[mythtv-users] Tuner configs gone?

Khanh Tran khanh at khanh.net
Sat May 6 13:45:24 EDT 2006


On 5/6/06, Tom Repetti <trepetti at gmail.com> wrote:
> Still a Linux newbe, but long time in the network / server biz.
>
> System is FC4 with a Hauppauge PVR-500.  Ran fine for a really long time.
> All of a sudden, not able to record.  Startup entries on mythbackend.log
> shown below......
>
> 2006-05-01 21:39:01.084 Using runtime prefix = /usr
> 2006-05-01 21:39:01.569 New DB connection, total: 1
> 2006-05-01 21:39:01.663 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
> localhost
> 2006-05-01 21:39:01.729 Current Schema Version: 1124
> 2006-05-01 21:39:01.762 Newest Schema Version : 1123
> 2006-05-01 21:39:01.780 New DB connection, total: 2
> 2006-05-01 21:39:01.788 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
> localhost
> 2006-05-01 21:39:01.795 Setting Lock for Database Schema upgrade. If you see
> a long pause here it means the Schema is already locked and is being
> upgraded by another Myth process.
> 2006-05-01 21:39:01.826 New DB connection, total: 3
> 2006-05-01 21:39:01.844 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
> localhost
> 2006-05-01 21:39:01.853 Database Schema upgrade complete, unlocking.
> Starting up as the master server.
> 2006-05-01 21:39:01.980 Channel(/dev/video0)::Open(): Can't open video
> device, error "No such file or directory"
> 2006-05-01 21:39:01.997 Channel(/dev/video0)::Open(): Can't open video
> device, error "No such file or directory"
> 2006-05-01 21:39:02.004 ChannelBase: Could not find input: Tuner 1 on card
> when setting channel 68
>
> 2006-05-01 21:39:02.031 Channel(/dev/video1)::Open(): Can't open video
> device, error "No such file or directory"
> 2006-05-01 21:39:02.040 Channel(/dev/video1)::Open(): Can't open video
> device, error "No such file or directory"
> 2006-05-01 21:39:02.047 ChannelBase: Could not find input: Tuner 1 on card
> when setting channel 4
>
>
> Looked at the Yum log, thinking I probably upgraded myself into oblivion.
> Below is the yum log from 4/30 - 5/1....
>
> Apr 30 20:47:16 Updated: qt.i386 1:3.3.4-15.5
> Apr 30 20:47:17 Updated: arts.i386 8:1.5.2-0.1.fc4
> Apr 30 20:47:18 Updated: libtiff.i386 3.7.1-6.fc4.1
> Apr 30 20:47:36 Updated: kdelibs.i386 6:3.5.2-0.1.fc4
> Apr 30 20:47:47 Updated: kdebase.i386 6:3.5.2-0.1.fc4
> Apr 30 20:47:48 Updated: pilot-link.i386 2:0.11.8-11.4.fc4
> Apr 30 20:47:49 Updated: mythtv.i386 0.19-127.rhfc4.at
> Apr 30 20:47:50 Updated: mythtv-themes.i386 0.19-127.rhfc4.at
> Apr 30 20:48:02 Updated: kdepim.i386 6:3.5.2-0.1.fc4
> Apr 30 20:48:04 Updated: gnome-pilot.i386 2.0.13-5.fc4.2
> Apr 30 20:48:10 Updated: kdemultimedia.i386 6:3.5.2-0.1.fc4
> Apr 30 20:48:17 Updated: gimp.i386 2:2.2.11-0.fc4.3
> Apr 30 20:48:17 Updated: qt-MySQL.i386 1:3.3.4-15.5
> Apr 30 20:48:20 Updated: libmyth.i386 0.19-127.rhfc4.at
> Apr 30 20:48:20 Updated: mythtv-backend.i386 0.19-127.rhfc4.at
> Apr 30 20:48:26 Updated: evolution.i386 2.2.3-4.fc4
> Apr 30 20:48:32 Updated: kdenetwork.i386 7:3.5.2-0.1.fc4
> Apr 30 20:48:35 Updated: kdeutils.i386 6:3.5.2-0.1.fc4
> Apr 30 20:48:39 Updated: kdegraphics.i386 7:3.5.2-0.1.fc4
> Apr 30 20:48:40 Updated: system-config-date.noarch 1.8.3-0.fc4.1
> Apr 30 20:48:52 Installed: kernel.i686 2.6.16-1.2096_FC4
> Apr 30 20:48:57 Updated: tzdata.noarch 2006d-1.fc4
> Apr 30 20:48:58 Updated: mythtv-frontend.i386 0.19-127.rhfc4.at
> Apr 30 20:49:09 Updated: gimp-help.noarch 2-0.1.0.10.0.fc4.1
> Apr 30 20:49:16 Updated: firefox.i386 1.0.8-1.1.fc4
> Apr 30 20:49:16 Updated: atrpms-package-config.i386 107-1.rhfc4.at
> Apr 30 20:49:17 Updated: autofs.i386 1:4.1.4-17
> Apr 30 20:49:17 Updated: mythtv-setup.i386 0.19-127.rhfc4.at
> Apr 30 20:49:17 Updated: jwhois.i386 3.2.3-3.3.fc4.1
> Apr 30 20:53:16 Installed: kernel-devel.i686 2.6.16-1.2096_FC4
> Apr 30 20:53:19 Updated: kdeaddons.i386 3.5.2-0.1.fc4
> Apr 30 20:53:21 Updated: transcode.i386 1.0.2-25.rhfc4.at
> Apr 30 20:53:24 Updated: kdeartwork.i386 3.5.2-0.1.fc4
>
>
> May 01 21:36:35 Updated: perl-Curses.i386 1.13-3.fc4
> May 01 21:36:35 Updated: perl-HTML-TableExtract.noarch 2.07-1.fc4
>
> I'm guessing that the upgraded mythtv-backend is a good suspect, but being a
> linux newbe, don't know where to start.  When I try to reconfigure the
> backend using the GUI, there are no video devices on the dropdown.
>
> All advice is appreciated......
>
> Thanks
>
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The output of dmesg is where you should start.  It sounds like your
ivtv driver is not loading.

-Khanh


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