Re: [mythtv-users] Funny things happen when I move my pc
Phil Strong wrote: Ok so I edited my mysql.txt and changed my DBhostname and Localhostname to = localhost. Yet I had the same issue after the holiday weekend it came up with the settings back to default. Am I missing something? not sure how much it matters, but for clarity's sake, i would set LocalHostName to something other than localhost ... maybe "mainfrontend" or something ... ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Transcoding DVD that myth couldn't rip
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've got a DVD that MythDVD was unable to rip, and through various techniques I managed to get it ripped outside of Myth (using Windows tools) but now it's just a bunch of IFO and VOB files. Anyone know how I can get MythDVD to transcode this for me? All the tools I've tried have been difficult to figure out, and the closest I've come was to have the audio badly out of sync. I was hoping there might be a way to connect to mtd and tell it what I want. Or am I just not seeing the forest for the trees? Is there a better tool out there to transcode ripped VOBs to avi/ogg/mpg/whatever? I'd rather not use Windows, since my Wintel machine is badly underpowered. i know it's a windows tool, but Gordian Knot is the best set of tools there is for ripping dvd .. it can do anything you need and is easy to use ... sorry i can't help with a linux-only solution -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] gdm and qt
Mike Daugird wrote: I just installed knoppmyth and I want to know why use gdm with QT? don't you need a base kde install to have it work? to have which work? Qt is a dependency of KDE, so it obviously can't require KDE ... GDM is the GNOME Desktop Manager, which means it uses GNOME libraries, which include GTK+ .. it doesn't mean you're running the whole GNOME Desktop, so don't worry as much about it taking up resources, it's small compared to the whole GNOME desktop ... On the other hand, if you'd rather stick to one major toolkit (Qt), you can run XDM, which is part of X (it's the "X Desktop Manager") ... i don't know if it is as flexible as GDM, i haven't used it in years ... personally, i think i use KDM (mostly because my FE used to be a desktop and I preferred KDE), so i don't have to load GTK+ (or even have it installed) ... it does require kdelibs, but again, it's not like you're running the full KDE -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Which Window Manager?
Michael T. Dean wrote: My workaround: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/82722#82722 hmm, not exactly the same problem ... mine doesn't happen when returning from xine (that actually works *every* time) ... it's when i change screens within mythtv that it doesn't always work ... namely when it changes from one of the normal screens to one that uses obvious Qt widgets instead of the nicer-looking images as in the main menu ... the first time i noticed it was because my ATI Remote Wonder oftentimes skips two screens when using the power button, so i jump from the "Optical Discs" menu all the way to the "Are you sure you want to exit mythtv?" screen ... i'd have to mess w/ the mouse on the remote, because a lot of the times that exit screen wouldn't let me select "No" (i really didn't want to exit!) due to the fact that somehow it didn't have focus ... BUT i later found i could hit power and would be taken back to the main menu again ... why does power work, but the arrow keys don't? no buttons were focused (it's obvious in the theme/color scheme i'm using, since the button with the key is much brighter) ... sometimes when i get to the exit screen a button is focused, otherwise not ... i can't find any reason why it is intermittant ... thanks! -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Which Window Manager?
Kevin Kuphal wrote: I use fluxbox. Much lighter than KDE. I think you can run twm even if you want or without a window manager too. what focusing method do you use in fluxbox? a lot of times, "popups" (like when you hit the menu button on movies in the video library manager) aren't focused, so i have to move my mouse around until i can make it focused ... it's not even all the time, just intermittently ... same with the shutdown yes/no screen ... power button (mapped to the same thing that ESC is on my keyb) gets me out of the popup and oftentimes if i go back into the popup, it's focused and everything works fine :( ... running 0.18.1 on slackware-current ... thx, -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Problem changing video category
I'm having issues in 0.18.1 changing the category on videos ... sometimes it works and it's saved, other times, I go back to edit metadata on the video after saving and it didn't change! I modified the db to default to my "Movies" category, so I can leave my default filter on Movies and have "DVD Extras", "Music Videos" and "TV Shows" hidden by default. I'm trying to change videos from my "Movies" category to "TV Shows" via my FE, but it just doesn't change :( Any ideas? Known bug? Fixes? thx, -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: Alarm Clock?
Chris Lynch wrote: After reading your message and looking into that I found this xmms plugin called xmms-alarm. It's got good enough features to serve the use I need: http://www.snika.uklinux.net/index.php?show=xmms-alarm oh yeah, that reminds me, my end solution was to run a script that set the volume (w/ amix or something like that) before running xmms ... that and cron gave me all the flexibility i needed ... worked really well, 'cause i'd setup my HTPC as an alarmclock on days when i had an early meeting or something and crank my surround sound system loud enough to nearly vibrate me out of bed! :P (good thing i didn't have any neighbors in my old house!) -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: Alarm Clock?
Chris Lynch wrote: This is somewhat OT but it got me thinking when I looked in the feature quests and saw one for a MythAlarm type of concept. I'm looking for some ideas as to what others are done. I just put a myth frontend in my bedroom and thought I could replace my old buzzing alarm clock with something that would play different MP3s and support multiple alarms/schedules. Possibly also support LIRC... Has anyone done this and what did you use? i've done similar, albeit not with myth ... i just used xmms and a cron job ... i'd either setup a playlist in xmms and exit properly so it'd use that playlist or setup and save a playlist and select it in the crontab (i did both, but i think i had better results with using the "last played" playlist method, since i could change what played each night if i wanted) ... someone once told me there was some shoutcast/icecast stream that was setup to be used as an alarm clock ... it had two completely unrelated audio tracks playing at once .. for an audiophile/music nazi like me, that would successfully annoy the hell outta me! need to find that again ... i've been sleeping in 'till noon again :( -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] New MythDora v1.4
On Aug 17, 2005, at 3:11 PM, James Colannino wrote: James Oltman wrote: There have been other threads about MythDora in the past. I knew exactly what it was. But new people join the list all the time, so while you may have known what it was from past posts, many others do not. That's why the poster should always give at least a short introduction, even if he's posted about it before. even some of us that were here when it was first mentioned don't always remember, either ... i kept thinking of someone's comment about "Dora the Explorer" ;) -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Cables and more space...ideas?
Keep in mind that compressing the whole DVD isn't the best choice as sometimes you get 50% compression. I did that with O Brother, Where Art Thou? and it looks pretty bad. You can see the pixelation on screen and it gets annoying. That would be one of those movies I would make into an uncompressed ISO and drop on my backend. Good luck! yeah, i'll prob strip all but one audio track and any extras to make as much space as possible ... if it's a movie where i really like the extras and want them in Myth, they can always be ripped separately :) thanks again! can't wait to get started! :) -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Cables and more space...ideas?
On Aug 17, 2005, at 12:56 PM, Ryan Steffes wrote: mplayer dvd://1 -aid 128 -dumpstream -dumpfile video.mpg I thought that that would work, but I wasn't 100% positive it was okay to just change vob/mpg so I didn't mention. I use that method, without specifying tracks, to avoid certain DVD copying *ahem* problems *ahem*. hmm, i thought VOB == MPEG ... am i wrong? ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Cables and more space...ideas?
On Aug 17, 2005, at 1:35 PM, James Oltman wrote: DVD Shrink primarily uses DVD discs. However, there is an OPEN files button. It doesn't list out the type of files it is looking for. It just says, SELECT FOLDER THAT CONTAINS DVD FILES. I have never tried that before. I assume the VOBs are what it is talking about. It works wonders for me. hmm, interesting, i'll try it out ... wasn't sure, because a number of programs seem to require both VOB and IFO files ... You have the option to compress a DVD9 down to a DVD5 to fit on a DVD-R. yeah, that's exactly what i want to do eventually ... I compressing so I remove the menus, extras, any audio I don't want. On discs with both the DTS and DD5.1, I keep both. It doesn't specifically say DD5.1 or DTS, but it says ENGLISH then gives the size of the audio tracks. Obviously, the DTS will be bigger than the DD5.1 because there is more audio inforation there. hmm, i didn't know that :) ... can't recall, does xine support DTS passthrough or just DD? DD works great for me, i'm just curious :) It is a SUPER easy program to use. After that's done, I go to BACKUP, and I save it to an ISO file, and on my MythBE, I have a samba share setup. I just drop the file onto the MythBE and voila! Done and Done. cool, sounds like exactly what i'm wanting to do (with the addition of burning off the ISOs eventually) thanks for the info!!! ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Cables and more space...ideas?
James Oltman wrote: I hate to say this, but I use WinBloze and DVD Shrink to do what you are wanting to do. can you take just a straight VOB rip from myth and throw it into dvd shrink, or do you have to use DVD Shrink to actually rip the dvd and everything? -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Cables and more space...ideas?
James Oltman wrote: I hate to say this, but I use WinBloze and DVD Shrink to do what you are wanting to do. arg, was hoping to stay away from that, mostly so i could just ssh into my server and do what i needed to do :( ... oh well, at least i have a dual boot on my main desktop and i'm in windoze when i need to use photoshop and my fiance is using the ibook ... -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Cables and more space...ideas?
Ryan Steffes wrote: From looking at the source, it looks like a perfect rip just dumps the vob you select into a file. It should have all the audio and video information available, it largely just changes the extension from VOB and mpg. hmm, last time i tried, it still is .VOB Just removing the extra audio isn't going to save you very much space. Your files are still going to be multigigabyte. yes, i know, i'm fine with multi-GB files ... but i want to strip out anything i'm not using so i'm not wasting space on stuff i don't care about .. i'm more than willing to "waste space" on full video quality, however ... i just need to know how to rip the extra audio tracks out You should really consider sitting down some afternoon and playing with mencoder's multipass variable bitrate settings in xvid, and seeing if you can find something acceptable smaller, otherwise, there's really no point in bothering at all. i'd rather leave the video alone and just strip out what i don't want -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Cables and more space...ideas?
