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LiveTV - what should you see?
Skyhawk172 2008-03-18, 16:14 #1
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Subject: LiveTV - what should you see?
Hi All,

I'm playing with the latest dev build (mainly for de-interlacing), but I've started to check out LiveTV.

When I start myth player and enable LiveTV in the preferences, what should I see different?  With LiveTV enabled, I click the 'LiveTV' button in the main panel, and all I see is one channel: '0 no guide data available'.  If I click the play button, nothing happens.

It shows the current recorder as 'none', with a status of '1 free recorder'.  My preferred recorder shows as '1'.

Perhaps I'm missing something fundamental here, but some advice would be appreciated.

Regular recordings work fine and I'm running mythtv 20 on my CentOS 5.1 backend.

Thanks!
Corey.
Skyhawk172 2008-03-18, 16:17 #2
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Here's my logfile:

09:16:06 Main: MythTv Player v. 0.5.1 - Pre Release 10, compiled: Dec 16 2007
09:16:06 Config: Config file parsed in 0ms
09:16:06 Main: Starting GUI thread
09:16:06 Main: Starting SDL loop and waiting for it to init
09:16:06 SDL_Loop: Initing SDL with YUV_HWACCEL=1
09:16:06 SDL_Loop: SDL Inited
09:16:06 Main: Initing decoder
09:16:06 Demuxer: Registering all formats
09:16:06 Main: Starting controller
09:16:06 MPControl: State change: Connecting -> Connecting
09:16:06 MPControl: Connecting to MythBackend
09:16:06 MythSocket: Connected to server with protocol version 31
09:16:06 MythSocket: Connected to server with protocol version 31
09:16:06 MPControl: Sending Initial GUI events
09:16:06 MPControl: State change: Connecting -> Initializing
09:16:06 MPControl: New state: Initializing
09:16:06 MythLive: Detected 1 recorder(s)
09:16:06 MythLive: Querying list of pending recordings
09:16:06 MythLive: Has conflicts: 0
09:16:06 ProgramList: Parsing programInfo - 1 recordings detected.
09:16:06 MythLive: Querying recording schedules
09:16:06 ProgramList: Parsing programInfo - 1 recordings detected.
09:16:06 MythBackendEventListener: Starting listen loop
09:16:06 MPControl: Enabling LiveTv
09:16:06 MythLive: Probing recorder information.
09:16:06 MythLive: Detected recorder 1
09:16:06 MythLive: Building list of channels
09:16:06 MythRecorder: Building list of channels for recorder 1
09:16:06 MythRecorder: Command info: 1 commands
    0 : EMPTY_LIST
09:16:06 MythRecorder:  - Added channel ' ' (0)
09:16:06 MythChannel: Finalizing list. Creating subchannels
09:16:06 MythLive: Merging channels with existing list of channels
09:16:06 MythLive: List of channels completed
09:16:06 MythLive: Querying list of pending recordings
09:16:06 MythLive: Has conflicts: 0
09:16:06 ProgramList: Parsing programInfo - 1 recordings detected.
09:16:06 MPControl: Updating status of recorders
09:16:06 MPControl: Initing videorender
09:16:06 VideoRender: System resolution is 1600x1200
09:16:06 VideoRender: Releasing existing overlay
09:16:06 VideoRender: Setting mode: 384x288 in 0 bpp. Position 873,13
09:16:06 VideoRender: Clearing screen
09:16:06 VideoRender: Creating YUV-overlay 704x576
09:16:06 VideoRender: Overlay is in hardware: 1
09:16:06 VideoRender: setMode() done
09:16:06 MPControl: videoRender start
09:16:06 MPControl: State change: Initializing -> Stopped
09:16:06 MPControl: New state: Stopped
09:16:06 VideoRender: Run
09:16:06 MPControl: Starting event loop
09:16:06 MPControl: Command: RequestProgramListUpdate
09:16:06 MPControl: Getting programlist
09:16:06 ProgramList: Parsing programInfo - 19 recordings detected.
09:16:06 MPControl: Getting MythBackend Status
09:16:06 MythLive: DiskSpace. Total: 110.00 GB, Used: 61.62 GB, Free: 48.38 GB
09:16:06 MythLive: Recorders: 1, Free: 1
09:16:06 MythLive: Load: 0.00,0.00,0.00
09:16:06 MythLive: Uptime: -1 days, 0 hours, -7 mins, and -2 seconds
09:16:06 MythLive: Memory: 630 (161 free). Virtual Memory: 511 (511 free)
09:16:06 MPControl: Setting deinterlazing
09:16:07 MythLive: We might need to update guide data for channels. Checking all channels.
09:16:07 MythRecorder: Fetching program data for channel ' '
09:16:07 MythRecorder: Found ' ' starting at 2008-03-18T09:16:07
09:16:13 GUI: Stopped
09:16:13 MPControl: Somebody wanted to quit
09:16:13 MPControl: State change: Stopped -> Stopped
09:16:13 MPControl: Quitting loop
09:16:13 MythSocket: Disconnected
09:16:13 MythBackendEventListener: Stopped
09:16:13 MythSocket: Disconnected
09:16:13 Main: Closing down
09:16:13 VideoRender: Stopping thread
09:16:13 VideoRender: Stopped
09:16:13 SDL_Loop: Stopped
Mikkel (Administrator) 2008-03-22, 09:14 #3
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You should see a list of all your channels in the livetv window. On startup, it creates a list of channels for all your recorders. From the log-file I can see that this does not work on your backend for some strange reason :(
It seems like it can not find any inputs for the tuner.

