Re: [mythtv-users] No can do for multiple HD5000s?
On 1/21/06, Yeechang Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I seem to recall seeing someplace that two HD5000 cards can't be usedin the same machine. True?Quoting John McEnroe, "You cannot be serious!" It is completely illogical to believe that multiple HD5000 cards cannot be used in the same machine. Just put yourself in the place of the manufacturers of the HD5000. One card per machine...that brings the sales limit right down to rock bottom. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] RF remote suggestions
On 12/31/05, Alex Malinovich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Any suggestions on a good RF remote that works with Linux? I got reallyspoiled with my RF remote when I had DishNetwork, and having beenlimited to Comcast for the last 3 months the IR remote is killing me. SoI'm hoping to handle all of my channel flipping needs through MythTV and have an RF remote attached so I won't have to put my feet down to changethe channel.I'd like to find a relatively inexpensive one as well. While some of the$700 monsters out there with full LCD displays are impressive and all, all I care about is play, pause, ff, rw, channel +/-, and, if possible abuilt-in IR transmitter to control volume on the TV. (Like theDishNetwork remotes.)The ATI Remote Wonder works quite well. One feature I especially like is that multiple remotes may be used with multiple MythTV systems. Through a set of simple options in the /etc/modprobe.conf file, you can set a MythTV system to respond to only one of several ATI Remote Wonder remotes. Not expensive, under $30 at newegg.com. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Manual Recording
On 12/27/05, Felix Rubinstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi folks, I have an issue manually recording, by pressing the "r" button. I searched the list and found exactly the same question dated June 2003. And exactly the same problem. I use S-Video input on Hauppaugh 150 on PAL system. I used wilsonet.com/mythtv as reference and created the mysql db exactly as described. My MythTV 0.18 (installed from rpms, running on Via SP13000, on Fedora Core 4) responds to the "r" button but when pressing the "s" button, in the console, I see first of all " QMYSQL3: Unable to execute query" message and then Segmentation Fault. Is manual recording supported at all? What is wrong with pressing the "s" button? And why, segmentaion fault, which is a very critical error, occurs? You might search the archive for 'manual recording channel editor', then look through the 17 hits for some ideas on how to record manually from S-Video inputs and/or Composite inputs. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] basic ota hdtv questions
On 12/22/05, joe byrne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I just installed an air2pc card (the version with the bcm3510) torecord atsc OTA. It coexists with an ivtv card and a bttv card, whichboth record OTA. Yes, I like variety. I'm running mythtv 18.1installed from rpms on FC4 with a 2.6.14 kernel. I'm in the US anduse zap2it.I have some really basic questions:* Do I need a second zap2it line-up for the ota-hdtv input? I'll answer the "second zap2it line-up" question. Yes, a second line-up with only digital channels is a good idea. I use a second zipcode, not adjacent but close enough, create the zap2it lineup and assign it to the HD3000 and HD5000 cards. MythTV is clever enough to make the listings show separately for analog and digital channels. One extra thing I had to do manually was to provide the XMLTVID's for the digital channels by going into mythtv-setup -> Channel Editor and typing them in. The XMLTVID's can be found various ways, but one easy way is to use the website http://zap2it.com. When the listings come up, I click on "CLICK HERE TO VIEW YOUR LOCAL DIGITAL STATIONS" and then hold the mouse over the call letters at the left side of the screen. The XMLTVID's will show up, either under the mouse, or at the bottom of the screen. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Guide 'Unknown' channels
On 12/21/05, Kirby Bakken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I receive all the 'major' (CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox, etc) channels on HD (Ihave just an HD5000 card), but for most of the HD channels I get, theguide shows 'unknown' as the content. I KNOW that the HD content is the same as the NTSC content... How can I cause the channel guide to showcontent instead of Unknown? Is there something I'm doing wrong with mychannel guide setup? (all the other channels show up fine). Or do I need to 'fudge' things and associate one channel's information that I AMgetting with the 'unknown' channels? Perhaps the XMLTVID is missing from the Channel data. At least, that's what I have found when the guide shows 'unknown'. When this happens, I enter mythtv-setup, on into the Channel Editor, and add the XMLTVID by typing it into the space provided. Ah Ha! You ask: Where can you find the XMLTVID? Well, one easy way is to bring up the list of channels using the website http://zap2it.com, enter the zipcode appropriately, and wait for the channel listings to appear. Then, if you hold the mouse pointer over the channel call-letters (at the left of the screen), the XMLTVID will appear, somewhere. Using Mozilla, it appears at the bottom of the screen. With Opera, it appears in a little box under the mouse pointer. As soon as enough mythfilldatabase runs are completed, you should start to see fewer 'unknown' boxes and more boxes with program information. One last thought: When I use zap2it, the analog stations are always listed first. So, I have to click on the 'CLICK HERE TO VIEW YOUR LOCAL DIGITAL STATIONS' line to get the digital stations. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] HD3000 recording problem in Mythtv- signalStrengthATSC_v4l2(), error: Invalid argument
On 11/29/05, Brad Fuller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Mercury Morris wrote:> As I re-read this thread, there is something missing:>> Brad, you say you "created a HD3000 card in mythtv-setup and assigned> it to bcast." I asked about that before, but didn't see any answer. Oh.. I merely meant that I created a a Video Source called "terrestrial"using the Channel Freq Table of; us-bcast.>> So, here's a question: Did you complete a successful scan of > available channels during mythtv-setup?It's greyed out. Is it grayed out because I chose "no" at the beginningof mythtv. I just didn't want it to change anything since I didn't wantwhat I had corrupted. Would it? > And another question: Did you choose to define the HD3000 card as a> DVB card (part of Input Connections)?There is no "DVB" setting in Input Connections. My Input Connectionsassigns the Capture Device (card) and Input to the Video Source (which is "terrestrial" as cited above)>> Under Channel Editor (part of mythtv-setup) you can scan for channels,> actually you must scan for them or else MythTV won't work.hmmm... I guess I have to say YES to the question: "Would you like to clear all program data and channel settings..."at the beginning. Shessh.. I don't want to mess up what is alread there.Will it?>> So, I apologize for the questions, but I just wanted to be sure that > the setup steps have all been completed. Otherwise, we aren't all on> the same page trying to figure out what's going wrong. Well, I think you might have a bit of work ahead of you. "Greyed out" scan for channels is not good. This could mean that the MythTV binaries you are using were not compiled with DVB support included. I'm not sure of that, but it's almost exactly like what happened to my system when I added 2.6.13 kernel with DVB support. The difference is "greyed out" (your system) versus missing scan button (my system). >From earlier posts, I got the feeling that you installed MythTV from RPMs - that is from packages built by someone other than yourself. And that's OK, but if the packages do not include DVB support in MythTV, then you have to install a version that DOES include DVB support. Long ago, I gave up on the RPMs, preferring to download all the software in source form and compile it. Then there is little doubt about what is supported and what isn't. This is my subtle way of recommending that you take a deep breath and install from source. I know that if I were to receive news like the three paragraphs above, I wouldn't be too happy, especially if I had never installed from source before. But I can tell you from my experience of November 2004, when I made the decision to give up on RPMs, it was the right thing to do (for me). The quality of the software packages, IVTV, LIRC, and MythTV too, of course, is so good that I don't worry about it at all. After installing from source several times, I have complete confidence in all the packages. As for the question you asked about clearing all program data and channel settings, you don't have to say Yes - at least not yet. But that's not good news, because it seems very likely to me that you have some re-building to do. At the very least, you have some re-installing to do - specifically a version of MythTV that includes DVB support. I hate to add the following (also not good news), but there is a conflict between the IVTV version of tveeprom.ko and the kernel version of that module. I add this point as a heads-up for after the DVB problems are solved. My system has the conflict, now solved in kind of a temporary way. I just wanted to give you as complete a picture of what steps are needed to get your system working with both PVR250 and HD3000 tuners. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] HD3000 recording problem in Mythtv- signalStrengthATSC_v4l2(), error: Invalid argument
As I re-read this thread, there is something missing: Brad, you say you "created a HD3000 card in mythtv-setup and assigned it to bcast." I asked about that before, but didn't see any answer. So, here's a question: Did you complete a successful scan of available channels during mythtv-setup? And another question: Did you choose to define the HD3000 card as a DVB card (part of Input Connections)? Under Channel Editor (part of mythtv-setup) you can scan for channels, actually you must scan for them or else MythTV won't work. So, I apologize for the questions, but I just wanted to be sure that the setup steps have all been completed. Otherwise, we aren't all on the same page trying to figure out what's going wrong. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] HD3000 recording problem in Mythtv- signalStrengthATSC_v4l2(), error: Invalid argument
Thanks for gathering all the information and posting it. Others may not agree with me after reading the bootup messages from the system log, but I do not believe that you are using the DVB drivers. I base this on the line that says: cx2388x v4l2 driver version 0.0.5 loaded And then there are the lines that refer to "registered device(s)" video0 [v4l2], vbi0, and radio0. These are not the devices you want to be created when using the DVB drivers to control the HD3000 card. There should be a line like DVB: registering frontend 0 (pcHDTV HD3000 HDTV)... I cannot tell you what specific steps are needed to correct this, mainly because I cannot sit down in front of your system and have a look at all the files that control the start-up. But it looks like there is a conflict somewhere that causes the V4L driver to be loaded, and the DVB driver to be shoved aside, ignored, whatever. What I can do is attach two files, modprobe.conf and rc.local. These are the two files that I use to control how the tuner cards are recognized, registered, and initialized. But I do this quite reluctantly because your system and my system are different. And I caution that if you DO read through these two files, note the sections that are COMMENTED-OUT. I found that modprobe.conf was not reliable, and moved the start-up commands to rc.local so I could control the order and timing of loading the software. I wish I could tell you 1, 2, 3 simple steps that would help your system work, but it may take a bit of trial-and-error on your part to find the right combination of commands. It took me a few days of experimenting to come up with the two files that I use now. -- MM mm.rc.local Description: Binary data mm.modprobe.conf Description: Binary data ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] adding cards to an existing system
On 11/28/05, Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >** install the cards one at a time **>>i) get the cards working properly outside of MythTV>iii) once working, enter mythtvsetup and add the new card>iii) configure the new video source if you need to, and connect to new >card's input(s)>iv) configure listings for the new video source>v) configure channel/card priorities for the new card>>Back up your database before starting anything, and take Mercury's >advice and check the archives for any issues relevant to your>particular cards.>Or you can do what I did...Power down the box, install the new card, power up the box.The box goes straight into myth-setup, add the card, assign the channel list.Start up Myth and presto everything worked great :) No kidding, Lee!!! You plugged in a PVR250, powered on the machine, and it worked? Wow! I may be just a bit skeptical, so taking a page from the US Patent Office when they receive an application for a perpetual-motion machine, may I ask you for some supporting documentation on how you did it? Oh. The Patent Office usually responds to perpetual-motion machine applications with the a big red-ink stamp: "PLEASE SUBMIT WORKING MODEL". -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] adding cards to an existing system
On 11/28/05, Neil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi guys,I currently have an Air2PC card. What I want to do is add DVICO Fusion lighthdtv card and PVR150. Can someone here share on how they did it so I can addthis card without affecting my existing setup? I will be using the fusion hdtv card for the ATSC and PVR150 for comcast programs.Honestly, it isn't realistic to mix (by adding) a PVR150 with an existing Air2PC card "without affecting my existing setup". Since I have no knowledge of the DVICO card, I'll just say that you have a good-sized task ahead if you installing IVTV for the PVR150. The archive is full of information about how to accomplish what you want to do. I respectfully recommend that you start with the archives, branching out to Google if necessary, and come back to the mailing list when you hit a brick wall. I am happy to help anyone who is willing to help themselves. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Where's the ESC button on the ATI Remote Wonder?
On 11/26/05, Shardayyy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have actually tried removing the LIRC package that was part of FC4 and am not sure if I got it all. Can you please give a simple command that would do that for Fedora Core.Simple? No, not strictly simple. As I remember, I had to use the --force option of the rpm command. See the man page for rpm. After issuing the command, I seem to remember that mplayer didn't work, UNTIL I had successfully installed LIRC. But this is all from memory, I can retrieve the notes if absolutely necessary. Also I was only able to get theses buttons to work (up, down, left, right and the number buttons) and while these buttons work, they seem to repeat 4 times for every button I push. Any help would be appreciated. As noted above, I can go through the log books for the MythTV systems and extract the notes. But, I'd rather not make that effort, preferring instead to try to answer specific questions. Here are some of the other things needed to get the ATI Remote Wonder working. Remember that most of these items are part of the LIRC package, but you have to copy some files to the right place(s) for your particular system. You will need a file called "/etc/lircd.conf" that matches your ATI Remote Wonder. Most of the time, you can use one of the files in the LIRC package. But, you can also use irrecord to make your own file, one that you absolutely know will match. To use irrecord, see the man page for it. The man page is pretty good, but I'm not sure how clearly it states that you have to stop other programs from running while you run irrecord. Also, irrecord requires one specific device, /dev/lirc. You may have to create a symbolic link to /dev/lirc0 on your system. But that's not all! The names you chose (or are already in place) in /etc/lircd.conf, must match the names in the file. ~/.mythtv/lircrc. If they don't all match, then only those that do match will work. (Like say maybe, up, down, left, right, ) When the names don't match, the key doesn't work. For example, one person might call the green key at the top "Power", another might call it "On", or "System", or whatever. I had this problem for the green key, and it was hard to track down, but very easy to fix. Please read any and all documentation for LIRC that you can, as well as the mailing list for LIRC. The mailing list can be found on the LIRC website, lirc.org, but news.gmane.org has the archive and it's a bit easier to search there (on gmane). Also please review your LIRC installation, control files, etc. If you come up with what you think is a good installation but it still doesn't work, then post the details of the problem. I'll try to help solve specific problems. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Where's the ESC button on the ATI Remote Wonder?
On 11/26/05, Jakob Fix <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Mercury, Michael,thanks for the recommendations to use LIRC. Is it painless to switchfrom the kernel support to LIRC? Is there some Howto for this? I'mreally uneasy to fix something that's not broke (well, it is not working, agreed). I'm using the frontend on a Breezy Ubuntu, thebackend is on a Debian.Well, complete disclosure requires the following to be said: There is a bit of work to be done switching from kernel support to LIRC. But after doing the work, I was quite happy to have made the extra effort. Here is how I started: I removed the LIRC package that had been loaded as part of Fedora Core 3 installation. Then, I downloaded lirc-0.7.2 package from lirc.org. By following the documentation in the lirc-0.7.2 package (and there is a lot of documentation scattered throughout), I was able to make the switch. Before copying all my notes from the process, I recommend that you start with the lirc-0.7.2 (or whatever is the latest) package and see how far you can get. Since you are using both Ubuntu AND Debian, I'll assume that you know your way around Linux. Here's a hint: Only one of the kernel modules, ati_remote -and- lirc_atiusb, can be active. So, you must rename the ati_remote kernel module, AND then you have to adjust the Ubuntu equivalent file for Fedora Core's "/etc/modprobe.conf". By now, it might seem that LIRC isn't worth it, like it might be way too much work. It isn't. The LIRC package is really WELL DONE. I have no regrets whatsoever. In fact, the package is so good, I was able to figure out how to have multiple ATI Remote Wonder remotes controlling multiple MythTV systems. Having multiple MythTV systems using only the kernel support might be a real challenge. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Where's the ESC button on the ATI Remote Wonder?
