[mythtv-users] VBI and PVR's
I've looked through the archives and found that vbi seems to work for patchthrough on the pvr-350. I have 2 pvr250 and getting 1 pvr 500. Is VBI working on these through mythtv wihtout the pvr-350?-- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] PVR 500
First off how do i tell which pvr 250 in my machine is recorder #4 according to myth? (think that one is going bad) And when i get my pvr 500 how do i make it #1 and #2, and how do i tell myth to use #1 and #2 and #3 for recording and if i leave #4 in there, use that as a last resort?-- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] IVTV wierdness
On 11/11/05, Joseph A. Caputo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: MacNean Tyrrell wrote:> Has anyone else had the issue of problems with ivtv and their system> being up for awhile. After a fresh reboot ivtv records shows> flawlessly, no artifacts or anything. But if it's up for a while, it > will start to record artifacts into the recordings. It's the same> things, ever few seconds a line in the middle, looks like a bunch of> blocky squares runs aross the screen in the middle. Also ever few > seconds, but not the same time as the line, a big block in the bottom> right cornor, round in shape but a bunch of big squares grouped> together. If i reboot and the recording picks up or something, it > stops. But once it starts doing it it does it for all recordings> until i reboot. Even if i just restart mythbackend and frotnend that> doesn't take care of the problem. Anyone have ideas? Sounds like possibly a heat or a grounding/shielding issue. Here's howto tell if it's the driver or the hardware:- stop mythbackend- modprobe -r ivtv- modprobe ivtv- start mythbackendIf this clears up the problem without a reboot, then it could be a driver issue. If not, it's more likely a hardware issue. It could be that ticket that ross mentioned. I sometimes find that it does it to one pvr and not the other and at times both, and when it is one, it's random with one. I will try what you put up above, but i just added a reboot in crontab every day at 6:00am , cause it seems to start after it's been on for awhile, usually longer than a day. guess i'll just deal with it, really want a pvr-500 though, if it get's worse might just spring for one. If it did come to that, i would remov e the reboot part and wait till it happened and try what you suggested. -JAC___mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.orghttp://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users -- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] IVTV wierdness
Has anyone else had the issue of problems with ivtv and their system being up for awhile. After a fresh reboot ivtv records shows flawlessly, no artifacts or anything. But if it's up for a while, it will start to record artifacts into the recordings. It's the same things, ever few seconds a line in the middle, looks like a bunch of blocky squares runs aross the screen in the middle. Also ever few seconds, but not the same time as the line, a big block in the bottom right cornor, round in shape but a bunch of big squares grouped together. If i reboot and the recording picks up or something, it stops. But once it starts doing it it does it for all recordings until i reboot. Even if i just restart mythbackend and frotnend that doesn't take care of the problem. Anyone have ideas?-- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] LIRC serial help
I just bought one of those packard bell remote cheap off ebay. I'm having a problem getting it to work. Here is the output if i run irw: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# lircd --nodaemon lircd 0.7.2: lircd(serial) ready lircd 0.7.2: accepted new client on /dev/lircd lircd 0.7.2: could not get hardware features lircd 0.7.2: this device driver does not support the new LIRC interface lircd 0.7.2: major number of /dev/lirc is 4 lircd 0.7.2: LIRC major number is 61 lircd 0.7.2: check if /dev/lirc is a LIRC device lircd 0.7.2: caught signal Terminated (I have also install lirc with the packard bell option so the second line has that instead of (serial) but both do the same thing) I do have ln /dev/ttyS0 /dev/lirc I also have linked S1 to lirc0 and ran lircd with the device option to lirc0. Can anyone help?-- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Backup LVM group (kinda OT)
On 11/8/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:Jim asked:>There is no way to format the other partitions without wiping out the LVM group is there? I reinstall all the time without affecting my LVM. Infact when i just put in a new 300gig drive cause i had 3 older drives and one was dying and the others sounded like it, i made one 6 gig partition for root, one swap, rest i made into LVm incase i ever add more harddrives. I've reinstalled since cause i wanted to upgrade to RA22 KnoppMyth, and start fresh. So just wiped out hda1, kept hda2 (swap), and hda3 (lvm) and everything is fine. How i went from my 3 drives to one, was to boot up with four, partition the new harddrive, format hda3, and copy all the stuff on the old LVM to the new LVM, just named the new LVM group something different. Worked for me. -- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] transcode problems
Whenever i transcode a movie that is like 3 hours long it stops at about 2.5 gig (both braveheart and the lord of the rings movies did this). I've done it through myth and manually. I've checked the vob file, it's fine and i've used both the huge VOB file that myth makes and all the separete vob files from copying it from cd to harddrive manually (basically using dvddecrypter on windows and copying it over ethernet). Is there a file limit with transcode or something? I've watched it when it got towards the end, and the EMT part showed it was at the 2:58:00 (on The fellowship of the ring movie) telling me that it is transcoding that far into the movie, it's just not adding to the movie file when it reaches over 2.5 gig.-- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] DisplaySize and recordings playback
