Re: [mythtv-users] This is dumb

[todd Bailey]

actually, after dropping the database, re-initializing it (mc.sql) and
restarting the backend, I was able to watch live tv for several minutes
before manually exiting.  

I'll keep an eye on this and if(when) it happens again see if there is
any db corruption happening.  I plan to make a copy of the database
tables and start comparing old versus new. 


On Tue, 2005-08-23 at 02:37 -0400, Claude Boucher wrote:
> It's so good to find kindred spirits around here. It's not hopeless yet!
> 
> Before going the 'compile from svn' route (I never said "sí" to C ;) ), 
> I might want to go back to FC3 instead, pull Axel's rpms and maybe 
> rearrange the cards in the box first.
> 
> As for dropping mythconverg, I don't think it will make any difference, 
> IMHO.
> 
> Claude
> 
> todd Bailey wrote:
> 
> >Yes I know the feeling, Clueless in Seattle... Staring ME!
> >
> >Yes I get to watch live tv!  all 10 seconds of it.
> >It's almost like a buffer is getting filled or something.
> >
> >a troubleshooting section suggested to recompile the exe with debugging
> >enabled to see more error diagnosis. Something to do another day or
> >later this week. C or C++ is not a programming language that I am all
> >the strong on so it will be another challenge to tackle.
> >
> >another clue is this error
> >
> >ASSERT: "i <= nodes" in /usr/lib/qt-3.3/include/qvaluelist.h (373)
> >
> >which the code that reports the error reads...
> >.
> >.
> >.
> >template 
> >Q_INLINE_TEMPLATES Q_TYPENAME QValueListPrivate::NodePtr
> >QValueListPrivate::at( size_type i ) const
> >{
> >Q_ASSERT( i <= nodes );
> >NodePtr p = node->next;
> >for( size_type x = 0; x < i; ++x )
> > p = p->next;
> >return p;
> >}
> >.
> >.
> >.
> >
> >ON a whim I am going to drop and recreate the myth database and see if
> >it's something I mangaled while configuring the system.
> >
> >as far as getting ivtv drivers to load, My modprobe file is very similar
> >to yours.  I'll have to read up on the structure and how the system used
> >this file to gain a better understanding as to why the drivers are not
> >getting properly loaded at boot time.
> > 
> >
> >  
> >
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Re: [mythtv-users] Double wammy - Mythweb Backend logs & Xebian XBOX Mythtv front end question

[Kevin Kuphal]

David Bennett wrote:


I'm not actually sure... that is a good question! Is there a way to
check/turn it on via the command line? I can check right now. (or do i
have to wait until i get the graphical frontend for the backend at
home)?

 


You can set LogEnabled in your database to 1 for that backend

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Re: [mythtv-users] Double wammy - Mythweb Backend logs & Xebian XBOX Mythtv front end question

[Chris Petersen]

I'm not actually sure... that is a good question! Is there a way to
check/turn it on via the command line? I can check right now. (or do i
have to wait until i get the graphical frontend for the backend at
home)?


Pretty sure it's an option that's turned off by default, and you have to 
enable it via mythfrontend.


-Chris
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Re: [mythtv-users] Double wammy - Mythweb Backend logs & Xebian XBOX Mythtv front end question

[David Bennett]

I'm not actually sure... that is a good question! Is there a way to
check/turn it on via the command line? I can check right now. (or do i
have to wait until i get the graphical frontend for the backend at
home)?

thanks,
david
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[mythtv-users] MythGame

[Marty Ravell]

I've just upgraded to ivtv 0.3.7h in an attempt to get MythGame going but
seem to be having some problems.

XMame is installed and I can launch it from the command line (output is on X
using the framebuffer of my PVR-350). Seems to run fine although the window
size is small (I'm sure there is a setting somewhere I can tweak). It gets
about 37 fps depending upon the game.

I've gone through the "Utilities/Setup -> Setup -> Media Settings -> Game
Settings" and entered in all the appropriate paths.

When I go to "Media Library -> Play Games" I can see the games that I have
in the ROMS directory (these are all zip files and I am assuming that I do
not need to unzip them).

When I try to select an actual game to play I get a brief flash of a blue
Myth 'dialog box' (sometimes with the text 'Loading Game' briefly visible
but NO game starts.

Any ideas?


Regards
Marty


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Re: [mythtv-users] Double wammy - Mythweb Backend logs & Xebian XBOX Mythtv front end question

[Chris Petersen]

(2) MythWeb backend logs

Every function works on the mythweb page except backend logs. When I
click on that I see only \\. Are logs not available viz mythweb? Any
idea what I could do to fix this? Is it a privellege thing, or a
misplaced file thing? I am running Fedora Core 4.


Have you actually turned ON the db logging in mythbackend?

The option was tossed in rather hurridly to mythweb, so it shows up even 
if the option is disabled in mythbackend.


-Chris
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[mythtv-users] Double wammy - Mythweb Backend logs & Xebian XBOX Mythtv front end question

[David Bennett]

Thanks for all of your help. Thanks to everyone I now have a
functional system...
now just to iron out a few bugs:

(1) Xebian Xbox MythTV front end

This probably applies to Debian as a whole, but here goes. I want to
add a SMB share to my bootup sequence. Because of a space in the
windows directory it doesn't want to go into the fstab. I can run an
smbmount on the command line, but i would like this to be automated. I
am a linux retard and can't find something equivalent to an
autoexec.bat for linux. I have heard a lot of talk about rc.local but
Xebian has rc.directories which are full of scripts. I just need this
one smbmount command run on bootup.. any ideas? (i tried adding it to
the fluxstartup.sh but it just doesnt mount)... thanks!

(2) MythWeb backend logs

Every function works on the mythweb page except backend logs. When I
click on that I see only \\. Are logs not available viz mythweb? Any
idea what I could do to fix this? Is it a privellege thing, or a
misplaced file thing? I am running Fedora Core 4.

Finally, i dont suppose anyone has a tip for upgrading my system? i
believe i saw an apt-get update command somewhere and i will probably
look it up one of these days, but in the meantime if someone has a
command or two that should result in a failsafe upgrade, i would be
grateful.

sincerely,
david
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Re: [mythtv-users] 350 Tv Out vs. Nvidia 5200

[todd Bailey]

I would expect the tv out quality (s-video) to be approx. the same
However the pvr-350 has hardware to encode the signal back to whatever
tv standard you have defined for it.  The NV card uses software for this
process, unless you have a on-board hardware encoder for tv out.  

On Mon, 2005-08-22 at 23:24 -0600, Mark Gardner wrote:
> Can anyone comment on the quality comparison between the two
> abovementioned chipsets?
> 
> Advantages / Disadvantages, I have a 350 and have struggled on and off
> now for about 5 months to get it to work (Got it to work once but then
> the HD died).
> Mostly interested in quality of TV playback.
> 
> Thanks

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Re: [mythtv-users] This is dumb

[todd Bailey]

Yes I know the feeling, Clueless in Seattle... Staring ME!

Yes I get to watch live tv!  all 10 seconds of it.
It's almost like a buffer is getting filled or something.

a troubleshooting section suggested to recompile the exe with debugging
enabled to see more error diagnosis. Something to do another day or
later this week. C or C++ is not a programming language that I am all
the strong on so it will be another challenge to tackle.

another clue is this error

ASSERT: "i <= nodes" in /usr/lib/qt-3.3/include/qvaluelist.h (373)

which the code that reports the error reads...
.
.
.
template 
Q_INLINE_TEMPLATES Q_TYPENAME QValueListPrivate::NodePtr
QValueListPrivate::at( size_type i ) const
{
Q_ASSERT( i <= nodes );
NodePtr p = node->next;
for( size_type x = 0; x < i; ++x )
p = p->next;
return p;
}
.
.
.

ON a whim I am going to drop and recreate the myth database and see if
it's something I mangaled while configuring the system.

as far as getting ivtv drivers to load, My modprobe file is very similar
to yours.  I'll have to read up on the structure and how the system used
this file to gain a better understanding as to why the drivers are not
getting properly loaded at boot time.
 



On Tue, 2005-08-23 at 01:21 -0400, Claude Boucher wrote:
> I have the exact same problem, with a system I'm building for my dad. I 
> have to force a 'depmod -a' and a 'modprobe ivtv' in /etc/rc.d/rc.local 
> to load the driver. I trashed the FC4 (2.6.12-1_1398_FC4) install 
> (sorry, I forgot to save the logs), but here's the start of the 
> modprobe.conf I've written for the PVR-150MCE (model 1042, tuner 47)
> 
> alias char-major-81 videodev
> alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
> alias tveeprom tveeprom-ivtv
> alias tuner tuner-ivtv
> alias msp3400 msp3400-ivtv
> 
> My modules in /lib/modules are recent (HcwMakoA.ROM and HcwFalcn.rom 
> symlinked to ivtv-fw-enc.bin shows version 02050032)
> 
> Without the manual load
> I don't get any device created in /dev/video?
> I get blank when I do "/bin/dmesg |grep Initialized"
> 
> When I load the drivers manually or through '/etc/rc.d/rc.local', I can 
> 'cat' some video and sound, change the channel on the tuner with 
> 'ptune-ui.pl' and change some card parameters with '/usr/bin/ivtvctl'. 
> But, when I try to watch some live TV in MythTV, I get channel 4 for 10 
> seconds; I can't change channels and I get throwned out of Live TV  
> because of an unspecified error.
> 
> I should say that this card was in my production box (running the most 
> recent Myth software from ATRpms, and 2.6.11-1_1372_FC3) until yesterday 
> and was running strong, day in, day out.
> 
> So, count me in as part of the clueless class of 2005 ;)
> 
> Claude
> 
> todd Bailey wrote:
> 
> >my point exactly,
> >
> >I was just wondering if this is sop.
> >
> >It would appear to me that one only needs to run depmod -a and modprobe
> >ivtv just one time to create and store the configuration.
> >
> >however, I don't have any problems forcing the issue with a bandaid
> >approach...
> >
> >
> >On Mon, 2005-08-22 at 22:37 -0400, Jack Trout wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>On 8/22/05, Isaac Richards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>On Monday 22 August 2005 10:28 pm, Todd Bailey wrote:
> >>>  
> >>>
> every reboot I have to do:
> # modprobe ivtv
> 
> 
> 
> >>Well  if your modprobe.conf has that line in it, and its not working a
> >>bandaid would be to add modprobe ivtv into your /etc/rc.local script
> >>and see if that fixes it,
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[mythtv-users] 350 Tv Out vs. Nvidia 5200

[Mark Gardner]

Can anyone comment on the quality comparison between the two
abovementioned chipsets?

Advantages / Disadvantages, I have a 350 and have struggled on and off
now for about 5 months to get it to work (Got it to work once but then
the HD died).
Mostly interested in quality of TV playback.

Thanks
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Re: [mythtv-users] This is dumb

[Claude Boucher]

I have the exact same problem, with a system I'm building for my dad. I 
have to force a 'depmod -a' and a 'modprobe ivtv' in /etc/rc.d/rc.local 
to load the driver. I trashed the FC4 (2.6.12-1_1398_FC4) install 
(sorry, I forgot to save the logs), but here's the start of the 
modprobe.conf I've written for the PVR-150MCE (model 1042, tuner 47)


alias char-major-81 videodev
alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
alias tveeprom tveeprom-ivtv
alias tuner tuner-ivtv
alias msp3400 msp3400-ivtv

My modules in /lib/modules are recent (HcwMakoA.ROM and HcwFalcn.rom 
symlinked to ivtv-fw-enc.bin shows version 02050032)


Without the manual load
I don't get any device created in /dev/video?
I get blank when I do "/bin/dmesg |grep Initialized"

When I load the drivers manually or through '/etc/rc.d/rc.local', I can 
'cat' some video and sound, change the channel on the tuner with 
'ptune-ui.pl' and change some card parameters with '/usr/bin/ivtvctl'. 
But, when I try to watch some live TV in MythTV, I get channel 4 for 10 
seconds; I can't change channels and I get throwned out of Live TV  
because of an unspecified error.


I should say that this card was in my production box (running the most 
recent Myth software from ATRpms, and 2.6.11-1_1372_FC3) until yesterday 
and was running strong, day in, day out.


So, count me in as part of the clueless class of 2005 ;)

Claude

todd Bailey wrote:


my point exactly,

I was just wondering if this is sop.

It would appear to me that one only needs to run depmod -a and modprobe
ivtv just one time to create and store the configuration.

however, I don't have any problems forcing the issue with a bandaid
approach...


On Mon, 2005-08-22 at 22:37 -0400, Jack Trout wrote:
 


On 8/22/05, Isaac Richards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
   


On Monday 22 August 2005 10:28 pm, Todd Bailey wrote:
 


every reboot I have to do:
   # modprobe ivtv

   


Well  if your modprobe.conf has that line in it, and its not working a
bandaid would be to add modprobe ivtv into your /etc/rc.local script
and see if that fixes it,
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[mythtv-users] XvMC output not working

[T.P. Reitzel]

I, too, really need XvMC working. Currently, I'm using an el cheapo ATI 
Wonder VE for my tuner. I know. I know. ;) I'm also using an el cheapo 
PC, 1.2 GHz Celeron, with no AGP. My videocard is an nVidia GeForce FX 
5200 PCI. My audio card is a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz. MPlayer 1.0 pre 7 
plays MPEG streams quite nicely through nVidia's libXvMCNVIDIA. The CPU 
utilization hovers around 30% for a DVD through MPlayer. As far as 
MythTV, I tried v 0.81.1 which didn't really work with the 
aforementioned setup and XvMC. I had constant lockups. As far as SVN 
pulled last night, MythTV still has constant lockups with XvMC. However, 
XvMC through nVidia's libXvMCNVIDIA interface seems to actually work 
now. The video stream rarely hesitates at all during playback, but the 
lockups continue. I notice that the video stream plays for about a 
couple of minutes before hardlocking the PC. I can see hear the audio 
stream, but the PC requires a hard reboot. The process never fails. I've 
tried various combinations in the Playback options for the TV Settings, 
but the result is the same - lockup. Am I overlooking some setting or 
are the lockups due to an incomplete implementation of XvMC in MythTv or 
nVidia's driver?

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Re: [mythtv-users] No video playback - LiveTV or recordings (hints pls!)

[Andrew Codrington]

Update for those hanging on the edge of their seats...

The "no video" issue was related to xorg.conf settings. Tweaked settings based 
on some samples
google found for me and things improved. 

Video works now, but faces are blue...
Color is fine for the X display, it's just video that's wrong - both mythtv and 
mplayer have the
same color problem.

For what it's worth, I'm using an ATI RADEON 9200SE with fglrx driver 
6.8.0-8.8.25-0ubuntu11.
Any recommendations towards trying GATOS driver? I have no monitor attached to 
this machine, I run
X (and mythtv) on the TV-out.

Still getting complaints about ALSA support not compiled in but /dev/dsp seems 
to work smoothly,
as long as I'm not using "-v all" settings for mythbackend and mythfrontend. 
With the verbose
settings audio gets choppy. I'll leave that battle until I get color sorted out.


--- Andrew Codrington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Thanks for the reply Nick. Answers inline.
> 
> --- Nick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>  
> > A couple questions:
> > 1) Which MPEG2 playback library are you using in MythTV (check
> > frontend settings - TV - playback) See if using libmpeg2 helps (or
> > deselecting it if it is already selected)
> Same problem either way.
> 
> > 2) Does Mplayer itself play MPEG2 video normally?
> No, same problem (after figuring out I needed to "chmod a+s `which mplayer`").
> Audio plays, no video.
> 
> > 3) Does uninstalling Mplayer and the codecs resolve the problem? 
> Haven't gone that far yet. 
> 
> >If it does, give Xine a whirl and see if you get the same problems.
> I have Xine installed too. Audio, no video.
> 
> Noticed something in Jarod's Howto about "mythfrontend -v All" to get more 
> verbose info.
> Noticed it was complaining about audio buffers. Tried to switch to ALSA but 
> after some struggles
> got to a point where it tells me 'but alsa support not compiled in'.
> 
> Learning lots here, but still managing to go round in circles!
> 
> I'll attach mplayer messages for kicks.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any assistance.
> 
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> 
> sh-3.00$ mplayer -vo xv -ao alsa ~/my.mpg
> MPlayer 1.0pre7-3.3.5 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team
> CPU: Advanced Micro Devices Athlon MP/XP Thoroughbred (Family: 6, Stepping: 1)
> Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
> CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 0
> Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 3DNow 3DNowEx SSE
> 
> 
> Playing /home/mythtv/my.mpg.
> MPEG-PS file format detected.
> VIDEO:  MPEG2  720x480  (aspect 2)  29.970 fps  9600.0 kbps (1200.0 kbyte/s)
> ==
> Opening audio decoder: [mp3lib] MPEG layer-2, layer-3
> AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 384.0 kbit/25.00% (ratio: 48000->192000)
> Selected audio codec: [mp3] afm:mp3lib (mp3lib MPEG layer-2, layer-3)
> ==
> vo: X11 running at 640x480 with depth 24 and 32 bpp (":0.0" => local display)
> ==
> Opening video decoder: [mpegpes] MPEG 1/2 Video passthrough
> VDec: vo config request - 720 x 480 (preferred csp: Mpeg PES)
> Could not find matching colorspace - retrying with -vf scale...
> Opening video filter: [scale]
> The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec.
> VDecoder init failed :(
> Opening video decoder: [libmpeg2] MPEG 1/2 Video decoder libmpeg2-v0.4.0b
> Selected video codec: [mpeg12] vfm:libmpeg2 (MPEG-1 or 2 (libmpeg2))
> ==
> Checking audio filter chain for 48000Hz/2ch/s16le -> 48000Hz/2ch/s16le...
> AF_pre: 48000Hz/2ch/s16le
> alsa-init: 1 soundcard found, using: default
> alsa: 48000 Hz/2 channels/4 bpf/65536 bytes buffer/Signed 16 bit Little Endian
> AO: [alsa] 48000Hz 2ch s16le (2 bps)
> Building audio filter chain for 48000Hz/2ch/s16le -> 48000Hz/2ch/s16le...
> Starting playback...
> VDec: vo config request - 720 x 480 (preferred csp: Planar YV12)
> VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
> Movie-Aspect is 1.33:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
> VO: [xv] 720x480 => 720x540 Planar YV12
> aspect: Warning: no suitable new res found!
> aspect: Warning: no suitable new res found!
> aspect: Warning: no suitable new res found!
> New_Face failed. Maybe the font path is wrong. 2 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0
> Please supply the text font file (~/.mplayer/subfont.ttf).
> subtitle font: load_sub_face failed.
> A:  15.4 V:  15.4 A-V:  0.004 ct:  0.051 453/453 15%  2%  0.9% 0 0
> alsa-uninit: pcm closed
> 
> Exiting... (End of file)
> sh-3.00$
> 
> 
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Re: [mythtv-users] This is dumb

[Jonathan Link]

It's been so long since I've done it, and I don't have access to my
box right now, but I think I moved the ivtv stuff to early in the
modprobe.conf (as I suggested earlier).  You might want to try that,
you may not want to.
I'm done with this, since I'll be in classes/working until Thursday.

