Re: [mythtv-users] How to fix Movie posters on FE

[Cecil Watson]

A JM wrote:
Since the directory on the BE that holds the movie posters is hidden and in 
the directory '/root/.mythtv/mythvideo' how do I get the front end to read 
this directory? Can I create a link that the front end can read?

 Thanks for any help you guys can give me.
 AJM,

You SHOULDN'T be running MythTV as root.

http://mysettopbox.tv/linhes.html

Regards,

Cecil

PS:  You SHOULDN'T be running MythTV as root.
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Re: [mythtv-users] How to properly use the new svn channels.conf import?

[Brian Merrill]

Nick wrote:


On 15/09/05, Brian Merrill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


 


So obviously I'm missing something.  Why doesn't the channels.conf
import add the freqid information?  It's there in the channels.conf.
Also why is the channum set to the serviceid?  Should I include another
field in channels.conf with the name I want the channel to be?  Is there
an extended format for channels.conf that allows you to add addition
information?  Or am I still just stuck manually adding this information
to mysql?

I appreciate any thoughts and help.
   



The 'channels' and 'dtv_multiplex' tables are also involved in this
process - make sure that the frequency info is in the multiplex table,
and that the channel entry in the channels table references the
correct entry in the multiplex table.

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I see, so at what point do those values get filled in?  Does that mean 
that I should do a full scan first and that the 'channel' and 
'dtv_multiplex' table should be filled in at least with initial 
information and at that point I can import channels.conf?  Or do those 
tables get filled in during the mythfilldatabase process meaning I 
should select my source, run mythfilldatabase and then import 
channels.conf?  Well, in either case, I manually added the transports 
via the advanced button and then ran a mythfilldatabase against my 
source end then imported the channels.conf but noticed that I got an 
error "Unknown column 'qam_256' in 'where clause'" and the query string 
was "Select mplexid FROM dtv_multiplex WHERE sourceid=1 AND 
frequency=76500 AND inversion='a' AND modulation=qam_256;  So maybe 
I'm not correcctly matinch up the channel name, i.e. KUTVDT vs KUTV-DT 
as reported by zap2it so my sourceid doesn't match up?  Anyway I'll keep 
chasing after it.


Thanks,
Brian
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Re: [mythtv-users] Hello, and question about sound

[Nick]

On 15/09/05, Jeff Clemens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> First of all, I'm new here, and would like to say hello. 
>   
> The following question is not necessarily specific to Myth, but it affects
> Myth, and I'm not really sure which component is causing the trouble. 
>   
> I've been running Myth successfully on FC3 for a few months now.  I recently
> upgraded everything (apt-get dist-upgrade).  Since I've done that, I can't
> seem to get the line-in on my soundcard to feed through to the digital out. 
>   
> I'm using a SB Audigy card that has been working great with Alsa until this
> upgrade.  I have a PVR350 and have the audio outs looped back to the line in
> on the sound card. 
>   
> Since the upgrade, Kmix seems to have changed.  There are fewer sliders, and
> no mute buttons.  My guess is that the line-in is muted or something, but I
> can't seem to un mute it. 
>   
> I've gone through the digital sound setup reccommended in Jarod's guide, and
> that worked until now.
>   
> Thinking that maybe it was an issue with Kmix, I tried a few other mixer
> apps, and none of them seem to have the mute controls any longer, so maybe
> it's an ALSA issue.  
>   
> I've read that others seem to have similar setups, does anyone have any
> experience with this problem on here? 

Try using alsamixer from the command line. It should have all the
controls you need.

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Re: [mythtv-users] Tuner still active after frontend crash.

[Nick]

On 12/09/05, tufkal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 3 times now I have been able to reproduce a crash on any one of my
> frontends while watching live tv that leaves the connection to the tuner
> it was using active on the backend.  That tuner will not release back to
> being usable even though the frontend hasnt been there for minutes, even
> hours.  Isn't there some kind of check in the backend that looks for an
> active connection to the frontend during the use of a tuner?  Eventually
> all my tuners get 'locked' into this problem and i have to restart the
> backend so my frontends can access the tuners again.

Same here. It's a bug.

Nick
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Re: [mythtv-users] Tuner still active after frontend crash.

[Timothy McFadden]

Is there anyone else seeing this problem?

-Tim

On 9/12/05, Timothy McFadden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have the same problem if I shutdown the frontend without exiting playback.
> 
> I'm using a single PVR-350 w/ TV Out.
> 
> -Tim
> 
> On 9/11/05, tufkal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 3 times now I have been able to reproduce a crash on any one of my
> > frontends while watching live tv that leaves the connection to the tuner
> > it was using active on the backend.  That tuner will not release back to
> > being usable even though the frontend hasnt been there for minutes, even
> > hours.  Isn't there some kind of check in the backend that looks for an
> > active connection to the frontend during the use of a tuner?  Eventually
> > all my tuners get 'locked' into this problem and i have to restart the
> > backend so my frontends can access the tuners again.
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[mythtv-users] Hello, and question about sound

[Jeff Clemens]

First of all, I'm new here, and would like to say hello.
 
The following question is not necessarily specific to Myth, but it affects Myth, and I'm not really sure which component is causing the trouble.
 
I've been running Myth successfully on FC3 for a few months now.  I recently upgraded everything (apt-get dist-upgrade).  Since I've done that, I can't seem to get the line-in on my soundcard to feed through to the digital out.

 
I'm using a SB Audigy card that has been working great with Alsa until this upgrade.  I have a PVR350 and have the audio outs looped back to the line in on the sound card.
 
Since the upgrade, Kmix seems to have changed.  There are fewer sliders, and no mute buttons.  My guess is that the line-in is muted or something, but I can't seem to un mute it.
 
I've gone through the digital sound setup reccommended in Jarod's guide, and that worked until now.   
 
Thinking that maybe it was an issue with Kmix, I tried a few other mixer apps, and none of them seem to have the mute controls any longer, so maybe it's an ALSA issue.  
 
I've read that others seem to have similar setups, does anyone have any experience with this problem on here?
 
Thanks in advance,
 
Jeff
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[mythtv-users] Re: [mythtv] Can't Compile MythMusic (Goom) in latest SVN

[Greg Grotsky]

I found something very interesting; this error is caused by setting the
'--compile-flags=debug' flag.  If I compile without it it compiles
fine... but when I compile with it... it gives me the error below! I've
been trying to use the debug to figure out why the failures.

Turns out it's the debug that's been breaking it.

-GregOn 9/14/05, Greg Grotsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I've been trying to get this working for a couple weeks now without any
success.  I'm running SVN version.  I used to be able to run:

./configure --enable-proc-opt --disable-audio-arts --disable-audio-jack
--disable-joystick-menu --disable-firewire --disable-dbox2
--disable-v4l --disable-ivtv --enable-dvb
--dvb-path=/usr/src/linux/include --enable-xvmc --enable-opengl-vsync
qmake mythtv.pro
make
make install
{cd to mythplugins directory}
./configure --enable-opengl --enable-fftw --enable-sdl --enable-aac
--enable-transcode --enable-vcd --disable-mythgallery
--disable-mythphone
qmake mythplugins.pro
make
make install

And all would be happy, but now I get this:

gcc -c -pipe -march=k8 -Wall -W -g -D_REENTRANT -DPIC -fPIC
-D_GNU_SOURCE -DPREFIX=\"/usr/local\" -DMMX -Di386
-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DQT_THREAD_SUPPORT -DQT_PLUGIN -DQT_SHARED
-DQT_NO_DEBUG -I/usr/share/qt3/mkspecs/default -I.-I../../../../local/include -I/usr/kde/3.3/include-I../../../../local/include -I../../../linux-

2.6.12.5/include-I../../../../X11R6/include -I/usr/include/cdda-I../../../../include/qt3 -I../../../../X11R6/include -ozoom_filter_xmmx.o goom/zoom_filter_xmmx.c{standard input}: Assembler messages:

{standard input}:126: Error: suffix or operands invalid for `movq'{standard input}:127: Error: suffix or operands invalid for `movq'
Google brings up lots of links with others that have assembler message errors but I couldn't find anything helpful.
Am I the only one?

I've tried compiling forcing --arch=i686 (still fails same way),
--disable-mmx then it compiles but recorded streams from tv (DVB) are
extremely choppy with many prebuffering messages.

The only way to get rid of it is to not compile goom in, but I really like goom.  :(

Anyone?

Thanks,
-Greg


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Re: [mythtv-users] So the final design is..

[Nick]

On 15/09/05, Derek Meek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm not going to get a plasma or LCD display soon and my fiance is
> already ready to kill me for me wanting to "Build a $600 toy" (hapless
> technonewb *Rolleyes*) - if I want that support i'll upgrade the video
> card later :D
> 

I'd seriously recommend spending the $2 for a DVI output. You
shouldn't need to upgrade the video card, even for HDTV.

Nick
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Re: [mythtv-users] How to properly use the new svn channels.conf import?

[Nick]

On 15/09/05, Brian Merrill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


> So obviously I'm missing something.  Why doesn't the channels.conf
> import add the freqid information?  It's there in the channels.conf.
> Also why is the channum set to the serviceid?  Should I include another
> field in channels.conf with the name I want the channel to be?  Is there
> an extended format for channels.conf that allows you to add addition
> information?  Or am I still just stuck manually adding this information
> to mysql?
> 
> I appreciate any thoughts and help.

The 'channels' and 'dtv_multiplex' tables are also involved in this
process - make sure that the frequency info is in the multiplex table,
and that the channel entry in the channels table references the
correct entry in the multiplex table.

Nick
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Re: [mythtv-users] So the final design is..

[Derek Meek]

I'm not going to get a plasma or LCD display soon and my fiance is
already ready to kill me for me wanting to "Build a $600 toy" (hapless
technonewb *Rolleyes*) - if I want that support i'll upgrade the video
card later :D


[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

>
> On 9/14/05, *Derek Meek* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > wrote:
>
> Please check it for compatability faux pas as it's been a while
> since I
> designed a box so i'm not familiar with a lot of newer stuff
>
> 
> http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Wishlist/WishShareShow.asp?ID=1672646&WishListTitle=KAZAN%27S+MYTHTV+BOX
> 
> 
>
>
> I would be inclined to spend just a few more dollars on a video card
> with DVI output included in case you end up wanting it for a plasma or
> LCD display:
>
>   http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814145095
>
>
>
>
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[mythtv-users] How to properly use the new svn channels.conf import?

[Brian Merrill]

Hi. 
I am one of the unlucky HDTV cable users who can't get valid information 
from a standard QAM-256 scan from mythtv-setup.  I have managed to 
manually hand edit the information using mysql and get all my cable HDTV 
channels working well with 18.1 but since it's a big pain in the 
knickers to do each time, I am anxious for a quicker method.  The new 
channels.conf import method appears to be the answer to my problems on 
the surface, but so far I have not been able to get it to work the way 
the various posts I could find on the subject seem to make it out to 
be.  Most likely I am being incredibly dense on some small factoid, but 
perhaps somebody could point out what that might be.


Step 1:  From what I can tell, the format of the channels.conf file 
should be "name, frequency, modulation, atsc channel"
Step 2:  Using the latest dvb-apps form linuxtv.org cvs I run 
"/usr/local/bin/dvbscan -v -v -a1 -A2 
/usr/local/share/dvb/scan/atsc/us-Cable-Standard-center-frequencies-QAM256 
> ~/.azap/channels.conf"

This results in a file with lines of the form:
[0001]:71100:QAM_256:17:20:1
which, in this case, corresponds to my local CBS station.
Step 3.  I edit the above output to be:
KUTVDT:71100:QAM_256:1
which should correspond to the format that everyone seems to be using in 
step 1.
Step 4.  Run mythtv-setup, select channels, select scan for channels, 
select scan type, import channels.conf after which I see the loaded 
channels of the form:

KUTVDT(1) DVB-C
where DVB-C is my zap2it program listings.

Now this is where I start to get a little fuzzy.  Is there anything left 
for me to other than run mythfilldatabase?  Or do I need to now do a 
full scan?  If I do a full dvb scan, myth setup still detects no 
channels.  If I just simply run mythbackend, it still won't tune.  But 
this doesn't surprise me since I don't think I'm getting all the 
information into mysql.  If I do "select 
chanid,channum,freqid,mplexid,serviceid from channel;" the output shows:

++-++-+---+
| chanid | channum | freqid | mplexid | serviceid |
++-++-+---+
|   1000 | 1   | NULL   |   1 | 1 |
|   1001 | 11  | NULL   |   1 |11 |
|   1002 | 12  | NULL   |   1 |12 |
|   1003 | 13  | NULL   |   1 |13 |
etc, etc...

So obviously I'm missing something.  Why doesn't the channels.conf 
import add the freqid information?  It's there in the channels.conf.  
Also why is the channum set to the serviceid?  Should I include another 
field in channels.conf with the name I want the channel to be?  Is there 
an extended format for channels.conf that allows you to add addition 
information?  Or am I still just stuck manually adding this information 
to mysql? 


I appreciate any thoughts and help.

Thanks,
Brian Merrill
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Re: [mythtv-users] mythfilldatabase errors: Can; t get channel+ no sound in mythtv

[Nick]

Analabha,

I'd also make sure that in mythtvsetup, you are choosing the correct
channel frequency table in video source setup, as you don't have any
channels listed in the channels table.

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Re: [mythtv-users] mythfilldatabase errors: Can; t get channel+ no sound in mythtv

[Nick]

On 15/09/05, Analabha Roy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Okay, I deleted the mythconverg database and restarted the whole config of
> mysql then mythtv-setup as per the instructions on 
>  
>  http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/HOWTO-fc3.php
>  
>   As you can see, running mythfilldatabase gives a whole bunch of errors,
> and running mythtv-frontend gives no pic or sound...
>  
>  
>   I would greatly appreciate any advise in this matter. Can anyone tell me
> what I'm doing wrong?

