Re: [mythtv-users] fanless Epia, Mediamvp or network dvd player for frontend?
Andrew Wilson wrote: - Is the picure and sound quality good on the MediaMVP despite not having RGB output? The european model has a SCART connector with RGB. Picture quality from DVB and MediaMVP is at least as good as with my analog tuner in the TV. - Are there problems with a/v sync and/or audio chirping on MediaMVP or Xbox? No chirping with MediaMVP. There were some very rare a/v sync problems when jumping forward / backwards, but doing another jump always fixes that. For most people the aspect ratio works perfectly, I think, but I need to switch manually to 4:3 from the TV, if the broadcast isn't widescreen. Probably the TV doesn't know WSS. This would be very simple to fix, however, as the software already always recognises the aspect ratio from the broadcast. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Wrong audio stream picked up
> No, this issue happens while watching live TV. It's probably the TS mode vs PS mode issue. Go for TS mode. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] dvb channel data into myth.
Frank Simorjay wrote: That does not exclude the fact that I was looking for a file format that has been very elusive. And ffrr was kind to at least get me a 'working' sample to review. Glad it helped. This to all involved. As much as I love the Myth product, not having common points of reference can be really a downer. It doesn't matter what the tool I'm using (who knows maybe I hacked something up myself.) What sucks is that I would get an error importing the file, with no exit error, or explanation. So I'm not sure why it fails. Digging around for sample files format info. Has also been frustrating. It seems that if you need a file it would be nice to know what the fields are expected for it to succeed? I'm sure this message will get some fired up. It should not. Docs always trail product/dev. It's Just life. Sure is. I deal with it all the time at work. Sometimes user communities are the best form of support, even for commercial software. Seems to be that once an 'average' user gets a Myth box up, they probably stop supporting the community...and that's just fact. EG. I posted several question to the PCHD group, and no replies .Let alone no new posts in a while. Odds are there are all sitting back enjoying their MythBox. The problem well gone. You might have a point there. As a user. I wish I could return contributions to the group. I have been feeling the same, hence I am starting to try to help a bit, - when I can. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] FC4, Multiple Tuner (PVR-250, PVR-350) Help with sound config
Rod wrote: On Sun, Nov 06, 2005 at 11:47:30PM +0100, Rudy Zijlstra wrote: Rod wrote: Greetings, I've been happily using MythTv with one tuner (PVR-250) for quite a while. Now I have decided to add another tuner (PVR-350). How does one configure it so that sound is working for both cards? I can get one or the other working but not both. I've used Jarrod's instructions resulting in the following modprobe.conf You do not tell us which version of ivtv you are using. Try 0.4.0 or 0.4.1 and tell us the result. And include the ivtv messages in /var/log/messages if you still have problems... Sorry, I'm not used to including a long log listing in a first post to a mailing list. Normally it gets me into trouble. :-) I'm using 0.4.0. Here's the output where the msp3400.ko was commented out Nov 6 16:10:32 mythbox kernel: msp34xx: ivtv version Nov 6 16:10:32 mythbox kernel: msp34xx: init: chip=MSP3448W-A2, has NICAM support, simple (D) mode, simpler (G) no-thread mode Nov 6 16:10:32 mythbox kernel: msp34xx: $Id$ compiled on: Oct 21 2005 02:12:13 Nov 6 16:10:33 mythbox kernel: ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=MSP3448W-A2, addr=40] Nov 6 16:10:33 mythbox kernel: tda9885/6/7: chip found @ 0x86 Nov 6 16:10:33 mythbox kernel: ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=tda9887, addr=43] Nov 6 16:10:33 mythbox kernel: ivtv0: Failed to load module msp3400 Nov 6 16:10:35 mythbox kernel: msp34xx: $Id$ compiled on: Oct 21 2005 02:12:13 Nov 6 16:10:35 mythbox kernel: ivtv1: i2c attach to card #1 ok [client=MSP3445G-B8, addr=40] Nov 6 16:10:35 mythbox kernel: ivtv1: Failed to load module msp3400 N Still only get sound from one of the cards. Rod You're having problems with the msp3400 module. Remove the alias you've likely setup and try either with the msp3400 from the kernel, or replace the kernel module with the ivtv module. I am not an FC expert (have never liked the RedHat distro's), so can't tell you how to remove the alias ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Handling DVB-S recordings with Nero
Niels Dybdahl wrote: I have been told you should export them with nuvexport. Apparently they are mpeg2 files but arranged as a TS, or transport stream. There may be other utilities also that can convert TS to DVD compatible format. I read on dsmyth's webpage that dsmyth is not able of handling MPEG2 as PS, but it was not clear if it could handle TS. Maybe I should try TS. I believe that is the recomended way now. I think they are dropping PS support in myth, so yes, try using TS. I seem to manage to export with nuvexport, so that path should be possible. I wonder if transcoding with MythTV would solve the problem too. If I can make Nero read the MPEG4s generated by MythTV, then I would have a nice path to do the job. You would get poorer quality though and I don't know if Nero will accept MPEG4 (I don't use Nero) MythTV is a much nicer cut-list editor than Nero Yes I quite like editing out the bits I don't want in Myth, very easy. and the transcoding would cut the movie, so there would be less to do in Nero. But both nuvexport and transcoding with Myth would cause an additional transcoding which will degrade the quality a little... Yes. This has been discussed here in the past. I would really like to somehow just extract the MPEG2 from the TS stream without going through a reconversion. I really don't know enough about it all yet though. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] differance between hauppauge pcr-150mce and pcr-250mce?
I was looking at both cards and can not see much differance? In the litature the pcr-250mce card makes referance to Mythtv. Which should I go with? Or would it be better to go with the non mce versions of these cards. I see the mce cards do have a fm tuner but I do not know if its even used in Mythtv. Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Firmware Download Link Mirror?
On 11/6/05, Stéphane Zanoni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does anyone know of a mirror where I can download the firmware? > > ftp://ftp.shspvr.com/download/wintv-pvr_150-500/inf/pvr_2.0.24.23035.zip > > I got the link from: http://ivtvdriver.org/index.php/Firmware > > Address resolves to 216.234.188.64 but traceroute fails... I used this one and the extracted firmware is working well: http://hauppauge.lightpath.net/software/mce/mce_cd_v27a.zip I found the link here: http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_PVR_500_Setup#Step_5_-_Install_Firmware ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Firmware Download Link Mirror?
Does anyone know of a mirror where I can download the firmware? ftp://ftp.shspvr.com/download/wintv-pvr_150-500/inf/pvr_2.0.24.23035.zip I got the link from: http://ivtvdriver.org/index.php/Firmware Address resolves to 216.234.188.64 but traceroute fails... Stéphane ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
RE: [mythtv-users] MythDVD no ripping
Never mind I'm an idiot I forgot to set the directory to store the videos in. Thanks again. On Mon, 2005-11-07 at 00:23 -0500, Dan Brow wrote: > Does not work for me. I've already selected the title I want to rip, if > I hit 0 it takes me back to a screen to tell me to 0. So after you > select a track should it not say 1 Process Selected Title instead of 0? > > Thanks. > > > > On Sun, 2005-11-06 at 17:13 -0800, Peter Darley wrote: > > Dan, > > This bit me too. What's it's meaning to say is 'Hit 0 to process > > selected', > > not '0 processes selected'. So hit the '0' key. > > Thanks, > > Peter Darley > > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dan Brow > > Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 12:05 PM > > To: Discussion about mythtv > > Subject: [mythtv-users] MythDVD no ripping > > > > > > I can't rip a disc, I stick the disc in and it shows up I can select > > options and the disc, but it says 0 process selected, mythtv 0.18.1 and > > mythplugins 0.18.1, all deps are installed. > > > > Dan. > > > > > > ___ > > 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] MythDVD no ripping
Does not work for me. I've already selected the title I want to rip, if I hit 0 it takes me back to a screen to tell me to 0. So after you select a track should it not say 1 Process Selected Title instead of 0? Thanks. On Sun, 2005-11-06 at 17:13 -0800, Peter Darley wrote: > Dan, > This bit me too. What's it's meaning to say is 'Hit 0 to process > selected', > not '0 processes selected'. So hit the '0' key. > Thanks, > Peter Darley > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dan Brow > Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 12:05 PM > To: Discussion about mythtv > Subject: [mythtv-users] MythDVD no ripping > > > I can't rip a disc, I stick the disc in and it shows up I can select > options and the disc, but it says 0 process selected, mythtv 0.18.1 and > mythplugins 0.18.1, all deps are installed. > > Dan. > > > ___ > 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] MythDVD no ripping
On Sun, Nov 06, 2005 at 08:00:52PM -0700, Chad wrote: > > > This bit me too. What's it's meaning to say is 'Hit 0 to process > > > selected', > > > not '0 processes selected'. So hit the '0' key. > Heh, got me too a while back, but didn't want to tell anyone :D Particularly not in the middle of a flame-fest about poor UI design. :-) ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Weird/Blocky Transition Effects - SOLVED
Ken Bass wrote: When I fast forward a recorded program, I get a very blocky transition effect. mythtv did not used to do this and I'm not exactly sure when it started. Sometimes I notced the 'end time' of the program when skipping fluctuates. Has there been a change related to the skip logic or anything related to skipping on a frame boundary (MPEG GOP)? *OR* Is this related to the corrupted recordedmarkup table? I let mysql repair it but is this a consequence of whatever data was corrupted? Is there anyway to regenerate this? It turns out it is related to the mysql recorded markup table being corrupted. I found a few side effects to this: 1) Thumbnails did not generated for files without a seek table! This meant thumbnails did not show up in mythweb either. This also caused mythweb to display the 'Recorded Programs' very very slow. Each time I visited that page, it would tell the backend to try to grab a frame and the backend would complain as follows for each file: 2005-11-06 19:25:32.986 Could not open /mnt/store//1011_2005110416_2005110417.nuv.png. 0 retries remaining. 2005-11-06 19:25:33.754 Not enough video to make thumbnail I've saw lots of thumbnail complaints in the archive, perhaps some are created by a corrupted recordedmarkup table. (Other problems could be wrong permissions on the image_cache directory or missing video_dir symlink) In NuppelVideoPlayer.cpp - if the GetScreenGrab() method fails it causes this 'Not enough video to make thumbnail' error. There is a check for 'hasFullPositionMap' which appears to be derived from the recordedmarkup table when playing back. 2) I repaired the recorded markup table using the commands: 'mysqlcheck -r -u mythtv -pmythtv mythconverg' 3) Running 'mythcommflag --rebuild' regenerates the seek table (GOP based) (Add --all argument if you need to do all files versus just those not present in the recordedmarkup table) 4) Running 'mythcommflag --hogcpu' regenerates the commercial flag data. (Add --all argument if you need to do all files versus just those not present in the recordedmarkup table) After the above commands, thumbnails generated properly, skipping to longer was blocky, the ending time shown when skipping is accurate/stable, and commercials are reflagged. It seems that if I skipped step #3, the commercial flagging dumped a lot of errors about 'missing frames', 'motion type errors', 'ac-tex' errors and the like. Bottom line: The recorded markup table is the largest table in the database related to mythtv. When machine lockups occur and you need to hard power cycle it is one of the most likely databases to be corrupted. Its very important for proper skipping and thumbnail generation. Simply repairing the mysql is not necessarily enough. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Re: DVB-S Users: Anyone have C-band?
On 6-Nov-05, at 11:19 PM, Greg Grotsky wrote: As I understand, a lot of the programming that you would want for free, is encrypted. I found that site too and was excited about the possibility but seems like nothings free anymore. I think of DVB as just a digital transmission over an analog signal, not sure if that is correct. Anyone care to pinpoint the defnition? A satellite does nothing more than re-transmit the signal that it's sent (or "uplinked", which is the proper term). It can't tell if it's digital or analog, it just amplifies it and re-transmits. The way the signal is "encoded" is specified by the DVB standard. Does this help? ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: DVB-S Users: Anyone have C-band?
