[mythtv-users] Mythtv/liveTV fades to grey....

[plainfaceboy]

I've changed the setting for updates and this has no effect, and I can't see 
anything else trying to take the focus. Fading to b&w still happening, it 
seems mostly on menus when first starting frontend - once my recordings are 
playing back they are fine, and live TV, once it's got going is also ok.
If I come out of live TV and then move around different menus, I then 
typically get the fading (and unresponsiveness) again, typically for about 
30 secs each time. Not a massive problem, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't 
need to happen, and it would be much better if it didn't!
Anyone any more suggestions please?

>
> 'the fade' coupled with the fact that you can't do anything sounds like
> another window has popped up and is trying to steal the focus, but can't.
> System Update will do that seemingly randomly if you haven't disabled it.
> Next time it happens try an Alt+Tab and see if you can bring that window
> into the foreground. If it is system update, there's a 'Settings' button 
> on
> there that will allow you to set the frequency of checks or disable it.
> -m
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 6:11 AM, Mike Perkins
> <mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk>wrote:
>
>> plainfaceboy wrote:
>>
>>> I've finally set up my UK Mythtv system and after a bit of fiddling have
>>> generally got things working.
>>> I've not tested everything fully, but I've got a few niggles with 
>>> LiveTV.
>>> Quite often (it seems mainly when it's not been on long) it fades to 
>>> black
>>> and white and although the TV continues to play I can't do anything - 
>>> I'm
>>> assuming maybe the backend is busy but wouldn't expect it to happen as 
>>> often
>>> as it does? Sometimes happens on the menus too, not just liveTV.
>>>
>>> My system is;
>>> Asus m3n78-Pro, with NVidia 8200, Phenom x3 705e, 4GB, ITB HD, with
>>> separate partition for recordings.
>>> Silverstone GD01 MXR case with LCD. Hauppauge HVR-4000 (1.22.82.0 
>>> firmware
>>> as per linuxtv.org).
>>> Am using built in LIRC and LCDProc and both seem to work fine (though 
>>> not
>>> fully configured)
>>>
>>> MythTV 0.22 and latest fixes & Ubuntu 9.10 (32-bit)
>>> I've scanned both DVB-T and DVB-S and have channels from both appearing 
>>> in
>>> my list.
>>> Sometimes Live TV doesn't even start and returns to the menu, but then a
>>> few tries later, sometimes after a reboot, it's fine again, though 
>>> sometimes
>>> with the fading to b&w.
>>>
>>> Am using v4l-dvb-20091103 from hg.kewl.org.
>>> I did try the 2.6.32 kernel but it seemed to cause lots of problems so 
>>> am
>>> back on 2.6.31-14.
>>>
>>> Are there some settings I need to tweak that might help with this? Does
>>> anyone have any suggestions?
>>> I'm obviously at relatively early days with this install but would like 
>>> to
>>> get it more usable as soon as possible, so I can do the rest of the set 
>>> up
>>> at my leisure!
>>> Thanks for any help.
>>>
>>>  What you haven't mentioned is the method you use to connect to your
>> TV/display. VGA? HDMI? Scart? If so, from what video card output, and 
>> using
>> what adaptor?
>> It sounds to me like there might be some kind of electrical mismatch
>> between what your card is outputting and what your TV is expecting. Check
>> your cables, look for possible earth loops or disconnects, try and find 
>> out
>> what voltage levels you are outputting/your TV is expecting.
>>
>> You have two separate problems here. Perhaps someone else can help with 
>> the
>> tuner/V4L side.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Mike Perkins
>>
>>
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