MySQL is not correctly setup for one thing I reckon.

Did the SQL error messages start any warning bells? There are 2 errors
on the first screenshot - Privileges has a typo...

First, check your current user info

$ mysql -u root -p
mysql> USE mysql;
mysql> SELECT Host,User FROM user;

Please post the output.

Make sure all mythtv users (called mythtv) who need to can connect to
the database (assuming your local network is 192.168.1/24). From the
mythtv offical docs, try

$ mysql -u root mythconverg
mysql> grant all on mythconverg.* to mythtv@"192.168.1.%" identified
by "mythtv";
mysql> flush privileges;

There is also an error in the mc.sql script which needs to be
addressed before you go any further. Please send a copy to me. I'm
sure it's related to user access in mysql too.

I would *seriously* consider wiping completely and starting over
following Jarod's guide from the beginning if this doesn't give any
progress.

Nick
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Re: [mythtv-users] So the final design is..

[shadestalker]

On 9/14/05, Derek Meek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Please check it for compatability faux pas as it's been a while since Idesigned a box so i'm not familiar with a lot of newer stuff
http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Wishlist/WishShareShow.asp?ID=1672646&WishListTitle=KAZAN%27S+MYTHTV+BOXI would be inclined to spend just a few more dollars on a video card with DVI output included in case you end up wanting it for a plasma or LCD display:
  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814145095
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Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-500 + VIA KT400 = rebooting? black magic problem?

[Scot L. Harris]

On Wed, 2005-09-14 at 22:55, Paul K wrote:
>   I did have a problem with my KT333 that I 'complained' about. After
> flashing the BIOS with the latest firmware found on their website, the
> rebooting problem has never happened again. Now, I am running a PVR350
> and a PVR500 on a Foxconn KT600 with no problems out of the box.
> 
> Paul
> 

What version of ivtv drivers are you using with the PVR500?  Having
trouble getting my PVR500 to work correctly.


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Re: [mythtv-users] mythfilldatabase errors: Can; t get channel+ no sound in mythtv

[Analabha Roy]

Okay, I deleted the mythconverg database and restarted the whole config of mysql then mythtv-setup as per the instructions on 

http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/HOWTO-fc3.php

 For review, my machine if a P4 running on FC-3. My video cap card
is a Hauppauge Wintv-go that runs fine on the bttv driver, and my cable
provider is Time Warner (US) and I have a login at zap2itlabs.com from
where I've been downloading my channel lists for some time with no
problem on that end.

 I have made a screenshot gallery detailing the steps that I took
as per the HOWTO (I have no remote so didn't follow lirc config).

The shots are on:
http://www.ph.utexas.edu/~daneel/mythtv-hell/mythtv-hell.html

 As you can see, running mythfilldatabase gives a whole bunch of
errors, and running mythtv-frontend gives no pic or sound...


 I would greatly appreciate any advise in this matter. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks,
AR
On 9/11/05, Nick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 11/09/05, Analabha Roy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:>   I finally decided to uninstall everything and restart. I did and ran into> problems. I installed the mythconverg database, and tried to start the
> mythtv-setup utility, but it crashes with the following error:>>  2005-09-11 16:35:01.954 New DB connection, total: 1>  Total desktop width=1024, height=768, numscreens=1>  2005-09-11 16:35:
01.962 Using screen 0, 1024x768 at 0,0>  Could not find theme: blue>  2005-09-11 16:35:01.981 Switching to square mode (blue)>  mythtv: could not connect to socket>  mythtv: No such file or directory
>  lirc_init failed for mythtv, see preceding messages>  2005-09-11 16:35:02.404 Joystick disabled.>  Could not find theme: blue>  Couldn't find theme blue>  If this is the master backend server:
>  Now, please run 'mythfilldatabase' to populate the database>  with channel information.>Hi AnalabhaDid you follow Jarod's guide _to the letter_ on a completely newinstallation of FC3? I've followed it though several times on
FC2/3/4/RHEL4 and not had any problems this early on in the install(although I am not in the US so use a different grabber).Make sure the myth themes package is installed (you are using
atrpms.net for packages?) and that you follow every section in theguide through, in order, paying special attention to MySQL.When youstate you reinstalled the mythconverg database, what exactly did youdo? This should happen automatically.
For your audio, make sure the permissions are OK and try using/dev/pcm and /dev/mixer as your audio device/mixer.Nick
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Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-500 + VIA KT400 = rebooting? black magic problem?

[Michael T. Dean]

Brian M. Sperlongano wrote:

I recently bought a PVR-500 to replace my existing low-quality saa7139 
card.  I've finally gotten through the various instructions and have 
gotten nice high-quality video out of /dev/video0 but only for 
about 5 seconds, after which my machine reboots!!!  There was a 
previous thread on the list where someone complained of having 
problems with KT133 motherboards, and since my mobo (Soyo KT400) uses 
the KT400 chipset, I thought there might be a problem. 

Also, with the .3x release of ivtv, it seems that the no_black_magic 
flag is no longer an option, as I get the following in dmesg when I 
try to install the card:


cx25840: Unknown parameter `no_black_magic'

In any case: perfect video for a few seconds, then POOF reboot.


Module options are *extremely* dependent on the version of ivtv you're 
using--and I don't mean 0.1 versus 0.2 versus 0.3.  I mean 0.3.7 versus 
0.3.8 (and, in some cases, all the way down to the letter after the last 
number)...  In general, though, with 0.3.8+ you probably don't need any 
module options for ivtv--just the char-major-81 aliases (or would that 
be alii?).


alias char-major-81 videodev
alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
alias char-major-81-1 ivtv

Mike
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Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-500 + VIA KT400 = rebooting? black magic problem?

[Paul K]

  I did have a problem with my KT333 that I 'complained' about.
After flashing the BIOS with the latest firmware found on their
website, the rebooting problem has never happened again. Now, I am
running a PVR350 and a PVR500 on a Foxconn KT600 with no problems out
of the box.

Paul

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Re: [mythtv-users] HD, Satellite, and 169time.com

[Dave]

On 9/14/05, tgate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Has anyone put together an HD Satellite mythTv setup using products
> from 169time.com?  I'm interested in keeping my direcTv subscription
> but want to use myth.  They claim to provide firewire out capability
> but I'm looking for any first hand experience before I buy.
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The output produced by the 169time.com modification is NOT compatible
with MythTV.  There was post awhile back; someone tried to contact 169
to write a capture driver, but 169 refused to give out info on the
format.  (I may be a little off on the details, but that was basically
the case)
I've got the same problem as you - can't give up DirecTV (b/c of
football), but am struggling with not being able to record dish-only
HD channels.

Dave
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[mythtv-users] Finding xmacroplay-keys for use with MythGame

[Lane Schwartz]

Does anyone know where on earth to find the file xmacroplay-keys?

It's referenced here (http://mythtv.info/moin.cgi/MythGameHowTo? 
action=highlight&value=emulator) as a way to get fceu-sdl to exit  
using the remote control, but for the life of me I can't find it  
anywhere, including at http://xmacro.sourceforge.net.


Thanks,
Lane
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Re: [mythtv-users] How to fix Movie posters on FE

[PAUL WILLIAMSON]

Yep, you got it.  Although running MythTV as root is not 
a good idea...

This may be your achilles.

Paul

>>> "A JM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 09/14/05 10:04 PM >>>
On the BE should I be exporting the directory /root/.mythtv/mythvideo?
I'm 
asumingyes otherwise the FE would never see the files?

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Re: [mythtv-users] What would cause choppy audio recording?

[Brian McEntire]

Hmmm

I know it seems unlikely that it's the recording side, but that's why
I've tried two different computers and then posted to the list to see
if anyone had any ideas.

The first computer I tried playback on is the FE/BE combo and that's
where I saw the problem. It's a 1.6 GHz P4 so it isn't suprising it
can't keep up with HDTV.

Then I tried playback on a 1.7 GHz Pentium M, which is supposed to have
more horse power per cycle than a P4 and has seemed quick on other
apps. Granted, this is pretty close to the 1.6 where I originally had
the problem so maybe it's still underpowered.

One HTDV show I recorded before and which was set to transcode
automatically to MPEG4 plays well on both computers *if* I play it with
mplayer with the -framedrop parameter.

However, several recordings since then, even when transcoded, don't seem to play back smoothly even with -framedrop.


If anyone wants to try it, I could post a few seconds of the transcoded
content (PBS news) somewhere and you could tell me if plays back okay
for you.

About MPEG4 playback being CPU intensive... are you sure? I thought
part of the benefit of MPEG4 was the high cost of encoding but the low
cost of decoding (ie, so you can play it on little hand held devices.)
The transcoded dimensions are MUCH smaller than the original, weighing
in at 352x240, which should help with the CPU usage a good bit. In
fact, when I playback on the 1.7 GHz Pentium M, CPU usage is only
25%-30% according to 'top', but the audio is still choppy.


On 9/14/05, Nick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 14/09/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> Brian McEntire wrote:>> > I'm recording OTA HDTV with a PC HD-3000 card.> >
> > The video quality looks perfect, rarely pixelates, but the audio is> > very bad: it sounds choppy, echos frequently, and has a pulsing> > quality to it.> >> > I'm recording on a P3 
1.6 with 768 MB RAM. From what I understand,> > recording OTA HDTV doesn't take a lot of resources because the card is> > just capturing the (already encoded) MPEG2 stream from within the ATSC> > broadcast.
> >> > I think the problem does lay in the capture side though because even> > if I transcode a captured show to xvid using nuvexport, the audio> > still sounds the same on playback and I think those transcoded formats
> > wouldn't tax the CPU enough to cause audio problems.>> Actually, MPEG-4 (DivX, XviD, etc.) requires more resources to decode> than MPEG-2.  Basically, the higher the compression, the harder your CPU
> has to work (for both compression and decompression).  H.264 gives even> more compression than MPEG-4, but will put the the best-on-the-market> general-purpose CPU's to the test for decoding a 1920x1080 stream.
>> So, how about fessing up--what kind of system are you using to play back> the video?  Have you tried playing it back in other players (i.e.> MPlayer or xine)?  Have you tested it on a Windows machine?  It sounds
> to me like a playback problem since--as you correctly observed--HDTV> capture is just writing the already-encoded MPEG-2 stream to disk.I'd second a playback or transcoding issue rather than a capturing
problem. DVB here in the UK (like HDTV in the US) is 'recorded' by'dumping' the broadcast streams to disk 'as they are' - so noadditional manipulation of the streams is carried out.I'd check your audio config (are you using OSS or ALSA) and
connections (how are you listening to the audio? SPDIF or analogconnection?) I'd also check the specs of your transcoding output - tryusing 720x480 with stereo audio and see if anything improves.Nick
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Re: [mythtv-users] How to fix Movie posters on FE

[A JM]

On the BE should I be exporting the directory /root/.mythtv/mythvideo? I'm asumingyes otherwise the FE would never see the files?
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Re: [mythtv-users] How to fix Movie posters on FE

[PAUL WILLIAMSON]

No.  You should:

1.  Not run mythtv on the backend as root.
2.  Not run mysql on the backend as root.
3.  Be perfectly able to mount a hidden directory 
from your backend to your frontend.

Just list the directory in /etc/exports on the backend 
and on the /etc/fstab.

Paul

>>> "A JM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 09/14/05 9:48 PM >>>
There's no such directory on the FE. Are you saying I should create the

directory on the FE and make the changes in the FSTAB accordingly?
 Thanks,

 On 9/14/05, Ryan Steffes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 
> 
> 
> 
> On 9/14/05, A JM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 
> > 
> > "I'm assuming here that the backend and the frontend are on
seperate 
> > machines"
> > Correct.
> >  "and that the backend and the frontend have at least one nfs share
both 
> > can write to."
> > Correct. However /root/.mythtv/mythvideo is not one of them. It has
not 
> > been set up in the exports file.
> >  "What does it say in the setting for the movie poster location?"
> > On both locations '/root/.mythtv/mythvideo'
> >  "Is location on the nfs share?"
> > Yes, but it's a hidden directory.
> >  "Also, what user does your mythtv run as?"
> > MythTv
> >  "Does the directory exists that the frontend has in the setting
box?"
> > I'm not sure as it's hidden andthis is an Xbox FE?
> > 
> 
> 
> What happens if you change "root" to "mythtv", as in
> /home/mythtv/.mythtv/posters/ in the settings? 
> 
>

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[mythtv-users] PVR-500 + VIA KT400 = rebooting? black magic problem?

[Brian M. Sperlongano]

Hi Folks,

I recently bought a PVR-500 to replace my existing low-quality saa7139
card.  I've finally gotten through the various instructions and
have gotten nice high-quality video out of /dev/video0 but only for
about 5 seconds, after which my machine reboots!!!  There was a
previous thread on the list where someone complained of having problems
with KT133 motherboards, and since my mobo (Soyo KT400) uses the KT400
chipset, I thought there might be a problem.  

Also, with the .3x release of ivtv, it seems that the no_black_magic
flag is no longer an option, as I get the following in dmesg when I try
to install the card:

cx25840: Unknown parameter `no_black_magic'

In any case: perfect video for a few seconds, then POOF reboot.

-Brian
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Re: [mythtv-users] HDTV MythTV parts list

[Gregorio Gervasio, Jr.]

> Isaac Richards writes:

[nVidia 6xxx and 7xxx cards]

i> Myth uses the 'video texture adapter' by default on these newer boards, and 
i> the only thing missing is support for adjusting the contrast/brightness/etc 
i> through Xv.  No tearing, performance is exactly the same as with older 
i> hardware, and there's no colorkey to show up at odd times. =)  

i> I have a 6600gt in my dev box, and it has absolutely no problem playing HD 
i> video.


