[mythtv-users] Mythweb problems - missing thumbnail causes backend to crash
Hi Folks, I am having a bit of a problem with my 18.1 installation. When I try and use Mythweb to display a list of recordings, I have a problem where a bunch of the programs I have recorded are missing their thumbnails, this causes mythbackend to go into an infinite loop with 'waiting for a thread..' So, 2 questions, why is mythbackend not create the thumbnails? and why does Mythweb take out mythbackend? If anyone has any idea what is going on, could they let me know please? Thanks, Richie Here is an extract from the mythbackend log: 2005-10-30 10:54:41.305 adding: samtv.heliosuk.net as a remote file transfer 2005-10-30 10:54:41.309 Could not open /myth/tv/1065_20051028212000_20051028223500.nuv.png. 0 retries remaining. 2005-10-30 10:55:01.829 MainServer::HandleAnnounce FileTransfer 2005-10-30 10:55:01.831 adding: samtv.heliosuk.net as a remote file transfer 2005-10-30 10:55:01.835 Could not open /myth/tv/1059_2005102820_20051028204500.nuv.png. 0 retries remaining. 2005-10-30 10:55:22.355 MainServer::HandleAnnounce FileTransfer 2005-10-30 10:55:22.357 adding: samtv.heliosuk.net as a remote file transfer 2005-10-30 10:55:22.361 Could not open /myth/tv/1065_20051028193000_20051028200400.nuv.png. 0 retries remaining. 2005-10-30 10:55:42.882 MainServer::HandleAnnounce FileTransfer 2005-10-30 10:55:42.883 adding: samtv.heliosuk.net as a remote file transfer 2005-10-30 10:55:42.888 Could not open /myth/tv/1067_2005102819_20051028193500.nuv.png. 0 retries remaining. 2005-10-30 10:56:03.403 waiting for a thread.. 2005-10-30 10:56:03.406 waiting for a thread.. 2005-10-30 10:56:03.409 waiting for a thread.. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Feature request: backwards compatability
Bryan Halter wrote: A nice feature to have would be backwards compatability for the Mythtv protocol on either the backend or frontend. One of the biggest hurdles for me as a Gentoo user is that I have to upgrade all my frontends and backends at the same time and restart. If the frontend had barkwards compatability by 1 version a user could upgrade the frontends one by one as time permits and at the end upgrade the backend, likewise if the backend could support clients one revision back that could be upgraded without needing to upgrade all the frontends. I don't know how much effort is involved in this or if it has been discussed previously, just an observation. I too would like this feature - I have 3 Xbox frontends running XboxMyth, and having to do them all on the same day is somewhat of a pain... Still, I can fully understand the dev's not wanting this! Cheers, Richie ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] What to do on XBox when the backend crashes
Adam Gianola wrote: Perhaps you could borrow from Jarod's Fedora Mythtvology for how to make the power button do something useful. I implemented this on my back/frontend and it works great to kill the front end (push power button one time), and then restart it (push power button a second time). I have an xbox frontend setup, but no dvd remote so i can't try it on that. http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/tips.php Unfortuantly, the Xbox remote doesn't have a power button :( However, I remapped my 'Title' button to kill blackbox (which auto-restarts) in my .lircrc file: # Restart Mythfrontend begin prog = irexec button = TITLE repeat = 4 config = /root/restart.sh end in the /root/restart.sh script: #!/bin/bash killall blackbox Works a treat - even my wife can use it! Cheers, Richie ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Skipping adverts in UK using DVB-T - supported ?
