[mythtv-users] Pinnacle PCTV HD PCI - now no picture

[WAYNE M]

> Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 10:02:29 -0400
> From: dheitmueller at kernellabs.com
> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Pinnacle PCTV HD PCI - now no picture
> 
> On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 9:53 AM, WAYNE M <waynemot at msn.com> wrote:
> > Yes, used the mythtv-setup, removed all cards, added back only the DVB
> > device that used some Samsung device that seems to be the only applicable
> > choice offered.
> > Reconnected my Antenna which is set for us-bcast via the Inputs Selection(?)
> > page and deleted all the previous channels, reran the channel scan from
> > within mythv-setup.
> >
> > I also just found this in the dmesg output:
> >
> > [184037.464662] cx88[0]: Calling XC5000 callback
> > [225628.648858] cx88[0]: Calling XC5000 callback
> > [353176.426432] usb 1-2: USB disconnect, address 2
> > [363981.932663] cx88[0]: Calling XC5000 callback
> > [435528.820656] cx88[0]: Calling XC5000 callback
> > [436124.352202] DVB: adapter 0 frontend 0 frequency 863000000 out of range
> <snip>
> 
> Those are expected messages.  They show up because of some limitations
> of the tuner/demod compared to the actual spec.
> 
> Did the channel scan find any channels?  Is this a case where the
> digital scan failed and you have no ATSC channels?  Or did you
> successfully find channels but you can not watch any of them?
> 
> Hmm, now that I look, those look like QAM frequencies.  Are you
> scanning for "digital cable" when you are connected to OTA?
> 
> Devin
> 
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As mentioned in my earlier post, the channel scan says it is scanning terrestrial vsb-8 ATSC channels and the appear to have the correct station IDs for my local channels.

Another thing I just found was the following in the frontend log when I try and watch TV in MythTV.

2011-05-05 16:18:07.214 NVP(1): Prebuffer wait timed out 770 times.
2011-05-05 16:18:07.215 NVP(1), Error: Timed out waiting for prebuffering too long. Exiting..
2011-05-05 16:18:07.215 NVP(1), Error: Video frame buffering failed too many times.
2011-05-05 16:18:08.546 NVP(1): Prebuffer wait timed out 780 times.
2011-05-05 16:18:08.546 NVP(1), Error: Timed out waiting for prebuffering too long. Exiting..
2011-05-05 16:18:08.546 NVP(1), Error: Video frame buffering failed too many times.

These messages just pump out every second while I have the frontend in watch TV mode.  Still a black/blank screen.

-W
 		 	   		  
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