I'm using a Winfast 2000 Expert tv tuner card. I've used it in my AMD64 box, versions 0.16 through 0.18, never had a hitch. Now I've placed it into a PIII box that I'm going to try to dedicate. Unfortunately I've got it all set up, but when I go to watch Live TV, the backend up and dies. Here's a log with "-v all" -- this occured in version 0.18, I blew away my install and put in 0.16 and still have the problem. This log is from 0.16 while I recompile 0.18...
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starting up as the master server. 2005-05-03 02:54:32 Probed: /dev/v4l/video0 - Television 2005-05-03 02:54:32 Probed: /dev/v4l/video0 - Composite1 2005-05-03 02:54:32 Probed: /dev/v4l/video0 - S-Video 2005-05-03 02:54:32 Probed: /dev/v4l/video0 - Television 2005-05-03 02:54:32 Probed: /dev/v4l/video0 - Composite1 2005-05-03 02:54:32 Probed: /dev/v4l/video0 - S-Video 2005-05-03 02:54:32 TuneTo(4) curList[i].freq(67250) 2005-05-03 02:54:32 TuneToFrequency(1076) 2005-05-03 02:54:32 mythbackend version: 0.16.20040906-1 www.mythtv.org 2005-05-03 02:54:32 Enabled verbose msgs :all 2005-05-03 02:54:34 Found changes in the todo list. 2005-05-03 02:54:34 PruneOldRecords... 2005-05-03 02:54:34 AddNewRecords... Query 0: /record.search = 0 AND program.title = record.title 2005-05-03 02:54:34 |-- Start DB Query 0... 2005-05-03 02:54:34 |-- Processing 0 results... 2005-05-03 02:54:34 +-- Cleanup... 2005-05-03 02:54:34 Sort by time... 2005-05-03 02:54:34 PruneOverlaps... 2005-05-03 02:54:34 Sort by priority... 2005-05-03 02:54:34 BuildListMaps... 2005-05-03 02:54:34 SchedNewRecords... 2005-05-03 02:54:34 Scheduling: 2005-05-03 02:54:34 ClearListMaps... 2005-05-03 02:54:34 Sort by time... 2005-05-03 02:54:34 PruneRedundants... --- print list start --- Title - Subtitle Chan ChID Day Start End S C I T N Pri --- print list end --- 2005-05-03 02:54:34 Scheduled 0 items in 0.0073 seconds. 2005-05-03 02:54:34 Seem to be woken up by USER 2005-05-03 02:54:59 13 ACCEPT[]:[]13 2005-05-03 02:54:59 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback 2005-05-03 02:54:59 adding: mythbox as a client (events: 0) 2005-05-03 02:54:59 2 OK 2005-05-03 02:54:59 Getting next free recorder after : -1 2005-05-03 02:54:59 Card 1 is local. 2005-05-03 02:54:59 28 1[]:[]192.168.1.103[]:[]6543 2005-05-03 02:54:59 13 ACCEPT[]:[]13 2005-05-03 02:54:59 13 ACCEPT[]:[]13 2005-05-03 02:54:59 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback 2005-05-03 02:54:59 adding: mythbox as a client (events: 1) 2005-05-03 02:54:59 2 OK 2005-05-03 02:54:59 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback 2005-05-03 02:54:59 adding: mythbox as a client (events: 0) 2005-05-03 02:54:59 2 OK 2005-05-03 02:54:59 84 rbuf://192.168.1.103:6543/video/ringbuf1.nuv[]:... 2005-05-03 02:54:59 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback 2005-05-03 02:54:59 adding: mythbox as a client (events: 0) 2005-05-03 02:54:59 2 OK 2005-05-03 02:54:59 adding: mythbox as a remote ringbuffer 2005-05-03 02:54:59 2 OK 2005-05-03 02:54:59 Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV 2005-05-03 02:54:59 Using profile 'Live TV' to record NVR: v4l2: format set, getting yuyv from v4l, converting 2005-05-03 02:55:00 2 ok 2005-05-03 02:55:00 1 1 2005-05-03 02:55:00 5 29.97 Killed --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Though sometimes (I'd say 1 in 3) I will get a line after the line ending in 29.97 that states the standard "strange error flushing buffer ... " and every once in a while (I've seen it happen twice in all my desperate attempts to figure out what's wrong) I get something that looks like it might be the name of the show that's playing on the channel. On the frontend I simply get a black screen for about 5-10 seconds, followed by the main menu again. If I try to go back to Live TV it obviously gives the error "the master backend cannot be found" or whatever. Log of the frontend this time seperated into first what always prints on the terminal (stderr?) and what gets piped to a file using mythfrontend > file, again using -v all: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Errm, event socket just closed. Remote encoder not responding. ASSERT: "i <= nodes" in /usr/qt/3/include/qvaluelist.h (373) ASSERT: "i <= nodes" in /usr/qt/3/include/qvaluelist.h (373) ASSERT: "i <= nodes" in /usr/qt/3/include/qvaluelist.h (373) ASSERT: "i <= nodes" in /usr/qt/3/include/qvaluelist.h (373) ASSERT: "i <= nodes" in /usr/qt/3/include/qvaluelist.h (373) ASSERT: "i <= nodes" in /usr/qt/3/include/qvaluelist.h (373) ASSERT: "i <= nodes" in /usr/qt/3/include/qvaluelist.h (373) ASSERT: "i <= nodes" in /usr/qt/3/include/qvaluelist.h (373) ASSERT: "i <= nodes" in /usr/qt/3/include/qvaluelist.h (373) ASSERT: "i <= nodes" in /usr/qt/3/include/qvaluelist.h (373) ASSERT: "i <= nodes" in /usr/qt/3/include/qvaluelist.h (373) ASSERT: "i <= nodes" in /usr/qt/3/include/qvaluelist.h (373) ASSERT: "i <= nodes" in /usr/qt/3/include/qvaluelist.h (373) ASSERT: "i <= nodes" in /usr/qt/3/include/qvaluelist.h (373) ASSERT: "i <= nodes" in /usr/qt/3/include/qvaluelist.h (373) Could not bind to UDP notify port: 6948 Couldn't read file: rbuf://192.168.1.103:6543/video/ringbuf1.nuv QSocketDevice::writeBlock: Invalid socket Remote encoder not responding. QSocketDevice::writeBlock: Invalid socket Remote encoder not responding. ASSERT: "i <= nodes" in /usr/qt/3/include/qvaluelist.h (373) QSocketDevice::writeBlock: Invalid socket Remote encoder not responding. ASSERT: "i <= nodes" in /usr/qt/3/include/qvaluelist.h (373) QSocketDevice::writeBlock: Invalid socket Remote file timeout. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /// **** above was the console, this is what was piped to a file 2005-05-03 03:11:08 mythfrontend version: 0.16.20040906-1 www.mythtv.org 2005-05-03 03:11:08 Enabled verbose msgs :all 2005-05-03 03:11:09 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin. 2005-05-03 03:11:09 generating cache image for: /usr/share/mythtv/themes/default/blank.png 2005-05-03 03:11:27 Connecting to backend server: 192.168.1.103:6543 (try 1 of 5) 2005-05-03 03:11:27 21 MYTH_PROTO_VERSION 13 2005-05-03 03:11:27 Using protocol version 13 2005-05-03 03:11:27 22 ANN Playback mythbox 0 2005-05-03 03:11:27 29 GET_NEXT_FREE_RECORDER[]:[]-1 2005-05-03 03:11:27 21 MYTH_PROTO_VERSION 13 2005-05-03 03:11:27 21 MYTH_PROTO_VERSION 13 2005-05-03 03:11:27 Using protocol version 13 2005-05-03 03:11:27 22 ANN Playback mythbox 1 2005-05-03 03:11:27 Using protocol version 13 2005-05-03 03:11:27 22 ANN Playback mythbox 0 2005-05-03 03:11:27 44 QUERY_RECORDER 1[]:[]SETUP_RING_BUFFER[]:[]0 2005-05-03 03:11:27 22 ANN Playback mythbox 0 2005-05-03 03:11:27 24 ANN RingBuffer mythbox 1 2005-05-03 03:11:27 33 QUERY_RECORDER 1[]:[]SPAWN_LIVETV 2005-05-03 03:11:27 33 QUERY_RECORDER 1[]:[]IS_RECORDING 2005-05-03 03:11:27 34 QUERY_RECORDER 1[]:[]GET_FRAMERATE 2005-05-03 03:11:27 37 QUERY_RECORDER 1[]:[]GET_PROGRAM_INFO 2005-05-03 03:11:35 ReadStringList timeout (quick). 2005-05-03 03:11:35 Output filters for this channel are: '' 2005-05-03 03:11:35 53 QUERY_RECORDER 1[]:[]REQUEST_BLOCK_RINGBUF[]:[]... 2005-05-03 03:11:35 RemoteFile::Read(): No response from control socket. 2005-05-03 03:11:35 Read(): reqd=128000, rcvd=0, rept=-1, error=0 2005-05-03 03:11:35 RemoteFile::Read() failed in RingBuffer::safe_read(). 2005-05-03 03:11:35 RemoteFile::Read() failed in RingBuffer::safe_read(). 2005-05-03 03:11:35 RemoteFile::Read() failed in RingBuffer::safe_read(). 2005-05-03 03:11:35 RemoteFile::Read() failed in RingBuffer::safe_read(). 2005-05-03 03:11:35 RemoteFile::Read() failed in RingBuffer::safe_read(). 2005-05-03 03:11:35 RemoteFile::Read() failed in RingBuffer::safe_read(). 2005-05-03 03:11:35 Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV 2005-05-03 03:11:35 Decoder not alive, and trying to play.. 2005-05-03 03:11:35 32 QUERY_RECORDER 1[]:[]STOP_LIVETV 2005-05-03 03:11:35 Error writing stringlist 2005-05-03 03:11:35 47 QUERY_RECORDER 1[]:[]GET_FREE_SPACE[]:[]0[]:[]0 2005-05-03 03:11:35 Error writing stringlist 2005-05-03 03:11:35 39 QUERY_RECORDER 1[]:[]GET_FRAMES_WRITTEN 2005-05-03 03:11:35 Error writing stringlist 2005-05-03 03:11:35 Changing from None to None 2005-05-03 03:11:35 33 QUERY_RECORDER 1[]:[]DONE_RINGBUF 2005-05-03 03:11:35 Error writing stringlist --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- lspci info on the card, if useful: 0000:00:0e.0 Multimedia video controller: Conexant CX23880/1/2/3 PCI Video and Audio Decoder (rev 05) _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users