08 5:17 ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-08 16:50 ` Bob Sanders [this message]
2006-01-08 17:32 ` Mark Knecht
2006-01-08 17:53 ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-08 18:18 ` Mark Knecht
2006-01-08 18:31 ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-08 18:37 ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-08 18:58 ` Mark Knecht
2006-01-08 19:10 ` OT - Need help with mythfronted GUI (WAS[Re: [gentoo-user] Re: OT - Need MythTV setup help (resend)]) Michael Sullivan
2006-01-08 19:22 ` Mark Knecht
2006-01-08 19:36 ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-08 19:41 ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-08 20:28 ` [gentoo-user] OT - mysql (WAS: [Re: OT - Need help with mythfronted GUI]) Michael Sullivan
2006-01-08 20:46 ` Mark Knecht
2006-01-08 21:13 ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-08 21:54 ` Mark Knecht
2006-01-08 21:58 ` Mark Knecht
2006-01-08 22:21 ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-08 22:20 ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-08 22:40 ` Mark Knecht
2006-01-08 23:20 ` [gentoo-user] OT - mysql (WAS: [Re: OT - Need help with mythfronted GUI]) [SOLVED] Michael Sullivan
2006-01-08 23:58 ` Mark Knecht
2006-01-08 20:19 ` OT - Need help with mythfronted GUI (WAS[Re: [gentoo-user] Re: OT - Need MythTV setup help (resend)]) Mark Knecht
2006-01-08 20:25 ` Mark Knecht
2006-01-08 17:57 ` [gentoo-user] Re: OT - Need MythTV setup help (resend) Michael Sullivan
2006-01-08 21:04 ` Bob Sanders
2006-01-08 21:18 ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-08 22:49 ` John Myers
2006-01-09 0:31 ` Mark Knecht
2006-01-02 17:21 ` GARTInit: WAS (Re: [gentoo-user] Re: OT - Need MythTV setup help (resend)) Michael Sullivan
2006-01-02 20:17 ` Rumen Yotov
2006-01-02 18:30 ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-02 21:01 ` Rumen Yotov
2006-01-02 19:12 ` Ted Ozolins
2006-01-02 19:22 ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-02 21:55 ` Ted Ozolins
2006-01-02 19:21 ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-02 21:55 ` Rumen Yotov
2006-01-02 21:29 ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-03 6:53 ` Rumen Yotov
2006-01-03 16:05 ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-03 18:23 ` Rumen Yotov
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