If i specify a displaysize in my xf86config-4 file, all recordings and live tv playback in like letterbox, black boxes on the top and bottom of the screen. As soon as i comment that line out, it plays at fullscreen size like it should. That's the only thing that i change. Anyone know whats going on?-- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] [OT] MBMON
I know this is off topic, but this is the only mailing list i belong too, and googling this i couldn't find answer. On mbmon the first temp is case, the second is cpu, what is the third? And i could be wrong on the first two also. Anyone know?-- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Transcode command line
Ok thanks, i'll did that. BTW, the vob i ripped on windows has all kinds of languages in the begging you know in star wars where it explains stuff, it flashes between like all 6 languages. How can i rip that first VOB file with just english subtitles or whatever causes that. ALso, the ripped file the sound is offset, it sucks.On 11/2/05, Chad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 11/2/05, MacNean Tyrrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:> Ok so i bought the new star wars movie. Has some stupid protection on it.> Like it won't play in the linux computer dvd drive, and if you watch the vob> file in windows (without anydvd at least) or linux it's like got boxes all > over it, encrypted. I really like the quality that mythdvd rip (transcode)> gives over any other program i've ever used. So i was able to rib the vob> files on my windows machine and transfer them over to the mythtv box. But > now i need the transcode command that mythdvd uses for "excellent". where> can i find this. I want to do 2 passes, and really dont' know how to do it> b\on the command line. Thanks.> > --> Sincerely,>> MacNean C. Tyrrell> ___I don't know off the top of my head, but...If you plop in a DVD that DOES play/can be ripped, and start the process, you can then cat mtd.log (assuming you use it) and see whatthe command is for transcode.Cool___mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.orghttp://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users-- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Transcode command line
Ok so i bought the new star wars movie. Has some stupid protection on it. Like it won't play in the linux computer dvd drive, and if you watch the vob file in windows (without anydvd at least) or linux it's like got boxes all over it, encrypted. I really like the quality that mythdvd rip (transcode) gives over any other program i've ever used. So i was able to rib the vob files on my windows machine and transfer them over to the mythtv box. But now i need the transcode command that mythdvd uses for "excellent". where can i find this. I want to do 2 passes, and really dont' know how to do it b\on the command line. Thanks.-- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Better looking playback?
Ok so i found 720p modeline and a 1080i modeline, looks pretty standard. Ok if i run under 1080i, nothing is shown under RGB-PC but if i got to RGB-DTV on my tv, i can see it, really nice, but it's half and half, like a line runs down the middle, and the right half is on the left and the left half is on the right, like the screen has moved to the halfway to the right. However, 720p doesn't work. I don't understand. neither rgb-pc or rgb-dtv has no signal when i run in 720p, that's if i don't have contingencies. Like in my xf86config-4 file mode "720p" has no signal but mode "720p" "1024x768" runs in 1024x768 not 720p. Can my 5200 not send in 720p, I really need help. here is the part that probably matters in the config file: ModeLine "1080i STD" 74.250 1920 2008 2048 2200 1080 1084 1094 1125 Interlace ModeLine "720p" 74.176 1280 1320 1376 1650 720 722 728 750 Interlace EndSection Section "Device" ### Available Driver options are:- # sw_cursor is needed for some ati and radeon cards #Option "sw_cursor" #Option "hw_cursor" #Option "NoAccel" #Option "ShowCache" #Option "ShadowFB" #Option "UseFBDev" #Option "Rotate" Identifier "Card0" # The following line is auto-generated by KNOPPIX mkxf86config Driver "nvidia" VendorName "All" BoardName "All" # BusID "PCI:1:0:0" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Card0" Monitor "Monitor0" DefaultColorDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "720p" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 32 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection EndSection -- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Better looking playback?
On 10/31/05, Phill Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You guys rock. It looks so much better through the rgb port. Ok, so what> bitrate should i use. I can see a little artifacts on black and stuff like> that. I can read words now though. What's a good bitrate that looks good > and still won't take like 10gigs per hour or something.Would you mind sharing exactly what you changed that worked for you? Phil, it's all in the previous emails in this thread. But what i found out was my tv has a rgb in port. So i just used a vga cable, old one had lying around, and use that port and it looks so much better than through s-video. Thanks,Phill___mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.orghttp://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users -- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Better looking playback?
