Re: [mythtv-users] First Generation Air2PC Card Requires Extended Initialization
For the Air2PC card, it seems like it's normal... Even if it shows that it can't get alock for a few minutes, it is getting it anyway. Your backend will start normally and start recording just fine after a few minutes. I don't really like that, but that's the way it is. I got 3 cards, and there might be one of them that gives a good status when I boot up my machine. I don't know if it has to do with 2 cards being in the system instead of just one. Steve On 1/28/06, William Powers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I recently purchased first generation Air2PC cards off eBay. I knew > there might be issues, but it seemed like a low-cost way to experiment > with digital / HD TV and that has proven to be true. In fact, the first > card worked extremely well, no issues whatsoever, so I bought a second > one. The second card, however, takes much longer to initialize and lock > up on its startup channel - usually several minutes as compared to less > than 30 seconds for the first card I bought. Once initialized, both > cards work fine. However, mythbackend gives up after 30 seconds so > getting them both initialized is a problem. > > I found I could fix that problem by editing 'dvbchannel.h' in libmythtv, > the line that reads: > > "bool TuneTransport(dvb_channel_t& channel, bool all=false, int > timeout=30);" > > Adding an extra zero to the 'timeout' parameter allows the backend to > wait long enough for my slow card to achieve a lock. However, I'm > curious if there is an easier way. For example, is there some way to > condition the card(s) prior to starting the backend that would allow > them to successfully lock up within the default 30 seconds? > > Also, change of subject, is there some trick to getting XvMC to actually > work? When I first tried to use it on two machines, both with 0.18.1, > FX5200's and the NVIDIA driver, only the Hardware MPEG checkbox was > present on the Playback settings page. On both machines, when that > checkbox was checked, playback and live TV would both fail with a > message saying that the frontend was unable to initialize the display. > After fooling around with the stuff mentioned above, including a > recompile of 0.18.1, a checkbox to enable OpenGL vsync suddently > appeared on the same settings page as the XvMC checkbox and now XvMC > works on that machine. But I don't know why it started working and I > haven't been able to duplicate the feat on my other Myth box. > > Bill > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] mythbackend not starting on slave (FOUND WHY!)
Someone, does that mean me? :) I don't think I'm the only one if that what it means. For people having the same issue : If you run a slave backend, change the /.mythtv/mysql.txt file. Steve M. On 1/21/06, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Steve Malenfant wrote: > > >Ok... So I run updatedb and "locate mysql.txt" Found one in > >/.mythtv/mysql.txt. I'm not sure why the file was there and why it > >was set to localhost. So I've changed that param and it started > >working! PREFIX at atrpms set to "/" ? I tried to use the MYTHTVDIR > >env but it doesn't seems to work. > > > > > Someone was starting Myth from an init script without a proper > environment (i.e. without a HOME environment variable set), so when Myth > auto-created the ~/.mythtv/mysql.txt with the default settings, it got > put into /.mythtv/ ... > > Mike > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] mythbackend not starting on slave (FOUND WHY!)
Ok... So I run updatedb and "locate mysql.txt" Found one in
/.mythtv/mysql.txt. I'm not sure why the file was there and why it
was set to localhost. So I've changed that param and it started
working! PREFIX at atrpms set to "/" ? I tried to use the MYTHTVDIR
env but it doesn't seems to work.
So, for the debug message I was trying to get, it's there... just
embedded in some code that will never really run.
if (QDir(m_installprefix).isRelative())
.
VERBOSE(VB_ALL, QString("Using runtime prefix = %1")
.arg(m_installprefix));
Maybe it would be worthwhile to move to the after the "if" when debug
is enabled.
Maybe an extra VB_ALL message should be put in
MythContextPrivate::LoadDatabaseSettings.
Anyway, I found it, I'm happy now. Now does WOL work on my machine...
Steve M.
On 1/14/06, Steve Malenfant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From what I can see... It's not even trying to connect to any remote
> database, it's using the mysql.lock file. The MYTHTV_HOME directory
> is set to /var/lib/mythtv in the init script :
>
> : ${MYTHTV_HOME=/var/lib/mythtv}
>
> So I've put the file /var/lib/mythtv/mysql.txt and
> /var/lib/mythtv/.mythtv/mysql.txt and nothing happened (that's all
> stuff I've tried before writing the first e-mail.
>
> At least when we lunch with the "-v all" options, I woud expect
> mythbackend to print the location of the mysql.txt file.
>
> Seems that all the post I've seen, all the documentation I read point
> to the home directory or the /usr/local/share/mythtv/mysql.txt, which
> I also put /usr/share/mythtv/mysql.txt because my install is not SVN,
> but the one from ATRPMS.
>
> Root is the user being used when starting with "service mythbackend
> start" right? Or maybe when service is used, the profile are not
> loaded? Is there anybody in this forum running a slave that's working
> with the "service mythbackend start" script?
>
> I'll check the source tonight to see what's going on, which env it
> looks for and see if I can find out something. Most of the post I've
> seen don't include their resolution or maybe gave up.
>
> Steve M.
>
> On 1/13/06, Kevin Kuphal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Bruce Markey wrote:
> > > Well, the problem is clearly that it is finding a valid mysql.txt
> > > when start from the commandline but not when started in the init
> > > script. This is most likely the $HOME environment variable and not
> > > a lack of reading mythtv docs ;-).
> > >
> > > Root's $HOME may be /root when logged in but may be / during init.
> > > You could "export $HOME=/root" in the script or make a synlink for
> > > /mysql.txt or copy mysql.txt to / or whatever.
> > >
> > Perhaps. I've been thinking at times it might be nice to have a line in
> > the log for the hostname that hosts the DB that the backend connected to
> > in order to be able to easily determine which machine. It's hard to say
> > if he is connecting to the master DB or a local DB he has configured
> > tuners on mistakenly. Or perhaps I could be totally mistaken and not
> > understand the logs in detail :)
> >
> > Kevin
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Re: [mythtv-users] Fwd: Problem with XvMC being slow
The problem I've seen on my system are : - Use Video as Time Base (experimental). For some reason mine was checked and sometime it would work just fine. Disabling that solved my problem. - Not using Alsa drivers, every time a new kernel gets out you have to go get the alsa driver, pain that it doesn't upgrade on it's own. - Ring Buffer Size is a problem when too high on my backend, looks like every few seconds my frontend would have to wait for I/O from the backend and pause frames for a few milliseconds. When you check with "top" and you see "wa" using CPU time, that's a problem. - My 100$ PC from fry's (Duron 1600) with PCI MX4400 is enough to play 1080i HD. Steve M. On 1/15/06, Jerry Rubinow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 1/7/06, Jerry Rubinow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 1/6/06, Steve Adeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Friday 06 January 2006 00:05, Jerry Rubinow wrote: > > > > On 1/5/06, Jerry Rubinow < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On 1/5/06, Joseph A. Caputo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > On Thursday 05 January 2006 1:21, Jerry Rubinow wrote: > > > > > > > When using XvMC to play back video, CPU usage is low (30% for HD, > > 10% > > > > > > > for SD), but the video plays back slower than realtime. I'm using > > an > > > > > > > Nvidia 5200 card, with driver version 7667 (although I've tried > > every > > > > > > > version up to the current 8XXX). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Is there anything I should check? Anything obviously wrong from > > the > > > > > > > following details? Or is this the XvMC slowdown I've read about? > > > > > > > What are my options for fixing this? > > > > > > > > > > > > I could be way off base on this, but something in my memory is > > nagging > > > > > > me... something about maybe Nvidia's XvMC not supporting/performing > > > > > > well at certain resolutions? Have you tried changing your > > horizontal > > > > > > resolution to something smaller, like 1024? > > > > > > > > > > No, but that's a good suggestion - I'll try it tonight. Thanks. > > > > > > > > No luck. I tried setting both X and the GUI setup in myth to 800x600 > > > > and it's still slow playing HD. Not stuttering, just slower than real > > > > time. I didn't mention before, but I'm using pretty much a straight > > > > following of Jarod's guide with FC4, 2.6.14, on a P4 2.8. > > > > > > > > I'm so close to having beautiful HD playback, can anybody suggest things > > to > > > > try? > > > > > > poney up for a faster processor? I know its prbly not an optioin, but with > > a > > > 3.0 or 3.2GHz cpu you'll be able to play back HD without XvMC. > > > Does OpenGL sync work with XvMC? I dunno, but might be worth a try. Also, > > try > > > disabling any deinterlacing? Oh, what about audio buffering options, have > > you > > > played with those? > > > Also, don't forget you have to restart mythfrontend everytime you make one > > of > > > these changes. minor bug... > > > > > > I'm already at the fastest processor a Pundit will accept, so I'd have to > > scrap my whole nice form factor frontend to do that. I'm using OpenGL sync, > > and deinterlacing is already disabled. I haven't played with audio options > > at all, but I don't think that can be it, since if I turn off XvMC, NTSC > > plays back fine, but with it on, it plays back slow (not stuttering, just > > slow-mo). > > I'm out of town this weekend, but when I get back, I'm going to try > > compiling mplayer with xvmc support and see if that has problems playing > > back too. That will at least either eliminate myth from the equation or > > point to myth as the culprit. > > For anybody following this thread, increasing the ringbuffer size was > what finally fixed this problem. > > -Jerry > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] mythbackend not starting on slave (I know...)