On 8/22/05, todd Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> ok here is what I got so far
> 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] etc]# cat modprobe.conf
> alias eth0 8139too
> alias eth1 8139too
> alias scsi_hostadapter sata_sil
> alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
> alias char-major-61 lirc_i2c
> options snd-card-0 index=0
> options snd-intel8x0 index=0
> remove snd-intel8x0 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store 0 >/dev/null 2>&1
> || : ; }; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-intel8x0
> alias usb-controller ehci-hcd
> alias usb-controller1 uhci-hcd
> #ivtv modules setup
> alias char-major-81 videodev
> alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
> alias tveeprom tveeprom-ivtv
> alias msp3400 msp3400-ivtv
> 
> install lirc_i2c /sbin/modprobe ivtv; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install
> lirc_i2c
> options ivtv cardtype=2
> 
> 
> On Mon, 2005-08-22 at 23:36 -0400, Jonathan Link wrote:
> > It's easy to miss something in the guide.
> > Why don't you copy and paste a snippet of your modprobe.conf file,
> > IIRC, he advises placing the ivtv loading at the top of the file.
> >
> >
> > On 8/22/05, todd Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Interesting point,
> > >
> > > I'm just following Jared Wilson's guide to installing myth.
> > > So if there is something that needs to be done but isn't contained in
> > > that doc then yes, the drivers for the prv-250 and/or ivtv isn't being
> > > loaded.  I am still relatively new to Linux, even though I've been using
> > > it for several years.  So sorry for any dumb questions and my
> > > frustration on this.
> > >
> > > Thanks for the Hint,  I'll track this down and see what I come up with.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, 2005-08-22 at 23:05 -0400, Jonathan Link wrote:
> > > > Bandaid approach?
> > > > You've never said that you're loading ivtv in your modprobe.conf file.
> > > >  Maybe you're not loading it, as Isaac indicated.
> > > > The commands you are citing are the commands to manually load ivtv.
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Jonathan S. Link
> > > >
> > > > On 8/22/05, todd Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > my point exactly,
> > > > >
> > > > > I was just wondering if this is sop.
> > > > >
> > > > > It would appear to me that one only needs to run depmod -a and 
> > > > > modprobe
> > > > > ivtv just one time to create and store the configuration.
> > > > >
> > > > > however, I don't have any problems forcing the issue with a bandaid
> > > > > approach...
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Mon, 2005-08-22 at 22:37 -0400, Jack Trout wrote:
> > > > > > On 8/22/05, Isaac Richards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > > > On Monday 22 August 2005 10:28 pm, Todd Bailey wrote:
> > > > > > > > every reboot I have to do:
> > > > > > > > # modprobe ivtv
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Well  if your modprobe.conf has that line in it, and its not 
> > > > > > working a
> > > > > > bandaid would be to add modprobe ivtv into your /etc/rc.local script
> > > > > > and see if that fixes it,
> > > > > > ___
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> > > > > > mythtv-users@mythtv.org
> > > > > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ___
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> > > > > mythtv-users@mythtv.org
> > > > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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> > > > mythtv-users@mythtv.org
> > > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
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Re: [mythtv-users] one problem after another

[todd Bailey]

No problem,

this is an ongoing project of mine.

someday it will replace a windows box that I use for multimedia.
perhaps one of the problems I have is that I want it to be able to
support multiple uses. e.g. office apps, web server, email server,
database dev, other dev, and multimedia (audio and video).  It's
possible that I just have too much apps installed and they are colliding
with one another.

I've done several installs and each time get closer to having a working
installation. I also take notes on what needs to be done.




On Mon, 2005-08-22 at 23:43 -0400, Erik Pettersen wrote:
> never mind saw one of your other posts where your listed your tuner card/etc.
> 
> *Shrug* i've got nothing 
> 
> On 8/22/05, Erik Pettersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I'm curious: what are your hardware specs and whatnot?  Is your mythtv
> > client and server on the same machine (it sorta looks like it)?
> > 
> > Is this live tv only that does it? or can you schedule a recording and
> > play it back later?
> > 
> > e.
> > --
> > http://www.byopvr.com
> > 
> > On 8/22/05, todd Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > I just can't believe just how unstable this app is.
> > >
> > > this time while trying to watch tv via the ui,  I get 2 seconds of sound
> > > and video then the display freezes and no sound. about a minute later
> > > blue screen eventually I get the menu.
> > >
> > > sort of reminds me of Win Nt [the early days] :)
> > >
> > > here is a capture of the error messages as it happens:
> > >
> > >  [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ mythfrontend --version
> > > 0.18.1.20050523-1
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ mythfrontend
> > > 2005-08-22 19:51:46.324 New DB connection, total: 1
> > > Total desktop width=1280, height=1024, numscreens=1
> > > 2005-08-22 19:51:46.341 Using screen 0, 1280x1024 at 0,0
> > > 2005-08-22 19:51:46.350 mythfrontend version: 0.18.1.20050523-1
> > > www.mythtv.org
> > > 2005-08-22 19:51:46.351 Enabled verbose msgs : important general
> > > 2005-08-22 19:51:47.129 Switching to square mode (Iulius)
> > > mythtv: could not connect to socket
> > > mythtv: Connection refused
> > > lirc_init failed for mythtv, see preceding messages
> > > 2005-08-22 19:51:47.731 Joystick disabled.
> > > 2005-08-22 19:51:47.814 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin.
> > > 2005-08-22 19:51:47.858 Registering MythDVD DVD Media Handler as a media
> > > handler
> > > 2005-08-22 19:51:47.860 Registering MythDVD VCD Media Handler as a media
> > > handler
> > > 2005-08-22 19:51:48.209 Registering MythMusic Media Handler as a media
> > > handler
> > > 2005-08-22 19:51:48.339 New DB connection, total: 2
> > > SIP listening on IP Address 192.168.0.10:5060 NAT address 192.168.0.10
> > > SIP: Cannot register; proxy, username or password not set
> > > 2005-08-22 19:51:50.817 Connecting to backend server: 127.0.0.1:6543
> > > (try 1 of 5)
> > > 2005-08-22 19:51:50.825 Using protocol version 15
> > > 2005-08-22 19:51:50.869 Using protocol version 15
> > > 2005-08-22 19:51:53.194 Opening audio device '/dev/dsp'.
> > > 2005-08-22 19:51:53.195 Opening OSS audio device '/dev/dsp'.
> > > 2005-08-22 19:51:53.239 Using XV port 168
> > > 2005-08-22 19:51:53.588 Realtime priority would require SUID as root.
> > > 2005-08-22 19:51:53.609 Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV
> > > 2005-08-22 19:51:53.697 Video timing method: USleep with busy wait
> > > 2005-08-22 19:51:54.568 prebuffering pause
> > > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.616 ReadStringList timeout (quick).
> > > Remote encoder not responding.
> > > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.616 WriteStringList: Bad socket
> > > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.616 ReadStringList: Bad socket
> > > Remote encoder not responding.
> > > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.617 WriteStringList: Bad socket
> > > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.618 ReadStringList: Bad socket
> > > Remote encoder not responding.
> > > ASSERT: "i <= nodes" in /usr/lib/qt-3.3/include/qvaluelist.h (373)
> > > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.623 WriteStringList: Bad socket
> > > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.623 ReadStringList: Bad socket
> > > Remote encoder not responding.
> > > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.761 Changing from WatchingLiveTV to None
> > > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.764 Changing from None to None
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Re: [mythtv-users] one problem after another

[Tj]

What did the mythbackend log say?


On 8/22/05, todd Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
 


I just can't believe just how unstable this app is.

this time while trying to watch tv via the ui,  I get 2 seconds of sound
and video then the display freezes and no sound. about a minute later
blue screen eventually I get the menu.

sort of reminds me of Win Nt [the early days] :)

here is a capture of the error messages as it happens:

[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ mythfrontend --version
0.18.1.20050523-1
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ mythfrontend
2005-08-22 19:51:46.324 New DB connection, total: 1
Total desktop width=1280, height=1024, numscreens=1
2005-08-22 19:51:46.341 Using screen 0, 1280x1024 at 0,0
2005-08-22 19:51:46.350 mythfrontend version: 0.18.1.20050523-1
www.mythtv.org
2005-08-22 19:51:46.351 Enabled verbose msgs : important general
2005-08-22 19:51:47.129 Switching to square mode (Iulius)
mythtv: could not connect to socket
mythtv: Connection refused
lirc_init failed for mythtv, see preceding messages
2005-08-22 19:51:47.731 Joystick disabled.
2005-08-22 19:51:47.814 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin.
2005-08-22 19:51:47.858 Registering MythDVD DVD Media Handler as a media
handler
2005-08-22 19:51:47.860 Registering MythDVD VCD Media Handler as a media
handler
2005-08-22 19:51:48.209 Registering MythMusic Media Handler as a media
handler
2005-08-22 19:51:48.339 New DB connection, total: 2
SIP listening on IP Address 192.168.0.10:5060 NAT address 192.168.0.10
SIP: Cannot register; proxy, username or password not set
2005-08-22 19:51:50.817 Connecting to backend server: 127.0.0.1:6543
(try 1 of 5)
2005-08-22 19:51:50.825 Using protocol version 15
2005-08-22 19:51:50.869 Using protocol version 15
2005-08-22 19:51:53.194 Opening audio device '/dev/dsp'.
2005-08-22 19:51:53.195 Opening OSS audio device '/dev/dsp'.
2005-08-22 19:51:53.239 Using XV port 168
2005-08-22 19:51:53.588 Realtime priority would require SUID as root.
2005-08-22 19:51:53.609 Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV
2005-08-22 19:51:53.697 Video timing method: USleep with busy wait
2005-08-22 19:51:54.568 prebuffering pause
2005-08-22 19:52:13.616 ReadStringList timeout (quick).
Remote encoder not responding.
2005-08-22 19:52:13.616 WriteStringList: Bad socket
2005-08-22 19:52:13.616 ReadStringList: Bad socket
Remote encoder not responding.
2005-08-22 19:52:13.617 WriteStringList: Bad socket
2005-08-22 19:52:13.618 ReadStringList: Bad socket
Remote encoder not responding.
ASSERT: "i <= nodes" in /usr/lib/qt-3.3/include/qvaluelist.h (373)
2005-08-22 19:52:13.623 WriteStringList: Bad socket
2005-08-22 19:52:13.623 ReadStringList: Bad socket
Remote encoder not responding.
2005-08-22 19:52:13.761 Changing from WatchingLiveTV to None
2005-08-22 19:52:13.764 Changing from None to None
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
~]$



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Re: [mythtv-users] This is dumb

[todd Bailey]

ok here is what I got so far

[EMAIL PROTECTED] etc]# cat modprobe.conf
alias eth0 8139too
alias eth1 8139too
alias scsi_hostadapter sata_sil
alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
alias char-major-61 lirc_i2c
options snd-card-0 index=0
options snd-intel8x0 index=0
remove snd-intel8x0 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store 0 >/dev/null 2>&1
|| : ; }; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-intel8x0
alias usb-controller ehci-hcd
alias usb-controller1 uhci-hcd
#ivtv modules setup
alias char-major-81 videodev
alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
alias tveeprom tveeprom-ivtv
alias msp3400 msp3400-ivtv

install lirc_i2c /sbin/modprobe ivtv; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install
lirc_i2c
options ivtv cardtype=2


On Mon, 2005-08-22 at 23:36 -0400, Jonathan Link wrote:
> It's easy to miss something in the guide.
> Why don't you copy and paste a snippet of your modprobe.conf file,
> IIRC, he advises placing the ivtv loading at the top of the file.
> 
> 
> On 8/22/05, todd Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Interesting point,
> > 
> > I'm just following Jared Wilson's guide to installing myth.
> > So if there is something that needs to be done but isn't contained in
> > that doc then yes, the drivers for the prv-250 and/or ivtv isn't being
> > loaded.  I am still relatively new to Linux, even though I've been using
> > it for several years.  So sorry for any dumb questions and my
> > frustration on this.
> > 
> > Thanks for the Hint,  I'll track this down and see what I come up with.
> > 
> > 
> > On Mon, 2005-08-22 at 23:05 -0400, Jonathan Link wrote:
> > > Bandaid approach?
> > > You've never said that you're loading ivtv in your modprobe.conf file.
> > >  Maybe you're not loading it, as Isaac indicated.
> > > The commands you are citing are the commands to manually load ivtv.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Jonathan S. Link
> > >
> > > On 8/22/05, todd Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > my point exactly,
> > > >
> > > > I was just wondering if this is sop.
> > > >
> > > > It would appear to me that one only needs to run depmod -a and modprobe
> > > > ivtv just one time to create and store the configuration.
> > > >
> > > > however, I don't have any problems forcing the issue with a bandaid
> > > > approach...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, 2005-08-22 at 22:37 -0400, Jack Trout wrote:
> > > > > On 8/22/05, Isaac Richards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > > On Monday 22 August 2005 10:28 pm, Todd Bailey wrote:
> > > > > > > every reboot I have to do:
> > > > > > > # modprobe ivtv
> > > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Well  if your modprobe.conf has that line in it, and its not working a
> > > > > bandaid would be to add modprobe ivtv into your /etc/rc.local script
> > > > > and see if that fixes it,
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Re: [mythtv-users] one problem after another

[Erik Pettersen]

never mind saw one of your other posts where your listed your tuner card/etc.

*Shrug* i've got nothing 

On 8/22/05, Erik Pettersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm curious: what are your hardware specs and whatnot?  Is your mythtv
> client and server on the same machine (it sorta looks like it)?
> 
> Is this live tv only that does it? or can you schedule a recording and
> play it back later?
> 
> e.
> --
> http://www.byopvr.com
> 
> On 8/22/05, todd Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I just can't believe just how unstable this app is.
> >
> > this time while trying to watch tv via the ui,  I get 2 seconds of sound
> > and video then the display freezes and no sound. about a minute later
> > blue screen eventually I get the menu.
> >
> > sort of reminds me of Win Nt [the early days] :)
> >
> > here is a capture of the error messages as it happens:
> >
> >  [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ mythfrontend --version
> > 0.18.1.20050523-1
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ mythfrontend
> > 2005-08-22 19:51:46.324 New DB connection, total: 1
> > Total desktop width=1280, height=1024, numscreens=1
> > 2005-08-22 19:51:46.341 Using screen 0, 1280x1024 at 0,0
> > 2005-08-22 19:51:46.350 mythfrontend version: 0.18.1.20050523-1
> > www.mythtv.org
> > 2005-08-22 19:51:46.351 Enabled verbose msgs : important general
> > 2005-08-22 19:51:47.129 Switching to square mode (Iulius)
> > mythtv: could not connect to socket
> > mythtv: Connection refused
> > lirc_init failed for mythtv, see preceding messages
> > 2005-08-22 19:51:47.731 Joystick disabled.
> > 2005-08-22 19:51:47.814 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin.
> > 2005-08-22 19:51:47.858 Registering MythDVD DVD Media Handler as a media
> > handler
> > 2005-08-22 19:51:47.860 Registering MythDVD VCD Media Handler as a media
> > handler
> > 2005-08-22 19:51:48.209 Registering MythMusic Media Handler as a media
> > handler
> > 2005-08-22 19:51:48.339 New DB connection, total: 2
> > SIP listening on IP Address 192.168.0.10:5060 NAT address 192.168.0.10
> > SIP: Cannot register; proxy, username or password not set
> > 2005-08-22 19:51:50.817 Connecting to backend server: 127.0.0.1:6543
> > (try 1 of 5)
> > 2005-08-22 19:51:50.825 Using protocol version 15
> > 2005-08-22 19:51:50.869 Using protocol version 15
> > 2005-08-22 19:51:53.194 Opening audio device '/dev/dsp'.
> > 2005-08-22 19:51:53.195 Opening OSS audio device '/dev/dsp'.
> > 2005-08-22 19:51:53.239 Using XV port 168
> > 2005-08-22 19:51:53.588 Realtime priority would require SUID as root.
> > 2005-08-22 19:51:53.609 Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV
> > 2005-08-22 19:51:53.697 Video timing method: USleep with busy wait
> > 2005-08-22 19:51:54.568 prebuffering pause
> > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.616 ReadStringList timeout (quick).
> > Remote encoder not responding.
> > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.616 WriteStringList: Bad socket
> > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.616 ReadStringList: Bad socket
> > Remote encoder not responding.
> > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.617 WriteStringList: Bad socket
> > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.618 ReadStringList: Bad socket
> > Remote encoder not responding.
> > ASSERT: "i <= nodes" in /usr/lib/qt-3.3/include/qvaluelist.h (373)
> > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.623 WriteStringList: Bad socket
> > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.623 ReadStringList: Bad socket
> > Remote encoder not responding.
> > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.761 Changing from WatchingLiveTV to None
> > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.764 Changing from None to None
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Re: [mythtv-users] one problem after another

[Erik Pettersen]

I'm curious: what are your hardware specs and whatnot?  Is your mythtv
client and server on the same machine (it sorta looks like it)?

