[mythtv-users] almost there - X Error: BadMatch

Mark Edwards mark at edwards.homelinux.net
Fri Aug 29 13:53:29 EDT 2003


try

#export DISPLAY=:0.1
#mythfrontend &

instead...

Mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "chris" <mohoelx at sbcglobal.net>
To: "myth" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 12:42 PM
Subject: [mythtv-users] almost there - X Error: BadMatch


> Hi.  I'm almost there, but getting the following error when I try to 
> watch live TV;
> 
> [xxxx at yyyyy]$ mythfrontend -display :0.1
> connecting to backend server: 127.0.0.1:6543
> Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV
> Opening OSS audio device '/dev/dsp'.
> Over/underscanning. V: 0.000000, H: 0.000000, XOff: 0, YOff: 0
> Using XV port 78
> 
> X Error: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes) 8
>   Major opcode:  142
>   Minor opcode:  19
>   Resource id:  0x24000f2
> 
> Then, the X Error: block just starts repeating until I CTL-C out of 
> Mythfrontend.
> 
> My set-up;
> AMD 2000
> 512 Meg PC2700
> Haupauge WinTV capture card, using Composite 1
> Nvidia Geforce MX440SE using SVIDEO out
> Using same box for backend and frontend at this time (trying to see if I 
> can get it to work and wein my family off the VCR).
> 
> 
> What I currently have working is  I can watch live tv on the computer 
> monitor.  I can also start Mythfrontend -display :0.1 to have myth 
> output go to the TV while computer monitor is still free to play 
> solitaire ;)  I can go through any/all myth screens on the TV using the 
> keyboard.  But as soon as I try to start live TV, I get the above 
> error.  Any obvious suggestions?
> 
> Thanks -
> MoHoelX
> 
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