OK, after uninstalling VLC complete with configuration files (it also uninstalled hdhomerun_config_gui!) with Synaptic, I reinstalled VLC from Ubuntu Software Center. It offered the SNAP version which installed but would not run. I uninstalled it and installed a second version of VLC from the Ubuntu software center. This installed and runs, but also will not display video from a DVD. I believe now that this problem lies with VLC, not hd_homewrun_gui (other than installing an incompatible version of VLC for 16.04 with latest updates).
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Mythbuntu Bug Team, which is subscribed to hdhomerun-config-gui in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1721253 Title: hdhomerun_config_gui cannot use vlc to view channels Status in hdhomerun-config-gui package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: New install of Ubuntu 16.04+updates. Latest firmware for HD Homerun Prime version 20170930. When selecting a channel from the hdhomerun_config_gui, I click 'View', it opens VLC but does not display video or audio. Ubuntu 16.04 updated last week (but not today) on different machine is able to select channels from same HD Homerun Prime using hdhomerun_config_gui, click 'View' which opens VLC and plays the channel selected. Unable to play chennels using hdhomerun_config on affected machine. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: hdhomerun-config-gui 20150826-0ubuntu1.16.04.0 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-35.39~16.04.1-generic 4.10.17 Uname: Linux 4.10.0-35-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Wed Oct 4 08:26:10 2017 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/hdhomerun_config_gui InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-02 (1 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, user) SHELL=/bin/bash LANG=en_US.UTF-8 LANGUAGE=en_US XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> SourcePackage: hdhomerun-config-gui UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hdhomerun-config-gui/+bug/1721253/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~mythbuntu-bugs Post to : mythbuntu-bugs@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~mythbuntu-bugs More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp