Re: [mythtv-users] Jarod - Here's Your Chance (AKA - Distro Cage Match)
On 5/20/05, Jarod Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thursday 19 May 2005 18:48, Michael Haan wrote: I know you're a big FC fan. I've seen you quickly jump at the chance to defend FC when someone suggests they can get Myth up-and-running quickly on some other distro, say Gentoo. Please let me clarify something... I'm NOT a distro hater. I'm a hater of people who suggest that switching distributions will magically make everything better (okay, and maybe a slight bit more hateful when the suggestion is Gentoo). If you're very close, there's probably a lot less work to do if you stick with whatever distribution you're using. If a Gentoo user was extremely close to having a completely working system, i.e., *exactly* like the case you present, I would NOT suggest switching to FC just to try to fix that. About all you need is an appropriate kernel and kernel modules and you're there, so why reinstall everything on a mostly functional system? I myself have been running Gentoo/Myth for a little while now. Initially, I was impressed with the ease of install of Myth on Gentoo (I'd tried FC before Gentoo, but there was some issue with AMD64 and apt-get). Yes, apt doesn't work on multiarch (i386/x86_64 mix) systems like FC unless you remove ALL the i386 bits. You have to use yum or smart instead. Known issue. I'm running on a RHEL4 x86_64 box now without any problems, just used yum instead (well, and up2date w/an RHN account...). Now, however, I am unhappy with Gentoo. I have been trying for weeks to upgrade my kernel so that I can use my new pchdtv3000 card - with no luck. Piece o' cake. :-) So, here's the challenge (all distros welcome). Get my already-working-but-can't-move-forward machine working. I want something like apt-get or ebuilds for the majority of my needs (I don't mind building cvs where it makes sense). I want my pvr350 to continue working, my pchdtv3000 to start. I'd like to leverage my cpu's 63-bit arch, where possible. Stay with Gentoo, you're way too close to nuke it. I have tried SuSE 9.1/9.2, FC3 and Gentoo and only Gentoo has worked (this system is working, I just can't seem to upgrade it!!!). No Debian? :-) Again, all distros welecome - who's up to the task? If I had the time, I would shell into your Gentoo install right now and hook you up. :-) Seriously, all you need to do is start with a clean kernel, patch the latest DVB code in on top of it, enable it, build it, and you're pretty much there. Works for me anyhow (across multiple distros, I run several, not just FC). -- Jarod Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Got a question? Read this first... http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html MythTV, Fedora Core ATrpms documentation: http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/ MythTV Searchable Mailing List Archive http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/ ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users I'm not so sure. I think my hardware may be causing the issue (nVidia all over the place and amd64 to boot). I'd be inclined to agree with you (not messing with a working system), except the fact of the matter is - this system can't grow. I cannot get a pchdtv3000 working b/c I can't upgrade the kernel. So, I'll put it back to you - who can make myth box work (better than it does, with more H/W) and without me having to install tons o' packages (just try catching all the mythmusic dependancies)? ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: RG-6 crimping question
Maverick wrote: While you're running wires, run cat5e/6 everywhere too. Very useful for all kinds of cool stuff, even phone lines. Get the self crimping jacks and you won't need any tools for that. :) already ahead of ya ... got the wiring closet / server room nearly ready to go (still need to run the cable, but got everything planned out) ... ccna, so i'm actually trying to follow cisco specs to a point ... gonna try and run the electric in tmw ... All I can say is, maybe borrow the tool from someone in the trade? i'll see if i can, unfortunately the only people around here (ks) that seem to have the tools are cox techs and i try to steer clear of them (no offense if anyone is, but the techs around here couldn't run cable to save their lives and it looks like SH%$#@ on the outside of my house!) -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Best remote control
Donald Oakes wrote: Morten Rønseth wrote: Hi, I'm about to purchase a remote for my mythbox and would welcome the input from this community before I make a decision. I would ideally like an RF remote, like the ATI Remote Wonder II. Does anybody have any comments or preferences? Is it possible to just buy a receiver and use a standard universal remote? i own the ATI Remote Wonder (can't rem if it's the II or not) and love it ... i want to get an ir receiver so i can make my one4all kameleon work with it (mostly for WAF and coolness/brag factor), but the ATI works great! -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Feature request: backwards compatability
Jarod Wilson wrote: On Thursday 19 May 2005 12:10, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Howdy, Find a disc on the cover of Linux Media Magazine with MythTV binaries on it running a slightly older knoppmyth 0.17 Decide to see if knoppmyth is really all it's cracked up to be, only to find out that your backend isn't going to play nice with it. Stomp on the disc, curse knoppmyth, and smile 18 hours later when your Gentoo install finishes and 0.18 works as expected. Curse KnoppMyth?! Perhaps this is why my body ached and I couldn't sleep last night. The MythTV versioning (non) issue is not a KnoppMyth issue. Any one capable of reading should be about to figure this out. In the 18 hours it took you to install Gentoo and MythTV, I could have installed KnoppMyth on 18 PCs. This includes downloading 0.18, producing a debs on one to be installed on others (with much time remaining to watch TV). Heh. 18 hours... bah, takes way less than that ... got my backend running in no time w/ gentoo and can't wait to get started switching my frontend over, too! :) -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Fastest Remote in the west....
Are you running a pre-emptible kernel? That made my remote (a home brew one, on a serial port) much more responsive. Scott Arthur wrote: So I've finally got my myth box up and running. Everything is running pretty smoothly, however I am using an X10 5in1 remote and am finding that it is a bit slow to respond sometimes. While this is ok for main menus, scrolling through my lists of music or videos gets a bit tedious. Does anyone know if I can tweak anything in lirc to speed this up or alternatively recommend another remote that works well with lirc and has a jog dial (or some other scrolling feature)? ___ 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] OT: RG-6 crimping question
gLaNDix (Jesse Kaufman) wrote: Maverick wrote: i'll see if i can, unfortunately the only people around here (ks) that seem to have the tools are cox techs and i try to steer clear of them (no offense if anyone is, but the techs around here couldn't run cable to save their lives and it looks like SH%$#@ on the outside of my house!) -g- I've not kept up entirely with this thread, but...My local Lowes started carrying pressure fit RG6 tools for about $20 a couple months ago. Much better than spending $100+ as they were previously priced. Bought myself one and redid all my connections. My picture is vastly improved. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] IOBOUND: Arrrg, will it ever end?
I upgraded to kernel 2.6.11 and hd3000 DVB drivers 2.0. I have not seen the IOBOUND msgs for 36 hours so far. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that those errors are gone for good. Looking very promising :-) Thanks for the suggestions! Donn On 5/17/05, Blammo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5/17/05, Donn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Over 2 weeks, I have read countless search hits and attempted several fixes to stop these awful IOBOUND message floods. I'm in need of some serious help. I have implemented many of the suggestions in the archives (and some of my own crazy ideas) with no luck. Sometimes when recording two shows at once, mythtv gets locked into a series of IOBOUND messages: 2005-05-16 23:36:43.145 IOBOUND - blocking in ThreadedFileWriter::Write() 2005-05-16 23:36:47.807 IOBOUND - blocking in ThreadedFileWriter::Write() 2005-05-16 23:36:52.579 IOBOUND - blocking in ThreadedFileWriter::Write() 2005-05-16 23:36:57.729 IOBOUND - blocking in ThreadedFileWriter::Write() I would suggest a couple things: 1. Move to a newer kernel. I had some strangeness with 2.6.9 / 2.6.10 along the way with IO (air2pc / pvr-250 / 4-drive raid5) and moving to 2.6.11 cured almost all of them. 2. Check your IRQ's. lspci -v and check for things sharing the same IRQ. When you're faciing an IO problem sharing can become a big issue. This was another key for me in removing IO problems. 3. What's the RAM clock on your machine? Is it 133 or 200? Should be 133 to make the PC2100 happy. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Big help request for getting 2 LIRC drivers (Rx/Tx) to share COM port
Previous setup was running 2 instances of LIRC - the i2c driver for Hauppauge PVR card, and lirc_serial for a transmitter to control a cable TV box. I have now (finally and after much despair thinking it would never work!) soldered up a combined serial port receiver/transmitter, and wish to control both of these devices on one serial port (my system only has one). However, after releasing the serial port via setserial, I can modprobe one of the drivers, but as soon as I try and modprobe the second, it (unsurprisingly) tells me the port is in use, and the modprobe fails. What I am after is the magic config line(s) to make them both play together. Both instances have different major-numbers, and both load fine on their own, and the devices are detected. Getting them both the work on the same port is causing me nightmares! The LIRC docs say it will work as long as different major numbers are used, but nothing about the COM port setup. Thanks to anyone who can help out here, Nick ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] OT: IR wired extenders
Anyone have a good plan / source / suggestion for a good IR extender? (Application: Frontend not in bedroom, TV and IR reciever in bedroom. Make S.O. very happy) I've tried several off the shelf products, and I seem to have waay too much interference to get them working. I've tried several of the integrated video/audio/IR senders with the same result. I get great video (have a sub 2gig product, a 2.4gig product, and a 5.8ghz product), but the IR lights seem to stay on solid and broadcast all kinds of noise which makes it impossible to use a remote. Upon looking closer at the video senders, none of them send IR over the same frequency / channel as the video/audio. They all use a 2nd set of xmitters in some low band, where I still get interfered with. My house is Cat6 wired so I'm tempted to find some way to just carry the IR directly. Thoughts? What are others doing? I'd rather not spend $2-300 on some high end setup to just carry IR 75 feet. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] GUI size and different TV playback size [feature request]
On Thu, 19 May 2005 19:00:59 -0700, Shaun Jackman wrote: I'd like to configure a TV playback size that differs from the GUI size. A GUI size of 640x440 offset by 40,24 compensates for the overscan of my television. I want to use a TV playback size of 720x480 without an offset to avoid vertical scaling so that the interlacing doesn't get messed up. You can set both to the same with Use GUI size for TV playback, but from what I see you can't set explicit values for both. If you untick the 'use gui size for tv playback' then tv will be full screen, based on what your current video mode is. Unless you've got rid of your G550 already, then presumably you are running in 720x480 resolution and you'll get the effect you want. That's how I do it with mine (but for PAL). Alternatively, on the page after the one with that option there's 'Separate video modes for GUI TV playback'. If you tick that you get lots of whizzy options for controlling video mode based on video input. It does however need XRandR, and is a no go on the G550 tv-out (which is a shame). Cheers, Martin. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Errors compiling IVTV drivers
i am trying to install ivtv driversi get the following errors...any help debian:/usr/local/ivtv-0.3.3/driver# make cp ../utils/videodev2.h . gcc -D__KERNEL__ -D__KERNEL_SYSCALLS__ -DMODULE -DMODVERSIONS -I/lib/modules/2.4.27-1-686-smp/build/include -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -march=i586 -mcpu=i586 -fno-strict-aliasing -Wno-unused -include /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-686-smp/build/include/linux/modversions.h -c -o msp3400.o msp3400.c msp3400.c: In function `msp3400c_thread': msp3400.c:825: error: invalid lvalue in unary `' msp3400.c:825: error: parse error before '-' token msp3400.c:827: error: invalid lvalue in unary `' msp3400.c:827: error: parse error before '-' token msp3400.c: In function `msp3410d_thread': msp3400.c:1137: error: invalid lvalue in unary `' msp3400.c:1137: error: parse error before '-' token msp3400.c:1139: error: invalid lvalue in unary `' msp3400.c:1139: error: parse error before '-' token make: *** [msp3400.o] Error 1 debian:/usr/local/ivtv-0.3.3/driver# thanks ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Errors compiling IVTV drivers
On 5/20/05, d2k2 k7 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i am trying to install ivtv drivers i get the following errors... any help ivtv-users@lists.sourceforge.net ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] 1920x1080 vs. 1920x1088 HDTV streams
On Friday 20 May 2005 02:07, Doug Larrick wrote: Bernd Paysan wrote: The main difference is obvious when switching from ProSieben to HD1: 2005-05-19 22:41:44.184 AvFormatDecoder: Video has changed from 1920x1080 to 1920x1088. Apparently the 1920x1088 mode is decoded fine, while the 1920x1080 doesn't. Interesting that you have a video that's 1080 lines high. Here in the US all the 1080i content that we have is actually 1088 lines, with the bottom 8 lines defined to be blank. MythTV actually has special code that sets the output to 1080 lines if it is given a 1088-line video, to avoid a black band at the bottom, and avoid scaling when outputting to a 1080-line display. The macroblocks in the ATSC MPEG stream are 16 pixels high, which is an integer divisor of 1088 but not 1080. A 1080-line video would imply that the macroblocks are 8 (or 4; unlikely) pixels high. I can see this breaking a decoder or being beyond the capability of some system. As far as I can see from other discussions about the ProSieben HD stream, it's really 1088 high, so the macro-blocks are 16 pixels, but it seems to tell the resolution is 1920x1080. Maybe that's even more confusing. -- Bernd Paysan If you want it done right, you have to do it yourself http://www.jwdt.com/~paysan/ pgpBgSnZMpfbf.pgp Description: PGP signature ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Cannot change tuner DVB-S and PVR-250 (0.18.1)
Just spent the weekend installing mythtv 0.18.1 + latest kernel src with a skystar 1 CI and a PVR-250.. all went well. DVB-s channels were tuned, Cable (PVR-250) channels were added correctly, but the frontend doesnt allow to change channels to different card. If only DVB-s channels are added, everything works perfectly, but as soon as I add a channel to the other tuner... the added channels are not there. The funniest thing is that PIP works! I just cannot change channels. I tried to press tuner source change, but nothing. The programme guide shows all channels, but only the ones binded to the DVB-s can be selected. Maybe I'm missing something maybe its not me. any help would really come handy. greets ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] unsuscribe
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Re: [mythtv-users] Character Mapping Samsung VFD
On 5/16/05, John Hannan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi: I have an Ahanix d.vine mce601 case with VFD (samsung 2x16, parallel port). I'm trying to get the VFD working with mythtv 0.18 on fc3 but am I have the D.Vine 5 case and the VFD that comes along with that and I have almost the same settings as you, however Heartbeat=open InitialHeartbeat=on and this used to work for me (have recently set my box up again and haven't had time to set the lcd up yet) Don't know if any of these could have any impact... When you start up LCDd, are the characters OK, or is it only inside myth they are messed up? -- Mvh. Nezar Nielsen http://fez.dk ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: FC4 on the Mac Mini
Does anyone have an opinion on the suitability of this being a stand alone MythTV HDTV front end? I would be hooking it up to one of these via DVI: http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=184686#rebate (or something similar). I won't be setting this up until August, so hopefully FC4 would be released and the ATRPMS all set up for it. Rob --- Lane Schwartz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5/18/05, Mark Knecht [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For $500 (or something like $375 since it comes with a new copy of Tiger) It seems like a nice littel box. Careful! Before you order, ask if it actually will ship with Tiger. When I talked to Apple in April they said it would be sometime this summer before the new inventory actually shipped with Tiger. If it doesn't then you can pay a bit extra ($10 I think) to have them throw in a set of Tiger discs. Lane -- Meetup with other Myth users! http://mythtv.info/moin.cgi/MUG ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OpenGL vsync problem with 0.18.1?
