Re: [mythtv-users] Summery of my problems
On 1/26/06, Dylan R. Semler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello list, I've gotten everything with my myth system set-up marginally > well, but I'm still having some annoying problems. So here's what I'm > running: > > Master backend (Dell 8200 circa 2002): > Intel Pentium 4 (probably about 2 GHz) > Nvidia GeForce2 MX > Fedora Core 4 with kernel 2.6.14-1.1656_FC4 > mythtv rpms from atrpms > pcHDTV-3000 > > Frontend (laptop): > Intel Centrino 1.6 GHz > ATI mobility radeon 9700 > Fedora Core 4 with kernel 2.6.14-1.1656_FC4 > mythtv rpms from atrpms > > I've only really been working with LiveTV so far. HD is able to stream > pretty well to the frontend, but there are some problems. In the first > minute or so after I change a channel, there are a few pauses but > eventually it smooths out (something I can live with). However, > whenever there is fast motion in the video, every other line gets > slightly offset--I guess this is described as "combing." How do I fix this? Enable "DeInterlacing". The "Combing" is your (Progressive) laptop display trying to show an interlaced signal. DeInterlacing corrects this. > For analog, the picture quality is pretty bad (noisy) and there are > about three or four horizontal lines at the top of the screen that have > some random patterns of black and white streaks. The picture quality is > much better using tvtime and those lines do not appear. Those lines are called the "VBI" (Vertical Blank Interrupt). They're what gets sent as the TV's scanning electron beam travels from bottom-right to top-left to start the next screenful. The "Random Patterns" you see are (Most likely) the Timecode, and the Closed Captioning data. You can adjust the "Overscan" parameters in Myth to remove these. As for the noise, make sure that Myth is tuning into the same frequency (EXACTLY the same frequency) as TVTime is. It sounds like Myth's off by a few Khz. > Also, the color > balance is not quite right, but when I press F to 'rotate between > Picture Adjustments (Colour, Hue, etc.)', nothing happens. If I press > 'G', I am able to make the adjustments for the recording. Also, the > backend logs indicate that its using v4l v1 rather than v4l v2: IIRC, ATI cards don't support the XV picture controls. This is a problem with their drivers. > > Channel(/dev/video0)::SwitchToInput(in 0): Error -1 while setting > > video mode (v2), "Invalid argument", trying v4l v1 > > 2006-01-26 22:52:21.234 Channel(/dev/video0)::SwitchToInput(in 0): > > Setting video mode with v4l version 1 worked Check the drivers you are using. > Non-mythtv issue but maybe someone has a clue. The master backend does > not draw the desktop onto the entire monitor or tv (when using s-video > out). There is a black bar on the left side where the monitor and tv > are scanning, but nothing is drawn (does that make any sense?). I am > currently running without any nvidia drivers, but the problem exists > with a driver installed as well. Any ideas? Make sure you are using the NVidia driver (Just having it installed does no good, it needs to be defined in your Xorg.conf/XFree86Settings-4 file). Also check your ModeLines to make sure you're using a proper modeline for your display (And make sure you have the correct type of TV-Out defined. Outputting a PAL picture to an NTSC TV will give black borders, as the picture sizes are different). Hope this helps. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Potential IPTV additions for Myth
On 1/26/06, Isaac Richards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thursday 26 January 2006 14:46, Robert Johnston wrote:
> > On 1/26/06, Dave Bixler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > An awesome idea if I must say so -- that is if I completely understand
> > > what you're proposing :).
> >
> > I'm proposing that, for those people who have an IPTV television
> > provider.
>
> You're also proposing the same thing you've been proposing for quite a while
> now. Seems to be rather less productive than actually working on code.
I realise that, but the extent of my C/C++ knowledge is:
#include
void main() {
printf("Hello World/n");
}
I'm looking to see what I can do, trying to learn C and C++ so I can
contribute more to this project, and digging up all the information
that I can, so that someone with greater skill in development can put
something together, rather than waiting for me to learn C (by which
time Myth will be at version 3.93).
I am willing to undertake this myself, if no-one else is willing. But
for those who would like (Or need) this functionality, I'd recommend
they don't hold their breath.
So, on a related note, does anyone have any good C/C++ training
materials, and any kind of reference for the Myth codebase?
Thanks in Advance.
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Re: [mythtv-users] Potential IPTV additions for Myth
On 1/26/06, Dave Bixler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > An awesome idea if I must say so -- that is if I completely understand > what you're proposing :). I'm proposing that, for those people who have an IPTV television provider, rather than having to have a STB hooked up to the network to decode the IPTV stream, then an analogue card hooked into that STB to re-encode the video (with the problems of losing HDTV, having to go the analog realm to record, and having to have several STB's (And several capture cards) to record multiple channels), the Myth box can plug into the network and recieve the IPTV streams, recording them digitally (So no loss of quality, and no loss of HDTV), and be able to recieve/record multiple channels simultaneously. In other words, instead of having an IPTV Box as well as your Myth box, you'll just have your Myth box doing all the IPTV functions. It also means that, If we can grab and parse the Program Guide info, we can run a Myth IPTV box without the need for a DataDirect/XMLTV subscription. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Potential IPTV additions for Myth
IPTV uses SAP+SDP for stream announcement and RTP+RTCP/RSTP (It seems that RTSP is used for VOD/PPV, and RTP is used for regular channels) for the actual video streams. All over multicast (Which is supported in all linux kernels from 2.2+). SAP/SDP description details: http://www.faqs.org/rfc/rfc2327.html SAP default announcement address: UDP:224.2.127.254:9875 RTP defined in http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1889.html RSTP defined in http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2326.html VLC can be used as an example SAP/SDP provider, and to provide RTP or RTSP (In version 0.8.3+) streams (Use the wizard, or the "Open" dialog, and choose to "Stream" output, and VLC will announce the SAP/SDP and stream to a multicast port of your choosing). This means you don't actually *need* an IPTV provider, as you can be one yourself on your local network. I *think* that the existing code for DBox2 can be copied and re-purposed. The only thing that would be missing is the code to grab the "Program guide" (Which, I presume, is mentioned as a HTTP url in the SDP description, and is in a reasonably standard format, as it's made so differing set-top boxen can all auto-configure to pick up the correct lineup and information) I believe, with this integrated into Myth as another tuner(s) (And if we can find the Program Guide data, the equivalent of a EIT program guide provider) we can make Myth a formidable open-source IPTV STB, and as that is where TV is moving, it would be an early foot in the door. While I realise we have a feature freeze for 0.19, how would people (users and developers) feel about trying to get this into 0.20? -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Where's the playback bottleneck?
On 1/24/06, Jerry Rubinow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If I playback an HD resolution file, I get stuttering, pick a codec, any > codec. > > If I play it back with mplayer (-vo xv -vc ffmpeg12), also stuttering. > If I play it back with mplayer (-vo xvmc -vc ffmpeg12mc), plays back > pretty much ok. > > In all cases, myth and mplayer, CPU is between 20% and 50% (this is on > a combined front/backend, P4 2.8 Pundit, with onboard VGA disabled, > using a PCI FX5200). > > The fact that I can playback the file in mplayer with xvmc, tells me > it's not a disk issue, and the fact that mplayer cannot play it back > smoothly with xv tells me it's probably not a myth issue. > > Is it a bandwidth problem in the video card or the bus? Some BIOS > setting incorrect? Does anyone have any suggestions for how to narrow > it down and tell for sure where the problem might be? > > Is anyone using an original (sis-based) Pundit for HD playback successfully? If you can play back using mplayer (and XvMC), it means you can enable XvMC in Myth and have smooth HDTV playback. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Compiling Mythtv on an Xbox error?
On 1/17/06, Peter Loron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As far as I know you don't need to have all of the machines on the same > subnet. There's a file you edit (sorry, don't have access to any distcc > machine now) that has a list of available hosts. Just put the names or > IP numbers in there. No need for DNS if you use IPs. > > One machine (typically the one launching the compile) acts as the > controller. The other machines need to have either the distcc daemon > running or have it set up properly in xinetd. > > When you kick off make, distcc on the local machine looks at the list of > distcc servers, and parcels out the work. Generally, it's not a file, just an environment variable: export DISTCC_HOSTS="192.168.1.1 195.154.11.6". -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Is satellite/cable HDTV possible w/ MythTV, or alternatives?
On 1/15/06, Chris Ribe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > HDMI/DVI/Component in? I mean, seriously, is > > it that hard (That's a serious question, not rhetorical)? As I > > understand it, the signal is still a digital stream. Is the stream > > not compressed, thus requiring the card to recompress it? > > HDMI and DVI-D are copy protected. Component is impractically high > bandwidth analog. DVI-D and HDMI are *NOT* copy protected. Yet. They are too high a bandwidth to cope with encoding at the moment, however. HDCP is the (Proposed) system for copy-protecting content over a HDMI link, but as of yet there is no manufacturer who has added support (As to do so would break support for current equipment), and Windows Vista is the only software system known of so far to support it, which is not even out of beta yet. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: Backend cluster?
On 1/14/06, Jay Hutfles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm just curious if anyone has tried clustering backends together to speed > up post-recording jobs like commercial detection or transcoding. Wouldn't > something like openMosix work? > > If not, sorry for getting off-topic. OpenMosix wouldn't really help Myth's backend all that much, as Commercial Detection and Transcoding are both single-threaded. As it stands, if you set up another backend, jobs can be sent to it, so Myth parallel-processes by itself (As much as it can with single-threaded tasks). -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Is satellite/cable HDTV possible w/ MythTV, or alternatives?
