[mythtv-users] Can't get 9.10 Karmic Beta to work - no sound, poor video

Marc Randolph mrand at pobox.com
Sat Oct 31 11:42:12 UTC 2009


On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 4:31 AM, Paul <paul at paulhurley.co.uk> wrote:
> I've got an old Dell system running Mythbuntu 8.04 quite well using a
> Hauppauge Nova DVB-T stick. Seeing that Karmic 9.10 will use Myth 0.22 I
> thought I'd try to update things. I've scrounged a HP Compaq Evo D530 box
> (typical office PC, P4 2.66Ghz, 1Gb Mem small form factor etc) and a
> Hauppauge PVR-150 MCE card.
>
> I planned to install the beta, play about getting the box to record off of
> my Sky box analogue output, then install the final release and add the DVB-T
> stick. However I have several issues with the beta that I can't get around;
>
> I don't have any sound from the PVR150. This is both from the box, or from
> recordings I watch on another box after downloading
> Video playback is jerky
> I can't get tvtime to work to check out the card, giving an error about YUY2
> Hardware video overlays, also xvinfo reports no adaptors present. The box
> has an intel videoset (Intel 82865G)
>
> Right now I don't know if its the intel graphics, the hauppauge card or the
> Karmic beta ? Does anyone have any ideas ? Is anyone else running myth
> successfully on an Evo D530

Random thought: make sure you have the correct kernel.  grub is not
being updated for some users on upgrades.

   Marc


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