Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-250 With Myth-TV WITHOUT IVTV?
> >>>Unfortunately, IVTV on SUSE 9.1 Pro has been a living nightmare to get > >>>working. You could try rpms found at http://folk.uio.no/oeysteio/ I would just make sure you get rid of old drivers before installing... I've used the versions for 9.2 on my myth box and had no problems. but then again I had no problems with "make", "make install" either... Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] how does mythtv connect to mysql?
Hi- I've had my Mythtv box working fine for months. Yesterday I started installation of new hardware (pvr-500) and now for some reason my database is acting up. I'm having a tough time understanding this one. Maybe if I knew a little better how the program accesses the db, I could figure it out. I'm not finding any solutions in the archive. If you know of one, please kindly point me, 1) When I log in to my x session-kde as root (I know a no no...), I can start mythbackend and mythfrontend, no problems. - 2) When I log in to my x session- kde as user mythtv, I get errors that : 2005-03-15 17:22:34.161 Unable to connect to database! 2005-03-15 17:22:34.162 Driver error was [1/2005]: QMYSQL3: Unable to connect Database error was: Unknown MySQL Server Host ' mediabox' (1) couldn't open db When I go through the setup, I set ip address, indicate user is mythtv, and set password to mythtv. Still cannot connect to db. --- 3) from command line: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~> mysql -u mythtv -p mythconverg I enter password=mythtv and I'm in. --- I have a feeling that I'm missing a setting somewhere in mythtv? but where? Thanks for any insight. Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] PVR-350 TV-Out vs Pundit-R DVI
Hi- I've googled some and not really found the answer. Although, this seems like something that should have been asked before, I'm not finding it. So, I'm open to advice- or a pointer to a source of guidance My current system: SuSE 9.2, Myth 0.17 FE/BE on a Pundit-R, celeron 2.6 and using the PVR-350 tv-out. Recently upgraded to 30" LCD TV that will do 1280x768. HD ready with component, composite, s-video and DVI inputs. Currently not a subscriber/user of HD. Just got a PVR-500 delivered today, so that will eventually be making it's way into the box... All mpeg2 hardware endoding... The setup works great, but I'm wondering if I'd see any improvement by going to DVI for output? I've seen a couple of posts that Xv will work OK with the onboard ATI 9100 IGP. Or should I keep on with the PVR-350 tv-out? Not messing with overscan, etc and being able to surf the internet from the living room floor with wireless mouse/keyboard would be nice, but not worth a hit in tv performance, as mythtv is the primary use of the box. But a significant increase in processor use=increase heat=increase fan noise, and I like the current volume of the system... Or maybe I just do the experiment myself and report back? It seems that someone probably already knows that one is better than the other- and I'm not finding it Thanks, Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Avoid Suse for mythtv (database issues)
> > Just to add to that, I recommend against Suse for those who are not > familiar with mysql. Following the installation guides on Suse leads > to database failures. Suse users are forced off the beaten path if > they want to be able to connect to a mythtv database. > > How 'bout a I recommend... any distro you're familiar with... I know FC2/FC3 work great for a lot of people. Was a nightmare for me. Switched to SuSE 9.1 and 9.2 and no problemo... MRW ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Wireless card that works on stock FC3 kernel?