Is this live tv only that does it? or can you schedule a recording and
play it back later?

e.
--
http://www.byopvr.com

On 8/22/05, todd Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I just can't believe just how unstable this app is.
> 
> this time while trying to watch tv via the ui,  I get 2 seconds of sound
> and video then the display freezes and no sound. about a minute later
> blue screen eventually I get the menu.
> 
> sort of reminds me of Win Nt [the early days] :)
> 
> here is a capture of the error messages as it happens:
> 
>  [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ mythfrontend --version
> 0.18.1.20050523-1
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ mythfrontend
> 2005-08-22 19:51:46.324 New DB connection, total: 1
> Total desktop width=1280, height=1024, numscreens=1
> 2005-08-22 19:51:46.341 Using screen 0, 1280x1024 at 0,0
> 2005-08-22 19:51:46.350 mythfrontend version: 0.18.1.20050523-1
> www.mythtv.org
> 2005-08-22 19:51:46.351 Enabled verbose msgs : important general
> 2005-08-22 19:51:47.129 Switching to square mode (Iulius)
> mythtv: could not connect to socket
> mythtv: Connection refused
> lirc_init failed for mythtv, see preceding messages
> 2005-08-22 19:51:47.731 Joystick disabled.
> 2005-08-22 19:51:47.814 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin.
> 2005-08-22 19:51:47.858 Registering MythDVD DVD Media Handler as a media
> handler
> 2005-08-22 19:51:47.860 Registering MythDVD VCD Media Handler as a media
> handler
> 2005-08-22 19:51:48.209 Registering MythMusic Media Handler as a media
> handler
> 2005-08-22 19:51:48.339 New DB connection, total: 2
> SIP listening on IP Address 192.168.0.10:5060 NAT address 192.168.0.10
> SIP: Cannot register; proxy, username or password not set
> 2005-08-22 19:51:50.817 Connecting to backend server: 127.0.0.1:6543
> (try 1 of 5)
> 2005-08-22 19:51:50.825 Using protocol version 15
> 2005-08-22 19:51:50.869 Using protocol version 15
> 2005-08-22 19:51:53.194 Opening audio device '/dev/dsp'.
> 2005-08-22 19:51:53.195 Opening OSS audio device '/dev/dsp'.
> 2005-08-22 19:51:53.239 Using XV port 168
> 2005-08-22 19:51:53.588 Realtime priority would require SUID as root.
> 2005-08-22 19:51:53.609 Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV
> 2005-08-22 19:51:53.697 Video timing method: USleep with busy wait
> 2005-08-22 19:51:54.568 prebuffering pause
> 2005-08-22 19:52:13.616 ReadStringList timeout (quick).
> Remote encoder not responding.
> 2005-08-22 19:52:13.616 WriteStringList: Bad socket
> 2005-08-22 19:52:13.616 ReadStringList: Bad socket
> Remote encoder not responding.
> 2005-08-22 19:52:13.617 WriteStringList: Bad socket
> 2005-08-22 19:52:13.618 ReadStringList: Bad socket
> Remote encoder not responding.
> ASSERT: "i <= nodes" in /usr/lib/qt-3.3/include/qvaluelist.h (373)
> 2005-08-22 19:52:13.623 WriteStringList: Bad socket
> 2005-08-22 19:52:13.623 ReadStringList: Bad socket
> Remote encoder not responding.
> 2005-08-22 19:52:13.761 Changing from WatchingLiveTV to None
> 2005-08-22 19:52:13.764 Changing from None to None
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Re: [mythtv-users] This is dumb

[Jonathan Link]

It's easy to miss something in the guide.
Why don't you copy and paste a snippet of your modprobe.conf file,
IIRC, he advises placing the ivtv loading at the top of the file.


On 8/22/05, todd Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Interesting point,
> 
> I'm just following Jared Wilson's guide to installing myth.
> So if there is something that needs to be done but isn't contained in
> that doc then yes, the drivers for the prv-250 and/or ivtv isn't being
> loaded.  I am still relatively new to Linux, even though I've been using
> it for several years.  So sorry for any dumb questions and my
> frustration on this.
> 
> Thanks for the Hint,  I'll track this down and see what I come up with.
> 
> 
> On Mon, 2005-08-22 at 23:05 -0400, Jonathan Link wrote:
> > Bandaid approach?
> > You've never said that you're loading ivtv in your modprobe.conf file.
> >  Maybe you're not loading it, as Isaac indicated.
> > The commands you are citing are the commands to manually load ivtv.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Jonathan S. Link
> >
> > On 8/22/05, todd Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > my point exactly,
> > >
> > > I was just wondering if this is sop.
> > >
> > > It would appear to me that one only needs to run depmod -a and modprobe
> > > ivtv just one time to create and store the configuration.
> > >
> > > however, I don't have any problems forcing the issue with a bandaid
> > > approach...
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, 2005-08-22 at 22:37 -0400, Jack Trout wrote:
> > > > On 8/22/05, Isaac Richards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > On Monday 22 August 2005 10:28 pm, Todd Bailey wrote:
> > > > > > every reboot I have to do:
> > > > > > # modprobe ivtv
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Well  if your modprobe.conf has that line in it, and its not working a
> > > > bandaid would be to add modprobe ivtv into your /etc/rc.local script
> > > > and see if that fixes it,
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Re: [mythtv-users] This is dumb

[todd Bailey]

Interesting point,

I'm just following Jared Wilson's guide to installing myth.
So if there is something that needs to be done but isn't contained in
that doc then yes, the drivers for the prv-250 and/or ivtv isn't being
loaded.  I am still relatively new to Linux, even though I've been using
it for several years.  So sorry for any dumb questions and my
frustration on this.

Thanks for the Hint,  I'll track this down and see what I come up with.


On Mon, 2005-08-22 at 23:05 -0400, Jonathan Link wrote:
> Bandaid approach?
> You've never said that you're loading ivtv in your modprobe.conf file.
>  Maybe you're not loading it, as Isaac indicated.
> The commands you are citing are the commands to manually load ivtv.
> 
> Regards,
> Jonathan S. Link
> 
> On 8/22/05, todd Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > my point exactly,
> > 
> > I was just wondering if this is sop.
> > 
> > It would appear to me that one only needs to run depmod -a and modprobe
> > ivtv just one time to create and store the configuration.
> > 
> > however, I don't have any problems forcing the issue with a bandaid
> > approach...
> > 
> > 
> > On Mon, 2005-08-22 at 22:37 -0400, Jack Trout wrote:
> > > On 8/22/05, Isaac Richards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > On Monday 22 August 2005 10:28 pm, Todd Bailey wrote:
> > > > > every reboot I have to do:
> > > > > # modprobe ivtv
> > > > >
> > >
> > > Well  if your modprobe.conf has that line in it, and its not working a
> > > bandaid would be to add modprobe ivtv into your /etc/rc.local script
> > > and see if that fixes it,
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Re: [mythtv-users] This is dumb

[Jonathan Link]

Bandaid approach?
You've never said that you're loading ivtv in your modprobe.conf file.
 Maybe you're not loading it, as Isaac indicated.
The commands you are citing are the commands to manually load ivtv.

Regards,
Jonathan S. Link

On 8/22/05, todd Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> my point exactly,
> 
> I was just wondering if this is sop.
> 
> It would appear to me that one only needs to run depmod -a and modprobe
> ivtv just one time to create and store the configuration.
> 
> however, I don't have any problems forcing the issue with a bandaid
> approach...
> 
> 
> On Mon, 2005-08-22 at 22:37 -0400, Jack Trout wrote:
> > On 8/22/05, Isaac Richards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > On Monday 22 August 2005 10:28 pm, Todd Bailey wrote:
> > > > every reboot I have to do:
> > > > # modprobe ivtv
> > > >
> >
> > Well  if your modprobe.conf has that line in it, and its not working a
> > bandaid would be to add modprobe ivtv into your /etc/rc.local script
> > and see if that fixes it,
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Re: [mythtv-users] This is dumb

[todd Bailey]

my point exactly,

I was just wondering if this is sop.

It would appear to me that one only needs to run depmod -a and modprobe
ivtv just one time to create and store the configuration.

however, I don't have any problems forcing the issue with a bandaid
approach...


On Mon, 2005-08-22 at 22:37 -0400, Jack Trout wrote:
> On 8/22/05, Isaac Richards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Monday 22 August 2005 10:28 pm, Todd Bailey wrote:
> > > every reboot I have to do:
> > > # modprobe ivtv
> > >
> 
> Well  if your modprobe.conf has that line in it, and its not working a
> bandaid would be to add modprobe ivtv into your /etc/rc.local script
> and see if that fixes it,
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[mythtv-users] one problem after another

[todd Bailey]

I just can't believe just how unstable this app is.

this time while trying to watch tv via the ui,  I get 2 seconds of sound
and video then the display freezes and no sound. about a minute later
blue screen eventually I get the menu.  

sort of reminds me of Win Nt [the early days] :)

here is a capture of the error messages as it happens:

 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ mythfrontend --version
0.18.1.20050523-1
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ mythfrontend
2005-08-22 19:51:46.324 New DB connection, total: 1
Total desktop width=1280, height=1024, numscreens=1
2005-08-22 19:51:46.341 Using screen 0, 1280x1024 at 0,0
2005-08-22 19:51:46.350 mythfrontend version: 0.18.1.20050523-1
www.mythtv.org
2005-08-22 19:51:46.351 Enabled verbose msgs : important general
2005-08-22 19:51:47.129 Switching to square mode (Iulius)
mythtv: could not connect to socket
mythtv: Connection refused
lirc_init failed for mythtv, see preceding messages
2005-08-22 19:51:47.731 Joystick disabled.
2005-08-22 19:51:47.814 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin.
2005-08-22 19:51:47.858 Registering MythDVD DVD Media Handler as a media
handler
2005-08-22 19:51:47.860 Registering MythDVD VCD Media Handler as a media
handler
2005-08-22 19:51:48.209 Registering MythMusic Media Handler as a media
handler
2005-08-22 19:51:48.339 New DB connection, total: 2
SIP listening on IP Address 192.168.0.10:5060 NAT address 192.168.0.10
SIP: Cannot register; proxy, username or password not set
2005-08-22 19:51:50.817 Connecting to backend server: 127.0.0.1:6543
(try 1 of 5)
2005-08-22 19:51:50.825 Using protocol version 15
2005-08-22 19:51:50.869 Using protocol version 15
2005-08-22 19:51:53.194 Opening audio device '/dev/dsp'.
2005-08-22 19:51:53.195 Opening OSS audio device '/dev/dsp'.
2005-08-22 19:51:53.239 Using XV port 168
2005-08-22 19:51:53.588 Realtime priority would require SUID as root.
2005-08-22 19:51:53.609 Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV
2005-08-22 19:51:53.697 Video timing method: USleep with busy wait
2005-08-22 19:51:54.568 prebuffering pause
2005-08-22 19:52:13.616 ReadStringList timeout (quick).
Remote encoder not responding.
2005-08-22 19:52:13.616 WriteStringList: Bad socket
2005-08-22 19:52:13.616 ReadStringList: Bad socket
Remote encoder not responding.
2005-08-22 19:52:13.617 WriteStringList: Bad socket
2005-08-22 19:52:13.618 ReadStringList: Bad socket
Remote encoder not responding.
ASSERT: "i <= nodes" in /usr/lib/qt-3.3/include/qvaluelist.h (373)
2005-08-22 19:52:13.623 WriteStringList: Bad socket
2005-08-22 19:52:13.623 ReadStringList: Bad socket
Remote encoder not responding.
2005-08-22 19:52:13.761 Changing from WatchingLiveTV to None
2005-08-22 19:52:13.764 Changing from None to None
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Re: [mythtv-users] programming universal remote (OFA Kameleon)?

[Donavan Stanley]

On 8/22/05, Jason Mcmillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Sigh... I have said it before, but I will say it again.  Have you
> thought of using JP1 remote programing?  It's the greatest thing since
> sliced bread.  The only difficult thing is building a cable to
> upload/download stuff to your remote.

Or you could spend 10 minutes with irrcord and not buy anything...  :-p
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Re: [mythtv-users] This is dumb

[Jack Trout]

On 8/22/05, Isaac Richards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Monday 22 August 2005 10:28 pm, Todd Bailey wrote:
> > every reboot I have to do:
> > # modprobe ivtv
> >

Well  if your modprobe.conf has that line in it, and its not working a
bandaid would be to add modprobe ivtv into your /etc/rc.local script
and see if that fixes it,
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Re: [mythtv-users] This is dumb

[Isaac Richards]

On Monday 22 August 2005 10:28 pm, Todd Bailey wrote:
> every reboot I have to do:
> # modprobe ivtv
>
> in order to "watch tv"  via myth.
>
> any ideas or is this s.o.p. for this app?

Wait a minute.  You're telling me that you have to *load the driver* for your 
tv card before you can use it?  That's just crazy talk!

Isaac
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Re: [mythtv-users] programming universal remote (OFA Kameleon)?

[Jason Mcmillon]

Sigh... I have said it before, but I will say it again.  Have you
thought of using JP1 remote programing?  It's the greatest thing since
sliced bread.  The only difficult thing is building a cable to
upload/download stuff to your remote.

Check out http://www.hifi-remote.com/jp1/ and how I did it at:
http://jason.sharonandjason.com/remote_mini_how_to.htm

Jason

On 8/22/05, Craig Tinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Jo Shields wrote:
> 
> > Craig Tinson wrote:
> >
> >> Jo Shields wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> I have _most_ of the kameleon's buttons working, emulating an @sat
> >>> box (OFA SAT code 1300). This code happens to work very well with
> >>> irecord, or there's a config I made & sent to LIRC upstream.
> >>>
> >>> --Jo Shields
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi Jo
> >>
> >> thats the problem I've having - I can't get my head around all these
> >> codes and "emulation".
> >>
> >> could you provide a step-by-step from the beginning on how you
> >> achieved this?
> >>
> >> thanks
> >>
> >> Craig
> >
> >
> >
> > The Kameleon can either act as a learning remote (you press a button
> > on an IR device, and assign that signal to a Kameleon button), or as
> > an emulated remote, where it pretends to be another manufacturer's
> > remote. The latter is achieved by holding the MAGIC button for a few
> > seconds when in a given mode (e.g. TV mode, DVD mode), then pressing a
> > code. In my case, SAT mode -> MAGIC 1300 gave a fairly featured remote
> > control for some random set-top box. Some types of remote are easier
> > to generate LIRC configs for than others, some are nigh on impossible.
> > The @sat remote appears to map most (but not all) of the buttons on
> > the Kameleon - the "xmode2" application reads from the LIRC device and
> > shows the raw data received, so you can quickly see whether a button
> > press is actually transmitting anything.
> >
> > You can then use either the irrecord app to generate a remote-specific
> > lircd.conf config file, or use a pre-made config (there are many on
> > the lirc webpage).
> >
> > As for getting LIRC itself up and running, that's very
> > distribution-specific and accident-prone, so I can't recommend on that
> > front
> >
> > --Jo Shields
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> 
> Thanks for the reply - I've got lirc itself setup with the lircd.conf
> for the tiny remote that comes with the 250.
> 
> Are you sure your using the Kameleon URC-9960? I don't have a "magic"
> button but I do have a setup button which I can then enter codes. so am
> presuming thats the way.
> 
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> having a ready made one might be a good launching point.
> 
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> 
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[mythtv-users] This is dumb

[Todd Bailey]

every reboot I have to do:
   # modprobe ivtv

in order to "watch tv"  via myth.

any ideas or is this s.o.p. for this app?

easy to fix in one of the system startup scripts but necessary?

fyi:
fc4 w/latest bits, pvr-250, 512 m, celeron 2.5g blah blah blah...


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Re: [mythtv-users] What does it mean?

[Todd Bailey]

you also need to tell your isp not to block ip address 66.82.xxx.xxx



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2005-08-22 13:21:05.613 New DB connection, total: 2
ERROR: no capture cards are defined in the database.


What does it mean???








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Re: [mythtv-users] noob remote question

[Todd Bailey]

what's a noob remote?