What tuner-card are you using and can you watch livetv in the normal frontend?
fmooraby 2008-03-22, 14:00 #4
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Subject: Same issue
Hello Mikkel

I have the same problem.  I can view livetv on mythtv frontends (same machine as the backend).  I am using an old pctv card.  Should it matter which card I am using even though I can watch livetv on the other machine?

One extra information (from my machine): I have only one channel (apparently channel 32) since I have connected my skybox (satellite box) through svideo to the backend machine.
Skyhawk172 2008-03-22, 15:04 #5
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In reply to post #3
I'm using a PVR-350, and yes, I can watch LiveTV running mythfrontend.  I'll check into this more to see if I can see any errors on the server.
Mikkel (Administrator) 2008-03-22, 16:30 #6
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Could you try version 0.5.0 to see if you get the list of channels in that version.
Skyhawk172, could you upload or mail the log-file.
Skyhawk172 2008-03-22, 18:39 #7
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No joy with 0.5.0 - same symptoms.  Can see recordings and play them.  Let me know if I can help in any way.

Corey

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11:35:31 Main: MythTv Player v. 0.5.0, compiled: Sep 23 2007
11:35:31 Config: Config file parsed in 0ms
11:35:31 Main: Starting GUI thread
11:35:31 Main: Starting SDL loop and waiting for it to init
11:35:31 SDL_Loop: Initing SDL with YUV_HWACCEL=1
11:35:31 SDL_Loop: SDL Inited
11:35:31 Main: Initing decoder
11:35:31 Demuxer: Registering all formats
11:35:31 Main: Starting controller
11:35:31 MPControl: State change: Connecting -> Connecting
11:35:31 MPControl: Connecting to MythBackend
11:35:31 MythSocket: Connected to server with protocol version 31
11:35:31 MythSocket: Connected to server with protocol version 31
11:35:31 MPControl: Sending Initial GUI events
11:35:31 MPControl: State change: Connecting -> Initializing
11:35:31 MPControl: New state: Initializing
11:35:31 MythLive: Detected 1 recorder(s)
11:35:31 MythLive: Querying list of pending recordings
11:35:31 MythLive: Has conflicts: 0
11:35:31 ProgramList: Parsing programInfo - 1 recordings detected.
11:35:31 MythLive: Querying recording schedules
11:35:31 ProgramList: Parsing programInfo - 2 recordings detected.
11:35:31 MythBackendEventListener: Starting listen loop
11:35:31 MPControl: Enabling LiveTv
11:35:31 MythLive: Probing recorder information.
11:35:31 MythLive: Detected recorder 1
11:35:31 MythLive: Building list of channels
11:35:31 MythRecorder: Building list of channels for recorder 1
11:35:31 MythRecorder:  - Added channel ' ' (0)
11:35:31 MythLive: Merging channels with existing list of channels
11:35:31 MythLive: List of channels completed
11:35:31 MythLive: Querying list of pending recordings
11:35:31 MythLive: Has conflicts: 0
11:35:31 ProgramList: Parsing programInfo - 1 recordings detected.
11:35:31 MPControl: Updating status of recorders