As I understand, a lot of the programming that you would want for free, is encrypted. I found that site too and was excited about the possibility but seems like nothings free anymore. I think of DVB as just a digital transmission over an analog signal, not sure if that is correct. Anyone care to pinpoint the defnition? -Greg On 11/6/05, Eric Hattemer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm completely new to the whole concept of DVB, but can you explain thissite: http://www.lyngsat.com/freetv/United-States.html ? They list abunch of quality stations (not all are on the front page). If cableproviders can decode them, why can't normal people? I'm very lost as toDVB US works. I've heard conflicting reports, but don't personally know anyone who's ever experimented with it. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] FC4, Multiple Tuner (PVR-250, PVR-350) Help with sound config
On Sun, Nov 06, 2005 at 11:47:30PM +0100, Rudy Zijlstra wrote: > Rod wrote: > > >Greetings, > > > >I've been happily using MythTv with one tuner (PVR-250) for quite a > >while. Now I have decided to add another tuner (PVR-350). > > > >How does one configure it so that sound is working for both cards? > > > >I can get one or the other working but not both. I've used Jarrod's > >instructions resulting in the following modprobe.conf > > > > > > > You do not tell us which version of ivtv you are using. Try 0.4.0 or > 0.4.1 and tell us the result. And include the ivtv messages in > /var/log/messages if you still have problems... Sorry, I'm not used to including a long log listing in a first post to a mailing list. Normally it gets me into trouble. :-) I'm using 0.4.0. Here's the output where the msp3400.ko was commented out Nov 6 16:10:32 mythbox kernel: ivtv0: Autodetected WinTV PVR 350 card (iTVC15 based) Nov 6 16:10:32 mythbox kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt :01:00.0[A] -> Link [LNKD] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11 Nov 6 16:10:32 mythbox kernel: tveeprom: The eeprom says no radio is present, but the tuner type 68 Nov 6 16:10:32 mythbox kernel: tveeprom: indicates otherwise. I will assume that radio is present. Nov 6 16:10:32 mythbox kernel: tveeprom: ivtv version Nov 6 16:10:32 mythbox kernel: tveeprom: Hauppauge: model = 48132, rev = K268, serial# = 8207794 Nov 6 16:10:32 mythbox kernel: tveeprom: tuner = LG TAPE H001F MK3 (idx = 68, type = 47) Nov 6 16:10:32 mythbox kernel: tveeprom: tuner fmt = NTSC(M) (eeprom = 0x08, v4l2 = 0x1000) Nov 6 16:10:32 mythbox kernel: tveeprom: audio processor = MSP4448 (type = 1b) Nov 6 16:10:32 mythbox kernel: tveeprom: decoder processor = SAA7115 (type = 13) Nov 6 16:10:32 mythbox kernel: ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=tveeprom, addr=50] Nov 6 16:10:32 mythbox kernel: : chip found @ 0xc2 (ivtv i2c driver #0) Nov 6 16:10:32 mythbox kernel: ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=(tuner unset), addr=61] Nov 6 16:10:32 mythbox kernel: saa7115 1-0021: saa7115 found @ 0x42 (ivtv i2c driver #0) Nov 6 16:10:32 mythbox kernel: ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=saa7115, addr=21] Nov 6 16:10:32 mythbox kernel: saa7127 1-0044: saa7129 found @ 0x88 (ivtv i2c driver #0) Nov 6 16:10:32 mythbox kernel: ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=saa7127, addr=44] Nov 6 16:10:32 mythbox kernel: msp34xx: ivtv version Nov 6 16:10:32 mythbox kernel: msp34xx: init: chip=MSP3448W-A2, has NICAM support, simple (D) mode, simpler (G) no-thread mode Nov 6 16:10:32 mythbox kernel: msp34xx: $Id$ compiled on: Oct 21 2005 02:12:13 Nov 6 16:10:33 mythbox kernel: ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=MSP3448W-A2, addr=40] Nov 6 16:10:33 mythbox kernel: tda9885/6/7: chip found @ 0x86 Nov 6 16:10:33 mythbox kernel: ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=tda9887, addr=43] Nov 6 16:10:33 mythbox kernel: ivtv0: Failed to load module msp3400 Nov 6 16:10:33 mythbox kernel: ivtv0: loading /lib/modules/ivtv-fw-enc.bin Nov 6 16:10:33 mythbox kernel: ivtv0: loading /lib/modules/ivtv-fw-dec.bin Nov 6 16:10:33 mythbox kernel: ivtv0: Encoder revision: 0x02040024 Nov 6 16:10:33 mythbox kernel: ivtv0 warning: Encoder Firmware can be buggy, use version 0x02040011 or 0x02050032. Nov 6 16:10:33 mythbox kernel: ivtv0: Decoder revision: 0x02020023 Nov 6 16:10:33 mythbox kernel: ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder MPEG stream: 128 x 32768 buffers (4096KB total) Nov 6 16:10:33 mythbox kernel: ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder YUV stream: 194 x 10800 buffers (2048KB total) Nov 6 16:10:33 mythbox kernel: ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder VBI stream: 120 x 17472 buffers (2048KB total) Nov 6 16:10:34 mythbox kernel: ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder PCM audio stream: 455 x 4608 buffers (2048KB total) Nov 6 16:10:34 mythbox kernel: ivtv0: Create encoder radio stream Nov 6 16:10:34 mythbox kernel: ivtv0: Allocate DMA decoder MPEG stream: 16 x 65536 buffers (1024KB total) Nov 6 16:10:34 mythbox kernel: ivtv0: Allocate DMA decoder VBI stream: 512 x 2048 buffers (1024KB total) Nov 6 16:10:34 mythbox kernel: ivtv0: Create decoder VOUT stream Nov 6 16:10:34 mythbox kernel: ivtv0: Allocate DMA decoder YUV stream: 24 x 43200 buffers (1024KB total) Nov 6 16:10:34 mythbox kernel: ivtv0: loading /lib/modules/ivtv_init_mpeg.bin Nov 6 16:10:34 mythbox kernel: tuner 1-0061: type set to 47 (LG NTSC (TAPE series)) Nov 6 16:10:35 mythbox kernel: ivtv0: Initialized WinTV PVR 350, card #0 Nov 6 16:10:35 mythbox kernel: ivtv: == NEXT CARD == Nov 6 16:10:35 mythbox kernel: ivtv1: Autodetected WinTV PVR 250 card (iTVC16 based) Nov 6 16:10:35 mythbox kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt :01:01.0[A] -> Link [LNKC] -> GSI 7 (level, low) -> IRQ 7 Nov 6 16:10:35 mythbox kernel: tveeprom: ivtv version Nov 6 16:10:35 mythbox kernel: tveeprom: Hauppauge: model = 32062, rev = B185, serial# = 7369525 Nov 6 16:10:35 mythbox kernel: tveeprom:
[mythtv-users] expansion for my system
I'm planning some expansion for my system. How are multiple DVB cards handled on the audio front? I presume an audio card with multiple inputs is required (what sort of input? - I am currently using the onboard cd-in) - which sound cards(s) are recommended? BillK ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Wrong audio stream picked up
No, this issue happens while watching live TV.On 11/6/05, Phill Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Myth seems to be picking up the AC3 audio stream (Audio Track 2), which> doesn't work for me. When I manually change it to Audio Track 1 (mp3), it > works fine.>> I noticed in the archives that there was some discussion from Feb about a> patch for selecting the audio stream with the lower numberm, but this patch> alredy seems to be applied in the code I'm using (svn 7255). >> Has anyone else run into this? How do I get it to automatically select the> frist audio track?Are you talking about when recording programs off DVB? If so make sureyou're using TS mode not PS mode. Heaps on this in the archives. Regards,Phill___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] MythDVD no ripping
> > Dan, > > This bit me too. What's it's meaning to say is 'Hit 0 to process > > selected', > > not '0 processes selected'. So hit the '0' key. > > Thanks, > > Peter Darley Heh, got me too a while back, but didn't want to tell anyone :D Chad ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Need help installing mplayer
On 11/6/05, Matt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can't seem to get mplayer to install on ubuntu. If I do an: > > apt-get install mplayer-386... I get: > > sudo apt-get install mplayer-386 > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree... Done > Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have > requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable > distribution that some required packages have not yet been created > or been moved out of Incoming. > > Since you only requested a single operation it is extremely likely that > the package is simply not installable and a bug report against > that package should be filed. > The following information may help to resolve the situation: > > The following packages have unmet dependencies: > mplayer-386: Depends: libdirectfb-0.9-20 but it is not installable > E: Broken packages > > > However, I have a newer version of the libdirectfb package, I actually > have libdirectfb-0.9-22. Any clues on how to get mplayer in there? > I've currently got: > > # Christian Marillat's packages (mplayer, lame) > deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ sarge main > #deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ etch main > #deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ sid main > > and I've tried the etch and sid ones, but that didn't make much of a > difference. > > Thanks! > Matt > ___ If that's it's only dependency, you could just force the RPM: rpm -Uvh --no-deps --force filename.rpm Cool ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
RE: [mythtv-users] MythDVD no ripping
really. I try it out. Thanks. On Sun, 2005-11-06 at 17:13 -0800, Peter Darley wrote: > Dan, > This bit me too. What's it's meaning to say is 'Hit 0 to process > selected', > not '0 processes selected'. So hit the '0' key. > Thanks, > Peter Darley > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dan Brow > Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 12:05 PM > To: Discussion about mythtv > Subject: [mythtv-users] MythDVD no ripping > > > I can't rip a disc, I stick the disc in and it shows up I can select > options and the disc, but it says 0 process selected, mythtv 0.18.1 and > mythplugins 0.18.1, all deps are installed. > > Dan. > > > ___ > 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] Frontend for home theater
> Thanks for the info. On decibels I was mostly concerned with how > loud the fans are. It is a pain to have a machine that is loud and > interferes with what I'm watching. I doubt any built in audio will > have high quality, but since I'm not an audiophile even built in > sound cards are good enough for me. > > Alberto > Ah, I should have realized that! :] Anyway, it really is VERY quiet. You can hear that it's on, but I think I can hear the wind outside the window more than I can anything coming from the box. It's REALLY quiet, maybe 5-10db's ? I don't have a device to measure, but it's quiet. And the question above about the video card, it's got generic onboard video, supplied from Intel, nothing fancy at all. That ATI would probably be about the same since there isn't going to be much video hardware acceleration out of either chip. Chad ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Frontend for home theater
On 11/6/05, Michael Tiller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Regarding my previous message (see below) I'm afraid I'm not up on the > latest ins and outs of MythTV hardware. If anybody has the time to take a > quick look at this > http://store.yahoo.com/svcompucycle/ss56g.html and let me > know if they see any "gotchas" with running Myth on this system. Will Myth > run with that video chipset? If I can get by with that for playing DVDs > then I would. In the future if I wanted to go to HDTV do you think the > addition of an XvMC card would be sufficient? > > I'm sure everybody here is quite busy but, as I said, if anybody has the > time to take a quick look and comment I would very much appreciate it. > > -- > Mike > It will likely play DVD's, but there is not CPU, it's a barebones system. But, I assume you'll get something more than a 500mhz Celeron in that (actually, you probably can't fit a 500 in the socket...). As for much else I wouldn't hold my breath. The graphics are probably going to be "ok" at best. But if you get a powerful enough CPU, you may be able to do HD playback through software (no xvmc necessary). Cool ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Preventing bad show for small children
> Could you please provide a little more detail how > you'd do this? > > Thanks! > I believe it's in the General configuration menu. About 3 pages into it, it has a place to put a PIN and define Groups, I believe this is what the above poster is referring to. Cool ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Vonage Caller ID and OSD
On 11/6/05, Norm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Matt wrote: > > >my $filter_str='udp port 5061'; > > > >possibly should be: > > > >my $filter_str='udp port 1'; > > > >no promises, just what I could find out from google and vonage-forums.com > > > >Matt > >___ > >mythtv-users mailing list > >mythtv-users@mythtv.org > >http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > > > I saw that and wasn't 100% certain. It didn't work so I fired up a > packet sniffer and realized that my Vonage Router isn't sending out > anything at all. Does anyone know if I need to contact Vonage to change > that or whether I can do it myself? > > I have the Linksys router... > > Thx > Norm > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > The only way you can sniff the traffic is if your vonage is passing through your sniffer or if you vonage box is connected to a hug connected to the sniffer. It has to send out something, otherwise it's broke. Also, for any vonage box made prior to 2005, the port should be 5061. For anything since 2005, try port 1. Another disclaimer, I don't know if that's the correct or not, I can't test it out. Matt ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Wrong audio stream picked up
> Myth seems to be picking up the AC3 audio stream (Audio Track 2), which > doesn't work for me. When I manually change it to Audio Track 1 (mp3), it > works fine. > > I noticed in the archives that there was some discussion from Feb about a > patch for selecting the audio stream with the lower numberm, but this patch > alredy seems to be applied in the code I'm using (svn 7255). > > Has anyone else run into this? How do I get it to automatically select the > frist audio track? Are you talking about when recording programs off DVB? If so make sure you're using TS mode not PS mode. Heaps on this in the archives. Regards, Phill ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] fanless Epia, Mediamvp or network dvd player for frontend?