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Robert D. Mathews wrote:

I have slogged through many how-to's and with wilsons guide and have 
gotten myself a working mythtv setup. happage 150, fedora core3 etc. I 
know i may  be missing something in the doc's, but everything works 
with the exception of the remote. this too will work so long as i am 
logged in as root. Is there some way to get the frontend to start as 
root while logged in as user? will i always have to be logged in as 
root to get this to function?


Are you using LIRC 0.7.1pre1+?

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Re: [mythtv-users] zap2it connection timing out

[Todd Bailey]

ok, but my sub doesn't expire until late next month.

any ideas?



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I'm trying to do a mythfilldatabase and the datastream starts and a 5 to
15
seconds later the transfer stops with no further progress.
Eventually it errors with a connection timeout and restarts.  This has
been
going on for a few days so I was wondering if I forgot a network setting
or
are others having similar problems getting updated listings?

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Re: [mythtv-users] Zap2it question.

[stephen]

Paul K wrote:

After reading this thread, I realized that Zap2it didn't send me an
e-mail notification that my subscription was going to expire. Anybody
else? It expires today. Thanks!

Paul


I noticed the same thing about an hour ago.  Mine wasn't supposed to 
expire until the 27th, but I logged in and the survey was ready so I 
filled it out.  It would kinda suck with no listings ...


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Re: [mythtv-users] Quickie Question

[Michael T. Dean]

David Ellis wrote:

I have a wonderful working MythTV Setup, Lirc is great, TV Capture is 
Great, even HDTV is great.


What I want to do is send commands to MythTV from a command line, 
preferably identical commands to those by Lirc………..quick google search 
didn’t reveal a solution, so I thought I’d ask here.


Consider the following scenario:

Ssh into the box:

- change channel to 50

- exit

Any ideas?

I've played around with using xtrap to send keystrokes to the Myth 
window, but found that it's really difficult to do much of use (other 
than change channel or adjust volume--which are really only useful when 
I'm in the room watching the TV) because of the prompts and the assumed 
visual feedback (even for changing the channel, it's hard to tell if 
you're on the right channel without seeing what's on).


For example, I have a jumppoint for Manage Videos (to add new videos), 
but when I send the keystroke using xtrap, Myth will often prompt 
whether I want to delete some recordings. Since I can't see the screen, 
I don't know if/how many prompts there will be.


Also, I have a jumppoint for MythStream (not MythStreamTV), but if I 
send the keystroke for it, I then have to send the keystroke for select 
so it selects and plays the first stream listed. If I want a different 
stream, I have to know how many down/right arrow keys to send.


Likewise, when I want to back out of something, I have to know how many 
Escape keys to send (and this often varies depending on how I entered 
the current mode--i.e. using a jumppoint means one Escape and going 
through the menus may mean 3 or 4.


Probably MythWifi ( http://studwww.ugent.be/~aveys/mythwifi/ ) is the 
closest thing you'll find right now.


Mike

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Re: [mythtv-users] Remote under suse 9.3

[Oscar Curero]

El Dimarts, 23 de Agost de 2005 03:37, Michael T. Dean va escriure:
> Oscar Curero wrote:
> >OK. This is what happens: Almost always the remote doesn't work, but from
> > time to time, the following lines appears in dmesg when I press the
> > buttons:
> >
> >i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x17 raw=0x3797 down=1
> >i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x17 raw=0x3797 down=0
> >i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x19 raw=0x3f99 down=1
> >i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x19 raw=0x3f99 down=0
> >i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x18 raw=0x3798 down=1
> >i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x18 raw=0x3798 down=0
> >
> >However, lircd is running (/usr/sbin/lircd -H default -d /dev/lircd) and
> >nothing happens nor using irw or using mythtv.
>
> Sounds like you're missing a lircd.conf file...

This what I have in /etc/lircd.conf:

# this config file was automatically generated
# using lirc-0.7.0(any) on Sun Nov 28 20:25:09 2004
#
# contributed by
#
# brand:   Hauppauge 350
# Created: G.J. Werler (The Netherlands)
# Project: Mythtv Fedora Pundit-R www.mythtvportal.com
# Date:2004/11/28
# model no. of remote control: Hauppauge A415-HPG
# devices being controlled by this remote: PVR-350
#

begin remote

  name  Hauppauge_350
  bits   13
  flags RC5|CONST_LENGTH
  eps30
  aeps  100

  one   969   811
  zero  969   811
  plead1097
  gap  110605
  toggle_bit  2

  begin codes
  Go   0x17BB
  Power0x17BD
  TV   0x179C
  Videos   0x1798
  Music0x1799
  Pictures 0x179A
  Guide0x179B
  Radio0x178C
  Up   0x1794
  Left 0x1796
  Right0x1797
  Down 0x1795
  OK   0x17A5
  Back/Exit0x179F
  Menu/i   0x178D
  Vol+ 0x1790
  Vol- 0x1791
  Prev.Ch  0x1792
  Mute 0x178F
  Ch+  0x17A0
  Ch-  0x17A1
  Record   0x17B7
  Stop 0x17B6
  Rewind   0x17B2
  Play 0x17B5
  Forward  0x17B4
  Replay/SkipBackward  0x17A4
  Pause0x17B0
  SkipForward  0x179E
  10x1781
  20x1782
  30x1783
  40x1784
  50x1785
  60x1786
  70x1787
  80x1788
  90x1789
  Asterix  0x178A
  00x1780
  #0x178E
  Red  0x178B
  Green0x17AE
  Yellow   0x17B8
  Blue 0x17A9
  end codes

end remote
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Re: [mythtv-users] Remote under suse 9.3

[Michael T. Dean]

Oscar Curero wrote:

OK. This is what happens: Almost always the remote doesn't work, but from time 
to time, the following lines appears in dmesg when I press the buttons:


i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x17 raw=0x3797 down=1
i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x17 raw=0x3797 down=0
i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x19 raw=0x3f99 down=1
i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x19 raw=0x3f99 down=0
i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x18 raw=0x3798 down=1
i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x18 raw=0x3798 down=0

However, lircd is running (/usr/sbin/lircd -H default -d /dev/lircd) and 
nothing happens nor using irw or using mythtv.
 


Sounds like you're missing a lircd.conf file...

Mike

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[mythtv-users] Re: Picture size on TV

[Brad]

Answered my own question. I found an option in myth settings that
starts the picture in 16:9 Zoom mode which fills my 4:3 PAL TV o.k.

I guess this doesn't help with burning DVD's though as the initial
picture is still the same size.



On 8/18/05, Brad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> HI Guys,
> 
> My tvout picture has a border around the outside. I can zoom in and it
> fills the screen but the actual recordings (when burnt to CD) are the
> same. Someone here told me to take out irrelevant lines in my
> XF86Config-4 file but not to sure. Could someone please have a look at
> file below and give me a few pointers.
> 
> Strangely the mythtv menu screens are all the correct size on the TV .
> 
> Running Knoppmyth r5a16  (myth 18.1 I think)
> 
> 
> Section "ServerLayout"
> Identifier "XFree86 Configured"
> Screen  0  "Screen0" 0 0
> InputDevice"Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
> # PS/2 Mouse using /dev/input/mice in Kernel 2.6
> # Serial Mouse not detected
> InputDevice"USB Mouse" "CorePointer"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "ServerFlags"
> Option "AllowMouseOpenFail"  "true"
> 
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Files"
> RgbPath  "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
> ModulePath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled"
> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/PEX"
> # Additional fonts: Locale, Gimp, TTF...
> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
> #   FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/75dpi"
> #   FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/100dpi"
> # True type and type1 fonts are also handled via xftlib, see 
> /etc/X11/XftConfig!
> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ttf/western"
> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ttf/decoratives"
> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/truetype"
> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/openoffice"
> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-bitstream-vera"
> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latex-ttf-fonts"
> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/defoma/CID"
> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/defoma/TrueType"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Module"
> Load  "ddc"  # ddc probing of monitor
> #   Load  "GLcore"
> Load  "dbe"
> #   Load  "dri"
> Load  "extmod"
> Load  "glx"
> Load  "bitmap" # bitmap-fonts
> Load  "speedo"
> Load  "type1"
> Load  "freetype"
> Load  "record"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
> Identifier  "Keyboard0"
> Driver  "keyboard"
> Option  "CoreKeyboard"
> Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
> Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
> Option "XkbLayout" "us"
> 
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
> Identifier  "Serial Mouse"
> Driver  "mouse"
> Option  "Protocol" "Microsoft"
> Option  "Device" "/dev/ttyS0"
> Option  "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
> Option  "Emulate3Timeout" "70"
> Option  "SendCoreEvents"  "true"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
> Identifier  "PS/2 Mouse"
> Driver  "mouse"
> Option  "Protocol" "auto"
> Option  "ZAxisMapping"  "4 5"
> Option  "Device" "/dev/psaux"
> Option  "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
> Option  "Emulate3Timeout" "70"
> Option  "SendCoreEvents"  "true"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
> Identifier  "USB Mouse"
> Driver  "mouse"
> Option  "Device""/dev/input/mice"
> Option  "SendCoreEvents""true"
> Option  "Protocol"  "IMPS/2"
> Option  "ZAxisMapping"  "4 5"
> Option  "Buttons"   "5"
> EndSection
> 
> # Auto-generated by KNOPPIX mkxf86config
> 
> Section "Monitor"
> Identifier  "Monitor0"
> Option  "DPMS"  "true"
> #   HorizSync28.0 - 78.0 # Warning: This may fry very old Monitors
> HorizSync28.0 - 96.0 # Warning: This may fry old Monitors
> VertRefresh  50.0 - 75.0 # Very conservative. May flicker.
> #   VertRefresh  50.0 - 62.0 # Extreme conservative. Will flicker. TFT 
> default.
> #  Default modes distilled from
> #  "VESA and Industry Standards and Guide for Computer Display 
> Monitor
> #   Timing", version 1.0, revision 0.8, adopted September 17, 
> 1998.
> #  $XFree86: xc

Re: [mythtv-users] Zap2it question.

[Paul K]

After reading this thread, I realized that Zap2it didn't send me an
e-mail notification that my subscription was going to expire. Anybody
else? It expires today. Thanks!

Paul
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Re: [mythtv-users] noob remote question

[Michael T. Dean]

Robert D. Mathews wrote:

I have slogged through many how-to's and with wilsons guide and have 
gotten myself a working mythtv setup. happage 150, fedora core3 etc. I 
know i may  be missing something in the doc's, but everything works 
with the exception of the remote. this too will work so long as i am 
logged in as root. Is there some way to get the frontend to start as 
root while logged in as user? will i always have to be logged in as 
root to get this to function?


Are you using LIRC 0.7.1pre1+?

Mike

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Re: [mythtv-users] Found an Awesome Remote

[Michael T. Dean]

Tim Hamer wrote:


Matthew Schumacher wrote:


What do you figure the range is with this.  I have an ATI remote wonder
and I need to wave it around looking for a signal to control my mythtv
server even in the same room.  I'm looking for a better remote, but it
has to be able to go 75 feet though walls and work all of the time.  Do
you think this unit will do that?


it claims to do up to 100', but i assume thats open air. i got it to 
work consistently from about 50' through a couple walls, but i didnt 
test very hard at longer distances.


In my experience, the Remote Wonder is acceptable, but not an ideal 
remote (although, I have to admit that I haven't given up on it--I'm 
just trying to tweak it to make it ideal).


To get the best range, you should
   a) get a USB extension to get the receiver far away from your case 
(metal) and electronics (interference).  (A 6 -foot extension is 
probably perfect, but the store only had a 10 foot extension, so that's 
what I'm using--even though that may be more than the max cable length 
for reliable USB connections.  It seems to work fine when testing with 
the remote close to the receiver.)
   b) use LIRC > 0.7.0pre5+ and specify a channel bitmask.  This will 
likely force you to "learn" the remote commands yourself, but it's worth 
the effort.


And, although I can't confirm it, it seems that the signal is strongest 
on the sides of the remote, so if I point the remote at the receiver, 
it's less reliable than if I turn the remote 90 degrees.


My next test will be to try to figure out the frequency it's using (for 
the channel I've specified) and create a quarter-, half-, and/or 
full-wave antenna to see if that improves range/reliability.


I can sometimes use the remote from other rooms, but not too reliably.  
My house has steel studs, so that might affect it.  Also, I find that if 
the remote is too close to my couch--which is full of metal springs and 
things--it  seems to "absorb" the signal.  (The receiver is only about 6 
feet away from the couch, but the remote works better from another room 
25 feet away than it does when the remote is right next to the couch, so 
I basically have to pick up the remote to make it work when I'm watching 
TV.)


Mike

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Re: [mythtv-users] HOW CAN THIS BE THIS HARD!?!?!?! (adding 2 files to a bootable iso)

[Donavan Stanley]

On 8/22/05, Richard Bronosky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Using nothing but Linux I must modify the iso to add 2 files and then
> burn.  I have 1 CD-RW to do this with.  I've tried for HOURS to find a
> solution!!!  How can this be this hard?

You spent hours?  5 seconds with google and the query "linux bios boot
cd" yields this: http://www.nenie.org/misc/flashbootcd.html  and many
other results.
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Re: [mythtv-users] Remote under suse 9.3

[Oscar Curero]

El Dimarts, 23 de Agost de 2005 02:04, Khanh Tran va escriure:
> Is lircd running?
>
> I'm running an ATI USB remote wonder on SuSE 9.3 and the Hauppauge
> remote on SuSE 9.2 via a PVR-250.  Both have no issues.  The PVR-250 is
> on my backend and I even have the new dual driver lirc running a serial
> blaster to my cable box.
>
OK. This is what happens: Almost always the remote doesn't work, but from time 
to time, the following lines appears in dmesg when I press the buttons:

i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x17 raw=0x3797 down=1
i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x17 raw=0x3797 down=0
i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x19 raw=0x3f99 down=1
i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x19 raw=0x3f99 down=0
i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x18 raw=0x3798 down=1
i2c IR (Hauppauge): unknown key: key=0x18 raw=0x3798 down=0

However, lircd is running (/usr/sbin/lircd -H default -d /dev/lircd) and 
nothing happens nor using irw or using mythtv.

Is there any other aways of using the pvr-350 remote with other receivers?
I don't know if the problem is in the ivtv drivers (right now I'm using the 
latest version 0.3.7h), the suse kernel or the lirc version used by suse 
(0.7.0)

Thanks,

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Re: [mythtv-users] Help, PVR-350 TV Out doesn't work

[Michael T. Dean]

Gera Makarov wrote:


At this stage I've only been trying to output live tv from 350 but the
intention was to run X through it. I did enable 350 hardware decoding
in mythfrontend but it didn't do anything.

Just to make sure you know what to expect--turning on "enable 350 
hardware decoding" will not cause the Myth GUI to show on the PVR-350 
output.  Instead, it will cause recordings and LiveTV to be decoded 
using the PVR-350's hardware decoder (regardless of where your Myth GUI 
is shown).  To get the Myth GUI on the TV, you'll have to set up X to 
use the ivtv framebuffer for output.  Your X config specifies the 
open-source driver for an NVIDIA video card, so the GUI will not appear 
on the PVR-350's output.



I was able to get sound
trhough 350 from the following test:

# /usr/bin/ivtvfbctl /dev/fb0 -noglobalalpha -localalpha
# dd if=/dev/video0 of=/dev/video16 bs=64k

but there were diagonal lines that didn't let see the picture. I can't
even get sound now (can't remember what I did to change it). 
 

You're still seeing the framebuffer.  The proper syntax for the 
ivtvfbctl command is:


ivtvfbctl /dev/fb0 -globalalpha -nolocalalpha -alpha 0

Unfortunately, almost every post on the 'net gets it wrong.  Usually 
recommending something like:


ivtvfbctl /dev/fb0 -alpha -on -globalalpha -nolocalalpha

Interestingly enough, that command works, also, but only by "accident."  
The -alpha option requires a value for alpha from 0 (transparent) to 255 
(opaque) and uses the first "word" after "-alpha" That word happens to 
be "-on" (which is supposed to mean "turn on the framebuffer"--a command 
that's never required, so it doesn't hurt that it's ignored), but it's 
not a numeric value "-alpha" expects, so "-alpha" goes with its default 
of 0.


Note, also, that there's no reason to issue the ivtvfbctl command unless 
you're trying to test things out without Myth.  Myth issues the 
appropriate commands to the PVR card to set the proper mode for the 
framebuffer--however, it's possible that the framebuffer alpha could get 
set wrong if you are outputting video over the PVR-350 output and puttng 
the GUI on the video card (although I've never tried it to see what 
happens)...


Mike

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RE: [mythtv-users] Remote under suse 9.3

[Khanh Tran]

Is lircd running?  

I'm running an ATI USB remote wonder on SuSE 9.3 and the Hauppauge
remote on SuSE 9.2 via a PVR-250.  Both have no issues.  The PVR-250 is
on my backend and I even have the new dual driver lirc running a serial
blaster to my cable box.

-khanh

> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Oscar Curero
> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 7:00 PM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Remote under suse 9.3
> 
> El Dilluns, 22 de Agost de 2005 23:52, Tim Hamer va escriure:
> > Oscar Curero wrote:
> > > Is anyone using the remote of the pvr-350 with suse 9.3 ?
> > > In dmesg the only thing about the remote is:
> > > ir-kbd-i2c: i2c IR (Hauppauge) detected at i2c-0//ir0 
> [ivtv i2c driver
> > > #0]
> > >
> > > Everything works like a charm but the remote.
> > >
> > > Please...!!
> > >
> >
> > thats not going to be enough info. have you even installed LIRC yet?
> 
> Yes, lirc is installed.
> 
> 
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RE: [mythtv-users] PVR-150 purchasing questions.

