Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] Diskless front end (using PXE) - Fedora Core?
I was just trying this out on FC4 and system-config-netboot didn't work out all that well for me. It wasn't NFSRooting properly. After a bit of googling I saw other people were having similar problems. The maintainer of that util was working on it, but even after upgrading to his newest package it still wasn't working right. Some of the threads I saw suggested that perhaps the Fedora kernels broke some of the netbooting stuff, and in my experimenting I had more luck with a vanilla kernel than I did recompiling any of the kernels with the Fedora patches applied. I did finally get a kernel booting, but didn't really have the filesystem set up for all the dynamic stuff /dev etc.. After screwing with it for a couple days I decided that my time was worth more than just throwing a spare 40gig in it. I couldn't find a good howto that was current and applied to what I was trying to do, although the one posted in this thread looks good after a glance, I may look into it further and give it another shot. Bottom line, if the system-config-netboot worked right, it would be pretty slick as it basically does everything for you, if it doesn't and you're new to linux, it might not be worth the effort involved. The PXE boot, tftp, dhcp part was easy, it was the kernel image and NFSroot that was difficult. I'm no Linux guru, but I've been using it for a number of years, and even though I could tell it was clearly possible, the additional time investment to get it working right just didn't seem worth it to me. Also as far as installing packages on the diskless, from what I understand it's not too hard, you just chroot to your diskless root and go to town. On 7/7/05, Brian Webb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Fedora Core 3 includes a GUI utility called system-config-netboot that > simplifies creating diskless clients. The basic procedure is: > I was able to get this working, for one diskless client, and it works > very well. The only thing that I'm not sure about is what happens if > one wants to upgrade any packages on the diskless clients. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Help with lirc_i2c - nothing happens..
On Friday 08 July 2005 06:31 pm, Michael Jones wrote:
> I've got this thing *almost* working.
>
> One exception though.. lirc_i2c
>
> I have 2 separate hauppauge controllers.. a PVR150MCE and a PVR250. I'm
> trying to use the remote for the PVR250 (which is the second card, the 150
> is 0 and the 250 is 1)
>
> Everything with lirc seems to start and work correctly, but when I use the
> /usr/bin/irw program to check communication nothing works.
>
> Here's my modrobe.conf file
>
> alias char-major-61 lirc_i2c
> alias eth0 r8169 Gigabit Ethernet driver 1.1.2
> alias eth1 sis900
> alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
> options snd-card-0 index=0
> install snd-intel8x0 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-intel8x0 &&
> /usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
> remove snd-intel8x0 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; };
> /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-intel8x0
> alias usb-controller ehci-hcd
> alias usb-controller1 ohci-hcd
> # nvidia kernel module
> alias char-major-195 nvidia-1_0-7174
> alias nvidia nvidia-1_0-7174
> # ivtv (PVR-150MCE)
> alias char-major-81 videodev
> alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
> alias tveeprom tveeprom-ivtv
> alias tuner tuner-ivtv
> alias msp3400 msp3400-ivtv
> #options cx25840 no_black_magic=1
> install lirc_i2c /sbin/modprobe ivtv; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install
> lirc_i2c
>
> I've followed wilson.net instructions and even double/triple/quadruple
> checked everything and can't seem to find an issue..
>
> I'm using the control file from the web site for the grey and black
> (older?) remote..
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> - Michael
What version of lirc are you using? My remote on my PVR-350 stopped working
with versions greater than 0.7.0-r1 (on Gentoo). So if you're running 0.7.1,
try downgrading to 0.7.0 and see what happens. Maybe the latest version
works, I'm not sure. I never really looked into it. I just use the slightly
older version and call it a day. Although, I did just get a PVR-150 and I
believe 0.7.1 is needed to support it, so I might be fiddling with it again
soon.
~Lou
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Re: [mythtv-users] Help with lirc_i2c - nothing happens..
Nope, I installed the PVR150MCE first.. then added the 250.. I may have to try that.. Thanks, - Michael >> >> I've followed wilson.net instructions and even double/triple/quadruple >> checked everything and can't seem to find an issue.. >> >> I'm using the control file from the web site for the grey and black (older?) >> remote.. >> >> Any help would be appreciated. >> >> > Did you try to get just the 250 to work first? If not, you might try > that first. > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Help with lirc_i2c - nothing happens..
Michael Jones wrote:
I've got this thing *almost* working.
One exception though.. lirc_i2c
I have 2 separate hauppauge controllers.. a PVR150MCE and a PVR250. I'm
trying to use the remote for the PVR250 (which is the second card, the 150
is 0 and the 250 is 1)
Everything with lirc seems to start and work correctly, but when I use the
/usr/bin/irw program to check communication nothing works.
Here's my modrobe.conf file
alias char-major-61 lirc_i2c
alias eth0 r8169 Gigabit Ethernet driver 1.1.2
alias eth1 sis900
alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
options snd-card-0 index=0
install snd-intel8x0 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-intel8x0 &&
/usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
remove snd-intel8x0 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; };
/sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-intel8x0
alias usb-controller ehci-hcd
alias usb-controller1 ohci-hcd
# nvidia kernel module
alias char-major-195 nvidia-1_0-7174
alias nvidia nvidia-1_0-7174
# ivtv (PVR-150MCE)
alias char-major-81 videodev
alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
alias tveeprom tveeprom-ivtv
alias tuner tuner-ivtv
alias msp3400 msp3400-ivtv
#options cx25840 no_black_magic=1
install lirc_i2c /sbin/modprobe ivtv; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install
lirc_i2c
I've followed wilson.net instructions and even double/triple/quadruple
checked everything and can't seem to find an issue..
I'm using the control file from the web site for the grey and black (older?)
remote..
Any help would be appreciated.
Did you try to get just the 250 to work first? If not, you might try
that first.
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Re: [mythtv-users] Help with lirc_i2c - nothing happens..
Nick,
Interesting possibility for another alias.. I'll try it.
I'm also wondering if the 250 should be the first card?
I haven't captured from the command line for either card.. but They're both
working perfectly from within MythTV. I can record 2 separate programs,
watch live tv on 2 separate frontends, record 2 separate programs etc..
Do I need to try the command line at this point?
- Michael
> From: Nick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: Nick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Discussion about mythtv
>
> Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2005 03:17:33 +0100
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Help with lirc_i2c - nothing happens..
>
> On 7/9/05, Michael Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I've got this thing *almost* working.
>>
>> One exception though.. lirc_i2c
>>
>> I have 2 separate hauppauge controllers.. a PVR150MCE and a PVR250. I'm
>> trying to use the remote for the PVR250 (which is the second card, the 150
>> is 0 and the 250 is 1)
>>
>> Everything with lirc seems to start and work correctly, but when I use the
>> /usr/bin/irw program to check communication nothing works.
>>
>> Here's my modrobe.conf file
>>
>> alias char-major-61 lirc_i2c
>> alias eth0 r8169 Gigabit Ethernet driver 1.1.2
>> alias eth1 sis900
>> alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
>> options snd-card-0 index=0
>> install snd-intel8x0 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-intel8x0 &&
>> /usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
>> remove snd-intel8x0 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; };
>> /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-intel8x0
>> alias usb-controller ehci-hcd
>> alias usb-controller1 ohci-hcd
>> # nvidia kernel module
>> alias char-major-195 nvidia-1_0-7174
>> alias nvidia nvidia-1_0-7174
>> # ivtv (PVR-150MCE)
>> alias char-major-81 videodev
>> alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
>> alias tveeprom tveeprom-ivtv
>> alias tuner tuner-ivtv
>> alias msp3400 msp3400-ivtv
>> #options cx25840 no_black_magic=1
>> install lirc_i2c /sbin/modprobe ivtv; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install
>> lirc_i2c
>>
>> I've followed wilson.net instructions and even double/triple/quadruple
>> checked everything and can't seem to find an issue..
>>
>> I'm using the control file from the web site for the grey and black (older?)
>> remote..
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>> - Michael
>
> I have a feeling you may need another alias definition for the second
> (PVR-250) capture card in your modprobe.conf:
>
> alias char-major-81-1 ivtv
>
> I have a feeling that the i2c module will not work without a suitable
> ivtv module being attached to the card, but could be (and likely are)
> wrong! Can you capture from the command line from both cards now?
>
> Nick
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[mythtv-users] Re: Playing image(.iso) file in Mythvideo
the problem I found with mplayer and xine is that neither would show subtitles. mplayer just flatly refused to do so even when following the instructions to the letter, and xine would just lockup X. VLC, however, worked without much trouble at all. The hardest part of using VLC was learning what the command line statement should be so that it would quit after playback. Once properly configured, it beats the others like a drum! Hi Bob, I'm just one of the lucky guys then. I don't have any issues with subtitles in xine. I really like xine because it's also able to send DTS stream to my receiver via the spdif out. My receiver then automatically detects the DTS stream and decodes the 5.1 channel. Another thing I like in xine are the menus/keymaps. I was able to easily map the lirc buttons I have configured before. If xine is the active window, myth configured lirc buttons/keymaps are not called which is cool. How does VLC handle 5.1 channels? This way, I will be able to write down some notes in case I want to try VLC for watching imaged dvds. Btw, if someone is interested in the 5.1 settings and ALSA:digital, this is what I experimented and xine just does an awesome job(likewise my yamaha). Regarding lockups, I still haven't experienced any lockups yet when playing .iso files in xine. For someone interested, these are my settings in .xine/config .version:2 gui.amp_level:95 gui.panel_visible:0 gui.panel_x:700 gui.panel_y:490 gui.control_x:833 gui.control_y:568 gui.kbedit_x:960 gui.kbedit_y:458 gui.mrl_browser_x:2090 gui.mrl_browser_y:573 gui.setup_x:1107 gui.setup_y:409 audio.a52_pass_through:1 audio.five_lfe_channel:1 audio.device.alsa_front_device:default audio.device.alsa_passthrough_device:digital audio.device.alsa_surround51_device:digital audio.output.speaker_arrangement:Pass Through media.files.origin_path:/dev engine.performance.memcpy_method:sse ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Black screen whenusing"pvr-350decoder/tv-out"option
is it necessary to rebuild mythtv AFTER updating the ivtv drivers?
-dvh
John Harvey wrote:
>Ok. I would go to the latest driver version
>Don’t worry about 7127 parameters. You probably don't need any options to
>ivtv though I do use ivtv_std=2 to force PAL but I believe that should work
>now.
>Start from that and see what happens.
>I may well look at the 7127 options because I have had a few people try and
>fail to get a test image working.
>
>John
>
>
>
>>-Original Message-
>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:mythtv-users-
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Oscar Curero
>>Sent: 07 July 2005 01:36
>>To: mythtv-users@mythtv.org
>>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Black screen whenusing"pvr-350decoder/tv-
>>out"option
>>
>>El Miércoles, 6 de Julio de 2005 19:06, escribió:
>>
>>
>>>For some reason this bounced sending it to myth mailing list so I'm
>>>
>>>
>>sending
>>
>>
>>>it direct.
>>>John
>>>
>>>Ok I'm confused. IVTV doesn't appear to return EINVAL from that write
>>>
>>>
>>call.
>>
>>
>>>Anyway 0.3.2c is fairly old I would suggest that we start by upgrading
>>>
>>>
>>to
>>
>>
>>>the latest version. Then lets try to get things working slowly.
>>>
>>>
>>Ahh.. ¿EINVAL? Let me start from the begining:
>>
>>The ivtv drivers have a kernel module called "saa7127". This module has
>>parameters, like "test_image", "output_enable", "output_select"... I was
>>following TVout howto. But I couldn't get any parameter to work. I always
>>had
>>the same error:
>>
>>saa7127: unsupported module, tainting kernel.
>>saa7127: Unknown parameter `test-image'
>>saa7127: Ignoring new-style parameters in presence of obsolete ones
>>load_module: err 0xfffe (dont worry)
>>
>>So, I edited the source code of the saa7127.c and did the modfications by
>>hand. For example:
>>
>>static int debug = 1;
>>static int test_image =0;
>>
>>A changed to:
>>
>>static int debug = 1;
>>static int test_image = 1;
>>
>>I did the same for the standar type (ntsc or pal):
>>
>>static int saa7127_set_norm(struct i2c_client *client)
>>{
>>struct saa7127 *encoder = (struct saa7127
>>*)i2c_get_clientdata(client);
>>const struct i2c_reg_value *inittab;
>>
>>switch (encoder->norm) {
>>case SAA7127_VIDEO_NORM_NTSC:
>>dprintk(1, "Selecting NTSC video Standard\n");
>>inittab = saa7127_init_config_ntsc;
>>encoder->reg_61 = SAA7127_NTSC_DAC_CONTROL;
>>break;
>>case SAA7127_VIDEO_NORM_PAL:
>>dprintk(1, "Selecting PAL video Standard\n");
>>inittab = saa7127_init_config_pal;
>>encoder->reg_61 = SAA7127_PAL_DAC_CONTROL;
>>break;
>>default:
>>return -EINVAL;
>>}
>>
>>/* Write Table */
>>saa7127_write_inittab(client, inittab);
>>return 0;
>>}
>>
>>A changed to:
>>
>>static int saa7127_set_norm(struct i2c_client *client)
>>{
>>struct saa7127 *encoder = (struct saa7127
>>*)i2c_get_clientdata(client);
>>const struct i2c_reg_value *inittab;
>>
>>switch (encoder->norm) {
>>case SAA7127_VIDEO_NORM_NTSC:
>>dprintk(1, "Selecting PAL video Standard\n");
>>inittab = saa7127_init_config_pal;
>>encoder->reg_61 = SAA7127_PAL_DAC_CONTROL;
>>break;
>>case SAA7127_VIDEO_NORM_PAL:
>>dprintk(1, "Selecting PAL video Standard\n");
>>inittab = saa7127_init_config_pal;
>>encoder->reg_61 = SAA7127_PAL_DAC_CONTROL;
>>break;
>>default:
>>return -EINVAL; >}
>>
>>/* Write Table */
>>saa7127_write_inittab(client, inittab);
>>return 0;
>>}
>>
>>So it always use PAL (whatever the standard is). Mythtv does something
>>that
>>return EINVAL when calling this function.
>>
>>I will email the ivtv list to see if they can fix the parmeters on the
>>saa7127
>>module.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>--
>>Oscar Curero - Linux user: 306877
>>--GPG keyID: 0xE0EA0B24--
>>
>>
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Re: [mythtv-users] Updated mythlink.sh
Michael T. Dean wrote:
Attached is a modified version of mythlink.sh based on the original
script created by Dale Glass that's currently shipped in the contrib
directory of mythtv.
Originally posted version had a small quote problem. It worked, but I
think only because BASH was being nice. This one should be more robust...
Mike
#!/bin/sh
# mythlink.sh
#
# Creates readable symlinks referring to MythTV recordings
#
# Based on the script mythlink.sh by Dale Gass
#
# Modified by Mike Dean
# - Provides multiple easily-configurable "views"
# - System specific information is specified as environment variables
# - Uses '-' to separate portions of the filename (instead of '_' since '_'
#is used to replace special characters (such as the space character))
# - Shows recording year
# - Shows end time
# - Separates date and time info
# - Removes trailing separator (i.e. for movies, which have no subtitle)
# - Adds an optional extension (for specifying filetype to Windows)
### Modify these values for your installation ###
# The location of the MythTV Recordings (with "ugly" filenames)
MYTH_RECORDINGS_PATH=/var/storage/mythtv
# The path in which the views ("pretty" links) will be created
VIEWS_PATH=/var/storage/mythtv/views
# The extension added to the end of the links, including the period.
# For no extension, specify '' for the value.
EXTENSION='.mpg'
# Enables output for debugging (set to 0 for no output)
DEBUG=0
### The following directory names and formats may be customized ###
# Formats may consist of any combination of
# ${title}, ${subtitle}
# ${date}, ${starttime}, ${endtime}, ${originalairdate}
# ${category}, ${recgroup}
# Files will be sorted "alphabetically" so the appropriate fields on which you
# would like to sort should be placed at the beginning of the format
# Formats of the individual fields were chosen to minimize confusion caused by
# use of different sorting algorithms by clients (i.e. alphabetically versus
# alphanumerically).
# To add a custom format, simply include a directory name and format in the
# environment variables below. (Whitespace separates the values.)
# The names of the directories containing the views
DIRECTORIES='time
title
group
category
original_airdate'
# The formats used for the respective directories specified above
FORMATS='${date}-${starttime}-${endtime}-${title}-${subtitle}
${title}-${date}-${starttime}-${endtime}-${subtitle}
${recgroup}-${title}-${date}-${starttime}-${endtime}-${subtitle}
${category}-${title}-${date}-${starttime}-${endtime}-${subtitle}
${title}-${originalairdate}-${subtitle}'
### These values most likely do not need modification ###
# The name of the MythTV database
MYTH_DB=mythconverg
# The database username and password
MYTH_DB_USER=mythtv
MYTH_DB_PASSWD=mythtv
export MYTH_RECORDINGS_PATH VIEWS_PATH EXTENSION DEBUG DIRECTORIES FORMATS
for dir in ${DIRECTORIES}
do
rm -rf ${VIEWS_PATH}/${dir}/*
done
mysql -u${MYTH_DB_USER} -p${MYTH_DB_PASSWD} ${MYTH_DB} -B --exec "select
chanid,starttime,endtime,title,subtitle,recgroup,category,originalairdate from
recorded;" >/tmp/mythlink.$$
perl -w -e '
my $mythpath=$ENV{"MYTH_RECORDINGS_PATH"};
my $viewspath=$ENV{"VIEWS_PATH"};
my $extension=$ENV{"EXTENSION"};
my $debug=$ENV{"DEBUG"};
my $dirs=$ENV{"DIRECTORIES"};
my $fmts=$ENV{"FORMATS"};
my @directories=split(/\s+/,$dirs);
my @formats=split(/\s+/,$fmts);
if (!-d ${viewspath}) {
mkdir ${viewspath} or die "Failed to make directory: ${viewspath}\n";
}
foreach (@directories) {
if (!-d "${viewspath}/$_") {
mkdir "${viewspath}/$_" or die "Failed to make directory:
${viewspath}/$_\n";
}
}
<>;
while (<>) {
chomp;
my
($chanid,$start,$end,$title,$subtitle,$recgroup,$category,$originalairdate) =
split /\t/;
$start =~ s/[^0-9]//g;
$end =~ s/[^0-9]//g;
$subtitle = "" if(!defined $subtitle);
my $filename = "${chanid}_${start}_${end}.nuv";
do { print "Skipping ${mythpath}/${filename}\n"; next } unless -e
"${mythpath}/${filename}";
$end =~ /^()/;
my $endtime = $1;
$start =~ /^()()/;
my $date = $1;
my $starttime = $2;
$originalairdate =~ s/[^0-9]//g;
$originalairdate = "" if(($originalairdate eq ""));
for ($i = 0; $i < @directories; $i++) {
my $directory = $directories[$i];
my $link=$formats[$i];
$link =~ s/(\${\w+})/$1/gee;
$link =~ s/-$//;
$link =~ s/ /_/g;
$link =~ s/&/+/g;
$link =~ s/[^+0-9a-zA-Z_-]+/_/g;
$link = $link . $extension;
print "Creating $link\n" if ($debug);
unlink "${viewspath}/${directory}/${link}" if(-e
"${viewspath}/${directory}/${link}");
symlink "${mythpath}/${filename}", "${viewspath}/${directory}/${link}" or
die "Failed to create symlink ${viewspath}/${directory}/${link}: $!";
}
}
' /tmp/mythlink.$$
rm /tmp/mythlink.