Ryan Steffes wrote: Questions to ask yourself: What parts of the movie are the most important to you? The movie itself and one AC3 audio track Do you need subtitles, multiple languages? nope, neither Do you have a full multichannel stereo set up or are you willing to compress the audio? 5.1 DD/DTS receiver, so keeping DD audio is a must ... don't care about commentary, mult languages, etc Are you extremely sensitive to audio distortion? fairly, but the biggest thing for me is keeping 5.1 ... there just is no comparison between a 5.1 movie vs a 2-channel rip of the same movie ... A value of 800 for the bitrate will give you results around 700MB for a full DVD depending on your audio settings. Values around 1500 give bigger files, but are very nice looking. the result i'd like to come up with is a rip of a DVD with the same video and audio quality as the source, just without the extra crap ... when myth rips a dvd to file using the "perfect" method, does it strip out everything except the main audio and video or are subtitles, mult languages, etc still in there? thanks! -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Cables and more space...ideas?
Neil Davidson wrote: How are your DVDs stored? If they are as ISOs or the raw VOB/IFO files you could try ripping out unused audio tracks, subtitles etc. what app do you use to rip out unused audio tracks, etc from just straight VOB rips? no IFO files or anything, I just have the VOBS themself. thanks, -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] burn-in. Should I be worried? - Dev Idea?
Andrew Palm wrote: 1. If the tivo is paused for x amount of time it blanks the screen. 2. If left in a menu for x amount of time it returns to livetv. 3. for MythMusic and other static stuff, maybe have it so either the visualization goes full screen after x amount of time or the screen blanks after x amount of time. i like how a lot of set-top box DVD players have the logo of the manufacturor "bounce" around the screen for the screensaver... could very easily do something like this with the MythTV logo (or a logo set from the theme itself would prob be best) ... i haven't done much with this, as my FE is setup to blank the screen after X amount of time (whatever the defaults are for X.org in gentoo) and i'm pretty religious about turning off my 27" CRT (i could care less about the stupid TV, it sucks, but i DO care about my electric bill!!) ... obviously, the above could easily be done with an actual X screensaver, but i have seen tons of posts with people having problems with remote button presses != keyboard activity, so it may be better to do something really simple within myth ... -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Operating System of choice ?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The question is, why are so many using Fedora Core as the platform for MythTV, at least what I've read the archives of this mailing list, quite many are using Fedora Core, so is there a reason for that ? i think the two biggest reasons are: ease of use and Jarod's guide (www.wilsonet.com) Also has anybody used MythTV on OpenBSD ? not that i know of ... i use gentoo for backend and (for the time being) slackware-current for frontend (tho' I want to move both to gentoo one of these days) I'm a big fan of OpenBSD, for it's stability as well as it's security. So if there's no big/real drawbacks I would prefer OpenBSD for both the back- and frontend, i'm guessing backend would be fine, but frontend is where you'll most likely get into issues ... namely display drivers ... does nVidia or ATI provide drivers for *BSD? or, if you're not using NV or ATI cards, does your card manufacturor provide drivers or are there OS drivers already? although I have an itch that Fedora Core would be "better" suited for the job. i would guess that any linux might be better suited for the job of frontend than a *BSD merely because of the work gone into linux for use as HTPC compared to *BSD -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] No MythTV volume control when using S/PDIF
Brian Stults wrote: Donavan Stanley wrote: On 7/24/05, Phill Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Is this normal or have I done something wrong? If it is normal could someone please briefly explain why. I'm assuming it's something to do with the audio signal now being passed straight from one piece of hardware (the S/PDIF connector on the MythTV box) to another (the receiver) so there's no opportunity for software to interfere with the volume settings. Is that correct? Correct. I believe what you say, but if that's true, I don't understand why I am able to control the volume coming out of my SPDIF using alsamixer. Could you explain this? it depends ... when using AC3 passthrough, no, you cannot adjust volume, you must use your Dolby Digital compatible receiver to control volume ... when doing PCM (basically anything else except DTS), you can adjust volume ... using a SBLive! Value 1024 here ... -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Ready for use?
Chris Lopeman wrote: Hi All, And I know it is not released yet. huh? have you checked the website? version 0.18.1 was released on may 16th This coupled with the high activity of people having problems on the mailing list, leads to a question. well, of course! why would people have anything to post if they weren't having problems ... you really can't assume anything, since you don't know (and really no one knows) the ratio of people posting questions/problems to people not posting because they aren't having any problems! :) Is anybody successfully using mythTV on a regular basis? I just don't want to put something together that is going to have problems with basic functionality every other day. Or is gonna work but look like crap on my TV. yup ... i don't use a lot of the advanced stuff ... for me, it's mostly a nice, easy-to-use (my 4.5yo son knows how to work it via the remote!) interface for ripped movies, dvd movies, and mp3 files ... also, i use mythweb often to lookup what's showing on tv w/o having to wait for the tv guide channel (oh, and it looks GREAT!!! dvd movies on this BLOW away dvd movies from an old borrowed set-top-box dvd player i used to use!!!) -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] hdparm was: MythShyte
Gavin Haslett wrote: hdparm -c1 -d1 -u1 /dev/hdb also, look into the -X argument ... that way, you can tell your machine to use UDMA5 instead of, say, UDMA2, to increase performance ... google for hdparm ... there is TONS of information on it online -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Help, Mythweb Hates me
Graeme Woollett wrote: Forgive my ignorance, I looked on the Apache 1.3 web site and mod_php isn't among the modules supplied with Apache. Could you elaborate on how to set it up? depending on what distro you're running, there should be a package called php or mod_php ... install that and oftentimes it sets up the httpd.conf for you (by way of including a php.conf file for apache) ... if that's not the case, then you'll have to set it up manually (very few distros do this anymore, so i'm guessing that making sure you have mod_php package installed will do ...) also, look at /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf (or /etc/apache/conf/httpd.conf or wherever your distro puts it) and see if there's any mention of php or a conf.d directory (usually in /etc/httpd or /etc/apache, iirc) and look for a php.conf or similar file in there 'luck, -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Underscan/Overscan problem: how do I solve it?
Robin Smith wrote: I don't think its Use Window Mode. you don't want MythTV running in an actual window. I think you just adjust the dimensions of myth from being 0, which means full screen, to being something non zero. Start with the left/right adjustments first though. last i checked, you had to run it in windowed mode for positioning and sizing to work ... i use this setup and it works great! even have xine's size/position set to the same thing via commandline arguments so everything is consistent! -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] "Feature Idea - P2P" Bad Idea
Nick Rout wrote: If you want to share programs you have recorded with myth, do so outside the immediate myth environment. exactly ... does it really need to be integrated? up until now it really hasn't, and it works just fine with movies/shows downloaded via bittorrent (not that i'd know, of course ;) ...) if people really want to do that, they can fire up azureus, bitcomet, bit tornado, or any of the other many, many, many bittorrent clients and still use myth to view/organize them I know that bittorrent has many legal uses. IMHO adding it in to mythtv would only serve bt's detractors. exactly, it's playing with fire ... sure, nothing may ever come of it, but i'm sure any developer wouldn't want to fork out the cash for a lawyer when it wasn't their idea in the first place ... -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Playback has blueish colors...
Teruel de Campo MD wrote: Robin Edgar Hansen wrote: Hello list-members, Does anyone have a clue as to why the playback/liveTV on mythfrontend has wrong colors? I see nothing suspicious in the log output from The recorded material is OK and playback with mplayer works fine *before* mythfrontend has run. Afterwards mplayer shows the same blueish colors, but only when using XV for output (whereas -vo X11 remains OK). Restarting the X-server makes mplayer -vo xv work again. So, has the X server (or the XV part) been put in a bad state? Robin, Finally I have found someone with the same problem I have! Have you tried to press the key while in liveTV? In my case I can get the picture ok but it does not stick. If I close mythtv after pressing G and getting the picture ok then mplayer works ok. So somehow the adjustment is transfer to the ivtv module, however if you change channels after pressing the G key and having the picture ok, when you go to the new selected channel the color is wrong again. Seems that the changes are not change in the tables and whenever mythtv reads it get the same old values.? I wonder if there is a problem with permissions. Let's keep in touch and see if you can solve the proble, i had this same problem (tho' i didn't know about the option) ... it was solved by turning off XV color control in the settings ... -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Silent HDTV Front End
Mudit Wahal wrote: I think people should realize that its *just an application*, not a religion. One needs to sit down in front of the TV and enjoy it too ! Whatever use of the application fits your needs. You dont want to make yourself fit to the application, even if it means going out of the way and spending exobirtant amont of money. The attitude of some people on these mailing list seems to be My(th)Way or HighWay. New people exploring myth would like to know the alternatives of enjoying the myth experience. I dont think every one is into PC building/configuring etc. Having a civil discussion in a civil forum/list is helpful, but shouting, cursing, etc will only put the new explorers away. exactly ... it's very common in almost every computer-related mailinglist ... interestingly enough, i'm in a number of homebrew (as in beer) mailinglists and they are much more accepting, helpful, etc ... maybe we should all adopt their mantra: relax, don't worry, have a homebrew :) -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Another commercial MythTV box
Donavan Stanley wrote: Your HO is flat out 100% wrong. ok .. apparently your O isn't so H ... if it's wrong, then what is the right interpretation and where are you basing your facts from? -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Updated LxMSuite Website
Nick wrote: What the heck is "The Sympsons"? Is that based in Spryngfield? hehehee ... that's a gorgeous theme, tho' .. very clean-looking .. -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Svideo or RCA
Bruce N wrote: I have 2 video cards - an Nvidia GeForce FX5200 128Mb with DVI and RCA out - and a Nvidia GeForce2 MX 400 64Mb with SVideo out. As I cannot utilise the DVI port, which is better - RCA or SVideo for TV out? I'll have a SBLive! 5.1 for the audio side of things on my MythTV box definitely s-video ... you won't get HD out of it (you're limited to a 480i signal), but it's still better than composite (rca-style) -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] MythWeb Setup Question
Michael Haan wrote: So, I've installed mythweb, but when I hit http://mymachine/mythweb all that happens is program_listings.php is downloaded to my machine. Did I miss a step? sounds like you don't have apache setup to handle PHP correctly .. make sure you have mod_php installed and it's configured ... (googling for it would be your best bet) .. some distros automatically setup apache to handle php files when you install the mod_php package and you just have to restart apache (i'm guessing RH/FC is like that and i think even slack or gentoo was, too, but i can't recall offhand) -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] How do I removed existing mysql database and start over?
