[mythtv-users] LiveTV on Mythbuntu 9.10 stopped working since I last watched TV

Fri Jan 1 19:33:10 UTC 2010

On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 2:03 PM, Dave <dave at davestechshop.net> wrote:

> I have not watched TV in about a month. The last time I used MythTV I had
> just gotten my installation (mostly) working and I was able to watch LiveTV.
> I spent a lot of time with the setup, but once it was working, I had to
> catch up on other stuff and I didn't get to use MythTV. Today I tried to
> watch LiveTV on Myth .22 and it simply exits back to the menu with no TV
> played. Here are the sections of the logs that I think are relevant:
>
> 2010-01-01 13:02:01.631 MythContext: Connecting to backend server:
>> 192.168.1.107:6543 (try 1 of 1)
>> 2010-01-01 13:02:01.649 Using protocol version 50
>> 2010-01-01 13:02:04.132 TV: Attempting to change from None to Watching
>> WatchingLiveTV
>> 2010-01-01 13:02:04.133 MythContext: Connecting to backend server:
>> 192.168.1.107:6543 (try 1 of 1)
>> 2010-01-01 13:02:04.135 Using protocol version 50
>> 2010-01-01 13:02:04.143 Spawning LiveTV Recorder -- begin
>> 2010-01-01 13:02:04.548 Spawning LiveTV Recorder -- end
>> 2010-01-01 13:02:04.549 GetEntryAt(-1) failed.
>> 2010-01-01 13:02:04.550 EntryToProgram(0 at Wed Dec 31 19:00:00 1969) *failed
>> to get pginfo*
>> 2010-01-01 13:02:04.550 TV Error: HandleStateChange(): LiveTV not
>> successfully started
>> 2010-01-01 13:02:04.550 We have a RingBuffer
>> 2010-01-01 13:02:04.614 TV Error: LiveTV not successfully started
>> 2010-01-01 13:02:04.635 ScreenSaverX11Private: DPMS Deactivated 1
>> 2010-01-01 13:02:04.636 ScreenSaverX11Private: DPMS Reactivated 1
>> 2010-01-01 13:02:13.654 Deleting UPnP client...
>> Error in my_thread_global_end(): 1 threads didn't exit
>>
>
>
> After seeing mention of "failed to get pginfo" I looked back a little
> further in the logs and found this, which seems to indicate no problems with
> scheduling data:
>
> 2009-12-31 09:58:57.100 Checking day @ offset 12, date: Tue Jan 12 2010
>> 2009-12-31 09:58:57.432 Data is already present for Tue Jan 12 2010,
>> skipping
>> 2009-12-31 09:58:57.432
>> 2009-12-31 09:58:57.432 Checking day @ offset 13, date: Wed Jan 13 2010
>> 2009-12-31 09:58:57.606 Data refresh needed because only 0 out of 374
>> channels have at least one program listed for day @ offset 13 from 8PM -
>> midnight.  Previous day had 373 channels with data in that time period.
>> 2009-12-31 09:58:57.606 Refreshing data for Wed Jan 13 2010
>> 2009-12-31 09:58:57.606 Retrieving datadirect data.
>> 2009-12-31 09:58:57.607 Grabbing data for Thu Dec 31 2009 offset 13
>> 2009-12-31 09:58:57.607 From Wed Jan 13 05:00:00 2010 to Thu Jan 14
>> 05:00:00 2010 (UTC)
>> 2009-12-31 09:58:57.607 Grabbing listing data
>> --2009-12-31 09:58:57--
>> http://webservices.schedulesdirect.tmsdatadirect.com/schedulesdirect/tvlistings/xtvdService
>> Resolving webservices.schedulesdirect.tmsdatadirect.com... 144.142.232.53
>> Connecting to webservices.schedulesdirect.tmsdatadirect.com|144.142.232.53|:80...
>> connected.
>> HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 401 Unauthorized
>> Reusing existing connection to
>> webservices.schedulesdirect.tmsdatadirect.com:80.
>> HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
>> Length: unspecified [text/xml]
>> Saving to: `STDOUT'
>>
>>      0K .......... .......... .......... .......2009-12-31 09:59:23.375
>> DataDirect: Your subscription expires on Thu Jan 7 (2010) 9:12 PM
>> ... .......... 1.98K
>>     50K .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 4.93K
>>    100K .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 26.0K
>>    150K .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 30.0K