>From what I can see... It's not even trying to connect to any remote
database, it's using the mysql.lock file. The MYTHTV_HOME directory
is set to /var/lib/mythtv in the init script :
: ${MYTHTV_HOME=/var/lib/mythtv}
So I've put the file /var/lib/mythtv/mysql.txt and
/var/lib/mythtv/.mythtv/mysql.txt and nothing happened (that's all
stuff I've tried before writing the first e-mail.
At least when we lunch with the "-v all" options, I woud expect
mythbackend to print the location of the mysql.txt file.
Seems that all the post I've seen, all the documentation I read point
to the home directory or the /usr/local/share/mythtv/mysql.txt, which
I also put /usr/share/mythtv/mysql.txt because my install is not SVN,
but the one from ATRPMS.
Root is the user being used when starting with "service mythbackend
start" right? Or maybe when service is used, the profile are not
loaded? Is there anybody in this forum running a slave that's working
with the "service mythbackend start" script?
I'll check the source tonight to see what's going on, which env it
looks for and see if I can find out something. Most of the post I've
seen don't include their resolution or maybe gave up.
Steve M.
On 1/13/06, Kevin Kuphal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Bruce Markey wrote:
> > Well, the problem is clearly that it is finding a valid mysql.txt
> > when start from the commandline but not when started in the init
> > script. This is most likely the $HOME environment variable and not
> > a lack of reading mythtv docs ;-).
> >
> > Root's $HOME may be /root when logged in but may be / during init.
> > You could "export $HOME=/root" in the script or make a synlink for
> > /mysql.txt or copy mysql.txt to / or whatever.
> >
> Perhaps. I've been thinking at times it might be nice to have a line in
> the log for the hostname that hosts the DB that the backend connected to
> in order to be able to easily determine which machine. It's hard to say
> if he is connecting to the master DB or a local DB he has configured
> tuners on mistakenly. Or perhaps I could be totally mistaken and not
> understand the logs in detail :)
>
> Kevin
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[mythtv-users] mythbackend not starting on slave (I know...)
I couldn't find the answer anywhere... "service mythbackend start" don't work on my salve... It's not an IP configuration issue... mythfrontend works as root and mythtv user on the slave. Also when I execute manually everything works fine. So if do "/usr/bin/mythbackend --daemon --logfile /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log --pidfile /var/run/mythbackend.pid" the server starts just fine (minus the problem with the channel here): Running as a slave backend. 2006-01-13 20:48:46.281 New DB connection, total: 2 2006-01-13 20:48:46.288 mythbackend: MythBackend started as a slave backend 2006-01-13 20:48:46.326 DVB#0 DVB SI Table Parser Started 2006-01-13 20:48:46.361 DVB#0 Using DVB card 0, with frontend Broadcom BCM3510 VSB/QAM frontend. 2006-01-13 20:48:46.368 DVB#0 ERROR - Unable to find channel in database. 2006-01-13 20:48:46.370 DVB#0 ERROR - Failed to get channel options for channel 5-1. 2006-01-13 20:48:46.374 Closing DVB channel 2006-01-13 20:48:47.357 mythbackend version: 0.18.2.20051227-1 www.mythtv.org 2006-01-13 20:48:47.362 Enabled verbose msgs : important general 2006-01-13 20:48:48.379 Connecting to master server: 192.168.11.24:6543 2006-01-13 20:48:48.397 Connected successfully And when I use "service mythbackend start" : 2006-01-13 20:44:16.104 New DB connection, total: 1 2006-01-13 20:44:16.112 Unable to connect to database! 2006-01-13 20:44:16.114 Driver error was [1/2002]: QMYSQL3: Unable to connect Database error was: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2) I'm not sure what's the difference but it doesn't work using the "service" with remote database. Thakns for help. Steve M. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] HD 1080i Jerky playback while recording
I've resolved my problem... but not too sure what actually did it. I've changed the buffer, but than we got electric glitches in the neighborhood and my OS drive died (not totally). I able to recover the mythconverg database so I re-installed on FC4 (was FC3) on an old 9 gigs drive (/mnt/store is on a 200GB drive). I was watching ER last night on NBC no problem. The buffereing was probably the cause because it would happen every few seconds. Although it was nice to see that my ATSC card was supported by the 2.6.14 kernel. Buffers are now at 9400, down from the 14100 value. Steve M. On 1/6/06, Steve Malenfant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The harddrive is a brand new samsung 200GB. Although, the HD Ring > Buffer might be set a bit high "14400" and maybe the jerkyness happens > when that buffer is written to disk. > > I'll try to lower that quite a bit to see if it makes a difference... > > Is there a way for mythfrontend to buffer more data so it doesn't > starve when mythbackend is busy doing something else? > > Steve > > On 1/5/06, Steve Adeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thursday 05 January 2006 23:02, Steve Malenfant wrote: > > > Scenario : > > > - Backend recording NBC in HD 1080i > > > - Frontend playing the NBC show in 1080i > > > > > > Result : Jerky playback > > > > > > As soon as the show finish recording, the playback is fine. If I do > > > the same on a recording in 720p, it doesn't happen. > > > > > > The only I could see is that the CPU is used at 45% and the "wa" state > > > uses the rest (0-1 % idle). > > > > > > Usage when recording on backend and watching on frontend : > > > top - 22:58:38 up 4:21, 4 users, load average: 1.90, 1.19, 1.13 > > > Tasks: 117 total, 1 running, 115 sleeping, 0 stopped, 1 zombie > > > Cpu(s): 41.7% us, 3.3% sy, 0.0% ni, 0.3% id, 51.3% wa, 3.3% hi, 0.0% > > > si Mem: 1035872k total, 936812k used,99060k free, 6528k > > > buffers > > > Swap: 690752k total, 708k used, 690044k free, 579356k cached > > > > > > PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEMTIME+ COMMAND > > > 6293 root 15 0 379m 147m 19m S 42.3 14.6 1:19.09 mythfrontend > > > 3026 root 15 0 194m 60m 7720 S 1.7 6.0 3:09.03 X > > > > > > Usage when not recording and watching the same show : > > > top - 23:01:19 up 4:24, 4 users, load average: 2.40, 1.76, 1.35 > > > Tasks: 117 total, 3 running, 113 sleeping, 0 stopped, 1 zombie > > > Cpu(s): 43.2% us, 0.7% sy, 0.0% ni, 55.1% id, 0.3% wa, 0.7% hi, 0.0% > > > si Mem: 1035872k total, 936116k used,99756k free, 6788k > > > buffers > > > Swap: 690752k total, 708k used, 690044k free, 576456k cached > > > > > > PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEMTIME+ COMMAND > > > 6293 root 15 0 382m 149m 19m S 42.0 14.8 2:59.47 mythfrontend > > > 3026 root 15 0 194m 60m 7720 S 0.7 6.0 3:19.36 X > > > > > > > > > Any ideas why the "wa" is using so much of the CPU time only when the > > > backend is recording? > > > > > > wa: Time spent waiting for IO. Prior to Linux 2.5.41, shown as zero. > > > > > > Steve M. > > > > sounds more like your harddrive is unable to keep up. > > > > -- > > Steve > > ___ > > mythtv-users mailing list > > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] HD 1080i Jerky playback while recording
The harddrive is a brand new samsung 200GB. Although, the HD Ring Buffer might be set a bit high "14400" and maybe the jerkyness happens when that buffer is written to disk. I'll try to lower that quite a bit to see if it makes a difference... Is there a way for mythfrontend to buffer more data so it doesn't starve when mythbackend is busy doing something else? Steve On 1/5/06, Steve Adeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thursday 05 January 2006 23:02, Steve Malenfant wrote: > > Scenario : > > - Backend recording NBC in HD 1080i > > - Frontend playing the NBC show in 1080i > > > > Result : Jerky playback > > > > As soon as the show finish recording, the playback is fine. If I do > > the same on a recording in 720p, it doesn't happen. > > > > The only I could see is that the CPU is used at 45% and the "wa" state > > uses the rest (0-1 % idle). > > > > Usage when recording on backend and watching on frontend : > > top - 22:58:38 up 4:21, 4 users, load average: 1.90, 1.19, 1.13 > > Tasks: 117 total, 1 running, 115 sleeping, 0 stopped, 1 zombie > > Cpu(s): 41.7% us, 3.3% sy, 0.0% ni, 0.3% id, 51.3% wa, 3.3% hi, 0.0% > > si Mem: 1035872k total, 936812k used,99060k free, 6528k buffers > > Swap: 690752k total, 708k used, 690044k free, 579356k cached > > > > PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEMTIME+ COMMAND > > 6293 root 15 0 379m 147m 19m S 42.3 14.6 1:19.09 mythfrontend > > 3026 root 15 0 194m 60m 7720 S 1.7 6.0 3:09.03 X > > > > Usage when not recording and watching the same show : > > top - 23:01:19 up 4:24, 4 users, load average: 2.40, 1.76, 1.35 > > Tasks: 117 total, 3 running, 113 sleeping, 0 stopped, 1 zombie > > Cpu(s): 43.2% us, 0.7% sy, 0.0% ni, 55.1% id, 0.3% wa, 0.7% hi, 0.0% > > si Mem: 1035872k total, 936116k used,99756k free, 6788k buffers > > Swap: 690752k total, 708k used, 690044k free, 576456k cached > > > > PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEMTIME+ COMMAND > > 6293 root 15 0 382m 149m 19m S 42.0 14.8 2:59.47 mythfrontend > > 3026 root 15 0 194m 60m 7720 S 0.7 6.0 3:19.36 X > > > > > > Any ideas why the "wa" is using so much of the CPU time only when the > > backend is recording? > > > > wa: Time spent waiting for IO. Prior to Linux 2.5.41, shown as zero. > > > > Steve M. > > sounds more like your harddrive is unable to keep up. > > -- > Steve > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] HD 1080i Jerky playback while recording
