Re: [mythtv-users] Popup menus occasionally unresponsive with LIRC
On Wednesday 04 January 2006 17:53, Wendy Seltzer wrote: > I've been trying to debug this without much luck -- any suggestions would > be welcome. > > Most of the time, my remote (X10 Lola vi lirc_atiusb module) works > beautifully. Sometimes, however, when I invoke popup menus from the remote > (e.g., with the key mapped to M, in watch recording or play music screens), > none of the buttons is highlighted, and up and down arrows do nothing. ESC > from the remote closes the popup. Hitting remote-M again has the same > problem. > > Entering M from the keyboard instead shows the menu with first button > selected, and from there, I can again navigate with the remote. (Very > rarely, the keyboard shows the same problem, but it tends to last for only > one keypress there.) > > None of the logs shows anything out of the ordinary, or any difference > between times when the remote works and times when it doesn't. It often > varies within a single session. > > This has been happening sporadically for months (currently running svn ~ > rev 8490). Anyone else seeing this, or have suggestions where to look for > the problem? > > --Wendy > -- > Wendy Seltzer > http://wendy.seltzer.org/blog/ Happens to me all the time, to fix I exit the pop-up then press "i". That pop-up is always fine, and then I close it and return to "m" which is now fine. Hope that works for you as well. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Downgrading SVN version
Mattia Martinello wrote: Hi, How I can download a specified version of SVN version of MythTV? With svn co http://svn.mythtv.org/svn/trunk/mythtv I can donwload only the latest version, that has some bugs... Thank you very much! Bye Mattia You're probably looking for this: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/159382?do=post_view_threaded#159382 -- Kyle ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-350 and PVR-500
Brad DerManouelian wrote: Thanks for the responses. Will I be able to use PIP with the 350 and the 500 together through the 350's TV-out? I think that will seal the deal for me. I have a pvr-350 and pvr-500 in a single box. I use the pvr-350's tv-out. PIP works fine. Sure there is the normal slow down when first starting it up, just like changing the channels, but after that it works perfectly. -- Kyle ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Is anybody else getting 500 errors from DataDirect?
Scott Alfter wrote: Michael T. Dean wrote: Scott Alfter wrote: Mark J. Small wrote: On November 19, 2005 02:14 am, Scott Alfter wrote: I thought I had some database corruption going on (the frontend was hanging when I asked it to delete some shows), so I figured I'd try rebuilding some of the data. I went into mythtv-setup and told it to wipe out the channel lineups. When I went to retrieve them, though, I ended up getting nowhere: [snippage] The 401 error is a normal byproduct of the authentication method DataDirect uses, but the 500 error is abnormal. Is anyone else running into this problem? Without the ability to download channel lineups, my MythTV box is dead in the water (yeah, I should've backed up the database, but I didn't figure I'd run into this problem). The only time I get 500 messages is when I let my subscription expire. (oops). When is yours up? Soon, but not yet. (More specifically, on the 27th.) Log in to http://labs.zap2it.com/ and check your lineups. Most likely your lineup is gone (cable company changed things/renamed things/...). Nope...they're still there. The renewal link was also up, so I went through all that and now I'm supposed to be good to go until February. I still can't download channel lineups, though. I've sent mail to Zap2it Labs about this problem, but haven't gotten a reply from them yet. Just for grins, I also deleted the lineups and recreated them on Zap2it's end. That didn't make any difference. I'm now trying to rebuild the MythTV binaries (I'm running Gentoo, so that's simple), but I'm not hopeful that that'll make a difference. I'm just about at my wits' end with this problem. Everything's been running great for months, and now it's all falling apart. _/_ / v \ Scott Alfter (IIGS( http://alfter.us/Top-posting! \_^_/ rm -rf /bin/laden>What's the most annoying thing on Usenet? Might seem like a simple thing, but with gentoo if this started happening after a recent sync and emerge world then maybe you should look over your logs to see what has been updated. Happened to me plenty of times that seemingly unrelated packages break one another. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] realtime commflag on hardware encoding ?
