[mythtv] DVB problem - No PIDS set, please correct your channel setup

[John Pullan]

On Sun, 2005-02-06 at 00:15 +1100, Sammo wrote:
> I just upgraded qt3 and compiled and installed the latest mythtv from
> cvs, and the backend + frontend successfully starts and connects to sql
> server.

Make sure you've got USING_DVB on in settings.pro

> 
> Now I can't watch TV anymore. I tried mythtv-setup, cleared all capture
> card and channel settings. Then added the DVB cards, video source, input
> connections. Then did mythfilldatabase --manual to manually add my
> channels. Then did ./channels.conf-import.pl to import my channel
> frequencies from a generated channels.conf file. Normally, this would
> have worked with the old mythtv before upgrading it.
> 

This script no longer works.

> Now, when I try to watch tv, mythbackend.log shows this:
> 
> 2005-02-05 10:51:12.766 Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV
> 2005-02-05 10:51:12.784 DVB#0 Recorder: Card opened successfully (using
> PS mode).
> 2005-02-05 10:51:12.788 DVB#0 ERROR - No PIDS set, please correct your
> channel setup.
> 2005-02-05 10:51:13.806 DVB#0 WARNING - No data from card in 1 second.
> 2005-02-05 10:51:14.826 DVB#0 WARNING - No data from card in 1 second.
> 2005-02-05 10:51:15.846 DVB#0 WARNING - No data from card in 1 second.
> 2005-02-05 10:51:16.866 DVB#0 WARNING - No data from card in 1 second.
> 2005-02-05 10:51:17.886 DVB#0 WARNING - No data from card in 1 second.
> 2005-02-05 10:51:18.906 DVB#0 WARNING - No data from card in 1 second.
> 2005-02-05 10:51:19.926 DVB#0 WARNING - No data from card in 1 second.
> 2005-02-05 10:51:20.946 DVB#0 WARNING - No data from card in 1 second.
> 2005-02-05 10:51:21.966 DVB#0 WARNING - No data from card in 1 second.
> 2005-02-05 10:51:22.986 DVB#0 WARNING - No data from card in 1 second.
> 2005-02-05 10:51:24.006 DVB#0 WARNING - No data from card in 1 second.
> 2005-02-05 10:51:25.016 DVB#0 WARNING - No data from card in 1 second.
> 2005-02-05 10:51:26.036 DVB#0 WARNING - No data from card in 1 second.
> 2005-02-05 10:51:27.056 DVB#0 WARNING - No data from card in 1 second.
> 2005-02-05 10:51:27.856 Couldn't read data from the capture card in 15
> seconds. Stopping.
> 2005-02-05 10:51:27.956 Changing from WatchingLiveTV to None
> 2005-02-05 10:51:28.076 DVB#0 WARNING - No data from card in 1 second.
> 2005-02-05 10:51:28.087 Closing DVB recorder
> 
> Does the new version handle channels differently to the old version or
> something? Any ideas on how I can troubleshoot this?
> 
> Also, when I go into Channel Editor, there is no "Scan for channel(s)" 
> button, as seen in the www.digitalregime.com/mythdvb screenshots.
> 

indicates that USING_DVB was not set

> My /usr/bin/mythtv-setup executable was not updated with make install
> 
> Thanks heaps :)
> 

run setup/setup

In short you've got a miss-matched system.

-- 
John Pullan <jmp at tarantella.com>