On 10/31/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: MacNean Tyrrell wrote:>On 10/31/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:>>>>MacNean Tyrrell wrote:>>>>>Ok so i'm using bitrate of 5500 with a max of 8,000. Kernel >>>deinterlacing (which is best?). It looks better but could be better.>>>It's probably because the tv is so big. We'll see.>>>>>That's probably about the best you can get. You're limited by a) NTSC >>(as already discussed) and b) the electronics in the PVR-250. In>>theory, it may be possible to get a slightly better picture with a>>PVR-150 (it has newer and better electronics), but the amount of >>improvement is probably not worth the cost to you. You may find that>>you get about the same quality at 4000/6500 or even 4000/5500 (even with>>the additional bitrate, the other limitations have probably maxed out >>your quality before using the available bits).>>>>I've been recording at 2200/9800 (it never actually uses that headroom,>>1 1/3 times average bitrate is more appropriate, but that actually >>exists within the range and I was too lazy to change it), and my>>recordings looked great on my 27" NTSC piece of junk TV, but I can>>definitely see artifacts on my new 67" 1920x1080 DLP. I'm impressed >>that it doesn't look worse than it does with the amount of>>magnification. However, I haven't changed my bitrate as motivation to>>get my HDTV antenna/cabling/amps/splitter/4xHD-3000 rig in place. >>(Which I won't be doing tonight. Handing out candy to>>trick-or-treaters... :( )>>>Amen to that. To bad newegg had to ship my stuff separate. Still waiting on>my new case. So how do i get better resolution coming out of my 5200. Right >now i beleive it's at 1024x768. How would i go about outputting 1920x1080 to>my tv?>You just need a modeline in your X config (XF86Config or xorg.conf).(Note, however, that if you have a 1280x720 TV, you're probably better using a resolution of 1280x720 (and, it might not even accept a higherresolution over VGA/DVI). Even though your TV can accept a 720p or1080i signal, it's either a 1280x720 set or a 1920x1080 set. If you bought it before July of this year, it's a 1280x720 set--the 1080pDigital Micromirror Device (DMD) is brand new this year.) Ok, i know it's 720p and 1080i, not 1080p, yea it sucks i bought it february (good deal, was at my sisters so no sales tax, compared to were i live (yea ask my wife the story of getting that in the back of our focus se sedan, hehe but i meassured and i knew it would fit and it did, abet windows had to be down a bit for a 4 hour drive, at nite in february) um no interest, payments for 2 years, plus a 500 dollar gift guard, which i used to buy my wife a really nice digital camera), anyways i tried puting mode "1280x720" in my xf86config-4 file i belive under device, but it wouldn't work, so how do i set a modeline for that? so i can get it to work, would really like the higher res. And do i still have to use deinterlacing? (which is best, kernel, bob, liner,?) > Also, would a higher resolution make those artifacts worse or better?> >Depends on whose scaler is better, Myth's or your TV's. I would haveMyth output the TV's native resolution primarily because you havecontrol over all sorts of stuff in Myth, but the TV just does whatever it thinks is appropriate. Then again, I'm a bit of a control freak.>If worse would going to 800x600 be better? And i'm thinking about picking up>that 6 dollar cable that's rgb to component and trying it out in the >bedroom. Hope it works. And 67", nice, only 52" here.>>Yeah. I was actually planning on the 61", but buying from a reputabledealer meant getting the 67" (they didn't cary the 61"). On the bright side, I seem to have gotten a good deal through a mistake.Mike___mythtv-users mailing listmythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users-- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Better looking playback?
On 10/31/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: MacNean Tyrrell wrote:> Ok so i'm using bitrate of 5500 with a max of 8,000. Kernel> deinterlacing (which is best?). It looks better but could be better.> It's probably because the tv is so big. We'll see. That's probably about the best you can get. You're limited by a) NTSC(as already discussed) and b) the electronics in the PVR-250. Intheory, it may be possible to get a slightly better picture with a PVR-150 (it has newer and better electronics), but the amount ofimprovement is probably not worth the cost to you. You may find thatyou get about the same quality at 4000/6500 or even 4000/5500 (even withthe additional bitrate, the other limitations have probably maxed out your quality before using the available bits).I've been recording at 2200/9800 (it never actually uses that headroom,1 1/3 times average bitrate is more appropriate, but that actuallyexists within the range and I was too lazy to change it), and my recordings looked great on my 27" NTSC piece of junk TV, but I candefinitely see artifacts on my new 67" 1920x1080 DLP. I'm impressedthat it doesn't look worse than it does with the amount ofmagnification. However, I haven't changed my bitrate as motivation to get my HDTV antenna/cabling/amps/splitter/4xHD-3000 rig in place.(Which I won't be doing tonight. Handing out candy totrick-or-treaters... :( ) Amen to that. To bad newegg had to ship my stuff separate. Still waiting on my new case. So how do i get better resolution coming out of my 5200. Right now i beleive it's at 1024x768. How would i go about outputting 1920x1080 to my tv? Also, would a higher resolution make those artifacts worse or better? If worse would going to 800x600 be better? And i'm thinking about picking up that 6 dollar cable that's rgb to component and trying it out in the bedroom. Hope it works. And 67", nice, only 52" here. Mike___mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.orghttp://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users -- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Better looking playback?
