Re: [mythtv-users] no editing for new recordings
> can also repair it with > > mysqlcheck -r -u mythtv -pmythtv mythconverg Sound advice! Index for recordermarkup table was corrupted. Dump was impossible, repair went OK, editing now seems possible. Thank you! -- Milos Prudek http://www.spoxdesign.com - your web usability testing ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] no editing for new recordings
MythTV suddenly stopped supporting the edit function. When I press E while playing new recordings, nothing happens. Old recordings (earlier than November 5) can be edited with E keys. I have not changed anything in Myth config within last few months. Two things happened just before editing stopped working for new recordings: - the disk run out of space and I had to kill X Window(Ctrl-Alt-backspace), delete files and launch X again. - a day later, my 2-year old son punched the reset button and caused hard reboot, with no visible consequences. Root filesystes is journal ReiserFS, myth storage filesystem is journal XFS. Everything except Edit seems to work fine. How should I approach this problem? -- Milos Prudek http://www.spoxdesign.com - your web usability testing ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] wish: file size
> Are you aware that this is available (or at least mostly) in Delete > Recordings, under the Scheduling Section? I did not notice that. Yeah, it is good enough for my current needs where I have about 50 files. Thank you. It displays files sizes but it cannot sort by file size. For larger collections I would still vote for "sort by file size" option. -- Milos Prudek http://www.spoxdesign.com - your web usability testing ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] wish: file size
I wish the Media library could display file sizes. Optionally. And sort by file size, optionally. When deleting .nuv files, one often wants to delete space hogs, i.e. large files. User can run a file manager such as Konqueror, if it is installed, but file names are just serial numbers and user must play the file to see what it is... and mplayer cannot play .nuv files after transcoding... so the deletion becomes quite complicated chore. Moreover, myth should support installations where Konqueror or any other file manager is not installed. Is this list a good place to express wishes? -- Milos Prudek http://www.spoxdesign.com - your web usability testing ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] hauppauge pvr-150 IrBlaster
They do, but they don't make all the components in the cards. (Actually, they probably don't make any.) Since every component in the You are right, I did not realize they (Hauppauge) assemble it. card that's purchased by Hauppauge comes with its own NDA, Hauppauge can't tell Linux developers how to make the components work. Thank you for your explanation. -- Milos Prudek http://www.spoxdesign.com - your web usability testing ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] hauppauge pvr-150 IrBlaster
I'm on those lists and all I can say is there's just some effort now to capture the commands on the Windows side to try to reverse engineer it so the simple answer is, not yet Reverse engineering is required? How can Hauppauge claim Linux compatibility on their website if they fail to disclose technical information to the Linux developer community and do not provide their own Linux software? Honestly, I thought that Hauppauge collaborates with ivtv developers. -- Milos Prudek http://www.spoxdesign.com - your web usability testing ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Q: Using MythTV as a router
- run MythTV on a PC without a monitor - capture the video signal and stream it into the Internet. You can do that, but MythTV has no security. Anyone will be able to login (because there is no login) and watch and delete music and launch DoS. You could augment Myth security through firewall that would limit access to a certain IP. - use another machine as a client to watch the stream. The stream is pretty data intensive. 10 MBit is a must. -- Milos Prudek http://www.spoxdesign.com - your web usability testing ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] how to start transcoding?
