Re: [mythtv-users] OT - xbmc and transcoded mpeg4 files?
I've compiled an mplayer.dll replacement that seems to work with MPEG4. I've not been able to test it, but someone posted and said it worked. give it a shot. http://www.reza.net/xbmc find where the mplayer.dll lives, and replace it with this one, then restart. My goal is to use it with xbmcmythtv. Reza On Fri, Jul 15, 2005 at 09:02:47AM +1000, Phill Edwards sent me this... I've googled high and low and found every answer from yes, with a maybe to no, with a but and all I really want is a definitive answer. Does anyone know (maybe with a working configuration :) if it is possible, or conversely if it's currently impossible at least I'll know and stop bashing my head against the wall... Everything else works the the script looks great, it just hangs on the playback :( Save your head - it doesn't work. I even downloaded and compiled the latest version of mplayer from CVS which was supposed to fix this but it didn't. I also have had trouble with RTJPEG format. It seems to be MPEG2 or nothing. Regards, Phill ___ 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: atrpms support for 2 lirc devices
On Sat, Jul 30, 2005 at 09:16:29AM -0500, Jonathan Henry wrote: First let me say thanks to everyone on this list for your invaluable resources, especially Axel and Jarod. I've got an (almost) successful setup with 2 250's and a cable stb w/ ir blaster. After following instructions from http:// www.lircsetup.com for my stb and it not working I finally found where it says that atrpms lirc is only compiled with support for 2 devices from here: http://lircsetup.com/lirc/trouble/kernsource.php ATrpms had support for 8 devices in 0.7.0 since March and 4 devices in 0.7.1. I don't mind following the instructions on compiling lirc by hand, but my question is what to remove from my already working lirc atrpms- testing stuff. Can I just yum remove (I'm on Amd64) lirc and lirc- kmdl and not have to remove the lirc-lib, lirc-devices and lirc-lib- devel or do I have to remove EVERYTHING lirc related and completely start from scratch? Am I the only one that's run in to this? I searched the archives and came up with nada (though my search terms may not have been accurate). Again thanks to everyone for your help. -- Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net pgpiclReCxng5.pgp Description: PGP signature ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT - xbmc and transcoded mpeg4 files?
I've compiled an mplayer.dll replacement that seems to work with MPEG4. I've not been able to test it, but someone posted and said it worked. give it a shot. http://www.reza.net/xbmc find where the mplayer.dll lives, and replace it with this one, then restart. My goal is to use it with xbmcmythtv. It was me who tested it and, yes, it does work with files that have been transcoded into MPEG4. This is _really_ great news. Well done thanks Reza. Regards, Phill ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Re: Compiling with GCC4
On Sat, Jul 30, 2005 at 10:41:15AM +0100, Stuart Morgan wrote: I've just upgraded one of my frontend/backend machines to the beta version of Mandriva 2006. Perhaps stupidly I didn't notice that it is based around GCC4. I'm now having trouble compiling MythTV. At first I thought my problem was just with the very SVN version of Myth. So I reverted to one dating from about midday on 20 July, when I last successfully compiled on this machine using GCC3.4. It still fails to compile though. Is anyone successfully compiling recent revisions of MythTV with GCC4? Use the stable svn branch, there are some gcc4 fixes in there. What about GCC4 on an X86_64 machine? That's twice the trouble. Couldn't get mythplugins running on FC4, but it wasn't gcc4, it was a 32 vs 64 bit issue. Are GCC4 compile problems considered bugs with MythTV or with GCC4? P.S. I'm not looking to downgrade - That would mean recompiling the kernel and a dozen other apps - it isn't worthwhile. Mandriva will have some gcc 3.x compatibility package. I would start with this one for building mythtv. Also do you want to check out the src.rpm at ATrpms and try to build from there? -- Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net pgpZbPkNgW7Ty.pgp Description: PGP signature ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Audio Setup
Well, Ive finally gotten around to trying to finish the setup of my MythTV box. (Such a pity when work gets in the way of personal projects). This may be a silly question but I am wondering about the setup of audio in my particular rig. I have a straight combined front and back end box based on Jarods Guide with FC3, a Hauppage 350 in an Intel motherboard that has a basic sound card in it. So my question is, if the 350 has audio input and output do I use these or do I go with the motherboards onboard audio? Do I need to route the 350s audio back through the embedded audio perhaps? Can someone please explain the way that a rig based on a 350 should work? BTW. Im doing X over the 350 and this at lest seems to work OK. Havent got the tuner to work properly yet but plan to post another email to this list shortly. Regards Marty ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-500 driving me nuts
I reliably get my PVR-500 (and my PVR-150) to work on my FC4 setup using the ATRPMs at-testing version of ivtv (currently ivtv 0.3.6w), then go back to an earlier version of firmware as recommended here: http://ivtv.writeme.ch/tiki-index.php?page=FirmwareVersions . (Instructions for installing the firmware this way are here: http://ivtv.writeme.ch/tiki-index.php?page=ExtractingTheFirmware) I am not convinced that the v0.2 versions of ivtv won't work, but I know the 0.3 versions work and I've had no problems with them yet. I am experimenting with configurations, so I've used this method to get my PVR-500 and PVR-150 working in separate boxes as well as all in one box. Also, the ivtv thread link above makes a lot of sense to me. I have to not just reboot, but shutdown my machine and restart to get the new firmware to work (it loads but I still have no sound and/or static). Finally, I only use my tuner 0's, so no promises that this makes the other inputs work. Hope this helps! Rob ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Ripping excellent DVDs in latest ATRPMs
I see this has been asked a few time before, but no answers, so I'll try again. Now that the transcode was turned back on in mtd in the ATRPMs packages, I can't get a DVD to rip in excellent quality. I can get a perfect copy. Like the others have said, it does the first step - ripping the file off the dvd, but it doesn't seem to do the next - transcoding to perfect quality. No files get left in the temporary directory and nothing in the logs. Is there a fix to this? Doesn anyone know what is going on? Thanks, Rob ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] trouble with latest kickstart
Hi I am trying to install mythtv following the fedora install instructions. I installed the latest kickstart from atrpms, and executed apt-get update then apt-get dist-upgrade. The end result was the following error: file /usr/lib/libOggFLAC.so.1 from install of libOggFLAC1-1.1.1-7.rhfc3.at conflicts with file from package flac-1.1.0-7 file /usr/lib/libOggFLAC++.so.0 from install of libOggFLAC++0-1.1.1-7.rhfc3.at conflicts with file from package flac-1.1.0-7 E: Error while running transaction Does anyone know what I should do next? Thank-You ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Windows Viewing Solutions?
Hello there, I apologise for asking what must be a frequently asked question, but are there any current options for viewing mytv streams on windows with mythtv 0.18.1? I am in the UK and use a DVB setup which seems not to love DSMyth, the windows front end seems to be broken, possibly tied to the old protocol I am just frustrated that there seems to be no solution to work with windows at the present time. Does anyone have *any* kind of working windows setup? Its mainly a bonus point for me because we have the network setup with 2 mac frontends and an xbox running xebian in the living room doing the communal viewing just fine. But it'd be nice to allow my windows housemates to view things too. Sadly knopmyth seems not to boot on their pc's (which is very odd). thanks for any help (and great job hardworking devs!) dan ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Windows Viewing Solutions?
I can't help you with Windows, but what is the problem when you try to run Knoppmyth (or Knoppix)? Do you have the BIOS set to boot from the CD? If you can get Knoppmyth to boot, you should be able to run a frontend with it. If it won't boot, check the BIOS. What are you trying to give MS users access to? You could could mount your storage as an SMB share which will allow MS users to use Myth as a network drive. I don't know if .nuv files will work (although if you're recording from a PVR card, .nuv is really .mpg, and a player like AllPlayer should be able to decode. AFAIK, DVB cards also dump raw mpeg2 streams that should be playable by just about anything. The problem with this is that the file names are less than descriptive, and this would not allow access to things like live TV, program guide, etc. This will work well, though, if you have shows and films transcoded into mp4 and with human-readable names. MythstreamTV might work to get live TV to the MS frontends, but I've never got it working. Another option, of course, is a impassioned harangue directed at your housemates on the relative merits of different *NIX OSs, the weakness of the OS they're currently running, a bit about the economic problem of giving MS so much cash and power, and an emphatic declaration that they have nothing to lose but their chains (or something like that). For what it's worth, I've had no problem setting up dual-boot systems with FC3. Just make sure the HDD is well and truly defragmented before you repartition the drive. Good luck ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] MythDora Won't Boot
This is a long shot, but I'm hoping someone can help me with this one... I've just installed MythDora (1.3.1) and was very impressed with the ease and speed at which I managed to install it. The initial install went fine, then it came up after the reboot and asked about my display - again, I was impressed it had my display listed. It then restarted again and gets as far as 'Configuring kernel parameters:' and will remain blank forever more. I'm hoping someone's going to tell me I'm being stupid and have been spoiled by Fisher Price - My First Linux distros like SuSE and that all I have to do is type 'go'... I think I'm being a little naive, though. Yours hopefully, flim -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
RE: [mythtv-users] MythDora Won't Boot
Well, I don't know anything about MythDora but I had a similar problem with FC3. It was a conflict between the graphical boot loader ( Fedora uses 'rhgb' ) and my xorg.conf file. Here's how I fixed it: 1) Boot into a rescue distribution ( you can find them lots of places ) 2) mount your old file system ( dependant on rescue distro ) 3) Either: a) Fix your xorg.conf file and reboot or b) Remove the graphical boot loader option from the kernel line (e.g. in Grub boot loader). This might allow you to boot into a command line where you can find/fix your problems. After fixing you can change Grub back and reboot. This might also have nothing to do with your problem, but it might give you a place to start. -Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of flim Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 10:23 AM To: mythtv-users@mythtv.org Subject: [mythtv-users] MythDora Won't Boot This is a long shot, but I'm hoping someone can help me with this one... I've just installed MythDora (1.3.1) and was very impressed with the ease and speed at which I managed to install it. The initial install went fine, then it came up after the reboot and asked about my display - again, I was impressed it had my display listed. It then restarted again and gets as far as 'Configuring kernel parameters:' and will remain blank forever more. I'm hoping someone's going to tell me I'm being stupid and have been spoiled by Fisher Price - My First Linux distros like SuSE and that all I have to do is type 'go'... I think I'm being a little naive, though. Yours hopefully, flim -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.7/60 - Release Date: 7/28/2005 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT - xbmc and transcoded mpeg4 files?