Andy Whitworth wrote: Hi, Am I correct in believing that commercial detection/skipping doesn't work in the UK when using DVB-T ? When I press the 'skip' button during an ad while watching a recording then I get a message to the effect that no marker is found (can't remember exact wording). The channel is setup as one which does have commercials. Or has anyone in UK got ad detection working using DVB-T ? Thanks, Andy. I found that ad-detection caused mythtv to crash when I enabled here - not complaining, as when it didn't crash, it didn't catch enough to make it worth while. One day, I will get a spare box, and setup a test patch to catch the debug info for this sort of thing, but atm, the WAF stops any experimentation. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Controlling mythmusic from mythweb
Eggert Thorlacius wrote: On 17.1.2005, at 00:59, Chris Petersen wrote: I was quite excited when I saw MythMusic as one choice in mythweb. But it seems all you can do is download the mp3s on the mythbox. I like to be able to play and pause music on the mythbox from the mythweb interface. Is it possible, perhaps with yet another plugin. This will come sometime after mythmusic is *capable* of remote control via the new mfd stuff that Thor (I think) is working on. But yes, the mythweb stuff is currently only really there for managing playlists. -Chris While we wait for remote control in MythMusic, can anyone recommend a Linux web app for playing music locally? I have searched all over, but all the web apps that I have seen that have a decent interface (f.ex. Andromeda) seem to be designed to stream audio to the web client instead of playing it on the server. It seems a bit of a waste to stream music to my laptop when the machine they are hosted on is already connected to the home theatre amp :-) Eggert Commandline: mplayer - or why not use myth? ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] DVB Radio
George Styles wrote: Do you have to re-encode them? In my experience if you just rename the file .mp3 then mp3 players will play the file anyway as mp2 and mp3 are so similar. I figure 192 k MP2 is pretty good quality and not too large so I'd rather keep the original format. That depends - my old mp3 player (An Archos Recorder 20) played mp2's fine, but my current one (iRiver IHP140) doesnt play them. I used to just demux the stream and use the mp2. Of course when Rockbox is finished for the iRiver it will play mp2 as well :) g ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users You could always use nuvexport to convert the files to mp3. I ripped the new HHGTTG like that. Richie ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] FC3 - Downloading kernel source
Drew Zerdecki wrote: What mirrors have the source kernels? I can kind them on the regular redhat mirrors. Thanks again. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users Read the release notes for FC3 - it explains how to obtain the kernel source. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.6.10 - Release Date: 10/01/2005 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Front end hardware?
stan wrote: sn't the X Box solution a bit of work alos? Don't you have to add a chip or something to make it run Linux? BTW what's EPIA? Thanks. Xbox is dead easy - no chip is required, just a USB cable, a USB flash key, and a specific game (depends on xbox release) - they will even do it for you at the linux xbox site. Then it is simply a case of installing xebian, and doing and apt-get to grab myth - tweak 1 file, and it works. EPIA is a type of mini motherboard made by VIA with everything onboard - not done that myself though. Cheers, Richie -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.6.8 - Release Date: 03/01/2005 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] FC3 + CVS dvb-kernel + Nova-T Install MINI-HOWTO (1Jan05)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Produced in appreciation of the support and knowledge gained from linux-dvb mythtv-users mailing lists, with the hope of helping others. (Drafting note - yet to complete modprobe.conf section - tips appreciated!) Paul PS: Feedback / improvements most welcome. PPS: Happy New Year! Hi Paul, Looks good so far - feel free to add the Nova-T Conexant info from http://www.helkit.com/cgi-bin/twiki/bin/view/Main/MythTVDVB-TAndConexantNotes for the instructions on how to get it to load automagically. Cheers, Richie ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] UK DVB woes / Dealing with duplicate channels
Nick Morrott wrote: iv) Could anyone please let me know of any UK homebrewers who are savvy with building ir receivers/transmitters and would consider putting one together for me (for beer/money etc). Having got a bit carried away and having bought a lovely Sky+ Navigator remote only to find the PVR350 will not work with it, it would appear I will need a serial based combined Rx/Tx to be able to use the remote and be able to control a cable box. You can buy ready made serial IR eye's from http://www.zapway.de/index1.htm I brought a 10ft cable with eye from there, it worked fine, and the guy is really helpful. Cheers, Richie ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Newbie progresses - but still not quite there!
