Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Re: Re: Playback colors wrong, looks like blue filter

[Ian Butler]

Its fixed and working ok now.

For anyone else who might have a similar problem, I disabled xv in mythtv:
run mythfrontend
select "Utilities / Setup" -> "Setup" -> "TV Settings" -> "Playback" -> 
"Next"
On this screen uncheck "Use Xv picture controls" and save this. You will 
need to restart myth or computer?


Thanks for the help though Fedor.

Ian Butler wrote:

>What video driver are you using with mplayer? You can specify one 
with -co

>option, the usual choices are xv and x11. I suspect that you use xv with
>mplayer and myth, and something is off with xv controls (xv has controls
>which let you ajust gamma per channel and other settings). Totem 
probably

>uses x11 or sdl, something other than xv.

>Try "mplayer -vo help" and then try different options for -vo from 
the list,

>see which ones show blue shift.

>Thanks.

Thanks for the info. Doing this revealed something interesting:

If I startup the machine and then launch:
mplayer -vo xv /home/icbu/Desktop/comedy.avi

and the colors are fine. If I then run:

mythfrontend

and watch live Tv (colors wrong), then exit and run:

mplayer -vo xv /home/icbu/Desktop/comedy.avi

The colors are wrong.

x11 however works both before and afterwards (colors are fine):

mplayer -vo x11 /home/icbu/Desktop/comedy.avi

Any ideas?

Cheers.
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[mythtv-users] Sound issues

[Dylan R. Semler]

So I have an hd-3000 card and a cable connecting the audio out of the 
card to the audio in of my SB live sound card.  From the documentation, 
I gather that I'm supposed have the following settings:


Line is muted and captur is enabled
PCM is at a high volume
Master is at a high volume
Capture is muted, at a high volume, and captur is enabled

Yet when I do all of this I still cannot hear any sound.  If I simply 
un-mute the line in, then i will here the non-synced live-tv sound that 
doesn't correspond with the video.  I've read some people say that Line 
must also be at zero volume, but changing it's volume has no effect.  
ALSA is enabled and I've set my audio output device to ALSA:default in 
the general setup of the frontend.  I've also unchecked the box that 
says "use internal volume controls" so that it is using an external 
mixer.  I have also tried this using the internal volume controls and 
using /dev/dsp as my audio output device.  None of these changes have 
any effects.


tvtime has no sound (unless I un-mute the line-in)
aplay /dev/dsp results in a few underruns but eventually they die 
out--no sound however.


Everyone else seems to be able to solve this problem so easily, what is 
going on here!?!


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Re: [mythtv-users] Choppy video and sound

[John P Poet]

On 1/3/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 03, 2006 at 09:13:10PM -0700, John P Poet wrote:
> > OpenGL does not work for everyone.  If it does work for you, then
> > you definately want it.  OpenGL provides the smoothest video
> > refresh synchronization.
>
> Does it not work for everyone due to hardware, or that it "just
> won't work" for some folks?  :)


Some people claim that enabling OpenGL causes their machine to lock
up.  I seem to remember Daniel Kristjansson committing some fixes to
svn which *might* help with that.  I have never personally had that
problem, so don't know.


> > On your frontend, in Setup->TV Setting->Playback, the very first
> > screen should have an option to enable OpenGL.
>
> Hmmm, I can't seem to find the OpenGL playback option.  Just for a
> sanity check, here's the version of myth I have installed with the
> various USE flags (this is gentoo obviously):
>
> media-tv/mythtv-0.18.1-r1  +alsa (-altivec) +arts -debug +dvb
> -frontendonly -jack -joystick -lcd +lirc +mmx +nvidia +opengl
> -oss -unichrome +vorbis


Been so long since I ran .18 that I don't remember if there was a
checkbox back then.  I see that you have opengl in your build configs,
so that might be good enough -- Based on your logs below, it is.


> > Also, make sure you are running nVidia driver 7676 or *earlier*.
> > Drivers after 7676 do not work correctly with OpenGL vsync.
>
> Okay, I downgraded my nvidia-glx and nvidia-kernel versions:
>
> media-video/nvidia-kernel-1.0.6629-r4
> media-video/nvidia-glx-1.0.6629-r6


I have always installed nVidia drivers direct from nVidia's scripts:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html

I assume those two packages are equivalent.


> I was using 8178, against many warnings I've seen on this mailing
> list.  My bad, I had a case of "this problem won't affect me"!  At
> any rate, that alone seemed to help the playback somewhat.
>
> Regarding all the warnings I've seen about using the newer nvidia
> drivers with mythtv, does anyone happen to know *why* such things
> are broken with the newer drivers?  Is nvidia aware of these
> problems?  Any feedback from them regarding fixes, etc?


I don't know.  Since version 7676 works pretty well for me, I did not
follow up on the problem.


> > mythfrontend -v playback -l /var/tmp/mythfrontend.log
> > ...
> > If the "Video Timing method" is not OpenGL, then you need to look
> > at the preceding statements to figure out why.
>
> Okay, I'm definately not using OpenGL for video playback:
>
>
> 2006-01-03 23:03:53.344 nVidiaVideoSync: VBlank ioctl did not work, 
> unimplemented in this driver?
> 2006-01-03 23:03:53.344 DRMVideoSync: Could not open device /dev/dri/card0, 
> No such file or directory
> 2006-01-03 23:03:53.346 OpenGLVideoSync: GLX extensions: 
> GLX_ARB_get_proc_address GLX_ARB_multisample GLX_EXT_import_context 
> GLX_EXT_visual_info GLX_EXT_visual_rating GLX_OML_swap_method 
> GLX_SGI_make_current_read GLX_SGIS_multisample GLX_SGIX_fbconfig
> 2006-01-03 23:03:53.346 OpenGLVideoSync: GLX Video Sync extension not present.
> 2006-01-03 23:03:53.346 RTCVideoSync: Could not set RTC frequency, 
> Inappropriate ioctl for device.
> 2006-01-03 23:03:53.347 Using audio as timebase
> 2006-01-03 23:03:53.347 Video timing method: USleep with busy wait


Ouch!  If I understand things correctly, "USleep with busy wait" is
the *Worst* option.  If you cannot get OpenGL working, at least try to
get RTC working -- it is almost as good as OpenGL.


> I see that it says "GLX Video Sync extension not present"---does
> this mean I've failed to configure something or does my hardware not
> support it?  I was under the assumption that my hardware *did*
> support hardware OpenGL.  I've got a Chaintech 7NIF2, which has the
> integrated nvidia nv17-class gpu (GeForce4 MX).


I am guessing that the GLX module did not get installed.  Or, it is
the wrong version.

I have had problems in the past where an install of the nVidia drivers
failed because it was not able to successfully remove the previous
version.  Once I hand-removed the previous version, then the install
succeeded.  One way in which this manifested itself, is that the
driver seem to work, but would not load GLX.

>
> FYI, 7NIF2 link:
>
> http://www.chaintechusa.com/tw/eng/product_spec.asp?MPSNo=13&PISNo=15
>


I used to use a 440MX, and it worked Okay.  My 5700LE works noticeably
better, for HD playback, however.


> I'm definately getting closer!
>
> Thank you for all your help,
> Matt


Don't give up.  HighDef is a glorious thing, once you achieve it!

John
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Re: [mythtv-users] Minimum hardware requirements for a Frontend

[Ian Forde]

On Wed, 2006-01-04 at 01:36 -0500, Steve Adeff wrote:
> > your motherboard should have the Realtek ALC850 which is the same as my MSI
> > board and works fine when using the intel ac97 ALSA drivers:

Yep - definitely the ALC850.  And the intel ac97 drivers load up.
Incidentally, the vendor is DFI, not AFI.  Typo on my part...

> > snd_intel8x0   33664  0
> > snd_ac97_codec105028  1 snd_intel8x0
> > snd_ac97_bus3712  1 snd_ac97_codec
> > snd_pcm_oss52896  0
> > snd_mixer_oss  17536  1 snd_pcm_oss
> > snd_pcm89480  3 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
> > snd_timer  23432  1 snd_pcm
> > snd52704  6
> > snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
> 
> I should point out, this is for both the ALC850 on the K8n and the ALC655 on 
> my KN1.
> Also, some boards have a BIOS setting where you can force the audio chipset 
> into their native mode or AC97 mode. I haven't come across this with the 
> Realtek chips, but it could still be out there on another motherboard. OR If 
> you see such a thing in your BIOS and your having trouble with your sound, 
> set it to AC97 mode an ALSA should detect it as an AC97 audio chip and load 
> the appropriate intel drivers.

Mine only has the BIOS setting: "AC97 Audio" which can be set to "Auto"
or "Disabled".  So no native mode... Alsa had no trouble loading the
drivers, and PCM audio worked just fine.  It's just the AC3 audio that
doesn't work.  If yours is working fine, can you post the 'lspci -v'
output and send me your asound.state and .asoundrc files?

Thanks,
-I

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Re: [mythtv-users] rebuild recordedprograms table?

[Jonathan Tidmore]

On 1/3/06, Steve Adeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
can't seem to find out the process to rebuild the recordedprograms table,anyone have any help for me?mysqlcheck --repair --user=mythtv --password=mythtv --host=localhost mythconverg recordedprogram
-- -J
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[mythtv-users] rebuild recordedprograms table?

[Steve Adeff]

can't seem to find out the process to rebuild the recordedprograms table, 
anyone have any help for me?

thanks!!
-- 
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[mythtv-users] ATOM Feed for new shows

[Daniel Sheppard]

Title: ATOM Feed for new shows






I got bored and whipped up a quick program that will generate an ATOM feed of programs that are new (ie. the same as Schedule --> Search Lists --> New Titles). A feed reader seems such a natural place to keep track of new titles.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~soxbox/shows.rb


It's written in ruby, and requires you to install the gems 'feedtools', 'builder' and 'mysql'. Change the variables at the top of the file to match your environment. If this scares you, don't come running to me for help.

I could pretend that I'd get around to converting this to PHP and adding it into mythweb, but this works for me, so I've got no more itch to scratch. Maybe one day I'll get bored again.




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Re: [mythtv-users] Minimum hardware requirements for a Frontend

[Steve Adeff]

On Wednesday 04 January 2006 01:05, Steve Adeff wrote:
> On Wednesday 04 January 2006 00:55, Ian Forde wrote:
> > On Wed, 2006-01-04 at 00:43 -0500, Steve Adeff wrote:
> > > On Wednesday 04 January 2006 00:34, Ian Forde wrote:
> > > > I'd beware of NVidia chipset motherboards.  NForce3 and NForce4 audio
> > > > capabilities aren't completely supported in Alsa.  Especially if
> > > > you're thinking about using the SPDIF to do AC3...
> > >
> > > been working fine for me, both an nForce3 and nForce4 motherboards.
> >
> > That's weird... what motherboard and version of Alsa are you using?
> > Mine's an AFI LanParty UT nF3 250Gb.  I experienced the "blue light goes
> > on on receiver but I get no AC3 sound" as listed in Alsa tickets 1083
> > and 1094...
> >
> > -I
>
> ECS KN1 Extreme
> MSI K8N Extreme
>
> your motherboard should have the Realtek ALC850 which is the same as my MSI
> board and works fine when using the intel ac97 ALSA drivers:
> snd_intel8x0   33664  0
> snd_ac97_codec105028  1 snd_intel8x0
> snd_ac97_bus3712  1 snd_ac97_codec
> snd_pcm_oss52896  0
> snd_mixer_oss  17536  1 snd_pcm_oss
> snd_pcm89480  3 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
> snd_timer  23432  1 snd_pcm
> snd52704  6
> snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer

I should point out, this is for both the ALC850 on the K8n and the ALC655 on 
my KN1.
Also, some boards have a BIOS setting where you can force the audio chipset 
into their native mode or AC97 mode. I haven't come across this with the 
Realtek chips, but it could still be out there on another motherboard. OR If 
you see such a thing in your BIOS and your having trouble with your sound, 
set it to AC97 mode an ALSA should detect it as an AC97 audio chip and load 
the appropriate intel drivers.

-- 
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RE: [mythtv-users] fusion hdtv 5 gold or lite?

[Rob]

I have both cards and they seem to work about the same, for analog and
digital.  I'm not aware of a way to use the card to tune both analog and
digital, since there doesn't seem to be a way to tell Myth that the two
different interfaces are sharing one tuner.   Someone can correct me if I'm
missing something, but when I set up both a V4L analog and a DVB source,
they fight with each other.

There is nothing unusual about tuning QAM with the Fusion lite.  Cable QAM
has never been easier than it is with the current SVN version of Myth.
Just modprobe dvb-bt8xx with an appropriate kernel, configure the card in
Myth and do a scan.  Since cable doesn't usually give you PSIP data you'll
have a bunch of "unnamed" channels you can surf through and find what you
want.  

-- Rob
 


From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Haan
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 12:50 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] fusion hdtv 5 gold or lite?

On 1/3/06, Mudit Wahal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The bt878 chipset is only being used for analog. If your main aim to
capture digital, than the chipset cx23883 and bt878 is not relevant.

But if you want to tune both analog and digital, then go with Gold.

On 1/3/06, Neil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> hey guys,
>
> Which is much more supported by mythtv and linux, fusion hdtv 5 gold or
the 
> lite?
>
> FusionHDTV5 GoldPlus uses CX23882 chip while Fusion hdtv5 lite uses Bt878
> chip. I will be adding this card to my existing mythtv that has air2pc
card
> too.
>
> Any inputs will be greatly appreciated. 
>
> Thanks,
>
> Neil
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Is anyone aware of a howto for getting the Lite to do QAM? 

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Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Archiving to DVD?

[Claude Gélinas agr.]

How do you install projectX

I've the source but don't know how to compile or install it

Thank you,

Le mardi 03 janvier 2006 à 16:37 +0100, belcampo a écrit :
> Maybe investigate why it's slow and fails. It's working perfectly for me. 
> ProjectX solves the av/sync problems and if your data > 4.7GB it 
> automatically requantisizes to what fits on the DVD
> 
> Henk Schoneveld
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Re: [mythtv-users] Minimum hardware requirements for a Frontend

[Steve Adeff]

On Wednesday 04 January 2006 00:55, Ian Forde wrote:
> On Wed, 2006-01-04 at 00:43 -0500, Steve Adeff wrote:
> > On Wednesday 04 January 2006 00:34, Ian Forde wrote:
> > > I'd beware of NVidia chipset motherboards.  NForce3 and NForce4 audio
> > > capabilities aren't completely supported in Alsa.  Especially if you're
> > > thinking about using the SPDIF to do AC3...
> >
> > been working fine for me, both an nForce3 and nForce4 motherboards.
>
> That's weird... what motherboard and version of Alsa are you using?
> Mine's an AFI LanParty UT nF3 250Gb.  I experienced the "blue light goes
> on on receiver but I get no AC3 sound" as listed in Alsa tickets 1083
> and 1094...
>
>   -I

ECS KN1 Extreme
MSI K8N Extreme

your motherboard should have the Realtek ALC850 which is the same as my MSI 
board and works fine when using the intel ac97 ALSA drivers:
snd_intel8x0   33664  0
snd_ac97_codec105028  1 snd_intel8x0
snd_ac97_bus3712  1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm_oss52896  0
snd_mixer_oss  17536  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm89480  3 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer  23432  1 snd_pcm
snd52704  6 
snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer

-- 
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Re: [mythtv-users] Minimum hardware requirements for a Frontend

[Kirby Bakken]

Paul Bender wrote:


Ian Forde wrote:


On Tue, 2006-01-03 at 21:01 -0500, Chris Ribe wrote:

  Another choice is an AMD processor on an NVIDIA 
chipset based

   motherboard. I have been playing with an AMD Athlon64 3200 on
   an ASUSA8N-VM CSM. Even without the NVIDIA XvMC 
support (it is broken

   in the
   drivers for the motherboard chipset), it has not trouble with
   SD.