On 11/25/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Buttons on the remote can be mapped to certain keys (with the driverthat ships with the kernel) or to certain strings (with LIRC). So, if you're using LIRC, map the string "Esc" to one of your buttons.If you're using the kernel driver, you'll have to edit the module'ssource ( drivers/usb/input/ati_remote.c ) or use xmodmap to re-map a key that is output by your remote to Esc (note that this will also affectyour real keyboard--which is a really good reason to use LIRC). Just wanted to add a strong recommendation and add a second to Mike's reason for using LIRC. While the ATI Remote Wonder does indeed work "out of thebox", LIRC gives you complete, easy control by simply modifying the file "lircrc" in the ~/.mythtv directory. LIRC - it's the better choice. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] ATSC Station Changed Its Name
Daniel, do you actually KNOW the Chief Engineer at WCCO-TV? If not, you must have some special powers. Why do I say this? You guessed it - WCCO-TV has just changed back from "Service" to "WCCO-DT". I couldn't resist my curiousity, so I went back into mythtv-setup, re-scanned the single ATSC channel, entered the XMLTVID, and restarted MythTV. ALL the Upcoming Recordings that had been just "lost", magically came back. And, all the Upcoming Recordings I had carefully taken great pains to enter for "Service" yesterday, disappeared! Thanks WCCO Chief Engineer! Without you, my weekend would have been just dull, dull, dull. And, we learned a lot from your mistake(s). Even though it was unsolicited, we appreciate your fine contribution to the MythTV knowledgebase. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] ATSC Station Changed Its Name
Encouraging posts from both Daniel and Mike - Thanks! By encouraging, I mean if "Service" changes back to "WCCO-DT", that would be just great. And, if the latest MythTV code really does require a scan for changes to be made to the list of channels, then that would be great, too! The MythTV code that is currently running on the system is from CVS of June 2005 - approximately 0.18.1. It's working so well, that even a slight hiccup such as a station name change, isn't enough to upgrade right now. Thanks again, I appreciate your thoughts. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] ATSC Station Changed Its Name
On 11/20/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Mercury Morris wrote:> A local station, WCCO-TV, changed its "Name" in the Over-The-Air (OTA)> data.> Previously, it was "WCCO-DT", now it's "Service".>> When this change occurred, all the recordings scheduled for WCCO-DT > were "lost".> That is, they did not show up in Upcoming Recordings, and were NOT> recorded.>> To fix this, I ran mythtv-setup, added the XMLTVID to the "new"> channel called "Service", > and re-ran mythfilldatabase. Now, I will reschedule the missing> programs to be recorded> on "Service", and they should be recorded OK.>> How would you have handled such a Station Name Change? Or, how have you > handled such a Station Name Change in the past?Haven't done it myself, but shouldn't you rename "Service" to somethinguseful (like "WCCO-DT") and make sure you run mythfilldatabase without the "--do_channel_updates" option (so it doesn't overwrite your "custom"channel names)?> Maybe a better question is, Can the loss of scheduled recordings be> prevented? Not after the fact. ;)Before the fact, you could use Record All on Any Channel...Thanks for your answers. I had not thought of renaming - because I don't know how. And, I am afraid that if I DO rename, that whatever I chose for the new name will again be ignored by mythfilldatabase. And that will lead to the same undesirable result - all the Upcoming Recordings on that channel will be dropped, failing to be recorded. As for Record All on Any Channel... I have chosen a different way to have a backup. By that, I mean some extra assurance that the programs WILL be recorded. Two backup systems, a separate MythTV system and a VCR are also progammed to record the shows, although in Standard Definition, not HDTV. I am still mystified as to how and why "Service" even appeared, in the database, in the listings, etc. The help text for mythfilldatabase says that --do_channel_updates is off by default, which I heretofor assumed was true. Now, I'm not so sure. I do know that I do not specify --do_channel_updates in the command string used to get new listings from data Direct. There doesn't seem to be an opposite option - one that would make sure that channels are NOT updated. It isn't rocket-science to see that changes like this at WCCO-TV are very likely to happen again - and soon. I mean, come on WCCO Chief Engineer! "Service"?? You can't be serious!! It was late Friday when the change was made and we all know how much (Software) Engineers like to make a big change to their system, JUST BEFORE they take off for the weekend! -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] ATSC Station Changed Its Name
A local station, WCCO-TV, changed its "Name" in the Over-The-Air (OTA) data. Previously, it was "WCCO-DT", now it's "Service". When this change occurred, all the recordings scheduled for WCCO-DT were "lost". That is, they did not show up in Upcoming Recordings, and were NOT recorded. To fix this, I ran mythtv-setup, added the XMLTVID to the "new" channel called "Service", and re-ran mythfilldatabase. Now, I will reschedule the missing programs to be recorded on "Service", and they should be recorded OK. How would you have handled such a Station Name Change? Or, how have you handled such a Station Name Change in the past? Maybe a better question is, Can the loss of scheduled recordings be prevented? -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Cannot Record VCR
On 11/14/05, Curtis White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have my MythTV setup on Fedora 4. I followed the excellentinstructions by Jarod. Everything is working great. I can record andwatch shows from DirecTV without any problem. I am using a PVR350 cardand am using the TV out to my TV. I have DirecTV coming out and going into the card (using standard cable). Then I ran composite cables frommy VCR to the composite inputs on the card. But I don't know how toset things up to read that composite input on the card to record the VCR.I really don't want to have to run cable out from the VCR and have toswap the cable in on the card back and forth between the VCR andDirecTV. I would like to find a way to read the composite inputs on the card so I can just switch inputs in MythTV and see the VCR. Butnothing I try seems to work. I did try setting up a composite input onthe mythtv-setup but it didn't work. I don't know what device to tellit to use. I've tried doing some searches through the mailing list and haven'treally come up with a good answer. Maybe I'm just not doing the rightsearches. I don't know. But I would appreciate any help anyone could give me on this. I have a PVR350, too. In mythtv-setup, I found Composite 0 corresponded to the composite inputs on the card. The following may be incomplete, it's from my notes of October 2004 - thirteen months ago. In mythtv-setup, I defined a Video Source called VCR, but DID NOT try to get any lineups for it. Then, in Input Connections, I assigned VCR to Composite 0. I left the Start Channel blank there. Then, in Channel Editor, I defined a new channel with the Channel Name of WVCR, assigning the Video Source to VCR. I gave it a unique Call Sign..., something like MYVCR - don't remember now. While watching TV on the PVR350, I just hit the "c" key to change inputs on the card and watch what's playing on the VCR. To record from the VCR, I use manual scheduling. It's not too hard to play a tape on the VCR just before or after the scheduled recording starts. Sorry for the incompleteness, but a little experimenting should get you closer to being able to have the VCR be "just another channel", so-to-speak. Good Luck! -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] ATI Wonder Remote
On 11/13/05, Folashade Adeyosoye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I am still having the same problem with my ATI wonder Remote. Here is mysetup* FC42.6.13-1.1532_FC4smp* lircd-0.7.2* Mythtv 0.18I have installed and configured to the best of my knowledge. I know the remote work and receive signals because I was able to test using I believeirrecord/irxevent.My modprobe.conf has# Remotealias char-major-61 lirc_atiusbalias lirc_dev lirc_atiusbMy .lircrc is in my mythtv home directory And lircrc in my .mythtv directoryIn my /etc/rc.d/rc.local echo "Starting lircd" /usr/local/sbin/lircd You don't mention the file, /etc/lircd.conf. What are you using for that file? You might have copied /usr/share/doc/lirc-0.7.2/remotes/atiusb/lircd.conf.atiusb over to /etc/lircd.conf (seems unlikely, since you didn't mention it). That file might work, but it didn't work for me. So, I used irrecord to generate a specific /etc/lircd.conf for my MythTV system, and then the ATI Remote Wonder worked! Strictly speaking, it isn't necessary to generate a new /etc/lircd/conf, IF you can find one that matches your remote. I preferred generating my own so that I could get the experience necessary to support multiple ATI Remote Wonder remotes. For the details of configuring, you can search the MythTV archives for "HOWTO multiple ATI". -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Re: Background for the blue theme
On 11/8/05, Mercury Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: How might the blue theme's background be changed just slightly? I am trying to use GIMP to edit the file, background.png, changing the color from blue to anything different enough to distinguish it from the original shade. But GIMP is way too complex, and its tutorials too complex as well, so I thought I would ask if anyone has found a way to change the color. The goal here is to continue using the blue theme, on multiple MythTV systems, but be able to easily identify (from the background color) which MythTV system is the one being displayed on the TV screen. Outside of this discussion, a kind person skilled in the use of Photoshop sent me several copies of the MythTV background image (background.png). Each copy has a different color, making it very easy to tell which MythTV system is being displayed on the TV screen. Separately, I used KDE's KolourPaint to add a small rectangle to the background image. Then, I entered the name of the MythTV system into the rectangle. Once positioned properly, with large enough font, the name remains visible until Watch TV, etc., is selected. Between the two methods, the different color background is quite a bit faster at signalling the brain which system is which. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Background for the blue theme
How might the blue theme's background be changed just slightly? I am trying to use GIMP to edit the file, background.png, changing the color from blue to anything different enough to distinguish it from the original shade. But GIMP is way too complex, and its tutorials too complex as well, so I thought I would ask if anyone has found a way to change the color. The goal here is to continue using the blue theme, on multiple MythTV systems, but be able to easily identify (from the background color) which MythTV system is the one being displayed on the TV screen. Thanks for any creative ideas. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] HOWTO for Multiple ATI Remote Wonder remotes
HOWTO for Multiple ATI Remote Wonder(RW) remotesWhy this HOWTO:If you have more than one MythTV system and want to use ATI RW remotesto control them, then this HOWTO can help you do that.Software: This HOWTO was developed using Fedora Core 3, kernel 2.6.13, lirc-0.7.2.Hardware:This HOWTO applies only to the ATI Remote Wonder PC/MAC RF remote control.It does not apply to any other model of the ATI Remote Wonder. References:1. You can read the output from the command, "modinfo lirc_atiusb".2. You can Google for "INFO-BASE file 4028", click on "Cached".Assumptions:This HOWTO assumes that all the software is installed, software installation is not covered. Also assumed is that you started with one remote and areadding a second one.Configuration:Here are the steps to configure one remote to control one MythTV,avoiding any conflict with another MythTV system. 1. Update /etc/modprobe.conf with options for kernel module lirc_atiusb2. Set unique unit code IDs on each ATI RW remote3. Re-boot the system, stop MythTV backend and frontend, stop lirc daemon4. Use irrecord to generate a new, unique /etc/lircd.conf 5. Save the current /etc/lircd.conf, put the newly-generated one in place6. Restart MythTV backend and frontend, restart lircd daemon, -OR- re-boot7. Test the system using multiple remotes and/or multiple unit code IDs You can repeat the steps for a second ATI RW remote and second MythTV system.Just use different values for unit code ID and the mask in /etc/modprobe.conf.Here are the details of each step:1. Update /etc/modprobe.conf After the line "alias char-major-61 lirc_atiusb", add the line"options lirc_atiusb unique=1 debug=1 mask=0x0040".The unique=1 tells lirc_atiusb to use the unit code ID sent by the remote as part of the data when a button is pressed. If unique=1 is not included,lirc_atiusb ignores the unit code ID, stripping it from the data.The debug=1, though not really needed, makes it easier to trouble-shoot problems. The mask=0x0040 tells lirc_atiusb to accept signals only from an ATI RWthat has been configured for unit code ID 07. Sixteen different unit codeIDs, 01 through 16, may be configured. In the 16-bit mask, unit code IDs are numbered starting from the right-most bit, so 0x0040 corresponds tounit code ID 07.You can pick any unit code ID, just be sure that you set the remote so that it corresponds correctly to the mask value. See the next step. 2. Set a unique unit code ID on one of the ATI RW remotesChose a specific ATI RW remote and label it in some way. Use a pieceof tape, a yellow sticky note, something, and put a meaningful labelon it. You could use a number, a letter, or the name of the MythTV system. On the remote itself, Press and Hold the "hand" button (sometimes called "drag").The LED will begin blinking rapidly. Continue to hold the "hand" button untilthe blinking slows down, then release the "hand" button. Next, use the numeric keys to enter the unit code ID. In this example,press 0, then press 7. Finally, press the "hand" key. You may have readin the reference material that the number of blinks when you release the "hand" key is the unit code ID. And it may be, but it blinks so fast thatit's hard to be sure.3. Re-boot the system. As soon as you can, stop the MythTV backend, and thefrontend, in case it is running. Also stop the lirc daemon. On Fedora Core, there are tools to accomplish these steps, but the following will work: /etc/rc.d/init.d/mythbackend stop /etc/rc.d/init.d/lirc stop4. Use irrecord to generate a new /etc/lircd.conf By generating a new /etc/lircd.conf, you are configuring the MythTV systemto match the ATI RW remote from step 2, above. There is a man page for irrecord,as well as good dignostic messages when irrecord can't complete the configuration process.irrecord may refuse to run unless it finds /dev/lirc. If irrecord stops with anerror message about /dev/lirc, you may have to create a symbolic link to /dev/lirc0with a command such as, "ln -s /dev/lirc0 /dev/lirc". irrecord may also timeout, indicating that it didn't receive any signal or data.If irrecord times out, check to be sure that the value you chose for mask=0xcorresponds to the unit code ID you set on the remote. Remember that the unit code ID is the bit position, starting with the right-most bit in the mask.So, unit code ID 01 would be mask=0x0001, 02 would be mask=0x0002, 03 would bemask=0x0004, and so on until unit code 16 would be mask=0x8000. Once irrecord starts, it will ask you to enter the name of a button on the remote,and then press and hold that button until it asks you for the next one. You canenter any name you like for any button, but the names must match the names you have in ~/.mythtv/lircrc, which is the configuration file for controlling MythTV.Before you install the new /etc/lircd.conf, you might want to compare it to thecurrent /etc/lircd.conf. A good program for comparing is tkdiff, usually found as part of the tkcvs package. tkdiff will show, in
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: No sound from HD-3000 sometime after svn 7031,
On 11/4/05, Chris Dos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > BOTH the HD-3000 AND the HD-5000 cards worked very well.There is a HD-5000 card now?Sorry for the cryptic message. Yes, there a HD-5000, its full name is Airstar-HD5000-PCI. Or as it was known in previous generations, Air2PC. Google 'hd-5000 air2pc'. Lot o' info will pop up. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Multiple ATI Remote Wonders
An update: I went ahead and tried "irrecord" using an ATI Remote Wonder configured to use unit code ID 4. The resulting lircd.conf file was identical to the file generated previously using an ATI RW with the default configuration. The fact that the files turned out to be exactly the same was a complete surprise. So now, I don't know an easy way to generate an lircd.conf that will respond to a uniquely configured ATI RW. A hard way would be to press each key, note which code is being generated by looking in /var/log/messages, and hand-coding the lircd.conf file from that. Other than this "hard way", I am temporarily out of ideas as to how to get the system to respond when this line is added to /etc/modules.conf: options lirc_atiusb unique=1 debug=1 mask=0x0004 But there are a lot more combinations to put through the trial-and-error process, so I'll keep trying. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Multiple ATI Remote Wonders
On 11/4/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Mercury Morris wrote:> I have now tried the command "irw", it reports absolutely nothing> during those times when the following line is in effect (in> /etc/modprobe.conf):>> options lirc_atiusb unique=1 debug=1 mask=0x0002 >> I also tried mask=0x00FF - same results, still no "irw" output.>> I have also noticed that the codes received, as noted in the system log,> do not match the codes in /etc/lircd.conf. The codes are close, > differing in only one byte-position ( I checked only a few keys: 2 3 4 5).>> Does this mean I have to run the "irrecord" command again, and then> ADD the codes generated during that run to the codes already in > /etc/lircd.conf ?> Or, REPLACE the existing /etc/lircd.conf with the newly-generated set> of codes from re-running irrecord ?>> If re-running "irrecord" is required every time the unit code ID is > changed, my comment would be that changing IDs is not something I> would want to do every day, or every week, or even every month!>Where did you get your lircd.conf? If you got it from an older version of LIRC, it won't work...http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/157990#157990I generated the current lircd.conf using the "irreccord" command/program. After generating it, I came across another file (don't remember exactly where) that had basically the same codes in it. But, I preferred mine because I had named the keys the way I wanted to code them in the file, /home/mythtv/.mythtv/lircrc I'm beginning to see that changing unit code IDs is not as simple as I first thought. Besides the "hand" key setup on the remote itself, I'm thinking that a specific lircd.conf must be created that matches that key setup. I've only done the "irrecord" step once, over 90 days ago on July 31. All I remember is that it was quite long and tedious, my notes taken then are really poor, too thin to help me remember what I did. But, doing it again sems to be the next step. This time, I'll take more detailed notes. I'm really motivated to do this because it will allow me to build more MythTV boxes, put them in other rooms, yet still control each one separately with separate Remote Wonders. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Multiple ATI Remote Wonders
On 11/3/05, Robert Johnston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Tried seeing what irw reports as you press keys on the remote? I have now tried the command "irw", it reports absolutely nothing during those times when the following line is in effect (in /etc/modprobe.conf): options lirc_atiusb unique=1 debug=1 mask=0x0002 I also tried mask=0x00FF - same results, still no "irw" output. I have also noticed that the codes received, as noted in the system log, do not match the codes in /etc/lircd.conf. The codes are close, differing in only one byte-position ( I checked only a few keys: 2 3 4 5). Does this mean I have to run the "irrecord" command again, and then ADD the codes generated during that run to the codes already in /etc/lircd.conf ? Or, REPLACE the existing /etc/lircd.conf with the newly-generated set of codes from re-running irrecord ? If re-running "irrecord" is required every time the unit code ID is changed, my comment would be that changing IDs is not something I would want to do every day, or every week, or even every month! -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Multiple ATI Remote Wonders