That's interesting.  I have a 6600 and it (mostly the X
server) is just maxing out an Athlon64 3500+ when playing a 720p video
in a 1920x1080 display.  It plays fine but there's no headroom
(eg. for >1.0x timestretch).  Playing a 1080i video uses less CPU.  I
had been assuming this was due to inadequate Xv support since an older
card (PCX5300) was using much less CPU for 720p.  (Unfortunately, the
video quality of the older card was really bad at 1920x1080 so I had
to return it.)
-- 
Gregorio Gervasio, Jr.
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Re: [mythtv-users] Off Topic - DVB-T, Muxes and reception...

[Nick]

On 14/09/05, Jules Gosnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Stephen Williams wrote:
> 
> >Just a quick follow-up to my earlier post. You can see the gain for
> >different aerial groups on the follwoing graph
> >http://www.wrightsaerials.tv/Articles/img/fig%201, Obviously, higher
> >gain is better.
> >
> >
> I see - but I'm not sure which type of aerial I have - it just says it
> is a "high gain digital outdoor aerial"... it's a "masterplug
> aero16-mp", but googling for details gives practically nothing :-(
> 
> >The power of the different muxes is given on this page:
> >http://.dtt-tx-info.org/change_tx.htm
> >
> >As you can see, muxes C and D are transmitted at half power compared
> >to the rest. And since mux D is at the highest frequency i'd guess
> >that the one you're having problems with, right? (Mux D shows TMF, The
> >Hits, Ftn, etc).
> >
> >
> Yes, this is the one
> 
> Thinking about it, it's just as bad in our house, which has the aerial
> fitted to the roof (2 storey) and no trees around it. If we are only 3-4
> miles from the transmitter, I don't see how anyone is going to receive
> this mux well...
> 
>  I may try a friends booster to see if it will make any difference - I
> don't think it is my connections or aerial, as the digibox in the house
> seems to have the same problem
> 
> Anyway, guys, thanks for all the suggestions. If i find a solution I
> shall let you know.

I'd recommend trying a booster, even living so close. I'm a long way
from the Sutton Coldfield transmitter and need boosters (one in the
loft with the digital aerial before being distributed, and one on the
wall outlet to get decent reception on all channels.

I've also noticed not all DVB cards are created equal in terms of
tuning - my 90002 Nova-T card seems to be much more affected by a
weaker signal than my 2 V-Stream Xpert cards - they also seems to tune
quicker.

Nick
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Re: [mythtv-users] How to fix Movie posters on FE

[A JM]

There's no such directory on the FE. Are you saying I should create the directory on the FE and make the changes in the FSTAB accordingly?
 
Thanks, 
On 9/14/05, Ryan Steffes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

On 9/14/05, A JM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote: 


"I'm assuming here that the backend and the frontend are on seperate machines"
Correct.
 
"and that the backend and the frontend have at least one nfs share both can write to."
Correct. However /root/.mythtv/mythvideo is not one of them. It has not been set up in the exports file.
 
"What does it say in the setting for the movie poster location?"
On both locations '/root/.mythtv/mythvideo'
 
"Is location on the nfs share?"
Yes, but it's a hidden directory.
 
"Also, what user does your mythtv run as?"
MythTv
 
"Does the directory exists that the frontend has in the setting box?"
I'm not sure as it's hidden andthis is an Xbox FE?
What happens if you change "root" to  "mythtv", as in/home/mythtv/.mythtv/posters/  in the settings?   
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Re: [mythtv-users] What would cause choppy audio recording?

[Nick]

On 14/09/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Brian McEntire wrote:
> 
> > I'm recording OTA HDTV with a PC HD-3000 card.
> >
> > The video quality looks perfect, rarely pixelates, but the audio is
> > very bad: it sounds choppy, echos frequently, and has a pulsing
> > quality to it.
> >
> > I'm recording on a P3 1.6 with 768 MB RAM. From what I understand,
> > recording OTA HDTV doesn't take a lot of resources because the card is
> > just capturing the (already encoded) MPEG2 stream from within the ATSC
> > broadcast.
> >
> > I think the problem does lay in the capture side though because even
> > if I transcode a captured show to xvid using nuvexport, the audio
> > still sounds the same on playback and I think those transcoded formats
> > wouldn't tax the CPU enough to cause audio problems.
> 
> Actually, MPEG-4 (DivX, XviD, etc.) requires more resources to decode
> than MPEG-2.  Basically, the higher the compression, the harder your CPU
> has to work (for both compression and decompression).  H.264 gives even
> more compression than MPEG-4, but will put the the best-on-the-market
> general-purpose CPU's to the test for decoding a 1920x1080 stream.
> 
> So, how about fessing up--what kind of system are you using to play back
> the video?  Have you tried playing it back in other players (i.e.
> MPlayer or xine)?  Have you tested it on a Windows machine?  It sounds
> to me like a playback problem since--as you correctly observed--HDTV
> capture is just writing the already-encoded MPEG-2 stream to disk.

I'd second a playback or transcoding issue rather than a capturing
problem. DVB here in the UK (like HDTV in the US) is 'recorded' by
'dumping' the broadcast streams to disk 'as they are' - so no
additional manipulation of the streams is carried out.

I'd check your audio config (are you using OSS or ALSA) and
connections (how are you listening to the audio? SPDIF or analog
connection?) I'd also check the specs of your transcoding output - try
using 720x480 with stereo audio and see if anything improves.

Nick
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Re: [mythtv-users] How to fix Movie posters on FE

[Ryan Steffes]

On 9/14/05, A JM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
"I'm assuming here that the backend and the frontend are on seperate machines"
Correct.
 
"and that the backend and the frontend have at least one nfs share both can write to."
Correct. However /root/.mythtv/mythvideo is not one of them. It has not been set up in the exports file.
 
"What does it say in the setting for the movie poster location?"
On both locations '/root/.mythtv/mythvideo'
 
"Is location on the nfs share?"
Yes, but it's a hidden directory.
 
"Also, what user does your mythtv run as?"
MythTv
 
"Does the directory exists that the frontend has in the setting box?"
I'm not sure as it's hidden andthis is an Xbox FE?

What happens if you change "root" to  "mythtv", as in
/home/mythtv/.mythtv/posters/  in the settings? 

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Re: [mythtv-users] How to fix Movie posters on FE

[Kevin Saenz]

Backend and frontend can coexist on the one machine happily.
If you have like a pxe boot ability you could run frontend and load up
the shares using either nfs, smb, or any other sharing technique.
"I'm assuming here that the backend and the frontend are on seperate machines"

Correct.
 
"and that the backend and the frontend have at least one nfs share both can write to."
Correct. However /root/.mythtv/mythvideo is not one of them. It has not been set up in the exports file.
 
"What does it say in the setting for the movie poster location?"
On both locations '/root/.mythtv/mythvideo'
 
"Is location on the nfs share?"
Yes, but it's a hidden directory.
 
"Also, what user does your mythtv run as?"
MythTv
 
"Does the directory exists that the frontend has in the setting box?"
I'm not sure as it's hidden andthis is an Xbox FE?
 
 

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Re: [mythtv-users] How to fix Movie posters on FE

[A JM]

"I'm assuming here that the backend and the frontend are on seperate machines"
Correct.
 
"and that the backend and the frontend have at least one nfs share both can write to."
Correct. However /root/.mythtv/mythvideo is not one of them. It has not been set up in the exports file.
 
"What does it say in the setting for the movie poster location?"
On both locations '/root/.mythtv/mythvideo'
 
"Is location on the nfs share?"
Yes, but it's a hidden directory.
 
"Also, what user does your mythtv run as?"
MythTv
 
"Does the directory exists that the frontend has in the setting box?"
I'm not sure as it's hidden andthis is an Xbox FE?
 
 
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[mythtv-users] Re: [mythtv] Can't Compile MythMusic (Goom) in latest SVN

[Greg Grotsky]

I've been trying to get this working for a couple weeks now without any
success.  I'm running SVN version.  I used to be able to run:

./configure --enable-proc-opt --disable-audio-arts --disable-audio-jack
--disable-joystick-menu --disable-firewire --disable-dbox2
--disable-v4l --disable-ivtv --enable-dvb
--dvb-path=/usr/src/linux/include --enable-xvmc --enable-opengl-vsync
qmake mythtv.pro
make
make install
{cd to mythplugins directory}
./configure --enable-opengl --enable-fftw --enable-sdl --enable-aac
--enable-transcode --enable-vcd --disable-mythgallery
--disable-mythphone
qmake mythplugins.pro
make
make install

And all would be happy, but now I get this:

gcc -c -pipe -march=k8 -Wall -W -g -D_REENTRANT -DPIC -fPIC
-D_GNU_SOURCE -DPREFIX=\"/usr/local\" -DMMX -Di386
-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DQT_THREAD_SUPPORT -DQT_PLUGIN -DQT_SHARED
-DQT_NO_DEBUG -I/usr/share/qt3/mkspecs/default -I.-I../../../../local/include -I/usr/kde/3.3/include-I../../../../local/include -I../../../linux-
2.6.12.5/include-I../../../../X11R6/include -I/usr/include/cdda-I../../../../include/qt3 -I../../../../X11R6/include -ozoom_filter_xmmx.o goom/zoom_filter_xmmx.c{standard input}: Assembler messages:
{standard input}:126: Error: suffix or operands invalid for `movq'{standard input}:127: Error: suffix or operands invalid for `movq'
Google brings up lots of links with others that have assembler message errors but I couldn't find anything helpful.
Am I the only one?

I've tried compiling forcing --arch=i686 (still fails same way),
--disable-mmx then it compiles but recorded streams from tv (DVB) are
extremely choppy with many prebuffering messages.

The only way to get rid of it is to not compile goom in, but I really like goom.  :(

Anyone?

Thanks,
-Greg
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[mythtv-users] So the final design is..

[Derek Meek]

Please check it for compatability faux pas as it's been a while since I
designed a box so i'm not familiar with a lot of newer stuff

http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Wishlist/WishShareShow.asp?ID=1672646&WishListTitle=KAZAN%27S+MYTHTV+BOX

Case: nMEDIAPC HTCP 100
Motherboard: Sis760GX based mobo includes with case
Processor: AMD Sempron 64 2500+
RAM: 512MB PC 3200
Video: Geforce FX5200
Capture Cards:
* Hauppage PVR-500
* Kworld VS-TV878RF w/ remote, FM radio (already have)

-
Derek "Kazan" Meek
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Re: [mythtv-users] How to fix Movie posters on FE

[Ryan Steffes]

On 9/14/05, A JM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Yes, I tried that but the error I see on the FE is referring to
'/root/.mythtv/mythvideo' which is not what I set in the path for the
posters on the FE?
 
 
On 9/14/05, Ryan Steffes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:


On 9/14/05, A JM <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 

Since the directory on the BE that holds the movie posters is
hidden and in the directory '/root/.mythtv/mythvideo' how do I get the
front end to read this directory? Can I create a link that the front
end can read?

 
Thanks for any help you guys can give me.
 
AJM,
Besides setting the poster directory to something shared on an NFS mount in the setup?  


I'm assuming here that the backend and the frontend are on seperate
machines, and that the backend and the frontend have at least one nfs
share both can write to.  What does it say in the setting for the
movie poster location?  Is location on the nfs share?  Also,
what user does your mythtv run as?  Does it run as root?  My
understanding was that the frontend would be the one running the script
to retrieve posters, but I could be wrong.  Does the directory
exists that the frontend has in the setting box?

As a last resort, try creating a symlink in the place the frontend has
in the setting as follows, from the backend computer, assuming that the
directory /mnt/MythVideo/ is on the nfs share and can be seen by both.

As root:
ln -s /root/.mythtv/mythvideo /mnt/MythVideo/posters
chmod a+x ~
chmod a+x ~/.mythtv/
chmod a+rwx ~/.mythtv/mythvideo

chmod a+rwx /mnt/MythVideo/posters

Not sure if nfs will allow you to follow the symlink like that. 
If you can see in the directory and see the posters now, just set
/mnt/MythVideo/posters in the frontend and try it that way.

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[mythtv-users] HD Audio dropouts during MNF

[Dave]

Hi,
I had some audio issues during MNF this week(Eagles vs Falcons).  I
recorded the game via DVB on a HD3000 with Myth 18.1.
At various points, audio would drop completely, and the only way to
fix it was to stop the recording, then restart it.
I tried using +/- to switch audio tracks, but that didn't help at
all.  I didn't see anything significant in the frontend logs.

I also noticed a few points where the 5.1 audio would switch to 2.0
and back again, but this was probably a transmission issue on ABC's
part.

Did anyone else experience similar issues?

Thanks
Dave
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Re: [mythtv-users] How to fix Movie posters on FE

[Ryan Steffes]

On 9/14/05, A JM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Since the directory on the BE that holds the movie posters is
hidden and in the directory '/root/.mythtv/mythvideo' how do I get the
front end to read this directory? Can I create a link that the front
end can read?

 
Thanks for any help you guys can give me.
 
AJM,

Besides setting the poster directory to something shared on an NFS mount in the setup?

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[mythtv-users] Server Settings for different IP?

[hydrateordie]

   Hey, I just moved my TiVo into my dorm with me and now that I'm  
hosting the backend on a network on a static IP I changed the IP  
address from 127.0.0.1 on the setup, but then it lost all of my  
configuration settings.  Is there a way to recover these settings?   
Thanks!