On 1/14/06, Reshat Sabiq <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I assume no, because the HDTV cards for PCs only do over-the-air. But > i'd appreciate your feedback. > > Basically, i'm considering buying an HDTV monitor, and i have a strong > feeling that not buying a tuner, and probably also a DVR to go w/ it > (since i'm likely to need to record things for later viewing), is not an > option. Cable is possible as some cards (like the PCHDTV and Fusion cards) support QAM256, which is most commonly used for digital cable. However, they don't support encryption, so you will only be able to get the channels broadcast "In the clear". -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] problem.." GDM could not write to your authorization file"
On 1/14/06, ChildeRoland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Same thing happened to me, but when I did "df -h" it shows that my > /dev/hda1 (mounted on /) is 100% full (4.1G size, 3.9G used). But, > all my recordings go to /myth which is mounted for /dev/hda4 (default > KnoppMyth setup). > > So, I'm kinda new at this stuff, but what would cause the root > partition to fill up like that?? And, is there anything I can do to > fix it? Any little advice in the right direction would be > appreciated. Try "df -i" to see if you've run out of inodes. If you have, the only thing you can do is delete some files (Look in your /var/log folder for good things to trim) -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] K8M8M (Via) Motherboard Integrated Video
On 1/13/06, Brian Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm using the K8M8M mobo (Via chipset) and the manual says it has: > > "Integrated High Performance & High Quality 3D Accelerator supports > Ultra-AGPII with 2GB/s bandwidth, built-in MPEG2/1 Video Decoder and > Video Accelerator supports VCD DVD HDTV decoding and playback..." > > Anybody have any experience with this Video chipset? I've got an > nVidia 5700 256MB AGP card in the board right now, but I wondered if > this might work better? > > I looked up info on the chipset with Google, and it says it has > "integrated MPEG2 "hardware acceleration", but I'm not sure if that > is the same thing as "hardware decoder". Considering the low price of > the board I'm dubious. > > Would this be "hardware XvMC"? Absolutely correct. And as you already have XvMC on your NVidia card (And better quality output), you're much better off sticking with what you've got. > Of course the other problem is that it has only a VGA output, no S- > Video or composite. Exactly. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Which NVIDIA chipset to use the OSDChromaKey Features
On 1/13/06, Scott Alfter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > (My main complaint with the 6200 is that colors are way too saturated, and > there's no way to crank them back to more natural levels within MythTV.) That's easy to solve. Load up "nvidia-settings" and turn off "Digital Vibrance" (Turn it down to 0). That should solve your problem. If not, go into the "X Server XVideo Settings" area and play with the controls there. If the problem's not just in video, try the "X Server Color Correction" option instead. HTH -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Ubuntu alsa sound & apt-get update concerns
On 1/12/06, Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hopefully the last time I'll need the excellent help this list provides to > get this box up and running... I'm a long time Red Hat user, but switched > to Ubuntu for my second myth box (which has been a great move so far, for > simplicity and thanks to Daniel Hyams' excellent page.) I have two remaining > issues yet to be worked out: > > 1. Volume control - This new install won't be hooked up to a stereo, so I > need to get volume control working. Sound is running through ALSA right now, > as by default, but there seems to be no effect of changing volume through > mythfrontend (remote or keyboard.) How do I go about fixing this? Try setting the mixer control to "default", which should pick up the right soundcard. If that doesn't work, check that changing sound in alsa actually works. > 2. OS updates - On my FC4 system, I've hosed ivtv, lirc, and a number of > other kernel-dependent packages when I do the yum updates from time to time. > I assume Ubuntu apt-get update will have the same effect a times. Because > this is just a myth box on an isolated network, I'd rather just disable the > update announcement and do updates manually when there are significant myth > or related releases. Any myth-related reason _not_ to do that? No. If you leave everything, without updating, then your myth box will continue to operate as it always has. However, if, somehow, someone were to get into the box from outside, it will still be filled with all the security flaws that are discovered from now on. But then, already being a RedHat admin for a while, you already know that. so, "No". :) -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] slow startup, channel change
On 1/4/06, Matt Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've got mythtv running and am loving it. My main complaint is that, > on my pentium-III system, it is veyr slow to start up; "prescaling > images" takes a long time, after which there's a long (1 minute?) > pause until the menu comes up. switching betweem menu items can be > slow too. > > I know this is a slow system, but I have a hauppauge pvr-350 > installed, so most of the heavy lifting should be taken care of. Are > there any tweaks I can apply to speed up the funcitoning of the gui? The "Prescaling Images" IS what's done to speed up the GUI. If we didn't do that (And it's cached for following runs, so it shouldn't take near so long the second time) then we'd have to re-scale the images every time you change screen. As the besic premise is that the Myth box is kept running 24/7, you should only have to see the "Prescaling Images" prompt once in a blue moon. I believe the latest versions of the IVTV driver are a lot faster at drawing onto the 350's Framebuffer, but as that's a PCI transfer, it'll be slower. Another suggestion would be to make sure that the 350 is in the highest PCI slot you can, not a shared PCI/ISA slot, as that will enable the card to use "BusMastering", which will speed things up some. Also make sure you have enabled DMA transfers on your hard-drive with HDParm (If they're supported on your motherboard). Unfortunately, as it's only a PIII system you have, manipulating fullscreen graphics will be slow. The only thing I could recommend is to perhaps change the "rendering method", or build yourself a Theme that has only basic colours in (No fancy images to scale and resize = performance boost). That's about it, though. Sorry. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Frontend - Backend : Connectivity
On 1/2/06, R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Will this work? > > In THIS house, the Backend is connected to Comcast cable. > It is also connected to Comcast internet behind a firewall. > > My relative lives across the street. > We could put a Frontend in THAT house behind that firewall. > > Make the appropriate changes to both the firewalls so that the > Frontend and Backend can communicate with eachother. > > What do you think? > > Or is it better to just get wireless gear, secure it of course, > and forget connectivity over the internet? > > Our houses are about 100 feet apart. If you have broadband connections that are 10MBit or greater, you can use a VPN between the two servers to establish a "Local Network" over the broadband connection. This is unlikely, so a better bet would be to go wireless between the two, as has been details by others. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Serious concerns about LiveTV Ringbuffer chang es - a Q for develo pers
On 12/29/05, Buechler, Mark R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, that would be optimal. My raid5 is on an HP SC10 with 5 Seagate 181gig > drives plugged into a Linux server acting as a SAN server to 7 initiators. > That SAN server has roughly 2TB of raw storage hooked up to it. Keep the > server and all the storage on UPS takes many many batteries. :) Sounds like someone wants to invest stock in APC, and invest in a diesel-powered genny... -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] No Closed Captioning
On 12/29/05, Beny Spensieri Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm in Toronto and I can't seem to get closed > captioning to appear on either live tv or recordings. > > I have tried cc1-4, double checked the font and closed > caption settings, but it won't appear. I have even > made sure the show is captioned by looking for the > symbol in the beginning of the show. > > Anyone else have this problem? Have you been able to > fix it? What capture card are you using? -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Samba 3 better than NFS 3 for recording over Ethernet
On 12/29/05, Brad DerManouelian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My point is that RAID 5 is *MUCH* slower than just about any other > RAID config and you should expect your max speed to be half of your > fastest drive. Put those U320's on RAID 0+1 and you'll likely double > your speed (and half your recoverability). That being said, the > original poster obviously hasn't got that kind of throughput and RAID > 5 is cutting whatever he has in half. Okay, with properly run hardware RAID, RAID 1 is the slowest (Data's written to both drives at the speed of the slowest drive), RAID 5 is next fastest (As the data spans the drives, so it's 1/3 faster than a single drive or RAID 1), and RAID 0 is the very fastest (Data's written to both drives simultaneously). If you have the drives to spare (4 drives), and you don't mind "Losing" half the capacity for the backup, then RAID 0+1 is the best combination, giving high speed AND data redundancy (50% capacity, 200% preformance). If you don't have the drives (3 drives), or you wish to get more capacity from the drives you have, then RAID 5 is best, as it gives you 66% of the capacity of the drives and 133% of the performance. If you have only 2 drives, you can opt to use them as RAID 1 (Which will give you 50% capacity and 100% performance) or RAID 0 (Which gives you 100% capacity (And 0% redundancy), and 200% performance). This is all assuming you're using hardware RAID, which is not reliant on CPU overheads or anything like that. Software RAID changes this, as it uses the CPU and the regular IDE controller, but can't (generally) write to multiple drives simultaneously. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] MythDVD RIP Transcode
On 12/22/05, Michael Haan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > MythDVD Transcode daemon won't start-up. Anyone know how to find-out why? Check out the mtd.log, which will be in mtd's "temp" directory. Alternative, or as well, try running mtd in a console window to see what it outputs. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Easiest installation?
On 12/20/05, Michael Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 12/21/05, Steve Adeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > some people are working on packaging Myth for Deb. > > > > I run Deb on my Myth machine, but I compile Myth from scratch (mostly cause > > I'm running SVN releases). > > Do you have many issues compiling from scratch? I am thinking I will > do this also. I have been a long time debian user, and I think once I > determine the modules my dvb card uses I will then do a install of > debian then go the route of compiling SVN releases etc. That way I can > have more control on the packages on the system. ie bare minimum I, too, compile from scratch using Debian, and the only caveat I've come across is having to use the prefix "/usr" (As Myth can't find it's libraries if you use the default /usr/local) Apart from that, it's dead easy. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Can you use shutdown/wakeup with *slave* backends in MythTV?
On 12/20/05, Nick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd had this working on my master backend for some time but was > wondering whether MythTV supports using this for any slave machines > that are needed for scheduled recordings? At the moment I make sure > they are turned on as and when needed (or left on if being used to > watch media). > > Is it therefore possible to control the slave machines from within > MythTV to allow them to shutdown/wakeup automatically, assuming > scheduled recordings are schedulable (via card input priority) on the > slave? For example, I would much prefer that recordings that could be > made on the DVB cards in a slave machine were scheduled and recorded, > rather than defaulting to the composite feed from a cable box in the > master backend machine. > > Any input, or even a simple no, would be appreciated. Yes. From what I recall, the Master Backend can send "Magic Packets" to a slave backend, to trigger it's "Wake On Lan" system. This should then bring up the slave backend to start it's recording. This is all IIRC, however. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Anyone in Regina, Sask, Canada for a little advice?
I'm here, using Access Communications cable, and I'd like to know if anyone else here is using a Digital card (HD3000/Air2PC/something else) to recieve Access' "Digital" service (As all I have here at the moment are a pair of PVR-250's picking up the "Basic" cable, and if I have to use something like FireWire (And so have lots of boxes clogging up my already full entertainment unit) I'd rather not bother. I'm more interested in going with the Digital for the HD and the lack of noise. Anyone here want to stand up and give me some advice here? I'm not sure what system Access uses for their cable, and how much is broadcast over the line in the clear (Especially as we're in Canada, and FCC regs don't apply) -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Killer system or overkill?
On 12/13/05, Len Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nvidia TC256 FC6200 based PCI-X card Just as an aside, PCI-Express is PCI-E. PCI-X is a very different standard. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] please bless this system
On 12/11/05, tgate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Some questions in particular are: > 1) does the mobo need an IDE hard drive as the boot device or > can I use sata? No. Linux supports booting from SATA. > 2) does the mobo support the vfd and ir from the LC11m? IIRC, it's a USB connection, so the question is "Does Linux support the VFD and IR" (To which, I think, the answer is "Yes, with LCDProc and LIRC" > 3) does the cd/dvd drive fit in the LC11m case and is it easy to > detatch the drive door face? (wouldn't think I had to worry about > this but I found out the hard way) That DVD would fit fine, the only "Gotcha" would be that you'd need to adjust the "Eject Button Presser" in the case, but that's a matter of 1 screw and a bit of lining up before you re-assemble. > 4) Is there anything else I need? I think that'll do you nicely. > 5) do all these components play nice with one another? I've heard no complaints. > 6) Have people had good luck with using a micro atx motherboard? I'm using one Myself (The same case, sans VFD, Socket A/AGP rather than PCI-E, and twin PVR-250's) with no problems at all (Once I solved the "Cheapo ASRock Motherboard/Crappy SiS AGP Implementation" problems that you won't run into with this board). -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] STAY AWAY FROM WI-FI !!! DEVOLO PERFORMANCE IS BAD
On 12/8/05, Anthony Vito <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Be aware when speaking in Mbps, this is also used for advertisements, is > > that it contains > > the overhead within it. > > Oh it's much worse (philsophically) then that. Yes, it contains the > overhead, but then even with that it would still give great data > rates. The problem is bigger then that. Transmission over the air just > isn't that reliable at WiFi's power ratings, top that with the > insanely crowded 2.4Ghz spectrum, and you have real issues. You'd > think that would be obvious, apparently not, since Netgear got sued, > http://www.techworld.com/applications/news/index.cfm?NewsID=4873 > because they didn't print that clear enough on their devices. > > Before 802.11g routers even came out, I got a little forward thinking > going and bought all 802.11a equipment for my wireless network. At > 5Ghz it shouldn't (in theory) go through walls quite as well, but in > my real world experience it has always outperformed 802.11g in that > aspect, and all others. I suspect because of the relatively quite 5ghz > spectrum. I bought all Netgear equipment, and in their "Turbo Mode" I > can get a _real_ throughput of 40-50Mbps through a single (normal > house) wall. > > Here's to watching MythTV recordings over WiFi-802.11a since 2002 Remember that all bandwidth values are quoted as being in MegaBits, so divide the value by 8 to get the true MegaByte value. Also remember to take off 10% (Roughly) for overhead. And (Unless coverage is especially spotty) 802.11x is full-duplex, not half-duplex (as I saw posted here earlier). -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] mythtvburn (web script) hangs
On 12/8/05, Neil Bird <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I managed to install the mythtvburn script and it's deps., but when I try > to trigger it, it starts up & just sits there. > >I have a feeling it's sat displaying a ProjectX licenese agreement in the > invisible Xvfb. > >Any clues as to a first step debugging this? Can I 'get at' the Xvfb > display? Use x11vnc to activate a VNC server on the Xvfb display? -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Myth on XBOX 360!
On 12/5/05, Andrew Close <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > i'd be willing to look into it if you guys could get me an xbox 360. ;) In thoery, you don't even need an Xbox 360, all you need is the UPNP specs, as we'll be building both a UPNP server and client (As the Frontend would be a Client, and the server a server (Obviously)). -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Myth on XBOX 360!