Re: [mythtv-users] Help with lirc_i2c - nothing happens..
On 7/9/05, Michael Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've got this thing *almost* working.
>
> One exception though.. lirc_i2c
>
> I have 2 separate hauppauge controllers.. a PVR150MCE and a PVR250. I'm
> trying to use the remote for the PVR250 (which is the second card, the 150
> is 0 and the 250 is 1)
>
> Everything with lirc seems to start and work correctly, but when I use the
> /usr/bin/irw program to check communication nothing works.
>
> Here's my modrobe.conf file
>
> alias char-major-61 lirc_i2c
> alias eth0 r8169 Gigabit Ethernet driver 1.1.2
> alias eth1 sis900
> alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
> options snd-card-0 index=0
> install snd-intel8x0 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-intel8x0 &&
> /usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
> remove snd-intel8x0 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; };
> /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-intel8x0
> alias usb-controller ehci-hcd
> alias usb-controller1 ohci-hcd
> # nvidia kernel module
> alias char-major-195 nvidia-1_0-7174
> alias nvidia nvidia-1_0-7174
> # ivtv (PVR-150MCE)
> alias char-major-81 videodev
> alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
> alias tveeprom tveeprom-ivtv
> alias tuner tuner-ivtv
> alias msp3400 msp3400-ivtv
> #options cx25840 no_black_magic=1
> install lirc_i2c /sbin/modprobe ivtv; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install
> lirc_i2c
>
> I've followed wilson.net instructions and even double/triple/quadruple
> checked everything and can't seem to find an issue..
>
> I'm using the control file from the web site for the grey and black (older?)
> remote..
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> - Michael
I have a feeling you may need another alias definition for the second
(PVR-250) capture card in your modprobe.conf:
alias char-major-81-1 ivtv
I have a feeling that the i2c module will not work without a suitable
ivtv module being attached to the card, but could be (and likely are)
wrong! Can you capture from the command line from both cards now?
Nick
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Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV on XDSL on XBox
The fact that XDSL doesnt ship with xfree86 (or xorg) makes it a little tricky. Just out of curiosity I have 2 xboxes that I play games on and use for myth and I havent had a problem. So I guess my question what is your problem? Jamison Ables Michael Knoll wrote: >What issues did you encounter? I was really hoping to be able to use >XDSL, not for the fast boot time, but the read-only file system. I >use my xbox for games and myth, and making shutting down linux >frequent, and a pain. Anyone know of any other xbox live cds that are >expandable with packages? >___ >mythtv-users mailing list >mythtv-users@mythtv.org >http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Help with lirc_i2c - nothing happens..
I've got this thing *almost* working.
One exception though.. lirc_i2c
I have 2 separate hauppauge controllers.. a PVR150MCE and a PVR250. I'm
trying to use the remote for the PVR250 (which is the second card, the 150
is 0 and the 250 is 1)
Everything with lirc seems to start and work correctly, but when I use the
/usr/bin/irw program to check communication nothing works.
Here's my modrobe.conf file
alias char-major-61 lirc_i2c
alias eth0 r8169 Gigabit Ethernet driver 1.1.2
alias eth1 sis900
alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
options snd-card-0 index=0
install snd-intel8x0 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-intel8x0 &&
/usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
remove snd-intel8x0 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; };
/sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-intel8x0
alias usb-controller ehci-hcd
alias usb-controller1 ohci-hcd
# nvidia kernel module
alias char-major-195 nvidia-1_0-7174
alias nvidia nvidia-1_0-7174
# ivtv (PVR-150MCE)
alias char-major-81 videodev
alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
alias tveeprom tveeprom-ivtv
alias tuner tuner-ivtv
alias msp3400 msp3400-ivtv
#options cx25840 no_black_magic=1
install lirc_i2c /sbin/modprobe ivtv; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install
lirc_i2c
I've followed wilson.net instructions and even double/triple/quadruple
checked everything and can't seem to find an issue..
I'm using the control file from the web site for the grey and black (older?)
remote..
Any help would be appreciated.
- Michael
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[mythtv-users] Updated mythlink.sh
Attached is a modified version of mythlink.sh based on the original
script created by Dale Glass that's currently shipped in the contrib
directory of mythtv. Since I'm neither a Perl- nor a shell-scripting
expert, I'm posting it here to get some feedback and will submit it for
replacement of the original once any issues that may be identified are
worked out. (I chose the users list because many non-MythTV devs have
much better Perl/shell skills than I, and it allows more people to play
with the script.)
I've made many changes to Dale's script--to the point the current script
bears little resemblance to the original (although nearly all of his
code can be found in there). The changes include:
- Provides multiple easily-configurable "views"
- System specific information is specified as environment variables
- Uses '-' to separate portions of the filename (instead of '_' since '_'
is used to replace special characters (such as the space character))
- Shows recording year
- Shows end time
- Separates date and time info
- Removes trailing separator (i.e. for movies, which have no subtitle)
- Adds an optional extension (for specifying filetype to Windows)
Current views include views sorted by record time, title/subtitle,
recgroup/title, category/title, and title/original airdate. Comments in
the script explain how to add views, and modifying/removing views is
very straightforward. The only required edits should be (barring
bugfixes) to the environment variables at the top of the script.
Feedback is appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike
BTW, regarding the original airdate view:
The most useful view has recently become the original airdate view. Now
(in relatively recent CVS/SVN) original airdate has become (at least
semi-)reliably populated. (This is true for DataDirect users--I don't
know if it's also true for people using other grabbers.) It's great to
be able to use Samba/NFS to download copies of the recordings to my
laptop when going on trips and have the recordings sorted in the order I
should watch them.
Note that if you have NULL or -00-00 values, they will appear as
-00-00. Eventually, through attrition, most recordings will have
original airdate data. For those existing recordings that you plan to
keep and that lack original airdate data, you can use episode lists at
TV.com to edit the originalairdate field of the recorded table. (I did
so semi-manually. For movies and shows that didn't matter (i.e. Nova),
I set the missing originalairdates to the starttime of the recording,
and most other titles only had a few episodes needing info (since the
season is over :). For my 99 CSI recordings, I just used vi to
transform the "All Seasons" episode list into a bunch of SQL statements
that did the edits for me.)
#!/bin/sh
# mythlink.sh
#
# Creates readable symlinks referring to MythTV recordings
#
# Based on the script mythlink.sh by Dale Gass
#
# Modified by Mike Dean
# - Provides multiple easily-configurable "views"
# - System specific information is specified as environment variables
# - Uses '-' to separate portions of the filename (instead of '_' since '_'
#is used to replace special characters (such as the space character))
# - Shows recording year
# - Shows end time
# - Separates date and time info
# - Removes trailing separator (i.e. for movies, which have no subtitle)
# - Adds an optional extension (for specifying filetype to Windows)
### Modify these values for your installation ###
# The location of the MythTV Recordings (with "ugly" filenames)
MYTH_RECORDINGS_PATH=/var/storage/mythtv
# The path in which the views ("pretty" links) will be created
VIEWS_PATH=/var/storage/mythtv/views
# The extension added to the end of the links, including the period.
# For no extension, specify '' for the value.
EXTENSION='.mpg'
# Enables output for debugging (set to 0 for no output)
DEBUG=0
### The following directory names and formats may be customized ###
# Formats may consist of any combination of
# ${title}, ${subtitle}
# ${date}, ${starttime}, ${endtime}, ${originalairdate}
# ${category}, ${recgroup}
# Files will be sorted "alphabetically" so the appropriate fields on which you
# would like to sort should be placed at the beginning of the format
# Formats of the individual fields were chosen to minimize confusion caused by
# use of different sorting algorithms by clients (i.e. alphabetically versus
# alphanumerically).
# To add a custom format, simply include a directory name and format in the
# environment variables below. (Whitespace separates the values.)
# The names of the directories containing the views
DIRECTORIES='time
title
group
category
original_airdate'
# The formats used for the respective directories specified above
FORMATS='${date}-${starttime}-${endtime}-${title}-${subtitle}
${title}-${date}-${starttime}-${endtime}-${subtitle}
${recgroup}-${title}-${date
[mythtv-users] Re: Playing image(.iso) file in Mythvideo
the problem I found with mplayer and xine is that neither would show subtitles. mplayer just flatly refused to do so even when following the instructions to the letter, and xine would just lockup X. VLC, however, worked without much trouble at all. The hardest part of using VLC was learning what the command line statement should be so that it would quit after playback. Once properly configured, it beats the others like a drum! -Bob K. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
RE: [mythtv-users] MySql Error - Error Clearing Recorded Markup?
Alternately you can run mysqlrepair -umythtv -pmythtv mythconverg to check all tables and mysqlrepair -umythtv -pmythtv -r mythconverg to repair all tables > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:mythtv-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rudy Zijlstra > Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 12:24 PM > To: Michael Haan; Discussion about mythtv > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] MySql Error - Error Clearing Recorded Markup? > > Michael Haan wrote: > > >I just rebooted my Myth box, which was working fine, and I get this > >now when trying to start mythbackend: > > > >DB Error (Clear markup on record): > >Query was: > >DELETE FROM recordedmarkup WHERE chanid = '1013' AND starttime = > >'20050708115700'; > >Driver error was [2/1016]: > >QMYSQL3: Unable to execute query > >Database error was: > >Can't open file: 'recordedmarkup.MYI'. (errno: 145) > > > >Any ideas what this is and how to fix it? > >___ > > > > > Yes. > > Table corruption. when in mysql give the commnd "check table > recordedmarkup", likely followed by "repair table recordedmarkup". > > Cheers ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] IMDB Screen Scrap... legal?
On 7/8/05, Stuart Morgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri 8 July 2005 21:56, Nick wrote: > > IANAL - I don't think that scraping would be covered under that ruling > > due to the definition of a 'collection of facts'. I agree that if a > > site states that certain uses of its data are forbidden then it should > > be respected, especially as the data concerned is the property of the > > site. It is however quite hard to regulate access to a busy site if > > data is coming from a 'normal' request and being used > > non-commercially. This seems to be a situation similar to the > > gathering of TV listings e.g Tribune, and whereby a pay service would > > allow the content to be licensed for a particular use. > > It comes down to a moral, if not legal issue. You can look for and probably > find loopholes in their request, but it goes against the spirit if not the > letter of the terms to do so. Agreed. Some users will argue 'well if I neither click on nor am influenced by the advertising on imdb.com anyway, what difference does it make?' and I can appreciate that perspective. When users also visit the site via a browser and see the ads (unless adzap or adblock are running) the lines blur further. The fact that it costs a lot of time and money to run the site is often neglected. > If Isaac asked that others not 'scrape' information from mythtv.org then we > would honour his request and all stand up to defend his rights. Just because > we don't know the people behind imdb.com doesn't make it right to use their > content without permission. I'm not sure if I understand which information MythTV scrapes from mythtv.org (in the screen-scraping sense of the word) or is this example just used for comparison - downloading MythTV source aside? As MythTV was and is released under the GPL, and is a growing multi-developer project, it would surely carry on. As long as the rights conferred on the software were preserved with future development, the GPL is still satisfied (AIUI). > Someone, preferably a developer should just email and obtain written > permission. You won't get if you don't ask but we should be prepared to > recieve (and respect) a negative response. They're a UK company (although owned by amazon.com) so you never know. Their mission statement is "provide useful and up to date movie information freely available online across as many platforms as possible" which gives me at least some hope that they would consider catering for a small but thriving user community. Nick ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Disk utilization on slave backend questions
Alex Brekken wrote: ... One question Bruce about the NFS thing. Just so I'm understanding this correctly, I don't need NFS drives in order for my combo frontend/backend to be able to play a recording which was recorded on the slave's local drive, correct? (including live TV) NFS would only be necessary if I wanted to have the slave WRITE the recording to a non-local drive...? Correct. Playback can go over a socket between a backend and frontend but there is no socket for one backend to send data to another backend to write the file (nor should there be). Mythbackend just needs a path to a writable directory. In other words, the master backend knows how to get data from the slave backend without requiring NFS. Master and slaves don't actually send recording data file content between each other. It is when a frontend wants to do playback that the magic happens. Say you have master "A" slave "B" and slave "C" each with local disks. You sit at host "C" watching the frontend and you select a show that happens to have been recorded on "B". The frontend asks the master 'hey, where can I find this file?' The master says it is on "B". The frontend on C then opens a socket to the backend on B who starts sending the data. These two myth processes negotiate a "read ahead buffer" that sends data ASAP while playback is going on until it gets two MB ahead. Next let's say you pick a show that was recorded on "C". You would think it would go through the same steps again to connect to the local backend. However, the frontend cheats. It first looks to see if there is a prefix directory setting for it's hostname. If so, it checks to see if the file is there and will open the local file without going through any backend (this is a good thing). Because the frontend can read a local file or do smart application specific buffering for remote files, you don't need NFS for playback. -- bjm ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] IMDB Screen Scrap... legal?
On Fri, Jul 08, 2005 at 11:13:37PM +0100, Stuart Morgan wrote: > On Fri 8 July 2005 21:56, Nick wrote: > > IANAL - I don't think that scraping would be covered under that ruling > > due to the definition of a 'collection of facts'. I agree that if a > > site states that certain uses of its data are forbidden then it should > > be respected, especially as the data concerned is the property of the > > site. It is however quite hard to regulate access to a busy site if > > data is coming from a 'normal' request and being used > > non-commercially. This seems to be a situation similar to the > > gathering of TV listings e.g Tribune, and whereby a pay service would > > allow the content to be licensed for a particular use. > > It comes down to a moral, if not legal issue. You can look for and probably > find loopholes in their request, but it goes against the spirit if not the > letter of the terms to do so. Of course, given the hijacking of publically contributed information that lead to that database existing in the first place... Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth[EMAIL PROTECTED] Designer Baylink RFC 2100 Ashworth & AssociatesThe Things I Think'87 e24 St Petersburg FL USA http://baylink.pitas.com +1 727 647 1274 If you can read this... thank a system administrator. Or two. --me ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] no sound with live TV and recorded image
On 7/8/05, Iwan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ? > > Hi, > > I have no sound with MythTV ...and allso no sound with recorded items... > Can someone please help me with that? > > I am busy with this problem but do not know where to look. > > I used Jarod;s guide and did this: > $ /usr/bin/aplay /usr/share/sounds/KDE_Startup.wav > > and this gave me an excelent sound ... Ok, so ALSA works. What are the options on audio configuration screen in frontend setup (Setup->General->3rd screen)? Should be ALSA:default for output device and default for mixer. Also, does Myth sound work with any other plugin, like MythMusic? MythTV has few more options which can affect sound. -- Fedor G Pikus ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://www.pikus.net http://wild-light.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] no sound with live TV and recorded image
? Hi, I have no sound with MythTV ...and allso no sound with recorded items... Can someone please help me with that? I am busy with this problem but do not know where to look. I used Jarod;s guide and did this: $ /usr/bin/aplay /usr/share/sounds/KDE_Startup.wav and this gave me an excelent sound ... Thanks for helping... Iwan HoogendoornCCIE # 13084 E-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] FAX# 084-736 0329 GSM# 06-47968935___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] IMDB Screen Scrap... legal?
On Fri 8 July 2005 21:56, Nick wrote: > IANAL - I don't think that scraping would be covered under that ruling > due to the definition of a 'collection of facts'. I agree that if a > site states that certain uses of its data are forbidden then it should > be respected, especially as the data concerned is the property of the > site. It is however quite hard to regulate access to a busy site if > data is coming from a 'normal' request and being used > non-commercially. This seems to be a situation similar to the > gathering of TV listings e.g Tribune, and whereby a pay service would > allow the content to be licensed for a particular use. It comes down to a moral, if not legal issue. You can look for and probably find loopholes in their request, but it goes against the spirit if not the letter of the terms to do so. If Isaac asked that others not 'scrape' information from mythtv.org then we would honour his request and all stand up to defend his rights. Just because we don't know the people behind imdb.com doesn't make it right to use their content without permission. Someone, preferably a developer should just email and obtain written permission. You won't get if you don't ask but we should be prepared to recieve (and respect) a negative response. -- Stuart Morgan ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] IMDB Screen Scrap... legal?
