Re: [mythtv-users] Help Developing MythWeb
On 1/25/06, Dave Bixler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There's an excellent product out there that I use already for streaming stuff called SlimServer (http://www.slimdevices.com). It can stream many different types of media. As I'm fairly new to MythTV development as well, I don't know how people feel about integrating existing software into the projects. I too am a Java engineer, though I have experience in many different languages. Just thought I'd point out an already existing piece of software that might make writing the music section a bit easier. Better yet, how about a web based streaming audio player with playlist capabillity. I know you can do it in flash, and probably in java. Then anybody with a flash (90% probably have it anyways) or java enabled browser can enjoy their music collection from anywhere :) (pending internet connection of course) Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Mac 7200
On 1/20/06, Matthew Geier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It might make a good router or something. Or a good box to throw spare drives in and make a NFS mountpoint to store stuff like recordings and music. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Themes
On 1/17/06, Debbie Angell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm looking for some different MythTV themes Does anyone know where I can find them on the web? Here's a good list of themes: http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/MythTvThemes Also there is: Nuvola - http://umich2.com/archives/2004/12/26/nuvola-mythtv-theme/ Myxer - http://lisadaveh.home.comcast.net/myxer/ Retro - http://www.aldorf.no/mythtv/ Project Grayhem - http://www.juski.co.uk/ ...and probably many others. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] How do I eject the CD/DVD?
On 1/5/06, Tom Hines [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello. After playing a DVD in MythTV I can't eject it with the eject button on the drive. I have to get to a shell and type eject. How can I fix this? Thanks. Make sure it's not being automounted. Gnome/KDE have a habit of doing this. Jarod has some tips listed in his FC guide in the MythDVD Addon section: http://www.wilsonet.com/mythtv/fcmyth.php#addons HTH, Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Serious concerns about LiveTV Ringbuffer changes - a Q for develo pers
On 12/28/05, Buechler, Mark R [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Is there any plan to have support for a live tv buffer SEPARATE from recordings? I know the reason behind putting in this change and I agree with it, however, I don't see how I can ever upgrade with this in place as it is. If you look in mythtv-setup, you can specify different directories for livetv buffers and recordings. This meant that you can throw in a cheap IDE drive and use it just for your livetv buffers. However, the livetv buffers and recordings will still show up together in the recordings screen. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Serious concerns about LiveTV Ringbuffer chang es - a Q for develo pers
On 12/29/05, Buechler, Mark R [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can you explain where in the new mythtv-setup that option is? I'm talking about the later SVN versions. I believe you're talking about .18 and prior. Your correct. I haven't played with svn in a few months. Did mythtv-setup change that much? Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] zap2it account setup?
On 12/29/05, Kevin Maute [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have not even established the zap2it account! I give the username/password and then complete the survey and hit the submit button. It then tells me to complete the survey I just did. When I wait some number of minutes to daya I find it did not create the account. The certificate codes I have used are ZIYN-DQZO-SBUT from the Installing and Using MythTV pg 26 and TGYM-ZKOC-BUTV which is in the KnoppMythInstall page in the KnoppMythInstall Wiki. The user interface on the labs.zap2it.com site would force me to create a new user every time Zap2it seems to be having problems the past couple of days. I'd either keep trying, or wait a day or so and try again. Search the list for messages from others that are having problems: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/ Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] New HDTV!! Have some questions about firewire capture and proper modeline...
My new Hitachi 55 HDT52 has a firewire port on it. In reading the documentation, it appears that the TV has the ability to record over this firewire port to an external device. I have looked through the forums a bit and I see a lot of discussion relating to capture from a digital cable box, but I was wondering if there is any way I can configure my Linux box/MythTV to capture over this firewire port directly? This is attractive to me since the TV has an onboard HD tuner and it'd be great to capture HD content straight over this port. Also, while I'm asking... does anyone know the appropriate modeline for this set? I've got an old GeForce2 DDR that has a DVI port on it that I'd like to use and was hoping it would be a somewhat painless update. Thank you for the help! Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Help with cron, kppp, and mythfilldatabase
On 12/16/05, Beny Spensieri Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip the problem is that cron executes your script without the environment setup so you need to put the full path to mythfilldatabase and kppp in your script it should then work as expected from the cron job Cron does not execute mythfilldatabase;kppp -k , kppp should execute this line upon connect. Cron executes /usr/bin/kppp -c mythdata -q The same environment principal holds true for your mythdata script. Try adding the full paths to the commands in the script, eg: /path/to/mythfilldatabase;/usr/bin/kppp -k. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Picture in Picture
On 12/10/05, Joshua Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have found Nirvana and it is called MythTV. I am setting up a dedicated back and and will set up a front end as well. Front end will have no video capture. I just want video out audio out to hook to the tv. I would like to use my Picture in Picture feature. I am asuming I will need two video out/audio out cards? I don't want any vedio in. I only want out. Does anyone know what card should I be looking for? Do I need two video out cards and two seperate sound cards so I can watch my picture in Picture and switch back and forth between them? Or are there any cards that have video and audio on the same card. You're going to need at least 2 single tuner cards (such as a Hauppauge PVR-150), or at least 1 dual tuner card (Hauppauge PVR-500) in your backend. Your frontend only needs one video and audio interface to the TV/Receiver. Myth handles the rest. The Nvidia line of video cards are a good choice because of their linux support. There's lots of possibilites with audio cards, most work with linux and alsa just fine. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Internal DVD player
On 12/8/05, Steve Pugh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dave Oxley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've just seen issue #511, but I hadn't realised that Myth had its only DVD player. I currently use xine, but would like to try Myth's out. So a couple of questions: 1. How to I enable it? 2. What will I lose switching from Xine? i.e. Does it play menus? Hi Dave, You can enable Xine as your DVD player of choice from within Myth - within Setup, navigate your way to Optical Disc setup (forgive my inaccuracy, I'm writing from work) and look for the DVD player command textbox. From Jarod's Guide, here is a command string that might work for ya: xine -pfhq --no-splash dvd:// Those are great instructions if he wasn't already using xine. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] What's your recording file size?