Ok so i'm using bitrate of 5500 with a max of 8,000. Kernel deinterlacing (which is best?). It looks better but could be better. It's probably because the tv is so big. We'll see.On 10/31/05, MacNean Tyrrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: You guys rock. It looks so much better through the rgb port. Ok, so what bitrate should i use. I can see a little artifacts on black and stuff like that. I can read words now though. What's a good bitrate that looks good and still won't take like 10gigs per hour or something.-- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell -- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Better looking playback?
You guys rock. It looks so much better through the rgb port. Ok, so what bitrate should i use. I can see a little artifacts on black and stuff like that. I can read words now though. What's a good bitrate that looks good and still won't take like 10gigs per hour or something.-- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] XvMC and Libmpeg2, bug?
Had no idea thanks. I'll try to post most of my bug/things here first. On 10/30/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:Joseph A. Caputo wrote:> MacNean Tyrrell wrote:> >>>> Already fixed (by totally reworking the controls), but thanks for>> reporting it on the list before making a ticket. That's one more>> feature we'll all enjoy because of the developer time you've >> saved by>> not making a ticket for them to deal with. :)>>>> http://cvs.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/473>>>> Mike >>>>>> Is that sarcastic? Sorry didn't realize i was supposed to make>> tickets and stuff. Thought it wasn't supposed to work that way, but>> i thought it might, so i didn't want to make a ticket for something >> stupid like that. But if i'm supposed to i will.>> No, that wasn't sarcastic. Too many people go ahead and create a> ticket for any little problem, without reporting it on the -users > mailing list first to find out if it's a real bug. Kudos to you for> taking the time to do a little homework before making a developer have> to waste time closing out an invalid ticket.Right. I was truly thanking you. Sorry for the confusion, but I really wanted to thank you for posting it here first. Too many already-fixedbugs or non-bugs get reported on Trac and a lot of developer time iswasted on them.Often, the developer closes the ticket as invalid with a short message describing why it's invalid and then the user--unable to understand whyit's invalid based on the short message--reopens the ticket, forcing thedeveloper to re-close the ticket with a much longer, more descriptive message explaining exactly why it's invalid (i.e. already fixed,misunderstanding of the feature, user-configuration error, etc.)--andsometimes this happens two or three times before the user understandswhy the ticket is invalid. A /lot/ of developer time gets spent on tickets like these (individually, they may not take /that/ much time,but together...) which turns out to be that much less time the developercan spend writing code for Myth.So, once again--this time, explicitly non-sarcastically--thank you. Mike___mythtv-users mailing listmythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users-- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV newbie needs TV card recommendation
On 10/30/05, Alex Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have a spare machine that I am planning on using for a mythtv box. Itis a 933mhz P3.Does anyone have a recomendation for at TV card. Can get a good deal ona WinFast TV2000 XP Expert. Is this a good card or is there something better, (and reasonably priced)? I was (still am till newegg stuff gets here), and with an nvidia 5200 video card, i only have about 30% cpu free, so you might want to think about a card that has the hardware on it to encode the video (i have 2 pvr-250's, recording leaves 99.2% free, it's watching tv that has 30% free), don't know if that card is, but a quick search of the list gave this: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/80695?search_string=WinFast%20TV2000%20XP%20Expert;#80695 talks about the driver needed, and looks like a bunch of people use it. Thank you,Alex___mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.orghttp://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users -- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Better looking playback?
So i've checked the file on my laptop and a nuv recordings looks perfect, like it should. And holy cow i just thought of something. Everyone i keep seeing talks about vga in on there tv, i just downloaded the manual, i didn't remember something like that, plus nothing on my remote, but i have a RGB in, it looks like 3 rows of pins in according to the manual, would that be VGA? and would i just find a vga male to vga male cable? What would that require in the XF86Config-4 file? That would be so cool. Please let me know. Also, my smaller tv has component in, after i get my new stuff from newegg ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835129233 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813185055 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811164040 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1683517 ) I'm thinking about putting this old system in my bedroom, so i can watch our recordings in bed, my wife usually goes to sleep before me, she would love to have me in bed at same time, but i watch some stuff she doesn't, for example Law and Order SVU, so that's my time to watch is when she sleeping, so do they make a vga to component device? Or something, obviously not going to take my 5200 out of this system, but maybe use my old sis 315, or something.-- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Better looking playback?