My concern is not whether or not the user has another computer.. it's the break-up of the work.. You watch a show, then have to walk to your computer in your (office,kitchen,bedroom,livingroom,etc) and type in a review. I just don't think it'll happen. Granted, there are a select number of users who are really quite interested in writing reviews (hence why Amazon's reviews are thriving), but if I were to pick a number, say 5%, of myth users who were contributing, we'd still end up with a fairly paltry sample of data. Speaking of which, we could just use the product reviews from amazon's feed.. not great for brand new tv shows that aren't on DVD, but for those that are, or for movies, etc, it would work perfectly. And for those who actually _did_ want to write reviews, why not forward them to amazon's review system, and reciprocate that way? -=A Michael Carland wrote: > > On Jul 8, 2005, at 4:36 PM, Aaron Stewart wrote: > >> Getting back to my original point.. How many people want to volunteer >> for writing up reviews using a remote control and selecting letters >> individually? ;) > > > A remote interface that uses morse code could be written. Apologies to > those that do not read /. > > Seriously though, even if you don't have a keyboard on your front end, > I doubt there are many people who run myth on a frontend without a > keyboard that do not have another machine without a keyboard. You > could run the frontend on your desktop to write reviews with your > keyboard, or it could be a mythweb module, and you could use the > keyboard on your regular browser. > > As for the real point, the reviews would have to be much better than, > for example, the product reviews on Amazon. While there are benefits > to everyone having a voice, the spam factor also comes into play. > > -Michael > > > >___ >mythtv-users mailing list >mythtv-users@mythtv.org >http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] IMDB Screen Scrap... legal?
On Jul 8, 2005, at 4:36 PM, Aaron Stewart wrote: Getting back to my original point.. How many people want to volunteer for writing up reviews using a remote control and selecting letters individually? ;) A remote interface that uses morse code could be written. Apologies to those that do not read /. Seriously though, even if you don't have a keyboard on your front end, I doubt there are many people who run myth on a frontend without a keyboard that do not have another machine without a keyboard. You could run the frontend on your desktop to write reviews with your keyboard, or it could be a mythweb module, and you could use the keyboard on your regular browser. As for the real point, the reviews would have to be much better than, for example, the product reviews on Amazon. While there are benefits to everyone having a voice, the spam factor also comes into play. -Michael ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] IMDB Screen Scrap... legal?
The Feist Decision held that one can't get a proprietary interest in the unorigianl assembalage of facts (like a phone book listing in alphabetical order, which was the precise question in that case). However, it leaves open protection for an original arrangement which IMDB could arguably present a case for. Nevertheless, there are many causes of actions that iumbd could have outside the scope of copyright law. If you are accessing their site in a way they have expressly forbidden (screenscraping), they could press a tresspass to chattels cause of action. Other companies such as eBay and Verio (I believe, whoever maintains the Whois database) has been succesful on this theory. Feist gives small comfort to someone who is screenscraping a site like imdb against their express wishes. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] IMDB Screen Scrap... legal?
Getting back to my original point.. How many people want to volunteer for writing up reviews using a remote control and selecting letters individually? ;) Nick wrote: >On 7/8/05, Aaron Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>Since the majority of frontends out there are designed to run without >>keyboards, how many people do you think would actually bother to submit >>review material? >> >> >> > >On a similar note, do we have some kind of estimate of total MythTV >users? I think it's a good idea in theory, I' m wondering whether such >a venture would be sustainable due to a) the total number of MythTV >users, and b) the proportion of those who would actively contribute >content, especially if they could contribute. > >Perhaps something that interfaces between the remote-controlled >frontend and the TV listings would be a suitable application - e.g. a >central server contains the details of the ratings/suggestions of >shows/movies that users can make via the remote from their armchair >when checking the listings (e.g. menu option 'Mark as recommended')). >A similar feature could then be used to filter future listings to show >those shows/movies that are recommended or highly recommended by other >MythTV users but with the option to add opinions which can be read if >the users so wish. > >Nick >___ >mythtv-users mailing list >mythtv-users@mythtv.org >http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] IMDB Screen Scrap... legal?
On 7/8/05, Aaron Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Since the majority of frontends out there are designed to run without > keyboards, how many people do you think would actually bother to submit > review material? > On a similar note, do we have some kind of estimate of total MythTV users? I think it's a good idea in theory, I' m wondering whether such a venture would be sustainable due to a) the total number of MythTV users, and b) the proportion of those who would actively contribute content, especially if they could contribute. Perhaps something that interfaces between the remote-controlled frontend and the TV listings would be a suitable application - e.g. a central server contains the details of the ratings/suggestions of shows/movies that users can make via the remote from their armchair when checking the listings (e.g. menu option 'Mark as recommended')). A similar feature could then be used to filter future listings to show those shows/movies that are recommended or highly recommended by other MythTV users but with the option to add opinions which can be read if the users so wish. Nick ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Disk utilization on slave backend questions
Thanks everyone, it sounds like I should stick with keeping local drives in the machines. One question Bruce about the NFS thing. Just so I'm understanding this correctly, I don't need NFS drives in order for my combo frontend/backend to be able to play a recording which was recorded on the slave's local drive, correct? (including live TV) NFS would only be necessary if I wanted to have the slave WRITE the recording to a non-local drive...? In other words, the master backend knows how to get data from the slave backend without requiring NFS. Please let me know if I'm mis-understanding this. Thanks! On 7/8/05, Bruce Markey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alex Brekken wrote: > > Hey all, I'm currently running a combo frontend/backend machine which > > has a 200 GB hard drive, and one PVR-250 tuner card. I'd like to add > > a slave backend which would also have a PVR-250 tuner card and a 160 > > GB drive. > > > > I feel like I have an OK understanding of how a distributed Myth > > system will work, but I'm a little confused about the best way to > > configure the drives. > > > > Does it make sense to put the 160 GB drive in the slave backend? I > > Yes. > > > assume that whatever recording is done on the slave, whether it's live > > TV or just a standard recording, will get written to that local drive. > > They will be written to the directory on your prefix path set > in mythtv-setup. If that is a local disk, it will be written > locally. If the dir is on an NFS mount, the traffic will go > across the network, > > > So therefore, if the slave is down for any reason, then I obviously > > won't be able to watch whatever shows were recorded on it. > > True. but if an NFS mount is unreachable during a recording, the > recording would fail. I'd rather grumble about having to fix a > machine before being able to watch a recording than to never have > the recording succeed in the first place. Network traffic can be > an issue but reliability is the main reason I use local disks on > my slaves. Another reason is that files are written contiguously > when there is only one being written to a filesystem rather than > fragmented with multiple recordings written to the same disk but > that's more something for Adrian Monk to worry about. > > > Additionally, can the master backend/frontend machine just "see" the > > 160G drive on the slave? Or do I need to set up an NFS or > > something...? > > NFS or something. Myth doesn't know the fs type, it just writes > to a directory > > > On the other hand, if I put the 160G drive on the combo > > frontend/backend box (along-side the 200G drive), then any recording > > the slave does has to be pushed across the network to the combo > > machine. Is this a big deal? > > Depends on the bitrate and network throughput. It will add some > latency but my not be noticeable. If you have any other apps that > saturate the net in bursts, you may get damaged recordings. These > would not be issues with local dedicated drives. > > -- bjm > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] IMDB Screen Scrap... legal?
Since the majority of frontends out there are designed to run without keyboards, how many people do you think would actually bother to submit review material? Dean Collins wrote: >On that matter, I've been tossing around some ideas about a community >server. > >I have some additional real-time functionality I'd like to build in but >one of the static concepts is I'd like to build a server that >automatically looks up reviews that other myth-tv users have submitted. > >Eg I love the film The Mechanic with Charles Bronson, some of you guys >might see that it is showing on channel xyz but not know anything about >it, you might be interested in checking out if anyone else has reviewed >it - when you see my write up it might convince you to check it out. > >It would also be interesting to see if we could get the oztivo guys >involved. > >Does anyone think this is of value? Anyone able to give some advice to >my software developer who has never built anything for myth tv in his >life >before some ideas about how to set it up? > >Any thoughts? > > >Cheers, >Dean > > > > > >>-Original Message- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:mythtv-users- >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Gardner >>Sent: Friday, 8 July 2005 4:23 PM >>To: andrew matthews; Discussion about mythtv >>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] IMDB Screen Scrap... legal? >> >> >> >> >>>explicitly forbidden. Only small subsets of filmographies are >>> >>> >allowed to > > >>be >> >> >>>quoted, and only on non-commercial websites. The latter restrictions >>> >>> >on > > >>the >> >> >>>use of data may be unenforceable, as the U.S. Supreme Court in Feist >>> >>> >v. > > >>>Rural ruled that collections of facts are not protected by >>> >>> >copyright." > > >>> With that being said... i can say anything to scare you but that >>> >>> >>doesn't >> >> >>>mean i can take it to court and win. >>> >>> >>Ok great there is a possible legal loophole that Myth would fit >>into. But as a community project i feel we have a greater >>responsibility. If a site askes not to be screen scraped, whe should >>comply with their wishes. Especialy when there is another alternative >>that is free, and completely legal. >> >>-- >>_\ | /_ >> (@ @) >>-oOOo-(_)-oOOo- >> ~ Mark >> Gardner ~ >>___ >>mythtv-users mailing list >>mythtv-users@mythtv.org >>http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users >> >> > > > > > > >___ >mythtv-users mailing list >mythtv-users@mythtv.org >http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] IMDB Screen Scrap... legal?
On 7/8/05, Mark Gardner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > explicitly forbidden. Only small subsets of filmographies are allowed to be > > quoted, and only on non-commercial websites. The latter restrictions on the > > use of data may be unenforceable, as the U.S. Supreme Court in Feist v. > > Rural ruled that collections of facts are not protected by copyright." > > > > With that being said... i can say anything to scare you but that doesn't > > mean i can take it to court and win. > > Ok great there is a possible legal loophole that Myth would fit > into. But as a community project i feel we have a greater > responsibility. If a site askes not to be screen scraped, whe should > comply with their wishes. Especialy when there is another alternative > that is free, and completely legal. IANAL - I don't think that scraping would be covered under that ruling due to the definition of a 'collection of facts'. I agree that if a site states that certain uses of its data are forbidden then it should be respected, especially as the data concerned is the property of the site. It is however quite hard to regulate access to a busy site if data is coming from a 'normal' request and being used non-commercially. This seems to be a situation similar to the gathering of TV listings e.g Tribune, and whereby a pay service would allow the content to be licensed for a particular use. There is however the possibility to have the imdb data local (ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/pub/misc/movies/database/tools/movie-database-faq) which _may_ offer a compromise (no scraping, but additional overhead). Nick ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Changing channels across tuners
Hello! I have several tuners in my boxes, and all of them but 1 are for the same source. The tuners are all bt8x cards capturing analog cable from comcast. However, recently I've (finally) successfully been able to install and configure a pcHDTV 3000 card. It's working great, I captured a few shows over the past couple of days in high def, and they are sooo beautiful I am having a hard time going back to watching the analog versions I have recorded. The setup required 2 sources setup through zap2it to acomplish this. One is called comcast, the other is HDTV. The comcast was setup choosing cable, then comcast locally; the HDTV was setup through choosing local broadcast stations, and then removing anything not "DT" at the end. Anyway... The rare occasion I do watch LiveTV, I can switch channels no problem using the arrow keys or even typing in the channel number. But, if I come across a HDTV channel, myth will just skip it as if it doesn't exist. BUT if I change tuners to the high def tuner first, I can then flip through the high def stations BUT cannot tune the analog channels. I hope I've painted a clear idea of what the problem is, if not please reply and I'll see if I can be any more clear. If you understand what I'm saying, does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks! ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Disk utilization on slave backend questions
Alex Brekken wrote: Hey all, I'm currently running a combo frontend/backend machine which has a 200 GB hard drive, and one PVR-250 tuner card. I'd like to add a slave backend which would also have a PVR-250 tuner card and a 160 GB drive. I feel like I have an OK understanding of how a distributed Myth system will work, but I'm a little confused about the best way to configure the drives. Does it make sense to put the 160 GB drive in the slave backend? I Yes. assume that whatever recording is done on the slave, whether it's live TV or just a standard recording, will get written to that local drive. They will be written to the directory on your prefix path set in mythtv-setup. If that is a local disk, it will be written locally. If the dir is on an NFS mount, the traffic will go across the network, So therefore, if the slave is down for any reason, then I obviously won't be able to watch whatever shows were recorded on it. True. but if an NFS mount is unreachable during a recording, the recording would fail. I'd rather grumble about having to fix a machine before being able to watch a recording than to never have the recording succeed in the first place. Network traffic can be an issue but reliability is the main reason I use local disks on my slaves. Another reason is that files are written contiguously when there is only one being written to a filesystem rather than fragmented with multiple recordings written to the same disk but that's more something for Adrian Monk to worry about. Additionally, can the master backend/frontend machine just "see" the 160G drive on the slave? Or do I need to set up an NFS or something...? NFS or something. Myth doesn't know the fs type, it just writes to a directory On the other hand, if I put the 160G drive on the combo frontend/backend box (along-side the 200G drive), then any recording the slave does has to be pushed across the network to the combo machine. Is this a big deal? Depends on the bitrate and network throughput. It will add some latency but my not be noticeable. If you have any other apps that saturate the net in bursts, you may get damaged recordings. These would not be issues with local dedicated drives. -- bjm ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Disk utilization on slave backend questions
On 7/8/05, Alex Brekken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey all, I'm currently running a combo frontend/backend machine which > has a 200 GB hard drive, and one PVR-250 tuner card. I'd like to add > a slave backend which would also have a PVR-250 tuner card and a 160 > GB drive. > > I feel like I have an OK understanding of how a distributed Myth > system will work, but I'm a little confused about the best way to > configure the drives. > > Does it make sense to put the 160 GB drive in the slave backend? I > assume that whatever recording is done on the slave, whether it's live > TV or just a standard recording, will get written to that local drive. > So therefore, if the slave is down for any reason, then I obviously > won't be able to watch whatever shows were recorded on it. > Additionally, can the master backend/frontend machine just "see" the > 160G drive on the slave? Or do I need to set up an NFS or > something...? > > On the other hand, if I put the 160G drive on the combo > frontend/backend box (along-side the 200G drive), then any recording > the slave does has to be pushed across the network to the combo > machine. Is this a big deal? > > I guess I'm mainly wondering what other Myth users feel is the best > way to set this up as far as disk usage is concerned. Thanks! > ___ I've recently ran into the same circumstance. I however chose to make use of the slave backend as a slave backend. I stuffed a capture card in there, setup the hard drive, and used it as a slave backend. It works great, when I switch cards locally before, it switched just as you would expect, and now when I switch cards, it includes the card stuffed in the slave backend, and if I wasn't a hardware nut, there wouldn't be an easy way to tell the difference! I really like this setup. But you mentioned "if the backend is down, I can't access my recordings from that machine". This is absolutely true. I however don't plan on having it down. If it 'goes to sleep' I can always wake it. I find it quite... nice to have 2 seperate backends rather than everything thrown into 1 box. It's more attribution to Myth's awesome features, plus it gives me the ability to expand much easier. In the end, the answer you really need is that it's just personal preference. Good Luck! ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] FC4 and AMD64 - almost, but no cigar.... need mythplugins for x86
After weeks of problematic dependency errors with my FC3 install attempts and no FC4 mythtv RPMS, it looks like I might just be in luck! I have a clean FC4 install on my AMD64 backend, and I see now that the FC4 RPMS are now available! Yee-haw!!! Except the mythtvplugins are only available for i386... bummer! Anyone have an idea when they might be complied for x86_64? I'm really hoping to finally see MythTV running soon on my machine Thanks!Adam ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
RE: [mythtv-users] IMDB Screen Scrap... legal?