On 12/7/05, Shardayyy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mine is PVR-500 30mins = 1.1 GB 1 hour = 2.2 GB Perfectly normal for MPEG2 recordings. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Strange MythBackend troubles
On 12/6/05, Druid [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 2005-12-06 at 16:49 -0500, Mike Frisch wrote: On Mon, Dec 05, 2005 at 11:26:44PM -0800, Jeff Clemens wrote: So occasionally, my master backend gets into a strange state. I have a frontend and a backend running on each of 2 boxes.The master backend occasionally gets into a state where the frontend will report that the backend is down when trying some things (like deleting a recording for instance), but other menu items that use the backend work fine.When it's in this state, neither frontend works correctly. /sbin/service mythbackend restart fixes the problem temporarily. I cannot offer much other than to say the same thing happens regularly to me.I cannot predict when it will happen but it happens somewhat frequently.It is as if the frontend loses track of the backend.I think this is what has happened to me on a few occasions, the backend has stopped recording, the status page works still works but thefrontend won't play but lists all the shows etc.I think I am experiencing a similar problem. Occaisionally a program will stop recording partway through. It's not always obvious that this has happened, because the frontend appears to work fine. I can still watch recorded programs, including the one that failed, up to the point where it stopped. Everything appears to work, but it will not attempt to record any other programs. What really sends it into a tailspin is trying to delete a program after this has happened. The frontend completely freezes and must be killed along with a restart of the backend to get things back to normal. This problem started about two months ago, but I haven't changed anything that I can think of since I installed 0.18.1 (other than the possible upgrade of the ivtv drivers). Nothing seems to be logged about this in any log that I can find, and I'm completely stumped. --Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Moving TV shows
On 11/30/05, Michael Tiller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: P.S. - Is there a way to get the normal MythTV player to run a video. I know you can put a custom command in, but what would that command be?!? Internal (note the uppercase I) Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Cant delete programs when HD files up
On 11/28/05, Steve Adeff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Monday 28 November 2005 11:41, Ben Edwards wrote: On 28/11/05, Michael T. Dean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... In SVN you can delete an entry even when no file is present (and, therefore, it will be in 0.19 once released). Is there any sort of timescale for this? Ben sometime in the next 2 years? More like when all the tickets are closed for the 0.19 milestone: http://cvs.mythtv.org/trac/roadmap Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Play DivX Off DVD
On 11/18/05, Michael Cheshire (Mailing Lists) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Howdy, Just a (possibly) really dumb question - does mythtv play DivX/XviD straight of DVD/CD? How do you set this up? I'm doing this with automount on FC3. Here's what I did to set it up: 1. # mkdir /mnt/auto 2. add this line to /etc/auto.misc (the only uncommented line): cd -fstype=iso9660,ro,nosuid,nodev :/dev/cdrom 3. add this line to /etc/auto.master (the only uncommented line): /mnt/auto /etc/auto.misc --timeout=60 4. cd to your mythvideo directory where you keep your videos and do this: ln -s /mnt/auto/cd DISC (yes, your linking to a non-existent direcory, as per the docs) (you can call your link whatever you want, I chose DISC for no reason whatsoever) 5. Run these commands to start the automount service and make sure it starts at boot: # /sbin/chkconfig autofs on # /sbin/service autofs start 6. Use MythVideo in Listings mode, so that everytime you look for a video, it rescans the directory. If you have a disc in the drive, then DISC will show up as a folder. If you don't have a disc in, then the DISC folder will not be there. Also if you wait for 60 seconds, the drive unmounts (after exiting MythVideo) and you can eject the disc by using the button on the drive. I couldn't get the unmount to work for values less than 60 seconds. Google around for more examples and/or documentation on automount. This method works great for me, but might not for you. As usual YMMV. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Play DivX Off DVD
On 11/18/05, Michael T. Dean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Josh Burks wrote: On 11/18/05, Michael Cheshire (Mailing Lists) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Howdy, Just a (possibly) really dumb question - does mythtv play DivX/XviD straight of DVD/CD? How do you set this up? I'm doing this with automount on FC3. Here's what I did to set it up: ... instructions ... If you don't want to do the listings thing and rescan, you can use this for steps 4-6, instead: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/142951#142951 Make sure you get the updated (allows spaces) script from the next post, though. http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/143035#143035 I set it up on a friend's Myth box (he has a huge collection of DVD's) so all the information for his DVD movies is available in the database (complete with IMDB info and posters), and when he selects one, the prompt tells him where the DVD is (the filenames contain that info), so he gets the DVD, pops it in and... Truth is, I got really into it and found trailers for most of his movies, so he can filter by the Trailers group to let a friend choose which movie to watch by browsing the info and playing trailers, then he switches to the Movies group and, if it's an offline movie (not ripped to hard drive), he puts in the disc when prompted. One of these days, I'll make a patch for MythVideo that does this right. Until then, this works. Interesting! I'll file this one away for that rainy day... Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Interesting potential lightweight frontend
On 11/15/05, Tom Lichti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Joseph A. Caputo wrote: Anybody know anything about this? It says it runs uClinux... http://www.pcmicrostore.com/partdetail.aspx?q=p:10503269SSAID=137667 No network interface is a big downside. If someone hacked the firmware to allow USB based NIC's, it could work. Plus it doesn't come with a hard drive, so you'd need to buy that. I'm having a hard time figuring out the actual market for this... Here's the offical site: http://www.galaxymetalgear.com/Tvisto.htm Looks like it's designed to be a standalone player, where you have to connect it to your computer and download content onto it. Then you can carry it to your tv to play back your content. Basically it's a video ipod, without the screen and a (possibily) larger hard drive. Maybe people would like to load it up with their favorite media and take it grandma's house...? Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] I Messed up Myth's menu-how to fix?
On 11/13/05, Robert Lundy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK, somehow I have managed to select opyions that have caused the main menu screen (watch TV, etc.) to be displayed side to side instead of up and down, using the minimalist wide theme. Whats really weird is that it won't scroll to the Setup/Utilities item so I can go in and fix whatever I screwed up when I was playing with the appearance section. Is there a config file somewhere that I can go into to get back to another theme? This is with myth 0.18.1. This was a new install on my laptop (dual boot) to use as another frontend. Every thing is working decently but I need to fine tune some things. I've tried a yum remove mythtv-suite then a yum install mythtv-suite. But apparently yum doesn't remove all the files because the same messed up menu came up after the reinstall. Any help is appreciated. Connect to your mysql database from a terminal on your backend: $ mysql -u mythtv -pmythtv mythconverg Check your settings, change HOSTNAME to the hostname of your laptop: mysql select * from settings where value = 'Theme' and hostname = 'HOSTNAME' Change your theme to something more useable: mysql update settings set data = 'Blue' where value = 'Theme' and hostname = 'HOSTNAME'; Exit the frontend, if it's open, and restart mythfrontend. It should be using the default Blue theme now. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Laptop tuner card
On 11/8/05, Brandon Sherman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello everybody, I'm eyeing an old laptop to use as a MythTV box, but without PCI slots, I need a PCMCIA card. I found this one: http:// store.yahoo.com/saveateaglestore/mtvcbmcew.html? ovchn=OTHERovcpn=Froogleovcrn=MTVCBMCEWovtac=CMP however I can't find anything in the MythTV documentation about PCMCIA, etc. The laptop, just to let you all know, wouldn't be very laptop-like after I'm done with it. ;-) Any thoughts on T.V. tuners other than PCI and USB? If you laptop has enough power, you might try a USB 2.0 PCMCIA card (if it doesn't have 2.0) and a Plextor ConvertX (http://plextor.com/english/products/TV402U.htm). Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] A Novice Question about PVR-500 and Commerceial Flagging
On 11/9/05, Folashade Adeyosoye [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, Am still new at all this (MythTV), I notices after recording my shows last night the commercial flagging began and some had finished. My question is what does this mean to me and how can I make use of this information. I viewed on of the flagged shows but the commercial was still showing. Any insight or website that explains this in detail would be very helpful. In the settings (I'm not sure where, possibly under General or Playback), there is a check box to enable auto-commerical skip. I believe it's called Automatically skip commericals. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Error Configure 3rd-party package repositories
On 11/9/05, Serge.Zwikker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: First of all I would like to thank everyone that has help me so far. I am a total newbie to Linux and want to learn! I am following the http://www.wilsonet.com/mythtv/fcmyth.php how to. So when it tells me to do this: This is a simple matter of adding a configuration file for each repository in /etc/yum.repos.d/. Pre-configured files can be simply downloaded to your system like so: # cd /etc/yum.repos.d/ # wget http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/atrpms.repo # wget http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/freshrpms.repo This is what happens when I do it: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mythtv]$ su Password: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mythtv]# cd /etc/yum.repos.d/ bash: cd: /etc/yum.repos.d/: No such file or directory [EMAIL PROTECTED] mythtv]# Any suggestions? I assume you've done the # yum upgrade. Why not # mkdir /etc/yum.repos.d (actually make the directory by hand) and try again? Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Long term stability?