Andrew Wilson wrote: MediaMVP - front runner for me. Cheapest, smallest, already working with myth, active community, but no Scart or Divx, reports of aspect ratio problems. Just started playing with mine, and it watches recorded programs well, so far. Live TV is, well, almost non-existent, and you can't watch DVD's or other media. Didn't notice any aspect ratio problems. Xbox - From previous discussions, it is probably the best for many folks - myth compatible s/w, big hacker community, best looking app. Oh and it also plays games :-) But not for me - has a fan, is quite big, too expensive. The fan is barely noticeable, it's smaller than all of my other media devices, and it runs a full Myth client. You should be able to get used ones very cheap soon, with the new Xbox 360 coming out in a few weeks. You could probably quite easily re-package this in another box, but I haven't looked into that. My .02 Tom ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Install errors
As this is inconsistent, can anyone guide me as to where to look? Not only is MythTV having inconsistent errors during the emerge process, but so is libquicktime. Any help appreciated. Thanks! Asus K8V 512 RAM Gentoo 2.6.13 libquicktime error: [ <=> ] 782,651 457.91K/s 14:28:38 (457.21 KB/s) - `/usr/portage/distfiles/libquicktime-0.9.4.tar.gz' saved [782651] >>> md5 files ;-) libquicktime-0.9.2.ebuild>>> md5 files ;-) libquicktime-0.9.4.ebuild>>> md5 files ;-) libquicktime-0.9.7-r1.ebuild>>> md5 files ;-) libquicktime-0.9.3-r1.ebuild >>> md5 files ;-) libquicktime-0.9.6-r1.ebuild>>> md5 files ;-) files/libquicktime-0.9.4-cflags.patch>>> md5 files ;-) files/digest-libquicktime-0.9.3-r1>>> md5 files ;-) files/digest- libquicktime-0.9.6-r1>>> md5 files ;-) files/digest-libquicktime-0.9.7-r1>>> md5 files ;-) files/libquicktime-0.9.7-dv.patch>>> md5 files ;-) files/digest-libquicktime-0.9.2 >>> md5 files ;-) files/digest-libquicktime-0.9.4>>> md5 files ;-) files/libquicktime-0.9.6-cflags.patch>>> md5 files ;-) files/libquicktime-0.9.2-amd64.patch>>> md5 src_uri ;-) libquicktime-0.9.4.tar.gz>>> Unpacking source...>>> Unpacking libquicktime-0.9.4.tar.gz to /var/tmp/portage/libquicktime-0.9.4/work * Applying libquicktime-0.9.4-cflags.patch ... [ ok ] * Regenerating configure script... ...Global symbol "$Sym" requires explicit package name at /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.6/vars.pm line 29.Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/autoconf/Autom4te/Struct.pm line 32. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/autoconf/Autom4te/Struct.pm line 32.Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/autoconf/Autom4te/Request.pm line 37.BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/autoconf/Autom4te/Request.pm line 37. Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/autoconf/Autom4te/C4che.pm line 36.BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/autoconf/Autom4te/C4che.pm line 36.Compilation failed in require at /usr/bin/autom4te- 2.59 line 39.BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/bin/autom4te-2.59 line 39. !!! ERROR: media-libs/libquicktime-0.9.4 failed.!!! Function src_unpack, Line 45, Exitcode 9!!! (no error message)!!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status message. First MythTV error: g++ -c -pipe -march=i686 -I/usr/kde/3.4/include -pthread -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/glib-2.0/include -Wall -W -O3 -Wall -Wno-switch -fomit-frame-pointer `freetype-config --cflags` -D_REENTRANT -DPIC -fPIC -DMMX -Di386 -DUSING_IVTV -DUSING_DVB -DUSING_DVB_EIT -DUSING_XRANDR -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DPREFIX=\"/usr\" -DUSING_XV -DUSING_OPENGL_VSYNC -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_THREAD_SUPPORT -DQT_SHARED -DQT_TABLET_SUPPORT -I/usr/qt/3/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I/usr/include -I/usr/include -I../.. -I../libmyth -I.. -Idvbdev -Impeg -I../libavcodec -I../libmythmpeg2 -I/usr/qt/3/include -I/usr/include -I/usr/include -o RTjpegN.o RTjpegN.cppg++ -c -pipe -march=i686 -I/usr/kde/3.4/include -pthread -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/glib-2.0/include -Wall -W -O3 -Wall -Wno-switch -fomit-frame-pointer `freetype-config --cflags` -D_REENTRANT -DPIC -fPIC -DMMX -Di386 -DUSING_IVTV -DUSING_DVB -DUSING_DVB_EIT -DUSING_XRANDR -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DPREFIX=\"/usr\" -DUSING_XV -DUSING_OPENGL_VSYNC -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_THREAD_SUPPORT -DQT_SHARED -DQT_TABLET_SUPPORT -I/usr/qt/3/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I/usr/include -I/usr/include -I../.. -I../libmyth -I.. -Idvbdev -Impeg -I../libavcodec -I../libmythmpeg2 -I/usr/qt/3/include -I/usr/include -I/usr/include -o scheduledrecording.o scheduledrecording.cppg++ -c -pipe -march=i686 -I/usr/kde/3.4/include -pthread -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/glib-2.0/include -Wall -W -O3 -Wall -Wno-switch -fomit-frame-pointer `freetype-config --cflags` -D_REENTRANT -DPIC -fPIC -DMMX -Di386 -DUSING_IVTV -DUSING_DVB -DUSING_DVB_EIT -DUSING_XRANDR -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DPREFIX=\"/usr\" -DUSING_XV -DUSING_OPENGL_VSYNC -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_THREAD_SUPPORT -DQT_SHARED -DQT_TABLET_SUPPORT -I/usr/qt/3/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I/usr/include -I/usr/include -I../.. -I../libmyth -I.. -Idvbdev -Impeg -I../libavcodec -I../libmythmpeg2 -I/usr/qt/3/include -I/usr/include -I/usr/include -o ttfont.o ttfont.cppg++ -c -pipe -march=i686 -I/usr/kde/3.4/include -pthread -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/glib-2.0/include -Wall -W -O3 -Wall -Wno-switch -fomit-frame-pointer `freetype-config --cflags` -D_REENTRANT -DPIC -fPIC -DMMX -Di386 -DUSING_IVTV -DUSING_DVB -DUSING_DVB_EIT -DUSING_XRANDR -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DPREFIX=\"/usr\" -DUSING_XV -DUSING_OPENGL_VSYNC -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_THREAD_SUPPORT -DQT_SHARED -DQT_TABLET_SUPPORT -I/usr/qt/3/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I/usr/include -I/usr/include -I../.. -I../libmyth -I.. -Idvbdev -Impeg -I../libavcodec -I../libmythmpeg2 -I/usr/qt/3/include -I/usr/include -I/usr/include -o tv_play.o tv_play.cpp tv_play.
Re: [mythtv-users] DVB-T MPEG-2 (UK Freeview) > mythtvstream (vlc) No Sound
When I first installed MythStreamTV, I found I had to compile ffmpeg with a certain configuration to get it to encode the sound otherwise I got silent streams. I can't remember the exact config but do a search of the archives for help. Cheers, Whytey On 11/7/05, Dan Poltawski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 06/11/05, Nick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't use mythtvstream, but do a lot of demuxing of UK DVB-T and see > > a lot of recordings having silent audio tracks in addition to the > > 'real' audio. Is it possible to select which track is used for audio > > playback? > > This sounds like a very sensible explanation. I've tried playing raw > myth tv recordings before and experienced similar silence issues so > would really make a lot of sense. > > So does anyone know how to tell VLC which audio track to use? > > dan. > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > -- -- 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
Re: [mythtv-users] OverScan / Vertical alignment
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can any one suggest a way to move projected image down on TV-Out for playback of recordings and videos? I think the crop/zoom/displace stuff in Myth only applies to what portion of the recording Myth will play, not where on the TV it will be played. Exactly. Which is why I said, "Completely ignoring the questions you asked. Instead ..." To move the actual output around on your TV you'd need to fuss with the modelines. If I ever get my frontends working again (they're both borked) I'll try using the "use separate resolution for playback" switch and specify slightly different modelines so that the X gui shrinks a bit (the current modeline pushes the display too far to the right) and the playback window expands a bit. But the thing is the OP probably should NOT be trying to move the picture. Assuming the GUI is properly centered on screen... And that the video is playing in the same display mode as the GUI... The video will play centered on screen... If the video is playing "at the top" of the screen when centered, it means that the video includes a black bar at the bottom (which is quite common--especially when recording from STB's using Composite/S-Video). Therefore, if the OP crops the black bar off the video, when played back--centered on screen--there is no reason to crop the video. So, adjust overscan to get the GUI properly sized. Then, use crop as appropriate to clip off any recorded black bars. Note that this is all conjecture, which is why I said, "what about." Mike * This post is made from at least 95% recycled material. (Still trying to decide if my less-wordy posts actually save time... ;) ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OverScan / Vertical alignment
> >Can any one suggest a way to move projected image down on TV-Out for > >playback of recordings and videos? I think the crop/zoom/displace stuff in Myth only applies to what portion of the recording Myth will play, not where on the TV it will be played. To move the actual output around on your TV you'd need to fuss with the modelines. If I ever get my frontends working again (they're both borked) I'll try using the "use separate resolution for playback" switch and specify slightly different modelines so that the X gui shrinks a bit (the current modeline pushes the display too far to the right) and the playback window expands a bit. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
RE: [mythtv-users] MythDVD no ripping
Dan, This bit me too. What's it's meaning to say is 'Hit 0 to process selected', not '0 processes selected'. So hit the '0' key. Thanks, Peter Darley -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dan Brow Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 12:05 PM To: Discussion about mythtv Subject: [mythtv-users] MythDVD no ripping I can't rip a disc, I stick the disc in and it shows up I can select options and the disc, but it says 0 process selected, mythtv 0.18.1 and mythplugins 0.18.1, all deps are installed. Dan. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] RE: Skip forward doesn't work correctly anymore
Steve Briggs wrote: Michael T. Dean wrote: Darren Hart wrote: I am having a similar problem (maybe the same problem?). I have run the above and came up with no errors. I have run the repair on recordedmarkup. I have checked the /etc/localtime symlink. I even went so far as to delete all the contents of the recordedmarkup table. And you rebuilt it again afterwards with mythcommflag? Otherwise, it will never work again on the recordings that existed at the time you deleted the recordedmarkup "seektable" information... mythcommflag --rebuild --all And, if you also want commercials flagged mythcommflag --all Mike That doesn't agree with my experience. After transcoding, Oh. Ignore my reply. I didn't realize you were talking about transcoded recordings... Transcoding is a whole other story... Sorry for the distraction. Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] remote frontend problems
On Sun, Nov 06, 2005 at 02:33:01AM -0800, Lonnie Borntreger wrote: > I'm not sure I understand why NFS, mplayer, and totem even come up for > watching prerecorded shows on a frontend. I put the frontend on a > laptop, told it where the backend was, didn't mount anything, and watch > prerecorded (and live) shows through MythTV itself - streamed across the > network from the backend (just like live tv). That works for shows that were recorded using MythTV. If you rip a DVD or use nuvexport to convert files to another format then the MythTV backend will not stream them. That's why the mythvideo plugin was created. It runs on the frontend and must have independent access to the storage area. Since it keeps a list of known videos in the mysql database, every frontend must use the same storage path or else they will constantly overwrite the video list with the ones visible from that frontend. The typical solution is to create /nfs/video on the machine with the big drive and export that directory so that everyone else can mount /nfs/video and see the same files. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] remote frontend problems
Lonnie Borntreger wrote: On Sat, 2005-11-05 at 16:25 -0600, Cymen Vig wrote: On 11/5/05, RDMathews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have a perfectly working install of mythtv on a fc4 machine. I decided to put a frontend on another fc4 machine and link them wirelessly. the remote frontend can watch tv, browse the program guide, delete recordings, program to record etc, but it will not allow me to view a prerecorded show. mplayer will not run by itself on either machine, it just freaks out and quits when you try to open it. I can watch the prerec. shows with totem through an nfs share. I have no clue where to even begin to troubleshoot this glitch. any help would be appr. Is the directory containing the recorded material mounted on the frontend via NFS to the same place it is mounted on the backend in the file system? I'm not sure I understand why NFS, mplayer, and totem even come up for watching prerecorded shows on a frontend. I put the frontend on a laptop, told it where the backend was, didn't mount anything, and watch prerecorded (and live) shows through MythTV itself - streamed across the network from the backend (just like live tv). For efficiency. Why make mythbackend go to the trouble of streaming the file if the frontend can just read the file directly? Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OverScan / Vertical alignment
Allan McIntosh wrote: Hey, Can any one suggest a way to move projected image down on TV-Out for playback of recordings and videos? I am using nvidia driver with my FX5200 TV-Out. I have raised the OverScan value of the Nvidia driver in xorg.conf and ~/.nvidia-settings-rc. I still have about a 1.5 - 2.0 cm strip across the bottom of the screen I could hide by raising the over scan. However, I have raised it so much I feel if I keep going I will be missing some of the intended image. I tried adjusting the Scan displacement (Y) in play back settings but it does not seem to move the played back images at all. I really only care about play back of videos and recordings, I only use tv playback for making adjustments, debugging and soforth. What about xorg.conf:"ViewPortx y" ? Completely ignoring the questions you asked. Instead, what about crop=0:0:1:0 ? http://mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-10.html#ss10.4 Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-350 + PAL tv, over scan problem.