On Jun 1, 2005, at 4:06 PM, Bruce Markey wrote: Here is information from the people who wrote and support the code in lieu of guesses from people who happened to install it once because they had to (self included). some people's guesses were based on previous experience, because they work with mysql on a daily basis, not just that it's used for myth ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] How do I removed existing mysql database and start over?
On Jun 1, 2005, at 4:26 PM, Bruce Markey wrote: Well, you never gave him a correct answer and appearantly still don't know. How long should he continue wasting his time here when the authoratative info can be found in seconds at mysql.org? guess you should've stepped up ages ago and given the correct one than letting us waste our time then ... besides, in your scenario, wouldn't video card issues be better served by going to places like htpcnews.com or avsforum.com? cable-related stuff (like cable cards and other technology) should stay in cable-related lists ... and heaven forbid anyone ask for help getting lirc setup with their remote (at the stages before myth is actually involved) ... it happens ... people go off topic ... some people try to help, rather than bitching about a thread being too off-topic ... excuse me for attempting to help Then "kryten" would not be a local connection and 'smeg%' != 'smeg' as a match for a specific hostname. smeg% is a wildcard ... matches smeg followed by anything, just like 192.168.0.%\ If there is not an entry for the string used as the hostname in a Unix scoket connection, access will be denied. mysql> delete from user where User='mythtv' and Host='moktoo'; Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec) mysql> flush privileges; Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec) mysql> SELECT Host,User,Password FROM user where user = 'mythtv'; +-++--+ | Host| User | Password | +-++--+ | 192.168.0.% | mythtv | 0476fc026afffe24 | | localhost | mythtv | 0476fc026afffe24 | +-++--+ 2 rows in set (0.00 sec) : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; mysql -u mythtv -pmythtv -hmoktoo mythconverg ERROR 1045: Access denied for user: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' (Using password: YES) : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; mysql -u mythtv -pmythtv -h192.168.0.33 mythconverg ERROR 1045: Access denied for user: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' (Using password: YES) : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; mysql -u mythtv -pmythtv -hlocalhost mythconverg Reading table information for completion of table and column names ... mysql> sorry, but here are my results: mysql> SELECT User,Host FROM user; ++-+ | User | Host| ++-+ | mythtv | 192.168.0.% | || localhost | | iCook | localhost | | mythtv | localhost | | pma| localhost | | root | localhost | || smeg| | root | smeg| ++-+ [EMAIL PROTECTED] glandix $ mysql -u mythtv -h 192.168.0.2 -p - SUCCESS [EMAIL PROTECTED] glandix $ mysql -u mythtv -h smeg -p - SUCCESS [EMAIL PROTECTED] glandix $ mysql -u mythtv -h smeg.slacknet.local -p - SUCCESS [EMAIL PROTECTED] glandix $ mysql -u mythtv -h localhost -p - SUCCESS as you can see, i was successfully able to connect w/ -hsmeg, -hsmeg.slacknet.local, -h192.168.0.2, and -hlocalhost with only the 192.168.0.% and localhost entries in the user table ... just for fun, i changed the 192.168.0.% user to smeg% and deleted the [EMAIL PROTECTED] user so i have the following: mysql> SELECT User,Host FROM user; ++---+ | User | Host | ++---+ || localhost | | iCook | localhost | | pma| localhost | | root | localhost | || smeg | | root | smeg | | mythtv | smeg% | ++---+ 7 rows in set (0.00 sec) [EMAIL PROTECTED] glandix $ mysql -u mythtv -h smeg.slacknet.local -p - SUCCESS [EMAIL PROTECTED] glandix $ mysql -u mythtv -h smeg -p - SUCCESS [EMAIL PROTECTED] glandix $ mysql -u mythtv -h 192.168.0.2 -p - SUCCESS [EMAIL PROTECTED] glandix $ mysql -u mythtv -h localhost -p - FAILED (as expected, due to no localhost entry) -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] How do I removed existing mysql database and start over?
Mark Knecht wrote: First of all, this is myTHTV.org, If you want authoratative info for mysql, you would be best served by mySQL.org... As it turns out yes, but since I wanted to fix MythTV I hope you'll forgive my coming here. for shame! no one else ever goes off-topic on this list ;) OK, clearly this is why the frontend wasn't connecting. What I'm not understanding out of this whole ordeal is why, when the frontend was configured to connect to 192.168.1.2, which is within the IP wildcard match, did mythtv convert this to gandalf and make life hard on itself? (and me!) ;-) The only place Gandalf is mentioned, AFAIK, is in /etc/hosts. It's not in Myth's configuration anywhere. i'm not sure about this, either ... it was my first assumption, but testing on my particular network showed that it worked with 192.168.0.% when i didn't have an entry where Host = 'kryten%' (the hostname of my remote frontend is kryten.slacknet.local) ... and without an entry where Host = 'smeg%' (the hostname of my backend is smeg.slacknet.local) ... So the last item then would be how to delete an entry from the table. There's certainly a command for doing that so I'll find it, get stuff cleaned up, and be left with this one little mystery about why it insisted on using a name instead of an IP. DELETE FROM [table_name] WHERE [condition]; depending on what you want to delete ... for deleting users, there are other commands (tho' standard sql commands will work, since the users table is nothing special, just another mysql table), and i'd reccommend using them instead, because they delete stuff properly ... don't know them offhand, tho' (i use phpmyadmin for all user management stuff) 'luck, -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] opaque
Dean Collins wrote: Lol, you know what I mean, a controllable percentage of opaqueness. I have an idea for a new application for MythTV but need to know if you can overlay 2 images. haha .. that makes more sense ;) -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] opaque
Dean Collins wrote: Hi I posted this question before but didn’t see it post. Is there a way to display an opaque web page over the top of a video in MythTV? not sure offhand, but i doubt it ... not sure exactly what you're asking, because an opaque web page on top of a video would only show the webpage ... -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] How do I removed existing mysql database and start over?
here's how to reset the password for root mysql user (written for
gentoo, others should be similar):
1.) stop mysql by running:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] / # /etc/init.d/mysql stop
2.) re-start mysql by running:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] / # mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables &
3.) connect to mysql:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] / # mysql -u root
4.) update password (replace [new_password] with your password):
mysql> UPDATE user SET Password=PASSWORD('[new_password]') WHERE
User='root' AND Host='localhost';
5.) flush privileges tables:
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
6.) stop mysql:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] / # kill mysql
7.) re-start mysql as normal
[EMAIL PROTECTED] / # /etc/init.d/mysql start
good luck and remember that root password ;)
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Re: [mythtv-users] How do I removed existing mysql database and start over?
Mark Knecht wrote: mysql> grant all on mythconverg.* to mythtv@"192.168.1.%" identified by "mythtv"; ERROR 1047: Unknown command mysql> fyi, from http://alt-php-faq.org/local/70: Note that after you started mysqld with --skip-grant-tables, any usage of GRANT commands will give you an Unknown command error until you have executed FLUSH PRIVILEGES. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] How do I removed existing mysql database and start over?
Mark Knecht wrote: My house: Dragonfly - backend and frontend - 192.168.1.55 Flash - frontend - 192.168.1.29 My parents house Gandalf - backend and frontend - 192.168.1.2 XBox - frontend - 192.168.1.10 ok, stupid question, but i want to make sure i fully understand ... the setup at your house is supposed to be a direct mirror (as far as how it's supposed to work) of your parents house, right? that helps explain :) ... oh, and you had a ton of helpful info in this e-mail ;) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ mysql -u mythtv -h 192.168.1.2 -p mythconverg Enter password: ERROR 1045: Access denied for user: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' (Using password: YES) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ Re: the off-list e-mail to me, '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' vs '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' is what i meant when i talked about two mythtv users ... mysql sees (or can see) connections from each ip address as a different user, depending on how it's setup ... this is helpful, since you can make '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' have a different password (and different access) than [EMAIL PROTECTED] [anywhere_else] ... So I *THINK* that the problem is not necessarily the mythconverg database but just that mysql has stopped allowing me to access mythconverg via the network. There are two reasons I can think of: 1) mysql is not bound to a network IP. I show below that both machines are: yes, this part all looks ok 2) The mythconverg database does not have proper privleges granted for network access. I don't know how to test this fully, but I seem to not be able to access the Gandalf databse correctly as root to set them again. sort of ... it's actually the [EMAIL PROTECTED] user that doesn't ... My setup on Gandlaf (which doesn't work) from /etc/mysql/my.cnf # keep secure by default! bind-address= 192.168.1.2 port= 3306 # this can make it even more secure: #skip-networking My setup from Dragonfly (which does work: # keep secure by default! bind-address= 192.168.1.55 port= 3306 # this can make it even more secure: #skip-networking Dragonfly is listening: [snip] So is Gandalf: [snip] exactly ... this is an authentication problem, not networking problem ... this is the proof that everything's working in #1 above ... Up to this point everything is absolutely identical. I can access mythconverge as mythtv on both systems AS LONG AS I do NOT bind it to the network IP as I showed at the start of this email. I start mythfrontend on Gandalf, and tell it to use the network address 192.168.1.2, it fails with messages about not being able to access the database: i'd setup the frontend on gandalf to access 127.0.0.1 regardless ... when running on the local machine, it doesn't have the overhead of accessing via tcp/ip ... mysql> SELECT Host,User,Password FROM user; +-++--+ | Host| User | Password | +-++--+ | localhost | root | 4849c7517ff2d641 | | gandalf | root | | | localhost || | | gandalf || | | localhost | mythtv | 0476fc026afffe24 | | 192.168.1.% | mythtv | 0476fc026afffe24 | +-++--+ 6 rows in set (0.00 sec) this is pretty close to what i have in my table, but i don't have the [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... mysql> grant all on mythconverg.* to mythtv@"192.168.1.%" identified by "mythtv"; ERROR 1047: Unknown command mysql> in phpmyadmin, the command ended up being: GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON mythconverg.* TO 'mythtv'@ '192.168.0.%'; my suggestion is to either install apache on the backend and install phpmyadmin or use some other gui tool ... it's much easier to manage users that way ... my job is php/mysql programming and we use the heck out of phpmyadmin ... it's a great tool, especially when you don't know (or in my case, can't remember) CLI mysql user management :P but first, i'd concentrate on getting root working again, that will open the doors for yo u to do whatever you need to get mythtv working again... -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] How do I removed existing mysql database and start over?