Oh, hehe, sorry. I should have paid more attention to the email on the sf.net forum. I suppose I should get the author(s) of xbmcmythtv to include the dll with their distribution or something. They really need to build a homepage for their code. Reza On Sun, Jul 31, 2005 at 09:16:37PM +1000, Phill Edwards sent me this... I've compiled an mplayer.dll replacement that seems to work with MPEG4. I've not been able to test it, but someone posted and said it worked. give it a shot. http://www.reza.net/xbmc find where the mplayer.dll lives, and replace it with this one, then restart. My goal is to use it with xbmcmythtv. It was me who tested it and, yes, it does work with files that have been transcoded into MPEG4. This is _really_ great news. Well done thanks Reza. Regards, Phill ___ 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] Mythtvplugins woes
I'm new to mythtv and I'm trying to get everything set up. I'm running debian 3.1 on an AMD64. I applied the patch to keep mythtv from showing a black screen when playing live tv. I'm now trying to compile the mythplugins and it's giving me some problems. Is there also a patch for the mythplugins for amd64? ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Fwd: Re: [mythtv-users] LIRC problem in Mythdvd/Mythvideo (lircd sends twice)
Joe Votour [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm using MythTV 0.18.1 with lirc and xine also, but on Fedora Core 3 (using ATrpms), and having no such problems. The version of lirc is 0.7.1, and the version of xine is 0.99.3. my xine-ui is 0.99.3 as well (mdk rpm) but lirc is 0.6.6 (also mdk) . I suspect the lirc version may be the problem but i am unsure if changing this will have any impact to the other (working) programs? You can assign the same button to multiple programs, that is not a problem. The command line I'm using for xine is: xine -D -pfhq --auto-scan dvd Unfortunately, the man page for the version of xine I have doesn't mention a -I parameter, but it mentions that -H hides the video window. I wonder if this is a problem. -H is wanted because my video driver is dxr3, a holly- wood plus card. i don't want to see an empty video window when playback is via dxr3 on my tv. -I is (i think) for switching on deinterlace. but the lirc problem also happens without -I i also had this config working on my heavily patched mandrake 10.0 before but the update to mdk 10.2 made this issue pop up... in my last config i compiled almost everything myself (at least kernel, lirc, dxr3, xine, mplayer, myth). and i am quite sure that i had lirc 0.7.0, but i deleted the sources unfortunately so i am not sure :( i think i will give it a try and update the lirc stuff by hand and see if it behaves the same way. just wanted to avoid it ;) i will give feedback if this helps. many thanks so far Also, are you using a window manager when running MythTV? If not, it could cause some focus issues that might contribute to what you're seeing. kde 3.3 as it comes with mdk 10.2 i thought these focus problems are only related to irxevent...? aren't they? -- Joe --- Mark Schuren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi list, i have a problem with myth0.18.1 + lirc + xine: i play a video/dvd through mythvideo/mythdvd using xine -H -I -g --no-splash -s DVD dvd:// . xine works great when started stand-alone, but when run through myth and i quit the player, all buttons from my lirc remote which i pressed during play are sent to mythfrontend as well as soon as the player exits :-( as least it looks like, mythfrontend is jumping through the menus, or restarting xine immediately... i use a dxr3 card for tv output but i think this is not related, problem also happens when using xv. my ~/.lircrc contains e.g. things like: begin prog = mythtv button = OFF config = Esc end begin prog = xine button = OFF config = Quit end is it a bad idea to use the same lirc key for two programs in general?? i hope not. i use mandrake 10.2 with original lirc rpms (0.6.6) and my remote works perfectly with myth / mplayer / xine and others when run stand-alone. no irxevent is running, all apps have native lirc support. why does lirc cue-up all button-presses for mythfrontend while xine is actually in focus (and also accepting these key-presses from my remote correctly)?? first i thought this might be irxevent. related problem. but although i have keys defined for irxevent in the same .lircrc i have no irxevent running. whenever xine exits, mythfrontend processes all lirc events which occured during xine playback. is that a xine issue or a problem with lirc or myth? did anyone have the same probs? i'm unsure if i should uninstall the mandrake lirc 0.6.6 packages and build my own lirc-0.7.x ? and if, would i need to afterwards recompile myth/xine for the new lirc version?? thanx for any hints! This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users - Ende der weitergeleiteten Nachricht - ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Experiences with XvMC
Having been on the list for some time I was familiar with nvidia + xvmc combination and wanted to try it out. I picked up an evga GeForce FX 5200 PCI adapter and stuck it into my SIS based P4 Northwood 2.4GHz Pundit system. (Note: not the Pundit-R) Setup was done under Gentoo 2005.0 using all stable packages with kernel 2.6.12- r4. I wanted to put down some notes for others who might be considering the same. My goal was to evaluate the xvmc + nvidia playback quality for future HDTV use. For playback I used xine-lib 1.1.0 and xine-ui 0.99.4 along with a few 1920x1080i and 1280x720p clips. I also used some standard DVD video to compare xv with xvmc processing. My viewing was focused around deinterlacing and artifacts that might be seen from post processing. For a display I used DVI out at 1280 x 720 to my Panasonic PT-L500U projector. Setup of nvidia + xvmc on Gentoo is well documented and went off without a hitch using nvidia-kernel 1.0.7667. Over all I was impressed with the results. Using xvmc I was able to easily playback 1080i clips with about 35% cpu use. Considering the low end PCI bus on the Pundit system board and the low end GPU on the FX 5200. I had two issues that for me are critical. When using xvmc with Xine none of the OSD overlays would work. This meant no on screen information, subtitles, or closed captions during playback. I didn't investigate this to much however I think it could be worked around. One possibility seems to be with the Xine xxmc support. XvMC appears to do very simple one-field deinterlacing in hardware. Xine 1.1.0 has experimental XvMC bob deinterlace support which I enabled and saw some improvements. I compared various DVD (480i content) scenes played via Xv with Xine deinterlace post processing and XvMC with hardware deinterlace. It was pretty clear to me that Xv with deinterlace post processing was producing a much better picture than XvMC using hardware deinterlacing. Based on my testing I think using nvidia + xvmc could be acceptable when dealing with HDTV streams but should be avoided for standard NTSC 480i content or where ever else it isn't absolutely needed. The best solution, from an image quality standpoint, would be to avoid XvMC and use a powerful system to handle the HDTV content decoding and playback. Obviously that solution brings with a host of other problems dealing with heat and noise. Right now I'm unsure of which direction I'll go in. I know I will be scraping my pundit and setting up a full FE/BE in a nice HTPC case like the ones Silverstone makes. The cheap solution, for me, is to get a socket 478 ATX board that supports my existing P4, memory, and other hardware then add in a quality Nvidia AGP based adapter. Considering the prices of nice looking HTPC cases and silent power supplies this might be the way to go as an interim step. -- Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] AIM: BlueCame1 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Simple ALSA question
Phill Edwards wrote: What ALSA device to I enter for the general setup question Mixer Device when using ALSA:default as my output device. ALSA:default doesn't work and ALSA:mixer likewise - I want to get away from OSS completely so /dev/mixer is out as well! I think it's ALSA:default for the audio output device and just mixer for the mixer device. Don't put the quotes in, BTW! Almost... You're right about the no ALSA: in the mixer device, but its name should be default (no quotes). However, there is currently a patch in place that allows ALSA:default to work (may not be in 0.18.1, yet, but I think it is). It just strips off the ALSA: if it's there. If you've already tried ALSA:default and it didn't work, that would mean that default won't work, either, unless you have an old version of Myth. Worth a try just in case, though... Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] XvMC output not working
David ellis wrote: Its funny, I've spent most of the day trying to get this to work properly, succeeded (briefly) - only to find intermittent failures. Hardware: AMD64 3200, with 1GB of RAM NVidia 5200 HD3000 using DVB drivers Software: MythTV 18.1 Nvidia .7667 Gentoo Linux with gentoo-sources 2.6.12-r4 I can get acceptable HD playback with real time threads - but real time threads crashes the program guide if I try and change a channel. XVMC will work (sometimes) - but it is really random. Nvidia has a open bug for this (it is a driver bug) - but .7667 was supposed to be the fix. Anyone who has this working - What Video card are you using? (maybe I could just upgrade/downgrade the video). David On 30-Jul-05, at 7:50 PM, Michael Haan wrote: On 7/30/05, Chad [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 7/30/05, Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 7/30/05, Todd Ignasiak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just got through rebuilding my system using Gentoo x86-64. In that new configuration, I began having XvMC problems. In my current config, XvMC will work if I run mythfrontend as root. So, I apparently have a permissions problem. You might give that a try.. I get the same error message you listed when I run as a normal user. Well, I tried the 7667 drivers, and I tried running the frontend as root, but I'm still getting the errors. Seems strange that running as root works for you but not me, maybe I'm missing something? Thanks Dave ___ I was having quite the problem with this too. I am running High Def, so I really worked diligently to get this going. I have an AMD64 3200, and nvidia GF4 440MX I finally got it running with the latest drivers (7667). I did have to recompile myth a couple times while toying with different versions, myth builds against the installed version. Good Luck! ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users For what it's worth, my experience is similar to Dave's. I've not yet tried 7667. ___ 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 David, For what its worth here. I have a very similar setup to you. Try to disable opengl-vsync to get myth to start playing with regular Xv again. (at least until XvMC is fixed). Disabling opengl vsync is the only way I got it to work here. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Audio Setup
Marty Ravell wrote:
Well, I’ve finally gotten around to trying to finish the setup of my
MythTV box. (Such a pity when work gets in the way of personal projects).
This may be a silly question but I am wondering about the setup of
audio in my particular rig. I have a straight combined front and back
end box based on Jarod’s Guide with FC3, a Hauppage 350 in an Intel
motherboard that has a basic sound card in it.
So my question is, if the 350 has audio input and output do I use
these or do I go with the motherboard’s onboard audio?
All MPEG-2 playback using the PVR-350's onboard decoder will result in
sound output only through the PVR-350 audio out. All other playback
(MPEG-4, anything in MythVideo, MythDVD, MythMusic, etc.) will result in
sound output only through the soundcard audio out.
Do I need to route the 350’s audio back through the embedded audio
perhaps?
Yep. PVR-350 audio out to soundcard line in.
Can someone please explain the way that a rig based on a 350 should work?
You just did. ;)
BTW. I’m doing X over the 350 and this at lest seems to work OK.
Haven’t got the tuner to work properly yet but plan to post another
email to this list shortly.
Don't set any tuner parameters and it should work. (I.e. if you have a
line options tuner type=XX or options ivtv tuner=XX in your
mod{ules,probe}.conf, take it out. As a matter of fact, you should not
specify any options relating to ivtv.) If it still doesn't work, you
almost definitely have some other place where some script is setting
it... IvyTV ML is probably more appropriate, though...
