[mythtv-users] Newbie - Feeding mythtv back end with VLC-like network streams ?
Hello there, I am quite new to MythTV and found no anwser to the following question, after doing a bunch of research on Google. Is there a way to run MythTV with time shift, recording features, ... - without any tuner card - and with network streams such as ones delivered by VLC/VLM from videolan ? A few words about the technical context might be useful : I already have a live TV streaming box, named Freebox, that is able to feed a VLC client running on my computer (see http://adsl.free.fr/tv/multiposte/, french language but screen dumps at the end should be self explanatory). A Freebox can send up to 4 or 8 streams at the same time, depending on the box version. Therefore, I do not see any interest in buying one or more tuner cards if I can feed MythTV with network streams coming my Freebox, knowing that it uses a fairly standard encoding (recognized by VLC). Now the next steps would be to : - feed MythTV with up to 8 video streams coming from my Freebox; - customize MythTV in order to configure channels. Is there any chance to achieve this ? Thank you, Erik. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] vonage caller id
On Tue, Nov 29, 2005 at 03:20:59PM -0500, Mlists wrote: > Which Vonage routers do you guys have? I have the linksys and don't > seem to be seeing anything on the network. > You either need a box sitting in front of the linksys or some sort of caller-id modem that can also get the info. The original poster wrote an app that would sniff for SIP traffic which is basically the voip caller id info and send it out. the previous poster was using a caller-id modem to read caller-id info off the analog line > Norm > > On Tue, 2005-29-11 at 12:16 -0800, Mark H wrote: > > I use a program called elseed and xyac to display callerid. I dont > > need mythnotify. It uses the X OSD and therefore it doesn't matter > > what program I am using. Watching recordings, videos, music, etc. > > Here is my link over on the knoppmyth site. You can run esleed and > > xyac on the same box or send the caller id to a remote box also > > running xyac. > > > > http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4836&highlight=callerid > > > > > > > > > > > > On 11/29/05, Matt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 1/28/05, James Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I don't know how many people here are using Vonage for phone > > service. I > > > have a perl script I hacked up that monitors the sip traffic > > to the > > > vonage phone and alerts my mythfrontend via mythnotify to > > the osd when > > > there is an incoming call. It shows the caller name and > > number. This can > > > be used if you are running a linux firewall and the vonage > > phone > > > traffice passes through it. > > > > > > - James > > > ___ > > > mythtv-users mailing list > > > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > > > > Digging through some old e-mails. I've got vonage and I think > > I'm > > going to revive an old PII box as an IPCop firewall. Does > > this script > > work with IPCop? What firewall solution are you running > > James? > > > > Thanks! > > Matt > > ___ > > 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
[mythtv-users] MythTV on Itanium (IA-64)?
Hi, maybe a weird question - I can get my hands on a dual Itanium 64-bit box, w/ 4GB mem for little $$. I have been looking for a decent server, since my PIII-933 is about to give up, and this came across my path. Does somebody have any experiences running MythTV (backend only with a PVR 250 and a PVR500MCE) on such an architecture (IA-64)? How dependent is MythTV on the IA-32 architecture? regards, Erik ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Stop / Start Athcool just Befor / After a Recording
On Wed, Nov 23, 2005 at 09:06:40AM +0800, Bob wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >On Tue, Nov 22, 2005 at 04:08:29PM +0800, Bob wrote: > > > >>Is there a way to run a script just before a recording starts and > >>another after it ends, ideally this would be specific to a capture > >>source as my next card (PVR 500) may not have this issue? > > > >I don't know how to trigger scripts when a recording starts, and > >managing sequential recordings would be a problem because you could end > >up with a race condition. It would be easier to use a cron job that > >parses http://localhost:6544/xml once per minute and looks for the > >appropriate tuner status: > > > >$ lynx -dump http://localhost:6544/xml | head -n 5 > > > > >date="11/22/2005" > > > > > >hostname="linuxbox" /> > > > > > >You would want to look for the appropriate "Encoder" record and toggle > >the external program based on the state field. > > That could work, but it's a bit expensive and inelegant. > > If it were possible to run a shell script when a recording starts and > ends, the end script could use your method to check if there is an > imminent recording and not restart Athcool if there is, that would fix > the potential race condition you highlighted. > you could just hijack the channel change "script" functionality and create a user job when the recording completes. The problem of back-to-back recordings is still possible. maybe some clever file locking scheme between a channel change (start) and user job (end) could do the trick. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Give HDTV priority over SDTV
On Fri, Nov 18, 2005 at 03:44:10PM -0500, Preston Crow wrote: > I think this is a feature request: > > It would be really nice to be able to specify whether to try to record > the HD or SD version of a program. With my set up, I get both via > digital cable QAM, so setting the priority by the tuner isn't good > enough. > > I suppose I might be able to set up a search that looks for the title > and "HD" in the description, and give that higher priority than the same > search without the HD. That would only work if I want the HD version (I > suppose I might someday want the SD version for some shows to save > space). > > --PC > Wouldn't the card priority settings and/or channel priority settings take care of that automatically? ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] An LVM'd drive died! What do I do...
