I have tried to run myth on ubuntu 16.04 with hdpvr 1212 and ir-blaster. for the last 2 years
about 1/2 of the software updates break my system, (I installed the 0.29 ppa) but I have been able to get it working again by these tricks:
trick 1:
1. stop mythfrontend
2. sudo systemctl stop mythtv-backend.service
3. sudo systemctl start mythtv-backend.service
4. mythfrontend
trick 2. adjust 'sleep' timings in my channel change script
my last working channel change script:
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#!/bin/bash
REMOTE_NAME=blaster
DEVICE=/dev/lircd
SLEEP_TIME="0.4"
STB=0_85
send () {
irsend --device=${DEVICE} SEND_ONCE ${REMOTE_NAME} ${STB}_${1}
sleep ${SLEEP_TIME}
}
for DIGIT in $(echo ${1} | sed -e 's/./& /g'); do
send KEY_${DIGIT}
done
sleep 2
exec "/bin/true"restore database with mythconverg script to a time before the breaking update
trick 4
replace my channel change script with /usr/bin/true - this worked one time and I could at least watch tv but of course couldnt change channels
problem was fixed when a new update was released a few days later
trick 5
delete all my tuner cards in mythtv-setup and then re-add them
I have tried all my tricks since Nov 29 update but I cannot watch tv or record with myth. I can access and watch old recordings in myth, but if I try to watch 'live' tv the start light on my hauppuage hdpvr box does not come on and i get a timeout message. I can watch tv using cat /dev/video0 | mpv and I can change channels with the above script at the command line, just no mythtv.
Anybody know some new tricks?
Is the usual procedure once a mythtv version works is too 'freeze' it in apt and not allow updates?