James Grant wrote: On Wednesday 26 October 2005 11:27 pm, Michael T. Dean wrote: SWEEET! can't wait for 0.19/0.20 :) I often start watching a show 10-15 minutes into it (since im recording it anyways) and it'll be awesome to have the commercials flagged & auto-skip to help me 'catch up' to realtime easier than manual fastforwarding :) I've been using it for a while now, definitely recommended, if you've got a fast enough system it is great. On my system it literally finishes commercial flagging no more than 1 to 2 minutes after the recording has finished. Very cool. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] mythcommflag:GetNextFreeFrame served a busy frame
Kyle Kelly wrote: Hello, I'm getting the follow error messages when mythcommflag runs: Finding Logo2005-09-28 11:05:27.369 GetNextFreeFrame() unable to lock frame 100 times. Discarding Frames. 2005-09-28 11:05:28.167 GetNextFreeFrame() served a busy frame N. Dropping. AAA 2005-09-28 11:05:41.166 GetNextFreeFrame() unable to lock frame 100 times. Discarding Frames. 2005-09-28 11:05:41.965 GetNextFreeFrame() served a busy frame d. Dropping. UAAUUUAUAUAUAUAULAA 2005-09-28 11:05:52.266 GetNextFreeFrame() unable to lock frame 100 times. Discarding Frames. And it just keeps printing that. Eventually it finishes and finds 0 breaks. It doesn't seem to do it on every recording since some have breaks flagged. I was using a svn revision from about 5 days ago and getting these errors, so I upgraded to a recent svn revision (7335) and am still getting the messages. Any ideas? Thanks So I figured I'd follow-up and say that the problem went away. I had incorrectly set my recording profiles resolution. Now they're back to 640x480 and everything's commercial flagging fine. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] mythcommflag:GetNextFreeFrame served a busy frame
Hello, I'm getting the follow error messages when mythcommflag runs: Finding Logo2005-09-28 11:05:27.369 GetNextFreeFrame() unable to lock frame 100 times. Discarding Frames. 2005-09-28 11:05:28.167 GetNextFreeFrame() served a busy frame N. Dropping. AAA 2005-09-28 11:05:41.166 GetNextFreeFrame() unable to lock frame 100 times. Discarding Frames. 2005-09-28 11:05:41.965 GetNextFreeFrame() served a busy frame d. Dropping. UAAUUUAUAUAUAUAULAA 2005-09-28 11:05:52.266 GetNextFreeFrame() unable to lock frame 100 times. Discarding Frames. And it just keeps printing that. Eventually it finishes and finds 0 breaks. It doesn't seem to do it on every recording since some have breaks flagged. I was using a svn revision from about 5 days ago and getting these errors, so I upgraded to a recent svn revision (7335) and am still getting the messages. Any ideas? Thanks ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Could we install/run Mythtv without X-windows
Brian J. Murrell wrote: On Fri, 2005-09-09 at 18:17 +0200, laurentpat wrote: I would like to know if we can install mythtv in console mode with frambuffer only. no x windows. We try to do this in ./configure without success. Mythtv is based on Qt so I don't know if is it possible If there were a QT for DirectFB this would be possible, but alas it is not. Which is a shame. X for an STB is just a waste. b. I seem to remember reading somewhere that qt4 has support for installing without the gui functionality, and that this could possibly be used to make mythbackend not require X when it is eventually ported to qt4. Will probably be a long while before this takes place though. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Myth Plus ?