On 10/30/05, MacNean Tyrrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 10/30/05, Steve Hodge < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 10/31/05, MacNean Tyrrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> I have a nvidia geforce 5200, using svideo out. Mythtv looks sharp and very > nice looking. However playback is still not that great. Not really sharp > like the menu. I've played with the XV picture color controls, and tried> kernel, bob, and liner deinterlacing techniques and nothing looks as sharp> as that.Have you tried nvida-settings? A friend of mine was similarly unhappy with the playback picture sharpness and was a lot happier afterincreasing the sharpness in nvidia-settings. Yep, found that while searching the list. Used it. A lot of it was the same as i had done with the XV controls in mythtv, some was different, but generally didn't improve the playback that much. I mean some of the letters and numbers say on a football game don't look correct, espn ticker looks a little off, it's just not as clear as regular tv or even my original TV, is all. Also dont' know if this matters, but to get correct color and close to right picture (well as close to right as i can get) Hue, sat and color are all around 85%, that seems pretty high, my old sis 315 card all were around 50%, but that was even worse looking. Steve___mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users -- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell -- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Better looking playback?
On 10/30/05, Steve Hodge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 10/31/05, MacNean Tyrrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> I have a nvidia geforce 5200, using svideo out. Mythtv looks sharp and very> nice looking. However playback is still not that great. Not really sharp > like the menu. I've played with the XV picture color controls, and tried> kernel, bob, and liner deinterlacing techniques and nothing looks as sharp> as that.Have you tried nvida-settings? A friend of mine was similarly unhappy with the playback picture sharpness and was a lot happier afterincreasing the sharpness in nvidia-settings. Yep, found that while searching the list. Used it. A lot of it was the same as i had done with the XV controls in mythtv, some was different, but generally didn't improve the playback that much. I mean some of the letters and numbers say on a football game don't look correct, espn ticker looks a little off, it's just not as clear as regular tv or even my original TV, is all. Steve___mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.orghttp://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users -- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Better looking playback?
On 10/30/05, Robert Denier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I've no idea as to that particular tv. In general you want in order ofbest to worst.1) DVI connections at the full resolution of your TV's DLP elementrunning non interlaced, but that may not work due to DVI limitations. 2) If the previous doesn't then you might try a plain VGA connection atthe full resolution, or as close as you can handle. (1920x1080p)?3) DVI interlaced at 1920x1080i or DVI with ~720p. I'm not sure which will be better here..In general find a way to use a better connection than S-video if youhave a TV that fancy. Component is another options, but using DVI orregular VGA is probably the way to go. This is not a new topic, so I rather suspect a search of old messages might be useful.. I did search, but didn't come up on a lot of stuff. Maybe i just didn't search with the correct words. I find some stuff, but not really specifics on how DVi works and stuff. Sorry if i'm wasting time, i really do try to search before asking. In fact that's why i don't email a lot, most of my questions are answerd first by searching. I still have that sound issue that sucks, but hopefully my new mobo from newegg will fix that. On Sun, 2005-10-30 at 19:37 -0400, MacNean Tyrrell wrote:> I have a nvidia geforce 5200, using svideo out. Mythtv looks sharp > and very nice looking. However playback is still not that great. Not> really sharp like the menu. I've played with the XV picture color> controls, and tried kernel, bob, and liner deinterlacing techniques > and nothing looks as sharp as that. Is it because it's deinterlacing> the video? or because of the ivtv driver for the 2 pvr 250's i> have?> I've seen 5200 with dvi outs (like this, but this is 5500, > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130197), i> have a 52" lg dlp tv with dvi input, my cable and my dvd player go to > the 2 composite inputs, would getting this video card could i then run> it in progressive so no deinterlacing required? And would it look> better at all? Also, i've seen some cards that say HDTV out, but it > looks like a s video output, can someone explain what this is, and> would it help either?>> --> Sincerely,>> MacNean C. Tyrrell> ___ > mythtv-users mailing list> mythtv-users@mythtv.org> http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___mythtv-users mailing listmythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users-- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Better looking playback?
