tvtime crashes on start when usb soundcard is plugged

With me there is "Found "AK5370 : USB Audio (hw:1,0)""

 i have same problem on lucid RC1

tvtime -d /dev/video1
Running tvtime 1.0.2.
Reading configuration from /etc/tvtime/tvtime.xml
Reading configuration from /home/bogoljub/.tvtime/tvtime.xml
Found "USB Device 0x46d:0x802 : USB Audio (hw:1,0)"
Channels count non available

/dev/video0 is logitech webcam C 200 with integrated microphone

tvtime package version 1.0.2-5ubuntu2 crashes. However, older package tvtime_1.0.2-5ubuntu1 works without problems

unplug USB audio device from the computer, or put this line in /etc/modporbe.d/blacklist.conf

blacklist snd-usb-audio

This works for me!

Yes but I need my USB Microphone !!!

@Markward Kufleitner:

OK. I konw that. I hope bugfix will be released ASAP. But IMHO, you couldn't use USB microphone and watching TV at the same time. As we know 10.04 coming soon, and i suppose this problem will be solved.

Same problem here (just since upgrade from 10.04. It was fine in Karmic). My Plantronics USB headset is causing the issue.

Snip>>>
videoinput: Version is 7, capabilities 5010011.
videoinput: Maximum input width: 768 pixels.
tvtime: Sampling input at 768 pixels per scanline.
xcommon: Pixel aspect ratio 1:1.
xcommon: Displaying in a 768x576 window inside 768x576 space.
Found "Generic USB Audio Device : USB Audio (hw:2,0)"
xcommon: Received a map, marking window as visible (61).
xcommon: Pixel aspect ratio 1:1.
xcommon: Displaying in a 768x576 window inside 768x576 space.
Channels count non available
<<<

It crashes at that point with my existing ~/.tvtime/ config from Karmic, or after a wipe of the config.

same here with Edirol UA25 USB AUDIO. I have to unplug it, start tvtime then I can plug and use the ua25 as normal.

same here with Logitech QuickCam Zoom. Very annoying because every time I unplug my camera, the audio source selektion gets lost and I have to reconfigure it correctly on every reconnect.

@ Bogoljub Popovic: where can we find tvtime_1.0.2-5ubuntu1, so we can install that, till a bug fix is released

@Markward
Open https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/tvtime/1.0.2-5ubuntu1 und look for "Builds" on the right hand side. There you'll find links to the 32- and 64-bit versions of the tvtime_1.0.2-5ubuntu1 package.

Same problem in Lucid

tvtime -d /dev/video0
Running tvtime 1.0.2.
Reading configuration from /etc/tvtime/tvtime.xml
Reading configuration from /home/vladimir/.tvtime/tvtime.xml
Found "USB camera : USB Audio (hw:1,0)"
Channels count non available

/dev/video0 is BT878 tv card
/dev/video1 is USB Webcam SN9C1xx MSI WITH integrated microphone

unplug USB Webcam Work fine

Please test the new tvtime version in my testing PPA. See bug report 575938.

it doesn't crash for the usb sound card, but on my install it doesn find any channel, I can't see nothing on the tv.
But as I have problem with lirc as well: lircd and irrecord can't receive anything from the IR receiver, I suppose that the problem is in Saa7134 driver.
If the problem is the driver, I definitely assume that Open Source Community is not interested in developping a good driver for those cards, the last working version was on Intrepid 8.10, after that: crappy audio on Jaunty and Karmic and now nothing at all on Lucid. Probably is time to change my tv card.

I can confirm that Whoopie's package fixes the problem here.

It also fixed my problem:
TVtime and usb webcam with integrated audio

@Whoopie:

Thank you very much! Great job! Problem solved & bug fixed perfectly!

Best regards from Serbia.

@Whoopie:

great job. I downloaded and installed the version from your PPA and problem is gone. Thank you!

Same result here, Whoopie's testing ppa made it work :) Thank you very much.

ok, now my tv card is working. The problem was that I installed Lucid from Alpha 3 and tv card was working, after Beta 1 or 2 the card stoppped working. Now I made a fresh install from Live CD and everything is working.
But I needed to install TVTIME from Woopie's package.
Thanks a lot.

Confirmed on Lucid and SAA7134 card.

Logitech Webcam screwed it up. Disconnected it and tvtime works.

Will try the Whoopie PPA release. Thanks!

I also confirm its working with Whoopie's PPA.

What has been changed in Whoopie's PPA version? nxtvepg has the same problem. -d card0 or -d card1 do not help.

Same problem with Dazzle DVC90 , Whoopie's PPA can solve the issue.

Bus 001 Device 003: ID 2304:0207 Pinnacle Systems, Inc. [hex] Dazzle DVC90 Video Device

This problem persists in tvtime 1.0.2-6.1ubuntu1 from Maverick repository using latest and updated Ubuntu Maverick Meerkat RC.

It can be solved by installing the patched (and also older) tvtime 1.0.2-5ubuntu2.1 as described here (and as Whoopie said above):
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=9282261&postcount=12

bud it should be fixed upstream or at least in the repository

Well, I tried to report it upstream. The upstream tracker URL is https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3079977&group_id=64301&atid=506987

Hopefully this will make some progress.

11.10 the problem still exists and the ppa which should fix the problem is not there.

This bug was fixed in the package tvtime - 1.0.2-7ubuntu2

---------------
tvtime (1.0.2-7ubuntu2) precise; urgency=low

  * Update tvtime-1.0.2-alsa.patch to resolve crashes when the default
    video device is inappropriate. Patch from Markus Rechberger,
    thanks! (LP: #575938, #552060)
    - Delete tvtime-1.0.2-videoinput_get_audio-check-vidin.patch as a
      result.
    - Rediff tvtime-1.0.2-alsamixer.patch, pal_audio_mode_persistence.patch.
 -- Daniel T Chen <email address hidden> Sat, 05 Nov 2011 10:44:44 -0400

Sorry for being such a noob, but does this mean that I'll be able to:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
and I'll get a fix when uploaded to server I'm getting updates from, or do I need to fix it manually somehow? If I need to apply it manually, please give me instructions how to do it.
I also hope that the patch will be available not only for 11.10 but also 12.04 since it's LTS.

It's currently only available for 12.04 LTS.

What are the chances for it being available on 11.10? I hope we'll not need to wait for 6months for this to work.