Scenario : - Backend recording NBC in HD 1080i - Frontend playing the NBC show in 1080i Result : Jerky playback As soon as the show finish recording, the playback is fine. If I do the same on a recording in 720p, it doesn't happen. The only I could see is that the CPU is used at 45% and the "wa" state uses the rest (0-1 % idle). Usage when recording on backend and watching on frontend : top - 22:58:38 up 4:21, 4 users, load average: 1.90, 1.19, 1.13 Tasks: 117 total, 1 running, 115 sleeping, 0 stopped, 1 zombie Cpu(s): 41.7% us, 3.3% sy, 0.0% ni, 0.3% id, 51.3% wa, 3.3% hi, 0.0% si Mem: 1035872k total, 936812k used,99060k free, 6528k buffers Swap: 690752k total, 708k used, 690044k free, 579356k cached PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEMTIME+ COMMAND 6293 root 15 0 379m 147m 19m S 42.3 14.6 1:19.09 mythfrontend 3026 root 15 0 194m 60m 7720 S 1.7 6.0 3:09.03 X Usage when not recording and watching the same show : top - 23:01:19 up 4:24, 4 users, load average: 2.40, 1.76, 1.35 Tasks: 117 total, 3 running, 113 sleeping, 0 stopped, 1 zombie Cpu(s): 43.2% us, 0.7% sy, 0.0% ni, 55.1% id, 0.3% wa, 0.7% hi, 0.0% si Mem: 1035872k total, 936116k used,99756k free, 6788k buffers Swap: 690752k total, 708k used, 690044k free, 576456k cached PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEMTIME+ COMMAND 6293 root 15 0 382m 149m 19m S 42.0 14.8 2:59.47 mythfrontend 3026 root 15 0 194m 60m 7720 S 0.7 6.0 3:19.36 X Any ideas why the "wa" is using so much of the CPU time only when the backend is recording? wa: Time spent waiting for IO. Prior to Linux 2.5.41, shown as zero. Steve M. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Mythfrontend Playback problems
Not sure this is related, but everytime I'm watching a show that is currently recording (let's says an hour long), it will show something like 15 minutes of 45 minutes. As soon as the show end, it will jump to 30 minutes of 2 hours. If I restart the show, it shows correctly the 1 hour lenght of the show. Steve M. On 12/12/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Brandon Saunders wrote: > > > I have been running Myth 0.18.1 for about 2 months now, and all was > > well up until about 3-4 weeks ago when I started have trouble playing > > back recordings. Two things are happening, but I cannot tell if they > > are related. > > > > 1. After about 4 minutes into a show the fastforward stops working. > > It just jumps ahead one second. The display also changes from "Skip > > Ahead \n 1:00 of 57:00" to "skip Ahead \n 0:06:15 of 1:25:37" I don't > > understand why it doesn't understand the length of the show. > > Sounds like a corrupt recordedmarkup table. Time to do a mysqlcheck. > > Mike > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] [may be OT] Linksys NSLU2 for streaming videos (SD and HD) ?
My slug was stock, then I remove the underclocking (doesn't make much of a difference for file transfer). I did see an improvment with FTP from 6Mbytes/sec to about 7Mbytes/sec. I now run Unslung 5.5. I copy the program after it's recorded and this is triggered by me when my hard disk fills up. My script will only list files that aren't linked and you have to answer y/n for each one that you want to copy or not. I wouldn't record directly to the slug, but it should be possible to record and watch a show at the same time. The bandwidth is there, but there could be a latency problem on the read/write. The slug performance is kind of low... I remember that one time I was transferring large files from an other PC to the slug and watching an HD show at the same time without any glitches. Most HD shows are about 12-15mbits/sec, so that's only 1Mbytes/sec. Link point are CIFS, I was using NFS before, but CIFS just worked better for me for some reason (not better performance, but better timeout handling I guess). Also CIFS is available stock, works alright. You have to install a NFS user server to get above the 2 GB limit (maybe not true anymore???), I used unfs3 in the past. I wish the NSLU2 could do wire speed 100mbits, it doesn't need 1 gigabit interface. Maybe the Kuro Box is a better application for this, but too damn expensive. Other questions? :) Steve M. On 12/10/05, Mudit Wahal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Steve, > > Is your slug stock ? Or is it overclocked running Unslung or OpenSlug > ? I assume you copy the program after its finished recording. How is > the performance if you try to copy the program while its being > recorded. The link points to NFS mounted partition on the slug. What > read/write block sizes are you using in the nfs mount attributes ? > > Too many questions :-) > > Thanks > > Mudit > > On 12/9/05, Steve Malenfant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've made a little script that copies my local recording to the NSLU2 > > when I decide. The script query's the database with some code stolen > > from the contrib directory and copy it to the slug and link the file > > back... > > > > For example, after I run the script it will look like this : > > > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 56 Nov 24 19:29 > > 1030_2005111520_2005111521.nuv -> > > /mnt/nslu2/store/11152000_Nova_Volcano_Under_the_City.ts > > > > That way, I can open the file from a Windows PC if I want to and I > > know exactly what I'm watching. > > > > Streaming back the file from the slug seems fine to me to date... > > Doing HD no problem. The scripts works, they look really bad and > > needs TCL :) It uses a modified version of mythlink.sh from the > > contrib directory. > > > > Steve M. > > > > On 12/8/05, Mudit Wahal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Well, I was hedging my bet. I also posted it in avsforum too :-) > > > Finally got a reply from someone in avsforum who is running > > > overclocked slug with wizd and streaming HD (high definition) > > > contents to his Snazio HD dvd player. > > > > > > I saw your USB ATSC tuner post earlier. I'm currently running HD3000 > > > and DVICO Fusion HDTV 5 Lite in my box. My main goal is to offload the > > > recorded programs (after they are commercial_cut and transcoded to > > > mpeg4) from the mythbox to the slug. There I'll run wizd and stream it > > > to IOData LinkPlayer2 (LP2). I don't know if slug will be able to run > > > complete mythbackend. It may be too big for its tiny 64mb sdram > > > (unless you fatten it). Presently, I run wizd on my linux box to > > > stream the contents to the LP2. > > > > > > With slug in picture, I can store all my programs on multiple external > > > hard drives and let the slug become the uPnP media server. Hopefully, > > > will save some wear/tear/electricity on the mythbox. > > > > > > Now I need to buy a slug and an external hard drive. > > > > > > > > > > > > On 12/8/05, Alan Hagge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Mudit Wahal wrote: > > > > > > > > >Hi, > > > > > > > > > >Has anyone successfully used NSLU2 stream recordings off the external > > > > >USB 2.0 hard drive ? > > > > >I'm thinking to use NSLU2 as nfs mounted external storage device to > > > > >keep my recordings. Then just use softlinks from machines to stream > > > > >the SD and HD contents. > > > > > > > > > >I'll be inst
Re: [mythtv-users] [may be OT] Linksys NSLU2 for streaming videos (SDand HD) ?