I should hope not!   A  500Mhz PIII should do DVD res. MPEG-2.  256MB
of RAM helps things along, but you can get by with 128.  If you need
to do MPEG-4, something around 900Mhz is probably necesary.




I'd beware of NVidia chipset motherboards.  NForce3 and NForce4 audio
capabilities aren't completely supported in Alsa.  Especially if you're
thinking about using the SPDIF to do AC3...

Been bitten by this one too. ;)



You are correct. I should have mentioned that. That is one of the 
advantages of the ASUS A8N-VM CSM board. While it has onboard audio, 
the on board audio is not the audio provided by the NVIDIA chipset.




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At least two Nforce4 MB's (Biostar, Gigabyte) actually use Realtek 
'hardware'.  Although I could get nvidia drivers to 'function' with each 
MB, neither of them would work with Myth and the nvidia drivers...  I 
ended up getting the 'latest' Realtek drivers and alsa updates, and that 
worked great.

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Re: [mythtv-users] Minimum hardware requirements for a Frontend

[Ian Forde]

On Wed, 2006-01-04 at 00:43 -0500, Steve Adeff wrote:
> On Wednesday 04 January 2006 00:34, Ian Forde wrote:
> > I'd beware of NVidia chipset motherboards.  NForce3 and NForce4 audio
> > capabilities aren't completely supported in Alsa.  Especially if you're
> > thinking about using the SPDIF to do AC3...
> >
> been working fine for me, both an nForce3 and nForce4 motherboards.
> 

That's weird... what motherboard and version of Alsa are you using?
Mine's an AFI LanParty UT nF3 250Gb.  I experienced the "blue light goes
on on receiver but I get no AC3 sound" as listed in Alsa tickets 1083
and 1094...

-I

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Re: [mythtv-users] Minimum hardware requirements for a Frontend

[Paul Bender]

Ian Forde wrote:

On Tue, 2006-01-03 at 21:01 -0500, Chris Ribe wrote:

   
   Another choice is an AMD processor on an NVIDIA chipset based

   motherboard. I have been playing with an AMD Athlon64 3200 on
   an ASUS 
   A8N-VM CSM. Even without the NVIDIA XvMC support (it is broken

   in the
   drivers for the motherboard chipset), it has not trouble with
   SD.


I should hope not!   A  500Mhz PIII should do DVD res. MPEG-2.  256MB
of RAM helps things along, but you can get by with 128.  If you need
to do MPEG-4, something around 900Mhz is probably necesary.



I'd beware of NVidia chipset motherboards.  NForce3 and NForce4 audio
capabilities aren't completely supported in Alsa.  Especially if you're
thinking about using the SPDIF to do AC3...

Been bitten by this one too. ;)


You are correct. I should have mentioned that. That is one of the 
advantages of the ASUS A8N-VM CSM board. While it has onboard audio, the 
on board audio is not the audio provided by the NVIDIA chipset.
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Re: [mythtv-users] Minimum hardware requirements for a Frontend

[Steve Adeff]

On Wednesday 04 January 2006 00:34, Ian Forde wrote:
> On Tue, 2006-01-03 at 21:01 -0500, Chris Ribe wrote:
> > Another choice is an AMD processor on an NVIDIA chipset based
> > motherboard. I have been playing with an AMD Athlon64 3200 on
> > an ASUS
> > A8N-VM CSM. Even without the NVIDIA XvMC support (it is broken
> > in the
> > drivers for the motherboard chipset), it has not trouble with
> > SD.
> >
> >
> > I should hope not!   A  500Mhz PIII should do DVD res. MPEG-2.  256MB
> > of RAM helps things along, but you can get by with 128.  If you need
> > to do MPEG-4, something around 900Mhz is probably necesary.
>
> I'd beware of NVidia chipset motherboards.  NForce3 and NForce4 audio
> capabilities aren't completely supported in Alsa.  Especially if you're
> thinking about using the SPDIF to do AC3...
>
> Been bitten by this one too. ;)
>
>   -I

been working fine for me, both an nForce3 and nForce4 motherboards.

-- 
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Re: [mythtv-users] Struggling with Xwindows DVI to HDTV 1080i

[Chris Lynch]

On 1/2/06, Dan Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Have you actually gotten 1080i to work with component?  Can you send theXorg.conf file?I tried to get it to work from my 6600GT, but couldn't get a usable picture.The picture would jump up-down by a line on every frame (like the interlace
was happening right).  Both component and DVI acted the same.  My eyesstarted to water after about 5 minutes.  I haven't found anyone with a usable1080i.Do you know which drivers worked?  Which list archvie were you referring to:
nvidia or mythTV?I have 1080i working on my 6600 over DVI->HDMI, but didn't bother with component with the following modeline:    ModeLine "1920x1080i" 74.2 1920 2008 2052 2200 1080 1084 1089 1125 +hsync +vsync interlace
Let me know if you need more - it looks great on my set (JVC HD-61FH96).
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Re: [mythtv-users] Minimum hardware requirements for a Frontend

[Ian Forde]

On Tue, 2006-01-03 at 21:01 -0500, Chris Ribe wrote:
> 
> 
> Another choice is an AMD processor on an NVIDIA chipset based
> motherboard. I have been playing with an AMD Athlon64 3200 on
> an ASUS 
> A8N-VM CSM. Even without the NVIDIA XvMC support (it is broken
> in the
> drivers for the motherboard chipset), it has not trouble with
> SD.
> 
> 
> I should hope not!   A  500Mhz PIII should do DVD res. MPEG-2.  256MB
> of RAM helps things along, but you can get by with 128.  If you need
> to do MPEG-4, something around 900Mhz is probably necesary.

I'd beware of NVidia chipset motherboards.  NForce3 and NForce4 audio
capabilities aren't completely supported in Alsa.  Especially if you're
thinking about using the SPDIF to do AC3...

Been bitten by this one too. ;)

-I

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RE: [mythtv-users] MythTV Book

[Korey Fort]

Use google to translate it for you:
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://www.amazon.co.jp/
exec/obidos/ASIN/4861670179&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://www.amazon.co.jp%2B%2B
MythTv%26hl%3Den%26hs%3DWzf%26lr%3D%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla
:en-US:official%26sa%3DG



"Let ye without segmentation fault cast the first int!"

Korey Fort
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Shaw
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 10:14 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV Book

Terry Dawson wrote:

>-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
>Hash: SHA1
>
>
>Is anyone working on a book for MythTV?
>
>I have some previous writing experience and a contact or two that might
>help in getting something published.
>
>Is there any interest in collaborating in creating one?
>
>My aim would be to get something published, donating a percentage of
>royalties to the project to assist with ongoing development.
>
>regards
>Terry
>
>  
>
I just got an email from O'Reilly today
...

As Kyle Rankin, author of the new "Linux Multimedia Hacks" (O'Reilly),
puts it, "It seems like a person's computer is becoming the multimedia hub
more and more these days. Even if you have some sort of portable device to
listen to music or watch videos, most of the time you end up doing your
ripping, encoding, and storage on your home PC." Linux has often been
overlooked for these types of applications, but multimedia programs under
Linux are getting more and more mature. The list of things you can't do
with free open source tools under Linux keeps getting shorter as the
multimedia tools get easier to use and more powerful.

Rankin's book, one of O'Reilly's popular "Hacks" series, contains a
hundred hacks to help readers get the best multimedia experience from
their computers. Topics covered include:

-Building a MythTV digital media hub that allows you to record television,
 watch videos, listen to music, and even play classic arcade games
-Editing audio, video, and images, using both command-line and GUI tools,
 all of them free
-Managing your music collection by synchronizing your MP3 player and
 desktop and using dynamic playlists
-Creating and burning your own DVDs and VCDs
-Streaming audio and video over the Internet
-Syncing your digital camera to your PC to organize, touch up, and display
 your photographs

"Linux can be a great multimedia platform, once you learn how to use it,"
Rankin adds. "The problem is that documentation for these tools is often
scattered, incomplete, and in some cases overly complicated. Plus there
are plenty of great tools that few people have even heard of. 'Linux
Multimedia Hacks' puts all of this information in one place written in
plain English."


To order your copy or for more information, see:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxmmhks/
or call 1-800-998-9938
or email [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Linux Multimedia Hacks
By Kyle Rankin
ISBN: 0-596-10076-0, 310 pages, $29.95 US
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxmmhks/
...

Richard


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Re: [mythtv-users] Fedora - any new versions in the pipeline?

[Ian Forde]

On Tue, 2006-01-03 at 18:05 -0800, Ross Campbell wrote:
> But... a newer OS distribution really has nothing to do with how well
> mythtv works.
> 
> There certainly are disadvantages to running a "too new" distribution
> with "too new" packages that don't quite work properly with mythtv (or
> none at all ;)
> 
> Likewise, there are a number of advantages to running an older, well
> debugged and supported distribution with a large population of content
> users.
> 
> If you want to use Fedora and MythTV, I'd recommend FC4 and Jarod's guide.

Agreed.  I've been bitten by this one, migrating my quite-stable FC1 x86
myth box over to FC3 x86_64 a couple of years back.  Over time it worked
out well, as Isaac is now running x86_64 so that works out quite nicely.
And the prerequisite packages to support FC3 and, subsequently, FC4,
have been released and field-tested.  But back then...

Living on the bleeding edge can cause... well... bleeding... my advice
would be the same as that from Ross.  FC4 and Jarod's guide is the
current sweet spot for a working, (relatively) easy-to-build config.

-I

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[mythtv-users] nuppel video codec

[Jeremy Fergason]

Hi,I have a PVR-350 and was wondering does the video still get encoded with the nuppel video codec or is some other codec used?  Is there a way that I can set what codec get's used?Thanks!Jeremy
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Re: [mythtv-users] Zap2It multiple sources same cable?

[WiFi Fun]

I had now have again the same problem. I was using LXM Suite to pull
off the second cable line-up. Now with there service ending / ended, I
will need to come up with a solution when I re-setup my new backend. I
think the only way around this will be to have two accounts, maybe
that can be added as an option in the backend config.


On 1/3/06, Steve Adeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tuesday 03 January 2006 23:19, Byron Poland wrote:
> > On 1/3/06, Steve Adeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > So I've got three sources from the same cable company, am I doomed to
> > > have to have 3 logins?
> > >
> > > 1: HD Digital Cablebox via Firewire
> > > 2: SD Digital Cablebox via PVR-150
> > > 3: pcHDTV HD3000 cia QAM
> > >
> > > all from Comcast. Now, each source requires its own specific channel
> > > lineup and all three require a "Digital Cable" lineup to be selected.
> > >
> > > The easiest would be to setup 1 zap2it source for all three and somehow
> > > tell Myth which tuner gets what channels. But I don't think this is
> > > possible.
> > >
> > > Any ideas?
> >
> > See if you can pick a neighboring zip code that has the same services.
> >  I seem to remember doing this to try and circumvent some multiple
> > lineup issues, I don't remember my exact issues they could of been
> > related to OTA stuff.
>
> it won't let me choose more than one Comcast Digital Cable even for a
> different zip code.
>
> --
> Steve
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Re: [mythtv-users] Choppy video and sound

[matthew . garman]

On Tue, Jan 03, 2006 at 09:13:10PM -0700, John P Poet wrote:
> OpenGL does not work for everyone.  If it does work for you, then
> you definately want it.  OpenGL provides the smoothest video
> refresh synchronization.

Does it not work for everyone due to hardware, or that it "just
won't work" for some folks?  :)

> On your frontend, in Setup->TV Setting->Playback, the very first
> screen should have an option to enable OpenGL.

Hmmm, I can't seem to find the OpenGL playback option.  Just for a
sanity check, here's the version of myth I have installed with the
various USE flags (this is gentoo obviously):

media-tv/mythtv-0.18.1-r1  +alsa (-altivec) +arts -debug +dvb
-frontendonly -jack -joystick -lcd +lirc +mmx +nvidia +opengl
-oss -unichrome +vorbis

> Also, make sure you are running nVidia driver 7676 or *earlier*.
> Drivers after 7676 do not work correctly with OpenGL vsync.

Okay, I downgraded my nvidia-glx and nvidia-kernel versions:

media-video/nvidia-kernel-1.0.6629-r4
media-video/nvidia-glx-1.0.6629-r6

I was using 8178, against many warnings I've seen on this mailing
list.  My bad, I had a case of "this problem won't affect me"!  At
any rate, that alone seemed to help the playback somewhat.

Regarding all the warnings I've seen about using the newer nvidia
drivers with mythtv, does anyone happen to know *why* such things
are broken with the newer drivers?  Is nvidia aware of these
problems?  Any feedback from them regarding fixes, etc?

> mythfrontend -v playback -l /var/tmp/mythfrontend.log
> ...
> If the "Video Timing method" is not OpenGL, then you need to look
> at the preceding statements to figure out why.

Okay, I'm definately not using OpenGL for video playback:


2006-01-03 23:03:53.344 nVidiaVideoSync: VBlank ioctl did not work, 
unimplemented in this driver?
2006-01-03 23:03:53.344 DRMVideoSync: Could not open device /dev/dri/card0, No 
such file or directory
2006-01-03 23:03:53.346 OpenGLVideoSync: GLX extensions: 
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address GLX_ARB_multisample GLX_EXT_import_context 
GLX_EXT_visual_info GLX_EXT_visual_rating GLX_OML_swap_method 
GLX_SGI_make_current_read GLX_SGIS_multisample GLX_SGIX_fbconfig 
2006-01-03 23:03:53.346 OpenGLVideoSync: GLX Video Sync extension not present.
2006-01-03 23:03:53.346 RTCVideoSync: Could not set RTC frequency, 
Inappropriate ioctl for device.
2006-01-03 23:03:53.347 Using audio as timebase
2006-01-03 23:03:53.347 Video timing method: USleep with busy wait


I see that it says "GLX Video Sync extension not present"---does
this mean I've failed to configure something or does my hardware not
support it?  I was under the assumption that my hardware *did*
support hardware OpenGL.  I've got a Chaintech 7NIF2, which has the
integrated nvidia nv17-class gpu (GeForce4 MX).

FYI, 7NIF2 link:

http://www.chaintechusa.com/tw/eng/product_spec.asp?MPSNo=13&PISNo=15


Here's the rest of the mythfrontend log, which may also be of
interest:

2006-01-03 23:03:53.347 Refresh rate: 16665, frame interval: 33366
2006-01-03 23:03:53.352 A/V diverged by -3.73134 frames, dropping frame to keep 
audio in sync
2006-01-03 23:03:53.353 A/V diverged by -6.26761 frames, dropping frame to keep 
audio in sync
2006-01-03 23:03:53.354 A/V diverged by -7.93002 frames, dropping frame to keep 
audio in sync
2006-01-03 23:03:53.355 A/V diverged by -8.92957 frames, dropping frame to keep 
audio in sync
2006-01-03 23:03:53.355 A/V diverged by -9.432 frames, dropping frame to keep 
audio in sync
2006-01-03 23:03:53.356 A/V diverged by -9.56905 frames, dropping frame to keep 
audio in sync
2006-01-03 23:03:53.357 A/V diverged by -9.43206 frames, dropping frame to keep 
audio in sync

[ ... several messages similar to above deleted ...]

2006-01-03 23:03:53.423 HandleGopStart: gopset not set, syncing positionMap
2006-01-03 23:03:53.436 Filling position map from 3 to 2
2006-01-03 23:03:53.452 Position map filled from Encoder to: 2
2006-01-03 23:03:53.452 SyncPositionMap liveTV, from Encoder: 3 entries
2006-01-03 23:03:53.453 Stream initial keyframedist: 15.
2006-01-03 23:03:53.453 positionMap[ 2 ] == 610342.
2006-01-03 23:03:53.982 positionMap[ 3 ] == 952358.
2006-01-03 23:03:54.476 positionMap[ 4 ] == 1296422.
2006-01-03 23:03:55.009 positionMap[ 5 ] == 1667110.
2006-01-03 23:03:55.439 positionMap[ 6 ] == 2021414.
2006-01-03 23:03:55.984 positionMap[ 7 ] == 2365478.
'video_output' mean = '28523.38', std. dev. = '12526.83', fps = '35.06'

[ ... several messages similar to above deleted ...]