On 11/8/05, Robert Denier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone have a backend that runs for a week or more under reasonably heavy use? By run, I mean with no manual intervention or cron jobs resetting things/etc. I still have to occasionally do a /etc/init.d/mythbackend restart although I'm not quite sure why... If people do, perhaps a few could give their 1) PVR hardware 2) Motherboard chipset 3) Kernel version 4) IVTV version. 5) Firmware version? 6) System Memory and, well, anything else they think relevant to stability. Here's all my relevent info. I believe the mobo is a MSI MicroATX with no AGP slot (the model number escapes me, but it's 2.5 years old at least). I'm running 512 MB of memory. I install using Jarod's guide. My uptime would be over 100 days if it weren't for a power outage. So far this has been the most stable build I've had since I've been using Myth. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ cat /etc/issue Fedora Core release 3 (Heidelberg) Kernel \r on an \m [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ uname -r 2.6.10-1.760_FC3 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ /sbin/lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE/PE DRAM Controller/Host-Hub Interface (rev 03) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corp. 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device (rev 03) 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02) 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02) 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02) 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-M) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02) 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 82) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL (ICH4/ICH4-L) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02) 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) IDE Controller (rev 02) 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) SMBus Controller (rev 02) 00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02) 01:00.0 Multimedia video controller: Internext Compression Inc iTVC16 (CX23416) MPEG-2 Encoder (rev 01) 01:0d.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 15 model : 1 model name : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1.70GHz stepping: 2 cpu MHz : 1700.762 cache size : 256 KB fdiv_bug: no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug: no coma_bug: no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 2 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm bogomips: 3366.91 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ uptime 16:58:57 up 44 days, 23:08, 4 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ rpm -qa | grep ivtv perl-Video-ivtv-0.13-6.rhfc3.at ivtv-0.1.10-49.2_pre2_ck100zz.rhfc3.at ivtv-firmware-1.8a-4.at ivtv-firmware-dec-2.02.023-4.at ivtv-kmdl-2.6.10-1.760_FC3-0.1.10-49.2_pre2_ck100zz.rhfc3.at ivtv-firmware-enc-2.04.024-4.at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ free total used free sharedbuffers cached Mem:508076 370724 137352 0 26120 126184 -/+ buffers/cache: 218420 289656 Swap: 10522162401051976 Actually, I wonder if there is a database anywhere of such things, or if such a thing would be useful. If nothing else, this might give someone a bit of guidance when putting together a system. http://pvrhw.goldfish.org/tiki-pvrhwdb.php HTH, Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Absolute NEWBIE, question about Linux
On 11/7/05, Steve Pugh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh, and if you want to offer constructive criticism of your favorite Linux-based PVR system, try to keep your emails under nine pages and keep in mind that human beings will be reading them. Don't ask, it's a long story ;-) Amen! Seriously, one of the best ways to learn linux is to find a spare box to play around with. Install two or three different distros to play around with. Don't be afraid to reinstall if you hose it (but don't resort to it on the slightest problem, try to fix it first - you'll learn more). Pick a newbie friendly distro, but one that's Myth friendly such as Fedora or Mandrake. Debian is also good to start with, but it's not as install friendly. Ubuntu is catching up fast, and the Myth support is too. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Simultaneous recordings fail spectacularly [SOLVED!]
On 11/3/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Consider: I've spent 30+ years in the field---in compiler design, artificial intelligence, hardware hacking, software agents, computer security, cryptography, and even (wait for it...) user interface usability testing. And yet I -still- managed to assign every single one of my tuners to the same Unix device---and failed to discover this fact for a solid -week-, despite half a dozen reinstalls. big snip Then why aren't you the one fixing these problems. For as much effort that you put into your posts to this list, you could have rewritten all the code/bugs you're constantly complaining about. In case you haven't noticed, the unoffical motto seems to be by developers, for developers. If you don't like something (and it bothers you so bad that it requires a 9391 char post to describe it), then fix it yourself. The code is available, everything you need to know is on svn.mythtv.org, and in the documentation on mythtv.org. Just my .02, Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] manual scheduling - no upcoming recordings
On 11/4/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: big snip Maybe you should ask for your money back... :) ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] manual scheduling - no upcoming recordings
On 11/4/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2005 16:45:55 -0600 From: Josh Burks [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 11/4/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: big snip Maybe you should ask for your money back... :) Maybe I should ask for my -time- back. Pity I spent all this money on this pile o' hardware over here... Seriously: You're apparently making the same it was free, so you have no right to complain argument that a lot of people have made about various problems in F/OSS and elsewhere. That denigrates the real problems that real people are having, not to mention insulting all the time, sweat, and tears that real people have already spent in building the system so far, -and- likewise the effort that the users have spent on getting the results to work. Sorry, but yours is a bogus argument, and you should know it. I'm trying to make this a better system. One way to do this is to complain, because otherwise problems can lurk for a long time without getting fixed. Not only does it raise the chances that somebody with commit privs will actually be willing to check in fixes, it raises the chances that somebody -else- who's also pissed-off about the state of the world will go and spend the time hacking to fix it, now that they know they're not the only one, that a fix would improve the lives of -lots- of people, and that their fix will be accepted into the tree. Maybe you should take your complaints to the -dev list if you REALLY want them fixed. I haven't seen a single post from you over there yet. This is a users list. I like to read the posts to see if I can help with others problems, but wading through you novels about KnoppMyth's useablity and Mythtv in general is getting old fast. But by simply being snide -in public-, on the mailing list as opposed to just to me, you're evidently trying to interfere with an honest attempt to get things fixed. That makes you look foolish. Maybe you should get out of the way. You're probably right, so I'll shut up now and continue ignoring your posts. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Blank Screen PVR-150 and LiveTV
On 10/24/05, Hugues Belanger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey All,Well I've always been a big fan of MythTV, but I've yet to get it working properly...! I've tried two different capture cards and I get the same problem now I figure it must be something I just don't understand this is why I'm begging for help:Hardware:MediaReady 5000Via 1G CPUVIA S3 Unichrome w/tvOut PVR 150Software:Ubuntu 5.04ivtv 0.38mythtb 0.18.1Here's what I know:ivtv works, mplayer /dev/outputs video and ptune.pl allows me to change channels. Not sure about the sound yet I have got that far. I can play movies with mythvideo.I configure mythtv-setup with the following-capture card v4l/dev/video0/dev/dsp/dev/vbi0tuner 0- Configured Video Source starchoice (zapt2it) - Configured input Connnection/dev/video0 -- Tuner0When I start Livetv I just get a blanck screen with the following in my mythbackend.log: I just setup MythTV this weekend with my PVR-150. For capture card I used the MPEG-2, not v4l. Works for me! ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Blank Screen PVR-150 and LiveTV
I have the PVR-150 and I am using the MPEG-2 Encoder card (PVR-250 / 350) option, and its working great for me! On 10/24/05, R. Geoffrey Newbury [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 17:31:18 -0400, Hugues Belanger wrote:'ve just tried and now I just get unknown audio and video codec I've also read this but I don't have this option ??? What is the correct card type to select in mythtv-setup for the Hauppauge WinTV-PRV 150? Is it the standard V4L? MPEG-2 Encoder card (PVR-x50, PVR-500)That *exact* option seems to have disappeared from the latest subversionsource. As of last week, at least. The only MPEG encoder cards listed are the PVR-250 and PVR-350 cards.Given that there used to be a quite different setup for those cards versusthe PVR-150/500 line, the lack of an explicit reference to the 150/500 isquite confusing during setup. Maybe the reference could be added *back* to the title lineGeoffR. Geoffrey Newbury[EMAIL PROTECTED]Barrister and Solicitor Telephone: 905-271-9600 Mississauga,Ontario, CanadaFacsimile: 905-271-1638___mythtv-users mailing listmythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] PVR-150 Sound problem
To begin, I am a complete linux newb. I have setup Suse 10.0 and have a WinTV-PVR 150. I have successfully setup the ivtv 0.4.0 drivers and installed MythTV If I do an mplayer /dev/video0 itworks great! Good video, good audio. MythTV works almost perfectbackend works fine, program guide downloads correctly and I can play live tv without too many problems (a few channels seem to have no audio) Beyond the few channels without audio, here is the bizarre part. If I start to do a recording, the sound volume gets cut in half. If I run xawtv to adjust the capture card volume (trick I found from this forum!) I am able to properly adjust the volume back up for MythTV to record, but once I go back to normal TV (sound is at normal levels) then try and record again...the volume once again goes down. Any idea whats up? ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] PVR-150 no audio on certain channels
I recently posted with a sound problem with recording...and I figured out that problem (found the section on mythfront end options for setting the recording profiles, upped the volume to 100% and its fixed!) So, I have one other problem that was lower priority before...but now looks to be the last problem I have. I am unable to get sound on certain channels. My setup again: Suse 10.0, WinTV-PVR 150 with ivtv 0.4.0 I have tried hitting the + key...no change. Thanks for all the help! ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Frontend with no window manager?