Greg Mitchell wrote: I think Mark is using Gentoo, and at least in my Gentoo install, the skip-networking setting was on by default in /etc/mysql/my.cnf (I have that line commented out, as well as the bind-address=127.0.0.1 line from the default) Could that be at the root of at least some of the problems? hmm, i'm running gentoo and it's not on by default ... it may have been previously a default, tho' ... -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] How do I removed existing mysql database and start over?
Mark Knecht wrote: I presume there MUST be a way to completely blow the database away though, correct? It's just a file or set of files somewhere? (WHERE?) ;-) I'd rather not, and this new page seems like a good way to just get working again. This question is more for my education. I'd rather not do this but I'm willing to if it's required to get things going again. DROP DATABASE mythconverg; however, you have to have permissions to this table to begin with ;) -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] How do I removed existing mysql database and start over?
Mark Knecht wrote: OK, this does work when ssh'ed into the station. But when the MythTV app tries to do much the same it fails with messages similar to the failures above. I think this is because mysql is somehow no longer bound to the netowrk. if mysql wasn't bound to the network, you wouldn't even get a response ... it'd just timeout, not give you a password error ... As I said earlier it I hand edit .mythtv/mysql.txt to use localhost instead of 192.168.1.2 then I can connect and use MythTV: does /sbin/ifconfig show that the machine is using 192.168.1.2? i'm kinda confused ... are you running separate frontend/backend systems or an all inclusive box? this could also be from having two 'mythtv' users in the users table ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] and [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] (ie: everywhere else) ... It is the right password. In this config I cannot connect: DBHostName=192.168.1.2 #DBHostName=localhost DBUserName=mythtv DBPassword=mythtv DBName=mythconverg DBType=QMYSQL3 In this config I can: #DBHostName=192.168.1.2 DBHostName=localhost DBUserName=mythtv DBPassword=mythtv DBName=mythconverg DBType=QMYSQL3 to me, this says that you either have two mythtv users (which is fine and in many cases normal or preferrable) that each have their own password, or that localhost != 192.168.1.2 and both localhost and 192.168.1.2 are running mysql w/ myth database stuff installed ,etc, etc ... i'm guessing it's probably the first (two mythtv users), since it's more likely to happen ... No, it's helpful. Possibly the problem is somehow the mysql database is fine but the problem is mysql not binding/listening to the network. That would require changing the grant privledges, I think, but I cannot log in to do so anymore if it was a problem bindging to a port, you wouldn't need mysql root access, only root access to the machine itself ... you might be able to run the following to see if it is setup to only bind locally: grep 'skip-networking' /etc/rc.* there are probably other ways to make it only bind locally, but the --skip-networking option is the one i use ... to make it only bind locally, you would have had to edit files to make it happen, so if you never did that, it's probably not a binding issue :) one thing you could do is this: login however it takes as mythtv ... then, type the following: USE mysql; SELECT Host,User,Password FROM user; it should then spit out a table something like this: +-++--+ | Host| User | Password | +-++--+ | localhost | root | 316f3fab580678dd | | smeg| root | | | localhost || | | smeg|| | | localhost | mythtv | 0476fc026afffe24 | | 192.168.0.% | mythtv | 0476fc026afffe24 | +-++--+ check to make sure that if there are multiple rows where User == 'mythtv' that the passwords are exactly the same ... this will at least help explain that issue ... as far as re-gaining root access, someone already posted the link that had instructions ... -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] How do I removed existing mysql database and start over?
Mark Knecht wrote: As I've tried to communicate, and I think I nust be doing a terrible job at it, I cannot log in as root to either mysql in general or the mythconverg database: gandalf ~ # mysql -u root -p Enter password: ERROR 1045: Access denied for user: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' (Using password: YES) gandalf ~ # mysql -u root -p mythconverg Enter password: ERROR 1045: Access denied for user: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' (Using password: YES) gandalf ~ # just for sh*ts and giggles, try: mysql -u root mytconverg this will let you know if there really is a password set ... Either I have totally forgotten the password or the database is hosed up. i'd lay money on the first ... it's much more common... done it myself many times ... All of this is covered in the MySQL privilege system documentation at the links I provided in the other thread. Yes, I thought I read through that but didn't find a solution to this problem. No one cares at this point about shows that have been recorded. I could just dump all that and start over without penalty. The bad part is two days of no one being able to use it at all, at least via the network. Myth is still working if you sit on the backend machine itself. can you sit at / ssh in to the remote frontend system and type: mysql -u [myth] -p mythconverg (where [myth] is the username you used, i can't rem the default) ... can you connect that way? it may be that you have more than one myth user in the db (mysql uses the hostname as part of the username, so you can have [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], etc) ... have you made sure that you have the correct password in mysql.txt? i can't recall the location of it, but type 'locate mysql.txt' and you'll find it .. make sure it's the right passwd ... if none of all of this works (esp the root part), google for resetting the mysql root password .. it's possible (done it myself) to reset the root mysql user's password so you can login as root and start fixing things from there -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] nvidia card on a budget suggestions
Scott Alfter wrote: what kind of vid-out (not incl s-video if it has that) does your 5200 have? DVI-I, with (IIRC) a VGA connector for a 2nd display. which would also work great on a transcoder :) are you doing hd? Not yet. I'm driving the display at its native resolution (1280x768); recordings, DVDs, and SVCDs get scaled appropriately. scaled video look good? ie: does it look "scaled" or is the image clear ... the 5200 is one of the cards i'm looking at ... thx, -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] nvidia card on a budget suggestions
Scott Alfter wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Lonnie Borntreger wrote: Whatever you do, stay away from the 5200. I bought one, and had nothing but trouble (system lock-ups, oopses, crashes, etc). Went to the nVidia forums and everyone there was saying that it is a complete POS, even in Windows. My 5200s work well enough for me, under both Windows & Linux. Test HD clips I've downloaded have played smoothly on my MythTV box (an Athlon XP 2400 with a no-name GeforceFX 5200). what kind of vid-out (not incl s-video if it has that) does your 5200 have? are you doing hd? -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Tweaks to playback HDTV
Mario Limonciello wrote: Looking over at the other thread, gLaNDix - you have an HDTV now? Do yourself a favor and make sure the card you choose has DVI out (if your tv has DVI in), or component out if it doesn't. You really should bother with another means when you have the option to go this way. yeah, i have an HDTV ... it only accepts component in ... i've got the Crescendo Systems Transcoder (external version) that i'm currently using to go from VGA2 on Radeon->HDTV -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Tweaks to playback HDTV
John Goerzen wrote: For me, it was: 1) Buy an nvidia card that supports hardware mpeg-2 decode recommendations on one of these for someone on a budget? ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] nvidia card on a budget suggestions
Egeekial wrote: Well, I'm not dealing with HD, so I couldn't tell you about that. I can tell you, though, that I tried using an old Geforce 256 DDR card in my Mythbox with very little luck (overlay problems, freezing, no hardware acceleration). hmm, i had a GeForce2 MX w/ S-Vid out that worked really well back in the day before i messed w/ myth (or owned an hdtv) .. On the other hand, I have a Radeon 9700 Pro in my desktop machine, and the ATI Linux drivers work flawlessly. The ATI drivers even came with a nice little program to setup your xorg.conf. It's a simple concept, and I can't understand why NVIDIA doesn't follow suit. It's somewhat of a pain to have to go through the FAQ to get the xorg.conf setup properly. i don't really care about that, since i had to go thru the xorg.conf file manually to get hdtv-out working the way i wanted to ... i actually somewhat prefer nvidia's way of doing it, because i'm yet to figure out what all the crap the ATI drivers put in the xorg.conf file mean :S (yes, i'm a control-freak geek and want to know what all those settings mean! :P) -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] nvidia card on a budget suggestions
Fedor Pikus wrote: If you want "HD-out", i.e. component TV-out, your choices start with GeForce 6200, which go for just over $100. Otherwise, there are many Geforce 5700 or even 5200 with TV-out (SVideo and composite) and dual DVI/VGA, like this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814121186 yeah, i definitely want HD-out ... i've got a transcoder that converts from VGA -> component, so i'm not going to mess with the extra cost of a component-out card ... i'd like something equivalent to (or better than) the ATI AIW Radeon 9600 non-pro that i currently have (but w/o the capture) ... one of the reasons i'd like to upgrade is because i'm stuck at running in a 540p timing, so all DVD material is scaled down ... when using Xv, diagonal lines have a "jagged" appearance like (use a mono-spaced font): \ `\ `\ `\ instead of: \ \ \ \ \ \ on either htpcnews.com or avsforum.com (or is it avsforums.com, i forget), i was told this had to do with a "lazy" video card manufacturer and they suggested a nvidia card w/ a similar feature set (minus the "feature" of jagged lines :P) ... this is one of my reasons for not wanting to go w/ ATI ... anyone else have this problem w/ 540p or less and DVDs? i'd really like to be able to watch movies w/o this annoying problem ... thx, -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] nvidia card on a budget suggestions
Egeekial wrote: Why does it have to be an NVIDIA card? I have found that ATI's linux drivers are light years ahead of NVIDIA's... in terms of stability at least. because i've found that support for hd in nvidia's linux drivers are lightyears ahead of ati's ... most every htpc site i've found says the same thing ... i've not had stability issues with nvidia or ati drivers in linux so far, so i can't say as far as one being more stable than the other -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] nvidia card on a budget suggestions
i asked this a while back, but either didn't get many specific responses or i deleted them and can't remember what people suggested! :p anyway, i'm wanting to replace my ATI AIW 9600 non-pro in my myth frontend with a non-capture video card (i really want the AIW in my windows box, since parts of the card are going to waste currently) ... i'm def on a budget, so not looking into the highest, most cutting-edge nvidia cards, but i want something that will last me a while and is comparable to the Radeon 9600 ... i've got a transcoder already, so as long as it has a second vga-out, i'm fine ... however, if it's supported, i could always use a single-head vid card, since i've got my system's framebuffer support configured so it outputs 480p, so my hdtv works as a monitor ... but, i'm not sure if all the tv-related tweaks (hd timings, center mode stuff, etc) are all supported on a single-vga card ... i'm wanting to spend well under $100 ... anyone recommend any specific nvidia cards to check out? not interested in gaming, so 3D performance means nothing to me, only movie quality -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Colour Saturation Problem
Stuart Morgan wrote: Not my best day. I've been trying to solve this issue for two weeks, only after I post here as a last resort do I find the nvidia-settings app. *sigh* Assuming that the options given in the app will solve my problems please ignore this thread. if the same box looks good on your monitor, you may want to look into calibrating your tv (i'd HIGHLY suggest it regardless. .. you'd be amazed at the difference in picture quality actual calibration of your tv makes compared to factory settings) -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] WHISH-LIST: what I always wanted.
