[mythtv-users] scheduled recordings (Black Output)

Chris quilley at shaw.ca
Sun Jun 13 17:57:36 EDT 2004


I had the same problem. It was because the ivtv driver wasn't loading.

Chris
On June 13, 2004 12:58 pm, Ryan Allen wrote:
> Hi Brian,
>
>     Did you ever solve this problem?  I just got my MythTV machine
>     running yesterday, and I am seeing this _exactly_ as you did.  My
>     scheduled recordings are blank, then after it attempts to record,
>     live TV is blank with no audio also.  If I reset the backend, live
>     tv works again, and I can pause, rewind etc.
>
>     I have plenty of CPU power Athelon 2500+, and a PVR 350.
>
>     How did you get past this?  There is nothing in the logs or "dmesg"
>     that hints at what this could be.
>
>     Thanks!
>
>     -- Ryan
>
> >  I'm having a problem where when I record using "schedule a recording" I
> >  only get a blank screen and no audio when I play the recording back.
> >  Also, once the recording is complete, I can no longer watch live tv
> >  without rebooting. Any suggestions on how to fix this? I have no trouble
> >  watching live tv so long as I do not record something before hand (I can
> >  pause and rewind).
> >
> >
> >  My Computer's Spec
> >  ====================
> >  Pentium II (Deschutes)
> >  448.051 CPU MHz
> >  3/4 gig memory
> >
> >  120 gig hard drive
> >  PVR-350
> >  GeForce 4 440 64MB DDR
> >  Sound Blaster Live
> >  Logitech Cordless Keyboard and Mouse


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