On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 10:58:27 -0800 (PST), Brennan Folmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can anyone out there recommend a wireless card that will work > with a stock FC3 kernel (2.6.10-1.766_FC3, for example)? 802.11b > or g is fine, just using this to get zap2it updates. The machine > is a pundit. I've gone round and round trying to get 0.17 > working on the non-4KSTACK kernel and I've about exhausted my > options. Thanks for any help! > Unless you've got some reason to need the card inside the box-you might think about a wireless bridge or gaming adapter. (I'm using a netgear wge101 and it's OK- but I think there are some better ones out there) You use the ethernet on the mobo and you can place the bridge anywhere you need for good reception-and no issues getting wireless cards to work with linux. In the future, if you need to expand to other devices at that point- you can add a switch and not have to buy other wireless devices- unless you're limited by bandwidth... examine your setup, might make sense for you. Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Stumped
Mike Wester wrote: > > the router to which my backend is directly wired (thereby making a > > 100mbs connection), it did not crash even when watching recordings- It > > worked fine for over 30 minutes so I called it stable and moved > > everything back. As of tuesday morning when I did this test I was > > thinking that my network is a little flaky (even though there are no > > other issues with streaming media to windows boxes connected through > > the wireless bridge), but there may be more to it. And Replied to his own e-mail: Ok- I got home 1/2 hour ago and I've had live tv streaming to the remote frontend for 21 minutes- no problems, even with some traffic to the wireless bridge. I get a few errors, but it keeps working- even through the ringbuffer issue. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~> mythfrontend 2005-02-03 18:39:10 mythfrontend version: 0.16.20040906-1 www.mythtv.org 2005-02-03 18:39:10 Enabled verbose msgs : important general mythtv: could not connect to socket mythtv: Permission denied lirc_init failed for mythtv, see preceding messages 2005-02-03 18:39:12 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin. 2005-02-03 18:39:13 Registering MythMusic Media Handler as a media handler 2005-02-03 18:39:20 Connecting to backend server: 192.168.0.19:6543 (try 1 of 5)2005-02-03 18:39:20 Using protocol version 13 2005-02-03 18:39:20 Using protocol version 13 2005-02-03 18:39:20 Using protocol version 13 2005-02-03 18:39:23 Opening OSS audio device '/dev/dsp'. 2005-02-03 18:39:23 Audio fragment size: 4096 2005-02-03 18:39:23 Using XV port 93 2005-02-03 18:39:23 Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV pthread_setschedparam: Operation not permitted 2005-02-03 18:39:24 Running as SUID root would allow some threads to run with realtime priority, improving video smoothness. 2005-02-03 18:49:35 RemoteFile::Read() failed in RingBuffer::safe_read(). 2005-02-03 18:59:18 prebuffering pause 2005-02-03 18:59:18 RemoteFile::Read() failed in RingBuffer::safe_read(). 2005-02-03 18:59:29 RemoteFile::Read() failed in RingBuffer::safe_read(). 2005-02-03 18:59:32 prebuffering pause 2005-02-03 18:59:38 prebuffering pause 2005-02-03 19:03:55 RemoteFile::Read() failed in RingBuffer::safe_read(). 2005-02-03 19:06:15 RemoteFile::Read() failed in RingBuffer::safe_read(). then I stop watching live tv 2005-02-03 19:10:45 Changing from WatchingLiveTV to None 2005-02-03 19:10:45 Changing from None to None 2005-02-03 19:10:48 All Programs and switch to watching pre-recorded BBC news: 2005-02-03 19:10:55 Opening OSS audio device '/dev/dsp'. 2005-02-03 19:10:55 Audio fragment size: 4096 2005-02-03 19:10:55 Using XV port 93 2005-02-03 19:10:56 Changing from None to WatchingPreRecorded pthread_setschedparam: Operation not permitted 2005-02-03 19:10:56 Running as SUID root would allow some threads to run with realtime priority, improving video smoothness. 2005-02-03 19:11:42 RemoteFile::Read() failed in RingBuffer::safe_read(). 2005-02-03 19:11:45 Changing from WatchingPreRecorded to None 2005-02-03 19:11:45 Changing from None to None and it dies. I guess I am seeing the same thing you are seeing... fortunately for me, I don't use the remote frontend much at all. Still, I'd like to figure out how to get it working... ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Stumped