Mike
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[mythtv-users] ALSA Sound
All, I know this has probably been talked about before, but since after 2 days of searching Google and trying solutions others have posted, I will come back and ask a question (which has probably already been asked 1000 times). I have the Chaintech AV710 soundcard which seems like a popular card due to its price/performance. How do I get this cards optical out to work with my Surround Sound Amplifier? Does it output 5.1 Surround? If so, what do I need to do to get it to work? Ive read the MythTV Fedora HowTO and the links off that page in attempt to get the sound to work. Ive replaced a zillion alsa sound files, but still doesnt work. If I route the sound to PCM out, I can hear it off the Line Out port. Thanks for your help! Brandon ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] ALSA Sound
Funny, that was one of the least painless parts for me. I got it working quickly and it worked great when I used that card. Look in Jarod's guide for some tips. But here are some rough tips. Make sure you disabled ARTS in KDE. Download gnome-alsamixer. Run gnome-alsamixer. Make sure the IEC958 box is checked. Adjust the volume control all the way up or all the way down for the IEC958 mixer. Test with aplay. Test with xine using the -aALSA and -HWAC3, flags (thats probably not the exact syntax read the man page). If you are using HDTV enable AC3 out in the mythfrontend setup screen. If you want to get more advanced follow the Mythtv WIKI howto for digital sound. When IEC958 is enabled you should see the port on the card light up. On 7/31/05, Brandon Rogers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All, I know this has probably been talked about before, but since after 2 days of searching Google and trying solutions others have posted, I will come back and ask a question (which has probably already been asked 1000 times). I have the Chaintech AV710 soundcard which seems like a popular card due to its price/performance. How do I get this card's optical out to work with my Surround Sound Amplifier? Does it output 5.1 Surround? If so, what do I need to do to get it to work? I've read the MythTV Fedora HowTO and the links off that page in attempt to get the sound to work. I've replaced a zillion alsa sound files, but still doesn't work. If I route the sound to PCM out, I can hear it off the Line Out port. Thanks for your help! Brandon ___ 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] ALSA Sound
I'm not familiar with the Chaintech AV710 - but I'm assuming it has alsa drivers?There are two ways to get alsa sound out your digital SPDIG plug in MythTV.1) If you have OSS compatibility turned on change your myth output device to /dev/adsp - this will use the OSS mixer to output PCM sound via the SPDIF Plug (this has worked for me on two via motherboards, a SIS based board and a PCI based MIDI/Sound Card)2. If you don't want OSS (pure alsa) change your Myth audio device to ALSA: iec958. This will not have a mixer (myth audio controls won't work), but you will get audio - change your volume on the receiver.DavidOn 31-Jul-05, at 1:41 PM, Brandon Rogers wrote: All, I know this has probably been talked about before, but since after 2 days of searching Google and trying “solutions” others have posted, I will come back and ask a question (which has probably already been asked 1000 times). I have the Chaintech AV710 soundcard which seems like a popular card due to its price/performance. How do I get this card’s optical out to work with my Surround Sound Amplifier? Does it output 5.1 Surround? If so, what do I need to do to get it to work? I’ve read the MythTV Fedora HowTO and the links off that page in attempt to get the sound to work. I’ve replaced a zillion alsa sound files, but still doesn’t work. If I route the sound to PCM out, I can hear it off the Line Out port. Thanks for your help!Brandon ___mythtv-users mailing listmythtv-users@mythtv.orghttp://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Looking for MythFM or equivilant
I've been a Myth user for about a year - I've got a wonderful setup that I'm extremely happy with. It includes (for those interested) 6 different tuners (some HDTV, some ivtv, some saa7134) SPDIF Audio, 2 terrabytes of diskspace, 2xfrontends, 2xbackends - the list goes on. I'm looking to add Radio recording to my setup, there are two radio shows in my area I want to record one is Comedy, one is news. I've googled and found references to two radio plugins for Myth, MythFM and MythRadio - but I'm unable to access/download either of them. MythRadio doesn't seem to have a homepage, and MythFM's homepage is gone. So, my question: Has anyone gotten radio plugin to work with Myth V18.1, and if so which one? Thanks! David ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-500 driving me nuts
I had the same problem as the original poster: PVR-500, all dark static, no sound. The solution seems to be loading the ivtv module with the tda9887=0,0 parameter. I (temporarily) solved it by removing all of the IVTV-related modules: rmmod bttv wm8775 cx25840 tuner tveeprom ivtv videodev video_buf v4l2_common ...and then loading with the right parameter: modprobe ivtv tda9887=0,0 It should be possible to make that permanent by adding this line to /etc/modules.conf: options ivtv tda9887=0,0 ...but it didn't work for me. I'm probably missing something about the way modules are loaded. -- Greg Baker, Lecturer School of Computing Science Simon Fraser University Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Video Pixelation
Michael T. Dean wrote: Jason Lee wrote: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/142484 Never did occur to me to search the archive. Doh! Thanks for pointing to me that, but, unfortunately, it didn't work. I even tried recreating the entire DB, but that didn't help either. I guess I'll take this opportunity and upgrade to FC4 and pray that solvesmy problem... jason ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Experiences with XvMC
Hi Scott, I've been doingh the same analysis on HD playback . I've been doing XvMC with an FX5200 AGP card. When it's working well, it's very good. But, I get the prebuffering pause issues, which causes choppy playback. I'm surprised that you were able to do HD playback via the PCI bus. I didn't think the bandwidth was sufficient for [EMAIL PROTECTED] Maybe XvMC changes the equation a bit.. Can you still get decent HD playback without XvMC? Another thing I'm interested in is the 'Unichrome' display adapters. This S3/VIA video chips do full MPEG decoding, not just the iDCT+MC done with XvMC. I don't know if it is any more/less capable with things like de-interlacing. Also, the 'Unichrome' version is integrated into the motherboard, I don't know if they have the same capabilities in their add-in cards. Prior to moving to MythTV, I used a 'MyHD' card in Windows. It had a hardware MPEG decoder, which did a nice job of scaling and de-interlacing, which almost no CPU requirements. I would love to find something similar for MythTV. On 7/31/05, Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Having been on the list for some time I was familiar with nvidia + xvmc combination and wanted to try it out. I picked up an evga GeForce FX 5200 PCI adapter and stuck it into my SIS based P4 Northwood 2.4GHz Pundit system. (Note: not the Pundit-R) Setup was done under Gentoo 2005.0 using all stable packages with kernel 2.6.12- r4. I wanted to put down some notes for others who might be considering the same. My goal was to evaluate the xvmc + nvidia playback quality for future HDTV use. For playback I used xine-lib 1.1.0 and xine-ui 0.99.4 along with a few 1920x1080i and 1280x720p clips. I also used some standard DVD video to compare xv with xvmc processing. My viewing was focused around deinterlacing and artifacts that might be seen from post processing. For a display I used DVI out at 1280 x 720 to my Panasonic PT-L500U projector. Setup of nvidia + xvmc on Gentoo is well documented and went off without a hitch using nvidia-kernel 1.0.7667. Over all I was impressed with the results. Using xvmc I was able to easily playback 1080i clips with about 35% cpu use. Considering the low end PCI bus on the Pundit system board and the low end GPU on the FX 5200. I had two issues that for me are critical. When using xvmc with Xine none of the OSD overlays would work. This meant no on screen information, subtitles, or closed captions during playback. I didn't investigate this to much however I think it could be worked around. One possibility seems to be with the Xine xxmc support. XvMC appears to do very simple one-field deinterlacing in hardware. Xine 1.1.0 has experimental XvMC bob deinterlace support which I enabled and saw some improvements. I compared various DVD (480i content) scenes played via Xv with Xine deinterlace post processing and XvMC with hardware deinterlace. It was pretty clear to me that Xv with deinterlace post processing was producing a much better picture than XvMC using hardware deinterlacing. Based on my testing I think using nvidia + xvmc could be acceptable when dealing with HDTV streams but should be avoided for standard NTSC 480i content or where ever else it isn't absolutely needed. The best solution, from an image quality standpoint, would be to avoid XvMC and use a powerful system to handle the HDTV content decoding and playback. Obviously that solution brings with a host of other problems dealing with heat and noise. Right now I'm unsure of which direction I'll go in. I know I will be scraping my pundit and setting up a full FE/BE in a nice HTPC case like the ones Silverstone makes. The cheap solution, for me, is to get a socket 478 ATX board that supports my existing P4, memory, and other hardware then add in a quality Nvidia AGP based adapter. Considering the prices of nice looking HTPC cases and silent power supplies this might be the way to go as an interim step. -- Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] AIM: BlueCame1 ___ 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] Video Pixelation
Jason Lee wrote: Michael T. Dean wrote: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/142484 Never did occur to me to search the archive. Doh! Thanks for pointing to me that, but, unfortunately, it didn't work. I even tried recreating the entire DB, but that didn't help either. I guess I'll take this opportunity and upgrade to FC4 and pray that solvesmy problem... Even after you fix the corrupted table, the problem will persist until you rebuild the seektable entries using mythcommflag. If you deleted the database and recreated it, it may or may not help: if you recreated it from a backup of a bad database, it will still be broken; if you recreated it with a partial backup (i.e. recorded, oldrecorded, and maybe a couple others, you'll have a clean database, but you would still get the problem without the recordedmarkup table entries. Regardless, you probably have missing or bad entries in recordedmarkup. You can rebuild the seektable entries file by file with something like: mythcommflag --rebuild -f filename or, if you'd prefer to just punt (note that this could take several days of CPU time to rebuild everything depending on quantity) delete the rows from recordedmarkup (i.e. truncate table recordedmarkup) when you're not recording anything, then mythcommflag --all I would recommend testing one program--verify that it shows the macro blocks when you seek forward, then use mythcommflag to rebuild only that file's seektable entries, and test to see if it clears up the problem. If not, do you by any chance have Seek to exact frame enabled? I could see that causing a problem like this, but it's possible the devs have programmed around that possibility (depending on how much slower seek to exact frame is). Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Problems with mythweb
I'm having problems accessing mythweb - I get the following errors: Warning at /var/www/html/mythweb/includes/mythbackend.php, line 102: fsockopen() [function.fsockopen]: unable to connect to 127.0.0.1:6543 (Permission denied) Fatal Error at /var/www/html/mythweb/includes/mythbackend.php, line 32: Unable to connect to mythbackend, is it running? My backend is running and my frontend can connect to it on port 6543, so I'm not sure what else to check. Any ideas? thanks, Neil ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Problems with mythweb
Warning at /var/www/html/mythweb/includes/mythbackend.php, line 102: fsockopen() [function.fsockopen]: unable to connect to 127.0.0.1:6543 (Permission denied) straight from the included .htaccess file: # Some special handlers for php # These settings are intended for apache 2.x. If your version of apache # doesn't support php_value, or things like memory_limit aren't working # as expected, then use these settings as examples for your own php.ini # files. The option you want is: php_value allow_url_fopen On -Chris ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Video Pixelation
Michael T. Dean wrote: Even after you fix the corrupted table, the problem will persist until you rebuild the seektable entries using mythcommflag. I tried mythcommflag --all to no avail. If not, do you by any chance have Seek to exact frame enabled? I could see that causing a problem like this, but it's possible the devs have programmed around that possibility (depending on how much slower seek to exact frame is). I'll take a look at that and see. Thanks for your help. :) jason ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Re: [mythtv-commits] Re: Ticket #187: changes channel (and to playback mode) when watching another channel (in live-TV) and a recording starts
MythTV wrote: #187: changes channel (and to playback mode) when watching another channel (in live-TV) and a recording starts +--- Id: 187 | Status: reopened Component: mythtv |Modified: Sun Jul 31 20:22:36 2005 Severity: medium | Milestone: Priority: minor | Version: Owner: ijr |Reporter: Pekka Jääskeläinen [EMAIL PROTECTED] +--- Changes (by Pekka Jääskeläinen [EMAIL PROTECTED]): * resolution: invalid = * priority: major = minor * status: closed = reopened * type: defect = enhancement Comment: What's the logic in that? Sure it has to be that way in case of a single tuner, but with multiple tuners it does not make sense (to me atleast). I guess it should be optional behavior. If I'm watching livetv, I want to watch what I've tuned, not what I've scheduled for recording. General note--I'm pretty sure Isaac and the other devs don't want the trac system to be used for discussions about why Myth works the way it does. That's what the mythtv-user's list is for... I'm almost willing to guarantee that if Isaac marks a ticket as closed/invalid, he doesn't want people to mark it reopened/valid. As for your question, the logic is that Myth has first choice on which tuner to use, and it will use high-priority tuners in preference to low-priority tuners. That way, recordings--which you're infinitely more likely to keep than LiveTV (which Myth currently doesn't provide a means of saving)--are more likely to be good quality recordings. So, how do you make it work the way you want? If you have multiple tuner cards, you can select the option, Avoid conflicts between live TV and scheduled shows. If you choose this option, LiveTV will use the lowest-priority tuner so recordings--which start with the highest-priority and work down to lowest-priority tuner--will not boot you from LiveTV until your LiveTV tuner is the only one not being used for a recording. Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Experiences with XvMC