Try this out... I'm not guaranteed that it will work, but works for me. There is also an other script that use that gets called from the user job which could copy the file directly after the recording is done. I'm not using this anymore because I upgraded my mythbackend hard drive from 40 to 200 GB. Now I do this manually for shows that I don't want to watch now are that I want to keep. Like I recorded Old School which 12 GB... Want to watch some part of it once in a while... Good luck. Steve On 12/10/05, Joel Melohn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is your script available? > > Joel > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Malenfant > Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 10:22 PM > To: Discussion about mythtv > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] [may be OT] Linksys NSLU2 for streaming videos > (SDand HD) ? > > I've made a little script that copies my local recording to the NSLU2 > when I decide. The script query's the database with some code stolen > from the contrib directory and copy it to the slug and link the file > back... > > For example, after I run the script it will look like this : > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 56 Nov 24 19:29 > 1030_2005111520_2005111521.nuv -> > /mnt/nslu2/store/11152000_Nova_Volcano_Under_the_City.ts > > That way, I can open the file from a Windows PC if I want to and I > know exactly what I'm watching. > > Streaming back the file from the slug seems fine to me to date... > Doing HD no problem. The scripts works, they look really bad and > needs TCL :) It uses a modified version of mythlink.sh from the > contrib directory. > > Steve M. > > On 12/8/05, Mudit Wahal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well, I was hedging my bet. I also posted it in avsforum too :-) > > Finally got a reply from someone in avsforum who is running > > overclocked slug with wizd and streaming HD (high definition) > > contents to his Snazio HD dvd player. > > > > I saw your USB ATSC tuner post earlier. I'm currently running HD3000 > > and DVICO Fusion HDTV 5 Lite in my box. My main goal is to offload the > > recorded programs (after they are commercial_cut and transcoded to > > mpeg4) from the mythbox to the slug. There I'll run wizd and stream it > > to IOData LinkPlayer2 (LP2). I don't know if slug will be able to run > > complete mythbackend. It may be too big for its tiny 64mb sdram > > (unless you fatten it). Presently, I run wizd on my linux box to > > stream the contents to the LP2. > > > > With slug in picture, I can store all my programs on multiple external > > hard drives and let the slug become the uPnP media server. Hopefully, > > will save some wear/tear/electricity on the mythbox. > > > > Now I need to buy a slug and an external hard drive. > > > > > > > > On 12/8/05, Alan Hagge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Mudit Wahal wrote: > > > > > > >Hi, > > > > > > > >Has anyone successfully used NSLU2 stream recordings off the external > > > >USB 2.0 hard drive ? > > > >I'm thinking to use NSLU2 as nfs mounted external storage device to > > > >keep my recordings. Then just use softlinks from machines to stream > > > >the SD and HD contents. > > > > > > > >I'll be installing OpenSlug or UnSlung on it. > > > > > > > >I'm more worried that if it has enough horse power and memory to run a > > > >mini http server, some perl cgi and also stream video at a sustained > > > >rate of atleast 20-25Mbps at the same time. I'm willing to overclock > > > >it to 266mhz (nail clipper method seems good). > > > > > > > > > > > I noticed you'd posted a similar question on the NSLU2-Linux Yahoo > > > groups; hopefully you'll get an answer there, if not here. I too am > > > interested in using a slug, but I want to take it even further, to try > > > to use the slug as a mythbackend (using a USB 2.0-based ATSC tuner) to > > > have it record directly to an attached external USB 2.0 disk. I'd asked > > > about USB-based ATSC tuners on this list a couple of weeks ago, but > > > apparently nobody's working with them yet. So I suspect I'm about a > > > year premature. But I can hope. > > > > > > From what I've been reading, de-underclocking the CPU to 266MHz is > > > definitely a good idea. I think the biggest issue (for me, anyway) is > > > the lack of RAM in the box 32 MB isn&#
Re: [mythtv-users] [may be OT] Linksys NSLU2 for streaming videos (SD and HD) ?
I've made a little script that copies my local recording to the NSLU2 when I decide. The script query's the database with some code stolen from the contrib directory and copy it to the slug and link the file back... For example, after I run the script it will look like this : lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 56 Nov 24 19:29 1030_2005111520_2005111521.nuv -> /mnt/nslu2/store/11152000_Nova_Volcano_Under_the_City.ts That way, I can open the file from a Windows PC if I want to and I know exactly what I'm watching. Streaming back the file from the slug seems fine to me to date... Doing HD no problem. The scripts works, they look really bad and needs TCL :) It uses a modified version of mythlink.sh from the contrib directory. Steve M. On 12/8/05, Mudit Wahal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, I was hedging my bet. I also posted it in avsforum too :-) > Finally got a reply from someone in avsforum who is running > overclocked slug with wizd and streaming HD (high definition) > contents to his Snazio HD dvd player. > > I saw your USB ATSC tuner post earlier. I'm currently running HD3000 > and DVICO Fusion HDTV 5 Lite in my box. My main goal is to offload the > recorded programs (after they are commercial_cut and transcoded to > mpeg4) from the mythbox to the slug. There I'll run wizd and stream it > to IOData LinkPlayer2 (LP2). I don't know if slug will be able to run > complete mythbackend. It may be too big for its tiny 64mb sdram > (unless you fatten it). Presently, I run wizd on my linux box to > stream the contents to the LP2. > > With slug in picture, I can store all my programs on multiple external > hard drives and let the slug become the uPnP media server. Hopefully, > will save some wear/tear/electricity on the mythbox. > > Now I need to buy a slug and an external hard drive. > > > > On 12/8/05, Alan Hagge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mudit Wahal wrote: > > > > >Hi, > > > > > >Has anyone successfully used NSLU2 stream recordings off the external > > >USB 2.0 hard drive ? > > >I'm thinking to use NSLU2 as nfs mounted external storage device to > > >keep my recordings. Then just use softlinks from machines to stream > > >the SD and HD contents. > > > > > >I'll be installing OpenSlug or UnSlung on it. > > > > > >I'm more worried that if it has enough horse power and memory to run a > > >mini http server, some perl cgi and also stream video at a sustained > > >rate of atleast 20-25Mbps at the same time. I'm willing to overclock > > >it to 266mhz (nail clipper method seems good). > > > > > > > > I noticed you'd posted a similar question on the NSLU2-Linux Yahoo > > groups; hopefully you'll get an answer there, if not here. I too am > > interested in using a slug, but I want to take it even further, to try > > to use the slug as a mythbackend (using a USB 2.0-based ATSC tuner) to > > have it record directly to an attached external USB 2.0 disk. I'd asked > > about USB-based ATSC tuners on this list a couple of weeks ago, but > > apparently nobody's working with them yet. So I suspect I'm about a > > year premature. But I can hope. > > > > From what I've been reading, de-underclocking the CPU to 266MHz is > > definitely a good idea. I think the biggest issue (for me, anyway) is > > the lack of RAM in the box 32 MB isn't much, and my soldering skills > > definitely aren't up to adding piggyback RAM. Too bad Linksys hasn't > > noticed the community support for this unit and made a more expensive > > unit that adds extra RAM and maybe gig-e and/or 802.11g wireless, just > > for the hacker community. > > > > Good luck & keep us informed on your progress. I'm hoping Santa has a > > slug in his bag for me... ;-) > > ___ > > mythtv-users mailing list > > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] FC4 Alsa Question
I get this with snd-intel8x0 as well... It's not all the time, but mostly when a show is recording on the backend (1080i) and trying to play on the frontend. For example, I can't record NBC and watch part of it at the same time on the frontend. But other channels (mostly 720p sources) works fine... Steve On 12/8/05, Yan-Fa Li <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Folks, > > Any one seeing any performance regression with the snd_cs46XX driver > with the latest redhat 2.6.14-1.1644_FC4 released kernel and nvidia > 8174 livna driver ? I had to revert back to 2.6.14-1.1637_FC4 and the > 7174 driver because I was experiencing buffer underrun issues while > watching TV and recordings using mythfrontend. > > Thanks In Advance > > Yan > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Uncool surprise... coming back from vacation, shows not recorded.
Just came back from vacation and I found out that all my recording failed... Few problems that would be nice to be resolved : 1 - Don't record or mark the recording as bad when you can't open the capture device (dvb here...) 2 - I'm pretty the episode will not record again and will be marked as duplicate the next time they appear in the schedule. 3 - The web interface tries to open the file on disk multiple times to make the thumbnail (slow process), is there a need for that? 4 - DVB signal info in the backend status page, is this a non-working feature? 5 - Could an e-mail be sent when something isn't right about the capture card, a good example would be "2005-11-24 14:49:49.398 DVB#1 ERROR - Opening DVB frontend device failed. (2) No such file or directory" What happened here was my fault really... I updated with yum before leaving and I a new kernel installed, disabling my 2 DVB cards. It worked so great for 1+ years now, sucks when this happens... Thanks for listening. Steve M. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Any sucesses with USB ATSC tuners?
