[mythtv-users] Help watching tv and clips

[Robert Johnston]

On 20/10/2008 8:48 AM, CyTG wrote:
> Hey, first of all im new to this, so be gentle please :-)
>
> specs
> Mythbuntu 8.04
> Hauppauge wintv ( bt878)
> geforce 7800gs (agp)
>
> 1. Trying to watch live tv results in a blck screen for a few seconds
> wich then again flips me back to the menu. I've been through the
> configuration utility and have discovered a ton of channels and also set
> my startup-channel to a valid one. So something must be good right? I'll
> paste something from the backend log in a second.
>
> 2. Trying to view a 10M divx clip. I transfer this avi to 'videos' via
> netwrok from my main computer, but the clip doesnt show up, myth reports
> 'no files' ... the file IS there, i checked .. whats up with that?
>
> Ideas?
>
>
> backend log
>
> 2008-10-20 16:35:19.806 AutoExpire: CalcParams(): Max required Free
> Space: 2.0 GB w/freq: 15 min
> 2008-10-20 16:35:19.816 MPEGRec(/dev/video0) Error: Could not set Audio
> Sampling Frequency to 2
> eno: Invalid argument (22)
> 2008-10-20 16:35:19.829 MPEGRec(/dev/video0) Error: Could not set Video
> Aspect ratio to 1
> eno: Invalid argument (22)
> 2008-10-20 16:35:19.830 MPEGRec(/dev/video0) Error: Could not set Audio
> Encoding to 1
> eno: Invalid argument (22)
> 2008-10-20 16:35:19.831 MPEGRec(/dev/video0) Error: Could not set Audio
> L2 Bitrate to 13
> eno: Invalid argument (22)
> 2008-10-20 16:35:19.832 MPEGRec(/dev/video0) Error: Could not set Video
> Peak Bitrate to 6000000
> eno: Invalid argument (22)
> 2008-10-20 16:35:19.832 MPEGRec(/dev/video0) Error: Could not set Video
> Average Bitrate to 4500000
> eno: Invalid argument (22)
> 2008-10-20 16:35:19.833 MPEGRec(/dev/video0) Error: Could not set MPEG
> Stream type to 0
> eno: Invalid argument (22)
> 2008-10-20 16:35:19.834 MPEGRec(/dev/video0) Warning: Unable to get
> V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_GOP_SIZE, defaulting to 12
> eno: Invalid argument (22)
> 2008-10-20 16:35:19.835 MPEGRec(/dev/video0) Warning: Can't enable VBI
> recording (3)
> eno: Invalid argument (22)
> 2008-10-20 16:35:20.963 TVRec(1): Changing from WatchingLiveTV to None

I see someone's tackled your second point, so here's what's wrong with 
your configuration.

You've told Myth you're using a PVR x50 card, when you're not (The bt878 
card is NOT a PVR card, no matter what the box might say).

Go back into settings and correct.
-- 
Robert Johnston