On Jul 31, 2005, at 3:06 PM, Todd Ignasiak wrote: I've been doingh the same analysis on HD playback . I've been doing XvMC with an FX5200 AGP card. When it's working well, it's very good. But, I get the prebuffering pause issues, which causes choppy playback I don't have a tuner in my MythTV box right now. For my setup with the SD DirecTIVO it doesn't make sense for me to invest in a MythTV box for SD. My Pundit strictly handles DVD playback using MythTV as a nice front end to Xine. I'm surprised that you were able to do HD playback via the PCI bus. I didn't think the bandwidth was sufficient for [EMAIL PROTECTED] Maybe XvMC changes the equation a bit.. Can you still get decent HD playback without XvMC I have a few test clips I used. One of which was the test clip found on the pchdtv.com site. Others are available from various locations on the Internet. On the Pundit with a 2.4GHz Northwood P4 chip I cannot playback any HDTV streams without serious stuttering. All to be expected. Once I popped in the PCI FX 5200 I was able to play back the same test clips with the previously noted issues. CPU was around 35% during playback. Another thing I'm interested in is the 'Unichrome' display adapters. This S3/VIA video chips do full MPEG decoding, not just the iDCT+MC done with XvMC. I don't know if it is any more/less capable with things like de-interlacing. Also, the 'Unichrome' version is integrated into the motherboard, I don't know if they have the same capabilities in their add-in cards. I've thought about this too. Right now the investment is to high for me to pick one up on the cheap to try out. As such, I think the way to go would be a nice powerful CPU and a quality DVI based video card. Together with existing Linux post processing software in Xine (which uses stuff based on tvtime) I think the quality would be as good as it gets for a HTPC. Prior to moving to MythTV, I used a 'MyHD' card in Windows. It had a hardware MPEG decoder, which did a nice job of scaling and de-interlacing, which almost no CPU requirements. I would love to find something similar for MythTV. I think lots of us would. Right now such a solution doesn't exist. i would expect as HDTV becomes more popular here in the US we'll see something for Linux in the next 5 years. Right now hardware HDTV decoding and playback on Linux seems to be where V4L was 5-6 years ago. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Compiling Mythtv for PS2
Hey, I'm trying to build a frontend on my ps2 and have qt compiled but I can't find any docs on how to compile mythtv as just the frontend. Thanks for your time Ian ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Experiences with XvMC
On Jul 31, 2005, at 4:55 PM, Scott wrote: Another thing I'm interested in is the 'Unichrome' display adapters. This S3/VIA video chips do full MPEG decoding, not just the iDCT+MC done with XvMC. I don't know if it is any more/less capable with things like de-interlacing. Also, the 'Unichrome' version is integrated into the motherboard, I don't know if they have the same capabilities in their add-in cards. I've thought about this too. Right now the investment is to high for me to pick one up on the cheap to try out. As such, I think the way to go would be a nice powerful CPU and a quality DVI based video card. Together with existing Linux post processing software in Xine (which uses stuff based on tvtime) I think the quality would be as good as it gets for a HTPC. Oh yeah, one more thing :) I thought I read that some or all of the unichrome chips had a limitation on video out where they could not output 1280x720 (720p) video or above. Obviously this is a problem if you're trying to hook your unichrome based board to a HDTV that wants to accept either 720p or 1080i input sources. I went looking for where I might have read this can couldn't find it. Take this with a grain of salt and consider it something to follow up on before purchasing a unichrome based board for use with HDTV displays. -- Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] AIM: BlueCame1 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Compiling Mythtv for PS2
On Jul 31, 2005, at 6:10 PM, Ian Jordan wrote: Hey, I'm trying to build a frontend on my ps2 and have qt compiled but I can't find any docs on how to compile mythtv as just the frontend. Hey, you're also hijacking a thread in progress. :) When posting to the list please start a new email message. Do not reply to an existing message and change the topic. Many modern email clients handle threading based on headers, not subject lines. Good luck with the PS2 and MythTV, it sounds like an interesting project. -- Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] AIM: BlueCame1 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Compiling Mythtv for PS2
Sorry my bad :P thunderbird just seemed to handle it ok Scott wrote: On Jul 31, 2005, at 6:10 PM, Ian Jordan wrote: Hey, I'm trying to build a frontend on my ps2 and have qt compiled but I can't find any docs on how to compile mythtv as just the frontend. Hey, you're also hijacking a thread in progress. :) When posting to the list please start a new email message. Do not reply to an existing message and change the topic. Many modern email clients handle threading based on headers, not subject lines. Good luck with the PS2 and MythTV, it sounds like an interesting project. -- Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] AIM: BlueCame1 ___ 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] Ripping excellent DVDs in latest ATRPMs
Whew! I thought I was alone! I don't know what the transcode command line that mtd runs is, but running transcode by hand against a perfect ripped file creates a perfectly usable MPEG file. I see this has been asked a few time before, but no answers, so I'll try again. Now that the transcode was turned back on in mtd in the ATRPMs packages, I can't get a DVD to rip in excellent quality. I can get a perfect copy. Like the others have said, it does the first step - ripping the file off the dvd, but it doesn't seem to do the next - transcoding to perfect quality. No files get left in the temporary directory and nothing in the logs. Is there a fix to this? Doesn anyone know what is going on? Thanks, Rob ___ 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] lirc for PVR-150 could not connect to socket
I'm having this same problem. Can you tell me how you resolved it? Thanks. On 7/6/05, Milos Prudek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Milos Prudek wrote: I'm trying to setup lirc for myth. But mythtv does not respond to the remote control. Please ignore. User error. Simple FAQ on lirc webpage about a Mandrakepeculiarity solved the issue.--Milos Prudekhttp://www.spoxdesign.com - your web usability testing ___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
[mythtv-users] Any way to make the DVB-EIT more reliable?
Greetings all! I've finally set up my MythTV network at home and it works like a charm, except for one little annoying thing. Some of the channels I'm grabbing with the excellent tv_swedb grabber and that works flawlessly, unfortunately they do not carry all channels that I have available, so I thought I'd rely on the DVB-EIT thing for the remaining 5 or so channels that I have no data for. Running mythbackend -v siparser says that there is eit-information available and once every 2 months or so it actually works and I get data for upcoming shows through that as well. Is there any way to make this a bit more reliable? So that I'll get data when there is data available. Any ideas, tips or tricks more than welcome. Thanks in advance Johan Kihlström ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: atrpms support for 2 lirc devices
Thanks for clarifying - must be an error on my part somewhere. I sincerely appreciate the time you spend on mythtv packages. Thanks again. On Jul 31, 2005, at 6:13 AM, Axel Thimm wrote: On Sat, Jul 30, 2005 at 09:16:29AM -0500, Jonathan Henry wrote: First let me say thanks to everyone on this list for your invaluable resources, especially Axel and Jarod. I've got an (almost) successful setup with 2 250's and a cable stb w/ ir blaster. After following instructions from http:// www.lircsetup.com for my stb and it not working I finally found where it says that atrpms lirc is only compiled with support for 2 devices from here: http://lircsetup.com/lirc/trouble/kernsource.php ATrpms had support for 8 devices in 0.7.0 since March and 4 devices in 0.7.1. I don't mind following the instructions on compiling lirc by hand, but my question is what to remove from my already working lirc atrpms- testing stuff. Can I just yum remove (I'm on Amd64) lirc and lirc- kmdl and not have to remove the lirc-lib, lirc-devices and lirc-lib- devel or do I have to remove EVERYTHING lirc related and completely start from scratch? Am I the only one that's run in to this? I searched the archives and came up with nada (though my search terms may not have been accurate). Again thanks to everyone for your help. -- Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net ___ 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: Windows Viewing Solutions?
I have tried using the MythWeb and changing the URL to the samba share. The URL that I'm usingis FILE://location/file.nuv. When I do that, the file browser tries to download the whole file even if its a share. If I put the same URL in MS Explorer at the top, it immediately plays. I have tried different combinations but can't get around the download. Anybody know a way aroundthat. My current way around that is usingmythlink.sh to create a better name for the file . Then I find the file using file explorer and dobule click. Steve Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] PVR-500 with dual Dish STB
I noticed today that the PVR-500 can have a couple of extra S-Video and Composite ports added to the board like http://registration.hauppauge.com/webstore/images%5Cpvr500_av_cable.jpg . Does this still use the built in MPEG encoders? Has anyone had any success with this? --Bryan ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] 6200 Firewire issues
Alex, You wrote... terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::bad_alloc' what(): St9bad_alloc Aborted Yes, I get that too. Do you happen to be running Fedora Core 4 (or specifically, was mythfrontend compiled with gcc 4? The std::bad_alloc problem seems to be related to the aspect ratio calculated in NuppelVideoPlayer.cpp. I'm wondering if maybe the new compiler or runtime is treating inf/nan (floating point) differently... Thanks, Mike Alex Brekken wrote: Gambit, just to add to your question (without offering any solutions...) I just recently started using firewire via a 6200 on a slave backend on my system. While I don't experience any issues with channel changing at all, I do get the same 15 second timeout that you're seeing - particularly while trying to watch live TV through the firewire. Additionally, I will get some recordings that cause the frontend to crash. They're not zero-size recordings, but something gets corrupted' to some degree which causes Myth to freak out when trying to view them. They give this error on the frontend logs: terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::bad_alloc' what(): St9bad_alloc Aborted Interestingly, they can be played back successfully using mplayer manually. Also, they playback just fine in the small preview window in Myth on the recorded shows screen. After searching the mailing lists, I know I'm not alone in experiencing this either. Anyway, I too am searching for solutions to both of these problems as I think many (most?) 6200-firewire users are experiencing them. Does anyone know if there's been any development recently on anything firewire related? (or if there's anything in the pipeline?) On 7/29/05, Gambit Declined [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 7/28/05, Gambit Declined [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 7/28/05, Mario Limonciello [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Possibly the show you are trying to record has protections enabled (or possibly the channel). Try a show that you know doesn't record. Just use test-mpeg2 to try to manually record it into a temporary directory and see what happens. Ouch! Seperate shows are encrypted? I thought they just encrypted the channels. Sorry for replying to myself, but I know it isn't seperate encrypted programs. I have been able to record the same program on the same channel. Does anyone know of a way to have the driver (er... what is this called in linux?) reset itself after each show? Maybe that'll do it. BTW: I have tried gscanbus and that doesn't work. :-p ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Invisible Myth Box
This might be slightly OT but I was wondering if anyone could direct me to a utility to monitor the temp of my CPU? In an effort to obtain high WAF I have relocated my amps, the cable box and a new (almost installed) MythTV box to a purpose built plywood cabinet that now lives in the crawl space under my house. It is maybe a little less convenient in some ways but I figure once the Myth box is completely setup there isnt much need to get at the thing physically. To get the IR to work (cable box as well as PVR-350) I built an Infra-red Extender kit (Jaycar KC-5209) and put the receiver in a standard wall plate on the skirting board. Kinda cool really (if I do say so myself), the idea is that the only things you see in the living room are the TV and the speakers. Ive vented the box and am about to install some fans but would like to get an idea of how hot the Myth box is running. I can VNC in to run this tool of course. No need to have something pretty integrated into the UI. Any ideas? Regards Marty ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Re: [mythtv-commits] Re: Ticket #187: changes channel (and to playback mode) when watching another channel (in live-TV) and a recording starts
Pekka Jääskeläinen wrote: If you have multiple tuner cards, you can select the option, Avoid conflicts between live TV and scheduled shows. If you choose this option, LiveTV will use the lowest-priority tuner so recordings--which start with the highest-priority and work down to lowest-priority tuner--will not boot you from LiveTV until your LiveTV tuner is the only one not being used for a recording. With tuner priority you probably mean the Input preference setting of Video Sources / mythtv-setup? I have it 0 for both of the cards, thus they should have equal priorities, right? Does the first card (device number) have automatically higher priority even though the cards are physically equal? Yes. In the event of a tie, lowest card number wins. If so, it seems to be a bug to me as it should not matter which one the recorder picks in my case. It's not considered a bug because the Avoid conflicts option allows you to get the behavior you would get otherwise, but with a lot less complex logic involved in making the decision. No ties means there's always one right answer. Anyways, I'm glad if the option you mentioned changes the behavior to I'm preferring. That's what it's there for... ;) Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Windows Viewing Solutions?