On Friday 20 May 2005 12:29 am, Robert Tsai wrote: On Fri, May 20, 2005 at 12:04:24AM -0400, Harry Orenstein wrote: Is it just me or did the configure script change from 0.18 to 0.18.1 so that opengl-vsync no longer configures properly? It seems that this line: CONFIG_DEFINES=$CONFIG_DEFINES USING_OPENGL_VSYNC is missing so that the define is never set during compilation. Adding it back allowed me to use opengl-vsync again. I haven't seen any other messages about this and it appears to be the same way in cvs, so I'm guessing either I don't understand something or maybe nobody else noticed this? Does ./configure --enable-opengl-vsync (or whatever the flag's name) not do the trick for you? --Rob Thanks for the reply! Nope. Check the configure script. Using --enable-opengl-vsync sets the libs (-lGL -lGLU) but does not set the defines. If you check back to version 0.18 it used to also set the defines. Once I added the above line to configure it works and uses opengl vsync in mythfrontend. Without the change it uses rtc. -- Harry O. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Re: Re: VGA to Component on WEGA
You can conceivably get the component to work, but it doesn't buy you a whole lot for 480i. Basically, you'll get potentially *slightly* more luminance resolution. The chroma is the real benefit to component over s-vid. That just means you can do more vivid colors, and have higher spatial color resolution. It's measurably better, but probably not WOW-factor better. I am just looking for *any* solution. It doesn't have to be component, but the S-Video output on my card is completely unacceptable so I do not consider it an option. OK. I guess I could clarify that. *GOOD* S-vid isn't that much worse than component. Unfortunately, many of the cards with tvout have such sucky quality that it's unusable. The homebrew hardware I built to do s-vid from VGA gives results essentially the same as the component adapter... just modulated as NTSC. I have long since given up on TVOUT from video cards for quality reasons. -Cory * * Cory Papenfuss* * Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student * * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University * * ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Mythphone - Can't open ALSA ?
Hi I've been using using MythTV for a couple of months now. Great application!!. Thanks to all the developers and to Jarod for the excellent HOWTO. I've just started trying to use MythPhone and I'm having a problem opening the audio output ALSA:digital. Snip of output from Mythfrontend: SIP Registered to fwd.pulver.com for 3600s XMLParse::LoadTheme(): Can't open: /usr/share/mythtv/themes/MythCenter/phone-ui.xml XMLParse::LoadTheme(): Using default theme file Cannot open device ALSA:digital Could not open ALSA:digital to play tone Cannot open device ALSA:digital It works OK if I select the std audio device /dev/dsp (I have to use headphones). Mythphone is correctly using the webcam and its internal microphone. I using FC3, with v18.0. with audio output via onboard optical spdif to a home theatre amp. This works well for music, live-tv, recordings and xine dvd playback etc. I use a slightly modified version of Mike Dean's ALSA digital .asoundrc definition from http://www.mythtv.info/moin.cgi/DigitalSoundHowTo Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] VGA to Component on Wega cont.
On Thu, 19 May 2005, Eric Jensen wrote: Had to sign up on the list under another e-mail at home, sorry for having to create a new thread. I made some of the changes that were mentioned in this thread: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/131462 When I check my xorg log there is an entry like: (II) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode ATSC-480-60p (no mode of this name) Look further up in the logfile. It should say something like Not using modeline ATSC-480-60p: blahblah Could be frequencies (although the monitor ones look fine), dotclock, no interlace, or the weird nvidia-specific restrictions on integer divisions by 8's in the syncs. If the last issue, the logfile is specific about the problem. If you want a D1 480i resolution (same 480i frequencies, DVD-friendly number of dots), search the archive for 'coryntsci'. It's the modeline I use with my modulator doohickey. -Cory Here are the relevant entries in my xorg.conf: Section Monitor Identifier Monitor0 VendorName Monitor Vendor ModelNameSyncMaster DisplaySize 380 290 HorizSync 15-64 VertRefresh 50-160 ModeLine ATSC-480-60p 11.97 640 664 736 760 480 482 488 525 interlace Option dpms EndSection Section Device Identifier Videocard0 Driver nvidia VendorName Videocard vendor BoardName NVIDIA GeForce 4 (generic) #Option RenderAccel 1 EndSection Section Screen Identifier Screen0 Device Videocard0 MonitorMonitor0 DefaultDepth 24 SubSection Display Viewport 0 0 Depth 24 ModesATSC-480-60p 800x600 640x480 EndSubSection EndSection Not sure why it says there isn't a mode. Eric Jensen ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users * * Cory Papenfuss* * Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student * * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University * * ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Packages for ppc (was: OT: FC4 on the Mac Mini)
On Fri, May 20, 2005 at 03:54:57AM -0700, Rob Bongiovi wrote: I won't be setting this up until August, so hopefully FC4 would be released and the ATRPMS all set up for it. ATrpms only has hardware for i386 x86_64, not ppc. If anyone has hardware to donate for building ppc packages, ATrpms would pick up support. -- Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net pgpmjzrsjjwHZ.pgp Description: PGP signature ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] stuttering playback with MythTV EPIA-M/networked
Hi, I am trying to use MythTV in a configuration where the backend is running on a central media server and playback goes via network on mythfrontend running on an VIA EPIA based box. Unfortunately playback on the VIA based box is stuttering, thus it plays well for half a second or so, then stops for 1/3 second (video and sound), then plays for another half a second, stutters again ... Don't take 0.5 second and 1/3 second for exact figures ... What I have already thought about: - Problems on the capturing side: I can watch TV on the media server without any problems, so the backend side does not seem to be the problem. - Performance problems / failing MPEG hardware decoder (XvMC) I think this is not the problem since I have another box (Pentium III/700 without any hardware accelerated video) - when I try to watch TV on this second box I just get a very poor framerate all over the time but no stuttering like described. So I assume XvMC is basically online since without XvMC playback would rather resemble that of the other slow box. - network problems In order to make sure network is not the problem I tried various ring buffer sizes ... and I even tried starting TV, unplug the network and see what happens: It keeps playing *and*stuttering* for another few seconds (buffer) and then stops. So it seems that the stuttering is not caused by network problems since the buffer seems to be full and the problem does not go away during playback from buffer only. - any other idea Many thanks in advance for any hints! Best regards, Tom -- Thomas Aeby, Kirchweg 52, 1735 Giffers, Switzerland, Tel: (+41)264180040 Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP public key available ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Realtime priority and kernel RLimits patch
I am happy to report that, with kernel 2.6.12-rc4 and the proper version of PAM installed and configured, there is now a way for a normal user process to gain realtime scheduling w/o having to be SUID root. Mythfrontend's current realtime scheduling capabilities are able to use this new capability. It should also allow people running FC3 to work properly, where before mythfrontend SUID root did not result in realtime priority. See http://www.steamballoon.com/wiki/Rlimits and http://lwn.net/Articles/134460/ for background. -Doug signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] stuttering playback with MythTV EPIA-M/networked
Hi I have an Epia box which did something similar. The stuttering was accompanied by load of prebuffering pause messages from mythfrontend. This is what I did to correct the stuttering: 1. Run mythfrontend as root or suid mythfrontend. 2. Run mythfrontend with nice -15 or so. eg nice -n -15 mythfrontend Hope this helps. Stephen Hi, I am trying to use MythTV in a configuration where the backend is running on a central media server and playback goes via network on mythfrontend running on an VIA EPIA based box. Unfortunately playback on the VIA based box is stuttering, thus it plays well for half a second or so, then stops for 1/3 second (video and sound), then plays for another half a second, stutters again ... Don't take 0.5 second and 1/3 second for exact figures ... What I have already thought about: - Problems on the capturing side: I can watch TV on the media server without any problems, so the backend side does not seem to be the problem. - Performance problems / failing MPEG hardware decoder (XvMC) I think this is not the problem since I have another box (Pentium III/700 without any hardware accelerated video) - when I try to watch TV on this second box I just get a very poor framerate all over the time but no stuttering like described. So I assume XvMC is basically online since without XvMC playback would rather resemble that of the other slow box. - network problems In order to make sure network is not the problem I tried various ring buffer sizes ... and I even tried starting TV, unplug the network and see what happens: It keeps playing *and*stuttering* for another few seconds (buffer) and then stops. So it seems that the stuttering is not caused by network problems since the buffer seems to be full and the problem does not go away during playback from buffer only. - any other idea Many thanks in advance for any hints! Best regards, Tom -- Thomas Aeby, Kirchweg 52, 1735 Giffers, Switzerland, Tel: (+41)264180040 Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP public key available ___ 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] Closed captioning support
Hi there, I hope its not presumptuous to ask can anyone provide definitive information on what hardware and driver combinations do/dont support Closed Captioning (both when streaming live TV and when watching pre recorded video)? Ive done a lot of googling on the subject, and ended up with a mishmash of sort-of-conflicting information! To kick things off, I created a matrix, with lots of unknowns, at http://www.mythtv.info/moin.cgi/CaptureCardMatrix . Ill be happy to maintain it based on whatever I learn from the list, but anyone should feel free to edit it; thats the wiki spirit! Im very much looking forward to getting my MythTV setup (0.18, ivtv 0.3.4u, pvr250) off the workbench and into the livingroom, but my ears, they dont work so good! So CC is a must here. I wouldnt mind buying a different tuner card (would love to try that pvr500 with dual tuners!), or even donating a few bucks to the coder who can make this work. But, without this information Id be shooting in the dark. Thanks, Bryan Lockwood -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.12 - Release Date: 5/17/2005 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] stuttering playback with MythTV EPIA-M/networked
Thomas Aeby wrote: Hi, I am trying to use MythTV in a configuration where the backend is running on a central media server and playback goes via network on mythfrontend running on an VIA EPIA based box. Unfortunately playback on the VIA based box is stuttering, thus it plays well for half a second or so, then stops for 1/3 second (video and sound), then plays for another half a second, stutters again ... Don't take 0.5 second and 1/3 second for exact figures ... What hardware (e.g. VIA EPIA M1), network (e.g. 100Mbps full duplex switched Ethernet), and software (e.g., MythTV 0.18.1, FC3, most recent Open Source Unichrome drivers) are you using? Have you tried MiniMyth http://linpvr.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=348? Since I am heading out on vacation, I may not be around when you respond. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: IR wired extenders
