Re: [mythtv-users] KnoppMyth and cle266
Alberto Alonso wrote: Does KnoppMyth support hardware acceleration for cle266? I seem to remember a reference to this when I was booting once, but can't seem to find the right references now. I have an M6000 and it just doesn't have enough juice to be a front end without it. Thanks, Alberto Yes, since R5A12. Regards, Cecil ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] (WAS) KnoppMyth (NOW) Sata problems
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: not the SATA. I have found that I can provoke the glitches even in Knoppmyth, by writing the ringbuffer to a temp directory on one of the SATA drives instead of the IDE. I now officially dislike SATA drives. This was my first machine using them, and had all sorts of initial problems. Now this. Time to get a nice big reliable IDE drive I think. There are known problems with certain on-board SATA controllers (Silicon Image I think) and their impact on DVB cards. and that's exactly what my NF7-S has a SI 3112 from memory. Used to cause disk corruption until a BIOS update. (eg see: http://www.nebula-electronics.com/information/DigiTVPCI.htm under the Restrictions section). This caused me lots of problems when first setting up a dedicated box. From memory my mobo had 2 SATA controllers and switching to the non-SI controller fixed all the glitches. So early SI chips interfere with DVB. That's twice it's bitten me, never again... Thanks for the verification Anybody want to buy a few 100 GB of SATA storage (250GB WD, and 2 80GB Seagates)? :-) Just joking.A new MB is almost as cheap as another SATA controller card (unless you buy a cheap one, and they seem to be early SI based often anyway). I could use them just for offline storage as they cause no problems just sitting there. It's only when you access them that they upset the DVB. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Nuvexport timing out on ffmpeg stage (can't open file)
I'm kind of new to mythtv and multimedia on a unix box.. But not really new to unix/linux itself... I am currently running .18.1 on a FC3 machine. My machine used to be able to run nuvexport without any problem (or at least as far as I could tell) I was getting ready to archive a bunch of stuff to DVD and when I try to run nuvexport it fails in the ffmpeg stage. Here's what the nuvexport screen shows.. --- You have chosen to export 1 episode: 1. Battlestar Galactica: Scattered (7/15, 10:00 PM) 480x480 MPEG2 (4:3) With Adama wounded and Laura Roslin in the brig, Tigh faces his first test of leadership. * Separate multiple episodes with spaces c. Continue n. Choose another show q. Quit Choose a function, or episode(s) to remove: c Where would you like to export the files to? [.] Enable Myth cutlist? [Yes] Enable noise reduction (slower, but better results)? [Yes] Enable deinterlacing? [Yes] Crop broadcast overscan (2% border)? [Yes] Audio bitrate? [384] Maximum video bitrate for VBR? [6000] VBR quality/quantisation (1-31)? [5] Now encoding: Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Encode started: Fri Oct 21 00:25:54 2005 Waiting for mythtranscode to set up the fifos. Waiting for mythtranscode to set up the fifos. Starting ffmpeg. processed: 0 of 107745 frames (0.00%), 0.00 fps It sits here for a while and then times out with a message that it cannot open the file. Permissions don't seem to be an issue.. I've tried both mythtv and root (they defaulted to root even though I'm running as un:mythtv) If I look at top while waiting.. Mythtranscode is taking about 80% CPU and ffmpeg about 15-20%. I haven't figured out where errors might be logged (I've looked in var/log/messages and the mythtv error log and haven't seen any errors) It used to work (it's been a while since I tried it, so I'm not sure what has changed). Am I doing something wrong (wrong transcode settings?, not transcoding or transcoding incorrectly (auto transcode is currently off.. But the result is the same if it's on). I saw a note a while back that you update to a specific version of ffmpeg it's incompatible with a specific version of mythtranscode (or something). How can I tell if this is the case? Version of ffmpeg: ffmpeg version 0.4.9-pre1, build 4754 I need to figure this out.. My main drive is running out of space and I'd like to get stuff moved/archived off to DVD. Any help would be appreciated. What other information is required to diagnose this? Thanks Lots! - Michael ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] mythtv supoprt for lcdproc/other lcds
R. Geoffrey Newbury wrote: On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 14:11:40 +0100, Shaun Lowry wrote: Does anyone know if there are any VFD bay inserts available to fit a *floppy* bay? I'm using an SFF box for my frontend and obviously need the full size bay for a DVD drive, so the only space left on the front panel short of mangling the case is the floppy bay... Shaun. Check out soundgraph.com who make and sell various versions of the imon vfd. They make versions for both floppy and full size bays. Imon vfd's are supported by lirc. You are looking for the 'iMON INSIDE'. No idea about cost or availability. Unfortunately, the iMON INSIDE (which fits into a floppy bay) appears to only be an IR receiver - it doesn't have the VFD display module. Ideally, I'l like both LCD/VFD and reveiver in one unit that fits in a 3.5 bay, but I'd be more than happy with just the display. Shaun. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] which dial-up modem?
Asher Schaffer wrote: On 10/20/05, Chris Trown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Only internal PCI modems can be winmodems, as long as it is external you are fine. Some USB-Modems work like internal ones (in software, unlike serial attached modems). Yann ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Multiple frontend on one machine
I doubt many people use this, but I have aninterest on running multiple front end instances on a single machine.Is there an easy way to do this? I recently set up a system with both a TV and a monitor connected to one GeForce4 MX4... board. I wanted different content on the two displays: MythTV on the TV and normal PC desktop on the monitor. I tried running MythTV frontend on both and that worked. Of course only one of them would output sound. I tried several options: 1: A xorg.conf with twinview options. One X session that would cover both screens. 2: A xorg.conf with two ScreenLayouts and then starting X on each of them. 3: A xorg.conf with one ScreenLayout but two screens. Starting X would create menu bars etc on both screens. I managed to make 1 work, but I find an easy way to control where each application would start, so MythFrontend started on the monitor and Firefox on the TV. Not exactly what I wanted, especially as I could not drag Mythfrontend to the TV I did not manage to make 2 work. I managed to make 3 work. Both displays are running as the same user, as I only start X once, but for my purpose that does not matter. As mentioned I could start two instances of MythFrontend and watch different recordings on them. I guess I could control the first via a LIRC device and the second via the keyboard, but I only have a keyboard on that PC. I do not know if sound to two different outputs can be handled. Niels Dybdahl ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: mythtv supoprt for lcdproc/other lcds
Chad Delatte wrote: First question before I go into my ramble. Does LCDproc have a mailing list archive where I can search for problems and resolutions? My display goes haywire in about 3 hours. I am using version 0.5. http://lcdproc.omnipotent.net/mail.php3 Alright, now to answer questions. Myth should display on any device supported by lcdproc, if you need a list of devices I suggest going to lcdproc's home page. As far as how many lines you want, the question you should ask yourself is really how far away do you expect to be able to read the vfd. I cannot get further away than ~3 feet before I have to strain to read the display. If I had to do it over I would look for a vfd that has large charactors like on a cash register. Of course finding a compatible one and mounting it would be difficult. I currently have a ahanix case with a 2x16 vfd and even if my lcd never went haywire I still would be unhappy with it do to the limited readability. After a bit of googling, I discovered the Crystalfontz CFA-631. In terms of view area size, I'm a bit restricted as I only have a floppy bay in which to mount the display, and this one seems perfect for the job. I agree that reading it from a distance will probably be an issue, but it's better than no display at all IMO. Maybe I will hijack this thread, can we make lcdproc or Myth use the 2 line display as 1 big line? That would be perfect! Anyone know what would be involved in doing this? Shaun. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] problem nuvexport ffmpeg xvid
Hi, I would like to transcode my .nuv files with XviD codec. But when I run nuvexport, XviD is disabled. The program tells me my ffmpeg doesn't support encoding to XviD and I have to compile it with the --enable-xvid option. But this option seems to be inexistant. I tried different nuvexport and ffmpeg version with the same result. Does anyone know how to fix this problem? thanks Vince This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] .nuv format, mythtv, xine, mplayer, unichrome compatibility....
The saga continues The bad news - I'm still getting choppy sound on some recordings, only when played back on my frontend Via with XvMC enabled (I can't seem to disable it). The good news - now that I have switched to TS, MPEG2 recordings that show this issue can be transcoded into MPEG4, without the problems of the PS recordings, and viewed on my Via with smooth sound :-) - whether this is simply because MPEG4 playing is not using XvMC, or simply does not go near the MPEG2 code that contains the problem is yet to be learnt (If I ever manage to disable XvMC for MPEG2). So, in conclusion, we've been able to catch up on all the episodes of 'Lost' and others that were waiting for a sound fix ... Thanks for your help guys, Jules David Whyte wrote: On 10/15/05, Jules Gosnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Apologies to Whytey for giving him the brush-off when he suggested this as the root of the problem, and thanks to both of you for pointing it out to me. Hey, no problems. I would be really happy if I was even close to being right. Keep us posted of course ;) Whytey -- -- I have GMail invites, if you want one, email me direct. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users -- Open Source is a self-assembling organism. You dangle a piece of string into a super-saturated solution and a whole operating-system crystallises out around it. /** * Jules Gosnell * Partner * Core Developers Network (Europe) * *www.coredevelopers.net * * Open Source Training Support. **/ ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Xbox as FE
Quoting myself:
However I think that it's a problem with the particular remote (or better,
the remote dongle) that I have.
By poking in the /proc/usb/devices, I discovered that the remote is
actually seen as a gamepad and handled by the xpad driver. This also means
that lirc never sees it.
I guess I'll have to spend the €30 for a genuine Microsoft DVD kit.
Well, I spared the €30 as I managed to make it work!
So, for the record (if anybody happens to have the same problem), here's
what I found out and what I did:
The first question was: why was the remote receiver handled by the xpad
driver. I looked at /proc/bus/usb/devices and noticed that this device
had a strange ID. Both Vendor and ProdID where !
I then looked at the xpad driver sources to see what it says about this
device. And here's what I found in drivers/usb/xpad-core.c:
{ 0x, 0x, 0, Chinese-made Xbox Controller }, /* WTF are
device IDs for? */
It appears that there are many xbox game controllers (and apparently DVD
dongles) that have bogus IDs. The xpad driver handles them all and
assumes they are game controllers.
The question was: If I made the xir driver (the one handling the xbox
remote) recognize this device, would it work? Well, it did.
Before I explain what I did, let's write something for google to index
in case someone does a search for this:
How to make cheap chinese aftermarket DVD remotes for Xbox work with
LIRC in xebian 1.1.4:
Note: I'm writing this from memory, so it probably contains errors.
* Get the kernel sources (use apt)
* configure the sources using the config file in /boot:
* # cd /usr/src/kernel-2.4.31-xbox
* # cp /boot/config-2.4.31-xbox .config
* # make oldconfig
* # make dep
* Go to the drivers/usb directory and modify the xpad-core.c and xir.c
files:
* # cd drivers/usb
* # vi xpad-core.c
* Comment the line mentioned above (line 95) and save the file
* # vi xir.c
* Add the following line after line 83 (in the xir_device array):
{ 0x, 0x, Chinese-made Xbox Controller },
(Notice that it's not the same as above, there is one less element
in the struct).
* Compile the modules (I didn't know how to compile modules in a
single directory, so I compiled them all):
* # cd /usr/src/kernel-2.4.31-xbox
* # make modules
* Copy the two modules (xpad.o and xir.o) to the
/lib/modules/2.4.31-xbox/kernel/drivers/usb/ directory, overwriting the
old ones (make a backup first).
* Reboot the xbox. The xir driver should now handle the remote, and
lirc should work correctly (test it with irw).
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hi there all i'm a complete linux newbie and have tried the knopmyth cd yesterday for the first time. I like what it offers but had some problems allready. However before i will start takling the problems i encountered running some of the options i would like to know if there is a way if running the mythtv box (either under this distro or another) so that it boots much quicker. I have tried GeeXBox as well and while it is short on many features compare to mythtv it is booting extremly quickly once installed on the HD (well quick enogh for my wife not to nag me about getting a dvd player instead...) so please any advice? cheers michel ___Get the FREE email that has everyone talking at http://www.mail2world.com Unlimited Email Storage POP3 Calendar SMS Translator Much More!___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] (no subject)
michel moalem wrote: hi there all i'm a complete linux newbie and have tried the knopmyth cd yesterday for the first time. I like what it offers but had some problems allready. However before i will start takling the problems i encountered running some of the options i would like to know if there is a way if running the mythtv box (either under this distro or another) so that it boots much quicker. I have tried GeeXBox as well and while it is short on many features compare to mythtv it is booting extremly quickly once installed on the HD (well quick enogh for my wife not to nag me about getting a dvd player instead...) so please any advice? cheers michel Can I ask why booting fast is a requirement? Normally, I leave my machine running 24 hours a day, so it can record anything anytime. It's always ready to go when I need to use it. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] (WAS) KnoppMyth (NOW) Sata problems
On Friday 21 October 2005 01:49 am, ffrr wrote: Anybody want to buy a few 100 GB of SATA storage (250GB WD, and 2 80GB Seagates)? :-) Just joking.A new MB is almost as cheap as another SATA controller card (unless you buy a cheap one, and they seem to be early SI based often anyway). I could use them just for offline storage as they cause no problems just sitting there. It's only when you access them that they upset the DVB. Does it cause problems with the DVB if you use it to store and access music, games, images etc? -alex ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] mythtv supoprt for lcdproc/other lcds
Hi Shaun, Unfortunately, the iMON INSIDE (which fits into a floppy bay) appears to only be an IR receiver - it doesn't have the VFD display module. Ideally, I'l like both LCD/VFD and reveiver in one unit that fits in a 3.5 bay, but I'd be more than happy with just the display. CrystalFontz do a double-line, floppy-bay sized USB one, if that helps - but there's no IR receiver on it as far as I'm aware. Comes with 4 programmable buttons, though. Cheers, Dan ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] (WAS) KnoppMyth (NOW) Sata problems
Alex Cruz wrote: On Friday 21 October 2005 01:49 am, ffrr wrote: Anybody want to buy a few 100 GB of SATA storage (250GB WD, and 2 80GB Seagates)? :-) Just joking.A new MB is almost as cheap as another SATA controller card (unless you buy a cheap one, and they seem to be early SI based often anyway). I could use them just for offline storage as they cause no problems just sitting there. It's only when you access them that they upset the DVB. Does it cause problems with the DVB if you use it to store and access music, games, images etc? -alex Yes, I am pretty sure it does. On my Mandriva setup. I moved the ringbuffer on the IDE drive, and watched live TV. Still got some glitches when the SATA drives were accessed by other things in the system. That would mean it would also screw with any recordings that were happening, if I happened to use a SATA drive while it was recording, even if the recording was taking place to an IDE drive. Probably not a good idea. Maybe I should just sell the SATA drives on eBay and get SOME of my money back. I feel a bit ripped off by this whole SATA deal right now :-( ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
RE: [mythtv-users] (WAS) KnoppMyth (NOW) Sata problems
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of ffrr Probably not a good idea. Maybe I should just sell the SATA drives on eBay and get SOME of my money back. I feel a bit ripped off by this whole SATA deal right now :-( My brother has been using SATAs successfully with myth for about a year now. It might be worthwhile to try a new mobo first. Richard. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] if (x!=rerun) {record}
On 10/20/05, Todd Houle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I need a little help running a reruns rule.I'd like the followingrule for recording, but I can't seem to find where/how to enter it.I'd like to record a show and keep at most 4 episodes of it.Ifthere's anymore, don't record them until I watch the old (this part I'm doing).However, if it's not a rerun, then record it anyway -either delete and old one, or just record it in addition.Thanks- you guys are brilliant! ToddRight now there's no way to do that, other than manually doing it. It would be great if you could give new episodes a higher priority and then tell the scheduler to keep at most maybe 5 episodes and record new and expire old if the new episodes priority is greater than or equal to the older episode's. Lower priority should always be deleted before higher in this case, so that way a non-rerun will be recorded over a rerun instead of an older non-rerun. It would work well for the shows like the simpsons, that way you could always have different repeats to watch but they would never delete the new episodes when you don't get to them for a while.-- I probably still have a few (well, now a whole bunch) gmail invites.Drop me a line (off list) if you'd like an account. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Aligning The Channel Name Captions in EPG - v 0.19
At 6:40 PM +0100 10/20/05, Nick Parkinson wrote: Hi, On the EPG browser all of the channel names are aligned to the right of the caption boxes and slightly overflowing. Meanwhile the left inch of the box appears to crop the text. This depends upon the particular theme you are using. Changing to a different theme may help--or it may cause other odd effects. Also, altering the size of your display font in the settings may make a difference in terms of text getting cut off. If you are really set on the theme you're using, you can always try to figure out how to edit the theme's .xml file to fix the problems you're noticing. -- Dan Wilga [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Administrator http://www.mtholyoke.edu Mount Holyoke CollegeTel: 413-538-3027 South Hadley, MA 01075Who left the cake out in the rain? ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: mythtv supoprt for lcdproc/other lcds
At 10:31 AM +0100 10/21/05, Shaun Lowry wrote: Maybe I will hijack this thread, can we make lcdproc or Myth use the 2 line display as 1 big line? That would be perfect! Anyone know what would be involved in doing this? I don't think there's any way to do this from the LCDproc side without code modifications. You might have better luck suggesting it to the Myth devs, since LCD output is being worked on very actively right now. The new Myth LCD daemon (in SVN) is very slick! -- Dan Wilga [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Administrator http://www.mtholyoke.edu Mount Holyoke CollegeTel: 413-538-3027 South Hadley, MA 01075Who left the cake out in the rain? ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] IR blaster fails sometimes?