[Khanh Tran]

The PVR-150 MCE has been working fine for me for about 2 months now.
Maybe even closer to 3.

-khanh 

> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of tufkal
> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 6:51 PM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: [mythtv-users] PVR-150 purchasing questions.
> 
> I am fed up with framegrabbers and I am looking at getting the newer 
> cheaper PVR-150 card (maybe 2 of them).  I see 2 models on my usual 
> purchasing site Newegg, the 1042 and the 1045. 
> 
> 1042 $66 
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16815116620
> 
> 1045 $93 
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16815116625
> 
> Will the cheaper 1042 work?  A comment submitted by a user 
> said it works 
> with MythTV but i wanted to make sure here before I purchase.  TIA.
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Re: [mythtv-users] Question on bttv parameters

[Justin Hornsby]

Nes Yarug wrote:

Hi all, first post here and building my first MythTV box (on Gentoo
Linux). Have a few questions, but I'll start with just one :)

In most of the documentation I have read, it states that you must
provide card number and tuner number as options to the bttv kernel module.

How do I know what my card/tuner type is?

I have a Hauppauge DVB-S card and figured that the card type must be
either 10 (bt878) or 4 (bt848), but I'm having trouble with the tuner
type. Someone out there who has the same card and can provide the
numbers? FWIW, lspci output is as follows:

:02:01.0 Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors SAA7146 (rev 01)
Subsystem: Technotrend Systemtechnik GmbH: Unknown device 000e
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
Memory at fdcff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512]

Related question, if I would have 2 different cards in  my system, how
would I pass the different numbers to the bttv module?



First of all you won't be needing the bttv drivers.

What you need is the DVB kernel drivers...

Recent 2.6 kernels (gentoo-sources) at least have the source for them 
but you'll probably have to compile the kernel yourself...


Good luck!

Jus.
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Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-150 purchasing questions.

[Erik Pettersen]

The MCE version of the pvr150 is pretty much driver compatible with
the "retail" flavor.

Obviously you won't get a remote or IR blaster that comes with the
retail package, but you'll get RCA audio inputs as opposed to 1/8th
inch stereo mini jack and the inclusion of an FM tuner (mythtv guru's
is the pvr150MCE's FM tuner supported in linux/myth?) with the MCE
flavor (as well as the cheaper price.

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On 8/22/05, tufkal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am fed up with framegrabbers and I am looking at getting the newer
> cheaper PVR-150 card (maybe 2 of them).  I see 2 models on my usual
> purchasing site Newegg, the 1042 and the 1045.
> 
> 1042 $66 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16815116620
> 
> 1045 $93 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16815116625
> 
> Will the cheaper 1042 work?  A comment submitted by a user said it works
> with MythTV but i wanted to make sure here before I purchase.  TIA.
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Re: [mythtv-users] Zap2it question.

[Bruce Markey]

Mark Gordon wrote:
 I have heard 
that Zap2it includes some kind of advertising with the data, is this 
true and if so is it obtrusive in anyway?


Yes. They advertise NBC, CBS, ABC, USA, Comedy Central, etc as
well as premium channels like HBO, Showtime, Starz, etc. It's
not intrusive, you'd have an empty file if it did not include
the promotional information for the TV networks and stations.

There is a common misconception that if someone wants to get
listings then the evil corporations will try to take them away.
However, this misses the bigger picture that TV listings are how
the stations promote their shows and they are desperate to get
this information to you. No one asked for Data Direct. Tribune
Media Service initiated the project to offload the scraping
traffic to their websites. As a bonus, they get targeted
demographic information and a captive survey audience for free.

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Re: [mythtv-users] HOW CAN THIS BE THIS HARD!?!?!?! (adding 2 files to a bootable iso)

[Erik Pettersen]

There was a great discussion with a billion different ways ( which
doesn't always help, but hey) on slashdot a few months ago

"Why Do We Have to Use a Floppy to Flash BIOS?"
http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/06/29/2135208

I found a lot of neat howto/ideas command line nuggets in the comments
(in between the troll posts, and hot grits of course!)

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On 8/22/05, Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Oh for crying out loud think laterally...
> 
> Download a bootable win98 iso with included CD drivers...
> Burn it and boot the mythbox with it...
> Take the disk out and burn it again with the flash util and the flash
> bin file (you may need 10MB juck file to pad out the CD)
> Stick it back in the mythbox and run the flash util and reflash the bios...
> 
> >My MythTV box needs the BIOS updated.  This can only be done from
> >Windows, or a Windows 98 boot disk.  My MythTV Box doesn't have a floppy
> >drive.  (They are ugly and hold next to nothing.)  So I got the win98SE
> >boot iso from
> >http://www.allbootdisks.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=42&func=selectfolder&filecatid=10
> >
> >Using nothing but Linux I must modify the iso to add 2 files and then
> >burn.  I have 1 CD-RW to do this with.  I've tried for HOURS to find a
> >solution!!!  How can this be this hard?
> >
> >
> >
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Re: [mythtv-users] How do I get decent quality SVideo output? (Using PVR-150 and Geforce4 MX)

[Erik Pettersen]

well granted it would be different, but you complained about what I
presume to be pixelation/blockiness type artifacts, which *could* be
your processor struggling to keep up with decoding or there could be
some horrible recording artifact from snowy analog cable.

I'm trying to eliminate possibilities to narrow down the issue.  Even
if you drag the file over to another more robust machine on your
network, and play it back on a PC monitor hopefully you can
tell/verify (less the interlacing) if it exhibits the same undesirable
features you're seeing on your TV via myth.

If you do that you'll know it's not the encoding/recording.

Next, (and here you'll have to forgive me lords of the myth as I know
precious little about how mythtv handles playback or how to tweak it)
I'd close down myth front end and fire up mplayer or xine or vlc on
the 1ghz box and try the different playback options to see if it
helps.

I'm not sure what to do after you've found a combination that works for you... 

I have a geforce4mx 420 in my test knoppmyth box (XP 1700) and was
playing around with playing back HD streams from the HD-3000 card
outside of mythtv.  Unfortunately I'm not sure what settings worked
best for me (although increasing buffers helped alot)... because it
was like -vo xv worked in one (mplayer?) and -vo xvmc worked in the
other (xine?) but not vice versa... I picked up a geforce fx5200 to
play with as it has more robust media accelleration than the geforce4,
and want to see how that goes =)  One OT question: with the 7174
nvidia drivers if you close out from X to terminal single user mode do
you get all black with green random ANSI looking blocks, or is that
just me?

Sorry for the slightly half baked advice, I think the basic approach
is right to narrow things down, but I start to lose it when you'd need
to be specific about how to adjust playback settings in mythtv/linux. 
In windows world, I'd just say "install the nvidia pure video decoder
trial" and see how that goes =P

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On 8/22/05, David Peeters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It's a 1Ghz P3.
> 
> I really have no other way to play back the file unfortunately as I
> only have the single TV and the playback on a non-interlaced monitor
> would look different anyways.
> 
> When I use XvMC, the OSD goes black and white and flickers badly.
> Using XV picture controls only changes the contrast/hue... don't they?
> I'm not sure what you mean by overlay.
> 
> On 8/22/05, Erik Pettersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > What speed machine? Usually I suggest trying to play back a recorded
> > file in another player (or on another system) to verify that it's a
> > playback/decoding only issue.
> >
> > I'm not sure of the linux or mythtv terminology for this, but what's
> > your video renderer?
> >
> > i.e. overlay, vs xv/Xvmc ?
> >
> > *shrug* maybe that's a start?
> >
> > E.
> > --
> > http://www.byopvr.com
> >
> > On 8/21/05, David Peeters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > I've been having alot of trouble getting decent picture quality output
> > > from my mythtv box to my TV.
> > >
> > > I'm using KnoppMyth.
> > >
> > > I have a PVR-150 non-mce, and Geforce 4MX 420
> > >
> > > I have the S-Video out of my Dish Network box connected to the S-Video
> > > in on my PVR-150.  Then an S-Video out from the Geforce goes to the
> > > TV. (the picture looks fine with going straight from the Dish Network
> > > box to the TV.  The picture looks fantastic when I play a DVD in my
> > > Mythtv box).
> > >
> > > I'm using IVTV version 0.3.7h, and NVidia driver version 7174.
> > >
> > > I'm using the XF86Config-4.nvidia-tvout.sample.
> > >
> > > I have all my capture and transcoding resolutions set to 720x480.
> > >
> > > Recording bitrate is set at 6600 with 8800 max
> > >
> > > I have the Bob de-interlacing set.
> > >
> > > The picture on the TV looks like i'm watching a overly compressed
> > > video on my computer.  there is blockiness and streaking.
> > >
> > > I've tried the denoise3d filter and the result was no better.
> > >
> > > are there settings that I should be using or different drivers that
> > > will improve my quality?
> > >
> > > I'll gladly provide any other required information.
> > >
> > > Thanks for any help!
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Re: [mythtv-users] HOW CAN THIS BE THIS HARD!?!?!?! (adding 2 files to a bootable iso)

[Lee]

Oh for crying out loud think laterally...

Download a bootable win98 iso with included CD drivers...
Burn it and boot the mythbox with it...
Take the disk out and burn it again with the flash util and the flash 
bin file (you may need 10MB juck file to pad out the CD)

Stick it back in the mythbox and run the flash util and reflash the bios...


My MythTV box needs the BIOS updated.  This can only be done from
Windows, or a Windows 98 boot disk.  My MythTV Box doesn't have a floppy
drive.  (They are ugly and hold next to nothing.)  So I got the win98SE
boot iso from
http://www.allbootdisks.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=42&func=selectfolder&filecatid=10

Using nothing but Linux I must modify the iso to add 2 files and then
burn.  I have 1 CD-RW to do this with.  I've tried for HOURS to find a
solution!!!  How can this be this hard?

 



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Re: [mythtv-users] HOW CAN THIS BE THIS HARD!?!?!?! (adding 2 files to a bootable iso)

[Colin Humphreys]

Joe Votour wrote:

I don't know if you've tried this or not, but you can
try mounting the ISO using the loopback device,
something like (the directory /mnt/iso must exist
first):
mount -t iso -o loop filename.iso /mnt/iso


iso9660 filesystem is readonly, so you will need to regenerate the iso. 
You can still do this step to access the files for rebuilding it. (Note 
the type is iso9660 not iso)


So mount the iso, and copy all the files out of the iso into a prototype 
directory where you make your changes. Something like rsync -a ./src/ 
./dst/ would do the trick.



(Also, if the ISO contains multiple sections (like a
bootable floppy portion which gets mapped to A:, and a
hard drive-like portion that gets mapped to somewhere
else, well, I definitely don't know how to deal with
that).


The iso is probably a floppy emulated cd. See if one of the files in the 
iso is a floppy image. If you can't find it, just download a boot floppy 
from one of the bootdisk sites, and place it inside the prototype 
directory where you are making changes.


Then rebuild the iso:

mkisofs -b ./path_inside_cdproto_dir/bootfloppy.img \
-o bootcd.iso ./cdproto_dir/

Burn that.
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Re: [mythtv-users] HOW CAN THIS BE THIS HARD!?!?!?! (adding 2 files to a bootable iso)

[Joe Votour]

I don't know if you've tried this or not, but you can
try mounting the ISO using the loopback device,
something like (the directory /mnt/iso must exist
first):
mount -t iso -o loop filename.iso /mnt/iso

You'll need to be root to do this.  After you unmount
the ISO, your changes should be in the ISO image,
ready to burn.

The only thing, is that I don't know if this preserves
the El Torito boot information.  I would guess it's
part of the ISO, but I don't know how that's laid out.

(Also, if the ISO contains multiple sections (like a
bootable floppy portion which gets mapped to A:, and a
hard drive-like portion that gets mapped to somewhere
else, well, I definitely don't know how to deal with
that).

-- Joe

--- Richard Bronosky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> My MythTV box needs the BIOS updated.  This can only
> be done from
> Windows, or a Windows 98 boot disk.  My MythTV Box
> doesn't have a floppy
> drive.  (They are ugly and hold next to nothing.) 
> So I got the win98SE
> boot iso from
>
http://www.allbootdisks.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=42&func=selectfolder&filecatid=10
> 
> Using nothing but Linux I must modify the iso to add
> 2 files and then
> burn.  I have 1 CD-RW to do this with.  I've tried
> for HOURS to find a
> solution!!!  How can this be this hard?
> 
> -- 
> 
> 
>   Thank you for your time,
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Re: [mythtv-users] Remote under suse 9.3

[Oscar Curero]

El Dilluns, 22 de Agost de 2005 23:52, Tim Hamer va escriure:
> Oscar Curero wrote:
> > Is anyone using the remote of the pvr-350 with suse 9.3 ?
> > In dmesg the only thing about the remote is:
> > ir-kbd-i2c: i2c IR (Hauppauge) detected at i2c-0//ir0 [ivtv i2c driver
> > #0]
> >
> > Everything works like a charm but the remote.
> >
> > Please...!!
> >
>
> thats not going to be enough info. have you even installed LIRC yet?

Yes, lirc is installed.


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[mythtv-users] PVR-150 purchasing questions.

[tufkal]

I am fed up with framegrabbers and I am looking at getting the newer 
cheaper PVR-150 card (maybe 2 of them).  I see 2 models on my usual 
purchasing site Newegg, the 1042 and the 1045. 


1042 $66 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16815116620

1045 $93 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16815116625

Will the cheaper 1042 work?  A comment submitted by a user said it works 
with MythTV but i wanted to make sure here before I purchase.  TIA.

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[mythtv-users] NOVA-T Hauppauge testing to see if my card is working

[Stephen Kitchener]

Hi Julian

>Message: 18
>Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 21:58:15 +0100
>From: Julian Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] NOVA-T Hauppauge testing to see if my card
>is  working
>To: Discussion about mythtv 
>Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed

>Stephen Kitchener wrote:

>>modprobe v4l1-compat
>>modprobe v4l2-common
>>modprobe video-buf
>>modprobe dvb-core
>>modprobe tda1004x
>>modprobe saa7146
>>modprobe saa7146_vv
>>modprobe ttpci-eeprom
>>modprobe budget
>>modprobe budget-ci
>>
>>
>>Any help appriciated...Any more info required, please ask.
>>  
>>
>Try sticking this:

>modprobe dvb-ttpci

I did this - no change at all  :-(

I get the same messages in dmesg

>before the "modprobe budget"

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[mythtv-users] Question on bttv parameters

[Nes Yarug]

Hi all, first post here and building my first MythTV box (on Gentoo
Linux). Have a few questions, but I'll start with just one :)

In most of the documentation I have read, it states that you must
provide card number and tuner number as options to the bttv kernel module.

How do I know what my card/tuner type is?

I have a Hauppauge DVB-S card and figured that the card type must be
either 10 (bt878) or 4 (bt848), but I'm having trouble with the tuner
type. Someone out there who has the same card and can provide the
numbers? FWIW, lspci output is as follows:

:02:01.0 Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors SAA7146 (rev 01)
Subsystem: Technotrend Systemtechnik GmbH: Unknown device 000e
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
Memory at fdcff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512]

Related question, if I would have 2 different cards in  my system, how
would I pass the different numbers to the bttv module?

Hope my questions are clear.
Regards,
NY


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Re: [mythtv-users] NOVA-T Hauppauge testing to see if my card is working

[Stephen Kitchener]

Couldn't work out how to respond to a digest, so I've changed my settings, and 
replied this way

>Stephen Kitchener wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I would like to able to see if my card is working before I get into the full 
>>mythtv install process, so I tried to install the modules as described in 
>>various howto's and documents that I have found, but I have not been able to 
>>get the frontend installed or get the device entries added to /dev/ or /udev 
>>as Ithink my machine has. I am running Mandrake 10.1 and I think that it is 
>>udev, someone will correct me I am sure..
> >
>>
>I had to:
>cd /dev
.>/MAKEDEV dvb
>(and FWIW, on Debian IIRC it didn't work properly - I think I had to
>manually create the /dev/dvb/ dir - maybe just my system)

Well,. I don't have /MAKEDEV  inside /dev or elseware, what's why I am 
convinced that my system is useing /udev...

>>Anyway her is what I have done,
>>
>>I found on one document that I needed to have dvb-ttpci-01.fw installed 
>>in /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware  and another site said that I needed to have
>>dvb-fe-tda10045.fw and yet another said that I needed tda1004x.mc, so I am a 
>>little confused as to what I need to have in  /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware.
>>  
>>
>teak:/# ll /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/
->rw-r--r--  1 root root 30555 2005-08-11 18:34 dvb-fe-tda10045.fw

I do have this installed and lt have the correct perms and settings

>>However, when I run these commands as described on 
>>http://www.ethics-gradient.net/myth/mythdvb2.html
>>
>>modprobe v4l1-compat
>>modprobe v4l2-common
>>modprobe video-buf
>>modprobe dvb-core
>>modprobe tda1004x
>>modprobe saa7146
>>modprobe saa7146_vv
>>modprobe ttpci-eeprom
>>modprobe budget
>>modprobe budget-ci
>>  
>>
>I am using 2.6.12.4

I am using 2.6.8.1-12 on a madrake 10.1 system

>Here are my modules:

>Module  Size  Used by
>budget_ci  11520  7
>tda1004x   14724  1 budget_ci
>firmware_class  7936  1 budget_ci
>budget_core 7428  1 budget_ci
>dvb_core   76072  2 budget_ci,budget_core
>saa714615240  2 budget_ci,budget_core
>ttpci_eeprom2432  1 budget_core
>stv029910888  1 budget_ci

>I just modprobe budget_ci and it brings the rest in.