KG
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Re: [mythtv-users] vertical lines from pvr-500

[Scot L. Harris]

On Wed, 2005-09-14 at 19:18, Tim Hamer wrote:
> Garry Cook wrote:
> > On 9/14/05, *Scot L. Harris* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> > > wrote:
> > 
> > On Wed, 2005-09-14 at 16:18, Tim Hamer wrote:
> > 
> >  >
> >  > try the newest unstable drivers from the ivtv site. they might
> > not work
> >  > perfectly though, so you might have to try a couple versions.
> > i've been
> >  > using .3.7d for a while now with no problems.
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks for yours and Garry Cook's response.
> > 
> > It looks like I have 0.3.7k from ATRPMS.  Should I try an older version?
> > 
> > At least I know this has worked.  Just need to figure out what level of
> > sacrifice I need to make to get it to work.  :)
> > 
> >  
> > I wouldn't recommend going with older drivers, unless you had it working 
> > and upgraded, which broke things, then you might want to roll back. The 
> > version numbers increment for a reason, things should be getting better 
> > with each new version.
> > The only reason that I mentioned my old driver version was because I 
> > seem to answer the question 'Is the PVR500 working for anyone' a few 
> > times a week. Each time I say something like 'with drivers from about 2 
> > months ago', which probably isn't very helpful, so I just wanted to post 
> > the actual driver version before someone called me on it.
> >
> 
> yeah, the newest drivers should be fine. my problem was with using the 
> rpms. i guess some people get them to work with 150/500s but i couldnt.

Will check out the drivers on sourceforge.  Maybe that will work. 
Either that or I will have to sacrifice larger animals the machine.  And
here I thought the days of making sacrifices to the SCSI chain were
over.  :)



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[mythtv-users] How to fix Movie posters on FE

[A JM]

Since the directory on the BE that holds the movie posters is hidden and in the directory '/root/.mythtv/mythvideo' how do I get the front end to read this directory? Can I create a link that the front end can read?

 
Thanks for any help you guys can give me.
 
AJM,
 
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Re: [mythtv-users] Myth display issues.

[Blake]

On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 06:41:08 -0700, Dewey Smolka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:



I'm using the latest KnoppMyth, a generic LCD, a Samsung 1080i (30", I
think), GeForce Ti4600, AMD 2400, 1G Ram, 120GB HD, Sound Blaster Audigy
Platinum...S-Video in from the TV, S-Video out to the TV, no hookup with
the sound yet



Can't you plug VGA or DVI into that Samsung? It's not a TV, it's a
giant monitor.


Yeah, it even says it's a "monitor" but there connections are typical  
composite, the hi-def ones, a couple labelled for  
"DTV/480i/480p/1080i"--the ones in the back are all standard A/V type  
plugs. In the side I have the S-Input, headphones and speaker input.  
Nothing even remotely like a VGA/DVI socket. Unless...it's =underneath=  
the TV.
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Re: [mythtv-users] vertical lines from pvr-500

[Tim Hamer]

Garry Cook wrote:
On 9/14/05, *Scot L. Harris* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> wrote:


On Wed, 2005-09-14 at 16:18, Tim Hamer wrote:

 >
 > try the newest unstable drivers from the ivtv site. they might
not work
 > perfectly though, so you might have to try a couple versions.
i've been
 > using .3.7d for a while now with no problems.


Thanks for yours and Garry Cook's response.

It looks like I have 0.3.7k from ATRPMS.  Should I try an older version?

At least I know this has worked.  Just need to figure out what level of
sacrifice I need to make to get it to work.  :)

 
I wouldn't recommend going with older drivers, unless you had it working 
and upgraded, which broke things, then you might want to roll back. The 
version numbers increment for a reason, things should be getting better 
with each new version.
The only reason that I mentioned my old driver version was because I 
seem to answer the question 'Is the PVR500 working for anyone' a few 
times a week. Each time I say something like 'with drivers from about 2 
months ago', which probably isn't very helpful, so I just wanted to post 
the actual driver version before someone called me on it.
 
--g


 





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yeah, the newest drivers should be fine. my problem was with using the 
rpms. i guess some people get them to work with 150/500s but i couldnt.

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[mythtv-users] a lame question no pun intended

[Gregg]

I am trying to use nuvexport to export to divx.  And I get this

Using ffmpeg for exporting.
What would you like to do?

  1. Export to XviD (disabled)
  2. Export to SVCD
  3. Export to VCD
  4. Export to DVCD (VCD with 48kHz audio for making DVDs)
  5. Export to DVD
  6. Export to DivX (disabled)
  7. Export to ASF (disabled)
  8. Export to MP3 (disabled)
  9. MPEG2->MPEG2 cut only
 10. Export to .nuv and .sql

When I try divx it says ffmpeg has not been configured for mp3, and
ffmpeg has not been configured for xvid.  I installed using Jarods
guide with apt-get.  Is ffmpeg not configured with those options,
or am I missing something.  It works to transcode to xvid.

Thanks.

-Gregg


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Re: [mythtv-users] Myth display issues.

[Dewey Smolka]

> 
> I'm using the latest KnoppMyth, a generic LCD, a Samsung 1080i (30", I
> think), GeForce Ti4600, AMD 2400, 1G Ram, 120GB HD, Sound Blaster Audigy
> Platinum...S-Video in from the TV, S-Video out to the TV, no hookup with
> the sound yet
> 

Can't you plug VGA or DVI into that Samsung? It's not a TV, it's a
giant monitor.
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Re: [mythtv-users] Problem With Database People.MYD

[Michael T. Dean]

Birch, Robert - BMHO wrote:


I am getting the following error when I run mythfilldatabase:

Database Error: Can't Open people.MYD

I also get this error when I use mythweb and try to schedule a recording.

The file looks fine. Has mysql as owner and group owner. Permissions are
-rw-rw

Any ideas?
 

So, the database people are giving you troubles...  Those database 
people.  ;)


Now, switching from the subject of your message to the body of the 
message...


mysqlcheck:  http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/mysqlcheck.html

Mike
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Re: [mythtv-users] 18.1 dvb channel scan

[Pat Sheerin]

>
>On Wednesday 14 September 2005 04:23 am, ffrr wrote:
>> John Pullan wrote:
>> >>The way I do it is to create a channels.conf using tzap (need that for
>> >>other apps like xine based Kaffeine anyway).  Then import the
>> >>channels.conf into myth (it's one of the scan options)
>> >
>> >Only in svn.
>>
>> I don't know about that.  It's in the 18.1 version I got from the
>> Mandriva rpms from the plf repository
>
>Those idiots are distributing a cvs checkout from the 0.19 branch and
>labelling it 0.18.1.  It's not the actual 0.18.1 release, or from the 0.18.2
>branch.  I asked them to stop
>( https://plf.zarb.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=65 ) a couple months ago, but
>apparently they haven't listened yet.
>
>Isaac

I grabbed a new version from cvs and all is working again.

Thank you
Pat
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Re: [mythtv-users] Epia/FC4/Unichrome/Myth woes....

[Jules Gosnell]

David Maher wrote:


Hi Jules,
How did you get past the builsd error below?
 

I ended up rolling back to FC3, gcc-3.4 and an earlier xorg-x11 
unichrome. All I had to do was build a kernel module and myth and xine 
just worked straight off at and livna (I got xine-lib from the unichrome 
site)


Apparently there is some bug in gcc4 that I was tickling. Strangely my 
box - an Ezra 1Ghz - seems to be confused about whether it is i586 or 
i686. It seems to dynamically link some i686 lib (installed in libc 
package I think) to binaries. There was some suggestion on the unichrome 
list that this might be a problem, but it seems to be working fine now.


Jules


Cheers
DavidM
On Thu, 2005-09-01 at 11:57 +0100, Jules Gosnell wrote:
 


P.S.

maybe i should rebuild Myth - I'll kick a build off...

 

(I have to use nodeps because the at package expects a libXvMCW-devel 
package which seems to now be merged into unichrome xorg...)


rpmbuild --nodeps --rebuild mythtv-0.18.1-113.rhfc4.at.src.rpm
...
scanwizard.h:111: error: expected `)' before '*' token
scanwizard.h:117: error: ISO C++ forbids declaration of 'ScanWizard' 
with no type

scanwizard.h:117: error: expected ';' before '*' token
make[2]: *** [channeleditor.o] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory 
`/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/mythtv-0.18.1/libs/libmythtv'

make[1]: *** [sub-libmythtv] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/mythtv-0.18.1/libs'
make: *** [sub-libs] Error 2
error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.39282 (%build)


RPM build errors:
   Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.39282 (%build)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]#

looks like my gcc-4.0.1-4.fc4 is a little bit stricter than the one myth 
was expecting... :-(


just not my day/week - eh !

I think I'll take a rest from this...


Jules


   



 




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Re: [mythtv-users] HDTV MythTV parts list

[Brandon Beattie]

On Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 02:59:56PM -0700, Brad Fuller wrote:
> That's a good tip. Which   nvidia card should be used -- or, what's the 
> best one - especially for HDTV. My be/fe is a AMD3200 running in 64bit mode.

It sounds like I may be wrong, Myth should work fine since it doesn't
user overlay as Isaac pointed out.  The most popular card for a linux
media box is a fanless FX5200.  The 5200's are very inexpensive
($35-$45) plus not having a fan on them are a plus for keeping a system
quiet.  The only thing lacking on them is 3D performance, but it's still
plenty to run wolfenstein/enemy territory, and I've even played farcry
on low settings.  if you want the boost on 3D, check the GPU clock
speed, some are 333mhz and some are 400mhz.  I've happened to burn out
one evga card, and my new one no longer drives DVI (After playing enemy
territory for 30 hours one week), but my case has almost no air
circulating (AKA, it's my own fault).

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Re: [mythtv-users] Off Topic - DVB-T, Muxes and reception...

[Jules Gosnell]

Stephen Williams wrote:


Just a quick follow-up to my earlier post. You can see the gain for
different aerial groups on the follwoing graph
http://www.wrightsaerials.tv/Articles/img/fig%201, Obviously, higher
gain is better.
 

I see - but I'm not sure which type of aerial I have - it just says it 
is a "high gain digital outdoor aerial"... it's a "masterplug 
aero16-mp", but googling for details gives practically nothing :-(



The power of the different muxes is given on this page:
http://.dtt-tx-info.org/change_tx.htm

As you can see, muxes C and D are transmitted at half power compared
to the rest. And since mux D is at the highest frequency i'd guess
that the one you're having problems with, right? (Mux D shows TMF, The
Hits, Ftn, etc).
 


Yes, this is the one

Thinking about it, it's just as bad in our house, which has the aerial 
fitted to the roof (2 storey) and no trees around it. If we are only 3-4 
miles from the transmitter, I don't see how anyone is going to receive 
this mux well...


I may try a friends booster to see if it will make any difference - I 
don't think it is my connections or aerial, as the digibox in the house 
seems to have the same problem


Anyway, guys, thanks for all the suggestions. If i find a solution I 
shall let you know.


Jules


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[mythtv-users] Problem With Database People.MYD

[Birch, Robert - BMHO]

I am getting the following error when I run mythfilldatabase:

Database Error: Can't Open people.MYD

I also get this error when I use mythweb and try to schedule a recording.

The file looks fine. Has mysql as owner and group owner. Permissions are
-rw-rw

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Robert Birch
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Re: [mythtv-users] HDTV MythTV parts list

[Brad Fuller]

Brandon Beattie wrote:

  On Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 08:25:23PM +0100, Nick wrote:
  
  
On 14/09/05, Brian McEntire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


   Video Card: MSI FX5200-TD128LF Geforce FX5200 128MB DDR AGP 4X/8X
  

you're watching. I think a 5200-based card would be fine for HDTV -

  
  
Just to help spread the word, stay away from the NVidia 6xxx and 7xxx
series video cards -- they do not support XV Video Overlay anymore.
NVidia only supports VMR overlay on the 6xxx and 7xxx (newer) cards
which is to replace XV Video Overlay, but there's no support for it
under XFree or Xorg (And I can't find any information on XFree or Xorg
going to at it yet).  What this means is you'll get tearing when
watching video and performance playback will be far less than perfect.
  

That's a good tip. Which   nvidia card should be used -- or, what's the
best one - especially for HDTV. My be/fe is a AMD3200 running in 64bit
mode.


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Re: [mythtv-users] HDTV MythTV parts list

[Brandon Beattie]

On Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 05:52:34PM -0400, Isaac Richards wrote:
> On Wednesday 14 September 2005 05:45 pm, Brandon Beattie wrote:
> > Just to help spread the word, stay away from the NVidia 6xxx and 7xxx
> > series video cards -- they do not support XV Video Overlay anymore.
> > NVidia only supports VMR overlay on the 6xxx and 7xxx (newer) cards
> > which is to replace XV Video Overlay, but there's no support for it
> 
> Not true at all.
> 
> Xv is not _just_ the video overlay.  If you're getting tearing, turn on the 
> 'Sync to VBlank' options in the XVideo settings in the nvidia-settings app.
> 
> Myth uses the 'video texture adapter' by default on these newer boards, and 
> the only thing missing is support for adjusting the contrast/brightness/etc 
> through Xv.  No tearing, performance is exactly the same as with older 
> hardware, and there's no colorkey to show up at odd times. =)  
> 
> I have a 6600gt in my dev box, and it has absolutely no problem playing HD 
> video.

Interesting.  Maybe we could all use a little teaching.  Is the video
texture adapter part of VMR, or is the video texture adapter part of a
GL surface that the video is played on?  Most of us know that overlay is
important for keeping smooth video when video's pan and so on.  

What about XVMC on newer nvidia cards?

And last thing not related to myth directly, if people use mplayer or
xine to watch movies, do those players use video texture adapter or
overlay?

--Brandon
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Re: [mythtv-users] Oh HDTV, Wherefore art Thou?

[Brandon Beattie]

On Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 03:33:01PM -0500, Mat Kyne wrote:
> I am one of those people who just can't seem to get it working. I built my 
> MythTV box about a year ago, but I still can't get it working properly. It 
> seems as soon as I get one thing fixed, Something else breaks.  Every time 
> 
> I updated my system to FC4, because it was new, and the included Kernel had 
> built in support for my pc HDTV 3000 card. I got mythTV all setup 
> correctly, but when I get to the part in channel setup, and tell it to scan 
> for channels, It doesn't find any. A few months ago while I was using 

Are you using DVB?  If so, when you add go into mythtv-setup -> cards,
does it report it sees the pcHDTV card when selecting a DVB card?  If
so, then it sounds like you're missing the DVB firmware for the card.
Grab it from pchdtv.com's download section (listed as firmware) and put
that into your /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware (Or may be
/lib/hotplug/firmware for FC4) then try scanning for channels again.