Meatwad wrote: [snip] (one could complain about this just as much as top-posting ;) Daniel Tonks' excellent writeup on the many different IR learning methods is at http://www.remotecentral.com/features/irtips.htm thx for the resource ... archiving it away for a rainy day :) -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: RG-6 crimping question
Scott Alfter wrote: yikes, don't they get paid commission? isn't one sale w/o monster cables better than no sales at all?! Unless they've changed things since I worked there, no. They get hammered by their managers to push accessories, service plans, and other add-ons, so while there's no incentive for them to load people up, there's a strong disincentive to not doing the same. Interesting .. always interesting to find out about inner workings of businesses ;) -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: RG-6 crimping question
Josh Burks wrote: On 5/25/05, gLaNDix (Jesse Kaufman) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: i've also heard many people that are big into the high-end home theatre stuff bash Best Buy and Circuit City as places to purchase componants, cables, etc ... anyone know why? is it because BB pushes Monster cables on anyone that comes in? other reasons? just curious! :) I don't know why either. I purchased my HT system from Worst Buy back in Feb (they were running a good deal on the one I wanted, and I didn't want to pay 150 bucks in shipping) sweet ... i got a great deal on mine, too, through circuit city ... saved a lot of money picking it up myself (and the girl that checked me out said it was going on sale in a week, so she gave me the sale price, which i wouldn't have gotten online!) ... however, i got my HDTV from BB (4:3 27" Advent) ... kicking myself still :( ... oh well, i've learned a lot about the technology since then, so next time, i'll get it right ;) Well, I looked at all the boxes and saw no mention of "Monster Cable or equivlent required" on any box. it's in the fine print ;) I told him that the system would run on Cat5 if I wanted it to. hell, the speaker wire that usually comes w/ HT systems is just *slightly* better than the individual wires in cat5 :P ... i know my onkyo came with really crappy wires which i promptly replaced with thicker ones (is that higher or lower gauge, i can never remember :P) and added banana clips on one end and "poles" (the speakers have "bare wire" spring-loaded connectors) on the other end ... much better! :) He got all pissy, and I proceded to the front to pay. yikes, don't they get paid commission? isn't one sale w/o monster cables better than no sales at all?! I think a quality cable makes the system sound better, but $20 per cable difference between the Monster Cables and Acoustic Research cables is retarded. yah, now that you mention it, i believe that's what my speaker cables are (AR, not phillips) ... same w/ the "pole" ends -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: RG-6 crimping question
Jean Connelly wrote: Regarding: i'd *LOVE* to have this one: http://www.hometech.com/tools/coax.html#TH-IT1000 but just can't justify it for the few amount of times i'll be running RG-6 cable :( I thought the same thing, so I picked up an IT1000. Turns out that terminating cable is always a pain even with good tools. I still can't get ends in which I feel confident. my only experience w/ the IT1000 is w/ standard RG6, so i can't help ya... i know it was a snap (heh, no pun intended) to use w/ standard RG6 ... as far as ends go, i'm not sure of what brand or anything, we just used what sprint gave us to use -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: RG-6 crimping question
Ryan A. Carris wrote: Hang out at http://avsforum.com for a while and all of your questions will be answered. I really enjoy reading the Audio Setup forum and the Home Theater Builder Forum. There are some amazingly knowledgeable people there. yah, did for a while, but dropped out, since i couldn't find a lot of answers to my more-htpc-on-linux-centric questions (which, thankfully, this mailinglist has answered nearly all of them!) .. will have to head back there again -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: RG-6 crimping question
Kyle Rose wrote: Monster cables and components are indeed built well, but they are no better than the equivalent gold-plated connector available for 1/4 of the cost. i have a number of monster products (component cable, banana clips, digital audio coax, etc) ... one of the things i really like about their stuff is the "girth" of the cable ... but, you're not the first person i've heard say that monster cables are over-priced or not worth it (one of the people having their own very high-end home theatre company in KC) ... any brands you reccommend? right now, i've got a mishmash of brands .. some RCA stuff for the lower-end, less-critical connections (VCR->TV, etc) .. monster for digital coax and component out from myth->tv .. Phillips for the rest, incl speaker wire .. can't rem which gage, but it's about 5-10x thicker than the original crap wire that came w/ the speakers (ironically, that original wire is now used to connect a doorbell to my garage door opener ... 'bout all it's suitable for, imho :P) i've also heard many people that are big into the high-end home theatre stuff bash Best Buy and Circuit City as places to purchase componants, cables, etc ... anyone know why? is it because BB pushes Monster cables on anyone that comes in? other reasons? just curious! :) thanks! -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: RG-6 crimping question
Scott Alfter wrote: Around here, Cox uses splitters on which the back cover is soldered into place. Even with good-quality cable, I was having some interference problems with TV and flaky cable-modem service. One of their techs replaced my cheapie splitter (on which the lid is usually just glued in) with one of theirs, and the problems cleared right up. I've tried finding similar splitters in the local stores, but have come up empty. heh, around here [wichita/newton area in kansas] (and i truely mean no offense to any cox employees that may be on the list), cox is known for the most pathetic cable runs that anyone has ever seen ... i worked for Getronics doing sprint broadband installs and they were PICKY about cable runs ... we used pictures of cox cable runs as examples of how not to run cable! on my house, they did a piss-poor job of running cable: - they ran two cable (separate) runs around my house (sure, signal quality-wise, no biggie, but cosmetically, it looks worse than the two runs together would have) - the cable was run TIGHT around the corner at nearly a 90deg angle (not quite the "bends in the cable should be bigger than 10x the cable's diameter) - no "J" loops when entering the house (to make the water run off below the entry point instead of possibly allowing water to follow the cable inside the house) - some entry points had bushings and silicone (proper), others had just silicone .. others had just bushings .. - for one connection, they spiced into an existing DirectTV run from the previous owners .. it should have been removed and cox should have run the entire run themselves and checked signal level - on some places on the exterior of the house, the cable is just tucked into nooks and crannies instead of being attached properly needless to say, if you want a good job done, do it yourself, don't trust cox techs to run your RG6 for you!! i would have gotten fired 10x over by Getronics if i ran those cable runs! -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Can't mute, can't change 6cg AC3 volume, audio volume shift on play
Stuff that's thoroughly broken: 5.1 AC3 playback on DVD's or DVD rips - the volume control doesn't do squat. Minimum volume is exactly the same as maximum volume, and I have to get up and us the darned speaker knob to change the volume - which means I have to get up again and unchange it when my video is done playing, or whenever I just want to change the volume ( which is very often ). exactly! this is how it's supposed to work ... AC3 pass-through does exactly that: passes through without being touched ... think line-out on a stereo ... volume, EQ, etc don't effect it ... what i do on my system is set the non-AC3 stuff to a decent volume (around 75%, iirc) and only use my surround sound system's receiver to control the volume (i don't even have the vol+/- buttons on my remote mapped to anything) -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: AW: [mythtv-users] Lirc Problems...