> I wrote about this particular problem yesterday ... > http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/108116 > > The only thing I can think of ... is that the Live TV has more code > around pausing, getting behind, etc. etc. whereas if you are watching a > recording (nuv file) any errors and you are popped out What kind of network are you using to connect the two boxes? I have been seeing similar issues when I tried to add a remote frontend to my working frontend/backend system with similar error messages on the remote frontend. All are Myth v.16, SuSE 9.2. Using PVR-350 on combo frontend/backend box with no problems recording, playing or otherwise. Remote frontend box is connected via wireless g bridge to the network and I'm viewing through nvidia quadro card to monitor. I see similar issues as you've described, only live tv will also die. Here's the thing, on the remote frontend, live tv is more stable than recordings. Recordings will die within 1-3 minutes while live tv can make it 15 minutes before displaying this behavior. Of course this is pretty anecdotal data-(I didn't perform the test in triplicate and record the times or anything- [but I might tonight]) but the phenomenon was enough that I did make a mental note of it. When I physically move the remote frontend box and make a wired connection to the router to which my backend is directly wired (thereby making a 100mbs connection), it did not crash even when watching recordings- It worked fine for over 30 minutes so I called it stable and moved everything back. As of tuesday morning when I did this test I was thinking that my network is a little flaky (even though there are no other issues with streaming media to windows boxes connected through the wireless bridge), but there may be more to it. I also feel like if there was a way to just bump up the buffering a little bit, I'd be fine... My other thought is to try to transcode, instead of streaming MPEG-2, smaller files should stream better. But, since my main system uses the PVR-350 tv-out, I hesitate to even go down this path as it's not a real long term solution for me. The remote frontend is a workstation and should get minimal use with myth... ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] New install - SuSE 9.2, x86_64, PVR-350
2) The PVR-350 remote (newer style with grey top/black bottom) and IR port are giving me fits. I've already posted about this to the lirc board, but - this setup seems to require lirc-i2c and possibly lirc-dev which I can't seem to find for SuSE 9.2. Anyone? I've got a pundit-R running SuSE 9.2 with a newish (nov '04) PVR-350. Remote works great I used info and RPMS at: http://folk.uio.no/oeysteio/Programvare/suse/9.2-ivtv/ and used ~/.lircrc from jarod's guide. > 3) Though I can tune a *few* channels from my analog cable and send to the > tv-out, the channels do not match my cable line-up AT ALL. Using ptune, I > can clearly tune 11 which comes in as ABC Family. Unfortunately, channel 11 > on my analog line-up is ESPN. One other channel will tune (12), but only in > black and white. Anyone have any idea what is going on here? In my box, when ivtv modules were loading, the tuner was being auto-detected as type=47. I saw similar issues, only a few channels coming in- and wrong. When I force to type=39 (might be 38, I'm at work and can't see box from here) then tuning worked... For some reason the auto-detect wasn't working right. good luck Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] IVTV PROBLEM?
The tuner=## issue also applies to some pvr-350s, even if it appears that it's being detected properly. I've got one that I purchased in november. It's recognized as type 47 using 0.2rc3a drivers, however only a couple of channels are tuned. If I force to type=38 or 39 ( I forget which one), in /etc/modprobe.conf, I am able to tune all channels ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Menu GUI offset working?
Thanks all who replied. Works like a charm in ICEWM. Will probably try ratpoison when I get some time. Mike On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 22:09:47 -, Nick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi- > > > > I've done a big google search and haven't found a definitive answer. > > I've got a fresh SuSE 9.2 install of MythTV v0.16 using my PVR-350 > > tv-out on a Pundit-R. Everything works great. Only issue I have is > > setting GUI offset. Changes to gui width and height work, but offset > > seems to do nothing, and my menus are running off the left side of the > > screen. I found one post asking where the settings were saved in the > > database, but no information regarding a solution. I've also seen > > posts where the offset commands were broken in v0.14. Has this been > > fixed? Anyone know of a workaround? Also, once I get my notes in > > order, I will try to get my install info to whoever was compiling this > > info for SuSE... Thanks for any insight. > > Michael, > > If you are using KDE as your desktop, the GUI offset setting does not work > at all and due to the overscan of the 350 you lose the left hand side of the > Myth window. (I'm using a Pundit-R/350/Nova-T combo). > > There are a couple of options - you can run MythTV in a window (option in > mythfrontend setup) and can then resize/move the window so it is all > visible. When I tried this it forgot the placement of the window between > runs which wasn't very helpful. > > Other option is to use a different desktop, such as ratpoison (or even none > at all). In this scenario I think the offset setting is honoured (I've seen > it work in ratpoison at least) and should help get around this annoying > problem. > > Cheers, > Nick > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.2 - Release Date: 21/01/2005 > > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Menu GUI offset working?
