Hello everybody!
Intro/Background:
It is pretty hard to decide which MB, case etc to buy. In the meantime I
want to familiarize myself with MythTV, so I have installed the other HW
(pvr-350,DVD-burner/hard disk) in a somewhat retired workhorse (P3/500
w/384MB).
From what I understand that should be plenty horsepower to run MythTV
because of the pvr-350. Right?
I have used Linux for years for a number of different, mostly server
related, purposes both around the house and at the office. I have not
played with that many different distributions, mostly RH and Fedora and
also a little bit Debian.
I am going to use the Myth-PC in a set-top setup where it will be
connected between the existing cable TV in the building and an ordinary TV.
I have read Jarod's guide for installation on FC3 while trying to
install - but I used FC4 as base.
(Side note: After reading Jarod's step-by-step guide the first time I
tried to follow it. It went well for a *short* while until I did the
first apt-get update apt-get dist-upgrade. After finishing,
everything was broken. The apt-tools had disappeared and even rpm
barfed when used. I decided that continuing with a questionable base
linux install would probably not be a good idea. When using FC4 that
problem disappeared.)
***
Right now all is installed and I have tried to configure according to
Jarod's descriptions. I have also borrowed xorg.conf files from others
on the 'net, therefore I have managed to get KDE and also mythfrontend
on the TV-screen. First I want to get the DVD player up and running. So
far I have had no luck. After a number of lines about the DVD itself I get:
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...
...
DVD successfully opened.
MPEG-PS file format detected.
VIDEO: MPEG2 720x576 (aspect 3) 25.000 fps 9800.0 kbps (1225.0 kbyte/s)
==
Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders
Cannot find codec 'dts' in libavcodec...
ADecoder init failed :(
ADecoder init failed :(
Opening audio decoder: [hwac3] AC3/DTS pass-through S/PDIF
No accelerated IMDCT transform found
hwac3: switched to DTS, 768000 bps, 48000 Hz
AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, ac3, 768.0 kbit/50.00% (ratio: 96000-192000)
Selected audio codec: [hwdts] afm:hwac3 (DTS through S/PDIF)
==
vo: X11 running at 720x576 with depth 24 and 32 bpp (:0.0 = local
display)
==
Opening video decoder: [mpegpes] MPEG 1/2 Video passthrough
VDec: vo config request - 720 x 576 (preferred csp: Mpeg PES)
Could not find matching colorspace - retrying with -vf scale...
Opening video filter: [scale]
The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec.
VDecoder init failed :(
Opening video decoder: [libmpeg2] MPEG 1/2 Video decoder libmpeg2-v0.4.0b
Selected video codec: [mpeg12] vfm:libmpeg2 (MPEG-1 or 2 (libmpeg2))
==
Checking audio filter chain for 48000Hz/2ch/ac3 - 48000Hz/2ch/ac3...
AF_pre: 48000Hz/2ch/ac3
alsa-init: 1 soundcard found, using: iec958:{CARD 0 AES0 0x02 AES1 0x82
AES2 0x00 AES3 0x02}
ALSA lib setup.c:549:(add_elem) Cannot obtain info for CTL elem
(PCM,'IEC958 Playback PCM Stream',0,0,0): No such file or directory
alsa-init: playback open error: No such file or directory
audio_out: alsa9 and alsa1x modules were removed, use -ao alsa instead.
Based on this printout I have tried to find some useful information on
the 'net, but I'm a bit too unfamiliar with audio/video tools on computers.
All and any helt will be appreciated.
--
Torbjørn Heltne
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