If I do that all I get in dmesg is...

saa7146: register extension 'budget_ci dvb'

Nothing else happens

>I don't have saa7146_vv - try and get rid of that...

>I put some notes on the kernel config here:
>http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/TDA10045

>please verify... :)

I have had a look at that, looks ok, but I am trying to do this with the 
installed kernel and installing the modules that exist, it should be 
possible...

>>
>>and look in dmesg for the results, I get half the answer expected, ie 
>>saa7146: register extension 'budget dvb'.
>>PCI: Found IRQ 3 for device :00:0b.0
>>PCI: Sharing IRQ 3 with :00:0c.0
>>saa7146: found saa7146 @ mem f8bde000 (revision 1, irq 3) (0x13c2,0x1005).
>>DVB: registering new adapter (TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-T  PCI).
>>TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-T  PCI adapter 0 has MAC addr = 00:d0:5c:21:82:cd
>>
>>However I don't get the line saying that the front end was installed or 
>>detected.
>>
>>What  can I do to rectify this please ?? Am I missing modules that I need to 
>>install ??
>>
>>I am running Mandrake 10.1 with a 2.6 kernel and I am using a Hauppauge 
Nova-t 
>>card that "lspci -v" gives as a result this..
>>
>>00:0b.0 Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors SAA7146 (rev 01)
>>Subsystem: Technotrend Systemtechnik GmbH Technotrend-Budget / 
>>Hauppauge WinTV-NOVA-T DVB card
>>Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 3
>>Memory at ed80 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512]
>>
>>I have tried to run kaffine, I realise that this isn't a kaffine list but at 
>>least it will give me an idication of the card working or not. I reports 
that 
>>if can't find the dev device, is that because the front-end isn't being 
>>initialised ??
>>  
>>
>I suspect so.
>I found Kaffiene to be excellent to get things going :)

>David
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Re: [mythtv-users] HOW CAN THIS BE THIS HARD!?!?!?! (adding 2 files to a bootable iso)

[IvanK.]

On Monday 22 August 2005 06:26 pm, Richard Bronosky wrote:
> My MythTV box needs the BIOS updated.  This can only be done from
> Windows, or a Windows 98 boot disk.  My MythTV Box doesn't have a floppy
> drive.  (They are ugly and hold next to nothing.)  So I got the win98SE
> boot iso from
> http://www.allbootdisks.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=42&func=
>selectfolder&filecatid=10
>
> Using nothing but Linux I must modify the iso to add 2 files and then
> burn.  I have 1 CD-RW to do this with.  I've tried for HOURS to find a
> solution!!!  How can this be this hard?


Ha!  Ain't that a coincidence!  I had to do the same thing and it was the 
easiest thing.  I used different instructions though:

http://www.nu2.nu/bootcd/

You'll need a windows2000/xp to create a bootable iso.  Don't know if that 
works for you.

IvanK.
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Re: [mythtv-users] noob remote question

[Robert D. Mathews]

lirc is started, in terminal i get corresponding readout from what 
buttons i push.  when i log out as user and in as root everything works 
as advertised. all remote functions work. is there something i need to 
post so someone can troubleshoot it?


Blastzone wrote:


First, are you sure that lircd is running @ startup?
Then, log in as your user and test the remote using irw.  If you're
getting something there, your local .lircrc is probably non-existant
or has bad permissions.
(that was my problem)

On 8/22/05, Robert D. Mathews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
 


I have slogged through many how-to's and with wilsons guide and have
gotten myself a working mythtv setup. happage 150, fedora core3 etc. I
know i may  be missing something in the doc's, but everything works with
the exception of the remote. this too will work so long as i am logged
in as root. Is there some way to get the frontend to start as root while
logged in as user? will i always have to be logged in as root to get
this to function?
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[mythtv-users] HOW CAN THIS BE THIS HARD!?!?!?! (adding 2 files to a bootable iso)

[Richard Bronosky]

My MythTV box needs the BIOS updated.  This can only be done from
Windows, or a Windows 98 boot disk.  My MythTV Box doesn't have a floppy
drive.  (They are ugly and hold next to nothing.)  So I got the win98SE
boot iso from
http://www.allbootdisks.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=42&func=selectfolder&filecatid=10

Using nothing but Linux I must modify the iso to add 2 files and then
burn.  I have 1 CD-RW to do this with.  I've tried for HOURS to find a
solution!!!  How can this be this hard?

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Re: [mythtv-users] How do I get decent quality SVideo output? (Using PVR-150 and Geforce4 MX)

[David Peeters]

It's a 1Ghz P3.

I really have no other way to play back the file unfortunately as I
only have the single TV and the playback on a non-interlaced monitor
would look different anyways.

When I use XvMC, the OSD goes black and white and flickers badly.
Using XV picture controls only changes the contrast/hue... don't they?
I'm not sure what you mean by overlay.

On 8/22/05, Erik Pettersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What speed machine? Usually I suggest trying to play back a recorded
> file in another player (or on another system) to verify that it's a
> playback/decoding only issue.
> 
> I'm not sure of the linux or mythtv terminology for this, but what's
> your video renderer?
> 
> i.e. overlay, vs xv/Xvmc ?
> 
> *shrug* maybe that's a start?
> 
> E.
> --
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> 
> On 8/21/05, David Peeters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I've been having alot of trouble getting decent picture quality output
> > from my mythtv box to my TV.
> >
> > I'm using KnoppMyth.
> >
> > I have a PVR-150 non-mce, and Geforce 4MX 420
> >
> > I have the S-Video out of my Dish Network box connected to the S-Video
> > in on my PVR-150.  Then an S-Video out from the Geforce goes to the
> > TV. (the picture looks fine with going straight from the Dish Network
> > box to the TV.  The picture looks fantastic when I play a DVD in my
> > Mythtv box).
> >
> > I'm using IVTV version 0.3.7h, and NVidia driver version 7174.
> >
> > I'm using the XF86Config-4.nvidia-tvout.sample.
> >
> > I have all my capture and transcoding resolutions set to 720x480.
> >
> > Recording bitrate is set at 6600 with 8800 max
> >
> > I have the Bob de-interlacing set.
> >
> > The picture on the TV looks like i'm watching a overly compressed
> > video on my computer.  there is blockiness and streaking.
> >
> > I've tried the denoise3d filter and the result was no better.
> >
> > are there settings that I should be using or different drivers that
> > will improve my quality?
> >
> > I'll gladly provide any other required information.
> >
> > Thanks for any help!
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Re: [mythtv-users] noob remote question

[Asher Schaffer]

On 8/22/05, Robert D. Mathews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have slogged through many how-to's and with wilsons guide and have
> gotten myself a working mythtv setup. happage 150, fedora core3 etc. I
> know i may  be missing something in the doc's, but everything works with
> the exception of the remote. this too will work so long as i am logged
> in as root. Is there some way to get the frontend to start as root while
> logged in as user? will i always have to be logged in as root to get
> this to function?

What are the permissions on /dev/lircd ?  Make sure all has rw
permission, or make an a group, add the user to that group, chgrp
/dev/lircd, and give the group rw permissions.
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Re: [mythtv-users] Remote under suse 9.3

[Tim Hamer]

Oscar Curero wrote:

Is anyone using the remote of the pvr-350 with suse 9.3 ?
In dmesg the only thing about the remote is:
ir-kbd-i2c: i2c IR (Hauppauge) detected at i2c-0//ir0 [ivtv i2c driver #0]

Everything works like a charm but the remote.

Please...!!




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thats not going to be enough info. have you even installed LIRC yet?
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Re: [mythtv-users] noob remote question

[Blastzone]

First, are you sure that lircd is running @ startup?
Then, log in as your user and test the remote using irw.  If you're
getting something there, your local .lircrc is probably non-existant
or has bad permissions.
(that was my problem)

On 8/22/05, Robert D. Mathews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have slogged through many how-to's and with wilsons guide and have
> gotten myself a working mythtv setup. happage 150, fedora core3 etc. I
> know i may  be missing something in the doc's, but everything works with
> the exception of the remote. this too will work so long as i am logged
> in as root. Is there some way to get the frontend to start as root while
> logged in as user? will i always have to be logged in as root to get
> this to function?
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[mythtv-users] Remote under suse 9.3

[Oscar Curero]

Is anyone using the remote of the pvr-350 with suse 9.3 ?
In dmesg the only thing about the remote is:
ir-kbd-i2c: i2c IR (Hauppauge) detected at i2c-0//ir0 [ivtv i2c driver #0]

Everything works like a charm but the remote.

Please...!!
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Re: [mythtv-users] Found an Awesome Remote

[Tim Hamer]

Richard Bronosky wrote:

Tim Hamer wrote:



Matthew Schumacher wrote:



On 8/19/05, Jesse Guardiani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Does anyone know of a good IR/RF universal remote?  Bonus points if
it's as sexy as the Harmony...

  



every RF remote i've ever seen can only be used with its own
specific RF  equipment, so you won't find one to control your
keyboard i dont think.
As far as good IR/RF remotes go, one for all makes a very good one
for a  resonable price

http://www.ofausa.com/remote.php?type=URC%209910

got it at fry's for $50, and it comes with the basestation. it's a
very  large remote, but it has full learning, macros, and a small
lcd display.  works out by the pool just fine.




What do you figure the range is with this.  I have an ATI remote wonder
and I need to wave it around looking for a signal to control my mythtv
server even in the same room.  I'm looking for a better remote, but it
has to be able to go 75 feet though walls and work all of the time.  Do
you think this unit will do that?

schu
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it claims to do up to 100', but i assume thats open air. i got it to
work consistently from about 50' through a couple walls, but i didnt
test very hard at longer distances.
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Can you test this for us?  2 people + 1 cellphone + 10 minutes = great
resource for the MythTV Community.


its at my parent's house, so i can test it when i visit them in a few weeks.
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Re: [mythtv-users] How do I get decent quality SVideo output? (Using PVR-150 and Geforce4 MX)

[Erik Pettersen]

What speed machine? Usually I suggest trying to play back a recorded
file in another player (or on another system) to verify that it's a
playback/decoding only issue.

I'm not sure of the linux or mythtv terminology for this, but what's
your video renderer?

i.e. overlay, vs xv/Xvmc ?

*shrug* maybe that's a start?

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On 8/21/05, David Peeters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've been having alot of trouble getting decent picture quality output
> from my mythtv box to my TV.
> 
> I'm using KnoppMyth.
> 
> I have a PVR-150 non-mce, and Geforce 4MX 420
> 
> I have the S-Video out of my Dish Network box connected to the S-Video
> in on my PVR-150.  Then an S-Video out from the Geforce goes to the
> TV. (the picture looks fine with going straight from the Dish Network
> box to the TV.  The picture looks fantastic when I play a DVD in my
> Mythtv box).
> 
> I'm using IVTV version 0.3.7h, and NVidia driver version 7174.
> 
> I'm using the XF86Config-4.nvidia-tvout.sample.
> 
> I have all my capture and transcoding resolutions set to 720x480.
> 
> Recording bitrate is set at 6600 with 8800 max
> 
> I have the Bob de-interlacing set.
> 
> The picture on the TV looks like i'm watching a overly compressed
> video on my computer.  there is blockiness and streaking.
> 
> I've tried the denoise3d filter and the result was no better.
> 
> are there settings that I should be using or different drivers that
> will improve my quality?
> 
> I'll gladly provide any other required information.
> 
> Thanks for any help!
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Re: [mythtv-users] On screen display

[David]

Marty Ravell wrote:

> My Myth setup is running fabulously well. WAF is high and our TV
> viewing habits have been completely changed.
>
> A niggling little problem is however defying my attempts to fix. When
> I am watching ‘live’ TV (not often now as we mainly watch recorded
> programs) and hit the menu button I get the seven options (Program
> Guide, something Browse Mode etc) of the semi-transparent menu up on
> the screen. Trouble is that they are positioned so that the left hand
> side of this menu is off the left hand side of the screen. i.e. I see
> ‘ogram Giude’ where the ‘Pr and half the ‘o’ (of Program Guide) are to
> the left off the viewable area.
>
> I’ve tried messing around with various settings under the Setup menu
> but don’t seem to be able to find anything that makes any difference.
>
> The rig is using the TV Out of a PVR 350 with the drivers as per AT
> RPM’s and Jarod’s guide.
>
> Do I need to be messing with modelines or something like that?
>
> I don’t think that I am missing actual TV picture off to the left hand
> side but cannot be entirely sure.
>
> I’ve tired setting and un-setting the ‘Use GUI size for TV playback’
> under Settings -> Apearance but this doesn’t seem to have any effect.
>
> Changing the GUI size itself seems to just work on the Myth GUI (I’m
> assuming that the TV Out of the PVR is a completely separate video
> mode of some sort.)
>
> Any suggestions would be very much appreciated.
>
IIRC there was discussio of an option in the ivtv X driver to restrict
the 'view' onto the framebuffer display or something. This essentially
gave X a screen that was smaller than the framebuffer but fitted onto
the non-overscanned part of the display.

Try the ivtv lists.

This approach won't work with nvidia. I think Myth would need to put the
OSD into a bounding box. Of course *that* would work for both nvidia and
ivtv.
It would be nice to have an xv 'window' that was bigger than the osd
'window' so the video can extend past the visible boundary and into the
overscan whilst the osd is fully on screen.
I have the xv window/overscan set so the video touches the edges but
this leaves small black bars where there's no overscan and the
adjustment isn't as flexible as a monitor (nvidia's driver has no h/v
shift or h/v scale - just 'bigger' or 'smaller')

David

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Re: [mythtv-users] NOVA-T Hauppauge testing to see if my card is working

[David]

Stephen Kitchener wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I would like to able to see if my card is working before I get into the full 
>mythtv install process, so I tried to install the modules as described in 
>various howto's and documents that I have found, but I have not been able to 
>get the frontend installed or get the device entries added to /dev/ or /udev 
>as Ithink my machine has. I am running Mandrake 10.1 and I think that it is 
>udev, someone will correct me I am sure..
>  
>
I had to:
cd /dev
./MAKEDEV dvb
(and FWIW, on Debian IIRC it didn't work properly - I think I had to
manually create the /dev/dvb/ dir - maybe just my system)

>Anyway her is what I have done,
>
>I found on one document that I needed to have dvb-ttpci-01.fw installed 
>in /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware  and another site said that I needed to have
>dvb-fe-tda10045.fw and yet another said that I needed tda1004x.mc, so I am a 
>little confused as to what I need to have in  /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware.
>  
>
teak:/# ll /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 30555 2005-08-11 18:34 dvb-fe-tda10045.fw

>However, when I run these commands as described on 
>http://www.ethics-gradient.net/myth/mythdvb2.html
>
>modprobe v4l1-compat
>modprobe v4l2-common
>modprobe video-buf
>modprobe dvb-core
>modprobe tda1004x
>modprobe saa7146
>modprobe saa7146_vv
>modprobe ttpci-eeprom
>modprobe budget
>modprobe budget-ci
>  
>
I am using 2.6.12.4

Here are my modules:

Module  Size  Used by
budget_ci  11520  7
tda1004x   14724  1 budget_ci
firmware_class  7936  1 budget_ci
budget_core 7428  1 budget_ci
dvb_core   76072  2 budget_ci,budget_core
saa714615240  2 budget_ci,budget_core
ttpci_eeprom2432  1 budget_core
stv029910888  1 budget_ci

I just modprobe budget_ci and it brings the rest in.

I don't have saa7146_vv - try and get rid of that...

I put some notes on the kernel config here:
http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/TDA10045

please verify... :)

>
>and look in dmesg for the results, I get half the answer expected, ie 
>saa7146: register extension 'budget dvb'.
>PCI: Found IRQ 3 for device :00:0b.0
>PCI: Sharing IRQ 3 with :00:0c.0
>saa7146: found saa7146 @ mem f8bde000 (revision 1, irq 3) (0x13c2,0x1005).
>DVB: registering new adapter (TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-T  PCI).
>TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-T  PCI adapter 0 has MAC addr = 00:d0:5c:21:82:cd
>
>However I don't get the line saying that the front end was installed or 
>detected.
>
>What  can I do to rectify this please ?? Am I missing modules that I need to 
>install ??
>
>I am running Mandrake 10.1 with a 2.6 kernel and I am using a Hauppauge Nova-t 
>card that "lspci -v" gives as a result this..
>
>00:0b.0 Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors SAA7146 (rev 01)
>Subsystem: Technotrend Systemtechnik GmbH Technotrend-Budget / 
>Hauppauge WinTV-NOVA-T DVB card
>Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 3
>Memory at ed80 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512]
>
>I have tried to run kaffine, I realise that this isn't a kaffine list but at 
>least it will give me an idication of the card working or not. I reports that 
>if can't find the dev device, is that because the front-end isn't being 
>initialised ??
>  
>
I suspect so.
I found Kaffiene to be excellent to get things going :)

David
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Re: [mythtv-users] Multiple Video Out - Anyone? or Stop Asking...