Steve Nuffer wrote: I have tried using the MythWeb and changing the URL to the samba share. The URL that I'm using is FILE://location/file.nuv file://location/file.nuv. When I do that, the file browser tries to download the whole file even if its a share. If I put the same URL in MS Explorer at the top, it immediately plays. I have tried different combinations but can't get around the download. Anybody know a way around that. The only way to get the browser plug-ins to start playing it immediately is to stream the file from the webserver. This requires some extra software--something like VLC. The MythStreamTV plugin will allow you to do this (using VLC). My current way around that is using mythlink.sh to create a better name for the file . Then I find the file using file explorer and dobule click. That's probably the easiest way. Basically, if you play it from the filesystem, it's just a file, so there's no downloading involved. Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Invisible Myth Box
Marty Ravell wrote: This might be slightly OT but I was wondering if anyone could direct me to a utility to monitor the temp of my CPU? In an effort to obtain high WAF I have relocated my amps, the cable box and a new (almost installed) MythTV box to a purpose built plywood cabinet that now lives in the crawl space under my house. It is maybe a little less convenient in some ways but I figure once the Myth box is completely setup there isn’t much need to get at the thing physically. To get the IR to work (cable box as well as PVR-350) I built an Infra-red Extender kit (Jaycar KC-5209) and put the receiver in a standard wall plate on the skirting board. Kinda cool really (if I do say so myself), the idea is that the only things you see in the living room are the TV and the speakers. Agreed. I have the same thing, but with the Myth box in another room (drilled through the wall behind my TV/speakers). Much cleaner than any low-profile case--especially since I don't have my 2 Dish receivers, my A/V receiver, my VCR, my collection of UPS's showing, or the 3-4 miles of cables, either. :) I’ve vented the box and am about to install some fans but would like to get an idea of how hot the Myth box is running. I can VNC in to run this tool of course. No need to have something pretty integrated into the UI. Any ideas? lmsensors : http://secure.netroedge.com/~lm78/ Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Invisible Myth Box
On 8/1/05, Marty Ravell wrote: This might be slightly OT but I was wondering if anyone could direct me to a utility to monitor the temp of my CPU? Hey there, I can direct you to a link that contains links to utilies for monitoring temperatures. http://www.linuxlinks.com/Software/Monitoring/Temperature/ -- 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] Invisible Myth Box
Any ideas? lmsensors : http://secure.netroedge.com/~lm78/ Could also try mbmon which I found a lot easier to get working. lm_sensors can be a bit of a pain in my experience. Regards, Phill ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Invisible Myth Box
Not quite CPU temp (But is that really necessary?) What about a cheap outdoor temp sensor in the box? (They usualy have a fairly long lead to the sensor) (And only $10 at your local electronics shop) I have my server under a staircase, And the temp sensor sits in a little nook nicely. Whenever I go past the stairs, I can see the operating temp. Yeah, I though about building it into Myth somehow. (Actual CPU/MB temp) But I really wanted something I could check without looking at a TV/Monitor! ATB Michael. Marty Ravell wrote: This might be slightly OT but I was wondering if anyone could direct me to a utility to monitor the temp of my CPU? In an effort to obtain high WAF I have relocated my amps, the cable box and a new (almost installed) MythTV box to a purpose built plywood cabinet that now lives in the crawl space under my house. It is maybe a little less convenient in some ways but I figure once the Myth box is completely setup there isnt much need to get at the thing physically. To get the IR to work (cable box as well as PVR-350) I built an Infra-red Extender kit (Jaycar KC-5209) and put the receiver in a standard wall plate on the skirting board. Kinda cool really (if I do say so myself), the idea is that the only things you see in the living room are the TV and the speakers. Ive vented the box and am about to install some fans but would like to get an idea of how hot the Myth box is running. I can VNC in to run this tool of course. No need to have something pretty integrated into the UI. Any ideas? Regards Marty ___ 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] MythDora Won't Boot
This is a long shot, but I'm hoping someone can help me with this one... I've just installed MythDora (1.3.1) and was very impressed with the ease and speed at which I managed to install it. The initial install went fine, then it came up after the reboot and asked about my display - again, I was impressed it had my display listed. It then restarted again and gets as far as 'Configuring kernel parameters:' and will remain blank forever more. I'm hoping someone's going to tell me I'm being stupid and have been spoiled by Fisher Price - My First Linux distros like SuSE and that all I have to do is type 'go'... I think I'm being a little naive, though. Yours hopefully, flim I'm glad you found the install relatively easy. You don't mention what video card your using. If you happen to be using any of the various video card drivers, did you leave all the boxes checked when you chose a card in setup? If not, especially using an Nvidia card, this would have left out a needed package. And like some had just said, it may very well be a problem with rhgb even though I have never experienced this. Version 1.4 will be out soon and rhgb will be removed from bootup in this version. Dennis ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
RE: [mythtv-users] Invisible Myth Box
Yep. This was the first thing I thought of as well. Great minds think alike or Fools seldom differ (take your pick) There is a cheap one Ive seen in the shops with the sensor on the end of a wire. My issue is more that Id like to do this remotely since Ive spent a whole heap of time getting rid of cables etc. If I have a way of accessing the temp on the machine I can do things like kick off a shutdown or fire an email when the temp hits a predetermined point. Regards Marty From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael.S.G. Sent: Monday, 1 August 2005 9:41 AM To: Discussion about mythtv Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Invisible Myth Box Not quite CPU temp (But is that really necessary?) What about a cheap outdoor temp sensor in the box? (They usualy have a fairly long lead to the sensor) (And only $10 at your local electronics shop) I have my server under a staircase, And the temp sensor sits in a little nook nicely. Whenever I go past the stairs, I can see the operating temp. Yeah, I though about building it into Myth somehow. (Actual CPU/MB temp) But I really wanted something I could check without looking at a TV/Monitor! ATB Michael. Marty Ravell wrote: This might be slightly OT but I was wondering if anyone could direct me to a utility to monitor the temp of my CPU? In an effort to obtain high WAF I have relocated my amps, the cable box and a new (almost installed) MythTV box to a purpose built plywood cabinet that now lives in the crawl space under my house. It is maybe a little less convenient in some ways but I figure once the Myth box is completely setup there isnt much need to get at the thing physically. To get the IR to work (cable box as well as PVR-350) I built an Infra-red Extender kit (Jaycar KC-5209) and put the receiver in a standard wall plate on the skirting board. Kinda cool really (if I do say so myself), the idea is that the only things you see in the living room are the TV and the speakers. Ive vented the box and am about to install some fans but would like to get an idea of how hot the Myth box is running. I can VNC in to run this tool of course. No need to have something pretty integrated into the UI. Any ideas? Regards Marty ___mythtv-users mailing listmythtv-users@mythtv.orghttp://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Invisible Myth Box
On Mon, 1 Aug 2005 09:53:38 +1000 Marty Ravell wrote: Yep. This was the first thing I thought of as well. Great minds think alike or Fools seldom differ (take your pick) There is a cheap one I've seen in the shops with the sensor on the end of a wire. My issue is more that I'd like to do this remotely since I've spent a whole heap of time getting rid of cables etc. If I have a way of accessing the temp on the machine I can do things like kick off a shutdown or fire an email when the temp hits a predetermined point. automate it with lm-sensors. use the tools that are already about :-) Regards Marty _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael.S.G. Sent: Monday, 1 August 2005 9:41 AM To: Discussion about mythtv Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Invisible Myth Box Not quite CPU temp (But is that really necessary?) What about a cheap outdoor temp sensor in the box? (They usualy have a fairly long lead to the sensor) (And only $10 at your local electronics shop) I have my server under a staircase, And the temp sensor sits in a little nook nicely. Whenever I go past the stairs, I can see the operating temp. Yeah, I though about building it into Myth somehow. (Actual CPU/MB temp) But I really wanted something I could check without looking at a TV/Monitor! ATB Michael. Marty Ravell wrote: This might be slightly OT but I was wondering if anyone could direct me to a utility to monitor the temp of my CPU? In an effort to obtain high WAF I have relocated my amps, the cable box and a new (almost installed) MythTV box to a purpose built plywood cabinet that now lives in the crawl space under my house. It is maybe a little less convenient in some ways but I figure once the Myth box is completely setup there isn't much need to get at the thing physically. To get the IR to work (cable box as well as PVR-350) I built an Infra-red Extender kit (Jaycar KC-5209) and put the receiver in a standard wall plate on the skirting board. Kinda cool really (if I do say so myself), the idea is that the only things you see in the living room are the TV and the speakers. I've vented the box and am about to install some fans but would like to get an idea of how hot the Myth box is running. I can VNC in to run this tool of course. No need to have something pretty integrated into the UI. Any ideas? Regards Marty _ ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users Nick Rout ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Windows Viewing Solutions?
Michael T. Dean wrote: Steve Nuffer wrote: I have tried using the MythWeb and changing the URL to the samba share. The URL that I'm using is FILE://location/file.nuv file://location/file.nuv. When I do that, the file browser tries to download the whole file even if its a share. If I put the same URL in MS Explorer at the top, it immediately plays. I have tried different combinations but can't get around the download. Anybody know a way around that. The only way to get the browser plug-ins to start playing it immediately is to stream the file from the webserver. This requires some extra software--something like VLC. The MythStreamTV plugin will allow you to do this (using VLC). or use dsmyth: http://dsmyth.sourceforge.net/ ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Control volume within MythTV?
Hi, mythfrontend works fine on all my standard hardware machines. (laptop, backend server 2 Pundit-R machines.) However on my studio machine, where I have an HDSP 9652 26-in/26-out all digital sound card that has an internal hardware mixer I only get full volume from mythfrontend no matter how I adjust the volume within the program. Is there a way to have mythfrontend itself handle the volume of the audio stream internally so taht it doesn't depend on external Alsa mixers? The HDSP 9652 does not use alsamixer and does not support whatever API is used for that stuff. Further, if possible, I'd like to be able to tell mythfrontend to connect to specific alsa_pcm ports. Can this be done? Thanks, Mark ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
RE: [mythtv-users] ALSA Sound and Video Modes
Thanks everyone who replied on this and helped out. The sound is still not
working, but holding my finger next to the optical out on the back of the
card shows light, so I suppose that it is working from the point of view of
my computer, anyway. My surround sound receiver isn't recognizing the
signal unfortunately. I guess the only three possible problems is that the
sound is being encoded in a way that the receiver doesn't understand, the
light isn't actually carrying any sound and I still have a configuration
problem, or the receiver has a broken optical in (which has never been used
before, so who knows...). I think (hope) it is probably the second or first
one, but I'll keep playing with it. If you have ANY suggestions, I'm
pleased to receive them.