On 10/30/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: MacNean Tyrrell wrote:> I have a nvidia geforce 5200, using svideo out. Mythtv looks sharp> and very nice looking. However playback is still not that great. Not> really sharp like the menu. I've played with the XV picture color > controls, and tried kernel, bob, and liner deinterlacing techniques> and nothing looks as sharp as that. Is it because it's deinterlacing> the video? or because of the ivtv driver for the 2 pvr 250's i have? In a manner of speaking. It's likely the NTSC--both your PVR-250'srecording NTSC and your video card outputting NTSC. You can fix thevideo card outputting NTSC by using a better connection (likeDVI/VGA/Component), but can only fix the PVR-250's recording NTSC by upgrading to high-def capture and playback. So playback could look better over DVI, that would be nice. So how do you go to high def capture, and isn't there only like 6 channels in High Def, i have HD on my cable box, but only Fox, CBS, NBC, ABC, TNT, ESPN, and one other channel come in HD, so wouldn't High-def capture capture at the same things for the other channels as the PVr-250's? Or is there a card out there that captures regular tv better? Also, i was thinking that a better ivtv driver, than perhaps the one i'm using, would actually look beter, Like it seems my old Tivo (i have the original with no subscription) looks better than a lot of recordings of my pvr-250's. > I've seen 5200 with dvi outs (like this, but this is 5500,> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130197), i> have a 52" lg dlp tv with dvi input, my cable and my dvd player go to> the 2 composite inputs, would getting this video card could i then run > it in progressive so no deinterlacing required?You will want to deinterlace all interlaced video you pass over the DVIoutput. Normally, your TV would deinterlace the NTSC and any interlacedATSC video coming in through its tuner/component/S-Video/composite inputs, but it simply displays the DVI signal as input. So, if youdon't deinterlace, you'll see interlacing artifacts since your TV is notinterlaced. The problem is the interlaced input--all your recordings off PVR-x50's are interlaced because NTSC is interlaced. Than i'm confused, my TV can display 1080i and 720p (480p and others, but those are the two highest resolutions), so i thought 1080i was interlaced display, so if the video going over dvi was interlaced wouldn't that show fine as long as the dvi select was for 1080i? I'll admit i'm a bit slow when it comes to all this stuff with HighDef resolutions between tv and computers, so thanks for the help. Mike___mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.orghttp://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users -- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] XvMC and Libmpeg2, bug?
On 10/30/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: MacNean Tyrrell wrote:> I was checking if XvMC would be for me, so i deselected use libmpeg2,> than selected that. Looked like crap, so reselected libmpeg2, but> when i went down the line, XvMC was grayed out, couldn't select it. > So i figured it was off. Went to watch tv and was still crap. I> realized that i had to deselect libmpeg2, than go down the menu and> deselect XvMC then go back in and reselect libmpeg2. Don't know if > this is how it's supposed to be. I figured that by selecting libmpeg2> and XvMC greyed out it would use libmpeg2 over XvMC, but apparently not.Already fixed (by totally reworking the controls), but thanks for reporting it on the list before making a ticket. That's one morefeature we'll all enjoy because of the developer time you've saved bynot making a ticket for them to deal with. :) http://cvs.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/473Mike___mythtv-users mailing listmythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-usersIs that sarcastic? Sorry didn't realize i was supposed to make tickets and stuff. Thought it wasn't supposed to work that way, but i thought it might, so i didn't want to make a ticket for something stupid like that. But if i'm supposed to i will.-- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] XvMC and Libmpeg2, bug?
I was checking if XvMC would be for me, so i deselected use libmpeg2, than selected that. Looked like crap, so reselected libmpeg2, but when i went down the line, XvMC was grayed out, couldn't select it. So i figured it was off. Went to watch tv and was still crap. I realized that i had to deselect libmpeg2, than go down the menu and deselect XvMC then go back in and reselect libmpeg2. Don't know if this is how it's supposed to be. I figured that by selecting libmpeg2 and XvMC greyed out it would use libmpeg2 over XvMC, but apparently not.-- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Better looking playback?