Sorry, I was typing in a hurry. From what I have been able to devise, regular desktop will not be very usable using the tv out of the pvr350. I have put all my important icons in the center of the screen as well as moved the launch menu to the center of the kicker in KDE. The settings I was refering to are in Setup->Apperance in mythfrontend. I had kept everything through my regular video card while setting up, so mythtv-setup was entirely on my computer monitor. I then switched to the xorg.conf suggested by Jarod Wilson in his HOWTO. This yielded me results like you are talking, overscan, not being able to use the desktop, etc. I went through the mythfronted setup after someones suggestion here on this list. That is where I found that with the out of the pvr350 it is best to run it in a window. (This is a setting in Setup-Appearnce) This is also where I set the GUI size and offset. My xorg.conf remains the same as Jarod's suggestion in his howto...(NTSC btw) Section "Monitor" Identifier "NTSC Monitor" HorizSync 30-68 VertRefresh 50-120 Mode "720x480" # D: 34.563 MHz, H: 37.244 kHz, V: 73.897 Hz DotClock 34.564 HTimings 720 752 840 928 VTimings 480 484 488 504 Flags"-HSync" "-VSync" EndMode EndSection On 11/6/05, Niklas Palmqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Jason. > > Sorry, but don't understand 100%. So, you only changed the resolution etc, > but what settings should I use in xorg.xonf? > > Can you please post the section from your xorg.xonf, that would help me a > lot. > > Thanks, appreciate it. > > Niklas > -- > > On 11/7/05, Jason Garrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi, I had this same problem while setting up. > > > > I had to run the frontend in a window, and set the gui size and > > offsets to my custom levels. > > > > To get everything set, I had to swtich my xorg.conf back to that of > > my video card, change some settings, then swtich back to the xorg.conf > > of the pvr350. > > > > My settings for gui size and offset are as follows... > > > > GUI width(px): 620 > > GUI height (px): 440 > > > > GUI X offset: 40 > > GUI Y offset: 20 > > > > Hope this helps you! > > > > On 11/6/05, Niklas Palmqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi there. > > > > > > Installing Mythtv with a PVR-350 on FC4. Have gotten X to display on my > tv, > > > but I am left with the overscan problem, i.e. I can not see the entire > > > desktop on my tv, which is frustrating. > > > > > > When I try to run mythtv-setup, I can not see the entire screen either, > the > > > edges are cut off. > > > > > > Have googled and looked at various forums, but no luck so far. Have > used > > > xvidtune to try and tweak the settings, but have not been able to find a > > > good match. > > > > > > This is the section on my xorg.conf file: > > > > > > Section "Monitor" > > > Identifier "PAL Monitor" > > > HorizSync 30-68 > > > VertRefresh 50-120 > > > Mode "720x576" > > > DotClock 42.6 > > > HTimings 720 760 832 944 > > > VTimings 576 577 580 602 > > > Flags "-HSync" "-VSync" > > > EndMode > > > EndSection > > > > > > Any thoughts on how to get this to display properly? > > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > > Niklas > > > -- > > > > > > ___ > > > mythtv-users mailing list > > > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > "Great men are not always wise" - Job 32:9 > > ___ > > 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 > > > -- "Great men are not always wise" - Job 32:9 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-350 + PAL tv, over scan problem.
There are no settings that you can change in xorg.conf for the PVR-350. The image is overscanned by default in the current drivers, so you'll always lose part of the screen. To compensate for this, you need to change the window dimensions in mythfrontend as Jason mentioned. There are many posts on this in the archives. -- Joe --- Niklas Palmqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Jason. > > Sorry, but don't understand 100%. So, you only > changed the resolution etc, > but what settings should I use in xorg.xonf? > > Can you please post the section from your xorg.xonf, > that would help me a > lot. > > Thanks, appreciate it. > > Niklas > -- > On 11/7/05, Jason Garrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > Hi, I had this same problem while setting up. > > > > I had to run the frontend in a window, and set the > gui size and > > offsets to my custom levels. > > > > To get everything set, I had to swtich my > xorg.conf back to that of > > my video card, change some settings, then swtich > back to the xorg.conf > > of the pvr350. > > > > My settings for gui size and offset are as > follows... > > > > GUI width (px): 620 > > GUI height (px): 440 > > > > GUI X offset: 40 > > GUI Y offset: 20 > > > > Hope this helps you! > > > > On 11/6/05, Niklas Palmqvist > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi there. > > > > > > Installing Mythtv with a PVR-350 on FC4. Have > gotten X to display on my > > tv, > > > but I am left with the overscan problem, i.e. I > can not see the entire > > > desktop on my tv, which is frustrating. > > > > > > When I try to run mythtv-setup, I can not see > the entire screen either, > > the > > > edges are cut off. > > > > > > Have googled and looked at various forums, but > no luck so far. Have used > > > xvidtune to try and tweak the settings, but have > not been able to find a > > > good match. > > > > > > This is the section on my xorg.conf file: > > > > > > Section "Monitor" > > > Identifier "PAL Monitor" > > > HorizSync 30-68 > > > VertRefresh 50-120 > > > Mode "720x576" > > > DotClock 42.6 > > > HTimings 720 760 832 944 > > > VTimings 576 577 580 602 > > > Flags "-HSync" "-VSync" > > > EndMode > > > EndSection > > > > > > Any thoughts on how to get this to display > properly? > > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > > Niklas > > > -- > > > > > > ___ > > > mythtv-users mailing list > > > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > > > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > "Great men are not always wise" - Job 32:9 > > ___ > > 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 > __ 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
[mythtv-users] Re: [mythtv-commits] Ticket #598: Ability to transcode video sent to frontend.
MythTV wrote: #598: Ability to transcode video sent to frontend. -+-- Reporter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Owner: ijr Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: minor| Milestone: unknown Component: mythtv | Version: Severity: medium | -+-- Would like to be able to transcode video sent to a mythtv frontend, this would allow other devices with qcif/cif displays to watch video on low bandwidth links. Yes, it would take a LOT of CPU, but this is well within the ability of todays boxes. As implied by the ticket's being marked "invalid" due to it's being an "Enhancment request without code attached," this is more appropriate for the mythtv-users list. There we would have said, "Have you checked out MythStreamTV? It's web-based, but it might meet your needs, depending on the capabilities of your qcif/cif device." Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: DVB-S Users: Anyone have C-band?
Mike Frisch wrote: There are lots of channels, but it isn't cable-type programming. You are *not* going to get desirable things like US networks, HBO, ESPN, etc. If that's what you're after, then I'd recommend not going any further. Most of the programming on DVB-S is ethnic or temporary (for news uplinks, special events, etc). There is no EPG information either, so MythTV integration will be spotty at best. I'm completely new to the whole concept of DVB, but can you explain this site: http://www.lyngsat.com/freetv/United-States.html ? They list a bunch of quality stations (not all are on the front page). If cable providers can decode them, why can't normal people? I'm very lost as to DVB US works. I've heard conflicting reports, but don't personally know anyone who's ever experimented with it. -Eric Hattemer ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] fanless Epia, Mediamvp or network dvd player for frontend?
Yes of course you're right, by PC standards the epia is tiny that's partly why I got one. but there's one thing I forgot to mention. I'm planning on cracking open whatever box(es) I have and building a hifi-sized custom case. The mainboard on the DSM and MVP boxes is way smaller than 7in square :-) The other half of this project (which I'm not going to start tackling here) is to have an always-on master backend with (probably) no capture capability running on a v. cheap embedded linux box, eg NSLU, Maxtor shared storage in the same custom box. For me, the smaller and lower power everything is the better.. I want to look beyond the PC here, that's part of the appeal :-) Andrew ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-350 + PAL tv, over scan problem.
Hi Jason. Sorry, but don't understand 100%. So, you only changed the resolution etc, but what settings should I use in xorg.xonf? Can you please post the section from your xorg.xonf, that would help me a lot. Thanks, appreciate it. Niklas --On 11/7/05, Jason Garrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, I had this same problem while setting up.I had to run the frontend in a window, and set the gui size andoffsets to my custom levels.To get everything set, I had to swtich my xorg.conf back to that of my video card, change some settings, then swtich back to the xorg.confof the pvr350.My settings for gui size and offset are as follows...GUI width(px): 620GUI height (px): 440GUI X offset: 40 GUI Y offset: 20Hope this helps you!On 11/6/05, Niklas Palmqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> Hi there.>> Installing Mythtv with a PVR-350 on FC4. Have gotten X to display on my tv, > but I am left with the overscan problem, i.e. I can not see the entire> desktop on my tv, which is frustrating.>> When I try to run mythtv-setup, I can not see the entire screen either, the > edges are cut off.>> Have googled and looked at various forums, but no luck so far. Have used> xvidtune to try and tweak the settings, but have not been able to find a> good match.> > This is the section on my xorg.conf file:>> Section "Monitor"> Identifier "PAL Monitor"> HorizSync 30-68> VertRefresh 50-120 > Mode "720x576"> DotClock 42.6> HTimings 720 760 832 944> VTimings 576 577 580 602> Flags "-HSync" "-VSync"> EndMode > EndSection>> Any thoughts on how to get this to display properly?>> Thanks in advance.>> Niklas> -->> ___ > mythtv-users mailing list> mythtv-users@mythtv.org> http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users >>>--"Great men are not always wise" - Job 32:9___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-350 + PAL tv, over scan problem.
Hi, I had this same problem while setting up. I had to run the frontend in a window, and set the gui size and offsets to my custom levels. To get everything set, I had to swtich my xorg.conf back to that of my video card, change some settings, then swtich back to the xorg.conf of the pvr350. My settings for gui size and offset are as follows... GUI width(px): 620 GUI height (px): 440 GUI X offset: 40 GUI Y offset: 20 Hope this helps you! On 11/6/05, Niklas Palmqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi there. > > Installing Mythtv with a PVR-350 on FC4. Have gotten X to display on my tv, > but I am left with the overscan problem, i.e. I can not see the entire > desktop on my tv, which is frustrating. > > When I try to run mythtv-setup, I can not see the entire screen either, the > edges are cut off. > > Have googled and looked at various forums, but no luck so far. Have used > xvidtune to try and tweak the settings, but have not been able to find a > good match. > > This is the section on my xorg.conf file: > > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "PAL Monitor" > HorizSync 30-68 > VertRefresh 50-120 > Mode "720x576" > DotClock 42.6 > HTimings 720 760 832 944 > VTimings 576 577 580 602 > Flags "-HSync" "-VSync" > EndMode > EndSection > > Any thoughts on how to get this to display properly? > > Thanks in advance. > > Niklas > -- > > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > -- "Great men are not always wise" - Job 32:9 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Vonage Caller ID and OSD
Matt wrote: my $filter_str='udp port 5061'; possibly should be: my $filter_str='udp port 1'; no promises, just what I could find out from google and vonage-forums.com Matt ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users I saw that and wasn't 100% certain. It didn't work so I fired up a packet sniffer and realized that my Vonage Router isn't sending out anything at all. Does anyone know if I need to contact Vonage to change that or whether I can do it myself? I have the Linksys router... Thx Norm ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] PVR-350 + PAL tv, over scan problem.
Hi there. Installing Mythtv with a PVR-350 on FC4. Have gotten X to display on my tv, but I am left with the overscan problem, i.e. I can not see the entire desktop on my tv, which is frustrating. When I try to run mythtv-setup, I can not see the entire screen either, the edges are cut off. Have googled and looked at various forums, but no luck so far. Have used xvidtune to try and tweak the settings, but have not been able to find a good match. This is the section on my xorg.conf file: Section "Monitor" Identifier "PAL Monitor" HorizSync 30-68 VertRefresh 50-120 Mode "720x576" DotClock 42.6 HTimings 720 760 832 944 VTimings 576 577 580 602 Flags "-HSync" "-VSync" EndMode EndSection Any thoughts on how to get this to display properly? Thanks in advance. Niklas -- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Need help installing mplayer
I can't seem to get mplayer to install on ubuntu. If I do an: apt-get install mplayer-386... I get: sudo apt-get install mplayer-386 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. Since you only requested a single operation it is extremely likely that the package is simply not installable and a bug report against that package should be filed. The following information may help to resolve the situation: The following packages have unmet dependencies: mplayer-386: Depends: libdirectfb-0.9-20 but it is not installable E: Broken packages However, I have a newer version of the libdirectfb package, I actually have libdirectfb-0.9-22. Any clues on how to get mplayer in there? I've currently got: # Christian Marillat's packages (mplayer, lame) deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ sarge main #deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ etch main #deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ sid main and I've tried the etch and sid ones, but that didn't make much of a difference. Thanks! Matt ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Extending recordings while recording
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nick wrote: On 11/6/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I was just wondering if there was an easy way to extend a recording timeslot while recording? If I'm not mistaken you can do that in the development (SVN) version. You aren't mistaken, this has been in for a month or two. Oh well. Is there any hard way to do it then? ;-) 1) Record the next show after the game. 2) Add a manual record for the channel of the game starting at the endtime of the game with a duration of how much time you expect you'll need. 3) Modify the endoffset time for the game in-progress then (hopefully during a commercial) "Stop" the recording then click "Reactivate". -- bjm ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Vonage Caller ID and OSD
On 11/6/05, Norm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Try UDP port 1. It's something I found somewhere, but I can't > >verify if it's 100% accurate. Let us know. > > > >Thanks! > >Matt > >___ > >mythtv-users mailing list > >mythtv-users@mythtv.org > >http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > > > Very cool add on -- where is it changed to udp 1? > my $filter_str='udp port 5061'; possibly should be: my $filter_str='udp port 1'; no promises, just what I could find out from google and vonage-forums.com Matt ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] fanless Epia, Mediamvp or network dvd player for frontend?
