[mythtv-users] MythBackend error?? Channel(/dev/video0): SetInputAndFormat() failed - FIXED

A JM vbtalent at gmail.com
Sun Jan 21 17:22:37 UTC 2007


On 1/21/07, A JM <vbtalent at gmail.com> wrote:
> Does anyone know what this error means and how to fix it? I'm getting
> a black screen when trying to use the video device???
>
> mythtv at myth2:~/mythtv$ mythbackend
> 2007-01-19 22:15:23.201 Using runtime prefix = /usr/local
> 2007-01-19 22:15:23.275 New DB connection, total: 1
> 2007-01-19 22:15:23.320 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
> 192.168.1.111
> 2007-01-19 22:15:23.328 Current Schema Version: 1175
> Running as a slave backend.
> 2007-01-19 22:15:23.340 New DB connection, total: 2
> 2007-01-19 22:15:23.380 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
> 192.168.1.111
> 2007-01-19 22:15:23.382 mythbackend: MythBackend started as a slave backend
> 2007-01-19 22:15:23.387 EITHelper: localtime offset -5:00:00
> 2007-01-19 22:15:23.396 New DB connection, total: 3
> 2007-01-19 22:15:23.439 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
> 192.168.1.111
> 2007-01-19 22:15:23.516 Channel(/dev/video1): SetInputAndFormat() failed
> 2007-01-19 22:15:23.517 Channel(/dev/video1): SetInputAndFormat() failed
> 2007-01-19 22:15:23.517 TVRec(5) Error: Setting start channel '6' failed,
>                        and backup '2' failed as well.
> 2007-01-19 22:15:23.530 EITHelper: localtime offset -5:00:00
> 2007-01-19 22:15:23.600 Channel(/dev/video0): SetInputAndFormat() failed
> 2007-01-19 22:15:23.601 Channel(/dev/video0): SetInputAndFormat() failed
> 2007-01-19 22:15:23.601 TVRec(6) Error: Setting start channel '44' failed,
>                        and backup '2' failed as well.
> 2007-01-19 22:15:23.603 Main::Starting HttpServer
> 2007-01-19 22:15:23.611 Main::Registering HttpStatus Extension
> 2007-01-19 22:15:23.613 mythbackend version: 0.20.20070111-1 www.mythtv.org
> 2007-01-19 22:15:23.613 Enabled verbose msgs:  important general
> 2007-01-19 22:15:24.627 Connecting to master server: 192.168.1.111:6543
> 2007-01-19 22:15:24.629 Connected successfully
> 2007-01-19 22:15:30.664 MythSocket(823cfb0:10): writeStringList:
> Error, invalid string list.
> 2007-01-19 22:15:33.400 mythbackend: Running housekeeping thread
>
> T.I.A.
>
> AJM,
>

Replying to my own post... user error...

This was missing the recordings directory so it was unable to save recordings.


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