[mythtv-users] Frontend stuck in endless loop trying to tune live tv

[Nate Crosno]

Hello All,

My PVR-150 card does not seem to be working right. It was working
earlier this morning, but I've still had on and off problems where it
will stop responding.  Right now, it does not seem to be able to tune at
all. I have confirmed that myth is trying to access the right device
(/dev/video1 -- on Gentoo linux BTW).

When I try to access live TV, the system gets stuck in an endless loop
where it tries to tune the channel over and over again. I am using an
external set top box and have lirc working properly. If I watch the stb
(amino net110), I can see that it is indeed tuning to the right channel
again and again. 

Any ideas? Maybe I am blind, but I don't see any good debug information
when both the front and back ends are running in verbose mode.

Thanks,
-Nate

Frontend:
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2006-11-21 10:40:13.717 Using runtime prefix = /usr
2006-11-21 10:40:13.721 DPMS is disabled.
2006-11-21 10:40:13.739 New DB connection, total: 1
2006-11-21 10:40:13.745 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
localhost
2006-11-21 10:40:13.746 Total desktop dim: 1280x720, with 1 screen[s].
2006-11-21 10:40:13.748 Using screen 0, 1280x720 at 0,0
2006-11-21 10:40:13.761 Current Schema Version: 1160
2006-11-21 10:40:13.761 mythfrontend version: 0.20.20060828-3
www.mythtv.org
2006-11-21 10:40:13.761 Enabled verbose msgs:  important general
2006-11-21 10:40:13.910 Total desktop dim: 1280x720, with 1 screen[s].
2006-11-21 10:40:13.911 Using screen 0, 1280x720 at 0,0
2006-11-21 10:40:13.912 Switching to wide mode (MythCenter-wide)
2006-11-21 10:40:13.926 Using the Qt painter
2006-11-21 10:40:14.284 Loading from:
/usr/share/mythtv/themes/default/base.xml
2006-11-21 10:40:14.574 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin.
2006-11-21 10:40:14.586 Registering MythDVD DVD Media Handler as a media
handler ext()
2006-11-21 10:40:14.600 Registering MythDVD VCD Media Handler as a media
handler ext()
2006-11-21 10:40:14.604 Unable to initialize plugin 'mythflix'.
adding: ATA:1,0,0 -- COMBO SOHC-4832K
2006-11-21 10:40:14.738 Registering MythMusic Media Handler 1/2 as a
media handler ext()
2006-11-21 10:40:14.738 Registering MythMusic Media Handler 2/2 as a
media handler ext(ogg,mp3,aac,flac)
2006-11-21 10:40:14.738 MonitorRegisterExtensions(0x40,
ogg,mp3,aac,flac)
2006-11-21 10:40:15.109 Starting media monitor.
2006-11-21 10:40:31.186 New DB connection, total: 2
2006-11-21 10:40:31.186 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
localhost
2006-11-21 10:40:31.204 Connecting to backend server: 127.0.0.1:6543
(try 1 of 5)
2006-11-21 10:40:31.205 Using protocol version 31
2006-11-21 10:40:31.209 TV: Attempting to change from None to
WatchingLiveTV
2006-11-21 10:40:31.210 Using protocol version 31
2006-11-21 10:40:33.674 AFD: Opened codec 0x8fab6d0, id(MPEG2VIDEO)
type(Video)
2006-11-21 10:40:33.688 AFD: Opened codec 0x8fabac0, id(MP2) type(Audio)
2006-11-21 10:40:33.691 Opening OSS audio device '/dev/dsp'.
2006-11-21 10:40:33.708 VideoOutputXv: XvMCTex: Init failed
2006-11-21 10:40:33.709 VideoOutputXv: XVideo Adaptor Name: 'NV17 Video
Overlay'
2006-11-21 10:40:34.062 Realtime priority would require SUID as root.
2006-11-21 10:40:34.065 TV: Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV
2006-11-21 10:40:34.085 TV: Attempting to change from WatchingLiveTV to
None
2006-11-21 10:40:34.170 Video timing method: USleep with busy wait
2006-11-21 10:40:34.345 TV: Changing from WatchingLiveTV to None
2006-11-21 10:40:34.380 TV: Attempting to change from None to
WatchingLiveTV
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Backend:
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2006-11-21 10:36:12.169 TVRec(2): Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV
2006-11-21 10:36:12.169 TVRec(2): HW Tuner: 2->2
channel changing 37
2006-11-21 10:36:13.720 ret_pid(18324) child(18324) status(0x0)
2006-11-21 10:36:13.720 External Tuning program exited with no error
2006-11-21 10:36:15.306 TVRec(2): Changing from WatchingLiveTV to None
2006-11-21 10:36:15.375 Finished recording Animal Miracles "Fogg's Ray
of Light": channel 4037
2006-11-21 10:36:15.441 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback
2006-11-21 10:36:15.442 adding: localhost as a client (events: 0)
2006-11-21 10:36:15.443 TVRec(2): Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV
2006-11-21 10:36:15.444 TVRec(2): HW Tuner: 2->2
channel changing 37
2006-11-21 10:36:16.968 ret_pid(18337) child(18337) status(0x0)
2006-11-21 10:36:16.968 External Tuning program exited with no error
2006-11-21 10:36:18.326 TVRec(2): Changing from WatchingLiveTV to None
2006-11-21 10:36:18.410 Finished recording Animal Miracles "Fogg's Ray
of Light": channel 4037
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