On Thu, Oct 27, 2005 at 01:13:39PM -0400, Steve Adeff wrote: > On Thursday 27 October 2005 12:42, Erik Karlin wrote: > > On Thu, Oct 27, 2005 at 05:07:50PM +0100, Alexander Fisher wrote: > > > On 10/27/05, David Bennett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I must admit you have me quite intrigued by this RAID 5. > > > > > > > > So heres the deal, I am going to go out and buy some disks. > > > > Anything I need to know before I start? > > > > > > 250GB disks currently seem to give the most GB per $ or ? > > > > > > > How (and what) do I need to know to setup a software Raid 5 on my > > > > linux? Any guides etc.? > > > > > > I've had quite a bit of success installing Debian with RAID and LVM > > > configured during the install. GRUB won't boot off RAID5 (or LVM?) > > > but it will boot off RAID1. Therefore, I would suggest something like > > > this ... > > > > > > 3 disks sda,sdb,sdc. 3 partitions on each. > > > sd[abc]1 small (<1GB) RAID 1 (md0) formatted ext3 and used for /boot. > > > sd[abc]2 small formatted for swap. Swap is automatically striped > > > across swap partitions. If you don't want your system to potentially > > > crash when you have a disk failure, you can put swap over RAID 1 > > > instead. > > > > I've done exactly this, though I did do a raid1 for swap too. > > > > > sd[abc]3 remaining space, RAID 5, and one LVM PV on top of this. > > > Create one VG and several LVs out of this, one for each of your other > > > filesystems (/, /usr /var/mediastore etc.) Format these XFS but don't > > > make them bigger than they need to be, (XFS can easily grow > > > filesystems online but doesn't support shrinking). > > > > Here's where I diverge, and haven't seen mentioned yet. I went the > > raid10 route instead. with raid5, you can lose up to 1 drive in the > > array. any more and you lose the array. With raid10 you can lose half, > > in theory, as long as they're not in the same raid1 set. I've got 6x250g > > disks as 3 raid1 mirrors and then raid0 the 3 raid1 arrays. > > does raid10 do parity? I thought raid 10 required a backup harddrive for > every > drive in the array? > No, there is no parity in a raid 10 array. The resilence comes from the raid1 parts(mirrors). Yes, it does require drives added in pairs, but drives are relatively cheap. You can add raid1 arrays in degraded mode, so in theory, you can create a raid10 array with only half the drives. I used this to create my array with only 4 disks while I waited for the drives to go on sale again. It's riskier, but there seem to be "give-away" sales every couple of months. (Sorry it took so long to reply, it ended up in my spam folder) ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] USB on the cable box
On Wed, Nov 09, 2005 at 02:18:17PM -0500, Michael Bochynski wrote: > On Wed, 2005-11-09 at 13:25 -0500, Erik Karlin wrote: > > > On Wed, Nov 09, 2005 at 01:04:42PM -0500, Michael Bochynski wrote: > > > On Wed, 2005-11-09 at 12:36 -0500, Erik Karlin wrote: > > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 09, 2005 at 11:54:29AM -0500, Michael Bochynski wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > I want to use USB port on my cable box (Scientific Atlanta 2100) for > > > > > Myth TV to change channels. According to SC2100 this port is designed > > > > > to > > > > > be used for remote. > > > > > > > > > > My question is, if I get usb-to-serial cable, do I still have to > > > > > install > > > > > lirc to change channels? Can I use only those scripts in > > > > > mythtv/contrib ? > > > > > > > > > > Note that I don't need receiver configured using lirc, since I have > > > > > wireless (IR) keyboard on PS2. I've learned my remote a bunch of > > > > > keypresses, and I don't have to install anything on the OS side. :) > > > > > > > > > > Michael > > > > > > > > I'm not sure it'll be that easy: > > > > http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/149223 > > > > > > > > > Hmm... I actually thing that it should be easy. This USB port is > > > designed to be used by USB transmitter/receiver pair, which you can buy > > > from Scientific Atlanta. > > > > are you talking about a USB IR xmit/rcv device? Wouldn't the cable box > > itself already have an IR receiver? > > > Built-in receiver, yes. This was just an example, I want to use USB port > (and cable) to send signals from my PC directly > > > > > My cable box has a usb port that will take a USB keyboard to control the > > channel changes. I guessed that was what you were referring to. > > > My cable box, as I mentioned above, has USB port for xmitter/receiver. > not that I want to connect those devices, > > > > > > > > This means that this port is designed to receive codes from remote. > > > Correct me if I'm wrong, but does it matter what is on the other end of > > > USB cable as long as correct codes are being sent? Hence, whether it's a > > > IR receiver or a PC with Myth, it shouldn't matter. Unless I got it > > > wrong :) > > > > I've used the