The Myth SVN/Head as of last night is working pretty well and has a lot
of new useful support for DVB.

Last thing, make sure you visit:

http://www.penlug.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/DigitalTelevisionDVB

The guide is pretty solid in having everything you need to know.

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Re: [mythtv-users] HDTV MythTV parts list

[Isaac Richards]

On Wednesday 14 September 2005 05:45 pm, Brandon Beattie wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 08:25:23PM +0100, Nick wrote:
> > On 14/09/05, Brian McEntire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >  Video Card: MSI FX5200-TD128LF Geforce FX5200 128MB DDR AGP 4X/8X
> >
> > you're watching. I think a 5200-based card would be fine for HDTV -
>
> Just to help spread the word, stay away from the NVidia 6xxx and 7xxx
> series video cards -- they do not support XV Video Overlay anymore.
> NVidia only supports VMR overlay on the 6xxx and 7xxx (newer) cards
> which is to replace XV Video Overlay, but there's no support for it
> under XFree or Xorg (And I can't find any information on XFree or Xorg
> going to at it yet).  What this means is you'll get tearing when
> watching video and performance playback will be far less than perfect.

Not true at all.

Xv is not _just_ the video overlay.  If you're getting tearing, turn on the 
'Sync to VBlank' options in the XVideo settings in the nvidia-settings app.

Myth uses the 'video texture adapter' by default on these newer boards, and 
the only thing missing is support for adjusting the contrast/brightness/etc 
through Xv.  No tearing, performance is exactly the same as with older 
hardware, and there's no colorkey to show up at odd times. =)  

I have a 6600gt in my dev box, and it has absolutely no problem playing HD 
video.

Isaac
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Re: [mythtv-users] What would cause choppy audio recording?

[Michael T. Dean]

Brian McEntire wrote:


I'm recording OTA HDTV with a PC HD-3000 card.

The video quality looks perfect, rarely pixelates, but the audio is 
very bad: it sounds choppy, echos frequently, and has a pulsing 
quality to it.


I'm recording on a P3 1.6 with 768 MB RAM. From what I understand, 
recording OTA HDTV doesn't take a lot of resources because the card is 
just capturing the (already encoded) MPEG2 stream from within the ATSC 
broadcast.


I think the problem does lay in the capture side though because even 
if I transcode a captured show to xvid using nuvexport, the audio 
still sounds the same on playback and I think those transcoded formats 
wouldn't tax the CPU enough to cause audio problems.


Actually, MPEG-4 (DivX, XviD, etc.) requires more resources to decode 
than MPEG-2.  Basically, the higher the compression, the harder your CPU 
has to work (for both compression and decompression).  H.264 gives even 
more compression than MPEG-4, but will put the the best-on-the-market 
general-purpose CPU's to the test for decoding a 1920x1080 stream.


So, how about fessing up--what kind of system are you using to play back 
the video?  Have you tried playing it back in other players (i.e. 
MPlayer or xine)?  Have you tested it on a Windows machine?  It sounds 
to me like a playback problem since--as you correctly observed--HDTV 
capture is just writing the already-encoded MPEG-2 stream to disk.


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Re: [mythtv-users] HDTV MythTV parts list

[Brandon Beattie]

On Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 08:25:23PM +0100, Nick wrote:
> On 14/09/05, Brian McEntire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >  Video Card: MSI FX5200-TD128LF Geforce FX5200 128MB DDR AGP 4X/8X
> you're watching. I think a 5200-based card would be fine for HDTV -

Just to help spread the word, stay away from the NVidia 6xxx and 7xxx
series video cards -- they do not support XV Video Overlay anymore.
NVidia only supports VMR overlay on the 6xxx and 7xxx (newer) cards
which is to replace XV Video Overlay, but there's no support for it
under XFree or Xorg (And I can't find any information on XFree or Xorg
going to at it yet).  What this means is you'll get tearing when
watching video and performance playback will be far less than perfect.

---Brandon
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Re: [mythtv-users] vertical lines from pvr-500

[Garry Cook]

On 9/14/05, Scot L. Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Wed, 2005-09-14 at 16:18, Tim Hamer wrote:>> try the newest unstable drivers from the ivtv site. they might not work
> perfectly though, so you might have to try a couple versions. i've been> using .3.7d for a while now with no problems.Thanks for yours and Garry Cook's response.It looks like I have 0.3.7k
 from ATRPMS.  Should I try an older version?At least I know this has worked.  Just need to figure out what level ofsacrifice I need to make to get it to work.  :)
 
I wouldn't recommend going with older drivers, unless you had it working and upgraded, which broke things, then you might want to roll back. The version numbers increment for a reason, things should be getting better with each new version.

The only reason that I mentioned my old driver version was because I seem to answer the question 'Is the PVR500 working for anyone' a few times a week. Each time I say something like 'with drivers from about 2 months ago', which probably isn't very helpful, so I just wanted to post the actual driver version before someone called me on it.

 
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Re: [mythtv-users] mythbackend fails silenty

[Greg Woods]

On Wed, 2005-09-14 at 18:39 +0100, Nick wrote:

> On a related theme, what is the difference between starting a daemon
> in /etc/rc.d/init.d with the service command and just running it from
> the command line directly? 

Most likely, environment variables such as $HOME.

> I've always run init.d scripts using the
> service command, but now this thread shows it may be problematic when
> running scripts directly without it.

When you are already logged in and using the "service" command, the
login environment is already set up for you. When daemons are started,
there is no login environment. It is therefore a bug (or a mis-design if
you will) to depend on the login environment for a program that is
started at boot time. Programs designed to run at system startup time
should not be looking in user home directories (even root). Such
programs normally use config files kept in /etc somewhere (e.g. on FC
systems, /etc/sysconfig/mythbackend or some such thing). Or the startup
script should have a variable to set where the config file is. But
relying on environment variables like $HOME to find it results in
exactly this sort of problem. I note that on my FC3 system, you can set
$MYTHTV_HOME in the /etc/sysconfig/mythbackend file, but doing so did
not work. That's a bug I think, albeit one that is easily worked around.

I ran into this same problem on my frontend system; it worked fine if I
started mythbackend as root or as mythtv, but would not work if started
at boot time. I solved it by having mythbackend start when mythtv logs
in (right before mythfrontend starts), which also happens automatically.
On my back end, it does look as though I put a copy of mysql.txt
into /.mythtv, which I only discovered I needed when I modified the
startup script to start mythbackend under strace, so I could then see
that it was trying to open /.mythtv/mysql.txt . I don't know why I
didn't think of the environment thing before that. And I *really* don't
know why I didn't remember going through this when the same problem
occurred on my slave backend system. I think I'm getting too old for
this stuff :-)

--Greg


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Re: [mythtv-users] Hello all.. i'm thelastestmythnewb lookingfor advice :D

[Michael T. Dean]

PAUL WILLIAMSON wrote:

Props to Mario...and gossamer... 


http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/12feb20041500/edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2004/octqtr/pdf/47cfr76.640.pdf


and this one... 

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-03-225A1.pdf 

Reference page 50. 
 

Wow.  Deja vu.  That takes me back to Sep 2 ( 
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/147985#147985 ).


I guess you--unlike me--have learned that people are far more likely to 
actually read the information if you copy/paste it from your previous 
post so they don't have to go to the trouble of clicking on a link...  :)


Mike
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[mythtv-users] Re: x2 Re: Problems with VGA/RGBHV and Mitsubishi HDTV

[conkel]

 2 things
> 
> i) does your TV have an automatic turn off if the same image is
> displayed for a period of time?
> ii) if you connect a regular monitor to the VGA out and leave it, what 
> happens?
> 
> Nick
> 

1) The manual warns that leaving stationary images on the TV can cause 
   burn in and is not covered by warranty so I'm pretty sure it doesn't.

2) I haven't tried hooking it up to a regular monitor yet. That's my goal 
   for this evening. I have to change the resolutions and xorg.conf file 
   to get that done. Once I got my original config working I've backed it 
   up in three different places to make sure I don't lose it. It took me 
   three days to learn how to calculate everything the first time. :)

Josh

===

> Does it come on if you press a key on the keyboard (not a key on the 
> remote--one on the keyboard) or wiggle the mouse?  Did you turn off 
> xscreensaver (the application, it sounds like you've set BlankTime, 
> StandbyTime, SuspendTime, and OffTime in ServerFlags)?
> 
> Mike
> 

Nope. I tried kicking off the screensaver both ways, just in case. Yes, I 
turned off xscreensaver as well. I'm starting to think that the power 
management settings may have something to do with it. Still trying!

Josh

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[mythtv-users] Joe White is out of the office.

[joe . white]

I will be out of the office starting  09/14/2005 and will not return until
09/21/2005.

I will respond to your message when I return.

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Re: [mythtv-users] vertical lines from pvr-500

[Scot L. Harris]

On Wed, 2005-09-14 at 16:18, Tim Hamer wrote:

> 
> try the newest unstable drivers from the ivtv site. they might not work 
> perfectly though, so you might have to try a couple versions. i've been 
> using .3.7d for a while now with no problems.


Thanks for yours and Garry Cook's response.

It looks like I have 0.3.7k from ATRPMS.  Should I try an older version?

At least I know this has worked.  Just need to figure out what level of
sacrifice I need to make to get it to work.  :)



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[mythtv-users] Exit and shutdown

[Greg Woods]

I did search the archives and I found one possible solution to my
problem involving hacking an XML file, which I can probably do assuming
I can find the correct file to edit.

I just finished setting up a Pundit-R machine as a front end. It worked
quite well once I got everything in place. But I found that I couldn't
get good signal quality on the backend system if I had a splitter in the
computer room, even with two signal amplifiers upstream. (I have no clue
how to do crimped connections, I'm not qualified to do that, and I've
done everything else that has been suggested to increase signal strengh
other than that so I am out of options). So I said, fine, I'll just use
the PVR-500 alone in the backend (works fine, good quality on both
tuners), and heck, I'll take the PVR-150 and put it in my front end
downstairs; I've got a cable hookup there and I can save the 500's
tuners for recording and at least get some use out of the 150 for
watching Live TV. Also, the 150 has a remote that I've been able to get
working with lirc, so it solves my problem getting the Streamzap to work
on the front end as well (no longer necessary).

So all this long-windedness is setting up for the real question. I put
the PVR-150 into the front end, and of course that meant I had to set
that system up as a slave backend. Had a little trouble but got it
working eventually. Once I did that, I no longer see the "Exit and
Shutdown" option in mythfrontend. Why did it go away?

I have read about the auto-shutdown features and I presume this is
related to that somehow. But I don't really want to use the Pundit as a
recording backend even though it might be capable of it. I don't have a
UPS down there and I don't want to leave it up all the time. But I do
want to use the PVR-150 for watching live TV, which means I have to set
the "frontend" system up as a slave backend. But I want to shut it down
when I'm done using the front end. But now I only have "Exit" and "No,
don't exit" options and there's no way for me to shut the system all the
way down cleanly without a keyboard attached. 

Is hacking the XML file the best way to get what I want, or is the
kludgy "set the auto shutdown time to five minutes" solution I've seen
proposed better? I just don't want my master backend to try and schedule
recordings on the frontend because it won't be up most of the time and
it doesn't have auto-wakeup either.

--Greg


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[mythtv-users] Oh HDTV, Wherefore art Thou?

[Mat Kyne]

I am one of those people who just can't seem to get it working. I built my 
MythTV box about a year ago, but I still can't get it working properly. It 
seems as soon as I get one thing fixed, Something else breaks.  Every time 
there is a problem, I seem to throw money at it. (wouldn't you like to be my 
problem?) All together I have spent 1,300 on my HDTV MythTV box, but it 
still won't work. Please help me.


I updated my system to FC4, because it was new, and the included Kernel had 
built in support for my pc HDTV 3000 card. I got mythTV all setup correctly, 
but when I get to the part in channel setup, and tell it to scan for 
channels, It doesn't find any. A few months ago while I was using KnoppMyth, 
I was able to receive all of the OTA channels offered in my area (ABC, CBS, 
NBC, FOX, WB & PBS). Now I get nothing? I did notice that while the scan was 
in progress that the top bar said 95%, and I thought that might be the 
lowest signal strength that it would accept? Am I guessing correctly?  Any 
advice on how you got the pc HDTV 3000 working in FC4 would be greatly 
appreciated.



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[mythtv-users] HDTV Playback causes Segmentation Fault

[Ian Prowell]

I am trying to get HDTV playback working on my MythTV system.  I am
recording OTA HDTV with a HD-3000.  The recordings are working fine.  I
can see the content in the preview windows when I select the recording,
but when I actually go to play the recording the MythTV frontend
segfaults.  This happens both on a frontend with a PVR-350 and on a
frontend with a Matrox G450.  I know these are not fast enough to
playback full HDTV video, but I am trying to transcode it down to a
resolution that will work.  The results are the same whether I transcode
the files or not.

If I run mythfrontend in a terminal I end up with the following output
before the crash:

2005-09-14 12:54:47.407 Using protocol version 15
2005-09-14 12:54:56.472 All Programs
2005-09-14 12:55:00.519 New DB connection, total: 2
2005-09-14 12:55:06.314 Opening audio device '/dev/dsp'.
2005-09-14 12:55:06.314 Opening OSS audio device '/dev/dsp'.
2005-09-14 12:55:06.438 Using XV port 61
2005-09-14 12:55:07.607 Changing from None to WatchingPreRecorded
2005-09-14 12:55:07.608 New DB connection, total: 3
2005-09-14 12:55:07.614 Using realtime priority.
Segmentation fault

I have tried to play the files with mplayer.  The NUV files that are
captured using the HD-350 playback fine with mplayer, but the NUV files
that are captured with the HD-3000 cause mplayer to segfault unless I
add the "-nosound" flag.  Then they playback, but don't look right.
Only the left half of the video is there, there are horizontal, and
other artifacts. 

