[mythtv-users] HD PVR not starting

[Michael Powell]

I am trying to set up MythTV 0.25-fixes on an Ubuntu 12.04 system, direct
from Ubuntu's repository. I have a Hauppauge HD PRV running firmware 1.7.1.
My video source is a DirecTV receiver connected with component cables and
SPDIF audio.

Outside of Myth, it "just works". I simply plugged it in and was able to
grab playable video with the command "cat /dev/video0 > test.ts". I had to
use v4l2-ctrl to change the input to SPDIF to also get sound, but that was
pretty simple.

Myth, however, refuses to start up the HD PVR. When I go to "Watch TV", the
HD PVR doesn't activate. After about 10 seconds of a black screen with the
channel banner at the bottom, I get a message saying a lock should have
been achieved by now, so I can wait longer or try changing the channel. The
receiver is already sending a channel (I can verify using the method
above), so I should have some video upon switching to live TV. There is a
little bar at the top of the screen that says "1: Component", so I think my
input setup is correct. Also, in the capture card setup, I have it set up
as an H.264 device. MythTV lists "Hauppauge HD PVR [hdpvr]" as the probed
info, so I think it is seeing the device correctly.

I ran the frontend with the -v option, and saw this in the output, which
may or may not be helpful:

2012-11-09 17:54:36.233187 I  MythCoreContext: Connecting to backend
server: 192.168.0.130:6543 (try 1 of 1)
2012-11-09 17:54:36.234593 I  Using protocol version 72
2012-11-09 17:54:36.235818 N  TV: Spawning LiveTV Recorder -- begin
2012-11-09 17:54:36.339001 N  TV: Spawning LiveTV Recorder -- end
2012-11-09 17:54:36.343576 I  TV:
playbackURL(/var/lib/mythtv/livetv/1005_20121109175436.mpg) cardtype(DUMMY)
2012-11-09 17:54:36.484259 E  ALSA: snd_pcm_info_get_card: Operation not
permitted
2012-11-09 17:54:36.494872 N  AudioPlayer: Enabling Audio
2012-11-09 17:54:36.582475 I  VideoOutputXv: XVideo Adaptor Name: 'NV17
Video Texture'


Any ideas?
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