www.irblaster.info connected to my serial port to try and > > control my cable box. It sounds like that's what you're trying to do > > over a USB connection on your PC? I figured you really wanted to go > > USB-to-USB. My posts in the thread I linked above, along with the older > > thread I posted there talk about usb<->usb problems. > > > That's the thing. I don't want to use any blasters, since I can use USB > port. I was actually thinking about using serial-to-USB cable, connect > it to the box and voila ! My question is whether I need to use lirc or > something similar? > > Michael So, presumably, you want to hook up a usb-to-serial cable from your PC serial port to the usb port of the cable box. The issue is that the cable box expects to be the usb host and so does a PC, whereas the keyboard is the usb "client". I'm not sure how a usb-to-serial adapter presents itself to another usb host, but if it's only designed to work with usb clients, I'd guess that a driver would have to be written to emulate a usb client through the serial port, if it's even possible. That would be ideal, and would certainly be an inexpensive option. The only box I came across that actually says it emulates a usb kbd from either usb or serial connection to the PC host is a couple hundred bucks. I'll look into how it works, but a "port" converter may just connect the wires correctly to allow communications. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] USB on the cable box
On Wed, Nov 09, 2005 at 01:04:42PM -0500, Michael Bochynski wrote: > On Wed, 2005-11-09 at 12:36 -0500, Erik Karlin wrote: > > > On Wed, Nov 09, 2005 at 11:54:29AM -0500, Michael Bochynski wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I want to use USB port on my cable box (Scientific Atlanta 2100) for > > > Myth TV to change channels. According to SC2100 this port is designed to > > > be used for remote. > > > > > > My question is, if I get usb-to-serial cable, do I still have to install > > > lirc to change channels? Can I use only those scripts in > > > mythtv/contrib ? > > > > > > Note that I don't need receiver configured using lirc, since I have > > > wireless (IR) keyboard on PS2. I've learned my remote a bunch of > > > keypresses, and I don't have to install anything on the OS side. :) > > > > > > Michael > > > > I'm not sure it'll be that easy: > > http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/149223 > > > Hmm... I actually thing that it should be easy. This USB port is > designed to be used by USB transmitter/receiver pair, which you can buy > from Scientific Atlanta. are you talking about a USB IR xmit/rcv device? Wouldn't the cable box itself already have an IR receiver? My cable box has a usb port that will take a USB keyboard to control the channel changes. I guessed that was what you were referring to. > > This means that this port is designed to receive codes from remote. > Correct me if I'm wrong, but does it matter what is on the other end of > USB cable as long as correct codes are being sent? Hence, whether it's a > IR receiver or a PC with Myth, it shouldn't matter. Unless I got it > wrong :) I've used the www.irblaster.info connected to my serial port to try and control my cable box. It sounds like that's what you're trying to do over a USB connection on your PC? I figured you really wanted to go USB-to-USB. My posts in the thread I linked above, along with the older thread I posted there talk about usb<->usb problems. > > Note that I don't need to control several boxes, as described in the > thread you linked to, I have one box only and I already took care about > the receiver part for Mythtv. I only need to send commands from Mythtv > to my cable box ... :) > > Michael > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] USB on the cable box
On Wed, Nov 09, 2005 at 11:54:29AM -0500, Michael Bochynski wrote: > Hi, > > I want to use USB port on my cable box (Scientific Atlanta 2100) for > Myth TV to change channels. According to SC2100 this port is designed to > be used for remote. > > My question is, if I get usb-to-serial cable, do I still have to install > lirc to change channels? Can I use only those scripts in > mythtv/contrib ? > > Note that I don't need receiver configured using lirc, since I have > wireless (IR) keyboard on PS2. I've learned my remote a bunch of > keypresses, and I don't have to install anything on the OS side. :) > > Michael I'm not sure it'll be that easy: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/149223 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Possible Hardware Configuration
Hey everyone, Just wondering what you guys thought of this setup. 2 PVR-150 (low profile version) 512 mb pc 2700 ram 250 gb 7200 rpm ata 100 hard drive Athlon 800 (soon to be replaced by an Athlon XP 1700+) Antec Minuet case Asus A7V-400 Mx micro-atx motherboard Geforce 5200(low profile) (for tv out) What do you guys think about this setup? Specifically, is it ridiculously hard to configure the pvr-150s? Also will this CPU allow me to watch live tv and encode at the same time? How about playback? Is the 5200 a good card for TV out? Anyone have experiences with this motherboard/chipset? Thanks in advance. Erik ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Reproducible Backend Crash (0.18.fixes)