On Sun, 2005-11-06 at 23:04 +, Andrew Wilson wrote: [snip] > Epia - My current frontend/backend is an epia. I'd just be replacing > it with a fanless frontend-only box. Works very well but has a few > annoying bugs which might go away with another box - judging by how > infrequently these problems are discussed on this list they don't > affect everyone: Lipsync can get bad, Horrible audio chirping after > skipping forwards, more prevalent on recordings from some channels > than others. Pros: can attach hd, dvd. Cons: expensive, big. A quick look shows this one.. http://www.logicsupply.com/product_info.php/cPath/23_66/products_id/183 How is that big? Of course I'll agree on the expensive part. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Vonage Caller ID and OSD
Try UDP port 1. It's something I found somewhere, but I can't verify if it's 100% accurate. Let us know. Thanks! Matt ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users Very cool add on -- where is it changed to udp 1? Norm ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] fanless Epia, Mediamvp or network dvd player for frontend?
I've been following with interest recent discussions about cheap, small, silent, low-power frontend boxes. Looking at replacing my Epia M10k with something silent and perhaps smaller. Contenders for me are Roku Picture bridge, MediaMVP, Kiss DP-1500, D-Link DSM320, Epia fanless Me6000/Sp8000, Xbox, Dec2000t. Initial findings: Roku - Looks great, but for me it's too expensive and I don't need HD. MediaMVP - front runner for me. Cheapest, smallest, already working with myth, active community, but no Scart or Divx, reports of aspect ratio problems. Kiss DP-1500 - DVD player with network and a linux hacker community. Ought to do be able to do myth somehow, perhaps with their own 'KML' XML-derived markup language. Nice native features (dvd drive, divx, webradio, pcmcia wireless, picture quality etc). Would be an interesting project, but not a shoe-in. . Possible ethical issues about GPL violations. HAS ANYONE TRIED THIS BOX FOR MYTH? DLink DSM-320 - I bought one but was disappointed, maybe my expectations are too high - I did get a recorded mythtv show to display using one of many UPnP servers I tried (can't remember which one), but couldn't figure how to get the aspect ratio correct so it was unwatchable. InternetTV, via TVersity worked, but for me it's probably a bit of a gimmick that we wouldn't watch often. Would be nice to have, though. Epia - My current frontend/backend is an epia. I'd just be replacing it with a fanless frontend-only box. Works very well but has a few annoying bugs which might go away with another box - judging by how infrequently these problems are discussed on this list they don't affect everyone: Lipsync can get bad, Horrible audio chirping after skipping forwards, more prevalent on recordings from some channels than others. Pros: can attach hd, dvd. Cons: expensive, big. Xbox - From previous discussions, it is probably the best for many folks - myth compatible s/w, big hacker community, best looking app. Oh and it also plays games :-) But not for me - has a fan, is quite big, too expensive. DEC-2000t - My existing freeview (DVB-T) box. Works great for this, but part of the reason I bought it was that has USB, and hence *could* be used as a display for an external box with no native graphic output. I'm not interested in using it to do recordings, but this already works and is another potential bonus. Using windows s/w it can play back its own recordings made to the TV over USB and SCART, but there is black magic involved in doing this. With the right software it would be possible to run a frontend-type application especially when teamed up with a small linux box (epia, or NSLU2 or similar). This would be my ideal solution, but alas it looks like a lot of legwork to get going. What I need to know before I decide: - Has anyone tried to use a KISS (or other brand) networked DVD player to play Mythtv shows? - Is the picure and sound quality good on the MediaMVP despite not having RGB output? - What would be the easiest way to get picture select for music playlists? (ie click on the album cover), I think Xbox can do this but not MediaMVP, KISS, or any uPnP boxes. Please correct me if I'm wrong about this. This is THE user interface feature for me. - Are there problems with a/v sync and/or audio chirping on MediaMVP or Xbox? Thanks for reading this far :-) Andrew ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] FC4, Multiple Tuner (PVR-250, PVR-350) Help with sound config
Rod wrote: Greetings, I've been happily using MythTv with one tuner (PVR-250) for quite a while. Now I have decided to add another tuner (PVR-350). How does one configure it so that sound is working for both cards? I can get one or the other working but not both. I've used Jarrod's instructions resulting in the following modprobe.conf You do not tell us which version of ivtv you are using. Try 0.4.0 or 0.4.1 and tell us the result. And include the ivtv messages in /var/log/messages if you still have problems... Rudy ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] FC4, Multiple Tuner (PVR-250, PVR-350) Help with sound config
Greetings,
I've been happily using MythTv with one tuner (PVR-250) for quite a
while. Now I have decided to add another tuner (PVR-350).
How does one configure it so that sound is working for both cards?
I can get one or the other working but not both. I've used Jarrod's
instructions resulting in the following modprobe.conf
#modprobe.conf start
# Sound Setup
alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
options snd-card-0 index=0
options snd-intel8x0 index=0
remove snd-intel8x0 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store 0 >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ;
}; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-intel8x0
#
alias usb-controller uhci-hcd
#
alias eth0 3c59x
#
# Lirc top Section
alias char-major-61 lirc_i2c
#
# ivtv modules setup
alias char-major-81 videodev
alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
alias char-major-81-1 ivtv
alias tveeprom tveeprom-ivtv
alias msp3400 msp3400-ivtv
#
# Lirc Bottom Section
install lirc_i2c /sbin/modprobe ivtv; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install
lirc_i2c
#
# MadWifi
alias ath0 ath_pci
# modprobe.conf end
The PVR-350 is in slot 0 and the PVR-250 is in slot 1. With the above
configuration I get sound from the 350 but not from the 250. If I
mv msp3400.ko to msp3400.ko.orig as in Jarrod's instructions, I then get
sound from the 250 but not the 350.
I have found nothing in the HOWTO's or FAQ's that addresses this
phenomena. Any help/insights would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Rod
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Re: [mythtv-users] No audio/video with LiveTv
On Nov 6, 2005, at 4:00 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:I'd guess it's due to your video driver and the method MythTV is using for timing (might be a x86_64 issue too). Mythbackend seems to be working fine - it's likely an issue with frame syncing and possibly xv: 2005-11-03 20:32:20.733 nVidiaVideoSync: VBlank ioctl did not work, unimplemented in this driver? 2005-11-03 20:32:20.735 DRMVideoSync: Could not open device /dev/dri/ card0, No such file or directory 2005-11-03 20:32:20.793 AFD: HandleGopStart: gopset not set, syncing positionMap 2005-11-03 20:32:20.793 Resyncing position map. posmapStarted = 0 livetv(1) watchingRec(0) 2005-11-03 20:32:20.802 OpenGLVideoSync: OpenGL extension not present. 2005-11-03 20:32:20.802 RTCVideoSync: Could not set RTC frequency, Permission denied. 2005-11-03 20:32:20.803 Using video as timebase 2005-11-03 20:32:20.804 Video timing method: USleep with busy wait I've installed the nvidia 1.0-7676 driver using the install script provided here: http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_amd64_1.0-7676.htmlDo you think this could be a matter of how I configured the driver? Should I try and load the driver through some other means, or is there a i686 driver that can be used on my x86_64 system?Are there nvidia logs somewhere that might give a little more information? And if it's a driver issue, why would I be able to watch live tv just fine through azap and mplayer but not mythtv.Sorry if these questions should be obvious to me but I'm just not there yet. Thanks so much for your input though. I'll definitely search around driver related issues.-todd___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
RE: [mythtv-users] dvb channel data into myth.
Actually, Ffrr, thanks so very much for the help. I have been using R5A22 and have since become quite concerned about the outstanding 'bugs'. Regardless I agree that the scrip I mentioned (which is included with R5A22) may be the culprit or buggy? Not sure what. That does not exclude the fact that I was looking for a file format that has been very elusive. And ffrr was kind to at least get me a 'working' sample to review. This to all involved. As much as I love the Myth product, not having common points of reference can be really a downer. It doesn't matter what the tool I'm using (who knows maybe I hacked something up myself.) What sucks is that I would get an error importing the file, with no exit error, or explanation. So I'm not sure why it fails. Digging around for sample files format info. Has also been frustrating. It seems that if you need a file it would be nice to know what the fields are expected for it to succeed? I'm sure this message will get some fired up. It should not. Docs always trail product/dev. It's Just life. Seems to be that once an 'average' user gets a Myth box up, they probably stop supporting the community...and that's just fact. EG. I posted several question to the PCHD group, and no replies .Let alone no new posts in a while. Odds are there are all sitting back enjoying their MythBox. The problem well gone. As a user. I wish I could return contributions to the group. Thanks again. PS I'm starting from scratch, building from ground up. I guess I need to see how all the pieces work together to be able to bitch from now on. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:mythtv-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ffrr > Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 2:02 AM > To: Discussion about mythtv > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] dvb channel data into myth. > > John Pullan wrote: > > >On 06/11/05, ffrr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>John Pullan wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>> > >>How is that related to this problem? We aren't talking about the > >>protocol between front and backend. We are talking about importing > >>channels.conf? > >> > >> > > > >Which can only be done with an svn version. (Or some kind of script > >I'm not aware of) > > > > > > Ok. (and as I said earlier, it is not a script) > > That being said, if it works with the released version of scan that I > used, and recommended to the guy having trouble here, and doesn't work > with dvbscan, that he was using, maybe we have identified a problem or > incompatibility, between myth and linuxtv's utilities. > > ...and hopefully, I have been able to supply a way forward for the > original poster. > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: remote frontend and mtd
On 9/18/05, Geo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The reason we got no jobs was both the daemon not loading and the dvd was not mounting properly. We remarked out (put a # in front of /dev/hdb in our case) the dvd roms mount in fstab and this seemed to fix that issue. Another big one was getting the daemon to run at boot. We fixed this by creating a script in /home/mythtv/.kde/Autostart (we called it runmtd.sh). We just used one command line, here is the script we wrote: #! /bin/sh #script to launch transcode daemon at startup kdesu -u -root -c /user/bin/mtd -d exit This will run mtd as a daemon with root permissions. The issue we have now is permission to write to the nfs mount as a regular user (it will only let mythtv write to the mount ONLY if it is launched as root), we have not figured that one out yet. Seems to be something in the NFS permissions on the backend. Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 11:37:10 -0400From: brian boyle < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>Subject: [mythtv-users] remote frontend and mtdTo: Discussion about mythtv < mythtv-users@mythtv.org>Message-ID: < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"Hey folks.I have looked in the archives but the search strings i tried sis not reveal anything useful. i have a remote frontend in my living room and the backend is in the basement. I want to be able to rip dvds into my movie archive but when i run the MTD daemon on the backend or the frontend (i have tried both and various combos), the frontend says there is "no jobs"hope i have provided enough info for you folks to know what i am talking about.Thanks folks.Brian ==="I think the whole world's gone mad.""Uh-Uh. It's always been like this. You probably just don't get out enough." -- From "Death, the High Cost of Living"__Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___mythtv-users mailing listmythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-usersso do i run MTD on the frontend machine and if so how does it know where to put everything, or do i run it on the backend and again if so how does the front end know to speak to the backend regarding transcoding? sorry if i am just missing something. i can't get this to work at all. B. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] snes9x, xmame, opengl, and DGA
Hello, I've got snes9x and xmame working using my nvidia 5200's opengl at 800x600. They both work fine, and I've made both SUID so they run in DGA fullscreen mode. But if I play xmame, then play snes9x, the black border around snes9x's display gets corrupted and displays a lot of horizontal line noise. If I restart the frontend/kde, then it clears up. Is there a quick way to blank the DGA background buffers before I execute snes9x so I don't have to restart my frontend every time I want to pay mario? :) Thanks! -- Jesse Guardiani Programmer/Sys Admin [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] DisplaySize and recordings playback
If i specify a displaysize in my xf86config-4 file, all recordings and live tv playback in like letterbox, black boxes on the top and bottom of the screen. As soon as i comment that line out, it plays at fullscreen size like it should. That's the only thing that i change. Anyone know whats going on?-- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Dumb Ethernet Question on Debian
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone know how to make this STICK so it is inplace after reboot :( # /etc/network/interfaces auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 172.17.33.230 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway 172.17.33.254 up ethtool -s eth0 speed 1000 duplex full autoneg off You might not want to use 1000 :) And you need to also make sure that you have ethtools installed. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where do you set the duplex and speed of your NIC in Debian (or Linux). My server is in half duplex (as I have collisions showing in ifconfig) and my through put sucks ((1.2 gig file is taking 60 hours!) How many collisions are you getting? You would have to be having literally millions of them for a 1.2Gb to take almost 3 days! I would expect that on a 100Mbps network that would take almost exactly 2.5 minutes (~8MB/s). Regards Darryl signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Weird/Blocky Transition Effects
When I fast forward a recorded program, I get a very blocky transition effect. mythtv did not used to do this and I'm not exactly sure when it started. Sometimes I notced the 'end time' of the program when skipping fluctuates. Has there been a change related to the skip logic or anything related to skipping on a frame boundary (MPEG GOP)? *OR* Is this related to the corrupted recordedmarkup table? I let mysql repair it but is this a consequence of whatever data was corrupted? Is there anyway to regenerate this? I saw a suggestion in the archived about runningmythcommflag, but there was a caveat (this was 1 1/2 years ago) that GOP info it not recovered. What is odd is that all programs do it. I would think corruption of the table would only impact certain older recordings, not new ones. As I say, its been like this for quite a while but its annoying me (and especially the wife) sufficiently to post about it now. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] IVTV driver upgrade
John Harvey wrote: They can be upgraded separately. You should not need to recompile Myth when you change IVTV. Thanks. Upgrade from 0.1.9 to 0.4.0 just completed and it is successful. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] ZAP2IT down?