John Clabaugh wrote: I know this may go against the philosophy of LxMSuite, but perhaps there is a second way to generate funds. For those that don't really need the enhanced listings (those in other countries), maybe there could be a one time price per download. For instance, $xx for a LxMSuite theme, $yy for a LxMSuite module. This may encourage those sitting on the fence to throw some money in the pool. If a user finds that they are buying several of the themes/modules and are pleased with the quality, then perhaps they will jump over into the monthly fee group. The only thing holding me back from subscribing is that I can't, they don't support Canada. In light of this I would enjoy being able to purchase a theme for a modest fee, I really like the look of Midnight. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Missing data from DataDirect
Donavan Stanley wrote: > On 7/17/05, Kyle Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>edit the mythtv source for mythtv/programs/mythfilldatabase/filldata.cpp >> >>For me it's line 2875, but I'm not using a current cvs version. Do a >>search for "%d 18" (minus quotes) and replace the 18 with 21. >>Unfortunately I have to do this for every cvs update I make, but once >>done I no longer have problems. > > > No you don't as long as you do an update not a checkout. > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users Good to know. These were the commands I was using before the svn switch. cvs -d :pserver:mythtv:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/lib/mythcvs login nice -n 19 cvs -z3 -d :pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/lib/mythcvs update -d -PAC mythtv All it did was backup the files I changed to .#filldata.cpp Maybe you could help to me come up with the equivalent for subversion, even better would be for it to keep my changes. Thanks ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Missing data from DataDirect
Michael Carland wrote: > Hello, > > I'm having a problem with program data missing for after 9PM. It seems > identical to what was happening in this thread > (http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/70645), but that was > 15.1 and I'm using 18. The guide data for the major networks is there, > but most of the cable channels are missing their data. I haven't noticed > anyone else mentioning this problem recently. > > The strange thing is that the data is there for the weekend. Currently, > I am missing 7/19-7/22 and 7/25-7/28. > > I've rebuilt mythfilldatabase with two changes. I enabled the > --dd-grab-all option, which I just used (7/16 12:34AM local time), and > the missing data was filled in out to 7/26, but I still have partial > listings for 7/27-7/28. I also added an option --maxday, that overrides > that variable in the code, so that I can try bumping it down (looks like > 10 would be the correct value). > > Searching in gossamer, I didn't find anyone else having this type of > problem since 2004. Is anyone else seeing this? Did zap2it change the > number of days of data that they carry? > > Thanks, > > -Michael > > > > > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users I'm the guy that was having the problem, so here's the fix I'm using successfully: edit the mythtv source for mythtv/programs/mythfilldatabase/filldata.cpp For me it's line 2875, but I'm not using a current cvs version. Do a search for "%d 18" (minus quotes) and replace the 18 with 21. Unfortunately I have to do this for every cvs update I make, but once done I no longer have problems. Sure some newly added days to the schedule have NO DATA after 9pm, but it updates it when there is data, so it never gets to the point that I have NO DATA on the current day. Hope this helps. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-250 - Approximately 2GB/Hr.?
Mark Knecht wrote: >Hi, > I'm just learning about MythTV at this point. It's setup and >working nicely but using up disk space rather quickly. Is 2GB/Hr. more >or less typical for recording TV programs or are the optimizations I >need to study next to save space? > > It seemed to me that when I recorded from /dev/vl4/video0 directly >I thought I was using more like 200MB or 400MB/hr. but maybe I'm >mistaken. > > Anyway, thanks in advance for replying with a few numbers for >comparison and (assuming I'm on the high end) some ideas about what I >should study to get the disk usage down. > > Thanks very much for a great program! > > Recording profiles are useful in saving space. For instance my Low Quality profile records at about 1GB/Hr, I use this on low action shows that I record daily such as The Daily Show. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] A Question about CVS Upgrading