2006-01-03 23:04:17.975 prebuffering pause
2006-01-03 23:04:17.975 waiting for prebuffer...
2006-01-03 23:04:18.001 RemoteFile::Read() failed in RingBuffer::safe_read().
2006-01-03 23:04:18.113 prebuffer wait timed out..
2006-01-03 23:04:18.114 waiting for prebuffer...
2006-01-03 23:04:18.217 RemoteFile::Read() failed in RingBuffer::safe_read().
2006-01-03 23:04:18.253 prebuffer wait timed out..
2006-01-03 23:04:18.253 waiting for prebuffer...
2006-01-03 23:04:18.393 prebuf

Re: [mythtv-users] Redirecting PVR-350 audio to soundcard for live TV / playback

[John Andersen]

On 1/2/06, Jan Kat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-02-01 at 17:20 -0700, Jan Kat wrote:
>
> > I just noticed that, although there is no place to install a CD-ROM on
> > this PC (no opening in the front bezel -- I had to open the case to
> > attach one and install Gentoo), there is a CD audio connector on the
> > motherboard.  I'll have to test it, but if it's a standard connector, I
> > may be able to bring the PVR-350's audio back into the soundcard through
> > that.
>
> Yep, that works.  I get the impression that it's not possible to pull
> the audio off the PVR-350 via the PCI bus, so I guess I'll go this
> route.  Unless anyone else has any suggestions?

An elegant hack, and I was about to suggest it when you
beat me to it.  There may be more audio inputs (aux?) on
the mobo when you start digging around, but since
you don't need that one, and if the voltages are ok
(check the specs) its a cool solution.


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[mythtv-users] MySQL DB error

[Elliott Rezny]

When i try to record a program just using the R button while watching 
TV, it says it is recording, and then the console spits out this error 
message:


QDateTime::fromString: Parameter out of range
DB Error (ProgramList::FromProgram):
Query was:
SELECT program.chanid, program.starttime, program.endtime, 
program.title, program.subtitle, program.description, 
program.category, channel.channum, channel.callsign, channel.name, 
program.previouslyshown, channel.commfree, channel.outputfilters, 
program.seriesid, program.programid, program.airdate, program.stars, 
program.originalairdate, program.category_type FROM program LEFT 
JOIN channel ON program.chanid = channel.chanid WHERE program.chanid =  
AND starttime <  AND endtime >   GROUP BY program.starttime, 
channel.channum,   channel.callsign, program.title ORDER BY 
program.starttime, channum + 0 LIMIT 1000

Driver error was [2/1064]:
QMYSQL3: Unable to execute query
Database error was:
You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds 
to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'AND starttime


It then doesnt seem to record. Also, when i try to set a show to record 
while using the program guide, it doesnt seem to save the recording 
settings when i select save. the program then doesnt show up in the 
recording schedule or anything. It seems to me that it had worked 
before, but i was having audio problems at the time, so I wasnt focused 
on much except getting the audio to work.


Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

Elliott Rezny
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Re: [mythtv-users] Zap2It multiple sources same cable?

[Steve Adeff]

On Tuesday 03 January 2006 23:19, Byron Poland wrote:
> On 1/3/06, Steve Adeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > So I've got three sources from the same cable company, am I doomed to
> > have to have 3 logins?
> >
> > 1: HD Digital Cablebox via Firewire
> > 2: SD Digital Cablebox via PVR-150
> > 3: pcHDTV HD3000 cia QAM
> >
> > all from Comcast. Now, each source requires its own specific channel
> > lineup and all three require a "Digital Cable" lineup to be selected.
> >
> > The easiest would be to setup 1 zap2it source for all three and somehow
> > tell Myth which tuner gets what channels. But I don't think this is
> > possible.
> >
> > Any ideas?
>
> See if you can pick a neighboring zip code that has the same services.
>  I seem to remember doing this to try and circumvent some multiple
> lineup issues, I don't remember my exact issues they could of been
> related to OTA stuff.

it won't let me choose more than one Comcast Digital Cable even for a 
different zip code.

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Re: [mythtv-users] Zap2It multiple sources same cable?

[Byron Poland]

On 1/3/06, Steve Adeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> So I've got three sources from the same cable company, am I doomed to have to
> have 3 logins?
>
> 1: HD Digital Cablebox via Firewire
> 2: SD Digital Cablebox via PVR-150
> 3: pcHDTV HD3000 cia QAM
>
> all from Comcast. Now, each source requires its own specific channel lineup
> and all three require a "Digital Cable" lineup to be selected.
>
> The easiest would be to setup 1 zap2it source for all three and somehow tell
> Myth which tuner gets what channels. But I don't think this is possible.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> --
> Thanks!
> Steve
>
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See if you can pick a neighboring zip code that has the same services.
 I seem to remember doing this to try and circumvent some multiple
lineup issues, I don't remember my exact issues they could of been
related to OTA stuff.
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Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV Book

[Richard Shaw]

Terry Dawson wrote:


-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
Hash: SHA1


Is anyone working on a book for MythTV?

I have some previous writing experience and a contact or two that might
help in getting something published.

Is there any interest in collaborating in creating one?

My aim would be to get something published, donating a percentage of
royalties to the project to assist with ongoing development.

regards
Terry

 


I just got an email from O'Reilly today
...

As Kyle Rankin, author of the new "Linux Multimedia Hacks" (O'Reilly),
puts it, "It seems like a person's computer is becoming the multimedia hub
more and more these days. Even if you have some sort of portable device to
listen to music or watch videos, most of the time you end up doing your
ripping, encoding, and storage on your home PC." Linux has often been
overlooked for these types of applications, but multimedia programs under
Linux are getting more and more mature. The list of things you can't do
with free open source tools under Linux keeps getting shorter as the
multimedia tools get easier to use and more powerful.

Rankin's book, one of O'Reilly's popular "Hacks" series, contains a
hundred hacks to help readers get the best multimedia experience from
their computers. Topics covered include:

-Building a MythTV digital media hub that allows you to record television,
watch videos, listen to music, and even play classic arcade games
-Editing audio, video, and images, using both command-line and GUI tools,
all of them free
-Managing your music collection by synchronizing your MP3 player and
desktop and using dynamic playlists
-Creating and burning your own DVDs and VCDs
-Streaming audio and video over the Internet
-Syncing your digital camera to your PC to organize, touch up, and display
your photographs

"Linux can be a great multimedia platform, once you learn how to use it,"
Rankin adds. "The problem is that documentation for these tools is often
scattered, incomplete, and in some cases overly complicated. Plus there
are plenty of great tools that few people have even heard of. 'Linux
Multimedia Hacks' puts all of this information in one place written in
plain English."


To order your copy or for more information, see:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxmmhks/
or call 1-800-998-9938
or email [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Linux Multimedia Hacks
By Kyle Rankin
ISBN: 0-596-10076-0, 310 pages, $29.95 US
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxmmhks/
...

Richard


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Re: [mythtv-users] Choppy video and sound

[John P Poet]

On 1/3/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 31, 2005 at 10:33:14AM -0700, John P Poet wrote:
> > On 12/31/05, Brett Swaim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > MythTv records great, but playback in full screen (video and
> > > audio) is choppy. If I exit mythtv and use mplayer that exact
> > > recording plays perfectly, it only chops in mythfrontend. I have
> > > ...
> >
> > Are you using OpenGL to synchronize your video refresh?
>
> How do we check this?  Is this something we do or DO NOT want?
>

OpenGL does not work for everyone.  If it does work for you, then you
definately want it.  OpenGL provides the smoothest video refresh
synchronization.

On your frontend, in Setup->TV Setting->Playback, the very first
screen should have an option to enable OpenGL.

When you run mythfrontend, you can invoke it like this:

mythfrontend -v playback -l /var/tmp/mythfrontend.log

After you start watching a show, look at the mythfrontend.log file,
and look for something like:

2006-01-03 19:34:05.519 nVidiaVideoSync: VBlank ioctl did not work,
unimplemented in this driver?
2006-01-03 19:34:05.519 DRMVideoSync: Could not open device
/dev/dri/card0, No such file or directory
2006-01-03 19:34:05.540 OpenGLVideoSync: GLX extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info GLX_EXT_visual_rating GLX_SGI
X_fbconfig GLX_SGIX_pbuffer GLX_SGI_video_sync GLX_SGI_swap_control
GLX_ARB_multisample GLX_NV_float_buffe
r GLX_ARB_get_proc_address
2006-01-03 19:34:05.541 OpenGLVideoSync: x,y -> 960, 540
2006-01-03 19:34:05.931 Using OpenGLVideoSync
2006-01-03 19:34:05.939 Using audio as timebase
2006-01-03 19:34:05.939 Video timing method: SGI OpenGL

If the "Video Timing method" is not OpenGL, then you need to look at
the preceding statements to figure out why.

Also, make sure you are running nVidia driver 7676 or *earlier*. 
Drivers after 7676 do not work correctly with OpenGL vsync.

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Re: [mythtv-users] Move Program Details to Info screen in Watch Recordings

[Steve Adeff]

On Thursday 22 December 2005 17:01, Kevin Kuphal wrote:
> Steve Adeff wrote:
> >On Thursday 22 December 2005 16:52, Kevin Kuphal wrote:
> >>Steve Adeff wrote:
> >>>currently, to see the information on the recording in the Watch
> >>> Recordings area one must  click the "Info" button, choose "Recording
> >>> Options" and then click Show Program Details, which shows the details
> >>> for that specific recording.
> >>>
> >>>Is this location hardcoded or part of the theme? I'd like to move it to
> >>>the main Info screen, since, to me at least, it make more sense.
> >>
> >>It's hardcoded.  look for the addButton calls in playbackbox.cpp in the
> >>mythfrontend source.  There's already alot of possible buttons on that
> >>screen so putting more onto the first level has been discouraged...
> >
> >It just seems counterintuitive to have to go into recording options to see
> > the program details. I can understand going there to change the settings
> > for recording future episodes, but to see the information on that
> > specific show?
> >
> >there are a lot of buttons though...
>
> As was noted, it is quickly accessible using "U" so it was a trade-off
> for getting it accessible without mapping another button to the remote
> but also not making that main screen any bigger.
>
> Kevin

Another key mapping discovery, CTRL+P does Play without Pause (ie. true Play, 
none of this play or pause stuff).

in case anyone else has been looking for such a key mapping the last 2 
months...

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[mythtv-users] Zap2It multiple sources same cable?

[Steve Adeff]

So I've got three sources from the same cable company, am I doomed to have to 
have 3 logins?

1: HD Digital Cablebox via Firewire
2: SD Digital Cablebox via PVR-150
3: pcHDTV HD3000 cia QAM 

all from Comcast. Now, each source requires its own specific channel lineup 
and all three require a "Digital Cable" lineup to be selected.

The easiest would be to setup 1 zap2it source for all three and somehow tell 
Myth which tuner gets what channels. But I don't think this is possible.

Any ideas?

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[mythtv-users] choppy sound; was: Re: choppy sound & lousy picture

[matthew . garman]

On Fri, Dec 30, 2005 at 07:27:25PM -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I just got my first MythTV box up and running.  Hardware:
> 
> * Chaintech 7NIF2 Motherboard
> * Athlon XP 2500 CPU
> * 512 MB RAM
> * Hauppage WinTV-PVR-150
> * Seagate 7200 RPM 80 GB PATA hard drive (using DMA)

FYI: hdparm -t /dev/hda

/dev/hda:
 Timing buffered disk reads:  144 MB in  3.05 seconds =  47.24
 MB/sec

Shouldn't be a disk performance problem.

> I am currently facing two problems: (1) under mythtv (only), the
> audio is choppy, and (2) the video is fuzzy.
>
> As for (1), if I run "mplayer -fs /dev/video0", the audio and video
> are perfectly in sync, with no stuttering or choppiness.  However,
> both live tv AND recorded tv have audio (and video, although to a
> lesser extent) that is choppy: several brief pauses every second or
> two.  Definately too annoying to ignore.

I'm still facing this problem.  Along with the noticeable
"studdering" or "choppiness", I get lots of "prebuffering pause"
messages.

I re-compiled withOUT oss support, and am now using ALSA natively.
That did not help the situation.  Also, while watching live TV,
according to top, mythfrontend is taking up about 20% of the CPU's
time, and X is taking about 10%.

As for the second problem, that seems to have magically worked
itself out.  So I'm going to concentrate on this choppy audio
problem for the time being.

Any help is much appreciated!

Thanks,
Matt

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Re: [mythtv-users] Still Can't Get pcHDTV-3000 Installed

[Mike]

Drew Tomlinson wrote:



cx88xx: disagrees about version of symbol tveeprom_hauppauge_analog



Thats your problem right there. You rusing tveeprom.ko from the ivytv 
drivers. (which don't support the bttv drivers) They are getting it 
incorperated with v4l shortly so one of the next couple releases of the 
kernel will not have this problem. (based on you using post 0.4.1 drivers)


Anywho, what you need to do is make sure you using the tveeprom.ko from 
the kernel and not the ivytv drivers. Then it should detect both. 
(kernels can deal with the 250 but ivytv's cant deal with the 3000) So 
if you can find the old tveeprom.ko from the kernel and move the 
tveeprom.ko out of the way from the ivytv drivers. You should be able to 
reboot and it won't give you that messeage. (and work) Its what I have 
to do to get my PVR-500, PVR-350 and HD-3000 working.


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Re: [mythtv-users] Choppy video and sound

[matthew . garman]

On Sat, Dec 31, 2005 at 10:33:14AM -0700, John P Poet wrote:
> On 12/31/05, Brett Swaim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > MythTv records great, but playback in full screen (video and
> > audio) is choppy. If I exit mythtv and use mplayer that exact
> > recording plays perfectly, it only chops in mythfrontend. I have
> > ...
>
> Are you using OpenGL to synchronize your video refresh?

How do we check this?  Is this something we do or DO NOT want?

Thanks,
Matt

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Re: [mythtv-users] Minimum hardware requirements for a Frontend

[Nick Bloch]

On 1/2/06, R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> (On the backend, I plan to have multiple tuner cards, 300GB+ SATA hard
> disks, 1.5GB RAM, etc.)
>
> I need a frontend to mainly view Live TV and recorded shows.
>
> What would you recommend as the minimum hardware requirements for a frontend?
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I agree that if you are limiting yourself to live tv and recordings,
then cle266 is the way to go. There are some bargain small form factor
boards out there with c3 800MHz and cle266 that are a lot cheaper than
the Epias. The only drawback is that none of them seem to have tv-out.
I recently set up a dedicated front end on a PC Chips M789CG with an
LCD monitor as display and it works perfectly. The only place it
chokes is in the program browser - the miniature live tv window
stutters a bit when browsing.
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Re: [mythtv-users] Minimum hardware requirements for a Frontend

[Steve Adeff]

On Tuesday 03 January 2006 21:50, William wrote:
> > I need a frontend to mainly view Live TV and recorded shows.
> >
> > What would you recommend as the minimum hardware requirements
> > for a frontend?
>
> I have a modded xbox running debian as a frontend. Does pretty much
> everything SD, I understand it does hd but cannot verify the fact. Total
> cost with hot-swap software hack = $70usd If you can find an old one used
> its even better as they are easier to hack than the new ones like mine.

XBOX can't do HD, not enough CPU power. It can however handle outputting SD 
material  (up to 960x540p) to an HDTV. Does make a great cheap SD frontend 
though!

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Re: [mythtv-users] Twinhan VisionDTV Remote Control and USB dongle.