I wouldn't run the backend on the device itself, but I would like to use it as a slave. My backend has only 2 PCI slots, which are filled with 2 OTA ATSC cards. But saying that, I could add USB external tuners to the same backend... My backend is a 100$ PC from Fry's (Duron 1.6Ghz), works great... If you plan running the backend on that NSLU2, you'll need to fatten it for sure... I was running a backend on a PII 350 and the database was slow as hell. Maybe it was configuration issue, but it felt slow... Steve M. On 11/21/05, Alan Hagge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm thinking of diving into a really off-the-wall configuration (running > mythbackend on a Linksys NSLU2 NAS-in-a-box [aka the "slug"]...see > http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/Main/HomePage for more info). I think > if it has enough horsepower, it might make a cheap, quiet, low-power and > just-plain-cool backend. It appears that someone has already ported the > DVB drivers to this configuration, but a search through the DVB wiki > doesn't seem to indicate that they work with any USB-based ATSC tuners > (yet). > > I'm just wondering if anyone has any info that perhaps I'm not aware of > yet... > > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] EPG missing 9pm-midnight 3day+ data
I'm not sure if my zap2it source for my zip code, but it seems that I'm always missing the 9pm-midnight guide data on the 3rd day and on. Today is saturday, I got the full guide for saturday-sunday, but monday+ has 9pm-midnight missing. Is this something normal or I should change my zip code and get the data from the nearest city zip code instead of the suburb I live in (That's for OTA broadcast) ? I've had problem before where shows were wrong for my zip code, but the next city's zip code guide was OK. Anybody has this problem? Thanks. Steve M. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Is atrpms down?
I know this is a bit out of topic, but many of us probably rely on atrpms for mythtv installation. Sorry if this was posted before, but I couldn't find anything in the mailing list. I've been trying to connect to atrpms today from work and again tonight. Keep getting those connection refused with yum and the web site is unreachable. Anybody knows why atrpms can't be reached? Steve M. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] HD Stuttering
My video looks jerky from time to time here, mostly after fast forwarding but it comes back a few seconds and goes away. I run mythtvfrontend on a P4 2.4Ghz with an FX5200. I started seeing these problems and never went away since : - I removed my Sound Blaster Live (used the snd-intel8x0 onboard). - or when I upgraded to FC4 2.6.13 kernel. It's not doing it all the time, if I disable audio everything is fine. At first as was getting those "Using old OSS blabla". I fixed that by installing the asla modules correctly. Let me tell you that modprobe.conf and getting sound to not be muted on start up is no fun when you don't know how. So I'm planing on putting back my SB Live card in to see if it fixes the issue. If that doesn't work, I'll revert back to 2.6.12. At work, I'm having all sorts of issues with 2.6.13 in term of performance when streaming video with VLS (80 streams+). Looks like performance of threaded applications has gone way down. I got FC3 installed at work and I'm waiting for an official 2.6.13 to verify my statement. Steve M. On 11/3/05, Gregorio Gervasio, Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Darren Black writes: > > d> It's kinda odd... but this has simply never worked for me. My previous myth > d> setup on FC3 and my current FC4 installation simply refuse to allow > realtime > d> scheduling of the display thread. I installed using Jarod's guide (and thus > d> Axel's rpms) but despite carrying out the instructions above (using the > d> appropriate path since the rpms don't install to the same place) I still > get > d> this message: > > d> Realtime priority would require SUID as root. > > d> Any suggestions? > > >I haven't tried it but it sounds like this is the issue: > > http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/131634 > > > It should also allow people running FC3 to work properly, where > > before mythfrontend SUID root did not result in realtime priority. > -- > Gregorio Gervasio, Jr. > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] mythtranscode and nuvexport (memory usage andswapping)
I understood the .nuv part that's not a .nuv for HD... But there is nothing that tells me in the software that this is not supported. I think it does work for PS files, but not TS. I still have a problem with the defitions of PS vs TS. I guess the PS is that the TS has been demuxed and packets written out as a program stream (like a DVD). Usually a TS is a transport stream with either all the transport are only the program you want. Where I called them SPTS and MPTS. Steve On 8/29/05, Chris Petersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Umm, no: avidemux only produces valid files for non-GOP cuts if you> recode the video. When cutting without recode, it'll happily accept and > perform a cut at an arbitrary frame, but you may end up with a file> starting with a couple of orphaned B-frames.*but*, it'll reencode only what it needs, not the entire file. Onlyissue seems to be with remuxing, which is why Gavin had to use lvemux for nuvexport mpeg2cut instead of something more readily available.-Chris___mythtv-users mailing listmythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] mythtranscode and nuvexport (memory usage and swapping)
I'm able to successfully export 30 minutes shows from HD to xvid on my system. That takes about 5 hours. Anything bigger than that doesn't work. My system is swapping like crazy and the fps drops from 8 to < 1. I've search the archive and googled a bit but can't find the answer. You can see that mythtranscode grew from 372m used to a 1303m in virtual memory. I have a gig of RAM in that machine and killed X so maybe the extra RAM will be used and not swapped. From what I can see, my hard drive swapped all night and I stopped my 1 encoding after 9 hours, which only 2% was done. Anybody can help here? Memory leak in mythtranscode? top - 08:15:21 up 15:11, 4 users, load average: 2.32, 1.80, 1.64Tasks: 68 total, 4 running, 64 sleeping, 0 stopped, 0 zombieCpu(s): 0.0% us, 50.3% sy, 4.3% ni, 0.0% id, 44.7% wa, 0.7% hi, 0.0% siMem: 1035548k total, 1022504k used, 13044k free, 924k buffersSwap: 690752k total, 546472k used, 144280k free, 14556k cached PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM TIME+ COMMAND 137 root 17 0 0 0 0 R 50.1 0.0 194:02.09 kswapd0 353 root 35 19 28308 12m 756 R 3.3 1.3 76:51.18 ffmpeg 348 root 34 19 1303m 737m 1820 S 1.7 72.9 32:26.34 mythtranscode 1278 root 16 0 1956 924 748 R 0.3 0.1 0:00.01 top 1 root 16 0 1704 264 240 S 0.0 0.0 0:01.01 init Thanks, Steve M. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] NO DATA between 9:30PM and midnight?
I've seen this too, really annoying... What about calling mythfilldatabase and then erase the week after the update from the database? Keeping only 1 week of good data? Would that work? Steve On 8/15/05, Mark J. Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On August 14, 2005 02:05 am, Anatoly Ivasyuk wrote: > > I have MythTV 0.18.1 from atrpms installed on FC3 according to Jarod's > > guide, and I'm using Zap2It DataDirect for guide data. Normally it gets > > about 13 or 14 days of complete data, but starting a couple weeks ago > > I've noticed that data on weekdays between 9:30PM and 12:00AM is showing > > NO DATA except for shows that began before 9:30PM. > > > > Fortunately it updates the current recording day and one day ahead when > > mythfilldatabase runs overnight, so the data fills in and the recording > > schedule updates, but this problem does mean that I can't see part of > > the evening schedule for much of the current and next week so I can't > > schedule ahead. Is anyone else having this problem, and is there any > > way to fix it? > > > > Thanks, > > -Anatoly > > > > I've had this problem on and off for at least eight months. The problem is in > the way mythtv decides whether the data is incomplete. > > On a normal update, mythtv will grab data for today, tomorrow, and any days > for which it does not have data, and any day which it deems to have > incomplete data. > > There have been several attempts at improving the way that myth tries to look > for incomplete data in the last eight months, but none have them have worked > perfectly for me. > > If I were to build my own myth instead of using prepared packages, here are > two things that I would do to work around this problem without causing too > much extra load on the zap2it servers. > > (1) Fetch one less day of data. It seems to me that when there is empty data, > it exists after midnight GMT. It seems that myth is trying to fetch to the > very limits of the data that zap2it provides. If we backed off by a day, this > problem may not happen. > > (2) On update, fetch data for today, tomorrow, ONE WEEK FROM NOW, and any > empty or incomplete days. This would only add a little bit of extra load to > the zap2it servers. Perhaps the powers that be would call it too much for > official packages, but thats what I would do. > > Mark > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Re: mythfrontend not starting anymore...
Well.. my mythbackend was dead... interrupt problem on hdb... not good. On 8/14/05, Steve Malenfant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yesterday I was watching HDTV from my mythbackend, today mythfrontend > doesn't want to launch properly... I did change my kernel and nvidia > drivers, but it was working after that. > > I might have change some parameters in the setup part of > mythfrontend... But nothing that would cause this... > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ mythfrontend > 2005-08-14 09:53:48.049 New DB connection, total: 1 > Total desktop width=1280, height=720, numscreens=1 > > > Anybody has an idea? --verbose all doesn't show anything more than that. > > Steve > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] mythfrontend not starting anymore...
Yesterday I was watching HDTV from my mythbackend, today mythfrontend doesn't want to launch properly... I did change my kernel and nvidia drivers, but it was working after that. I might have change some parameters in the setup part of mythfrontend... But nothing that would cause this... [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ mythfrontend 2005-08-14 09:53:48.049 New DB connection, total: 1 Total desktop width=1280, height=720, numscreens=1 Anybody has an idea? --verbose all doesn't show anything more than that. Steve ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] apt-get on FC3 still broken?
I heard that the problem was because libselinux wasn't installed (dependancy not right somewhere for rpm???)... I'll try to re-install my system again with libselinux installed but disabled. Also, I might totally be wrong. Steve On 7/22/05, Jerry Rubinow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I tried both this: > > apt-get install rpm librpm4.4 apt atrpms-package-config fedora-release > beecrypt > > it didn't update anything and I got the same problem in apt-get > dist-upgrade, at the same point. > > So I did this, as Axel suggested a few messages back: > > apt-get install fedora-release atrpms-package-config beecrypt apt smart > > And it installed smart, but now I'm not sure what to do next. I tried > 'smart upgrade' but it said: > error: While using /etc/smart/channels/base.channel: 'rpm' > python module is not available > after each 'New channel detected'. > > But anyway, I'll take this over to the atrpms list since it's not directly > myth-related. > > -Jerry > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] air2pc off ebay?
