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Sep 30, 2008, 8:55 AM

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LiveTV & Recordings Not Working

List,

Hello everyone, I'm a fairly new MythTV user but have followed the mailing list
off and on for several years now. I have posted my issue below to the MythBuntu
forums since I am using MythBuntu 8.04.1 on all machines in question. I thought
i would post here as well, since it may not be a MythBuntu specific issue.

For about a week, my system has worked perfectly fine. I have a backend only
machine and a frontend only machine. Two nights ago, I decided to add a second
frontend only machine and share some of it's hdd space through NFS and add it to
the Storage Groups.

Everything worked fine that night. Yesterday, I could no longer connect to the
backend from the frontends, but there were no errors in the Backend logs, just
the frontend logs saying that it could not connect to the backend, and nothing
had changed. After several reboots of everything, I can connect to the backend
again. Now, I can no longer view LiveTV or recordings, but I have verified that
the backend is still recording scheduled recordings. I have verified that the
files also work through VLC.

Here is the error from the log file on one of the frontends:

2008-09-30 08:46:21.281 RemoteFile::openSocket(file data socket): Did not get
proper responce from /1024_20080930083000.mpg:192.168.25.9
2008-09-30 08:46:21.281 RingBuffer::RingBuffer(): Failed to open remote file
(myth://192.168.25.9:6543/1024_20080930083000.mpg)
2008-09-30 08:46:21.288 PlaybackBox Error: Could not open file for preview video.
2008-09-30 08:46:28.813 MythSocket(82aa448:31): readStringList: Error, timeout
(quick).
QString::arg(): Argument missing: RemoteFile::openSocket(file data socket): Did
not get proper responce from /1024_20080930080000.mpg:192.168.25.9, 6543
2008-09-30 08:46:28.813 RemoteFile::openSocket(file data socket): Did not get
proper responce from /1024_20080930080000.mpg:192.168.25.9
2008-09-30 08:46:28.813 RingBuffer::RingBuffer(): Failed to open remote file
(myth://192.168.25.9:6543/1024_20080930080000.mpg)
2008-09-30 08:46:28.820 PlaybackBox Error: Could not open file for preview video.
Destroying SipFsm object
2008-09-30 08:50:12.729 Deleting UPnP client...

This is the relevant messages from the backend logs:

2008-09-30 08:46:14.279 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback
2008-09-30 08:46:14.281 adding: Master as a client (events: 0)
2008-09-30 08:46:14.282 Bad ANN query
2008-09-30 08:46:21.282 Unknown socket closing
2008-09-30 08:46:21.286 Unknown file transfer socket: 0
2008-09-30 08:46:21.807 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback
2008-09-30 08:46:21.808 adding: Master as a client (events: 0)
2008-09-30 08:46:21.810 Bad ANN query
2008-09-30 08:46:28.814 Unknown socket closing
2008-09-30 08:46:28.817 Unknown file transfer socket: 0

I have two PVR 150's & 1 WinTV Go in this system. They are all detected and
functional. I have also verified that the file in question in the frontend logs
does exist and does work in VLC.

I don't know what else to do at this point. I have searched google, these forums
and the mythtv lists but either searched for the wrong thing or no one else has
encountered exactly this problem.

Let me know what other information is needed.

Also, I am running the current MythTV from the Mythbuntu fixes repo. All
machines in question are fully updated. Like I said earlier, they all worked
perfectly fine up until sometime yesterday while I was at work.