Daniel Howell wrote: But there's NO /dev/dvb folder or subfolders/devices whatsoever. Now a quick scoure of Google shows tonnes of people having this problem, so I ran the MAKEDEV-DVB.sh script which duly creates them. But running the dvb-util package's dvbscan, it can't open /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0 (or any of the other 3 if I try the command-line param to force it to other devices). Hi Daniel, Have a look at my Conexant based Nova-T guide - it explains how to setup the /dev devices with FC3 and your new kernel: http://www.helkit.com/cgi-bin/twiki/bin/view/Main/MythTVDVB-TAndConexantNotes The section you want is called 'preparing udev' near the bottom. hth, Richie ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] low-temperature hard drives
Preston Crow wrote: Besides the drives themselves, the big news is that drive manufacturers are taking heat issues seriously. This makes sense even without the embedded market, as I would bet that a high percentage of their warranty replacements are from overheated drives. --PC You know, I had a sneaky thought about this the other night - my (MythTV) drives tend to fail within a year - so, if I double up next time I buy, I should, in theory, have spares for next time it happens, and can switch over to the new drives whilst the knackered ones are being replaced :) Can't really see any other way round it, and at least then I don't have to pay for replacements! Oh, and the drives are fully cooled, and mounted in heatsinks, just in case anyone thinks I am cooking them - they stay pretty constant @ 35 degrees c, but are running all the time. Cheers, Richie ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Conexant Nova-T Installation Guide...
Hi, Seeing as I have recently been through this pain, I have put together a draft of a guide for installing the Conexant based Nova-T, the bits that Martin's guide doesn't have - could people have a look, and critique please? http://www.helkit.com/cgi-bin/twiki/bin/view/Main/MythTVDVB-TAndConexantNotes Thanks, Richie ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Off topic: Last resort for me. Can not get my dvb-c card to output video/audio on FC3, kernel 2.6.9-681
Mark Anderson wrote: On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 08:07 am, Örjan wrote: Hi ! I want to build a digital multimedia system for my home based on mythtv with a client/server architecture. Since i get my tv by cable (digital) i have to use a (at least one) dvb card. Been having some serious trouble in getting my dvb-card to work under Fedora Core 3. Here is my setup: Fedora Core 3, Kernel: 2.6.9-681_FC3 Hauppauge DVB-c premium card,CI and CAM (Hauppauge/Conax) Using dvb drivers in kernel. udev/sysfs doesn't make devices so i use the MAKEDEV-DVB.sh script from Linuxtv. (btw. card works fine under windows) lsmod gives: Module Size Used by ves182011213 1 dvb_ttpci 74741 3 dvb_core 80873 5 ves1820,dvb_ttpci saa7146_vv 47425 1 dvb_ttpci video_buf 24261 1 saa7146_vv saa714621613 2 dvb_ttpci,saa7146_vv v4l1_compat15941 1 saa7146_vv v4l2_common 9921 1 saa7146_vv videodev 13377 1 saa7146_vv ttpci_eeprom6465 1 dvb_ttpci lspci gives: 02:03.0 Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors SAA7146 (rev 01) dmesg output: DVB: registering new adapter (Technotrend/Hauppauge PCI rev2.1). DVB: AV7111(0) - firm f0240009, rtsl b0250018, vid 71010068, app 8000261c DVB: AV7111(0) - firmware supports CI link layer interface DVB: VES1820(0): setup for tuner sp5659c DVB: VES1820(0): pwm=0x00 DVB: registering frontend 0:0 (VES1820 based DVB-C frontend)... using dvb-apps/util/scan give me a channels.conf (i find almost every channel...read somewhere that i should check some timeouts to get a better scan result) using same channels.conf as input for czap and i get: [EMAIL PROTECTED] szap]$ ./czap -c channels.conf RTL -r using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0' 23 RTL:27400:INVERSION_AUTO:6875000:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:1100:1101:207 23 RTL: f 27400, s 6875000, i 2, fec 9, qam 3, v 0x44c, a 0x44d status 1f | signal b0b0 | snr efef | ber 0096 | unc | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal | snr f0f0 | ber 0096 | unc | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal | snr efef | ber 0096 | unc | FE_HAS_LOCK (status tells me i got good signal, little noise and that there is data on vdr0, trying to just do cat /dev/dvb//vdr0 gives output) then i try to view the stream in mplayer and nothing happens...see below. i've also tried xine and did not get a picture there either. [mythtv]$ mplayer - /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0 I have never tried piping the output from the dvb device straight into mplayer but is suspect it will not work. Try using dvbstream and pipe it's output to mplayer, this works for me: dvbstream -o -ps -qam 64 512 650 1590 | mplayer - you will of course need to substitute the appropriate pids for you station (use scan -c to get the list of available pids) Cheers, Mark ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users Hi there - just been through the DVB-T route on FC3 - one thing you must do is not use the MAKEDEV-DVB.sh script - as FC3 uses udev. Read the file udev.txt in the dvb-kernel cvs - /DOWNLOAD-DIR/dvb-cvs/dvb-kernel/linux/Documentation/dvb/udev.txt - that tells you how to setup udev to setup the device correct - otherwise it won't play fair. Hope that helps, Cheers, Richie ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Compiling Mythtv with DVB...