Hi everybody, I've got a recurring issue that is starting to really annoy me. On many weeknights I record two consecutive programs on the same channel. The first recording stops at at 00:35, and the second record starts at the same time. Quite often, the second recording gets tuned to the wrong channel. Last night, I got half an hour of Leno instead of Ghost in the Shell. My ir blaster tuned my DCT2000 to channel 6 instead of channel 26. The 2 got lost somewhere along the way. When I look in my syslog, I can see the lirc events for each digit. The 2 gets sent at 00:35:05 The 6 gets sent at 00:35:08 The OK gets sent at 00:35:09 (tell dct2000 to really change the channel -- auto tune is off) The EXIT gets sent at 00:35:10 (kill dct2000 osd) I think that the 3 second lag between the 2 and the 6 is causing my problem. By the time the 6 comes along, the 2 has been ignored. On successful channel changes, the digits get sent every second. (I pause 0.7 seconds between sends.) I'm guessing that at the time of the failed channel change, the machine is heavily loaded. But why would it happen for at 00:35 every night, thus killing the channel change for some of my favourite shows? I checked, and there are no cron jobs running at 00:35 to slow things down. My cron.hourly is at 17 minutes past, my cron.daily is at 12:25 (noonish), and my cron.weekly and cron.monthly are between 4:00 and 6:00. I looked through lots of logs, and I noticed that at 00:35:03, in mythtvbackend.log, there is a reschedule requested for id 0 This finishes at 00:35:08. Is this what is slowing my machine down so much? What can I do about it? Faster CPU? More RAM? nice the channel change script? My backend is a Duron 800 with 256MB RAM and 3 PVR 250s. Mark ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] if (x!=rerun) {record}
On Fri, Oct 21, 2005 at 09:30:33AM -0400, Fred Squires wrote: It would be great if you could give new episodes a higher priority and then tell the scheduler to keep at most maybe 5 episodes and record new and expire old if the new episodes priority is greater than or equal to the older episode's. Lower priority should always be deleted before higher in this case, so that way a non-rerun will be recorded over a rerun instead of an older non-rerun. It would work well for the shows like the simpsons, that way you could always have different repeats to watch but they would never delete the new episodes when you don't get to them for a while. Agreed. Or maybe the simplest way to handle this would be to add support for having two separate recording schedules for the same show (one with high priority and no autoexpire for new episodes and another with lower priority and autoexpire for reruns)? That would count the number of episodes separately for new and rerun, but I personally don't see that as an issue. Something else that could help here would be additional autoexpire methods. AFAICT, oldest first is the only option present (in 0.18.1). Adding lowest priority first and reruns first (ideally with by date/by priority suboptions under the rerun setting) would definitely make it more flexible for handling Simpsons, etc. What I would *really* like to see is something comparable to Tivo's suggestions feature (it autorecords shows similar to things you've said you like when there's extra space available and those recordings are the first to go when more space is needed), but I would expect that to be a fairly major addition, while multiple schedules per show or more autoexpire options would be much simpler to add. -- The freedoms that we enjoy presently are the most important victories of the White Hats over the past several millennia, and it is vitally important that we don't give them up now, only because we are frightened. - Eolake Stobblehouse (http://stobblehouse.com/text/battle.html) ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Choosing a Suitable DVB-T PCI Card
I am a beginner in DVB-T, and I would like to buy a DVB-T PCI Card to set up a MythTV in my Linux PC. I have tried to search the archive and google for a week, but I still cannot come to a final decision about it. I would like to ask what kind of DVB-T PCI Card is suitable for the Linux kernel 2.6.13, as I found some of the articles about DVB-T Card mentioned that Not every card that's supported under Windows works under Linux. Is the list mentioned in linuxtv.org http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/PCI_devices_DVB-T; be suitable for linux use? And be able to be well supported by DVBAPI? On the other hand, I would like to ask what aspect should I put my focus on in choosing those card? I do not want to buy a wrong card as they are not cheap :P I have 2 V-Stream Xtreme DTcards that work a treat. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] (WAS) Kaffeine (NOW) is KnoppMyth
want to just taking the plunge. My next step is to find a nicer looking case and to get a quieter fan for the CPU. It's amazing how noisey those damn little fans are :-) Zalman are great fans - extremely quiet. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Troubleshooting prebuffer pauses
I know this topic has been brought up many a time. I'm trying to troubleshoot my prebuffer pauses and I'd appreciate it if anyone can offer some ideas as for what to test out. My backend is a 3Ghz Xeon w/ 3 SATA HDs in RAID5 1GB RAM 1 PVR250, 1 PVR500 connected to a gigabit lan switch The frontend is an EPIA M10k, xorg is running at 1280x720 (native resolution of the lcd), but I have myth outputting video at 800x600. When I tried using 1280x720 I would get prebuffer every few seconds for the first 2 minutes or so, and then they would go away. Running at 800x600 I get them in small batches maybe 2 or 3 times during a 30 minute show. XvMC appears to be running fine, I'm running the latest unichrome drivers. I don't think it is a network problem, the backend is doing other things, but I don't think it should have a problem feeding out just 1 stream. I don't see any network errors under ifconfig on either the frontend or the backend. I'm leaning towards a problem on the frontend, but what problem, I really don't know. Here are links to 2 logs with -v playback, one is the problem when running at 1280x720, the other at 800x600. http://users.lmi.net/~resident/mythfrontend.prebuffer.1280.log http://users.lmi.net/~resident/mythfrontend.prebuffer.800.log In the 800x600 I play some video, rewind and then play some more. In both logs you can see at the beginning of the stream there are a lot of pauses, but it clears up (faster at 800x600 then at 1280), but they do come up after that as well. Neither log is very long, just a little bit of video, the logs grow very big quickly (10MB for the 30minute show). If a longer log would help, let me know. TIA ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] (no subject)
On 10/21/05, michel moalem [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi there all i'm a complete linux newbie and have tried the knopmyth cd yesterday for the first time. I like what it offers but had some problems allready. However before i will start takling the problems i encountered running some of the options i would like to know if there is a way if running the mythtv box (either under this distro or another) so that it boots much quicker. I have tried GeeXBox as well and while it is short on many features compare to mythtv it is booting extremly quickly once installed on the HD (well quick enogh for my wife not to nag me about getting a dvd player instead...) so please any advice? cheers michel Others have suggested that you leave your system on all the time, and that's what I did as soon as I got the system up and running in daily recording. But it didn't take long to find that the noise of the computer bothered me when I read the paper, listened to the radio, and stuff like that. So, I installed nvram-wakeup. Once you have your MythTV system running more or less like the VCRs do (come on when it's time to record, record, then shut off), it's quite easy to specify how long in advance you want the machine to power on. I have mine set to three (3) minutes, but it could be set to anything (I think). So, if you know that you want to use your MythTV system around say, 5pm, you could set the various parameters and have the system power/boot up well in advance. When you sat down at 5pm, the machine would be up and running, waiting for whatever pleasure you have in mind. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Linux suspend mode WAS: (no subject)
Mercury Morris wrote: On 10/21/05, michel moalem [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi there all i'm a complete linux newbie and have tried the knopmyth cd yesterday for the first time. I like what it offers but had some problems allready. However before i will start takling the problems i encountered running some of the options i would like to know if there is a way if running the mythtv box (either under this distro or another) so that it boots much quicker. I have tried GeeXBox as well and while it is short on many features compare to mythtv it is booting extremly quickly once installed on the HD (well quick enogh for my wife not to nag me about getting a dvd player instead...) so please any advice? cheers michel Others have suggested that you leave your system on all the time, and that's what I did as soon as I got the system up and running in daily recording. But it didn't take long to find that the noise of the computer bothered me when I read the paper, listened to the radio, and stuff like that. So, I installed nvram-wakeup. Once you have your MythTV system running more or less like the VCRs do (come on when it's time to record, record, then shut off), it's quite easy to specify how long in advance you want the machine to power on. I have mine set to three (3) minutes, but it could be set to anything (I think). So, if you know that you want to use your MythTV system around say, 5pm, you could set the various parameters and have the system power/boot up well in advance. When you sat down at 5pm, the machine would be up and running, waiting for whatever pleasure you have in mind. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users Is there not a suspend mode that Linux can take advantage of? I know that my Apple PowerBook wakes from a sleep and is COMPLETELY ready (not that Windows' "show you the desktop, but have the hard disk grinding away in the background" mode) to use in 3 seconds when I open the lid. Or... Can you not cache all of the processing that takes place during a boot, write it to the disk, and recover it on reboot. You would need a key sequence to override the "boot from cache" process for when you recompile a kernel, or change hardware. It seems to me that someone would have already built a tool for this already. -- Thank you for your time, --== R i c h a r d B r o n o s k y ==-- Nearly all viruses and spyware are designed to use Microsoft internet products. Protect yourself by avoiding Internet Explorer Outlook/Outlook Express. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] transcoded recordings gets zoomed when played back
Hi When I play back a transcoded recording (mpeg4), it sort of gets zoomed. 10-20% of the picture is outside the viewable screen. Untranscoded recordings plays just fine, and if I play the transcoded recording directly from mplayer there are no issues either. I'm using the TV-Out on my pvr 350 with ivtv 0.4.0-driver. Bjarne ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] (no subject)
If noise is the problem, go to www.silentpcreview.com they have lots of information on quieting a loud case. On 10/21/05, Mercury Morris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/21/05, michel moalem [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi there alli'm a complete linux newbie and have tried the knopmyth cd yesterday for the first time. I like what it offers but had some problems allready. However before i will start takling the problems i encountered running some of the options i would like to know if there is a way if running the mythtv box (either under this distro or another) so that it boots much quicker. I have tried GeeXBox as well and while it is short on many features compare to mythtv it is booting extremly quickly once installed on the HD (well quick enogh for my wife not to nag me about getting a dvd player instead...) so please any advice?cheersmichel Others have suggested that you leave your system on all the time, and that's what I did as soon as I got the system up and running in daily recording. But it didn't take long to find that the noise of the computer bothered me when I read the paper, listened to the radio, and stuff like that. So, I installed nvram-wakeup. Once you have your MythTV system running more or less like the VCRs do (come on when it's time to record, record, then shut off), it's quite easy to specify how long in advance you want the machine to power on. I have mine set to three (3) minutes, but it could be set to anything (I think).So, if you know that you want to use your MythTV system around say, 5pm,you could set the various parameters and have the system power/boot up well in advance. When you sat down at 5pm, the machine would be up and running, waiting for whatever pleasure you have in mind. -- MM___mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.orghttp://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-500 Only one tuner works
Folks, I guess I'll reply to my own message... On the ivtv-devel list I find: With Hans Verkuil's help, which was VERY much appreciated, my problem turned out to be that I was using the tuner that came with the linux kernel itself rather than the one that came with ivtv-0.3.9. Looks likely I was doing the same with tveeprom as well. Once I switched, I was able to get both tuners working correctly and successfully captured mpeg using the cat /dev/ video? trick. Which seems like it could easily be my problem as well. So, I'm wondering if anyone out there can give me a pointer on how to prevent the card from being controlled by the kernal modules, and get the correct modules from ivtv to load instead. Will I have to re-compile the kernel to do this? My kernel version is the latest FC3 kernel: Linux version 2.6.12-1.1378_FC3 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 3.4.4 20050721 (Red Hat 3.4.4-2)) #1 Wed Sep 14 04:24:31 EDT 2005 Thanks for any pointers! Peter Darley On Oct 20, 2005, at 9:59 PM, Peter Darley wrote: Larry, Well, I've put my card into a windows machine and it doesn't appear to be broken. BeyondTV can use both tuners. I'll check out the ivtv list. If you make any progress, can you let this list know? Thanks, Peter -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:mythtv-users- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Larry K Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 4:38 PM To: Discussion about mythtv Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-500 Only one tuner works I have the same problem, and a lengthy thread over in the ivtv- devel archive. No solution yet. I've tried just about everything. On 10/20/05, Peter Darley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Folks, I've just installed a PVR-500, and I'm having a problem. I can use video1, but I get only static on video0. It seems like the problem is that it's not actually able to change channel; I think it's tuning channel 1 which I don't get, since the static looks just like a tv that doesn't have an antenna or cable hooked up. It's possible that the problem is not that it's not changing channel, so I don't want to rule anything out. When I try to use ivtv-tune, I get: # ivtv-tune -d/dev/video0 -c60 /dev/video0: 439.250 MHz # ivtv-tune -d/dev/video1 -c60 /dev/video1: 439.250 MHz (Signal Detected) Which seems to be saying that the channel change on video0 didn't succeed, while the change on video1 did. I'm hoping that there's someone else out there who has had similar problems and can give me a pointer. I'm also not rulling out that it's just broken. Thanks, Peter Darley ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] if (x!=rerun) {record}
Fred Squires wrote: On 10/20/05, *Todd Houle* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I need a little help running a reruns rule. I'd like the following rule for recording, but I can't seem to find where/how to enter it. I'd like to record a show and keep at most 4 episodes of it. If there's anymore, don't record them until I watch the old (this part I'm doing). However, if it's not a rerun, then record it anyway - either delete and old one, or just record it in addition. Right now there's no way to do that, other than manually doing it. It would be great if you could give new episodes a higher priority In SVN, you could create a custom record rule for new episodes only and assign a priority for that. Then, create a rule for old episodes. Or, assuming you do this after creating the custom record rule for new episodes, just create a rule for record all. If you use the same rule type (i.e. this channel or all channels) for both, the all episodes rule must be created after the new episodes rule so it can match first. If you make a more specific rule for the new episodes (i.e. use this channel for new episodes and any channel for all episodes), it doesn't matter what order they're created in. Then, assign priorities to the rules as desired. I hope I got this all right, but I'm sure Bruce Markey will chime in with corrections to any misinformation here... He's the man with the answers for recording rules--especially custom recording. ;) and then tell the scheduler to keep at most maybe 5 episodes and record new and expire old if the new episodes priority is greater than or equal to the older episode's. Lower priority should always be deleted before higher in this case, so that way a non-rerun will be recorded over a rerun instead of an older non-rerun. OK. I don't know much about how auto-expire works, but I think you can specify an auto-expire priority (or, perhaps it uses recording rule priority to determine auto-expire priority, or maybe both approaches are options...). However, I know if you have two rules--a new episodes rule and an anything else rule--you can specify that new episodes should not be auto-expired and reruns can be. You can also specify a max episodes for the all episodes rule. It would work well for the shows like the simpsons, that way you could always have different repeats to watch but they would never delete the new episodes when you don't get to them for a while. Feel free to report back your experiences. ;) Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] if (x!=rerun) {record}