Also, at first, I thought the clarity of the 1080i (540p in some cases) is
actually better than the NTSC output. However, after playing with things,
I'm not sure this is the case. Most of the clarity seems to come from
simply having such a low resolution (the text is huge). Sure, there is
*some* clarity enhancements, but seeing as the resolution is so low, I
wonder if it is really worth it. I can crank my resolution up, modulate it
to NTSC, and I get more screen real estate, the picture quality (for an
average video user) are very close (admittedly, the 1080i/540p is better),
but by how much and is it really worth it? What does everyone think?
Thanks,
Brandon
PS. I am piping the video to an HDTV over DVI-HDMI.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Ford
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 5:57 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] ALSA Sound
Create a .asoundrc file with the following and place it into the home
directory of the myth user. Then use ALSA:default or ALSA:spdif in Mythtv
and Mythmusic. Also, make sure you turn off Multi Track Rate Locking if
enabled or you will get sound output at the wrong speed. This will
effectively output all sound through your optical out so your
receiver/processor can do all the work.
pcm.!default {
type plug
slave.pcm cards.pcm.iec958
}
pcm.!spdif {
type plug
slave.pcm cards.pcm.iec958
}
pcm.!iec958 {
type plug
slave {
pcm hw:0,1
format S32_LE
}
}
Mike Ford
On Sunday 31 July 2005 1:41 pm, Brandon Rogers wrote:
All,
I know this has probably been talked about before, but since
after 2 days of searching Google and trying solutions others have
posted,
I will come back and ask a question (which has probably already been asked
1000 times). I have the Chaintech AV710 soundcard which seems like a
popular card due to its price/performance. How do I get this card's
optical out to work with my Surround Sound Amplifier? Does it output 5.1
Surround? If so, what do I need to do to get it to work? I've read the
MythTV Fedora HowTO and the links off that page in attempt to get the
sound
to work. I've replaced a zillion alsa sound files, but still doesn't
work.
If I route the sound to PCM out, I can hear it off the Line Out port.
Thanks for your help!
Brandon
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Re: [mythtv-users] Ripping excellent DVDs in latest ATRPMs
Excuse the dumb question, but I am not a regular linux or transcode user. Can anyone give me a command line for transcode that would give something similar to an excellent file? I would like to have AC3 passthrough for an external receiver. Thanks in advance for the help. Rob --- Pat Vaughan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Whew! I thought I was alone! I don't know what the transcode command line that mtd runs is, but running transcode by hand against a perfect ripped file creates a perfectly usable MPEG file. I see this has been asked a few time before, but no answers, so I'll try again. Now that the transcode was turned back on in mtd in the ATRPMs packages, I can't get a DVD to rip in excellent quality. I can get a perfect copy. Like the others have said, it does the first step - ripping the file off the dvd, but it doesn't seem to do the next - transcoding to perfect quality. No files get left in the temporary directory and nothing in the logs. Is there a fix to this? Doesn anyone know what is going on? Thanks, Rob ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
RE: [mythtv-users] ALSA Sound and Video Modes
If this helps on the sound question, if I switch over to the standard audio
out jack, then I get sound as well. Seems like the sound is being routed
correctly over the SPDIF
Thanks,
Brandon
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brandon Rogers
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 7:16 PM
To: 'Discussion about mythtv'
Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] ALSA Sound and Video Modes
Thanks everyone who replied on this and helped out. The sound is still not
working, but holding my finger next to the optical out on the back of the
card shows light, so I suppose that it is working from the point of view of
my computer, anyway. My surround sound receiver isn't recognizing the
signal unfortunately. I guess the only three possible problems is that the
sound is being encoded in a way that the receiver doesn't understand, the
light isn't actually carrying any sound and I still have a configuration
problem, or the receiver has a broken optical in (which has never been used
before, so who knows...). I think (hope) it is probably the second or first
one, but I'll keep playing with it. If you have ANY suggestions, I'm
pleased to receive them.
Also, at first, I thought the clarity of the 1080i (540p in some cases) is
actually better than the NTSC output. However, after playing with things,
I'm not sure this is the case. Most of the clarity seems to come from
simply having such a low resolution (the text is huge). Sure, there is
*some* clarity enhancements, but seeing as the resolution is so low, I
wonder if it is really worth it. I can crank my resolution up, modulate it
to NTSC, and I get more screen real estate, the picture quality (for an
average video user) are very close (admittedly, the 1080i/540p is better),
but by how much and is it really worth it? What does everyone think?
Thanks,
Brandon
PS. I am piping the video to an HDTV over DVI-HDMI.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Ford
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 5:57 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] ALSA Sound
Create a .asoundrc file with the following and place it into the home
directory of the myth user. Then use ALSA:default or ALSA:spdif in Mythtv
and Mythmusic. Also, make sure you turn off Multi Track Rate Locking if
enabled or you will get sound output at the wrong speed. This will
effectively output all sound through your optical out so your
receiver/processor can do all the work.
pcm.!default {
type plug
slave.pcm cards.pcm.iec958
}
pcm.!spdif {
type plug
slave.pcm cards.pcm.iec958
}
pcm.!iec958 {
type plug
slave {
pcm hw:0,1
format S32_LE
}
}
Mike Ford
On Sunday 31 July 2005 1:41 pm, Brandon Rogers wrote:
All,
I know this has probably been talked about before, but since
after 2 days of searching Google and trying solutions others have
posted,
I will come back and ask a question (which has probably already been asked
1000 times). I have the Chaintech AV710 soundcard which seems like a
popular card due to its price/performance. How do I get this card's
optical out to work with my Surround Sound Amplifier? Does it output 5.1
Surround? If so, what do I need to do to get it to work? I've read the
MythTV Fedora HowTO and the links off that page in attempt to get the
sound
to work. I've replaced a zillion alsa sound files, but still doesn't
work.
If I route the sound to PCM out, I can hear it off the Line Out port.
Thanks for your help!
Brandon
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Re: [mythtv-users] Re: [mythtv-commits] Re: Ticket #187: changes channel (and to playback mode) when watching another channel (in live-TV) and a recording starts
On Sunday 31 July 2005 04:38 pm, Michael T. Dean wrote: General note--I'm pretty sure Isaac and the other devs don't want the trac system to be used for discussions about why Myth works the way it does. That's what the mythtv-user's list is for... I'm almost willing to guarantee that if Isaac marks a ticket as closed/invalid, he doesn't want people to mark it reopened/valid. Indeed. It's rather annoying, too, and makes me seriously rethink having a public bug tracker. Isaac ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] PVR-350 XMame
Am I correct in thinking that if I am using X out on my PVR-350 that I will be unable to use the Myth MAME integration? If this is the case I could potentially put an old Geforce video card in this box and use that for the Mame. Would it be possible to setup Myth somehow so that it can switch to this card just for MythGame or would I need to mod my setup to always use the separate video card (i.e. for watching videos etc)? Regards Marty ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] MythDVD offline Archive or Catalog?
I have a fairly large DVD collection, but nowhere near sufficient disk space to be able to host all of it on my backend server. Is there any way to maintain the DVD listing within mythdvd, but have a note pop up requesting that the user insert the appropriate DVD (and possibly noting the DVD's location) into the drive when it is selected for play? Thanks, Roman ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] slave backend can't connect to database
I have been setting up a slave backend with a PVR-500. I had the card working, and the backend was running. While trying to get all of the tuners working simultaneously, the slave stopped connecting to the master database. Below is the script of a session that I think highlights the problem. I can manually connect to the database with the username/password in mysql.txt, but the backend itself won't connect. From what I know about mySQL, this shouldn't happen. Anybody have any idea what I'm missing? = [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat /etc/mythtv/mysql.txt DBHostName=myth DBUserName=mythtv DBName=mythconverg DBPassword=mythdb [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ mysql --host=myth --user=mythtv --password=mythdb mythconverg Reading table information for completion of table and column names You can turn off this feature to get a quicker startup with -A Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g. Your MySQL connection id is 280 to server version: 4.0.24_Debian-10-log Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer. mysql quit Bye [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ mythbackend 2005-07-31 17:23:59.334 New DB connection, total: 1 2005-07-31 17:23:59.357 Unable to connect to database! 2005-07-31 17:23:59.357 Driver error was [1/1045]: QMYSQL3: Unable to connect Database error was: Access denied for user: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' (Using password: YES) 2005-07-31 17:23:59.358 Failed to init MythContext, exiting. = -- Greg Baker, Lecturer School of Computing Science Simon Fraser University Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Nuvexport problems to xvid
Hi! I've used nuvexport tons of times, but probably not in the past
2-3 months. I always run it to convert the shows to xVid. However,
now when I run it, it doesn't work. It complains about a codec
parameters issue. Here's the --debug output:
/usr/bin/nice -n19 ffmpeg -hq -y -f s16le -ar 48000 -ac 2 -i
/tmp/fifodir_5391/audout -f rawvideo -s 720x480 -aspect 1. -r
29.970 -i /tmp/fifodir_5391/vidout -aspect 1. -r 29.970
-deinterlace -croptop 10 -cropbottom 10 -cropleft 14 -cropright 14
-padleft 2 -padright 2 -s 620x464 -vcodec xvid -b 960 -minrate 32
-maxrate 1920 -bt 32 -bufsize 65535 -lumi_mask 0.05 -dark_mask 0.02
-scplx_mask 0.5 -4mv -part -pass 1 -passlogfile '/tmp/xvid.5391.log'
-f avi /dev/null 21
ffmpeg version cvs, build 4753, Copyright (c) 2000-2004 Fabrice Bellard
configuration: --prefix=/usr --libdir=${prefix}/lib --enable-shared
--enable-mp3lame --host=i386-linux --enable-gpl --build=i386-linux
--enable-faad --mandir=${prefix}/share/man --enable-vorbis
--enable-pthreads --enable-faac --enable-xvid --enable-dts cc
--enable-amr_nb --enable-amr_wb --enable-pp --enable-shared-pp
--enable-libogg --enable-a52bin --enable-x264
built on Jun 9 2005 15:41:29, gcc: 3.3.5 (Debian 1:3.3.5-13)
Input #0, s16le, from '/tmp/fifodir_5391/audout':
Duration: N/A, bitrate: N/A
Stream #0.0: Audio: pcm_s16le, 48000 Hz, stereo, 1536 kb/s
/tmp/fifodir_5391/vidout: could not find codec parameters
any ideas? It looks like xvid is compiled into ffmpeg alright. I'm
running out of space fast and I need to archive some shows ASAP.
Thanks!
