[mythtv-users] Still tearing my hair out with Myth 0.21 on Fedora 11

[Chris Jones]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
> bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Chris Jones
> Sent: 06 October 2009 10:48 AM
> To: 'Discussion about mythtv'
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Still tearing my hair out with Myth 0.21 on
> Fedora 11
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
> > bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Duncan Brown
> > Sent: 06 October 2009 9:07 AM
> > To: Discussion about mythtv
> > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Still tearing my hair out with Myth 0.21
> on
> > Fedora 11
> >
> > Chris Jones wrote:
> > >
> > > I am still having huge problems with MythTV 0.21 on Fedora 11. I
> have
> > > now reinstalled Myth (again), and reinstalled my Hauppage HVR1300
> as
> > a
> > > DVB DTV capture card (v3.x). I have set up a video source called
> > > Freeview using the UK Radio Times xmltv grabber using Europe-west
> > > frequency table. Then I ran the script given me by Nick Morrott
> some
> > > days ago which grabs the xml data from tv_grab_uk_rt and puts it
> into
> > > a file I have called freeview.xmltv. Then I run mythfilldatabase
> > using
> > > -file 1 ~/freeview.xmltv. All this works fine. I then have to
> > manually
> > > edit the channel table with three selected channel numbers for BBC1
> > > BBC2 and BBC News using the generally accepted numbers (1, 2, and
> > 80).
> > >
> > > Then when I try to set up a program record, on every occasion it
> > > errors - the latest occurrence generated the following log output:-
> > >
> > > Starting up as the master server.
> > >
> > > 2009-10-05 21:35:03.953 New DB connection, total: 3
> > >
> > > 2009-10-05 21:35:03.956 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at
> host:
> > > localhost
> > >
> > > 2009-10-05 21:35:03.962 DVBChan(1:0) Error:
> SetChannelByString(Please
> > > add): CheckChannel failed.
> > >
> > > Please verify the channel in the 'mythtv-setup' Channel Editor.
> > >
> > > 2009-10-05 21:35:03.965 DVBChan(1:0) Error: SetChannelByString(2):
> > > Failed to initialize multiplex options
> > >
> > > 2009-10-05 21:35:03.966 ChannelBase(1) Error: Setting start channel
> > > 'Please add' failed,
> > >
> > > and we failed to find any suitible channels on any input.
> > >
> > > 2009-10-05 21:35:03.981 New DB scheduler connection
> > >
> > > 2009-10-05 21:35:03.983 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at
> host:
> > > localhost
> > >
> > > 2009-10-05 21:35:04.002 MediaServer:: Loopback address specified -
> > > 127.0.0.1. Disabling UPnP
> > >
> > > 2009-10-05 21:35:04.005 Main::Registering HttpStatus Extension
> > >
> > > 2009-10-05 21:35:04.007 mythbackend version: 0.21.20080304-1
> > > www.mythtv.org
> > >
> > > 2009-10-05 21:35:04.008 Enabled verbose msgs: important general
> > >
> > > 2009-10-05 21:35:04.012 AutoExpire: CalcParams(): Max required Free
> > > Space: 1.0 GB w/freq: 15 min
> > >
> > > 2009-10-05 21:35:06.990 Reschedule requested for id -1.
> > >
> > > 2009-10-05 21:35:07.044 Scheduled 1 items in 0.1 = 0.04 match +
> 0.01
> > place
> > >
> > > 2009-10-05 21:35:07.047 Seem to be woken up by USER
> > >
> > > 2009-10-05 21:35:32.656 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Monitor
> > >
> > > 2009-10-05 21:35:32.658 adding: legolas.mollcons.local as a client
> > > (events: 0)
> > >
> > > 2009-10-05 21:35:32.659 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Monitor
> > >
> > > 2009-10-05 21:35:32.659 adding: legolas.mollcons.local as a client
> > > (events: 1)
> > >
> > > 2009-10-05 21:36:07.313 Reschedule requested for id 5.
> > >
> > > 2009-10-05 21:36:07.354 Scheduled 2 items in 0.0 = 0.01 match +
> 0.03
> > place
> > >
> > > 2009-10-05 21:36:23.993 AutoExpire: CalcParams(): Max required Free
> > > Space: 1.0 GB w/freq: 15 min
> > >
> > > 2009-10-05 21:37:29.907 Reschedule requested for id 6.
> > >
> > > 2009-10-05 21:37:29.944 Scheduled 3 items in 0.0 = 0.01 match +
> 0.03
> > place
> > >
> > > 2009-10-05 21:38:05.095 Reschedule requested for id 4.
> > >
> > > 2009-10-05 21:38:05.173 Scheduled 2 items in 0.1 = 0.03 match +
> 0.05
> > place
> > >
> > At no point in that list do you mention actually scanning for
> channels,
> > might be a dumb question, but you have done that havent you?
> >
> > Dunc
> 
> Yes, I have. When I did that in MythTV the scanner was seeing lots of
> signal
> strength throughout the scan, but in every case it reported "No
> Signal". I
> was under the impression that the use of tv_grab_uk_rt would do this.
> Was I
> incorrect? If so, what is the program within Myth that is therefore not
> working? And where does it put its log, so that I can see where it may
> be
> going wrong?
> 
> --
> Chris Jones

To follow up on the above, I have again done a scan using the full
freeview.xmltv obtained from running the tv_grab_uk_rt program separately as
previously suggested. The results of this are that the scan appears to work,
but for each and every channel the setup utility reports "No Lock" and then
shows signal strength between 25 and 100%, Signal/Noise  of between 50% and
about 100%. For each and every channel it reports in the log "Timeout
Scanning offset 1 -- no signal" and "Timeout Scanning offset 2 -- no signal"

The backend log tells me the following:-

Connection timed out.
You probably should modify the Master Server settings in the setup program
and set the proper IP address.
Error rescheduling id -1 in ScheduledRecording::signalCHange
Connecting to backend server: 127.0.0.1:6543 (try 1 of 5)
Connection timed out
You probably should modify the Master Server settings in the setup program
and set the proper IP address.
Mythfilldatabase run complete
DataDirect: Deleting temporary files


What does all the above tell me? How do I get mythtv to scan successfully
(again Kaffeine manages to show live TV without ANY problem).
-- 
Chris Jones