Here's my (failed) attempt to setup multiple ATI Remote Wonders on multiple systems: 1. Added this line to /etc/modprobe.conf options lirc_atiusb unique=1 debug=1 mask=0x0002 2. Pressed and held the "hand" key until the LED began to blink, Pressed the 2 key, then Pressed the "hand" key again 3. Re-booted the system Here's what didn't work: 1. Entries in /var/log/messages showed "data received" messages, but the MythTV screens didn't change as keys were pressed 2. No debug messages printed by the "dprintk" subroutine in lirc_atiusb.c were ever displayed - making debugging difficult! I went through the documentation in the lirc-0.7.2 package, reading "lircd.conf.atiusb", and read the output from the command, "modinfo lirc_atiusb". I don't see where I went wrong, or left anything out. It's gotten too late today to continue debugging this. That is, recordings are scheduled in the next two hours. Restoring the previous /etc/modprobe.conf restored the machine to normal operation after another reboot. I'll continue tomorrow and into the weekend. Can you see where I've gone wrong? Any help will be greatly appreciated. I'll post more results of trying to setup multiple ATI Remote Wonders, whether successful or not. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Re: No sound from HD-3000 sometime after svn 7031,
On 11/2/05, Shermann Min <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks for the advice. Regarding subchannel tuning, I clearedout my channels and did a fresh scan last night. No luck--stilljust tunes to subchannel 1 even though the OSD claims it's onsubchannel 2 or 3, unfortunately. Any other ideas? The log data gives a little more information. It looks like you are still using V4L driver(s) for the HD-3000 card. The giveaway is the "/dev/dtv", but I wouldn't bet any money on it because it's been over a year since I used a kernel older than 2.6.12. You could include the output from "uname -a", then we would all know for sure. The system log, from boot-up to HD-3000 registration, would also be of great interest. So, until either I can see that you are using DVB drivers, or you move up to a kernel that includes DVB support for the HD-3000, I'll wait here. The 2_1, 9_1, 9_2, etc. notation is something that, after I got rid of it, BOTH the HD-3000 AND the HD-5000 cards worked very well. Not without an occassional glitch, but every problem so far has either been easily fixed or otherwise explained. Take a deep breath, move up to DVB. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] No sound from HD-3000 sometime after svn 7031,
On 11/1/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Sorry, I'm not in front of my setup right, and it's been a long time since I've messed with my channel definitions. Subchannel selections have worked for me from the start (pre-0.17?). If I recall, in the channel setup screen using mythtv-setup, there are two places where you designate info about the individual subchannels on digital broadcasts. There's the name of the channel and the frequency. I name them 9_1, 9_2, etc. and the frequency is 58-1, 58-2, etc. I think I also changed some pull-down menu to specify that the signal is ATSC. And that's it. When watching live TV, I simply type in 9_2 to tune to channel 9, subchannel 2. I echo what DanielK says: rescan for ATSC channels. But I would add the following: upgrade to DVB drivers, if you are actually using V4L. Or, to say it a bit differently, upgrade to kernel 2.6.13 or later. The 9_1, 9_2, etc. notation is what I started with, but after upgrading to 2.6.13, I now enter "clean" channel numbers such as 91, 92, etc. The archive is overloaded with information about how to move on to DVB support of the HD-3000. There's some effort involved, to be sure, but well worth it. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] No sound from HD-3000 sometime after svn 7031,
On 11/1/05, Shermann Min <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I've been using svn 7031 (from around August 15) and decided to check out a newer version. I've compiled a few versions over the last week or so, the latest being 7651. Watching and recording HD programs on my HD-3000 tuner no longer has sound (playing the recorded .mpg directly using xine is silent, too). Anyone else have this issue? Or is this user error (new feature/ setting somewhere)? SD content from my PVR-250 card is fine. While I'm at it, it seems that subchannels have not been working for me for a while now (including 7031). It simply tunes to subchannel 1 even though I specify subchannel 2 or 3. Not a big deal since HD is typically on subchannel 1, but I thought I'd report it in case others are seeing the same thing. My system is an AMD64 3000+, HD-3000, PVR-250, Suse 9.2. No sound on an HD-3000 recording happens on my system, too. It matches yours, but on Fedora Core 3. I tracked all my "no-sound" events to IOBOUND entries in the backend log. The system was deleting (AutoExpiring) old, huge HDTV recordings while the HD-3000 was making new recordings. Could this be happening on your system? A look at the backend log might shed some light on "no-sound" recordings. Now, a question about your second paragraph: How do you tune subchannels? On my MythTV system (CVS from last June), all I have is individual channels. Yes, they are numbered 91, 92 - for channel 9 subchannel 1, etc., but I can't tune them in two steps. I always have to select a single channel. Could you elaborate a bit about how you specify subchannels? Is this a new feature in the latest SVN version(s) of MythTV? Thanks. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Multiple Systems - Multiple Remotes
On 11/1/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Note that you can also improve the range by adding a USB extension cableto the receiver (to get it away from your computer). I have a 10' extension, but would probably have better luck with a 6' extension (mytotal cable length is slightly greater than the maximum length forreliable USB connections). I did not know about USB extension cables - thanks for that. I'm not getting the kind of range I would like when working throughwalls, but my house has steel studs. Also, when sitting on the couch--which is full of metal coils/wires--I sometimes have to hold theremote away from the couch to get a reliable signal. However, I wouldalso presume some of it may be my configuration. Unfortunately, it's a low-priority fix because it works well enough.You reminded me of the problem (now solved) of the Remote Wonder failing with no apparrant explanation. I would turn on the system and the remote just would not work, even though it had worked the night before. Then I noticed that the small RF antenna was lying on top of the computer case - just flat, 100% contact. I moved it so that it hung over the edge of the case, in mid-air. Everything was back to normal. It appears that keeping the antenna as far as possible from metal is required for signals to be received well. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Multiple Systems - Multiple Remotes
On 10/31/05, Alberto Alonso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: What kind of range are you getting? I am looking forRF keyboard and remotes able to go across floors.Anything with over 15' range seems to be in the >$180range, which I just can't justify for an input device. Thanks,AlbertoWhat kind of range... over 15 feet here in a normal wood frame house. Since you asked, I tried controling the system from one floor up, and it worked quite well. I did find the limit while upstairs, which was kind of a surprise. The RF receiver is actually right up against the north wall of the house, so I took the remote upstairs and went into the bedroom at the southern end of the house. From there, the remote had no effect. But coming out of the bedroom was close enough for the remote to work. So, I would estimate the distance at about 33 feet, -AND- one flight up. A little more data: on the same floor as the RF receiver, the remote always worked which makes the longest straight line distance about 40 feet. The most recently ordered ATI Remote Wonder, from newegg.com, was $27.50 plus $3.00 UPS shipping = $30.50. This latest remote is just going to be a backup. I think $30.50 is cheap insurance, should one of the others fail. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Multiple Systems - Multiple Remotes
On 10/31/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: options lirc_atiusb unique=1and use version 0.7.0pre5 or above.It works, too. My remote is configured to use remote code 1 (note thatthe configuration is specified by the lircd.conf, not by the 1above--the 1 above is a boolean indicating true), but--I now know--my remote "defaults" to 16. So, when I dropped my remote one day and itknocked the batteries out, my remote quit working. Of course, I didn'ttry the remote after dropping it, so the next time I used the remote and it wasn't working, I thought it was bad batteries. It was low-priority(I had a wireless keyboard), but about 6 days later, I finallythought--maybe the channel needs reset... :)Unfortunately, another Myth box I maintain has a RW that defaults to code 1, so short of maintaining two lircd.conf's, I can't make a morefail-safe remote configuration, but now that I know, it's not a problem.Also, if you're currently using a version earlier than 0.7.0pre5 , you'llhave to create a new lircd.conf. My config from before the changedidn't work after the change--even when I set unique=0 (or left theoption out--it defaults to ignoring the channel). Thank you, Michael ! I thought for sure that I would have to maintain different versions of the source code. Guess I better re-read lirc_atiusb.c A LOT more closely. I'm using lirc-0.7.2, and I will go back into the package and read through it until I learn everything I need to know. You have saved me so much time, I can't thank you enough. Knowing that I can match each separate remote to its specific MythTV system using just settings in the control files, takes a big load off my mind. MythTV and LIRC - what a combination ! -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Multiple Systems - Multiple Remotes
I can't stop building MythTV systems-each one is a combination Backend/Frontend combination.So, I need a separate remote control device for each,and have chosen ATI Remote Wonder RF units.Each remote can be configured to a unique "unit code ID". My question is how to configure the kernel module, lirc_atiusb,in each individual MythTV system so it responds only to its ownspecific remote. Have you done this? It doesn't look too hardto do, just from reading through the source code for lirc_atiusb.c. I'm just hoping to shorten the trial-and-error periodof experimenting with the source code for lirc_atiusb.c.So if you have any experience with multiple ATI Remote Wonder RFunits and would be willing to share what you did, please post a reply. Thanks.-- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Can't record from composite.
On 10/26/05, Greg Burke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi.I've just got my mythtvbox up and running but i have a problem with it.i'm using a a wintv pvr 350 card which seems to working fine because ican watch my old videotapes and satellite tv through it but i can't record from s-video composite or tuner. when i press "r" while watchingit just says "record" at the top of the screen but nothing actually records.My main reason for building this machine was to record from an external vcr and satellite receiver so i haven't downloaded any xmltv channels lists.Does mythtv support recordings from external sources? if so, what couldi be doing wrong?There is another way, besides the SVN instant-record feature, to record from the Composite input of the PVR-350. I'll describe what I did, for what it might be worth to you. Using the Backend Setup, usually called mythtv-setup, I defined a Video Source called 4DTV. (In the U.S., a 4DTV is a satellite receiver.) Again using the Backend Setup, under Input Connections I associated 4DTV with the "Composite 0" entry. Again using Backend Setup, I entered the Channel Editor and defined a new channel. It is easy to miss filling in all the blanks on the screen here. I filled in the Video Source as 4DTV. Arbitrarily, I filled in Channel Name as W4DTV, and filled in the Call Sign as WSAT. Now, the 4DTV Satellite Receiver is defined to MythTV as Channel WSAT. There are no program listings for it in my system, so I use Manual Recording to first select the Channel called WSAT, then set the Start Time/Date/Length, etc. The 4DTV Satellite Receiver has a VCR-like programability, so it is not too difficult to set both MythTV and the 4DTV to turn on at the same time, tune their respective channels, and end up with recorded program(s) from the satellite dish. To some, all of the above might sound complicated, but the MythTV system just took the place of several VCRs that were also programmed to record from the satellite dish by coordinating the start-stop times of the receiver and VCR. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Freeze when deleting program
On 10/26/05, Steve Pugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: --- Mercury Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> Can you post the size(s) of the the recordings that> were deleted?> If you don't have that data, that's OK. I ask for > the size data because> on my EXT3 filesystem, deleting smaller size> recordings don't always> cause the freeze. But deleting huge HDTV, two-hour> recordings never> fails to cause the hiccup. >> By smaller size, I mean under 2.5 GB; larger size,> over 7.5 GB.>> Thanks again for posting your experiences with XFS> filesystem.My pleasure! (Heck, I'm just glad to contribute in some way...)The majority of deleted recordings were 2.7GB(one-hour dramas). I did delete a football game thathad wound up somewhere in the 4-5GB range, and rightnow I've got a 5.4GB figure skating show waiting for my wife to see it before I can nuke it.I was, however, seeing my freezes with half-hourprograms (~1.2-1-4GB) as well as longer ones.OK, great info! Your experiences with XFS, and several papers written about different filesystems, have convinced me to use XFS for the video/recordings partition the next time I build (or re-build) a system. Thanks, Steve. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Freeze when deleting program
On 10/26/05, Steve Pugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:> I converted my system to XFS on (software) RAID-5> when I> installed MythTV and it's been rock-solid. The box> also > hosts IMAP, SMB, VNC and Apache2 servers, and has> never> seemed to have any problem deleting large files> while> recording. Both mythweb and the remote front-end> seem to> come back almost instantly even when deleting files > in the> 6-8 Gb range.Hello all, it is now Wednesday, and I converted my200GB 'recordings' partition to XFS on Saturday.Since then, I have had *zero* freezes when deletingprograms from the Myth interface, and *zero* freezes when deleting from Mythweb. As Chris said, responseis positively zippy after deletes.This includes deletes from both the Interface andMythweb while no tuners, one tuner, and both tunerswere active, and deletes of shows currently recording at the time.Pleased as punch, I am, and I thank everyone whohelped to steer me toward this conclusion.Thanks for the update, Steve. Can you post the size(s) of the the recordings that were deleted? If you don't have that data, that's OK. I ask for the size data because on my EXT3 filesystem, deleting smaller size recordings don't always cause the freeze. But deleting huge HDTV, two-hour recordings never fails to cause the hiccup. By smaller size, I mean under 2.5 GB; larger size, over 7.5 GB. Thanks again for posting your experiences with XFS filesystem. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Frontend freeze when deleting recording
On 10/23/05, Steve Pugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You might want to check the backendlog on your> system for any IOBOUND> messages that correspond to the times when your> system hung.Sure enough, there they are - ran the backend from a terminal and saw them when trying to delete files. Idid *not* see any in the log files, perhaps I don'thave a verbose enough output??Ah well, late yesterday I put XFS onto the larger ofmy HDs and set Myth to stick recordings there, and this morning I was able to delete several old shows*from Mythweb*. Will see if I can delete from thefrontend with more success and report my findings.Thank you for the pointers, at least I know a little something about my foe. :)You are welcome, sir! And a big Thank You for bravely installing XFS on your recordings partition(s). Whatever feedback you can provide will be most welcome. My guess is that there are quite few MythTV folks that are not aware of the "delete-a-recording-while-recording" I/O bottleneck. They, and I, will be most interested in the results you might observe regarding filesystem stability and how fast XFS can delete a recording concurrent with recording a program. Thanks again, Steve. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Frontend freeze when deleting recording
On 10/21/05, Steve Pugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello all,I am running my Myth system with a PVR-250 forcapture, and a PVR-350 for capture and playbackthrough the 350's framebuffer.Things are gorgeous, and I am thrilled to report thatsince upgrading ivtv to 0.4.0 I have yet to see a hardfreeze during playback (previously, I would have tohard reset once per "viewing evening" because theframebuffer froze up solid, even though the OSDdisplay showed life). However, I am still experiencing a solid framebufferfreezeup when, after watching a show, I choose eitherof the two delete options available to me. Themachine itself is still running, and mythbackend continues to record, but the frontend locks up.A search of the archives turned up some old (2003)posts which leaned toward ivtv as the issue - however,I've not had any reply from that list so I am begging your indulgence.If any kind souls can offer guidance or suggestions, Iwould be most appreciative. The output is beautiful,so the sooner I can rock-solidify it, the quicker Ican bask in the exceptionally high WAF that the system deserves ;-)Thoughts? Recommendations? Good curry recipes?Deleting a recording while recording is underway, or while some other I/O is active, MAY result in the system hanging. The system may recover in a few seconds, or it may seem to be permanently hung. You can search the archives for the terms "IOBOUND" and/or "discontinuity" and read about more difficulties when a recording is deleted. Some may claim that using a particular filesystem can avoid the IOBOUND condition, but the filesystem might have some other risks associated with it. I use ext3 filesystem because it is reliable and stable, but if I forget to manually delete old Letterman, Leno, etc., shows, then I get corrupted recordings. The backendlog shows IOBOUND messages that correspond exactly with the times of the corruption. I would like to (someday) ask for MythTV to provide support for scheduling "UN-recording" of programs. Instead of AutoExpire happening immediately within two minutes of the start of recording a program, the delete would be deferred until the time when the backend determines that it is idle. At that time, the backend has nothing to do, and usually shuts down the system just after scheduling the system to power-on in time for the next recording. Besides scheduling the next power-on, the backend could check if there had been any "UN-recordings" requested, delete those recordings, and then shut down. You might want to check the backendlog on your system for any IOBOUND messages that correspond to the times when your system hung. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] (no subject)
On 10/21/05, michel moalem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: hi there all i'm a complete linux newbie and have tried the knopmyth cd yesterday for the first time. I like what it offers but had some problems allready. However before i will start takling the problems i encountered running some of the options i would like to know if there is a way if running the mythtv box (either under this distro or another) so that it boots much quicker. I have tried GeeXBox as well and while it is short on many features compare to mythtv it is booting extremly quickly once installed on the HD (well quick enogh for my wife not to nag me about getting a dvd player instead...) so please any advice? cheers michel Others have suggested that you leave your system on all the time, and that's what I did as soon as I got the system up and running in daily recording. But it didn't take long to find that the noise of the computer bothered me when I read the paper, listened to the radio, and stuff like that. So, I installed nvram-wakeup. Once you have your MythTV system running more or less like the VCRs do (come on when it's time to record, record, then shut off), it's quite easy to specify how long in advance you want the machine to power on. I have mine set to three (3) minutes, but it could be set to anything (I think). So, if you know that you want to use your MythTV system around say, 5pm, you could set the various parameters and have the system power/boot up well in advance. When you sat down at 5pm, the machine would be up and running, waiting for whatever pleasure you have in mind. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] Can anyone reccomend me a wireless nic for FC4?