I have a nvidia geforce 5200, using svideo out. Mythtv looks sharp and very nice looking. However playback is still not that great. Not really sharp like the menu. I've played with the XV picture color controls, and tried kernel, bob, and liner deinterlacing techniques and nothing looks as sharp as that. Is it because it's deinterlacing the video? or because of the ivtv driver for the 2 pvr 250's i have? I've seen 5200 with dvi outs (like this, but this is 5500, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130197), i have a 52" lg dlp tv with dvi input, my cable and my dvd player go to the 2 composite inputs, would getting this video card could i then run it in progressive so no deinterlacing required? And would it look better at all? Also, i've seen some cards that say HDTV out, but it looks like a s video output, can someone explain what this is, and would it help either?-- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Sound Repeats
I just did a re install of mythtv. Reasons range from I just put in a new motherboard that has sound on the motherboard, the newer dimm slots for pc 2700 ram, new nvidia 5200 (had old sis 315), to upgrading to knoppmyth ra22 (was on RA12). I know this is the main list for mythtv, i only use knoppmyth cause it's quick and easy, than i modify from there. Also, was having problems where periodicily it would stop recordings 40 minutes into the recording. Hope the new mother board and memory rectifies it, plus new myth install. If not probably have a bad pvr-250, and that would suck. Anyways, with the new install everything works. But anytime i exit live tv or a recording the last .5 seconds of the show or tv program repeats for about 12-15 seconds. Like if the person was saying 99 cents, 99 cents would repeat about 30 times, maybe less maybe more. It's really annoying. I've noticed that it's not just myth, it's sound. Like when i ran mythrestore (knoppmyths restoring of the database and such from my previous install) it plays a sound at the beginning and end. That sound also repeats over and over for awhile. Anyone know what's going on and should i just install a third party sound card? Don't want to cause this mobo didn't have a lan on board so i have less pci slots, and the agp card seems to over lap the closest pci slot, so that takes another one away also. Anyways hope y'all can help me out. System info: (i will have to look up mobo if needed, just picked it up from my dad, he sells stuff and takes stuff so i just picked it up and didn't look at it, will open case and look if anyone needs so you can help) 2 pvr-250's 1 nvidia 5200 1 300 gig maxtor 7200 rpm drive 1 lite on dvd drive amd athlon 850 1 stick 512mb kbyte pc2700 ram -- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Recordings Fail
Yea i thought about that. I have another empty system i might try out today. If i have the same problem i'll give all the info you requested.On 10/14/05, Nick <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:On 14/10/05, MacNean Tyrrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:> Ok, so if my system is up for a day or longer, the system fails. It doesn't> crash. I run mythbackend and frontend out of xterm windows. After a> restart it will record no problem forever, i mean i set it up to record like > 10 hours on each pvr 250 (i have 2), with no problem. But if it sits for> awhile, than at times it fails. Like i'll check the watch recordings and> the last recording stopped at say like 41:00 into the show, and no more > shows scheduled for after that recording will record. If i try to go into> the schedule recordings program guide, it locks up. No errors are shown> that i can see. Next time it happens I'll try to write everything down, but > i've never really seen any error messages. It's almost like it fails to> access the database or something. It happens every couple days or every day> even. It's like i have to reboot the system every day at 5:00pm to make > sure it records my shows for the nite. It really sucks. I never had this> problem before with the same system. The only change is the new 300gig> harddrive. Now i don't know if perhaps one of the PVR-250 has failed, but > it's not always the same one that fails i think. I'll try to record at> different times to see if a certain one locks it up, but like lost records 1> minute past 10: and i was recording law and order last nite, lost recorded > fine on the first encoder, but law and order failed at 41:33 into the show.> Other times there has been no other show recording so it was only the first> recorder recording and that's failed, so don't think its that. Could it > really be the harddrive? But why would it be able to start but not finish?> I used to have a problem before this harddrive, where if i transcoded> something, when it ended the same thing happened. Like if i accidently hit > the transcode button but than stopped it, it would do the thing where I> couldn't access the program guide, locks up mythtv, and would stop any> recordings in progress. I know it only happens at the end, because i > transcoded a DVD to XVID and it recorded all the shows while it was running,> a few hours, but as soon as it finished, it locked up like that. And it> only locks up the program guide, i can go to watch recordings and stuff like > that. Don't know about live tv, never use it so never checked. But now it> does it almost every day, if not every day. Can any one help?>> New Hraddrive:>> Maxtor DiamondMax 10 300GB 3.5" IDE Ultra ATA133 Hard Drive - OEM--> Video Card: SiS 315> Memory: PC 133, 2 128 sticks, 1 256 stick> 2 pvr-250's, one recently RMA'd got a new one (recently, about 6 months)> KT133 mobo i believe, > AMD Athlon 850>> Need anything else?How about your linux/mythtv versions and the mythbackend and systemlogs from the time the machine stops recording/hangs? They may containuseful info. Bearing in mind you're running a VIA-based system, it could be relatedto DMA issues.Nick___mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.orghttp://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users-- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] why do i have a 2 gig limit on avi files
