[Solved] New Video Source gets mythtv-setup stuck

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[Solved] New Video Source gets mythtv-setup stuck

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Hi all,

When I activate the command 'New Video Source', mythtv-setup gets stuck (set up gui stops responding to keyboard or mouse commands), I do not get the third item, only New and Delete All video sources are shown. Any suggestions? Please let me know if I need to provide other information.

Regards, Rene

I have a celeron with ubuntu desktop, 22.10.

I have mythtv:
apt-cache policy mythtv
mythtv:
Installed: 2:32.0+fixes.202301091618.e677dd354f~ubuntu22.10.1

/var/log/mythtv/mythtv-setup does not show much I think (entries after activating 'New Video Source'):
an 15 13:47:59 Server5 mythtv-setup.real: mythtv-setup[6071]: I CoreContext devices/mythinputdevicehandler.cpp:191 (IgnoreKeys) InputHandler: Locking input devices
Jan 15 13:47:59 Server5 mythtv-setup.real: mythtv-setup[6071]: N CoreContext mythmainwindow.cpp:2157 (PauseIdleTimer) Suspending idle timer
Jan 15 13:47:59 Server5 mythtv-setup.real: mythtv-setup[6071]: I CoreContext videosource.cpp:302 (Load) XMLTVGrabber::Load(): Running 'tv_find_grabbers baseline'.
Jan 15 13:47:59 Server5 mythtv-setup.real: mythtv-setup[6071]: E CoreContext videosource.cpp:330 (Load) XMLTVGrabber::Load(): Failed to run tv_find_grabbers
Jan 15 13:47:59 Server5 mythtv-setup.real: mythtv-setup[6071]: I CoreContext devices/mythinputdevicehandler.cpp:193 (IgnoreKeys) InputHandler: Unlocking input devices
Jan 15 13:47:59 Server5 mythtv-setup.real: mythtv-setup[6071]: N CoreContext mythmainwindow.cpp:2162 (PauseIdleTimer) Resuming idle timer

The console also does not show much I think (entries after activating 'New Video Source'):
an 15 13:47:59 Server5 mythtv-setup.real: mythtv-setup[6071]: I CoreContext devices/mythinputdevicehandler.cpp:191 (IgnoreKeys) InputHandler: Locking input devices
Jan 15 13:47:59 Server5 mythtv-setup.real: mythtv-setup[6071]: N CoreContext mythmainwindow.cpp:2157 (PauseIdleTimer) Suspending idle timer
Jan 15 13:47:59 Server5 mythtv-setup.real: mythtv-setup[6071]: I CoreContext videosource.cpp:302 (Load) XMLTVGrabber::Load(): Running 'tv_find_grabbers baseline'.
Jan 15 13:47:59 Server5 mythtv-setup.real: mythtv-setup[6071]: E CoreContext videosource.cpp:330 (Load) XMLTVGrabber::Load(): Failed to run tv_find_grabbers
Jan 15 13:47:59 Server5 mythtv-setup.real: mythtv-setup[6071]: I CoreContext devices/mythinputdevicehandler.cpp:193 (IgnoreKeys) InputHandler: Unlocking input devices
Jan 15 13:47:59 Server5 mythtv-setup.real: mythtv-setup[6071]: N CoreContext mythmainwindow.cpp:2162 (PauseIdleTimer) Resuming idle timer
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Re: New Video Source gets mythtv-setup stuck

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Welcome to the forum.

You might want to read this thread on mythtv-users mailing list. http://lists.mythtv.org/pipermail/mytht ... 10991.html

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Re: New Video Source gets mythtv-setup stuck

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It seems to be a problem that only affects 22.10 for some reason.

https://github.com/MythTV/mythtv/issues/690
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Re: New Video Source gets mythtv-setup stuck

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Thanks for your quick answer, indeed the same problem.
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Re: New Video Source gets mythtv-setup stuck

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ReneEngbers wrote:
Sun Jan 15, 2023 4:29 pm
Thanks for your quick answer, indeed the same problem.
Hopefully you noted the workaround is easy for now. Use ssh -X $USER@localhost to run mythtv-setup for the Video Source setup.

While this topic is under the Raspberry Pi category, the instructions are basically the same for x86_64 PCs
viewtopic.php?f=46&t=5225
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Yes, this 'ssh -X' trick worked on my system as well. Everything else works fine, I just verified the frontend to test live TV. Thanks for your help, this thread can be closed.
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If you're happy with the fix could you possibly added [Solved] to the subject line in the first post?

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