[vdr] vdr-1.7.15 problem with TV

[Simon Baxter]

On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 10:38 PM, Simon Baxter <linuxtv at nzbaxters.com> 
wrote:
> This is all very fascinating, but can anyone offer a suggestion to how I 
> can
> debug my 3 seconds of live TV problem?
>
>>> When I switch to any live SD channel, I only get 3 seconds of 
>>> audio/video
>>> and then then "channel not available". A few seconds later the picture
>>> comes back, for another 3 seconds, then unavailable.
>>>
>>> Jul 25 10:39:46 localhost vdr: [2499] switching to channel 1
>>> Jul 25 10:39:46 localhost vdr: [2532] receiver on device 1 thread 
>>> started
>>> (pid=2499, tid=2532)
>>> Jul 25 10:39:46 localhost vdr: [2533] TS buffer on device 1 thread
>>> started
>>> (pid=2499, tid=2533)
>>> Jul 25 10:39:48 localhost vdr: [2532] cVideoRepacker: switching to
>>> MPEG1/2
>>> mode
>>> Jul 25 10:39:48 localhost vdr: [2532] cVideoRepacker: operating in
>>> MPEG1/2
>>> mode
>>> Jul 25 10:39:50 localhost vdr: [2533] TS buffer on device 1 thread ended
>>> (pid=2499, tid=2533)
>>> Jul 25 10:39:50 localhost vdr: [2532] buffer stats: 201536 (9%) used
>>> Jul 25 10:39:50 localhost vdr: [2532] receiver on device 1 thread ended
>>> (pid=2499, tid=2532)
>>> Jul 25 10:39:57 localhost vdr: [2499] switching to channel 1
>>> Jul 25 10:39:57 localhost vdr: [2499] info: Channel not available!

> Not enough information.  Assuming channel 1 is a real channel for you,
> check your xine log and cam log also.  Usually "Channel not available"
> seems to mean the cam can't decrypt the channel or the tuner is in use
> already (such as a timer is active on another channel).

This is a test box with no timers or other front ends, so the tuner isn't in 
use anywhere.
Above result happens no matter which channel I change to - 3 seconds of live 
TV then thread ends.

I've also tested using a FF card (so no xine front end) and still only 
getting 3 seconds of video.

Using vdr-xine, XINE logs, all I'm getting is:
vdr: osdflush: n: 3, 32.6, timeout: 0, result: 0
vdr: osdflush: n: 2, 20.2, timeout: 0, result: 0
vdr: osdflush: n: 1, 10.2, timeout: 0, result: 0
vdr: osdflush: n: 3, 33.6, timeout: 0, result: 0
vdr: osdflush: n: 3, 30.3, timeout: 0, result: 0
vdr: osdflush: n: 1, 10.2, timeout: 0, result: 0
vdr: osdflush: n: 1, 10.1, timeout: 0, result: 0
vdr: osdflush: n: 1, 10.1, timeout: 0, result: 0


CAM logs as follows:
SetPlayMode: 1
Slot 2: ==> Date Time (4)
     2: --> 01 01 A0 10 01 90 02 00 04 9F 84 41 07 D8 70 07 24 57 00 02
Slot 2: receive data 1/1
     2: --> 01 01 81 01 01
     2: <-- 01 01 A0 07 01 91 04 00 40 00 41 80 02 01 00
            .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  @  .  A  .  .  .  .
Slot 2: open session 00400041
Slot 2: new MMI (session id 5)
     2: --> 01 01 A0 0A 01 92 07 00 00 40 00 41 00 05
Slot 2: receive data 1/1
     2: --> 01 01 81 01 01
     2: <-- 01 01 A0 82 00 0B 01 90 02 00 05 9F 88 01 02 01 01 80 02 01 00
            .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
Slot 2: <== Display Control (5)
Slot 2: ==> Display Reply (5)
     2: --> 01 01 A0 0B 01 90 02 00 05 9F 88 02 02 01 01
Slot 2: receive data 1/1
     2: --> 01 01 81 01 01
     2: <-- 01 01 A0 82 00 61 01 90 02 00 05 9F 88 0C 58 02 9F 88 03 0B 97 
41 6C 70 68 61 43 72 79 70 74 9F 88 03 01 20 9F 88 03 08 50 72 65 73 73 20 
4F 4B 9F 88 03 14 59 6F 75 20 61 72 65 20 6E 6F 74 20 65 6E 74 69 74 6C 65 
64 9F 88 03 1B 74 6F 20 72 65 63 65 69 76 65 20 74 68 69 73 20 70 72 6F 67 
72 61 6D 6D 65 20 21 80 02 01 00
            .  .  .  .  .  a  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  X  .  .  .  .  .  .  A 
l  p  h  a  C  r  y  p  t  .  .  .  .     .  .  .  .  P  r  e  s  s     O  K 
.  .  .  .  Y  o  u     a  r  e     n  o  t     e  n  t  i  t  l  e  d  .  . 
.  .  t  o     r  e  c  e  i  v  e     t  h  i  s     p  r  o  g  r  a  m  m 
e     !  .  .  .  .
Slot 2: <== Menu Last (5)
Slot 2: <== Text Last (5) 'AlphaCrypt'
Slot 2: <== Text Last (5) ''
Slot 2: <== Text Last (5) 'Press OK'
Slot 2: <== Text Last (5) 'You are not entitled'
Slot 2: <== Text Last (5) 'to receive this programme !'
SetPlayMode: 0
Slot 2: ==> Ca Pmt (3) 5 1
     2: --> 01 01 A0 16 01 90 02 00 03 9F 80 32 0D 05 03 EE 01 00 07 01 09 
04 06 06 E4 51
frame: (0, 0)-(-1, -1), zoom: (1.00, 1.00)
Slot 2: ==> Date Time (4)
     2: --> 01 01 A0 10 01 90 02 00 04 9F 84 41 07 D8 70 07 25 03 00 02
Slot 2: ==> Close MMI (5)
     2: --> 01 01 A0 09 01 90 02 00 05 9F 88 00 00
Slot 2: receive data 1/1
     2: --> 01 01 81 01 01
     2: <-- 01 01 A0 05 01 95 02 00 05 80 02 01 00
            .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
Slot 2: close session 5
     2: --> 01 01 A0 06 01 96 03 00 00 05