[mythtv-users] Help! "could not connect to socket; lirc_init failed"

[daryl faulds]

--- gurdude at yahoo.com wrote:
> [Executive summary:  After running mythtvsetup, I
> get
> the following:
> Would you like to clear all capture card
> settings before starting configuration? [no]
> Would you like to clear all program/channel
> settings before starting configuration? [no]
> mythtv: could not connect to socket
> mythtv: No such file or directory
> lirc_init failed for mythtv, see preceding messages
> Couldn't open /dev/video0 to probe its inputs
> Can someone explain how to fix this?  Details
> below.]
> 
> OS: Fedora Core 1
> Kernel:  2.4.22-1.2174.nptlsmp
> Hardware/setup:  WinTV-Go tuner card (Bt878 Video
> Capture, with bttv driver), onboard soundcard
> (Intel,
> circa 2003), no TV output card (i.e. I'm will watch
> TV
> on my computer), and no remote control (I'll use the
> keyboard & mouse).
> 
> I followed Jarod's guide step-by-step without any
> problems, but I skipped:

<snip>

Several items skipped, certainly simplified the
installation.

1) Does the directory where you store video and put
the lock file have apprpriate write permissions? 

2) Does the TV work? Try the command "xawtv &" (the
ampersand means you want to keep the option of a TUI
for future use. TV works: good. Pick a channel.

3) Have you installed ffmpeg? If you have it and use
NTSC (United States) try entering this command (if PAL
substitute PAL):   "/usr/bin/ffmegrec -d /dev/dsp -s
-v /dev/video0 -w 360 -h 240 -vc mjpeg -input
Television -norm NTSC -vq 30 -ac mp2 -F 1500 -o
test.avi"

It should create a file called test.avi in your
present directory that you can play with mplayer.
Listen for sound and check for video, it should show a
short segment of the channel you tuned...

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