Dave Sherohman wrote: On Fri, Oct 21, 2005 at 09:30:33AM -0400, Fred Squires wrote: It would be great if you could give new episodes a higher priority and then tell the scheduler to keep at most maybe 5 episodes and record new and expire old if the new episodes priority is greater than or equal to the older episode's. Lower priority should always be deleted before higher in this case, so that way a non-rerun will be recorded over a rerun instead of an older non-rerun. It would work well for the shows like the simpsons, that way you could always have different repeats to watch but they would never delete the new episodes when you don't get to them for a while. Agreed. Or maybe the simplest way to handle this would be to add support for having two separate recording schedules for the same show (one with high priority and no autoexpire for new episodes and another with lower priority and autoexpire for reruns)? That would count the number of episodes separately for new and rerun, but I personally don't see that as an issue. Pretty sure that has always been possible. See my other post in this thread. Something else that could help here would be additional autoexpire methods. AFAICT, oldest first is the only option present (in 0.18.1). Adding lowest priority first and reruns first (ideally with by date/by priority suboptions under the rerun setting) would definitely make it more flexible for handling Simpsons, etc. I think SVN has lowest priority first. The reruns first--actually keying off original airdate--would be a nice addition. What I would *really* like to see is something comparable to Tivo's suggestions feature (it autorecords shows similar to things you've said you like when there's extra space available and those recordings are the first to go when more space is needed), but I would expect that to be a fairly major addition, while multiple schedules per show or more autoexpire options would be much simpler to add. TVWish and other plugins give you this. Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] if (x!=rerun) {record}
Michael T. Dean wrote: Fred Squires wrote: On 10/20/05, *Todd Houle* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I need a little help running a reruns rule. I'd like the following rule for recording, but I can't seem to find where/how to enter it. I'd like to record a show and keep at most 4 episodes of it. If there's anymore, don't record them until I watch the old (this part I'm doing). However, if it's not a rerun, then record it anyway - either delete and old one, or just record it in addition. Right now there's no way to do that, other than manually doing it. It would be great if you could give new episodes a higher priority In SVN, you could create a custom record rule for new episodes only and assign a priority for that. OK. Now I'm thinking that it will work in 0.18, too. The docs describe custom record rules, so it seems to be in the main version: http://mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-11.html#ss11.8 Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] if (x!=rerun) {record}
On Fri, Oct 21, 2005 at 11:05:31AM -0400, Michael T. Dean wrote: Dave Sherohman wrote: What I would *really* like to see is something comparable to Tivo's suggestions feature (it autorecords shows similar to things you've said you like when there's extra space available and those recordings are the first to go when more space is needed), but I would expect that to be a fairly major addition, while multiple schedules per show or more autoexpire options would be much simpler to add. TVWish and other plugins give you this. Really? Thanks! I've been told by two other mythtv users that nothing like that existed, so I didn't bother checking for myself. Guess that gets put on my list for after I finish getting MythWeb/ Video/Gallery/Weather up and running... -- The freedoms that we enjoy presently are the most important victories of the White Hats over the past several millennia, and it is vitally important that we don't give them up now, only because we are frightened. - Eolake Stobblehouse (http://stobblehouse.com/text/battle.html) ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OpenGL ATI Radeon MythMusic MythGallery Problem
Sammo wrote: Has anybody managed to get (1) MythMusic gears visualization; (2) MythGallery opengl transitions; and (3) MythTV opengl vsync working with an ATI Radeon video card? I have an ATI Radeon 9550 using the latest ATI Proprietary Driver 8.18.6 for XFree86 4.3. I have the fglrx kernel module compiled and loaded successfully. Watching TV looks great (albeit without opengl vsync), even 1080i HDTV from DVB-T source. Tested fgl_glxgears, glslideshow (xscreensaver) and tuxracer, which all work nice and smooth, which should mean opengl is set up properly on my system. I have compiled mythtv and mythplugins from svn with opengl support. (1) MythMusic crashes whenever it tries to use gears visualization. (2) MythGallery says Sorry: OpenGL support not available when it tries to use a gl transition. (3) MythTV opengl vsync doesn't seem to be working. mythfrontend -v playback -l log.txt produces the following: 2005-10-21 11:33:49.447 DRMVideoSync: VBlank ioctl did not work, unimplemented in this driver? 2005-10-21 11:33:49.989 OpenGLVideoSync: GLX extensions: GLX_EXT_visual_info GLX_EXT_visual_rating GLX_EXT_import_context 2005-10-21 11:33:49.989 OpenGLVideoSync: GLX Video Sync extension not present. 2005-10-21 11:33:50.012 Using audio as timebase 2005-10-21 11:33:50.012 Video timing method: RTC 2 Anybody care to comment? Does glxgears run for you? What's the reported fps (in both the default window size and full screen)? And, what's your screen resolution? I've only used NVIDIA cards, but figuring out whether OpenGL works on your system is definitely the first step before figuring out why Myth won't use it. Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Choosing a Suitable DVB-T PCI Card
On 10/21/05, Phill Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am a beginner in DVB-T, and I would like to buy a DVB-T PCI Card to set up a MythTV in my Linux PC. I have tried to search the archive and google for a week, but I still cannot come to a final decision about it. I would like to ask what kind of DVB-T PCI Card is suitable for the Linux kernel 2.6.13, as I found some of the articles about DVB-T Card mentioned that Not every card that's supported under Windows works under Linux. Is the list mentioned in linuxtv.org http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/PCI_devices_DVB-T be suitable for linux use? And be able to be well supported by DVBAPI?On the other hand, I would like to ask what aspect should I put my focus on in choosing those card? I do not want to buy a wrong card as they are not cheap :P Nova-T seems as well suported as any and is fairly cheap. Ben I have 2 V-Stream Xtreme DTcards that work a treat.___ mythtv-users mailing listmythtv-users@mythtv.orghttp://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users -- Ben Edwards - Bristol, UK, EnglandWARNING:This email contained partisan views - dont ever accuse me of using the veneer of objectivityIf you have a problem emailing me use http://www.gurtlush.org.uk/profiles.php?uid=4(email address this email is sent from may be defunct) ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] how do I assign XMLTVIDs (was mythfilldatabase problem)
On 10/20/05, Nick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 20/10/05, Ben Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ime using the uk_rt grabber.I have got the channels listed in mythtv-setup but they are all listed twice.There is hovever no listing data.Below is what I get when I run mythfilldatabase followed by a section oof the mythbackend output that seems relevent (run with -varbose all).Any ideas?Do you have XMLTVIDs associated with all the channels you want listings for, and do you have appropriate *.xmltv files for your videosources in your ~/.mythtv/ directory? I've got the .xmltv file but dont know anything about assigning XMLTVIDs. Did not c anything in the manual. Could someone plaease point me to instuctions on how to do this. Regards, Ben Nick___mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.orghttp://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users -- Ben Edwards - Bristol, UK, EnglandWARNING:This email contained partisan views - dont ever accuse me of using the veneer of objectivityIf you have a problem emailing me use http://www.gurtlush.org.uk/profiles.php?uid=4(email address this email is sent from may be defunct) ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Choosing a Suitable DVB-T PCI Card
I have a couple of avermedia dvb 771's that work out of the box in 2.6.13 (with the right dvb options turned on in the kernel ;-)). I found them fairly cheap and work well. I had a pinnacle card that had problems with it and the mt352 driver so i would stay away from them. PaulOn 10/21/05, Ben Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/21/05, Phill Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am a beginner in DVB-T, and I would like to buy a DVB-T PCI Card to set up a MythTV in my Linux PC. I have tried to search the archive and google for a week, but I still cannot come to a final decision about it. I would like to ask what kind of DVB-T PCI Card is suitable for the Linux kernel 2.6.13, as I found some of the articles about DVB-T Card mentioned that Not every card that's supported under Windows works under Linux. Is the list mentioned in linuxtv.org http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/PCI_devices_DVB-T be suitable for linux use? And be able to be well supported by DVBAPI? On the other hand, I would like to ask what aspect should I put my focus on in choosing those card? I do not want to buy a wrong card as they are not cheap :P Nova-T seems as well suported as any and is fairly cheap. Ben I have 2 V-Stream Xtreme DTcards that work a treat.___ mythtv-users mailing listmythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users -- Ben Edwards - Bristol, UK, EnglandWARNING:This email contained partisan views - dont ever accuse me of using the veneer of objectivity If you have a problem emailing me use http://www.gurtlush.org.uk/profiles.php?uid=4(email address this email is sent from may be defunct) ___mythtv-users mailing listmythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Choosing a Suitable DVB-T PCI Card
Well, I've got three Leadtek LR6650 DVB-T tuner cards I picked up on Ebay for silly money. All of them work superbly, and I can even loop one aerial connection between them (they have loop-through aerial connections). The first cost me £30, the second cost me £25.. the last one was bought for the princely sum of £16 delivered! They're definitely worth tracking down IMHO. Okay so they don't have analogue video inputs or remote controls, but I don't need them. Just my 2p woth ;-) Juski # This e-mail message has been scanned for Viruses and Content and cleared by NetIQ MailMarshal # ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] problem nuvexport ffmpeg xvid
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I would like to transcode my .nuv files with XviD codec. But when I run nuvexport, XviD is disabled. The program tells me my ffmpeg doesn't support encoding to XviD and I have to compile it with the --enable-xvid option. But this option seems to be inexistant. I tried different nuvexport and ffmpeg version with the same result. Does anyone know how to fix this problem? Have you tried nuvexport --transcode? thanks Vince Regards, Cecil ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Debian plugins
Hey does anyone use the debian packages from: http://dijkstra.csh.rit.edu/~mdz/debian/dists/unstable/mythtv ? The 'core' components installed fine, but it looks like all the 'plugins' are out of date (mythvideo, mythmusic, etc).. all the dependencies are broken for them :( eg) its looking for libqt3c102-mt instead of libqt3-mt mythmusic has other dependency issues as well, like, its looking for libflac6 when it should be looking for libflac7 anyone know anything about this? Cheers, James -- James Grant Lightbox Technologies Inc. http://www.lightbox.org 613-294-3670 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] how do I assign XMLTVIDs (was mythfilldatabase problem)
Do you have XMLTVIDs associated with all the channels you want listings for, and do you have appropriate *.xmltv files for your video sources in your ~/.mythtv/ directory? I've got the .xmltv file but dont know anything about assigning XMLTVIDs. Did not c anything in the manual. Could someone plaease point me to instuctions on how to do this. 1. Delete all your channels 2. run a full scan, [ this will re-create the channels ] then log on to the database and execute the SQL below (adjust the bbc and itv ids if you're not in London) that'll get you most of the way (you'll have to create the logos of course. You can download the animated gifs from the frontpage of www.freeview.org and split them up using the GIMP. Your goal is that this: select count(*) from channel where xmltvid is null or xmltvid = '' returns 0 If you have an id in your whatever.xmltv file that's not in the DB you'll get a new channel created when you run mythfilldatabase, so make sure that the .xmltv file and the database are 'in sync' update channel set visible=0; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_itv1.gif', xmltvid='central.carlton.com' , visible=1 where callsign='ITV1'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_itv3.gif', xmltvid='itv3.itv.co.uk' , visible=1 where callsign='ITV3'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_itv2.gif', xmltvid='itv2.itv.co.uk' , visible=1 where callsign='ITV2'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_channelfour.gif', xmltvid='channel4.com' , visible=1 where callsign='Channel 4'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_e4.gif', xmltvid='e4.channel4.com' , visible=1 where callsign='E4'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_.gif', xmltvid='' , visible=1 where callsign='705'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_itvnews.gif', xmltvid='itn.co.uk' , visible=1 where callsign='ITV News'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_bbc1.gif', xmltvid='london.bbc1.bbc.co.uk' , visible=1 where callsign='BBC ONE'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_bbc2.gif', xmltvid='london.bbc2.bbc.co.uk' , visible=1 where callsign='BBC TWO'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_bbc3.gif', xmltvid='choice.bbc.co.uk' , visible=1 where callsign='BBC THREE'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_bbcnew24.gif', xmltvid='news-24.bbc.co.uk' , visible=1 where callsign='BBC NEWS 24'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_bbci.gif', xmltvid='' , visible=1 where callsign='BBCi'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_cbbc.gif', xmltvid='cbbc.bbc.co.uk' , visible=1 where callsign='CBBC Channel'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_parliament.gif', xmltvid='parliament.bbc.co.uk' , visible=1 where callsign='BBC PARLMNT'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_bbc4.gif', xmltvid='knowledge.bbc.co.uk' , visible=1 where callsign='BBC FOUR'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_cbeebies.gif', xmltvid='cbeebies.bbc.co.uk' , visible=1 where callsign='CBeebies'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_community.gif', xmltvid='communitychannel.org' , visible=1 where callsign='Community'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_thehits.gif', xmltvid='the-hits.emap.com' , visible=1 where callsign='The HITS'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_tmf.gif', xmltvid='tmf.nl' , visible=1 where callsign='TMF'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_ukbrightideas.gif', xmltvid='ukbrightideas.tv' , visible=1 where callsign='UKTV Br''tIdeas'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_ftn.gif', xmltvid='ftn.tv' , visible=1 where callsign='f tn'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_idealworld.gif', xmltvid='idealworld.tv' , visible=1 where callsign='Ideal World'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_.gif', xmltvid='men.granadatv.co.uk' , visible=1 where callsign='Men Motors'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_five.gif', xmltvid='channel5.co.uk' , visible=1 where callsign='five'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_qvc.gif', xmltvid='qvcuk.com' , visible=1 where callsign='QVC'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_abc1.gif', xmltvid='abc1.disney.com' , visible=1 where callsign='abc1'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_bidtv.gif', xmltvid='bid-up.tv' , visible=1 where callsign='bid tv'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_pricedroptv.gif', xmltvid='price-drop.tv' , visible=1 where callsign='price-drop tv'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_skynews.gif', xmltvid='sky-news.sky.com' , visible=1 where callsign='Sky News'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_skysportsnews.gif', xmltvid='news.sports.sky.com' , visible=1 where callsign='Sky
Re: [mythtv-users] Debian plugins
On Fri, Oct 21, 2005 at 12:16:18PM -0400, James Grant wrote: Hey does anyone use the debian packages from: http://dijkstra.csh.rit.edu/~mdz/debian/dists/unstable/mythtv ? The 'core' components installed fine, but it looks like all the 'plugins' are out of date (mythvideo, mythmusic, etc).. all the dependencies are broken for them :( eg) its looking for libqt3c102-mt instead of libqt3-mt mythmusic has other dependency issues as well, like, its looking for libflac6 when it should be looking for libflac7 anyone know anything about this? That's odd... I got my mythtv debs from dijkstra, but apt-cache said there weren't any plugins available, so I just downloaded the tarball from mythtv.org and that worked fine[1] for me, although I did have to manually apt-get install apache, PHP, etc., of course. [1] Well, mostly fine... See my next post for info about the big problem I hit, but it doesn't look to be anything related to Debian or dependencies. -- The freedoms that we enjoy presently are the most important victories of the White Hats over the past several millennia, and it is vitally important that we don't give them up now, only because we are frightened. - Eolake Stobblehouse (http://stobblehouse.com/text/battle.html) ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-500 Only one tuner works