SpikeyGG wrote: >I appologize in advance for this very simple question about CVS... > > I've been using CVS for a little while longer than I've been using Myth, but > I still don't know the answer to this... I fairly regularly run a "cvs > update" in the mythtv directory to keep it up to date. Which one of the > following actions (or one not listed) should I be doing for an update? > >1. "cvs update", then "./configure", then "make", then "sudo make install" >(hopefully overwriting the old stuff) > >(or) > >2. "make uninstall", then "cvs up", then "./configure", then "make", then >"sudo make install" (to "cleanly" upgrade) > >Mainly, I'd like to know if doing #1 will screw stuff up, or will it just >overwrite the libraries and binaries that I've already got? I'd like to know >this not only for Myth but other programs and code that I use with CVS. > >Thanks, >-Greg > > > > >___ >mythtv-users mailing list >mythtv-users@mythtv.org >http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > Quite a while ago I asked what the proper cvs command to update would be so this is what I now do: 1. Shutdown mythbackend 2. cd mythv && make clean && make distclean 3. cd .. && tar zvcf mythtv-currentdate.tar.gz mythtv/ 4. cvs -d :pserver:mythtv:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/lib/mythcvs login 5. nice -n 19 cvs -z3 -d :pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/lib/mythcvs update -d -PAC mythtv 6. nice -n 19 mysqldump -u mythtv -pmythtv mythconverg -c > currentdate.sql 7. nice -n 19 gzip currentdate.sql 8. cd mythtv/ && ./configure --options-go-here && make && sudo make uninstall && su -c "make install" 9. mythtv-setup There probably better ways to do this, and in fact I use a crappy little python script to do the database dump and backups, and I'm not totally sure if the make uninstall is absolutely necessary. Also the reason I use su -c rather than sudo for the install is that I've noticed recently that there is some sort of qt path problem when trying to install with sudo for me, but works perfectly with su. Hope that's all of some help. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Time change causes problems
Jeff Simpson wrote: >>I'm guessing the following from the commits mailing list is >>the fix for the problem. >> >> >>Changes committed by ijr on Mon Apr 4 16:47:37 2005 >> >>Modified Files: >> in mythtv/libs/libmyth: >>util.cpp util.h >> in mythtv/libs/libmythtv: >>datadirect.cpp siparser.cpp >> in mythtv/programs/mythfilldatabase: >>filldata.cpp >>Log Message: >>Workaround for Qt 3.3.4 breakage in QDateTime. >> >> > >So does anyone know if that will still work with qt < 3.3.4 after that update? > >Is this more or less a permanent solution, or is it still going to >break again in the fall? > >I've already fixed my db, downgraded qt and upgraded myth. (before >that commit today, I guess). Should I bother to update again, or wait >until things are more fixed? > >(also - do we know that it's a bug in QT, or is it the fact that they >fixed it that's now a myth bug?) > > > I just updated to the latest cvs, wiped my listings and refilled them. I can confirm that this fixed all my problems. Thanks Isaac for the quick fix. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] RE: Time change causes problems
Dennis Lou wrote: >I forgot to mention that from www.zap2it.com, the main >grid is ok, but when I click on a channel to see its >line-up >for the week, the shows are 1 hour off. > >-Dennis > I posted this problem to the Zap2it forums. I probably could have explained it better, but hopefully the point gets across to the right people. http://bb.labs.zap2it.com/viewtopic.php?t=427 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] MythCenter theme, was: [NEW] MythDayGrabber bash script (addition to mythfilldatabase)
Kevin Kuphal wrote: David Whyte wrote: Any chance of some more screen shots, including of any OSD that matches MythCenter? I'm using Isthmus OSD with MythCenter and it looks great with it. I'm using the MythMediaCenter osd theme (based on Isthmus) with it, I think it makes a good match as well. Apparently it doesn't work completely with 0.16 though. link: http://www.radixpub.com/vir/portfolio/mtvmc/ ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] [NEW] MythDayGrabber bash script (addition to mythfilldatabase)
Phill Edwards wrote: On the same page my MythCenter theme for MythTV can be found and downloaded. BTW - I'm using your theme and really like it. It's very simple and clean. Well done and thanks for contributing it. Regards, Phill I'll second that, really great theme. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: I lost my pvr-350 9-pin din cable
Marc Nicholas wrote: You mean you're after one that's supplied with the breakout connectors or a straight-through cable you can hack yourself? The former I doubt you'll find, except from Hauppage. -marc Yes the one with the breakout connectors on it. I've checked hauppauge's site and they make no mention of being able to purchase the cable from them. I might have to end up emailing their tech support, but I was hoping for a simpler solution. Thanks ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] OT: I lost my pvr-350 9-pin din cable