On 10/13/05, Peter Loron [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Question for the hive mind: can you run a front-end with no window manager? I've got an Xbox frontend, and it takes bloody forever to start up Xebian (1.1.1 in my case) and then launch Myth. Doing things in Myth is sloow, especially when it needs to spawn mplayer to watch a video, etc. I'm assuming most of that slowness is releated to the lack of RAM and the copious amounts of swapping that are consequently going on. Can one run the frontend with no WM to save RAM? If so, can somebody point me to the step-by -step? I searched on gossamer, but was unable to come up with any definitive answers. I'm not that familiar with Xebian, so I don't know what's possible. What I'd do is keep a window manager (the consensus seems that not have one is a bigger problem due to focus issues) and try out some lightweight WM's. I suggest ratpoison, it doesn't get any lighter than that. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] ROKU
On 10/7/05, bill peck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/7/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Recent discussions about the PhotoBridge peeked my interest. How about setting one up as a diskless slave backend? That might get us a way to capture component HDTV sources. Suddenly it would be an alternative method for satallite and cable users. Just a thought, I have no idea if the hardware would allow this. With some encouragement from some ROKU users who have a clue how the hardware is configured, I could be convinced to buy one and try it. Marvin The HD1000 from Roku has no way to capture component video. The component inputs you see in the pictures are for pass through. It has USB though. How 'bout a Plextor ConvertX for the tuner? Add a hub and an external drive and you've got a near-complete BE/FE system. How cool would that be? I don't own one yet, but I'm trying to convince the wife that I _NEED_ it :) Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: torrentocracy problem
On 9/28/05, Ashu Desai [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I finally got it working. Can anyone tell me where should I look for after I have downloaded the torrents? Anyone here who can help me??? Maybe this will help: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/108050?search_string=torrentocracy;#108050 Reading that whole thread may shed some light for you. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] use MythTV as Media Player without tuner-card?
On 9/24/05, Kai Hörner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello everyone, i am new to MythTV and am struggling with the following: i want to use mythtv as a media player (or HTPC) in my living room, but do not have a digital tuner-card (and dont want to buy one in the near future). i have a cheap digital receiver, and thats enough for TV (i dont like TV much) my problem is: can i somehow remove the TV-support from MythTV or even remove the tv related menu entries? a menu with music, video, games, .. only would be great, because my X hangs when i select TV on the main screen. (no card configured) The menus are XML. You can edit them to remove or add items to your taste. On my FC3 box, they are stored under /usr/share/mythtv. Using myth as just a media player isn't that uncommon, I know a few who don't have tuner cards and use mythvideo religiously. HTH, Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] burning audio CDs
On 9/23/05, Ciaran [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you're in the edit-playlist screen of mythmusic, and you use the 'menu' button (m?) You should get a popup dialog with a 'Create MP3 CD from Playlist, Create AudioCD from Playlist' on it ? You have to have Active Play Queue selected to get these options. I've been wondering for months how to do this and just now figured it out. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Myth mirroring
On 9/21/05, Reggie Braswell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Taking the plunge and moving up to FC4. This time around I chose to go the software mirror path with two 80GB SATA disks. Carved it up with /boot on md0 and the rest via LVM as md1. Question I have for the group is the machine is sitting in an entertainment center with mythfrontend running all the time. Any tools or plugins for myth to monitor /proc/mdstat or something of that nature to check to see if you lost a drive etc... or is it that if you lost a drive the box is going to tank anyway so you will know no matter what? I have simulated a failed disk by powering off and unplugging the cable from the primary sata drive and it boots up fine from the secondary, but am a little leary to just yank power to one of the drives to see how Linux responds. Thanks... Regg Maybe this might help: http://gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/147745 Change the command that's between the backticks and the remote button to fit your needs. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] FYI: Linux md / RAID5 resizing via mdadm
On 9/20/05, PAUL WILLIAMSON [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: mrmagoo [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/20/05 12:37 PM Is there an archive of this list anywhere to read the whole thread? I can't find anything in the google group. Here: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/ Paul I believe he wanted the linux-raid list archive. Here's the message: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-raidm=112722697027615w=2 Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Tutorial on Encoding (mostly re: file sizes)
On 9/20/05, Tony McDowell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Thanks for the insight. If I just keep it as MPEG2, what kind of file size should I expect? I'm imagining about a gigabyte per hour. Is that high, low, other? I'm not sure of my settings, but with a PVR-250 (mpeg2) I'm recording at 2.5 gigabytes/hour. I believe the average is ~2 to 2.2 GB/hr. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-250 used to work, now stops tuning
On 9/18/05, Jeff Piazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I built a MythTV machine in March with a PVR-250 and a Pundit-R machine. After the usual initial stumbles, I got it working reasonably well, and have been happily using it since. Last week I went out of town on business. I got a call from my wife that all the recent recordings seemed to be of (cable) channel 22, our local PBS station. I poked around via SSH, and realized that my zap2it subscription had expired, so I renewed that, but the tuner still seemed stuck. (I thought this was kind of a strange symptom of an expired subscription, but the coincidence seemed even stranger.) I rebooted the machine and now just get undifferentiated static on all channels. Now that I'm home, I've tried ptune and still can't get a signal. Has anyone known a PVR-250 to fail in this way after working for 6 months? Is this a known failure mode? Also, has anyone had trouble with tuner cards overheating (and failing) in a Pundit-R? The case sure seems warm to the touch. My PVR-250 did nearly the same thing only after working for over a year. I put it in a Windows box to double check it and it wouldn't work there either. I got in touch with Hauppauge and they RMA'd it. I still don't know what caused it to die. No power failures, lockups, etc - it just quit tuning. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Burning CD's in Myth
On 9/15/05, Drew Zerdecki [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have been unable to burn audio or mp3 cd's from Myth. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to do this? The option to burn an audio CD in not even enabled from the active queue menu. I appreicate any input you may have. Thanks. I too have wondered how to do this. I've seen the options in the setup menus, but can't seem to find any kind of menu option (while music is playing, editing a playlist, or otherwise) to actually burn the CD. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] MYSQL - editor
On 9/11/05, Mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Josh Burks wrote: For those who don't have a webserver running, or want an alternative, don't forget about mysql control center (mysqlcc): http://www.mysql.com/products/mysqlcc/index.html They also have other tools which may be of use: http://www.mysql.com/products/tools/ All of these are cross-platform. Josh Don't get too used to Control Center. (expecially if your using 4.1+ which MySQLCC doesn't support client wise) It has been depreciated for a little while now. The Control Center replacement is a combination of 2 things The most direct replacement for Control Center is http://www.mysql.com/products/tools/query-browser/ But if you get that, you probably want Administrator too. http://www.mysql.com/products/tools/administrator/ Query Browser still has its bugs but they are coming along quickly. Another good tool that you can use instead of query browser or the depreciated MySQLCC is SQLYog http://www.webyog.com/sqlyog/scrnshot.html Good info. The Query Browser and Administrator were on the page my second link above points to. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] MYSQL - editor
On 9/10/05, Ross Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 9/10/05, A JM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there an opensource MYSQL database editor that someone could recommend? phpMyAdmin http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/index.php -Ross For those who don't have a webserver running, or want an alternative, don't forget about mysql control center (mysqlcc): http://www.mysql.com/products/mysqlcc/index.html They also have other tools which may be of use: http://www.mysql.com/products/tools/ All of these are cross-platform. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] SLOW channel changing inLiveTV- 6 question, 30 second survey
On 9/9/05, PAUL WILLIAMSON [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Now if I could just figure out which magic button switches channels when in guide mode, I'd be golden. I've looked in keys.txt with no success. Anyone know that one? Try Enter or Select (or whatever key you are using to select things on your remote). Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: PDAs and Medical software
On 9/8/05, James Alexander [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My mother has asked me about buying a PDA. She is an RN and wants to use it as a quick reference device for types of prescription medication, dosages, combinations etc. This is really off topic for this list, but I'm curious if anyone on this list is in the medical profession and has a PDA used for this purpose, or if they have seen one used for this purpose and if they know anything about it. I know next to nothing about PDAs, so any information would be helpful. I'm assuming that either there would be a PDA specifically designed for this function, or there would be specific software to load on the PDA that could be used to store this information. I haven't done a google search yet because I was hoping that someone here might have personal experience with it (different software packages, which one is better (read: easier to use), more inexpensive, etc.), if not, I'm off to search the web. In most cases, I believe that the hospital/clinic/$PLACEOFWORK can provide these or something similar with the correct software. I've seen doctors and nurses use anything from a pda to a full-blown tablet pc, but mostly at hospitals. I'd have her check with the IT/Computer department just to see, and get out your google-fu... Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Media MVP Setup Guide
Does anybody have a good website or directions on how to get tha Hauppauge Media MVp working in Fedora Core 4? __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Media MVP Setup Guide
Well I have been messing around with it for some time now, I never had it running in Core 3, my tftp server would always time out. So I decided to do a fresh install of Fedora Core 4 and now I can’t even get that close. He is what i can not figure out 1.) in Fedora Core 4 there is no dhcp.conf in the /etc directory. If I create a new one my dhcp server will not start. Where is this file located or what am I doing wrong here 2.) Fedora always sets the tftp server to be a default of off. Where is the file to turn the default to “on” 3.) I have both the donble.bin and the dongle.bin.conf in the /tftpboot directory so if my tftp server is running I should have to configure anything else. Correct? 4.) Which dongle.bin.conf way are you using NFS configuration: rdate -s 192.168.10.50 mkdir /var mkdir /var/myth/ mount -t nfs -o nolock,rsize=4096,wsize=4096,nfsvers=3 192.168.10.50:/var/myth/ /var/myth/ mvpmc -f /etc/helvR10.fnt -s 192.168.10.50 -r /var/myth/video Or standard configuration: rdate -s 192.168.10.50 mvpmc -f /etc/helvR10.fnt -s 192.168.10.50 --- Michael Tiller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I second both the link provided and the sentiment. The WAF for the MediaMVP (running MVPMC) is probably higher than for the MythTV frontend (due mainly to the simplicity). The only resource I used was the link that Paul provided. I had it running in about an hour (dongle image, DHCP, etc). -- Mike On 9/6/05, PAUL WILLIAMSON [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Check out mvpmc - http://sourceforge.net/projects/mvpmc I run two of these and I'm pretty happy with them. Definitely not a full front end replacement, but pretty good and may someday do almost all the front end functions. Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/06/05 12:50 PM Does anybody have a good website or directions on how to get tha Hauppauge Media MVp working in Fedora Core 4? __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] safely exposing mythweb to the net.
