[mythtv-users] Troubles with Irtrans VFD

tim dennis tdennis.sub at gmail.com
Fri Apr 18 02:07:10 UTC 2008


Interesting that the iMon VFD is also having this problem.

I have done some further testing and found that after starting the
Mythfrontend and running through the setup / appearance menu options
(without changing anything), the frontend reloads the GUI as usual after
clicking "finish" on the last screen, after reloading is complete the
connection problem with the VFD is resolved and it works.

Of course this is a bit of a hackish way to get the VFD to work. It seems
the frontend is unable to connect to VFD fully when first starting but when
"reloading" the communications are ok.

Attached is the log, basically it starts with the VFD in a semi connected
condition after starting mythfrontend: i.e.:

"LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: output 0"

then a few second later I press through the last appearance settings screen
and the frontend reloads, socket connects, clear cache etc.. etc..



2008-04-17 18:45:35.545 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: output 0
2008-04-17 18:45:37.525 LCDProcClient: checking connections
2008-04-17 18:45:41.302 MythSocket(8bf7870:9): socket is readable
2008-04-17 18:45:41.302 MythSocket(8bf7870:9): cb->readyRead()
2008-04-17 18:45:41.302 read  <-  9 50      BACKEND_MESSAGE[]:[]CLEAR
_SETTINGS_CACHE[]:[]empty
2008-04-17 18:45:41.302 Received a remote 'Clear Cache' request
2008-04-17 18:45:41.302 Clearing Settings Cache.
2008-04-17 18:45:41.345 LCDServer: SWITCH_TO_MENU: 88
2008-04-17 18:45:41.346 LCDProcClient: switchToMenu
2008-04-17 18:45:41.346 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Menu
priority 248
2008-04-17 18:45:41.346 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: widget_set Menu
topWidget 4 1 "MYTH-SETUP"
2008-04-17 18:45:41.346 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: widget_set Menu
menuWidget1 1 2 ">Appearance"
2008-04-17 18:45:41.346 LCDServer: SWITCH_TO_MENU: 73
2008-04-17 18:45:41.346 LCDProcClient: switchToMenu
2008-04-17 18:45:41.346 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Menu
priority 248
2008-04-17 18:45:41.346 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: widget_set Menu
topWidget 4 1 "MYTH-MAIN"
2008-04-17 18:45:41.346 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: widget_set Menu
menuWidget1 1 2 ">Setup"
2008-04-17 18:45:41.491 LCDProcClient: Received from server: listen Menu
2008-04-17 18:45:41.637 LCDServer: SWITCH_TO_NOTHING
2008-04-17 18:45:41.637 LCDProcClient: stopAll
2008-04-17 18:45:41.637 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Time
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:41.637 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Music
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:41.637 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Channel
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:41.637 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Generic
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:41.637 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Volume
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:41.637 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Menu
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:41.637 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set
RecStatus priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:41.637 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Menu
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:41.637 LCDProcClient: switchToNothing
2008-04-17 18:45:41.637 LCDServer:: SWITCH_TO_TIME
2008-04-17 18:45:41.637 LCDProcClient: stopAll
2008-04-17 18:45:41.637 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Time
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:41.638 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Music
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:41.638 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Channel
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:41.638 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Generic
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:41.638 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Volume
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:41.638 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Menu
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:41.638 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set
RecStatus priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:41.638 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Menu
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:41.638 LCDProcClient: switchToTime
2008-04-17 18:45:41.638 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Time
priority 128
2008-04-17 18:45:41.638 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set
RecStatus priority 64
2008-04-17 18:45:41.638 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: widget_set Time
topWidget 1 1 "Thu Apr 17 2008"
2008-04-17 18:45:41.638 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: widget_set Time
timeWidget 5 2 "06:45 PM"
2008-04-17 18:45:41.741 LCDProcClient: Received from server: ignore Menu
2008-04-17 18:45:41.741 LCDProcClient: Received from server: listen Time
2008-04-17 18:45:42.008 LCDServer: SWITCH_TO_NOTHING
2008-04-17 18:45:42.008 LCDProcClient: stopAll
2008-04-17 18:45:42.008 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Time
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:42.008 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Music
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:42.008 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Channel
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:42.008 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Generic
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:42.008 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Volume
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:42.008 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Menu
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:42.008 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set
RecStatus priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:42.008 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Menu
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:42.008 LCDProcClient: switchToNothing
2008-04-17 18:45:42.009 LCDServer:: SWITCH_TO_TIME
2008-04-17 18:45:42.009 LCDProcClient: stopAll
2008-04-17 18:45:42.009 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Time
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:42.009 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Music
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:42.009 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Channel
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:42.009 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Generic
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:42.009 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Volume
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:42.009 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Menu
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:42.009 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set
RecStatus priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:42.009 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Menu
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:42.009 LCDProcClient: switchToTime
2008-04-17 18:45:42.009 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Time
priority 128
2008-04-17 18:45:42.009 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set
RecStatus priority 64
2008-04-17 18:45:42.009 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: widget_set Time
topWidget 1 1 "Thu Apr 17 2008"
2008-04-17 18:45:42.009 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: widget_set Time
timeWidget 5 2 "06 45 PM"
2008-04-17 18:45:42.346 LCDServer: close connection
2008-04-17 18:45:42.865 LCDServer: new connection
2008-04-17 18:45:42.865 LCDProcClient: stopAll
2008-04-17 18:45:42.866 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Time
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:42.866 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Music
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:42.866 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Channel
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:42.866 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Generic
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:42.866 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Volume
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:42.866 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Menu
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:42.866 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set
RecStatus priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:42.866 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Menu
priority 0
2008-04-17 18:45:42.866 LCDProcClient: switchToTime
2008-04-17 18:45:42.866 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set Time
priority 128
2008-04-17 18:45:42.866 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: screen_set
RecStatus priority 64
2008-04-17 18:45:42.866 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: widget_set Time
topWidget 1 1 "Thu Apr 17 2008"
2008-04-17 18:45:42.866 LCDProcClient: Sending to Server: widget_set Time
timeWidget 5 2 "06:45 PM"