I bought 2 of them, replacing my pchdtv card. I'm 25 miles (at least) from the tower using the Vineguard amplified antenna received with my voom service (still using the receiver for OTA, so great). They are rev 0.2 but works great for me (maybe better than my pcHDTV card). Although they are ackward to install, I had to recompile kernel 2.6.12 with the current dvb patches available on linuxtv.org. Then inserts all the transponders information, scan all the channel, remove the one I don't want, rename the channel, change the xmltvid (remove the checkmark) and then run mythfilldatabase. I could document the process, but would have to do it again (which I will since my other system is screwed from atrpms and libselinux problems). If that could helpful for some people, I'll do. I can now record 2 channels at once, everything is great to date. Steve On 7/22/05, George Nassas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 21-Jul-05, at 9:08 PM, Dan Rampton wrote: > > > I was wondering if anyone has purchased this $80 air2pc > > card off ebay and > > made it work successfully with mythtv. > > Check the archives (http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv) for > the discussion when the cards first appeared on ebay. Short story is if > you have a clear line to your station's transmitter you're fine > otherwise it may or may not work. However the seller is reported to be > very understanding with buyers who have to return cards due to > reception problems. > > - George > > > > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Redo Program recordedmarkup
I've been fooling around my system to re-import recorded program from a messed upgrade of FC2->FC3 atrpms issues where rpm/apt-get/yum doesn't work anymore (I still don't have a workaround). So I transformed my mythfrontend machine into a myth combo. The problem is that I've migrated from pchdtv driver to 2 Air2PC (rev 0.2 card for 70$, works great with 2.6.12 with linuxtv patches) DVB drivers and that created some issues using dataDirect, that I later on modified with the right XMLTV ID and now works fine. The problem was re-importing back the data, so I had to modify the chanid of my recordedprogram, then everything worked. The problem was the fast forward since I haven't imported the recordedmarkup table (which I learned that from lookup at the mythconverg database). I messed doing my SQL update and I had to restart again which I lost one complete program of markup (cause audio hiccups when forwarding). Simple question after all this here... Is there a way to redo the program markup? Also, why is there 2 modes to save the data in the DVB capture setup? TS and PS... Is the TS saving the MPTS(whole transport) and the ps the SPTS(single program)? If that's the case than the choice of wording is wrong, cause I could think it's an actual PS (Program Stream) instead of TS (Transport Stream). ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Fox 3 hour HD program size ?
Network seems to re-encode everything at the edge... I mean at the edge, just before transmission. They have no choice since they need to add the weather alert and etc... I'm assuming this, since they always send the same format at any time during the day. cropped or not, 4:3 ro 16:9, it will be 720p for Fox. I might be wrong. Steve On 5/23/05, Preston Crow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 2005-05-23 at 15:38, Mudit Wahal wrote: > > libmpeg2 decoder debug: 1280x720, aspect 768000, 59.941 fps > > a52 decoder: A/52 channels:6 samplerate:48000 bitrate:448000 > > > > does it mean its sending 60fps ? > > Yup. I just saw essentially the same thing by playing it with mplayer. > > Actually, they could send 720p60, but they're sending 720p59.940. Those > are two different formats (of the 17 ATSC formats). > > Why not send it with the original fps? The networks are just too stuck > in the habit of doing everything at 59.940fps. Perhaps there are issues > with switching rates between programs? I would like to think that they > could easily switch between any of the 17 formats, even in so far as > having consecutive commercials in different formats. > > As to SW:AotC, I'm guessing that it was encoded by the network, not the > individual stations, so if any one station couldn't handle a different > fps, they couldn't use it. Of course, when two consecutive frames are > identical, it doesn't take much additional bandwidth. > > --PC > > > > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Is there a problem with Gnome and keyboard menu confirmation?
Thanks, looks like everybody knew that except me :) I'll try to explain that to my wife now... Will there be a fix for that (in FC, QT or MythTV) or we going to have to carry that around for a while? The current workaround works for me. Steve On 5/21/05, Mario Limonciello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good call Phil. > > I *meant* to type alt-enter in my suggestion. > > On 5/21/05, Phil Bridges <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 5/21/05, Steve Malenfant <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > I'm having an issue here with simply exiting mythtv, when I press > > > enter on a menu option (like do you want to exit?) the menu gets > > > highlighted but doesn't exit. > > > > > > I'm having this at a bunch of places, mostly mythtvsetup (can't use > > > the keyboard for next), main menu with confirmation, etc... I need to > > > use the "hidden" mouse cursor and click to exit mythfrontend or > > > navigate the option in mythtvsetup. > > > > > > I'm running gnome with FC3 and latest atrpms mythtv 0.18.1. I don't > > > think this is happening to me on my FC2 mythbackend installation. > > > > > > I've searched the list, but couldn't find any information about that, > > > It's probably because I'm searching the wrong keywords since I'm > > > having issues describing the problem. > > > > > > It's a Fedora issue with QT. Use Alt-Enter. > > > > Check here: http://tinyurl.com/djppm > > ___ > > mythtv-users mailing list > > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Is there a problem with Gnome and keyboard menu confirmation?
I'm having an issue here with simply exiting mythtv, when I press enter on a menu option (like do you want to exit?) the menu gets highlighted but doesn't exit. I'm having this at a bunch of places, mostly mythtvsetup (can't use the keyboard for next), main menu with confirmation, etc... I need to use the "hidden" mouse cursor and click to exit mythfrontend or navigate the option in mythtvsetup. I'm running gnome with FC3 and latest atrpms mythtv 0.18.1. I don't think this is happening to me on my FC2 mythbackend installation. I've searched the list, but couldn't find any information about that, It's probably because I'm searching the wrong keywords since I'm having issues describing the problem. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Share my success with 0.18
After having some issues with not being able to record anymore (Changed the channel lineup, I think that's because I forgot to redefine the source), I cleared the database, upgraded from 0.17 to 0.18 using apt-get (Thanks atrpms and Jarod's guide). 2005-05-06 22:35:54.415 mythfrontend version: 0.18.20050409-1 www.mythtv.org My system is : AMD Duron 1.6Ghz w/384 Mb GeForce4 MX PCI pcHDTV 3000 Slow 40 Gigs (Maxtor 6E040L0) with a little script that runs every night to copy video to a unslung NSLU2 running NFS. Example : /mnt/store/1005_20050503195900_2005050321.nuv -> /mnt/nslu2/store/05031959_American_Idol.ts I called the contrib "mythlink.sh" inside a tcl script (that's all I know how to use). I'm probably using the bare minimum but that works... I've been recording with this 100$ PC from Fry's for a while, but I could never playback correctly before 0.18. I'm using NVIDIA Kernel Module 1.0-7174, XVMC output (yeah, seems to work better now...) for 720p and 1080i with Bob deint. I've reduced some of the OSD settings to low cpu. 720p content : Cpu(s): 47.5% us, 7.3% sy, 0.0% ni, 42.9% id, 0.0% wa, 2.3% hi, 0.0% si Cpu(s): 58.4% us, 8.8% sy, 0.0% ni, 29.2% id, 0.3% wa, 3.2% hi, 0.0% si Cpu(s): 58.2% us, 9.2% sy, 0.0% ni, 29.4% id, 0.0% wa, 3.3% hi, 0.0% si Cpu(s): 57.4% us, 9.6% sy, 0.0% ni, 29.7% id, 0.3% wa, 3.0% hi, 0.0% si 1080i content : Cpu(s): 78.8% us, 11.6% sy, 0.0% ni, 3.6% id, 1.3% wa, 4.6% hi, 0.0% si Cpu(s): 73.9% us, 12.5% sy, 0.0% ni, 6.3% id, 3.6% wa, 3.6% hi, 0.0% si Cpu(s): 78.1% us, 12.6% sy, 0.0% ni, 3.0% id, 2.0% wa, 4.3% hi, 0.0% si Cpu(s): 76.2% us, 13.2% sy, 0.3% ni, 4.3% id, 2.3% wa, 3.6% hi, 0.0% si It doesn't work without issues. When the OSD appears, it stutters a bit and comes back to normal after the OSD goes away. I'm not too sure how to disable that completely, but I'll look a bit more. I have 2 recordings (American Idol 04/26 and Desperate Housewives (last one, wanted to see what this show is about) that I can't forward/rewind. The OSD appears, the video just stops and the time remaining increases... I can watch the whole recording without issues if I don't jump/rewind the video. I just wanted to share my success, now I need to get roku HD1000... Someone started working on some MythTV client, it would be a lot nicer than a PC beside my Samsung DLP. Thanks to all the developpers, it's getting better (for me anyway). ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Can't schedule program anymore after deleting channel line up
I had a problem with the broadcast listing of my zip code. So I switched over to a zip code near me. I got my listing right after running mythfilldatabase. The problem is that I can't schedule any programs anymore. I see them in "Recording Schedules" in mythweb, but nothing shows up in "scheduled recordings" in mythweb. Seems like there is no way to delete the "Recording Schedules" in mythfrontend when this happens... I restarted mythbackend, rebooted the machine, just can't figure it out... I'm still running 0.17.20050130-1 which has been really stable for me until today. Should I zap my database completely now? ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Mini-Mac HDTV Front end