Steve Naylor wrote: I had similar symptoms in the past when my cable company changed names. The zap2it listings changed, and the one I had subscribed to no longer existed. I didn't notice until I pulled up the guide one day, and there was a bunch of "no data" entries. Maybe check that? Thank you. That is exactly what happened. Apparently zap2it reorganized the data and I was no longer subscribed to any lineups. Isn't mythtv supposed to email me if there are some failures (as shown under the info/status area)? Obviously mythtv knows and reports there that mythfilldatbase is not inserting any new entries. Hmm. Might be a feature idea. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] MythDVD no ripping
I can't rip a disc, I stick the disc in and it shows up I can select options and the disc, but it says 0 process selected, mythtv 0.18.1 and mythplugins 0.18.1, all deps are installed. Dan. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Breaking Live-TV
7739: http://cvs.mythtv.org/trac/changeset/7739 anyone know how to regress SVN? I'd like to build the latest SVN before the LiveTV changes because there were quite a few DVB fixes put in. thanks, Steve svn update -r 7738 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Breaking Live-TV
On Saturday 05 November 2005 19:20, Tom Lichti wrote: > R. Geoffrey Newbury wrote: > >On Fri, 4 Nov 2005 22:00:15 -0500, Isaac Richards wrote: > >>In about a half hour, I'll be checking in code that completely disables > >> Live TV. This is so I can work on #340: > >> > >>http://cvs.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/340 > >> > >>The 'Live-TV' menu item will simply not respond to hitting it. If you > >> want to see how things are progressing, just remove the 'return;' at > >> line 243 of programs/mythfrontend/main.cpp. That will reenable livetv, > >> but it'll be really quite broken. =) > > > >Its Saturday afternoon, and I just downloaded from svn. 7762 I think.. > >What revision was this change put into, please? > > 7739: http://cvs.mythtv.org/trac/changeset/7739 anyone know how to regress SVN? I'd like to build the latest SVN before the LiveTV changes because there were quite a few DVB fixes put in. thanks, Steve ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] ZAP2IT down?
On 11/6/05, Ken Bass <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Is anyone else experiencing zap2it server issues?I went to watch a recorded show this morning and found that nothing hadrecorded since last Friday. When I visit the 'upcoming scheduledrecording' there is nothing. I'm trying to troubleshoot this and have found the following so far.I'm using 0.18.0 (not having upgraded to 0.18.1)1) The recordedmarkup table was corrupted. This has happened in thepast. I've repaired it. I'm not sure if this would cause the problem or not. 2) When I run mythfilldatabase I am getting 500: Internal Server Error.Resolving datadirect.webservices.zap2it.com... 206.18.98.160Connecting to datadirect.webservices.zap2it.com [206.18.98.160]:80...connected.HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 401 UnauthorizedConnecting to datadirect.webservices.zap2it.com[206.18.98.160 ]:80...connected.HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 500 Internal Server Error13:15:13 ERROR 500: Internal Server Error. I am certain (and verified) that my zap2it subscription is notexpired. I've seen this non-user friendly message in the past when that happens.___mythtv-users mailing listmythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users I had similar symptoms in the past when my cable company changed names. The zap2it listings changed, and the one I had subscribed to no longer existed. I didn't notice until I pulled up the guide one day, and there was a bunch of "no data" entries. Maybe check that? ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
RE: [mythtv-users] IVTV driver upgrade
They can be upgraded separately. You should not need to recompile Myth when you change IVTV. John > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:mythtv-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ken Bass > Sent: 06 November 2005 18:24 > To: mythtv-users@mythtv.org > Subject: [mythtv-users] IVTV driver upgrade > > I am going to upgrade from 0.18.0 to 0.18.1. The changelog says there is > a fix related to not blowing away the guide data if there is a > DirectData error. I'd like that. > > I've noticed there has been several new versions of the ivtv driver. I'm > running an old ivtv 0.1.9 on Redhat 9 (kernel 2.4.22). ivtv is up to > 0.4.0 as a stable release. Can I upgrade this separately? Does mythtv > need to be recompiled for new header files or anything? > > I'd like to goto the 0.18.1 upgrade first so I'm not changing too many > variables at once and upgrade ivtv after I verify it works. Anyone see > any problems with this? > > Thanks. > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
RE: [mythtv-users] MySQL: INNODB?
Jesse wrote: > > Dan Wilga wrote: > >> I've been running with InnoDB for the last year; IMHO more > reliable > >> in case of system crashes where MyISAM tables tend to corrupt more > >> easily (esp. recordmarkup). > > > > I run a high-volume web site that uses MySQL for some > pretty frequent > > tasks, and haven't had any data corruption problems. > > I found my problem, but I'm not sure how to fix it. Every > sunday morning > I shut down my > MySQL database and analyze and repair all tables. This is a trick I > learned from my production > Sys Admin days with MySQL versions 3.23.x. > > Unfortunately, it looks like the Gentoo /etc/init.d/mysql > doesn't shut > down the database properly. > So I get errors. Ugh. Oh well, INNODB won't solve that. I > just need to > fix the shutdown proceedure > I guess. Not quite the same but I suffer every now and then (well twice anyway) with a corrupted recordedmarkup table[1], I suspect from the few times the machine has hard locked and I've had to power off[2], as a quick future fix if it happens again I added a few lines to the mysql startup script to touch a file on startup and remove it on (clean) shutdown. Then a little section to run myisamchk -f on all the *.MYI files if the flag is there on startup. Even if it has to run still takes only a second or so to run and hopefully should prevent any reoccurances of corruption. HTH David [1] Symptoms for anyone searching for a fix to their problem: No pictures in recorded programs on mythweb Skippy fast forward/rewind Unable to correctly display the clip length/total time keeps changing. No error messages as my logs have rotated too many times since the last time. [2] Not noticed until well after the event the first time and spent ages trying to work out what went wrong, noticed 3 days the second time and was able to tie it down to when the machine locked. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] IVTV driver upgrade
I am going to upgrade from 0.18.0 to 0.18.1. The changelog says there is a fix related to not blowing away the guide data if there is a DirectData error. I'd like that. I've noticed there has been several new versions of the ivtv driver. I'm running an old ivtv 0.1.9 on Redhat 9 (kernel 2.4.22). ivtv is up to 0.4.0 as a stable release. Can I upgrade this separately? Does mythtv need to be recompiled for new header files or anything? I'd like to goto the 0.18.1 upgrade first so I'm not changing too many variables at once and upgrade ivtv after I verify it works. Anyone see any problems with this? Thanks. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] ZAP2IT down?
Is anyone else experiencing zap2it server issues? I went to watch a recorded show this morning and found that nothing had recorded since last Friday. When I visit the 'upcoming scheduled recording' there is nothing. I'm trying to troubleshoot this and have found the following so far. I'm using 0.18.0 (not having upgraded to 0.18.1) 1) The recordedmarkup table was corrupted. This has happened in the past. I've repaired it. I'm not sure if this would cause the problem or not. 2) When I run mythfilldatabase I am getting 500: Internal Server Error. Resolving datadirect.webservices.zap2it.com... 206.18.98.160 Connecting to datadirect.webservices.zap2it.com[206.18.98.160]:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 401 Unauthorized Connecting to datadirect.webservices.zap2it.com[206.18.98.160]:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 500 Internal Server Error 13:15:13 ERROR 500: Internal Server Error. I am certain (and verified) that my zap2it subscription is not expired. I've seen this non-user friendly message in the past when that happens. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] DVB-T MPEG-2 (UK Freeview) > mythtvstream (vlc) No Sound
On 06/11/05, Nick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't use mythtvstream, but do a lot of demuxing of UK DVB-T and see > a lot of recordings having silent audio tracks in addition to the > 'real' audio. Is it possible to select which track is used for audio > playback? This sounds like a very sensible explanation. I've tried playing raw myth tv recordings before and experienced similar silence issues so would really make a lot of sense. So does anyone know how to tell VLC which audio track to use? dan. ___ 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
Ben 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. I'll second that, also installed automatically under SuSE 10 (kernel 2.6.13-15-smp), had to recompile lirc with the devinput driver rather than the hauppauge driver as the ir was automatically recognised and mapped to /dev/input/event2 (and the proceded to confuse the fsck out of me cos the remote worked with mythtv while lirc wasn't running ;-) ). There is no additional input though, it's freeview or nothing. HTH David ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Vonage Caller ID and OSD
On 11/6/05, Chris Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > All, > > I found this script > (http://www.thearmstrongs.org/mythtv/vonageSniff.pl) and > was trying to get this to work with Myth to get CallerID info to pop up when > watching recordings. The only thing is that it appears the UDP port this > script is using is for older Vonage boxes and the newer ones work > differently > (http://www.vonage.com/help_knowledgeBase_article.php?article=89). > So my question is how to use this script to filter to the correct box on my > network either by IP or a different set of ports? I'm hoping someone else > out there is using this script to do so. > > Thanks, > > Chris > > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > Try UDP port 1. It's something I found somewhere, but I can't verify if it's 100% accurate. Let us know. Thanks! Matt ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV on Xebian
On 11/6/05, Tom Lichti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > George Nassas wrote: > > > One important point here is you don't have to build your packages on > > the xbox for them to be installable on the xbox. I built mine on my > > backend which is a puny epia M1. It took a few hours but the end > > result is perfectly usable. I posted my packages a few days ago but > > they're for svn r7600, you'll have to build your own if you want > > 0.18.1. To build packages you can search the archives for > > dpkg-buildpackage. I learned everything I know about debian package > > building from this very list. > > > > My xbox was built/hacked in early October. I remember quite a bit of > > thrashing to get myth installed but that was mostly because I didn't > > realize about the myth/plugins Qt incompatibility issue. Once I > > figured that out I lived with just the base myth until I had a second > > to build my own packages. > > > > - George > > I couldn't get your packages installed last time I tried. I forget why > exactly (i've done a lot of stuff since then). > > I decided to start with a fresh install of Xebian and compile SVN, but > that isn't working either. For some reason my qt includes are in a > different place than where the configure and make files expect them to > be, and it fails about halfway through. No amount of > symlinking/copying/environment variables has managed to fix it. I'm > going to try using your packages again and see how far I get this time. > > Tom > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > hmmm, worked for me? I compile SVN on my xebian xbox all the time. It's possible, keep trying. I wish I could help you more, but it's been 6 months since I probably last set up the dependencies on the xbox and I can't remember any of the details, but I was able to do it. Here's a thread that I started that helped me fix the issues I was having while trying to compile CVS (SVN now) on the xbox. I had been using the packages before that. http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/132041?#132041 Thanks! Matt ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Frozen Video -- SOLVED!!!