I have a recording that I created a cutlist for. To physically remove the marked material, I must transcode the recording, correct? - So in Media Library / Watch Recordings, I select the recording. The recording has the scissors icon and the cutlist is present when I press E. Everything is ready. - then I press "I" and select "Job Options" and select "Begin Transcoding" and ...nothing happens. No disk activity in my myth MPEG directory. - OK, so maybe this can be achieved differently. I play the recording, and M press to display Menu, and select "Begin Transcoding" from the menu. A message "Transcoding" is displayed in the top left corner, and nothing happens. MythTV 0.18.1 -- Milos Prudek http://www.spoxdesign.com - your web usability testing ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Hardware compatablity / Drivers RedHat / Fedora Core 4 & MythTV / Advice welcome
*Memory:* Samsung PC3200 (1 GB kit) (2) 512mb DDR à $106 1 GB is actually an overkill. I have a combined front/backend with 512 MB RAM and I use it as Myth, SQL server, testing webserver, DNS, and for two remote users running X Window applications, and as a firewall and router. *Capture/TV Tuner:* Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-250 à $90 This card includes a good remote. PVR-150 also includes a good remote and it is cheaper than PVR-250. I have it. It works just fine with Myth. *AGP Video Card: *Gigabit ATI 9600 Pro w/ 128mb (S-Video Out & DVI out) à $74 Overkill. NVIdia MX400 is good enough and it has a passive cooler. Active cooler adds a lot of noise. *Sound:* SoundBlaster Audigy II 24bit 6.1 channels à In Stock If you insist, but AC97 integrated on motherboard is perfectly adequate. *Remote:* RadioShack 15-2116 universal remote à $49 Not needed. See above. In my opinion you could save some money and get a larger hard disk instead. -- Milos Prudek http://www.spoxdesign.com - your web usability testing ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] lirc for PVR-150 could not connect to socket
Milos Prudek wrote: I'm trying to setup lirc for myth. But mythtv does not respond to the remote control. Please ignore. User error. Simple FAQ on lirc webpage about a Mandrake peculiarity solved the issue. -- Milos Prudek http://www.spoxdesign.com - your web usability testing ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] lirc for PVR-150 could not connect to socket
I'm trying to setup lirc for myth. My lirc configuration seems fine. When I run irw, it works perfectly. For instance for Volume down on my remote it displays: 1791 01 Volume-DOWN grayHauppauge But mythtv does not respond to the remote control. mythfrontend says: 2005-07-06 20:04:47.187 New DB connection, total: 1 Total desktop width=1024, height=768, numscreens=1 2005-07-06 20:04:47.197 Using screen 0, 1024x768 at 0,0 2005-07-06 20:04:47.203 mythfrontend version: 0.18.20050523-1 www.mythtv.org 2005-07-06 20:04:47.203 Enabled verbose msgs : important general 2005-07-06 20:04:47.508 Switching to square mode (blue) mythtv: could not connect to socket mythtv: No such file or directory lirc_init failed for mythtv, see preceding messages Why is there a permission problem? - lircd runs. - /dev/lirc, /dev/lirc0, dev/lircd, /dev/lircm have full permissions -- Milos Prudek http://www.spoxdesign.com - your web usability testing ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Success story: PVR-150, Mandrake 10.1
any reason you used an older version? I installed mine a week or so ago and 0.3.6r was the latest, and I just checked and found that its up to 0.3.6w ! No particular reason. 0.3.3k works nicely. I will test 0.3.6w later on but only if I unearth problems with 0.3.3k. -- Milos Prudek http://www.spoxdesign.com - your web usability testing ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Success story: PVR-150, Mandrake 10.1
Yesterday I installed Myth on Mandrake 10.1. After reading this list for 2 years I expected to spend a week installing myth. Especially because I decided to buy PVR-150, which has unstable drivers. No such luck. All I needed was a few hours. Jarod's guide was not used at all. The following description summarizes my experience and it will be useful to a somewhat experienced Mandrake user. Step 1) ivtv download and installation - Downloaded and installed ivtv-0.3.3k simply by following the first ten lines in doc/install.txt. You can skip the rest of install.txt - DO NOT use the instructions in QuickSetup for modprobe.conf modification. It may causes hard lockup of the OS when you run "modprobe ivtv" later on. Instead enter this into your modprobe.conf: alias char-major-81 videodev alias char-major-81-0 ivtv That is right. Just two lines. ivtv-0.3.3 will figure out the rest. - curiously, /lib/modules/2.6.8.1-24mdkcustom/extra is created and new modules are installed in this directory - Mandrake ships with ivtv 0.1.x in /lib/modules/2.6.8.1-24mdk/kernel/3rdparty/ivtv. I removed the contents of this directory, because modprobe was using it. And I copied the new ivtv 0.3.3k modules from /lib/modules/2.6.8.1-24mdkcustom/extra to /lib/modules/2.6.8.1-24mdk/kernel/3rdparty/ivtv Step 2) firmware download Firmware is available on the original Hauppauge CD-ROM. It must be installed according to http://ivtv.writeme.ch/tiki-index.php?page=ExtractingTheFirmware, using the following hack: *** edit the ./ivtvfwextract.pl script: find "ivtvex.