On that matter, I've been tossing around some ideas about a community server. I have some additional real-time functionality I'd like to build in but one of the static concepts is I'd like to build a server that automatically looks up reviews that other myth-tv users have submitted. Eg I love the film The Mechanic with Charles Bronson, some of you guys might see that it is showing on channel xyz but not know anything about it, you might be interested in checking out if anyone else has reviewed it - when you see my write up it might convince you to check it out. It would also be interesting to see if we could get the oztivo guys involved. Does anyone think this is of value? Anyone able to give some advice to my software developer who has never built anything for myth tv in his life before some ideas about how to set it up? Any thoughts? Cheers, Dean > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:mythtv-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Gardner > Sent: Friday, 8 July 2005 4:23 PM > To: andrew matthews; Discussion about mythtv > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] IMDB Screen Scrap... legal? > > > > explicitly forbidden. Only small subsets of filmographies are allowed to > be > > quoted, and only on non-commercial websites. The latter restrictions on > the > > use of data may be unenforceable, as the U.S. Supreme Court in Feist v. > > Rural ruled that collections of facts are not protected by copyright." > > > > With that being said... i can say anything to scare you but that > doesn't > > mean i can take it to court and win. > > Ok great there is a possible legal loophole that Myth would fit > into. But as a community project i feel we have a greater > responsibility. If a site askes not to be screen scraped, whe should > comply with their wishes. Especialy when there is another alternative > that is free, and completely legal. > > -- > _\ | /_ >(@ @) > -oOOo-(_)-oOOo- > ~ Mark > Gardner ~ > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Disk utilization on slave backend questions
On 7/8/05, Alex Brekken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey all, I'm currently running a combo frontend/backend machine which > has a 200 GB hard drive, and one PVR-250 tuner card. I'd like to add > a slave backend which would also have a PVR-250 tuner card and a 160 > GB drive. Is the slave just for 'just in case it's needed' recordings, or will it be used a lot? > > I feel like I have an OK understanding of how a distributed Myth > system will work, but I'm a little confused about the best way to > configure the drives. > > Does it make sense to put the 160 GB drive in the slave backend? I > assume that whatever recording is done on the slave, whether it's live > TV or just a standard recording, will get written to that local drive. > So therefore, if the slave is down for any reason, then I obviously > won't be able to watch whatever shows were recorded on it. > Additionally, can the master backend/frontend machine just "see" the > 160G drive on the slave? Or do I need to set up an NFS or > something...? If the new machine is setup correctly as a slave, (AFAIUI) the master backend will just set it and make use of the recorder and disk space (configured on the slave backend). > > On the other hand, if I put the 160G drive on the combo > frontend/backend box (along-side the 200G drive), then any recording > the slave does has to be pushed across the network to the combo > machine. Is this a big deal? Not really if using a hardware capture card like you are - pushing maybe 1-2 MBytes/s across the wired network (even possible over 54g wireless, I'd be wary using 11b though). If the 2 machines are in the same vicinity I'd stick to cable, especially if you are wanting to also transfer other large files between the two machines. > > I guess I'm mainly wondering what other Myth users feel is the best > way to set this up as far as disk usage is concerned. Thanks! I'd be tempted to set up a dedicated master backend, using both drives and both capture cards - it can also be used as a frontend locally, and the other machine could just be used as a dedicated frontend. This way, you don't have to worry about the slave being off or inaccessible, all disk space can be utilised easily, and both capture cards are always available. You could also create a separate network share for other media files, such as MP£s, Oggs and AVIs to make them available to other machines on the network. Good luck whatever you decide, Nick ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] IMDB Screen Scrap... legal?
> explicitly forbidden. Only small subsets of filmographies are allowed to be > quoted, and only on non-commercial websites. The latter restrictions on the > use of data may be unenforceable, as the U.S. Supreme Court in Feist v. > Rural ruled that collections of facts are not protected by copyright." > > With that being said... i can say anything to scare you but that doesn't > mean i can take it to court and win. Ok great there is a possible legal loophole that Myth would fit into. But as a community project i feel we have a greater responsibility. If a site askes not to be screen scraped, whe should comply with their wishes. Especialy when there is another alternative that is free, and completely legal. -- _\ | /_ (@ @) -oOOo-(_)-oOOo- ~ Mark Gardner ~ ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Disk utilization on slave backend questions
Hey all, I'm currently running a combo frontend/backend machine which has a 200 GB hard drive, and one PVR-250 tuner card. I'd like to add a slave backend which would also have a PVR-250 tuner card and a 160 GB drive. I feel like I have an OK understanding of how a distributed Myth system will work, but I'm a little confused about the best way to configure the drives. Does it make sense to put the 160 GB drive in the slave backend? I assume that whatever recording is done on the slave, whether it's live TV or just a standard recording, will get written to that local drive. So therefore, if the slave is down for any reason, then I obviously won't be able to watch whatever shows were recorded on it. Additionally, can the master backend/frontend machine just "see" the 160G drive on the slave? Or do I need to set up an NFS or something...? On the other hand, if I put the 160G drive on the combo frontend/backend box (along-side the 200G drive), then any recording the slave does has to be pushed across the network to the combo machine. Is this a big deal? I guess I'm mainly wondering what other Myth users feel is the best way to set this up as far as disk usage is concerned. Thanks! ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] time loss...
Why not use a cron job to sync hourly? (run 'crontab -e' as myth user) --CUT HERE-- NTPSRV=pool.ntp.org 35 * * * * /usr/sbin/ntpdate $NTPSRV --END CUT--- You'll have to disable the ntpd service, or else you won't be able to sync, since the daemon has control of the port. # /sbin/service ntpd stop # /sbin/chkconfig ntpd off My $.02. Good luck! Cheers! -James -- James D. Fryman A+, Security+, MCSA, MCSE E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] GnuPG: 0x4222017D Michael Kimberlin wrote: My mythtv box is losing time. I get different output from hwclock and date...even a couple of seconds after syncing the two up. It seems to get worse when a recording is happening. I lose quite a bit of time (into the hours a day, on days that have more recordings). Needless to say, this totally screws up my start and stop times. I read that syncing the hardware and system clock and then removing /etc/adjtime followed by a reboot would take care of this...and it seemed to. But as soon as a recording started I was back in the same boat again. It's amazingly disappointing to come home to a show that started recording 15 minutes too late and pushes 15 into the next show...and it's everyday. ANY help would be greatly appreciated... Thanks, -michael ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] time loss...
Try changing your bios battery. On 7/8/05, Michael Kimberlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My mythtv box is losing time. I get different output from hwclock and > date...even a couple of seconds after syncing the two up. It seems to get > worse when a recording is happening. I lose quite a bit of time (into the > hours a day, on days that have more recordings). Needless to say, this > totally screws up my start and stop times. > > I read that syncing the hardware and system clock and then removing > /etc/adjtime followed by a reboot would take care of this...and it seemed > to. But as soon as a recording started I was back in the same boat again. > > It's amazingly disappointing to come home to a show that started recording > 15 minutes too late and pushes 15 into the next show...and it's everyday. > ANY help would be greatly appreciated... > > Thanks, > -michael > > > > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] IMDB Screen Scrap... legal?
Quote from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Movie_Database#Copyright_issues "All volunteers who contribute content to the database retain copyright to their contributions but grant full rights to copy, modify, and sublicense the content to IMDb. IMDb in turn does not allow others to use movie summaries or actor biographies without written permission. Using filtering software to avoid the display of advertisements from the site is also explicitly forbidden. Only small subsets of filmographies are allowed to be quoted, and only on non-commercial websites. The latter restrictions on the use of data may be unenforceable, as the U.S. Supreme Court in Feist v. Rural ruled that collections of facts are not protected by copyright." With that being said... i can say anything to scare you but that doesn't mean i can take it to court and win.On 7/8/05, Aaron Stewart < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:I'd imagine that no, it's not a good thing. That being said, I think IMDB might offer a web services REST/SOAP apithrough Amazon; barring that, a lot of IMDB's data is exposed throughamazon's webservices (ECS 4.0) interface.. http://webservices.amazon.comCheers,-=AaronMark Gardner wrote:> I don't think that the IMDB screen scraping that mythVideo is using is> legal under the rules and conditions with IMDB. > http://www.imdb.com/conditions> Does myth tv have written consent to use the information?>> The Reason I Ask is that I"m writing my own program and running into > legal problems, and remember that Myth does the same thing.>> --> _\ | /_>(@ @)> -oOOo-(_)-oOOo-> ~ Mark> Gardner ~> >>>___>mythtv-users mailing list> mythtv-users@mythtv.org>http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users>>___ mythtv-users mailing listmythtv-users@mythtv.orghttp://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] time loss...
My mythtv box is losing time. I get different output from hwclock and date...even a couple of seconds after syncing the two up. It seems to get worse when a recording is happening. I lose quite a bit of time (into the hours a day, on days that have more recordings). Needless to say, this totally screws up my start and stop times. I read that syncing the hardware and system clock and then removing /etc/adjtime followed by a reboot would take care of this...and it seemed to. But as soon as a recording started I was back in the same boat again. It's amazingly disappointing to come home to a show that started recording 15 minutes too late and pushes 15 into the next show...and it's everyday. ANY help would be greatly appreciated... Thanks, -michael ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] IMDB Screen Scrap... legal?
I'd imagine that no, it's not a good thing. That being said, I think IMDB might offer a web services REST/SOAP api through Amazon; barring that, a lot of IMDB's data is exposed through amazon's webservices (ECS 4.0) interface.. http://webservices.amazon.com Cheers, -=Aaron Mark Gardner wrote: > I don't think that the IMDB screen scraping that mythVideo is using is > legal under the rules and conditions with IMDB. > http://www.imdb.com/conditions > Does myth tv have written consent to use the information? > > The Reason I Ask is that I"m writing my own program and running into > legal problems, and remember that Myth does the same thing. > > -- > _\ | /_ >(@ @) > -oOOo-(_)-oOOo- > ~ Mark > Gardner ~ > > > >___ >mythtv-users mailing list >mythtv-users@mythtv.org >http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] IMDB Screen Scrap... legal?
I don't think that the IMDB screen scraping that mythVideo is using is legal under the rules and conditions with IMDB.http://www.imdb.com/conditions Does myth tv have written consent to use the information? The Reason I Ask is that I"m writing my own program and running into legal problems, and remember that Myth does the same thing. --_\ | /_ (@ @)-oOOo-(_)-oOOo- ~ Mark Gardner ~ ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV on XDSL on XBox
What issues did you encounter? I was really hoping to be able to use XDSL, not for the fast boot time, but the read-only file system. I use my xbox for games and myth, and making shutting down linux frequent, and a pain. Anyone know of any other xbox live cds that are expandable with packages? On 7/7/05, Jamison Ables <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok I just thought that I would post back and say that it has been slow > going. XDSL takes alot more modification than I orginally anticapated. > Its to the point were it doesnt look much like xdsl but more like > debian. The boot times still aren't bad but its still would take more > work and right now I can't see it being worth it with a proven solution > like mythtv-xbox. Sorry to get everyones hopes up and I will keep > tinkering but dont expect anything. If you want to play with it, be my > guest but I feel that you will soon find some of the problems I ran into. > > Jamison Ables > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Keyboard partially working in recordings.
I have a remote frontend-only machine, and for some reason, many of the keyboard commands no longer work. When watching a recording, Esc seems to work, and P (for pause) seems to be okay. But other functions, like i (for Info) or space/enter (to save the current position) don't work whatsoever. The arrow keys also work fine, since we are able to navigate through the menus and choose recordings to view. I checked the host name of the machine, and it does appear to be set properly, as well as the looking the keybindings for that machine via mythweb. Everything looks okay, but still, the keyboard isn't fully functional when playing back recordings. Any idea as to where I might look? Thanks! ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: kickstart-26 and FC3
> I got mine working.. Here's what I did incase someone is as eagar as me. > > installed apt > forced install of atrpms package config > apt-get update > and I was good from there. Thanks everyone. I'll give it a go tonight when I get home from work. -=/>Thom ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: mythtv-users Digest, Vol 30, Issue 28
Hi George, thanks for the reply. Upon further testing, my "two recordings at once" theory didn't hold up. Even after a restart, going from a dead-calm system to record on one tuner, the exact same thing happens - always 18-20 seconds into the recording, a burst of 'fast-forward' and then all is lost. Is your capture card overheating? ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] MySql Error - Error Clearing Recorded Markup?
Michael Haan wrote: I just rebooted my Myth box, which was working fine, and I get this now when trying to start mythbackend: DB Error (Clear markup on record): Query was: DELETE FROM recordedmarkup WHERE chanid = '1013' AND starttime = '20050708115700'; Driver error was [2/1016]: QMYSQL3: Unable to execute query Database error was: Can't open file: 'recordedmarkup.MYI'. (errno: 145) Any ideas what this is and how to fix it? ___ Yes. Table corruption. when in mysql give the commnd "check table recordedmarkup", likely followed by "repair table recordedmarkup". Cheers ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Re: MySql Error - Error Clearing Recorded Markup?
On 7/8/05, Michael Haan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just rebooted my Myth box, which was working fine, and I get this > now when trying to start mythbackend: > > DB Error (Clear markup on record): > Query was: > DELETE FROM recordedmarkup WHERE chanid = '1013' AND starttime = > '20050708115700'; > Driver error was [2/1016]: > QMYSQL3: Unable to execute query > Database error was: > Can't open file: 'recordedmarkup.MYI'. (errno: 145) > > Any ideas what this is and how to fix it? > Found the answer here: http://mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-users/2003-November/020788.html ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Freqid and Sky Digital
On 7/8/05, Darren Coleman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ant Daniel > > Sent: 08 July 2005 14:23 > > To: Discussion about mythtv > > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Freqid and Sky Digital > > > > Fro what I understand of what you saying, your missing the bit about > > setting up an external channel changer. > > > > Without the channel changer script, the tunner will attempt to change > > by returning the coax input, as you've got a s-video input, from and > > external box, you need to setup myth to call a channel change script, > > this also requires a blaster (ir/rf) to actually change the box (i.e. > > send the infrared signal for the channel) > > > > Additionally, you will want mythfilldatabase to populate your scehdule > > from Radio Times, or you'll be missing the advantages of Myth. > > > > Ant. > > I've already got mythfilldatabase populating the schedule from RT, with the > correct channel numbers and even some icons. > > I'm not too fussed about MythTV actually changing the channel at the moment > because I know this will involve scripts and an IR blaster. I'm more > concerned by the fact that when I type in the channel number, or press up or > down on the keyboard - it just pauses and then shows me the same on-screen > information. > > I don't know if I'm making much sense or not - basically since the feed from > the Sky Digital box is "just a video feed" Myth will have no way of knowing > what channel, frequency or whatever the Sky box will be running. I do not > need Myth or my PVR card to do any tuning at all, the coax connection is not > even used - I just want the OSD and TV guide to reflect the change in > channel (in other words, if I type in 301 - I want it to switch to Sky > Sports 1 on the OSN and TV guide, irrespective of whats being shown on the > screen (as that's a separate configuration issue imo). Perhaps you need to use a dummy script that MythTV can innocently run when trying to change channel. If the channel change script value is populated with a script the exists, Myth will not try to tune automatically to the freqid. I think that if there is no script being called, the channel change will fail, and myth will remain on the same channel it was on before. If Myth thinks the channel change script returned OK, it will probably then update the OSD with the new channel info. Does browse mode work though when watching the feed from the Sky box? I.e. just getting the different channel info but not trying to actually change channel? > > Hope I'm being clear - I know it's a slightly confusing scenario. It would > probably be easier if I was using a DVB card, with the Sky signal being fed > directly into the card in the PC - but then I would only be able to view > Free-to-Air channels (all premium Sky channels are encrypted and require the > STB to decrypt). Only if the DVB card was a DVB-S card probably. I'm not sure if the Sky box would provide a DVB-T version on the channels and not DVB-S as it's coming from satellite and not OTA. Nick ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] MySql Error - Error Clearing Recorded Markup?