I've either lost it (its been over a year since I bought the card) or it never came with it, and now I'm wanting to use tv-out and no local store seems to have it. I've check radioshack and the sony store and a few mom & pop electronic stores. Any ideas on where I can get a new one? Thanks ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Re: MythMusic and vanishing songs
Paul wrote: The CVS version of MythMusic is slightly broken at the moment. It all depends on what version of the musicmetadata table you have in the MySql database. That depends on whether you have used the MFD/MDE or not. All you have to do to fix it is change the value of the currentDatabaseVersion in the MythMusic version of dbcheck.cpp from const QString currentDatabaseVersion = "1001"; to const QString currentDatabaseVersion = "1002"; then recompile etc. The next time you run mythmusic the musicmetadata table will be updated to the new version required by the latest cvs version of MythMusic. There is a patch from Colin Guthrie that adds compilation album stuff to MythMusic that also includes some updates to the musicmetadata table and the dbcheck.cpp file that should also fix the problem once it has been applied to the CVS. A quick recompile and I can confirm that this does indeed fix the problem. Thanks. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] MythMusic and vanishing songs
Brandon Beattie wrote: For a week or so now I've been unable to find out why myth music would not display my songs. I've changed nothing on them for months actually. Any additional attempt to try to re-load and start from scratch and build a new song listing fails with a message when doing a scan for music of "metadata.o: No songs were found, if that's okay with you it's okay with me." (wording may be off.. bad memory). Anyway, I've checked, rechecked paths/permissions, etc. Has anyone else seen this happen or any thoughts on what's going on and how to fix it? Latest CVS builds of course.. --Brandon You're not alone in this, I'm having the exact same problem. I upgraded mythtv and mythmusic to the latest cvs and it started happening. I tried fixing it by reinstalling a known good version (a couple of weeks old) of mythmusic from cvs and yet the problem remained. So maybe it has something to do with the version of mythtv mythmusic is compiling against? ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: I messed up my database
Mark Friedgan wrote: Please ignore me, the problem went away, I think it has to do with sorting empty schedules although it used to not be a problem. Might be a good idea to backup your database now, next time the problem might not just go away. Anytime I do anything to my database, or upgrade myth I backup. Its pretty easy to do, and gzip shrinks the file considerably. http://mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-21.html#ss21.5 ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Compiled but not running
peter wrote: Hello, I've managed to compile mythtv and it seemed to compile cleanly and install ok, but when I try to run any command with myth in front of it, or ./setup in /home/peter/downloads/mythtv-0.16/setup/ brings back the response: error while loading shared libraries: libmythtv-0.16.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory I've tried suid I've tried google I've tried scratching my head but have little hair left :) My tv card works fine in xawtv I'm running Mandrake 10 Thanks Peter. http://dollyknot.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users I remember having a similar problem a while back, and basically what I think I ended up doing was creating a symlink. Here's my current setup. ls -l /usr/local/lib/ lrwxr-xr-x 1 root root 24 Dec 2 14:34 libmythtv-0.16.so -> libmythtv-0.16.so.0.16.0 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root root 24 Dec 2 14:34 libmythtv-0.16.so.0 -> libmythtv-0.16.so.0.16.0 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root root 24 Dec 2 14:34 libmythtv-0.16.so.0.16 -> libmythtv-0.16.so.0.16.0 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 34207974 Dec 2 14:34 libmythtv-0.16.so.0.16.0 Maybe that will help. ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: /dev/lirc working, lircd/irw not?
Joakim Kolsjö wrote: My tv-out card is an hauppauge wintv pvr 250 and i use the included remote control. "tv-out" hehe... gotta double check my writing sometimes :P ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users Have you used irrecord to setup your lircd.conf? ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] CVS: edit/cutlist problems
nate s wrote: Well, that's what my mythbackend --version said. Let me try the latest and get back to you. -Nate I've upgraded to last nights cvs and can also confirm that this problem is now gone. ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