Blammo [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/20/05 4:13 AM Anyone have a good plan / source / suggestion for a good IR extender? Sure. I've got plenty of suggestions ;-) (Application: Frontend not in bedroom, TV and IR reciever in bedroom. Make S.O. very happy) Fairly typical issue. I had the same thing for a while. Although now I've got a frontend in a cabinet about 8' from my TV and ended up needing an IR extender. I've tried several off the shelf products, and I seem to have way too much interference to get them working. I've tried several of the integrated video/audio/IR senders with the same result. I get great video (have a sub 2gig product, a 2.4gig product, and a 5.8ghz product), but the IR lights seem to stay on solid and broadcast all kinds of noise which makes it impossible to use a remote. Is there anything special about your situation? i.e. - is your TV flat panel or plasma that is touchy to Infrared interference? Upon looking closer at the video senders, none of them send IR over the same frequency / channel as the video/audio. They all use a 2nd set of xmitters in some low band, where I still get interfered with. IR works fine over cat 5/6 without modification. Just get an IR receiver (like this one: http://www.smarthome.com/8130br.html The tabletop IR sensor - 8110. Black and unobtrusive. My house is Cat6 wired so I'm tempted to find some way to just carry the IR directly. Yep, that's what I do. Paul ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] OT: NUV player for windows (MPEG4 transcoded)
Can anyone suggest a good player for transcoded (MPEG4) NUV files in windows? I've tried a few and they don't seem to play the files, but mplayer can handle them just fine (then again, mplayer handles everything just fine). Thanks! - Jeff -- email me if you want a gmail invite, I have 800 bazillion ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Jarod - Here's Your Chance (AKA - Distro Cage Match)
Now, however, I am unhappy with Gentoo. I have been trying for weeks to upgrade my kernel so that I can use my new pchdtv3000 card - with no luck. What kernel are you currently running, what kernel are you trying to upgrade to, and what problem does it have? Also - are you trying to use the TV out on the 350? If not, your problem gets a lot less difficult, as you don't need to deal with framebuffer junk So, here's the challenge (all distros welcome). Get my already-working-but-can't-move-forward machine working. I want something like apt-get or ebuilds for the majority of my needs (I don't mind building cvs where it makes sense). I want my pvr350 to continue working, my pchdtv3000 to start. I'd like to leverage my cpu's 63-bit arch, where possible. I'm not so sure. I think my hardware may be causing the issue (nVidia all over the place and amd64 to boot). I'd be inclined to agree with you (not messing with a working system), except the fact of the matter is - this system can't grow. I cannot get a pchdtv3000 working b/c I can't upgrade the kernel. So, I'll put it back to you - who can make myth box work (better than it does, with more H/W) and without me having to install tons o' packages (just try catching all the mythmusic dependancies)? What requirements are there on mythmusic that you aren't meeting? I imagine they are just slight issues with use flags, and maybe the faad2 issue of the missing header file. Other than that, I think I have 0.18-r2 working with no hitches on gentoo (not 64 bit, though) - Jeff -- email me if you want a gmail invite, I have some invites ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] LCD Displays and Recording Status
Stuart Morgan wrote: Is anyone working on this feature currently? If not I *might* have a go at a patch myself. I was about to have a go at this myself for the very same reason. I can't start just yet but let me know if you do and I'm sure we can collaborate. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] stuttering playback with MythTV EPIA-M/networked
Hello Stephen, thanks a lot, unfortunately it did not help for me ... I tried with mythfrontend as root with different nice values but I never got over the stuttering. Bad luck for me :-) Best regards, Tom On Fri, 2005-05-20 at 13:35 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is what I did to correct the stuttering: 1. Run mythfrontend as root or suid mythfrontend. 2. Run mythfrontend with nice -15 or so. eg nice -n -15 mythfrontend -- Thomas Aeby, Kirchweg 52, 1735 Giffers, Switzerland, Tel: (+41)264180040 Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP public key available ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: NUV player for windows (MPEG4 transcoded)
Can anyone suggest a good player for transcoded (MPEG4) NUV files in windows? I've tried a few and they don't seem to play the files, but mplayer can handle them just fine (then again, mplayer handles everything just fine). Thanks! Why not use mplayer for Windows? There's a binary. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] HD-3000 - Debian modprobe.conf Equivalent?
Hello, I'm preparing my machine for the arrival of my HD-3000 card. :) Ascript that comes with the HD-3000 software adds the necessary lines tothe modprobe.conf file, but Debian doesn't use that file. I am hopingthat a Debian user out there could share with me the Debian equivalent to these lines in a normal modprobe.conf file. install cx88-atsc /sbin/modprobe cx8800;/sbin/modprobe --ignore-install cx88-atscinstall cx88-dvb /sbin/modprobe cx8800;/sbin/modprobe --ignore-install cx88-dvbinstall btcx-risc /sbin/modprobe tuner;/sbin/modprobe --ignore-install btcx-risc Past experience tells meI can't simplystick those three lines into /etc/modprobe.d/alias and expect it to work, but maybe I'm wrong? I amstill having problems wrapping my brain around the modprobe.d method and would greatly appreciate some knowledgeable insight regarding the changes needed for HD-3000 support. Many thanks, Patrick. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] stuttering playback with MythTV EPIA-M/networked
On Fri, 2005-05-20 at 05:44 -0700, Paul Bender wrote: What hardware (e.g. VIA EPIA M1), network (e.g. 100Mbps full duplex switched Ethernet), and software (e.g., MythTV 0.18.1, FC3, most recent Open Source Unichrome drivers) are you using? Hmh, sorry for not including all that info from the start. It's an ME600 (256MB / CF-Card silicon disc), MythTV is 0.18.1 (on debian, used http://dijkstra.csh.rit.edu/~mdz and made new binaries march-ed for the VIA C3), Unichrome is a snapshot from April 21 (I used binary packages from http://www.csd.uwo.ca/~mfgalizi/debian). Have you tried MiniMyth http://linpvr.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=348? Ok, that's a good thing to try. I have not tried MiniMyth and KnoppMyth because it is unclear to me if they support the hardware MPEG2 decoder. Best regards, Tom -- Thomas Aeby, Kirchweg 52, 1735 Giffers, Switzerland, Tel: (+41)264180040 Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP public key available ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] HD-3000 - Debian modprobe.conf Equivalent?
On Fri, May 20, 2005 at 08:57:27AM -0500, Patrick Kirchner wrote: I'm preparing my machine for the arrival of my HD-3000 card. :) A script that comes with the HD-3000 software adds the necessary lines to the modprobe.conf file, but Debian doesn't use that file. I am hoping that a Debian user out there could share with me the Debian equivalent to these lines in a normal modprobe.conf file. install cx88-atsc /sbin/modprobe cx8800;/sbin/modprobe --ignore-install cx88-atsc install cx88-dvb /sbin/modprobe cx8800;/sbin/modprobe --ignore-install cx88-dvb install btcx-risc /sbin/modprobe tuner;/sbin/modprobe --ignore-install btcx-risc Past experience tells me I can't simply stick those three lines into /etc/modprobe.d/alias and expect it to work, but maybe I'm wrong? I am still having problems wrapping my brain around the modprobe.d method and would greatly appreciate some knowledgeable insight regarding the changes needed for HD-3000 support. I just put cx88-dvb into my /etc/modules file and everything works. I think you should only choose *one* of the above, depending on how you want to run your HD-3000 card (e.g., v4l or DVB). --Rob signature.asc Description: Digital signature ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] LCD Displays and Recording Status
On Fri 20 May 2005 14:36, Julian Edwards wrote: I was about to have a go at this myself for the very same reason. I can't start just yet but let me know if you do and I'm sure we can collaborate. I'm currently familiarising myself with the myth code and LCDproc. Will probably start work on it this weekend. I'll let you know how I get on. -- Stuart Morgan ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
RE: [mythtv-users] HD-3000 - Debian modprobe.conf Equivalent?
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Tsai Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 9:06 AM To: Discussion about mythtv Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] HD-3000 - Debian modprobe.conf Equivalent? On Fri, May 20, 2005 at 08:57:27AM -0500, Patrick Kirchner wrote: I'm preparing my machine for the arrival of my HD-3000 card. :) A script that comes with the HD-3000 software adds the to the modprobe.conf file, but Debian doesn't use that file. I am hoping that a Debian user out there could share with me the Debian equivalent to these lines in a normal modprobe.conf file. install cx88-atsc /sbin/modprobe cx8800;/sbin/modprobe cx8800;/sbin/modprobe --ignore-install cx88-dvb install btcx-risc /sbin/modprobe tuner;/sbin/modprobe --ignore-install btcx-risc Past experience tells me I can't simply stick those three /etc/modprobe.d/alias and expect it to work, but maybe I'm wrong? I am still having problems wrapping my brain around the modprobe.d method and would greatly appreciate some knowledgeable insight regarding the changes needed for HD-3000 support. I just put cx88-dvb into my /etc/modules file and everything works. I think you should only choose *one* of the above, depending on how you want to run your HD-3000 card (e.g., v4l or DVB). --Rob Rob, I had no idea that I had a to decide v4l or DVB. How should I decide? Does it matter if I'm also going to be using an ATI TV Wonder bt878 card? Thanks again, Patrick. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Packages for ppc (was: OT: FC4 on the Mac Mini)
On 5/20/05, Axel Thimm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, May 20, 2005 at 03:54:57AM -0700, Rob Bongiovi wrote: I won't be setting this up until August, so hopefully FC4 would be released and the ATRPMS all set up for it. ATrpms only has hardware for i386 x86_64, not ppc. If anyone has hardware to donate for building ppc packages, ATrpms would pick up support. hmmm, sounds like someone needs to donate a mac to Axels cause. :) just remember, once you go Mac, you'll never go back... ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
RE: [mythtv-users] DiGiMatrix and MythTV
I see from searching the archives that Jarod has one of these boxes. I couldn't find if he had succeeded. I am particularly interested if he had any success configuring the Y Pr Pb output he was referring to here: http://mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-users/2004-February/031157.html -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Geoff Scott Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 3:16 PM To: Discussion about mythtv Subject: [mythtv-users] DiGiMatrix and MythTV Anyone have MythTV working on a ASUS DiGiMatrix box? I'm looking into one for a Remote Front End. Stats: http://usa.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?m=DiGiMatrixlangs=09 gs ___ 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] Closed captioning support
Hi Bryan, On 5/20/05, Bryan Lockwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I hope it's not presumptuous to ask can anyone provide definitive information on what hardware and driver combinations do/don't support Closed Captioning (both when streaming live TV and when watching pre recorded video)? I've done a lot of googling on the subject, and ended up with a mishmash of sort-of-conflicting information! I'm very much looking forward to getting my MythTV setup (0.18, ivtv 0.3.4u, pvr250) off the workbench and into the livingroom, but my ears, they don't work so good! So CC is a must here. I've filled in some of the information I know. To answer your question, there isn't really much of anything you can do yet to get working CC in prerecorded and live programming. (get a VCR or DVD recorder0 A bttv based card will pass out a VBI stream that MythTV can decode during Live TV, but it is not (AFAIK) recorded by Myth. CC support does not entirely work in IVTV -- if it did, it would be irrelevant whether or not Myth supports it if you have a PVR-350 because if you set IVTV to include the CC data in the MPEG datastream, and set the decoder part to pass it back out, you can enable CC on your TV and it will come through. However, as I said, it still doesn't quite work and you will just get a scrambled mess. I would say a PVR-350 is your best bet, when (if?) IVTV gets the closed captioning issues sorted out. -- Ian Trider [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Best remote control