I just rebooted my Myth box, which was working fine, and I get this now when trying to start mythbackend: DB Error (Clear markup on record): Query was: DELETE FROM recordedmarkup WHERE chanid = '1013' AND starttime = '20050708115700'; Driver error was [2/1016]: QMYSQL3: Unable to execute query Database error was: Can't open file: 'recordedmarkup.MYI'. (errno: 145) Any ideas what this is and how to fix it? ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: kickstart-26 and FC3
> Axel Thimm wrote: >> Let me clarify: sqlite3 is available for FC3 from ATrpms: >> >> http://atrpms.net/dist/fc3/sqlite/ >> >> But it's the chicken and egg problem: Since atrpms-kickstart is built >> against FC3&ATrpms updates it can only be installed on such a >> system. But you usually want to use atrpms-kickstart on a pure >> unupdated FC3 system to get there. >> >> So either wait for an update cycle (within the next 24h) to use >> atrpms-kickstart, or get the 3-4 packages that atrpms-kickstart >> consolidates > > Understood. It was late last night, and when it barked about sqlite3 > among others, I just assumed something was out-of-whack. Didn't think > of grabbing 'em from yer site. > > I just pointed yum at ATrpms, and everything was happy after that. > > Thanks. > > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > I got mine working.. Here's what I did incase someone is as eagar as me. installed apt forced install of atrpms package config apt-get update and I was good from there. Thanks Axel. Johnny ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: kickstart-26 and FC3
Axel Thimm wrote: Let me clarify: sqlite3 is available for FC3 from ATrpms: http://atrpms.net/dist/fc3/sqlite/ But it's the chicken and egg problem: Since atrpms-kickstart is built against FC3&ATrpms updates it can only be installed on such a system. But you usually want to use atrpms-kickstart on a pure unupdated FC3 system to get there. So either wait for an update cycle (within the next 24h) to use atrpms-kickstart, or get the 3-4 packages that atrpms-kickstart consolidates Understood. It was late last night, and when it barked about sqlite3 among others, I just assumed something was out-of-whack. Didn't think of grabbing 'em from yer site. I just pointed yum at ATrpms, and everything was happy after that. Thanks. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Re: kickstart-26 and FC3
On Fri, Jul 08, 2005 at 11:02:27AM -0400, Charles wrote: > Well, yes, sqlite is in FC3, but its version 2.8, I believe. The > dependencies were complaining because sqlite3 was not present. Maybe > I'm wrong, but I thought sqlite3 was from FC4. No? Let me clarify: sqlite3 is available for FC3 from ATrpms: http://atrpms.net/dist/fc3/sqlite/ But it's the chicken and egg problem: Since atrpms-kickstart is built against FC3&ATrpms updates it can only be installed on such a system. But you usually want to use atrpms-kickstart on a pure unupdated FC3 system to get there. So either wait for an update cycle (within the next 24h) to use atrpms-kickstart, or get the 3-4 packages that atrpms-kickstart consolidates > Axel Thimm wrote: > >No, sqlite is in FC3, too. The issue is that the atrpms-kickstart > >package needs to be built on a pure FC3 box, and it was built in an > >FC3&ATrpms upgraded environment. > > > >I'll rebuild atrpms-kickstart, but you can also just get the apt & > >atrpms-package-config etc. and install them with rpm -Uhv. -- Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net pgpjVdNrHTnGJ.pgp Description: PGP signature ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: kickstart-26 and FC3
> On Fri, Jul 08, 2005 at 07:29:19AM -0400, Charles wrote: >> Thom Paine wrote: >> >I've been just trying to reinstall following Jarod's guide and I'm >> >getting dependency errors with the kickstart-26 file. >> > >> >Anyone else tried a new install in the last day or so? >> >> Yep, just last night I ran into the same thing with it and the ATrpms >> apt package. I'm thinking that something to do with FC4 got >> cross-polinated as one of the dependencies was sqlite3, which if I'm not >> mistaken is the version from FC4. > > No, sqlite is in FC3, too. The issue is that the atrpms-kickstart > package needs to be built on a pure FC3 box, and it was built in an > FC3&ATrpms upgraded environment. > > I'll rebuild atrpms-kickstart, but you can also just get the apt & > atrpms-package-config etc. and install them with rpm -Uhv. > -- > Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > I believe I tried to install apt and not use the kickstart package but I had other dependency issues. So then I tried updating with yum. Right now I'm trying to do a full up2date update and see if all the dependencys are met to install apt. Johnny ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Myxer Update - added Nuvola style and Myxer Web Configurator PHP files
Excellent work on this! The only upgrade I can see that would be handy is the option to create 16:9 oriented themes. Certainly not a simple change to be sure. On 7/8/05, Dave Hofstra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'll look into it, it should be possible. I noticed that some of the > backgrounds, especially the photographic ones appear bad in other > parts of Myth. > > I dont really understand what you are talking about in the program > guide, so I will take a look at it this weekend in both visor and also > in Myxer. It shouldn't be too hard to alter things like this, > especially since I've heard this complaint before. > > Dave Hofstra > > > On 7/8/05, Alex Brekken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dave, maybe a random question here but is there a way through Myxer to > > change the background/look & feel of the Program Guide? My assumption > > is no, but I thought I'd check in case I missed something. I > > absolutely love Myxer (and Titivillius), but I'm only so-so on the > > EPG. If I could somehow swap-in the "Visor" background for the EPG, > > while retaining everything else I'd be in heaven. Thanks, > > > > Alex > > > > > > On 7/7/05, Dave Hofstra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have updated the Myxer theme again, this time adding graphics > > > from the Nuvola theme. (With permission from Nuvola's author). The > > > actual Nuvola theme can be found here: > > > http://www.umich2.com/files/2005/05/updated_nuvola.html if you want > > > the whole theme instead of Myxer's skinning of it. > > > I have also added Stef Coene's awesom PHP web Configurator for > > > Myxer. ( http://www.docum.org/staf/mythtv ) It allows you to preview > > > your changes right in your PHP enabled webserver. Very Cool! Please > > > try this thing out on your local webserver so we dont hammer poor > > > Stef's bandwidth on his server. > > > I also did some minor (unnoticeable) enhancements to the > > > watermark naming in the theme.xml files. > > > I still want to add more iconsets, but I really wont have much > > > time for about another month. I also want to incorporate Stef's PHP > > > output as an option in myxerCustomizer for easier application of what > > > you do inside his scripts. Shouldn't be very hard at all. > > > > > > http://lisadaveh.home.comcast.net/myxer/ > > > > > > Believe it or not, alot of work went into this release, and not much > > > testing, so if you find something that doesn't work, please let me > > > know right away. > > > > > > Have Fun! > > > > > > Dave Hofstra > > > > > > Lengthy revision text below - > > > 07/07/05 > > > Added Nuvola items (Watermarks, Background, and Buttons). > > > Much thanks goes out to Nuvola's creator for letting me use these > > > fantastic graphics. There are many other things I could add from the > > > Nuvola themeset (like theme.xml, arrows, and some of the UI stuff) but > > > for now, I think the additions are fine. The homepage for the actual > > > Nuvola theme is > > > http://www.umich2.com/files/2005/05/updated_nuvola.html . Check it > > > out if you like it, as the actual Nuvola theme has quite a bit more > > > differences than the current Myxer can make available. You can select > > > the pre-made Nuvola Myxer style by using option #7 > > > "Apply_Pre-Built_Skin_Sets" area of the main menu. Of course, all the > > > graphics are individually selectable also. > > > I have also included the excellent Myxer Configurator PHP > > > files that were created by Stef Coene. These files, when dropped into > > > a PHP enabled webserver, will allow you to 'play around' with all the > > > aspects of Myxer using a web interface. (Imagine seeing thumbnail > > > previews of all the available graphics in Myxer and making a preview > > > of your final items.) I will have to work on integrating this somehow > > > into myxer, where once you pick the files in the PHP pages, you could > > > paste the output into MyxerCustomizer. This should be really easy, > > > but I haven't had alot of time lately. If you need installation > > > instructions, check out > > > http://www.docum.org/staf/blog/index.php?catid=2&blogid=1 and he also > > > has an online version of the PHP files here > > > http://www.docum.org/staf/mythtv/ (but I assume it'd be nicer and > > > faster on your own server as well as not hammering his server.) Just > > > extract the "myxer_web_configurator.tar" file found in the > > > MyxerCustomizer directory and put the folder in your php enabled > > > webserver. This thing is VERY cool, much thanks goes out to Stef for > > > a job well done! > > > I also have updated the theme.xml files to allow more variety in > > > available watermarks within Myth (although only nuvola watermarks are > > > currently using the newly available ones). Let me know if I screwed > > > anything up. While I was in there, I added a watermark for Video > > > Gallery which was somehow missing. > > > __
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: kickstart-26 and FC3
Well, yes, sqlite is in FC3, but its version 2.8, I believe. The dependencies were complaining because sqlite3 was not present. Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought sqlite3 was from FC4. No? Axel Thimm wrote: No, sqlite is in FC3, too. The issue is that the atrpms-kickstart package needs to be built on a pure FC3 box, and it was built in an FC3&ATrpms upgraded environment. I'll rebuild atrpms-kickstart, but you can also just get the apt & atrpms-package-config etc. and install them with rpm -Uhv. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Re: mythtv-users Digest, Vol 30, Issue 28
George wrote: It should be easy enough to test the two-recodings-simultaneously theory by creating two telnet/ssh sessions and having one cat the 350's output directly to its playback device (cat /dev/video1 > /dev/video16) and then doing a cat on the 250's device to a file or /dev/null. Actually /dev/null would test if you're able to do file i/o on both devices simultaneously, if the 350 output is in sync with the 250 going to /dev/null and not with it going to a file then i/o performance is a likely culprit. I guess there are lots of possibilities but that's where I'd start, at the raw device level. Hi George, thanks for the reply. Upon further testing, my "two recordings at once" theory didn't hold up. Even after a restart, going from a dead-calm system to record on one tuner, the exact same thing happens - always 18-20 seconds into the recording, a burst of 'fast-forward' and then all is lost. Rolling back to ivtv-0.2.0-rc3k seems to have fixed it, but I get a persistent black screen under 0.2.0 that originally prompted the upgrade way back when. Thank you for your help, though, it is much appreciated! Grr... Steve ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Re: kickstart-26 and FC3
On Fri, Jul 08, 2005 at 07:29:19AM -0400, Charles wrote: > Thom Paine wrote: > >I've been just trying to reinstall following Jarod's guide and I'm > >getting dependency errors with the kickstart-26 file. > > > >Anyone else tried a new install in the last day or so? > > Yep, just last night I ran into the same thing with it and the ATrpms > apt package. I'm thinking that something to do with FC4 got > cross-polinated as one of the dependencies was sqlite3, which if I'm not > mistaken is the version from FC4. No, sqlite is in FC3, too. The issue is that the atrpms-kickstart package needs to be built on a pure FC3 box, and it was built in an FC3&ATrpms upgraded environment. I'll rebuild atrpms-kickstart, but you can also just get the apt & atrpms-package-config etc. and install them with rpm -Uhv. -- Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net pgpMGMGYLB9ig.pgp Description: PGP signature ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Myxer Update - added Nuvola style and Myxer Web Configurator PHP files
I'll look into it, it should be possible. I noticed that some of the backgrounds, especially the photographic ones appear bad in other parts of Myth. I dont really understand what you are talking about in the program guide, so I will take a look at it this weekend in both visor and also in Myxer. It shouldn't be too hard to alter things like this, especially since I've heard this complaint before. Dave Hofstra On 7/8/05, Alex Brekken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dave, maybe a random question here but is there a way through Myxer to > change the background/look & feel of the Program Guide? My assumption > is no, but I thought I'd check in case I missed something. I > absolutely love Myxer (and Titivillius), but I'm only so-so on the > EPG. If I could somehow swap-in the "Visor" background for the EPG, > while retaining everything else I'd be in heaven. Thanks, > > Alex > > > On 7/7/05, Dave Hofstra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have updated the Myxer theme again, this time adding graphics > > from the Nuvola theme. (With permission from Nuvola's author). The > > actual Nuvola theme can be found here: > > http://www.umich2.com/files/2005/05/updated_nuvola.html if you want > > the whole theme instead of Myxer's skinning of it. > > I have also added Stef Coene's awesom PHP web Configurator for > > Myxer. ( http://www.docum.org/staf/mythtv ) It allows you to preview > > your changes right in your PHP enabled webserver. Very Cool! Please > > try this thing out on your local webserver so we dont hammer poor > > Stef's bandwidth on his server. > > I also did some minor (unnoticeable) enhancements to the > > watermark naming in the theme.xml files. > > I still want to add more iconsets, but I really wont have much > > time for about another month. I also want to incorporate Stef's PHP > > output as an option in myxerCustomizer for easier application of what > > you do inside his scripts. Shouldn't be very hard at all. > > > > http://lisadaveh.home.comcast.net/myxer/ > > > > Believe it or not, alot of work went into this release, and not much > > testing, so if you find something that doesn't work, please let me > > know right away. > > > > Have Fun! > > > > Dave Hofstra > > > > Lengthy revision text below - > > 07/07/05 > > Added Nuvola items (Watermarks, Background, and Buttons). > > Much thanks goes out to Nuvola's creator for letting me use these > > fantastic graphics. There are many other things I could add from the > > Nuvola themeset (like theme.xml, arrows, and some of the UI stuff) but > > for now, I think the additions are fine. The homepage for the actual > > Nuvola theme is > > http://www.umich2.com/files/2005/05/updated_nuvola.html . Check it > > out if you like it, as the actual Nuvola theme has quite a bit more > > differences than the current Myxer can make available. You can select > > the pre-made Nuvola Myxer style by using option #7 > > "Apply_Pre-Built_Skin_Sets" area of the main menu. Of course, all the > > graphics are individually selectable also. > > I have also included the excellent Myxer Configurator PHP > > files that were created by Stef Coene. These files, when dropped into > > a PHP enabled webserver, will allow you to 'play around' with all the > > aspects of Myxer using a web interface. (Imagine seeing thumbnail > > previews of all the available graphics in Myxer and making a preview > > of your final items.) I will have to work on integrating this somehow > > into myxer, where once you pick the files in the PHP pages, you could > > paste the output into MyxerCustomizer. This should be really easy, > > but I haven't had alot of time lately. If you need installation > > instructions, check out > > http://www.docum.org/staf/blog/index.php?catid=2&blogid=1 and he also > > has an online version of the PHP files here > > http://www.docum.org/staf/mythtv/ (but I assume it'd be nicer and > > faster on your own server as well as not hammering his server.) Just > > extract the "myxer_web_configurator.tar" file found in the > > MyxerCustomizer directory and put the folder in your php enabled > > webserver. This thing is VERY cool, much thanks goes out to Stef for > > a job well done! > > I also have updated the theme.xml files to allow more variety in > > available watermarks within Myth (although only nuvola watermarks are > > currently using the newly available ones). Let me know if I screwed > > anything up. While I was in there, I added a watermark for Video > > Gallery which was somehow missing. > > ___ > > mythtv-users mailing list > > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > ___ mythtv-users mailing
[mythtv-users] Re: mythtv-users Digest, Vol 30, Issue 28
Anthony wrote: way to check which tuner recorded what program? Could my problem be memory-related? I have 512MB in the machine, and it seems to run fairly 'full' - I've seen it at 1% or 2% free when a lot was going on. Hi Steve, Sorry to hear about your problems. 512MB should be plenty. I'm running a similar setup (Athlon XP 2500+, 512 MB, 1x350, 1x250, NForce2, etc) and when both tuners are running, I have no problems at all. When you say 1% or 2% free, how are you checking this? If you run "free -m" at the command line, it'll give you a breakdown of your memory usage. The first line might make things look pretty occupied, but you'll probably notice that a good deal of your space is occupied by the disk cache. The second line is the interesting one, showing the "used" and "free" memory when the disk cache is removed from the numbers. When my machine (frontend + backend combined) is recording on both tuners, (and watching a recording, and serving an mp3 to me here at work, transcoding through lame...) I'm only seeing ~16% CPU usage, and the memory used is 271 MB (231 MB free). Could the problem be your hard drives? DMA is enabled? Cheers, Anthony. Thank you for the reply, Anthony - you're right, I was looking at the memory usage from "top", which included disk cache. Checking with "free" shows much less occupied. DMA *is* enabled on my drive (200GB), although having said that I can note that on the day the meltdown occurred, it was more full than it had ever been before (thank you, Sci Fi channel). Not sure if that could have anything to do with it. I rolled back to ivtv-0.2.0-rc3k and was able to record successfully yesterday - unfortunately, I'm seeing the same black screen on playback that prompted me to upgrade to 0.3.6g when I first built the machine. Sooo, sounds like it might be more a problem for the ivtv list after all. I just hate the seeming randomness of it all, makes me worry about what would happen if I went out of town and it broke. Best, Steve ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] kickstart-26 and FC3
On 8 Jul 2005 at 7:29, Charles wrote: > > Yep, just last night I ran into the same thing with it and the ATrpms > apt package. I'm thinking that something to do with FC4 got > cross-polinated as one of the dependencies was sqlite3, which if I'm not > mistaken is the version from FC4. > > Charles Nah. Version numbers are just out of sync. Since there is not a kickstart for fc4, so I wondered how many dependencies would not be met by running the fc3 version on fc4. I got exactly the same failed dependencies as Johnny did. Marvin ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
RE: [mythtv-users] Freqid and Sky Digital
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ant Daniel > Sent: 08 July 2005 14:23 > To: Discussion about mythtv > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Freqid and Sky Digital > > On 7/8/05, Darren Coleman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > -Original Message- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ant Daniel > > > Sent: 08 July 2005 11:29 > > > To: Discussion about mythtv > > > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Freqid and Sky Digital > > > > > > On 7/8/05, Darren Coleman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > Hoping someone out there can help me. > > > > > > > > I've got MythTV receiving input from a Sky Digital STB, via > > > a Hauppauge > > > > PVR-350. The signal is coming via S-video into the S-video > > > IN on my PVR350. > > > > Everything appears to be working correctly except for one > > > small problem - > > > > changing channels. > > > > > > > > Running tv_grab_uk_rt does not populate any freqids in the > > > database (wait, I > > > > know you're going to say mythfilldatabase --manual) but in > > > actuality I don't > > > > need Myth/ivtv or whatever to "tune" to the selected > > > station, it simply > > > > needs to send 3 numbers to the box and the box changes it. > > > > > > > > Right now when I press the arrow keys to go up or down a > > > channel it just > > > > pauses for a while and then comes back with the same > > > channel information. I > > > > understand from the debugging output that this is because > > > there are missing > > > > freqids from the "europe-west" freqtable I am using (e.g. > > > SE11, E8, etc). > > > > > > > > If I run "ptune.pl -f pal-europe-west --list-channels" I > > > get a list of known > > > > frequency IDs. I *could* use these freqids to populate > the database > > > > manually, but the problem there then is that there are only > > > 109 known > > > > freqids, and I have - from memory - at least 160 channels > > > in the database. > > > > > > > > All I basically want Myth to do when I type in a channel > > > number, or press > > > > up/down on the cursor keys is to adjust the program > guide and OSD > > > > accordingly. I don't need it to try and *tune* anything, > > > since ultimately I > > > > will have to get it set up so it sends the necessary > > > numbers down an IR > > > > "Redeye" or similar bit of kit to change it. > > > > > > > > Any ideas? I can't believe I'm the first person to hit > > > this problem, and > > > > yet I couldn't find any specific info anywhere in the archives. > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > Darren > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ___ > > > > mythtv-users mailing list > > > > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > > > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You need to set the freqid to the channel number and use > an external > > > channel change program, which will need an ir or rf > blaster, to get > > > the sky box to change the channel. You also want the > chanid to be set > > > to the same as freqid. > > > > > > I think I saw an sql script on the list a while back which had the > > > channels & freqid's set up. > > > > > > Ant. > > > ___ > > > mythtv-users mailing list > > > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > Hi Ant, > > > > Thanks for that info. > > > > I did try doing that originally, but when I had the freqid > the same as the > > channum (e.g. 106 for Sky One) whenever I tried pressing > up/down on the > > cursor keys, or indeed any channel navigation I just got a load of > > CheckChannel() error messages saying things like "No such > channel 'E9'", > > etc. > > > > Obviously it's looking for frequencies in the "europe-west" > frequency table > > as this was how I set it up originally, but how can I get > it to just accept > > the channel numbers as freqids (e.g. 101, 102, 103, 104, > 105, 106, 124, 127, > > etc) without complaining about missing channels? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Darren > > > > > > Fro what I understand of what you saying, your missing the bit about > setting up an external channel changer. > > Without the channel changer script, the tunner will attempt to change > by returning the coax input, as you've got a s-video input, from and > external box, you need to setup myth to call a channel change script, > this also requires a blaster (ir/rf) to actually change the box (i.e. > send the infrared signal for the channel) > > Additionally, you will want mythfilldatabase to populate your scehdule > from Radio Times, or you'll be missing the advantages of Myth. > > Ant. I've already got mythfilldatabase populating the schedule from RT, with the correct channel numbers and even some icons. I'm not too fussed about MythTV actually changing the channel at the moment because I know this will involve scri
Re: [mythtv-users] Sound issue with PVR 250 (ivtv driver)
> Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2005 18:01:13 +0200 > Subject: [mythtv-users] Sound issue with PVR 250 (ivtv driver) > To: mythtv-users@mythtv.org > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Hello, > > I have a problem with the sound on mythtv using a WinTV PVR 250. It vanishes > randomly specially when recording one particular channel. I have to say that > the card PVR250 works well with mplayer or other. > I have made a test playing /dev/video0 with mplayer just after closing mythtv. > There was no sound. I tuned with 'ptune.pl' the same channel and then the sound > came back. > It sounds (not a joke) like mythtv missconfig the ivtv driver. > I didn't notice such a problem on my old config (PIII 733 MHz; mandrake 10.1; > mythtv 17) apart from the jerky pictures. > Can someone help? > > My config: mob ASUS p4p800-e delux; P4 3.0E GHz; PVR 250; mandriva 2005; mythtv > 18.1; SECAM France. > The change for mythtv 18.1 points out that the bug about MPEG stream was > corrected. It seems not. > > Yves > I had a similar problem with my PVR 250 with the 0.2.0 series ivtv drivers. The fix in my case was to pass along options to the msp3400 module. in /etc/modules.d/aliases : options msp3400 once=1 simple=1 standard=0x20 followed by the obligatory modules-update ; depmod -ae This is the one that worked for me. Note that standard=0x20 is for NTSC in the US. PAL/SECAM needs standard=0x09 according to this link (read the Q: about tinny audio). http://ivtv.writeme.ch/tiki-view_faq.php?faqId=1 -=Mark ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] DVB provider switching channel to a different TS creates a duplicate entry
Hi, I've noticed that a duplicate channum appeared in my channel table after my provider switched a channel to a different transponder. Is this normal? Would it not be better to check if a channum already exist for a sourceid and update it? Thanks! -- cyth ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Mounting a DVD iso image - There must be an easierway?