Jochen Kühner wrote: Are you sure the the config must be /etc/lircd.conf Because in my debian there is also a /etc/lirc/lircd.conf do an 'ls -l /etc/lircd.conf' and 'ls -l /etc/lirc/lircd.conf' ... i'm guessing if you have both, one is a symlink to the other ... some distros prefer one place over another ... in slack it's /etc/lircd.conf -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] nVidia card suggestion
Fedor Pikus wrote: Even if you don't plan to use it now, if you're getting an NVidia card, look for one with component out (also called HDTV-out). I picked up GeForce 6200 from Newegg, very nice card. DVI, VGA, S-video, component out, supposedly can even do dual-screen (monitor and TV), I'm going to try it out next. If you need dual DVI-out, your options are somewhat limited, you need a GeForce 6600-series card (or 6800, but that's an overkill). naw, definitely don't need dual DVI out ... only have my TV connected to this box, no monitors or anything else -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] nVidia card suggestion
I'm looking at (eventually) replacing my ATI AIW Radeon 9600 non-pro that's in my mythfrontend machine with an nVidia card ... any suggestions? not looking for anything super-high-end, but something that's scalable ... i've got a crescendo systems transcoder, so i really only need VGA-out, since it converts from VGA->component (technically, i could get away w/ only 1 output, but i'm not sure if 1 output cards have all the tv-related stuff built-in, so i'm expecting to get a dual-head card anyway) i orig bought the AIW so i could do a dual-boot on the HTPC and do capture stuff if i wanted (before I messed w/ myth and before i had a separate tuner card), but now it'd be really nice to throw that AIW in my desktop, esp since my DVD+/-RW is in that box now (after total restructuring of my network!:) and *hopefully* a dual-layer burner is in the not-so-distant future ;) thx, -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] How to start X correctly for MythTV
Donavan Stanley wrote: On 5/22/05, Karsten Jeppesen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I am not using twm (the X-window manager) because MythTV is the only application using the screen. And that's your problem. You must use a window manager of some sort when using any of the plugins that launch external apps. Try something like ratpoison. not really .. i used it fine without any wm ... only reason i switched back to using fluxbox was so i could run an xterm in the background that i could alt-tab to if/when i had problems and didn't want to run into my office to ssh in -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] *Real* High-Def TV!
Michael T. Dean wrote: it's been impossible to buy a brand new TV that supports full 1080i resolution pretty much since the introduction of DLP. i think you mean 1080p? ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: RG-6 crimping question
BP wrote: I've not kept up entirely with this thread, but...My local Lowes started carrying pressure fit RG6 tools for about $20 a couple months ago. Much better than spending $100+ as they were previously priced. Bought myself one and redid all my connections. My picture is vastly improved. hmm, i'll have to check that out when i run to wichita this weekend (closest lowes) ... planning on going anyway to see hitchhiker's guide, so i don't have to make a special trip :) -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Feature request: backwards compatability
Jarod Wilson wrote: On Thursday 19 May 2005 12:10, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Howdy, Find a disc on the cover of "Linux Media Magazine" with MythTV binaries on it running a slightly older knoppmyth 0.17 Decide to see if knoppmyth is really all it's cracked up to be, only to find out that your backend isn't going to play nice with it. Stomp on the disc, curse knoppmyth, and smile 18 hours later when your Gentoo install finishes and 0.18 works as expected. Curse KnoppMyth?! Perhaps this is why my body ached and I couldn't sleep last night. The MythTV versioning (non) issue is not a KnoppMyth issue. Any one capable of reading should be about to figure this out. In the 18 hours it took you to install Gentoo and MythTV, I could have installed KnoppMyth on 18 PCs. This includes downloading 0.18, producing a debs on one to be installed on others (with much time remaining to watch TV). Heh. 18 hours... bah, takes way less than that ... got my backend running in no time w/ gentoo and can't wait to get started switching my frontend over, too! :) -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Best remote control
Donald Oakes wrote: Morten Rønseth wrote: Hi, I'm about to purchase a remote for my mythbox and would welcome the input from this community before I make a decision. I would ideally like an RF remote, like the ATI Remote Wonder II. Does anybody have any comments or preferences? Is it possible to just buy a receiver and use a standard universal remote? i own the ATI Remote Wonder (can't rem if it's the II or not) and love it ... i want to get an ir receiver so i can make my one4all kameleon work with it (mostly for WAF and coolness/brag factor), but the ATI works great! -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: RG-6 crimping question
Maverick wrote: While you're running wires, run cat5e/6 everywhere too. Very useful for all kinds of cool stuff, even phone lines. Get the self crimping jacks and you won't need any tools for that. :) already ahead of ya ... got the wiring closet / server room nearly ready to go (still need to run the cable, but got everything planned out) ... ccna, so i'm actually trying to follow cisco specs to a point ... gonna try and run the electric in tmw ... All I can say is, maybe borrow the tool from someone in the trade? i'll see if i can, unfortunately the only people around here (ks) that seem to have the tools are cox techs and i try to steer clear of them (no offense if anyone is, but the techs around here couldn't run cable to save their lives and it looks like SH%$#@ on the outside of my house!) -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: RG-6 crimping question
David George wrote: Good thing I read all the posts before replying. I was about to recommend this also. I have the Ideal compression tool from Home Depot and it works great. You can even get the connectors and cable there. I use RG-6 Quad shield myself, but they also have RG-6. i'll check it out P.S. If compression is totally out of your price range don't get that Radio Shack crimper you posted in your email. Get this one instead: http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&product%5Fid=278-238 only reason i mentioned the one i did in my e-mail is because i have it already (i use some of the other features) and hoped it'd work .. oh well :) -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: OT: RG-6 crimping question
Jim Turpin wrote: HrmI think you can get some in the $50 range if I remember correctly... ok, that's better than the $80-90 i was seeing :) ... tho' that included the stripper thx -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: RG-6 crimping question
Meatwad wrote: As a system integrator, I'd use nothing less than the Augat. 's kinda what i was afraid of ... plus, sns are so easy to put together (can't count how many terminations i've done w/ the TH-IT1000) .. esp when the crimper and stripper come in one tool! :) i've got to run cable tonite (renting out the basement and the renters are moving in tmw), so i guess i'll go with the hex for now and upgrade when i have some extra cash ... not really too concerned about the coax running to their tvs in the basment, and i think i've got enough pre-terminated (by me) rg6 cable(s) to run what i need for inet and myth ... thanks for the input! :) -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: OT: RG-6 crimping question
Boleslaw Ciesielski wrote: I don't think this or any other standard hex crimper will work with snap-n-seal connectors because it crimps in the wrong direction. yah, i know, that wasn't what i was asking ;) ... i've used sns before and was trying to see if i could get away cheaper (since i don't own a sns tool) -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] OT: RG-6 crimping question
just bought a house and needed some info on running my own rg-6 cable for my myth setup (and cable internet) ... i've had experience running rg-6 (i used to do sprint broadband installs w/ getronics), but unfortunately i didn't swipe one of the nice T&B snap-n-seal crimper/stripper tools we used before i was laid off ;) ... anyway, i have a tool similar to this: http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&product%5Fid=64-2984 at home that has a crimper for f-type crimp-on ends and can easily find the crimp on ends that will work with it, but i wanted to know if this tool will be "good enough" or if i should get something better ... i'd *LOVE* to have this one: http://www.hometech.com/tools/coax.html#TH-IT1000 but just can't justify it for the few amount of times i'll be running RG-6 cable :( any suggestions? will that crimper work? any tips on using a crimper like that? i've also seen hex crimpers for fairly cheap, would they be any better? i'd love a snap-n-seal, but i do'nt know anyone who has one and it's just out of my price range for now :( thanks! -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Remote sends command twice
Michael T. Dean wrote: On 05/18/05 22:52, gLaNDix (Jesse Kaufman) wrote: Michael T. Dean wrote: gLaNDix (Jesse Kaufman) wrote: Wow. I had no idea that you could do different codes for mouse button up and down! And double clicks! (How do you do a double click with the remote, anyway?) heh, yah, they came up with different codes, so i labelled them :) Cool. Is the double-click just pushing the button twice quickly? yup, must have some kind of timeout and if they're pushed within that amount of time it records a double-click :) huh, that's odd ... i'm sure 0 works Yeah, it should work. The bits at that end are part of the channel masking. If you use the default configuration, LIRC ignores the channel mask. I have mine set to use the channel mask (options lirc_atiusb unique=1), and 0 works for me, also. aha! :) -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Remote sends command twice
Michael T. Dean wrote: gLaNDix (Jesse Kaufman) wrote: here is my /etc/lircd.conf file ... it says 0.7.0-cvs, but it's been updated since then ... yes, i notice Mouse_LeftButtonUp and Mouse_RightButtonDblClick are the same ;) ... Mouse_LeftButtonDown 0x4D78 Mouse_LeftButtonUp 0x4E79 Mouse_LeftButtonDblClick 0x4E79 Mouse_RightButtonDown0x517C Mouse_RightButtonUp 0x527D Mouse_RightButtonDblClick 0x537E Wow. I had no idea that you could do different codes for mouse button up and down! And double clicks! (How do you do a double click with the remote, anyway?) heh, yah, they came up with different codes, so i labelled them :) So, is LeftButtonDblClick really 4F7A? (fits the pattern) could be! :) Also, I have EC17 for 0 (which also fits the pattern) as opposed to DC17. Otherwise identical. huh, that's odd ... i'm sure 0 works ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Remote sends command twice