On 12/5/05, Tom Lichti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Michael J. Lynch wrote: > > What are the chances anyone has this working yet? > > > About 0%, considering that no-one has managed to hack into the 360 yet > (much less install Linux on it). I think it will be awhile As the 360 can work as a UPNP frontend for Windows Media Center (And compatible systems), and there was some talk of developing a UPNP server for Myth (And perhaps using that to "Autodiscover" the frontend/backend relationship), perhaps this isn't so far off... -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Error in mythfrontend
On 12/4/05, mystere <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I install mythtv . > Here i run mythfrontend : > > Corrupt JPEG data: bad Huffman code This error means there was a problem loading an image (Possibly from the GANT theme) because the image (a .jpg image, in fact) is corrupt. > SIP: Cannot register; proxy, username or password not set This error means that you haven't set the username or password for your SIP account in MythPhone. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] MythRecipe installation errors..... HELP!!!
On 12/2/05, Carl Fongheiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 12/2/05, Joseph A. Caputo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Is Myth installed on your system? If you built from source it's > > probably in "/usr/local", but the makefile is looking in "/usr", so it > > can't find the Myth headers. My guess is you've got to do something > > like "qmake PREFIX=/usr/local", or possibly edit mythrecipe.pro to > > change PREFIX, then re-run qmake && make. > > The correct place to change PREFIX is in settings.pro. No, the correct place to change PREFIX is in ./configure -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] playing dvd rips to ISO
On 11/29/05, Alan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm just getting the last bits of my mythbox working, and finally got > DVD playing going. The "rip dvd" funcationality works, and it rips to a > 700mb .iso file in /myth/video/, but it doesn't seem to allow playing > throught the 'play videos' function. This is a DVD ripped with the > 'iso' method obviously. I can mount the ISO and the video_ts/audio_ts > and some .exe files (assuming a free windows dvd player installer or > something) are all there. > > I'm waiting to get home to see if the 'perfect' rip (to vob it looks > like) will play, but does anyone know if the .iso should be playable > through the video manager interface? The ISO *is* playable, but with a caveat. MythVideo uses mplayer (By default) to play back all the files it comes across. mplayer does not support playing back from ISO. However, Xine does, and very well, with DVD menus and everything. IIRC, to enable .iso playback in MythVideo, you need to define the "iso" filetype (As it's not in the list as standard), and use the "Custom Command" to run "xine -pfhq --no-logo dvd://%s" (IIRC) This'll then mean you get playback of your freshly-minted DVD ISO's. Though, as an aside, 700Mb sounds a little small for a DVD... you sure it's not a VCD you've ripped (Which should work just as well)... Just a thought. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] More Digital Audio Q's
On 11/27/05, Steve Adeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sunday 27 November 2005 16:26, Michael T. Dean wrote: > > Steve Adeff wrote: > > What exactly does this mean? If you're doing AC-3 passthrough from > > Myth, won't the S/PDIF output be as bit-perfect as was sent to you by > > the digital TV broadcaster/DVD production house? Or, are you saying > > that some sound card's mangle the stream they're attempting to pass > > through? > > > > Mike > > Yes, 'mangle', because the chipset will do freq/bitrate conversion if needed > to match the abilities of the output circuitry. If the output circuits can > handle 24/196 then no change is needed and the chip just sends out the > signal. Creative's output circuits can't handle 24/196 so the signal gets > reprocessed to match its output (20/92 iirc). This is whether the signal is > DD/DTS or PCM. Here's the thing. The S/P-DIF specifications state that signals have to be transferred at either 44.1Khz/16-Bit or 48Khz/16-Bit for PCM, DD/DTS (Which is a raw mix from the source), or AC-3 (5.1 Channel, 48/44.1Khz, 16-Bit). However, Creative's SB Live! cards add to this, by being able to decode (On-card) DD5.1 to AC3 (And multiple outputs). But this is optional, and can be switched off (At least in the Windows Drivers, I don't know about the Linux ones). If it's switched off, and the S/P-DIF is addressed directly, then the format that's presented (DTS/DD/AC-3) will be piped directly to the S/P-DIF and out to the Amp via the S/P-DIF RCA or TOSLink connector. If the input stream is from a DVB/ATSC source, it should be in AC-3 (Or DD, I'm not certain), And if it's from a DVD source, it'll be in 48Khz PCM/DD/DTS, which means that there will be no resampling. If the source is an PVR card, make sure it's set to capture at 48Khz, and there will be no resampling (As it'll get decoded into a PCM stream, that'll then hit the soundcard and S/P-DIF untouched). If the source is an Analog card (BTTV), then you may be stuck with 32Khz, and will have to upsample to 44.1/48Khz. This may introduce upsampling problems, BUT you will have this no matter what card you use, as the S/P-DIF forces to be upsampled. As another point, 99% of cards have an internal "Working Frequency", which means there can be resampling artefacts on virtually every soundcard out there. AC'97 (The general soundcard spec) states soundcards must accept and output 48Khz, and most cards use that. SB Audigy's use 92Khz (That's 48Khz x 2) so they can very simply convert into and back from S/P-DIF's 48Khz recommended frequency. However, as this is all real Audiophile details, the chances of any of this coming out in subjective listening (Without $100,000 sound equpiment) is very very slim indeed. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] zap2it Unauthorized problem again/still
On 11/27/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi there, > > Not seeing an answer for this in the lists (or on google)... > I'm using mythtv-0.18.1-r1 on gentoo, with wget 1.10.2 (ssl enabled), and I > get the following (un and pw work on the zap2it website login, there are no > spaces or errors in the mythsetup un/pw config): > > Do I need to modify firewall settings? > > THANKS > > mythtv ~ # mythfilldatabase > 2005-11-27 11:26:12.914 New DB connection, total: 1 > 2005-11-27 11:26:12.935 New DB connection, total: 2 > Refreshing Tomorrow's data > 2005-11-27 11:26:12.938 New DB DataDirect connection > Retrieving datadirect data... > Grabbing data for Sun Nov 27 2005 offset 1 > From : Mon Nov 28 08:00:00 2005 To : Tue Nov 29 08:00:00 2005 (UTC) > --11:26:12-- http://datadirect.webservices.zap2it.com/tvlistings/xtvdService > => `-' > Resolving datadirect.webservices.zap2it.com... 206.18.98.160 > Connecting to datadirect.webservices.zap2it.com|206.18.98.160|:80... > connected. > HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 401 Unauthorized > Connecting to datadirect.webservices.zap2it.com|206.18.98.160|:80... > connected. > HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 401 Unauthorized > Authorization failed. There is your problem. One "401 Unauthorized" is fine, but two means you have your account details wrong. Make sure it's all put in EXACTLY as given to you, especially the case of the username and password, as Zap2It is CaSe sEnSiTiVe. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Seeking help with XBox+Myth+XMBC
On 11/27/05, Michael Tiller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just got a new XBox. I'm assuming it is v1.6 or v1.6b. I've read up on > how to softmod it (although I haven't done it just yet). > > My goal is to get XMBC installed so I can use it for Myth. > > What I don't really get is how you get XMBC on there? Why not just compile Myth on the XBox? It's what I do, and it works perfectly. DistCC will also help take the load off immensely. > I see from the XMBC site that I have to have the XDK to build it (which > seems impossible to get a hold of) and I can't seem to find binaries > anywhere?!? I'm guessing there is some "secret handshake" or > something...what is it? Where do you get the compiled software from? A Google search for "XBins" will find you what you need to know. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Recordings backend/storage
On 11/26/05, Greg Oliver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there any way to have more than 1 directory for storing recorded > shows/dvd(s)? > > IE, a comma separated list or something. I have tried several ways with > no success, but would love to have it since in my home network, it is > really hard to get more than 2 terabytes in one directory - which is > less than adequate for 900+ dvds I want to put online. > > Any ideas/suggestions? Use LVM to make a Volume Group from several partitions, then store everything in that? > Also, > > Is there an known way to get directdata to open accounts for more than 2 > weeks? You mean Zap2It? I've had my account open for at least 9 months now, with no problems. Have you confirmed the e-mail they sent you? -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Rundown on Videos
On 11/25/05, Thom Paine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can I get a rundown on the best way to work with mythvideo? > I was thinking that I need to NFS mount the /video partition on /video > on each of the local frontends to get that to work. I've ripped a few > DVD's to watch on there (funny how Baby Einstein made the list when > you have a 1 year old) but they don't seem to play. That's right (About the NFS), what format did you rip the DVD's in, and what are you trying to play them back in? (Missing Codecs if in AVI DivX/XviD format, missing DeCSS if you ripped to .iso?) > Also, can I create directories in my /video/videos directory and will > it recurse them properly so that I can seperate some of these, like > the kids shows in one, mine in another, and some of my wife's stuff > elsewhere? I guess I could just try it and see if it works, but I'd > rather wait and get some feedback from people who are using this daily > to see how best to set it up. You can use folders, and if you enable the "Gallery View Browses folders" (Or whatever it's titled, something similar to that), it'll browse the files and folders in a proper manner as you'd expect. > Also, of the DVD's I ripped, I didn't get the movie posters. Does it > automatically download them from somewhere, or do I need to hit some > keys to get that to work? You need to go into the "Video Manager", and from the menu for each recording, go to "Search IMDB". This'll do it's best to get the info and poster from IMDB. If that doesn't work, you can find the movie on IMDB yourself, and enter the number (without the "tt", so "01234567" for movie ID "tt01234567", find that ID in the URL) into the "Manually get from IMDB" option. > And finally, since I plan on ripping alot of my DVD collection, I'm > unsure if I should get four 300G SATA drives and set them up in a > RAID5 array, so I have redundancy, or stripe them altogether and have > a little more room. I guess the only real savings will by my TV > recorded shows that I would like to have in the event of hardware > failure, because all my DVD's I have and can rerip them over time. If you want the best combination of redundancy and speed, use RAID 0+1. This will, however, only give you 600G of space, rather than the 900G RAID 5 gives you. Personally, I'd not use RAID 0 on it's own unless you are either absolutely certain of the uality of the drives, or you really don't care about what's stored on them. > Thanks for reading this far and looking forward to some feedback. eeeEE!!! Sorry, wrong kind of feedback. :) -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: $20 tuner at CompUSA
On 11/16/05, Cory Papenfuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 2388xTF. The manual says "The New Hardware Wizard will...detect the > > ÿÿConexant 23880 Video Capture (NTSC)ÿÿ device." > > Software-based card. Probably fairly similar to the bttv for > support, but it will take lots of CPU to record. Hardware-based cards > (e.g. the PVR-150) are in general better quality for less space/cpu. Erm, from the description (DVB-T), it's a Digital card. Though I don't know of anywhere in the US that's using DVB-T. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Interesting PC Frontend idea...
On 11/15/05, Brad Fuller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Robert Johnston wrote: > > >Has anyone tried one of these systems as a frontend? > > > >http://www.littlepc.com/products_fanless_p4.htm > > > >That machine's around the same size as a standard internal CD-Rom drive. > > I didn't see any mpg2 encoding For a frontend? I'm not surprised (I think you mean MPEG DEcoding, not ENCoding). Oh, and as it runs from a 12v DC power supply, an in-car frontend, perhaps? Maybe grab the Wi-Fi version and use RSync to make an on-the-road frontend... Something like that? -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Interesting PC Frontend idea...
Has anyone tried one of these systems as a frontend? http://www.littlepc.com/products_fanless_p4.htm That machine's around the same size as a standard internal CD-Rom drive. :) -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Fedora 4 hostname / database question
On 05/11/05, David Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Also, the X11 enviroment variable DISPLAY is getting set to > localhost:10.0 obvious typo I have made somewhere. I have grepped thru > everywhere I can think of looking for where this is set to no avail. > Anyone know where it is set? If you are connecting through SSH, and you have "X11 Forwarding" enabled, the SSH session will have a DISPLAY of "Localhost:10", which then gets piped through SSH to your local machine for display of X-apps there. I'd make sure you're looking at a shell on the main display itself to test what your "DISPLAY" variable is set to. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Having problems with mythfilldatabase connecting
> > Have fixed issue with account still getting same error. > > One 401 is normal, then it should work. Are you still getting two > 401's. If so, did you change the username/password to your new Zap2It > Labs credentials as opposed to your old zap2it.com credentials? Also please note that both username and password are CaSe SeNsItIvE! -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ 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 03/11/05, Mercury Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. Tried seeing what irw reports as you press keys on the remote? -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] myth protocol or backend API docs/examples?