On 11/5/2005 8:33 PM Drew Tomlinson wrote: On 11/5/2005 6:58 PM Robert Denier wrote: On Sat, 2005-11-05 at 16:09 -0800, Drew Tomlinson wrote: I have a Gentoo box running kernel version 2.6.13-r5, and MythTV 0.18.2 built from Gentoo's portage system. I'm using a video card with the nvida nv18 chipset (6600?). I also have a custom xorg modeline for my widescreen HDTV. My video card is connected via a VGA to component converter. The screen looks good and regular desktop mode works fine. The mouse moves. MythTV menus are displayed and the cursor moves around when I hit the arrow keys. The problem is when I switch to a video mode. The video freezes at the first frame. The audio continues and plays just fine. The freezing problem occurs whether I'm viewing LiveTV, previously recorded shows, and even video files via MythVideo. All of this used to work until I upgraded hardware and rebuilt my system. I have no idea what the cause might be or where to start looking. Any ideas? Drew Since your information is relatively generic, I am just tossing out possibilities. You may be able to eliminate some right away.. Your best bet is probably video card drivers though... Thanks for your reply! --- Does mplayer/xine/whatever play videos? If so everything is probably working well. You say mythvideo does not play so I assume this will fail too. mplayer fails. Haven't installed xine. Can you play videos without sound? Try mplayer -nosound If that works then you probably have sound card/driver issues. Same problem. Video frozen. When playing with sound, sound plays fine. You have an nvidia card. What drivers are you using? Get a pen and paper, or whatever, and note down your current combination. Sometimes one just keeps trying different drivers and/or other things until a clue appears. If you run out of other things you might try more conservative kernel options by turning off anything video card related.. I'm using the nvidia driver, version 1.0.7676-r1. I could try an older version. Is there a card in the next slot next to your AGP? card? Sometimes that used to cause trouble. Try removing it. For that matter, at some point trying the system with only the video card, and no other cards might be worthwhile... Yes, and I've experienced this in other systems. But when there's failures, they've always been "all or nothing". In other words, the card either worked or it didn't work at all, not even during POST. Perhaps you should connect a normal computer monitor for testing just to remove that converter from the equation and be able to test independently. Still if the video is freezing, it seems unlikely to be the converter unless the converter is actually sampling the signal, which seems unlikely. Then again I suppose it could be the tv doing the freeze frame.. I have tried the normal monitor and video freezes there too. Finally, is this a new card, or a card that has never been fully tested in that board before? If so, can you try something else? This card has been working in a Windows system for about 2 years. Then I upgraded that system and moved the "guts" to my MythTV box. It's been a struggle since but I've worked everything out except for this final item. If that is not possible can you check the card elsewhere? By check I mean, make sure you at least get it playing back videos under as similar a configuration as you can manage. If that works, and you can't think of anything else then perhaps the card doesn't like the motherboard.. If it doesn't work, the possibility of a bad card exists. Does the card or your motherboard have spots for more power cables? Is the fan on the card running? No fan on the card. he motherboard just has the two plugs. It's not the newer one that uses the 12v plug. Thanks for your ideas. I will try some other drivers and maybe some generic 640x480 modelines to see if that changes anything. Thanks, Drew For the archives... In upgrading my system to use a component to VGA converter, I copied a xorg.conf file I found on the web as a starting point. One of the modules it loaded was "fbdevhw" which I have no idea what it does. Judging by the name, I get "frame buffer" from "fb" and "development" from "dev". I could not find any info on Google about what modules are included for X and what they do. But this module just seemed like it might be interfering and it wasn't included in my old xorg.conf so I commented it out and restarted X. Now the video works fine. I'd appreciate any link that describes X modules so I could learn more about them. Cheers, Drew -- Visit The Alchemist's Warehouse Magic Tricks, DVDs, Videos, Books, & More! http://www.alchemistswarehouse.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV on Xebian
George Nassas wrote: One important point here is you don't have to build your packages on the xbox for them to be installable on the xbox. I built mine on my backend which is a puny epia M1. It took a few hours but the end result is perfectly usable. I posted my packages a few days ago but they're for svn r7600, you'll have to build your own if you want 0.18.1. To build packages you can search the archives for dpkg-buildpackage. I learned everything I know about debian package building from this very list. My xbox was built/hacked in early October. I remember quite a bit of thrashing to get myth installed but that was mostly because I didn't realize about the myth/plugins Qt incompatibility issue. Once I figured that out I lived with just the base myth until I had a second to build my own packages. - George I couldn't get your packages installed last time I tried. I forget why exactly (i've done a lot of stuff since then). I decided to start with a fresh install of Xebian and compile SVN, but that isn't working either. For some reason my qt includes are in a different place than where the configure and make files expect them to be, and it fails about halfway through. No amount of symlinking/copying/environment variables has managed to fix it. I'm going to try using your packages again and see how far I get this time. Tom ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Frontend for home theater
Grant Emsley wrote: On 11/4/05, Michael Tiller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At work we just got a $700 computer projector that looks fantastic. I hooked my laptop up to it while watching a widescreen DVD and it even seems to support the widescreen format quite nicely. So, I'm thinking about getting one of these for my basement. My plan would be to mount it on the ceiling and project it against a wall. I'd also like to hook a very simple MythTV frontend up to it. My plan would be to have only a DVD reader, small hardrive (if necessary), network and video card in it (i.e. no tuner cards and no direct live TV feed to the projector...only live TV from a backend over the network). The only thing I'd caution you about a projector is bulb life/cost. I know the newer projectors have a longer bulb life than they used to, but last time I was looking into it replacement bulbs were at least a couple hundred dollars. Good advice. I bought an older projector on ebay for about $200, thinking I was saving money. It was only after I got it and realized that the bulb is well used that I found out the replacement bulbs are $325...luckily it hasn't gone on me yet, but I'm on borrowed time already... In hindsight, a new $700 projector would probably be a smarter purchase. Some of them use overhead projector bulbs that cost about $12. Tom ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Frontend for home theater
On 11/4/05, Michael Tiller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At work we just got a $700 computer projector that looks fantastic. I hooked my laptop up to it while watching a widescreen DVD and it even seems to support the widescreen format quite nicely. So, I'm thinking about getting one of these for my basement. My plan would be to mount it on the ceiling and project it against a wall. I'd also like to hook a very simple MythTV frontend up to it. My plan would be to have only a DVD reader, small hardrive (if necessary), network and video card in it (i.e. no tuner cards and no direct live TV feed to the projector...only live TV from a backend over the network). The only thing I'd caution you about a projector is bulb life/cost. I know the newer projectors have a longer bulb life than they used to, but last time I was looking into it replacement bulbs were at least a couple hundred dollars. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Vonage Caller ID and OSD
All, I found this script (http://www.thearmstrongs.org/mythtv/vonageSniff.pl) and was trying to get this to work with Myth to get CallerID info to pop up when watching recordings. The only thing is that it appears the UDP port this script is using is for older Vonage boxes and the newer ones work differently (http://www.vonage.com/help_knowledgeBase_article.php?article=89). So my question is how to use this script to filter to the correct box on my network either by IP or a different set of ports? I'm hoping someone else out there is using this script to do so. Thanks, Chris ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
RE: [mythtv-users] Re: LCD not working with SVN Myth
Matt wrote: > > Nevermind, I think I figured it out. mythlcdserver was > starting BEFORE LCDd did, therefore it never connected to the > LCDd server. Is there anyway to make sure the init.d scripts > start in a particular order? Depending on linux version either change numerical order of the links in the relevent rc?.d directory or change the "# Required-Start:" line within the script then use chkconfig to reorder the scripts. HTH David ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Changing channels externally but not the feed?
Kevin Kuphal wrote: Jono Bacon wrote: Hi all, I have a PVR-350 card in which the feed from my Sky satallite TV box is coming into the MythTV system. I have purchased one of these (http://www.heenan.me.uk/control-sky-from-pc/) to use the external channel changing command to change the channel on my sky box. Now, what I need to happen is that when I change the channel on my MythTV box, it will change the channel on the sky box but not change the channel on the PVR-350 so it keeps the Sky feed coming in. How do I do this? I believe if you set up the external changing script in the setup of the card in mythtv-setup that it will no longer try to tune the card itself. Kevin I have just the same setup. Set up the channel using the external channel changing command and everything works. I've found it necessary to put together a script with multiple calls to the channel changing command becuase not all seem to get registered. Rick ___ How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos http://uk.photos.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
RE: [mythtv-users] Extending recordings while recording
Nick wrote: > > On 11/6/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I was just wondering if there was an easy way to extend a recording > > timeslot while recording? > > If I'm not mistaken you can do that in the development (SVN) version. Oh well. Is there any hard way to do it then? ;-) Thanks David ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Changing channels externally but not the feed?
Jono Bacon wrote: Hi all, I have a PVR-350 card in which the feed from my Sky satallite TV box is coming into the MythTV system. I have purchased one of these (http://www.heenan.me.uk/control-sky-from-pc/) to use the external channel changing command to change the channel on my sky box. Now, what I need to happen is that when I change the channel on my MythTV box, it will change the channel on the sky box but not change the channel on the PVR-350 so it keeps the Sky feed coming in. How do I do this? I believe if you set up the external changing script in the setup of the card in mythtv-setup that it will no longer try to tune the card itself. Kevin -- Looking for affordable webhosting? http://www.sitecity.net ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Dumb Ethernet Question on Debian
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone know how to make this STICK so it is inplace after reboot :( The simple answer is to add it to your startup script like /etc/init.d/rc.local or another appropriate place. Kevin -- Looking for affordable webhosting? http://www.sitecity.net ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Extending recordings while recording
On 11/6/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was just wondering if there was an easy way to extend a recording timeslot > while recording? If I'm not mistaken you can do that in the development (SVN) version. > Example, recording something say after a football match which goes into > extra time; how do you set mythtv to keep recording for longer so you get > all of the (delayed) show? > > Thanks > > David ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Re: Frontend for home theater
Regarding my previous message (see below) I'm afraid I'm not up on the latest ins and outs of MythTV hardware. If anybody has the time to take a quick look at this http://store.yahoo.com/svcompucycle/ss56g.html and let me know if they see any "gotchas" with running Myth on this system. Will Myth run with that video chipset? If I can get by with that for playing DVDs then I would. In the future if I wanted to go to HDTV do you think the addition of an XvMC card would be sufficient? I'm sure everybody here is quite busy but, as I said, if anybody has the time to take a quick look and comment I would very much appreciate it. -- Mike On 11/4/05, Michael Tiller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At work we just got a $700 computer projector that looks fantastic. I hooked my laptop up to it while watching a widescreen DVD and it even seems to support the widescreen format quite nicely. So, I'm thinking about getting one of these for my basement. My plan would be to mount it on the ceiling and project it against a wall. I'd also like to hook a very simple MythTV frontend up to it. My plan would be to have only a DVD reader, small hardrive (if necessary), network and video card in it (i.e. no tuner cards and no direct live TV feed to the projector...only live TV from a backend over the network). Here are a few questions: 1) Any comments on why this might be a bad idea? :-) It sure looks attractive to me. 2) Any special issues with video cards? When I hooked my laptop up the projector we have at work, it seemed like my laptop was putting out a special resolution on the output port and that the projector was matching it. The widescreen version looked great. Will all video cards+X.conf be able to provide the optimal widescreen resolution or is this a special feature to look for? 3) The projector we have at work is a 1600 lumens Panasonic. It also seems fairly cheap. I get the impression it can support some pretty high resolutions (HDTV?) 4) I've got a fairly nice 5.1 receiver plus speakers. Anything special I need to hook that up to a computer? If I play a DVD, will it send a pro-logic encoded signal over normal "line out" or do I need to have a sound card that can split it up locally and then send out all the signals separately? I may just skip the 5.1 for now use simulated surround sound. 5) I'd like this to be as cheap as possible (WAF). If I'm just using the frontend to playback DVDs and programs recorded on a backend, I assume I can get by with some pretty low end specs. Since I only need to do playback, I suppose a PIII could probably fit the bill although I suspect that might actually be hard to find. I have this thought in my head that someday I'll have HD quality recordings on my backend. What does it take to get HDTV playback (only) for a frontend. The MythTV site mentions some kind of NVIDIA acceleration? I probably can't afford to protect for this capability but it doesn' t hurt to at least understand the tradeoff. 6) I considered a diskless configuration (probably save me money), but it seems SO COMPLICATED to setup. Could I boot KnoppMyth and then take the DVD out? Would that work?!? Then I could save on the disk and just boot the thing with a DVD and leave it running all the time. Comments? Any other suggestions would be very much appreciated. Unfortunately, I don't have much time or money so any suggestions along the lines of quick and cheap would be very useful. -- Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Extending recordings while recording
I was just wondering if there was an easy way to extend a recording timeslot while recording? Example, recording something say after a football match which goes into extra time; how do you set mythtv to keep recording for longer so you get all of the (delayed) show? Thanks David ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV on Xebian
On 6-Nov-05, at 3:54 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The repository at nerim.net was the "official" source for Myth packages for Xebian, but they have deleted all of the stable branch and now only This is not true. Nerim is the source for liblame and a few other things needed to support myth. There are no official according-to-Hoyle myth packages for debian. The ones at dijkstra.csh.rit.edu/~mdz/debian are close as it comes and are very usable but the the stable branch was abandoned a year ago (or longer) because some dependancy wouldn't install on woody. I guess Matt hasn't revisited this since stable became sarge. However, there is definitely a problem with Matt's packages in that the base myth debs depend on one version of Qt and the plugins depend on another, incompatible version. most recent version of Xebian. This means that the only way to get Myth running on an XBox is to download sources from SVN and compile your own or find an alternate source for 0.18.1-2 packages (in which case, PLEASE tell the rest of us where to get them). One important point here is you don't have to build your packages on the xbox for them to be installable on the xbox. I built mine on my backend which is a puny epia M1. It took a few hours but the end result is perfectly usable. I posted my packages a few days ago but they're for svn r7600, you'll have to build your own if you want 0.18.1. To build packages you can search the archives for dpkg-buildpackage. I learned everything I know about debian package building from this very list. My xbox was built/hacked in early October. I remember quite a bit of thrashing to get myth installed but that was mostly because I didn't realize about the myth/plugins Qt incompatibility issue. Once I figured that out I lived with just the base myth until I had a second to build my own packages. - George ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Dumb Ethernet Question on Debian
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone know how to make this STICK so it is inplace after reboot :( Thanks On Nov 4, 2005, at 2:08 PM, Kevin Kuphal wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where do you set the duplex and speed of your NIC in Debian (or Linux). My server is in half duplex (as I have collisions showing in ifconfig) and my through put sucks ((1.2 gig file is taking 60 hours!) I can not seem to find this anywhere? Thank you in advance. If it is anything like my redhat system, man mii-tool Kevin Why don't you check why it is going to half-duplex? This usually indicates a serious problem, as this is the last fall-back of auto-negotiation Problem can range from: - faulty switch - incorrect switch setting - faulty cable forcing to full duplex without researching the underlying problem will likely only generate more problems. Also the transmission time you mention is indicating more problems than just duplex mismatch. Cheers, Rudy ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Changing channels externally but not the feed?