11:35:31 MPControl: Initing videorender
11:35:31 VideoRender: System resolution is 1600x1200
11:35:31 VideoRender: Releasing existing overlay
11:35:31 VideoRender: Setting mode: 384x288 in 0 bpp. Position 0,0
11:35:31 VideoRender: Clearing screen
11:35:31 VideoRender: Creating YUV-overlay 704x576
11:35:31 VideoRender: Overlay is in hardware: 1
11:35:31 VideoRender: setMode() done
11:35:31 MPControl: videoRender start
11:35:31 MPControl: State change: Initializing -> Stopped
11:35:31 MPControl: New state: Stopped
11:35:31 VideoRender: Run
11:35:31 MPControl: Starting event loop
11:35:31 MPControl: Command: RequestProgramListUpdate
11:35:31 MPControl: Getting programlist
11:35:31 ProgramList: Parsing programInfo - 20 recordings detected.
11:35:31 MPControl: Getting MythBackend Status
11:35:31 MythLive: DiskSpace. Total: 110.00 GB, Used: 64.44 GB, Free: 45.56 GB
11:35:31 MythLive: Recorders: 1, Free: 1
11:35:31 MythLive: Load: 0.00,0.00,0.00
11:35:31 MythLive: Uptime: -27921 days, -7 hours, -43 mins, and -14 seconds
11:35:31 MythLive: Memory: 630 (45 free). Virtual Memory: 511 (511 free)
11:35:31 MythLive: We might need to update guide data for channels. Checking all channels.
11:35:31 MythRecorder: Fetching program data for channel ' '
11:35:31 MythRecorder: Found ' ' starting at 2008-03-22T11:35:31
11:35:42 MPControl: Command: StartLiveTv
11:35:42 MythLive: Preferred recorder, 1, is free. Using that
11:35:42 MythLive: Found free recorder: 1
11:35:42 MythRecorder: Starting LiveTv on recorder 1
11:35:42 MythRecorder: LiveTv succesfully started
11:35:42 MythRecorder: No channel specified. Default channel used
11:35:42 MythProgramChain: Adding '' to chain
11:35:42 MythProgramChain: Program chain now contains the following programs
11:35:42 MythProgramChain: '' 11:35 -> 11:35
11:35:42 GUI: Current Recorder 0
11:35:42 MythLive: Waiting for the recording to really start by getting number of frames
11:35:48 GUI: Stopped
11:35:50 MythLive: Recording never seems to get any frames. I am giving up after 8061 ms
11:35:50 MPControl: Recorder did not seem to start recording
11:35:50 MythLive: Rescheduling recording '-1'
11:35:50 MPControl: Somebody wanted to quit
11:35:50 MPControl: State change: Stopped -> Stopped
11:35:50 MPControl: Quitting loop
11:35:50 MythSocket: Disconnected
11:35:50 MythBackendEventListener: Stopped
11:35:50 MythSocket: Disconnected
11:35:50 Main: Closing down
11:35:50 VideoRender: Stopping thread
11:35:50 VideoRender: Stopped
11:35:50 SDL_Loop: Stopped
Skyhawk172 2008-04-26, 00:03 #8
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I'm going to try to replace my server with a 0.21 and see if that makes any difference.  Was going to do that anyway...
majland 2008-11-27, 21:05 #9
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I'am also interested in Live support.

Has just tested it against a recently  installed (i.e current) knoppmyth box with hauppuage nova-t and nova-s tuners.

It shows the tuners (shows 2 free recorders) but do not show any channels.