Hey, I had the same problem and fixing it took - downloading the patch from the following thread, - applying it to ivtv source, and - recompiling ivtv and then rebooting. http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/ivtv/devel/24322?search_string=second%20pvr-500;#24322 Ofcourse, remember to do the above everytime you recompile your kernel. Regards, `Danesh On 10/21/05, Peter Darley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Folks, I guess I'll reply to my own message... On the ivtv-devel list I find: With Hans Verkuil's help, which was VERY much appreciated, my problem turned out to be that I was using the tuner that came with the linux kernel itself rather than the one that came with ivtv-0.3.9. Looks likely I was doing the same with tveeprom as well. Once I switched, I was able to get both tuners working correctly and successfully captured mpeg using the cat /dev/ video? trick. Which seems like it could easily be my problem as well. So, I'm wondering if anyone out there can give me a pointer on how to prevent the card from being controlled by the kernal modules, and get the correct modules from ivtv to load instead. Will I have to re-compile the kernel to do this? My kernel version is the latest FC3 kernel: Linux version 2.6.12-1.1378_FC3 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 3.4.4 20050721 (Red Hat 3.4.4-2)) #1 Wed Sep 14 04:24:31 EDT 2005 Thanks for any pointers! Peter Darley On Oct 20, 2005, at 9:59 PM, Peter Darley wrote: Larry, Well, I've put my card into a windows machine and it doesn't appear to be broken. BeyondTV can use both tuners. I'll check out the ivtv list. If you make any progress, can you let this list know? Thanks, Peter -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:mythtv-users- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Larry K Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 4:38 PM To: Discussion about mythtv Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-500 Only one tuner works I have the same problem, and a lengthy thread over in the ivtv- devel archive. No solution yet. I've tried just about everything. On 10/20/05, Peter Darley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Folks, I've just installed a PVR-500, and I'm having a problem. I can use video1, but I get only static on video0. It seems like the problem is that it's not actually able to change channel; I think it's tuning channel 1 which I don't get, since the static looks just like a tv that doesn't have an antenna or cable hooked up. It's possible that the problem is not that it's not changing channel, so I don't want to rule anything out. When I try to use ivtv-tune, I get: # ivtv-tune -d/dev/video0 -c60 /dev/video0: 439.250 MHz # ivtv-tune -d/dev/video1 -c60 /dev/video1: 439.250 MHz (Signal Detected) Which seems to be saying that the channel change on video0 didn't succeed, while the change on video1 did. I'm hoping that there's someone else out there who has had similar problems and can give me a pointer. I'm also not rulling out that it's just broken. Thanks, Peter Darley ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Debian plugins
Cool I guess I'll give the tarball a try later i hate mixing debs and tarballs on the same system. maybe ill try to build new debs from the tarballs :) I'm still waiting for my PVR-350 to be delivered (damn canada post taking their time), so I've got lots of time to 'play' before i can actually start watching / recording anything. If anyone (in canada) is interested, www.koonline.ca has the 350 on sale for $189.99CAD James On Friday 21 October 2005 12:27 pm, Dave Sherohman wrote: On Fri, Oct 21, 2005 at 12:16:18PM -0400, James Grant wrote: Hey does anyone use the debian packages from: http://dijkstra.csh.rit.edu/~mdz/debian/dists/unstable/mythtv ? The 'core' components installed fine, but it looks like all the 'plugins' are out of date (mythvideo, mythmusic, etc).. all the dependencies are broken for them :( eg) its looking for libqt3c102-mt instead of libqt3-mt mythmusic has other dependency issues as well, like, its looking for libflac6 when it should be looking for libflac7 anyone know anything about this? That's odd... I got my mythtv debs from dijkstra, but apt-cache said there weren't any plugins available, so I just downloaded the tarball from mythtv.org and that worked fine[1] for me, although I did have to manually apt-get install apache, PHP, etc., of course. [1] Well, mostly fine... See my next post for info about the big problem I hit, but it doesn't look to be anything related to Debian or dependencies. -- James Grant Lightbox Technologies Inc. http://www.lightbox.org 613-294-3670 -- James Grant Lightbox Technologies Inc. http://www.lightbox.org 613-294-3670 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Plugin conflict? (segfault)
OK, so now that I've got mythweb vs. mythbrowser straightened out and have mythweb up and running, I've gone on to setting up myth(gallery| video|weather). I initially had some problems with stuff not being found which turned out to be because I mixed the mythtv debs (which installed under /usr/lib) with the plugin tarball from mythtv.org (which installs under /usr/local/lib)... Copied the themes and plugins directories over to /usr/local and it all came up fine... at first. I decided to configure mythweather first, since that looked to be the simplest and would let me verify that things were indeed working. But when I got to setting my location, I saw that list of letters and immediately pressed M to jump to M in the list, forgetting that mythtv tends to not like you using any keys that aren't on a typical remote control... It immediately segfaulted and died. On attempting to restart mythfrontend, the background flashed up on the screen momentarily before it segfaulted and died again. With a bit of experimentation, I determined that I could get mythfrontend to start up by removing mythvideo and mythgallery from the plugins directory, leaving only mythweather there. This allowed me to go back into the mythweather setup and set my location properly (albeit only after much up-and-down-arrowing through insanely long lists of cities). The issue created by my errant M persists, however, and attempting to load mythvideo or mythgallery still gives me an immediate segfault when I try to start mythfrontend. The immediate question, then, is what's going on here? Where do I need to go and what do I need to reset to clear out whatever that M did so that I can load the other plugins without crashing? -- The freedoms that we enjoy presently are the most important victories of the White Hats over the past several millennia, and it is vitally important that we don't give them up now, only because we are frightened. - Eolake Stobblehouse (http://stobblehouse.com/text/battle.html) ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] how do I assign XMLTVIDs (was mythfilldatabase problem)
On 10/21/05, Neale Swinnerton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do you have XMLTVIDs associated with all the channels you want listings for, and do you have appropriate *.xmltv files for your video sources in your ~/.mythtv/ directory? I've got the .xmltv file but dont know anything about assigning XMLTVIDs. Did not c anything in the manual. Could someone plaease point me to instuctions on how to do this.1. Delete all your channels 2. run a full scan, [ this will re-create the channels ] Is this a DVB scan? Also don't I have to enter the first channel manualy? Regards, Ben then log on to the database and execute the SQL below (adjust the bbc anditv ids if you're not in London) that'll get you most of the way (you'll have to create the logos ofcourse. You can download the animated gifs from the frontpage ofwww.freeview.org and split them up using the GIMP. Your goal is that this:select count(*) from channel where xmltvid is null or xmltvid = ''returns 0If you have an id in your whatever.xmltv file that's not in the DByou'll get a new channel created when you run mythfilldatabase, so make sure that the .xmltv file and the database are 'in sync'update channel set visible=0;update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_itv1.gif',xmltvid=' central.carlton.com' , visible=1 wherecallsign='ITV1';update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_itv3.gif',xmltvid='itv3.itv.co.uk' , visible=1 wherecallsign='ITV3'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_itv2.gif',xmltvid='itv2.itv.co.uk' , visible=1 wherecallsign='ITV2';update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_channelfour.gif', xmltvid='channel4.com' , visible=1 wherecallsign='Channel 4';update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_e4.gif',xmltvid='e4.channel4.com ' , visible=1 wherecallsign='E4';update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_.gif', xmltvid='' ,visible=1 wherecallsign='705';update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_itvnews.gif', xmltvid='itn.co.uk' , visible=1 wherecallsign='ITV News';update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_bbc1.gif',xmltvid='london.bbc1.bbc.co.uk ' , visible=1 wherecallsign='BBC ONE';update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_bbc2.gif',xmltvid='london.bbc2.bbc.co.uk' , visible=1 wherecallsign='BBC TWO'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_bbc3.gif',xmltvid='choice.bbc.co.uk' , visible=1 wherecallsign='BBC THREE';update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_bbcnew24.gif', xmltvid='news-24.bbc.co.uk' , visible=1 wherecallsign='BBC NEWS 24';update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_bbci.gif',xmltvid='' , visible=1 wherecallsign='BBCi'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_cbbc.gif',xmltvid='cbbc.bbc.co.uk' , visible=1 wherecallsign='CBBC Channel';update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_parliament.gif', xmltvid='parliament.bbc.co.uk' , visible=1 wherecallsign='BBC PARLMNT';update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_bbc4.gif',xmltvid=' knowledge.bbc.co.uk' , visible=1 wherecallsign='BBC FOUR';update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_cbeebies.gif',xmltvid='cbeebies.bbc.co.uk' , visible=1 wherecallsign='CBeebies'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_community.gif',xmltvid='communitychannel.org' , visible=1 wherecallsign='Community';update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_thehits.gif', xmltvid='the-hits.emap.com' , visible=1 wherecallsign='The HITS';update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_tmf.gif',xmltvid='tmf.nl ' , visible=1 wherecallsign='TMF';update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_ukbrightideas.gif',xmltvid='ukbrightideas.tv' , visible=1 wherecallsign='UKTV Br''tIdeas'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_ftn.gif',xmltvid='ftn.tv' , visible=1 wherecallsign='f tn';update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_idealworld.gif', xmltvid='idealworld.tv' , visible=1 wherecallsign='Ideal World';update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_.gif',xmltvid='men.granadatv.co.uk ' , visible=1 wherecallsign='Men Motors';update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_five.gif',xmltvid='channel5.co.uk' , visible=1 wherecallsign='five'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_qvc.gif',xmltvid='qvcuk.com' , visible=1 wherecallsign='QVC';update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_abc1.gif', xmltvid='abc1.disney.com' , visible=1 wherecallsign='abc1';update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_bidtv.gif',xmltvid='bid-up.tv ' , visible=1 wherecallsign='bid tv';update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_pricedroptv.gif',xmltvid='price-drop.tv' , visible=1 wherecallsign='price-drop tv'; update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_skynews.gif',xmltvid='sky-news.sky.com' , visible=1 wherecallsign='Sky News';update channel set icon='/usr/share/mythtv/logos/logo_skysportsnews.gif', xmltvid='news.sports.sky.com' , visible=1
Re: [mythtv-users] Debian plugins
On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 12:41:38 -0400 James Grant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cool I guess I'll give the tarball a try later i hate mixing debs and tarballs on the same system. maybe ill try to build new debs from the tarballs :) I'm still waiting for my PVR-350 to be delivered (damn canada post taking their time), so I've got lots of time to 'play' before i can actually start watching / recording anything. If anyone (in canada) is interested, www.koonline.ca has the 350 on sale for $189.99CAD James On Friday 21 October 2005 12:27 pm, Dave Sherohman wrote: On Fri, Oct 21, 2005 at 12:16:18PM -0400, James Grant wrote: Hey does anyone use the debian packages from: http://dijkstra.csh.rit.edu/~mdz/debian/dists/unstable/mythtv ? The 'core' components installed fine, but it looks like all the 'plugins' are out of date (mythvideo, mythmusic, etc).. all the dependencies are broken for them :( eg) its looking for libqt3c102-mt instead of libqt3-mt mythmusic has other dependency issues as well, like, its looking for libflac6 when it should be looking for libflac7 anyone know anything about this? That's odd... I got my mythtv debs from dijkstra, but apt-cache said there weren't any plugins available, so I just downloaded the tarball from mythtv.org and that worked fine[1] for me, although I did have to manually apt-get install apache, PHP, etc., of course. [1] Well, mostly fine... See my next post for info about the big problem I hit, but it doesn't look to be anything related to Debian or dependencies. If you are running debian, or any distro, look at a program called checkinstall. It wan take a tar ball, and create deb's for your system. The you can easily remove them later. -- Rodney D. Myers [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User #96112 ICQ#: AIM#: YAHOO: 18002350 mailman452 mailman42_5 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Ben Franklin - 1759 pgpNOzHuQnD4U.pgp Description: PGP signature ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Debian plugins
On Friday 21 October 2005 12:55 pm, Rodney D. Myers wrote: If you are running debian, or any distro, look at a program called checkinstall. It wan take a tar ball, and create deb's for your system. The you can easily remove them later. lappy:/home/james# apt-cache search checkinstall lappy:/home/james# :( James -- James Grant Lightbox Technologies Inc. http://www.lightbox.org 613-294-3670 -- James Grant Lightbox Technologies Inc. http://www.lightbox.org 613-294-3670 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-500 Only one tuner works
Danesh, Thanks for responding to this! Forgive my ignorance, but it looks like you're saying that if I recomplie ivtv, I won't need to recompile the kernel? Or is this a way to get ivtv compiled into the kernel correctly? I've never compiled a kernel, so I'm hoping that I won't have to... :) Thanks again, Peter Darley On Oct 21, 2005, at 9:31 AM, Danesh wrote: Hey, I had the same problem and fixing it took - downloading the patch from the following thread, - applying it to ivtv source, and - recompiling ivtv and then rebooting. http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/ivtv/devel/24322? search_string=second%20pvr-500;#24322 Ofcourse, remember to do the above everytime you recompile your kernel. Regards, `Danesh On 10/21/05, Peter Darley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Folks, I guess I'll reply to my own message... On the ivtv-devel list I find: With Hans Verkuil's help, which was VERY much appreciated, my problem turned out to be that I was using the tuner that came with the linux kernel itself rather than the one that came with ivtv-0.3.9. Looks likely I was doing the same with tveeprom as well. Once I switched, I was able to get both tuners working correctly and successfully captured mpeg using the cat /dev/ video? trick. Which seems like it could easily be my problem as well. So, I'm wondering if anyone out there can give me a pointer on how to prevent the card from being controlled by the kernal modules, and get the correct modules from ivtv to load instead. Will I have to re-compile the kernel to do this? My kernel version is the latest FC3 kernel: Linux version 2.6.12-1.1378_FC3 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 3.4.4 20050721 (Red Hat 3.4.4-2)) #1 Wed Sep 14 04:24:31 EDT 2005 Thanks for any pointers! Peter Darley On Oct 20, 2005, at 9:59 PM, Peter Darley wrote: Larry, Well, I've put my card into a windows machine and it doesn't appear to be broken. BeyondTV can use both tuners. I'll check out the ivtv list. If you make any progress, can you let this list know? Thanks, Peter -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:mythtv-users- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Larry K Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 4:38 PM To: Discussion about mythtv Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-500 Only one tuner works I have the same problem, and a lengthy thread over in the ivtv- devel archive. No solution yet. I've tried just about everything. On 10/20/05, Peter Darley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Folks, I've just installed a PVR-500, and I'm having a problem. I can use video1, but I get only static on video0. It seems like the problem is that it's not actually able to change channel; I think it's tuning channel 1 which I don't get, since the static looks just like a tv that doesn't have an antenna or cable hooked up. It's possible that the problem is not that it's not changing channel, so I don't want to rule anything out. When I try to use ivtv-tune, I get: # ivtv-tune -d/dev/video0 -c60 /dev/video0: 439.250 MHz # ivtv-tune -d/dev/video1 -c60 /dev/video1: 439.250 MHz (Signal Detected) Which seems to be saying that the channel change on video0 didn't succeed, while the change on video1 did. I'm hoping that there's someone else out there who has had similar problems and can give me a pointer. I'm also not rulling out that it's just broken. Thanks, Peter Darley ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OpenGL ATI Radeon MythMusic MythGallery Problem
On Fri, Oct 21, 2005 at 11:36:36AM +1000, Sammo wrote: Has anybody managed to get (1) MythMusic gears visualization; (2) MythGallery opengl transitions; and (3) MythTV opengl vsync working with an ATI Radeon video card? I have an ATI Radeon 9550 using the latest ATI Proprietary Driver 8.18.6 for XFree86 4.3. I have the fglrx kernel module compiled and loaded successfully. Watching TV looks great (albeit without opengl vsync), even 1080i HDTV from DVB-T source. Tested fgl_glxgears, glslideshow (xscreensaver) and tuxracer, which all work nice and smooth, which should mean opengl is set up properly on my system. IIRC, the ATI fglrx drivers don't let you use XV and OpenGL overlays during the same X session. So it will depend on the Option VideoOverlay on Option OpenGLOverlay off options in your xorg.conf file, which are mutually exclusive. So you can have 2D acceleration or 3D acceleration, but not both. See: http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Fglrx I'm not so sure on any of this now, primarily because ATI provided rotten support (both in terms of the drivers and when I'd try to contact them directly), so I don't use the ATI card in my linux box any longer. HTH, Tim -- Morals? I eat communism and $h!t America, brother. --Seanbaby ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Xbox as FE
On 10/21/05, Vladan Bato [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Quoting myself: However I think that it's a problem with the particular remote (or better, the remote dongle) that I have.