[Craig Tinson]

Terry Dawson wrote:


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I'm trying to get lircd configured for use with a Twinhan VisionDTV
remote control and it's accompanying USB dongle. I'm having a little bit
of difficulty making it all hang together.

I was wondering if there is anyone on the list who has already done this
who might help me with a shortcut or two?

regards
Terry


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if it's the same card I have (I think it is.. )

check this out...

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/151845

and look for the patch

it makes the thing a 20 second job.

hth

Craig


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RE: [mythtv-users] Minimum hardware requirements for a Frontend

[William]

> I need a frontend to mainly view Live TV and recorded shows.
> 
> What would you recommend as the minimum hardware requirements 
> for a frontend? 

I have a modded xbox running debian as a frontend. Does pretty much
everything SD, I understand it does hd but cannot verify the fact. Total
cost with hot-swap software hack = $70usd If you can find an old one used
its even better as they are easier to hack than the new ones like mine.


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Re: [mythtv-users] http://www.irblaster.info/ & DCT2524

[Steve Adeff]

On Tuesday 03 January 2006 18:26, Steve Adeff wrote:
> I just got a DCT2524 as a second cable box, the IR and Data ports on the
> back don't seem to work (and according to them the required internals
> aren't there, the lady send the command but no go...). So I'm looking at an
> http://www.irblaster.info and was wondering if anyone with this box has
> used this for changing channels and if there is anything I should know
> before going ahead with it?

nevermind, I got the serial connection working...

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Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV Book

[Craig Tinson]

Isaac Richards wrote:


On Monday 02 January 2006 23:04, Jarod Wilson wrote:
 


On Monday 02 January 2006 19:20, Terry Dawson wrote:
   


Is anyone working on a book for MythTV?
 


Yup.
   



There's also this:

http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4861670179/

I can't read a word of it, but it looks cool sitting on my book shelf.  =)  I 
didn't find out about it until a few months ago, myself.


Isaac
 


erm. how did you order it?? lol

I can't figure out what anything is!

Craig
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[mythtv-users] Mythtv redirecting to localhost

[Jake Sanders]

I just upgraded my mythtv and mythtvplugins installations (last upgrade was summer '05), and I am seeing something odd with mythweb.I have a web page (not on my myth server) with a link to mythweb on my myth server.  If I follow the link, it asks for my username and password (as usual), but then redirects me to "
http://127.0.0.1/mythweb".  Typing in the address in the address bar directoy (instead of following the link) works.  This wasn't a problem before my most recent upgrade.
I doubt this matters, but my service provider blocks incoming port 80, so I have to use port 8080 and have my router redirect it to port 80 on my myth server.  This worked fine before the upgrade.  Also, disabling htaccess doesn't seem to make a difference.  
Anybody else having this problem?Regards,Jake Sanders
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Re: [mythtv-users] fc4.ppc, Mac Mini and MythTV

[Matt Hannan]

On Tue, 2006-01-03 at 18:30 -0500, Matt Hannan wrote:

> Anyway, chew on this for a while. I am going to re-read your FC4 guide 
> after dinner.
> 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# lsmod |grep snd
> snd_powermac   58516  0
> snd_seq_dummy   4132  0
> snd_seq_oss44756  0
> snd_seq_midi_event  8864  1 snd_seq_oss
> snd_seq71448  5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
> snd_seq_device 11532  3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
> snd_pcm_oss69456  0
> snd_mixer_oss  23360  1 snd_pcm_oss
> snd_pcm   114372  2 snd_powermac,snd_pcm_oss
> snd_timer  31748  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
> snd77044  8 
> snd_powermac,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
> soundcore  11972  1 snd
> snd_page_alloc 13000  1 snd_pcm
> 
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Been digging thru the FC4 guide on Jarod's site.
I have modified modules.conf based on the Alsa site for the PowerMac
sound chip.
They even had an .asoundrc file there.

Then I did this:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ /usr/bin/aplay /usr/share/gok/goksound1.wav
ALSA lib conf.c:1596:(snd_config_load1) :51:1:Unexpected }
ALSA lib
conf.c:2837:(snd_config_hook_load) /usr/share/alsa/cards/PMacToonie.conf
may be old or corrupted: consider to remove or fix it
ALSA lib conf.c:2700:(snd_config_hooks_call) function
snd_config_hook_load_for_all_cards returned error: Invalid argument
ALSA lib pcm.c:1969:(snd_pcm_open_conf) Invalid type for PCM default
definition (id: default, value: cards.pcm.default)
aplay: main:544: audio open error: Invalid argument

Any help?

I also noticed that I have some dependencies issues.

"yum upgrade" yields: 

Error: Missing Dependency: gcc = 4.0.1 is needed by package libtool
Error: Missing Dependency: libglib-2.0_0 = 2.6.6-1_12.rhfc4.at is needed
by package glib2
Error: Missing Dependency: libgthread-2.0_0 = 2.6.6-1_12.rhfc4.at is
needed by package glib2
Error: Missing Dependency: libgobject-2.0_0 = 2.6.6-1_12.rhfc4.at is
needed by package glib2
Error: Missing Dependency: perl(String::CRC32) is needed by package lftp
Error: Missing Dependency: libgcrypt11 = 1.2.2-11.rhfc4.at is needed by
package libgcrypt-devel
Error: Missing Dependency: libgmodule-2.0_0 = 2.6.6-1_12.rhfc4.at is
needed by package glib2
Error: Missing Dependency: /usr/bin/python%{python_version} is needed by
package rhnlib
Error: Missing Dependency: libglib-2.0_0 = 2.6.6-1_12.rhfc4.at is needed
by package glib2-devel
Error: Missing Dependency: libgobject-2.0_0 = 2.6.6-1_12.rhfc4.at is
needed by package glib2-devel
Error: Missing Dependency: libasound2 = 1.0.10-25.rhfc4.at is needed by
package alsa-lib-devel
Error: Missing Dependency: perl(HTTP::GHTTP) is needed by package
perl-libwww-perl
Error: Missing Dependency: libgthread-2.0_0 = 2.6.6-1_12.rhfc4.at is
needed by package glib2-devel
Error: Missing Dependency: libgmodule-2.0_0 = 2.6.6-1_12.rhfc4.at is
needed by package glib2-devel
Error: Missing Dependency: libavcodec.so is needed by package transcode

My eyes hurt.
Matt


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[mythtv-users] Unable to view test recording?

[A JM]

I'm getting the following error when trying to view a test capture on my PVR-250 "selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec". Does anyone have any ideas on what might be going on? This is installed via SVN 7255 so I'm assuming I'm missing a codec for playback?
Any help will be appreciated thanks.[EMAIL PROTECTED] mythtv]# mplayer -vo xv /tmp/test_capture.mpg
MPlayer 1.0pre7try2-3.2.3 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel Celeron A Mendocino/Pentium II Dixon (Family: 6, Stepping: 5)
Detected cache-line size is 32 bytes
CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 0 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 0 SSE2: 0


Opening joystick device /dev/input/js0
Can't open joystick device /dev/input/js0 : No such file or directory
Can't init input joystick
Setting up LIRC support...
mplayer: could not connect to socket
mplayer: No such file or directory
Failed to open LIRC support.
You will not be able to use your remote control.
Playing /tmp/test_capture.mpg.
MPEG-PS file format detected.
VIDEO:  MPEG2  720x480  (aspect 2)  29.970 fps  9600.0 kbps (1200.0 kbyte/s)
==
Opening audio decoder: [mp3lib] MPEG layer-2, layer-3
AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 384.0 kbit/25.00% (ratio: 48000->192000)
Selected audio codec: [mp3] afm:mp3lib (mp3lib MPEG layer-2, layer-3)
==
vo: X11 running at 800x600 with depth 24 and 32 bpp (":0.0" => local display)
==
Opening video decoder: [mpegpes] MPEG 1/2 Video passthrough
VDec: vo config request - 720 x 480 (preferred csp: Mpeg PES)
Could not find matching colorspace - retrying with -vf scale...
Opening video filter: [scale]
The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec.
VDecoder init failed :(
Opening video decoder: [libmpeg2] MPEG 1/2 Video decoder libmpeg2-v0.4.0b
Selected video codec: [mpeg12] vfm:libmpeg2 (MPEG-1 or 2 (libmpeg2))
==
Checking audio filter chain for 48000Hz/2ch/s16le -> 48000Hz/2ch/s16le...
AF_pre: 48000Hz/2ch/s16le
alsa-init: no soundcards found: Success
audio_out: alsa9 and alsa1x modules were removed, use -ao alsa instead.


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Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV Book

[Steve Adeff]

On Tuesday 03 January 2006 20:33, Isaac Richards wrote:
> On Tuesday 03 January 2006 08:33, Steve Adeff wrote:
> > And while I'm at it, where is mythtv.info moving to?
>
> Moving to wiki.mythtv.org.  Not sure of the status of the transition, but I
> thought it was pretty close to complete.
>
> Isaac

thanks! time to start editing!

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Re: [mythtv-users] Fedora - any new versions in the pipeline?

[Ross Campbell]

>  Are there
> any new versions of Fedora coming down the line that I should
> consider, or is the latest build on their site good enough?

Fedora core 5 expected out March 2006
http://fedora.redhat.com/About/schedule/

But... a newer OS distribution really has nothing to do with how well
mythtv works.

There certainly are disadvantages to running a "too new" distribution
with "too new" packages that don't quite work properly with mythtv (or
none at all ;)

Likewise, there are a number of advantages to running an older, well
debugged and supported distribution with a large population of content
users.

If you want to use Fedora and MythTV, I'd recommend FC4 and Jarod's guide.

-Ross
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Re: [mythtv-users] No channels in db, but mythfilldatabase says "Data is already present"

[mikepolniak]

On 13:08 Tue 03 Jan , Joe Votour wrote:
> Check that you actually have channels in the database.
>  They should have been created on the first invocation
> of mythfilldatabase.
> 
> To check that you have channel information, run mysql
> and do the query, "select * from channel;".  That
> should show you a channel list.  If you want to remove
> them, you can do "delete from channel;".
> 
> To get rid of the program listings in the database,
> you can use the query, "delete from program;".
> 
Yes both the channel and program tables are empty and when i rerun
mythfilldatabase and connect to datadirect/zap2it it just says:

Data is already present for Tue Jan 3 2006, skipping

...and repeats that line for all days up to Jan 16, because i retrieved
that data a few days ago.

So is there another way to get the data? 

  
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Re: [mythtv-users] Minimum hardware requirements for a Frontend

[Chris Ribe]

Another choice is an AMD processor on an NVIDIA chipset basedmotherboard. I have been playing with an AMD Athlon64 3200 on an ASUS
A8N-VM CSM. Even without the NVIDIA XvMC support (it is broken in thedrivers for the motherboard chipset), it has not trouble with SD.

I should hope not!   A  500Mhz PIII should do DVD res.
MPEG-2.  256MB of RAM helps things along, but you can get by with
128.  If you need to do MPEG-4, something around 900Mhz is
probably necesary.    

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Re: [mythtv-users] OT Recommended Modem for Cid

[Scott Starkey]

Thanks.  I'm just reread what I sent and should have explained better.  I'm not 
using asterisk, I just wanted to see if anyone had a name/model of a modem that 
works well with linux that will also do caller id using the CIDBCast program in 
the Myth Contrib folder.

>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/03/06 5:36 PM >>>
Scott Starkey wrote:

>I am looking for a recommendation on a brand/model modem that works well with 
>the Caller-ID functions.  Would the X100P cards that work with Asterisk work?
>
If you're using Asterisk, you'll need an X100P. Note that they're not 
all created equal - I've had some 'clones' that won't do CID, while some 
can. The genuine article should be fine, if you can get one.

If you're not using Asterisk, I think you have a wider choice. I 
understand that most modern modems will decode CID, but I could be wrong.

Cheers,

Jon
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Re: [mythtv-users] Starting up mythfrontend automatically?

[Robert Kulagowski]

Also is it possible to contribute to the mythtv docs, and if so, how? 
Obviously the section in the mythtv docs in the URL I pasted above needs 
expanding slightly!  I'd be happy to contribute to docs.


Re-read Section 1.

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Re: [mythtv-users] Twinhan VisionDTV Remote Control and USB dongle.

[Terry Dawson]

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Jon Whitear wrote:

> The USB dongle shows up as a Human Interface Device (HID) - in this
> case, a keyboard. There's no need to use lirc (and I don't think lirc
> supports USB HIDs.) Just map the remote keys to the appropriate
> functions in Myth. Having said that, I never could get the key mappings
> set up satisfactorily, so I made a serial IR receiver, and used lirc
> with that.

Thanks Jon (and Michael),
I've found the The lirc documentation a little unclear with respect to
its hardware configuration, I thought perhaps it did and that is
probably the major area of difficulty I am experiencing.

Perhaps I'll do the serial IR receiver too. A chance to whip out the
soldering iron is one to be considered :)

regards
Terry

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Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV Book

[Isaac Richards]

On Monday 02 January 2006 23:04, Jarod Wilson wrote:
> On Monday 02 January 2006 19:20, Terry Dawson wrote:
> > Is anyone working on a book for MythTV?
>
> Yup.

There's also this:

 http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4861670179/

I can't read a word of it, but it looks cool sitting on my book shelf.  =)  I 
didn't find out about it until a few months ago, myself.

Isaac
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Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV Book

[Isaac Richards]

On Tuesday 03 January 2006 08:33, Steve Adeff wrote:
> And while I'm at it, where is mythtv.info moving to?

Moving to wiki.mythtv.org.  Not sure of the status of the transition, but I 
thought it was pretty close to complete.

Isaac
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Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV Book

[Terry Dawson]

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Steve Adeff wrote:

> Not to insult your work on a book, but wouldn't a proper Wiki make more 
> sense? 
> I mean granted, noone will end up reading it, like they don't use gossamer 
> right now, but with as much as Myth changes it would just seem to make sense.

Steve,
It's an interesting question. My feeling is that both good up to date
online documentation and print publication make sense. A couple of ideas
on the subject though.

Firstly I think it depends very much on what style of book it is that
you're writing. If it is a reference book then you're right, print
publication for a project as early in its lifecycle as MythTV would be a
mistake. If the book were more tutorial in nature, an introduction to
the whole concept with the aim of providing relevant background to
assist people interested in building their own MythTV installation I
think it'd have a more useful life-span. Subsequent editions could
provide a stronger focus on reference as the product matures.

Secondly, In my experience people are more likely to read a print
publication cover to cover. I was a founding member of the Linux
Documentation Project and maintained a number of HOWTO documents over a
number of years and I could tell from the number of questions I received
that despite the fact that the lifecycle of HOWTO document updates was
very fast-paced, a large percentage of readers weren't reading the
online version at all, despite the print version directing them to it.
People tend to read online documentation for reference: "I have a
question, I'll google for it, it turns up an online reference, I find
the answer to my question". If you want your reader to actually read
widely about a topic then I believe a print publication better serves
the purpose.

regards
Terry



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RE: [mythtv-users] Nuvexport to an Archos AV500?

[Bret Schuhmacher]

Thanks, Byron - that was a quick answer!  I'll give that a shot :-).

Rgds,

Bret
Marta said I don't seem to like to read fiction very much.  "I guess
you're not
an `afictionado'," she said.  Poor Marta.  For all her reading, she
doesn't
even know the right word.  -- Deep Thoughts, by Jack Handey 

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Byron Poland
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 8:06 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Nuvexport to an Archos AV500?