Thanks in advance,

Alan Bryant


jarlethorsen at gmail

Oct 2, 2008, 5:07 PM

Post #2 of 4 (1267 views)
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Re: LiveTV & Recordings Not Working [In reply to]

On Tuesday 30 September 2008 17:55:49 Bryant Family Lists wrote:
> List,
>
> Hello everyone, I'm a fairly new MythTV user but have followed the mailing
> list off and on for several years now. I have posted my issue below to the
> MythBuntu forums since I am using MythBuntu 8.04.1 on all machines in
> question. I thought i would post here as well, since it may not be a
> MythBuntu specific issue.
>
> For about a week, my system has worked perfectly fine. I have a backend
> only machine and a frontend only machine. Two nights ago, I decided to add
> a second frontend only machine and share some of it's hdd space through NFS
> and add it to the Storage Groups.
>
> Everything worked fine that night. Yesterday, I could no longer connect to
> the backend from the frontends, but there were no errors in the Backend
> logs, just the frontend logs saying that it could not connect to the
> backend, and nothing had changed. After several reboots of everything, I
> can connect to the backend again. Now, I can no longer view LiveTV or
> recordings, but I have verified that the backend is still recording
> scheduled recordings. I have verified that the files also work through VLC.
>
> Here is the error from the log file on one of the frontends:
>
> 2008-09-30 08:46:21.281 RemoteFile::openSocket(file data socket): Did not
> get proper responce from /1024_20080930083000.mpg:192.168.25.9
> 2008-09-30 08:46:21.281 RingBuffer::RingBuffer(): Failed to open remote
> file (myth://192.168.25.9:6543/1024_20080930083000.mpg)
> 2008-09-30 08:46:21.288 PlaybackBox Error: Could not open file for preview
> video. 2008-09-30 08:46:28.813 MythSocket(82aa448:31): readStringList:
> Error, timeout (quick).
> QString::arg(): Argument missing: RemoteFile::openSocket(file data socket):
> Did not get proper responce from /1024_20080930080000.mpg:192.168.25.9,
> 6543 2008-09-30 08:46:28.813 RemoteFile::openSocket(file data socket): Did
> not get proper responce from /1024_20080930080000.mpg:192.168.25.9
> 2008-09-30 08:46:28.813 RingBuffer::RingBuffer(): Failed to open remote
> file (myth://192.168.25.9:6543/1024_20080930080000.mpg)
> 2008-09-30 08:46:28.820 PlaybackBox Error: Could not open file for preview
> video. Destroying SipFsm object
> 2008-09-30 08:50:12.729 Deleting UPnP client...
>
> This is the relevant messages from the backend logs:
>
> 2008-09-30 08:46:14.279 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback
> 2008-09-30 08:46:14.281 adding: Master as a client (events: 0)
> 2008-09-30 08:46:14.282 Bad ANN query
> 2008-09-30 08:46:21.282 Unknown socket closing
> 2008-09-30 08:46:21.286 Unknown file transfer socket: 0
> 2008-09-30 08:46:21.807 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback
> 2008-09-30 08:46:21.808 adding: Master as a client (events: 0)
> 2008-09-30 08:46:21.810 Bad ANN query
> 2008-09-30 08:46:28.814 Unknown socket closing
> 2008-09-30 08:46:28.817 Unknown file transfer socket: 0
>
> I have two PVR 150's & 1 WinTV Go in this system. They are all detected and
> functional. I have also verified that the file in question in the frontend
> logs does exist and does work in VLC.
>
> I don't know what else to do at this point. I have searched google, these
> forums and the mythtv lists but either searched for the wrong thing or no
> one else has encountered exactly this problem.
>
> Let me know what other information is needed.
>
> Also, I am running the current MythTV from the Mythbuntu fixes repo. All
> machines in question are fully updated. Like I said earlier, they all
> worked perfectly fine up until sometime yesterday while I was at work.

I would start by verifying that all machines have the correct IP and hostnames
and that they are all able to ping eachother. I suspect this might be network
related.