By poking in the /proc/usb/devices, I discovered that the remote is actually seen as a gamepad and handled by the xpad driver. This also means that lirc never sees it. I guess I'll have to spend the €30 for a genuine Microsoft DVD kit.
Well, I spared the €30 as I managed to make it work!So, for the record (if anybody happens to have the same problem), here'swhat I found out and what I did:The first question was: why was the remote receiver handled by the xpad
driver. I looked at /proc/bus/usb/devices and noticed that this devicehad a strange ID. Both Vendor and ProdID where !I then looked at the xpad driver sources to see what it says about thisdevice. And here's what I found in drivers/usb/xpad-
core.c:{ 0x, 0x, 0, Chinese-made Xbox Controller }, /* WTF aredevice IDs for? */It appears that there are many xbox game controllers (and apparently DVDdongles) that have bogus IDs. The xpad driver handles them all and
assumes they are game controllers.The question was: If I made the xir driver (the one handling the xboxremote) recognize this device, would it work? Well, it did.Before I explain what I did, let's write something for google to index
in case someone does a search for this:How to make cheap chinese aftermarket DVD remotes for Xbox work withLIRC in xebian 1.1.4:Note: I'm writing this from memory, so it probably contains errors.
* Get the kernel sources (use apt)* configure the sources using the config file in /boot:* # cd /usr/src/kernel-2.4.31-xbox* # cp /boot/config-2.4.31-xbox .config* # make oldconfig* # make dep
* Go to the drivers/usb directory and modify the xpad-core.c and xir.cfiles:* # cd drivers/usb* # vi xpad-core.c* Comment the line mentioned above (line 95) and save the file* # vi xir.c
* Add the following line after line 83 (in the xir_device array):{ 0x, 0x, Chinese-made Xbox Controller }, (Notice that it's not the same as above, there is one less elementin the struct).
* Compile the modules (I didn't know how to compile modules in asingle directory, so I compiled them all):* # cd /usr/src/kernel-2.4.31-xbox* # make modules* Copy the two modules (xpad.o and xir.o
) to the/lib/modules/2.4.31-xbox/kernel/drivers/usb/ directory, overwriting theold ones (make a backup first).* Reboot the xbox. The xir driver should now handle the remote, andlirc should work correctly (test it with irw).
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xir.o and xpad.o files and I will include them in the dist. Even if they don't work with the MS remote, I could include them in the dist so that users who need them could easily install them and use an aftermarket remote.
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Re: [mythtv-users] Debian plugins
On 10/21/05, James Grant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Friday 21 October 2005 12:55 pm, Rodney D. Myers wrote: If you are running debian, or any distro, look at a program called checkinstall. It wan take a tar ball, and create deb's for your system. The you can easily remove them later.lappy:/home/james# apt-cache search checkinstalllappy:/home/james# Are you running debian? http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?searchon=namesversion=allexact=1keywords=checkinstall ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Debian plugins
Hehe yes - I did that check on my laptop, which is running testing, not the mythtv box which is on unstable ... aparently there's only stable and unstable versions of checkinstall, and not testing :) hehe Thanks ill give it a try later on. James On Friday 21 October 2005 1:29 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/21/05, James Grant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Friday 21 October 2005 12:55 pm, Rodney D. Myers wrote: If you are running debian, or any distro, look at a program called checkinstall. It wan take a tar ball, and create deb's for your system. The you can easily remove them later. lappy:/home/james# apt-cache search checkinstall lappy:/home/james# Are you running debian? http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?searchon=namesversio n=allexact=1keywords=checkinstall -- James Grant Lightbox Technologies Inc. http://www.lightbox.org 613-294-3670 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] full scan does not ask me for a starting transport (dvb-t)
Full scan does not seem to do anything. The progress bar goes from 0-100% over about a minute but no channels seem to be found/added. It did not ask fr a starting transport/frequency. I am using a nova-t card and kaffeine works find. Any ideas? Ben-- Ben Edwards - Bristol, UK, EnglandWARNING:This email contained partisan views - dont ever accuse me of using the veneer of objectivityIf you have a problem emailing me use http://www.gurtlush.org.uk/profiles.php?uid=4(email address this email is sent from may be defunct) ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OpenGL ATI Radeon MythMusic MythGallery Problem
IIRC, the ATI fglrx drivers don't let you use XV and OpenGL overlays during the same X session. So it will depend on the Option VideoOverlay on Option OpenGLOverlay off options in your xorg.conf file, which are mutually exclusive. So you can have 2D acceleration or 3D acceleration, but not both. See: http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Fglrx I'm not so sure on any of this now, primarily because ATI provided rotten support (both in terms of the drivers and when I'd try to contact them directly), so I don't use the ATI card in my linux box any longer. HTH, Tim I think this is incorrect though I am not sure. The OpenGL Overlay is not 3d acceleration, but the ability to accelerate 2d video by placing it as an openGL texture. I have both OpenGL and XV working on my machine and get nearly 3000 frames in GLXGears with my Radeon 9200. It does play all the visuilizations without any problems on my machine. If he could post his Xorg.0.log and Xorg.conf it may be eaiser to determine the problem. I wonder if he has opengl set to ATI? In gentoo you can run opengl-update ati or eselect opengl set ati, not sure about other distros. Lee ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: mythmusic plays one song then stops
On 10/20/05, Sammo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, the fact that the problem happens with xmms as well probably means it's not a mythmusic problem. Maybe make your m3u playlist again? That's a good idea, thanks. Now it seems like it happens with locally stored music as well, so maybe there is something wrong with my music/playlist files. I may be completely off, but I had a problem with mythmusic crashing before. It was actually caused by one of the vizualizations. Try turning off all visualizations and trying again. tried that with no luck. Thanks Sammo. I didn't figure out that xmms had the same problem until yesterday, and the mythtv-users list seemed like the most likely place to get help in any case, since I have no idea where else to ask. Dirk ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
RE: [mythtv-users] (WAS) KnoppMyth (NOW) Sata problems
On 21 Oct 2005 at 8:29, Simpson, Richard wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of ffrr Probably not a good idea. Maybe I should just sell the SATA drives on eBay and get SOME of my money back. I feel a bit ripped off by this whole SATA deal right now :-( My brother has been using SATAs successfully with myth for about a year now. It might be worthwhile to try a new mobo first. Richard. Or maybe upgrade the bios. I was just looking at the ASUS site. Several of the bios updates for the board I'm using relate to the SATA chip. I'll bet the picture is similar at Abit BTW, I don't have any trouble running a terrabyte of SATA drives... ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] (WAS) KnoppMyth (NOW) Sata problems
For what it's worth, I had a hell of a time with SATA PATA drives in my ASUS Pundit-R. (250GB Maxtor midline SATA NEC DVD-RW or ASUS DVD-RW drives) DMA acceleration would not work on either PATA DVD drive, some FC3 kernels would segfault on startup, Knoppix or Gentoo LiveCDs would not boot, and other problems. I dropped to a 160GB Seagate PATA drive, and aside from it filling up rather quickly, all the problems went away. That won't solve your problems, but 2 trips to ASUS RMA and 4 months didn't fix mine either... ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] KnoppMyth and cle266
I seem to be using it wrong then (R5A16). When I boot from the cd and select watch TV the video plays and pauses continually. I thought that it didn't have hardware acceleration. I assume that the cle266 detection is automatic and I don't have to use a particular switch, right? I was trying to get the ssh going so that I could troubleshoot from a different box. The ssh host keys don't get created automatically, should I just go ahead and create the host keys manually?. This brings me to the question, which parts of the file system will be writable? Thanks, Alberto On Thu, 2005-10-20 at 23:08 -0700, Cecil Watson wrote: Alberto Alonso wrote: Does KnoppMyth support hardware acceleration for cle266? I seem to remember a reference to this when I was booting once, but can't seem to find the right references now. I have an M6000 and it just doesn't have enough juice to be a front end without it. Thanks, Alberto Yes, since R5A12. Regards, Cecil ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Frontend freeze when deleting recording
Hello all, I am running my Myth system with a PVR-250 for capture, and a PVR-350 for capture and playback through the 350's framebuffer. Things are gorgeous, and I am thrilled to report that since upgrading ivtv to 0.4.0 I have yet to see a hard freeze during playback (previously, I would have to hard reset once per viewing evening because the framebuffer froze up solid, even though the OSD display showed life). However, I am still experiencing a solid framebuffer freezeup when, after watching a show, I choose either of the two delete options available to me. The machine itself is still running, and mythbackend continues to record, but the frontend locks up. A search of the archives turned up some old (2003) posts which leaned toward ivtv as the issue - however, I've not had any reply from that list so I am begging your indulgence. If any kind souls can offer guidance or suggestions, I would be most appreciative. The output is beautiful, so the sooner I can rock-solidify it, the quicker I can bask in the exceptionally high WAF that the system deserves ;-) Thoughts? Recommendations? Good curry recipes? Best, Steve __ Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] KnoppMyth and cle266
Alberto Alonso wrote: I seem to be using it wrong then (R5A16). When I boot from the cd and select watch TV the video plays and pauses continually. I believe Knoppmyth uses i586 mythtv binaries by default, and presumably when run from CD. I've noticed this makes all the difference in sub-1GHz Duron and Celeron systems. Not sure how you could persuade it to switch to i686 when running a live CD frontend, but dpkg -i filename on the files in /usr/src/mythtv/i686/ works on an installed system. Kim. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-500 Only one tuner works
Peter, Yes.. The problem is with the kernel tveeprom being used instead of ivtv's version. So quite simply... - If you recompile your kernel, the tveeprom (ivtv version) will be overwritten with the kernel version and hence you will need to recompile ivtv AFTER recompiling your kernel. - If you dont recompile your kernel and simply install ivtv. You shouldn't have a problem. Things should work, but just incase they don't patch the source and try again. The patch fixes radio on the PVR500 (http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/engine?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=1203;list=ivtv). Regards, ~Danesh On 10/21/05, Peter Darley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Danesh, Thanks for responding to this! Forgive my ignorance, but it looks like you're saying that if I recomplie ivtv, I won't need to recompile the kernel? Or is this a way to get ivtv compiled into the kernel correctly? I've never compiled a kernel, so I'm hoping that I won't have to... :) Thanks again, Peter Darley On Oct 21, 2005, at 9:31 AM, Danesh wrote: Hey, I had the same problem and fixing it took - downloading the patch from the following thread, - applying it to ivtv source, and - recompiling ivtv and then rebooting. http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/ivtv/devel/24322? search_string=second%20pvr-500;#24322 Ofcourse, remember to do the above everytime you recompile your kernel. Regards, `Danesh On 10/21/05, Peter Darley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Folks, I guess I'll reply to my own message... On the ivtv-devel list I find: With Hans Verkuil's help, which was VERY much appreciated, my problem turned out to be that I was using the tuner that came with the linux kernel itself rather than the one that came with ivtv-0.3.9. Looks likely I was doing the same with tveeprom as well. Once I switched, I was able to get both tuners working correctly and successfully captured mpeg using the cat /dev/ video? trick. Which seems like it could easily be my problem as well. So, I'm wondering if anyone out there can give me a pointer on how to prevent the card from being controlled by the kernal modules, and get the correct modules from ivtv to load instead. Will I have to re-compile the kernel to do this? My kernel version is the latest FC3 kernel: Linux version 2.6.12-1.1378_FC3 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 3.4.4 20050721 (Red Hat 3.4.4-2)) #1 Wed Sep 14 04:24:31 EDT 2005 Thanks for any pointers! Peter Darley On Oct 20, 2005, at 9:59 PM, Peter Darley wrote: Larry, Well, I've put my card into a windows machine and it doesn't appear to be broken. BeyondTV can use both tuners. I'll check out the ivtv list. If you make any progress, can you let this list know? Thanks, Peter -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:mythtv-users- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Larry K Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 4:38 PM To: Discussion about mythtv Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-500 Only one tuner works I have the same problem, and a lengthy thread over in the ivtv- devel archive. No solution yet. I've tried just about everything. On 10/20/05, Peter Darley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Folks, I've just installed a PVR-500, and I'm having a problem. I can use video1, but I get only static on video0. It seems like the problem is that it's not actually able to change channel; I think it's tuning channel 1 which I don't get, since the static looks just like a tv that doesn't have an antenna or cable hooked up. It's possible that the problem is not that it's not changing channel, so I don't want to rule anything out. When I try to use ivtv-tune, I get: # ivtv-tune -d/dev/video0 -c60 /dev/video0: 439.250 MHz # ivtv-tune -d/dev/video1 -c60 /dev/video1: 439.250 MHz (Signal Detected) Which seems to be saying that the channel change on video0 didn't succeed, while the change on video1 did. I'm hoping that there's someone else out there who has had similar problems and can give me a pointer. I'm also not rulling out that it's just broken. Thanks, Peter Darley ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___