$$", and remove ".$$", then remove the next 5 lines of code, up to (but not including) "$fw_driver_path = ...". Then, do the following: mkdir /tmp/ivtvex cp /mnt/cdrom/hcwPVRP2.sys /tmp/ivtvex/hcwpvrp2.sys ./ivtvfwextract.pl /mnt/cdrom/Pvr *** In my case this caused a simple error message and I had to "mkdir /root/tmp/ivtv" instead of mkdir "/tmp/ivtvex". Step 3) ivtv activation You could just run "modprobe ivtv" but sometimes the /dev/video* files are not created. I use a staged loading described in ivtv FAQ: modprobe tveeprom sleep 1 echo Loading videodev modprobe videodev sleep 1 echo Loading cx25840 modprobe cx25840 i2c_enable=1 sleep 1 echo Loading tuner modprobe tuner sleep 1 echo Loading wm8775 modprobe wm8775 sleep 1 echo Loading ivtv modprobe ivtv I advice that you watch the activation in a separate terminal window using "tail -f /var/log/messages". There should be plenty of ivtv log messages and no errors at all. Step 4) verification Test 1: "cat /dev/video > test.mpeg", run for 5 seconds, kill with ctrl-c, and display with "mplayer test.mpeg". You should see static, no signal yet because no tuning was done. Test 2: "mplayer /dev/video0": again this displays just static in a window. Step 5) Myth installation This is trivial for a semi-experienced Mandrake user. Use Mandrake Control Center to install Mysql and Mysql-client, make sure that your software sources contain PLF and Thac repositories, and install everything myth*0.18*rpm. I have installed the following: mythtv-frontend-0.18.1-20050618.1plf mythtv-themes-0.18.1-20050618.1plf mythtv-backend-0.18.1-20050618.1plf libmyth0.18-0.18.1-20050618.1plf mythtvsetup-0.18.1-20050618.1plf mythtv-0.18.1-20050618.1plf Then follow the official MythTV documentation to configure MySQL and Myth. This configuration will require about an hour or two. Make sure that ivtv is loaded and works (step 4 above) before running the "mythtv-setup" program! You should be hapilly watching TV now. I did not install lirc yet, so this is just for TV without infrared remote control. Presumably, compilation of lirc from sources will be required, because Mandrake ships with lirc 0.6.x which does not support Hauppage PVR-150 or PVR-250 remote control. I can't express how amazed I am with the Myth abilities and the sheer scope of functions it supports. This installation was definitely worth my time. -- Milos Prudek http://www.spoxdesign.com - your web usability testing ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Empty Input connections
Milos Prudek wrote: Hi all, I run into a strange problem when setting mythtv via the mythtv-setup program. Ignore this question. User error. -- Milos Prudek http://www.spoxdesign.com - your web usability testing ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] no listings
I live in a country where no listings are available. No EPG, none planned. Czech republic. How should I set up "mythtv-setup" for such country? In mythtv-setup / "Video Source Setup", XMLTV listings grabber, I must choose something. There is no option "no grabbing". What should I select? Should I select for instance Germany, and then in console window do not import any channels, and then run mythfilldatabase -manual? Is Myth able to search for channels automagically (auto-tuning), or do I need to enter channels manually? -- Milos Prudek http://www.spoxdesign.com - your web usability testing ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Empty Input connections
Hi all, I run into a strange problem when setting mythtv via the mythtv-setup program. I have configured one capture card and one video source. When I open Input connections, it shows an empty list. The HOWTO says that I should see a list: "When you start this screen, you should see a listing of the various input connections available on each of the Capture cards you defined earlier." I run as root. I properly configured everything else, my ivtv driver works fine, 'cat /dev/video >test.mpeg' works. MythTV was installed from Mandrake binary packages but I do not suspect package problem. I suspect that I lack some knowledge. Please help me if you can. -- Milos Prudek http://www.spoxdesign.com - your web usability testing ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Differences between PVR-150 & PVR-250
toddb wrote: I think the 150 does not come with the remote or ir recvr. Not true. I purchased a PVR-150 yesterday and it has both the remote and the ir receiver. -- Milos Prudek http://www.spoxdesign.com - your web usability testing ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Why XFS over ext3?