On 03/11/05, Neil Bird <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Is there a doc. or anything regarding the myth protocol? Would this entail > using libmyth? > >I wish to cobble up a commandline script that can report tuner status, much > the same way as MythWeb does, so I can direct it to lcdproc. Why would you want to? MythTV already has LCDProc integration built-in. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] different versions on frontend and backend
On 30/10/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Robert Johnston wrote: > >Incorrect. You can pass --disable-frontend and/or --disable-backend if > >you want to make a FE-Only or BE-Only machine. > > > Yeah, if you don't want it to build. Those are porting only > options--they are /not/ valid options on Linux. See > http://svn.mythtv.org/trac/browser/trunk/mythtv/configure?rev=7650 lines > 2740 and 2747--and especially lines 2741 and 2748. These USED to be valid options to build a front-end only system (As it seems very wasteful to have to build the whole of the backend, just to never use it, especially on something like an XBOX-frontend, which will NEVER be able to offer backend functionality, and building the binaries (As well as keeping them) will only waste CPU time and HDD space). These were changed in Rev. 7577 to add the warnings mentioned above, and TBH I think changing this breaks the whole "Client-Server" functionality that Myth is supposed to be promoting, with independant multiple frontends and multiple backends. It used to be that a backend machine didn't require the behemoth that is X to compile, or run, but with these dependancies, it makes what should be a small(er) program with only the dependancies on what it needs become a huge thing that's not efficient at all. > >>As a matter of fact, the same applies to > >>mythplugins--you need the same version of mythplugins as the version of > >>mythtv. > >> > >> > >That's also incorrect. MythPlugins have to be built against the same > >version of libMyth, but you can take an old version of the plugins > >source, as long as it's built against the same version of libMyth as > >the MythFrontend you are wanting to load them from. > > > > > Unless there are changes that break compatibility. This includes > incompatible changes to the myth protocol version, the DB schema > version, the libraries used by the plugins (i.e. > http://svn.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/531 ), and ... In thoery, each "Plugin" should handle it's own "DB Schema", as they should be interchangeable. IOW, MythWeather should not be touching MythVideo's DB entries, and MythTV should not be changing MythNews' schema. This would mean that you could mix-and-match between Plugins/MythTV versions, with no compatibility issues. > And, in /all/ cases, doing so is *not* a "supported" > configuration--which was the point I was trying to make. Unless, of > course, you're volunteering to provide support for all possible version > combinations users may wish to try. Now, I'm not going that far. But you *should* be able to compile a backend-only system without anything breaking, as it's meant to work independantly of any frontends that may be attached to it. Likewise with the Frontend-Only compilation. If there is functionality that is used in both the frontend and backend, it should be modularised so it can be used in both independantly (Moved into libmyth, perhaps?). Otherwise, there's not much point in having seperate front-end and back-end programs, and the whole thing might just as well be one massively-threaded monolithic program. My £0.02 ($0.0355157USD) -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] different versions on frontend and backend
On 30/10/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Andrew McNabb wrote: > Myth is not designed to allow the use of different versions of the > mythfrontend and mythbackend Correct. > (note that both come from a single project > directory called "mythtv" and don't allow building the frontend without > the backend or vice versa). Incorrect. You can pass --disable-frontend and/or --disable-backend if you want to make a FE-Only or BE-Only machine. > As a matter of fact, the same applies to > mythplugins--you need the same version of mythplugins as the version of > mythtv. That's also incorrect. MythPlugins have to be built against the same version of libMyth, but you can take an old version of the plugins source, as long as it's built against the same version of libMyth as the MythFrontend you are wanting to load them from. > So, if you want to play with SVN and they don't want to, you'll have to > set up another "test" server. That's true. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Front end memory usage
On 30/10/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alberto Alonso wrote: > > >I am finding more info on this. It seems to be mostly > >related to theme and resolution. Going down to 640x480 > >I now get 57M of RES usage, which is a heck of a lot > >better, but still rather large if you ask me. > > > >What theme and resolution are you using to the 17M > >resident? > > > >Also, does anybody know of any setting to set things up > >that maybe doesn't cache the whole theme stuff to memory? > >It seems that reading from disk on a page change should be > >fast enough. > > > > > I'm using Minimalist-wide (which is appropriate for widescreen TV's). > > Another Myth box I maintain shows: > > PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEMTIME+ COMMAND > 32076 root 15 0 69764 26m 18m S 6.3 5.3 752:49.75 mythfrontend > > And the guy who owns it uses visor--the theme with the clouds (a > "complex" background image)--at 1024x768. > > I really don't think it's the theme's being cached that's causing the > problem. The default theme, as distributed (XML descriptions and > "unscaled" images), is only 2736KB, Minimalist wide is 2900KB, and visor > is 2828KB. On disk, my themecache (the scaled > images)--Minimalist-wide.1920.1080--is 7776KB, and visor.1024.768 is > 5712KB. Also, TTBOMK, Myth doesn't maintain the entire theme in > memory. Images are cached on disk as just described. Also, since it > notices changes to the XML theme files at runtime, it may not even keep > the theme descriptions in memory (although I haven't looked at the > source to verify this--it could also be checking modification times or > something). > > Regardless, I can't see the theme causing it to take 50-100MB of RAM. > Maybe for a program like Windows Media Player, but this is MythTV. ;) Remember that those theme images are stored (on disk) in a compressed form. I believe a QImage is the raw bitmap, uncompressed, in memory. So a 1024x768x32-bit image would be 3MiB (25165824 bits) -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re:dd yourself to the mythtv users map!!
On 29/10/05, Robert Johnston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 29/10/05, Alexander Petkov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've changed the default zoom level to "world", so everyone's country is > > visible on 1st view: > > http://www.frappr.com/mythtv > > > > I am glad to be a part of such a strong community!! > > You know, it's annoying that "Regina", as in Saskatchewan, Canada, > doesn't work, even though it's easily visible in that first shot... Ah-ha! They've just (Finally) fixed the "City Name" so it autocompletes properly in Deer Park 1.6b1 -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re:dd yourself to the mythtv users map!!
On 29/10/05, Alexander Petkov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've changed the default zoom level to "world", so everyone's country is > visible on 1st view: > http://www.frappr.com/mythtv > > I am glad to be a part of such a strong community!! You know, it's annoying that "Regina", as in Saskatchewan, Canada, doesn't work, even though it's easily visible in that first shot... -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Mythvideo folder view question
On 22/10/05, Mark Rissberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was wondering if there was any way to have a picture representing the > folder in 'folder view'. I tried putting a picture in the folder in the > hopes that it would display it but that didn't work. Curoiusly enough, I found (Completely by accident) that a file named "Folder.jpg" will get displayed on a folder in MythVideo (In folder view). Perhaps that would solve your problem, Mark...? -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Transcode to DVD-compatible MPEG-2 without quality loss?
> > In that case try this: > > > > mencoder -of mpeg -mpegopts format=dvd -ovc copy -oac copy -o > > foo.mpg foo.nuv > > > > When I do that, I get the following: > > INITIAL DELAY of 2 frames > WARN: Audio pts for channel 8 moves backwards; please remultiplex input. > WARN: Previous sector: 6.656 - 6.704 > WARN: Current sector: 6.680 - 6.704 > > This happens repeatedly while running. > > > Also, you should record at 720x480 (NTSC) for maximum compliance, > > though this is usually not neccessary either. > > I've started doing this in an effort to improve picture quality. > Disk space is not an issue for me. You know, I just mount my Myth NFS share in Windows XP and use Tsunami MPEG's DVDAuthor to grab 4 .nuv's (Or .mpg's as the newer svn versions are correctly naming them) which have been recorded in 720x480 from one of my PVR250's, and creating an image (And burning) them directly. It's even good enough to cut out the commercials (Using a GOP-Editor), though admittedly I do have to do that by hand before authoring. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Cannot scan with PVR500 in setup and ::data:: Column 3 out of range: error
On 20/10/05, Simpson, Richard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The PVR-500 *is* a v4l capture card. For card type, IIRC you select > PVR-250/350. AFAIK, the myth scanning feature only works for DVB cards. When > you download your zap2it channel lineup in the Capture Card section of > mythtv-setup, it should populate the channel table (I don't recall offhand > what column 3 should be). You can get into the mysql database with "mysql -u > mythtv -pmythtv mythconverg." Hope that helps. No, the PVR-500 *IS NOT* a V4L card, it is an IVTV card. However, you are correct that "Channel Scanning" is for DVB/ATSC only, and not for "Analogue" tuning methods (Which should be getting their frequency data from Zap2It/XMLTV) -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Setting up just a backend system?