It has something to do with the combination of / at the end of the statement. My player command is something like: xine -pfhq --no-splash dvd://%s I do not have the trailing / and I am not sure if that makes a difference or not. Running FC3 2.6.11-35 i believe. On 7/7/05, Edward Rosinzonsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Try: xine -pfhq --no-splash dvd://%s/ > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Jones > Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 2:39 PM > To: mythtv-users@mythtv.org > Subject: [mythtv-users] Mounting a DVD iso image - There must be an > easierway? > > I have an archive of ISO files sitting on a server mounted NFS to my MythTV > backend. Each ISO file is in its own directory. > > MythTV sees the iso files within their folder but when I attempt to > mount/watch the DVD xine flashes a dialog: > > - > xine engine error > > There is no demuxer plugin available to handle > video/DVD/101DalmationsISO/101Dalmations.iso > > Usually this means that the file format was not recognized > - > > .. the same one as when you try to open the file directly in xine through > it's menus This message only appears for a couple seconds and then goes back > to the description of the video. > > > What I've tried so far: > > added the .iso and .ISO extensions to the file types > > set the player settings Default player to: 'xine -pfhq --no-splash dvd: %s' > or 'xine -pfhq --no-splash %s' or 'xine -pfhq --nosplash %s/' > > none of these options has worked. > > The only thing that has worked is mounting the ISO manually: > > mount -o loop -t udf path/imagename.iso /mnt/dvd_image > > then playing with the 'Play Dvd' command: > > xine -pfhq --no/splash /mnt/dvd_image > > > It seems like the normal methods don't try to mount the image automatically. > > Could there be some command or setting missing? I'm using FC3 if that makes > a difference. > > - Michael > > > > > > > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] skip forward, backs up/time discrepancy
This is only happening when watching recordings made by the 150MCE (either buffered or while recording). I set the 350 to a higher recording priority so most shows don't have a problem but it's still frustrating. Larry Symms wrote: Setup: NTSC PVR-350, PVR-150MCE Knoppmyth r5a12 (myth .17, debian 2.6.9) ivtv 0.3.6p Problem: There is a discrepancy in the time displayed on the PVR-350 tv-out and the actual location in the recording. For example when watching a show, if I'm at the first commercial break the OSD time will display 5:30. When I skip forward 30 seconds the time displayed is 6:00 but it has actually gone back to about 1 minute before the commercial break started. Subsequent skips work fine. After watching another segment, the time discrepency builds up again and the first skip goes back. I've heard of this happening with PAL setups because of the framerate difference but I've not seen any solutions for NTSC. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] MySQL errors, mysqld.sock
That's it! I've got MySQL running now. Thanks for the links. That site is one of the best MySQL how-to's I've seen. On 7/8/05, Marc Tousignant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I found your error here > http://www.washington.edu/computing/web/publishing/mysql-install.html > In this case, you have incorrectly specified the path to mysql.sock in your > home directory. Look at step 9 and fix your ~/.my.cnf file > http://www.washington.edu/computing/web/publishing/mysql-install.html#step9 > > I'm running gentoo as well. > Here is the relavant section of my /etc/mysql/my.cnf > pid-file= /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid > socket = /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock > log-error = /var/log/mysql/mysqld.err > > I checked my system and I do not have a /var/lib/mysqld folder which, unless > you created one, I think your problem is. Mysql can not start because it can > not create a file in a directory that does not exist. > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:mythtv-users- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of al > > Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 7:53 PM > > To: Aaron Stewart > > Cc: Discussion about mythtv > > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] MySQL errors, mysqld.sock > > > > I've tried the logs too. Applicable info: > > > > [mysql.err] > > > > 050706 07:03:48 mysqld started > > 050706 7:03:48 Can't start server : Bind on unix socket: No such file > > or directory > > 050706 7:03:48 Do you already have another mysqld server running on > > socket: /var/lib/mysqld/m$ > > 050706 7:03:48 Aborting > > > > 050706 7:03:48 /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown Complete > > > > 050706 07:03:48 mysqld ended > > > > 050707 18:57:11 mysqld started > > 050707 18:57:12 mysqld ended > > > > [mysql.log] - nothing > > > > [mysqld.err] > > > > 050706 6:57:05 /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown Complete > > > > InnoDB: The first specified data file ./ibdata1 did not exist: > > InnoDB: a new database to be created! > > 050707 18:57:11 InnoDB: Setting file ./ibdata1 size to 10 MB > > InnoDB: Database physically writes the file full: wait... > > 050707 18:57:11 InnoDB: Log file ./ib_logfile0 did not exist: new to be > > created > > InnoDB: Setting log file ./ib_logfile0 size to 5 MB > > InnoDB: Database physically writes the file full: wait... > > 050707 18:57:11 InnoDB: Log file ./ib_logfile1 did not exist: new to be > > created > > InnoDB: Setting log file ./ib_logfile1 size to 5 MB > > InnoDB: Database physically writes the file full: wait... > > InnoDB: Doublewrite buffer not found: creating new > > InnoDB: Doublewrite buffer created > > InnoDB: Creating foreign key constraint system tables > > InnoDB: Foreign key constraint system tables created > > 050707 18:57:12 InnoDB: Started; log sequence number 0 0 > > 050707 18:57:12 [ERROR] Fatal error: Can't open privilege tables: > > Table 'mysql.host' doesn't exist > > > > On 7/7/05, Aaron Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Look in /var/log/mysql/* and see if that points to problems. > > > > > > I've had a similar issue, but it was one of those things I just blew > > > through without thinking about what it was, so I'm crossing my fingers > > > that it's something simple. > > > > > > -=Aaron > > > > > > al wrote: > > > > > > >Long time reader, first time poster. > > > > > > > >Problem: MySQL no longer connects to the mysqld server. > > > > > > > >History: I setup a Knoppmyth frontend/backend system (see specs in > > > >sig, rather vanilla setup) about a year ago. Recently I started over > > > >from scratch on Gentoo to learn more about the system. > > > > > > > >After installing everything, I had a working MythTV frontend/backend > > > >system. However, it took me a few weeks to get the IR blaster working. > > > >The first time I tried MythTV after fixing the IR blaster, mythbackend > > > >failed. I traced the problem back to MySQL. I could no longer connect > > > >to the mysqld server or databases. > > > > > > > >I've read up on MySQL troubleshooting but have not found success with > > > >the common suggestions. I have verified all permissions on the > > > >applicable directories (/var/lib/mysql, /var/run/mysqld, etc). I have > > > >a "mysql" user and "mysql" group. I do not have a mysqld.sock, which I > > > >understand is created upon running the server. I can't create it. I > > > >have verified that the mysqld.sock is not in /tmp. I've tried > > > >unmerging/ re-emerging MySQL several times, even upgrading to MySQL > > > >4.1.12. > > > > > > > >here is some applicable info about my problem: > > > > > > > ># mysqladmin -u root password new-password > > > >mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed > > > >error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket > > > >'/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)' > > > >Check that mysqld is running and that the socket: > > > >'/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' exists! > > > > > > > ># ps aux | grep mysqld > > > >root 28316 0.0 0.1 1484 436 pts/0R+ 19:03 0:00 grep > > mysqld > > > > > > > ># mys
Re: [mythtv-users] Myxer Update - added Nuvola style and Myxer Web Configurator PHP files
Dave, maybe a random question here but is there a way through Myxer to change the background/look & feel of the Program Guide? My assumption is no, but I thought I'd check in case I missed something. I absolutely love Myxer (and Titivillius), but I'm only so-so on the EPG. If I could somehow swap-in the "Visor" background for the EPG, while retaining everything else I'd be in heaven. Thanks, Alex On 7/7/05, Dave Hofstra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have updated the Myxer theme again, this time adding graphics > from the Nuvola theme. (With permission from Nuvola's author). The > actual Nuvola theme can be found here: > http://www.umich2.com/files/2005/05/updated_nuvola.html if you want > the whole theme instead of Myxer's skinning of it. > I have also added Stef Coene's awesom PHP web Configurator for > Myxer. ( http://www.docum.org/staf/mythtv ) It allows you to preview > your changes right in your PHP enabled webserver. Very Cool! Please > try this thing out on your local webserver so we dont hammer poor > Stef's bandwidth on his server. > I also did some minor (unnoticeable) enhancements to the > watermark naming in the theme.xml files. > I still want to add more iconsets, but I really wont have much > time for about another month. I also want to incorporate Stef's PHP > output as an option in myxerCustomizer for easier application of what > you do inside his scripts. Shouldn't be very hard at all. > > http://lisadaveh.home.comcast.net/myxer/ > > Believe it or not, alot of work went into this release, and not much > testing, so if you find something that doesn't work, please let me > know right away. > > Have Fun! > > Dave Hofstra > > Lengthy revision text below - > 07/07/05 > Added Nuvola items (Watermarks, Background, and Buttons). > Much thanks goes out to Nuvola's creator for letting me use these > fantastic graphics. There are many other things I could add from the > Nuvola themeset (like theme.xml, arrows, and some of the UI stuff) but > for now, I think the additions are fine. The homepage for the actual > Nuvola theme is > http://www.umich2.com/files/2005/05/updated_nuvola.html . Check it > out if you like it, as the actual Nuvola theme has quite a bit more > differences than the current Myxer can make available. You can select > the pre-made Nuvola Myxer style by using option #7 > "Apply_Pre-Built_Skin_Sets" area of the main menu. Of course, all the > graphics are individually selectable also. > I have also included the excellent Myxer Configurator PHP > files that were created by Stef Coene. These files, when dropped into > a PHP enabled webserver, will allow you to 'play around' with all the > aspects of Myxer using a web interface. (Imagine seeing thumbnail > previews of all the available graphics in Myxer and making a preview > of your final items.) I will have to work on integrating this somehow > into myxer, where once you pick the files in the PHP pages, you could > paste the output into MyxerCustomizer. This should be really easy, > but I haven't had alot of time lately. If you need installation > instructions, check out > http://www.docum.org/staf/blog/index.php?catid=2&blogid=1 and he also > has an online version of the PHP files here > http://www.docum.org/staf/mythtv/ (but I assume it'd be nicer and > faster on your own server as well as not hammering his server.) Just > extract the "myxer_web_configurator.tar" file found in the > MyxerCustomizer directory and put the folder in your php enabled > webserver. This thing is VERY cool, much thanks goes out to Stef for > a job well done! > I also have updated the theme.xml files to allow more variety in > available watermarks within Myth (although only nuvola watermarks are > currently using the newly available ones). Let me know if I screwed > anything up. While I was in there, I added a watermark for Video > Gallery which was somehow missing. > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
RE: [mythtv-users] MythTV 0.18.1 Backend Crash (not in 0.16)
http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-21.html#ss21.2 Go there. Read how to create a backtrace and submit to mythtv-dev > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:mythtv-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Sp > Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 2:59 PM > To: mythtv-users@mythtv.org > Subject: [mythtv-users] MythTV 0.18.1 Backend Crash (not in 0.16) > > Hello, > > Two days ago, I upgraded from 0.16 to 0.18.01. > > Now my backend process likes to die. > > I have seen it die after watching a program and choosing to delete it > while > another program was being recorded. (This happened twice in the past hour > while watching South Park while recording ST:TNG. Maybe that's a sign. > ;-) > > It just happened again right now as I attempted to delete the South Park > episode while still recording ST:TNG. > > So it seems I can reproduce this issue at will. What can I enable, or how > can I run the backend/frontend, to help debug this issue? > > --davesp ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Freqid and Sky Digital
On 7/8/05, Darren Coleman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ant Daniel > > Sent: 08 July 2005 11:29 > > To: Discussion about mythtv > > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Freqid and Sky Digital > > > > On 7/8/05, Darren Coleman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > Hoping someone out there can help me. > > > > > > I've got MythTV receiving input from a Sky Digital STB, via > > a Hauppauge > > > PVR-350. The signal is coming via S-video into the S-video > > IN on my PVR350. > > > Everything appears to be working correctly except for one > > small problem - > > > changing channels. > > > > > > Running tv_grab_uk_rt does not populate any freqids in the > > database (wait, I > > > know you're going to say mythfilldatabase --manual) but in > > actuality I don't > > > need Myth/ivtv or whatever to "tune" to the selected > > station, it simply > > > needs to send 3 numbers to the box and the box changes it. > > > > > > Right now when I press the arrow keys to go up or down a > > channel it just > > > pauses for a while and then comes back with the same > > channel information. I > > > understand from the debugging output that this is because > > there are missing > > > freqids from the "europe-west" freqtable I am using (e.g. > > SE11, E8, etc). > > > > > > If I run "ptune.pl -f pal-europe-west --list-channels" I > > get a list of known > > > frequency IDs. I *could* use these freqids to populate the database > > > manually, but the problem there then is that there are only > > 109 known > > > freqids, and I have - from memory - at least 160 channels > > in the database. > > > > > > All I basically want Myth to do when I type in a channel > > number, or press > > > up/down on the cursor keys is to adjust the program guide and OSD > > > accordingly. I don't need it to try and *tune* anything, > > since ultimately I > > > will have to get it set up so it sends the necessary > > numbers down an IR > > > "Redeye" or similar bit of kit to change it. > > > > > > Any ideas? I can't believe I'm the first person to hit > > this problem, and > > > yet I couldn't find any specific info anywhere in the archives. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Darren > > > > > > > > > > > > ___ > > > mythtv-users mailing list > > > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > > > > > > > > > > You need to set the freqid to the channel number and use an external > > channel change program, which will need an ir or rf blaster, to get > > the sky box to change the channel. You also want the chanid to be set > > to the same as freqid. > > > > I think I saw an sql script on the list a while back which had the > > channels & freqid's set up. > > > > Ant. > > ___ > > mythtv-users mailing list > > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > Hi Ant, > > Thanks for that info. > > I did try doing that originally, but when I had the freqid the same as the > channum (e.g. 106 for Sky One) whenever I tried pressing up/down on the > cursor keys, or indeed any channel navigation I just got a load of > CheckChannel() error messages saying things like "No such channel 'E9'", > etc. > > Obviously it's looking for frequencies in the "europe-west" frequency table > as this was how I set it up originally, but how can I get it to just accept > the channel numbers as freqids (e.g. 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 124, 127, > etc) without complaining about missing channels? > > Thanks, > > Darren > > Fro what I understand of what you saying, your missing the bit about setting up an external channel changer. Without the channel changer script, the tunner will attempt to change by returning the coax input, as you've got a s-video input, from and external box, you need to setup myth to call a channel change script, this also requires a blaster (ir/rf) to actually change the box (i.e. send the infrared signal for the channel) Additionally, you will want mythfilldatabase to populate your scehdule from Radio Times, or you'll be missing the advantages of Myth. Ant. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
RE: [mythtv-users] MySQL errors, mysqld.sock