On 9/1/05, John P. Hoke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 9/1/05, Marty Ravell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Would it be possible perhaps to use the firewall's Apache to talk to the Myth box for MythWeb? Does the MythWeb web server need to be on the same machine as the MythTV installation? Take a look at apache's reverse proxy features... I use them for a number of things in the same situation as you are in... This way you can have MythWeb on the MythTV box, but access it via the existing firewall/webserver Google Apache Reverse Proxy for starters and if I find a decent HowTo I will send it out :) -john I second an Apache reverse proxy. This helped me out alot: http://www.apacheweek.com/features/reverseproxies http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/mod_proxy.html Also, I think mythweb can run on any webserver, as long as you change your config to point to the backend, and have mysql configured for remote connections. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Is MythTV the right tool for the job?
On 8/26/05, Don Krause [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been interested in build a DVD library, streamer, and after discovering MythTV, I figured I build a Myth Box, build and use the MythDVD plugin, and life would be good. A week later, after fighting constantly with the the prerequesites for MythDVD, like ffmpeg, I'm wondering if I've choosen the correct tool for the job. What I'm interested in, is: Be able to burn my DVD collection to a streaming media server. Have a HTPC at my TV. Have On Screen menus for selecting DVDs Have the ability to schedule broadcasting or a playlist of shows. Retain the 5.1 or greater sound capabilities. What I really don't need is: The ability to record in any way, TV. I already can extract DVDs to disk, and play them via VLC. I'm just looking for a nice menu / scheduler / streamer package to wrap around that. Is there something out there I should be looking at instead of Myth? Or is Myth still the best choice. Have you tried MythVideo? It handles numerous types of formats and you can customize which player you want to use, say vlc for example. Not sure about the scheduling, but it has a nice menu and IMDb lookups to pull in all the metadata. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] MythMusic and CD Burning/Writing
I've always seen a screen in the General Settings for MythMusic about CD Burning/Writing, but I can't seem to figure out how to actually burn a CD (if it's even possible). I've tried searching the archives, but haven't found anything. The setup seems to detect my CD burner and everything. Is there a key binding I'm missing? Thanks, Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Help Info on Hauppauge 500
HI im looking to buy this hauppauge 500 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0006G33UW/qid=1124848320/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-6025086-6128032?v=glances=electronicsn=507846 I have some questions 1)How is the quality on this im looking for a card with great picture quality 2) does this come with a remote im hooking this straight to my cable line thanks ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Mythtv Menu organization
On 8/9/05, Rob Bongiovi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip As easy as that was, there is one Tivo feature I wish we had. Our Tivo remote has a button labeled Live TV and another labeled List. Those buttons, take you to live TV or to the list of recorded programs no matter where you are in the Tivo system. I'd love to be able to configure MythTV to do that. Rob They're called jumppoints in MythTV. Search the list for discussions about it, or read through the documentation on the website. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Connecting videogame console to frontend
On 7/27/05, Edward Rosinzonsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 'the right way' is in the eye of the beholder. ;-) IMHO, playing xbox through a computer isn't either. I don't see a problem with a switch. Playing through the mythbox to me would be like playing audio cd's over fm radio, and then capturing them to tape, just to play back the audio on your high-end 7.1 stereo system. Why not connect the cd player directly to the stereo (or in your case: connect the xbox directly to the tv with a switch). Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Which version do you use?
On 7/23/05, Alexander Petkov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Is there a new feature in .18 that you must have? Commercial flagging and skipping seems to get better with each release. If that is important to you, I'd say go for it. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Query for the scheduled recording
On 7/22/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I am trying to write a small app that will serve as a replacement for the system's shutdown/reboot/halt but with one major difference - it will query the mythtv database to get the time of the next scheduled recording and set the BIOS wakeup time. The purpose of this app is to enable the user to manually shutdown the box and still have it automatically wakeup when the time comes. I have made some pretty good progress but now I need to find out the time of the next recording from the database. I looked at the code for an example of the SQL query and found out that the backend just keeps a list of all the scheduled recordings and does not query the DB at time of shutdown. Can someone help me out and let me know the query that will allow me to get information on the next recording(s). It can be a query that will return all scheduled recordings. I can change it to fit. I'm not a dev, but I believe that mythbackend handles all the scheduling internally. You'll have to talk to the backend in a similar fashion that mythfrontend does (through tcp/ip ?) to retreive upcoming recordings. The first place I'd look for more info is at the source for mythfrontend and see what it does. HTH, Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] changing providers
On 7/21/05, Jeff Muddy Waters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Greetings all, Is there a way to wipe your channels and data without loosing your entire database? I switched today from cable to directv and need to update my database with all that new data and remove the stuff from the cable programming. Rerun mythtv-setup and answer Yes to clear out your channel information. Then add your new lineup and bind your card to the new lineup as you did before. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] mythweather scheduling
On 7/21/05, Pat Vaughan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm setting up my first myth box, and am struggling with a few issues. One is that I have a dial-up connection because there isn't any available broadband in my area. And, mythweather isn't real dial-up friendly. It pretty often fails to get updates and especially retrieve the radar images. There is an aggressivness setting in the weather setup screens to adjust for dialup or broadband. Play with it a bit and see if things improve. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] New Microsoft Media Keyboard
On 7/13/05, Paul Harvey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not the black version, but found someone selling that keyboard here... http://www.ergo-2000.com/ergo2000/showprod.cfm?DID=6CATID=36ObjectGroup_ID=303gtse=googgtkw=mini+keyboard Awesome, thanks alot. A little pricey though. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] New Microsoft Media Keyboard
On 7/12/05, andrew matthews [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Being that it's a PS/2 keyboard it shouldn't have any compatibilty problems then a regular keyboard. It's gonna have the same scancodes as a normal keyboard but you'll have additional rapid access keys which in linux could usually be handled by setkeycodes, loadkeys, setmetamode, getkeycodes(8), setkeycodes(8), dumpkeys(1), loadkeys(1), setmetamode(1). Then the appropriate mapping would have to take place... I for one am intersted in purchasing one and actually using it. The whole idea that it's 30 foot, and includes a mouse i a plus for me. It's nice, but not out until September, which is too long to wait for me. I need a new keyboard now. I found this one: http://www.btc.com.tw/english/2-7-21keyboard.htm#9116urf, which is bundled with a WinMCE box you can buy from CompUSA. I really liked it in the store, but couldn't persuade the employee to sell me one without the computer. I can't find an online US retailer anywhere. I'd really like to have it in black. If anyone know where to buy it, please inform! Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Deleting encoders
On 6/29/05, Sasha Z [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Huh? D key when at what screen? These encoders do not show up when looking at the mythtv-setup program on the master backend. Kind of tedious, but when you run mythtv-setup, answer yes to the clear capture card settings question. Then re-setup your tuners. That's about the only way I know to remove a card from Mythtv Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Hauppauge Help
I am thinking of getting a Hauppauge PVR card to do the capture and encoding for my MythTV box. I have read the mailing list and have determined that I want to get either a PVR-150 or PVR-250. I am going to use a separate card for output to my TV. My question lies with the difference between the regular PVR-150 and PVR-250 versus the PVR-150MCE and PVR-250MCE. I know that the MCE is designed for M$, but can you also use the MCE cards in a linux environment? I like the fact that I can get FM functionality out of the 250MCE, but dont want to get it if that function will not work. Also, what are the main differences between getting a 250 versus a 150? I see that I can get 2 PVR-150 cards for the price of a PVR-250. Would I be giving up an special features going with the 150s over the 250? ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Defrag XFS?
