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From: Michael Sullivan <michael@××××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
Subject: [gentoo-user] OT - Need help getting MythTV to work with new(er) kernel
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 19:45:30
Message-Id: 1142278729.11156.7.camel@camille.espersunited.com
1 I had MythTV working perfectly with linux-2.6.14-gentoo-r5. I've tried
2 to upgrade to linux-2.6.15-gentoo-r1 using genkernel and basing the
3 newer kernel's configuration off of the older one. I've booted with the
4 new kernel, remerged ivtv and rebooted again with the new kernel, but
5 still I cannot watch LiveTV in mythfrontend. Here's the output of
6 mythbackend.log:
7
8 camille ~ # cat /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log
9 Starting up as the master server.
10
11 It is current (I stopped mythbackend, deleted the old mythbackend.log,
12 restarted syslog-ng and then mythbackend.) When I start mythfrontend
13 and ask to watch LiveTV, all I see is the blank screen. Here is the
14 output of running mythfrontend from my terminal:
15
16 michael@camille ~ $ mythfrontend
17 2006-03-13 13:30:34.209 New DB connection, total: 1
18 Total desktop width=1024, height=768, numscreens=1
19 2006-03-13 13:30:34.229 Using screen 0, 1024x768 at 0,0
20 2006-03-13 13:30:34.249 mythfrontend version: 0.18.1.20050510-1
21 www.mythtv.org
22 2006-03-13 13:30:34.250 Enabled verbose msgs : important general
23 2006-03-13 13:30:34.526 Switching to square mode (G.A.N.T.)
24 mythtv: could not connect to socket
25 mythtv: No such file or directory
26 lirc_init failed for mythtv, see preceding messages
27 2006-03-13 13:30:34.952 Joystick disabled.
28 2006-03-13 13:30:35.069 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin.
29 2006-03-13 13:30:40.671 New DB connection, total: 2
30 2006-03-13 13:30:40.710 Connecting to backend server: 192.168.1.3:6543
31 (try 1 of 5)
32 2006-03-13 13:30:40.733 Using protocol version 15
33 2006-03-13 13:30:40.890 Using protocol version 15
34 2006-03-13 13:30:46.209 taking too long to be allowed to read..
35 2006-03-13 13:30:51.213 taking too long to be allowed to read..
36 2006-03-13 13:31:00.218 Waited 4 seconds for data to become available,
37 waiting again...
38 2006-03-13 13:31:04.222 Waited 4 seconds for data to become available,
39 waiting again...
40 2006-03-13 13:31:08.226 Waited 4 seconds for data to become available,
41 waiting again...
42 2006-03-13 13:31:12.230 Waited 4 seconds for data to become available,
43 waiting again...
44 2006-03-13 13:31:16.234 Waited 4 seconds for data to become available,
45 waiting again...
46 2006-03-13 13:31:20.238 Waited 4 seconds for data to become available,
47 waiting again...
48 2006-03-13 13:31:24.242 Waited 4 seconds for data to become available,
49 waiting again...
50 2006-03-13 13:31:28.246 Waited 4 seconds for data to become available,
51 waiting again...
52 2006-03-13 13:31:28.247 Waited 14 seconds for data to become available,
53 aborting
54 Couldn't read file: rbuf://192.168.1.3:6543/mnt/store//ringbuf1.nuv
55 2006-03-13 13:31:28.303 Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV
56 2006-03-13 13:31:28.303 Decoder not alive, and trying to play..
57 2006-03-13 13:31:48.307 ReadStringList timeout (quick).
58 Remote encoder not responding.
59 2006-03-13 13:31:48.323 Changing from None to None
60 2006-03-13 13:31:58.483 ReadStringList timeout (quick).
61 2006-03-13 13:31:58.483 RemoteFile::Read(): No response from control
62 socket.
63 2006-03-13 13:31:58.483 RemoteFile::Read() failed in
64 RingBuffer::safe_read().
65 2006-03-13 13:31:58.495 WriteStringList: Bad socket
66 2006-03-13 13:31:58.495 ReadStringList: Bad socket
67 2006-03-13 13:31:58.495 Remote file timeout.
68
69
70
71 I see there:
72
73 mythtv: could not connect to socket
74 mythtv: No such file or directory
75
76 But mythbackend IS running; from another teminal tab I issue this:
77
78 camille ~ # ps ax | grep 'mythbackend'
79 12762 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/bin/mythbackend --verbose none
80 --logfile /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log
81 12766 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/mythbackend --verbose none
82 --logfile /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log
83 12767 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/mythbackend --verbose none
84 --logfile /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log
85 12769 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/mythbackend --verbose none
86 --logfile /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log
87 12770 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/mythbackend --verbose none
88 --logfile /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log
89 12771 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/mythbackend --verbose none
90 --logfile /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log
91 12772 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/mythbackend --verbose none
92 --logfile /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log
93 12773 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/mythbackend --verbose none
94 --logfile /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log
95 12774 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/mythbackend --verbose none
96 --logfile /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log
97 12775 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/mythbackend --verbose none
98 --logfile /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log
99 12776 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/mythbackend --verbose none
100 --logfile /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log
101 12777 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/mythbackend --verbose none
102 --logfile /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log
103 12792 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/mythbackend --verbose none
104 --logfile /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log
105 12793 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/mythbackend --verbose none
106 --logfile /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log
107 12821 pts/1 S+ 0:00 grep mythbackend
108 camille ~ #
109
110 I would post the new kernel config, but since it's based off the old
111 kernel config, and the old one worked, I don't see the necessity. I
112 will post it if it would be helpful. Why is this not working? Have I
113 forgotten something?
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