[mythtv] problem setting ivtv tuner channel in 0.19 w/ ivtv 0.4.x?

Keith C mythtv at keithandjill.com
Mon Mar 20 02:20:01 UTC 2006


On Mar 19, 2006, at 4:12 PM, Kenneth Padgett wrote:

> I upgraded to 0.19 rpms (current atrpms, so I think it has -fixes in
> it), and it installed the new ivtv 0.4.1 with it. I have an external
> tuner (Dish) and was getting nothing put static for live tv and
> recordings. I followed all the instructions I could find to fix it.
> I've done the following:
>
> * Removed ivtv and completely reinstalled, now at 0.4.4. (This solved
> the init.mpg firmware issue as part of yum's file dependancy issue)
>
> * Updated lirc, alsa, etc. (To fix my remote, have a PVR-350)
>
> * Removed all card setups (did this 5x times) in mythtv-setup per:
> mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/ 
> Frequently_Asked_Questions#Q:_I_upgraded_my_ivtv_drivers_to_the_latest 
> _version_and_now_I_can.27t_record_anything.
>
> * Run mythfilldatabase to update everything...
>
> After doing all of the above, I was still receiveing static. I
> manually ran this command and it started tuning the input properly:
>
> ivtv-tune -c3 -d/dev/video0
>
> So to "fix" it, I've got that command running when my system boots up,
> but shouldn't myth still be handling setting the tuner to channel 3?
> Did this break in 0.19? I have channel 3 set in mythtv-setup where it
> should be.
>
> One thing that's weird, is the mythtv wiki (link above) says my tuner
> will be "Tuner" and not "Tuner 0", but it's still listed as "Tuner 0".
> Something wrong with my upgrade to ivtv or something?

I think so.  Look around for an old version of ivtvctl.  That might  
be interfering.

Keith C

>
> Thanks for you help, sorry to post to the dev list but this seems like
> a bug... :(
> -Kenneth
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