On 10/19/05, Duncan Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hey guysSorry to go a bit off topic, but I'm looking to set my myth box upwirelessly. I'm asking here as I figured there would be quite a few ofyou on here using FC3/4.I recently tried a Netgear WG311T but couldn't for the life of me get any form of encryption working. The problem stemmed from the windowsdriver via ndiswrapper being too large for the default kernel stack (orsomething like that, a known Fedora problem apparently), and so I had to use the madwifi driver. This worked perfectly unencrypted, but itshardly ideal. The card has since gone into another Linux box just fine,so no real loss..So anyway, I'll be buying another one very shortly, the requirements being 54Mbs minimum, and with WPA-PSK working happily (WEP would dothough). I'm fairly competent Linux wise, but a card that works with theminimum of fuss would be nice.Anyone got any ideas from personal experience? I have a similar combination - WG311T and FC3 - using WEP, working well. Was it a "minimum of fuss" ? No, but right close to minimum, perhaps because I also have the companion to the WG311T - the WGT624 Wireless Firewall Router. Surprisingly smooth madwifi installation followed by some trial-and-error to get the WEP keys working. This all happened some months ago, but I remember that I started with no keys at all, just to see if the equipment would work. After bringing up the network connection without WEP, I entered a single WEP key into the WGT624 and the same key into /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ath0. The first try at a WEP key didn't work, so after searching forums and mailing lists, I entered the key in quotes followed by the word "restricted". The line in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ath0 is: KEY="XX restricted" After this last bit of tweaking, the wireless connection has been stable and reliable. If you still have problems after trying to get your new card working, I can add more information from all the notes made during the trial-and-error period. Good Luck ! -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] air2pc, IVTV, Twinhan DVS-S co-existence?
On 10/17/05, Mike Frisch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I've got the IVTV and DVB-S to co-exist, but when I attempt to load theair2pc module, I get the following:--- cut here ---[4294707.062000] drivers/media/dvb/b2c2/skystar2.c: FlexCopIIB(rev.195)chip found [4294707.062000] drivers/media/dvb/b2c2/skystar2.c: the chip has 38hardware filters[4294707.187000] driver_initialize MAC address = 00:d0:d7:30:1a:ed:00:00[4294707.187000] DVB: registering new adapter (SkyStar2). [4294707.218000] flexcop_i2c_func[4294707.404000] i2c_readbytes: i2c read error (addr 0a, err == -121)[4294707.793000] mt312_read: ret == -121[4294707.793000] skystar2: A frontend driver was not found for device 13d0/2103 subsystem 13d0/2103[4294707.913000] b2c2-flexcop: B2C2 FlexcopII/II(b)/III digital TVreceiver chip loaded successfully--- cut here ---If it matters, I am using tveeprom from my kernel ( 2.6.12-9-386) onUbuntu.Anybody have a similar setup and can shed some light? Similar setup, yes - IVTV, HD-3000 using DVB, and Air2PC (HD-5000 version). Besides the DVB differences, I see one more which I think could be the problem. I have moved up to 2.6.13 kernel, after which I followed the HOWTO on www.hd5000.com. If I remember, there was one post a long time ago from someone who had patched a 2.6.12 kernel, but the work was beyond my feeling of peace-of-mind. That's why I waited for the new driver that works with 2.6.13. After following the HOWTO, I rebuilt IVTV, NVRAM-WAKEUP, LIRC, and booted the system. As you are doing, I found that I had to discard the tveeprom module from the IVTV package and put the kernel's back in place. Following that episode, I plugged in the HD-5000 card and was disappointed to see KUDZU configure it as an ethernet card. KUDZU pretty much hosed my /etc/modprobe.conf file, which I had old versions of. After a few more re-boots, and reconstructing /etc/modprobe.conf, KUDZU stopped pausing and modifying /etc/modprobe.conf. The system now boots without pausing, cleanly, automatically per the recording schedule, and the three tuners (PVR-350, HD-3000, HD-5000) are all working well. The tveeprom situation is still a problem, but so far, has only caused one standard-definition program from being completely recorded. It was the Pilot Episode of "Freddie" - so there was no real loss! But I am hopeful that the IVTV developers will resolve the differences between the two versions of tveeprom, soon. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Auto expire setting ambiguity
On 10/9/05, ffrr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: When I am in the recorded media section and selecting a recording towatch, I can hit a right arrow key and myth pops up a dialog box withvarious buttons - one of which says 'Auto Expire'.Does this mean the recording it set to auto expire, or does it mean that if I press the button, it wiull THEN be set to autoexpire? If I pressit, and go back and look at it again, it now says 'Don't auto expire'.Same question but in reverse... is it now set to NOT autoexpire, ir is it trying to tell me that if I press the button, it will THEN be set tonot autoexpire?You really need a checkbox or something to make the useage of the buttonclear as it is quite ambiguous the way it is. ...and by the way, I actually need to know which way it works, this isnot a theoretical problem, I am at a loss as to whether my recordingsare set to autoexpire or not... One way to tell if a recording is set to autoexpire (or not) is to check for the presence of the little trashcan icon displayed in the recorded programs section. Of course, there is the possibility that no icons at all show up when recorded programs are hi-lited, but that's a different problem. Remember too, that the icons are explained in a pop-up when you hit either F1 (say on a keyboard) or 1 (on a remote). Quite a nice feature. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV presentation at WSFII
On 10/2/05, Mike Ryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi AllYesterday, I gave a presentation on MythTV at WSFII (World Summit on FreeInformation Infrastructures - http://www.okfn.org/wsfii/). Execellent, Mike! Hearing MythTV described, contrasted with Tivo, and questioned "warmed the cockles of me wee little heart". If I were you, I wouldn't be giving out my address to anyone under the employ of the Tivo Company. You surely showed what a lame excuse Tivo is for a PVR. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Charlie Rose via PVR-350
On 9/21/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Mercury Morris wrote:> Going back over the logs one more time, I found an event that> occurred three seconds before the out-of-sync discontinuity in> the Charlie Rose program. That event is the AutoExpire of the > oldest Letterman show. The size? Sixteen gigabytes - 16GB !That would do it... :) Sounds like time for another drive (and,possibly, another filesystem)... Another drive, another filesystem... perhaps there is a better solution. Just as mythfilldatabase can be scheduled, I would prefer to see a similar option for AutoExpire. Two ideas come to mind, but I'm sure there are many others. One choice could be to add an option to mythtv-setup allowing a window for looking through the recordings and cleaning out the "too-many-episodes" candidates. Another choice could be that when the system determines it is idle (and about to shutdown), look through the recordings and clean out the old recordings. (To me, this is like having the office cleaning crew come in and prepare the work area for the next workday.) Depending on the specific filesystem to instantaneously erase what the recording process took half, one, two hours or more to create, seems to be misplacing the responsibility for cleanup. As for the specific test of avoiding the discontinuity caused by AutoExpire, the test was successful. That is, before recording Letterman and Charlie Rose last night, I manually deleted just one Letterman show. And scanning the Charlie Rose recording all the way to the end showed no glitches at all. It's only a single test, but that's enough for me to believe that AutoExpire of a huge recording during the recording made by the PVR-350 causes an out-of sync problem. (I'm referring only to my system here.) Although I didn't mention it before, there is a similar discontinuity in the recording of Letterman at exactly the same time as in Charlie Rose. But, the audio and video remain in sync. A few seconds of Letterman at the point of the IOBOUND are just lost. For now, I'll either manually delete old recordings, or change the schedule to minimize the problem (if that's possible). Eventually, I'd like to make a formal feature request, probably asking for an option similar to the mythfilldatabase scheduling option. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Charlie Rose via PVR-350
On 9/20/05, R. Geoffrey Newbury <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 00:05:32 -0400, Michael T. Dean wrote:>Mercury Morris wrote:>>> OK. Thanks for satisfying my curiousity.>>>> Since Charlie Rose is the only show that exhibits the out-of-sync >> behaviour, I felt it was worth asking if anyone else had seen it.>>>> There are quite a few additional tests that I can run on the MythTV>> systems I have access to, and I can move the Charlie Rose recordings >> to other, non-MythTV systems, and see if they play out-of-sync there, too.>>>> If I do eventually come up with a reasonable answer, I'll post it here.>>>Could this be a problem with your system (instead of a problem with >Myth) that others are seeing where running mythfilldatabase (or wget of>any kind) while recording causes an IOBOUND situation that prevents>information from being written properly and causes an A/V sync offset? >In other words, does Charlie Rose happen to record around the time your>mythfilldatabase runs?Another wild guess out of right fieldDo you have the box turn itselfon to do this recording? And perchance do you have some older (especially SCSCI) hardware in the box?I have an old SCSI drive which I used for ripping some CD's. On playback Iget weird stutters in the music. On some music the stutter was almostregular... Long story short, it turned out that the drive was doing some sort of thermal recalibration during that session. When I left the box upfor 24 hours, the recalibration stutter basically disappeared. I wonder ifyou are seeing a similar sort of change if your system is still warming up while this program is being recorded.I've never heard of Charlie Rose, but since you record every day, could itbe an afternoon program and you bring the box up just for thisrecording...? Just a thought... Not a bad scenario, good thinking. However, the box is built with all-new components, no old SCSI's. In a previous post, I have noted what my current thinking is on the most likely cause. With a little luck, I should have more information tomorrow and will post the findings here. "...never heard of Charlie Rose" - Hey, at least we know your not a liberal left-winger ! Thanks for posting your thoughts on the out-of-sync troubles. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Charlie Rose via PVR-350
On 9/20/05, Mercury Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 9/20/05, Mark Knecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:> One more observation, about a specific time: Last night's out-of-sync > break occurred at 36:19 into the Charlie Rose show. That's within the> first two minutes of Letterman. Maybe there is extra overhead at the start> of a recording?Possibly. Extra overhead..., Hmmm. Going back over the logs one more time, I found an event that occurred three seconds before the out-of-sync discontinuity in the Charlie Rose program. That event is the AutoExpire of the oldest Letterman show. The size? Sixteen gigabytes - 16GB ! That's because I have the recording set for not just one hour, but over two hours to also record Craig Ferguson. (CBS doesn't start their programs on the zero-zero mark in a minute, so I gang the two shows together for ease-of-viewing). Is seems quite likely to me that the EXT3 filesystem cannot delete the 16GB file fast enough, thus causing the IOBOUND condition. A few months ago, I observed the EXT3 filesystem's long delays in deleting old recorded programs during the preparation for adding a new physical volume to the logical volume that makes up the file storage for recorded programs. I could enter all the "rm" commands as fast as I wanted, but the system took betwen one and two minutes to complete all the requests. It will be easy to "Pre-Expire" a couple of old Letterman shows, manually, and then see if Charlie Rose is recorded without any discontinuity. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Charlie Rose via PVR-350
On 9/20/05, Mark Knecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 9/20/05, Mercury Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> On 9/19/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:> > Could this be a problem with your system (instead of a problem with> > Myth) that others are seeing where running mythfilldatabase (or wget of> > any kind) while recording causes an IOBOUND situation that prevents > > information from being written properly and causes an A/V sync offset?> > In other words, does Charlie Rose happen to record around the time your> > mythfilldatabase runs?> > > >> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/commits/150176>> Yes Mike ! In the mythbackend.log, there are IOBOUND entries that > correspond in time exactly! to the discontinuities in the Charlie Rose> show.>> But here's the thing: I had already suspected mythfilldatabase because> it had been running within the Charlie Rose hour. So, I changed the > window for mythfilldatabase to run outside of that hour - problem still> occurred.Did you completely restart the backend mysql processes after doingthis? Maybe even reboot to be sure? Yes. After changing the mythfilldatabase window, I waited until two days had passed. During those two days, the system did its normal shutdown-and-wakeup thing. That is, it shutdown the computer and re-booted at the times when programs were scheduled to be recorded. >> So, mythfilldatabase is not the cause, BUT the system is recording> Letterman (in HDTV) from an HD3000 card at the same time. > I guess that the simultaneous recordings are too much for the I/O> system to handle - a bit of a surprise to me.Not likely unless you have no DMA on your hard drives or the data istraversing the network. My backend storage is not on my backend server. I never see problems like this but I don't record HD either.None the less that should be less than 5MB/S which even a non-DMA harddrive might keep up with... Yeah, that's what I thought ! How could the I/O system of newly-built computer be unable to keep up with only two write-to-disk tasks. I've watched the disk-activity light (not a good measure of load, I know), and it blinks slowly. It's nothing like when the system is running updatedb or makewhatis. >> But now, thanks to you pointing me to the logs, I can set up the > recording schedules so that only one recording takes place at a time.> (Of course, I feel that I should have looked in the logs without having> to be told to.)>> One more observation, about a specific time: Last night's out-of-sync > break occurred at 36:19 into the Charlie Rose show. That's within the> first two minutes of Letterman. Maybe there is extra overhead at the start> of a recording?Possibly. If there is a problem with starting a second recording when a first recording is underway, then it should be repeatable. I may set up some tests that run during Daytime TV, to see if I can get the out-of-sync problem to repeat, reliably. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Charlie Rose via PVR-350
On 9/19/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Could this be a problem with your system (instead of a problem withMyth) that others are seeing where running mythfilldatabase (or wget ofany kind) while recording causes an IOBOUND situation that preventsinformation from being written properly and causes an A/V sync offset? In other words, does Charlie Rose happen to record around the time yourmythfilldatabase runs?http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/commits/150176 Yes Mike ! In the mythbackend.log, there are IOBOUND entries that correspond in time exactly! to the discontinuities in the Charlie Rose show. But here's the thing: I had already suspected mythfilldatabase because it had been running within the Charlie Rose hour. So, I changed the window for mythfilldatabase to run outside of that hour - problem still occurred. So, mythfilldatabase is not the cause, BUT the system is recording Letterman (in HDTV) from an HD3000 card at the same time. I guess that the simultaneous recordings are too much for the I/O system to handle - a bit of a surprise to me. But now, thanks to you pointing me to the logs, I can set up the recording schedules so that only one recording takes place at a time. (Of course, I feel that I should have looked in the logs without having to be told to.) One more observation, about a specific time: Last night's out-of-sync break occurred at 36:19 into the Charlie Rose show. That's within the first two minutes of Letterman. Maybe there is extra overhead at the start of a recording? Anyway, Thanks Mike, for the heads-up to look in the logs. It's quite likely that I can avoid the problem, at least for the near-term. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] I received the new air2pc cards (AirStar-HD5000) FINALLY!