On 19/10/05, Frank Dux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can I initially setup mythtv on a box using a pc monitor, then after > setting up as much as possible, move my mythtv box (backend) to tv and > connect to tv. Then if I need to administer mythtv backend box I > could remote in from another client machine on the network. > > As far as watching recorded shows I would use Xbox for frontend? Is > this possible and if so what program should I use to remote into > mythtv backend box ? > > Otherwise I'll just buy nvidia based tv-out graphics card. >From the sounds of it, you are a little confused between the difference between a "Backend" and a "Frontend". A Frontend connects to the backend and displays video/menus. A Backend interfaces with the capture cards and stores the recordings. The box you describe in the first paragraph sounds like a combined backend and frontend. That it won't be outputting to a TV makes no difference, as it will still be outputting (To the PC monitor). As far as myth is concerned, there is no difference between a TV and a monitor. You could then run a second frontend from an XBox (If you wish), pointing at the same backend, and outputting to a TV. This works well, as I am running that configuration now. Just a FYI. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Xbox as FE
On 19/10/05, WiFi Fun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Without a hardware modification chip that you can turn on and off, you > are out of luck. The hard drive soft mod, is an option, but you will > have to redo it every time your dash board get over written my a live > game. I am not sure if they are banning people though so do this at > your own risk. Your best bet if you are stuck on using an xbox, would > be to pick up a second one cheap on ebay or something. All the fan > boys will be selling there xboxes to buy the 360 in a couple of weeks, > so they should be going even cheaper soon. Then use one box for > playing live games, and the other for myth, linux, or anything else. Not true. Using the "NDure" mod, you can softmod your Xbox so that you can run the alternate dash (With Live capability disabled) when starting from the power button, and the MS dash (And "Clean" C-drive from an image) when starting from the eject button. However, as the 360 is coming out Nov 11th, expect to see a LOT of 2nd hand xboxen on the market then. And if Myth can work out UPNP support by the time the 360's out, that'd work even better. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Seeking Remote Control Advice for PVR-500
On 07/10/05, Larry K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hmmm. Not to beat a dead horse here, but I'm stil not clear on how this > mapping takes place. Bear with me for a sec > > I understand that we have programmed the remote to send code 240 when the > sleep button is pressed. How the lirc kernel knows that code 240 maps to > x'166' (sleep) in lirc.conf isn't obvious. I assume that lirc then makes > an association between x'166' (sleep) and the sleep button entry in lircrc, > which then sends a command to mythtv to skip to the previous commercial cut? > > Maybe it's easier to take a completely new example: > > Let's say my OFA remote has a key called NOOB that is not already activated > by the VCR 0081 standard. If I wanted this button to cause mythtv to take > some action, I suppose I would need to 1) program the remote to send an EFC > code (for sake of argument, say 777). Then, 2) I would need an entry in > lirc.conf called noob, associated with what hex code? Would I make one up? > How does lirc know what my intent is for code 777? Then, 3) I assume I > would create an entry in lircrc that defines a button called noob, that > invokes the mythtv function I want to use. lirc doesn't know what your intent is, but what it does know is that it is getting a signal. Using something like irw you can see the data that lirc is recieving from the remote, in real-time. You can then use that information to write your own lirc.conf with the values that lirc is recieving. For instance, my (Hauppague) remote reports the following (when monitored with IRW): [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/# irw 1f95 00 DOWN grayHauppauge 1794 00 UP grayHauppauge 1794 01 UP grayHauppauge 1f96 00 LEFT grayHauppauge 1f96 01 LEFT grayHauppauge 1797 00 RIGHT grayHauppauge 1797 01 RIGHT grayHauppauge 1f95 00 DOWN grayHauppauge 1f95 00 DOWN grayHauppauge 1794 00 UP grayHauppauge 1794 01 UP grayHauppauge 1f96 00 LEFT grayHauppauge 1f96 01 LEFT grayHauppauge The "UP grayHauppague" values are coming from my lirc.conf. If I had nothing for those values I would be getting something like: 1794 01 1f96 00 1f96 01 1797 00 1797 01 1f95 00 1f95 00 1794 00 1794 01 1f96 00 1f96 01 The first number is the hex code that's been recieved by lirc, the second number is the number of repetitions that the reciever has identified (Holding down a button results in: 1f96 00 LEFT grayHauppauge 1f96 01 LEFT grayHauppauge 1f96 02 LEFT grayHauppauge 1f96 03 LEFT grayHauppauge 1f96 04 LEFT grayHauppauge 1f96 05 LEFT grayHauppauge 1f96 06 LEFT grayHauppauge 1f96 07 LEFT grayHauppauge 1f96 08 LEFT grayHauppauge 1f96 09 LEFT grayHauppauge 1f96 0a LEFT grayHauppauge 1f96 0b LEFT grayHauppauge 1f96 0c LEFT grayHauppauge 1f96 0d LEFT grayHauppauge 1f96 0e LEFT grayHauppauge 1f96 0f LEFT grayHauppauge 1f96 10 LEFT grayHauppauge 1f96 11 LEFT grayHauppauge 1f96 12 LEFT grayHauppauge And so on) So, there's the basics. I believe there is an lirc configuration builder included in the package, though I'm not sure what it's called. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Audio echo/stutter
On 07/10/05, Brad Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've been having this exact same problem. I had been using ivtv version > 0.3.6w successfully for some time with a PVR-350 and a PVR-500. I could > only get one tuner working on the PVR-500 and finally figured out that it > was bad hardware. Hauppauge replaced the 500 for me and sometime relatively > shortly after replacing that card 0.3.6w stopped working for me. I don't > recall now exactly what the problem was that started occurring, but I ended > up upgrading to 0.3.8. I've seen the exact problem you describe below with > 0.3.8, 0.3.9 (various svn revisions including at least 2745 and 2738), as > well as 0.3.7 and various 0.3.7x (x = a-z) releases. I've also tried > reverting to 0.3.6w which used to work, but now when I use 0.3.6w I get > zero-byte files from the second tuner of the PVR-500. I searched both the > mailing list and google and the best I could come up with was some info on > the IOBOUND error messages that implied there may be some sort of network > problem as my video storage is mounted via NFS. My NFS server is a PII 266 > so I thought that maybe it doesn't have enough horsepower to do everything > it needs to do. The thing that seems odd is that that file server hasn't > never been a problem before and it's been serving the video storage > partition for close to a year before this problem started. The file server > is connected to the backend via 10/100 ethernet so it shouldn't be a > bandwidth problem that's causing this. I've still using a cvs version of > myth from several months after 0.18.1 was released. Haven't tried a new SVN > version yet since I was thinking that my problem was ivtv related and not > myth. I also saw some list traffic regarding problems with auto-expire in > the latest SVN so I'm hesitant to upgrade until that gets worked out. > > Anyone else seeing similar problems or have any idea what the problem might > be? I used to have this problem (With a pair of 250's) running on Debian, but it seems that upgrading to SVN 7290 has solved the problem (Or at least made it go away). -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV error log Filled Hard drive.
On 06/10/05, Chris Gackstatter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK I put a head on my headless machine and when I boot I can boot the system > in fail safe mode. When I do boot I also notice that MySql service fails to > start. Any thought on what this problem is. Any idea how I go about > finding very large files on my system? If you had any HDD space, I'd say stick kdirstat on there. As you don't, ls -l | less is your friend -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] advice on which hardware revision of xbox as a frontend
On 05/10/05, David Watkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 05/10/05, Joe Harvell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Robert: > > > > Do you have a link describing this mod? A google search on UCE is > > useless since it is commonly used to mean "Unsolicited Commercial > > Email." Also, what is IIRC? I guess it's one of those things like IMHO > > (In my humble opinion) or YMMV (Your mileage may vary). But I can't > > seem to make the connection. > > > Robert might have meant UXE. In any case if you add -spam to your > Google search, that should remove most of the links to the > "Unsolicited Commercial Email" stuff. Thanks. It was UXE I meant. And FYI I used the HDD-Swap method to install it. > IIRC = If I recall correctly (IIRC) Absolutely correct. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] advice on which hardware revision of xbox as a frontend
On 04/10/05, Joe Harvell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One other thing. Any advice on which distro to use? I used Xebian 1.1.4 (IIRC), which did everything I wanted and allowed me to compile my own frontend (With the help of DistCC to share the load). As always, YMMV. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] advice on which hardware revision of xbox as a frontend
On 04/10/05, Joe Harvell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am planning to get an Xbox for my Myth frontend. Here are my questions: > > * I know for xbox >=1.6, I have to use the hardware method to > convert. So I am thinking I would like to get a <1.6 to keep my > options open. But since the xbox games are a minor concern, I > don't want to sell myself short if the 1.6 or 1.6a have some > advantages for a PVR frontend. Does anyone have any > recommendations for hardware revision? Actually, you don't anymore. I've sucessfully softmodded my v1.6 using UCE (IIRC) > * I want to use both the component out and ac3 out from the xbox. I > can't tell for sure if the adapters really support both at the > same time? Has anyone done this? Component out is not supported in any flavour of Linux for the XBox (That I know of). Sorry. > * I am going to have a DISH301 located at the Myth BE (about 100-120 > feet away from the FE). So I know the backend will need to > control the DISH301 using an IR blaster. But I still need to > control the MythFE using a remote. Do I just use the IR receiver > built into the xbox with LIRC using the xbox remote? Yes. If you search the net hard enough, you'll find lirc drivers for the MS XBOX DVD/Media Remote. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Adding to Media Library manually?
On 23/09/05, David Blevins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So I'm having a heck of a time ripping with MythDVD. No worries as I > really don't care to if I can avoid it. I have a ton of dvds already > ripped and burnt and simply want to copy a few of them to disk now > and then for easy access via the Media Library. Not afraid of > showing stuff in the mythconverg db via perl fun to do this. > > Any pointers? Copy the files into the Video folder (That MythVideo is looking at), and go into "Setup -> Video Manager" on the Frontend, which will automatically discover all the new files you've just added. Then scroll to each one, press the "Menu" key (M, usually) and choose "Search IMDB" to get all the metadata for the video. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] make failure
> >Well, there's your problem... the -DUSING_DIRECTX in there is making > >it all go FUBAR. > > > >Did you add that into your configure call, or is something going VERY > >wonky here? > > OPERATOR ERROR! > > HIT OPERATOR AND RETRY || CHASTISE OPERATOR SEVERELY > > > Not sure how that happened... clear case of brain fade. I fiddled with the > defaults in the configure file and obviously got carried away with turning > things on... Ah. The old PEBKAC error (Google it if you don't know) > Thanks. You're welcome -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston An Englishman, somewhere in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] fixing database- file deleted but still in recordings list
On 22/09/05, mrwester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi- I've searched the archive and seen posts for myth.rebuilddatabase.pl, > but my problem is the opposite. The other night I was coming dangerously > close to running out of disk space, so I, in rapid succession, deleted a 5-6 > shows from within a mythtv frontend delete shows menu. I could see that I > was reclaiming drive space, but for a few of them, the title of the show > didn't disappear from the recorded shows list. In my /video/recordings > directory the .nuv file is gone. In the previously recorded menu, the shows > do not show up. Trying to delete them again does nothing, from either > inside mythtv frontend or via mythweb. They still show up as recordings, > but there is no .nuv file associated with them, and they're not showing in > the previously recorded menu... In addition, they don't expire. For example > one of them is BBC news- gets recorded every day. I changed my settings to > keep only one, and todays BBC news got recorded, but the old one- without an > associated .nuv file is still showing in the menu. Does anyone know how I > can get rid of these entries in the recordings list?Thanks, Mike In thoery, you should be able to delete the recording anyway, as Myth will "Touch" the file and then delete that touched file. At least, in SVN that's possible. I'm not sure if it made it into 0.18.1 or not. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Does it work like this?
On 22/09/05, Tommy Denton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > the viewing computers are winblows.. client requirment. now what are my > options No "Live" TV, but you can use Samba to view pre-recorded programs. In thoery, you can also use WinMyth, but it's not so stable (Or reliable) IME -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] make failure
On 22/09/05, R. G. Newbury <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I' m trying to rebuild mythtv with some more features enabled. > When I get to 'make' it fails with the following error(s) > > Basically it's not seeing/finding something which it should, but I have > no idea why this version should fail, while the one I grabbed a week ago > did not... > > Anyone have any ideas? This was done from the 0.18.1 tarball. > > Geoff > > > > > > g++ -c -pipe -march=c3-2 -Wall -W -O3 -Wall -Wno-switch > -fomit-frame-pointer -D_REENTRANT -DPIC -fPIC -DMMX -Di386 > -DUSING_DBOX2 -DUSING_DIRECTX -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 > -DPREFIX=\"/usr\" -DUSING_OSS -DUSE_ALSA -DUSE_JOYSTICK_MENU -DUSE_LIRC > -DUSING_XRANDR -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_THREAD_SUPPORT -DQT_SHARED > -I/usr/lib/qt3/mkspecs/default -I. -I/usr/include > -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.12-12mdk/include -I/usr/X11R6/include > -I../libmythsamplerate -I../libmythsoundtouch -I../.. > -I/usr/lib/qt3/include -o audiooutput.o audiooutput.cpp > In file included from audiooutput.cpp:11: > audiooutputdx.h:10:21: error: windows.h: No such file or directory > audiooutputdx.h:12:20: error: dsound.h: No such file or directory Well, there's your problem... the -DUSING_DIRECTX in there is making it all go FUBAR. Did you add that into your configure call, or is something going VERY wonky here? -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Mass channel deletes
On 21/09/05, Bruce Markey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Michael T. Dean wrote: > ... > > Good to know, but you're making me feel like I'm slacking on my own > > Adrian Monk-ishness. I spend way too much time cleaning my computer > There are two spaces. ^^ There should only be one. > > systems, and now that you've mentioned another thing to clean, I'm sure > > I'll be much better about my channel deletes. I'll also have to check > > out MythWeb's delete channel code to see how much it cleans up for > > me--that might be an easier way to get it all clean. > > Is your Space key sticking? You could make a script with the TRUNCATE > commands but maybe you should check your keyboard first. Have you > cleaned your keyboard with rubbing alcohol yet this week? This is way OT, but some people do prefer to use 2 spaces after a full-stop (Period to you Americans), rather than one. It used to be the tradition (on Typewriters) to use two spaces after the end of a sentence to break them up a little. Just a FYI. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] 16:9 video playback cutting off 10% on right side
> > >> > System specs: > > >> > > > >> > Myth 0.18 > > >> > Nvidia FX5200, 7667 drivers > > >> > 2x HD-3000 capture card > > >> > 800x600 through TV-out over s-video. > > >> > > > >> > I had my Myth system setup and everything was working great...until > > >> the fan on the video card went bad and the system started locking > > >> up. > > >> > > > >> > I was using a Nvidia 6200 AGP video card but I replaced it with a > > >> fanless FX5200 card. After I replaced the video card and rebooted, > > >> the Myth interface looked exactly the same as before, filling the > > >> screen with very little overscan. I then attempted to playback some > > >> recorded TV and discovered that on 16:9 material, at least 10-15% of > > >> the picture is missing on the right side. 4:3 material seems to work > > >> fine. > > >> > > > >> > This did not happen with the 6200 card. I didn't change any settings > > >> in .nvidia-settings-rc or in XF86Config-4, so I don't know what's > > >> causing this. Does anybody have any ideas? > > >> > > >> Different video cards sit the screen in slightly different places, > > >> it's just a fact of life. You'll need to tinker with the modeline in > > >> the XF86Config-4 file, just take it slowly. > > > > > I don't think that's the problem. The X desktop and the Myth UI both > > > look correct. Neither of them is getting 10-15% of the picture chopped > > > off on the right side. I only see the problem during 16:9 video > > > playback. I have Myth configured to use the same video mode for the GUI > > > and for playback, so it isn't that either. > > > > Are you definitely running your desktop in the same 16:9 mode? > > Do you have any other modelines defined? > > I really appreciate the help. > > My desktop is definitely running at 800x600. This is a 4:3 mode. There > are other modelines defined, but as I said before I didn't change anything > in XF86Config-4 when I switched video cards. I'll delete everything besides > 800x600 to see if it makes a difference. The Myth UI is running full > screen. > > Let me try to clarify the problem. > > Desktop resolution is 4:3, displaying on my TV via s-video. > I'm recording OTA HD. > > 4:3 shows that were broadcast with 16:9 aspect ratio display with grey bars > on the sides. Changing Myth to 16:9 Zoom aspect ratio makes it use the full > screen. This is the behavior I expect. > > 16:9 shows that used to take the full width of the screen with black bars > at the top and bottom now have 10-15% of the picture pushed off the right > hand side of the screen. Regardless of what aspect ratio I tell Myth to use > for display, some of the picture is always lost. 16:9 stretch seems to be > the closest to keeping all the picture. With my old video card, I could > leave the myth aspect ratio set to "default" and I wouldn't lose any > picture. Is this related to the "Stretched" preview in the Live TV Guide (When the video is now square (480x480, for example), the right-hand side of the image is chopped off and the video is displayed stretched). -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Information Overlay
On 20/09/05, Drew Tomlinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have Myth 0.18 running on a Gentoo box. In fiddling around with a > system upgrade, I lost what I call (since I don't know what it's really > called) the overlay when watching shows. For example, when adjusting > the volume, something would overlay on the screen telling me what the > volume level is as a percentage. Same with program descriptions, > current time in the show, etc. What you are describing is called the "OSD" (On-Screen Display) > Can anyone please tell me where I should begin looking to restore this > functionality? Check that the OSD theme Myth is trying to use actually exists in the themes directory. If it doesn't, try choosing another (Which can be done easily from the Frontend, it's buried in the settings menus) -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] mythTV settings from the command line?