It's an mplayer thing, well not just mplayer, but that's the default player for avi files. Couple things. It doesn't have support for large files configured by default: You need to enable support for large files and your glibc must support it. ./configure --help --enable-largefilesenable support for files > 2 GBytes [disable] Second, i would search the mplayer mailing lists. I think you also need to run the option -idx if you need to seek, that can take a long time, so there is the -saveidx and -loadidx but i've never used those. You might see a mplayer mailing where it didn't work for me, xvid 2gb limit or something, back then i never got it working, but i did at some point. Since my system crashed with my new harddrive, i haven't gotten aroudn to "refixing" it yet, but i'm sure it'll work for you. Also, are you transcoding into divx or xvid? I think those are the only two options, i could be wrong, anyways you might want to download the newest codecs, newest mplayer source, and compile them. Just my thoughts on the subject. Hope it works for you.On 10/14/05, jondz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: HiI'm new(re-subscribed) to the list.Has anybody encountered this before: I seem tohave a 2 gigabyte limit on avi files (transcodedmovies). When either the Internal player or themythcommflag reaches that they just hang. I know the files are fine because gnome totem playsthem movies fine to the end.quick facts about my box:1. it used to be debian STABLE (kernel 2.4).2. I turned it into UNSTABLE, and upgraded to 2.6. 3. I use XVID for transcoding.4. I have compiled my own mythtv packages using the debian mythtv versions.Whereas I am perfectly happy right now stickingwith < 2 hour movies I will be grateful for somebody who points me in the right direction, thanks.thanks for a great software!jondz___mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.orghttp://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users-- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Recordings Fail
Ok, so if my system is up for a day or longer, the system fails. It doesn't crash. I run mythbackend and frontend out of xterm windows. After a restart it will record no problem forever, i mean i set it up to record like 10 hours on each pvr 250 (i have 2), with no problem. But if it sits for awhile, than at times it fails. Like i'll check the watch recordings and the last recording stopped at say like 41:00 into the show, and no more shows scheduled for after that recording will record. If i try to go into the schedule recordings program guide, it locks up. No errors are shown that i can see. Next time it happens I'll try to write everything down, but i've never really seen any error messages. It's almost like it fails to access the database or something. It happens every couple days or every day even. It's like i have to reboot the system every day at 5:00pm to make sure it records my shows for the nite. It really sucks. I never had this problem before with the same system. The only change is the new 300gig harddrive. Now i don't know if perhaps one of the PVR-250 has failed, but it's not always the same one that fails i think. I'll try to record at different times to see if a certain one locks it up, but like lost records 1 minute past 10: and i was recording law and order last nite, lost recorded fine on the first encoder, but law and order failed at 41:33 into the show. Other times there has been no other show recording so it was only the first recorder recording and that's failed, so don't think its that. Could it really be the harddrive? But why would it be able to start but not finish? I used to have a problem before this harddrive, where if i transcoded something, when it ended the same thing happened. Like if i accidently hit the transcode button but than stopped it, it would do the thing where I couldn't access the program guide, locks up mythtv, and would stop any recordings in progress. I know it only happens at the end, because i transcoded a DVD to XVID and it recorded all the shows while it was running, a few hours, but as soon as it finished, it locked up like that. And it only locks up the program guide, i can go to watch recordings and stuff like that. Don't know about live tv, never use it so never checked. But now it does it almost every day, if not every day. Can any one help? New Hraddrive: Maxtor DiamondMax 10 300GB 3.5" IDE Ultra ATA133 Hard Drive - OEM-- Video Card: SiS 315 Memory: PC 133, 2 128 sticks, 1 256 stick 2 pvr-250's, one recently RMA'd got a new one (recently, about 6 months) KT133 mobo i believe, AMD Athlon 850 Need anything else? Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell -- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] NVIDIA 5200 vs SiS 315
Ok i just upgraded to .17 and have always used an SiS 315 video card, with an amd 850 and 384mb of ram. With the SiS i got about 30% cpu free with live tv and one recording, drops up and down but averages 30%. When I upgraded I decided to try out a NVIDIA 5200 I had lying around, but I only got 10% or less of CPU free. I even dropped frames. So i turned on XvMC and got 70% CPU free but I couldn't handle the choppy video "prebuffering pauses" and couldn't find a solution online anywhere. My questions is, I would really like the use the 5200, it's output is so much cleaner and better looking on the TV but 10% and less CPU free is not acceptable, nor is the choppiness of the XvMC turned on. Is there anything I can do? Has anyone fixed the prebuffering pauses problem? Lastly, out of curiousity what is the best deintilacer option in Setup>TV SEttings>Playback? I keep seeing posts about Bob and such, but wanted to know what one was the best? BTW those with pundits, I don't seem to have any problem with running Bob with my 315 which i believe is the same chipset the Pundit is based on. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Another Mac Question
Thanks for the responses about getting the mac mini as a frontend communicating with the backend, i'm away this weekend and will try it when i get back. I do have a question tho, I have a DVD burner that i believe is compatible with the mac mini, from the frontend can i edit the mpeg2 stream from the pvr-250 with iDVD i believe it's called, and burn it to the dvd without copying the file over to the mac? Or do i have to copy the entire files over and do it on the mac? ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