09:00:46 Main: MythTv Player v. 0.5.1 - Pre Release 10, compiled: Dec 16 2007
09:00:46 Config: Config file parsed in 1ms
09:00:46 Main: Starting GUI thread
09:00:46 Main: Starting SDL loop and waiting for it to init
09:00:46 SDL_Loop: Initing SDL with YUV_HWACCEL=1
09:00:47 SDL_Loop: SDL Inited
09:00:47 Main: Initing decoder
09:00:47 Demuxer: Registering all formats
09:00:47 Main: Starting controller
09:00:47 MPControl: State change: Connecting -> Connecting
09:00:47 MPControl: Connecting to MythBackend
09:00:47 MythSocket: Connected to server with protocol version 40
09:00:47 MythSocket: Connected to server with protocol version 40
09:00:47 MPControl: Sending Initial GUI events
09:00:47 MPControl: State change: Connecting -> Initializing
09:00:47 MPControl: New state: Initializing
09:00:47 MythLive: Detected 2 recorder(s)
09:00:47 MythLive: Querying list of pending recordings
09:00:47 MythLive: Has conflicts: 0
09:00:47 ProgramList: Parsing programInfo - 1 recordings detected.
09:00:47 MythScheduler: Next recording on recorder 0 is 'Agent Nørd' in 2 days, 12 hours, 27 mins, and 13 seconds  with status '2'
09:00:47 MythLive: Querying recording schedules
09:00:47 ProgramList: Parsing programInfo - 5 recordings detected.
09:00:47 MPControl: Enabling LiveTv
09:00:47 MythLive: Probing recorder information.
09:00:47 MythBackendEventListener: Starting listen loop
09:00:47 MythLive: Unable to find all your recorders by probing.
09:00:47 MythLive: Building list of channels
09:00:47 MythLive: Querying list of pending recordings
09:00:47 MythLive: Has conflicts: 0
09:00:47 ProgramList: Parsing programInfo - 1 recordings detected.
09:00:47 MythScheduler: Next recording on recorder 0 is 'Agent Nørd' in 2 days, 12 hours, 27 mins, and 13 seconds  with status '2'
09:00:47 MPControl: Updating status of recorders
09:00:47 MPControl: Initing videorender
09:00:47 VideoRender: System resolution is 1920x1200
09:00:47 VideoRender: Releasing existing overlay
09:00:47 VideoRender: Setting mode: 512x288 in 0 bpp. Position 953,109
09:00:47 VideoRender: Clearing screen
09:00:47 VideoRender: Creating YUV-overlay 704x576
09:00:47 VideoRender: Overlay is in hardware: 1
09:00:47 VideoRender: setMode() done
09:00:47 MPControl: videoRender start
09:00:47 MPControl: State change: Initializing -> Stopped
09:00:47 MPControl: New state: Stopped
09:00:47 MPControl: Starting event loop
09:00:47 MPControl: Command: RequestProgramListUpdate
09:00:47 MPControl: Getting programlist
09:00:47 VideoRender: Run
09:00:47 ProgramList: Parsing programInfo - 15 recordings detected.
09:00:47 MPControl: Getting MythBackend Status
09:00:47 MythLive: DiskSpace. Total: 87.83 GB, Used: 44.17 GB, Free: 43.66 GB
09:00:47 MythLive: Recorders: 2, Free: 2
09:00:47 MythLive: Load: 0.57,0.47,0.40
09:00:47 MythLive: Uptime: -5 days, -7 hours, -16 mins, and -18 seconds
09:00:47 MythLive: Memory: 944 (27 free). Virtual Memory: 0 (0 free)
09:00:47 MPControl: Setting deinterlazing
09:00:47 MythLive: We might need to update guide data for channels. Checking all channels.
09:00:51 GUI: shortcut event é
09:01:32 GUI: Stopped
09:01:32 MPControl: Somebody wanted to quit
09:01:32 MPControl: State change: Stopped -> Stopped
09:01:32 MPControl: Quitting loop
09:01:32 MythSocket: Disconnected
09:01:32 MythBackendEventListener: Stopped
09:01:32 MythSocket: Disconnected
09:01:32 Main: Closing down
09:01:32 VideoRender: Stopping thread
09:01:32 VideoRender: Stopped
09:01:32 SDL_Loop: Stopped

Hmm maybe  time to see if  i could a dev.env . running and help debug/fix. But i don't know anything about the mythtv protocols so all i can hope for is probably to see where it fails ...
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