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

Paul paul at paulhurley.co.uk
Sat Oct 31 12:08:49 UTC 2009


Marc Randolph wrote:
> 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
> _______________________________________________
>   
uname -a
Linux mythb 2.6.31-14-generic #48-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 16 14:04:26 UTC 
2009 i686 GNU/Linux

which I think is correct.
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