-Ian

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Re: [mythtv-users] vertical lines from pvr-500

[Garry Cook]

On 9/14/05, Scot L. Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Wed, 2005-09-14 at 15:40, Tim Hamer wrote:> i never could get the ivtv for my 150s working from atrpms, but
> compiling from source was easy and worked great.>So which version from sourceforge (or is there a better source for ivtv)should be used to support a PVR-500 and PVR-350?And has anyone else managed to get a PVR-500 running using the packages
in ATRPMS?
 
I'm running a PVR500MCE using drivers from the ATrpms testing branch, from about 2 months ago, ivtv-0.3.5l. Works great along side of two PVR250s, one MCE, one with remote.
 
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Re: [mythtv-users] vertical lines from pvr-500

[Tim Hamer]

Scot L. Harris wrote:

On Wed, 2005-09-14 at 15:40, Tim Hamer wrote:

i never could get the ivtv for my 150s working from atrpms, but 
compiling from source was easy and worked great.





So which version from sourceforge (or is there a better source for ivtv)
should be used to support a PVR-500 and PVR-350?

And has anyone else managed to get a PVR-500 running using the packages
in ATRPMS?







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try the newest unstable drivers from the ivtv site. they might not work 
perfectly though, so you might have to try a couple versions. i've been 
using .3.7d for a while now with no problems.

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[mythtv-users] What would cause choppy audio recording?

[Brian McEntire]

I'm recording OTA HDTV with a PC HD-3000 card.

The video quality looks perfect, rarely pixelates, but the audio is
very bad: it sounds choppy, echos frequently, and has a pulsing quality
to it.

I'm recording on a P3 1.6 with 768 MB RAM. From what I understand,
recording OTA HDTV doesn't take a lot of resources because the card is
just capturing the (already encoded) MPEG2 stream from within the ATSC
broadcast.

I think the problem does lay in the capture side though because even if
I transcode a captured show to xvid using nuvexport, the audio still
sounds the same on playback and I think those transcoded formats
wouldn't tax the CPU enough to cause audio problems.

Any ideas?
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Re: [mythtv-users] Hello all.. i'm the lastest mythnewb looking for advice :D

[Greg Woods]

On Wed, 2005-09-14 at 13:56 -0500, Derek Meek wrote:
> Ok, i'll probably get the PVR-500 and I'll give in on the video card and
> use an nVidia board (for the driver support) for output to the TV

Depends on what you plan to do. For standard definition TV, the ATI
onboard chip that came as part of my ASUS Pundit-R machine works
perfectly well for TV out (once I downloaded the driver from ATI). But,
I only have SD, I don't do any high definition yet.

--Greg


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Re: [mythtv-users] Hello all.. i'm the lastest mythnewb looking for advice :D

[Greg Woods]

On Wed, 2005-09-14 at 13:31 -0500, Derek Meek wrote:
> There is a lot of noise on my cable line already - I have a booster on
> the fork that leads to my TV (other fork goes the cablemodem) 

I have been told that it is better to put the booster before the fork
rather than after it. The fork itself can introduce noise, and then
you're boosting the noise along with the signal. Putting the booster as
far upstream as you can is best; amplify signal, not noise, as much as
you can.

--Greg


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Re: [mythtv-users] Hardware problem with Silverstone Case

[Joe Votour]

The LC-10 and the LC-11 are completely different
beasts.  The LC-10 is ATX, and the LC-11 is microATX.

That said, I also have an LC-10, and am reasonably
satisfied with it, but it does have it's share of
deficiencies.  The hard drives are placed in a poor
way for ventilation and spacing (which limits me to
one hard drive and a DVD-ROM).  Otherwise, for a full
ATX case, it's small enough to fit in my TV stand, and
I can't really complain too much about it.

-- Joe

--- Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 
> > I had constant hardware issues with an LC11, which
> eventually forced 
> > me to replace it. It's got too many design flaws
> to count.
> >
> > --Jo
> 
> What kind of problems? I only ask as I have an
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Re: [mythtv-users] Hello all..i'm thelastestmythnewb lookingfor advice :D

[PAUL WILLIAMSON]

Others (I'm sure) will chime in.

I just got a new mobo with firewire onboard, so I
finally have a reason to dive back in to set up my 
slave backend.

Yes, it should be able to change channels over firewire, but 
there is no guarantee.  From my research, only a single 
channel can be captured via firewire.  Look at the cable 
box as one of your potential tuners.  

Paul

>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/14/05 3:45 PM >>>
cool.. now can mythTV tell the DCbox to change channels via the
firewire? Can more than one channel be listened to across firewire?

PAUL WILLIAMSON wrote:

>Props to Mario...and gossamer...
>
>http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/12feb20041500/edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2004/octqtr/pdf/47cfr76.640.pdf

>
>
>and this one...
>
>http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-03-225A1.pdf 
>
>Reference page 50.
>
>Something for the search engines...
>firewire, fcc, IEEE 1394, paperwork, cable company, unencrypted
signal
>
>Paul
>
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/14/05 3:24 PM >>>
>

> Paul,
>
> Just for clarification, can you point to any resources about the
laws
>
> you mention below? I am moving to a new area, and if I have issues  
> getting the firewire ports (unencrypted)  it would be valuable to  
> have some ammo :)
>
> TIA
>
> On Sep 14, 2005, at 2:59 PM, PAUL WILLIAMSON wrote:
>
> >Noise is something you'll have to deal with...
>
> >However, it's not up to them to provide you with
> >what you should legally receive - IEEE 1394 (firewire)
> >unencrypted from their box to your machine.  In this
> >case, firewire from their HD cable box to your
> >mythbox.
>
> >It has nothing to do with being lucky.  It has to do with
> >knowing what you are entitled to.  In that sense, you
> >are their worst nightmare if they are unwilling to
> >comply with federal law.
>
> >Paul
>
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/14/05 2:49 PM >>>
> 
> >Mediacom will never fix their noise problem - won't happen, so i
>
> have
>
> >to
> >deal with it.
>
> >I live in Ames, IA and *none* of the hardware they send out is
> >customized - so i would get lucky if they have firewire ports
>
> >PAUL WILLIAMSON wrote:
>
>
> >>So amplify it as soon as it gets into your house, before
> >>any split occurs.  I realize you're probably amplifying noise,
> >>but at that point it may be wise to try and get the cable co.
> >>to fix its problems.
> >>
> >>Odds are you'll need a cable box.  Depending on your
> >>provider (where are you?), you may be able to get away
> >>with being able to get away with no capture card - just
> >>do everything via firewire!
> >>
> >>Paul
> >>
> >>
> >>
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Re: [mythtv-users] vertical lines from pvr-500

[Scot L. Harris]

On Wed, 2005-09-14 at 15:40, Tim Hamer wrote:
> i never could get the ivtv for my 150s working from atrpms, but 
> compiling from source was easy and worked great.
> 

So which version from sourceforge (or is there a better source for ivtv)
should be used to support a PVR-500 and PVR-350?

And has anyone else managed to get a PVR-500 running using the packages
in ATRPMS?



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Re: [mythtv-users] NUVEXPORT errors when starting to decode.

[Greg Estabrooks]

> I'm getting similar errors. nuvexport --debug crashes with no debug output, 
> so that's no help. I have the latest version off
> forevermore.net

 It's being looked into. It only seems to occur if you only have a
single recording of a particular title. If you have more than one it's not
happening. At least not in all of my tests.



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Re: [mythtv-users] NUVEXPORT errors when starting to decode.

[Christopher Holmes]

I'm getting similar errors.  nuvexport --debug crashes with no
debug output, so that's no help.  I have the latest version off
forevermore.net

nuvexport version:  0.2 0.20050829.svn

I've seen several posts about this with no repsponses.  Anyone have ANY ideas?
Thanks.


After selecting a show:
Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
/usr/share/nuvexport/nuv_export/ui.pm line 290,  line 2.

After running through the transcode options:
Use of uninitialized value in print at /usr/share/nuvexport/export/generic.pm line 163,  line 11.
Default resolution based on  aspect ratio.
Width? [624] 
Use of uninitialized value in division (/) at /usr/share/nuvexport/export/generic.pm line 183,  line 12.
Illegal division by zero at /usr/share/nuvexport/export/generic.pm line 183,  line 12.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] videos]$ 

On 9/3/05, Mike Schommer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I get the following error when exporting via nuvexport...

Encode started:  Sat Sep  3 10:19:20 2005
Use of uninitialized value in pattern
match (m//) at /usr/local/share/nuvexport/export/ffmpeg/DVD.pm line
136,  line 13.
Use of uninitialized value in multiplication (*) at /usr/local/share/nuvexport/export/ffmpeg.pm line 108,  line 13.

Use of uninitialized value in multiplication (*) at /usr/local/share/nuvexport/export/ffmpeg.pm line 109,  line 13.

Use of uninitialized value in
concatenation (.) or string at
/usr/local/share/nuvexport/export/ffmpeg.pm line 122, 
line 13.
Use of uninitialized value in
concatenation (.) or string at
/usr/local/share/nuvexport/export/ffmpeg.pm line 122, 
line 13.
Use of uninitialized value in
concatenation (.) or string at
/usr/local/share/nuvexport/export/ffmpeg.pm line 123, 
line 13.
Use of uninitialized value in
concatenation (.) or string at
/usr/local/share/nuvexport/export/ffmpeg.pm line 149, 
line 13.
Use of uninitialized value in
concatenation (.) or string at
/usr/local/share/nuvexport/export/ffmpeg.pm line 150, 
line 13.
Use of uninitialized value in
concatenation (.) or string at
/usr/local/share/nuvexport/export/ffmpeg.pm line 153, 
line 13.
Use of uninitialized value in
concatenation (.) or string at
/usr/local/share/nuvexport/export/ffmpeg.pm line 153, 
line 13.
Use of uninitialized value in
concatenation (.) or string at
/usr/local/share/nuvexport/export/ffmpeg.pm line 153, 
line 13.
Use of uninitialized value in
concatenation (.) or string at
/usr/local/share/nuvexport/export/ffmpeg.pm line 153, 
line 13.
Use of uninitialized value in division (/) at /usr/local/share/nuvexport/export/ffmpeg.pm line 167,  line 13.

Illegal division by zero at /usr/local/share/nuvexport/export/ffmpeg.pm line 167,  line 13.


How can I fix this?  I'm using the latest non-cvs version.

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Re: [mythtv-users] Hello all.. i'm thelastestmythnewb lookingfor advice :D

[Derek Meek]

cool.. now can mythTV tell the DCbox to change channels via the
firewire? Can more than one channel be listened to across firewire?

PAUL WILLIAMSON wrote:

>Props to Mario...and gossamer...
>
>http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/12feb20041500/edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2004/octqtr/pdf/47cfr76.640.pdf
>
>
>and this one...
>
>http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-03-225A1.pdf
>
>Reference page 50.
>
>Something for the search engines...
>firewire, fcc, IEEE 1394, paperwork, cable company, unencrypted signal
>
>Paul
>
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/14/05 3:24 PM >>>
>

> Paul,
>
> Just for clarification, can you point to any resources about the laws
>
> you mention below? I am moving to a new area, and if I have issues  
> getting the firewire ports (unencrypted)  it would be valuable to  
> have some ammo :)
>
> TIA
>
> On Sep 14, 2005, at 2:59 PM, PAUL WILLIAMSON wrote:
>
> >Noise is something you'll have to deal with...
>
> >However, it's not up to them to provide you with
> >what you should legally receive - IEEE 1394 (firewire)
> >unencrypted from their box to your machine.  In this
> >case, firewire from their HD cable box to your
> >mythbox.
>
> >It has nothing to do with being lucky.  It has to do with
> >knowing what you are entitled to.  In that sense, you
> >are their worst nightmare if they are unwilling to
> >comply with federal law.
>
> >Paul
>
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/14/05 2:49 PM >>>
> 
> >Mediacom will never fix their noise problem - won't happen, so i
>
> have
>
> >to
> >deal with it.
>
> >I live in Ames, IA and *none* of the hardware they send out is
> >customized - so i would get lucky if they have firewire ports
>
> >PAUL WILLIAMSON wrote:
>
>
> >>So amplify it as soon as it gets into your house, before
> >>any split occurs.  I realize you're probably amplifying noise,
> >>but at that point it may be wise to try and get the cable co.
> >>to fix its problems.
> >>
> >>Odds are you'll need a cable box.  Depending on your
> >>provider (where are you?), you may be able to get away
> >>with being able to get away with no capture card - just
> >>do everything via firewire!
> >>
> >>Paul
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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[mythtv-users] HD, Satellite, and 169time.com

[tgate]

Has anyone put together an HD Satellite mythTv setup using products  
from 169time.com?  I'm interested in keeping my direcTv subscription  
but want to use myth.  They claim to provide firewire out capability  
but I'm looking for any first hand experience before I buy.
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Re: [mythtv-users] vertical lines from pvr-500

[Tim Hamer]

i never could get the ivtv for my 150s working from atrpms, but 
compiling from source was easy and worked great.


Scot L. Harris wrote:

On Wed, 2005-09-14 at 15:03, Marius Schrecker wrote:


Hi,

 Back now as Sid is on the mend. I've managed to load my pvr-500 using
ivtv 0.3.8 and firmware 0x02050032 and both tuners seem to be working with
audio and video, BUT:

When I play the stream in mplayer using mplayer -vo xv /dev/video0 (or directly
into X11 without the -vo switch) I am getting strange vertical lines appearing
in 3 blocks all the way across the picture (playing in mplayer) like this:

|||
|||
|||

They also appear capturing from composite in, so have nothing to do with
the tuner, and when playing a file written to disk from the 500.
These do not appear if I play an mpeg2 file not captured from the 500 (test
file from the net), so they are not being generated by the screencard.