Matt
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[mythtv-users] atrpms-kickstart-28
I'm rebuilding my machine with a new MB. I got one with SiS chipset instead of the VIA chipset. I'm hopping this takes care of some of my problems. I notice that there is a new kickstart version 28. Jarod's guide has version 25. When I run apt-get dist-upgrade it bombs out E: Unmet dependencies. Try using --fix-broken I run apt-get --fix-broken install I get E: Transaction set check failed I never had problems before with this part. Very disappointed I can get back up tonight. I will be down now for the week until I get time to figure this out. kel ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Re: XvMC output not working
I have found that iteratively trying to connect to Xvmc seems to work. Sometimes it has taken as many as about 20 tries. Here's the script I use: #! /bin/sh TESTFILE=$HOME/romain/xvmc/kqed.ts MAXTRY=100 MPLAYER_FLAGS=-vo xvmc -vc ffmpeg12mc -really-quiet yes STATUS=Failed i=0 while [ $i -le $MAXTRY ] do i=$(($i+1)) mplayer $MPLAYER_FLAGS $TESTFILE if [ $? = 0 ]; then STATUS=Succeeded break fi done echo $STATUS after $i tries. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] atrpms mplayer audio issue
Anybody else on FC3 using atrpms having mplayer issues? I recently did a full system update and now mplayer had developed the annoying problem of the audio running slightly behind the video (probably 0.25 - 0.5 seconds). I have a very bare bones audio setup -- no ALSA or anything. Playing native myth recordings work fine - it's only mplayer. Just curious if this is a known issue before I start trying to roll back versions. thx j ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] FC4 - Xine Install Problem - Unmet Dependencies
I'm running Fedora Core 4 with kernel 2.6.12-1.1390_FC4. My install was done using Jarod'sguide (thank youJarod). I've done the following to try to install Xine: # echo rpm http://ayo.freshrpms.net/ fedora/linux/3/i386 freshrpms /etc/apt/sources.list # apt-get update# apt-get install xineReading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... DoneSome packages could not be installed. This may mean that you haverequested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. Since you only requested a single operation it is extremely likely thatthe package is simply not installable and a bug report againstthat package should be filed.The following information may help to resolve the situation: The following packages have unmet dependencies: xine: Depends: libxine.so.1 Depends: xine-lib (= 1.0.0) but it is not going to be installedE: Broken packages Any suggestions on how to successfully install Xine would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Brian ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: apt-get install xine issues
I'm having this exact problem. I'm running FC4 and kernel 2.6.12-1.1390_FC4. Please let me know if you find a solution. Thanks! On 7/31/05, jacko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: anyone?On 7/29/05, jacko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I followed Jarod's tips and tricks and tried to install xine.I can't take anymore mplayer playing directors comments in french when trying to watch a DVD. Anyway,I do a apt-get install xine with the freshrpms added to my sources.list and I get the following error: The following packages have unmet dependencies: xine: Depends: libcurl.so.3 but it is not installable Depends: libidn.so.11 but it is not installable E: Broken packages Can anyone please shed some light on this so I can get xine installed? or HOWTO that can help me?___ mythtv-users mailing listmythtv-users@mythtv.orghttp://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Invisible Myth Box
Can I add a question to this thread Is there someway to get the temp to be displayed via LCDProc within MythTV? I'm presently using lm_sensors to monitor temperature remotely (gkrellm). But I'd love to see the CPU/MB temp on the VFD Display when I press a button. Any ideas? Mike G. At 2005/07/31 - 07:57 PM, you wrote: On Mon, 1 Aug 2005 09:53:38 +1000 Marty Ravell wrote: Yep. This was the first thing I thought of as well. Great minds think alike or Fools seldom differ (take your pick) There is a cheap one I've seen in the shops with the sensor on the end of a wire. My issue is more that I'd like to do this remotely since I've spent a whole heap of time getting rid of cables etc. If I have a way of accessing the temp on the machine I can do things like kick off a shutdown or fire an email when the temp hits a predetermined point. automate it with lm-sensors. use the tools that are already about :-) Regards Marty _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael.S.G. Sent: Monday, 1 August 2005 9:41 AM To: Discussion about mythtv Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Invisible Myth Box Not quite CPU temp (But is that really necessary?) What about a cheap outdoor temp sensor in the box? (They usualy have a fairly long lead to the sensor) (And only $10 at your local electronics shop) I have my server under a staircase, And the temp sensor sits in a little nook nicely. Whenever I go past the stairs, I can see the operating temp. Yeah, I though about building it into Myth somehow. (Actual CPU/MB temp) But I really wanted something I could check without looking at a TV/Monitor! ATB Michael. Marty Ravell wrote: This might be slightly OT but I was wondering if anyone could direct me to a utility to monitor the temp of my CPU? In an effort to obtain high WAF I have relocated my amps, the cable box and a new (almost installed) MythTV box to a purpose built plywood cabinet that now lives in the crawl space under my house. It is maybe a little less convenient in some ways but I figure once the Myth box is completely setup there isn't much need to get at the thing physically. To get the IR to work (cable box as well as PVR-350) I built an Infra-red Extender kit (Jaycar KC-5209) and put the receiver in a standard wall plate on the skirting board. Kinda cool really (if I do say so myself), the idea is that the only things you see in the living room are the TV and the speakers. I've vented the box and am about to install some fans but would like to get an idea of how hot the Myth box is running. I can VNC in to run this tool of course. No need to have something pretty integrated into the UI. Any ideas? Regards Marty _ ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users Nick Rout ___ 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] RE: Archiving Shows to DVD
On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:04:31 -0800 (AKDT) John P. Mitchell wrote: I am now doing the following with Linux which takes far less CPU time, but does take a fair amount of I/O time. Which of course assumes you have a Linux box. 1. Demux/Cut MPEG2 content from MythTV with Java based ProjectX. You can download ProjectX from http://www.doom9.org/DigiTV/projectx.htm . This application not only has the ability to cut the MPEG (only on keyframes) without reencoding, but it appears to have fixed all of the audio sync problems for me. I have yet to tackle real long stuff but my kids two hour shows are fine. 2. Re-multiplex audio/video streams with mplex May i ask why one and two are needed? It seems all you are doing is taking it apart and putting it back together again. (I know geeks like to do that, but I always have a part left over). Seriously though is there a particular reason? perhaps you need to demux in order to cut? 3. Create DVD structures with dvdauthor if you get sick of doing that, dvdstyler is good front end, and will make the iso (with a pause to test in xine) as well. 4. Create DVD ISO with mkisofs (not sure why others are using growisofs, mkisofs works fine for me). 5. Copy DVD ISO to my Mac for burning (My Mac has the only DVD burner in the house.) I started using avidemux2 for step 1. but I had audio sync issues that I could not correct with a static audio skew. ProjectX seems to do some kind of correction, and in fact it says it is fixing frame ordering when I use it in the logs. Total time from transfer of the MPEG2 to my Linux box to a burned DVD is about 45 minutes. I even have a little shell script that takes care of most of the brain dead steps (mplex, dvdauthor, mkisofs, not the editing!). Currently with a max variable bit rate of 4.4Mbit (on my PVR-250), I get a little over two hours of content on one single layer DVD-R which plays on every settop DVD player I have tried so far (including some xboxes) with zero audio sync issues. This means three one hour episodes minus commercials on each DVD-R! Excellent! I started with the following HOW-TO and adapted as I stated above: http://www.mythtv.info/moin.cgi/ArchiveRecordingsToDvdHowTo . If you want all the gory tech details, then I will put together an HTML based HOW-TO and post it someplace. Nick Rout ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Re: [mythtv-commits] Re: Ticket #187: changes channel (and to playback mode) when watching another channel (in live-TV) and a recording starts
On Sun, Jul 31, 2005 at 04:38:39PM -0400, Michael T. Dean wrote: If you have multiple tuner cards, you can select the option, Avoid conflicts between live TV and scheduled shows. If you choose this option, LiveTV will use the lowest-priority tuner so recordings--which start with the highest-priority and work down to lowest-priority tuner--will not boot you from LiveTV until your LiveTV tuner is the only one not being used for a recording. I have an alternate approach for handling LiveTV on my TODO list. The high-level idea is to optionally have Myth schedule around LiveTV, if possible, and only interrupt LiveTV if it can't do it. I almost never use LiveTV myself, so it's pretty low priority. Hoever, if someone else would like to try implementing it, contact me directly and I'll coach you through it. I don't think it would too difficult. David -- David Engel [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: apt-get install xine issues
Ok, I should've looked a little closer. I'm running FC4, but I've been using Jarod's FC3 install guide (which is great by the way). I missed that there was a 3 in the path in the freshrpms entry into sources.list . I was doing the following: # echo rpm http://ayo.freshrpms.net/ fedora/linux/3/i386 freshrpms /etc/apt/sources.list# apt-get update# apt-get install xine I replaced that with: # echo rpm http://ayo.freshrpms.net/ fedora/linux/4/i386 freshrpms /etc/apt/sources.list# apt-get update# apt-get install xine ...and now it works. I love simple fixes. Thanks. On 7/31/05, Brian Donaldson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm having this exact problem. I'm running FC4 and kernel 2.6.12-1.1390_FC4. Please let me know if you find a solution. Thanks! On 7/31/05, jacko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: anyone?On 7/29/05, jacko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I followed Jarod's tips and tricks and tried to install xine.I can't take anymore mplayer playing directors comments in french when trying to watch a DVD. Anyway,I do a apt-get install xine with the freshrpms added to my sources.list and I get the following error: The following packages have unmet dependencies: xine: Depends: libcurl.so.3 but it is not installable Depends: libidn.so.11 but it is not installable E: Broken packages Can anyone please shed some light on this so I can get xine installed? or HOWTO that can help me?___ 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] FC4 - Xine Install Problem - Unmet Dependencies
(sorry for top posting, blame Outlook L ) Youre probably having problems because you seem to be using the wrong repo for FC4. http://ayo.freshrpms.net/fedora/linux/3/i386/freshrpms/ is for Fedora Core 3. Also, youre probably better off using yum. A simple yum install xine with the correct repos would do the job. Im using the following, albeit on kernel-2.6.12-1.1398_FC4: xine.i386 0.99.4-1.2.fc4 installed xine-lib.i386 1.1.0-1.2.fc4 installed Both came from freshrpms and installed without any dependency issues. Daz From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Donaldson Sent: 01 August 2005 02:52 To: mythtv-users@mythtv.org Subject: [mythtv-users] FC4 - Xine Install Problem - Unmet Dependencies I'm running Fedora Core 4 with kernel 2.6.12-1.1390_FC4. My install was done using Jarod'sguide (thank youJarod). I've done the following to try to install Xine: # echo rpm http://ayo.freshrpms.net/ fedora/linux/3/i386 freshrpms /etc/apt/sources.list # apt-get update # apt-get install xine Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. Since you only requested a single operation it is extremely likely that the package is simply not installable and a bug report against that package should be filed. The following information may help to resolve the situation: The following packages have unmet dependencies: xine: Depends: libxine.so.1 Depends: xine-lib (= 1.0.0) but it is not going to be installed E: Broken packages Any suggestions on how to successfully install Xine would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Brian -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.7/60 - Release Date: 28/07/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.7/60 - Release Date: 28/07/2005 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] ALSA Sound and Video Modes
Do you have 'IEC958 Output' turned on in Alsamixer?