Hi Folks, Having a slight problem atm with my MythTV 0.16 installation. Its been working perfectly, 1xTT-DVB-T card, 1xPVR250 and a second backend with a BT878 card. Anyway, I decided to switch fully over to DVB-T for all my tuners, and purchased 2 Nova-T cards. Now, as some may know, the new cards are based on the Conexant chipset, and is very difficult to get going - took me 4 days of trying various kernels, drivers etc. They are now installed, and working fine, along with my original DVB-T card - the 2 other cards are no longer in the system. I am now trying to compile mythtv on the master backend. During compilation, I get this error: make[2]: Entering directory `/root/build/mythtv-0.16/libs/libmythtv' g++ -c -pipe -Wall -W -O3 -march=pentiumpro -fomit-frame-pointer `freetype-config --cflags` -D_REENTRANT -fPIC -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DPREFIX=\/usr/local\ -DMMX -DCONFIG_VIDEO4LINUX -DUSING_IVTV -DUSING_OSS -DUSING_DVB -DUSING_XV -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_THREAD_SUPPORT -DQT_SHARED -I/usr/lib/qt-3.3/mkspecs/default -I. -I/usr/local/include -I../../../dvb -I../libmyth -I.. -Idvbdev -I../libavcodec -I/usr/lib/qt-3.3/include -o dvbdiseqc.o dvbdiseqc.cpp dvbdiseqc.cpp: In member function `bool DVBDiSEqC::PositionerGotoAngular(dvb_tuning_t, bool, bool)': dvbdiseqc.cpp:587: error: `M_PI' undeclared (first use this function) dvbdiseqc.cpp:587: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in.) dvbdiseqc.cpp:603: error: `tan' undeclared (first use this function) dvbdiseqc.cpp:603: error: `sin' undeclared (first use this function) dvbdiseqc.cpp:603: error: `atan2' undeclared (first use this function) dvbdiseqc.cpp:631: error: `round' undeclared (first use this function) make[2]: *** [dvbdiseqc.o] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/build/mythtv-0.16/libs/libmythtv' make[1]: *** [sub-libmythtv] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/build/mythtv-0.16/libs' make: *** [sub-libs] Error 2 I have setup the settings.pro as follows: # DVB support CONFIG += using_dvb DEFINES += USING_DVB # Note: INCLUDEPATH should point to the directory with # 'linux/dvb/frontend.h', not the directory with frontend.h INCLUDEPATH += /root/build/dvb and as per Martin Smith's excellant guide (thanks Martin) have copied the include files from the kernel dvb driver to the /root/build/dvb. Googling doesn't reveal anything, nor does searching the list. Can anyone help? Thanks, Richie ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Compiling Mythtv with DVB...
Those look like functions from math.h. Maybe try including that somewhere in that source file. Kevin Thanks Kevin. After investigating the source file some more, I discovered that these lines are relevant to DVB-S anyway, so have removed the offending functions, and it works fine. Not the best solution in the world (and would obviously bugger up anyone who uses DVB-S), but for me it has got my MythTV back up and running after a 4 day outage. I don't quite understand why math.h would be missing though - this code compiled successfully prior to the upgrade, when I was using just 1 DVB-T card - this is an FC1 box, upgraded this week to FC3 to allow me to use the 2.6 kernel with the correct DVB-T drivers in. Strange. Anyway, its all working now, and I have 3 DVB-T cards working in harmony - anyone want to purchase a second hand UK PVR-250? Richie ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
