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| Author: | miraclemaker [ Fri Mar 25, 2005 8:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Problems with getting Live TV to work |
Hi guys. I'm having major problems getting Live TV to work. I'm using an EPIA MII 12000 motherboard and a PVR 350. I've read that other people have been successful with this combination so I'm not sure why I'm having problems. I've set my tuner type in /etc/mythtv/modules/ivtv and I've run Code: dpkg -i /usr/srcv/mythtv/epia/*.deb
Now when I go into Live TV, I just get static fr about 10 seconds and then it freezes, at that point the computer is completely locked up and I have to reboot by using the restart button. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks. |
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| Author: | cesman [ Fri Mar 25, 2005 1:02 pm ] |
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Try commenting the tuner line in that file. |
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| Author: | miraclemaker [ Fri Mar 25, 2005 1:43 pm ] |
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Ok I've changed my /etc/mythtv/modules/ivtv file to: Code: alias char-major-81 videodev
alias char-major-61 lirc_i2c options ivtv debug=1 #options tuner type=1 options msp3400 once=1 simple=1 install ivtv /sbin/modprobe tuner; /sbinmodprobe msp3400; /sbin/modprobe saa7115; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install ivtv; /sbin/modprobe ivtv-fb remove ivtv /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove ivtv && /sbin/modprobe -r saa7115 & /sbin/modprobe -r msp3400 && /sbin/modprobe -r tuner && /sbin/modprobe -r ivtv-fb I gave it a reboot and went to Live TV. Unfortunately I still got the same problem. Are there any logs that I could post that might help? Thanks. |
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| Author: | miraclemaker [ Sat Mar 26, 2005 6:31 am ] |
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I've found the following in mythtvbackend.log from around when the screen froze: Code: 2005-03-26 12:13::37.197 Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV
QSettings: error crearing /.qt Could this be the cause of the hang? |
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| Author: | victor [ Sat Mar 26, 2005 8:28 am ] |
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Hi, update your kernel it solves alot of issues. #apt-get update #apt-get kernel-image-2.6 (and find the newist right one for you) remember to edit the lilo.conf and then run #lilo #reboot Tip; add the new kernel as a extra, that way you don't have to hope as much for the system to load the new kernel. I hope this helps, as it didn't for me but it has for others 
Edward. |
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| Author: | Xsecrets [ Sat Mar 26, 2005 10:17 am ] |
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No the qt error is normal and harmless. I wouldn't upgrade your kernel like the other user suggested, as debian does not have an epia kernel. |
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| Author: | miraclemaker [ Sun Mar 27, 2005 12:22 pm ] |
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Ok thanks Xsecrets. Are there any other log files or anywhere else I might look to find the cause of the problem? Thanks. |
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| Author: | Xsecrets [ Sun Mar 27, 2005 12:55 pm ] |
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you can check the usual suspects /var/log/messages /var/log/syslog and /home/mythtv/.xsession-errors |
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| Author: | miraclemaker [ Fri Apr 01, 2005 3:05 pm ] |
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I'm getting there. I've got a picture by setting my channel frequencies through mythtv-setup. I'm still getting a hang after a varying amount of time when viewing live tv though. I've not been able to find anything in the error logs, and when it happens the only thing I can do is hard reboot. Can anyone help? Many thanks. |
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| Author: | Xsecrets [ Fri Apr 01, 2005 4:17 pm ] |
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check to make sure that your cache size setting is smaller than your cache partition. leave some padding for good measure. |
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| Author: | miraclemaker [ Fri Apr 01, 2005 4:21 pm ] |
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Thanks for the reply. Where can I check this setting? Thanks. |
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| Author: | tjc [ Fri Apr 01, 2005 4:34 pm ] |
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My guess would be under the set-up menu... If not, you may need to run the mythtv-setup command from a shell window. If you do, remember to answer NO to both questions about wiping out your current settings. 
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| Author: | miraclemaker [ Fri Apr 01, 2005 4:50 pm ] |
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Would it be the HD Ringbuffer size? I found the option under TV settings. It's currently set to 9400KB. |
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| Author: | tjc [ Fri Apr 01, 2005 8:21 pm ] |
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Yes. - Whoops! Probably not.  Sigh...
Looks like you've got to run mythtv-setup and the 2nd or 3rd screen under "General" allows you to set the cache size. |
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| Author: | tjc [ Fri Apr 01, 2005 8:47 pm ] |
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OBTW - How big is your /cache partition? To find out you can just do a: Code: df /cache And that number sounds low since my df says... Code: root@black:/myth/mythburn# df /cache
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/hda3 6304860 24 6304836 1% /cache |
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