On Windows, some MPEG2 Codec uses IDCT and Motion Compensation in the Radeon cards. In Linux, doesn't seems to be the case yet... As I said multiple time, and I'll repeat, My Pentium 2.4Ghz/Radeon 9700 decodes 1080i with deinterlacing using about 40% CPU with the NVIDIA DVD Decoder using Windows Media Player. I guess the problem right now in linux is the lack of hardware usage in the video card. XvMC is OK with mplayer and 1.8Ghz Duron and NVIDIA GF4MX, but can't deinterlace properly without framedrop. I know about nothing, but HDTV is possible on lower CPU and NVidia/Radeon video cards. Not sure what info this gives, but that's what I know. On Apr 7, 2005 3:13 PM, dean collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:mythtv-users- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Close > > Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 3:09 PM > > To: mythtv-users@mythtv.org > > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Mini-Mac HDTV Front end > > > > On Apr 7, 2005 2:02 PM, Anthony Vito <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Steve Jobs said that this is the year of HD. :) Apple is at the > NAB > > > > conference right now and product announcements are expected. so > there > > > > is a good chance that they have something in mind for the mini > other > > > > than as an entry level mac. > > > > > > do you read Cringely as well? :) > > > > > > http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20050120.html > > > > :) > > not on a regular basis. but i do frequent some of the mac rumor > sites... > > ___ > > mythtv-users mailing list > > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > [DC] > Yep there is no doubt that Apple is tossing around a few ideas in this > space, I think there will still be at least 12 months before they enter > the market though. > > Cheers, > Dean > > > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Job Queues to run by default
I found some cool scripts in the contrib folders about doing "pretty" symbolic link and I've made my own which actually copies the new recording to my nslu2 via NFS after recording. I've made a Job Queue which works great when I specify to run Job #1 when I schedule a recording. But I can't figure out how to make Job #1 run by default for all recording. Where are those default settings? Is this something missing or I just don't know how to enable it? ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] apache 2gb limit? mythweb
I've heard that Apache 2.1 will support LFS, not before. I have apache 1.3 running on Sun Ultra5 which has LFS support. I think that apache 1.3 can be compiled with LFS. Athlon 64 might be able to use Apache 2.0 with LFS (not sure about that, but would native 64 bit need LFS support???) Steve On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 14:28:49 -0800, M. Barnabas Luntzel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think the culprit is php. I didn't bother digging into it because I > didn't care enough before. but since you asked... > > is something like this in your error log? > > [Thu Mar 17 14:22:31 2005] [error] [client 192.168.1.1] (75)Value too > large for defined data type: access to > /mythweb/video_dir/1501_2005031318_2005031319.nuv failed, > referer: http://.xx:8080/mythweb/recorded_programs.php > > bug seems to be kinda old: > > http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=27792&edit=3 > > but I think thats what you're up against. may need to recompile php, > but thats a pain if you're sticking to rpms like I am. I especially > like this line: > > [22 Oct 2004 1:53am CEST] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > This bug has been fixed in CVS. > > I didn't dig too much further, there might be a similar bug posted that > I didn't check for. > > On Mar 17, 2005, at 1:31 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > If you are transmitting a large file then the browser you are > > connecting to the webserver with will also need handle large files. > > When I was coding my webserver I ran into this issue and found that > > the problem usually lies on the browser side. > > > > - Original Message - > > From: Jeff Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Thursday, March 17, 2005 4:10 pm > > Subject: [mythtv-users] apache 2gb limit? mythweb > > > >> Not directly myth related, but I'm sure that somebody else on this > >> list has run into it before. I'd like to use mythweb as a way to get > >> an http link to the raw NUV files (to use with wget or similar). When > >> attempting to download files > 2gb in size, apache throws a strange > >> error (I don't have the error handy, but it was clear that it was a > >> file size issue). Is there a particular way that apache needs to be > >> compiled so that large files will work? I'm running 2.0.52-rc1 on a > >> gentoo system. (maybe a use flag that enables large file support?) > >> > >> -- > >> email me if you want a gmail invite, I have some > >> ___ > >> mythtv-users mailing list > >> mythtv-users@mythtv.org > >> http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > >> > > > > ___ > > mythtv-users mailing list > > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] HDTV ringbuffer possibly causes missed 13 minutes of West Wing?
Got the same issue with pcHDTV using driver 1.6 and mythtv 0.17. I recorded a long show (3 hours) and the last few minutes were missing. Steve On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 09:57:24 +, Jules Gosnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK, I'll take a look - thanks for the advice, Doug. > > Jules > > > Doug Larrick wrote: > > > Jules Gosnell wrote: > > > >> I guess I will just have to miss 15 mins a show until i see some sort of > >> regular pattern - I will probably fiddle with setup options and see if > >> they have any effect on these periods... > > > > > > Check for database error messages in your system logs, too... if the db > > is taking extra-long to write keyframes into recordedmarkup you'll see > > pauses in your recording. > > > > -Doug > > > > > > > >___ > >mythtv-users mailing list > >mythtv-users@mythtv.org > >http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > > > -- > "Open Source is a self-assembling organism. You dangle a piece of > string into a super-saturated solution and a whole operating-system > crystallises out around it." > > /** > * Jules Gosnell > * Partner > * Core Developers Network (Europe) > * > *www.coredevelopers.net > * > * Open Source Training & Support. > **/ > > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] strange mythweb error can't download recorded shows
It might work from VLC. Also, you can probably try out HDTV Pump (I couldn't make this work on my PC, probably because I have NVIDIA DVD Decoder installed). http://www.dvbportal.de/projects/hdtvpump/ HDTV pump This DirectShow filter allows playback of ATSC/DVB .ts files in any player application that uses DirectShow including Zoom Player, Microsoft Media Center 2005 and Microsoft Media Player 10. Steve On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 14:39:58 +, Derek Conniffe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Ryan, > > You can edit a file called conf.php in the /config directory where you > have your mythweb php/html files - at the bottom you'll see that you can > specify whatever method that you want to be able to access your files > with - a few examples are there too. Or maybe you could just make a > symbolic link between /mythweb/video_dir and the actual directory where > you keep your recordings and then the URL you are using now should work. > > I'd like to know how to make windows media player automatically stream > the files rather than try to download them and then play them. I've got > to the strange situation where I'm able copy the URL from mythweb, open > Windows Media player, Click "open" and paste in the URL and media player > with start streaming - great. But if I just click on the URL in mythweb > media player opens, starts downloading - takes ages, and then starts > playing weird... > > Derek > > Ryan Kremser wrote: > > >Hello, I"m using knoppmyth v510a and i'm having a problem with > >mythweb. I can schedule and do everything but download/view > >recordings from the recorded programs page. I right now don't have a > >tv for my mythbox (waiting for new one to arrive) and my only method > >of actually watching what i've recorded was through the myth web > >interface. When i click on the image or the program name it just > >takes me to a page not found with the location being > > > >http://192.168.1.101/mythweb/video_dir/1044_20050221233000_2005022200.nuv > > > >I can watch the video on a monitor i have but i have a bad video card > >in it so its really choppy (not an issue really still getting my > >pvr-350 working) so i know the recording is good. it seems that the > >file is there too when i ssh into the box but again get this error. > >Just to make sure i'm checking the right way if someone could walk me > >through checking to see if the file is actually there and then if so > >some solutions to the problem it would really help me out. I've been > >pointed to the following thread as a possible solution but it didn't > >change the problem. > >http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2493 > > > >thanks for any suggestions. > > > > > > > > > >___ > >mythtv-users mailing list > >mythtv-users@mythtv.org > >http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > > > -- > > Derek Conniffe > Rivertower Ltd > DDI: (Local Ireland) 01 201 0146 (International) +353 1 201 0146 > Mobile: (Local Ireland) 086 856 3823 (International) +353 86 856 3823 > Main Line: (Local Ireland) 1890 45 70 74 (International) +353 1 201 0180 > Fax: (Local Ireland) 01 201 0085 (International) +353 1 201 0085 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Web: www.rivertowerhosting.com > > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: FC3 rpms, mythweb, apache, and 2G+ files
