Re: [Mvpmc-devel] Streaming Live MythTV

[Mike T. <det...@gm...>]

On Thursday 31 May 2007 03:51:41 pm Mark Paulus wrote:
> Mike Teehan wrote:
> > Normally I would try to search the archives before asking a blatantly
> > obvious question like this, but sf.net isn't cooperating, so here we go:
> >
> > Does anyone know what must be done to get streaming live TV working
> > again?  I understand that MythTV has changed their protocol recently, a=
nd
> > I'd like to update mvpmc to take advantage of those improvements(?).
> >
> > I'm running 0.20 of MythTV and the latest daily build of mvpmc.  I have
> > the source to both and am ready to spend some time hacking, but I'd kin=
da
> > like to know where to start before I really get into it.  Anyone who
> > knows anything, please let me know.
> >
> > I will be posting this question to the MythTV mailing list as well.
> >
> > --- eMpTy
>
> Apply this patch:
>
> diff --git a/src/mythtv_livetv.c b/src/mythtv_livetv.c
> index 549af4d..e395c19 100644
> --- a/src/mythtv_livetv.c
> +++ b/src/mythtv_livetv.c
> @@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ mythtv_new_livetv_start(cmyth_recorder_t
>         CHANGE_GLOBAL_REF(current_prog, loc_prog);
>         cmyth_release(loc_prog);
>
> +       CHANGE_GLOBAL_REF(mythtv_recorder, rec);
>         /*
>         mvpw_show(mythtv_browser);
>         mvpw_focus(mythtv_browser);
> @@ -296,7 +297,6 @@ mythtv_new_livetv_start(cmyth_recorder_t
>         mvpw_hide(mythtv_browser);
>         */
>
> -       CHANGE_GLOBAL_REF(mythtv_recorder, rec);
>  #if 0
>         cmyth_release(ctrl);
>         cmyth_release(rec);
> @@ -485,6 +485,7 @@ mythtv_livetv_start(int *tuner)
>         CHANGE_GLOBAL_REF(current_prog, loc_prog);
>         cmyth_release(loc_prog);
>
> +       CHANGE_GLOBAL_REF(mythtv_recorder, rec);
>         // This appears to be redundant and takes a bunch of time
> slowing down
>         // the launch of live TV.
>         get_livetv_programs();
> @@ -504,7 +505,6 @@ mythtv_livetv_start(int *tuner)
>                        osd_settings.program, NULL);
>         mvpw_hide(mythtv_description);
>
> -       CHANGE_GLOBAL_REF(mythtv_recorder, rec);
>  #if 0
>         cmyth_release(ctrl);
>         cmyth_release(rec);
>
>
> You may have to apply by hand, as I had problems applying it via
> patch for some reason.
>
> Check out the thread:
> "LiveTV restarting the mvpmc application" for the rationale behind
> the patch.

Any idea when this patch will make it into the daily firmware builds?  If I=
=20
can avoid setting up the cross-compiler to get the LiveTV working again, it=
'd=20
be great.  If I have to, I guess I will, but I'd rather not.

=2D-- eMpTy