I found your error here http://www.washington.edu/computing/web/publishing/mysql-install.html In this case, you have incorrectly specified the path to mysql.sock in your home directory. Look at step 9 and fix your ~/.my.cnf file http://www.washington.edu/computing/web/publishing/mysql-install.html#step9 I'm running gentoo as well. Here is the relavant section of my /etc/mysql/my.cnf pid-file= /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid socket = /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock log-error = /var/log/mysql/mysqld.err I checked my system and I do not have a /var/lib/mysqld folder which, unless you created one, I think your problem is. Mysql can not start because it can not create a file in a directory that does not exist. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:mythtv-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of al > Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 7:53 PM > To: Aaron Stewart > Cc: Discussion about mythtv > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] MySQL errors, mysqld.sock > > I've tried the logs too. Applicable info: > > [mysql.err] > > 050706 07:03:48 mysqld started > 050706 7:03:48 Can't start server : Bind on unix socket: No such file > or directory > 050706 7:03:48 Do you already have another mysqld server running on > socket: /var/lib/mysqld/m$ > 050706 7:03:48 Aborting > > 050706 7:03:48 /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown Complete > > 050706 07:03:48 mysqld ended > > 050707 18:57:11 mysqld started > 050707 18:57:12 mysqld ended > > [mysql.log] - nothing > > [mysqld.err] > > 050706 6:57:05 /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown Complete > > InnoDB: The first specified data file ./ibdata1 did not exist: > InnoDB: a new database to be created! > 050707 18:57:11 InnoDB: Setting file ./ibdata1 size to 10 MB > InnoDB: Database physically writes the file full: wait... > 050707 18:57:11 InnoDB: Log file ./ib_logfile0 did not exist: new to be > created > InnoDB: Setting log file ./ib_logfile0 size to 5 MB > InnoDB: Database physically writes the file full: wait... > 050707 18:57:11 InnoDB: Log file ./ib_logfile1 did not exist: new to be > created > InnoDB: Setting log file ./ib_logfile1 size to 5 MB > InnoDB: Database physically writes the file full: wait... > InnoDB: Doublewrite buffer not found: creating new > InnoDB: Doublewrite buffer created > InnoDB: Creating foreign key constraint system tables > InnoDB: Foreign key constraint system tables created > 050707 18:57:12 InnoDB: Started; log sequence number 0 0 > 050707 18:57:12 [ERROR] Fatal error: Can't open privilege tables: > Table 'mysql.host' doesn't exist > > On 7/7/05, Aaron Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Look in /var/log/mysql/* and see if that points to problems. > > > > I've had a similar issue, but it was one of those things I just blew > > through without thinking about what it was, so I'm crossing my fingers > > that it's something simple. > > > > -=Aaron > > > > al wrote: > > > > >Long time reader, first time poster. > > > > > >Problem: MySQL no longer connects to the mysqld server. > > > > > >History: I setup a Knoppmyth frontend/backend system (see specs in > > >sig, rather vanilla setup) about a year ago. Recently I started over > > >from scratch on Gentoo to learn more about the system. > > > > > >After installing everything, I had a working MythTV frontend/backend > > >system. However, it took me a few weeks to get the IR blaster working. > > >The first time I tried MythTV after fixing the IR blaster, mythbackend > > >failed. I traced the problem back to MySQL. I could no longer connect > > >to the mysqld server or databases. > > > > > >I've read up on MySQL troubleshooting but have not found success with > > >the common suggestions. I have verified all permissions on the > > >applicable directories (/var/lib/mysql, /var/run/mysqld, etc). I have > > >a "mysql" user and "mysql" group. I do not have a mysqld.sock, which I > > >understand is created upon running the server. I can't create it. I > > >have verified that the mysqld.sock is not in /tmp. I've tried > > >unmerging/ re-emerging MySQL several times, even upgrading to MySQL > > >4.1.12. > > > > > >here is some applicable info about my problem: > > > > > ># mysqladmin -u root password new-password > > >mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed > > >error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket > > >'/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)' > > >Check that mysqld is running and that the socket: > > >'/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' exists! > > > > > ># ps aux | grep mysqld > > >root 28316 0.0 0.1 1484 436 pts/0R+ 19:03 0:00 grep > mysqld > > > > > ># mysqld_safe > > >Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql > > >STOPPING server from pid file /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid > > >050707 18:57:12 mysqld ended > > > > > >Can anyone help me? Since this is a new installation, I have no > > >database to save. I can destroy/create new databases as needed. > > > > > >TIA, > > >-Al > > >___ >
RE: [mythtv-users] Freqid and Sky Digital
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ant Daniel > Sent: 08 July 2005 11:29 > To: Discussion about mythtv > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Freqid and Sky Digital > > On 7/8/05, Darren Coleman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Hoping someone out there can help me. > > > > I've got MythTV receiving input from a Sky Digital STB, via > a Hauppauge > > PVR-350. The signal is coming via S-video into the S-video > IN on my PVR350. > > Everything appears to be working correctly except for one > small problem - > > changing channels. > > > > Running tv_grab_uk_rt does not populate any freqids in the > database (wait, I > > know you're going to say mythfilldatabase --manual) but in > actuality I don't > > need Myth/ivtv or whatever to "tune" to the selected > station, it simply > > needs to send 3 numbers to the box and the box changes it. > > > > Right now when I press the arrow keys to go up or down a > channel it just > > pauses for a while and then comes back with the same > channel information. I > > understand from the debugging output that this is because > there are missing > > freqids from the "europe-west" freqtable I am using (e.g. > SE11, E8, etc). > > > > If I run "ptune.pl -f pal-europe-west --list-channels" I > get a list of known > > frequency IDs. I *could* use these freqids to populate the database > > manually, but the problem there then is that there are only > 109 known > > freqids, and I have - from memory - at least 160 channels > in the database. > > > > All I basically want Myth to do when I type in a channel > number, or press > > up/down on the cursor keys is to adjust the program guide and OSD > > accordingly. I don't need it to try and *tune* anything, > since ultimately I > > will have to get it set up so it sends the necessary > numbers down an IR > > "Redeye" or similar bit of kit to change it. > > > > Any ideas? I can't believe I'm the first person to hit > this problem, and > > yet I couldn't find any specific info anywhere in the archives. > > > > Regards, > > > > Darren > > > > > > > > ___ > > mythtv-users mailing list > > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > > > > > You need to set the freqid to the channel number and use an external > channel change program, which will need an ir or rf blaster, to get > the sky box to change the channel. You also want the chanid to be set > to the same as freqid. > > I think I saw an sql script on the list a while back which had the > channels & freqid's set up. > > Ant. > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users Hi Ant, Thanks for that info. I did try doing that originally, but when I had the freqid the same as the channum (e.g. 106 for Sky One) whenever I tried pressing up/down on the cursor keys, or indeed any channel navigation I just got a load of CheckChannel() error messages saying things like "No such channel 'E9'", etc. Obviously it's looking for frequencies in the "europe-west" frequency table as this was how I set it up originally, but how can I get it to just accept the channel numbers as freqids (e.g. 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 124, 127, etc) without complaining about missing channels? Thanks, Darren ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Hardware compatablity / Drivers RedHat / Fedora Core 4 & MythTV / Advice welcome
*Memory:* Samsung PC3200 (1 GB kit) (2) 512mb DDR à $106 1 GB is actually an overkill. I have a combined front/backend with 512 MB RAM and I use it as Myth, SQL server, testing webserver, DNS, and for two remote users running X Window applications, and as a firewall and router. *Capture/TV Tuner:* Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-250 à $90 This card includes a good remote. PVR-150 also includes a good remote and it is cheaper than PVR-250. I have it. It works just fine with Myth. *AGP Video Card: *Gigabit ATI 9600 Pro w/ 128mb (S-Video Out & DVI out) à $74 Overkill. NVIdia MX400 is good enough and it has a passive cooler. Active cooler adds a lot of noise. *Sound:* SoundBlaster Audigy II 24bit 6.1 channels à In Stock If you insist, but AC97 integrated on motherboard is perfectly adequate. *Remote:* RadioShack 15-2116 universal remote à $49 Not needed. See above. In my opinion you could save some money and get a larger hard disk instead. -- Milos Prudek http://www.spoxdesign.com - your web usability testing ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] XMLTV
On Fri, 2005-07-08 at 04:58 -0700, Samuel Mukoti wrote: > Hi All, > > I'm from southern Africa (Zimbabwe actually) and was > interested of hosting some a TV guide for DSTV for use > with MythTV. Theres a website (www.multichoice.co.za) > for it. This is Digital Satellite TV for this reagion > and more... Hi there I'm from SA and is working on this at the moment. The latest XMLTV already supports DSTV listings. There is just a few changes you need to make in the mysql database. I'm setting up a wiki page this weekend on http://wiki.clug.org.za, because there is a few guy on the local list that also need to know how. Have a look over the weekend. Hopefully I'll start tonight. > Needed some assistance in whats needed to create the > TV guide and have MythTv download it and use it... > > regards, > > Sam > > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Waiting too long to read.... Ring buffer error
Hi, I've got an Athlon 2000+ with a FlyView98 TV card. Everything seems to work fine except for the odd freezes here and there. When ever I watch TV for an extended period of time it seems to freeze. Im running MythTV 0.17 and Ubuntu Linux.. Any ideas where i should look, or where the problem might be? regards, Sam __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] XMLTV
Hi All, I'm from southern Africa (Zimbabwe actually) and was interested of hosting some a TV guide for DSTV for use with MythTV. Theres a website (www.multichoice.co.za) for it. This is Digital Satellite TV for this reagion and more... Needed some assistance in whats needed to create the TV guide and have MythTv download it and use it... regards, Sam __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] kickstart-26 and FC3
Thom Paine wrote: I've been just trying to reinstall following Jarod's guide and I'm getting dependency errors with the kickstart-26 file. Anyone else tried a new install in the last day or so? Yep, just last night I ran into the same thing with it and the ATrpms apt package. I'm thinking that something to do with FC4 got cross-polinated as one of the dependencies was sqlite3, which if I'm not mistaken is the version from FC4. Charles ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Mythgmae on Xbox
I did a fresh install on my Xbox lastnight using 'mythtv-xbox.0.4.5-beta.tar.gz' (great script) but I am having troubles with MythGame, it didn't install. The options aren't even on the menu's for setting up directory's and what not? Can someone give me some ideas or pointers on trying to get Mythgame to install on Xebian 1.1.2. Thanks, ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Freqid and Sky Digital
On 7/8/05, Darren Coleman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Hoping someone out there can help me. > > I've got MythTV receiving input from a Sky Digital STB, via a Hauppauge > PVR-350. The signal is coming via S-video into the S-video IN on my PVR350. > Everything appears to be working correctly except for one small problem - > changing channels. > > Running tv_grab_uk_rt does not populate any freqids in the database (wait, I > know you're going to say mythfilldatabase --manual) but in actuality I don't > need Myth/ivtv or whatever to "tune" to the selected station, it simply > needs to send 3 numbers to the box and the box changes it. > > Right now when I press the arrow keys to go up or down a channel it just > pauses for a while and then comes back with the same channel information. I > understand from the debugging output that this is because there are missing > freqids from the "europe-west" freqtable I am using (e.g. SE11, E8, etc). > > If I run "ptune.pl -f pal-europe-west --list-channels" I get a list of known > frequency IDs. I *could* use these freqids to populate the database > manually, but the problem there then is that there are only 109 known > freqids, and I have - from memory - at least 160 channels in the database. > > All I basically want Myth to do when I type in a channel number, or press > up/down on the cursor keys is to adjust the program guide and OSD > accordingly. I don't need it to try and *tune* anything, since ultimately I > will have to get it set up so it sends the necessary numbers down an IR > "Redeye" or similar bit of kit to change it. > > Any ideas? I can't believe I'm the first person to hit this problem, and > yet I couldn't find any specific info anywhere in the archives. > > Regards, > > Darren > > > > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > You need to set the freqid to the channel number and use an external channel change program, which will need an ir or rf blaster, to get the sky box to change the channel. You also want the chanid to be set to the same as freqid. I think I saw an sql script on the list a while back which had the channels & freqid's set up. Ant. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Nvidia MX4000 vs ATI 9200SE
> Hi, > > Marius Schrecker wrote: > >>>-- Original Message -- >>>Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 09:08:17 -0700 (PDT) >>>From: "Johnny Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>To: mythtv-users@mythtv.org >>>Subject: [mythtv-users] Nvidia MX4000 vs ATI 9200SE >>>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], >>> Discussion about mythtv >>> >>> >>>I know a lot of you are going to have difference opinions but which >>> should >>> >>I buy? I am currently going to purchase a PCI card for a smaller desktop >>box to transfer my mythtv box into. The 2 cheapest PCI cards with S-Video >>out I could find are the MX >> >>>000 and the 9200SE. From benchmarks I see the >>> >>9200SE is faster @ 3D but is it a pain to setup? I am currently running >>a >>FX5200 which is great at S-Video out. Overscan is definitely a plus. >>Opinions? TIA >> >>Hi Johnny, >> >>I can't compare the two directly as I haven't tried an MX4000, but have >>used Nvidia cards up to fairly recently, and tried most of them using >> composite >>out to a 50Hz TV. The last machine I set up with TV out used an ATI >> 9200SE, >>and I have to say I was very impressed by the clarity and stability of >> the >>TV picture (using the proprietary drivers from ATI) into an ordinary 50Hz >>TV. Unfortunately the box was stolen before I had the chance to finish >> setting >>it up so I can't tell you more. I think it is true that Nvidia may be >> easier >>to set up. I was still having trouble with screen resizing (using Xfree86 >>4.3) and 3D acceleration, but there was plenty of help available on the >>net for these issues. >> >>I know several people on the list have had trouble with ATI cards so this >>is by no means a recommendation, but I wanted to share my positive >> experience. >> >>Cheers >> >>Marius >>Registered Linux user >> > I tried setting up an Radeon 7000 card and gave up in the end. Info on > the net is plentiful but scarce when it comes down to specific issues. > I now use an fx5200 which i love. nVidia has official linux drivers and > the card does xvmc, taking the load of the CPU when decoding the mpeg > stream. Also, it's cheap. > I use the card's vga output feeding a projector and the quality is > absolutely stunning. > > > Cheers, > > > -Morten > > -- > --- > WEB-fx > Morten Lerskau Rønseth http://www.webfx.no > Odinsvei 15c mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > 1413 TårnåsenTlf.: (47) 6680 9191 > Norway Mob : (47) 9343 4357 > > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > Looks like it's settled then. Nvidia for me. Thank you all for your sharing your opinions and issues. Johnny ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] atrpms kickstart package on fresh FC3 errors
[EMAIL PROTECTED] mythtv]# rpm -Uvh http://atrpms.net/dist/fc3/atrpms-kickstart/atrpms-kickstart-26-1.rhfc3.at.i386.rpm Retrieving http://atrpms.net/dist/fc3/atrpms-kickstart/atrpms-kickstart-26-1.rhfc3.at.i386.rpm error: Failed dependencies: librpm-4.4.so is needed by atrpms-kickstart-26-1.rhfc3.at.i386 librpmdb-4.4.so is needed by atrpms-kickstart-26-1.rhfc3.at.i386 librpmio-4.4.so is needed by atrpms-kickstart-26-1.rhfc3.at.i386 libsqlite3.so.0 is needed by atrpms-kickstart-26-1.rhfc3.at.i386 Trying to rebuild my mythtv box into a smaller slower machine but I'm stuck at the beginning of Jarod's guide. I must be really dumb or something but I just can't get the kickstart to install. Tried using yum to update to latest but nothing installs rpm 4.4. BTW - Thanks for the help on deciding to get the MX 4000 over the ATI 9200SE. Installed it and it works great. Johnny ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Freqid and Sky Digital
Hi, Hoping someone out there can help me. I've got MythTV receiving input from a Sky Digital STB, via a Hauppauge PVR-350. The signal is coming via S-video into the S-video IN on my PVR350. Everything appears to be working correctly except for one small problem - changing channels. Running tv_grab_uk_rt does not populate any freqids in the database (wait, I know you're going to say mythfilldatabase --manual) but in actuality I don't need Myth/ivtv or whatever to "tune" to the selected station, it simply needs to send 3 numbers to the box and the box changes it. Right now when I press the arrow keys to go up or down a channel it just pauses for a while and then comes back with the same channel information. I understand from the debugging output that this is because there are missing freqids from the "europe-west" freqtable I am using (e.g. SE11, E8, etc). If I run "ptune.pl -f pal-europe-west --list-channels" I get a list of known frequency IDs. I *could* use these freqids to populate the database manually, but the problem there then is that there are only 109 known freqids, and I have - from memory - at least 160 channels in the database. All I basically want Myth to do when I type in a channel number, or press up/down on the cursor keys is to adjust the program guide and OSD accordingly. I don't need it to try and *tune* anything, since ultimately I will have to get it set up so it sends the necessary numbers down an IR "Redeye" or similar bit of kit to change it. Any ideas? I can't believe I'm the first person to hit this problem, and yet I couldn't find any specific info anywhere in the archives. Regards, Darren ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Black screen whenusing"pvr-350decoder/tv-out"option
