Jonathan, Thanks. OK, I did that in mythtv-setup - correct? I exited and ran mythfilldatabase. I then started mythfrontend and chose Watch TV. It still came up saying Composite 0:
Do I need to restart either mythbackend or mysql after running mythfilldatabase? Or do I possibly have some other place telling it to so to Composite 0:? thanks, Mark On 4/25/05, Jonathan Henry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you're coax cable is feeding the pvr 250 you need to change default input > to tuner instead of composite > > So in your input connections you should have > > [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (Composite 0) -> None > [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (Composite 1) -> (None) > [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (Composite 2) -> (None) > [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (Composite 3) -> (None) > [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (Tuner 0) -> Comcast Cable > [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (Composite 4) -> (None) > [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (S-Video 0) -> (None) > [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (S-Video 1) -> (None) > [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (S-Video 2) -> (None) > [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (S-Video 3) -> (None) > > Hope that helps > > > On 4/25/05 8:55 PM, "Mark Knecht" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > I've made lots of headway in terms of error messages and warnings > > (none now) with MythTV and my PVR-250 but I'm still not getting video. > > To recap: > > > > 1) ivtv installed on Gentoo machine with PVR-250 > > 2) Can record at the command line using cat /dev/v4l/video0>test.mpg. > > Playback in mplayer looks good. > > 3) Have setup ZapIt account and seem to be getting good data in the > > Program Guide > > 4) Extraneous things like MythWeather are working and I get weather > > maps, data, etc. > > > > Now, at this point I can start up mythfrontend and try to watch TV. I > > get a black screen but if I hit up/down/left/right arrows I get info > > on the screen. The default channel seems to be channel 2 and I see > > correct program data, but I do not get a TV signal. > > > > Likewise if I try to record a program I get an indication from Myth > > that it's working on the right program but I get no picture. > > > > QUESTION: Is this problem because of how I set up the 'Input Connections' > > page? > > > > I cannot find a specific example of how people have set this to > > operate correctly so I've been guessing. Here's what I've done so far: > > > > CAPTURE CARDS: [MPEG: /dev/v4l/video0] > > Card Type: MPEG-2 Encoder (PVR-250/350) > > Video device: /dev/v4l/video0 > > Default input: Composite 0 > > > > VIDEO SOURCE: > > Video Source Name: Comcast Cable > > XMLTV Listings Grabber: North America (Data Direct) > > UserID/Password - set to my account > > Data-Direct-Lineup: Comcast-CableDigitalDigital-95032 > > Channel Frequency Table: default > > > > INPUT CONNECTIONS: > > [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (Composite 0) -> Comcast Cable > > [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (Composite 1) -> (None) > > [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (Composite 2) -> (None) > > [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (Composite 3) -> (None) > > [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (Tuner 0) -> (None) > > [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (Composite 4) -> (None) > > [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (S-Video 0) -> (None) > > [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (S-Video 1) -> (None) > > [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (S-Video 2) -> (None) > > [MPEG:/dev/v4l/video0] (S-Video 3) -> (None) > > > > I set it this way since when I try to watch TV what I see is > > 'Composite 0' on the screen. Maybe I'm supposed to use the tuner? I'm > > not sure. > > > > I hope this is enough info without being too much. I really hope > > someone sees what's wrong and helps me get some TV going this evening. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Cheers, > > Mark > > _______________________________________________ > > mythtv-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