I'm extremely fond of the grey/black (with curvy underside) Hauppauge remote -- it seems almost tailor-made for Myth. I'm not sure if you can buy it separately.. My main problems with it is that it has buttons on it that would be very useful, but because of the way MythTV behaves (can't map discrete actions to buttons, only keystrokes) I can't really use all the buttons, like, say the 'Videos' and 'Pictures' buttons, to do anything useful. -- Ian Trider [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] stuttering playback with MythTV EPIA-M/networked
My guess is that you're doing software mpeg decode for some reason. I got smooth playback in software by going into setup/tv/playback and disable deinterlacing. Treat this as a diagnostic step rather than a solution :-) If you're getting smooth playback in this scenario, then you need to figure out why you're not using the hw assistance. - I assume you've enabled it in the setup! Also, what does top report - if it's at 0% idle during playback and there's no other processes hogging the CPU, then you're definitely not using hw assist. hope this helps Andrew ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] stuttering playback with MythTV EPIA-M/networked
Thomas Aeby wrote: On Fri, 2005-05-20 at 05:44 -0700, Paul Bender wrote: What hardware (e.g. VIA EPIA M1), network (e.g. 100Mbps full duplex switched Ethernet), and software (e.g., MythTV 0.18.1, FC3, most recent Open Source Unichrome drivers) are you using? Hmh, sorry for not including all that info from the start. It's an ME600 (256MB / CF-Card silicon disc), MythTV is 0.18.1 (on debian, used http://dijkstra.csh.rit.edu/~mdz and made new binaries march-ed for the VIA C3), Unichrome is a snapshot from April 21 (I used binary packages from http://www.csd.uwo.ca/~mfgalizi/debian). I am not familiar with this distribution. Does it have an up-to-date version of the kernel drm drivers? Have you tried MiniMyth http://linpvr.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=348? Ok, that's a good thing to try. I have not tried MiniMyth and KnoppMyth because it is unclear to me if they support the hardware MPEG2 decoder. MiniMyth uses hardware decoding. Version 0.18.1.0rc2 uses Ivor's 20050521 Unichrome drivers http://myth.ivor.org/unichrome/ and supports hardware decoding both the CLE266 and CN400 based motherboards. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Best remote control
On 5/20/05, Ian Trider [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My main problems with it is that it has buttons on it that would be very useful, but because of the way MythTV behaves (can't map discrete actions to buttons, only keystrokes) I can't really use all the buttons, like, say the 'Videos' and 'Pictures' buttons, to do anything useful. Why don't you map the Watch Videos and Gallery functions to those buttons? ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: NUV player for windows (MPEG4 transcoded)
On 5/20/05, Robert Kulagowski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anyone suggest a good player for transcoded (MPEG4) NUV files in windows? I've tried a few and they don't seem to play the files, but mplayer can handle them just fine (then again, mplayer handles everything just fine). Thanks! Why not use mplayer for Windows? There's a binary. I just gave that a try - I got mplayer for windows to play wmv files that I had, but for some reason, it still won't play the mpeg4 file I have. The exact same file plays in linux, but in windows just says: Playing test.mpg. Exiting... (End of file) and I'm certain the file is there, I can see that it is the full size. I tried using the codecs from the mplayer site as well, it didn't seem to make any difference I'm not so sure that mplayer (win) is able to play mpeg4. Can anyone verify this? - Jeff ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: IR wired extenders
On 5/20/05, Blammo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone have a good plan / source / suggestion for a good IR extender? (Application: Frontend not in bedroom, TV and IR reciever in bedroom. Make S.O. very happy) I've tried several off the shelf products, and I seem to have waay too much interference to get them working. I've tried several of the integrated video/audio/IR senders with the same result. I get great video (have a sub 2gig product, a 2.4gig product, and a 5.8ghz product), but the IR lights seem to stay on solid and broadcast all kinds of noise which makes it impossible to use a remote. Hi. I have a similar problem; I have an IR blaster for controlling my satellite box, and a RadioShack [Canada] (InterTan labelled) ir extender for watching satellite upstairs. It seems that the IR extender merely converts the RF in the frequency that it operates on back into IR (I'm not a radio geek -- sorry if I got this wrong).. because pointing a camera at the IR extender verifies that most of the time it is blasting out IR noise, which interferes with both my original satellite remote and the IR blaster for Myth. My 'solution' was to position the IR extender box (the part that blasts the extended signal out at the satellite receiver) in such a way that the interference is greatly dimished (pointing a webcam/camcorder at the box will show you when it is putting out IR), and using a coathanger to create a (very ugly) stand to hand the ir dongle off of about 8cm from the actual receiver, so to reduce the effect of light background noise. Works okay most of the time.. Something that -might- work for you is another sort of IR extender I saw at RadioShack [Canada; they only share a name, so you won't necessarily find the product in the States].. it somehow works by substituting one of the batteries for a small RF transmitter (+ watchbatteries), and placing an IR dongle on the IR reciever port of the device you are extending (mythbox in your case?). Both downstairs and in your bedroom the device will work via RF instead of IR, so it could work.. mine was a bit flaky though. (and it still interfered with my ir blaster so it wasn't appropriate for my setup) YMMV. -- Ian Trider [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Best remote control
On 5/20/05, Phil Bridges [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5/20/05, Ian Trider [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My main problems with it is that it has buttons on it that would be very useful, but because of the way MythTV behaves (can't map discrete actions to buttons, only keystrokes) I can't really use all the buttons, like, say the 'Videos' and 'Pictures' buttons, to do anything useful. Why don't you map the Watch Videos and Gallery functions to those buttons? O.o .. I didn't realize could do that directly. I'll have to look into that. Thanks! -- Ian Trider [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: RG-6 crimping question
BP wrote: I've not kept up entirely with this thread, but...My local Lowes started carrying pressure fit RG6 tools for about $20 a couple months ago. Much better than spending $100+ as they were previously priced. Bought myself one and redid all my connections. My picture is vastly improved. hmm, i'll have to check that out when i run to wichita this weekend (closest lowes) ... planning on going anyway to see hitchhiker's guide, so i don't have to make a special trip :) -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] HD-3000 - Debian modprobe.conf Equivalent?
On Fri, May 20, 2005 at 09:13:37AM -0500, Patrick Kirchner wrote: On Fri, May 20, 2005 at 08:57:27AM -0500, Patrick Kirchner wrote: I'm preparing my machine for the arrival of my HD-3000 card. :) I just put cx88-dvb into my /etc/modules file and everything works. I think you should only choose *one* of the above, depending on how you want to run your HD-3000 card (e.g., v4l or DVB). I had no idea that I had a to decide v4l or DVB. How should I decide? DVB comes with kernels 2.6.12rc4 or something like that (or newer). Check the pchdtv.com website for details. V4L drivers will slowly die, but are the way to go if you have an old kernel (2.6.9 or thereabouts), but you will have to patch the kernel yourself. MythTV support for DVB is less polished than with V4L (at least in my experience) in terms of matching up the scanned channels with your zap2it account (which I guess only matters if you're in USA), etc. Does it matter if I'm also going to be using an ATI TV Wonder bt878 card? Probably, but I can't help you here; I only have HD-3000 cards in my system. --Rob signature.asc Description: Digital signature ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Re: VGA to Component on WEGA
Cory Papenfuss wrote: The ATSC-480-60p is just a label... you can call it CalvinBall for all that X cares about... just so long as you use the same label later on when you define which you want to use. If you like you can change it to ATSC-480-60i in both places. Can I just this modeline with something like the Audio Authority Model 9A60 (VGA to component video adapter) and get respectable results? What about overscan? Are there any issues? Most likely, yes. There could be bi-level/tri-level sync issues as previously mentioned, but I think that SDTV 480i is spec'd at bi-level. I don't know how the 9A60 does his thing, but it should work. The main caveat is getting a video card that can do: -interlaced output -low-frequency output (480i is 1/2 VGA speed) The later nvidias (440ish and up) seem to do interlacing. Have you ever heard of any signal incompatibility issues with Panasonic TVs using component inputs? I've got a Key Digital VGA-Component converter in use with a Panasonic 36PD30 (standard def). It does progressive input and I can get rock solid pictures at 576p, 576i, 480p etc but it flashes its input identifier in the corner, as if it thinks there's a problem with the signal somewhere. If I use my DVD player's component out, there's no such problem with the picture. I tried messing around with the polarity of the sync signals, but it makes no difference :( ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: IR wired extenders
Since you apparently have network cable in the bedroom, I'm surprised nobody mentioned using the MediaMVP. It is $100. That being said, I don't have any direct experience with it (although I've been assuming I would go this route at some point to address the exact same issue). Is there some reason a MediaMVP won't work? My understanding is that there is an open source replacement for the onboard software that understand MythTV (http://mvpmc.sourceforge.net/idx.php?pg=screenshots). Please tell me know if there is something wrong with this solution...it may be my Father's Day gift. :-) -- MikeOn 5/20/05, Blammo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone have a good plan / source / suggestion for a good IR extender?(Application: Frontend not in bedroom, TV and IR reciever in bedroom.Make S.O. very happy)I've tried several off the shelf products, and I seem to have waay too much interference to get them working. I've tried several of theintegrated video/audio/IR senders with the same result. I get greatvideo (have a sub 2gig product, a 2.4gig product, and a 5.8ghzproduct), but the IR lights seem to stay on solid and broadcast all kinds of noise which makes it impossible to use a remote.Upon looking closer at the video senders, none of them send IR overthe same frequency / channel as the video/audio. They all use a 2nd set of xmitters in some low band, where I still get interfered with.My house is Cat6 wired so I'm tempted to find some way to just carrythe IR directly.Thoughts? What are others doing? I'd rather not spend $2-300 on some high end setup to just carry IR 75 feet.___mythtv-users mailing listmythtv-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] Jarod - Here's Your Chance (AKA - Distro Cage Match)
On 5/20/05, Jeff Simpson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now, however, I am unhappy with Gentoo. I have been trying for weeks to upgrade my kernel so that I can use my new pchdtv3000 card - with no luck. What kernel are you currently running, what kernel are you trying to upgrade to, and what problem does it have? Also - are you trying to use the TV out on the 350? If not, your problem gets a lot less difficult, as you don't need to deal with framebuffer junk So, here's the challenge (all distros welcome). Get my already-working-but-can't-move-forward machine working. I want something like apt-get or ebuilds for the majority of my needs (I don't mind building cvs where it makes sense). I want my pvr350 to continue working, my pchdtv3000 to start. I'd like to leverage my cpu's 63-bit arch, where possible. I'm not so sure. I think my hardware may be causing the issue (nVidia all over the place and amd64 to boot). I'd be inclined to agree with you (not messing with a working system), except the fact of the matter is - this system can't grow. I cannot get a pchdtv3000 working b/c I can't upgrade the kernel. So, I'll put it back to you - who can make myth box work (better than it does, with more H/W) and without me having to install tons o' packages (just try catching all the mythmusic dependancies)? What requirements are there on mythmusic that you aren't meeting? I imagine they are just slight issues with use flags, and maybe the faad2 issue of the missing header file. Other than that, I think I have 0.18-r2 working with no hitches on gentoo (not 64 bit, though) - Jeff -- email me if you want a gmail invite, I have some invites I'm not using the tv out on the 350. Here's the thing. It's all working just fine on 2.6.9 (including mythmusic). But I got an HDTV and a pchdtv3000 to go with it. Getting that to work has been troublesome. Now, for various other reasons, I've wanted to upgrade the kernel in the past. But, everytime I do, I run into an issue with sata_nv hanging. I've opened a bug against the kernel for that. But now, with kernel support built-in for the 3000, I *really* want to upgrade. But, in researching the sata_nv bug, I've noticed that nvidia networking (previously working via forcedeth) and mvidia graphics (via the nvidia drivers) don't work. So, rahter than continuing to hit my head against the wall, I thought I'd put it out there and see who knows how to make this work. After all, my end goal is not to run a Gentoo box, it's to run a Myth box. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] DiGiMatrix and MythTV
On 5/20/05, David Schmidt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I saw the same post of Jarod's and was soon to post asking what luck he had with it at all. Specifically: - Does it work at all as a HD/SD frontend (separate backend elsewhere). - Did the tuners work? - Composite out? - SVideo out? - Front display? - Did the DJ mode (radio/audio CD without booting to OS--I presume from ROM) really work when no Windoze is on the box? Other issues? I'd really *LOVE* to get one of these working!!! Thanks to all for an amazing product--I'm still working the kinks out of my proof of concept prototype using old parts, but I'm certainly hooked!!! David S. I've been looking at this for a while now too, and came across this: http://asusfan.linux-site.net/ Seems to have most of the things I would need working for a remote frontend. gs ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: NUV player for windows (MPEG4 transcoded)
Could you let me know what (if any) command line arguments you pass to mplayer? I am very new to it ( week). It seems to play nearly everything I throw at it except for the mpeg4 nuv files. I get: TiVo file format detected. MPEG: No audio stream found - no sound. MPEG: FATAL: EOF while searching for sequence header. Video: Cannot read properties. No stream found. This is on (or very similar) on both Linux and Windows. I am interesting in getting this to work too. -- EC On Fri, 2005-05-20 at 09:23 -0400, Jeff Simpson wrote: Can anyone suggest a good player for transcoded (MPEG4) NUV files in windows? I've tried a few and they don't seem to play the files, but mplayer can handle them just fine (then again, mplayer handles everything just fine). Thanks! - Jeff ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Mythgame joystick hang and other issues
So I decided to go ahead and get mythgame up and running. I followed the MythgameHowTo at mythtv.info, and I've run into some issues. At present, I'm only trying to run xmame against one rom, and it hangs whenever I attempt to do so. I've run mythfrontend from a terminal window, and grabbed the output of the command that does not seem to be working. I'm not at the mythbox now, or I would post it, if someone thinks it might be necessary, I'll be happy to repost. Anywho, when run from cli in another terminal, it fails with an error about -joystick 4 (maybe it's -joy 4) being an invalid argument. When I run the command with -joystick 0,1, or 2, it works fine. -joystick 3 fails just as 4 does. Where can I tell mythgame to use a different joystick? Perhaps this is an issue because I don't have a joystick at all. At present, I'd be happy to be able to use the keyboard. However, I do have a couple of cheap USB gamepads, and would love to be able to use these with xmame, although I'm not sure if this is possible. From the HowTo, it looks like these can be setup for snes games. The HowTo is pretty good, but there just isn't enough there for me to understand the logistics of the thing. I haven't been able to find much other documentation, perhaps there are some READMEs in the source? Any suggestions on detailed docs for mythgame setup? ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Time Warner Firewire
On 5/19/05, Brad Templeton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, May 19, 2005 at 05:18:06PM -0500, Lane Schwartz wrote: Attorney General's Office is the one entity which can file antitrust suits under the Sherman Act. This is good because the U.S. Federal Government would shoulder the cost of the suit, but bad because the USDOJ must be convinced of the merits of the suit, or it won't get filed in the first place. There's also new ground here. Commercialized (locked) pvrs, including a commercialized locked MythTV, can join the DRM consortia, though sometimes at a high dollar price. GPLd Myth on generic equipment (not lockable) can't join but suffer no _commercial_ harm as they are not commercial. Which is not to say it isn't harm to the public, just not harm to somebody's business. Adds to the confusion, I fear. Which is exactly why I mentioned a Myth-based company earlier. I agree that this would be difficult ground to tread. But I think it could be possible if we had one (or preferably several) small businesses which sell (open) Myth boxes that are harmed by the status quo. Possible example would be http://mythic.tv. -- Meetup with other Myth users! http://mythtv.info/moin.cgi/MUG ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Jarod - Here's Your Chance (AKA - Distro Cage Match)
On Fri, May 20, 2005 at 10:57:53AM -0400, Michael Haan wrote: I'm not using the tv out on the 350. Here's the thing. It's all working just fine on 2.6.9 (including mythmusic). But I got an HDTV and a pchdtv3000 to go with it. Getting that to work has been troublesome. Now, for various other reasons, I've wanted to upgrade the kernel in the past. But, everytime I do, I run into an issue with sata_nv hanging. I've opened a bug against the kernel for that. But now, with kernel support built-in for the 3000, I *really* want to upgrade. But, in researching the sata_nv bug, I've noticed that nvidia networking (previously working via forcedeth) and mvidia graphics (via the nvidia drivers) don't work. So, rahter than continuing to hit my head against the wall, I thought I'd put it out there and see who knows how to make this work. After all, my end goal is not to run a Gentoo box, it's to run a Myth box. I used to have my HD-3000 working fine with 2.6.9 + pchdtv.com v4l patches manually applied (it is a clean merge using whatever version patches they have for 2.6.9). I don't know if there will be other interactions with your other capture cards, though. --Rob signature.asc Description: Digital signature ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Jarod - Here's Your Chance (AKA - Distro Cage Match)
On 5/20/05, Robert Tsai [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, May 20, 2005 at 10:57:53AM -0400, Michael Haan wrote: I'm not using the tv out on the 350. Here's the thing. It's all working just fine on 2.6.9 (including mythmusic). But I got an HDTV and a pchdtv3000 to go with it. Getting that to work has been troublesome. Now, for various other reasons, I've wanted to upgrade the kernel in the past. But, everytime I do, I run into an issue with sata_nv hanging. I've opened a bug against the kernel for that. But now, with kernel support built-in for the 3000, I *really* want to upgrade. But, in researching the sata_nv bug, I've noticed that nvidia networking (previously working via forcedeth) and mvidia graphics (via the nvidia drivers) don't work. So, rahter than continuing to hit my head against the wall, I thought I'd put it out there and see who knows how to make this work. After all, my end goal is not to run a Gentoo box, it's to run a Myth box. I used to have my HD-3000 working fine with 2.6.9 + pchdtv.com v4l patches manually applied (it is a clean merge using whatever version patches they have for 2.6.9). I don't know if there will be other interactions with your other capture cards, though. --Rob BodyID:76201753.2.n.logpart (stored separately) Unfortuantely, I want to use the dvb drivers with it. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] stuttering playback with MythTV EPIA-M/networked
On May 20, 2005, at 7:29 AM, Thomas Aeby wrote: Hi, I am trying to use MythTV in a configuration where the backend is running on a central media server and playback goes via network on mythfrontend running on an VIA EPIA based box. Unfortunately playback on the VIA based box is stuttering, thus it plays well for half a second or so, then stops for 1/3 second (video and sound), then plays for another half a second, stutters again ... I am using an M10K. I have had a series of video stuttering problems, which I have mostly worked through. The one you describe is the like first one that I had. In my case, I was still setting up, and experimenting, and had not yet set up the audio out yet. I had installed for ALSA, but my settings where still for /dev/dsp, which I got a warning about every time I started playing something. The video would pause just as you described, until I went in and changed my audio options to use ALSA, at which time both the audio worked, and that type of video stuttering stopped. Also, what type of tuner are you using? Another source of stuttering was the ivtv driver, which doesn't quite support VBI yet (sounds like it is getting very close, but definitely didn't when I was having the problem). When I ran the mythtv setup, and turned VBI to NONE for my ivtv cards, all but the slightest stuttering was gone. The only stuttering I have left happens for about 15 seconds every half hour or so. The CPU is normally 80% idle during playback, but during this time it is only 10% idle. It lasts for such a short time, and the the stuttering is so light, I haven't taken the time to really dig into the problem. Hope that's what you're running into, it's an easy fix. -Michael ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: NUV player for windows (MPEG4 transcoded)
On 5/20/05, EC [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Could you let me know what (if any) command line arguments you pass to mplayer? I am very new to it ( week). It seems to play nearly everything I throw at it except for the mpeg4 nuv files. I get: in linux, I give it no options at all, it just plays it. Here are the settings I have included in gentoo, not sure if any of those are important, but it'll give you an idea of what things are included. Calculating dependencies ...done! [ebuild R ] media-video/mplayer-1.0_pre6-r4 -3dfx +3dnow -3dnowext +X -aalib +alsa (-altivec) -arts +avi -bidi -cdparanoia -debug -dga -directfb -divx4linux -doc -dts -dv -dvb +dvd -dvdread -edl +encode +esd +fbcon -ggi +gif +gtk -i8x0 +ipv6 -jack -joystick +jpeg -libcaca +lirc -live -lzo +mad -matroska -matrox -mmx -mmxext +mpeg +mythtv -nas +nls +nvidia +oggvorbis +opengl +oss +png +real -rtc +samba +sdl +sse -sse2 +svga -tga -theora +truetype +v4l +v4l2 -xanim -xinerama +xmms +xv +xvid -xvmc 0 kB As for the NUV in windows thing, I got it to work. I installed dsMyth and 3ivx: dsMyth: http://sourceforge.net/projects/dsmyth/ 3ivx: http://www.3ivx.com/download/ that seemed to work, nuv files that contain the transcoded mpeg4 recordings open right up in windows media player, now. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] DiGiMatrix and MythTV
On 5/20/05, Vincent K. Britton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had seen this link too. It doesn't go into detail about TV out. Specifically, can it output Y Pb Pr? If it can, I am ordering one today! But it is good to see that most of the functions are supported! I hope Jarod takes a peek at this thread! Vince I'm sure you've seen these sites, but for the sake of the list (archives) I'll add it here. It seems the TV-Out does work, but I've not been able to find specific info on working YPbPr. http://people.easter-eggs.org/~yack/digimatrix/index.html#video There is a good forum specifically dedicated to DM hacking. They have done quite a bit, that's for sure. http://outertrack.com/digimatrix/index.php I too saw the DigiMatrix mentioned in a post from Jarod. I emailed him asking about his success and he indicated he never actually got around to getting a box. It's amazing he finds the time the for the stuff he does do, let alone an additional project like this. gs ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Cutlist to ProjectX format?