Hi- I've done a big google search and haven't found a definitive answer. I've got a fresh SuSE 9.2 install of MythTV v0.16 using my PVR-350 tv-out on a Pundit-R. Everything works great. Only issue I have is setting GUI offset. Changes to gui width and height work, but offset seems to do nothing, and my menus are running off the left side of the screen. I found one post asking where the settings were saved in the database, but no information regarding a solution. I've also seen posts where the offset commands were broken in v0.14. Has this been fixed? Anyone know of a workaround? Also, once I get my notes in order, I will try to get my install info to whoever was compiling this info for SuSE... Thanks for any insight. Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] tuner frequency reset/offset/frequency table issue?
Hi- I'm having problems getting a proper frequency table for my Pundit-R, PVR-350, MythTV system. Pardon the rambling e-mail, but as I'm not sure what are relevant and what are irrelevant observations. In chronological order: December 04. PVR-350 in old epia box, under FC3, tuner works fine, tests in Jarrod's howto tune to a channel work fine, but I never get TV-out working right. I install windows 2000 and use GBPVR, tunes channels OK but locks up over live tv. Epia turned into print server/squeezebox server. Jan6 05 PVR-350 into new Pundit-R. Trying Jarrod's howto, I can get tv-out to work, but channels don't seem to be tuning right, but I'm getting static- I figure I can try to fix later, must be a setting, so press on with install. Get stuck on X over tv-out, and tuner thing intrigues me. I'll try in windows again... Jan 8 05, Install XP onto Pundit-R. GBPVR works, channels tune properly, but I really want a linux solution. Jan 13 05, Install SuSE 9.2 onto Pundit-R. (I have more experience with SuSE than RH), install myth, ivtv, all with rpms. Everything works with the exception of tuning channels. Changing channels does change channels, and changing frequency tables in mythsetup does change to different tables (no idea if they're correct) There are a few channels (9, 10, 11) that do tune a signal, however for most others, it's just static or a vague signal). When I find a channel that tunes a signal, it's not the proper signal,( for example MythTV channel 9 gives me the program that my TV normally tunes to channel 17; MythTV channel 10 gives me what shows on my cable tv channel 18) These are shifted slightly when I change between the various frequency tables in MythTV, but none of them is correct. I'm wondering if a) windows messed things up? of if there's a way to "reset" the tuner. It appears that the tuner is changing in response to freq table changes made in myth, but just not to one that works for me. I've tried all the US options available, and none works. I know there are sonm issues with new tuner types, but my tuner 47 seems to be recongized fine. Anybody have suggestions on how to troubleshoot? I've posted to both ivtv and myth sorry for the double posts for some, but , I'm stuck here and not exactly sure where the problem lies. Thanks- Mike The relevant parts of /var/log/messages: an 15 12:43:40 mythbox kernel: Linux video capture interface: v1.00 Jan 15 12:43:40 mythbox kernel: ivtv: no version for "struct_module" found: kernel tainted. Jan 15 12:43:40 mythbox sshd[5070]: Server listening on :: port 22. Jan 15 12:43:40 mythbox kernel: module ivtv unsupported by SUSE/Novell, tainting kernel. Jan 15 12:43:40 mythbox kernel: ivtv: START INIT IVTV Jan 15 12:43:40 mythbox kernel: ivtv: version 0.2.0 (rc3b) loading Jan 15 12:43:40 mythbox kernel: ivtv: Linux version: 2.6.8-24.10-default 586 REGPARM gcc-3.3 Jan 15 12:43:40 mythbox kernel: ivtv: In case of problems please include the debug info Jan 15 12:43:40 mythbox kernel: ivtv: between the START INIT IVTV and END INIT IVTV lines when Jan 15 12:43:40 mythbox kernel: ivtv: mailing the ivtv-devel mailinglist. Jan 15 12:43:40 mythbox kernel: ivtv: Autodetected WinTV PVR 350 card Jan 15 12:43:40 mythbox kernel: ivtv: Found an iTVC15 based chip Jan 15 12:43:40 mythbox kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt :02:09.0[A] -> GSI11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11 Jan 15 12:43:40 mythbox kernel: ivtv: XXX PCI device: 0x5833 vendor: 0x1002 Jan 15 12:43:40 mythbox kernel: module tveeprom unsupported by SUSE/Novell, tainting kernel. Jan 15 12:43:40 mythbox kernel: tveeprom: Hauppauge: model = 48132, rev = K168, serial# = 7520207 Jan 15 12:43:40 mythbox kernel: tveeprom: tuner = LG TAPE H001F MK3 (idx =68, type = 47) Jan 15 12:43:40 mythbox kernel: tveeprom: tuner fmt = NTSC(M) (eeprom = 0x08, v4l2 = 0x1000) Jan 15 12:43:40 mythbox kernel: tveeprom: audio_processor = MSP3440 (type = 11) Jan 15 12:43:40 mythbox kernel: ivtv: i2c attach [client=tveeprom[0],ok] Jan 15 12:43:40 mythbox kernel: ivtv: Tuner Type 47, Tuner formats 0x1000, Radio: yes, Model 0x00ad1598, Revision 0x0001 Jan 15 12:43:40 mythbox kernel: ivtv: NTSC tuner detected Jan 15 12:43:40 mythbox kernel: ivtv: Radio detected Jan 15 12:43:40 mythbox kernel: tuner: Ignoring new-style parameters in presence of obsolete ones Jan 15 12:43:40 mythbox kernel: tuner: chip found at addr 0xc2 i2c-bus ivtv i2c driver #0 Jan 15 12:43:40 mythbox kernel: ivtv: i2c attach [client=(tuner unset),ok] Jan 15 12:43:40 mythbox kernel: module saa7115 unsupported by SUSE/Novell,tainting kernel. Jan 15 12:43:40 mythbox kernel: saa7115: starting probe for adapter ivtv i2c driver #0 (0x10005) Jan 15 12:43:40 mythbox kernel: saa7115: detecting saa7115 client on address 0x42 Jan 15 12:43:40 mythbox kernel: saa7115: writing init values Jan 15 12:43:40 mythbox kernel: ivtv: i2c attach [client=saa7115[0],ok] Jan 15 12:43:40 mythbox kernel: saa7115: status: (1E)
Re: [mythtv-users] Which Distribution?
Hi- Any advice for getting PVR-350 tv-out working? I fought with FC3 for a few weeks and am in the process of installing SuSE 9.2 and will try there. I'd gotten bits and pieces working in Fedora , but never the whole thing (ivtv, lirc...) in the same install... So, any hints, howtos, suggestions would be appreciated. I was going to install from rpm using apt as described http://folk.uio.no/oeysteio/mythtv.html, but if you can suggest specific versions of ivtv, that you know work, I might be tempted to start from scratch. Thanks for any insight, Mike On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 22:32:14 -, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bruce wrote: > > > > > SuSE 9.2 has been pretty easy to get working with my. > > MySQL, php, all > > > of the prereqs are installable using Yast. > > > > Wasn't there some kind of QT lib problem with SuSE? Is that > > fixed with 9.2? SuSE is my distro of choice and I'm thinking > > about upgrading. TIA! > > FWIW I set up SuSE 9.1 (about a week ago) with a PVR-350[0] and > mythtv (CVS-20041224), took me about 10 hours total[1] to get up > and running. > > Only problem was it took some while to download everything and > would have been *much* easier to have a apt source for mythtv. > > If anyone is that interested email me direct for more details. > > Druid > > [0] X out on the pvr-350's tv out. > [1] Mostly download and compile time. > > > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Which Distribution?
Hi Bruce- I'm just setting up SuSE 9.2 on a new Pundit-R with a PVR-350. Any tricks that you can pass along? I'm currently doing apt upgrade as described http://folk.uio.no/oeysteio/mythtv.html and will install ivtv and myth from rpms using synaptic. I hope to use PVR-350 tv-out. Have you been down that path? I've fought with FC2/3 for a few weeks but could never get everything working right. Thanks for any pointers or insight. Mike On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 15:17:31 -0500, Bruce Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > SuSE 9.2 has been pretty easy to get working with my. MySQL, php, all of the > > prereqs are installable using Yast. > > Wasn't there some kind of QT lib problem with SuSE? Is that fixed with 9.2? > SuSE is my distro of choice and I'm thinking about upgrading. TIA! > > - BS > > > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