Any particular reason? Will I have future-proof issues given that ext3 is the 'formal' format? Any extra tools I need (will it all 'just work' with fsck, etc.)? Yeah, it just works. I've been using XFS for 3 months now, works perfectly, no issues whatsoever, no maintenance needed. -- Milos Prudek http://www.spoxdesign.com - your web usability testing ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-150 status?
can't tell if a show was recorded on my 150 rather than my 350. Well worth it, in my opinion. Amazon sells these cards for very cheap too. 82 USD from Amazon U.S., 100 pounds from Amazon UK. This makes PVR-250 bought locally in CZ significantly cheaper than PVR-150 bought from Amazon UK. -- Milos Prudek http://www.spoxdesign.com - your web usability testing ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-150 status?
I want to warn that we are not very concerned about that stuff. My mom was taken ill a few weeks ago and I built this quickly so she could OK. I will use X to run Myth and display recorded shows, not TV out. Looks like PVR-150 is good enough for me. It's not available yet in my country, and although I could get it from U.S. I doubt it would work with European PAL TV norm. -- Milos Prudek http://www.spoxdesign.com - your web usability testing ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-150 status?
I installed a new, external 300GB 1394 hard drive to act as video storage. It seemed to be working fine as of this mornig when I left. I'm sure I'll hear from my 75+ year old Linux using parents if it fails! What about live and recorded video? Is the video choppy? Are the scaling issues resolved by "set all of the Recording Profiles in TV Setup to 720x480. " as Tony wrote to this mailing list on 3/23/2005? Any issues with sound? Jason Werpy mentioned this on 05/13/2005. Any other features that are supported for PVR-250 has and not supported for PVR-150? -- Milos Prudek http://www.spoxdesign.com - your web usability testing ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-150 status?
The development (testing, whatever they're called) ivtv drivers work great on my box. Running a PVR 250, 250MCE, and 500MCE. IR remote connected connected to the PVR250 works fine too. I think I'm running version 0.3.2.r. Super stable, WAF is very high. I asked about PVR-150. -- Milos Prudek http://www.spoxdesign.com - your web usability testing ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] PVR-150 status?
What is the current status of PVR-150 support in relation to Myth? If I use development ivtv drivers, will I get the same functionality as with PVR-250? Including the ability to use remote control? The same wife acceptance factor? The same stability? -- Milos Prudek http://www.spoxdesign.com - your web usability testing ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Much TV card compatible with Myth?
A new TV/FM radio card appeared on local Czech market. Brand name is "Much TV", chipset Philips SAA 7130, SAA 7134. I found it on http://www.itemstech.com.tw/product.asp as Much TV PCI 713x Is it compatible with MythTV ? -- Milos Prudek ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] RAID5 ATA IDE hardware card recommendations for mythbackend machine
3ware is what I'd recommend. Promise is cheap for both cost and quality. I prefer spending the money for the card on another drive and getting a cheap $10 PCI ide card and doing software raid5. I've done this with many systems and it's more reliable than promise cards. Since you have experience with software raid, I'd like to ask: Is it possible to go from single drive (no RAID) configuration to RAID-5 simpy by adding two more harddisks without reformatting or backups? It's difficult to backup current harddisks due to their sheer size... -- Milos Prudek _ Most websites are confused chintzy gaudy conflicting tacky unpleasant... unusable. Learn how usable YOUR website is! http://www.spoxdesign.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Lightweight window manager recommendation
I've seen blackbox and fvwm mentioned in the mythtv.org howto and would appreciate any more information whether one is preferrable or if there are other undocumented alternatives. Thank you all for a wonderful project and community. I like fluxbox a lot. Much faster to start than KDE or Gnome, faster running. -- Milos Prudek _ Most websites are confused chintzy gaudy conflicting tacky unpleasant... unusable. Learn how usable YOUR website is! http://www.spoxdesign.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] Mailing Lists...
Bill Sutton wrote: Um... Probably going to draw fire on this, but... This seems kind of backward What if you use a dialup connection and pay by the minute? You save a lot of money by using a mailing list, because you dial up, get your email, hang up, and you can read everythinng and reply without spending money. -- Milos Prudek _ Most websites are confused chintzy gaudy conflicting tacky unpleasant... unusable. Learn how usable YOUR website is! http://www.spoxdesign.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