thanks for all the help yes, i have set the channels using mythtv-setup i am in India, and i am using the "UK-grabber" and "pal-europe-west" as my frequency list below is info of the "channel" table from "mythconverg" database. *** 1. row *** chanid: 1002 channum: 4 freqid: E9 sourceid: 1 callsign: 1002 name: Zee TV icon: finetune: 0 videofilters: xmltvid: tvasia.com recpriority: 0 contrast: 32768 brightness: 32768 colour: 32768 hue: 32768 tvformat: PAL commfree: 0 visible: 1outputfilters: useonairguide: 0 mplexid: NULL serviceid: NULL atscsrcid: NULL*** 2. row *** chanid: 1001 channum: 3 freqid: E7 sourceid: 1 callsign: 1001 name: Star Plus icon: finetune: 1 videofilters: xmltvid: star-plus.startv.com recpriority: 0 contrast: 32768 brightness: 32768 colour: 32768 hue: 32768 tvformat: PAL commfree: 0 visible: 1outputfilters: useonairguide: 0 mplexid: NULL serviceid: NULL atscsrcid: NULL*** 3. row *** chanid: 1000 channum: 2 freqid: E4 sourceid: 1 callsign: 1000 name: Star News icon: finetune: 0 videofilters: xmltvid: star-news.startv.com recpriority: 0 contrast: 32768 brightness: 32768 colour: 32768 hue: 32768 tvformat: PAL commfree: 0 visible: 1outputfilters: useonairguide: 0 mplexid: NULL serviceid: NULL atscsrcid: NULL*** 4. row *** chanid: 1003 channum: 5 freqid: S29 sourceid: 1 callsign: 1003 name: MTV icon: finetune: 0 videofilters: xmltvid: mtv.co.uk recpriority: 0 contrast: 32768 brightness: 32768 colour: 32768 hue: 32768 tvformat: PAL commfree: 0 visible: 1outputfilters: useonairguide: 0 mplexid: NULL serviceid: NULL atscsrcid: NULL*** 5. row *** chanid: 1004 channum: 1 freqid: E3 sourceid: 1 callsign: 1004 name: Discovery Channel icon: finetune: 0 videofilters: xmltvid: discoveryeurope.com recpriority: 0 contrast: 32768 brightness: 32768 colour: 32768 hue: 32768 tvformat: PAL commfree: 0 visible: 1outputfilters: useonairguide: 0 mplexid: NULL serviceid: NULL atscsrcid: NULL*** 6. row *** chanid: 1005 channum: 6 freqid: E7 sourceid: 1 callsign: 1005 name: National Geographic icon: finetune: 0 videofilters: xmltvid: nationalgeographic.co.uk recpriority: 0 contrast: 32768 brightness: 32768 colour: 32768 hue: 32768 tvformat: PAL commfree: 0 visible: 1outputfilters: useonairguide: 0 mplexid: NULL serviceid: NULL atscsrcid: NULL ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Nvidia MX4000 vs ATI 9200SE
Hi, Marius Schrecker wrote: -- Original Message -- Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 09:08:17 -0700 (PDT) From: "Johnny Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: mythtv-users@mythtv.org Subject: [mythtv-users] Nvidia MX4000 vs ATI 9200SE Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Discussion about mythtv I know a lot of you are going to have difference opinions but which should I buy? I am currently going to purchase a PCI card for a smaller desktop box to transfer my mythtv box into. The 2 cheapest PCI cards with S-Video out I could find are the MX 000 and the 9200SE. From benchmarks I see the 9200SE is faster @ 3D but is it a pain to setup? I am currently running a FX5200 which is great at S-Video out. Overscan is definitely a plus. Opinions? TIA Hi Johnny, I can't compare the two directly as I haven't tried an MX4000, but have used Nvidia cards up to fairly recently, and tried most of them using composite out to a 50Hz TV. The last machine I set up with TV out used an ATI 9200SE, and I have to say I was very impressed by the clarity and stability of the TV picture (using the proprietary drivers from ATI) into an ordinary 50Hz TV. Unfortunately the box was stolen before I had the chance to finish setting it up so I can't tell you more. I think it is true that Nvidia may be easier to set up. I was still having trouble with screen resizing (using Xfree86 4.3) and 3D acceleration, but there was plenty of help available on the net for these issues. I know several people on the list have had trouble with ATI cards so this is by no means a recommendation, but I wanted to share my positive experience. Cheers Marius Registered Linux user I tried setting up an Radeon 7000 card and gave up in the end. Info on the net is plentiful but scarce when it comes down to specific issues. I now use an fx5200 which i love. nVidia has official linux drivers and the card does xvmc, taking the load of the CPU when decoding the mpeg stream. Also, it's cheap. I use the card's vga output feeding a projector and the quality is absolutely stunning. Cheers, -Morten -- --- WEB-fx Morten Lerskau Rønseth http://www.webfx.no Odinsvei 15c mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 1413 TårnåsenTlf.: (47) 6680 9191 Norway Mob : (47) 9343 4357 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Black screen whenusing"pvr-350decoder/tv-out"option
i am using knoppmythRA15.1, and both frontend and backend are from the same build [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ mythfrontend --version 0.18.20050409-1 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ mythbackend --version 0.18.20050409-1 the /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log has the following for today.. QSettings: error creating /.qt2005-07-08 11:54:53.959 New DB connection, total: 1Running as a slave backend.2005-07-08 11:54: 54.391 New DB connection, total: 22005-07-08 11:54:55.226 New DB connection, total: 32005-07-08 11:54:55.746 mythbackend version: 0.18.20050409-1 www.mythtv.org2005-07-08 11:54: 55.752 Enabled verbose msgs : important general2005-07-08 11:54:56.763 Connecting to master server: 192.168.0.55:65432005-07-08 11:54:56.773 Connected successfully QSettings: error creating /.qt2005-07-08 11:54:53.959 New DB connection, total: 1Running as a slave backend.2005-07-08 11:54: 54.391 New DB connection, total: 22005-07-08 11:54:55.226 New DB connection, total: 32005-07-08 11:54:55.746 mythbackend version: 0.18.20050409-1 www.mythtv.org2005-07-08 11:54: 55.752 Enabled verbose msgs : important general2005-07-08 11:54:56.763 Connecting to master server: 192.168.0.55:65432005-07-08 11:54:56.773 Connected successfully ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Black screen whenusing"pvr-350decoder/tv-out"option
John: i guess this is what u want [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ mythfrontend 2005-07-08 14:01:21.282 New DB connection, total: 1Total desktop width=720, height=576, numscreens=12005-07-08 14:01:21.307 Using screen 0, 720x576 at 0,02005-07-08 14:01:21.315 mythfrontend version: 0.18.20050409-1 www.mythtv.org2005-07-08 14:01:21.316 Enabled verbose msgs : important general2005-07-08 14:01: 21.723 Switching to square mode (blue)mythtv: could not connect to socketmythtv: Connection refusedlirc_init failed for mythtv, see preceding messages2005-07-08 14:01:22.192 Joystick disabled.2005-07-08 14:01: 22.290 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin.2005-07-08 14:01:22.333 Registering MythDVD DVD Media Handler as a media handler2005-07-08 14:01:22.334 Registering MythDVD VCD Media Handler as a media handler 2005-07-08 14:01:23.269 Registering MythMusic Media Handler as a media handlerSIP listening on IP Address 192.168.0.55:5060 NAT address 192.168.0.55 SIP: Cannot register; proxy, username or password not set2005-07-08 14:01:30.985 New DB connection, total: 22005-07-08 14:01:31.053 Connecting to backend server: 192.168.0.55:6543 (try 1 of 5)2005-07-08 14:01:51.055 ReadStringList timeout (quick).2005-07-08 14:01:51.055 Unexpected response to MYTH_PROTO_VERSION: 2005-07-08 14:01:51.056 Changing from None to None2005-07-08 14:03: 00.463 Connecting to backend server: 192.168.0.55:6543 (try 1 of 5)2005-07-08 14:03:20.466 ReadStringList timeout (quick).2005-07-08 14:03:20.467 Unexpected response to MYTH_PROTO_VERSION: 2005-07-08 14:03:20.468 Changing from None to None2005-07-08 14:03:26.306 Connecting to backend server: 192.168.0.55:6543 (try 1 of 5)2005-07-08 14:03:46.313 ReadStringList timeout (quick). 2005-07-08 14:03:46.313 Unexpected response to MYTH_PROTO_VERSION: ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Black screen whenusing"pvr-350decoder/tv-out"option
Can you mail the output from myth when you start
watching live tv.
Yes it does sound like ivtv is workintg though.
John
--- Dhiraj Kamble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> i can watch Cable when i do a
> "dd if=/dev/video0 of=/dev/video16 bs=64k"
> followed by
> "ivtvfbctl /dev/fb1 -noglobalalpha -localalpha"
> i guess this means that the ivtv drivers are
> working fine.
> but i still cant watch live TV. i get a blank
> screen, and then it returns
> to the frontend.
> where can i find the logs, for "watch Live Tv".
> i have checked the /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log,
> but i dont find any
> info there.
> any reasons why i must be getting a blank screen ?
> i am using Knoppmyth, R5A15.1, does this version
> have any problem.
> should i try R5A16 ?
>
>
> On 7/8/05, John Harvey
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Ok. I would go to the latest driver version
> > Don't worry about 7127 parameters. You probably
> don't need any options to
> > ivtv though I do use ivtv_std=2 to force PAL but I
> believe that should
> > work
> > now.
> > Start from that and see what happens.
> > I may well look at the 7127 options because I have
> had a few people try
> > and
> > fail to get a test image working.
> >
> > John
> >
> > > -Original Message-
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:mythtv-users-
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Oscar Curero
> > > Sent: 07 July 2005 01:36
> > > To: mythtv-users@mythtv.org
> > > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Black screen
> whenusing"pvr-350decoder/tv-
> > > out"option
> > >
> > > El Miércoles, 6 de Julio de 2005 19:06,
> escribió:
> > > > For some reason this bounced sending it to
> myth mailing list so I'm
> > > sending
> > > > it direct.
> > > > John
> > > >
> > > > Ok I'm confused. IVTV doesn't appear to return
> EINVAL from that write
> > > call.
> > > > Anyway 0.3.2c is fairly old I would suggest
> that we start by upgrading
> > > to
> > > > the latest version. Then lets try to get
> things working slowly.
> > >
> > > Ahh.. ¿EINVAL? Let me start from the begining:
> > >
> > > The ivtv drivers have a kernel module called
> "saa7127". This module has
> > > parameters, like "test_image", "output_enable",
> "output_select"... I was
> > > following TVout howto. But I couldn't get any
> parameter to work. I
> > always
> > > had
> > > the same error:
> > >
> > > saa7127: unsupported module, tainting kernel.
> > > saa7127: Unknown parameter `test-image'
> > > saa7127: Ignoring new-style parameters in
> presence of obsolete ones
> > > load_module: err 0xfffe (dont worry)
> > >
> > > So, I edited the source code of the saa7127.c
> and did the modfications
> > by
> > > hand. For example:
> > >
> > > static int debug = 1;
> > > static int test_image =0;
> > >
> > > A changed to:
> > >
> > > static int debug = 1;
> > > static int test_image = 1;
> > >
> > > I did the same for the standar type (ntsc or
> pal):
> > >
> > > static int saa7127_set_norm(struct i2c_client
> *client)
> > > {
> > > struct saa7127 *encoder = (struct saa7127
> > > *)i2c_get_clientdata(client);
> > > const struct i2c_reg_value *inittab;
> > >
> > > switch (encoder->norm) {
> > > case SAA7127_VIDEO_NORM_NTSC:
> > > dprintk(1, "Selecting NTSC video Standard\n");
> > > inittab = saa7127_init_config_ntsc;
> > > encoder->reg_61 = SAA7127_NTSC_DAC_CONTROL;
> > > break;
> > > case SAA7127_VIDEO_NORM_PAL:
> > > dprintk(1, "Selecting PAL video Standard\n");
> > > inittab = saa7127_init_config_pal;
> > > encoder->reg_61 = SAA7127_PAL_DAC_CONTROL;
> > > break;
> > > default:
> > > return -EINVAL;
> > > }
> > >
> > > /* Write Table */
> > > saa7127_write_inittab(client, inittab);
> > > return 0;
> > > }
> > >
> > > A changed to:
> > >
> > > static int saa7127_set_norm(struct i2c_client
> *client)
> > > {
> > > struct saa7127 *encoder = (struct saa7127
> > > *)i2c_get_clientdata(client);
> > > const struct i2c_reg_value *inittab;
> > >
> > > switch (encoder->norm) {
> > > case SAA7127_VIDEO_NORM_NTSC:
> > > dprintk(1, "Selecting PAL video Standard\n");
> > > inittab = saa7127_init_config_pal;
> > > encoder->reg_61 = SAA7127_PAL_DAC_CONTROL;
> > > break;
> > > case SAA7127_VIDEO_NORM_PAL:
> > > dprintk(1, "Selecting PAL video Standard\n");
> > > inittab = saa7127_init_config_pal;
> > > encoder->reg_61 = SAA7127_PAL_DAC_CONTROL;
> > > break;
> > > default:
> > > return -EINVAL;
> > > }
> > >
> > > /* Write Table */
> > > saa7127_write_inittab(client, inittab);
> > > return 0;
> > > }
> > >
> > > So it always use PAL (whatever the standard is).
> Mythtv does something
> > > that
> > > return EINVAL when calling this function.
> > >
> > > I will email the ivtv list to see if they can
> fix the parmeters on the
> > > saa7127
> > > module.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > --
> > > Oscar Curero - Linux user: 306877
> > > -- GPG keyID: 0xE0EA0B24 --
> >
> > ___
> > mythtv-users mailing list
> > mythtv-users@mythtv.org
> >
>
http://mytht
RE: [mythtv-users] Nvidia MX4000 vs ATI 9200SE
>-- Original Message -- >Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 09:08:17 -0700 (PDT) >From: "Johnny Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: mythtv-users@mythtv.org >Subject: [mythtv-users] Nvidia MX4000 vs ATI 9200SE >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], > Discussion about mythtv > > >I know a lot of you are going to have difference opinions but which should I buy? I am currently going to purchase a PCI card for a smaller desktop box to transfer my mythtv box into. The 2 cheapest PCI cards with S-Video out I could find are the MX >000 and the 9200SE. From benchmarks I see the 9200SE is faster @ 3D but is it a pain to setup? I am currently running a FX5200 which is great at S-Video out. Overscan is definitely a plus. Opinions? TIA Hi Johnny, I can't compare the two directly as I haven't tried an MX4000, but have used Nvidia cards up to fairly recently, and tried most of them using composite out to a 50Hz TV. The last machine I set up with TV out used an ATI 9200SE, and I have to say I was very impressed by the clarity and stability of the TV picture (using the proprietary drivers from ATI) into an ordinary 50Hz TV. Unfortunately the box was stolen before I had the chance to finish setting it up so I can't tell you more. I think it is true that Nvidia may be easier to set up. I was still having trouble with screen resizing (using Xfree86 4.3) and 3D acceleration, but there was plenty of help available on the net for these issues. I know several people on the list have had trouble with ATI cards so this is by no means a recommendation, but I wanted to share my positive experience. Cheers Marius Registered Linux user ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Black screen whenusing"pvr-350decoder/tv-out"option
i can watch Cable when i do a
"dd if=/dev/video0 of=/dev/video16 bs=64k"
followed by
"ivtvfbctl /dev/fb1 -noglobalalpha -localalpha"
i guess this means that the ivtv drivers are working fine.
but i still cant watch live TV. i get a blank screen, and then it returns to the frontend.
where can i find the logs, for "watch Live Tv".
i have checked the /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log, but i dont find any info there.
any reasons why i must be getting a blank screen ?
i am using Knoppmyth, R5A15.1, does this version have any problem.
should i try R5A16 ?
On 7/8/05, John Harvey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Ok. I would go to the latest driver versionDon't worry about 7127 parameters. You probably don't need any options to
ivtv though I do use ivtv_std=2 to force PAL but I believe that should worknow.Start from that and see what happens.I may well look at the 7127 options because I have had a few people try andfail to get a test image working.
John> -Original Message-> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:mythtv-users->
[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Oscar Curero> Sent: 07 July 2005 01:36> To: mythtv-users@mythtv.org> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Black screen whenusing"pvr-350decoder/tv-
> out"option>> El Miércoles, 6 de Julio de 2005 19:06, escribió:> > For some reason this bounced sending it to myth mailing list so I'm> sending> > it direct.> > John
> >> > Ok I'm confused. IVTV doesn't appear to return EINVAL from that write> call.> > Anyway 0.3.2c is fairly old I would suggest that we start by upgrading> to> > the latest version. Then lets try to get things working slowly.
>> Ahh.. ¿EINVAL? Let me start from the begining:>> The ivtv drivers have a kernel module called "saa7127". This module has> parameters, like "test_image", "output_enable", "output_select"... I was
> following TVout howto. But I couldn't get any parameter to work. I always> had> the same error:>> saa7127: unsupported module, tainting kernel.> saa7127: Unknown parameter `test-image'
> saa7127: Ignoring new-style parameters in presence of obsolete ones> load_module: err 0xfffe (dont worry)>> So, I edited the source code of the saa7127.c and did the modfications by> hand. For example:
>> static int debug = 1;> static int test_image =0;>> A changed to:>> static int debug = 1;> static int test_image = 1;>> I did the same for the standar type (ntsc or pal):
>> static int saa7127_set_norm(struct i2c_client *client)> {> struct saa7127 *encoder = (struct saa7127> *)i2c_get_clientdata(client);> const struct i2c_reg_value *inittab;
>> switch (encoder->norm) {> case SAA7127_VIDEO_NORM_NTSC:> dprintk(1, "Selecting NTSC video Standard\n");> inittab = saa7127_init_config_ntsc;
> encoder->reg_61 = SAA7127_NTSC_DAC_CONTROL;> break;> case SAA7127_VIDEO_NORM_PAL:> dprintk(1, "Selecting PAL video Standard\n");
> inittab = saa7127_init_config_pal;> encoder->reg_61 = SAA7127_PAL_DAC_CONTROL;> break;> default:> return -EINVAL;
> }>> /* Write Table */> saa7127_write_inittab(client, inittab);> return 0;> }>> A changed to:>> static int saa7127_set_norm(struct i2c_client *client)
> {> struct saa7127 *encoder = (struct saa7127> *)i2c_get_clientdata(client);> const struct i2c_reg_value *inittab;>> switch (encoder->norm) {> case SAA7127_VIDEO_NORM_NTSC:
> dprintk(1, "Selecting PAL video Standard\n");> inittab = saa7127_init_config_pal;> encoder->reg_61 = SAA7127_PAL_DAC_CONTROL;> break;
> case SAA7127_VIDEO_NORM_PAL:> dprintk(1, "Selecting PAL video Standard\n");> inittab = saa7127_init_config_pal;> encoder->reg_61 = SAA7127_PAL_DAC_CONTROL;
> break;> default:> return -EINVAL; }>> /* Write Table */> saa7127_write_inittab(client, inittab);
> return 0;> }>> So it always use PAL (whatever the standard is). Mythtv does something> that> return EINVAL when calling this function.>> I will email the ivtv list to see if they can fix the parmeters on the
> saa7127> module.>> Thanks,> --> Oscar Curero - Linux user: 306877> --GPG keyID: 0xE0EA0B24--___mythtv-users mailing list
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