[mythtv-users] 'all inputs in use'? But they're not...

[Michael T. Dean]

On 07/23/2006 09:12 AM, Christopher Couples wrote:
> Michael T. Dean wrote:
>   
>> On 07/23/2006 08:39 AM, Christopher Couples wrote:
>>     
>>> hostname is properly set in mythtv-setup (IP 127.0.0.1; in /etc/hosts my
>>> hostname is an alias for loopback)
>>>
>>> I only have one digital cable box (comcast 3412) which is set as 'Other'
>>> firewire cable box in mythtv-setup
>>>
>>> when I try to watch LiveTV, I get the dreaded
>>>
>>> MythTV is already using all available inputs for the channel you
>>> selected. If you want to watch an in-progress recording, select one from
>>> the playback menu. If you want to watch live TV, cancel one of the
>>> in-progress recordings from the delete menu.
>>>     
>>>       
>> Does the System Status page's Tuner Status show it as recording something?
> No. Tuner status claims that mythbackend is not running. If I restart 
> mythbackend with -v all I get the above error message, but then when I 
> look at Tuner Status, mythbackend dies...

So now you just have to figure out why mythbackend is dying and fixing 
that will fix the issue...

Mike