Re: [mythtv-users] if (x!=rerun) {record}
Michael T. Dean wrote: Fred Squires wrote: On 10/20/05, *Todd Houle* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I need a little help running a reruns rule. I'd like the following rule for recording, but I can't seem to find where/how to enter it. I'd like to record a show and keep at most 4 episodes of it. If there's anymore, don't record them until I watch the old (this part I'm doing). However, if it's not a rerun, then record it anyway - either delete and old one, or just record it in addition. Right now there's no way to do that, other than manually doing it. It would be great if you could give new episodes a higher priority In SVN, you could create a custom record rule for new episodes only and assign a priority for that. Then, create a rule for old episodes. Or, assuming you do this after creating the custom record rule for new episodes, just create a rule for record all. If you use the same rule type (i.e. this channel or all channels) for both, the all episodes rule must be created after the new episodes rule so it can match first. If you make a more specific rule for the new episodes (i.e. use this channel for new episodes and any channel for all episodes), it doesn't matter what order they're created in. Outstanding. Your ability to absorb information then present in an easy to digest manner is always impressive. I really hope you spend some time at some point going over the HOWTO to clarify things you commonly respond to so that you can reply with links to the docs. But that's another matter. Then, assign priorities to the rules as desired. I hope I got this all right, but I'm sure Bruce Markey will chime in with corrections to any misinformation here... He's the man with the answers for recording rules--especially custom recording. ;) You rang? I started a reply to this last night but got mired in the details of making sure the power search for new rules had precedence and the issue of total episodes for two rules. Todd, What Mike said. Here are the gory details. I'll guess we're talking about The Simpsons. If not, it's a typical example for the situation described. There are new episodes Sunday evening on FOX and years of reruns on the same or different channels throughout the week. You want a limited number of reruns but still record new episodes. You may even want a different priority or profile for the new ones. This can be done with two different rule. One that applies to new episodes only and one that will match any other showing. As Mike mentioned, the rule for new episodes has to match only the new episodes and take precedence over the other rule. I'll use the output of mythbackend -v schedule to illustrate. Because of the World Series, there isn't a new Simpsons this week so I faked one in my test DB program table. First, if I set a simple All rule. It matches three episodes: --- print list start --- Title - SubtitleChan ChID Day Start End S C I T N Pri The Simpsons - Diatribe of a Mad H 14 1014 21 18:30-19:00 1 1 1 A 1 0 The Simpsons - Margical History To 14 1014 21 19:30-20:00 1 1 1 A 1 0 The Simpsons - Brand New Bart5 1005 23 20:00-20:30 1 1 1 A 1 0 The Type is A and they are all scheduled to record on card 1. If I set Record new episodes only, it will mark the reruns as repeat. The Simpsons - Diatribe of a Mad H 14 1014 21 18:30-19:00 1 0 0 A r 0 The Simpsons - Margical History To 14 1014 21 19:30-20:00 1 0 0 A r 0 The Simpsons - Brand New Bart5 1005 23 20:00-20:30 1 1 1 A 1 0 This rule still controls all three episodes but we want a different rule for the reruns so we need a rule that will only match the new episodes. To do this, I remove this rule, go to Custom Record and create this rule: program.title = 'The Simpsons' AND program.previouslyshown = 0 from Match an exact title and New episodes only. See: http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-11.html#ss11.8 . I click Record to set a new rule with no episode limit but I bump up the priority a bit to make sure I get these new episodes. The Simpsons - Brand New Bart5 1005 23 20:00-20:30 1 1 1 A 1 2 This rule only matched the new episode and set the priority to 2. Next I find one of the old episodes. There is no existing rule so I can create a new one. I choose All but this time I lower the priority by 1, set Keep at most 4 episodes and Don't record if this would exceed the max episodes then Save. The Simpsons - Diatribe of a Mad H 14 1014 21 18:30-19:00 1 1 1 A 1 -1 The Simpsons - Margical History To 14 1014 21 19:30-20:00 1 1 1 A 1 -1 The Simpsons - Brand New Bart5 1005 23 20:00-20:30 1 1 1 A 1 2 The reruns have -1 priority and only a max of 4 recorded by this rule will be kept. New episodes will get +2 and an unlimited number recordings. You could have 4 reruns and 2 new for a total of 6 but presumably you'll watch the new ones as
Re: [mythtv-users] Frontend freeze when deleting recording
On Fri, Oct 21, 2005 at 11:16:03AM -0700, Steve Pugh wrote: However, I am still experiencing a solid framebuffer freezeup when, after watching a show, I choose either of the two delete options available to me. The machine itself is still running, and mythbackend continues to record, but the frontend locks up. Are you sure it's framebuffer that's freezing? I have experienced an occasional issue where deleting programs will cause mythfrontend to become nonresponsive; I have a full keyboard hooked up to my myth box and was able to alt-tab back to the shell I started mythfrontend from and kill it with ctrl-c. Alternately, waiting a couple minutes would cause it to time out and resume functioning, although without deleting the recording. When this has happened, mythfrontend has appeared to continue to function normally afterwards with the exception that deleting programs would continue to hang in the same fashion until I restarted mythbackend, leading me to suspect some sort of connection issue somewhere. I never figured out an exact cause, so I can't say how to fix it (although I haven't seen this happen for a while now), but I figured I'd throw my experiences out there to see whether my problem and yours were the same one. -- The freedoms that we enjoy presently are the most important victories of the White Hats over the past several millennia, and it is vitally important that we don't give them up now, only because we are frightened. - Eolake Stobblehouse (http://stobblehouse.com/text/battle.html) ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-500 Only one tuner works
Folks, First, sorry for spamming the list with all this stuff. I feel like I'm getting a handle on things, but it's slow and plodding. When I go to get the source for 0.3.9 from svn as per the thread, I get a message saying it's not available: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ivtv]# svn co http://ivtvdriver.org/svn/ivtv/ tags/0.3.9 ivtv svn: URL 'http://ivtvdriver.org/svn/ivtv/tags/0.3.9' doesn't exist I did get the source for 0.4.0, and it looks like the patch is already in there. I also have itvt v0.4.0 from yum on the system, and I'm still getting the same problems. When I do dmesg | grep tuner I get: ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=(tuner unset), addr=60] tuner 1-0060: chip found @ 0xc0 (ivtv i2c driver #0) tveeprom: tuner = Philips FQ1236A MK4 (idx = 92, type = 57) tveeprom: tuner fmt = NTSC(M) (eeprom = 0x08, v4l2 = 0x1000) tuner 1-0060: type set to 57 (Philips FQ1236A MK4) ivtv1: i2c attach to card #1 ok [client=(tuner unset), addr=61] tuner 2-0061: chip found @ 0xc2 (ivtv i2c driver #1) tveeprom: tuner = Philips FQ1236A MK4 (idx = 92, type = 57) tveeprom: tuner fmt = NTSC(M) (eeprom = 0x08, v4l2 = 0x1000) tuner 2-0061: type set to 57 (Philips FQ1236A MK4) The first tuner is getting ivtv i2c driver #0 at addr=60, and the second is gettin ivtv i2c driver #1 at addr=61, which seems to match the problem as layed out in the thread on ivtv-devel. So, my current question is: is there any way to override the kernel module with an external one, so the kerenel module doesn't load, or am I to the point where my only hope is to re-compile the kernel with the new module, or without any ivtv module and then load the package one? Thanks, Peter Darley On Oct 21, 2005, at 9:31 AM, Danesh wrote: Hey, I had the same problem and fixing it took - downloading the patch from the following thread, - applying it to ivtv source, and - recompiling ivtv and then rebooting. http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/ivtv/devel/24322? search_string=second%20pvr-500;#24322 Ofcourse, remember to do the above everytime you recompile your kernel. Regards, `Danesh On 10/21/05, Peter Darley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Folks, I guess I'll reply to my own message... On the ivtv-devel list I find: With Hans Verkuil's help, which was VERY much appreciated, my problem turned out to be that I was using the tuner that came with the linux kernel itself rather than the one that came with ivtv-0.3.9. Looks likely I was doing the same with tveeprom as well. Once I switched, I was able to get both tuners working correctly and successfully captured mpeg using the cat /dev/ video? trick. Which seems like it could easily be my problem as well. So, I'm wondering if anyone out there can give me a pointer on how to prevent the card from being controlled by the kernal modules, and get the correct modules from ivtv to load instead. Will I have to re-compile the kernel to do this? My kernel version is the latest FC3 kernel: Linux version 2.6.12-1.1378_FC3 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 3.4.4 20050721 (Red Hat 3.4.4-2)) #1 Wed Sep 14 04:24:31 EDT 2005 Thanks for any pointers! Peter Darley On Oct 20, 2005, at 9:59 PM, Peter Darley wrote: Larry, Well, I've put my card into a windows machine and it doesn't appear to be broken. BeyondTV can use both tuners. I'll check out the ivtv list. If you make any progress, can you let this list know? Thanks, Peter -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:mythtv-users- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Larry K Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 4:38 PM To: Discussion about mythtv Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-500 Only one tuner works I have the same problem, and a lengthy thread over in the ivtv- devel archive. No solution yet. I've tried just about everything. On 10/20/05, Peter Darley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Folks, I've just installed a PVR-500, and I'm having a problem. I can use video1, but I get only static on video0. It seems like the problem is that it's not actually able to change channel; I think it's tuning channel 1 which I don't get, since the static looks just like a tv that doesn't have an antenna or cable hooked up. It's possible that the problem is not that it's not changing channel, so I don't want to rule anything out. When I try to use ivtv-tune, I get: # ivtv-tune -d/dev/video0 -c60 /dev/video0: 439.250 MHz # ivtv-tune -d/dev/video1 -c60 /dev/video1: 439.250 MHz (Signal Detected) Which seems to be saying that the channel change on video0 didn't succeed, while the change on video1 did. I'm hoping that there's someone else out there who has had similar problems and can give me a pointer. I'm also not rulling out that it's just broken. Thanks, Peter Darley ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-500 Only one tuner works
On Fri, 2005-10-21 at 11:35 -0700, Peter Darley wrote: So, my current question is: is there any way to override the kernel module with an external one, so the kerenel module doesn't load, or am I to the point where my only hope is to re-compile the kernel with the new module, or without any ivtv module and then load the package one? I renamed the conflicting kernel modules, ran depmod -a, and then it only sees the ivtv ones. Lonnie Borntreger ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Backend loses the database
I've had a peculiar problem pop up lately. About once a day, my recorded programs listing goes away and starts reading No recorded programs available. Restarting the back end gets the listing back. The only error I'm seeing in the log is this: 2005-10-21 11:00:00.082 DB Error (KickDatabase): Query was: SELECT NULL; Driver error was [2/2006]: QMYSQL3: Unable to execute query Database error was: MySQL server has gone away Of course, the MySQL server hasn't gone away since restarting the backend (not the MySQL server) re-establishes that connection. Any ideas? -- Mickey Chandler Chief Operating Whizard Whizardries, Inc.: http://www.whizardries.com Our new site: http://www.my-debt-reduction-plan.com/ ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Frontend freeze when deleting recording
--- Dave Sherohman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Oct 21, 2005 at 11:16:03AM -0700, Steve Pugh wrote: However, I am still experiencing a solid framebuffer freezeup when, after watching a show, I choose either of the two delete options available to me. The machine itself is still running, and mythbackend continues to record, but the frontend locks up. Are you sure it's framebuffer that's freezing? I have experienced an occasional issue where deleting programs will cause mythfrontend to become nonresponsive Hi Dave, I am absolutely not certain that it's the framebuffer; I may well have (wrongly) assumed that it was due to the similarity to my other freeze. I've also not let it sit that long to see if it times out, mostly because the steam coming out of my ears would build up too quickly ;-) Hopefully I can let it sit and do some more testing this weekend. Thank you for your input, it is appreciated! __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] if (x!=rerun) {record}
Quoting Bruce Markey [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Note: the rule for new episodes has to take precedence. The more specific type wins (Single beats Channel beats All) but in this case they are both All. Therefore the rule for new episodes needs to be created first to win the tie breaker for older rule. See: http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-11.html#ss11.7 the last item under Scheduling decisions. More for my own knowledge and understanding, but doesn't the assigned priority (-1 for syndication and +2 for new episodes) ensure that these rules will never tie? Therefore, it doesn't really matter which order you add them, even though doing it this way certainly won't hurt. - Derek ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Backend loses the database
--- Mickey Chandler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've had a peculiar problem pop up lately. About once a day, my recorded programs listing goes away and starts reading No recorded programs available. Restarting the back end gets the listing back. The only error I'm seeing in the log is this: 2005-10-21 11:00:00.082 DB Error (KickDatabase): Query was: SELECT NULL; Driver error was [2/2006]: QMYSQL3: Unable to execute query Database error was: MySQL server has gone away Of course, the MySQL server hasn't gone away since restarting the backend (not the MySQL server) re-establishes that connection. Any ideas? -- Mickey Chandler Chief Operating Whizard Whizardries, Inc.: http://www.whizardries.com Our new site: http://www.my-debt-reduction-plan.com/ ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users Hi Mickey, I've had the same thing happen (I'd say twice in the last couple of weeks) but *ONLY* in Mythweb. My Myth interface hasn't exhibited this yet - that'd be a pretty unnerving thing to experience. I didn't notice any errors in the backend log, but there's every possibility that I just missed it in a fit of newbieism. Best, Steve __ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Frontend freeze when deleting recording