On 6/24/05, j2 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not strictly a MythTV question, but is there a util (apart from backup/restore) to defrag XFS? My recording partition is getting very sluggish after being in use for a while? XFS has many tools bundled with xfsprogs, such as xfs_info, xfs_check, and xfs_repair. Read up on the man pages, or do some googling. This page (http://oss.sgi.com/archives/linux-xfs/2005-01/msg00091.html) mentions a xfs_fsr (filesystem reorganizer) program. Maybe that might do the trick. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] master backend without capture card
On 6/17/05, Chad [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting the docs: The only hard-and-fast rule is that the Master backend must have a capture device defined, but shouldn't imply that the capture device in the Master backend must be the first capture card defined in the database. Taken from here: http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-22.html#ss22.13 How about faking it then? Could one create a file called /dev/video0 and /dev/audio And setup mythtv-setup with that? Obviously it would be given a -50 priority, but it would save them from having to crack the case, and from having to even spend the 15 bucks on the card. Cool Interesting. Never thought of that. I'd try it if I had multiple backends, unfortunately I'm a single system kinda guy at the moment. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] anyone install on FC4 ?
On 6/17/05, Ricardo Kleemann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Any suggestions? Wait for the rpms to be posted, or build from source, or stay on FC3 for a few more weeks. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] master backend without capture card
On 6/15/05, Calvin Leung [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Is that possible to setup a master backend without capture card? Is that allowed? The reason is that I don't want to turn on the machine which has capture card all the time. But I do have gateway/mail server which is up 24x7. I want master backend to wake up the slave backend when it need to be schedule. I have tried the WOL technique suggested from the doc but it doesn't give me a 24/7 mythweb running such that I can remotely schedule something. Any suggestion are welcome. Quoting the docs: The only hard-and-fast rule is that the Master backend must have a capture device defined, but shouldn't imply that the capture device in the Master backend must be the first capture card defined in the database. Taken from here: http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-22.html#ss22.13 My suggestion is to pick up a very cheap bt-based card and put in your gateway/firewall box, and never use it (unless you have a conflict). HTH, Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Installing MT-DAAPD under Red Hat Linux FC3
On 6/8/05, Ashu Desai [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all, I recently wrote out an email for help regarding the install of mt-daapd. Most emails I got were giving me advice on non Red Hat OS. Hence this new version of my original question! I am running Red Hat Fedora Core 3 and am looking to install mt-daapd so that my Windows computer in other rooms can communicate with it. Have you followed the documentation on the mt-daapd site? Seems pretty straightforward for a FC3 box. http://wiki.mt-daapd.org/wiki/Quickstart_Fedora They even have RPM's for FC3. Your box probably even has the dependencies installed, check with rpm -qa | grep -i packagename. Hope this helps, Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Using Cut Points
On 5/30/05, Risto Treksler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jason McLeod [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Will that allow me to load in the cut points created using the frontend? while watching hit 'e' followed by 'z' Umm, that's not what he was asking. Use the Mpeg2 - Mpeg2 function of nuvexport (http://forevermore.net/mythtv/). It will use your cutpoints and pass them to avidemux2. Josh ___ 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.
On 5/25/05, Karsten Jeppesen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There is a very very important thing missing in MythTV. At least I have been missing this feature on every single TV I have had: A volumen-preset-while-the-bloody-commercials-are-running button. Ever noticed that the sound is turned up 15% while the commercials are on? I would like a switch button that is programmable so I can press it and temporarily lower the volumen to X% of what it was before. When the button is pressed again we resume at the previously used volume. Sounds good, but doesn't mute do this? Who wants to see, much less hear the commericals anyways? Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] New LxM services... am I missing something?
I just upgraded to 0.18.1 and am using the new LxM grabber. I saw that you're supposed to be able to view movie listings somehow... is this a plugin that I need to get, or it is included in 0.18.1? It appears all of my apt packages are upgraded to the newest version, so am I missing something here? Thanks for the help! Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] New LxM services... am I missing something?
Thanks for the information Jarod! Thanks for starting down this path too, I think it will only bring good things for MythTV. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] HELP! I'm about ready to give up on MythTV!!!
On 5/18/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip PLEASE HELP ME IF YOU CAN I would *LOVE* to have MytyTV working with two of my Dish receivers connected to the S-Video inputs of the 350 and 250, and the HDTV tuner pulling in the over-the-air HDTV signals... That's my DREAM, anyways Kernel: 2.6.10-1.771_FC2 PC: Athlon XP 1800+ - 512MB Gfx: Nvidia GeForce 4 Disk: 100GB SCSI LVM (Video) 18GB SCSI (boot,root) 20GB IDE (swap,data) Tuner cards: PVR-350 PVR-250 PCHDTV3000 Wow, that's alot of hardware to make play nice all at once! No wonder your frustrated. Why don't you start small? Say, get the 250 going with one DTV receiver, and all the channel changing overhead that's involved. When your happy with that use your new knowledge to get the 350 in the mix (I assume that you're not doing the TV-Out thing on the 350, since you list a Nvidia GF4 card above). This should be similar to the 250 setup. Now you should have a working box (with at least one tuner) to stand back and say Wow, it works. Once your happy with that, then try getting the HD3k working with your setup. I know that your dream is what your aiming for, hell if I tried to build my mythbox the way I wanted it when I started 1.5 years ago (lots and lots of disk and multiple backends/frontends), it still wouldn't be done. Just my $0.02... Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV on Debian
On 5/12/05, Andrew Close [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5/12/05, vinod kumar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From where can i get a detailed procedure for installing mythTV on Debian distro. try this: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/ or this: http://www.knoppmythwiki.org/ or this: http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/ or possibly this: http://www.mythtv.info/ Jareds guide may be worth reading as well. it's tailored to Fedora, but may lend some insight. (http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/) Don't forget this one, which is Debian based: http://wilson-stowe.com/family/content/view/24/53/ Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Hardware Platforms
On 5/11/05, Anil Gupte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanx all, but I am surprised there are no readymade PCs with these kinds of cases? Since the expensive, readymade route is where you want to go, have you considered any of these: http://www.hushtechnologies.net/start.html http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/generic_category.do?storeName=computer_storelanding=desktopscategory=hp_deccatLevel=1 I understand (from your first post) you haven't built a computer in ten years. Well things are different now and alot easier, and any one of the cases people on this thread have mentioned are perfect foundations for an awesome, high WAF system. I would at least consider building your own system before dropping the cash on a prebuilt model. Just my $0.02... Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Selecting theme from command line
On 4/28/05, Byron Poland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've set up my notebook to beable to run a second X session on the tv out. My goal was to be able to run Myth on the tv out while traveling, and still use my notebook display if I want to do other things while watching tv etc. I got it all working, and created 2 launchers on my desktop, one will lauch myth on the tv out display with the correct geometry, and the other will launch it on my local display. My local display is 1920x1200, so I'd like it to use the wide minimalist theme if I'm running it there, and I'd like use another theme if running on the tv out. mythfrontend -h doesn't give any options for setting the theme, so I was wondering if anyone knew of any undocumented commands. mysql to the rescue! All one line: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ mysql -u mythtv -pmythtv mythconverg -e update settings set data = 'MythCenter' where value = 'Theme' You may need to restart the frontend, or exec this before you even start it. You might want to throw your hostname into the query as well. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Logo for mythtv
On 4/22/05, Fa Yoeu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tivo has a neat logo for their product. I believe that mythtv should also have a logo. I am wondering if anyone wants to help fund a competition about developing a logo for myth. I know that I would donate a couple bucks to fund that competition and have a neat logo associated with this great project. Once the logo is finalized, a case badge would be nice as well. I'd love to show off my mythbox with a cool badge on the front. I think a pchdtv 3000 card or a PVR-500 would make a nice prize... (me fires up the gimp) Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Logo for mythtv
On 4/22/05, James L. Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fa Yoeu wrote: Tivo has a neat logo for their product. I believe that mythtv should also have a logo. I am wondering if anyone wants to help fund a competition about developing a logo for myth. I know that I would donate a couple bucks to fund that competition and have a neat logo associated with this great project. I suggest this logo from out of the blue: http://www.mythtv.org/themes/Myth_bb2/images/mythtv-logo.jpg Or any of these: http://images.google.com/images?hl=enlr=q=mythtv+logobtnG=Search Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Cutting first couple frames?