gLaNDix (Jesse Kaufman) wrote: Yeah, I have repeat=0 (explicitly set) on everything except volume. Are you using delay for volume? Have you played with min_repeat at all? If so, I'd be interested in seeing your config (you can send it to me offline if you like). here is my /etc/lircd.conf file ... it says 0.7.0-cvs, but it's been updated since then ... yes, i notice Mouse_LeftButtonUp and Mouse_RightButtonDblClick are the same ;) # Please make this file available to others # by sending it to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> # # this config file was automatically generated # using lirc-0.7.0-CVS(atiusb) on Sat Jun 19 16:27:14 2004 # # contributed by gLaNDix # # brand: ATI # model no. of remote control: 523600 # devices being controlled by this remote: MythTV 0.14 # # USB ID: 0bc7:0004 # begin remote name REMOTE_WONDER bits 16 eps30 aeps 100 one 0 0 zero0 0 pre_data_bits 8 pre_data 0x14 post_data_bits 16 post_data 0x0 gap 227933 toggle_bit 0 begin codes A0xD500 B0xD601 C0xEE19 D0xF01B E0xF621 F0xF823 Power0xD702 TV 0xD803 DVD 0xD904 Web 0xDA05 Library 0xDB06 Drag 0xDC07 Mouse_LeftButtonDown 0x4D78 Mouse_LeftButtonUp 0x4E79 Mouse_LeftButtonDblClick 0x4E79 Mouse_RightButtonDown0x517C Mouse_RightButtonUp 0x527D Mouse_RightButtonDblClick 0x537E Mouse_Left 0x4570 Mouse_Right 0x4671 Mouse_Up 0x4772 Mouse_Down 0x4873 Mouse_UpRight0x4A75 Mouse_DownRight 0x4B76 Mouse_DownLeft 0x4C77 Mouse_UpLeft 0x4974 Vol+ 0xDD08 Vol- 0xDE09 Mute 0xDF0A Ch- 0xE10C Ch+ 0xE00B 10xE20D 20xE30E 30xE40F 40xE510 50xE611 60xE712 70xE813 80xE914 90xEA15 00xDC17 DVD_RootMenu 0xEB16 Setup0xED18 Arrow_Up 0xEF1A Arrow_Right 0xF41F Arrow_Down 0xF722 Arrow_Left 0xF21D OK 0xF31E Maximize 0xF520 TV_On_Demand 0xF11C Prev 0xF924 Play 0xFA25 Next 0xFB26 Record 0xFC27 Stop 0xFD28 Pause0xFE29 end codes end remote ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Remote sends command twice
Michael T. Dean wrote: Now that you made me think about it, I'm pretty sure I only have the problem with the mouse cursor (as described) and with the Stop and Power buttons. I have Stop mapped as Esc and Power as Alt-Esc (using irxevent), which is the key combo I use for exiting Myth [snip] Only question is what makes sense for a power button... yah, that's why i used the power button ... to me, it makes sense that exiting the video manager by pressing power is like 'turning off' the video manager ... plus, i have power mapped to xine's quit command (i'm using native lirc support in both xine and myth), so all across the board, power takes you to the place you were before unles you're on the main screen ... then it takes you to shutdown ... hmm, just saw that i have duplicate entries for the power button in my ~/.lircrc file ... normally, i'm editing it in a xterm or on the console, so i don't have many lines at once ... stuck in windows here @ work, so i copied it all into notepad and noticed my mistake ... hope that's the problem! :) Yeah, I have repeat=0 (explicitly set) on everything except volume. Are you using delay for volume? Have you played with min_repeat at all? If so, I'd be interested in seeing your config (you can send it to me offline if you like). only have repeat=3 on the arrow buttons (i don't use audio, since i'm going to an external amp and use it for volume) ... haven't played w/ min_repeat Good luck. I've got a couple of higher-priority machines that I need to update before my Myth box, but I'll be in your shoes before long. yah, i just recently split my myth box into a FE/BE combo ... backend's setup and running gentoo, so now it's time to redo the frontend ... -g- here is my ~/.lircrc (after fixing dupe entry): ## # MythTV key bindings. ## begin prog = mythtv button = Power config = Esc end begin prog = mythtv button = 1 config = 1 end begin prog = mythtv button = 2 config = 2 end begin prog = mythtv button = 3 config = 3 end begin prog = mythtv button = 4 config = 4 end begin prog = mythtv button = 5 config = 5 end begin prog = mythtv button = 6 config = 6 end begin prog = mythtv button = 7 config = 7 end begin prog = mythtv button = 8 config = 8 end begin prog = mythtv button = 9 config = 9 end begin prog = mythtv button = 0 config = 0 end begin prog = mythtv button = DVD_RootMenu config = M end begin prog = mythtv button = D config = D end begin prog = mythtv button = Setup config = I end begin prog = mythtv button = Vol+ repeat = 3 config = F10 end begin prog = mythtv button = Vol- repeat = 3 config = F11 end begin prog = mythtv button = Ch+ # This is the "up" on the central diamond repeat = 3 config = Up end begin prog = mythtv button = Ch- # This is the "down" on the central diamond repeat = 3 config = Down end begin prog = mythtv button = Arrow_Up # This is the "left" on the central diamond repeat = 3 config = Up end begin prog = mythtv button = Arrow_Down # This is the "right" on the central diamond repeat = 3 config = Down end begin prog = mythtv button = Arrow_Left # This is the "left" on the central diamond repeat = 3 config = Left end begin prog = mythtv button = Arrow_Right # This is the "right" on the central diamond repeat = 3 config = Right end begin prog = mythtv # Middle button on the diamond button = OK config = Return end begin prog = mythtv button = Mute config = F9 end begin prog = mythtv button = Prev config = Left end begin prog = mythtv button = Play config = P end begin prog = mythtv button = Next config = Right end begin prog = mythtv button = Record config = R end begin prog = mythtv # Teletext button = Stop config = T end begin prog = mythtv button = pause config = P end begin prog = mythtv button = E # Use for backwards commercial skip config = Q end begin prog = mythtv button = F # Use for forward commercial skip config = Z end ## # XINE key bindings. # Automatically generated by xine-ui version 0.99.3. ## # start playback begin button = Play prog = xine repeat = 0 config = Play end # playback pause toggle begin button = Pause prog = xine repeat = 0 config = Pause end # stop playback begin button = Stop prog = xine repeat = 0 config = Stop end # eject the current medium begin button = Record prog = xine repeat = 0 config = Eject end # set position to -15 seconds in current stream begin button = Prev prog = xine repeat = 1 config = SeekRelative-15 end # set position to +15 seconds in
Re: [mythtv-users] Remote sends command twice
Michael T. Dean wrote: > Yeah. My reply was aimed at the OP. In your case, something different is likely happening. I also use the ATI Remote Wonder for my system, and I, too, am plagued by the remote's equivalent of "double-clicks." In the case of the "mouse cursor" (which I use as buttons, not as a mouse), I'm pretty certain the cause is its analog nature--i.e. I try to hit down, but instead hit down|right-down|down, so the extra different key means it's not a "multiple keypress." hmm, not sure, i usually either don't use the "mouse cursor" or use it as a mouse ... As for the other buttons, I'm not sure what's happening. I'm starting to think it may have something to do with the remote's only sending the signal when the button is pressed firmly--meaning that if I press the button enough for it to send and my finger wiggles enough to cause an on-off-on, LIRC may detect that the timing is not right for a remote's sending a repeat and assumes I just hit the button twice... Of course, this is all conjecture with no evidence to support it, so... that's what i thought, but i have done my best to be extremely careful about how i press and it doesn't seem to make a difference ... strangely, it seems that it most likely does it when the ending screen is the shutdown screen ... and i can reproduce that quite often ... and for me, it's only the power button that does it :S Neither do I, but then again, I just recently upgraded to 0.7.0 final and haven't had time to play with the new stuff, yet. So, maybe we both should have it... I plan to play around with repeat, delay, and min_repeat. I'll let you know if I improve things... i did with some things (since my 4yo son was having a hell of a time navigating the menus in Monsters, Inc. with the repeat rate too fast) (BTW, did your 0.7.0pre lircd.conf stop working with 0.7.0 final? I had to re-program my remote with irrecord because all the codes changed... ???) not positive on that, but i *think* it did ... something about the prefix, not the entire number, iirc, but i did that around the time of changing from kernel-2.4.x to kernel-2.6.x ... will soon (hopefully) be reinstalling that machine with gentoo instead, so i'll get to try a lot of this stuff from scratch (well, obviously i'll back up settings, but i may see if starting clean w/ lirc stuff helps my case any) -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] movies on data cd/dvd
iirc, in 0.16 or 0.17 the movies listed in the movie library were only ones that were currently accessible to the system at the time of entering the movie library... ie: - let's say UHF.avi and RedDwarf-S01E01.avi are burned on a CD. - I insert that CD and either mount it manually, have automount take care of it, whatever, it's mounted - I go to the movie library and there i see RedDwarf-S01E01.avi and UHF.avi - I do the IMDB search, update info, etc, etc, now i have metadata and covers - I unmount and eject cd - On returning to the movie library, those movies no longer appear, BUT on returning to the movie manager, they do appear (and i'm not prompted to remove them like in 0.18) Right now, I have tons of movies listed in the movie library that might or might not be play-able at any given moment, but no way of knowing that the UHF.avi movie listed requres me to put in a CD ... is there any way to go back to the old way? am i missing something as far as why the new way is better? before it was all automated and i didn't have to do anything when i re-inserted the CD ... covers, metadata and all were with the movies and it was really slick thanks! -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Remote sends command twice
Michael T. Dean wrote: Note, also, that you can configure LIRC to ignore multiple keypresses using the "repeat" and/or "delay" tokens (from http://lirc.org/faq.html ): thing is, here is my entry for the power button: begin prog = mythtv button = Power config = Esc end as per http://lirc.org/html/configure.html#lircrc_format: The default for repeat is zero. thus, lircd should be ignoring repeated keys ... strangely, the right arrow (also on my remote) works flawlessly ... the entry for it is: begin prog = mythtv button = Arrow_Right repeat = 3 config = Right end You can identify such remotes by the fact that irrecord usually will add a min_repeat field for this remote control to the lircd.conf config file. i don't have that in my /etc/lircd.conf, but then again, it did say "usually" ... -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Remote sends command twice
Eric Jensen wrote: Finally got my Niveus remote to work with MythTV and Mplayer but for some reason it sends the remote commands twice. For example, while running irw I get output like this: [crazy code] 00 PLAY niveus [crazy code] 01 PLAY niveus It does that for nearly all of the buttons with one very quick and light press. Not too much of a problem since I have a decent repeat time in my lircrc file, but when I hit the exit button sometimes it will take me back two screens in the MythTV frontend. Any ideas why it might be doing this? seeing that in the output of irw is normal (based on testing i've done with multiple remotes) ... iirc i read that some remotes do that, assuming that one of the signals will be lost due to human error, distance to receiver, blockage, etc ... however, all the keys work fine for me *except* the exit button (i'm using the ATI Remote Wonder with the Power button mapped to exit) ... occasionally, it will skip past the main menu and go to the shutdown screen when i hit power, as if i've hit it twice (but i didn't, and this has been tested many, many times) ... not sure what's causing it, but it is really annoying ... a workaround i've found is to use the left arrow to go back a menu instead, which seems to work more reliably on my ATI -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Scary times ahead
On Thursday 12 May 2005 4:09 am, Stuart Morgan wrote: > > The gui editors I can understand.but Emacs over Vi for ease of use??? > > Emacs is much easier than Vi. It behaves much like any other editor and you > need only remember two things - "Ctrl-x Ctrl-s = Save" and "Ctrl-x Ctrl-c = > Exit". Vi confuses most people by none even starting in Insert mode! 's a matter of opinion ... never got much of anything workin in emacs, but use vim every day for 6-8 hours at least anymore -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Scary times ahead