There was a lot of talk about using ProjectX a while back, and I am pleased with the way it is working. THe only thing missing, is to get it to use the Myth cutlists. I guess the basis is that I don't understand what units the cutlists are stored in... In any case, I did this, with lots of bash man checking (I'm a newb to bash scripting, please point me in the right direction if there's a better what to do this): --- #!/bin/sh infile=$1 mysqluser='mythtv' mysqlpass='mythtv' # I want to use pretty links, so... if [ -L $infile ]; then infile=$( basename $( readlink $1 )) fi # Strip stuff out of the filename channel=$( echo $infile | cut --delimiter=_ -f 1 ) starttime=$( echo $infile | cut --delimiter=_ -f 2 ) endtime=$( echo $infile | cut --delimiter=_ -f 3 | cut --delimiter=_ -f 1 | cut --delimiter=. -f 1 ) #echo (0) use BytePos. for cuts cutlist.txt #echo (1) use GOP number for cuts cutlist.txt echo (2) use Frame number for cuts cutlist.txt #echo (3) use PTS for cuts cutlist.txt #echo (4) use Timecode for cuts cutlist.txt mysql -u$mysqluser -p$mysqlpass mythconverg -s -B --exec select IFNULL(recorded.cutlist,'') from recorded where recorded.chanid=$channel and recorded.starttime=$starttime and recorded.endtime=$endtime; cutlist.txt sed -e s/\\\n/\n/g cutlist.txt | sed -e s/ - /\n/ cutlist2.txt --- Now if I load that cutlist into ProjectX, it really doesn't look right (everything is red/cut out). I'm running through a project right now to make sure... Is anyone doing this already? Thanks. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Re: Caution on scratch install with ATrpms
Axel is fixing it. I am back to normal. Also the master and slave are working in perfect harmony. Thanks Axel and Jarod for all the wonderful work you guys do. Looking back at my slave issue I see the light now. It's funny how once you have it all working you can see where you screwed up before, but it wasn't so obvious back then. I am not a very good person when it comes to documenting procedures. Jarod - ever think about putting a slave backend section in your tips and tricks? Thanks all! Regg ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Character Mapping Samsung VFD
On 5/20/05, Nezar Nielsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5/16/05, John Hannan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi: I have an Ahanix d.vine mce601 case with VFD (samsung 2x16, parallel port). I'm trying to get the VFD working with mythtv 0.18 on fc3 but am I have the D.Vine 5 case and the VFD that comes along with that and I have almost the same settings as you, however Heartbeat=open InitialHeartbeat=on and this used to work for me (have recently set my box up again and haven't had time to set the lcd up yet) Don't know if any of these could have any impact... When you start up LCDd, are the characters OK, or is it only inside myth they are messed up? characters are always messed up. I'll try the heartbeat settings you mention and feedback from others to check the wiring and connections. thanks for comments. -- Mvh. Nezar Nielsen http://fez.dk ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Re: Re: Re: Re: VGA to Component on WEGA
OK. I guess I could clarify that. *GOOD* S-vid isn't that much worse than component. Unfortunately, many of the cards with tvout have such sucky quality that it's unusable. The homebrew hardware I built to do s-vid from VGA gives results essentially the same as the component adapter... just modulated as NTSC. I have long since given up on TVOUT from video cards for quality reasons. Hi Cory, I totally disagree that component is worse than svideo. Below is the order of quality from good to best: 1. composite(1 video and LR audio channels in RCA interface) 2. s-video (looks like a PS2) 3. rgbhv 4. component(YPbPr in RCA interface) 5. dvi I think you really meant composite. It's true that s-vid is better than composite. I really can't see any difference between 3, 4 and 5. Quality of the 3 are awesome most especially in HDTV. Here is a good reference: http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/Articles/VideoConnectors/VideoConnectors.asp Thanks, Neil ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Re: Re: Re: VGA to Component on WEGA
Neil wrote: OK. I guess I could clarify that. *GOOD* S-vid isn't that much worse than component. Unfortunately, many of the cards with tvout have such sucky quality that it's unusable. The homebrew hardware I built to do s-vid from VGA gives results essentially the same as the component adapter... just modulated as NTSC. I have long since given up on TVOUT from video cards for quality reasons. Hi Cory, I totally disagree that component is worse than svideo. Below is the order of quality from good to best: You should read what you quoted again. He is saying what you said, that good S-video is almost as good as component. He never said component was worse than S-video. Tom ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] mythtv newbie needs help: ATI TV-wonder and bad visual quality
hi all, I just started playing around with mythtv using my spare computer parts. I got everything working but suffer from bad visual quality. I also have an audio-related problem. I need your help. First of all, here is my setup: Asus A7S8X-MX (Sis chipset with onboard video 741GX) - Using X.org sis driver with Xv extension enabled - onboard sound is SoundMax, AC'97 driver ATI TV-wonder (BT878) - co-axial cable (TV) input - internally I used a cdrom audio cable to connect the TV-audio output to the AUX audio input of the SoundMax Suse 9.2 I'm watching/using MythTV on computer monitor. First off, I installed MythTV 0.18 using the RPMs from: http://folk.uio.no/oeysteio/apt/suse/ I proceeded with mythtv-setup, using V4L as the video source. After getting the channels setup (NTSC, us-cable), I can watch TV. However, 1) I only get black and white TV images. The on-screen caption generated by MythTV is in colour, 2) colour-aside, the quality of the image is just plain bad. A lot of noise and flickers. However, if I connect the co-axial cable to a regular TV, the images on TV is very sharp 3) I also have audio sync problem. I played with kmix: if I mute the aux input and enable recording on aux channel (as the FAQ suggested), I actually don't hear anything at all. 4) lastly, the MythTV screen is too big for my monitor: looks like it isn't getting the screen geometry right and I lose about 1/5 of the mythtv screen. So most of the time the buttons (say, during mythtv-setup) are not visible. Any help is very much appreciated. I have attached the dmesg portion regarding bttv below. tia, dmesg|grep bt bttv: driver version 0.9.15 loaded bttv: using 8 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each for capture bttv: Bt8xx card found (0). bttv0: Bt878 (rev 2) at :00:09.0, irq: 11, latency: 32, mmio: 0xed105000 bttv0: detected: ATI TV Wonder [card=63], PCI subsystem ID is 1002:0001 bttv0: using: ATI TV-Wonder [card=63,autodetected] bttv0: gpio: en=, out= in=00ff [init] i2c-algo-bit.o: bt878 #0 [sw] passed test. bttv0: using tuner=19 bttv0: i2c: checking for MSP34xx @ 0x80... found bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 0xb0... not found bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 0x8a... not found tuner: chip found at addr 0xc0 i2c-bus bt878 #0 [sw] tuner: type set to 19 (Temic PAL* auto (4006 FN5)) by bt878 #0 [sw] bttv0: registered device video0 bttv0: registered device vbi0 bttv0: PLL: 28636363 = 35468950 .. ok ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: IR wired extenders
On 5/20/05, Michael Tiller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since you apparently have network cable in the bedroom, I'm surprised nobody mentioned using the MediaMVP. It is $100. Couple reasons, in varying degrees of validity: 1. I'm very comfortable (as is the wife) with the current UI / Operation of the Mythfrontend. Given one of the reasons for this project is to allow the wife to get to her programs as a new mother, learning a new UI is not an option at this time. :) 2. I'm very comfortable with the OS/operation of the present frontend. Working through the integration of a new platform is not something I have a lot of time for right now. 3. HDTV IR works fine over cat 5/6 without modification. Just get an IR receiver (like this one: That's not completely true. You need a reciever, a distro amp, and a transmitter. A lot of those are tailored to multiple recievers, multiple transmitters (IE whole house audio systems). I'm looking for single transmitter, single reciever, single path, without spending $150. I already have the video portion covered (I'll just mask the IR on the video sender). I was hoping to find a =$30 option for hard entending it. Heck, most of the wireless senders are in that ballpark. because pointing a camera at the IR extender verifies that most of the time it is blasting out IR noise, which interferes with both my original satellite remote and the IR blaster for Myth. I'd forgotten about that old trick. I'll take a pass through the back bedroom and see if I can find something. Thanks all for your input, and help. I welcome any other ideas. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] KWorld Creator TV-MCE 100 Pro at Fry's (San Jose area) for $9.99 after rebate
Has anyone tried to use the KWorld Creator TV-MCE 100 Pro or some nearest cousin of this card on MythTV? It appears to have drivers for all Windows variants (not just MCE). Thanks! Ern ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
RE: [mythtv-users] Mythphone - Can't open ALSA ?
It just doesn't support ALSA yet. MythTVs sounds drivers do not support enough capabilities for me to use them so I just coded OSS support. I am rethinking the audio section of MythPhone at the moment, having just completely re-done the Windows code to handle lipsync. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Sean Walsh Sent: 20 May 2005 12:33 To: mythtv-users@mythtv.org Subject: [mythtv-users] Mythphone - Can't open ALSA ? Hi I've been using using MythTV for a couple of months now. Great application!!. Thanks to all the developers and to Jarod for the excellent HOWTO. I've just started trying to use MythPhone and I'm having a problem opening the audio output ALSA:digital. Snip of output from Mythfrontend: SIP Registered to fwd.pulver.com for 3600s XMLParse::LoadTheme(): Can't open: /usr/share/mythtv/themes/MythCenter/phone-ui.xml XMLParse::LoadTheme(): Using default theme file Cannot open device ALSA:digital Could not open ALSA:digital to play tone Cannot open device ALSA:digital It works OK if I select the std audio device /dev/dsp (I have to use headphones). Mythphone is correctly using the webcam and its internal microphone. I using FC3, with v18.0. with audio output via onboard optical spdif to a home theatre amp. This works well for music, live-tv, recordings and xine dvd playback etc. I use a slightly modified version of Mike Dean's ALSA digital .asoundrc definition from http://www.mythtv.info/moin.cgi/DigitalSoundHowTo Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks ___ 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] Re: nuvexport MPEG2-MPEG2 cut only woe's
On Thursday 19 May 2005 20:03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 09:42:41 -0700 From: Gregg [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [mythtv-users] nuvexport MPEG2-MPEG2 cut only woe's To: mythtv-users@mythtv.org Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I am getting an audio error when trying to export Mpeg2 to Mpeg2 cut with a recording from a pvr250. ERROR: opening A/V streams (0/1). It works on the first steps, but when it gets to audio it fails. I have lve and lvemux installed. Any suggestions are appriciated. -Gregg Try nuvexport --transcode, maybe it's a ffmpeg issue Further if installed try to remove Xvfb, on my system with xorg 6.7.0 I got the same as you, looked at the scripts and removing it solved the problem. Xvfb is used to let avidemux run without avidemux on the screen, but for some reason it doesn't work for me. Henk Schoneveld ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Re: Closed captioning support
On 5/20/05, Bryan Lockwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I hope it's not presumptuous to ask can anyone provide definitive information on what hardware and driver combinations do/don't support Closed Captioning (both when streaming live TV and when watching pre recorded video)? I've done a lot of googling on the subject, and ended up with a mishmash of sort-of-conflicting information! You may need to include more info for this to be useful to the entire mythtv audience. Someone please correct me if I make any mis-statements below. This is not anything close to an area of my expertise. Closed Captioning as I know it is specific to NTSC broadcasts. Teletext is specific to PAL broadcasts (is it really that simple?) I *think* I read that closed captioning *works* in mythtv for BT878-based cards, but not for anything else. I, too, would love to eventually be able to mute the TV and read Closed Captions. To kick things off, I created a matrix, with lots of unknowns, at HYPERLINK http://www.mythtv.info/moin.cgi/CaptureCardMatrixhttp://www.mythtv.info/mo in.cgi/CaptureCardMatrix . I'll be happy to maintain it based on whatever I learn from the list, but anyone should feel free to edit it; that's the wiki spirit! That's a great start - Thanks! -Ross ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: IR wired extenders
On Fri, May 20, 2005 at 09:49:13AM -0700, Blammo wrote: That's not completely true. You need a reciever, a distro amp, and a transmitter. A lot of those are tailored to multiple recievers, multiple transmitters (IE whole house audio systems). I'm looking for single transmitter, single reciever, single path, without spending $150. I already have the video portion covered (I'll just mask the IR on the video sender). I was hoping to find a =$30 option for hard entending it. Heck, most of the wireless senders are in that ballpark. because pointing a camera at the IR extender verifies that most of the time it is blasting out IR noise, which interferes with both my original satellite remote and the IR blaster for Myth. Even with a wired receiver, I wouldn't say your results are guaranteed. I have a Niles IR sensor running on some cat 5 plugged into my amp (a HK 325, which fortunately has IR in/out which kept my cost quite fairly low). This config works great to control VCR, satellite, etc. but does not work hardly at all to control MythTV since my IR reciever (a USB-UIRT2) does not like the signals it gets from the IR vlaster that is plugged into my amp's output jack. So this weekend I'm just going to run another cat5 wire, and build a serial IR reciever, like the one here: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=1365880 I'll just keep all the components in my living room, and just run the cat5 wire down to the serial port on my frontend. I think this will hopefully work better. This is cost effective, but not sure if that's exactly what you're wanting to do, but at least just be aware you may/may not have good results with even a higher end repeater network. Brian ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] cx88_dvb: disagrees about version of symbol cx22702_attach