I can only think this has to do with the paramaters I've used to set up
the card. I'm following Jarods wonderful guide and have used the

ivtvctl -u 0xff
ivtvctl -p 4
ivtvctl -f width=720,height=576

options to set the card up for PAL

Has anyone else seen these lines and what did they do to fix it?




At this point I would be happy to see vertical lines in the video
captured using my PVR-500.  :)

It seems like the only input on my PVR-500 that gets anything (just
static unfortunately) was 6.  Of course I am trying to run this in NTSC
mode not PAL mode.  So that may be the difference with that setting.

And this is on the first tuner on the PVR-500, the second tuner does not
appear to get anything.

I am currently trying to use what appears to be ivtv 0.3.7.  The
firmware I have is listed as dec-2.02.023-4.  All from the ATRPMS repo. 


Could the problem I'm having be that I don't have the correct ivtv
drivers/firmware?

These seem to work just fine with the PVR-350 I have.  

 







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Re: [mythtv-users] Hello all.. i'm thelastestmythnewb lookingfor advice :D

[PAUL WILLIAMSON]

Props to Mario...and gossamer... 

http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/12feb20041500/edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2004/octqtr/pdf/47cfr76.640.pdf


and this one... 

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-03-225A1.pdf 

Reference page 50. 

Something for the search engines...
firewire, fcc, IEEE 1394, paperwork, cable company, unencrypted signal

Paul

>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/14/05 3:24 PM >>>
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Paul,

Just for clarification, can you point to any resources about the laws 

you mention below? I am moving to a new area, and if I have issues  
getting the firewire ports (unencrypted)  it would be valuable to  
have some ammo :)

TIA

On Sep 14, 2005, at 2:59 PM, PAUL WILLIAMSON wrote:

> Noise is something you'll have to deal with...
>
> However, it's not up to them to provide you with
> what you should legally receive - IEEE 1394 (firewire)
> unencrypted from their box to your machine.  In this
> case, firewire from their HD cable box to your
> mythbox.
>
> It has nothing to do with being lucky.  It has to do with
> knowing what you are entitled to.  In that sense, you
> are their worst nightmare if they are unwilling to
> comply with federal law.
>
> Paul
>
>
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/14/05 2:49 PM >>>

> Mediacom will never fix their noise problem - won't happen, so i
have
> to
> deal with it.
>
> I live in Ames, IA and *none* of the hardware they send out is
> customized - so i would get lucky if they have firewire ports
>
> PAUL WILLIAMSON wrote:
>
>
>> So amplify it as soon as it gets into your house, before
>> any split occurs.  I realize you're probably amplifying noise,
>> but at that point it may be wise to try and get the cable co.
>> to fix its problems.
>>
>> Odds are you'll need a cable box.  Depending on your
>> provider (where are you?), you may be able to get away
>> with being able to get away with no capture card - just
>> do everything via firewire!
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Re: [mythtv-users] mythbackend fails silenty

[Michael T. Dean]

On 09/14/05 11:26, Graeme Wilford wrote:


On 14/09/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
 


On 09/14/05 03:52, Graeme Wilford wrote:


Wiping out /.mythtv/mysql.txt and linking it back to
~/root/.mythtv/mysql.txt did the trick for me.


Probably better off copying the file (or, even better, moving the file
and chown'ing it since root doesn't need it) from root's home directory
to mythtv's.  No normal users should have access to any files in root's
home (or the directory itself).  This won't affect Myth directly, but is
a much cleaner approach overall.


root does need it if you ever start mythbackend by hand as root, hence
having one copy of mysql.txt in ~root/.mythtv/ with and the other one
in /.mythtv/ symlinked back to it. You only ever need maintain one
file then...
 

OK.  If you're running user-level applications as root, letting users 
access root's home directory is a relatively small concern.  ;)


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Re: [mythtv-users] vertical lines from pvr-500

[Scot L. Harris]

On Wed, 2005-09-14 at 15:03, Marius Schrecker wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>   Back now as Sid is on the mend. I've managed to load my pvr-500 using
> ivtv 0.3.8 and firmware 0x02050032 and both tuners seem to be working with
> audio and video, BUT:
> 
> When I play the stream in mplayer using mplayer -vo xv /dev/video0 (or 
> directly
> into X11 without the -vo switch) I am getting strange vertical lines appearing
> in 3 blocks all the way across the picture (playing in mplayer) like this:
> 
> |||
> |||
> |||
> 
> They also appear capturing from composite in, so have nothing to do with
> the tuner, and when playing a file written to disk from the 500.
> These do not appear if I play an mpeg2 file not captured from the 500 (test
> file from the net), so they are not being generated by the screencard.
> 
> I can only think this has to do with the paramaters I've used to set up
> the card. I'm following Jarods wonderful guide and have used the
> 
> ivtvctl -u 0xff
> ivtvctl -p 4
> ivtvctl -f width=720,height=576
> 
> options to set the card up for PAL
> 
> Has anyone else seen these lines and what did they do to fix it?
> 

At this point I would be happy to see vertical lines in the video
captured using my PVR-500.  :)

It seems like the only input on my PVR-500 that gets anything (just
static unfortunately) was 6.  Of course I am trying to run this in NTSC
mode not PAL mode.  So that may be the difference with that setting.

And this is on the first tuner on the PVR-500, the second tuner does not
appear to get anything.

I am currently trying to use what appears to be ivtv 0.3.7.  The
firmware I have is listed as dec-2.02.023-4.  All from the ATRPMS repo. 

Could the problem I'm having be that I don't have the correct ivtv
drivers/firmware?

These seem to work just fine with the PVR-350 I have.  

 


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Re: [mythtv-users] HDTV MythTV parts list

[Nick]

On 14/09/05, Brian McEntire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello all -
>  
>  I'm finishing up the parts list for a home theater PC to run Myth. Primary
> usage will be as a front-end to feed the HDTV. I plan to use DVI to connect
> to the TV.
>  
>  Here's my parts list, hopefully if I've made any glarring mistakes or
> ommisions, someone can clue me in:
>  
>  Mother Board: ASUS P5LD2-VM Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 945G Micro ATX Intel
> Motherboard
>  CPU: Intel Pentium 4 650 (3.4 GHz, HT) Prescott 800MHz FSB 2MB L2 Cache LGA
> 775 EM64T Processor 
>  Memory: Crucial Ballistix 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Unbuffered
> DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel
>  Video Card: MSI FX5200-TD128LF Geforce FX5200 128MB DDR AGP 4X/8X
>  
>  Case: generic for now, one I have already. Later: AHANIX MCE301B-A Black
> Aluminum MicroATX
>  DVD-R: one I have already
>  Hard disk: use a spare, then none.
>  
>  Capture in back-end: PC HD-3000 for OTA ATSC (or possibly unencrypted QAM
> from cable)
>  
>  
>  I will start out using a spare disk until it is all working, then I plan to
> make it diskless and have it mount the needed OS file systems over NFS.
>  
>  
>  What have I missed?
>  
>  I saw there are lots of Nvidia 5200FX based cards and also higher numberd
> GPUs (ie 5600...)  These had varying amounts of memory and core speeds, etc.
> Does any of that make a difference for HDTV out? Are there any brand
> favorites here or brands to stay away from?
>  
>  Thanks for any suggestions!

I would try to ensure you have a fanless video card and a quiet/silent
CPU cooler (such as a Zalman) to keep the noise levels down whilst
you're watching. I think a 5200-based card would be fine for HDTV -
you just need a beefy CPU for playback.

Also, make sure you have a decent audio system in the machine, ideally
with SPDIF if possible (if you have a receiver with SPDIF or are
thinking of getting one).

Nick
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Re: [mythtv-users] Hello all.. i'm the lastestmythnewb lookingfor advice :D

[John Patrick Hoke]

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Paul,

Just for clarification, can you point to any resources about the laws  
you mention below? I am moving to a new area, and if I have issues  
getting the firewire ports (unencrypted)  it would be valuable to  
have some ammo :)


TIA

On Sep 14, 2005, at 2:59 PM, PAUL WILLIAMSON wrote:


Noise is something you'll have to deal with...

However, it's not up to them to provide you with
what you should legally receive - IEEE 1394 (firewire)
unencrypted from their box to your machine.  In this
case, firewire from their HD cable box to your
mythbox.

It has nothing to do with being lucky.  It has to do with
knowing what you are entitled to.  In that sense, you
are their worst nightmare if they are unwilling to
comply with federal law.

Paul



[EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/14/05 2:49 PM >>>


Mediacom will never fix their noise problem - won't happen, so i have
to
deal with it.

I live in Ames, IA and *none* of the hardware they send out is
customized - so i would get lucky if they have firewire ports

PAUL WILLIAMSON wrote:



So amplify it as soon as it gets into your house, before
any split occurs.  I realize you're probably amplifying noise,
but at that point it may be wise to try and get the cable co.
to fix its problems.

Odds are you'll need a cable box.  Depending on your
provider (where are you?), you may be able to get away
with being able to get away with no capture card - just
do everything via firewire!

Paul





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Re: [mythtv-users] Problems with VGA/RGBHV and Mitsubishi HDTV

[Michael T. Dean]

On 09/14/05 14:19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Hello, I've been browsing through the archives and can't seem to find 
anyone else that has had this problem. Here is my hardware setup related 
to my problem:



P4 1.7GHz
512MB RAM
Geforce 2 Video Card using VGA out
Mitsubishi WT46809 (connected with breakout cable)
Hauppauge PVR 250

I have gotten MythTV set up and running great. Recording works great with 
the PVR-250, I've got it running 1920x1080i and I'm working on getting 
Lirc running now.


My problem is that my TV doesn't want to wake up after I turn it off for 
an extended period of time. I leave the Myth frontend running and I turn 
the TV off when I'm done to prevent burn in. If I leave it off for more 
than a half hour when I come back to turn it on it comes on for about 5 
seconds and shuts itself off. 

I can get it working again by unplugging the VGA from the back of the 
computer, turning on the TV, and then rehooking the VGA cable back to the 
computer. What's odd is that I can turn the TV off and back on, just not 
for an extended period of time. 


Here's what I've tried to fix it:

Disabled screen blanking in BIOS
Set DPMS off in xorg.conf
Disabled screensaver settings in xorg.conf (ServerFlags)
"xset -dpms s off"
"setterm -powersave off"
"setterm -blank 0"
(I know, these are for console, but I'm trying everything here)

I'm at the end of my rope here, any ideas? I can post my xorg.conf if 
needed. Thanks in advance!


Does it come on if you press a key on the keyboard (not a key on the 
remote--one on the keyboard) or wiggle the mouse?  Did you turn off 
xscreensaver (the application, it sounds like you've set BlankTime, 
StandbyTime, SuspendTime, and OffTime in ServerFlags)?


Mike
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[mythtv-users] Re: Hello all.. i'm the lastest mythnewb looking for advice :D

[Boleslaw Ciesielski]

Tim Hamer wrote:

There is a lot of noise on my cable line already - I have a booster on
the fork that leads to my TV (other fork goes the cablemodem) - I don't
think i want to split it again too much.

>
not wanting to split the cable is a good reason to get the 500. both 
tuners work from just one rf input.


Well, there is no free lunch. PVR-500 has an internal splitter, so the 
signal strength is halved anyway.


In fact, it can be worse than a separate splitter in some situations. 
Suppose that you want two tuners for MythTV and a VCR (or cable box or 
plain TV or something).  With two separate tuner cards you can use a 
3-way balanced splitter with 5.5dB loss on each leg. With a single 
PVR-500 you have to use a 2-way splitter (3.5dB loss on each leg) 
combined with the 500's internal splitter, so the signal loss for each 
tuner will be something like 7dB (on the other hand the VCR leg will 
only have the 3.5dB loss).


Bolek
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Re: [mythtv-users] Hello all.. i'm the lastestmythnewb lookingfor advice :D

[Derek Meek]

I didn't know the firewire was legally required. hmm.. *sends an email
off to mediacomCC*

PAUL WILLIAMSON wrote:

>Noise is something you'll have to deal with...
>
>However, it's not up to them to provide you with 
>what you should legally receive - IEEE 1394 (firewire) 
>unencrypted from their box to your machine.  In this 
>case, firewire from their HD cable box to your 
>mythbox.
>
>It has nothing to do with being lucky.  It has to do with 
>knowing what you are entitled to.  In that sense, you 
>are their worst nightmare if they are unwilling to 
>comply with federal law.
>
>Paul
>
>  
>
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/14/05 2:49 PM >>>


>Mediacom will never fix their noise problem - won't happen, so i have
>to
>deal with it.
>
>I live in Ames, IA and *none* of the hardware they send out is
>customized - so i would get lucky if they have firewire ports
>
>PAUL WILLIAMSON wrote:
>
>  
>
>>So amplify it as soon as it gets into your house, before 
>>any split occurs.  I realize you're probably amplifying noise, 
>>but at that point it may be wise to try and get the cable co.
>>to fix its problems.
>>
>>Odds are you'll need a cable box.  Depending on your 
>>provider (where are you?), you may be able to get away 
>>with being able to get away with no capture card - just 
>>do everything via firewire!
>>
>>Paul
>>
>> 
>>
>>
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Re: [mythtv-users] Problems with VGA/RGBHV and Mitsubishi HDTV

[Nick]

On 14/09/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> Hello, I've been browsing through the archives and can't seem to find
> anyone else that has had this problem. Here is my hardware setup related
> to my problem:
> 
> 
> P4 1.7GHz
> 512MB RAM
> Geforce 2 Video Card using VGA out
> Mitsubishi WT46809 (connected with breakout cable)
> Hauppauge PVR 250
> 
> I have gotten MythTV set up and running great. Recording works great with
> the PVR-250, I've got it running 1920x1080i and I'm working on getting
> Lirc running now.
> 
> My problem is that my TV doesn't want to wake up after I turn it off for
> an extended period of time. I leave the Myth frontend running and I turn
> the TV off when I'm done to prevent burn in. If I leave it off for more
> than a half hour when I come back to turn it on it comes on for about 5
> seconds and shuts itself off.
> 
> I can get it working again by unplugging the VGA from the back of the
> computer, turning on the TV, and then rehooking the VGA cable back to the
> computer. What's odd is that I can turn the TV off and back on, just not
> for an extended period of time.
> 
> Here's what I've tried to fix it:
> 
> Disabled screen blanking in BIOS
> Set DPMS off in xorg.conf
> Disabled screensaver settings in xorg.conf (ServerFlags)
> "xset -dpms s off"
> "setterm -powersave off"
> "setterm -blank 0"
> (I know, these are for console, but I'm trying everything here)
> 
> I'm at the end of my rope here, any ideas? I can post my xorg.conf if
> needed. Thanks in advance!