On 9/19/05, Matt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hey everyone! Just wanted to let you know that I finally got the next generation Air2PC that has been on backorder since MARCH! It came today and it's actually been renamed to the AirStar-HD5000-PCI by TechniSat Digital. I got it from cyberestore.com. I haven't installed it yet, as I just have a standard def TV right now anyway. Anyone else get theirs yet? Anyone else install them? I'm pretty excitied to see some success stories and good writeups! Hey Matt, FedEx projects that I will have two Air2PC cards delivered on 21 Sep. Each card will be installed in separate MythTV systems, joining a PVR-250 and HD3000 in one system, a PVR-350 and HD3000 in the other system. I'll document my experiences here, as soon after 21 Sep as possible. Good Luck with your new card! -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Charlie Rose via PVR-350
OK. Thanks for satisfying my curiousity. Since Charlie Rose is the only show that exhibits the out-of-sync behaviour, I felt it was worth asking if anyone else had seen it. There are quite a few additional tests that I can run on the MythTV systems I have access to, and I can move the Charlie Rose recordings to other, non-MythTV systems, and see if they play out-of-sync there, too. If I do eventually come up with a reasonable answer, I'll post it here. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Charlie Rose via PVR-350
Bear with me. I'm looking for anyone else who might observe the following: For weeks now, I have recorded Charlie Rose on KTCI, in Minnesota. In every show, at random points, the audio and video get out of sync by a few seconds. The show is still listenable, but watching the screen is like Water Torture. So, to see if it was a KTCI problem (yeah, right), I switched from KTCI to KSMQ. Aha! Same problem! My guess it's the Charlie Rose show's problem, but it still could be my system's problem. Next week, I plan to add an Air2PC card to the system in question. During that change, I will record Charlie Rose on a completely separate system and see if the problem follows along. But between now and then, I would be interested to know if anyone else has observed the out-of-sync problem while watching Charlie Rose. (I have a feeling that very, very few folks record, let alone even WATCH Charlie Rose, but my curiousity has gotten the better of me.) Thanks. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Single Recod - Not Listed
On 8/29/05, Greg Grotsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anyone know what "Single Record - Not Listed" means in the EPG? I > scheduled some movies to record that were off in the future and I have > since been recompiling and installing newer versions of MythTV (svn). > Now when my "single record" movies come up they are not getting > recorded. I go into the EPG or the upcoming recordings and they all > say "Single Record - Not Listed", but it's right there in the EPG. No, I don't know what "Single Record - Not Listed" means, at least not for sure. But, Sunday afternoon, I happened to notice something quite similar, a line in Upcoming Recordings saying, "Not Found" (or maybe "Not Listed"). ABC-TV changed the name of their 36 Greatest NFL Moments show, which I had scheduled days ahead of time, to something else. I looked in the EPG, saw that the name was much shorter, and then scheduled a singled-record of the newly-named program. My guess is that the program would NOT have been recorded unless I scheduled the newly-named show, OR punched an override with the remote on the Upcoming Recordings list. So, after all that long-winded blather, do you suppose that the names of Your Movies were changed from the time you scheduled them ? Just an idea. Seems like a mean-spirited thing to do to MythTV folks, changing the names of programs After they are first listed in the guide. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] New commercial DVB-T recorder based on linux : Siemens M740 AV
On 8/20/05, Etienne SANDRE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Siemens sells the Gigaset M740 AV, a DVB-T receiver and recorder, > running linux in an open source firmware > > The box is presented (sorry, in german) on the siemens site : It appears that the language can be changed to English for the Web pages. I did not find a manual available in English. > http://communications.siemens.com/cds/frontdoor/0,2241,de_de_0_76522_rArNrNrNrN,00.html > > If it's possible to do a full rewrite of the firmware to make it run > mythtv, this would be a very good mythbox! > > The hardware is very interesting: > 2 DVB-T tuners > True TV-Out (there is a directfb driver in the firmware) > MPEG2 Decoder > SPDIF/Analog sound output > 2 USB2 ports > 1 Ethernet 10/100 port > Remote control > Very low power consumption, power supply included in the box. > > It is sold ca. 240 euro in germany, which is quite cheap. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] NO DATA between 9:30PM and midnight?
On 8/14/05, Anatoly Ivasyuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have MythTV 0.18.1 from atrpms installed on FC3 according to Jarod's > guide, and I'm using Zap2It DataDirect for guide data. Normally it gets > about 13 or 14 days of complete data, but starting a couple weeks ago > I've noticed that data on weekdays between 9:30PM and 12:00AM is showing > NO DATA except for shows that began before 9:30PM. > > Fortunately it updates the current recording day and one day ahead when > mythfilldatabase runs overnight, so the data fills in and the recording > schedule updates, but this problem does mean that I can't see part of > the evening schedule for much of the current and next week so I can't > schedule ahead. Is anyone else having this problem, and is there any > way to fix it? Anyone else? Yes, I noticed the same thing within the last two weeks. What drew my attention to it was when I checked on upcoming recordings and found quite a few shows missing. (Letterman, Leno, Conan, and Craig) It seems like Zap2IT has a very specific memory loss - Late Nite TV. While I couldn't exactly "fix" it, I did change the parms on the mythfilldatabase to update/refresh today (and tomorrow, I think), and I changed the frequency of updates from three/four days to one day. I didn't like doing the latter step, because it puts more load on ZAP2IT. On the other hand, ZAP2IT is the cause of the problem, so they get their lumps. If I were a consciencious person, the right thing to do would be to revert back to the earlier mythfilldatabase settings, say in a month, and see if the NO DATA problems recur. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] How to compile commercial_cut
On 8/4/05, Donavan Stanley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 8/4/05, Mercury Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Maybe commercial_cut isn't the best tool to accomplish > > the ultimate goal, but I have no experience, -none-, > > trying to edit recorded programs, and commercial_cut > > looks like it might work. > > > > Thanks for any help, suggestions, or advice. > > Try avidemux. Well, after a period of stubborness, I finally DID try avidemux. And that worked, really well. Commercial_cut worked too, but when I tried to use it on the program with the musical clip I wanted, it turned out a 38-byte file. Of course, 38 bytes is just a tad short of enough to hold a five-minute video clip. Thanks for your two-word message of advice. It turned out to be THE answer. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Reveiw fanless Zalman chasis
How come no one has mentioned the price of the Zalman chassis ? What I found was the list price is $1350.00, discounted to $1200.00. Repeating: It's only the chassis: the case, cooling gear, nice feet, etc. You still gotta buy a motherboard, CPU, graphics card, video capture card(s), hard drives, oh well, you can see where the total is headed. It sure looks like a great piece of gear to have, but unless one of 'em just walks on in to my house, on its own, I'm not likely to fork out an extra $1K just for a case ! -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] How to compile commercial_cut
Trying to compile commercial_cut, version 0.5, the make command ends immediately with the following: == [EMAIL PROTECTED] commercial_cut-0.5]$ make cc -std=gnu99 -o commercial_cut \ -lmysqlclient -lz -lcrypt -lnsl -lm -lssl -lcrypto \ -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 commercial_cut.c /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lmysqlclient collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make: *** [commercial_cut] Error 1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] commercial_cut-0.5]$ which cc == The system is AMD64, running Fedora Core 3, with MythTV compiled from CVS. All the lib's listed above seem to be present, so I'm lost wondering what the problem is. I did some searching of the mythtv archive, but didn't find anything useful, yet, so I'm asking for help. I'll mention the ultimate goal here: I want to capture part of a recorded program, and make that part a separate file that I can play over and over again. It's the Bettye Lavette song from Letterman, "Little Sparrow". Maybe commercial_cut isn't the best tool to accomplish the ultimate goal, but I have no experience, -none-, trying to edit recorded programs, and commercial_cut looks like it might work. Thanks for any help, suggestions, or advice. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Kernel src, ati_remote, 2.6.12 kernel
On 7/30/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mercury Morris wrote: > > >On 7/30/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>The ATI Remote Wonder is just an X10 USB remote (NVIDIA also has a > >>flavor of the same remote hardware). > >> > >>With the ATI Remote Wonder, you have to choose between the kernel driver > >>... or LIRC ... and create a > >>LIRC config that's appropriate for all your applications ... > >>(You may have noticed my bias toward using LIRC.) > >> > >I have an ATI Remote Wonder, and I use it as a radio frequency > >device. Your post, as well as quite a few others I've read in the > >last month or so, seem to indicate that it can be used as an IR > >device. At least that's how I interpret the references to LIRC. > > > >Maybe I'm completely confused, but if you wouldn't mind, > >could you point me in the direction of learning how to use > >the ATI Remote Wonder as an IR (InfraRed) device ? > > > > > Actually, the RW only does RF. The "I" (for Infrared) in LIRC is an > unfortunate remnant of the projects original/main purpose--to make IR > remotes work with Linux. However, LIRC has been extended to include > modules for other types of remotes--including the X10 USB remotes which > use RF signals. (Maybe we should call it the Linux Incredible Remote > Control package, instead. ;) > > Some of the other flavors of X10 remotes (i.e. the X10 Lola Multimedia > Remote) also include an IR transmitter (in the remote, not the > receiver), which allows you to program the remote to send commands to > your TV, A/V receiver, etc. So, basically, you're transmitting RF > signals to your computer, then you press the "TV" button on the remote > to switch to IR mode with the TV commands and turn on the TV, then you > press "Computer" to switch to RF mode to tell Myth to play a recording, > then you press "Aux" (or whatever) to switch to IR mode with the A/V > receiver commands to adjust the volume, then you press "Computer" to > switch to RF mode to tell Myth to adjust timestretch... Wow. That's > way too much work!!! > > As long as you can talk to your Myth box, it's easy to set it up to pass > along commands to other devices. I'm using my ATI RW to send signals to > the Myth box and it sends signals--via a homebrew IR blaster--to my > other devices as required (i.e. for changing the volume on my A/V > receiver, powering on my TV or A/V receiver, etc.). This allows me to > move the entertainment center to another room and have the cleanest of > all possible home-theater setups--just a screen and speakers in the > viewing room while still being able to control it from any room in the > house. (Beats a "looks-good-in-an-entertainment-center" PC case any > day... IMHO, the ugliness isn't the case in the entertainment center, > it's the entertainment center itself.) (OK, as you may have guess by > the fact that my screen is in a different room from my Myth box, I > actually push the power button on the TV myself... I only have one > serial port, and am afraid of over-driving it by hooking in both an IR > blaster for the components and a simple IR transmitter for powering > on/off the TV.) Mike, Thank you SO much for the explanation. All this time I kept thinking, "How can these idiots keep referring to the ATI Remote Wonder as an IR device?", because I have one and it emits NO IR whatsoever. Now I see that it should be possible for me to abandon the kernel module, ati_remote, in favor of LIRC support. I much prefer LIRC support, which I use in another MythTV box, because I can execute whole commands and scripts with it. With ati_remote kernel module, all I can do is send keystrokes, which makes it very hard to execute scripts. Your entertainment setup sounds extremely nice, quite clearly the "cleanest of all possible home-theater setups". Congratulations on building what sounds like an amazing system. Thanks again for clearing up my confusion. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Kernel src, ati_remote, 2.6.12 kernel
On 7/30/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The ATI Remote Wonder is just an X10 USB remote (NVIDIA also has a > flavor of the same remote hardware). You can buy the remote without an > ATI video card, but it comes as part of the package for the ATI > "All-in-Wonder" series of multimedia video cards (whose drivers do not > support V4L, and are unusable as capture devices in Myth). > > So, you can use an ATI Remote Wonder regardless of your video card > selection. I'm using the Remote Wonder on my Myth box with a Chaintech > GF4 MX440 (NVIDIA) graphics card and SiS chipset and AMD > processor--nothing ATI in the system at all. But, since I had the > remote and since it's radio frequency (= works through walls, so I can > use it from any room in the house--i.e. for "non-video" stuff like > music), I thought it would be perfect for my Myth box. > > With the ATI Remote Wonder, you have to choose between the kernel driver > (which makes the remote look like a normal keyboard/mouse) and remap all > your applications key settings to match the keys sent by the remote (and > figure ways to deal with repeats, etc.) or LIRC (which allows you to > decide how to use the remote--i.e. my "mouse cursor pad" is just a set > of navigation buttons since Myth doesn't use the mouse) and create a > LIRC config that's appropriate for all your applications (including > handling of repeats, etc.). (You may have noticed my bias toward using > LIRC.) > > You can also use ATI video cards for output on a Myth system, but they > cannot be used as capture cards (even if they have the > tuner/S-Video/Composite inputs). I have an ATI Remote Wonder, and I use it as a radio frequency device. Your post, as well as quite a few others I've read in the last month or so, seem to indicate that it can be used as an IR device. At least that's how I interpret the references to LIRC. Maybe I'm completely confused, but if you wouldn't mind, could you point me in the direction of learning how to use the ATI Remote Wonder as an IR (InfraRed) device ? Thanks. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] NEWbie, trying this for the first time
On 7/29/05, travis highley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just joined this list, as I very recently discovered MythTV. I have > never built a computer my self. My experience is limited to upgrades > (new hard drive here, more ram there), very basic. I would like to try > to build one of these and I hope this is the right channel to get some > advice. Here is what I have put together on newegg.com, based on the > research I have so far: > > REFURBISHED: Hauppauge WinTV PVR 350 PCI Interface Video Recorder, TV/FM > Tuner Card - OEM > Model #: 990 $127.00 I second the motion for a PVR 250. Better yet, get two of them. > pqi POWER Series 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered > System Memory Model MD4412UOE - Retail > Model #: MD4412UOE $40.25 It's enough, but 1 GB would be better. > Western Digital Caviar SE WD2000JD 200GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard > Drive - OEM > Model #: WD2000JD $98.00 Again enough, but I'd go with two 250GB drives - best $/byte. > nMEDIAPC HTPC 100 B775 Socket T(LGA775) Intel Pentium 4/Celeron INTEL > 915G Computer Case - Retail > Model #: HTPC 100 B775 $265.00 I wasn't able to see exactly what this item is - if it's a case/motherboard combo, then it has too few PCI slots. In summary, get lots of memory, lots of disk storage, lots of PCI slots. You will soon find that you are having so much fun building your first computer, that you will wish for more space to record programs, more tuners to record programs on at the same time, and more PCI slots to add HDTV tuners. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] nvram-wakeup for the A8N-SLI
On 7/27/05, Frederick Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I didn't have much luck getting this to work on my x86 shuttle box. > There is a script to try to generate a config for unknown motherboards. > It is called guess-helper. Expect to reboot many times, and make > changes to you bios each time. > > Good luck, > Frederick Martin It must have been the "Good luck" line, Frederick, because I can report that the A8N-SLI will Power-on By RTC Alarm !! After a day of Google and MythTV archive searching, I found enough information to come up with a combination of steps that cause the system to boot BY ITSELF at a predetermined time. I was shocked when I heard the system running, because I had given up on waiting and walked out of the room. Since I hadn't witnessed it, I immediately repeated the steps and it all worked. Just Amazing! Here are the steps I took: 1. Added the following line to /etc/sysconfig/clock, but it may not be needed. I have to remove this line and run the test again. CLOCKFLAGS="--directisa" 2. Added the following lines to /boot/grub/grub.conf, as entry number 4, counting from 0. title PowerOff savedefault --default 0 halt 3. To test, I issued the following two commands, and then rebooted the machine. Upon reboot, the machine immediately powered itself off. nvram-wakeup -C /etc/nvram-wakeup.conf -s $((`date +%s` + 601)) echo "savedefault --default=4 --once quit" | grub 4. About five minutes after the nvram-wakeup command was issued, the machine powered on by itself and booted the default grub entry, 0. The default line in grub.conf is 0. Here are some of the specifics about the machine's software: It's running Fedora Core 3, but with a 2.6.12-rc6 kernel, grub-0.95-3, and nvram-wakeup-0.97. I mention the version of grub because in some of the searching, I found that there seems to be different versions of it depending on the Linux distribution. Also, some of the parameters I used, such as --default= and --once, I couldn't find documented in either a 2002 or a 2004 version of grub.pdf. Getting this A8N-SLI to power on by itself is a major step forward, at least to me. By getting this machine to act like a commercial VCR, powering on and off at the appropriate times, moves it closer to becoming a candidate for daily use. Right now, it's only used occassionally to actually record something. It's main use is for trying things out (such as nvram-wakeup), and then putting those things that are found to work into the daily-use system. Of course, nvram-wakeup will have to be tested on the daily-use machine, because it's motherboard is an ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe. But I figure that the A7N8X-E will work too, since it's a much more popular board for MythTV systems. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] nvram-wakeup for the A8N-SLI
The ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe motherboard would hardly seem to be a popular choice for building a MythTV system, so you may not find the following very useful. I chose it, 1) to try the PCI Express features, and 2) because it has a lot of SATA connectors. It's an AMD64 board, and I also wanted to build a second MythTV system specifically for x86_64 architecture. And, it's all worked out very well. I compiled mythtv, ivtv, and a 2.6.12-rc6 kernel without any serious problems. The downsides are: lots of noise from the fans, and lack of support for x86_64 architecture (in some packages), which brings me to the subject - nvram-wakeup. I downloaded the tarball, nvram-wakeup-0.97.tar.bz2. There's a lot of README stuff to go through, almost enough to decide to leave the system running 24/7. But I pressed on and tried to compile it. That stops dead with an x86_64 error, so I removed the CCFLAGS item, "-mcpu=i686". Compile succeeds after that change. Later on, I found that the Debian folks had made that same change. There doesn't seem to be any "make install" step in any of the README's, so I just went ahead and ran it after running "make man". Everything seemed to get to the right place, so I tried the step in the README that says to try nvram-wakeup in debug mode. Sure enough, the A8N-SLI is not one of the boards that nvram-wakeup knows about yet. So, here's where I stopped and decided to post this message to see if anyone else has tried nvram-wakeup on the A8N-SLI. If you have, please reply to the mailing list. Since the chances are small that anyone at all is using nvram-wakeup on an A8N-SLI, I'll keep going with it, next thing to try is the "guess-helper" script. I'll post whatever I can find out about this software-motherboard combination. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] MythBrowser Setup
On 7/16/05, Donavan Stanley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 7/16/05, Mercury Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > After compiling MythBrowser without any errors, > > I restarted mythfrontend, expecting to see something > > either on the first screen with Watch TV, etc., or maybe > > down inside Setup. > > MythBrowser is in the Information Center. It's confiruation section > is in the Information Center Settings section. Well, I did go have a look in Information Center, but there is only the single choice, "System Status". No sign of anything else. I'll add a little more information about the system. It's running mythtv and mythweb, no other plugins. After checkout from CVS, I compiled only mythtv, got it running but had the problem of HDTV channels with the underscore character (_) in them. Advice from the archives was to install mythweb and use it to delete the unwanted channels. I installed mythweb, and it worked just fine. MythBrowser would be a welcome addition for looking up things without having to haul my carcass out of the big chair and going over to another system to do it. Is there some prerequisite needed during the installation of mythtv's plugins that I did not perform because I have really installed only mythtv ? (Mythweb's installation is really little more than copying files from one place to another.) But Hey! If MythBrowser isn't available, I can always use the exercise, getting out of the chair. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] MythBrowser Setup
On 7/16/05, Donavan Stanley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 7/16/05, Mercury Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > After compiling MythBrowser without any errors, > > I restarted mythfrontend, expecting to see something > > either on the first screen with Watch TV, etc., or maybe > > down inside Setup. > > MythBrowser is in the Information Center. It's confiruation section > is in the Information Center Settings section. Thank you. I'll have a look in there. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] MythBrowser Setup
After compiling MythBrowser without any errors, I restarted mythfrontend, expecting to see something either on the first screen with Watch TV, etc., or maybe down inside Setup. There was no sign of MythBrowser in mythfrontend. So, after a little trial-and-error, I exited mythfrontend and entered mythbrowser http://www.google.com and the Google page came up. But I still haven't found the MythBrowser Settings page anywhere, and more basically I have this question: How do I start MythBrowser from mythfrontend ? The help text for mythfrontend says that you can specify a plugin on its command line, so I tried that. The mythfrontend log shows entries saying that it can't find any plugin named /usr/local/lib/mythtv/plugins/liblibmythbrowser.so I must have missed a step somewhere along the way. If you know what I missed, or have any other ideas as to how to get MythBrowser running under mythfrontend, please let me know. Thanks, -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] zero length recordings w/ pcHDTV
On 7/11/05, Tom McKearney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm running pretty recent code and I still get issues with zero length > recordings with my pcHDTV 3000 cards. I'm running the pcHDTV 1.6 > drivers on kernel 2.6.5. I'm on SuSE 9.1 and I get no error messages > that I can see. Strong, very strong second here to abandon the old 1.6 stuff. Having built two MythTV systems, both using kernel 2.6.12 with DVB support built in, I can emphatically recommend moving to the lastest kernel. This could mean that you might have compile mythtv yourself to get the DVB support turned on within myth, but again - it is really worth it. All the old battles go away, and you are left with a solid, reliable, working HDTV video recorder. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Re: AutoExpireDefault in settings table
On 6/23/05, Robert Tsai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 23, 2005 at 07:05:16AM -0500, Mercury Morris wrote: > > The Question: Can I add AutoExpireDefault to the settings table in > > mythconverge ? > > > > The background: Comparing two separate MythTV systems' "settings" > > tables, the older system built in 2004 has AutoExpireDefault in the > > database. > > > > The newer system, built fresh this month, does not have > > AutoExpireDefault. This post to the Dev List, may explain why there > > is a difference between the two systems' databases: > > > > http://gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/dev/135957?search_string=AutoExpireDefault;#135957 > > > > I used phpMyAdmin to compare the two "settings" tables and > > discovered the AutoExpireDefault difference (among other > > differences, of course). > > > > On the newer system, it is quite annoying to set AutoExpire for each > > program to be recorded. On the older system, AutoExpire is always > > set for programs to be recorded. > > > > If it is possible to add AutoExpireDefault to the settings table, > > WITHOUT disabling/destroying the database, could it be done with > > phpMyAdmin, or from the command line, or some other way ? > > > > Any recommendations would be most welcome. > > I just added it manually to the database (mysql, phpadmin, etc. are > all fine). The rest of the source code still honors the setting (if > present in the database); it's just that the UI was removed from > mythfrontend setup (for some still-unknown reason). Thanks, Rob, that's very reassuring. I mean the fact that you already added it and suffered no ill effects - that's the good news. It's still a mystery why no one has responded to your post in the Dev List. It makes no sense for AutoExpireDefault to be omitted - that's the bad news. Thanks again. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] AutoExpireDefault in settings table
The Question: Can I add AutoExpireDefault to the settings table in mythconverge ? The background: Comparing two separate MythTV systems' "settings" tables, the older system built in 2004 has AutoExpireDefault in the database. The newer system, built fresh this month, does not have AutoExpireDefault. This post to the Dev List, may explain why there is a difference between the two systems' databases: http://gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/dev/135957?search_string=AutoExpireDefault;#135957 I used phpMyAdmin to compare the two "settings" tables and discovered the AutoExpireDefault difference (among other differences, of course). On the newer system, it is quite annoying to set AutoExpire for each program to be recorded. On the older system, AutoExpire is always set for programs to be recorded. If it is possible to add AutoExpireDefault to the settings table, WITHOUT disabling/destroying the database, could it be done with phpMyAdmin, or from the command line, or some other way ? Any recommendations would be most welcome. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] CVS build Tuesday - no mythtv-setup
On 6/21/05, Paul Barker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mercury Morris wrote: > > > > >When I tried to use mythtv-setup, it failed to start with the following > >error: > > > >mythtv-setup: error while loading shared libraries: > >libmythtv-0.18.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or > >directory > > > >But there is such a file, located in the directory: /usr/local/lib, so > >this is quite > >a mystery to me. > > > >I guess that the combination of Tuesday + CVS + ??? is not a winner. > >Lots of other stuff to install: ivtv, mythweb, phpMyAdmin, and so on. > > > >Maybe Wednesday is the lucky day for MythTV CVS builds, we'll see tomorrow. > > > > > > > Try running ldconfig as root and then try mythtv-setup again. If it > still doesn't work and you get the same error make sure /usr/local/lib > is listed in /etc/ld.so.conf. If not add it and re-run ldconfig. > > Did you change your install path from /usr to /usr/local (or perhaps > you forgot to change it this time since /usr/local is the default I think) ? Oh Yeah! That made it all work - Thanks Paul. I knew enough to run depmod after building kernel modules, but not enough to build MytvTV from CVS. But, now I do. Thank you very much for your help. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] CVS build Tuesday - no mythtv-setup
On 6/21/05, Mercury Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 6/21/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mercury Morris wrote: > > > > >A CVS build on Tuesday morning (21June) results in no mythtv-setup > > >being built or installed. This link may be of interest: > > > > > > http://mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-dev/2005-June/037420.html > > > > > > > > As might this one: > > http://mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-commits/2005-June/006260.html > > > > Which shows the fix was committed 22 minutes after the message you > > referenced and an hour and 25 minutes before your message. ;) > > > > Guess you just happened to pick an unfortunate time to update your CVS. > > At least your update to pcHDTV 3000 need not wait any longer. > > Hey Mike! Thanks a bunch, I'll go back to "square-one" and checkout > the CVS version fresh - give it another try. Well, different error this time. After a fresh checkout of mythtv from CVS, the make and make install steps completed without error. mythtv-setup was built and installed. When I tried to use mythtv-setup, it failed to start with the following error: mythtv-setup: error while loading shared libraries: libmythtv-0.18.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory But there is such a file, located in the directory: /usr/local/lib, so this is quite a mystery to me. I guess that the combination of Tuesday + CVS + ??? is not a winner. Lots of other stuff to install: ivtv, mythweb, phpMyAdmin, and so on. Maybe Wednesday is the lucky day for MythTV CVS builds, we'll see tomorrow. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] CVS build Tuesday - no mythtv-setup
On 6/21/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mercury Morris wrote: > > >A CVS build on Tuesday morning (21June) results in no mythtv-setup > >being built or installed. This link may be of interest: > > > > http://mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-dev/2005-June/037420.html > > > > > As might this one: > http://mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-commits/2005-June/006260.html > > Which shows the fix was committed 22 minutes after the message you > referenced and an hour and 25 minutes before your message. ;) > > Guess you just happened to pick an unfortunate time to update your CVS. > At least your update to pcHDTV 3000 need not wait any longer. Hey Mike! Thanks a bunch, I'll go back to "square-one" and checkout the CVS version fresh - give it another try. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] CVS build Tuesday - no mythtv-setup
A CVS build on Tuesday morning (21June) results in no mythtv-setup being built or installed. This link may be of interest: http://mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-dev/2005-June/037420.html So, the system I'm currently updating to use the DVB drivers for the HD-3000 card is just on-hold, until a CVS fix is applied. Or, maybe there is a way to build and install just the single module, mythtv-setup, but I have no clue how to do that. There is probably no other alternative to waiting for a CVS fix, but if you can think of another way, I'd be interested. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Auto Expire Doesn't
On 6/6/05, John Goerzen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > Since upgrading from 0.17 to 0.18.1 and adding a pcHDTV card to my setup, > I have found that auto-expire no longer works on my system. Despite > having many shows available for expiry, my MythTV recordings disk fills > up. This causes the backend to hang, along with other problems. > > I can't figure out what to do. Here's what I've tried so far: > > 1. Make sure there is content available for auto-expiry. There is, >dozens of GB worth. > > 2. Increase the minimum free space settings and decrease the run >frequency. I bumped up the minimum free space to 6GB and set it to >run every 5 minutes. Didn't help. > > 3. Check the backend log files. > >I noticed, first of all, that it no longer lists the title of the >program that was expired. Secondly, here are a few snippets from the >log: > > 2005-06-05 12:00:05.347 Changing from None to RecordingOnly > 2005-06-05 12:58:41.994 autoexpire: Last message repeated 8 times > 2005-06-05 12:58:42.006 autoexpire: Expired Program > 2005-06-05 12:58:52.605 Reschedule requested for id 0. > > ... > > 2005-06-05 21:26:20.284 Starting Commercial Flagging for "Larry King Live" > recor > ded from channel 2200 at Sun Jun 5 20:00:00 2005. > 2005-06-05 21:26:20.308 autoexpire: Expired Program > 2005-06-05 21:26:20.352 commflag: Commercial Flagging Starting > > 4. Search the list archives. I came across this: > > http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/114772?search_string=expire;#114772 > > However, it doesn't seem to apply to me. I made sure that the oldest > auto-expirable program does have a valid file on disk, and that the > oldest auto-expirable programs can be successfully manually deleted. > > Thanks, > > -- John Goerzen Similar to John's observation, my system also fails to mark any recording as eligible for Auto-Expire. One difference between the two systems is that mine was built from CVS as of Saturday, June 11, 2005. It appears that TV Settings -> General has Enable Auto Expire checked, but the only way I've actually got a recording marked is to go into Watch Recordings, select one, press the "i" key, and then press the Auto Expire bar. SO, the question- if Enable Auto Expire is checked, shouldn't recordings be marked that way ? Or maybe there is another global setting that I have missed. What are you seeing, regarding Auto-Expire, if you are on 18.1 or later ? Thanks. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Suddenly unable to Tune
On 6/15/05, James Pattinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All > > I have set up MythTV a couple of months ago and it seems to have been > working fine up until about 6 days ago. I just decided to remotely > connect back home to check if my programs are being recorded, but all my > NUV files are zero length! When I try to record a program it gives the > error about "No PIDs set - please correct your channel setup" but my > channels were set up a while ago and nothing should have changed. No > reboots, no restarts of MythTV, nothing. > > However there are a few more interesting errors in the log, and I'm > wondering if someone could let me know what they mean. I'm running 0.18 > on gentoo linux. Log extract below. James, The same symptom(s) here, "No PIDs set ...". But I was able to fix it, restoring the affected system, here's what I found. The "starting channel" for the HD-3000 card had been removed from the channel lineup. By violating "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" rule, I had run another Scan on the Channel Editor screen of mythtv-setup. That scan failed to find KTCADT, channel number 21. I had set the starting channel number for the HD-3000 card to 21. Right after that scan, I could no longer watch or record from the HD-3000. At first, I thought the card burned up. So I tried using dvbtraffic to test the card. This link was a big help: http://pchdtv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=688&highlight=dvbtraffic The card was good, so then I knew it was something I had done. I looked thru the channels.conf file, found the frequency for KTCA. Then I looked thru the list of frequencies on Channel Editor -> Advanced. Either there was no entry with KTCA's frequency, or that entry had all zeros, I can't remember. But that told me that MythTV no longer knew anything about KTCA. So, I went back to Channel Editor -> Scan for channels, and scanned for only one signal (UHF 34) - not a full scan. This time the scan found KTCA and added KTCADT to the list of scanned channels. After starting the backend and the frontend, I could watch and record (again) from the HD-3000 card. Well, that was kind of a long-winded story, and it might not have anything to do with your problem. But the symptom(s) seemed similar enough. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] mythweb conf.php example, please
On 6/13/05, Chris Petersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Yes, I have read the README, quite a few times. It is a source
> > of great frustration. If indeed as you claim, that there need be no change
> > made, then I question why the author would put the line into
> > the conf.php file. For the last ten months, I have struggled with this file
> > and in all that time not one reply to all the requests for an example of
> > this line being filled in properly has ever been posted to this forum.