On 20/09/05, R. Geoffrey Newbury <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 11:35:20 +0900, Craig Hagerman wrote: > > >Hi, > > > > > >I recently set up a mythTV backend using Ubuntu 5 AMD64, and it seems > >to be working OK. Bit of background - the backend is in Canada. I am > >on the other side of the world in Japan, and I want to be able to see > >Canadian hockey and maybe some local programming. > > Now THAT defines a Canadian hockey fan! Sets up a back end "at home" so > he can watch in JapanJust like the Oz who posted here the other day... > wants to watch footie (or cricket) from Oz, in the USA... > > Methinks there's an unfilled need here! > > If I ever get my machine up. I could probably record some hockey here in > Mississauga.. just don't ask me to watch it myself.. I gave up on hockey > shortly after the Leafs *last* won the Cup (and if you're a fan, then you > *know* how long ago that was..) The issue here is that it's quite a legal minefield (Anyone thinking someone setting up a "Public" backend and inviting everyone to join as "Anonymous" frontends?) Anyways, providing the backend is running fine, the best way to run a system like this is to establish a VPN to the backend from your current location, then connecting your frontend to the backend through that tunnel. Another possibility is to use IPv6 (If Myth supports it... Anyone? Isaac?) to tunnel over the internet and connect to the backend that way (Though that might involve a lot of 4-to-6 and 6-to-4 tunnelling). -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Mythfrontend on Xbox
On 19/09/05, Monkey Pet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Have anyone successfully running mythfrontend on xbox?? Yes. Several of us. > I recently installed linux on my xbox. The distribution was xebian. Of > course the next thing I want to do is install mythfrontend. Simply doing an > apt-get on the mythfrontend packages results in a nighmarish dependency hell > issue. Any easy way around this or tips? Thanks. Personally, as I use a hand-built backend, I also hand-compiled the XBox frontend (With the aid of DistCC to share some of the work and speed up the compile) from SVN. This meant (Once I'd sorted the build dependancies) I had a perfectly working frontend, that does everything I need. With an NFS share from my combined Frontend/Backend for Videos and Music, it's all good. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Live TV on all desktops?
On 17/09/05, Gary Montalbine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have just installed Mythtv. I am able to get live TV on one desktop. > However I use multiple desktops and would like to watch TV on whatever > desktop I happen to be in. Is this possible? I can not find anything in > the documentation. I am using ML 2005LE and mythtv 0.18.1. No. This is a limitation of the hardware, not of the software. As most (If not all) graphics cards only support overlays on a single "Head", and Myth (as does most other video playback software) requires Video Overlays to display any kind of video. Sorry. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] frontend on windows XP
On 16/09/05, PAUL WILLIAMSON <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> "AJ Hettema" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 09/16/05 10:40 AM >>> > > hello, > > does anyone have experience with a full frontend of mythtv > > on windows XP??? > > DSMyth filters. Otherwise, not really. > > > Most frontends I have running are diskless clients and just running > > debian, but I find it a bit expensive to buy a computer for the kids > > > to allow them to do theyre homework and stuff on it and buy another > > PC to give them access to mythtv backends. I would like to just have > > > one computer for them each with windows XP on it and a > > mythfrontend on it. > > > > grtz > > Jouk > > A few suggestions... > > 1. Knoppmyth. Just document what ip addresses and other settings > need to be changed. Inconvenient, but easily the least expensive. > > 2. VMWare. Just have another partition loaded up with a regular > frontend. > > 3. Ditch Windows. My kids use KDE on one of the myth frontends. > It was a little difficult for the first few weeks, but they have > adjusted > fine and are able to do anything any of thier friends can do. The > usb drive my 10 year old uses for school loads up fine from the > windows box at school to the linux box at home. 4. Bochs. It's like a free version of VMWare. 5. CoLinux. Who needs to exit Windows to get into Linux these days anyway...? -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] More MythTV problems... Couldn't Find Theme?
I've just compiled MythTV from SVN, and while the backend works perfectly, the frontend is giving me all kinds of problems. On the display I get the "Pre-Scaling theme images" message, which flies past, then Myth stops. mythfrontend -v all reports: 2005-09-16 08:33:27.114 Using runtime prefix = /usr QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty 2005-09-16 08:33:27.149 New DB connection, total: 1 2005-09-16 08:33:27.277 Total desktop dim: 720x480, with 1 screen[s]. 2005-09-16 08:33:27.282 Using screen 0, 720x480 at 0,0 2005-09-16 08:33:27.293 mythfrontend version: 0.19.20050712-1 www.mythtv.org 2005-09-16 08:33:27.294 Enabled verbose msgs :all QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty 2005-09-16 08:33:27.912 max_width: 720 max_height: 480 2005-09-16 08:33:28.094 Total desktop dim: 720x480, with 1 screen[s]. 2005-09-16 08:33:28.096 Using screen 0, 720x480 at 0,0 2005-09-16 08:33:28.103 Switching to square mode (default) 2005-09-16 08:33:28.171 /home/mythtv/.mythtv/joystickmenurc not found. 2005-09-16 08:33:28.172 Joystick disabled. 2005-09-16 08:33:28.269 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin. 2005-09-16 08:33:28.622 generating cache image for: /usr/share/mythtv/themes/default/blank.png 2005-09-16 08:33:28.659 generating cache image for: /usr/share/mythtv/themes/default/mfe_1x1_blank.png 2005-09-16 08:33:28.760 generating cache image for: /usr/share/mythtv/themes/default/blank.png 2005-09-16 08:33:28.793 generating cache image for: /usr/share/mythtv/themes/default/mfe_1x1_blank.png 2005-09-16 08:33:28.889 Mediamonitor: Adding /dev/cdrom 2005-09-16 08:33:28.890 Mediamonitor: Adding /dev/dvd 2005-09-16 08:33:28.892 Mediamonitor: Adding /dev/hdb 2005-09-16 08:33:28.892 Starting media monitor. Couldn't find theme /usr/share/mythtv/themes/default Yet the themes are in /usr/share/mythtv/themes: sh-2.05b$ ls -l /usr/share/mythtv/themes total 72 drwxrwxrwx 3 mythtv mythtv 4096 Apr 17 08:41 DVR drwxrwxrwx 7 mythtv mythtv 4096 Sep 15 15:42 G.A.N.T. drwxrwxrwx 5 mythtv mythtv 4096 Sep 15 15:42 Iulius drwxrwxrwx 16 mythtv mythtv 4096 Sep 15 15:42 Minimalist-wide drwxrwxrwx 5 mythtv mythtv 4096 Feb 4 2005 MythCenter drwxrwxrwx 2 mythtv mythtv 4096 Jan 31 2004 PurpleGalaxy drwxrwxrwx 16 mythtv mythtv 4096 Sep 15 15:42 Titivillus drwxrwxrwx 3 mythtv mythtv 4096 Sep 15 15:42 Titivillus-OSD drwxrwxrwx 3 mythtv mythtv 8192 Sep 15 15:42 blue drwxrwxrwx 3 mythtv mythtv 4096 Sep 15 15:42 blueosd drwxrwxrwx 3 mythtv mythtv 4096 Sep 15 15:42 classic drwxrwxrwx 3 mythtv mythtv 8192 Sep 15 17:25 default drwxrwxrwx 3 mythtv mythtv 4096 Sep 15 15:42 defaultosd drwxrwxrwx 3 mythtv mythtv 4096 Sep 15 15:42 oldosd drwxrwxrwx 8 mythtv mythtv 4096 Dec 11 2003 sleek drwxrwxrwx 3 mythtv mythtv 4096 Jan 31 2004 visor Any suggestions? -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Better think twice before choosing an FS especially for LVM
On 15/09/05, Ryan Steffes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ok, makes sense. I've used both RAID and LVM (sometimes together) I am > > just more comfortable with RAID, even though it does limit some things. > > And yes, lets not turn this into a vi vs. emacs thread... :) > > Well of course not, because VI is a excellent text editor, and emacs is an > OS. It wouldn't even make sense to compare them... Both VI and emacs are freaking OS'. nano all the way, bay-bee! -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Hardware problem with Silverstone Case
On 15/09/05, Jo Shields <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lee wrote: > > > > >> I had constant hardware issues with an LC11, which eventually forced > >> me to replace it. It's got too many design flaws to count. > >> > >> --Jo > > > > > > What kind of problems? I only ask as I have an LC10 > > * There's a big metal rivet at the back of the case, blocking off any > potential VGA connectors plugged into any potential AGP cards Not on my machine there isn't. At least, it doesn't protrude enough to cause problems > * The AGP/PCI riser module doesnb't work, and causes screen corruption > and lockups I've been using this machine (ASRock SiS motherboard, Athlon 2400XP, Geforce FX 5200, 2xPVR250) for a year now and have had no screen corruption or lockups. So I'm not sure exactly what your problem is/was, but it seems to be an isloated incident. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] How do you adjust font sizes?