[Charles Choukalos]

Hi Dave,

I was thinking along these lines quite a while ago.  I
setup a server pushing the video out from the computer
to a radio-shack RF modulator (tunable, $60 for the
modulator I believe) and piped back into my RG6
distribution tree.  

I did have several issues.
1.  Time Warner was pushing a very noisy signal into
the
house.  I hand built a low-pass capacitor (cut off
was around channel 84 or something like that.  
don't remember the frequency).  That let in my 
el'cheapo cable and allowed me to pass my own
signals
on any channel > 84.
2.  Video out quality varied by TV.  For some reason I

never could get it to work well, unless I rebooted
/restarted X with a TV physically connected to the
computer.  Then I could swap RF modulator and TV
and everything would work.  If I didn't do that 
then I had a ton of problems.  Also older TV's 
had some issues with the signal.  I swear my old
sony kept thinking it was getting B&W PAL and not 
color NTSC.
3.  Sound volume was really low.  This was soo 
annoying.  I ended up trying to re-encode video 
files to up the vol., but got a lot of distortion.
this was what broke my "back".
4.  Used the ATI remote wonder (rf) for control.  
worked great, except when the microwave was on
then I had to go through some gyrations to get 
something to happen.  Did have occasional issues
with sticking keys, etc... never did figure out
why.

The sound issue drove me to just dropping a front-end
in on my living room.

In your case you might be able to address the above
issues.  I'd think though you'd need a seperate video
card for each "channel" you want to broadcast.  You'd 
also need a seperate RF modulator for each of those
channels.  All in all probably fairly do-able.  As
far as the remote goes, I recall reading somewhere
that
you could tell the ATI remote-wonder to work broadcast
on a different frequency.  Perhaps you could setup 
something like that where you change the remote to 
a specific frequency to control your various channels.

Let me know if you have any questions... I helped a 
buddy try a similar setup so I can dig up the part 
numbers.  He cheated and bought some filter from one
of
the home automation companys to filter out the cable
company noise.  Not sure if he's still using it or 
broke down and just went with a front-end machine.

-Chuck

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Re: [mythtv-users] NOVA-T Hauppauge testing to see if my card is working

[Julian Edwards]

Stephen Kitchener wrote:


modprobe v4l1-compat
modprobe v4l2-common
modprobe video-buf
modprobe dvb-core
modprobe tda1004x
modprobe saa7146
modprobe saa7146_vv
modprobe ttpci-eeprom
modprobe budget
modprobe budget-ci


Any help appriciated...Any more info required, please ask.
 


Try sticking this:

modprobe dvb-ttpci

before the "modprobe budget"

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[mythtv-users] Quickie Question

[David Ellis]

I have a wonderful working MythTV Setup, Lirc is great, TV
Capture is Great, even HDTV is great.

 

What I want to do is send commands to MythTV from a command
line, preferably identical commands to those by Lirc………..quick
google search didn’t reveal a solution, so I thought I’d ask here.

 

Consider the following scenario:

 

Ssh into the box:

- 
change channel to 50

- 
exit

 

Any ideas?

 

David






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[mythtv-users] noob remote question

[Robert D. Mathews]

I have slogged through many how-to's and with wilsons guide and have 
gotten myself a working mythtv setup. happage 150, fedora core3 etc. I 
know i may  be missing something in the doc's, but everything works with 
the exception of the remote. this too will work so long as i am logged 
in as root. Is there some way to get the frontend to start as root while 
logged in as user? will i always have to be logged in as root to get 
this to function?

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[mythtv-users] NOVA-T Hauppauge testing to see if my card is working

[Stephen Kitchener]

Hi,

I would like to able to see if my card is working before I get into the full 
mythtv install process, so I tried to install the modules as described in 
various howto's and documents that I have found, but I have not been able to 
get the frontend installed or get the device entries added to /dev/ or /udev 
as Ithink my machine has. I am running Mandrake 10.1 and I think that it is 
udev, someone will correct me I am sure..

Anyway her is what I have done,

I found on one document that I needed to have dvb-ttpci-01.fw installed 
in /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware  and another site said that I needed to have
dvb-fe-tda10045.fw and yet another said that I needed tda1004x.mc, so I am a 
little confused as to what I need to have in  /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware.

However, when I run these commands as described on 
http://www.ethics-gradient.net/myth/mythdvb2.html

modprobe v4l1-compat
modprobe v4l2-common
modprobe video-buf
modprobe dvb-core
modprobe tda1004x
modprobe saa7146
modprobe saa7146_vv
modprobe ttpci-eeprom
modprobe budget
modprobe budget-ci


and look in dmesg for the results, I get half the answer expected, ie 
saa7146: register extension 'budget dvb'.
PCI: Found IRQ 3 for device :00:0b.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 3 with :00:0c.0
saa7146: found saa7146 @ mem f8bde000 (revision 1, irq 3) (0x13c2,0x1005).
DVB: registering new adapter (TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-T  PCI).
TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-T  PCI adapter 0 has MAC addr = 00:d0:5c:21:82:cd

However I don't get the line saying that the front end was installed or 
detected.

What  can I do to rectify this please ?? Am I missing modules that I need to 
install ??

I am running Mandrake 10.1 with a 2.6 kernel and I am using a Hauppauge Nova-t 
card that "lspci -v" gives as a result this..

00:0b.0 Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors SAA7146 (rev 01)
Subsystem: Technotrend Systemtechnik GmbH Technotrend-Budget / 
Hauppauge WinTV-NOVA-T DVB card
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 3
Memory at ed80 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512]

I have tried to run kaffine, I realise that this isn't a kaffine list but at 
least it will give me an idication of the card working or not. I reports that 
if can't find the dev device, is that because the front-end isn't being 
initialised ??


Any help appriciated...Any more info required, please ask.

Thanks

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Re: [mythtv-users] MythGame 0.18 binary package for Debian

[Cameron Dale]

On 8/22/05, George Nassas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
To the original poster: the reason game and phone debs are missing isMatt hasn't gotten around to packaging them. If you're able to come upwith a package patch to include those plugins then he asks that youpost the patch to the mythtv-dev list and prepend the subject with
"[DEBIAN PATCH]".
Thanks, that's all I was looking for. I'll do my best, but haven't had any luck yet with the compile.

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Re: [mythtv-users] Found an Awesome Remote

[Richard Bronosky]

Tim Hamer wrote:

> Matthew Schumacher wrote:
>
>> On 8/19/05, Jesse Guardiani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> Does anyone know of a good IR/RF universal remote?  Bonus points if
>> it's as sexy as the Harmony...
>>
>>
>
>
> every RF remote i've ever seen can only be used with its own
> specific RF  equipment, so you won't find one to control your
> keyboard i dont think.
> As far as good IR/RF remotes go, one for all makes a very good one
> for a  resonable price
>
> http://www.ofausa.com/remote.php?type=URC%209910
>
> got it at fry's for $50, and it comes with the basestation. it's a
> very  large remote, but it has full learning, macros, and a small
> lcd display.  works out by the pool just fine.

>>
>>
>> What do you figure the range is with this.  I have an ATI remote wonder
>> and I need to wave it around looking for a signal to control my mythtv
>> server even in the same room.  I'm looking for a better remote, but it
>> has to be able to go 75 feet though walls and work all of the time.  Do
>> you think this unit will do that?
>>
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> it claims to do up to 100', but i assume thats open air. i got it to
> work consistently from about 50' through a couple walls, but i didnt
> test very hard at longer distances.
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resource for the MythTV Community.

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Re: [mythtv-users] Found an Awesome Remote

[Tim Hamer]

Matthew Schumacher wrote:

On 8/19/05, Jesse Guardiani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Does anyone know of a good IR/RF universal remote?  Bonus points if
it's as sexy as the Harmony...





every RF remote i've ever seen can only be used with its own specific 
RF  
equipment, so you won't find one to control your keyboard i dont 
think. 

As far as good IR/RF remotes go, one for all makes a very good one for 
a  
resonable price


http://www.ofausa.com/remote.php?type=URC%209910

got it at fry's for $50, and it comes with the basestation. it's a 
very  
large remote, but it has full learning, macros, and a small lcd 
display.  
works out by the pool just fine.



What do you figure the range is with this.  I have an ATI remote wonder
and I need to wave it around looking for a signal to control my mythtv
server even in the same room.  I'm looking for a better remote, but it
has to be able to go 75 feet though walls and work all of the time.  Do
you think this unit will do that?

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it claims to do up to 100', but i assume thats open air. i got it to 
work consistently from about 50' through a couple walls, but i didnt 
test very hard at longer distances.

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Re: [mythtv-users] Zap2it question.

[Mickey Chandler]

At 12:52 PM 8/22/2005, Mark Gordon wrote:
> From what I have gathered Zap2it provides all the tv listings for the
>US users of MythTV?

Not all of them.  I have DirecTV and they don't provide the PPV 
listings for us (even though they have them) because DTV has asked 
them not to.  That's not a complaint, just a clarification.


>Is there is no cost of this service?

The only cost is a survey that you have to take every three 
months.  I think it's a pretty good trade-off for the amount of 
information we get in return.


>I have heard that Zap2it includes some kind of advertising with the
>data, is this true and if so is it obtrusive in anyway?

That might be the survey.  If they include any advertising it's so 
unobtrusive that I have never seen it.


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Re: [mythtv-users] Zap2it question.

[Richard Bronosky]

Mark Gordon wrote:

> From what I have gathered Zap2it provides all the tv listings for the
> US users of MythTV? Is there is no cost of this service? I have heard
> that Zap2it includes some kind of advertising with the data, is this
> true and if so is it obtrusive in anyway?
>
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Free? yes

More info has been discussed numerous times.
http://www.bitbenderforums.com/~ralpha6/knoppmyth/knoppmythtv.htm

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Re: [mythtv-users] Zap2it question.

[Zak]

That is true.  Zap2It is free, but you have to fill out a survey, and 
you can only subscribe to a 3 month service, which you must renew to 
keep getting the listings.  There is an alternative service available 
for a fee (http://www.lxmsuite.com/).  It still uses Zap2It, but it 
avoids having to fill out surveys.


I don't think there is any advertising - if there is, I have no clue 
where it is displayed.


Mark Gordon wrote:

From what I have gathered Zap2it provides all the tv listings for the 
US users of MythTV? Is there is no cost of this service? I have heard 
that Zap2it includes some kind of advertising with the data, is this 
true and if so is it obtrusive in anyway?


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[mythtv-users] Zap2it question.

[Mark Gordon]

From what I have gathered Zap2it provides all the tv listings for the 
US users of MythTV? 
Is there is no cost of this service? 
I have heard that Zap2it includes some kind of advertising with the 
data, is this true and if so is it obtrusive in anyway?


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Re: [mythtv-users] Found an Awesome Remote

[Matthew Schumacher]

On 8/19/05, Jesse Guardiani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Does anyone know of a good IR/RF universal remote?  Bonus points if
it's as sexy as the Harmony...

  

>>>every RF remote i've ever seen can only be used with its own specific 
>>>RF  
>>>equipment, so you won't find one to control your keyboard i dont 
>>>think. 
>>>
>>>As far as good IR/RF remotes go, one for all makes a very good one for 
>>>a  
>>>resonable price
>>>
>>>http://www.ofausa.com/remote.php?type=URC%209910
>>>
>>>got it at fry's for $50, and it comes with the basestation. it's a 
>>>very  
>>>large remote, but it has full learning, macros, and a small lcd 
>>>display.  
>>>works out by the pool just fine.

What do you figure the range is with this.  I have an ATI remote wonder
and I need to wave it around looking for a signal to control my mythtv
server even in the same room.  I'm looking for a better remote, but it
has to be able to go 75 feet though walls and work all of the time.  Do
you think this unit will do that?

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[mythtv-users] OT: Bonus Cornoation Street on CBC (not in program guide)

[Sean Healy]

This is off topic, but I've seen that some of you depend on MythTV to
record Cornoation Street on CBC, so I thought I would advise.

CBC is running extra episodes this week due to their labour dispute. 
Zap2It does not have the updated schedule.  You need to manually
schedule the bonus episodes.  The schedule is available from CBC's web
site.

It looks like they will be running episodes every day this week except
Thursday from 7pm-8pm.  And on Thursday, there is a Coronation Street
special from 6:30-7pm followed by a regular episode.

The Sunday repeats are doubled to accommodate the changes.

Cheers,
Sean.
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Re: [mythtv-users] Happauge PVR-500 Linux Support Feedback

[Richard Bronosky]

Ernie Lim wrote:

  
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:mythtv-users-
[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Erik Pettersen
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 11:08 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Happauge PVR-500 Linux Support Feedback

That's where this additional backplane/header comes in

http://registration.hauppauge.com/webstore/hardware1.asp#av_cable


  
  

The extra header was included in my pvr500.

  
  

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The extra header came with mine too.  I ordered it from newegg just 2
weeks ago.

The only thing the 2x150 solution offers (ignoring the IR blaster
issue.) that the 500 can't is receiving two different RF feeds.  eg:
analog cable on one, terrestrial antennae on the other.  But this is
not your need if you are talking about cable boxes.  You will certainly
want to use the extra header for the S-Video input.  (If you are
limited by a SFF design, you can Dremel the guts of the header into
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Re: [mythtv-users] Card recommendation request and cable question.

[todd Bailey]

In addition to the below items,

Another interesting approach would be to use a dedicated video port for
myth output. This could either be (s)vga, svideo, composite from a aux
port from a video card that offers multiple outputs.

I find this configuration more flexible as I can login to the primary
screen using a standard computer monitor and when desired watch tv off
of the secondary port which I have connected to a hd projector.

And with a powerful enough computer and video card(s) you can
effectively multitask. 


On Mon, 2005-08-22 at 10:54 -0400, Zak wrote:
> You have several options for the video:
> 1. Get a VGA->component/composite/S-Video converter (e.g., Audio 
> Authority).
> 2. Purchase a video card with S-Video out.
> 3. Purchase a capture card with S-Video out (e.g., PVR-350).
> 4. Purchase a TV w/ DVI or VGA inputs.
> 
> For the sound, yes, you need to pass audio to your TV or stereo.  You 
> can simply use the line-out from your sound card, or you can configure 
> S/PDIF if your sound card (and stereo) supports it.
> 
> Mark Gordon wrote:
> 
> > *I am looking to setup a MythTV machine (2nd attempt)
> > Has anyone used this card:
> > *AVerMedia M150 PCI Interface M150 Media Center Edition 2005 PCI TV 
> > Tuner - OEM
> > It is only 55.00 bucks compared to the  PVR-250 costing $130.Any 
> > recommendations?
> >
> > One thing I don't yet understand.  After I get my myth machine running 
> > on my monitor what device/cable do I then need to get connect my 
> > system to my TV?   Does the sound continue to play via the speakers on 
> > my system or do I need to pass the audio to TV?
> >
> > I am a software developer but as you can probably tell I don't know 
> > much about audio and video.
> >
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Re: [mythtv-users] Found an Awesome Remote

[Richard Bronosky]

Joseph A. Caputo wrote:

  On Friday 19 August 2005 13:29, Tim Hamer wrote:
  
  
Scott Minneman wrote:


  On 8/19/05, Jesse Guardiani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Does anyone know of a good IR/RF universal remote?  Bonus points if
it's as sexy as the Harmony...

  

every RF remote i've ever seen can only be used with its own specific 
RF  
equipment, so you won't find one to control your keyboard i dont 
think. 

As far as good IR/RF remotes go, one for all makes a very good one for 
a  
resonable price

http://www.ofausa.com/remote.php?type=URC%209910

got it at fry's for $50, and it comes with the basestation. it's a 
very  
large remote, but it has full learning, macros, and a small lcd 
display.  
works out by the pool just fine.

  
  
The X-10 Lola (and by extension, I'd imagine the ATI Remote Wonder) is 
an RF remote that also transmits IR.  So I can control my Myth box (RF 
via USB Lola receiver) and my TV (IR) with it.

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The ATI RF remote is the one using the crappy "8
foot wireless keyboard RF" that I was referring to.  We can't even use
the wireless keyboards in a our conference room because of the short
range...  Trying to use the same technology via remote from the pool
would be futile.

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Re: [mythtv-users] Found an Awesome Remote

[Tim Hamer]

Joseph A. Caputo wrote:

On Friday 19 August 2005 13:29, Tim Hamer wrote:


Scott Minneman wrote:


On 8/19/05, Jesse Guardiani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Does anyone know of a good IR/RF universal remote?  Bonus points if
it's as sexy as the Harmony...



every RF remote i've ever seen can only be used with its own specific 
RF  
equipment, so you won't find one to control your keyboard i dont 
think. 

As far as good IR/RF remotes go, one for all makes a very good one for 
a  
resonable price


http://www.ofausa.com/remote.php?type=URC%209910

got it at fry's for $50, and it comes with the basestation. it's a 
very  
large remote, but it has full learning, macros, and a small lcd 
display.  
works out by the pool just fine.



The X-10 Lola (and by extension, I'd imagine the ATI Remote Wonder) is 
an RF remote that also transmits IR.  So I can control my Myth box (RF 
via USB Lola receiver) and my TV (IR) with it.


-JAC
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no IR on the remote wonder. its just for the PC.
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Re: [mythtv-users] Symlinking kernel modules (was:I'm so frustrated. (PVR-500))

[Richard Bronosky]

Mike wrote:
Richard
Bronosky wrote:
  
  
  So I tried to buy hardware specifically to
have a good MythTV

experience.  ( See setup here http://www.bronosky.com/index.php?p=21 )

I have obviously failed.