I have been stuck on this for a few wks. Overall my system works fantastic with a 150, but I can't get my pcHDTV3000 to work. I think that it means that I have a conflict in one rpm vs another, in the kernel modules. Or, that they are being modprobed in the wrong order. I installed the pchdtv driver (went just fine) and everything else is FC3 Jarod / Axel. I am modprobing -r various modules, trying to get this to load (randomly if I'm honest), but I am in over my head at this point. If anyone could offer even a URL that offers troubleshooting information wrt conflicts, load order, between kernel modules that would be appreciated. I would like to fix it myself but man modprobe and google are not getting it done. $ sudo modprobe cx88-dvb FATAL: Error inserting cx88_dvb (/lib/modules/2.6.11-1.14_FC3/updates/drivers/media/video/cx88-dvb.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg) FATAL: Error running install command for cx88_dvb $ dmesg |tail cx25840: decoder enable output cx88_dvb: disagrees about version of symbol cx22702_attach cx88_dvb: Unknown symbol cx22702_attach Thanks. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: NUV player for windows (MPEG4 transcoded)
On Fri, 2005-05-20 at 09:23, Jeff Simpson wrote: Can anyone suggest a good player for transcoded (MPEG4) NUV files in windows? I've tried a few and they don't seem to play the files, but mplayer can handle them just fine (then again, mplayer handles everything just fine). Thanks! At one time, there was a difference between nuv files that were recorded in MPEG-4 from a capture card and nuv files that were transcoded from MPEG-2. Is that still true? Is it relevant? --PC ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] cx88_dvb: disagrees about version of symbol cx22702_attach
I don't know if this is the cleanest solution but here is what I did to get my PVR250 to work with dual pcHDTV 3000s. I'm building from source, ivtv-0.3.3k, pcHDTV-2.0 but this may not be required with later kernels. I'd also be interested if someone has a cleaner solution, particularly for udev on FC3. After building and installing the drivers I rename the following duplicate files: cd /lib/modules/`uname -r` mv ivtv/msp3400.ko ivtv/msp3400.ko- mv ivtv/tveeprom.ko ivtv/tveeprom.ko- mv v4l2/cx88-atsc.ko v4l2/cx88-atsc.ko- mv v4l2/tuner.ko v4l2/tuner.ko- depmod -a Then in my /etc/rc.d/rc.local: # # Setup vidio capture drivers # modprobe ivtv modprobe cx88-dvb This gives me 3 v4l connections: 1) pcHDTV video in /dev/video0 (unused - it has weird color problems) 2) pcHDTV video in /dev/video1 (unused - ) 3) PVR250 video in /dev/video2 (DirectTV reciever Svideo connection) And the dvb connections for the ATSC pcHDTV cards at: 1) /dev/dvb/adapter0 2) /dev/dvb/adapter1 It has been running reliably since I set it up a few months back. Hope this helps, Rich Goodin On May 20, 2005, at 10:17 AM, Ted Healey wrote: I have been stuck on this for a few wks. Overall my system works fantastic with a 150, but I can't get my pcHDTV3000 to work. I think that it means that I have a conflict in one rpm vs another, in the kernel modules. Or, that they are being modprobed in the wrong order. I installed the pchdtv driver (went just fine) and everything else is FC3 Jarod / Axel. I am modprobing -r various modules, trying to get this to load (randomly if I'm honest), but I am in over my head at this point. If anyone could offer even a URL that offers troubleshooting information wrt conflicts, load order, between kernel modules that would be appreciated. I would like to fix it myself but man modprobe and google are not getting it done. $ sudo modprobe cx88-dvb FATAL: Error inserting cx88_dvb (/lib/modules/2.6.11-1.14_FC3/updates/drivers/media/video/cx88- dvb.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg) FATAL: Error running install command for cx88_dvb $ dmesg |tail cx25840: decoder enable output cx88_dvb: disagrees about version of symbol cx22702_attach cx88_dvb: Unknown symbol cx22702_attach Thanks. ___ 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 newbie needs help: ATI TV-wonder and bad visual quality
I can't help... I can say i've had the same issues with that card under linux... I believe it's todo with using a improper tuner type... but i cant seem to find the correct one it needs.. i gave up on it in the end.. the card itself works fine under windows --John hi all, I just started playing around with mythtv using my spare computer parts. I got everything working but suffer from bad visual quality. I also have an audio-related problem. I need your help. First of all, here is my setup: Asus A7S8X-MX (Sis chipset with onboard video 741GX) - Using X.org sis driver with Xv extension enabled - onboard sound is SoundMax, AC'97 driver ATI TV-wonder (BT878) - co-axial cable (TV) input - internally I used a cdrom audio cable to connect the TV-audio output to the AUX audio input of the SoundMax Suse 9.2 I'm watching/using MythTV on computer monitor. First off, I installed MythTV 0.18 using the RPMs from: http://folk.uio.no/oeysteio/apt/suse/ I proceeded with mythtv-setup, using V4L as the video source. After getting the channels setup (NTSC, us-cable), I can watch TV. However, 1) I only get black and white TV images. The on-screen caption generated by MythTV is in colour, 2) colour-aside, the quality of the image is just plain bad. A lot of noise and flickers. However, if I connect the co-axial cable to a regular TV, the images on TV is very sharp 3) I also have audio sync problem. I played with kmix: if I mute the aux input and enable recording on aux channel (as the FAQ suggested), I actually don't hear anything at all. 4) lastly, the MythTV screen is too big for my monitor: looks like it isn't getting the screen geometry right and I lose about 1/5 of the mythtv screen. So most of the time the buttons (say, during mythtv-setup) are not visible. Any help is very much appreciated. I have attached the dmesg portion regarding bttv below. tia, dmesg|grep bt bttv: driver version 0.9.15 loaded bttv: using 8 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each for capture bttv: Bt8xx card found (0). bttv0: Bt878 (rev 2) at :00:09.0, irq: 11, latency: 32, mmio: 0xed105000 bttv0: detected: ATI TV Wonder [card=63], PCI subsystem ID is 1002:0001 bttv0: using: ATI TV-Wonder [card=63,autodetected] bttv0: gpio: en=, out= in=00ff [init] i2c-algo-bit.o: bt878 #0 [sw] passed test. bttv0: using tuner=19 bttv0: i2c: checking for MSP34xx @ 0x80... found bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 0xb0... not found bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 0x8a... not found tuner: chip found at addr 0xc0 i2c-bus bt878 #0 [sw] tuner: type set to 19 (Temic PAL* auto (4006 FN5)) by bt878 #0 [sw] bttv0: registered device video0 bttv0: registered device vbi0 bttv0: PLL: 28636363 = 35468950 .. ok ___ 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] OT: NUV player for windows (MPEG4 transcoded)
At one time, there was a difference between nuv files that were recorded in MPEG-4 from a capture card and nuv files that were transcoded from MPEG-2. Is that still true? Is it relevant? yes, both true and relevant! I have no problems playing the mpeg2 (direct from hauppauge) files, but I was having problems with the mpeg4 transcoded ones. Now they both work thanks to 3ivx and dsMyth - Jeff ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Firewire success - SA 3250
I have as SA3250 and as far as I know, this box does not allow changing channels over the firewire connection. I use an IR Blaster to control it in my setup. --David Madsen On 5/1/05, Michael Haan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5/1/05, Andy Alsup [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 4/30/05, Andy Alsup [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Compile instructions from 6200ch-README: # cc -o 6200ch 6200ch.c -lrom1394 -lavc1394 -lraw1394 # cp 6200ch /usr/local/bin If you don't have that file, get the mythtv-0.18 tarball. its in the contrib directory Although, I don't know if 6200ch works with the SA 3250... I was wondering the same thing. I was even beginning to wonder if the SA3250 supports changing channels via FW at all. Anyone know if it does? Anyway, I modified the source to add my SA's vendor/model and got the following: [EMAIL PROTECTED] contrib # /usr/local/bin/6200ch -v 005 node 1: vendor_id = 0x0461 model_id = 0x Warning: Unit Spec ID different. Warning: Unit Software Version different. AV/C Command: 005 = Op1=0x00487C20 Op2=0x00487C20 Op3=0x00487C25 Needless to say, it didn't work. ___ 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] OT: NUV player for windows (MPEG4 transcoded)
On Fri, 2005-05-20 at 13:47, Jeff Simpson wrote: At one time, there was a difference between nuv files that were recorded in MPEG-4 from a capture card and nuv files that were transcoded from MPEG-2. Is that still true? Is it relevant? yes, both true and relevant! I have no problems playing the mpeg2 (direct from hauppauge) files, but I was having problems with the mpeg4 transcoded ones. Now they both work thanks to 3ivx and dsMyth I think you missed my point. There are two ways to generate mpeg4 files in Myth. You can generate them as the result of transcoding, or if you have a raw capture card (e.g., bt878), Myth can encode it directly to mpeg4. But what are 3ivx and dsMyth? I'm looking for a way to convert files trancoded into mpeg4 into standard .avi files without re-encoding them. --PC ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Re: Re: Re: VGA to Component on WEGA
I have re-read my post for brain farts but haven't found any. I did *not* say/mean that component is worse than s-vid. I said that s-vid is worse than component, but not necessarily by much. What I was trying to emphasize is that the tvout of most video cards (that I've used, anyway) tends to blow chunks. The quality of the s-vid out of these cards is often much worse than broadcast *composite*. They generally suffer from horizontal, vertical, deinterlacing, and other temporal scaling artifacts and loss of resolution. If you have *good* quality s-video signal, the luminance bandwidth can be arbitrarily good, and the chroma bandwidth can be pretty decent (although still modulated on the color subcarrier). I don't know what the bandwidth filtering specs are for standard Y/C (s-vid)... maybe there aren't any. All YPbPr does for 480i over Y/C is not modulate the chroma on the subcarrier. The biggest improvement is from composite to Y/C, since the luma and chroma don't share the same spectrum and can thus be allocated a higher bandwidth and less interference with each other. -Cory On Fri, 20 May 2005, Neil wrote: OK. I guess I could clarify that. *GOOD* S-vid isn't that much worse than component. Unfortunately, many of the cards with tvout have such sucky quality that it's unusable. The homebrew hardware I built to do s-vid from VGA gives results essentially the same as the component adapter... just modulated as NTSC. I have long since given up on TVOUT from video cards for quality reasons. Hi Cory, I totally disagree that component is worse than svideo. Below is the order of quality from good to best: 1. composite(1 video and LR audio channels in RCA interface) 2. s-video (looks like a PS2) 3. rgbhv 4. component(YPbPr in RCA interface) 5. dvi I think you really meant composite. It's true that s-vid is better than composite. I really can't see any difference between 3, 4 and 5. Quality of the 3 are awesome most especially in HDTV. Here is a good reference: http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/Articles/VideoConnectors/VideoConnectors.asp Thanks, Neil ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users * * Cory Papenfuss* * Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student * * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University * * ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: NUV player for windows (MPEG4 transcoded)
I think you missed my point. There are two ways to generate mpeg4 files in Myth. You can generate them as the result of transcoding, or if you have a raw capture card (e.g., bt878), Myth can encode it directly to mpeg4. I think those are actually the same. bt878 is just a raw framegrabber, iirc, and myth transcodes it to mpeg4 as it's recording. I guess it's not technically transcoding, but I believe it's the same process that does it. The other way it can make mpeg4 is to transcode from mpeg2 (also within myth and the mythtranscode process) There is another way to get files like that, and it's using nuvexport, but that's a separate thing entirely (that one does make AVI) But what are 3ivx and dsMyth? I'm looking for a way to convert files trancoded into mpeg4 into standard .avi files without re-encoding them. 3ivx is an mpeg4 decoder for windows, and dsMyth is a filter that allows windows to read the nuv-style container. Basically in a nutshell, it allows any standard windows movie player to read an NUV file from myth (I tried WMP and bsPlayer so far, they work pretty well). I think the only way to put the movie into an avi container is to transcode it, unfortunately. I'd like to see a way to have automatic conversion to avi instead of nuv, but I don't know how important it is - most people record and watch movies in myth directly OR use nuvexport to save particular recordings to files. - Jeff ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] cx88_dvb: disagrees about version of symbol cx22702_attach
Thank you very much. I tried this, but it does not appear to fix my problem. In my config, I now have /lib/modules/2.6.11-1.14_FC3/v4l2/tveeprom.ko.old /lib/modules/2.6.11-1.14_FC3/updates/drivers/media/video/tveeprom.ko and the same for the other three files you mention. depmod -ae but modprobe cx88-dvb still says cx88_dvb: disagrees about version of symbol cx22702_attach in dmesg. rebooted, try again same deal. i guess i could go the other way and remove the updates kernel modules and see what happens with just the v4l ones in place? I notice I am on ivtv-0.3.4a-85.rhfc3.at, maybe that is the problem? Or, I could build from scratch, would be straightforward to do that, just seems drastic given the problem, since everything else works great. Thanks again. On 5/20/05, Rich Goodin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know if this is the cleanest solution but here is what I did to get my PVR250 to work with dual pcHDTV 3000s. I'm building from source, ivtv-0.3.3k, pcHDTV-2.0 but this may not be required with later kernels. I'd also be interested if someone has a cleaner solution, particularly for udev on FC3. After building and installing the drivers I rename the following duplicate files: cd /lib/modules/`uname -r` mv ivtv/msp3400.ko ivtv/msp3400.ko- mv ivtv/tveeprom.ko ivtv/tveeprom.ko- mv v4l2/cx88-atsc.ko v4l2/cx88-atsc.ko- mv v4l2/tuner.ko v4l2/tuner.ko- depmod -a Then in my /etc/rc.d/rc.local: # # Setup vidio capture drivers # modprobe ivtv modprobe cx88-dvb This gives me 3 v4l connections: 1) pcHDTV video in /dev/video0 (unused - it has weird color problems) 2) pcHDTV video in /dev/video1 (unused - ) 3) PVR250 video in /dev/video2 (DirectTV reciever Svideo connection) And the dvb connections for the ATSC pcHDTV cards at: 1) /dev/dvb/adapter0 2) /dev/dvb/adapter1 It has been running reliably since I set it up a few months back. Hope this helps, Rich Goodin On May 20, 2005, at 10:17 AM, Ted Healey wrote: I have been stuck on this for a few wks. Overall my system works fantastic with a 150, but I can't get my pcHDTV3000 to work. I think that it means that I have a conflict in one rpm vs another, in the kernel modules. Or, that they are being modprobed in the wrong order. I installed the pchdtv driver (went just fine) and everything else is FC3 Jarod / Axel. I am modprobing -r various modules, trying to get this to load (randomly if I'm honest), but I am in over my head at this point. If anyone could offer even a URL that offers troubleshooting information wrt conflicts, load order, between kernel modules that would be appreciated. I would like to fix it myself but man modprobe and google are not getting it done. $ sudo modprobe cx88-dvb FATAL: Error inserting cx88_dvb (/lib/modules/2.6.11-1.14_FC3/updates/drivers/media/video/cx88- dvb.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg) FATAL: Error running install command for cx88_dvb $ dmesg |tail cx25840: decoder enable output cx88_dvb: disagrees about version of symbol cx22702_attach cx88_dvb: Unknown symbol cx22702_attach Thanks. ___ 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] OT: NUV player for windows (MPEG4 transcoded)