Mike Ford
On Sunday 31 July 2005 8:21 pm, Brandon Rogers wrote:
If this helps on the sound question, if I switch over to the standard audio
out jack, then I get sound as well. Seems like the sound is being routed
correctly over the SPDIF
Thanks,
Brandon
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brandon Rogers
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 7:16 PM
To: 'Discussion about mythtv'
Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] ALSA Sound and Video Modes
Thanks everyone who replied on this and helped out. The sound is still not
working, but holding my finger next to the optical out on the back of the
card shows light, so I suppose that it is working from the point of view of
my computer, anyway. My surround sound receiver isn't recognizing the
signal unfortunately. I guess the only three possible problems is that the
sound is being encoded in a way that the receiver doesn't understand, the
light isn't actually carrying any sound and I still have a configuration
problem, or the receiver has a broken optical in (which has never been used
before, so who knows...). I think (hope) it is probably the second or
first one, but I'll keep playing with it. If you have ANY suggestions, I'm
pleased to receive them.
Also, at first, I thought the clarity of the 1080i (540p in some cases) is
actually better than the NTSC output. However, after playing with things,
I'm not sure this is the case. Most of the clarity seems to come from
simply having such a low resolution (the text is huge). Sure, there is
*some* clarity enhancements, but seeing as the resolution is so low, I
wonder if it is really worth it. I can crank my resolution up, modulate it
to NTSC, and I get more screen real estate, the picture quality (for an
average video user) are very close (admittedly, the 1080i/540p is better),
but by how much and is it really worth it? What does everyone think?
Thanks,
Brandon
PS. I am piping the video to an HDTV over DVI-HDMI.
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Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 5:57 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] ALSA Sound
Create a .asoundrc file with the following and place it into the home
directory of the myth user. Then use ALSA:default or ALSA:spdif in Mythtv
and Mythmusic. Also, make sure you turn off Multi Track Rate Locking if
enabled or you will get sound output at the wrong speed. This will
effectively output all sound through your optical out so your
receiver/processor can do all the work.
pcm.!default {
type plug
slave.pcm cards.pcm.iec958
}
pcm.!spdif {
type plug
slave.pcm cards.pcm.iec958
}
pcm.!iec958 {
type plug
slave {
pcm hw:0,1
format S32_LE
}
}
Mike Ford
On Sunday 31 July 2005 1:41 pm, Brandon Rogers wrote:
All,
I know this has probably been talked about before, but since
after 2 days of searching Google and trying solutions others have
posted,
I will come back and ask a question (which has probably already been
asked 1000 times). I have the Chaintech AV710 soundcard which seems like
a popular card due to its price/performance. How do I get this card's
optical out to work with my Surround Sound Amplifier? Does it output 5.1
Surround? If so, what do I need to do to get it to work? I've read the
MythTV Fedora HowTO and the links off that page in attempt to get the
sound
to work. I've replaced a zillion alsa sound files, but still doesn't
work.
If I route the sound to PCM out, I can hear it off the Line Out port.
Thanks for your help!
Brandon
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Re: [mythtv-users] Invisible Myth Box
Marty Ravell wrote: This might be slightly OT but I was wondering if anyone could direct me to a utility to monitor the temp of my CPU? In an effort to obtain high WAF I have relocated my amps, the cable box and a new (almost installed) MythTV box to a purpose built plywood cabinet that now lives in the crawl space under my house. It is maybe a little less convenient in some ways but I figure once the Myth box is completely setup there isn’t much need to get at the thing physically. To get the IR to work (cable box as well as PVR-350) I built an Infra-red Extender kit (Jaycar KC-5209) and put the receiver in a standard wall plate on the skirting board. Kinda cool really (if I do say so myself), the idea is that the only things you see in the living room are the TV and the speakers. I’ve vented the box and am about to install some fans but would like to get an idea of how hot the Myth box is running. I can VNC in to run this tool of course. No need to have something pretty integrated into the UI. Any ideas? Be very careful in that environment with humidity changes. You're likely to start having wierd electrical problems in a non-conditioned space unless you live in a very dry climate. Everything electrical I ever kept in my folks dirt-floor basement ended up corroded. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Video Pixelation
Michael T. Dean wrote: Even after you fix the corrupted table, the problem will persist until you rebuild the seektable entries using mythcommflag. I thought I had done that, but after I sent my last email, I realized I hadn't done that *after* I restored my backup. I ran a test and fixed the problem, so I did --all and the problem appears to be resolved. Thanks a lot! jason ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Problems with mythweb
I don't think that's my problem (could be wrong though) - as per the README file, I checked my php.ini and it contains allow_url_fopen = On. Is there another setting that I need to change that would be preventing the php script from having permission to connect to the backend? On 7/31/05, Chris Petersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Warning at /var/www/html/mythweb/includes/mythbackend.php, line 102: fsockopen() [function.fsockopen]: unable to connect to 127.0.0.1:6543 (Permission denied) straight from the included .htaccess file: # Some special handlers for php # These settings are intended for apache 2.x. If your version of apache # doesn't support php_value, or things like memory_limit aren't working # as expected, then use these settings as examples for your own php.ini # files. The option you want is: php_value allow_url_fopen On -Chris ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Re: YPrPb component out for MythTV
I have an nvidia 6200 card by Leadtek with component output capability. I have a problem getting video to play with the output set to 1080i. The X server displays fine, but when any video is played with Myth, mplayer, xine, etc. the X server locks up. I've seen postings from others with the same problem, but haven't seen any solutions. I'm holding out hope that nvidia will one day release a driver that will fix the problem. I think I have seen a posting from someone claiming that their 6800GT card with component out works fine. Turning off SyncToVBlank in nvidia-settings fixed it for me. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
RE: [mythtv-users] Invisible Myth Box
I thought that this could be an issue as well so I've attached a length of air-conditioning duct to the side of the cabinet and will have a fan keeping the air moving through the thing. Also needs this for heat I think. Regards Marty -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Sent: Monday, 1 August 2005 12:46 PM To: Discussion about mythtv Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Invisible Myth Box Marty Ravell wrote: This might be slightly OT but I was wondering if anyone could direct me to a utility to monitor the temp of my CPU? In an effort to obtain high WAF I have relocated my amps, the cable box and a new (almost installed) MythTV box to a purpose built plywood cabinet that now lives in the crawl space under my house. It is maybe a little less convenient in some ways but I figure once the Myth box is completely setup there isn't much need to get at the thing physically. To get the IR to work (cable box as well as PVR-350) I built an Infra-red Extender kit (Jaycar KC-5209) and put the receiver in a standard wall plate on the skirting board. Kinda cool really (if I do say so myself), the idea is that the only things you see in the living room are the TV and the speakers. I've vented the box and am about to install some fans but would like to get an idea of how hot the Myth box is running. I can VNC in to run this tool of course. No need to have something pretty integrated into the UI. Any ideas? Be very careful in that environment with humidity changes. You're likely to start having wierd electrical problems in a non-conditioned space unless you live in a very dry climate. Everything electrical I ever kept in my folks dirt-floor basement ended up corroded. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] slave backend can't connect to database
Greg Baker wrote: ... tuners working simultaneously, the slave stopped connecting to the master database. ... = [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat /etc/mythtv/mysql.txt -- - DBHostName=myth DBUserName=mythtv DBName=mythconverg DBPassword=mythdb -^^ [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ mythbackend -- 2005-07-31 17:23:59.334 New DB connection, total: 1 2005-07-31 17:23:59.357 Unable to connect to database! 2005-07-31 17:23:59.357 Driver error was [1/1045]: QMYSQL3: Unable to connect Database error was: Access denied for user: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' (Using password: YES) --- Fix ~greg/.mythtv/mysql.txt or cd out of the directttory that contains a ./mysql.txt . -- bjm ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] YPrPb component out for MythTV
I have a 6600GT from BFG Tech (model 6600 GTOC). It outputs component fine (mostly). I do have a bug that the VGA text output on DVI (dual screen mode), has funny colors when I'm also using the component (cloned dual screen). Text that should just be white on black is magenta in the middle. Weird, but readable. X looks fine. I can get 480p and 540p working fine. 1080i jitters up-down (like the interlace timing is wrong) on both DVI and component. I can't test 720p on my HDTV. I haven't been able to compensate for the overscan of the monitor at HDTV resolutions. Nvidia has a control for this, but it doesn't seem to have any effect in the HDTV modes. In text mode, the component output does correct for overscan but DVI doesn't. It's always nice to see the line you are typing. :-) If anyone has a working 1080i or a way to properly compensate for overscan, I'd love to hear it. -Dan On Friday 29 July 2005 05:07 pm, David Sims wrote: I have an nvidia 6200 card by Leadtek with component output capability. I have a problem getting video to play with the output set to 1080i. The X server displays fine, but when any video is played with Myth, mplayer, xine, etc. the X server locks up. I've seen postings from others with the same problem, but haven't seen any solutions. I'm holding out hope that nvidia will one day release a driver that will fix the problem. I think I have seen a posting from someone claiming that their 6800GT card with component out works fine. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Problems with mythweb
I don't think that's my problem (could be wrong though) - as per the README file, I checked my php.ini and it contains allow_url_fopen = On. Is there another setting that I need to change that would be preventing the php script from having permission to connect to the backend? Backend could be firewalled... -Chris ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] OT: Reset Overscan after fullscreen apps
This is kind of off topic but I thought it was worth the asking. I am running .18 on Ubuntu with a PVR-350 and a Nvidia GF440MX for video output (should have gone with the 250, oh well) I like to play stepmania on my tv (this game rocks www.stepmania.com). I added it to my pc games list and it works just fine but when it switches full screen it clears any and all overscan settings i have made with nvidia-settings. It does the same with my NES emulator. Is there any way, after a program exits to restore these settings? ThanksNathan HessonI have gmail invites. Drop a line if you want oneAIM - nhesson1Yahoo - nmhessonMSN - [EMAIL PROTECTED]ICQ - 297513015 [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://www.hessonet.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] question on tuner activation
If a slave backend server starts up, but can't use its tuner, why is it still counted as a working tuner? As an example, I've been having problems with ivtv on a box - it seems that between udev and kernel errors, this box won't get a working recording backend running on it when it boots up. Some manual intervention on my end is needed. So knowing that I have to *fix* the problem at that point is my burden to bear, granted. The question is whether this log snippet: 2005-07-31 22:17:03.787 Channel(/dev/video0)::Open(): Can't open video device, error Permission denied 2005-07-31 22:17:03.874 Channel(/dev/video0)::Open(): Can't open video device, error Permission denied 2005-07-31 22:17:03.882 ChannelBase: Could not find input: Tuner 0 on card when setting channel 3 and this log snippet: 2005-07-31 22:17:03.944 mythbackend version: 0.19.20050712-1 www.mythtv.org 2005-07-31 22:17:03.962 Enabled verbose msgs : important general 2005-07-31 22:17:03.994 AutoExpire: Found 1 recorders w/max rate of 72 MiB/min 2005-07-31 22:17:03.999 AutoExpire: space: 1.1 GB w/freq: 10 min 2005-07-31 22:17:05.103 Connecting to master server: 10.1.0.55:6543 2005-07-31 22:17:05.164 Connected successfully 2005-07-31 22:17:10.278 AutoExpire: Found 1 recorders w/max rate of 72 MiB/min 2005-07-31 22:17:10.297 AutoExpire: space: 1.1 GB w/freq: 10 min 2005-07-31 22:17:14.004 New DB connection, total: 3 really make sense... since the backend knows it can't use the tuner, it shouldn't allow it to be used for recording... Just an observation... -Ian signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