On 4/14/05, PAUL WILLIAMSON [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've noticed that when I have a recorded program where it starts out in commercial, the first frame or two plays before advancing to the first cut position. When using nuvexport, these first few frames get exported as well. I've made sure there are no cut postions at the beginning of these shows, and I've gone so far as to remove all cuts and create my own cutlist but still end up with those pesky frames at the beginning. The only way I've been able to remove these is to use something like ulead VideoStudio to edit out the frames after I've exported to DVD (mpeg2) using nuvexport. Same problem here. Even starting with no cutpoints and saying Delete before this frame leaves at least the first frame for some odd reason. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] commercial flagging idea - commercialfingerprinting
On Apr 12, 2005 12:31 PM, Risto Treksler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip luckily, we already know exactly what preceeds and follows every commercial - a blank frame Except when the network gets creative and blends the end of a commerical with the beginning of the show. Happens frequently with the 15sec station identification blurbs that usually occur at the end of a commerical block. Finding the blank frame get hard or impossible at that point. -- Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Marriage of Email List and Forum, Can't we all just get along!!
On Apr 8, 2005 10:10 AM, Vincent K. Britton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please don't flame me! I just wanna help! Some people like Lists, some like Forums. I have been looking for a marriage of both and I think I found it. I know this topic comes up from time to time, but have you looked at the already existing unoffical forums? Maybe you could collaborate you efforts to improve what we have now. http://mythtvtalk.com/forum/ http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/ - Knoppmyth specific, but still has good info. I really don't think the MythTV community needs YASWBF (Yet Another Slow Web Based Forum) to disseminate good info. BTW, I still don't understand the fascination with forums. Is it the avatars? The rankings? The hideous animated gifs and mini-movies? If so, host them on your own bandwidth, and place a TEXT link in your TEXT signature to them. -- Josh___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Marriage of Email List and Forum, Can't we all just get along!!
On Apr 8, 2005 10:48 AM, gLaNDix (Jesse Kaufman) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip but, there are many who like forums, so something similar to (i'm assuming this is how it'd work) yahoo groups would be good ... based on reading people's text in the group i'm subscribed to, many are using the forum to post, but i only ever use e-mail ... everyone has a chance to see everything and you've got two interfaces in which to interact with the list... Biggest annoyance ever: Yahoo! groups that aren't publicly searchable. I hate it when someone tells me Oh yeah, check out Yahoo! group XYZ, that's where I found the answer and when I get there, I have to be a member to view the stupid archives. I never want a Yahoo! ID and never will get one! -- Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] new to forum supported hardware
On Apr 7, 2005 11:14 PM, Rodney D. Myers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:I'm grabbing the mail archives now, but didn't see any search featurefor the whole archive. Check here for this list: http://gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/ Here's the -dev list as well: http://gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/dev/ Does MythTV support Hauppauge Computer Works WinTV-PVR 500 MCE ? Jarod Wilson has added the PVR-500 to his how-to: http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/fcmyth.php#capture Supported, yes; stable and fully functional, no. The ivtv driver development for the 500 is moving along nicely though. A PVR-250 or PVR-350 would be your best bet. -- Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Commercial Flagging Percent Complete
On Apr 7, 2005 11:00 PM, Michael Haan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:When myth is commercial flagging a show, is there anyway to tell whatpercent complete it is?It seems that comm flagging stops if I startwatching a show which is being flagged.So, I'd like to know howclose it is to done so I can decide whether to wait or not. If you have MythWeb up and running, you can see the status of all jobs, including Comm Flagging on the backend status page, or in the frontend under Information. -- Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] M3U to MythMusic playlist converter (PHP)
On Apr 2, 2005 11:08 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Hello,I made this script for personal use but decided I'd share it with you.This is useful if you want to convert your M3U playlists to MythMusiccompatible playlists (stored in the MythTV MySQL database). It alsofeatures a small GUI (check the link for sshots).Requirements: a MythTV installation, PHP, MySQL and a webserver. (Ifyou have MythWeb installed, you've already met the requirements.)I'll update the script if I need it or if someone really wants me to.Remember that I haven't put too much time into it, but it does all I needit to do. HTML and PHP is not seperated, so it's not all that nice :)Comments are welcome. Check out the link for more information (and sshots).http://undergroundcandy.com/m3u2mythmusic/ Cool. I'd actually like to go the other way: Select songs from my MythMusic db (through MythWeb) and create a Winamp/XMMS playlist, and stream my music over the internet, say to work or a friends house. Of course it'd need to be secure, I don't want the world streaming my music over my tiny cable modem connection. Just an idea I had a few weeks ago... Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Limit on frontends?
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 16:15:52 -0600, Matt Mencel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How many frontends would I reasonably be able to connect to a AthlonXP 1500 with 512MB RAM? I'm running a MythTV demo on Wednesday and will be attempting to run frontend/backend on my FC3 server with the above specs, a Mac Mini frontend, and an Xbox frontend. Am I going to get any stuttering or other video problems if I have all three playing different recordings at the same time? Just curious what kind of overhead a frontend has on a backend server. I would assume that since you are doing a demo, you're not going to wait UNTIL the demo to test your setup. Set it all up and see if it's going to work. That's the best way to tell if your server can handle it. Your setup seems like it will work fine, just be sure to use switches, not hubs. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] This account is currently not available.
On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 09:20:07 -0500, PAUL WILLIAMSON [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Richard C. Isaacson wrote: snip Does anyone else see the oddity of this guy's name? No offense to Rich, but I just find it funny. Paul Yes. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Hardware failure?