>
> The author is me, and I put it in because SOME people feel need to
> manually override this because they can't/won't set up apache properly.
> As the inline comment says, the rest of you shouldn't need to touch it.
>
> I don't recall seeing this question more than once, many months ago, and
> then nothing (keeping in mind that I don't tend to notice mythweb
> questions unless "mythweb" is in the message subject line) -- when the
> question stops, I assume it's been answered. Most people in the mythweb
> community with unanswered questions on the mailing list (this is not a
> forum) tend to go to forums or the irc supprt channel (#mythtv-users on
> irc.freenode.net, where most of your questions can be answered
> interactively in real-time by one of a dozen friendly people)
>
> Merely asking for the line "filled in properly" is the wrong question.
> By default, it's filled in properly, as long as you, as the directions
> above the line say, set up canonical names properly in apache.
>
> > It seems extremely unfair to keep this line in the mythweb package
> > without providing even the most trivial example of it properly modified.
>
> I'm sorry if this sounds like an insult to your intelligence (please
> don't take it as such), but I assumed that anyone modifying that line
> should be able to follow the directions, and infer from the other
> commands in the file how to do that:
>
> // The domain of this webserver, for cookie validation and other things.
> // If you don't have "canonical names" turned on in apache, you need to
> // set this to the name or IP you use to access this server, or session
> // data will not work. Turning on "canonical names" in apache's
> // httpd.conf is the preferred option.
> define('server_domain', $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']
> ? $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']
> : $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
>
> to:
>
> define('server_domain', 'mythbox.example.com');
>
> > I'm sorry for sounding emotional, but it's the unfairness that gets to me.
> > In years of providing software to customers, I have always tried to look
> > at the product as if I were one of them (a customer). When a software
> > package confuses me, makes me angry or frustrated, I try to improve it
> > so the customer won't be confused, angry, or whatever.
>
> Installing web packages is not an easy job. It's not like an
> application where you can just assume control over things like the
> domain name of the server -- all of that needs to happen within the web
> server (which doesn't have to be apache, but usually is), and that's up
> to the user to figure out how to do. The best I an do is set up the
> mythweb config file with defaults that work 99% of the time.
>
> I'm sorry if you find this frustrating, but no where in your original
> message did you ever say that you actually TRIED to get mythweb up and
> running, and failed (at which point, you would have some sort of error
> message, or at least a description of what didn't work).
>
> > I'd just like to see an example of this line included in the mythweb
> > package.
>
> I'm not going to change it for the < 1% of people who need a custom
> setting. Those who do, should already know what info needs to go in there.
>
> On the other hand, I do plan to change mythweb so that it relies on user
> logins instead of cookies for tracking preferences. But since I also
> maintain a handful of other open source projects, not to mention have a
> full time job, a couple of for-pay side projects, a house, a yard and a
> wife, it might be awhile before I can find the time to do that.
Chris,
Thank you very much for your candid and complete reply.
Mythweb is up and running, mainly due to the contents of
conf.php. That is, your instructions are quite good and I thank
you for giving the MythTV users a very useful tool.
Ten months ago, I had Mythweb up and running on an old system
that used all RPMs. I knew nothing of how anything worked then,
everything just worked!
This year, I am using all CVS versions and want to know how everything
works, so I pressed (a bit too hard) for an answer to the conf.php item.
It took me three tries to get Mythweb up this time. After each try, I went
back to the conf.php file, compared my work with the steps you have in
there. Each time, I had to correct something, and one less error message
came out.
Finally, Mythweb came up beautifully, and I was able to accomplish the
ultimate
Re: [mythtv-users] mythweb conf.php example, please
On 6/12/05, Robert Tsai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 12, 2005 at 04:26:57PM -0500, Mercury Morris wrote:
> > Here is a line from the mythweb package's file, conf.php:
> >
> > define('server_domain', $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] ?
> > $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] : $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
> >
> > The above is supposed to be all on one line, it's folded on my
> > screen as I compose this message.
> >
> > Would anyone who has actually changed this line successfully, please
> > post their version of this line? Even better, perhaps one of the
> > authors and/or contributors of mythweb would care to provide a
> > filled-out example of either this single line of the entire conf.php
> > file.
> >
> > I have searched the archives and found requests for this same
> > information, as recently as March 2005. But none of the responses
> > includes actual examples. The line above is so, so confusing. I
> > know it's not the 'server_domain' string that gets changed, so it
> > must be one or more of the other strings. Please. Would anyone who
> > knows which strings to change kindly show us a real-world example.
> >
> > Thanks for any help you can give.
>
> What makes you think that it needs to be changed? My mythweb is
> working fine, and my conf.php looks exactly as you describe above.
>
> What problem are you trying to solve?
The problem to be solved --- way down the line --- is
I want to delete a channel in MythTV's Channel Editor.
But the Channel Editor doesn't have a way to delete a
channel. SO, I think Mythweb will allow a channel to be
deleted. In order to use Mythweb, I need to a webserver
installed - Apache. Trying to set up Appache is enough of
a chore. Then, once that works, I'll install Mythweb.
Thanks for the reassurance that Mythweb will probably work
without changing that line - as yours seems to be working fine.
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[mythtv-users] mythweb conf.php example, please
Here is a line from the mythweb package's file, conf.php:
define('server_domain', $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] ?
$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] : $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
The above is supposed to be all on one line, it's folded on my screen as I
compose this message.
Would anyone who has actually changed this line successfully, please
post their version of this line? Even better, perhaps one of the authors
and/or contributors of mythweb would care to provide a filled-out example
of either this single line of the entire conf.php file.
I have searched the archives and found requests for this same information,
as recently as March 2005. But none of the responses includes actual
examples. The line above is so, so confusing. I know it's not the
'server_domain' string that gets changed, so it must be one or more of the
other strings. Please. Would anyone who knows which strings to change
kindly show us a real-world example.
Thanks for any help you can give.
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Re: [mythtv-users] HD-3000 firmware upload
On 6/11/05, Greg Woods <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 2005-06-11 at 15:26 -0500, Mercury Morris wrote: > > As root, modprobe cx88-dvb > > When I did download and install drivers, the following lines got added > to my /etc/modprobe.conf file: > > alias char-major-81 cx88-blackbird > install cx88-atsc /sbin/modprobe cx8800;/sbin/modprobe --ignore-install > cx88-atsc > install cx88-dvb /sbin/modprobe cx8800;/sbin/modprobe --ignore-install > cx88-dvb > install btcx-risc /sbin/modprobe tuner;/sbin/modprobe --ignore-install > btcx-risc > > Something similar would probably take care of the module loading at boot > time. My guess is, you don't need all of those lines and neither do I, > but that's what's in my file and I don't have to worry about manually > loading any modules. > > I don't even have an 'azap' program on my system, and the pcHDTV-3000 > card works fine (although I am only using it now for analog cable). Well, all of the above - plus the fact that I don't have cx88-atsc on my stsrem - just goes to show that there are many way to get the HD-3000 card to work ! Over-the-air TV from the antenna on the roof is the only input for my HD-3000. It might be worth a try to install xawtv and see if it will use my HD-3000 without the firmware being uploaded. But before I get to that, I still have to solve the problem of Scanned Channels getting Guide Data associated with them. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] HD-3000 firmware upload
On 6/11/05, Mercury Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 6/11/05, Robert Tsai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sat, Jun 11, 2005 at 03:26:25PM -0500, Mercury Morris wrote: > > > After a bit of work installing kernel 2.6.12-rc6 and an HD-3000 > > > card, I'm able to watch HDTV using only the DVB driver that comes > > > with that kernel. Nothing from the pcHDTV website was installed. > > > > > > But the gyrations I have to go thru to get the card up and running > > > seem very primitive. Here's what I do, all by hand after the system > > > boots: > > > > > > As root, modprobe cx88-dvb > > > > > > As mythtv, azap kmsp > > > > > > Right after the azap command, there is a short delay while the > > > firmware is uploaded, then the signal is displayed and the happy > > > string, "FE_HAS_LOCK" is typed out! > > > > > > The system log has all the details. > > > > > > But there must be a much, much smoother way to get the firmware > > > uploaded. The "modprobe cx88-dvb" command can be put into > > > /etc/rc.d/rc.local, which will smooth-out that part of it. But > > > that's not enough to get the firmware loaded. > > > > > > How else might the firmware be uploaded, without having to manually > > > enter a command, such as "azap kmsp" ? > > > > I just stuck "cx88-dvb" into my /etc/modules (list of modules to > > automatically at system startup). The firmware seems to get > > automatically loaded just fine. > > > > Your distro may use a different convention (my system is > > debian/ubuntu). > > Thanks Rob, > > I'm using Fedora Core 3, with the aforementioned added > kernel 2.6.12.-rc6. Surely, the debian/ubuntu folks have > done the extra work to make it a bit easier to use the DVB > driver with less manual work - nice for you debian users ! Well, here's part of an answer. After a re-boot of the system, as root I issued the command, modprobe cx88-dvb. That went OK, nothing unusual. Then instead of trying the azap kmsp command, I started the backend with /etc/rc.d/init.d/mythbackend start and the firmware loaded - I have no idea how !! Does anyone have an idea what the backend does to get the firmware loaded into the HD-3000 ? Is the backend even involved ? Sometimes, even a blind squirrel finds an acorn. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] HD-3000 firmware upload
On 6/11/05, Robert Tsai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Jun 11, 2005 at 03:26:25PM -0500, Mercury Morris wrote: > > After a bit of work installing kernel 2.6.12-rc6 and an HD-3000 > > card, I'm able to watch HDTV using only the DVB driver that comes > > with that kernel. Nothing from the pcHDTV website was installed. > > > > But the gyrations I have to go thru to get the card up and running > > seem very primitive. Here's what I do, all by hand after the system > > boots: > > > > As root, modprobe cx88-dvb > > > > As mythtv, azap kmsp > > > > Right after the azap command, there is a short delay while the > > firmware is uploaded, then the signal is displayed and the happy > > string, "FE_HAS_LOCK" is typed out! > > > > The system log has all the details. > > > > But there must be a much, much smoother way to get the firmware > > uploaded. The "modprobe cx88-dvb" command can be put into > > /etc/rc.d/rc.local, which will smooth-out that part of it. But > > that's not enough to get the firmware loaded. > > > > How else might the firmware be uploaded, without having to manually > > enter a command, such as "azap kmsp" ? > > I just stuck "cx88-dvb" into my /etc/modules (list of modules to > automatically at system startup). The firmware seems to get > automatically loaded just fine. > > Your distro may use a different convention (my system is > debian/ubuntu). Thanks Rob, I'm using Fedora Core 3, with the aforementioned added kernel 2.6.12.-rc6. Surely, the debian/ubuntu folks have done the extra work to make it a bit easier to use the DVB driver with less manual work - nice for you debian users ! -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] After FE_HAS_LOCK, what next?
On 6/11/05, Ray Lischner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Saturday 11 June 2005 04:11 pm, Mercury Morris wrote: > > > Thanks for your post.Youusedthephrase,"editthechannel > > numbers". To be clear, you really mean the Channel Number field on the > > screen where an individual channel can be edited? > > Yes. > > > Now, I'm going to try entering the XMLTV ID in the field near the > > bottom of that screen and see if mythfilldatabase will retrieve the > > correct data. > > That also works. > > > If you really edited the Channel Number field, where did you find the > > value(s) to put in there? > > From past attempts at getting the scanned channels to match the > downloaded data. You can also download the data to an XML file, and > read that file in a text editor. (The Zap2it.com web site has a number > of tools to try. I used the Perl client. Visit > <http://bb.labs.zap2it.com/viewforum.php?f=17> for information.) Thanks again, Ray. I didn't even know that zap2it had forums !?! Now there's a whole new area to search thru for help. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] HD-3000 firmware upload
After a bit of work installing kernel 2.6.12-rc6 and an HD-3000 card, I'm able to watch HDTV using only the DVB driver that comes with that kernel. Nothing from the pcHDTV website was installed. But the gyrations I have to go thru to get the card up and running seem very primitive. Here's what I do, all by hand after the system boots: As root, modprobe cx88-dvb As mythtv, azap kmsp Right after the azap command, there is a short delay while the firmware is uploaded, then the signal is displayed and the happy string, "FE_HAS_LOCK" is typed out! The system log has all the details. But there must be a much, much smoother way to get the firmware uploaded. The "modprobe cx88-dvb" command can be put into /etc/rc.d/rc.local, which will smooth-out that part of it. But that's not enough to get the firmware loaded. How else might the firmware be uploaded, without having to manually enter a command, such as "azap kmsp" ? Thanks for any clues you might want to share. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] After FE_HAS_LOCK, what next?
