2012-03-28, 22:55
(2011-09-18, 16:18)nojstevens Wrote: Hello,
I have this working really well and reliable with a mythbuntu backend and XBMC/mythbox 1.0.4 front end for my HDHomeruns. However, it will not tune my HD PVR.
If I load mythfrontend on Mac or linux then I can tune the HD PVR very reliably, I am using Firewire channel changing. All works great, but on the Mythbox it says 'Buffering' then stops after 6 seconds. HDHomerun says Buffering then plays after 6 seconds.
I am thinking this is a timeout issue as the channel takes a while to change on the backend. I also tried playing this inside XBMC using the myth:// protocol - again HDHomerun streams play but HD PVR will not.
Does anyone have any advice for me on what I have to change on my XBMC to get it to stream my HD PVR source? So close to having it perfect....
(I should add, if I schedule a recording on the HD PVR I can watch it on Mythbox)
Thanks
Jon
Jon,
I think I'm having the exact same problem as you with LiveTV and my HD PVR. I'm actually using an IR blaster for channel changing, and it takes about 10 seconds for the change to finish. By the time this finishes, it appears that XBMC has timed out the stream. For the record, playback of existing recordings from my HD PVR work perfectly under XBMC - using either the built-in myth protocol or the MythBox add-on.
If I simply change the mythtv backend to used /bin/true as the channel change script, LiveTV works perfectly. Obviously, the channel has to be changed manually, but this might be a good test for you to see if this works. This behaviour has convinced me that I'm running into some type of timeout condition. I posted a thread here (Live TV with Mythtv and Hauppauge HD PVR) asking about mythtv timeouts before I found your post.
I'd be interested to hear if this "workaround" behaves the same on your end.