[gentoo-user] Mythtv problems 2.0: carter

[gentoo-user] Mythtv problems 2.0: carter

[Michael Sullivan]

OK.  My recent Myth problems were on camille, which thankfully is now
working.  Originally, I was trying to move my Myth installation to
carter, which is a dedicated linux box.  I wanted to do this so that I
could dual boot into Windows XP on camille more often.  I've been
applying all the advice I've been getting to carter's installation and
everything works except for Watch TV.  Carter's TV card is Hauppage
HVR-1950 (pvrusb2).  I can get video with it (I have the /eev/vieo0
device node and I can get a file by mplayer /dev/video0).  I'm thinking
the card type in Capture Cards in mythtv-setup might be the problem.
Here is the output from mythbackend:

carter mythtv # mythbackend
2011-10-27 09:40:54.528 mythbackend version: branches/release-0-23-fixes
[27077] www.mythtv.org
2011-10-27 09:40:54.528 Using runtime prefix = /usr
2011-10-27 09:40:54.528 Using configuration directory = /root/.mythtv
2011-10-27 09:40:54.528 Unable to read configuration file mysql.txt
2011-10-27 09:40:54.528 Empty LocalHostName.
2011-10-27 09:40:54.528 Using localhost value of carter
2011-10-27 09:40:54.537 New DB connection, total: 1
2011-10-27 09:40:54.549 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
localhost
2011-10-27 09:40:54.549 Closing DB connection named 'DBManager0'
2011-10-27 09:40:54.557 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
localhost
2011-10-27 09:40:54.559 Current MythTV Schema Version (DBSchemaVer): 1254
2011-10-27 09:40:54.560 MythBackend: Starting up as the master server.
2011-10-27 09:40:54.567 mythbackend: MythBackend started as master server
2011-10-27 09:40:54.569 New DB connection, total: 2
2011-10-27 09:40:54.577 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
localhost
2011-10-27 09:40:54.588 New DB connection, total: 3
2011-10-27 09:40:54.597 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
localhost
2011-10-27 09:40:56.464 New DB scheduler connection
2011-10-27 09:40:56.477 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
localhost
2011-10-27 09:40:56.505 Enabling Upnpmedia rebuild thread.
2011-10-27 09:40:57.707 Main::Registering HttpStatus Extension
2011-10-27 09:40:57.707 Enabled verbose msgs:  important general
2011-10-27 09:40:57.720 AutoExpire: CalcParams(): Max required Free
Space: 0.0 GB w/freq: 15 min
2011-10-27 09:40:59.506 Reschedule requested for id -1.
2011-10-27 09:41:01.197 Scheduled 109 items in 1.2 = 0.10 match + 1.11 place
2011-10-27 09:41:01.247 scheduler: Scheduled items: Scheduled 109 items
in 1.2 = 0.10 match + 1.11 place
2011-10-27 09:41:01.356 Seem to be woken up by USER
2011-10-27 09:41:06.488 mythbackend: Running housekeeping thread
2011-10-27 09:41:06.517 UPnpMedia: BuildMediaMap - no VideoStartupDir
set,  skipping scan.
2011-10-27 09:41:27.057 MainServer::ANN Monitor
2011-10-27 09:41:27.057 adding: carter as a client (events: 0)
2011-10-27 09:41:27.057 MainServer::ANN Monitor
2011-10-27 09:41:27.057 adding: carter as a client (events: 1)
2011-10-27 09:41:30.253 MainServer::ANN Playback
2011-10-27 09:41:30.253 adding: carter as a client (events: 0)
2011-10-27 09:41:30.257 TVRec(3): Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV
2011-10-27 09:41:30.259 TVRec(3): HW Tuner: 3->3
2011-10-27 09:41:31.238 ProgramInfo(): Updated pathname '':'' ->
'1002_20111027094131.mpg'
2011-10-27 09:41:31.243 AutoExpire: CalcParams(): Max required Free
Space: 1.0 GB w/freq: 15 min
 *********************** WARNING ***********************
 ivtv drivers prior to 0.10.0 can cause lockups when
 reading VBI. Drivers between 0.10.5 and 1.0.3+ do not
 properly capture VBI data on PVR-250 and PVR-350 cards.