Ross Campbell wrote: To learn about Linux/UNIX, I aruge otherwise. Every single UNIX box that I have used in the last 20 years had vi installed. That is true for no other editor (unless you count /bin/ed or /bin/cat as editors ;) hehe, what've you got against ed? :p ... def agree w/ ya, tho' -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Scary times ahead
Scott Alfter wrote: It doesn't. It's the default text editor for Gentoo, and pine isn't part of that default install. that's good :) One of the first things I do with any new Gentoo install is to build joe and edit /etc/rc.conf (with joe, of course) to change the default editor from nano to joe. :1,$s/joe/vi/g ;) ... (ie: replace joe w/ vi and that's my setup) -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Scary times ahead
Garry Cook wrote: nano is the new pico. Comes with the Fedora distro, and probably some others. does nano not need pine installed? that was one thing that always annoyed me about pico ... it's in the pine package :S -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Scary times ahead
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: sure it may be good to know, but it is not needed, and particularly not needed if you are just trying to get your toes into the linux waters. It is also good to know how to compile your own kernel, but not neccesary for myth, and something a newbie should not attempt right away. Well, almost not needed. The first time you try to put mythfilldatabase into crontab, you'll be smacked in the head with vi. I still don't know how to do more than quit vi, but I do know how to change my default editor now! :w ... now you know how to save :P ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Scary times ahead
Gabe Rubin wrote: to drop my 2 cents in, just use something like nano or pico. Intuitive, straightforward and perfect for the ssh session. what's nano? is that the editor all the gentoo docs use? i know it was something i'd never used before that reminded me of pico, but not sure what it was called... There really is NO REASON to need to know emacs or vi to use myth. None! yah, but it's good to know, since i think nearly every distro and *nix flavor (incl OS X) has VI or Vim installed by default ;) and if you think about it, it's not really any harder to use than notepad.exe, it's just that we've all been trained from the early days of home computing to remember all those Ctrl+[x] keys .. in vi, it's just a different set of keys to remember :p -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Scary times ahead
Stuart Morgan wrote: On Wed 11 May 2005 20:33, Ross Campbell wrote: My advice: - Learn how to use vi Not wishing to start a vi related discussion however I think Vi to the Linux newbie is like a brick to a drowning man. Far better for a newbie to learn something like Emacs or even a GUI editor such as Kate before they look at vi. bah, i learned VI (not Vim) back in the days where UNIX was nothing more than some jargon word to me (it was actually on an AIX system in my first C++ class) .. i hated it initially, but it came pretty quickly (esp with cheat sheets we were handed the first day of class, which is one thing I want to add more of on my website .. very quick ref for VI type of thing) ... since then, i can't stand any other editor ... i can edit things much faster in vi than anything else and use it as my only editor for php/mysql programming ... besides, i don't think it'd be much more of a jump from notepad.exe to Vim than it would be from notepad.exe to emacs ... i could see pico sooner than emacs ... but, that's one of the wonderful things about linux ... use the one you like most (and then try to start flamewars about it in e-mail groups .. j/k) -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Scary times ahead
if you're interested, i have a very basic "intro to linux" section on my website ... it's basically the notes i used when i taught a 15min segment at the beginning of my novell service & support classes in college ... (including a crash course on some vi[m] commands) here's the uri for the intro to linux stuff: http://lloydnet.org/?page=Documents/Linux/ here's the uri for some other vi[m] stuff i used for class: http://lloydnet.org/?page=Documents/VI/ let me know if there are any mistakes, they were thrown together pretty quickly and are definitely not perfect -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Hardware Platforms
Jonathan Watmough wrote: I actually briefly capitulated and bought a Compaq Presario Desktop. I think I'm back to putting my own stuff together again. doesn't surprise me ... compaqs are not good machines ... ever since Packard Bell dropped out of the race, compaq seemed to do a good job of being the most despised computer in the geek circles i hand out in (been in the industry for 10-15 yrs now) ... i have been impressed with many dells, but for my myth box, i have a mix of an orig dell and other upgrades i've purchased ... good balance b/n cost and quality... -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Hardware Platforms
aaron wrote: On 5/10/05, Claude Gelinas agr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: coolermaster make a lot of model that fit your home theater equipment. the case are black, horizontal and make room for a atx motherboard so you can add everything you want in the box. the sylverstone I saw were for microatx and the power supply were very small, 240 watt only need more power... The Silverstone LC-03 I have fits a standard ATX motherboard. I forget what size PSU I put in, but I know it was more than 240. beat me to it :) ... yah, put whatever power supply you want in it ... it fits both standard and mini ATX -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Hardware Platforms
aaron wrote: I have this case too, and I also love it, except for one thing I have an issue with cooling. :( hmm, that i haven't had a problem with ... it runs much cooler than other machines (i can't say how it ran in the old case, because i upgraded the mobo with the case and the old one didn't have sensors) I haven't added any extra fans over the standard ones it comes with. Do you have any problems? Did you add any fans? initially, yes ... i had to, because the dell only uses one case fan w/ a hood over the cpu ... so, i bought a cpu fan, small case fan (for the back) and bottom fan (for the space just below the drive bays) ... this was when i had my frontend and backend on the same box ... it ran well, i'd say maybe slightly warm, but nothing outrageous ... then, i split the backend to a different box, took out the bottom fan (tho' i'm considering removing the back case fan, too, or doing something different to help cut down on noise) and it runs quite a bit cooler than before (5-10 degrees)... this is with only a small fan on the back by the power supply, and the cpu fan ... psu is the stock one from dell, but i'm wanting to upgrade to a silent psu ... Maybe I need to try shifting the cables around better. I find my two PVR-250s overheat and hang the system after 20--30 minutes of recording. My 250s are the ones without a heatsink or fan, maybe that's why. could be ... i don't have much for hardware in mine since the frontend/backend split ... 1 hdd, 1 dvd-rom, radeon 9600 non-pro, sblive value ... that's pretty much it, the rest is onboard (ASUS something or other, i can't recall model offhand) ... i also have rounded IDE cables for all drives So now I leave the cover off the case. Not nearly as attractive, but much more stable. yah, that's one of the reasons i bought the case! :) .. as you can see in the picture, mine's tucked away in a entertainment center .. i have more problems with my receiver (just above the htpc) overheating than i do with the htpc and it's in a bigger compartment than the htpc ... got my eye on a nice component rack at target to put my vcr, htpc and receiver on, along with a separate stand for the tv...much more open for better ventilation (and easier cable runs) ... just bought a house, so unfortunately that'll be a while -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Fedora 3 and SUID
Donavan Stanley wrote: chmod root.root mythfrontend chmod a+s mythfrontend Is that a typo for: chown root:root mythfrontend? on many (most?) systems, you can use either . or : as the delimiter, tho' some systems will complain when you use . saying it's being deprecated ... -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Hardware Platforms
Ken Mink wrote: I have the very same case and love it. It looks sharp and not out place in the entertainment center. That front blue LED is BRIGHT, though. that's about my only complaint ... but mine's only a few inches off of the ground, so it's not direct line-of-site I bought it and their silent power supply from PCAlchemy(www.pcalchemy.com). I also went with a Samsung SpinPoint HD and quiet Arctic Cooling CPU fan. The whole rig is very quiet. I'm really happy with it. i'm still using my stock Dell PSU and case fan, so it's definitely not quiet (it was quieter in the dell, w/ all the plastic on the case), but that wasn't the highest priority and will be taken care of later -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Hardware Platforms
Anil Gupte wrote: Where can I get it? And do I have to piece it to gether or can I buy a complete system? Without the the PVR card of course (or maybe with the PVR card - if the price is right) it's just the case ... the specs are here: http://www.xoxide.com/lascala1.html the other silverstone cases xoxide.com has are here: http://www.xoxide.com/silverstone1.html they're some of my favorite cases, because they are very slick looking and have plenty of space ... iirc, i ordered mine from xoxide.com, but other sites carry them as well -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Hardware Platforms
Anil Gupte wrote: My project to create my own MythTV box has run into some trouble from the boss. My wife does not want a big ugly computer next to the TV. Any suggestions on manufacturers of boxes that look good? i love my silverstone ... matches the rest of my home theatre equipment very well ... http://lloydnet.org/Gallery/CaseUpgrade (pix aren't the greatest, but it's the black thing on the bottom w/ the blue light in the last 3 pix) -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] computer clock drifting
Jonathan Link wrote: Put that into a file in the /etc/cron.hourly folder, and set it to execute priveleges. (I don't remember how I set it to execute, because I don't do the command often enough). chmod 755 /etc/cron.hourly/[filename] chmod u+x /etc/cron.hourly/[filename] either will work -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Lightweight Backend
Leigh wrote: So set mythbackend to start in (for example) runlevel 3 ,and then change your grub (or whatever bootloader you use) to boot in level 3 instead of 5. I've only used Redhat/Fedora, so I don't know for definate on other distro's, but runlevel 3 for me is console only, it doesn't startX. actually, it has nothing to do with your bootloader. set the default run level in /etc/inittab. i'm pretty sure run level 3 is standard for console-only, as every distro i've touched uses this. they differ on which one runs X (slack uses 4, most others use 5), but you should be fine w/ 3. -g- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] network drive for music
Khanh Tran wrote: /etc/fstab is OK for general purpose mounts, but some distros (like SuSE) actually have a sambafs init script which mounts those from /etc/samba/smbfstab. ick ... oh well, to each their own, i guess... ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