On 6/11/05, Ray Lischner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Saturday 11 June 2005 12:34 pm, Mercury Morris wrote: > > > Now, next problem - how to get the Guide Data channel numbers > > to match the channel numbers created by the 'Scan for channels(s)'. > > Surely, someone - even many someones - must have solved that > > problem.Isurehopeso,becauseallIcandoisWatchTV,and > > I'd really like to be able to Record TV, too :) ! > > The only way I found to get the channels to match is to start fresh, > scan for channels, then edit the channel numbers manually to match the > ones that I know DataDirect uses. The many gyrations I had to go > through to reach that point were frustrating, but now that I see what's > going on and how to solve it, the solution is pretty simple. Hi Ray, Thanks for your post. You used the phrase, "edit the channel numbers". To be clear, you really mean the Channel Number field on the screen where an individual channel can be edited? I tried that, but I didn't know what I was doing - and got nowhere, or course. Now, I'm going to try entering the XMLTV ID in the field near the bottom of that screen and see if mythfilldatabase will retrieve the correct data. If you really edited the Channel Number field, where did you find the value(s) to put in there? -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] PCHDTV-3000 2.0 settings
On 6/11/05, Xiaotian Sun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > what i did, which is simpler in my opinion (only one scan, doesn't > > > involve direct manipulation of the database, etc.) > > > > > > 1. delete the old channel setup > > > 2. run a channel scan > > > 3. customize zap2it line-up to include only those scanned channels > > > 4. retrieve the line-up > > > 5. go to channel setup and got the xmltv id (don't remember the exact > > > name, something like that) from the retrieved channels > > > 6. type in the xmltv id in the corresponding scanned channel > > > 7. go to mythweb and delete the retrieved channels > > > 8. run mythfilldatabase to get the listings > > > > Xiaotian, > > > > I think I understand what your steps above will accomplish > > and it's pretty clever. Seems like you are fooling mythfilldatabase > > to get the data and store/associate it with the scanned channels. > > > > I have one question though. Since I don't have mythweb, is there > > an alternative way to delete the retrieved channels? Or, is it absolutely > > necessary to delete the retrieved channels? > > I think in order to avoid confusion to the mythtv scheduler, it's > better to delete the duplicated channels. If you don't have mythweb, > I think you can do it this way: write down those xmltv id's and delete > the entire channel setup. Then do a channel scan and fill in the > xmltv id's. > > But mythweb is very convenient for scheduling recording, editing key > bindings, etc. I suggest you to insall and configure it. Thanks for answering, I appreciate your suggestion about installing and configuring mythweb. Solving the HD-3000 DVB driver problems just seemed to be enough of a burden without adding any extras, such as mythweb. I do have all the XMLTV IDs written down, so I can give your alternative idea a try. At least, it would be a starting place, just to see if it's possible to get the Guide Data and try to record using it. Thanks again for your help. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] PCHDTV-3000 2.0 settings
On 6/7/05, Xiaotian Sun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > what i did, which is simpler in my opinion (only one scan, doesn't > involve direct manipulation of the database, etc.) > > 1. delete the old channel setup > 2. run a channel scan > 3. customize zap2it line-up to include only those scanned channels > 4. retrieve the line-up > 5. go to channel setup and got the xmltv id (don't remember the exact > name, something like that) from the retrieved channels > 6. type in the xmltv id in the corresponding scanned channel > 7. go to mythweb and delete the retrieved channels > 8. run mythfilldatabase to get the listings Xiaotian, I think I understand what your steps above will accomplish and it's pretty clever. Seems like you are fooling mythfilldatabase to get the data and store/associate it with the scanned channels. I have one question though. Since I don't have mythweb, is there an alternative way to delete the retrieved channels? Or, is it absolutely necessary to delete the retrieved channels? Right now all I can do is watch TV, can't record anything. I'm hoping there is a way to avoid installing mythweb. Any ideas you might have would be appreciated. Thanks, -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] After FE_HAS_LOCK, what next?
On 6/11/05, Phill Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No worries - I've attached a screenshot to be precise. Wow! A screen shot - must have been the magic - Thanks Phill. I can watch TV now - the two buttons showed up AFTER the following steps: ./configure --enable-dvb make clean make make install When I compiled mythtv last Thursday, it took only 5 minutes. This time it took the expected 17 minutes. The two buttons appeared - just as in your screen shot. I did the Scan for channels(s) - took a while - but it found the strong signals. After that, I started the backend and the frontend, selected Watch TV, and a picture appeared. Thanks again for telling me about the two buttons, that was the key to finding out my last mythtv compile did not result in the correct output. The 'make clean' must have reset everything so that the latest compile made things come out right. Now, next problem - how to get the Guide Data channel numbers to match the channel numbers created by the 'Scan for channels(s)'. Surely, someone - even many someones - must have solved that problem. I sure hope so, because all I can do is Watch TV, and I'd really like to be able to Record TV, too :) ! -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] After FE_HAS_LOCK, what next?
On 6/10/05, Phill Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is what I did. FYI, I'm in Australia so our DVB is PAL. > > 1) Shut down the mythbackend service. > 2) Run mythtvsetup and say Yes to overwriting channels and card > settings. I already had 2 analogue cards in there so this was a bit of > a bummer but I saved the settings for future reference in case I > needed to go back. > 3) Then create a new Capture Card as type DVB - easy. It should > display your card name. If mythbackend is not stopped it could tie up > the card and you won't see the card name. > 4) Create the Video Source - easy. In my case I just called this aerial. > 5) Connect the capture card to the video source in the Input screen. I > just took the defaults - easy. Make sure you have enter a correct > starting channel in the Input screen otherwise when you go into > LiveTV it will hang for 15 seconds and then bomb back out to the menu > as it can't connect to the broadcast. > 6) Go into the channel editor and do an Automatic scan. Choose Full > Scan type. You need to do this for each channel (ABC,SBS,7,9,10 in my > case) and for each one you have to enter the Frequency (eg 22650 > for ABC) AND the Bandwidth (which in my case was 7MHz for all of > them). > 7) At the end of all this you may end up with a stack of channels - some > of them are EPG channels, some are HD channels and some are lots of > what seems to be the same SD channel (don't know why that is - > something the broadcasters do for some reason). > 8) Exit out and start mythbackend and mythfrontend and try to watch > LiveTV. This is how I was testing it. I figured that because scan and > tzap had worked then the card is set up correctly from a Linux > perspective so it was just a matter of getting it to work under MythTV > from there. Look in the mythbackend log and it should say something > like: > > 2005-05-10 20:47:32.366 DVB#0 Multiplex Locked > 2005-05-10 20:47:33.561 DVB#0 Successfully tuned to channel 20. Phill, I finally was able to try the steps you outlined (above). When I got to step 6) - the Channel Editor, I didn't see anything about a scan, Automatic or otherwise. There weren't places to enter frequencies or bandwidths either. Should I have run mythfilldatabase before trying the Channel Editor? Another question: where inside the Channel Editor does the Scan option appear? Maybe I haven't compiled mythtv with the right set of options on the ./configure command. I used ./configure --enable-dvb, and it seemed to compile without any problems. Any further hints you might think of would be most welcome. Thanks again for your help with all of this. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] After FE_HAS_LOCK, what next?
On 6/10/05, Michael Haan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Actually, you can hit 'Y' to switch cards. Also, if the card you're > on has multiple inputs, you can hit 'C' to switch inputs. Thanks, Michael. Actually, I use 'Y' on another, older system with two HD-3000 cards in it. That system doesn't use DVB, and has nothing but HDTV, so it was no test of MythTV when I would enter 2_1, for example. What I'm wondering is, will MythTV Automatically switch cards (between HD-3000 and PVR-350) when a digital channel is entered on an analog channel being watched (having chosen Watch TV). It's not important at all, I was just curious how MythTV handles the analog-digital combination. I'm preparing to follow the steps outlined by Phill, and hoping for a good outcome. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] After FE_HAS_LOCK, what next?
Phill & Michael, Thank you both for your advice and directions. I thought there were some earlier discussions about DVB and HD-3000, so I'll go search them out. Also, I remember reading about scanning channels, but wasn't sure if those discussions referred to MythTV. I have never seen the place(s) in MythTV's Channel Editor where scans are offered, so again I'll have to go back in there and look for the option/choice/etc. Since the HD-3000 card is being added to a system with an already-working PVR-350, I have been wondering if/how MythTV can tell the difference when Watch TV is selected. I know it will choose the first available tuner. But what will happen if, while watching an analog station, a digital station is selected by typing '2_1' for example. I'll just have to wait to see if MythTV will know that it has to switch cards at that point. Thanks again for your help. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] After FE_HAS_LOCK, what next?
After installing an HD-3000 card, all of the dvb-apps package, and the firmware, the azap program showed that the card is working with several channels having strong signals. FE_HAS_LOCK shows up along with high signal values, error rates of all zeros. What are the next steps to getting mythtv to tune and record ? Using the Guide (EPG) to record from the HD-3000 results in just snow. So, I looked in mythtv-setup's Channel Editor and found that the "Default" was set for all channels, "Default" being NTSC. Does that mean going thru the Channel Editor and changing all the HDTV channels to ATSC? Since the system has a working PVR-350, I'd guess that only the channels numbered like 2_1, 9_1, 9_2, etc., have to be changed to ATSC. What other steps have to be done before mythtv will recognize and record from the HD-3000 card ? Thanks for any insight you might have -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] What to use for dvb-path and a dvb-apps question
On 6/9/05, Bruce Pennypacker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And you can get dvb-apps from http://www.linuxtv.org. Don't just > download the tarball in the downloads directory however. Make sure you > get the dvb-apps tree from CVS, as that's much more up-to-date. Bruce, thank you very much! It is kind of confusing to read all the messages with conflicting statments. Some say that CVS won't compile, while others say that RPM packages are broken. Your advice makes me feel that I'll get the HD-3000 working. My other problem (dvb-path) is solved. I misunderstood the output from ./configure --help, thinking that the file in brackets was NOT to be used. That file, frontend.h, in fact IS THE FILE to be used. All that was needed to include DVB support is --enable-dvb. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] What to use for dvb-path and a dvb-apps question
Thanks gentlemen, for your replies. I'll try the '/usr/include' value and see what happens. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] What to use for dvb-path and a dvb-apps question
In mythtv-setup, I tried to add an HD-3000 card as a Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) device. In the center of the screen was a line telling me to recompile with DVB support. Yesterday, when I compiled mythtv (0.18.20050523-1) I noticed that make --help showed --dvb-path. So, I Googled around, but didn't find a solid answer, and left out both --enable-dvb AND --dvb-path. Bad idea. So, now I must recompile mythtv, but what is the value to use for --dvb-path ? I should also ask about where and how to get/install dvb-apps, assuming I can figure out what to use for dvb-path. The kernel is 2.6.12-rc6, with all the Video Adapters compiled as modules, including CX88_DVB. There is also a PVR-350 card installed and working, using ivtv-0.3.6e. If you are using a 2.6.12 kernel and have compiled mythtv with DVB support, would you post what you used for dvb-path ? Thanks, -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Adding an HD-3000 to a PVR-350-only system
Thanks to all who replied for the details of your experiences. From them, I can see that "patience" is the word for me. I'll wait until after moving to a 2.6.12 kernel before adding an HD-3000. After re-reading all the replies, I feel lucky to have avoided some unpleasant experiences trying to force-fit the HD-3000 into the 2.6.11 kernel. Thanks ! -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Adding an HD-3000 to a PVR-350-only system
On a newly built system running Fedora Core 3 with this kernel, 2.6.11-1.27_FC3, I would like to add a single HD-3000 card to the single PVR-350 card already installed and working. The PVR-350 is being used only for video capture, not playback. I've seen some good guides for installling HD-3000 cards, but it's difficult to tell which of them really applies to the kernel on this new system. For example, can I use DVB drivers (preferred) without having to re-compile this kernel? It's a bit confusing to read Angel Li's Air2PC Guide which does compile the kernel, and then read Jarod Wilson's Howto where he states that he is using a Stock FC3 kernel. Then, there's the question of which of the tarballs on the pcHDTV site is the DVB tarball. I can surely get there using the trial-and-error method, but I'm just wondering if anyone has started out with a PVR-3/250 card and then added an HD-3000 card. If you have gone this route already, what were the main steps you took? Thanks for any help. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Confused about lirc_i2c
Where does the lirc_i2c module come from? On an up-to-date Fedora Core 3 system, I cannot find anything named lirc_i2c. The system has MythTV installed from CVS and IVTV installed from source (ivtv-0.2.0-rc3j). In the IVTV documentation for Lirc support, the Installation steps indicate that there should be several binaries installed, one of which is called lirc_i2c. So this is what confuses me... where is the lirc_i2c module? It looks like is is not included as part of the Fedora Core 3 distribution. How could this be? Maybe I made some mistake along the way that removed lirc_i2c. If you are among those who build-from-source, can you help clear up my confusion? Thanks. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] ivtv compile and build
Thanks all, for your replies. The RPM route is still an option of course. My first MythTV system, now dismantled, was successfully built using Jarod's guide and Axel's RPMs. At the moment, I would like to be able to use CVS, compile-from-source methods, and make this new AMD64 system work. But, I remain open to switching to the pre-built approach, and taking advantage of all the hard work done by Jarod, Axel, et al. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] ivtv compile and build
Progress so far: 1. Fedora Core 3 installed on a new AMD64 machine. 2. MythTV downloaded from CVS, as of today (25 May). 3. Successful compile, mythtv-setup runs thru General just fine. Next step, installing the drivers for a PVR-350 card. Would anyone care to offer places to look for a set of steps that would help me compile, build, and install ivtv ? I've been looking for Blogs, Howto's, mailing-list messages, where someone might have listed the steps necessary for compiling ivtv from source and getting all the other pieces put together. Right now, it looks like a much larger task than all the preceding steps combined. For example, it appears that the kernel source must be installed just so ivtv will compile. Eventually, assuming I can get ivtv installed by compiling from source, I will document the process, so anyone else who goes the AMD64 route can have something to refer to. Thanks for any pointers, advice, or uproarious laughter you might have. -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] VNC as a Single remote for Multiple Frontends
On 5/2/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mercury Morris wrote: > > >On 4/24/05, Jeff Wormsley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>Mercury Morris wrote: > >> > >>>So, I'm wondering if there might be a hack for VNC to run on the PSP. > >>>I'll be off searching for any help in that area. I've seen Palm VNC, and > >>>plan to study/research that further, too. > >>> > >>>The purpose(s) of my original message were to add some information > >>>about VNC to the discussion, and see if anyone has a better, less-bulky > >>>solution to the Single-Remote/Multiple-Frontends situation. > >>> > >>I don't know about the PSP, but VNC clients exist for Windows based > >>PDA's, I believe. > >> > >>http://www.freewareppc.com/docs/vncviewerforpocketpc.shtml > >> > >> > >If there were absolutely no alternative to a Windows-based device, > >then it would rise to the top of the list. I'm sure hoping that some > >flavor of Linux on a hand-held device is capable of running a VNC > >client. > > > Sharp Zaurus with VNC viewer. Unfortunately--even though they sell a > handheld running Linux--Sharp's website isn't tested with > Linux-compatible browsers, so I can't get you a link--every page is > blank in FF 1.0.3. They are truly geniuses when it comes to marketing. > Google says the important pages are: > http://www.google.com/search?q=%2Bzaurus+site%3Asharpusa.com&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:unofficial > > I replaced the Sharp ROM with OpenZaurus ( http://www.openzaurus.org/ ) > and OPIE ( http://opie.handhelds.org/ ) (see screenshots at > http://opie.handhelds.org/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=opie12 ) > and am considering switching to GPE ( http://gpe.handhelds.org/ --which > is now pretty well supported on the Zaurus) (see screenshots at > http://handhelds.org/~gpe/gallery/ --click the images to see screenshots > in that category), but you can get the viewer for the Sharp ROM if you > prefer. Note that you can also run OPIE and GPE on iPAQ and other > handhelds (see http://www.handhelds.org/ for all the info you need), but > buying a Zaurus means you don't pay for PalmOS or wince (I mean Pocket PC). > > You can even use your Zaurus to watch TV from your MythBox using VLC > (not VNC) ( > http://handhelds.org/~gpe/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=portedapps&id=land_20877 > ) and a wireless LAN! :) Who else out there has a handheld remote > control on which they can watch TV? (Note, I haven't set mine up to use > the wireless LAN--haven't bought the wireless adapter--but just knowing > I could makes me happy. It works great from the cradle.) > > VNC Viewer information is avialable at > http://opie.handhelds.org/cgi-bin/moin.cgi/OpieUserManual_2fVNCViewer . > > The hardest part is putting it all together--appropriate hardware (i.e. > Sharp Zaurus SL-6000), kernel (OpenZaurus for SL-6000/tosa), > distribution (OPIE or GPE), and applications--but it's worth it. > > HTH. > Mike Thanks Mike! So much good information, it will take me a while to get thru it all. The bonus in your reply, using VLC to watch TV on the handheld, is really something. I use VLC sometimes to see what the quality of a particular HDTV signal is, BEFORE bringing up mythfrontend. There's a difference in how the two handle weak signals, with mythfrontend just sort of hanging. VLC on the other hand, stumbles along with POPs and CRACKLEs and lots of error messages. Great reply from you, much appreciated! -- MM ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