On 08/09/05, Adam Bodnar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Something I've never quite been cleared on, but for NTSC svideo is it > better to run the screen resolution at 1024x768 or 800x600? Personally, for NTSC svideo, I've got my box configured @ 720x480 (IE, TV resolution). Just my £0.02 -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [OT] Re: [mythtv-users] MythNotify suggestions
For the UK'ers, I know of only two Modems that do CallerID properly. The Pace 56 Voice, and the Pace Solo. And considering Pace went out of business a long while ago, I'd suggest looking on eBay (Or similar). On 06/09/05, Kim Wall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mike wrote: > > geek factor is unlimited once you have something you can > > already get at. That is why I would rather have something with unlimited > > access for $100 rather than a device that only does what somebody else > > told it to do. (my main reason for having mythtv in the first place) > > FWIW (most likely for any brits reading, as modems that understand BT > caller ID are somewhat rare), I'm doing caller ID using a hacked BT CD50 > box that I got for a fiver on ebay... see: > http://www.eatworms.org.uk/ha/callerid.php > > I had to write my own code[1] to decode the CID data and do lookups > against a list of known numbers, but the relevant specs are downloadable > from BT, and shouldn't pose too much of a challenge to a competent > programmer. > > > kim. > > [1] Sadly my CID code is part of a much larger piece of home automation > software, to which I've hacked on a call to mythtvosd, so isn't a > stand-alone app. > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > -- -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Network control?
On 25/08/05, Mickey Chandler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 09:25 PM 8/25/2005, Andrew Ziobro wrote: > >I use VNC to connect to the machine from my laptop. > > Right. I have VNC as well, but will that send output to the TV or > does it ultimately act as an independent XWindows session. Perhaps > that's my answer and I'm just unclear on what VNC actually > does. Frankly, I'd love to be wrong this once and have the answer > sitting at my fingertips. What VNC does depends on how you have it setup. If you are running VNCServer, every VNC client that logs in will get a new X session. If you are using X11VNC (Or the "VNC" module in XFree86-Config-4), the VNC client gets a copy of the current display (In this case, the display on the TV). VNC then sends all keypresses and mouse movements to that display, and mirrors the result in a window on your monitor. Therefore, if you have X11VNC (Or the "VNC" Module) set up, you can remotely control the TV. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Slightly OT - Controlling the CPU fan
On 21/08/05, Robert Johnston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Generally, 7v is enough to start most fans. 5v would not be. > > However, the very best way to run fans at slow speeds would be to use > a PWM circuit system, that way the fan motor always has 12v to turn > it. The only disadvantage of PWM is a possible "growling", but that's > generally only found at VERY low speeds, and isn't audible if the PWM > Frequency is above 20khz. And, to show how easy it is to make a PWM system, here's a Bit-Tech article (From 2001) on how to do it: http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2001/12/03/pwm_fan_controller/1.html -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Slightly OT - Controlling the CPU fan
On 21/08/05, Nick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 8/21/05, Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >> One of the other suggestions I've seen but not tried is to use 12v > > >> fans but run them off the 5v supply so they spin slow and quiet. > > > > > N.. > > Don't try this at home folks!! Running 12V fans at 5V is dangerous, they > > have a habit of NOT starting reliably. > > It may start OK when the lids off, but may not when it's back under the > > TV... With possibly tragic results... > > Exactly. Fans may also not start reliably if you give them 7V (using > the 12V and 5V feeds) so sometimes leaving them on the 12V is the > best. Generally, 7v is enough to start most fans. 5v would not be. However, the very best way to run fans at slow speeds would be to use a PWM circuit system, that way the fan motor always has 12v to turn it. The only disadvantage of PWM is a possible "growling", but that's generally only found at VERY low speeds, and isn't audible if the PWM Frequency is above 20khz. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Record this timeslot every week - dumb question
On 16/08/05, David Bennett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Having a little problem with my otherwise fabulous mythtv setup. > > I would like to record a program that airs weekly. However, in the > guidelisting (xml) the name of the program changes to each week to > reflect the topic for that show. I am looking for a Record this > timeslot every week, but seem to be limited to "Record this program in > this timeslot every week" which leaves me with no choice but to do a > manual recording every week. > > Probably a simple question and it is just something I am overlooking, > but any ideas? In thoery, The program name should stay the same and the Subtitle should change. Thus the "Record this program in this timeslot every week" should work out perfectly. If this is not happening, I'd suggest you look at the data that's coming in, and/or look into setting up a manual rule in the DB. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] mythtv transcoding - windows daemon
On 16/08/05, Deepak JV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I know most of you would have this kind of situation. One mythtv > frontend/backed combined and its not powerfully enough to do transcoding > / commercial detection. But at the same time a high end windows machine > is available (used for gaming) which can be used for running mythjob. I > really don't know whether this is possible but thought i can find out if > anyone of you have come up with a way to do similar stuff. > > I would really appreciate if anyone of you have made use of a windows > machine for transcoding / commercial detection stuff, please let me know > and I would be very much interest to hear about it. I've been trying to make a version of Myth (The frontend, at least) for Windows, but it REALLY doesn't work (Needs porting to QT4, and work to get it to compile under MinGW). However, all is not lost, as you could use coLinux to run Linux inside your Windows box (As a service, even), and (if you can extract the daemon from MythBackend) run MythJob on there. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Cases for a PVR box... recommendations.
On 12/08/05, R. Geoffrey Newbury <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 18:35:34 -0400, Dave wrote: > > >On 11 Aug 2005 07:11:22 -0700, Jim Reith wrote: > > > >>> > My question is, of those specialized cases out there, what are people's > >>> > favorites - which ones have proven to be more stable. > > > >I've just started a HTPC upgrade using a Silverstone LC14M. It's > >about the size of a large A/V receiver, and low profile will blend in > >nicely with my other components. > >It takes a standard ATX FF motherboard, which leaves lots of options > >for MBs. Also, it's got room for 3 hard drives, and 2 optical drives, > > > TWO (2?) optical drives??? What are you doing, ptuuting 2 slim drives > into one normal slot? > > MY LC11M only has one standard CD/DVD opening. This is true, but if you re-read carefully, he says he's using an LC14, not an LC11. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] remove plugins
On 12/08/05, Andrej van der Zee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I am quite new to MythTV and want to remove the > weather and web plugin from the user interface for > now. How do I do that? Either remove /usr/lib/mythtv/plugins/libmythweather.so /usr/lib/mythtv/plugins/libmythbrowser.so (Or, if they're in /usr/local/lib) /usr/local/lib/mythtv/plugins/libmythweather.so /usr/local/lib/mythtv/plugins/libmythbrowser.so or Edit the theme to remove the entries. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Cases for a PVR box... recommendations.
On 11/08/05, R. Geoffrey Newbury <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 11 Aug 2005 07:11:22 -0700, Jim Reith wrote: > > >> > My question is, of those specialized cases out there, what are people's > >> > favorites - which ones have proven to be more stable. > > I'm just putting together a box using the Silverstone LC11M as my case. > This box is intended to replace the 2 VCR's next to the TV so I wanted a > smallish and neat case. > This case is good looking 'restrained' and well made. I've got MythTV box in the base LC11 case, and the case is virtually silent (I can't hear it unless I put my head right next to it). > I am using a Via Epia SP13000 motherboard and there is a 'gotcha' involved > there. > The case has 3 horizontal PCI slots in the back and will take full length > PCI cards BUT the included PCI riser card expects that the first slot will > be an AGP slot, and the PCI riser card will fit into the second slot of > the motherboard. Of course a mini-itx board has no second slot! and no AGP > slot. The answer is that you will need a PCI extension ( $8.00 at Logic > Supply in Waterbury Vermont: great service from them BTW!), to go between > a PCI riser card in a mini-ITX board PCI slot and your cards, so that then > your cards will line up with the back of the case. Second gotcha is that > there does not appear to be a 3 slot PCI riser card made anywhere...so you > will be limited to using 2 PCI cards. The third slot is limited to AGP use > only (and then only if you have a board with an AGP slot.). Since I am > intending to use the on board video of the EPIA MB, 2 slots are sufficient > for my Hauppauge PVR500 and a pcHDTV card. I'm using an ASRock mATX board, which has 1xAGP and 3xPCI (Only 2 of which can be used in this case). It is more than adequate to run 1xAGP NVidia 5200 and 2xPVR250's, along with 2x250Gb WD HDD's, and the whole system is silent. The most annoying part of the whole case is the ULTRA-BRIGHT-OMGMYEYES Blue LED's on the front. :) -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] CD Copy protection?
I was always amused by the music industry's attempts to insist that you didn't own the CD, instead what you owned (So they said) was a license to listen to the music thereon. So therefore, isn't it reasonable to expect that, in line with having that license, if their delivery method becomes unusuable (Scratched, say, or cracked) that they are under an obligation to provide you with a replacement...? -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] XvMC Question
On 02/08/05, Isaac Richards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 02 August 2005 11:59 am, Robert Johnston wrote: > > In essence, what happens with showing the OSD on XvMC (As I understand it) > > is: > > > > * The portion of the MPEG where the OSD is to be shown is decoded in > > software * The OSD image is Alpha-mixed into the decoded frame (In > > Black/White, as it's faster to apply a uniform AND across all the channels, > > rather than doing a YUV->RGB->YUV conversion) > > * The OSD-Mixed portion is then re-encoded, and mixed back into the > > original MPEG Stream. > > * The "Complete" frame is sent to XvMC to be decoded in Hardware. > > This is completely wrong. Ah. Okay, my bad. So, how does it work? -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] XvMC Question
Oops, let's try again. On 02/08/05, John Freer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gents, > > Sorry to but into the conversation, but I have a question that I > wasn't able to easily answer with a search. > > Is there a difinitive cause for the flickering / stuttering when > using XvMC and any OSD piece is on-screen? > > I do understand the B/W issue, but not the flickering one. > > Thanks for your time. In essence, what happens with showing the OSD on XvMC (As I understand it) is: * The portion of the MPEG where the OSD is to be shown is decoded in software * The OSD image is Alpha-mixed into the decoded frame (In Black/White, as it's faster to apply a uniform AND across all the channels, rather than doing a YUV->RGB->YUV conversion) * The OSD-Mixed portion is then re-encoded, and mixed back into the original MPEG Stream. * The "Complete" frame is sent to XvMC to be decoded in Hardware. As you can imagine, this is a lot more CPU and Frame-intensive than simply decoding direct, and occasionally the CPU fails to do all these tasks before the frame needs to be rendered, which causes a stutter. The XvMC Decoder DOES use as many hardware buffers as it can allocate for each frame, to pre-render and minimise stuttering, but even that is only so effective. There IS an alternative in the works (Called a "ChromaKey OSD") which simply writes directly to the screen in the same manner that Subtitles are written, though this will mean no Alpha-Mixing (Or at least, not as much Alpha-Mixing). However, this is only my understanding of what goes on, and may be totally wrong. Just as another thought, is it not possible to use XvMC with OpenGL. If so, could the "Movie" be put on an OGL Texture (A simple flat surface), and the OSD added using a second object over the top (Using a 32-bit RGBA texture for Alpha-Mixing), or Multitexturing... Just an idea. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] XvMC Question
On 02/08/05, John Freer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gents, > > Sorry to but into the conversation, but I have a question that I > wasn't able to easily answer with a search. > > Is there a difinitive cause for the flickering / stuttering when > using XvMC and any OSD piece is on-screen? > > I do understand the B/W issue, but not the flickering one. > > Thanks for your time. > > JF > > > --- > John J Freer, P.E. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 518.383.4600 x324 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 518.441.9647 > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > -- -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] MythDVD offline Archive or Catalog?
On 01/08/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> # Prompt the user to insert the disc
> xterm -bg NavyBlue -fg White +sb -fs 18 -geometry 40x6 \
> -e prompt "Please insert ${MEDIA_TYPE}:" "${DISC_NAME}"
Out of interest, where's that "prompt" command coming from?
I don't seem to have it in Debian...