On 1/3/06, Bret Schuhmacher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all - Happy New Year!
>
> I just received an Archos AV500, which says it'll play .avi files in
> MPEG-4 Simple Profile with a soundtrack in MP3 or WMA format.  I went 
> out and bought a Plextor PX-TV402U-NA USB tuner, which hardware 
> encodes avi in DivX and MPEG-4 (full specs at 
>
http://www.plextor.com/english/products/PX-TV402Uadvancedtechspec.htm#).
> I'm using the latest KnoppMyth for simplicity.
>
> Ok, now my question...  What's the simplest way to use Myth to get an 
> avi acceptable to the Archos AV500?  I've recorded a few shows with 
> Myth, but trying to export the files via nuvexport fails because of a 
> parameter to ffmpeg, "-vcat", which isn't supported by my ffmpeg 
> (provided by KnoppMyth).  I tried to update ffmpeg but nuvexport 
> disabled almost all my choices.  I should probably build ffmpeg 
> myself, huh?
>
> I wish I could just record and use the files directly instead of 
> having to transcode them (which seems to take as long or longer than 
> the show itself).  Can the transcoding begin almost simultaneously 
> with the recording (i.e. the transcoding would start a few seconds 
> after the show starts recording, so it finishes almost simultaneously 
> and I wouldn't have to wait another hour or two at the end)?
>
> Thanks for any tips.
>
> Rgds,
>
> Bret
> I think the mistake a lot of us make is thinking the state-appointed 
> psychiatrist is our "friend."  -- Deep Thoughts, by Jack Handey
>
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With the Plextor recording to mpeg4 and a recording profile that encodes
the audio to mp3 all you should have to do is run the nuv through
avidemux to change the container from .nuv to .avi.

The Plextor doesn't do hardware encoding of the audio, it outputs
uncompressed pcm data.  I believe the recording profile in Myth
will allow you to set it up to record and encode straight to mp3. 
Once that is done, the file should be all set, except it will be a nuv,
and not an avi..  avidemux will allow you to load the nuv file, and then
just check that the output format is set as avi, and then save the file.
it won't reprocess the audio or video it will just copy it to an avi
container.  hopefully that will play on your device.
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Re: [mythtv-users] X Output on PVR-350

[Rajeev Goonewardene]

David Robison wrote:


I've seen some write ups on this problem but I am still unclear how to
solve it. I have a PVR-350 card and I'm trying to run the X output on
the card. However, the mythtv screens are clipped on all sides. It  
as if

the X screen is larger than the PVR-350 screen. I've tried various
changes in my xorg.conf file but that does not seem to make a
difference. Any guidence would be appreciated. I'm using the xorg.conf
from http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/xorg.conf-PVR350.txt.


I had this problem as well with my PVR350 and TV Out on Fedora Core 4.

Here are some things to try:

I followed the following document for setup:

http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/fcmyth.php? 
SID&expandables=closed&ivtv=open&pvr350out=open


If you use Fedora Core 4, there is a paragraph about a bug in "urw- 
fonts" package in Fedora Core 4 - this helped somewhat  Search for  
"urw-fonts" in the above document.


Next, in the documentation from the mythtv site:
http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-23.html
I followed the directions under "MythTV Dimensions" and played around  
with the x/y sizes and offsets and it fixed the screens and things  
seem to work.


I also made changes some as per the section on "Overscan Dimensions".

Hope it helps,

Rajeev.

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[mythtv-users] Live TV looks odd after upgrade (and other stuff)

[Eric Ladner]

Recently went from 0.18.1 to SVN (Dec 31st,I think).

When I watch live TV (HD 16:9 TV) it looks like it's extremely
letterboxed - something like you'd see on a 2.0+ anamorphic DVD. 
Previously it had bars on the side and filled the screen top to
bottom, now it's got BIG bars on the top and bottom and fills the
screen side to side.

Another strange one is I don't think it's switching to standard
640x480 (watch tv mode is configured differently than GUI mode). 
Here's a few relavant lines from the frontend log:

2006-01-03 06:47:04.717 Opening audio device 'default'.
DisplaResX: XRRSetScreenConfigAndRate() call failed.
2006-01-03 06:47:05.001 SwitchToVideo: Video size 640 x 480: xrandr failed for 6
40 x 480
2006-01-03 06:47:06.011 Realtime priority would require SUID as root.
2006-01-03 06:47:06.026 TV: Changing from None to WatchingPreRecorded

Another thing I noticed today is I walked off and left a pre-recorde
show paused.  Looks like about every 0.15 seconds (roughly) it printed
this in the log:

2006-01-03 06:56:54.511 WriteAudio: buffer underrun

Keep in mind the frontend was sitting in a paused previously recorded
show.  There were a total of 366,959 messages printed in the log in a
period of 12.5 hours.

Enough for now.  Can't say enough about MythTV.  I'm slowly converting
all the folks at work over.  :)

--
Eric Ladner
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Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV Book

[Terry Dawson]

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Robert Kulagowski wrote:

> They're not interested.  I wrote a few chapters and it didn't go anywhere.

Robert,
I'd like to talk to you about your experience with O'Reilly and what
their views were.

I'll email you offline.

regards
Terry
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Re: [mythtv-users] Updating list of HDTV tuners for the HOWTO

[Mudit Wahal]

Brandon,

I do follow avsforum where they also discuss HDTV card lot more
compared to myth-users list. Only recently I've seen any activity
related to the HDTV tuners on myth-users.

I did got some help in pchdtv forums when I posted some questions
there and on this list last May. I did compare pros and cons of
various tuners when I was shopping for second tuner for my box. I'm in
San Jose, about 40 miles from Mt Sutro tower. After several users on
avsforum successfully reported Fusion Lite and Fusion Gold (both have
SAME LG HDTV tuner for digital broadcast, only the analog portion is
different), and the linux dvb drivers were ready, I ordered my card
from copperbox for $99 delivered. I also have LG LST 4200A, a HDTV
set-top box which I got in 2004. The Fusion cards are based on same
chipset. The LG set top box has excellent reception compared to
Samsung and other set-top boxes. So, the LG chipset is quite good for
digital reception. My friend across the street has ATI HDTV card using
Windows driver. I can tell you that its a hit-or-miss for him getting
any channel.

In my setup, I've an old antenna, about 20 ft high on single story
roof top. The wire is all chipped and chaffed and I cant replace as I
dont have any means to climb up and replace the wire. I've a 1-4
splitter connected to the old chipped wire. Then I attached a new RG6
100 ft cable to one end and a 1-2 splitter at the other end. The 2nd
splitter is feeding signal to the HD3000 and Fusion Lite 5 card. In
effect, I've only 1/8th of the signal being feed to both the cards.
Now, if  you say the Fusion Lite card has issues, then I should not be
getting anything after so much signal degradation (40 miles away,
chaffed cable and 1/8th signal).

So, once again, it mostly depends on your line of site and setup.
FWIW, Fusion 5 Lite is quite acceptable for OTA usage, assuming you
dont have other major issues in your setup.

Thanks
Mudit

On 1/3/06, Brandon Beattie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 03, 2006 at 12:45:19PM -0800, Mudit Wahal wrote:
> > Actually, for QAM, I can understand the ratings. But for OTA, there
> > are other factors such as your antenna, line of sight, cable quality,
> > etc etc. One man's 9.5 may be someone else's 1 ! You can't compare OTA
> > between two cards as everyone's setup is different.
>
> I competely agree antenna, line of sight, cable and splitter quality
> makes more of a difference than the tuner chip.  The lite model I've
> heard from several people here and other forums that compared to other
> cards it doesn't do as well, and it's a slight larger difference than
> what's found between other types of cards in the same situation.
>
> I'm using the generation of the tuner chips, the multipath cancelation
> in the chips, and the user feedback (I've followed most every one on
> this list and other sites for over 2 years).  I feel comfortable though
> saying my thoughts are slightly more than just opinion.  There are
> certain areas that cause the bring the best or worst of the cards out.
> Someone say in downtown new york is more likely to see the newest tuner
> chips with better multipath cancelation do slightly better than someone
> in the country.  But then someone in the country with a bad splitter
> could generate multipath that can faul up any tuner.
>
> --Brandon
>
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Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV Book

[Terry Dawson]

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Matt wrote:
> just a thought, maybe it could be an o'reilly book... kinda like this
> one for asterisk:
> 
> 
> http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Asterisk%3A+The+Future+of+Telephony
> 
> You can buy it, but you can also download it for free using the
> creative commons license.

Matt,
The Linux Network Administrators Guide pioneered OpenSource book
publication. The first edition was published both online by the Linux
Documentation Project and was published in print by O'Reilly.

When I did the 2nd edition we published it under the GNU Free
Documentation License.

I agree wholeheartedly that a published free book is the right way to
approach it.

Terry
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Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV Book

[Terry Dawson]

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Jarod Wilson wrote:
> On Monday 02 January 2006 19:20, Terry Dawson wrote:
> 
>>Is anyone working on a book for MythTV?
>
> Yup.

Hi Jarod,
Is it you, or someone else? I'd like to talk to them about what they're
doing.

regards
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Re: [mythtv-users] Nuvexport to an Archos AV500?

[Byron Poland]

On 1/3/06, Bret Schuhmacher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all - Happy New Year!
>
> I just received an Archos AV500, which says it'll play .avi files in
> MPEG-4 Simple Profile with a soundtrack in MP3 or WMA format.  I went
> out and bought a Plextor PX-TV402U-NA USB tuner, which hardware encodes
> avi in DivX and MPEG-4 (full specs at
> http://www.plextor.com/english/products/PX-TV402Uadvancedtechspec.htm#).
> I'm using the latest KnoppMyth for simplicity.
>
> Ok, now my question...  What's the simplest way to use Myth to get an
> avi acceptable to the Archos AV500?  I've recorded a few shows with
> Myth, but trying to export the files via nuvexport fails because of a
> parameter to ffmpeg, "-vcat", which isn't supported by my ffmpeg
> (provided by KnoppMyth).  I tried to update ffmpeg but nuvexport
> disabled almost all my choices.  I should probably build ffmpeg myself,
> huh?
>
> I wish I could just record and use the files directly instead of having
> to transcode them (which seems to take as long or longer than the show
> itself).  Can the transcoding begin almost simultaneously with the
> recording (i.e. the transcoding would start a few seconds after the show
> starts recording, so it finishes almost simultaneously and I wouldn't
> have to wait another hour or two at the end)?
>
> Thanks for any tips.
>
> Rgds,
>
> Bret
> I think the mistake a lot of us make is thinking the state-appointed
> psychiatrist is our "friend."  -- Deep Thoughts, by Jack Handey
>
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With the Plextor recording to mpeg4 and a recording profile that
encodes the audio to mp3 all you should have to do is run the nuv
through avidemux to change the container from .nuv to .avi.

The Plextor doesn't do hardware encoding of the audio, it outputs
uncompressed pcm data.  I believe the recording profile in Myth
will allow you to set it up to record and encode straight to mp3. 
Once that is done, the file should be all set, except it will be a
nuv, and not an avi..  avidemux will allow you to load the nuv file,
and then just check that the output format is set as avi, and then
save the file.  it won't reprocess the audio or video it will just
copy it to an avi container.  hopefully that will play on your device.
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Re: [mythtv-users] Fedora - any new versions in the pipeline?

[Jonathan Tidmore]

On 1/3/06, Dorsey Graphics <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello   I'm thinking of setting up my extra PC as a Myth box. Are thereany new versions of Fedora coming down the line that I shouldconsider, or is the latest build on their site good enough?
Next version of Fedora Core is scheduled for March.http://fedora.redhat.com/About/schedule/ -- -J
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Re: [mythtv-users] How do I add existing avi files to mythtv's recordings?

[Kevin Kuphal]

Chris Doyle wrote:


Steve,

This is great! just one small problem.

Upon execution, it grabs the show info just fine from TV.com, but the query 
fails with a message of

DBD::mysql::st execute failed: Unknown column 'basename' in 'field list' at 
/root/tvgrabber-0.5.pl line 571,  line 1.

apparently basename is a column in your mythconverg.recorded table, but not 
mine (latest knoppmyth)

Did you add the basename column to your db, or am I just using a different 
version than you?
 

This is a column in the SVN version of Myth related, I believe, to the 
file extension changes where MPEG files carry the MPG extension instead 
of NUV


Kevin
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Re: [mythtv-users] Fedora - any new versions in the pipeline?

[George Galt]

Um, try their roadmap: http://www.fedora.redhat.com/About/schedule/
It may not be wise to be too cutting edge for a production system.  FC4 works well.

GeorgeOn 1/3/06, Dorsey Graphics <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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[mythtv-users] Fedora - any new versions in the pipeline?

[Dorsey Graphics]

Hello

  I'm thinking of setting up my extra PC as a Myth box. Are there  
any new versions of Fedora coming down the line that I should  
consider, or is the latest build on their site good enough?


Thanks,

-S
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Re: [mythtv-users] LABEL=/video does not exist

[Brian Donaldson]

Jason,
 
That solved the problem.  Thank you very much for the detailed instructions.  I really appreciate it.
 
Brian 
On 1/2/06, Jason W. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Brian Donaldson wrote:> I'm running FC4 w/0.18.1 installing using Jarod's instructions.  I> configured my partitions during setup as described in the
> instructions.  I created a /video xfs partition with the remaining> space on the drive (~190GB).  However, the system is showing the> /video directory to only have about a 7.5GB capacity instead of the
> 190GB.  I'm getting this error during boot-up:>> mount: special device LABEL=/video does not exist>>> However, I still seem to be able to access /video.  It's just smaller> than it should be.  Here is my fstab:
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] mythtv]# cat /etc/fstab> # This file is edited by fstab-sync - see 'man fstab-sync' for details> LABEL=/ /   ext3defaults> 1 1
> LABEL=/boot /boot   ext3defaults> 1 2 /dev/devpts /dev/ptsdevpts> gid=5,mode=620  0 0 /dev/shm/dev/shm> tmpfs   defaults0 0 /dev/proc   /proc
> procdefaults0 0 /dev/sys/sys> sysfs   defaults0 0> LABEL=/video/video  xfs defaults> 1 2> 10.10.10.8:/media   /mnt/media  nfs
> rsize=8192,wsize=8192,timeo=14,intr 0 0> LABEL=AhD$AdD$A   swapswapdefaults0 0> /dev/hdc/media/cdromauto> pamconsole,exec,noauto,managed 0 0
>>> Any thoughts?>> Thanks,>> BrianbDid you change the filesystem type after the initial build? I believe thatlabel is an ext2/3 thing ('man e2label' for more info). Here's all you need
to do to fix it.1) 'mv /video /video.bak'-move the /video folder someplace else so that you can access the currentcontents once you have properly mounted your partition.2) 'mkdir /video'-create a new mountpoint
3) 'fdisk -l' to find the large partition that you created.-it should be easy to spot.4) edit /etc/fstab and replace "LABEL=/video" with the actual partition thatyou want to mount (probably either "/dev/hda3" or "/dev/hda5"
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Re: [mythtv-users] How do I add existing avi files to mythtv's recordings?

