[mythtvnz] Rescan, now can't play LiveTV

[Curtis Walker]

On 5 July 2016 at 17:41, Curtis Walker <sultanoswing at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 5 July 2016 at 16:47, Curtis Walker <sultanoswing at gmail.com> wrote:
>> *Mumble* Stooopid HGTV and Bravo channels....grumble...."making" me do
>> a full re-scan...*moan*....now liveTV ("Watch TV") isn't working...
>>
>> As above, with this month's new FreeviewHD channels Bravo and HGTV
>> (until they fold / are replaced by even crappier channels next month)
>> I foolishly did a full rescan and now liveTV doesn't work i.e.
>> selecting 'Watch TV' results in nothing, with a terminal error that
>> LiveTV window couldn't be opened.
>>
>> I haven't touched or altered any storage directory locations or permissions.
>>
>> It's always confused me how after a scan there are multiple versions
>> of the same channels, which conflict, and multiple unassigned
>> channels.
>>
>> Have tried deleting the input source ("FreeviewHD") and starting
>> afresh in mythtv-setup, but although the channels are found on a
>> rescan, and have the correct names and channel numbers and service
>> ID's, still no live TV.
>>
>> Am in Palmerston North, using Whārite transmitter, if that's helpful info.
>
> Sorry, as a followup to my own message, I have just realised that I
> can record programmes & watch them back as recordings, so the tuner(s)
> (HVR-2200) are locked in OK, and the EPG (via tv_grab_nz-py) is
> functioning. Arch Linux box, by the way.
>
> Hmmmm....

[SOLVED]

Turns out my httpd.service had failed (thanks to me accidentally
deleting the folder '/var/log/httpd' for another reason).

I noticed my mythbackend.service file needed httpd.service before it
would start. Odd that it started nonetheless with no apparent errors
except silently failing to play LiveTV.

Oh well, all is back working as expected.