[mythtv-users] Re: Problems with mythtv-setup - freezing at Job-Queuescreen

[Scott Minneman]

I'm running the ATI proprietary X drivers with a Radeon Express 200
chipset on FC4.  No problems whatsoever, and MPEG4 playback only puts
about 6% load on my CPU (Athlon 64 3400).


On 9/26/05, Jeffrey Rogers <Jeff at rogersinfosec.com> wrote:
> Thank-you for your reply....
>
> ALT-x keys produced no results.  From a previous reply...I'm using Debian
> Unstable and the prebuild apt-get packages of mythtv.  I'm going to try
> compiling them myself hopefully with some debug config/make options
> enabled.
>
> Also, could be X freezing - I'm running the ATI proprietary X drivers - I
> may
> try another video card and standard X drivers prior to compiling mythtv.
> Anyone else have problems with the ATI drivers?
>
> Jeff
>
> Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 21:43:20 -0600
> From: Warren Sturm <wrsturm at shaw.ca>
> Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] Problems with mythtv-setup - freezing at
>         Job-Queuescreen
> To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Message-ID: <1127619800.16747.1.camel at wrs.home>
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>
>
>
> On Sat, 2005-09-24 at 22:23 -0400, David Ellis wrote:
> > Are you running Gentoo? I had this problem with gentoo a LONG time ago,
> > solved it with a "emerge kde" your probably missing a library or two.
> >
> > David
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> > [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Rogers
> > Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 10:03 PM
> > To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> > Subject: [mythtv-users] Problems with mythtv-setup - freezing at
> > Job-Queuescreen
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Having trouble with mythtv-setup.  When I run mythtv-setup everything
> goes
> > well until I get to the Job-Queue setup screen under the General menu.
> The
> > screen name shows up in the top title bar and the buttons at the bottom
> > (Next,Back) show up, as well as the general layout of the screen, but the
> > field titles never show up neither do the value entry boxes.  Also X
> seems
> > to
> > freeze - I have to kill X and restart it to get out of the problem.
>
>
> > I'm hoping someone else is also having the same problem and can shed some
> > light - unfortunately I look at the code, but am not a programmer and
> can't
> > make much out.   Not sure, maybe I'm missing some dependencies or
> something
> > -
> > DB is localhost and seems to connect, running Debian Unstable, X.org, and
> > apt-get all packages without problems, but mythtv-setup always freezes at
> > same
> > spot and I'm getting frustrated.
> >
> > Any help on what this problem may be or how I (as a laymen) can
> > decipher/debug
> > this problem would be appreciated.  Attached is the gdb output, but I
> don't
> > think it's comprehensive because I'm getting "missing symbols"
> or  something
> > in the output....
> >
> > Please let me know if you have any info on this error or knowledge
> regarding
> > troubleshooting this problem.
> >
>
> You might want to try ALT-N (next) ALT-B (back) ALT-C (cancel) and ALT-F
> (finish) to get you back to a screen you can read.
>
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Scott Minneman
J.D. Candidate, 2007
The George Washington University Law School