I've got vdr installed according to http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/vdr-guide.xml with lib-xine as a frontend. I've also got a working dvb config which I can tell from the fact that everything works in Kaffeine. Now, what I see running vdr-sxfe xvdr://localhost is just a black screen with a 'No Signal' message. No evidence of onscreen menu whatsoever. vdr won't react to keyboard keys pressed and 'Switch to your output screen and follow the on-screen instructions.' is not a valid instruction as there's no menu. Here's vdr-related part of /var/log/messages ---- Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] VDR version 1.6.0-1 started Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] switched to user 'vdr' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] running as daemon (tid=16148) Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] codeset is 'UTF-8' - known Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] found 0 locales in /usr/share/vdr/locale Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'deu,ger' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'slv,slo' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'ita' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'dut,nla,nld' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'por' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'fra,fre' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'nor' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'fin,smi' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'pol' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'esl,spa' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'ell,gre' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'sve,swe' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'rom,rum' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'hun' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'cat,cln' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'rus' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'hrv' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'est' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'dan' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'cze,ces' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'tur' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'ukr' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] loading plugin: /usr/lib64/vdr/plugins/libvdr-sc.so.1.6.0 Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] loading plugin: /usr/lib64/vdr/plugins/libvdr-reelchannelscan.so.1.6.0 Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdrwatchdog[16170]: Starting vdrwatchdog Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] loading plugin: /usr/lib64/vdr/plugins/libvdr-remote.so.1.6.0 Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] loading plugin: /usr/lib64/vdr/plugins/libvdr-xineliboutput.so.1.6.0 Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] loading /etc/vdr/setup.conf Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] loading /etc/vdr/sources.conf Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] loading /etc/vdr/diseqc.conf Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] loading /etc/vdr/channels.conf Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] deleting duplicate channel Bloomberg French TV;(null):11642:h:S13.0E:27500:1160:1120:33:0:1:318:15700:0 Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] deleting duplicate channel Bloomberg Italian TV;(null):11642:h:S13.0E:27500:1260:1220:35:0:2:318:15700:0 Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] loading /etc/vdr/commands.conf Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] loading /etc/vdr/reccmds.conf Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] loading /etc/vdr/svdrphosts.conf Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] loading /etc/vdr/keymacros.conf Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16175] video directory scanner thread started (pid=16148, tid=16175) Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16176] video directory scanner thread started (pid=16148, tid=16176) Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16176] video directory scanner thread ended (pid=16148, tid=16176) Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] reading EPG data from /var/vdr/video/epg.data Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] no DVB device found Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] initializing plugin: sc (0.9.0-HG-9ab4388e5bff+): A software emulated CAM Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] [general.info] SC version 0.9.0-HG-9ab4388e5bff+ initializing Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] [general.debug] probing /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0 Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] [general.debug] capturing device 0 Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16175] video directory scanner thread ended (pid=16148, tid=16175) Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16178] tuner on device 1 thread started (pid=16148, tid=16178) Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16179] section handler thread started (pid=16148, tid=16179) Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] [general.info] captured 1 video device Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] initializing plugin: reelchannelscan (0.4.3): Search Transponders for DVB Channels Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] initializing plugin: remote (0.4.0): Remote control Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] initializing plugin: xineliboutput (1.0.1): X11/xine-lib output plugin Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] [xine..put] cTimePts: clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC): clock resolution 0 us Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] [xine..put] cTimePts: using monotonic clock Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] [xine..put] RTP SSRC: 0x2efac6a3 Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16180] ERROR (thread.c,224): Permission denied Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] setting primary device to 1 Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] assuming manual start of VDR Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] SVDRP listening on port 2001 Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] setting current skin to "sttng" Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] loading /etc/vdr/themes/sttng-default.theme Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] starting plugin: sc Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] [general.info] SC version 0.9.0-HG-9ab4388e5bff+ starting Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] [general.info] loading cardclient config from /etc/vdr/plugins/sc/cardclient.conf Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] [general.info] loading keys from /etc/vdr/plugins/sc/SoftCam.Key Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] [general.info] loading smartcard data from /etc/vdr/plugins/sc/smartcard.conf Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] [general.error] no keys loaded for softcam! Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] [general.warn] no smartcard interface defined! Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16181] CI adapter on device 0 thread started (pid=16148, tid=16181) Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16182] SC-CI adapter on device 0 thread started (pid=16148, tid=16182) Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16183] SC housekeeper thread started (pid=16148, tid=16183) Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] starting plugin: reelchannelscan Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] plugin 'reelchannelscan' called obsolete function RegisterI18n() Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] starting plugin: remote Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] remote: using '/dev/input/event4' Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] remote-event4: autorepeat supported Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] remote-event4: exclusive access granted Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] starting plugin: xineliboutput Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16185] Remote decoder/display server (cXinelibServer) thread started (pid=16148, tid=16185) Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16185] ERROR (thread.c,224): Permission denied Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16185] [xine..put] cXinelibServer: Can't set priority to SCHED_RR 2 [1,99] Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16185] [xine..put] Listening on port 37890 Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16185] [xine..put] Listening for UDP broadcasts on port 37890 Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16185] [xine..put] BROADCAST: VDR xineliboutput DISCOVERY 1.0 Server port: 37890 Server version: xineliboutput-1.0.1 Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] [xine..put] cXinelibDevice::StartDevice(): Device started Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] remote control remote-event4 - learning keys Jul 25 19:18:12 localhost vdr: [16148] device /dev/input/event4: DVB on-card IR receiver Jul 25 19:18:12 localhost vdr: [16148] info: Press any key to use pre-loaded keymap Jul 25 19:18:12 localhost vdr: [16182] CAM 3: module present Jul 25 19:18:13 localhost vdr: [16181] CAM 1: no module present Jul 25 19:18:13 localhost vdr: [16181] CAM 2: no module present ---- Exactly the same behavior is observed w/o -sc plugin. Has anyone got a clue on what might be wrong? I'm stuck. TIA.