etc...


On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 8:33 PM, Kirk Fitzpatrick <
kfitzpatrick at cbltech.com.au> wrote:

> tim dennis wrote:
> > Greetings!
> >
> > I am having some serious issues with Mythtv and my VFD unit. It is an
> > Irtrans display and has been working fine until recent upgrade to myth
> > 0.21.
> >
> > "IRserver" and "LCDproc" both start up fine, I get the usual startup
> > display with heartbeat in top right corner:
> >
> > ## LCDproc Server ##
> > Cli: 0  Scr: 0
> >
> > Irserver: 5.9.07 (latest stable)
> > LCDproc: 0.52 (latest stable)
> > VFD Firmware: D5.08.10 (latest)
> >
> > However, the display no longer seems to be initializing properly when
> > starting the mythtv frontend starts. I get this display:
> >
> > ### LCDproc Server ##
> > Cli: 1 Scr: 7
> >
> > Looks like myth is connecting and preloading the screens, however that
> > is where it ends, moving up and down and into the frontend menu's has
> > no effect at all.
> >
> > As a test I have started mythlcdserver with verbose settings before
> > running myththfrontend. Mythlcdserver start off fine and even displays
> > date and time, however from the moment I run mythfrontend everything
> > basically shuts down, with several SWITCH_TO_NOTHING leading the way.
> >
> > I am stumped, any insight is appreciated.
> >
>
> Howdy,
>
> Just wanted to send an "I've seen this too" email.  I've got the iMON
> VFD, and about 50% of the time it works correctly, and the other 50%
> shows the same problem as yours.  Testing with the curses driver also
> proves this problem.  Again, this was a non issue before upgrading to
> 0.21.
>
> Regards,
> Kirk.
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