[Steve Adeff]

On Tuesday 03 January 2006 18:24, Chris Doyle wrote:
> Steve,
>
> This is great! just one small problem.
>
> Upon execution, it grabs the show info just fine from TV.com, but the query
> fails with a message of
>
> DBD::mysql::st execute failed: Unknown column 'basename' in 'field list' at
> /root/tvgrabber-0.5.pl line 571,  line 1.
>
> apparently basename is a column in your mythconverg.recorded table, but not
> mine (latest knoppmyth)
>
> Did you add the basename column to your db, or am I just using a different
> version than you?
>
> Thanks!
> Chris Doyle
>
> On Tue, 3 Jan 2006 09:52:54 -0500
>
> Steve Adeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Tuesday 03 January 2006 09:28, Kevin Kuphal wrote:
> > > Steve Adeff wrote:
> > > >On Monday 02 January 2006 20:57, Kevin Kuphal wrote:
> > > >>William Kenworthy wrote:
> > > >>>How do I add existing avi files to mythtv's recordings?
> > > >>>
> > > >>>Do I need to transcode into a particular resolution etc?
> > > >>
> > > >>In the contrib folder of the mythtv source is a script named
> > > >>myth.rebuilddatabase.pl that will take an "--ext avi" command-line
> > > >>option to import AVI files into Watch Recordings.
> > > >>
> > > >>Kevin
> > > >
> > > >I made a modified version of this that scrapes tv.com for show
> > > > information and then adds it to the Watch Recordings list. If this is
> > > > something that people might want to play with let me know and I'll
> > > > post it to the list. I've used it for adding a few shows so far and
> > > > its great, the g/f asked about this cause I refuse to manage
> > > > MythVideo for episodic stuff
> > >
> > > I'd love to see this.  I have the skeleton of an "Import Recordings"
> > > screen for the frontend but I'm lacking the script that will automate
> > > this to the point of making it useful.
> > >
> > > Kevin
> >
> > Here's my script, I wrote it first as a tv.com scraper, then added the
> > calls needed for MythTV. I'm new at PERL and coding in general, I'm sure
> > it could use some cleaning up, etc. So if anyone has any changes/etc drop
> > me an email and I'll add them. One thing I'd like to have is a way to add
> > the more detailed show information and better db error checking.
> >
> > I do have it set to use the filename as the show name/seasoninfo input
> > since I have a specific naming scheme I use, This could easily be taken
> > in as arguements if needed for some other purpose.
> >
> > --
> > Steve

could be a different version. basename holds the filename of the recording, so 
look at your db and see what field holds this. mine references from the tv 
recordings folder, so once you find your field see how it works before 
continueing.


I'll look into it further to see if I can do a db version check.

as well, I can do some more intelligent name parsing if anyone has another 
format they'd like to use.

-- 
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[mythtv-users] Nuvexport to an Archos AV500?

[Bret Schuhmacher]

Hi all - Happy New Year!

I just received an Archos AV500, which says it'll play .avi files in
MPEG-4 Simple Profile with a soundtrack in MP3 or WMA format.  I went
out and bought a Plextor PX-TV402U-NA USB tuner, which hardware encodes
avi in DivX and MPEG-4 (full specs at
http://www.plextor.com/english/products/PX-TV402Uadvancedtechspec.htm#).
I'm using the latest KnoppMyth for simplicity.

Ok, now my question...  What's the simplest way to use Myth to get an
avi acceptable to the Archos AV500?  I've recorded a few shows with
Myth, but trying to export the files via nuvexport fails because of a
parameter to ffmpeg, "-vcat", which isn't supported by my ffmpeg
(provided by KnoppMyth).  I tried to update ffmpeg but nuvexport
disabled almost all my choices.  I should probably build ffmpeg myself,
huh?

I wish I could just record and use the files directly instead of having
to transcode them (which seems to take as long or longer than the show
itself).  Can the transcoding begin almost simultaneously with the
recording (i.e. the transcoding would start a few seconds after the show
starts recording, so it finishes almost simultaneously and I wouldn't
have to wait another hour or two at the end)?

Thanks for any tips.

Rgds,

Bret
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psychiatrist is our "friend."  -- Deep Thoughts, by Jack Handey
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Re: [mythtv-users] OT Recommended Modem for Cid

[Jon Whitear]

Scott Starkey wrote:


I am looking for a recommendation on a brand/model modem that works well with 
the Caller-ID functions.  Would the X100P cards that work with Asterisk work?

If you're using Asterisk, you'll need an X100P. Note that they're not 
all created equal - I've had some 'clones' that won't do CID, while some 
can. The genuine article should be fine, if you can get one.


If you're not using Asterisk, I think you have a wider choice. I 
understand that most modern modems will decode CID, but I could be wrong.


Cheers,

Jon
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Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Updating list of HDTV tuners for the HOWTO

[Kirby Bakken]

Boleslaw Ciesielski wrote:


Robert Kulagowski wrote:


(Might potentially work)
* The air2pc hd5000 (3rd gen)
* The DViCO FusionHDTV 5 GOLD



I can confirm that these two work (though HD-5000 requires post-2.6.14 
drivers, probably included in 2.6.15), including QAM. HD-5000 in 
particular seems rock solid.


Bolek
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Can anyone with both these cards (the HD5000 and the DViCO FusionHDTV 5 
Gold) comment on which one is 'better' HDTV-wise...  I've had an HD5000 
for about 8 weeks now, and am fairly pleased with it.  I also have an 
'old' standalone Panasonic ATSC/DirectTV receiver box that's been my 
'standard' for HDTV reception  I had been hoping the HD5000 would be 
head and shoulders above the 'old' Panasonic box, but it hasn't...  Its 
been as good, but no better in reception.

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Re: [mythtv-users] fc4.ppc, Mac Mini and MythTV

[Matt Hannan]

Jarod Wilson wrote:

On Monday 02 January 2006 15:47, Matt Hannan wrote:
  

Jarod Wilson wrote:


On Monday 02 January 2006 13:46, Brad DerManouelian wrote:
  

Let's stay on topic, folks. This is not an iTunes issue, but
rather  a MythTV one.
  

Can you get audio from X to work? If not, it's a "I can't get audio
to work under FC4 using a Mac mini" issue, not a MythTV issue.


He said audio works fine w/mythvideo (or rather, the player mythvideo
launches).

Most likely, there's no available or functional oss emulation, so either
oss emulation modules just need to be loaded, or the audio output stuff
has to be adjusted for native alsa output settings.

And I need to actually try out FC4/ppc Myth. :)
  

Mister Sir,

What would those OSS emulation modules be? I think you are on to
something there.



I believe they should be snd-pcm-oss, snd-mixer-oss and snd-seq-oss.

  

The MythMusic Visualizations shows the static and it is not pretty!



Heh, I can imagine.

  
I'll save you the trouble if you do not mind my asking questions along 
the way!

Am I the first one to be trying this? Yikes!

Anyway, chew on this for a while. I am going to re-read your FC4 guide 
after dinner.


[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# lsmod |grep snd
snd_powermac   58516  0
snd_seq_dummy   4132  0
snd_seq_oss44756  0
snd_seq_midi_event  8864  1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq71448  5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device 11532  3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_pcm_oss69456  0
snd_mixer_oss  23360  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm   114372  2 snd_powermac,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer  31748  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd77044  8 
snd_powermac,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer

soundcore  11972  1 snd
snd_page_alloc 13000  1 snd_pcm


Matt
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Re: [mythtv-users] X Output on PVR-350

[Steve Adeff]

On Tuesday 03 January 2006 18:11, David R Robison wrote:
> I've seen some write ups on this problem but I am still unclear how to
> solve it. I have a PVR-350 card and I'm trying to run the X output on
> the card. However, the mythtv screens are clipped on all sides. It as if
> the X screen is larger than the PVR-350 screen. I've tried various
> changes in my xorg.conf file but that does not seem to make a
> difference. Any guidence would be appreciated. I'm using the xorg.conf
> from http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/xorg.conf-PVR350.txt.
>
> David Robison

search "overscan"
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/

-- 
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[mythtv-users] http://www.irblaster.info/ & DCT2524

[Steve Adeff]

I just got a DCT2524 as a second cable box, the IR and Data ports on the back 
don't seem to work (and according to them the required internals aren't 
there, the lady send the command but no go...). So I'm looking at an 
http://www.irblaster.info and was wondering if anyone with this box has used 
this for changing channels and if there is anything I should know before 
going ahead with it?

-- 
thanks!
Steve
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Re: [mythtv-users] How do I add existing avi files to mythtv's recordings?

[Chris Doyle]

Steve,

This is great! just one small problem.

Upon execution, it grabs the show info just fine from TV.com, but the query 
fails with a message of

DBD::mysql::st execute failed: Unknown column 'basename' in 'field list' at 
/root/tvgrabber-0.5.pl line 571,  line 1.

apparently basename is a column in your mythconverg.recorded table, but not 
mine (latest knoppmyth)

Did you add the basename column to your db, or am I just using a different 
version than you?

Thanks!
Chris Doyle

On Tue, 3 Jan 2006 09:52:54 -0500
Steve Adeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On Tuesday 03 January 2006 09:28, Kevin Kuphal wrote:
> > Steve Adeff wrote:
> > >On Monday 02 January 2006 20:57, Kevin Kuphal wrote:
> > >>William Kenworthy wrote:
> > >>>How do I add existing avi files to mythtv's recordings?
> > >>>
> > >>>Do I need to transcode into a particular resolution etc?
> > >>
> > >>In the contrib folder of the mythtv source is a script named
> > >>myth.rebuilddatabase.pl that will take an "--ext avi" command-line
> > >>option to import AVI files into Watch Recordings.
> > >>
> > >>Kevin
> > >
> > >I made a modified version of this that scrapes tv.com for show information
> > > and then adds it to the Watch Recordings list. If this is something that
> > > people might want to play with let me know and I'll post it to the list.
> > > I've used it for adding a few shows so far and its great, the g/f asked
> > > about this cause I refuse to manage MythVideo for episodic stuff
> >
> > I'd love to see this.  I have the skeleton of an "Import Recordings"
> > screen for the frontend but I'm lacking the script that will automate
> > this to the point of making it useful.
> >
> > Kevin
> 
> Here's my script, I wrote it first as a tv.com scraper, then added the calls 
> needed for MythTV. I'm new at PERL and coding in general, I'm sure it could 
> use some cleaning up, etc. So if anyone has any changes/etc drop me an email 
> and I'll add them. One thing I'd like to have is a way to add the more 
> detailed show information and better db error checking.
> 
> I do have it set to use the filename as the show name/seasoninfo input since 
> I 
> have a specific naming scheme I use, This could easily be taken in as 
> arguements if needed for some other purpose.
> 
> -- 
> Steve

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[mythtv-users] X Output on PVR-350

[David R Robison]

I've seen some write ups on this problem but I am still unclear how to 
solve it. I have a PVR-350 card and I'm trying to run the X output on 
the card. However, the mythtv screens are clipped on all sides. It as if 
the X screen is larger than the PVR-350 screen. I've tried various 
changes in my xorg.conf file but that does not seem to make a 
difference. Any guidence would be appreciated. I'm using the xorg.conf 
from http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/xorg.conf-PVR350.txt.


David Robison
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Re: [mythtv-users] What Windows codec do I need to play avi's from mythencode?

[Scott Alfter]

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Torbjörn Jansson wrote:
> 2006/1/3, Kirk Grell <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >:
> I've converted some nuv files to avi's using
> mythencode, but I can't seem to play them on my
> Windows machine.
> 
> You didn't say what type of nuv files you have, software encoded
> (mpeg4/rtjpeg) or mpeg2 (dvb/pvr card)
> If it's mpeg2 try videolan client ( http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ )

He said he'd converted them to AVI.  Then again, he didn't say which codec he
used for the conversion.  If you have nuvexport (or whatever is doing the
conversion) use msmpeg4v2 for the video and MP3 for the audio, the resulting
file should play on any reasonably modern Windows system with no additional
codecs needed.  There was another MPEG-4 option I was using for a short time,
but I had to hex-edit the video FOURCC in those files to make them playable.

Generally speaking, ffdshow is a nice thing to have.  It'll handle most (all?)
of the video formats that a MythTV box will produce.

DSMyth is also nice to have.  I don't stream to Windows much, but the shell
extension that lets you bring up titles & episode names in the "details" view
(and that adds tooltips with the same type of info to each file) is nice to
have when you're looking at a Samba-exported video directory.

  _/_
 / v \ Scott Alfter
(IIGS( http://alfter.us/Top-posting!
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Re: [mythtv-users] Updating list of HDTV tuners for the HOWTO

[Brandon Beattie]

On Tue, Jan 03, 2006 at 12:45:19PM -0800, Mudit Wahal wrote:
> Actually, for QAM, I can understand the ratings. But for OTA, there
> are other factors such as your antenna, line of sight, cable quality,
> etc etc. One man's 9.5 may be someone else's 1 ! You can't compare OTA
> between two cards as everyone's setup is different.

I competely agree antenna, line of sight, cable and splitter quality
makes more of a difference than the tuner chip.  The lite model I've
heard from several people here and other forums that compared to other
cards it doesn't do as well, and it's a slight larger difference than
what's found between other types of cards in the same situation.  

I'm using the generation of the tuner chips, the multipath cancelation
in the chips, and the user feedback (I've followed most every one on
this list and other sites for over 2 years).  I feel comfortable though
saying my thoughts are slightly more than just opinion.  There are
certain areas that cause the bring the best or worst of the cards out.
Someone say in downtown new york is more likely to see the newest tuner
chips with better multipath cancelation do slightly better than someone
in the country.  But then someone in the country with a bad splitter
could generate multipath that can faul up any tuner.

--Brandon

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Re: [mythtv-users] Still Can't Get pcHDTV-3000 Installed

[R. Geoffrey Newbury]

On Tue, 3 Jan 2006 15:56:32 -0500, A JM wrote:
Geoff,

I just saw your thread on the HD3000 and am curious about the PVR-250
application? Are you saying that you don't need the ivtv driver for the
PVR-250's that it's already compiled into the kernel?

I'm having a problem getting my system to recognize 2 PVR-250's and wonder
if that might be the problem I'm running 2.6.1-14. I believe?

Thanks,

AJM,

NO! You have this backwards.

The PVR150/250/350/500 family use the ivtv modules which is loaded by
modprobe.conf (in Fedora).

You need:

alias char-major 81 videodev
alias char-major 81-0 ivtv
alias char-major 81-1 ivtv   #for the second pvr250 card
#alias tveeprom tveeprom_ivtv
alias msp3400 msp3400_ivtv  etc  (from memory)

(The cards will show up at /dev/video0 and /dev/video1)


The HD3000 card uses the cx88-dvb module. From about the 2.6.13 kernel,
the module has been available as a kernel level module. That is, it is
supplied with the kernel source and the kernel is compiled to make use of
it (either compiled in, or as a loadable module). To use the kernel
module, you need to re-compile your kernel to use the video for linux
modules. (But see below)

Both modules/drivers use a sub-module called tveeprom. These used to be
quite different and completely incompatible. From about October of this
year (and ivtv .40 or so) there has been an effective merger. The ivtv
modules will happliy use the kernel version tveeprom so that the
modprobe.conf line alias tveeprom tveeprom_ivtv can be commented out. This
makes the ivtv driver use the kernel version tveeprom. Then both hardware
cards use the same base module. You get errors if it is the other way
round. If necessary, the ivtv driver can be explicitly told to use the
tveeprom_ivtv driver.

If you just have a PVR card, then use the ivtv drivers AND leave in the
alias line, so that the ivtv driver looks to the tveeprom_ivtv module. You
may not have a tveeprom module otherwise presuming you have not recompiled
the kernel. Note, the you may not actually need to recompile the kernel to
get the kernel version module: if you do a yum update or equivalent which
can update the kernel, the new kernel will likely be set up to have
everything including the kitchen sink included/turned on/activated. So
something which worked using a DVD install under kernel 2.6.11 may break
when you re-boot after upgrading to kernel 2.6.14 because you NOW have a
kernel module *which did not exist previously*.

(A prime example of "I upgraded and it broke!" Otherwise known as "It
wasn't boken so I frixed it!")

If it is included with the kernel, then the kernel version cx88-dvb module
will be loaded on boot. The process appears not to need any modprobe.conf
entry, but it does need to be told which driver to use so you can get ntsc
(the cx8800 driver) or atsc/qam (the cx88-dvb driver)

HTH 

Geoff
R. Geoffrey Newbury  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Barrister and Solicitor Telephone: 905-271-9600 

Mississauga,Ontario, Canada  Facsimile:   905-271-1638

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Re: [mythtv-users] Lost Sound on PVR-350 After Upgrade to IVTV 0.4.1

[Kirk Bocek]

Thanks for the reply. However, I had already performed these steps and was 
loading
the correct module. At this point I have rolled back to ivtv 0.4.0 and the 
previous
kernel (which *was* working) and still do not have sound.

After a suggestion from Axel Thimm, I am going to side-grade all my Myth 
packages
from X86_64 to i386 and see what that does.

