Looking for pointer of any log i can check or anything at all. My eyes are going cross-eyed. I did a fresh install of knoppmyth, however i did install eboxy and all the software that goes with nuv2disc . I took it home and fired up mythtv and all i got was a green screen. (the usual one i have seen many time in my myth travels) So i went through all my "mythtv-setup" stuff again. I guess i changed something because then it would only goto a BLACK screen that did not move. So after trying many things i "mythtv-setup" again and cleared all settings. REset everything up again except there is NOThing under "input connections" normal there is 4 items under there. I cant get those items back.. anyway i supose that is related. here is a snippit of my mythbackend.log file its 600 meg long. i cant even open in winscp.

QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty
QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty
QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty
QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty
QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty
QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty
Starting up as the master server.
QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty
2004-07-09 08:38:32 CheckChannel failed. Please verify channel "3" in the "setup" Channel Editor.
2004-07-09 08:38:32 mythbackend version: 0.15.20040525-1 www.mythtv.org
2004-07-09 08:38:32 Enabled verbose msgs : important general
2004-07-09 08:38:34 Found changes in the todo list.
2004-07-09 08:38:34 Scheduled 0 items in 0.002093 seconds.
2004-07-09 08:38:34 Seem to be woken up by USER
2004-07-09 08:43:03 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback
2004-07-09 08:43:03 adding: mythtv as a client (events: 0)
2004-07-09 08:43:03 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback
2004-07-09 08:43:03 adding: mythtv as a client (events: 1)
QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty
QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty
QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty
QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty
Unknown video codec
Please go into the TV Settings, Recording Profiles and
setup the four 'Software Encoders' profiles.
Assuming RTjpeg for now.
Unknown audio codec
2004-07-09 03:25:16 Changing from WatchingLiveTV to None
VIDIOCSYNC: Input/output error
VIDIOCSYNC: Input/output error
Unable to write to client socket, as it's no longer there
Can't read vbi data
Can't read vbi data
Can't read vbi data
Can't read vbi data
Can't read vbi data
2004-07-09 03:30:09 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback
2004-07-09 03:30:09 adding: mythtv as a client (events: 0)
2004-07-09 03:30:09 Getting next free recorder : -1
2004-07-09 03:30:09 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback
2004-07-09 03:30:09 adding: mythtv as a client (events: 1)
2004-07-09 03:30:09 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback
2004-07-09 03:30:09 adding: mythtv as a client (events: 0)
2004-07-09 03:30:09 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback
select: Bad file descriptor
select: Bad file descriptor
select: Bad file descriptor
select: Bad file descriptor
select: Bad file descriptor
select: Bad file descriptor
select: Bad file descriptor
select: Bad file descriptor
select: Bad file descriptor
select: Bad file descriptor
select: Bad file descriptor
select: Bad file descriptor
select: Bad file descriptor
select: Bad file descriptor
select: Bad file descriptor
select: Bad file descriptor
select: Bad file descriptor
*THIS LINE GOES ON FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF LINES TO END OF LOG

Im guessing the log is trying to tell me something.. can i just delete the log and start fresh so mybe i can open it in winscp?

You can just delete the log. The blank screen issue has been talked about numerous times on the forum and is also discussed in the MythTV docs. Is your card seated properly?

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cesman

When the source is open, the possibilities are endless!

well two things.. first i deleted the log. THen i opened the box and pushed on the 401 card it did seat alittle more so it is possible it was too lose. I then booted and tried to watch tv it was still black. I then checked the log, which was not readable size it said permission denied to /dev/video.
I then just

chmod 777 /dev/video

So now im back to GREEN SCREEN!! yeah!! Bad news is that my tv still doesnt work and my log at least to my eyes looks ok. I have set up the tv section probley 6 times now, with no real problems, But i must be missing somthing??? probley right in front of me. Here is my mythbackend log now.

QSettings: error creating /.qt
QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty
QSettings: error creating /.qt
QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty
QSettings: error creating /.qt
QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty
QSettings: error creating /.qt
QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty
QSettings: error creating /.qt
QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty
QSettings: error creating /.qt
QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty
QSettings: error creating /.qt
QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty
Starting up as the master server.
QSettings: error creating /.qt
QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty
2004-07-09 16:34:01 CheckChannel failed. Please verify channel "3" in the "setup" Channel Editor.
2004-07-09 16:34:01 mythbackend version: 0.15.20040525-1 www.mythtv.org
2004-07-09 16:34:01 Enabled verbose msgs : important general
2004-07-09 16:34:03 Found changes in the todo list.
2004-07-09 16:34:03 Scheduled 0 items in 0.099495 seconds.
"mythbackend.log" 23L, 992C

anyone know of another log to help me trace the problem???