>>    200K .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 52.2K
>>    250K .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........  146K
>>    300K .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 79.3K
>>    350K .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 35.9K
>>    400K .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 20.1K
>>    450K .......... .......... .......                          11.6K=47s
>>
>> 2009-12-31 09:59:45 (10.1 KB/s) - `-' saved [488606]
>>
>> 2009-12-31 09:59:52.938 Grab complete.  Actual data from Wed Jan 13
>> 05:00:00 2010 to Thu Jan 14 05:00:00 2010 (UTC)
>> 2009-12-31 09:59:52.939 Main temp tables populated.
>> 2009-12-31 09:59:53.532 Clearing data for source.
>> 2009-12-31 09:59:53.532 Clearing from Wed Jan 13 00:00:00 2010 to Thu Jan
>> 14 00:00:00 2010 (localtime)
>> 2009-12-31 09:59:54.356 Data for source cleared.
>> 2009-12-31 09:59:54.356 Updating programs.
>> 2009-12-31 10:00:00.976 Program table update complete.
>> 2009-12-31 10:00:03.182 Source 2 configured to use only the broadcasted
>> guide data. Skipping.
>> 2009-12-31 10:00:03.185 Data fetching complete.
>> 2009-12-31 10:00:03.185 Adjusting program database end times.
>> 2009-12-31 10:00:10.242     0 replacements made
>> 2009-12-31 10:00:10.243 Marking generic episodes.
>> 2009-12-31 10:00:12.949     Found 5854
>> 2009-12-31 10:00:12.950 Fudging non-unique programids with multiple parts.
>> 2009-12-31 10:00:13.526     Found -1
>> 2009-12-31 10:00:13.526 Marking repeats.
>> 2009-12-31 10:00:16.250     Found 11978
>> 2009-12-31 10:00:16.250 Unmarking new episode rebroadcast repeats.
>> 2009-12-31 10:00:18.538     Found 0
>> 2009-12-31 10:00:22.442 Marking episode first showings.
>> 2009-12-31 10:00:46.127     Found 36248
>> 2009-12-31 10:00:46.127 Marking episode last showings.
>> 2009-12-31 10:01:09.544     Found 36248
>> 2009-12-31 10:01:09.670 Grabbing next suggested grabbing time
>> 2009-12-31 10:01:10.283 DataDirect: BlockedTime is: 2009-12-31T10:01:10
>> 2009-12-31 10:01:10.284 DataDirect: NextSuggestedTime is:
>> 2010-01-01T23:42:48
>> 2009-12-31 10:01:10.288
>>
>
> I also reviewed the backend setup and it seems OK. Nothing has changed
> afaik. After I exited backendsetup I ran mythfilldatabase again, and tried
> LiveTV again, and it still exits without playing. I also tried rebooting.
>
> In addition to LiveTV not working, the scheduled recordings have a problem
> too. Beyond the few that I recorded a month ago when testing the setup, the
> more recent recordings all give the error that the local "file for this
> recording cannot be found".
>
> The only thing that has changed recently are the Mythbuntu security updates
> that were automatically applied. (BTW, my system is completely up to date as
> of today.)
>
> So that leaves me without a clue what the problem could be. I'm new to
> MythTV.

More info:
I have a PVR 150 and an HVR 850. BTW, the HVR 850 has never gotten program
guide info correctly.

I just did some more troubleshooting.

First I tried streaming from a capture device in VLC. VLC can display live
TV from the PVR150. (I didn't know how to make VLC do this with the HVR 850,
so I couldn't really test that device in VLC.)

Next I went into the backend and deleted the HVR 850 capture device on the
assumption that it might be mucking up the works. But I still cannot get
Live TV to play, so that wasn't the problem.

Next I tried playing recorded shows. The earlier (valid) recordings will
play. I deleted all the more recent recording that gave the error "file for
this recording cannot be found". But given that I can play good recordings,
that indicates something positive about playback capabilities...

Any suggestions for next steps?
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