2011-10-27 09:41:31.280 MPEGRec(/dev/video0) Warning: Can't enable VBI
recording (3)
			eno: Invalid argument (22)
2011-10-27 09:41:31.287 ProgramInfo(): Updated pathname '':'' ->
'1002_20111027094131.mpg'
2011-10-27 09:41:31.347 ProgramInfo(): Updated pathname '':'' ->
'1002_20111027094131.mpg'
2011-10-27 09:41:33.802 DevRdB(/dev/video0) Error: Poll giving up
2011-10-27 09:41:33.805 MPEGRec(/dev/video0) Error: Device error detected
2011-10-27 09:41:33.805 DevRdB(/dev/video0): Stop(): Not running.
2011-10-27 09:41:36.314 DevRdB(/dev/video0) Error: Poll giving up
2011-10-27 09:41:36.317 MPEGRec(/dev/video0) Error: Device error detected
2011-10-27 09:41:36.317 DevRdB(/dev/video0): Stop(): Not running.
2011-10-27 09:41:38.822 DevRdB(/dev/video0) Error: Poll giving up
2011-10-27 09:41:38.826 MPEGRec(/dev/video0) Error: Device error detected
2011-10-27 09:41:38.826 DevRdB(/dev/video0): Stop(): Not running.
2011-10-27 09:41:41.357 DevRdB(/dev/video0) Error: Poll giving up
2011-10-27 09:41:41.358 MPEGRec(/dev/video0) Error: Device error detected
2011-10-27 09:41:41.358 DevRdB(/dev/video0): Stop(): Not running.
2011-10-27 09:41:43.868 DevRdB(/dev/video0) Error: Poll giving up
2011-10-27 09:41:43.872 MPEGRec(/dev/video0) Error: Device error detected
2011-10-27 09:41:43.872 DevRdB(/dev/video0): Stop(): Not running.
2011-10-27 09:41:46.381 DevRdB(/dev/video0) Error: Poll giving up
2011-10-27 09:41:46.382 MPEGRec(/dev/video0) Error: Device error detected
2011-10-27 09:41:46.382 DevRdB(/dev/video0): Stop(): Not running.
2011-10-27 09:41:48.902 DevRdB(/dev/video0) Error: Poll giving up
2011-10-27 09:41:48.903 MPEGRec(/dev/video0) Error: Device error detected
2011-10-27 09:41:48.903 DevRdB(/dev/video0): Stop(): Not running.
2011-10-27 09:41:51.422 DevRdB(/dev/video0) Error: Poll giving up
2011-10-27 09:41:51.422 MPEGRec(/dev/video0) Error: Device error detected
2011-10-27 09:41:51.422 DevRdB(/dev/video0): Stop(): Not running.
2011-10-27 09:41:53.929 DevRdB(/dev/video0) Error: Poll giving up
2011-10-27 09:41:53.931 MPEGRec(/dev/video0) Error: Device error detected
2011-10-27 09:41:53.931 DevRdB(/dev/video0): Stop(): Not running.
2011-10-27 09:41:54.325 ProgramInfo(): Updated pathname '':'' ->
'1002_20111027094131.mpg'
2011-10-27 09:41:54.325 TVRec(3): Changing from WatchingLiveTV to None
2011-10-27 09:41:54.325 ProgramInfo(1002_20111027094131.mpg), Error:
Unknown type, recording width was 0
2011-10-27 09:41:56.443 DevRdB(/dev/video0) Error: Poll giving up
2011-10-27 09:41:56.447 MPEGRec(/dev/video0) Error: Device error detected
2011-10-27 09:41:56.447 DevRdB(/dev/video0): Stop(): Not running.
2011-10-27 09:41:56.461 ProgramInfo(): Updated pathname '':'' ->
'1002_20111027094131.mpg'
2011-10-27 09:41:56.462 Finished recording Sesame Street "Cowmonster
Pair": channel 1002
2011-10-27 09:41:56.464 scheduler: Finished recording: Sesame Street
"Cowmonster Pair": channel 1002
2011-10-27 09:41:56.471 ProgramInfo(): Updated pathname '':'' ->
'1002_20111027094131.mpg'
2011-10-27 09:41:56.500 ProgramInfo(): Updated pathname '':'' ->
'1002_20111027094131.mpg'
2011-10-27 09:42:16.496 AutoExpire: CalcParams(): Max required Free
Space: 0.0 GB w/freq: 15 min

I'm using the recommended IVTV MPEG-2 Encoder card type.  What am I
doing wrong here?

Re: [gentoo-user] Mythtv problems 2.0: carter

[Mark Knecht]

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 7:45 AM, Michael Sullivan <msulli1355@gmail.com> wrote:
> OK.  My recent Myth problems were on camille, which thankfully is now
> working.  Originally, I was trying to move my Myth installation to
> carter, which is a dedicated linux box.  I wanted to do this so that I
> could dual boot into Windows XP on camille more often.  I've been
> applying all the advice I've been getting to carter's installation and
> everything works except for Watch TV.  Carter's TV card is Hauppage
> HVR-1950 (pvrusb2).  I can get video with it (I have the /eev/vieo0
> device node and I can get a file by mplayer /dev/video0).  I'm thinking
> the card type in Capture Cards in mythtv-setup might be the problem.
> Here is the output from mythbackend:
>
<SNIP>
>
> I'm using the recommended IVTV MPEG-2 Encoder card type.  What am I
> doing wrong here?

1) I don't presume to know why you need to dual boot but unless you're
playing games or something that requires better graphics why not run a
Windows VM and not reboot at all? I currently have 3 copies of Windows
running here but I'm writing this in Linux.

2) Not that I mind these MythTV oriented threads at all but wouldn't
you find a wider range of MythTV help on the MythTV list? That said,
post where you like. It's all good.

Cheers,
Mark