Jarle
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knowledgejunkie at gmail

Oct 3, 2008, 6:23 AM

Post #3 of 4 (1253 views)
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Re: LiveTV & Recordings Not Working [In reply to]

On 30/09/2008, Bryant Family Lists <lists [at] bryantfamily> wrote:
> List,
>
> Hello everyone, I'm a fairly new MythTV user but have followed the mailing list
> off and on for several years now. I have posted my issue below to the MythBuntu
> forums since I am using MythBuntu 8.04.1 on all machines in question. I thought
> i would post here as well, since it may not be a MythBuntu specific issue.
>
> For about a week, my system has worked perfectly fine. I have a backend only
> machine and a frontend only machine. Two nights ago, I decided to add a second
> frontend only machine and share some of it's hdd space through NFS and add it to
> the Storage Groups.
>
> Everything worked fine that night. Yesterday, I could no longer connect to the
> backend from the frontends, but there were no errors in the Backend logs, just
> the frontend logs saying that it could not connect to the backend, and nothing
> had changed. After several reboots of everything, I can connect to the backend
> again. Now, I can no longer view LiveTV or recordings, but I have verified that
> the backend is still recording scheduled recordings. I have verified that the
> files also work through VLC.
>
> Here is the error from the log file on one of the frontends:
>
> 2008-09-30 08:46:21.281 RemoteFile::openSocket(file data socket): Did not get
> proper responce from /1024_20080930083000.mpg:192.168.25.9
> 2008-09-30 08:46:21.281 RingBuffer::RingBuffer(): Failed to open remote file
> (myth://192.168.25.9:6543/1024_20080930083000.mpg)
> 2008-09-30 08:46:21.288 PlaybackBox Error: Could not open file for preview video.
> 2008-09-30 08:46:28.813 MythSocket(82aa448:31): readStringList: Error, timeout
> (quick).
> QString::arg(): Argument missing: RemoteFile::openSocket(file data socket): Did
> not get proper responce from /1024_20080930080000.mpg:192.168.25.9, 6543
> 2008-09-30 08:46:28.813 RemoteFile::openSocket(file data socket): Did not get
> proper responce from /1024_20080930080000.mpg:192.168.25.9
> 2008-09-30 08:46:28.813 RingBuffer::RingBuffer(): Failed to open remote file
> (myth://192.168.25.9:6543/1024_20080930080000.mpg)
> 2008-09-30 08:46:28.820 PlaybackBox Error: Could not open file for preview video.
> Destroying SipFsm object
> 2008-09-30 08:50:12.729 Deleting UPnP client...
>
> This is the relevant messages from the backend logs:
>
> 2008-09-30 08:46:14.279 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback
> 2008-09-30 08:46:14.281 adding: Master as a client (events: 0)
> 2008-09-30 08:46:14.282 Bad ANN query
> 2008-09-30 08:46:21.282 Unknown socket closing
> 2008-09-30 08:46:21.286 Unknown file transfer socket: 0
> 2008-09-30 08:46:21.807 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback
> 2008-09-30 08:46:21.808 adding: Master as a client (events: 0)
> 2008-09-30 08:46:21.810 Bad ANN query
> 2008-09-30 08:46:28.814 Unknown socket closing
> 2008-09-30 08:46:28.817 Unknown file transfer socket: 0

Make sure you are using the same version of MythTV on ALL backend and
frontend machines. Also make sure you have the correct IP/hostname
settings on all of the machines, as Jarle suggested.

Do you have firewalls running on your machines? Have any of your
machines recently changed hostname/IP?

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lists at bryantfamily

Oct 3, 2008, 8:46 AM

Post #4 of 4 (1264 views)
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Re: LiveTV & Recordings Not Working [In reply to]

Jarle Thorsen wrote ..
>
>
> I would start by verifying that all machines have the correct IP and hostnames
> and that they are all able to ping eachother. I suspect this might be network
> related.
>
> Jarle

Jarle,

Thank you for the reply. All of the IP settings were correct. All of the
machines in question could talk to eachother. They could all mount the NFS
shares from the Master Backend that had my ripped movies and music and play them
just fine. Also, I could play the recorded video files on the frontend from the
server with VLC.

Anyway, I have since gave up as I could not figure out a solution, and have
reinstalled the Master Backend. We will see this evening after work if
everything works fine again.

Alan Bryant

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