On 10/21/05, Steve Pugh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all,I am running my Myth system with a PVR-250 forcapture, and a PVR-350 for capture and playbackthrough the 350's framebuffer.Things are gorgeous, and I am thrilled to report thatsince upgrading ivtv to 0.4.0 I have yet to see a hardfreeze during playback (previously, I would have tohard reset once per viewing evening because theframebuffer froze up solid, even though the OSDdisplay showed life). However, I am still experiencing a solid framebufferfreezeup when, after watching a show, I choose eitherof the two delete options available to me.Themachine itself is still running, and mythbackend continues to record, but the frontend locks up.A search of the archives turned up some old (2003)posts which leaned toward ivtv as the issue - however,I've not had any reply from that list so I am begging your indulgence.If any kind souls can offer guidance or suggestions, Iwould be most appreciative.The output is beautiful,so the sooner I can rock-solidify it, the quicker Ican bask in the exceptionally high WAF that the system deserves ;-)Thoughts?Recommendations?Good curry recipes?Deleting a recording while recording is underway, or while some other I/O is active, MAY result in the system hanging. The system may recover in a few seconds, or it may seem to be permanently hung. You can search the archives for the terms IOBOUND and/or discontinuity and read about more difficulties when a recording is deleted. Some may claim that using a particular filesystem can avoid the IOBOUND condition, but the filesystem might have some other risks associated with it. I use ext3 filesystem because it is reliable and stable, but if I forget to manually delete old Letterman, Leno, etc., shows, then I get corrupted recordings. The backendlog shows IOBOUND messages that correspond exactly with the times of the corruption. I would like to (someday) ask for MythTV to provide support for scheduling UN-recording of programs. Instead of AutoExpire happening immediately within two minutes of the start of recording a program, the delete would be deferred until the time when the backend determines that it is idle. At that time, the backend has nothing to do, and usually shuts down the system just after scheduling the system to power-on in time for the next recording. Besides scheduling the next power-on, the backend could check if there had been any UN-recordings requested, delete those recordings, and then shut down. You might want to check the backendlog on your system for any IOBOUND messages that correspond to the times when your system hung. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] KnoppMyth and cle266
List, Alberto Alonso wrote: I seem to be using it wrong then (R5A16). When I boot from the cd and select watch TV the video plays and pauses continually. You might be able to check which libraries the mythfrontend binary is linked against with 'ldd `which mythfrontend`'. If the binary is linked to viaXvMC or libddmpeg it would appear to support the CLE266. I believe Knoppmyth uses i586 mythtv binaries by default, and presumably when run from CD. I've noticed this makes all the difference in sub-1GHz Duron and Celeron systems. If this is a VIA C3 processor attached to a CLE266 chipset, then I believe that i586 binaries are the correct version to use. I understand that certain features present in an i686 class processor are not present in the C3 and i686 binaries may not run correctly on a C3. Not sure how you could persuade it to switch to i686 when running a live CD frontend, but dpkg -i filename on the files in /usr/src/mythtv/i686/ works on an installed system. Kim. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-500 Only one tuner works
Lonnie, Again, please pardon my ignorance. :) I thought that the kernel was monolithic and the modules were all compiled into one kernel binary? If so, what should I be renaming? When I do a locate ivtv, I get several sets of things that don't look like source or docs, any of which I could potentially rename: I get /sys/module/ivtv/ with a bunch of files and directories under it. I get /usr/lib/ivtv/ivtvfwextract.pl which is certainly not a driver. I get /lib/modules/ which has ivtv-fw-enc.bin and some other .bin files in it. I get /lib/modules/2.6.12-1.1378_FC3/updates/drivers/media/ video/ with ivtv.ko and other ivtv related .ko files. Would these be the kernel modules that I would rename? I don't seem to have any other ivtv.ko files anywhere else on the system. Thanks for your patience, Peter Darley On Oct 21, 2005, at 11:44 AM, Lonnie Borntreger wrote: On Fri, 2005-10-21 at 11:35 -0700, Peter Darley wrote: So, my current question is: is there any way to override the kernel module with an external one, so the kerenel module doesn't load, or am I to the point where my only hope is to re-compile the kernel with the new module, or without any ivtv module and then load the package one? I renamed the conflicting kernel modules, ran depmod -a, and then it only sees the ivtv ones. Lonnie Borntreger ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Cannot scan with PVR500 in setup and ::data:: Column 3 out of range: error
On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 15:16:41 -0600, Robert Johnston wrote: On 20/10/05, Simpson, Richard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The PVR-500 *is* a v4l capture card. For card type, IIRC you select PVR-250/350. AFAIK, the myth scanning feature only works for DVB cards. When you download your zap2it channel lineup in the Capture Card section of mythtv-setup, it should populate the channel table (I don't recall offhand what column 3 should be). You can get into the mysql database with mysql -u mythtv -pmythtv mythconverg. Hope that helps. No, the PVR-500 *IS NOT* a V4L card, it is an IVTV card. However, you are correct that Channel Scanning is for DVB/ATSC only, and not for Analogue tuning methods (Which should be getting their frequency data from Zap2It/XMLTV) This still leaves unanswered what you are supposed to use for a PVR150/500... None of the choices are particularly clear. I am presently trying using 'Mpeg capture card (Matrox G200..' etc. And that does not seem to work. I now have the pcHDTV card installed and I have copied the kernel tveeprom module into the 'updates' stream, replacing tveeprom-ivtv. Dmesg seems to happy, except for the fact that the default frequency for one of the radio tuners is set to 0.00... ivtv-detect against the i2c bus seems ok...although it reports the PVR 500 units as MPEG against /dev/video0 and /dev/video1 and YUV against /dev/video32 and /dev/video33, BUT it reports the pcHDTV as YUV against /dev/video2... Mythtv-setup seems to be happy with all of this, EXCEPT I still cannot scan even if I use the Broadcast listing. Broadcast is coupled to the pcHDTV card against /dev/video32 in prior pages of setup. AND, if I so much as move the cursor selection into the Channel page (without changing anything), the mythtv-setup starts throwing the continuing error: QMYSQLReport::data: column 3 is out of range Up to that point, mythbackend seems quite happy, and if I exit mythtv-setup are setting the input connections, I can run mythfilldatabase without problem... but merely touching the Channel screen causes an error. I still cannot scan in the Channel screen even when I have selected the pcHDTV Using mythfrontend to watch live TV times out trying to get signalVery discouraged at this state of affairs, as I know that the hardware does work. Next step will have to be a compile and install of mythtv...this setup was a 'yum' job and I now doubt that the configure is quite right. Geoff R. Geoffrey Newbury [EMAIL PROTECTED] Barrister and Solicitor Telephone: 905-271-9600 Mississauga,Ontario, Canada Facsimile: 905-271-1638 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Can anyone recomend a firewire card?
I just received a DCT 6200 box from my cable company and I would like to use a firewire connection to change the channel (not record from). I've been looking around and the only information I've managed to find on what brand of fire wire card to use was in Jarod's guide. He said both his Western Digital and Sound blaster Audigy firewire cards worked well. Problem being that I can't find Western Digital's firewire card anywhere, and I don't want to buy an audigy just for the firewire support. Can anyone give me a specific brand name of a PCI-firewire card that worked for them without much trouble? (I'm running KnoppMyth if that is any help) Thanks ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] if (x!=rerun) {record}
Derek Battams wrote: Quoting Bruce Markey [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Note: the rule for new episodes has to take precedence. The more specific type wins (Single beats Channel beats All) but in this case they are both All. Therefore the rule for new episodes needs to be created first to win the tie breaker for older rule. See: http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-11.html#ss11.7 the last item under Scheduling decisions. More for my own knowledge and understanding, but doesn't the assigned priority (-1 for syndication and +2 for new episodes) ensure that these rules will never tie? Therefore, it doesn't really matter which order you add them, even though doing it this way certainly won't hurt. There are two different issues. There is the normal question of which of two different titles has higher priority and thus which title gets recorded. However, in this case we have two rules that match the same showing of the same title. Here the question is which rule controls that showing. For instance, say you have an All rule for a favorite show with +6. Due to circumstance you want it to record on card 2 tonight and can do so by lowering the priority to -2 so you add an override. If the controlling rule was chosen by priority, the override would lose. An override applies to a single showing of a program that is also controlled by a recurring rule. The override must always win precedence in order to work. The same would be true if you set a kWeekslotRecord rule for one showing where you knew the time was always off by a few minutes and a kChannelRecord for all other showings. The weekslot rule needs to control that specific day and time over the more general rule regardless of any of the recording parameters. In the code, this decision is made by RecTypePriority(). -- bjm ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] KnoppMyth and cle266
John P. Mitchell wrote: If this is a VIA C3 processor attached to a CLE266 chipset, then I believe that i586 binaries are the correct version to use. I understand that certain features present in an i686 class processor are not present in the C3 and i686 binaries may not run correctly on a C3. Right. I don't know anything about the C3, but thought it was worth mentioning, as I'd spent a long time banging my head against the performance problems on perfectly capable hardware with Knoppmyth. Kim. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] (NOW) Sata problems
On 21 Oct 2005 at 14:03, Blastzone wrote: For what it's worth, I had a hell of a time with SATA PATA drives in my ASUS Pundit-R. (250GB Maxtor midline SATA NEC DVD-RW or ASUS DVD-RW drives) DMA acceleration would not work on either PATA DVD drive, some FC3 kernels would segfault on startup, Knoppix or Gentoo LiveCDs would not boot, and other problems. I dropped to a 160GB Seagate PATA drive, and aside from it filling up rather quickly, all the problems went away. That won't solve your problems, but 2 trips to ASUS RMA and 4 months didn't fix mine either... Isn't it interesting that we see similar hardware that works for one guy, but not the next... The only dificulty I saw was during the Fedora install. It wouldn't let me assign a /music partition. I circumvented the problem by creating an LVM volume... go figure... Just to clarify, I have: ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard (SIL SATA chip, dunno the version) Athlon 3200+ 512M RAM PATA DVD drive (dunno the brand or model, but it wasn't particularly expenive) 200GB PATA Seagate (I think... could be a Maxtor, I don't remember) 2-400 GB SATA Seagates HD-3000 PVR-250 PVR-250 MCE nVidia FX 5200 Running FC4 via Jarod's guide. The system is on the PATA drive, as is a 90GB /music partition. The last third of the PATA and both SATA's make an LVM volume of about 865GB for a /video partition formatted XFS. No problems so far... runs great. Been online for about a month continuously as a combined FE/BE... I don't use the HD-3000 right now. About 300GB recorded so far... when do you guys find time to watch all the stuff you record? Marvin ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Choosing a Suitable DVB-T PCI Card
Maybe I'm wrong but I think that I've read that the Avermedia card needs a firmware-file to be uploaded by hotplug. I wanted to have a card that worx with OSS software only. Regards Schugy Am 21.10.2005 17:53 schrieb Paul Wheeler: I have a couple of avermedia dvb 771's that work out of the box in 2.6.13 (with the right dvb options turned on in the kernel ;-)). I found them fairly cheap and work well. I had a pinnacle card that had problems with it and the mt352 driver so i would stay away from them. Paul On 10/21/05, *Ben Edwards* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/21/05, *Phill Edwards* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am a beginner in DVB-T, and I would like to buy a DVB-T PCI Card to set up a MythTV in my Linux PC. I have tried to search the archive and google for a week, but I still cannot come to a final decision about it. I would like to ask what kind of DVB-T PCI Card is suitable for the Linux kernel 2.6.13, as I found some of the articles about DVB-T Card mentioned that Not every card that's supported under Windows works under Linux. Is the list mentioned in linuxtv.org http://linuxtv.org http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/PCI_devices_DVB-T; http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/PCI_devices_DVB-T%22 be suitable for linux use? And be able to be well supported by DVBAPI? On the other hand, I would like to ask what aspect should I put my focus on in choosing those card? I do not want to buy a wrong card as they are not cheap :P Nova-T seems as well suported as any and is fairly cheap. Ben I have 2 V-Stream Xtreme DTcards that work a treat. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org mailto:mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users -- Ben Edwards - Bristol, UK, England WARNING:This email contained partisan views - dont ever accuse me of using the veneer of objectivity If you have a problem emailing me use http://www.gurtlush.org.uk/profiles.php?uid=4 (email address this email is sent from may be defunct) ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org mailto:mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Scientific Atlanta channel change over firewire ?