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Re: [mythtv-users] Xine / libdvdcss can't handle dual-sided discs
On 01/08/05, Till Harbaum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > On Saturday 30 July 2005 02:09, Michael Haan wrote: > > Has anyone else seen this and have an idea for a fix? > For the PC/Player/DVD-Drive a dual sided DVD isn't any different from two > different single sided ones. When playing one side none of the involved parts > sees the second side or has any information about it. > > Or do you expect xine to be able to access both sides without turning the disc > around? That's impossible, standard DVD drives only have one pickup (one > laser plus mechanics) and usually only read the "bottom" side of the DVD. Unless it's a slip of the keyboard and he means "Dual Layer" discs (Though TBH, I've never had any problems with Dual Layer discs, and it's most likely a hardware failure). -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] recording live TV
On 19/07/05, Ricardo Kleemann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to use "R" to begin recording the currently playing video, but > when I press R, it simply displays R "" on top, it doesn't really start > recording. Nothing shows up in the "Previously Recorded" section. Maybe > mythtv doesn't have the program information, so it doesn't assign a name to > the recording? The video source I have setup is with DataDirect, but I'm > getting errors retrieving lineups (I get "401 Unauthorized" on the http > request). But in any case, even though DataDirect is not pulling in data, > what I'm currently connected to is a DVD player, which obviously is not > related to any listings. How can I use "R" as a one-touch record feature? Well, first point is that you *NEED* your grabber working. With DataDirect you will get TWO status responses. The first is a "401 Unauthorized", followed by a "200 OK". If you get this, then everything it working fine. If not, check your subscription details, and remember that it is CaSe sEnSiTiVe!! Next, you really shouldn't be using Myth to capture from DVD in this way, as it's not what Myth is meant for. If you want a DVD on your system you should use MythVideo, which has an in-built DVD ripper for backing up your DVD's (If you can't play encrypted DVD's on your linux box, there is a 3rd-party library you need to install. Mail me direct for more info) > Another thing is I have to run alsactl everytime I start Watch TV, it seems > to reset the volume so I need to run alsactl to restore the settings I want. > Is there a way to do this automatically? How about setting Myth to use ALSA (If you haven't already) instead of OSS, and setting the volume preferences inside Myth to the right values. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: Indoor OTA HDTV Antenna Recommendations
On 20/07/05, Michael J. Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Robert Kulagowski wrote: > > > >> For what it's worth, HDTV signals are only broadcast on UHF so if you > >> only want to receive HDTV, you may as well just get a UHF antenna. > > > > > > That's not correct. CBS in Chicago is broadcasting HDTV on VHF. > > Same here. PBS is broadcast on channel 9. Erm... Just in case you didn't know, VHF is the same frequency range as FM Radio. TV is (Usually) on UHF, even OTA. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Qmake on Xbox
On 18/07/05, A JM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I need some help with Qmake on an xbox. When I try to compile > MythPlugins on my xbox I get the error "qmake: command not found". > > Is qmake not installed with xebian by default? What do I need to do to > install qmake? Ooh, fun. Xebian is a very bare install. First thing to do is to update APT, then you need to get all the things related to QT. libqt3, libqt3-dev, things like that would be a good place to start. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] REQUEST: No "Out-Of-Office" replies for people on mailing lists.
It's not that big a bugbear, but it is a matter of (n)ettiquette that when subscribed to a mailing list, if you *need* to set up an out-of-office mailer, do it so that it doesn't reply to list mail. It is easy enough to set up in Outlook (Which is by far and away the worst offender). Mind you, most companies in their AUP state that company systems should not be used for personal mail and/or personal projects, and it's usually a sacking offence. Just a heads up, if any of you have a BOfH in your network admin room. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] What's a good mini front-end-only box?
On 14/07/05, Mudit Wahal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Todd, > > How are you watching DVDs ? MVP doesn't have a dolby digital 5.1 > decoder. Almost all dvds are encoded in 5.1. So are you > re-encoding/downmixing the sound to 2 channel stereo ? Or you dvds > have 2 channel stereo option. > > When I tried to play some VOB files (renamed to mpg), I was able to > watch DVD but no sound came. I also recorded programs from my HD3000 > card. I had to downres to 720x480 and to 2 channel stereo using vlc in > order to watch them via media mvp. How about an XBox (With, say, the MadCatz High-Def AV pack, that includes a nice Optical S/PDIF as well as Composite, SVideo and Component outs). You can even use the new ones now (As the UXE Exploit (Another hit from the Department of Redundancy Department) works on all XBoxen, including my Limited edition V1.6 "Crystal" XBox), install Xebian and compile Myth (Which, BTW, doesn't recognise the PIII/Celeron in the XBox, but will still run fine with a --cpu=pentium3 in the configure). -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Adjusting 1 channels start/stop time?
On 10/07/05, Chad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi! > > I am sure that there are millions of people in my situation. :D I > record Star Trek: The Next Generation (which from here on out will be > referred to as TNG) on any channel, at any time. Which so far > basically means I get it solely from Spike TV. > > The problem I run into is that SpikeTV has got their clocks set by the > sun, ntp is too far advanced for them. So I occasionally get the tail > end of Leave it Beaver before settling in for a good 42 minutes of > CAPT Picard saving the Federation from a war with the Cardacians. > This I can handle, and actually set it up to work this way (read on). > However, there are occasions when I sit down with my fresh cup of root > beer only to see that I'm in the middle of opening sequence, or even > at times, opening credits (which generally come after the first > commercial break!). I've compensated for this by adjusting the global > "start early" by (I think) 3 minutes or so. It works ok about 10% of > the time, with "The Beav" doing something boring. But it seems more > often than not I'm 3 or 4 minutes into the episode before it starts > recording (I rarely watch LiveTV). > > Are there any options? I know I can just move the global bit to start > 4 more minutes in the future, but I'd rather lose the rare beginning > of a show on SpikeTV and get the rest of my flicks on other channels > with only about 2 minutes of pre-commercial garbage. > > So basicall, I am hoping there is a feature I can't find to adjust a > specific channels start early stop late times. > > If not, I can live with it, but it would surely be nice to have this feature. > > PS: I've got 3 tuner cards already, so it's not a problem with > freeing up a tuner card. Okay this is very odd. I know Spike TV are a little "Creative" in their interpretation of timeslots, but I have my MythTV box set up to record any instance of ST: TNG, and that means I get 3 episodes from Spike TV (Canadian Feed) and one from Space. I have never had any problem with my Myth box missing the end of the first episode, and the second (And third) in the run of 3 both start at the "Copyright Paramount Pictures" screen on the end credits of the recording before (Reasonable, as Spike don't put an ad-break between the episodes, just a quick "Now & Next" page). I have MythTV set to "Extend" recordings 10 seconds on each end (Just in case). I am using NTPD to time-sync, with the servers set to: server ca.pool.ntp.org server pool.ntp.org server 127.127.1.0 fudge 127.127.1.0 stratum 13 With NTPQ reporting: ntpq> peers remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter == +raptor.tera-byt 209.87.233.533 u 415 1024 377 45.486 -1.108 2.398 +kneipix.wu-wien 80.83.192.1293 u 401 1024 377 209.883 -31.218 6.136 *time.as-compute 131.188.3.2212 u 469 1024 377 219.347 21.218 15.459 LOCAL(0)LOCAL(0)13 l 55 64 3770.0000.000 0.001 So I'm not sure what the problem is here. As Bugzilla would say: WORKSFORME -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Myth on Amiga
On 27/06/05, flim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just out of curiosity, can anyone see any problems with compiling Myth to > run on Amiga? > > I've been thinking about getting an Amiga for quite some time now, due to > their superior multimedia capabilities. If it helps, the current Amiga > systems run on, essentially, a slightly modified PowerMac. Presumably, > compiling Myth for the PPC architecture wouldn't be a problem, so I can't > really see why it wouldn't work, but I don't want to start trying to get > it to work if there's a fundamental problem - like if a required > dependency won't run on Amiga OS 3.9/4.0... I can see quite a large problem, unfortunately (And being a former Amiga owner and fanatic, it's a little dissapointing). I don't believe QT is available for AmigaOS, which means that compiling Myth is going to be virtually impossible. However, the latest Amiga boards (Like the Pegasos) can run PPC Linux, and as Myth will compile under OSX (Which is NetBSD on PPC), it may be possible to compile Myth. But that would be running on Linux/PPC, not AmigaOS or MorphOS. Sorry. -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Epia 10K advice
On 22/06/05, George Nassas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There is ongoing work to resolve this but it seems to be held up by > shiny things. Ooh, Shiny! Whatever DID happen to the integration of XvMC and the Chromakey OSD? -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Myxer Update - This time its a BIG one! (and probably the last one for a while....)
On 6/19/05, Donavan Stanley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 6/19/05, Robert Johnston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Actually, there is a "Fix" for PNG's in IE. A .HTC that you assign to > > img tags to load the PNG into the Microsoft.LoadAlpha.PNG (Or whatever > > it's called) class transparently (Pardon the pun). > > That's not a fix it's a work around that encourages Microsoft to > continue write crappy software. Tomayto, Tomahto... -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston, a Firefox user ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Myxer Update - This time its a BIG one! (and probably the last one for a while....)
Actually, there is a "Fix" for PNG's in IE. A .HTC that you assign to img tags to load the PNG into the Microsoft.LoadAlpha.PNG (Or whatever it's called) class transparently (Pardon the pun). IIRC, it was on http://webfx.eae.net On 6/18/05, Dave Hofstra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Very cool. Thanks for putting all that work into it! I think my new > html pages kinda cover the same thing you are doing, but I'd like to > see your finished product. I have no php skills, so I just made > thumbnails of all the items on Myxer's website. > > I think what people are looking for eventually is some kind of php > thingy that would have like one area about 480 pixels at the bottom of > the screen that shows a little preview of mythfrontend's main menu, > and by selecting buttons or icons or whatever from little drop-down > lists, they could change the preview at the bottom of the screen. > That'd be pretty wicked for sure! > > IMPORTANT NOTE: the links to Myxer on your site actually point to > MythCenter website. Myxer's website is actually.. > > http://lisadaveh.home.comcast.net/myxer > > > Inline comments below > > > - transparent png's: very nice, but resizing with php is not so easy and > > internet explorer can not show them decently > > What's this 'Internet Explorer' thing you mention? I thought using a > non-standards-compliant browser disappeared in the last ice age. It's > like driving a car that only works on some of the roads. heh > > Transparent png's are a must for most of these buttons because most of > them 'fade' out, or have a semi-transparent shadow. To my knowledge, > jpg will not handle this as well. > > > - a typo: it's button_blue_square_flat_bluetwo.png and not > > button_blue_sqare_flat_bluetwo.png > > Only one? Amazing. heh, I'll fix that this weekend. > > > > - I tried to sort the backgrounds because each color has the same 4 "types", > > but then I realised, why not let the user create his own background? Give > > him a type and let choose him the color. To be implemented somehow > > That'd be cool. I suspect most people won't/don't use the ver1 > bacgrounds. They were really a exercise in concept. I am not really > happy with the variations in colors, and the poor quality of > compression on some of the colors. I will think about making the > type-->color choice options in the future. My only problem is I may > eventually scrap some of them in favor of a more nicely done set. > We'll see. > > This Monday the pool goes in, I have been chopping lumber from trees I > had trimmed, messing with the stupid septic system (which actually > turns out to have 2 fields instead of just one), running buried > electrical to the pool area, tearing down portions of my deck, dealing > with delivery people, dealing with installers, dealing with > electricians, and moving a garden of rocks to the other side of the > house. I can hardly type this email, I hurt so bad. Myxer is likely > to slow down for a week or two. heh > > I plan on making the above changes this weekend, and my next project > is contacting some 10 KDE icon creators I found on kde-look.org. I > would like to see if I can get at least 5 more sets of icons for > people to choose from. All of the icons I am thinking about are GPL'd > or LGPL'd or DSL or Artistic2.0 liscensed. I would think the first > three should be no problem to include, but anyone in the 'know' could > tell me more if they like. > > > Maybe some of this is implemented in the new MythUI concept, I don't know. > > It will be next week before I can do some more work on this. > > I wonder what timeline the MythUI concept is on, and if we might end > up with a 'Myxer' type selection where all aspects of the UI are > separate. That way people could just come up with iconsets, or > buttons rather than whole themes, and theme quality is bound to soar > if that is the case. > > Dave Hofstra > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > -- -- Robert "Anaerin" Johnston ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