Kirk

korebantic wrote:
> I had the same problem as you -- you can search the list for the
> answer if you want more background. Here was the solution:
> 
> So far I've been using yum to update my drivers, vs compiling from
> source. You are right though, I
> did have the wrong msp3400 driver loaded. From the mythTv list the
> following steps were
> recommended, which worked fine:
> 
> Go into /lib/modules/$KVER/kernel/drivers/media/video and rename
> msp3400.ko to msp3400.ko.orig
> Next, go to /lib/modules/$KVER/updates/drivers/media/video and copy
> msp3400-ivtv.ko to msp3400.ko
> Run depmod -a
> 
> Now reload the module
> modprobe -r ivtv
> modprobe -r msp3400
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 1/1/06, Kirk Bocek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
>>Well, Joshua, that didn't do it. I rolled back to ivtv 0.4.0 and my
>>previous kernel with no success. Still no sound playing back recorded
>>programs that I know have sound.
>>
>>I'm wondering if it has something to do with updating the ATrpms mythtv
>>package from -114 to -116.
>>
>>Kirk
>>
>>Joshua Frank wrote:
>>
>>>I had the same problem. I eventually just reinstalled ivtv 0.4.0. But if
>>>you want to play with some thing interesting try this command
>>>
>>>ivtvctl -d /dev/video0 -q 1
>>>
>>>This tells your ivtv card to use audio channel 1 instead of 0. I heard
>>>that the was a problem with the drivers no selecting the correct
>>>channel. Could be worth a try.
>>>
>>>On 12/31/05, *Kirk Bocek* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > 
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>I upgraded my MythTV system from ivtv 0.4.0 and kernel 2.6.13.2
>>> to ivtv
>>>0.4.1 and kernel 2.6.14.4  and now I get no sound
>>>on my PVR-350 from
>>>either live tv or recorded programs.
>>>
>>>Sound system is working - Xine playing DVDs and MythMusic output
>>>sound fine.
>>>
>>>I've reset the settings in alsamixer/amixer: master and PCM to 75%
>>>unmuted, CD (which the PVR-350 is plugged into) at 75%, muted and
>>>set as
>>>the capture source. Internal cabling has not changed from my previously
>>>working ivtv 0.4.0 setup.
>>>
>>>The correct msp3400 is being loaded -- I compiled ivtv from source and
>>>executed the recommended mv commands.
>>>
>>>Any suggestions?
>>>
>>>My init messages are below.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Kirk
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>ivtv:   START INIT IVTV 
>>>ivtv:  version 0.4.1 (tagged release) loading
>>>ivtv:  Linux version: 2.6.14.4-wcpvr01 SMP gcc-3.4
>>>ivtv:  In case of problems please include the debug info between
>>>ivtv:  the START INIT IVTV and END INIT IVTV lines, along with
>>>ivtv:  any module options, when mailing the ivtv-users mailinglist.
>>>ivtv0: Autodetected WinTV PVR 350 card (cx23415 based)
>>>ACPI: PCI Interrupt :01:02.0[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 185
>>>ivtv0: Unreasonably low latency timer, setting to 64 (was 32)
>>>ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=tveeprom, addr=50]
>>>tveeprom 0-0050: The eeprom says no radio is present, but the tuner type
>>>tveeprom 0-0050: indicates otherwise. I will assume that radio is
>>>present.
>>>tveeprom 0-0050: Hauppauge model 48132, rev K268, serial# 2985761
>>>tveeprom 0-0050: tuner model is LG TAPE H001F MK3 (idx 68, type 47)
>>>tveeprom 0-0050: TV standards NTSC(M) (eeprom 0x08)
>>>tveeprom 0-0050: audio processor is MSP4448 (idx 27)
>>>tveeprom 0-0050: decoder processor is SAA7115 (idx 19)
>>>tveeprom 0-0050: has radio, has IR remote
>>>tuner (ivtv): chip found at addr 0xc2 i2c-bus ivtv i2c driver #0
>>>ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=(tuner unset), addr=61]
>>>saa7115 0-0021: ivtv driver
>>>saa7115 0-0021: saa7115 found @ 0x42 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
>>>ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=saa7115, addr=21]
>>>saa7127 0-0044: ivtv driver
>>>saa7127 0-0044: saa7129 found @ 0x88 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
>>>ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=saa7127, addr=44]
>>>msp3400 0-0040: ivtv driver
>>>msp3400 0-0040: chip=MSP4448G-A2 +nicam +simple +simpler +radio
>>>mode=simpler
>>>msp3400 0-0040: msp34xxg daemon started
>>>ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=MSP4448G-A2, addr=40]
>>>tda9887 0-0043: (ivtv) chip found @ 0x86 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
>>>ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=tda9887, addr=43]
>>>ivtv0: loaded v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw firmware (262144 bytes)
>>>ivtv0: loaded v4l-cx2341x-dec.fw firmware (262144 bytes)
>>>ivtv0: Encoder revision: 0x02050032
>>>ivtv0: Decoder revision: 0x0

Re: [mythtv-users] Twinhan VisionDTV Remote Control and USB dongle.

[Michael Cowell]

Michael Fox wrote:
> On 1/3/06, Michael Cowell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>   
>> Jon Whitear wrote:
>> 
>>> Terry Dawson wrote:
>>>
>>>   
 I'm trying to get lircd configured for use with a Twinhan VisionDTV
 remote control and it's accompanying USB dongle. I'm having a little bit
 of difficulty making it all hang together.


 
>>> The USB dongle shows up as a Human Interface Device (HID) - in this
>>> case, a keyboard. There's no need to use lirc (and I don't think lirc
>>> supports USB HIDs.) Just map the remote keys to the appropriate
>>> functions in Myth. Having said that, I never could get the key
>>> mappings set up satisfactorily, so I made a serial IR receiver, and
>>> used lirc with that.
>>>   
>> I managed to get mine working ok. xev was a BIG help.
>>
>> 
>
> Got any tips? Better still are you able to dump your tables with the
> mappings of keys all done?
>
> I managed to get most of it working but still had some issues with a few keys.
>   
I can't access my mythtv box at the moment so I can't provide a dump,
sorry. The only key that I couldn't get to work was the power key,
because I think it sent ctrl+alt+Fn, or something like that, which made
X unhappy. I wrote up a little table using xev and pressing every
button, then used mythweb to set appropriate keys using the table that I
made. Worked fine - except that it was impossible to use a regular
keyboard on that frontend from then on.

Michael
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Re: [mythtv-users] Lost Sound on PVR-350 After Upgrade to IVTV 0.4.1

[korebantic]

I had the same problem as you -- you can search the list for the
answer if you want more background. Here was the solution:

So far I've been using yum to update my drivers, vs compiling from
source. You are right though, I
did have the wrong msp3400 driver loaded. From the mythTv list the
following steps were
recommended, which worked fine:

Go into /lib/modules/$KVER/kernel/drivers/media/video and rename
msp3400.ko to msp3400.ko.orig
Next, go to /lib/modules/$KVER/updates/drivers/media/video and copy
msp3400-ivtv.ko to msp3400.ko
Run depmod -a

Now reload the module
modprobe -r ivtv
modprobe -r msp3400




On 1/1/06, Kirk Bocek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well, Joshua, that didn't do it. I rolled back to ivtv 0.4.0 and my
> previous kernel with no success. Still no sound playing back recorded
> programs that I know have sound.
>
> I'm wondering if it has something to do with updating the ATrpms mythtv
> package from -114 to -116.
>
> Kirk
>
> Joshua Frank wrote:
> > I had the same problem. I eventually just reinstalled ivtv 0.4.0. But if
> > you want to play with some thing interesting try this command
> >
> > ivtvctl -d /dev/video0 -q 1
> >
> > This tells your ivtv card to use audio channel 1 instead of 0. I heard
> > that the was a problem with the drivers no selecting the correct
> > channel. Could be worth a try.
> >
> > On 12/31/05, *Kirk Bocek* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > 
> > wrote:
> >
> > I upgraded my MythTV system from ivtv 0.4.0 and kernel 2.6.13.2
> >  to ivtv
> > 0.4.1 and kernel 2.6.14.4  and now I get no sound
> > on my PVR-350 from
> > either live tv or recorded programs.
> >
> > Sound system is working - Xine playing DVDs and MythMusic output
> > sound fine.
> >
> > I've reset the settings in alsamixer/amixer: master and PCM to 75%
> > unmuted, CD (which the PVR-350 is plugged into) at 75%, muted and
> > set as
> > the capture source. Internal cabling has not changed from my previously
> > working ivtv 0.4.0 setup.
> >
> > The correct msp3400 is being loaded -- I compiled ivtv from source and
> > executed the recommended mv commands.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > My init messages are below.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Kirk
> >
> >
> >
> > ivtv:   START INIT IVTV 
> > ivtv:  version 0.4.1 (tagged release) loading
> > ivtv:  Linux version: 2.6.14.4-wcpvr01 SMP gcc-3.4
> > ivtv:  In case of problems please include the debug info between
> > ivtv:  the START INIT IVTV and END INIT IVTV lines, along with
> > ivtv:  any module options, when mailing the ivtv-users mailinglist.
> > ivtv0: Autodetected WinTV PVR 350 card (cx23415 based)
> > ACPI: PCI Interrupt :01:02.0[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 185
> > ivtv0: Unreasonably low latency timer, setting to 64 (was 32)
> > ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=tveeprom, addr=50]
> > tveeprom 0-0050: The eeprom says no radio is present, but the tuner type
> > tveeprom 0-0050: indicates otherwise. I will assume that radio is
> > present.
> > tveeprom 0-0050: Hauppauge model 48132, rev K268, serial# 2985761
> > tveeprom 0-0050: tuner model is LG TAPE H001F MK3 (idx 68, type 47)
> > tveeprom 0-0050: TV standards NTSC(M) (eeprom 0x08)
> > tveeprom 0-0050: audio processor is MSP4448 (idx 27)
> > tveeprom 0-0050: decoder processor is SAA7115 (idx 19)
> > tveeprom 0-0050: has radio, has IR remote
> > tuner (ivtv): chip found at addr 0xc2 i2c-bus ivtv i2c driver #0
> > ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=(tuner unset), addr=61]
> > saa7115 0-0021: ivtv driver
> > saa7115 0-0021: saa7115 found @ 0x42 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
> > ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=saa7115, addr=21]
> > saa7127 0-0044: ivtv driver
> > saa7127 0-0044: saa7129 found @ 0x88 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
> > ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=saa7127, addr=44]
> > msp3400 0-0040: ivtv driver
> > msp3400 0-0040: chip=MSP4448G-A2 +nicam +simple +simpler +radio
> > mode=simpler
> > msp3400 0-0040: msp34xxg daemon started
> > ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=MSP4448G-A2, addr=40]
> > tda9887 0-0043: (ivtv) chip found @ 0x86 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
> > ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=tda9887, addr=43]
> > ivtv0: loaded v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw firmware (262144 bytes)
> > ivtv0: loaded v4l-cx2341x-dec.fw firmware (262144 bytes)
> > ivtv0: Encoder revision: 0x02050032
> > ivtv0: Decoder revision: 0x02020023
> > ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder MPEG stream: 256 x 32768 buffers (8192KB
> > total)
> > ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder YUV stream: 194 x 10800 buffers (2048KB
> > total)
> > ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder VBI stream: 120 x 17472 buffers (2048KB
> > total)
> > ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder PCM audio stream: 455 x 4608 buffers (2048KB
> > 

Re: [mythtv-users] Updating list of HDTV tuners for the HOWTO

[Len Reed]

My HD5000 worked just fine in QAM mode for U.S. cable, using 2.6.14 and 
a simple patch.  That was for proof of concept.  I've built my new HDTV 
front end, compiled mythtv, and will be switching to this system in the 
next few days.  Note that the HD5000 does only digital (ATSC broadcast 
and QAM); it will not tune analog (NTSC) channels.


Len



Preston Crow wrote:

On Tue, 2006-01-03 at 14:19 -0600, Robert Kulagowski wrote:


(Known to work)
*  The PCHDTV card
* The air2pc (1st gen)
* The air2pc (2nd gen)

(Might potentially work)
* The air2pc hd5000 (3rd gen)
* The DViCO FusionHDTV 3 GOLD-Q
* The DViCO FusionHDTV 3 GOLD-T
* The DViCO FusionHDTV 5 GOLD
* The DViCO FusionHDTV 5 LITE
* The ATi HDTV Wonder
* The AVerMedia AVerTVHD A180

I'd like to confirm that there are users successfully using this second 
group of cards.



I'm quite happy with my Air2PC AirStar HD-5000 (3rd gen) card.  I'm only
using it in QAM mode.  Note: This requires kernel 2.6.15 or separate DVB
driver installation.

You should also note that the PC-HDTV HD-2000 (older model) only works
for broadcast ATSC, not for QAM.  The HD-3000 (current model) does both.

--PC





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[mythtv-users] Re: Updating list of HDTV tuners for the HOWTO

[Boleslaw Ciesielski]

Robert Kulagowski wrote:

(Might potentially work)
* The air2pc hd5000 (3rd gen)
* The DViCO FusionHDTV 5 GOLD


I can confirm that these two work (though HD-5000 requires post-2.6.14 
drivers, probably included in 2.6.15), including QAM. HD-5000 in 
particular seems rock solid.


Bolek
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[mythtv-users] Google Earth under WINE!

[Ross Campbell]

Haven't tried this yet myself, but I would love to see Google earth as
a custom menu item on my MythTV :)

http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Install_GoogleEarth_with_wine

On a related note, I'd really love to see if Visual Pinball can run
under WINE :)
http://www.randydavis.com/vp/screenshot.htm


-Ross
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Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Archiving to DVD?

[Fredrik Karlsson]

Hi,

Never mind my question. I tried the latest CVS with ProjectX 0.82.1,
and it seems to work, at least on a 2 min recording.
Are there any plans to implement this functionality in C or something
that might be faster than Java?

/Fredrik

On 1/3/06, Fredrik Karlsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> What sources of projectX and mythburn are you using? Mythburn CVS?
>
> /Fredrik
>


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Re: [mythtv-users] directv.pl within MythTV

[Jeff Simpson]

On 1/3/06, Kirk Grell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I can get directv.pl to change channels on the commandline, but it doesn't work within MythTV.  The errorfrom mythbackend appears to be:...2006-01-02 19:36:43.447 ret_pid(0) child(17816)status(0x0)
Error excessive retries2006-01-02 19:36:44.451 ret_pid(17816) child(17816)status(0xff00)2006-01-02 19:36:44.452 ChannelBase: external tuningprogram exited with error 255...I've got a D10-100 and the command I'm using in MythTV
is:/usr/share/mythtv/directv.pl setup_channelI've even tried:/usr/share/mythtv/directv.pl box_type D10-100setup_channelwith no success.I've seen quite a few posts on similar issues, but I
never saw any resolutions I can try.  I'm using thelatest versions of everything (MythTV, directv.pl,etc).Any help debugging this would be greatly appreciated.A couple things to try:
1). Run mythbackend from a commandline with debugging output on, so you can see the output of the directv.pl script2). Make sure when you test the script it's with the same user the backend runs with.3). Related to #2, check permissions on the serial device (/dev/ttyS0 or whatever) to make sure that isn't the problem.
4). Check the path to make sure the right copy of the script is being run, and that it is being found. You may even want to try putting the full path to the script in the myth setup.Hopefully one of those will get you closer to a solution!
 - Jeff
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Re: [mythtv-users] No channels in db, but mythfilldatabase says "Data is already present"

[Joe Votour]

Check that you actually have channels in the database.
 They should have been created on the first invocation
of mythfilldatabase.

To check that you have channel information, run mysql
and do the query, "select * from channel;".  That
should show you a channel list.  If you want to remove
them, you can do "delete from channel;".

To get rid of the program listings in the database,
you can use the query, "delete from program;".