I have a PVR-350 card in which the feed from my Sky satallite TV boxis coming into the MythTV system. I have purchased one of these (http://www.heenan.me.uk/control-sky-from-pc/) to use the externalchannel changing command to change the channel on my sky box. Now, what I need to happen is that when I change the channel on my MythTV box, it will change the channel on the sky box but not changethe channel on the PVR-350 so it keeps the Sky feed coming in.How do I do this? Look for "IR-blaster" support in MythTV. (I have not tried that myself) Niels Dybdahl ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Handling DVB-S recordings with Nero
> I have until now used Nero VisionExpress to make DVDs from my analog> recordings (PVR-350). > Now I have got a Hauppauge Nova-S (DVB-S) tuner and I want to create> DVDs with Nero VisionExpress from the DVB-recordings.> However Nero refuses to open the .NUV files from the Nova-S.> I thought that the Nova-S would store in a MPEG2 format similar to the > PVR-350, so that DSMyth would be sufficient for Nero to read the> files, but apparently it is not so.> Does anyone have an idea of what I can do ? Do I need a different> MPEG2 codec ? Or is it better to use nuvexport to export the files to > a DVD compatible format ? I have been told you should export them with nuvexport. Apparently they are mpeg2 files but arranged as a TS, or transport stream. There maybe other utilities also that can convert TS to DVD compatible format. I read on dsmyth's webpage that dsmyth is not able of handling MPEG2 as PS, but it was not clear if it could handle TS. Maybe I should try TS. I seem to manage to export with nuvexport, so that path should be possible. I wonder if transcoding with MythTV would solve the problem too. If I can make Nero read the MPEG4s generated by MythTV, then I would have a nice path to do the job. MythTV is a much nicer cut-list editor than Nero and the transcoding would cut the movie, so there would be less to do in Nero. But both nuvexport and transcoding with Myth would cause an additional transcoding which will degrade the quality a little... Niels Dybdahl ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Changing channels externally but not the feed?
Hi all, I have a PVR-350 card in which the feed from my Sky satallite TV box is coming into the MythTV system. I have purchased one of these (http://www.heenan.me.uk/control-sky-from-pc/) to use the external channel changing command to change the channel on my sky box. Now, what I need to happen is that when I change the channel on my MythTV box, it will change the channel on the sky box but not change the channel on the PVR-350 so it keeps the Sky feed coming in. How do I do this? Cheers, Jono ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Dumb Ethernet Question on Debian
Anyone know how to make this STICK so it is inplace after reboot :( Thanks On Nov 4, 2005, at 2:08 PM, Kevin Kuphal wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where do you set the duplex and speed of your NIC in Debian (or Linux). My server is in half duplex (as I have collisions showing in ifconfig) and my through put sucks ((1.2 gig file is taking 60 hours!) I can not seem to find this anywhere? Thank you in advance. If it is anything like my redhat system, man mii-tool Kevin -- Looking for affordable webhosting? http://www.sitecity.net ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users From: Kevin Cossaboon Home MAC Mini Computer http://www.cossaboon.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Handling DVB-S recordings with Nero
Niels Dybdahl wrote: Hi, I have until now used Nero VisionExpress to make DVDs from my analog recordings (PVR-350). Now I have got a Hauppauge Nova-S (DVB-S) tuner and I want to create DVDs with Nero VisionExpress from the DVB-recordings. However Nero refuses to open the .NUV files from the Nova-S. I thought that the Nova-S would store in a MPEG2 format similar to the PVR-350, so that DSMyth would be sufficient for Nero to read the files, but apparently it is not so. Does anyone have an idea of what I can do ? Do I need a different MPEG2 codec ? Or is it better to use nuvexport to export the files to a DVD compatible format ? Any help will be appreciated Niels Dybdahl I have been told you should export them with nuvexport. Apparently they are mpeg2 files but arranged as a TS, or transport stream. There may be other utilities also that can convert TS to DVD compatible format. I have had trouble with audio sync when exporting files recorded by my DVB-T card, but that was back when they contained a lot of errors and corruptions due to a system hardware problem. I mean to try again, now I have built a separate dedicated myth box that produces clean nuv files. I am still learning too ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Handling DVB-S recordings with Nero
Hi, I have until now used Nero VisionExpress to make DVDs from my analog recordings (PVR-350). Now I have got a Hauppauge Nova-S (DVB-S) tuner and I want to create DVDs with Nero VisionExpress from the DVB-recordings. However Nero refuses to open the .NUV files from the Nova-S. I thought that the Nova-S would store in a MPEG2 format similar to the PVR-350, so that DSMyth would be sufficient for Nero to read the files, but apparently it is not so. Does anyone have an idea of what I can do ? Do I need a different MPEG2 codec ? Or is it better to use nuvexport to export the files to a DVD compatible format ? Any help will be appreciated Niels Dybdahl ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Re: "no pids set" Mythtv DVB-C
Is there any way to see if the channel is tuneble because I already used channel that was scanned fine and tv_grab_fi had it. Strange thing in this seems to be that when I have tried to watch live tv and then I go to the mythtv-setup to see if the value of the starting channel is fine there is nonthing in the field altrought I just add 1 to field before watching live tv. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] remote frontend problems
On Sat, 2005-11-05 at 16:25 -0600, Cymen Vig wrote: > On 11/5/05, RDMathews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have a perfectly working install of mythtv on a fc4 machine. I decided > > to put a frontend on another fc4 machine and link them wirelessly. the > > remote frontend can watch tv, browse the program guide, delete > > recordings, program to record etc, but it will not allow me to view a > > prerecorded show. mplayer will not run by itself on either machine, it > > just freaks out and quits when you try to open it. I can watch the > > prerec. shows with totem through an nfs share. I have no clue where to > > even begin to troubleshoot this glitch. any help would be appr. > > Is the directory containing the recorded material mounted on the > frontend via NFS to the same place it is mounted on the backend in the > file system? I'm not sure I understand why NFS, mplayer, and totem even come up for watching prerecorded shows on a frontend. I put the frontend on a laptop, told it where the backend was, didn't mount anything, and watch prerecorded (and live) shows through MythTV itself - streamed across the network from the backend (just like live tv). Lonnie Borntreger ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] dvb channel data into myth.
John Pullan wrote: On 06/11/05, ffrr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: John Pullan wrote: How is that related to this problem? We aren't talking about the protocol between front and backend. We are talking about importing channels.conf? Which can only be done with an svn version. (Or some kind of script I'm not aware of) Ok. (and as I said earlier, it is not a script) That being said, if it works with the released version of scan that I used, and recommended to the guy having trouble here, and doesn't work with dvbscan, that he was using, maybe we have identified a problem or incompatibility, between myth and linuxtv's utilities. ...and hopefully, I have been able to supply a way forward for the original poster. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] dvb channel data into myth.
On 06/11/05, ffrr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John Pullan wrote: > > >>I don't thing anyone's using any scripts. We are simply importing the > >>channels.conf file, as generated by the dvb app utility, into myth using > >>it's 'scan' option. > >> > >> > >>It worked for me using the PLF rpms of mythtv, and it also worked for me > >>using Knoppmyth R5A22. > >> > >> > > > >See the thread : > >Re: [mythtv-users] KnoppMyth R5A22 seriously broken (was: RE: Mythtv > >-0.18.1 using protocol 15) > > > > > How is that related to this problem? We aren't talking about the > protocol between front and backend. We are talking about importing > channels.conf? Which can only be done with an svn version. (Or some kind of script I'm not aware of) > > >I don't mind people using svn as long as they know it's svn. Using > >packages based on svn can cause problems due to claims that they are > >official versions. > > > > > > > Nowhere did I claim anything of the sort. > > Just recently Isaac told me I was wrong when I suggested people are > encouraged to only use the 'official' version, but here you are, telling > us it's not a good idea to use svn. > I'm saying you need to be aware it's an svn version. -- John ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] dvb channel data into myth.
John Pullan wrote: I don't thing anyone's using any scripts. We are simply importing the channels.conf file, as generated by the dvb app utility, into myth using it's 'scan' option. It worked for me using the PLF rpms of mythtv, and it also worked for me using Knoppmyth R5A22. See the thread : Re: [mythtv-users] KnoppMyth R5A22 seriously broken (was: RE: Mythtv -0.18.1 using protocol 15) How is that related to this problem? We aren't talking about the protocol between front and backend. We are talking about importing channels.conf? I don't mind people using svn as long as they know it's svn. Using packages based on svn can cause problems due to claims that they are official versions. Nowhere did I claim anything of the sort. Just recently Isaac told me I was wrong when I suggested people are encouraged to only use the 'official' version, but here you are, telling us it's not a good idea to use svn. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] dvb channel data into myth.
On 05/11/05, ffrr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John Pullan wrote: > > >On 05/11/05, ffrr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>Frank Simorjay wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>Thanks for the info. > >>>I'm still a bit unclear as to how you generate your config file. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >Mine accepted the channels.conf file I generated using tzap and scan > >(see http://www.linuxtv.org/). Mine is a DVB-T card. > > > > > > > > > >>>DVB-T terrestrial right? > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>Yes > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>> > >>>So how do you get to your format? > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>I used 'scan' which is one of the utilities on the > >> > >>http://www.linuxtv.org/ site I mentioned. > >> > >>The actual command is like this > >> > >> > >>./scan dvb-t/canberra-au | tee mychannels.conf > >> > >> > >>The source for scan, and example tuning data files for many places in the > >>world are in the utilities package (named linuxtv-dvb-apps-1.1.0) This > >>package also comes with szap/tzap/czap (satellite/terrestrial/cable) > >> > >> > >>Now, I don't know azap and dvbscan (the utilities you are using). Maybe > >>they're an alternative someone else wrote? But the ones I compiled from > >>the source from the linuxtv.org package above seem to make myth happy :-) > >> > >> > >> > >Three things : > > > >azap is part of dvb-apps (certainly under cvs) > > > > > I don't see it in the the 1.1.0 version I downloaded, so it must be > something new. Zap isn't actually used to generate the channels.conf, > so it's the dvbscan vs scan app change that must be causing the > problems, and why myth doesn't like the resulting file. > > > >svn mythtv-setup can import channels.conf files (your mileage may > >vary). > > > > I assumed he must have a version of myth that at least attempts to > import the file. Knoppmyth has the option, btw. > > > > >The actual format is : name:frequency:modulation:serviceid. > >I'd be very wary about using any external import scripts unless they > >can cope with the post 0.16 setup. > > > > > > I don't thing anyone's using any scripts. We are simply importing the > channels.conf file, as generated by the dvb app utility, into myth using > it's 'scan' option. > > > It worked for me using the PLF rpms of mythtv, and it also worked for me > using Knoppmyth R5A22. See the thread : Re: [mythtv-users] KnoppMyth R5A22 seriously broken (was: RE: Mythtv -0.18.1 using protocol 15) I don't mind people using svn as long as they know it's svn. Using packages based on svn can cause problems due to claims that they are official versions. -- John ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