I've got the same problem on FC2, there is no 2 gigs file support build in httpd from the repository. I've transfered my web server from Windows 2000 to FC2 and now I'm getting these problems, just not cool. It seems to be a common problem with lots of applications these days, kind of annoying, but I can't complain I'm not doing the work... Steve On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 12:22:22 -0600, dead <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Axel Thimm wrote: > >>It looks to me like apache that's not supporting the >2GB files. When I > >>do a wget to my backend box, this is what goes into the error_log for > >>httpd: > >> > >>[Thu Feb 03 08:10:24 2005] [error] [client a.b.c.d] (75)Value too large > >>for defined data type: access to /path/to/my.nuv failed > >> > >>This is an FC3 box built using Jared's guide. httpd-2.0.52-3.1 is the > >>version that shows up doing an rpm -q. Axel, what version do you > >>have??? > > > > > > FC2/x86_64. > > FC3/i386 here... > the error I get in apache's error_log is: > > [Mon Jan 31 00:00:17 2005] [error] [client 10.1.1.107] (75)Value too > large for defined data type: access to > /mythweb/video_dir/1013_20050130223500_20050130233500.nuv failed, > referer: http://10.1.1.23/mythweb/recorded_programs.php > > is that a php or apache error? =) > > apache = httpd-2.0.52-3.1 > php = php-4.3.10-3.2 > > > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] MythTV and streaming MPEG2 over UDP
I think MythTV needs to change. I think that the MythFrontend should go away. Before everybody says I'm crazy, read why I'm saying this. 1 - MythBackend works fine. 2 - MythFrontend is the problem for most folks, HDTV not working, display issues, etc... 3 - The Web Interface needs to be adapted to be used by external client. Videolan (VLC) uses MPEG-2 over IP. It can use a SAP server to receive programming (I'm not sure to which extent). Amino (www.aminocom.com) have a device that can play MPEG-2 SD stream up to 9 mbits called the AmiNET100. They now have one that can play HD streams and ouput component out at 720p and 1080i (must be capable of at least 15mbits) http://www.aminocom.com/products/aminet120.html I have an AmiNET100 where I work and all this device need is a web page with link to rtsp content. These type of device will be used for Video over DSL. These products are small, less expensive than a high end PC. The backend to record and stream HDTV don't need to be that fast. If I could use my Windows machine with VLC to play out my HDTV content from MythTV, it would be much less complicated. I think that all the proprietary feature of MythTV will make the project sink. It needs to add support for industry standard like Transport Stream over ethernet, etc... MythTV could be a great backend for that. Here's what happened with my MythTV experience : - PVR250, that worked great... Imagine quality on my DLP 50" with that is not great, I don't even want to see it anymore. - HD3000... Can record no problem... I just can't get video out of the frontend. Works OK in mplayer, doesn't in xine. Too slow with XV, works half the time with XVMC. Blue screen with the nvidia driver. (giving up here) - Bought the DVD Nvidia Codec for Windows XP, 15 mbits MPEG-2 HDTV uses 30% of CPU on my P4 2.4 Ghz with ATI Radeon 9700 Pro. That's the best 20$ I ever invested in my computer. Now I can watch recorded HD shows on my DLP with awesome results. Only 1 problem, is that I can't rewind/fast forward. I appreciate all the work that being done. I'm not smart enough to do my part in the development, but at least I can give ideas. ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Some questions about HDTV recording
Being frustrated about the whole Display of HD in Linux and MythTV. I went and bought the Nvidia DVD Decoder. I have an ATI Radeon 9700 with a P4 2.4Ghz, playback with the Nvidia DVD Decoder is smooth. Only about 33% CPU Utilization using Windows Media Player and the decoder. When I use the same with VLC, I"m getting some choppy video and 100% CPU usage. The only problem I got so far with it is that I can't rewind/forward using Transport Stream. When I convert the TS to PS using mpeg2vcr, I can rewind and playback. I spent so much time on my linux box trying to figure everything out of MythTV... I have it working fine with a PVR-250, but it's difficult using the HD3000. Xine-hd just doesn't work for me, mplayer does, but can't get 4:3 resolution to use full screen. MythTv just crash and can't play the video. Getting a ATSC STB would seems to make sense, but there is no PVR in these boxes! MythTv gets more expensive at the end of the line. But I just love MythTV... I'm not good enough to make it work, not good enough to fix it. My wife just hates MythTV because I'm passing all my free time on trying to make it work, at the end it didn't... So now I'm recording with MythTV and watching my shows using Windows Media Player... It's sad, but once HDTV will be available and integrated in Windows, it's going to be a lot easier for people to use it. Not sure if I'll sell my pcHDTV card on ebay or not soon... There is a bunch of new USB 2.0 QAM/ATSC that came out and will come out soon, it think that's where I'll end up. Hopefully I informed some people and didn't frustrate any others, but that's my expiriences... Steve On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 23:38:24 -0800, Brad Templeton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Dec 11, 2004 at 11:51:11PM -0600, Nate Carlson wrote: > > So basically write a shell wrapper that gets called for transcode, and > > looks at the channel number or something? > > Well, I would actually look at the resolution of the stream if you can > extract that. You want to transcode a 480i differently from a 720p or > a 1080i. Since most HDTVs are really only 1280x720, that sort of resolution > reduction from 1080i makes a lot of sense as the TV is going to do it > anyway. > > > > >Tons of them. HD is new to MythTV. AC-3 audio also creates problems in > > >myth and its sound drivers. > > > > Well, doesn't sound too horrible, at least. :) > > I'm finding it to be a pain. Here are some pains I have seen: > > a) Getting your video card to display on the HDTV can be a lot of work, > requires pushing the edge, newer drivers etc. Often this leads to > hard crashing and upgrade troubles. > >a2) Many HDTVs won't actually take input at 720p. >a3) DVI can be harder to get going than other output forms. > > b) Many xv drivers won't actually drive at 1920 wide. Some even say they > do but can't. > > c) Most HDTVs have overscan problems when computer driven > > d) DVD playing needs to be modified to understand 16:9 TVs > > e) The drivers for the HDTV cards can be a pain to work with, and > they can crash your machine. > > f) Myth TV front end crashes when it tries to tune a channel with a > poor signal. > > g) Myth TV back end gives up recording a show if there is bad signal, > and doesn't retry if the signal gets better, and thinks it recorded the > show so refuses to record a later timeslot. > > h) When you record 1080i, you can get a lot of interlacing artifacts if > you don't get your redisplay just right > > i) As noted, problems with transcode, recording of non-HD shows using disk > > j) AC-3 sound is not handled well. The center channel will be missing > sometimes. Alsa drivers have bugs, and can cause jittery audio or > hanging. > > k) I haven't looked to hard, but it's not so clear how to use the > non-ATSC features of the PC-HD3000. > > l) Did I mention it can be a bitch to get your card to drive your HDTV > at 1920 x 1080? Many people give up and drive at 1920 x 540p (but then > you get interlace artifacts if not careful.) > > m) Sometimes the NVIDIA drivers will flake out doing xv, and it goes > all blue, and you have to take the module out of the kernel and back in, > or reboot. But NVDIDIA are still the best at it. > > n) HD takes a lot of CPU to play, and if anything else pops up on your > machine, it can cause troubles. > > o) xvmc seems like a win for HD, but reports are it causes a lot of > problems, and crashes in certain circumstances. > > p) Getting stuff OTA with an antenna is a real pain, we have forgotten why > we took the antennas down to get cable. And a rotor (the old solution to > stations in all directions) doesn't work for a PVR, unless you had a rotor > aware PVR! > > q) I see some strange display bugs in how the borders are drawn in the > program menus at 1920 x 1080 res. The box around the list of programs > sometimes looks like it's coming from bad memory. But this is cosmetic. > > r) Some featurs of myth just arnen't ready
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: New MythTV Hardware Review
I thought DVB-T was using OFDM, not QAM. On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 10:29:35 -0500, Joseph A. Caputo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Friday 10 December 2004 08:41, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > Sorry, I have to ask a stupid question... > > > > > > Anyway, the pcHDTV card we are all talking about is rumoured to > > > > have QAM support in development, so it could tune your cable and > > > > you would not need an antenna. As to when, who knows? > > > > > > > > The QAM signal for your local stations should be unencrypted. > > > > The > > > > Wouldn't you still need to subscribe to the cable service to receive > > a signal that you could tune into? If so, and you don't have a > > subscription, you'd still need an antenna... or am I confused? > > This is how I understand it (from one layman to another): > > If you have digital cable, the digital channels (typically channels < > 125 are still analog NTSC, even if you have a digital subscription) use > QAM. I'm not clear on whether it's the QAM signal itself or the MPEG-2 > content that's encrypted (if at all), but in any event the FCC > stipulates that at least the local broadcast stations carried by your > cable provider should be unencrypted (though your provider may not be > in compliance). I don't think there is currently any way for you to > decrypt an encrypted QAM transmission outside of your cable company's > STB. Maybe if you have PhD's in cryptology and signal processing... > > If you don't have digital cable, you may use an antenna to receive OTA > digital broadcasts. These do not use QAM, but 8VSB. > > -JAC > > > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