-- Joe

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

> The mythfrontend complains that "You don't have any
> channels defined in
> the database"but when i run mythfilldatabase it
> won't update the
> channels because it says "Data is already present
> for ...these days..."
> 
> Short of dropping the mysql 'mythconverg' database,
> how do i get mythfilldatabase to 
> re-populate the db ?
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Re: [mythtv-users] NEVERMIND - What Windows codec do I need to play avi's from mythencode?

[Torbjörn Jansson]

2006/1/3, Kirk Grell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
I apparently tried an old version of ffdshow.  Thelatest version works as expected.Kirkffdshow have a tendency to crash, so i sugest you use it only if you have to.
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Re: [mythtv-users] What Windows codec do I need to play avi's from mythencode?

[Torbjörn Jansson]

2006/1/3, Kirk Grell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
I've converted some nuv files to avi's usingmythencode, but I can't seem to play them on myWindows machine.You didn't say what type of nuv files you have, software encoded (mpeg4/rtjpeg) or mpeg2 (dvb/pvr card)
If it's mpeg2 try videolan client ( http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ )You could also try the windows filters i wrote ( http://sourceforge.net/projects/dsmyth/
 ) this will allow you to play nuv files without converting it, you still need an mpeg4 codec if you have mpeg4 nuv files.Depending on what version of mythtv you use they may not work well with mpeg2 files from dvb (yet).
It also contains a few shell extensions like tooltips and an convert to avi option for mpeg4 nuvs (no recompression).
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Re: [mythtv-users] Wireless Keyboard Questions -- BelkinMediaPilotworth it?

[Marius Schrecker]

> I have the MediaPilot and it is great.  I keep the base station in a
> closet,
> with some of my other components and there is never an issue with events.
> The keyboard/mouse aspect work Out-Of-The-Box on my FC3 system.  The only
> thing I have never setup is the IR remote control aspect.  That needs
> Windows software I never got around to testing.  My Harmony remote does
> everything I need.  I bought mine on buy.com.  Only downside of the
> keyboard
> is the plastic squeaks.  The battery life is very very good as well.  I
> put
> it in the charger maybe once a month.
>
> On 1/2/06, Ow Mun Heng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, 2006-01-02 at 22:13 -0500, Abre Chase wrote:
>> > I'm curious about the Media Pilot as well.  I posted to the list about
>> > a month ago, but got no feedback.  It looks like a nice setup -
>> > rechargeable and all.
>>
>> Well, I just got a hold of this ->
>> http://www.btc.com.tw/english/2-7-21keyboard.htm#9019urf
>>
>> and it works quite nicely (USD40 on offer). Nice range too. There's
>> another one which goes for USD10 but it uses PS2 and is IR based. Has
>> most of the same features, but RF should be better.
>>
>> Works under linux. (gentoo) but Have not tried out any of the
>> (multimedia) buttons. Will try emerging lineak and see if it will work.
>>
>> haven't tried out xev with it yet though but I do know that it doesn't
>> automatically generate a "unknown keycode" when I press it.
>>
>> --
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>> Gentoo/Linux on DELL D600 1.4Ghz 1.5GB RAM
>> 98% Microsoft(tm) Free!!
>> Neuromancer 11:30:43 up 1 day, 26 min, 6 users, load average: 2.07,
>> 1.31, 1.06
>>
I use an Apple bluetooth keyboard because of the extra range (can use it
from the other end of the sitting room). It's also under 1/4 of the price
of the logitech bluetooth keyboard. Although not especially small it's a
very pleasing design and the battery life is excellent as it goes into
hibernation if it's not used for a few minutes. Needs a dbt-120 dongle to
work.

Cheers

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Re: [mythtv-users] Still Can't Get pcHDTV-3000 Installed

[A JM]

Geoff,I just saw your thread on the HD3000 and am curious about the PVR-250 application? Are you saying that you don't need the ivtv driver for the PVR-250's that it's already compiled into the kernel?I'm having a problem getting my system to recognize 2 PVR-250's and wonder if that might be the problem I'm running 
2.6.1-14. I believe?Thanks,AJM,
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Re: [mythtv-users] fusion hdtv 5 gold or lite?

[Michael Haan]

On 1/3/06, Mudit Wahal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The bt878 chipset is only being used for analog. If your main aim tocapture digital, than the chipset cx23883 and bt878 is not relevant.But if you want to tune both analog and digital, then go with Gold.
On 1/3/06, Neil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> hey guys,>> Which is much more supported by mythtv and linux, fusion hdtv 5 gold or the
> lite?>> FusionHDTV5 GoldPlus uses CX23882 chip while Fusion hdtv5 lite uses Bt878> chip. I will be adding this card to my existing mythtv that has air2pc card> too.>> Any inputs will be greatly appreciated.
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Re: [mythtv-users] Updating list of HDTV tuners for the HOWTO

[Preston Crow]

On Tue, 2006-01-03 at 14:19 -0600, Robert Kulagowski wrote:
> (Known to work)
>  *  The PCHDTV card
>  * The air2pc (1st gen)
>  * The air2pc (2nd gen)
> 
> (Might potentially work)
>  * The air2pc hd5000 (3rd gen)
>  * The DViCO FusionHDTV 3 GOLD-Q
>  * The DViCO FusionHDTV 3 GOLD-T
>  * The DViCO FusionHDTV 5 GOLD
>  * The DViCO FusionHDTV 5 LITE
>  * The ATi HDTV Wonder
>  * The AVerMedia AVerTVHD A180
> 
> I'd like to confirm that there are users successfully using this second 
> group of cards.

I'm quite happy with my Air2PC AirStar HD-5000 (3rd gen) card.  I'm only
using it in QAM mode.  Note: This requires kernel 2.6.15 or separate DVB
driver installation.

You should also note that the PC-HDTV HD-2000 (older model) only works
for broadcast ATSC, not for QAM.  The HD-3000 (current model) does both.

--PC

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Re: [mythtv-users] Updating list of HDTV tuners for the HOWTO

[Mudit Wahal]

Actually, for QAM, I can understand the ratings. But for OTA, there
are other factors such as your antenna, line of sight, cable quality,
etc etc. One man's 9.5 may be someone else's 1 ! You can't compare OTA
between two cards as everyone's setup is different.

FWIW, I've both HD3000 and FusionHDTV 5 Lite in my box and I dont have
any problems with them. For me, I'll rate both 9+ and may be higher
for FusionLite just because of the price point ! I end up paying $180+
for the HD3000 in may 2005. But the Fusion costs $99 !



On 1/3/06, Brandon Beattie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 03, 2006 at 02:19:42PM -0600, Robert Kulagowski wrote:
> > The current HOWTO mentions two HDTV tuners specifically - the Air2PC and
> > the PCHDTV series.
> >
> > According to the list at
> > http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/ATSC_cards the following ATSC
> > tuners are now supported:
> >
> > (Known to work)
> > *  The PCHDTV card
> > * The air2pc (1st gen)
> > * The air2pc (2nd gen)
> >
> > (Might potentially work)
> > * The air2pc hd5000 (3rd gen)
> > * The DViCO FusionHDTV 3 GOLD-Q
> > * The DViCO FusionHDTV 3 GOLD-T
> > * The DViCO FusionHDTV 5 GOLD
> > * The DViCO FusionHDTV 5 LITE
> > * The ATi HDTV Wonder
> > * The AVerMedia AVerTVHD A180
> >
> > I'd like to confirm that there are users successfully using this second
> > group of cards.
>
> I would suggest getting not just a yes or no answer but how well.  I
> know the fusionHDTV 5 LITE does work, but it's a piece of junk,
> especially when it comes to QAM, and so are a couple other cards
> from what I've heard.
>
> What I'm aware of is: (1 bad, 10 perfect)
>
> Model   OTA QAM 64  QAM 256
> pcHDTV HD-2000  8   No  No
> pcHDTV HD-3000  9   9   9
> Air2pc (2nd gen)9   2   7
> FusionHDTV 5 GOLD-X 9.5 ?   7
> FusionHDTV 5 LITE   6   ?   3
>
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Re: [mythtv-users] fusion hdtv 5 gold or lite?

[Mudit Wahal]

The bt878 chipset is only being used for analog. If your main aim to
capture digital, than the chipset cx23883 and bt878 is not relevant.

But if you want to tune both analog and digital, then go with Gold.

On 1/3/06, Neil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> hey guys,
>
> Which is much more supported by mythtv and linux, fusion hdtv 5 gold or the
> lite?
>
> FusionHDTV5 GoldPlus uses CX23882 chip while Fusion hdtv5 lite uses Bt878
> chip. I will be adding this card to my existing mythtv that has air2pc card
> too.
>
> Any inputs will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Neil
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Re: [mythtv-users] Updating list of HDTV tuners for the HOWTO

[Mudit Wahal]

I've The DViCO FusionHDTV 5 LITE working with the cvs based dvb
drivers as of Sept'05.

On 1/3/06, Robert Kulagowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The current HOWTO mentions two HDTV tuners specifically - the Air2PC and
> the PCHDTV series.
>
> According to the list at
> http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/ATSC_cards the following ATSC
> tuners are now supported:
>
> (Known to work)
>  *  The PCHDTV card
>  * The air2pc (1st gen)
>  * The air2pc (2nd gen)
>
> (Might potentially work)
>  * The air2pc hd5000 (3rd gen)
>  * The DViCO FusionHDTV 3 GOLD-Q
>  * The DViCO FusionHDTV 3 GOLD-T
>  * The DViCO FusionHDTV 5 GOLD
>  * The DViCO FusionHDTV 5 LITE
>  * The ATi HDTV Wonder
>  * The AVerMedia AVerTVHD A180
>
> I'd like to confirm that there are users successfully using this second
> group of cards.
>
> Thanks.
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Re: [mythtv-users] Updating list of HDTV tuners for the HOWTO

[Brandon Beattie]

On Tue, Jan 03, 2006 at 02:19:42PM -0600, Robert Kulagowski wrote:
> The current HOWTO mentions two HDTV tuners specifically - the Air2PC and 
> the PCHDTV series.
> 
> According to the list at 
> http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/ATSC_cards the following ATSC 
> tuners are now supported:
> 
> (Known to work)
> *  The PCHDTV card
> * The air2pc (1st gen)
> * The air2pc (2nd gen)
> 
> (Might potentially work)
> * The air2pc hd5000 (3rd gen)
> * The DViCO FusionHDTV 3 GOLD-Q
> * The DViCO FusionHDTV 3 GOLD-T
> * The DViCO FusionHDTV 5 GOLD
> * The DViCO FusionHDTV 5 LITE
> * The ATi HDTV Wonder
> * The AVerMedia AVerTVHD A180
> 
> I'd like to confirm that there are users successfully using this second 
> group of cards.

I would suggest getting not just a yes or no answer but how well.  I
know the fusionHDTV 5 LITE does work, but it's a piece of junk,
especially when it comes to QAM, and so are a couple other cards 
from what I've heard.

What I'm aware of is: (1 bad, 10 perfect)

Model   OTA QAM 64  QAM 256
pcHDTV HD-2000  8   No  No
pcHDTV HD-3000  9   9   9
Air2pc (2nd gen)9   2   7
FusionHDTV 5 GOLD-X 9.5 ?   7
FusionHDTV 5 LITE   6   ?   3   
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[mythtv-users] Updating list of HDTV tuners for the HOWTO

[Robert Kulagowski]

The current HOWTO mentions two HDTV tuners specifically - the Air2PC and 
the PCHDTV series.


According to the list at 
http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/ATSC_cards the following ATSC 
tuners are now supported:


(Known to work)
*  The PCHDTV card
* The air2pc (1st gen)
* The air2pc (2nd gen)

(Might potentially work)
* The air2pc hd5000 (3rd gen)
* The DViCO FusionHDTV 3 GOLD-Q
* The DViCO FusionHDTV 3 GOLD-T
* The DViCO FusionHDTV 5 GOLD
* The DViCO FusionHDTV 5 LITE
* The ATi HDTV Wonder
* The AVerMedia AVerTVHD A180

I'd like to confirm that there are users successfully using this second 
group of cards.


Thanks.
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[mythtv-users] OT Recommended Modem for Cid

[Scott Starkey]

Hello All,

I am looking for a recommendation on a brand/model modem that works well with 
the Caller-ID functions.  Would the X100P cards that work with Asterisk work?

Thanks,
Scott

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Re: [mythtv-users] Still Can't Get pcHDTV-3000 Installed

[Steve Adeff]

On Tuesday 03 January 2006 12:52, R. Geoffrey Newbury wrote:
> On Sun, 01 Jan 2006 09:58:33 -0800, Drew Tomlinson wrote:
> >On 1/1/2006 9:23 AM Steve Adeff said the following:
> >>On Sunday 01 January 2006 12:05, Drew Tomlinson wrote:
> >>>I have MythTV 0.18.1 running with a PVR-250 card.  About two months ago,
> >>>I added a pcHDTV-3000 card but still can't figure out how it get it
> >>>recognized by the OS.  I'm running 2.6.13-r5 on Gentoo.
>
>  I've tried it both ways but no matter which, I get this output
>
> >>>from dmesg:
> >>>
> >>>cx88xx: disagrees about version of symbol tveeprom_hauppauge_analog
> >>>
> >>>I am under the assumption that the HD-3000 card is one of the Multimedia
> >>>controllers listed and thus, is installed correctly.  Or am I wrong?
> >>
> >>I was going to say you don't need to recompile kernels for this card, but
> >> then I saw your running Gentoo...
> >>anyway:
> >>http://www.penlug.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/DigitalTelevisionDVB
> >
> >Thank you very much!  I'll read it and see if I can get any further...  :)
>
> Two things which are not made too clear in any of the readmes/how-to's.
> The HD3000 card can do both NTSC and ATSC. It uses the cx8800 module for
> NTSC and the cx88-dvb module for ATSC.
> If the wrong one is loaded firstas it appears yours is doing.
>
> Secondly, you should now use the kernel tveeprom module instead of the
> hauppuage (ivtv) module for the PVR250 card. Once you re-compiled the
> kernel, you ended up with 2 tveeprom modules. Previously you used the ivtv
> version to interface with the PVR250 card. Do a 'find / -iname
> 'tveeprom*'. One version may (or may not) be called tveeprom_ivtv. In your
> case probably not.
>
> These modules do the almost the same thing but are (often) named the
> same (The linux version of 'dll-hell'). The modules seem to have been
> merged as of ivtv .41. You may want to upgrade to that version if you are
> running something earlier.
> Along with others, I have not had any luck with ivtv .51 and the HD3000
> card. I suggest you not go there.
>
> I don't know how Gentoo does it but if you have a modprobe.conf file,
> comment out the line reading 'alias tveeprom tveeprom_ivtv' in the section
> loading your ivtv drivers.
>
> In order to ensure that you get the cx88-dvb module first check that
> cx88-dvb is listed first in modules.pcimap, which lives in the
> /lib/modules tree (different places in different distros in my
> experience... and it may not exist). It always helps to have the cx88
> modules loaded after the ivtv modules, so that if things go wrong, the
> HD3k card shows up as /dev/video1 (instead of appearing as
> /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0) as does not push your pvr250 card from /dev/video0
> to /dev/video1.
>
> In Fedora 4, I do not need to have an entry in modprobe.conf for the
> cx88-dvb module. I presume because the module is listed in modules.pcimap
> and is loaded when the hardware is recognized.  You still need to have
> both sets of firmware loaded too.
>
> HTH
>
> Geoff

good advice, the link I sent does mention this though, if you spend the time 
to read it all.

-- 
Steve
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[mythtv-users] No channels in db, but mythfilldatabase says "Data is already present"

[mikepolniak]

The mythfrontend complains that "You don't have any channels defined in
the database"but when i run mythfilldatabase it won't update the
channels because it says "Data is already present for ...these days..."

Short of dropping the mysql 'mythconverg' database, how do i get 
mythfilldatabase to 
re-populate the db ?
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