Hey guys, It looks like the guys at the green button figured out how to do channel change over firewire for SCientific Atlanta. Here is the link: http://www.thegreenbutton.com/community/download.aspx?id=1295MessageID=104152 Hope this helps some Myth users Chad __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] if (x!=rerun) {record}
On Fri, Oct 21, 2005 at 12:30:13PM -0700, Bruce Markey wrote: Derek Battams wrote: Quoting Bruce Markey [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Note: the rule for new episodes has to take precedence. The more specific type wins (Single beats Channel beats All) but in this case they are both All. Therefore the rule for new episodes needs to be created first to win the tie breaker for older rule. See: http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-11.html#ss11.7 the last item under Scheduling decisions. More for my own knowledge and understanding, but doesn't the assigned priority (-1 for syndication and +2 for new episodes) ensure that these rules will never tie? Therefore, it doesn't really matter which order you add them, even though doing it this way certainly won't hurt. There are two different issues. There is the normal question of which of two different titles has higher priority and thus which title gets recorded. However, in this case we have two rules that match the same showing of the same title. Here the question is which rule controls that showing. For instance, say you have an All rule for a favorite show with +6. Due to circumstance you want it to record on card 2 tonight and can do so by lowering the priority to -2 so you add an override. If the controlling rule was chosen by priority, the override would lose. An override applies to a single showing of a program that is also controlled by a recurring rule. The override must always win precedence in order to work. The same would be true if you set a kWeekslotRecord rule for one showing where you knew the time was always off by a few minutes and a kChannelRecord for all other showings. The weekslot rule needs to control that specific day and time over the more general rule regardless of any of the recording parameters. In the code, this decision is made by RecTypePriority(). Great examples for why a more specific rule should always win over a less specific rule, but, when both are equally-specific, it would seem reasonable to go to priority as the next determinant rather than when the rule was created, if for no other reason than because, if you want to be sure which one takes precedence, priority is visible in the interface and 'date rule created' is not. (Not to mention that, if the wrong one has precedence, it's easier to change its priority than it is to delete and recreate rules so that they're in the right order. And it would be more consistent to boot. (Priority controls precedence of rules between different shows but not the same show? Huh?) Priority is better from a standpoint of clarity as well, since anyone can see that higher-priority beats lower-priority, but if you just say it's decided on date, then it's unclear whether newer or older should win - and some of us would expect newer to win, for much the same reason as we would expect overrides to win over the general rule.) *phew* OK, I think I'm out of reasons why I think it should go to priority after specificity instead of to rule age. So why was it set up to go by age instead? -- The freedoms that we enjoy presently are the most important victories of the White Hats over the past several millennia, and it is vitally important that we don't give them up now, only because we are frightened. - Eolake Stobblehouse (http://stobblehouse.com/text/battle.html) ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
RE: [mythtv-users] Cannot scan with PVR500 in setup and :: data:: Column 3 out of range: error
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of R. Geoffrey Newbury This still leaves unanswered what you are supposed to use for a PVR150/500... None of the choices are particularly clear. I am presently trying using 'Mpeg capture card (Matrox G200..' etc. And that does not seem to work. Should be the one with (PVR-250/350) in the description I now have the pcHDTV card installed and I have copied the kernel tveeprom module into the 'updates' stream, replacing tveeprom-ivtv. Dmesg seems to happy, except for the fact that the default frequency for one of the radio tuners is set to 0.00... ivtv-detect against the i2c bus seems ok...although it reports the PVR 500 units as MPEG against /dev/video0 and /dev/video1 and YUV against /dev/video32 and /dev/video33, BUT it reports the pcHDTV as YUV against /dev/video2... If you are using a 2.6.12 or later kernel, you should use the dvb drivers for the pcHDTV card. This will create a device node at /dev/dvb/adapter0. Where is /dev/video2 linked to? A good howto for setting up the HD3000 with dvb drivers is here: http://www.penlug.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/DigitalTelevisionDVB In the MythTV capture card setup, the HD2000/3000 is identified as an ATSC card. Mythtv-setup seems to be happy with all of this, EXCEPT I still cannot scan even if I use the Broadcast listing. Broadcast is coupled to the pcHDTV card against /dev/video32 in prior pages of setup. If it doesn't recognize the pcHDTV as a DVB device, then the scan won't work. AND, if I so much as move the cursor selection into the Channel page (without changing anything), the mythtv-setup starts throwing the continuing error: QMYSQLReport::data: column 3 is out of range This should not be happening. If you cannot manually troubleshoot the database via mysql, it may be simpler to delete the database (or empty the tables) and populate it again through mythtv-setup. Up to that point, mythbackend seems quite happy, and if I exit mythtv-setup are setting the input connections, I can run mythfilldatabase without problem... but merely touching the Channel screen causes an error. I still cannot scan in the Channel screen even when I have selected the pcHDTV Using mythfrontend to watch live TV times out trying to get signalVery discouraged at this state of affairs, as I know that the hardware does work. Next step will have to be a compile and install of mythtv...this setup was a 'yum' job and I now doubt that the configure is quite right. I also had to setup two capture cards, and found it's easier to concentrate on getting one working at a time. Delete the other one completely from myth and remove it's kernel drivers. Best way to troubleshoot is to change one thing at a time. :) Richard. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] transcoded recordings gets zoomed when played back
Have you tried changing the aspect ratio via the playback OSD? On 10/21/05, Bjarne Wichmann Petersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi When I play back a transcoded recording (mpeg4), it sort of gets zoomed. 10-20% of the picture is outside the viewable screen. Untranscoded recordings plays just fine, and if I play the transcoded recording directly from mplayer there are no issues either. I'm using the TV-Out on my pvr 350 with ivtv 0.4.0-driver. Bjarne ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Serial control of DirecTV of H10 (Solved)
On Thursday 20 October 2005 22:46, Dave wrote: Well, after some fiddling with the satcontrol code (svn trunk), I've gotten channel change working on the DirecTV H10 HD sat receiver. I'm going to clean up my changes and post some diffs. Dave are you able to then record the HD feeds with Myth? Steve ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Re: apt-get upgrade = borked mythtv
On 10/15/05, Tom Hines [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello. I did an apt-get update; apt-get upgrade today and now my system is borked. I can't play any video files -- no recordings or Well, I thought I had it figured out. I see that the new xorg-x11 that got installed has new support for ivtv and xvmc. I read somewhere that it requires the latest kernel, which also has new support for ivtv, but which I hadn't updated. So I was hoping that a new kernel would do the trick, but all I succeeded in doing was breaking my remote control, even with a new matching lirc-kmdl (kmdl=kernel module). What I don't understand is whether I still need the ivtv-kmdl now that the new kernel has this built in. I'm thinking no, but then why would it exist? Anybody? Thanks, Tom kernel-2.6.12-1.1378 mythtv-0.18.1-114.rhfc3.at Via Epia M10K Haupauge PVR-250 Fedora Core 3 ATRPMs ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Cannot scan with PVR500 in setup and ::data:: Column 3 out of range: error
R. Geoffrey Newbury wrote: On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 15:16:41 -0600, Robert Johnston wrote: On 20/10/05, Simpson, Richard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The PVR-500 *is* a v4l capture card. For card type, IIRC you select PVR-250/350. stuff This still leaves unanswered what you are supposed to use for a PVR150/500... You sure about that? ;) Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Can anyone recomend a firewire card?
I bought a Western Digital Firewire card on Ebay for $0.99 plus shipping, and it works fine. Last I saw (a few months ago) there were plenty of them for sale.On 10/21/05, David Peeters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just received a DCT 6200 box from my cable company and I would like to use a firewire connection to change the channel (not record from). I've been looking around and the only information I've managed to find on what brand of fire wire card to use was in Jarod's guide. He said both his Western Digital and Sound blaster Audigy firewire cards worked well. Problem being that I can't find Western Digital's firewire card anywhere, and I don't want to buy an audigy just for the firewire support. Can anyone give me a specific brand name of a PCI-firewire card that worked for them without much trouble? (I'm running KnoppMyth if that is any help) Thanks ___mythtv-users mailing listmythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Transcode to DVD-compatible MPEG-2 without quality loss?
I am using nuvexport (using ffmpeg) but the picture quality is taking a huge hit. My half hour TV show is a 1.??GB .nuv file but transcoded to MPEG-2 DVD is around 400MB and it shows it. What's the trick? Much appreciated. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Transcode to DVD-compatible MPEG-2 without quality loss?
I am using nuvexport (using ffmpeg) but the picture quality is taking a huge hit. My half hour TV show is a 1.??GB .nuv file but transcoded to MPEG-2 DVD is around 400MB and it shows it. What's the trick? Much appreciated. It would help if you mentioned what you use for capture... is it a hardware MPEG encoder (i.e. PVR-150) or is it just a frame grabber? I believe that there is a losslesss was to convert the output of the hardware encoders to DVD, assuming you started with the correct resolution etc. If you are using a frame grabber, I could pass on the 'formula' I use with NUVEXPORT which does a decent job at maintaining quality. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Choosing a Suitable DVB-T PCI Card
I'll second that, I have a pair of Avermedia 771's as well, they worked (after activating DVB) without any hassle using KnoppMyth R5A15... I don't remember seeing any firmware mentioned anywhere... Lee Maybe I'm wrong but I think that I've read that the Avermedia card needs a firmware-file to be uploaded by hotplug. I wanted to have a card that worx with OSS software only. Regards Schugy Am 21.10.2005 17:53 schrieb Paul Wheeler: I have a couple of avermedia dvb 771's that work out of the box in 2.6.13 (with the right dvb options turned on in the kernel ;-)). I found them fairly cheap and work well. I had a pinnacle card that had problems with it and the mt352 driver so i would stay away from them. Paul On 10/21/05, *Ben Edwards* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/21/05, *Phill Edwards* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am a beginner in DVB-T, and I would like to buy a DVB-T PCI Card to set up a MythTV in my Linux PC. I have tried to search the archive and google for a week, but I still cannot come to a final decision about it. I would like to ask what kind of DVB-T PCI Card is suitable for the Linux kernel 2.6.13, as I found some of the articles about DVB-T Card mentioned that Not every card that's supported under Windows works under Linux. Is the list mentioned in linuxtv.org http://linuxtv.org http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/PCI_devices_DVB-T; http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/PCI_devices_DVB-T%22 be suitable for linux use? And be able to be well supported by DVBAPI? On the other hand, I would like to ask what aspect should I put my focus on in choosing those card? I do not want to buy a wrong card as they are not cheap :P Nova-T seems as well suported as any and is fairly cheap. Ben I have 2 V-Stream Xtreme DTcards that work a treat. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org mailto:mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users -- Ben Edwards - Bristol, UK, England ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] which dial-up modem?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Jay R. Ashworth wrote: On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 11:17:34PM -0400, Aaron Aguilar wrote: Anyone have a suggestion on a dial up modem for me to buy? I think I am gonna go external and it looks like the cheapest I can get is around $30. *Are* there any external modems around anymore besides the USRs? :-) A couple of years ago, I bought a LAN modem (dialup router, really) for my parents. It's an external box with a handful of idiot lights, a phone jack...and a couple of network jacks to connect to your computers (or a LAN). Given how much of a pain in the *ss getting dial-up connections to work on Linux can be (especially compared to setting up a LAN connection), this could be the way to go. (What I bought was the Actiontec Dual PC Modem: http://www.actiontec.com/products/broadband/dual_pcmodem/index.php I paid $70 for it at Fry's. Froogle lists prices down to about $55 for it.) _/_ / v \ Scott Alfter (IIGS( http://alfter.us/Top-posting! \_^_/ rm -rf /bin/ladenWhat's the most annoying thing on Usenet? -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFDWVqlVgTKos01OwkRAp61AJ9zmmutfXA/3QdWrNlUjTOEElUssACgw+ND kpl32K82WQmfwgnNmPsnSyM= =Ayop -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] which dial-up modem?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Asher Schaffer wrote: On 10/20/05, Chris Trown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There used to be a time(LONG time ago when I was taking care of dialup modem banks) that I pushed modems with Lucent chipsets. These days, however, it just does'nt matter. So long as it's not a winmodem Only internal PCI modems can be winmodems, as long as it is external you are fine. There were ISA winmodems back in the day. There are external modems that plug into a USB port (instead of RS-232) that are winmodems. There are PC Card/CardBus winmodems. Conversely, there are controller-based PCI modems that'll work just fine with Linux. Your generalization falls a bit short. _/_ / v \ Scott Alfter (IIGS( http://alfter.us/Top-posting! \_^_/ rm -rf /bin/ladenWhat's the most annoying thing on Usenet? -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFDWV0mVgTKos01OwkRAoPaAJ4rFugXkLuVpmgEGRz7B3wBUOAgGQCgozjr y1pGb4WvBRm2oJJY9cVQFFI= =YcGz -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] transcoded recordings gets zoomed when played back
On Friday 21 October 2005 22:03, Sasha Z wrote: Have you tried changing the aspect ratio via the playback OSD? By OSD you mean the menu I get when I press O? Yes, I've tried changing the aspect-ratio. The only thing that changes are the size/placement of the menu. The picture is unchanged. Bjarne ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] which dial-up modem?
On Friday 21 October 2005 17:27, Scott Alfter wrote: Asher Schaffer wrote: On 10/20/05, Chris Trown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There used to be a time(LONG time ago when I was taking care of dialup modem banks) that I pushed modems with Lucent chipsets. These days, however, it just does'nt matter. So long as it's not a winmodem Only internal PCI modems can be winmodems, as long as it is external you are fine. There were ISA winmodems back in the day. There are external modems that plug into a USB port (instead of RS-232) that are winmodems. There are PC Card/CardBus winmodems. Conversely, there are controller-based PCI modems that'll work just fine with Linux. Your generalization falls a bit short. _/_ / v \ Scott Alfter (IIGS( http://alfter.us/Top-posting! \_^_/ rm -rf /bin/ladenWhat's the most annoying thing on Usenet? I have a USRobotics Courier 56K external modem that I believe is in my parents garage. It's prbly the best analog phone line modem ever made. I used to routinely transfer at rates far above 56K even when people were saying it was impossible to even connect at 56K (as did a few of my friends who also had this modem), and this is using the correct bit/byte/Kb math conversions. anyway, email me off-list if you want it. Steve ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] how do I assign XMLTVIDs (was mythfilldatabase problem)
Ben Edwards wrote: Is this a DVB scan? Also don't I have to enter the first channel manualy? yes, I'd assumed you were using a DVB-T card, but I see you never said that. :-) If you are using some other type of card you'll have to create the channels yourself. You don't have to enter the first channel manually for a DVB-T scan (I certainly don't), why do you think that? ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] (WAS) KnoppMyth (NOW) Sata problems
Simpson, Richard wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of ffrr Probably not a good idea. Maybe I should just sell the SATA drives on eBay and get SOME of my money back. I feel a bit ripped off by this whole SATA deal right now :-( My brother has been using SATAs successfully with myth for about a year now. It might be worthwhile to try a new mobo first. Richard. Trouble is, a new mobo is about the same price as a big IDE drive, and much harder to fit. Plus, unless I want to buy a new CPU (I have an 2.2 AMD Sempron, most MBs for it will be older design, and may have the same SATA problems. An IDE drive is likely to be an easier and cheaper solution. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Debian plugins
On Fri, 21 Oct 2005, James Grant wrote: The 'core' components installed fine, but it looks like all the 'plugins' are out of date (mythvideo, mythmusic, etc).. all the dependencies are broken for them :( eg) its looking for libqt3c102-mt instead of libqt3-mt mythmusic has other dependency issues as well, like, its looking for libflac6 when it should be looking for libflac7 anyone know anything about this? Yeah; looks like the plugins haven't been updated for current unstable.. I just grabbed the source and rebuild; worked great. | nate carlson | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.natecarlson.com | | depriving some poor village of its idiot since 1981| ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] (WAS) KnoppMyth (NOW) Sata problems
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: . Or maybe upgrade the bios. I was just looking at the ASUS site. Several of the bios updates for the board I'm using relate to the SATA chip. I'll bet the picture is similar at Abit Did that just recently to fix the problem of disk corruption. So I'm running the latest BIOS. Actually, I'll bet the timing parameter that they extended to fix the corruption, is what has caused my DVB problems. I am fairly sure the glitches weren't there when I first put the system together (or if they were, they were mowhere near as bad) BTW, I don't have any trouble running a terrabyte of SATA drives... No, it's apparently the early SI SATA chips. I'm hearing bad reports about them from everywhere now :-( ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] (NOW) Sata problems
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 21 Oct 2005 at 14:03, Blastzone wrote: About 300GB recorded so far... when do you guys find time to watch all the stuff you record? Marvin I don't. I adopt the philosophy that I need a disk full of stuff that interests me. When I have the leisure time to watch some TV, I am assured then, of having a nice selection to chose from. Most of it, I am happy to let expire if I don't watch it, and a very select few programs, I will mark to not expire. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: mythtv supoprt for lcdproc/other lcds
Dan Wilga wrote: At 10:31 AM +0100 10/21/05, Shaun Lowry wrote: Maybe I will hijack this thread, can we make lcdproc or Myth use the 2 line display as 1 big line? That would be perfect! Anyone know what would be involved in doing this? I don't think there's any way to do this from the LCDproc side without code modifications. You might have better luck suggesting it to the Myth devs, since LCD output is being worked on very actively right now. The new Myth LCD daemon (in SVN) is very slick! It'd have to be done via an LCDproc driver. Most of the displays are character-based and can only handle a few custom characters, the most popular ones using the HD44780 chip which doesn't have a very good larger font (it uses the second line to show the descenders of g,q p properly). If you've got a display that can handle double-size characters then you just need the LCDproc driver to set it that way. There's no native way for an LCDproc server to that (from what I remember.) -- Darius, She who travels light, forgot something. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