Very nice. That does seem to work. I tried ffdshow instead of 3vix, and that works too - with any player that uses the dshow filters too. Also, it looks like vlc (http://www.videolan.org) will play the nuv files as well - I don't think it needs the 3vix/ffdshow codecs or the dsmythtv stuff. Ok, my Use flags, for some reason, lacked mythtv. When I added it and re-emerged mplayer, it works. Thanks, -- EC On Fri, 2005-05-20 at 11:28 -0400, Jeff Simpson wrote: On 5/20/05, EC [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Could you let me know what (if any) command line arguments you pass to mplayer? I am very new to it ( week). It seems to play nearly everything I throw at it except for the mpeg4 nuv files. I get: in linux, I give it no options at all, it just plays it. Here are the settings I have included in gentoo, not sure if any of those are important, but it'll give you an idea of what things are included. Calculating dependencies ...done! [ebuild R ] media-video/mplayer-1.0_pre6-r4 -3dfx +3dnow -3dnowext +X -aalib +alsa (-altivec) -arts +avi -bidi -cdparanoia -debug -dga -directfb -divx4linux -doc -dts -dv -dvb +dvd -dvdread -edl +encode +esd +fbcon -ggi +gif +gtk -i8x0 +ipv6 -jack -joystick +jpeg -libcaca +lirc -live -lzo +mad -matroska -matrox -mmx -mmxext +mpeg +mythtv -nas +nls +nvidia +oggvorbis +opengl +oss +png +real -rtc +samba +sdl +sse -sse2 +svga -tga -theora +truetype +v4l +v4l2 -xanim -xinerama +xmms +xv +xvid -xvmc 0 kB As for the NUV in windows thing, I got it to work. I installed dsMyth and 3ivx: dsMyth: http://sourceforge.net/projects/dsmyth/ 3ivx: http://www.3ivx.com/download/ that seemed to work, nuv files that contain the transcoded mpeg4 recordings open right up in windows media player, now. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: NUV player for windows (MPEG4 transcoded)
On Windows, the dsMyth stuff will convert a .nuv to a .avi without trans-coding. The resulting .avi seems fine, though I've not tried it on a LARGE file. On linux, I'm still looking. Nuvexport is the closest I've found, but, as mentioned, it does seem to always want to trans-code. -- EC On Fri, 2005-05-20 at 13:53 -0400, Preston Crow wrote: On Fri, 2005-05-20 at 13:47, Jeff Simpson wrote: At one time, there was a difference between nuv files that were recorded in MPEG-4 from a capture card and nuv files that were transcoded from MPEG-2. Is that still true? Is it relevant? yes, both true and relevant! I have no problems playing the mpeg2 (direct from hauppauge) files, but I was having problems with the mpeg4 transcoded ones. Now they both work thanks to 3ivx and dsMyth I think you missed my point. There are two ways to generate mpeg4 files in Myth. You can generate them as the result of transcoding, or if you have a raw capture card (e.g., bt878), Myth can encode it directly to mpeg4. But what are 3ivx and dsMyth? I'm looking for a way to convert files trancoded into mpeg4 into standard .avi files without re-encoding them. --PC ___ 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 ringbuffer errors
Using Fedora Core 2. MythTV 18 I have one of these Roslyn cards as well. I have not gotten it to work with the current version of Myth. I have had some success with the tvtime. You will need the current version of the cx88 drivers + firmware for the card, extracted from the Windows drivers to get the MPEG encoder working. The endocoder outputs to /dev/video1. www.plutohome.com has a version of the cx88 blackbird drivers that are supposed to have IVTV wrappers so MythTV will have minimal support. I have not gotten them to work as yet and I don't know what cards they have tested with.. Also, there is no sound support as yet for this card. If you need more help let me know. The more people working on this card the quicker it will work with MythTV. Cheers, SuperSlug On 5/19/05, EB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I originally followed one of the Fedora/myth tv howto's and got to the point where I could view live tv. I had not recorded yet but I could def. view. I had one blue line running across the top of the viewing window and managed to mess the entire install up trying to fix it - I retried with Mepis/Debian and then moved to KnoppMyth just for giggles. Only under fedora have I seen it pass video through the card - so I guess I will start over there. Thanks though. E -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Isaac Richards Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 5:57 PM To: Discussion about mythtv Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] mythtv ringbuffer errors On Thursday 19 May 2005 05:46 pm, EB wrote: HI all, I'm playing around with Knoppmyth to setup a PVR with a Hauppage PVR250 - I'm using ivtv 0.2.0 rc3j on Linux version: 2.6.11.7-chw-4 SMP preempt 586 gcc-3.3 You don't have a normal PVR-250. The board you have uses a different driver, and will be unsupported until someone adds support for it to Myth. Isaac ___ 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 -- If everyone is thinking alike, someone isn't thinking. - General George Patton Jr ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: NUV player for windows (MPEG4 transcoded)
On 5/20/05, EC [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Windows, the dsMyth stuff will convert a .nuv to a .avi without trans-coding. The resulting .avi seems fine, though I've not tried it on a LARGE file. On linux, I'm still looking. Nuvexport is the closest I've found, but, as mentioned, it does seem to always want to trans-code. I know you can make an mpg file without transcoding, using the MPEG-MPEG cut with avidmux2 and nuvexport. But that requires that you set at least one cutpoint (removing commercials is good enough I spose) no idea how to get it into an avi container, tho - Jeff ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Closed captioning support
A bttv based card will pass out a VBI stream that MythTV can decode during Live TV, but it is not (AFAIK) recorded by Myth. My master slave backend contains the ATI TV Wonder PCI (which I believe has a bt878) and decodes CCs properly during both LiveTV AND in recordings as well. This means that Myth does indeed recording the CC data into the .nuv file. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Funny commercial behavior with 0.18...
I transcode from MPEG2 PS to MPEG4, and it seems to happen more often on movies... then again, I skip more often on movies, so that may not be a helpful data point. The file was right around 2GB. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] mythtv newbie needs help: ATI TV-wonder and bad visual quality
On 5/20/05, John Kuhn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't help... I can say i've had the same issues with that card under linux... I believe it's todo with using a improper tuner type... but i cant seem to find the correct one it needs.. i gave up on it in the end.. the card itself works fine under windows There is a script out there called findtvcardoptions.sh that you can use. It will cycle through all the possible tuner settings for the bt8x8-based cards and display the result using xawtv. Once you find the one that works, it will insert the appropriate lines into your /etc/modprobe.conf file. Unforunately, I can't see to find the URL for the file. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Jarod - Here's Your Chance (AKA - Distro Cage Match)
On 5/20/05, Jeff Simpson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not using the tv out on the 350.Here's the thing.It's all working just fine on 2.6.9 (including mythmusic).But I got an HDTV and a pchdtv3000 to go with it.Getting that to work has been troublesome.Now, for various other reasons, I've wanted to upgrade the kernel in the past.But, everytime I do, I run into an issue with sata_nv hanging.I've opened a bug against the kernel for that.But now, with kernel support built-in for the 3000, I *really* want to upgrade.But, in researching the sata_nv bug, I've noticed that nvidia networking (previously working via forcedeth) and mvidia graphics (via the nvidia drivers) don't work.So, rahter than continuing to hit my head against the wall, I thought I'd put it out there and see who knows how to make this work.After all, my end goal is not to run a Gentoo box, it's to run a Myth box.So the issue really isn't about a distribution, it's that you can'tget a kernel that seems to allow- sata to not crash- support for the pchdtv3000 - nvidia network- nvidia graphicsall at once. Hmm, I'm running a Gentoo box on an Asus Nforce motherboard with all that stuff, Ithink. Email me off-line and I can return my config if you like. Jonathan I would think that the best way to fix it would be to go with thelatest kernel and start debugging those problems one at a time. I get the feeling that if you can't get them all to play nicely justin the kernel, changing the distribution won't change that - in fact,I imagine you're better off staying where you are since you can try as many different kernel revisions/patches as you want without having toworry about finding an appropriate binary package for ivtv, sinceyou'd be compiling it anyway. - Jeff--email me if you want a gmail invite, I have some invites ___mythtv-users mailing listmythtv-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 newbie needs help: ATI TV-wonder and badvisual quality
There is a script out there called findtvcardoptions.sh that you can use. It will cycle through all the possible tuner settings for the bt8x8-based cards and display the result using xawtv. Once you find the one that works, it will insert the appropriate lines into your /etc/modprobe.conf file. Unforunately, I can't see to find the URL for the file. http://www.mind.lu/users/yg/ftvco/ ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: NUV player for windows (MPEG4 transcoded)
EC wrote:
On Fri, 2005-05-20 at 13:53 -0400, Preston Crow wrote:
I'm looking for a way to convert files trancoded into mpeg4 into standard .avi
files without re-encoding them.
On Windows, the dsMyth stuff will convert a .nuv to a .avi without
trans-coding. The resulting .avi seems fine, though I've not tried it
on a LARGE file. On linux, I'm still looking. Nuvexport is the closest
I've found, but, as mentioned, it does seem to always want to
trans-code.
Shouldn't you be able to just use:
mencoder ${FILENAME}.nuv -oac copy -ovc copy -o ${FILENAME}.avi
which copies the audio and video streams from the NuppelVideo container
into an AVI container without any transcoding.
Mike
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Re: [mythtv-users] OT: NUV player for windows (MPEG4 transcoded)
I am a big fan of putting my TV shows on DVDs. Is there a way to have MythTV just capture straight MPEG2 and not transcode to MPEG4? I think MPEG2 should be good enough compression and sure would make it easier for me to quickly author DVDs. Eric Jensen ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] downres HD recording in mpeg2 and convert DD5.1 to mp3 ?
Hi, I'd like to downres the HD recording to a lower bitrate (say 4mbps) and still keep mpeg2, and also convert from AC3 sound to mp3. I've several episodes of Yugioh/Pokemon/etc which I'd like to keep them in dvd like mpeg2 quality and save space at the same time. I'll be using hauppage media mvp box as a frontend, that only understands mpeg2 in probably mp3 sound. It cant decode AC3. And definitely it can't process HD bit rate files. Thanks Mudit ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] HD broadcast: 720p channel (ABC) -wierd green line on right side of the screen
Hi, I recorded LOST on ABC on wednesday. When I play it on my monitors, I see a green line at the right side of the screen. I played at the backend monitor and also on a windows box using vlc-http streaming. The green line is present in the entire episode. Anyway to fix it ? May be some offset/trimming while recording/playing ? Will record more ABC HD stuff and see if its present only with 720/ABC. I think fox is also coming in 720p, will record fox and watch that too. Thanks Mudit ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: NUV player for windows (MPEG4 transcoded)
On 5/20/05, Eric Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am a big fan of putting my TV shows on DVDs. Is there a way to have MythTV just capture straight MPEG2 and not transcode to MPEG4? I think MPEG2 should be good enough compression and sure would make it easier for me to quickly author DVDs. That's what it does by default if you have a card that captures in mpeg2. The transcoding is an extra (optional) step on top of that. - Jeff ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] New LxM services... am I missing something?
I just upgraded to 0.18.1 and am using the new LxM grabber. I saw that you're supposed to be able to view movie listings somehow... is this a plugin that I need to get, or it is included in 0.18.1? It appears all of my apt packages are upgraded to the newest version, so am I missing something here? Thanks for the help! Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] New LxM services... am I missing something?
On Friday 20 May 2005 12:31, Josh Dalcher wrote: I just upgraded to 0.18.1 and am using the new LxM grabber. I saw that you're supposed to be able to view movie listings somehow... is this a plugin that I need to get, or it is included in 0.18.1? It appears all of my apt packages are upgraded to the newest version, so am I missing something here? Nope, the mythmoviestimes plugin just hasn't been packaged yet. I'll try to work on that early next week, if Axel doesn't beat me to it. Alternatively, you can grab it out of cvs and try building/installing it against what you've got, just be wary of paths... -- Jarod Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Got a question? Read this first... http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html MythTV, Fedora Core ATrpms documentation: http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/ MythTV Searchable Mailing List Archive http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/ pgpBopBpChCQF.pgp Description: PGP signature ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