On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 09:54:35 -0500 (EST), Patrick Davila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all, I have a dedicated MythTV box with a 1 year old Hauppauge 350 card. I built it a couple months back running FC3 via Jarod's How-To. Everything was working great on it until a couple days ago after I moved it to the family room. It seems everything is loading up ok except the encoder portion of the card is not initializing and I'm not able to watch/record live tv. The decoder works perfectly as I can watch previously recorded shows. My remote is working fine as well. I cleaned out old versions of the kernel and the different various modules required for MythTV but nothing worked. Is there any way to determine if the card is dying? What's the easiest way to debug this? All and any help is much appreciated. When my PVR-250 started acting funny, I threw in an old drive an installed WInXP with the offical drivers from the Hauppauge site and tested it. Then I installed the card in another computer, reinstalled Windows and the drivers on the old hard drive, and tested it. In both cases my card was not able to tune over half of the channels. I RMA'd it and now I'm back in business. Since you moved the whole computer, you might need to remove and reinsert the card in the PCI slot, it may have wiggled loose. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] pcHDTV card record regular cable
Does the pcHDTV-2000/3000 record regular cable-tv? (i.e. I dont have HDTV to my house right now but would like to pick up some cards before the broadcast flags go into effect.will I be able to use the cards or have to wait till we get HDTV here at home? thanx ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Myth weather features
On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 06:44:32 -0700, Stephen Atkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just know someone is going to tell me to do this myself but I just have to ask. Would it be possilbe to have a few locations for myth weather. I do a bit of travelling and would like to look up info for other cities with out having to change my settings. Just thought I would throw that out there and see what happens. While viewing the weather, punch in another zip code and mythweather will temporarily display the weather for that zip. Exit and reenter and it defaults back to the zip you've set up. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: OT: MUA statistics for this list
On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 21:16:51 -0700, Justin Gombos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does Mozilla Thunderbird have the list reply feature? How 'bout Kmail? Whenever someone sends a message to the list, they send it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] When you click the Reply button in any MUA on that message, guess what, you are replying to the list. So yes, just about every MUA has a list reply feature. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Mythvideo first try
On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 16:25:23 +1100, jason bright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is probably going to sound really stupid, but i can't get mythvideo to work. First time i've tried it. My main mount point for storing video is /video. I've made a sub directory /video/mythvideo and set the ownership and permissions properly. I've set that directory as the source directory in the mythvideo settings. Dropped a few .avi's in there - nothing. I was under the impression that mythvideo would scan the directory on the fly and present the choices in the UI. The mythvideo README doesn't really have any info. I'm obviously missing something really simple Did you go into the Video Manager under Setup first? Do that and Myth will scan the directory and populate the database so that you can watch them. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Any lightweight window managers that support ALT-TAB functionality?
On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 11:18:30 -0500, Tom Lichti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Robert Kulagowski wrote: The nice thing about KDE is that I can launch mythfrontend from the command line and then ALT-TAB back to it to watch error messages, etc. Do any of the lightweight window managers have similar functionality? ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users The default WM in KnoppMyth works like that as well. I don't know exactly what it is, but in ps it shows as x-window-manager. I don't particularly like the look or functionality, but I hardly ever see it, so it's not a big deal... :) Fluxbox. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Any reason not to run commflag as a cron job
On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 12:46:56 -0800 (PST), Listman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any reason not to run commflag as a cron job? I do a lot of recording at night while I'm playing vengeance on my server and if commflag starts up the server starts laggin and people start complaining. Is there any reason I cant have commflag run at 1:00am. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users Hey, as long as they are flagged by the time you want to watch the recordings, I'd say there's no problem, IMHO. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Mythweb Theme Setting
On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 18:01:01 -0500, Thom Paine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I inadvertantly changed the theme of mythweb to something that is not usable, and I can no longer change it back to default. I looked atound a bit in /var/www/html/mythweb but don't seem to see anywhere to make a change or changes to get it fixed. Any ideas on how to fix this? http://yourbox.com/mythweb/settings.php?RESET_THEME=yes The MythWeb readme covers this, as does the mailing list archives. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] $30 FX5200 at CompUSA
On Sun, 6 Mar 2005 12:24:17 -0500, Robert R. Koblish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: CompUSA's most recent email and flyer list a Mad Dog Conquerer FX5200plus in either PCI http://www.compusa.com/adproducts/ product_info.asp?product_code=305452pfp=ADPRODUCTS and AGP http:// www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=305453pfp=ADPRODUCTS for $29.99. Do any of you have experience with this brand? Any pros or cons? Is it passively cooled, or does it have its own fan? I am assembling my first Myth box. At the moment my plan is to park a desktop PC in an existing closet behind the media center, so noise is not a big factor right now. But reliability is, so the fewer fans the better. And someday I might want to build a separate frontend. . . . Any thoughts on AGP vs. PCI, performance-wise? I have two HD-3000 ATSC tuners but my NTSC receiver ain't broke yet so I plan to view the output over Svideo until and unless the prices of HD displays come down some more. Any comments would be appreciated. I don't really have anything to help, I just wanted to point out that Compusa also has Hauppauge WinTV Go cards for $20 (after instant rebate, not mailin). Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Slightly OT: MythTV as Senior Project?
On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 15:51:25 +, Martin Ebourne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 16:43:06 -0800, Brad Templeton wrote: There are probably other programs out there, but if somebody wants to code this, I wrote a C program long ago that controls the x-10 serial controller on linux that could be used.Certainly for people who want to show off a home theatre effect it would be cool. The serial controller, unfortunately, does not let you bring lights down. If you ask it to set a given dimmer setting, it first makes the light full bright, then drops it down to the dimmer setting. So you can bring the lights down but only bring them full up fast. Different hardware is less restrictive. If anyone is interested in this sort of thing then I'm writing an automation server with which I'm planning to do pretty much everything people have asked for here. (Including integration with mythweb and myth itself at some point.) It's fully event based, written in C++ with embedded Python for scripting, and is GPL. It's still alpha at the moment and therefore unreleased, but it works in my house. Only does X10 at the moment, but plenty of other stuff planned. With all the talk of home automation/integration, don't forget about MisterHouse, http://misterhouse.sourceforge.net/. It's written in perl, and controls a variety of X10 devices. Might be a good place to look for ideas, or even wrap MisterHouse with the Myth menus and layout. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Slightly OT: MythTV as Senior Project?
On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 13:12:44 -0500, Jeff Simpson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What about just a fix to the problem with multiplexing mpeg2? I think it basically boils down to there is no decent tool to accomplish this, so as a result anyone that wants to record the hauppauge mpeg2 recordings to a dvd have to use avidemux, which never seems to work right and doesn't have a console-only mode for doing cutlists and simple multiplexing. I imagine a transcoder/multiplexer type utility would be a good project for a compilers course, since it's all about compiler efficiency when you can get a frame per second rate in the output - Jeff I second this. A mpeg2 to mpeg2 cut that works would be awesome. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Plextor PX-TV402U-NA
On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 18:05:55 -0500, Tim Sailer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have one of these lovely units hooked to my notebook now. Now, where, oh where, did the linux drivers go? Plestor shows no linux drivers. Is this what you're looking for? http://www.plextor.com/english/support/LinuxSDK.htm Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV review from a long-time TiVo user
On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 11:08:29 -0500, Ben Giddings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Myth will allow your existing screensaver to kick in as needed, provided you have one of course. Yeah, I know, but it would be cool there were some kind of integrated screensaver/dashboard type functionality, so if you left Myth alone, you'd still be in Myth, but you wouldn't have to worry about burn-in. The TiVo implementation of this is to always go to Live TV if you don't hit a key for about 15 minutes, but there are some flaws with this approach. Anyhow, it's a wish list type feature. Burn-in can be prevented with your system screensaver. I have this real complicated method that I use to prevent burn-in. It's called turning off the TV/Monitor. :) Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] 1080i
On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 18:01:18 -0800, Jarod Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 01 March 2005 07:21, Nate Carlson wrote: On Tue, 1 Mar 2005, Jarod Wilson wrote: I just bought an AGP 6200 that can do the same. Not that expensive. A PCI-X 6200 is even cheaper. A 6200 alone is cheaper than another card plus a 9A60. Just curious, where did you find NVidia cards that can do component output? Google and Newegg aren't turning much up. NewEgg. http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=14-122-216depa=1 I hope Leadtek has improved the quality of fans they put on their cards. We have ~2 Dozen white box oem pc's that came with Leadtek nvidia cards. Over half of them growl, due to bearing/bushing failure. The noise drives my co-workers nuts. On average, the fans went south around 6 months old. Just an FYI... Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] How to reply to messages in mythtv-users Archives?
On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 11:34:26 +1100, Sammo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try importing the archived messages: http://mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-users/2005-March.txt.gz http://mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-users/2005-February.txt.gz and then try to reply to them in a normal fashion. They are in mbox format, so Thunderbird should be able to handle them. Thanks! I just extracted the 2005-March.txt and renamed it to .mbox extension in my Thunderbird Mail/Local Folders directory, and it works. Still, I find it hard to keep up with the mailing list using my mail client. What do you use to manage your mailing lists? I thought Thunderbird was awesome, then I tried Gmail. Email me offlist ONLY if you would like an invite to try it. Josh ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