2 things

i) does your TV have an automatic turn off if the same image is
displayed for a period of time?
ii) if you connect a regular monitor to the VGA out and leave it, what happens?

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Re: [mythtv-users] My hardware list revised

[Derek Meek]

I'm an open source game developer and nVidia boards have many many
problems - heat issues, image quality issues, etc.

PAUL WILLIAMSON wrote:

[EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/14/05 3:00 PM >>>


>>Video: a midrange nVidia card for higher output quality (I feel 
>>slimy buying nvidia)
>>
>>
>
>Why?  Although not open-source, they are very supportive 
>of linux.  Much better than ATI.  
>
>And their 6800 kicks a$$ playing bf2...
>
>Paul
>
>  
>
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[mythtv-users] HDTV MythTV parts list

[Brian McEntire]

Hello all -

I'm finishing up the parts list for a home theater PC to run Myth.
Primary usage will be as a front-end to feed the HDTV. I plan to use
DVI to connect to the TV.

Here's my parts list, hopefully if I've made any glarring mistakes or ommisions, someone can clue me in:

Mother Board: ASUS P5LD2-VM Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 945G Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 650 (3.4 GHz, HT) Prescott 800MHz FSB 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 EM64T Processor 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM  Unbuffered DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel
Video Card: MSI FX5200-TD128LF Geforce FX5200 128MB DDR  AGP 4X/8X

Case: generic for now, one I have already. Later: AHANIX MCE301B-A Black Aluminum MicroATX
DVD-R: one I have already
Hard disk: use a spare, then none.

Capture in back-end: PC HD-3000 for OTA ATSC (or possibly unencrypted QAM from cable)


I will start out using a spare disk until it is all working, then I
plan to make it diskless and have it mount the needed OS file systems
over NFS.


What have I missed?

I saw there are lots of Nvidia 5200FX based cards and also higher
numberd GPUs (ie 5600...)  These had varying amounts of memory and
core speeds, etc. Does any of that make a difference for HDTV out? Are
there any brand favorites here or brands to stay away from?

Thanks for any suggestions!
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Re: [mythtv-users] TV-Out

[Michael T. Dean]

On 09/14/05 12:25, DSanchez wrote:

I have a Wintv Go plus card and i want to set it up to run off my 56 
inch wide screen TV. I've read that you can send the video to the TV 
via the yellow S-video port on the card, or by making a VGA converter.


Usually, the "yellow" plug is an RCA plug providing a composite video 
connection.  The S-Video plug is typically black, about 3/8" round, and 
has 4 holes in its center.  Both composite and S-Video only support 
standard definition TV.  Based on the fact that it's a 56" wide screen, 
I'm guessing you want high-definition.



What method would you suggest? I'm looking for the best quality possible.


How to best connect your system to your TV is dependant on which TV you 
have and how you plan to use the TV.  There are some who will say that 
"DVI" is always the right choice, but in truth, that's not always the case.


For example, Samsung makes a line of 1080p (1920x1080) TV's (the 
HL-Rxxx8W DLP TV's).  They accept HDMI, DVI, VGA, Component, S-Video, or 
Composite connections (those being the ones applicable to Myth users).  
We can immediately rule out S-Video and Composite because they provide 
only standard definition.  HDMI is basically a DVI video connection with 
audio connections in the same cable.  Although it's possible to get 
converters to go from DVI to HDMI, this doesn't help us since there's 
already a DVI connection.  However, the DVI connection only supports up 
to 1080i signals--you cannot send a progressive signal at 1920x1080 via 
the DVI connection.  Therefore, the only way to get a 1920x1080 
progressive image to the TV is via the VGA (analog) connection.  Other 
TV's have similar issues.


Note, also, that with most modern TV "monitors" (including CRT, PDP, 
LCD, DLP), you have to give up on one of three 
things: //full-resolution, 1:1 pixel mapping, or no overscan.  Depending 
on which of the three you choose to give up on, you may need to use a 
different connection type.  Also, and more importantly, which one you 
give up will differently affect the "quality" of different parts of the 
system (i.e. video, menus, etc.).


With a "real" computer monitor, you may not have to give up one of the 
three.  However, computer monitors often support some resolution other 
than HDTV native resolutions (i.e. 1920x1200 instead of 1920x1080), so 
you may have to display the video with black bars (usually at the top 
and bottom) to have a 1:1 pixel mapping for the video.


HTH,
Mike
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[mythtv-users] Problems with VGA/RGBHV and Mitsubishi HDTV

[conkel]

Hello, I've been browsing through the archives and can't seem to find 
anyone else that has had this problem. Here is my hardware setup related 
to my problem:


P4 1.7GHz
512MB RAM
Geforce 2 Video Card using VGA out
Mitsubishi WT46809 (connected with breakout cable)
Hauppauge PVR 250

I have gotten MythTV set up and running great. Recording works great with 
the PVR-250, I've got it running 1920x1080i and I'm working on getting 
Lirc running now.

My problem is that my TV doesn't want to wake up after I turn it off for 
an extended period of time. I leave the Myth frontend running and I turn 
the TV off when I'm done to prevent burn in. If I leave it off for more 
than a half hour when I come back to turn it on it comes on for about 5 
seconds and shuts itself off. 

I can get it working again by unplugging the VGA from the back of the 
computer, turning on the TV, and then rehooking the VGA cable back to the 
computer. What's odd is that I can turn the TV off and back on, just not 
for an extended period of time. 

Here's what I've tried to fix it:

Disabled screen blanking in BIOS
Set DPMS off in xorg.conf
Disabled screensaver settings in xorg.conf (ServerFlags)
"xset -dpms s off"
"setterm -powersave off"
"setterm -blank 0"
(I know, these are for console, but I'm trying everything here)

I'm at the end of my rope here, any ideas? I can post my xorg.conf if 
needed. Thanks in advance!

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[mythtv-users] Burn audio and mp3 CD:s

[Drew Zerdecki]

This is my problem too.  does anyone have any 
suggestions?  Thanks.
 
Drew
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Hi! I run mythtv 
under fedora core 3 and was wondering why I can't burn mp3 CD:s and audio CD:s in mythmusic. 
Myth says that it burns the mp3 cd but it doesn't 
and I can't even choose to burn a audio CD. It's 
graymarked. Does anyone know what the trouble might be? Best regards 
/Marcus 

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Re: [mythtv-users] My hardware list revised

[PAUL WILLIAMSON]

>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/14/05 3:00 PM >>>
> Video: a midrange nVidia card for higher output quality (I feel 
> slimy buying nvidia)

Why?  Although not open-source, they are very supportive 
of linux.  Much better than ATI.  

And their 6800 kicks a$$ playing bf2...

Paul

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Re: [mythtv-users] Hardware problem with Silverstone Case

[Lee]

I had constant hardware issues with an LC11, which eventually forced 
me to replace it. It's got too many design flaws to count.


--Jo


What kind of problems? I only ask as I have an LC10
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[mythtv-users] vertical lines from pvr-500

[Marius Schrecker]

Hi,

  Back now as Sid is on the mend. I've managed to load my pvr-500 using
ivtv 0.3.8 and firmware 0x02050032 and both tuners seem to be working with
audio and video, BUT:

When I play the stream in mplayer using mplayer -vo xv /dev/video0 (or directly
into X11 without the -vo switch) I am getting strange vertical lines appearing
in 3 blocks all the way across the picture (playing in mplayer) like this:

|||
|||
|||

They also appear capturing from composite in, so have nothing to do with
the tuner, and when playing a file written to disk from the 500.
These do not appear if I play an mpeg2 file not captured from the 500 (test
file from the net), so they are not being generated by the screencard.

I can only think this has to do with the paramaters I've used to set up
the card. I'm following Jarods wonderful guide and have used the

ivtvctl -u 0xff
ivtvctl -p 4
ivtvctl -f width=720,height=576

options to set the card up for PAL

Has anyone else seen these lines and what did they do to fix it?

Cheers

Marius
Registered Linux user

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Re: [mythtv-users] Hello all.. i'm the lastestmythnewb lookingfor advice :D

[PAUL WILLIAMSON]

Noise is something you'll have to deal with...

However, it's not up to them to provide you with 
what you should legally receive - IEEE 1394 (firewire) 
unencrypted from their box to your machine.  In this 
case, firewire from their HD cable box to your 
mythbox.

It has nothing to do with being lucky.  It has to do with 
knowing what you are entitled to.  In that sense, you 
are their worst nightmare if they are unwilling to 
comply with federal law.

Paul

>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/14/05 2:49 PM >>>
Mediacom will never fix their noise problem - won't happen, so i have
to
deal with it.

I live in Ames, IA and *none* of the hardware they send out is
customized - so i would get lucky if they have firewire ports

PAUL WILLIAMSON wrote:

>So amplify it as soon as it gets into your house, before 
>any split occurs.  I realize you're probably amplifying noise, 
>but at that point it may be wise to try and get the cable co.
>to fix its problems.
>
>Odds are you'll need a cable box.  Depending on your 
>provider (where are you?), you may be able to get away 
>with being able to get away with no capture card - just 
>do everything via firewire!
>
>Paul
>
>  
>
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[mythtv-users] My hardware list revised

[Derek Meek]

Derek Meek wrote:

CPU+Mobo: Athlon XP 64 2800 + a good mobo (well.. really.. the cpu isn't
a big important thing)
Storage: 300GB SATA
Video: a midrange nVidia card for higher output quality (I feel slimy
buying nvidia)
RAM: 512MB ~PC3200

TV Capture:
* Hauppage PVR-500
* BT8*8 framegrabber

that gives me three simultaneous channels :D

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Re: [mythtv-users] Hello all.. i'm the lastest mythnewb looking for advice :D

[Derek Meek]

Ok, i'll probably get the PVR-500 and I'll give in on the video card and
use an nVidia board (for the driver support) for output to the TV

> not wanting to split the cable is a good reason to get the 500. both
> tuners work from just one rf input.
>
> if you get digital cable, you'll want to hook up your cable box to a
> composite or svideo input on a capture card and use an ir blaster to
> change the cable box.
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Re: [mythtv-users] Hello all.. i'm the lastest mythnewb looking for advice :D

[Scot L. Harris]

On Wed, 2005-09-14 at 14:31, Derek Meek wrote:
> There is a lot of noise on my cable line already - I have a booster on
> the fork that leads to my TV (other fork goes the cablemodem) - I don't
> think i want to split it again too much.
> 

If the cable company is providing piss poor signal you can try what I
did a couple of years ago.  Was getting lost of snow and static in the
evenings.  After several weeks of phone calls and no results I did the
following.  I used a VCR to record an hour of so of the snow and static
I was getting in the evenings.  I then found the names and addresses of
the local service manager, customer service manager, and the manager of
the cable company.  I then sent a copy of the tape to each with a letter
telling them that if they did not get this corrected in the next week to
disconnect the service.

I got a call from the main manager who gave me a different number to
call when the picture quality degraded.  That week I placed two calls on
it and they had someone out that night to work on the problem.  They got
it cleared up.  Since then I have complained a few times since and they
have come out and resolved the problem.  One time they had a bad crimp
on a distribution line that apparently charred the insulation on the
cable.  They had a huge hole dug in the yard out front to fix that one.


> I do have one question - if we got digital cable is there a TV card out
> there that would decode all of the channels for mythTV?
> Nick wrote:
> 

Not that I know of.  You typically input the digital cable box to a
capture card and use an IR blaster to change channels on the cable box.

Personally I just use the analog signals they send over the cable line. 
I canceled all the pay channels many months ago.  Prefer to get the DVDs
for those movies I want to watch instead of all the repeats the pay
channels seem to have.



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Re: [mythtv-users] Hello all.. i'm the lastest mythnewb looking for advice :D

[Michael T. Dean]

On 09/14/05 14:27, Derek Meek wrote:


For reference I hate nVidia cards with a burning passion

/open source game developer
 

Well, if you're willing to stick with only having support for the parts 
of the card that have been reverse engineered by open-source developers, 
ATI may be much better.  However, when you're talking about the 
proprietary drivers, NVIDIA's are--without a doubt--much better than ATI's.


As a game developer, you should see the advantage in using NVIDIA's 
proprietary drivers over ATI's proprietary drivers from a simple feature 
comparison.  As I mentioned before--I, like you, am an ATI fan-boy--but, 
until ATI provides proper support for Linux, I'll vote with my wallet.  
There's no sense in buying an expensive video card from ATI and not 
being able to use its features just so you don't have to have an NVIDIA 
card.  At least with the NVIDIA card, you can use its features.  But, 
hey, it's your money...


It's still painful to see my ATI Radeon 9800 Pro working as an expensive 
framebuffer in a Linux box.  I bought it for a system that I could 
dual-boot to Windows for games (so at least I got to use the features 
sometimes), but now that I'm replacing my gaming system, I have a $400 
framebuffer (in a system that doesn't really need a monitor at all)...  
I can't even roll down the gaming box to replace my Myth box for my HDTV 
upgrade because the ATI drivers don't provide the functionality I need.


Mike
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