I've installed KnoppMyth R5A16, and followed these instructions for
ivtv

http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4822#28248  I used

ivtv-0.3.7d.  I got HcwMakoA.ROM & HcwFalcn.rom off of the latest
CD

posted on http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/support/support_mce.html


I'm getting the "reddish static fade in, fade out" problem.  I'm
hearing

people talk about loading the ivtv module with different parameters.  I

don't know what loading a module is, or how to change parameters.  I

hear people talking about modules.conf and modprobe.conf...


This is just too much for me to figure out right now.  I don't feel
like

I know enough to know what I need to learn.  I'm not dead set on

KnoppMyth, but I am dead set on the hardware described above.  Can

someone please tell me the easiest way to get a viewable video signal

from a PVR-500 using mplayer or something?  I just need a little
victory

to feel good about this project again.



 


  
did you try 0.3.7g... I'm betting it is because your tuners aren't
detecting correctly. I never had these problems on Debian but somebody
I know had tried knoppmyth and had the exact same issues you are
talking about. He gave me access where I tried to build 0.3.7c and I
couldn't get it detecting the tuners right either. It seemed like
something was wrong with tveeprom.ko which didn't make much sense since
building it exactly the same way on debian vs knoppmyth produces 2
entirely different results Debian works, knoppmyth doesn't detect
tuners right with a rebuild tveeprom.ko..
  
  
And for future reference, people will be able to tell you whats wrong
quicker if you post the relivent info from 'dmesg' and post your
configurations.
  
  
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Wow, thanks again to all of you who have offered so
much support.  I really am blown away by how well the O.S.S. concept
works.

I actually had a very encouraging victory this weekend.  My wife made
the mistake of going to bed early on Friday.  This means she will be
asleep when I go to bed, so "why should I go sooner versus later?" 
Come 1am I had followed Todd Ignasiak's advice & URL's and got
/dev/video0 to deliver video to both mplayer and MythTV's "Watch Live
TV"

I should have went to bed then.

But, I did notice that the video seemed to be stretched wide and 25% of
the right half was out of view.  Since the instructions I was following
used ivtv 0.3.2s I decided to try 0.3.7f (the latest as of then)  I
lost all I had gained.  I was up until 5am trying to get it to work
again.  So, now I must start over with 0.3.2s to see if I can get back
where I was. Can I use symlinks for the ivtv installs?

Right now I have the following symlinks:
/lib/modules/misc/tuner.ko -> modules/2.6.11.9-chw-2/ivtv/tuner.ko
/lib/modules/ivtv-fw-enc.bin -> HcwFalcn.rom

1st, is there a problem with using either of those?  (specifically the
first one.)
2nd, I would like to symlink every file that gets installed by
/usr/src/ivtv-x/driver/make install & /usr/src/ivtv-x/driver/make
install to it's destination, so that I could easily test different
versions of the driver by only calling a "make", and then symlinking /lib/modules/... to /usr/src/ivtv-current/...
and symlinking /usr/src/ivtv-current/ to /usr/src/ivtv-x/. 
Is that clear?  Can that be done?  (I'm wondering if the kernel will
follow these nested links.)  What files do I need to link? (is there a
way for me to find that out from the Makefile2.6?)

Please no RTFMing.  I did actually open the file
/usr/src/ivtv-0.3.7f/driver/Makefile2.6 and saw the following sections
"all:", "install: all", "clean:", "reload:", and "unload:". The section
"install:all" seems to "find" msp3400.ko, tuner.ko, tda9887.ko, &
tveeprom.ko in the /lib/modules/x/kernel directory and warn you of
conflicts, but I cannot find where it actually copies those files to
their destinations.

Please advise.

I'm changing the title of this thread, since I just went in a whole new
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[mythtv-users] Multiple Video Out - Anyone? or Stop Asking...

[Dave]

Anyone have thoughts 
on this, or am I nuts and should quit asking?
 
Here is my 
Goal.I would like to output three different signals to a "Video 
Modulator" (Down the road, more likely via baluns over Cat5e to increase the 
quality).In the video modulator scenario, I would then assign a 
different "unused" channel to each signal, and distribute it over the same RG6 
that carries my cable TV signal.I was hoping via bluetooth or seperate 
IR codes, I could control that particular channels/monitors MythTV 
"session".ex. I could have a universal remote that 
 Aux1 would control MythTV on Channel 
1 Aux2 would control MythTV on Channel 2 
and Aux3 would control MythTV on Channel 3I 
could then have any three TV's controlled and displaying different content 
depending on the Channel Chosen and the matching Aux selected on the 
remote.There would be no "client" per se as one box is distributing all 
3 signals.Dave
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Re: [mythtv-users] Good, general Linux resources?

[Marshall Crocker]

I always point new users to our research group to the linux cookbook:
http://dsl.org/cookbook/cookbook_toc.html

We do almost all of our work on Linux and we get users who have little 
to no experience in that area.  This resource is great for them.  A 
little out of date but most of it is still applicable.


Marshall


Zak wrote:

I am a longtime (~10 years) Windows tinkerer, but just got into Linux 
in the past year, specifically for the purpose of setting up MythTV 
(which, simply put, rocks).  I have it working, thanks to Jarod's 
fantastic guide.  However, 90% of the commands I entered on faith, 
without any clue what I was doing.


Are there any good resources that people can recommend for learning 
about the architecture of the linux system?  I'm not looking for a 
white paper, but just a general idea of how it treats hard drives 
(e.g., having to mount everything), peripherals (e.g., video capture 
cards), etc. along with some of the common commands that are used to 
manipulate system resources (e.g., depmod, modprobe, lspci, dmesg, etc.).


Any resources are greatly appreciated.  I don't mind doing heavy 
lifting - if I can, I would be willing to put together a mini-FAQ for 
other nubies.  I can't imagine I am the only one.


Thanks,
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Re: [mythtv-users] Card recommendation request and cable question.

[Zak]

You have several options for the video:
1. Get a VGA->component/composite/S-Video converter (e.g., Audio 
Authority).

2. Purchase a video card with S-Video out.
3. Purchase a capture card with S-Video out (e.g., PVR-350).
4. Purchase a TV w/ DVI or VGA inputs.

For the sound, yes, you need to pass audio to your TV or stereo.  You 
can simply use the line-out from your sound card, or you can configure 
S/PDIF if your sound card (and stereo) supports it.


Mark Gordon wrote:


*I am looking to setup a MythTV machine (2nd attempt)
Has anyone used this card:
*AVerMedia M150 PCI Interface M150 Media Center Edition 2005 PCI TV 
Tuner - OEM
It is only 55.00 bucks compared to the  PVR-250 costing $130.Any 
recommendations?


One thing I don't yet understand.  After I get my myth machine running 
on my monitor what device/cable do I then need to get connect my 
system to my TV?   Does the sound continue to play via the speakers on 
my system or do I need to pass the audio to TV?


I am a software developer but as you can probably tell I don't know 
much about audio and video.


Thanks,
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[mythtv-users] Card recommendation request and cable question.

[Mark Gordon]

*I am looking to setup a MythTV machine (2nd attempt)
Has anyone used this card:
*AVerMedia M150 PCI Interface M150 Media Center Edition 2005 PCI TV 
Tuner - OEM
It is only 55.00 bucks compared to the  PVR-250 costing $130.Any 
recommendations?


One thing I don't yet understand.  After I get my myth machine running 
on my monitor what device/cable do I then need to get connect my system 
to my TV?   Does the sound continue to play via the speakers on my 
system or do I need to pass the audio to TV?


I am a software developer but as you can probably tell I don't know much 
about audio and video.


Thanks,
Mark

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Re: [mythtv-users] block all recording during a certain timeslot?

[George Nassas]

On 12-Aug-05, at 3:26 PM, Jesse Guardiani wrote:


every night? My Dish receiver downloads updates
every night at 3AM, so I'd like to block the whole
3AM - 4AM timeslot every day of the week.


I would write some sql to run after every database fill where you 
delete program entries for anything on that source during those hours. 
I'm away from my machine right now so I can't give you an example. I 
think you also have to trigger a reschedule once the delete is done.


- George

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Re: [mythtv-users] Happauge PVR-500 Linux Support Feedback

[Roel Gielen]

Hi

Last week I had the same question about the difference  between the 
500MCE and the 500 (without the MCE).
I mailed the dutch Haupauge technical support about my question (was to 
lazy to search around with google).

They say, the MCE version is exactly the same as the "normal" PVR-500.
They also mentioned that a singel PVR-500 is basically the same as two 
PVR 150 on one card.


Greets

If you can read dutch here is their email..

Er is maar 1 PVR500, en dat is de PVR500MCE.
Dit is een OEM product dat eigenlijk helemaal niet los verkocht hoort te
worden.
Het is een fabeltje dat deze alleen zou werken met MCE, theoretisch kan deze
kaart met meer software werken, en er zijn ook diverse andere aanbieders
(waaronder freeware programmatuur) die deze kaart inmiddels ondersteunen.
De PVR500 werkt echter niet met onze eigen WinTV 2000 applicatiesoftware,
aangezien deze niet meer dan 1 TV tuner ondersteunt.
In hoeverre de kaart in Linux kan werken weet ik niet, maar wanneer de
PVR150 wordt ondersteund, dan zou theoretisch de PVR500 ook kunnen werken
aangezien deze kaart technisch gezien niet meer is dan een dubbele PVR150 op
1 PCI kaart.





Joe Votour wrote:


See inline.

-- Joe

--- "Zach.Burlingame" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

 


  I am reading up on creating my own MythTV setup
in our apartment and one
of the things I am currently debating is using 2
Hauppauge PVR-150s or 1
Hauppauge PVR-500 because of its dual
tuners/encoders. I noticed that in the
case of the PVR-150 there is both a "vanilla"
version and an "MCE" (for
Windows XP Media Center Edition). However, I can
only find the PVR-500 in
the MCE flavor. I will be receiving one signal from
digital cable using an
IR blaster to control the cable box and the other
signal from the basic
cable. I do PLAN on moving both to digital cable, so
if the PVR-500 does not
support dual IR blasters, that would break its
contention in my decision. My
questions are as follows:



Is the Hauppauge PVR-500 only offered as the
"PVR-500MCE"?

   


That appears to be the case.  I figure that if
Hauppauge was selling the cards in the non-MCE
version, they likely would, because lots of people
would be interested in it.  (On the other hand, it
might cut into their sales of PVR-x50 cards too). 
 




How is the support in Linux for the PVR-500 (e.g. is
it any more difficult
running two tuners/encoders on the PVR-500 versus 2
separate PVR-150s)?

   


The ivtv driver sees PVR-500 as two PVR-150 cards.  I
don't know about the radio though, I haven't tried it.
 




What is your general experience / recommendation on
the single PVR-500
versus dual PVR-150 decision?

   


I've never used a PVR-150, but I'm very happy with my
PVR-500.  I use it along with a PVR-250 for a total of
three tuners.
 




Thanks for any and all help/feedback.



- Zach



Here is some background on what type of
hardware/software environment I am
currently looking at:

-

Backend:

-

Linux Distro: Gentoo Linux

Processor:AMD Athlon64 3000+ (Winchester
Core)

Mobo:  Asus A8N-E (w/ Nforce4 Ultra
chipset, PCI-E, and SATAII)

RAM:2x 512MB DDR 400 PC-3200 CAS 2.5

Storage:   2x 40GB 7200 RPM 2MB cache ATA133
in RAID 1 (system)

   3x 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB cache
SATA in software RAID 5
(data, video)

Network:   100Mbit switched LAN

Tuners: 2 x Hauppauge PVR-150 or 1 x
Hauppauge PVR-500

Signal:  For starters, 1 digital cable +
1 basic cable signal.
Moving to dual digital cable signal.



-

Frontend(s):

-

TBD  




   


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Re: [mythtv-users] Good, general Linux resources?

[Zak]

Thanks!  This is just what I was looking for!  I'll have to spend some 
time to see if I can parse out the information relevant to Jarod's guide.


Timothy McFadden wrote:


For kernel modules, I found this HOW-TO useful:

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Module-HOWTO/index.html

-Tim
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Re: [mythtv-users] MythGame 0.18 binary package for Debian

[George Nassas]

On 13-Aug-05, at 6:29 AM, Cecil Watson wrote:

Building the debs is something Matt does in his spare time. He has a 
job and other responsibilities.


Fair enough however it's a basic courtesy to say something about this 
on the homepage, perhaps "I aim to produce packages within a day of 
application releases" or "I have other responsibilities and it may take 
weeks for package updates to appear". I'm able to build my own debs but 
I won't bother if the maintainer is hours away from releasing better 
ones. Despite this I do appreciate Matt's efforts.


To the original poster: the reason game and phone debs are missing is 
Matt hasn't gotten around to packaging them. If you're able to come up 
with a package patch to include those plugins then he asks that you 
post the patch to the mythtv-dev list and prepend the subject with 
"[DEBIAN PATCH]".


- George

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RE: [mythtv-users] Unable to initialize video - was working before

[David Ellis]

Your problem is with XVMC, XVMC is buggy on Athlon64 if you are using the 64
bit version of the driver. The bug has been reported to NVidia numerous
times, and we hope for a fix with the next release.

If you must use XVMC (no choice from a quality perspective), you will have
to install the 32 bit Nvidia driver and a 32 bit version of linux.

David

PS. I have the same problem, to solve I use JUST XV, with acceptable
results. No Svideo just DVI.

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sérgio Gaspar
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 8:00 AM
To: mythtv-users@mythtv.org
Subject: [mythtv-users] Unable to initialize video - was working before

Hi,

I am assembling a mythtv system on my spare time (which is not much)
made of an Athlon64 on a nForce3 chipset, two PVR-500MCE cards, one
PVR-350 and an AGP 8x Geforce 6200 card with S-Video out. I am using the
S-Video out on the nVidia card for connecting to the TV and image
quality on the TV is reasonably good when using XvMC, but not so good
without XvMC. I insist on using the Geforce for video out, as I will try
to connect it to the SCART on the back of the TV set using RGB for
better quality.

Now, my problem is that after about two months without spare time I
tried to use the system, but when I try to watch TV I get the "Unable to
initialize video" error, but it was working two months ago, why not now?
No configuration had been changed since, as the system had not been
used.

While experimenting a little to solve this issue I was able to watch TV
twice but strangelly it only happened after using the nvidia-settings
application for increasing the overscan value and then decreasing it,
but not on the same X session. The first time I run mythfrontend after
doing this got XvMC working twice, nothing I could do would get it
again, including desperate solutions like powering the system off and
then back on.

Since then I tried different versions of the nvidia kernel module, with
no results.

mythtv is version 0.18.1, nvidia kernel module versions 1.0.6629,
1.0.7676 and 1.0.7174 have been tried along with corresponding
nvidia-glx versions. The Linux distribution I am using is Gentoo.

Without XvMC I get lower resolution choppy video (unpleasant to watch),
and after a while (30 seconds is enough) the system does not respond to
the remote control or to the keyboard. I believe an Athlon 64 3000+
(Venice core) should be enough for decoding a few streams of MPEG2
video, in fact, mplayer plays a DVD in full screen with much more
quality and much less choppyness, and unfortunatelly I can only stop it
with Ctrl+Alt+Backspace when run from mythfrontend.

Another strange thing I noticed was that the overscan on the TV set was
insuficient, same setting as two months ago, but I suspect that has
probably to do with variance with temperature on the analog circuitry of
the TV set.

Any ideas on the "Unable to watch video" issue? 


Thanks in advance, and sorry for the very long description.

Sergio



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Re: [mythtv-users] Good, general Linux resources?

[David Watkins]

On 22/08/05, Zak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am a longtime (~10 years) Windows tinkerer, but just got into Linux in
> the past year, specifically for the purpose of setting up MythTV (which,
> simply put, rocks).  I have it working, thanks to Jarod's fantastic
> guide.  However, 90% of the commands I entered on faith, without any
> clue what I was doing.
> 
> Are there any good resources that people can recommend for learning
> about the architecture of the linux system?  I'm not looking for a white
> paper, but just a general idea of how it treats hard drives (e.g.,
> having to mount everything), peripherals (e.g., video capture cards),
> etc. along with some of the common commands that are used to manipulate
> system resources (e.g., depmod, modprobe, lspci, dmesg, etc.).

A good place to start

http://www.tldp.org/
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Re: [mythtv-users] Cables and more space...ideas?

[Joseph A. Caputo]

On Wednesday 17 August 2005 12:33, gLaNDix (Jesse Kaufman) wrote:
> James Oltman wrote:
> > I hate to say this, but I use WinBloze and DVD Shrink to do what you 
are 
> > wanting to do.
> 
> arg, was hoping to stay away from that, mostly so i could just ssh 
into 
> my server and do what i needed to do :( ... oh well, at least i have a 
> dual boot on my main desktop and i'm in windoze when i need to use 
> photoshop and my fiance is using the ibook ...
> 
> -g-

DVDShrink works fine under WINE (well, except for the actual reading of 
the DVD -- I usually rip the DVD to a directory using 'dvdbackup', then 
run DVDShrink (under WINE) on the ripped DVD directory.  If I want an 
ISO I then run 'mkisofs -dvd-video' on the 'shrunk' DVD directory.

-JAC
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