E Norm wrote: My master backend is crashing when the slave backend is terminated. This does not always occur but rougly every other restart of the slave backend will cause this segfault. I'm using: * http://svn.mythtv.org/svn/branches/release-0-18-fixes/mythtv * gentoo x11-libs/qt-3.3.4-r8 * gentoo dev-db/mysql-4.1.14 on both servers. The problem occurs in 0.18.1 as well (that's why i switched to 0.18.fixes) I've been trying to look into the code, but the PlaybackSock.sockLock attribute seems 100% legit. It's a private attribute only used by one class method. Oh, maybe the entire PlaybackSock instance is deleted when the slave backend terminates while some other thread is using it.. Could someone take a look at this? regards /Dan (gdb) run Starting program: /usr/bin/mythbackend --verbose quiet --logfile /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled] [New Thread 16384 (LWP 26094)] Qt: gdb: -nograb added to command-line options. Use the -dograb option to enforce grabbing. [New Thread 32769 (LWP 26100)] [New Thread 16386 (LWP 26101)] [New Thread 32771 (LWP 26103)] [New Thread 49156 (LWP 26104)] [New Thread 65541 (LWP 26105)] [New Thread 81926 (LWP 26106)] [New Thread 98311 (LWP 26107)] [New Thread 114696 (LWP 26110)] [New Thread 131081 (LWP 26111)] [New Thread 147466 (LWP 26112)] [New Thread 163851 (LWP 26113)] Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. [Switching to Thread 32771 (LWP 26103)] 0x45525f59 in ?? () (gdb) thread apply all bt full Thread 12 (Thread 163851 (LWP 26113)): #0 0xb66f2094 in __pthread_sigsuspend () from /lib/libpthread.so.0 No symbol table info available. #1 0xb66f1ed9 in __pthread_wait_for_restart_signal () from /lib/libpthread.so.0 No symbol table info available. #2 0xb66edfdb in [EMAIL PROTECTED] () from /lib/libpthread.so.0 No symbol table info available. #3 0xb2fd1e08 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #4 0x in ?? () No symbol table info available. #5 0x080fdea8 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #6 0xb66ede80 in [EMAIL PROTECTED] () from /lib/libpthread.so.0 No symbol table info available. Previous frame inner to this frame (corrupt stack?) #0 0x45525f59 in ?? () (gdb) st start step stepi stepping stop (gdb) backtrace #0 0x45525f59 in ?? () #1 0xb6e548c8 in QMutex::unlock () from /usr/qt/3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3 #2 0x08095023 in PlaybackSock::SendReceiveStringList (this=0x80e1218, [EMAIL PROTECTED]) at playbacksock.cpp:60 #3 0x08095725 in PlaybackSock::IsBusy (this=0x80e1218, capturecardnum=1) at playbacksock.cpp:145 #4 0x0805d9ee in EncoderLink::IsBusy (this=0x80f3460) at encoderlink.cpp:65 #5 0x0809d5ed in Scheduler::RunScheduler (this=0x80f3db0) at scheduler.cpp:1127 #6 0x0809e553 in Scheduler::SchedulerThread (param=0x80f3db0) at scheduler.cpp:1293 #7 0xb66ef18e in pthread_start_thread () from /lib/libpthread.so.0 #8 0xb66ef334 in pthread_start_thread_event () from /lib/libpthread.so.0 #9 0xb659eaaa in clone () from /lib/libc.so.6 (gdb) ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users From what i can understand of the code the MainServer::endConnection deletes the PlaybackSock instance without checking any thread locks whatsoever. Then the scheduler thread would naturally run into problems when it is periodically checking PlaybackSock::IsBusy... ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] An LVM'd drive died! What do I do...
On Thu, Oct 27, 2005 at 05:07:50PM +0100, Alexander Fisher wrote: > On 10/27/05, David Bennett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I must admit you have me quite intrigued by this RAID 5. > > > > So heres the deal, I am going to go out and buy some disks. > > Anything I need to know before I start? > > 250GB disks currently seem to give the most GB per $ or ? > > > How (and what) do I need to know to setup a software Raid 5 on my > > linux? Any guides etc.? > > I've had quite a bit of success installing Debian with RAID and LVM > configured during the install. GRUB won't boot off RAID5 (or LVM?) > but it will boot off RAID1. Therefore, I would suggest something like > this ... > > 3 disks sda,sdb,sdc. 3 partitions on each. > sd[abc]1 small (<1GB) RAID 1 (md0) formatted ext3 and used for /boot. > sd[abc]2 small formatted for swap. Swap is automatically striped > across swap partitions. If you don't want your system to potentially > crash when you have a disk failure, you can put swap over RAID 1 > instead. I've done exactly this, though I did do a raid1 for swap too. > sd[abc]3 remaining space, RAID 5, and one LVM PV on top of this. > Create one VG and several LVs out of this, one for each of your other > filesystems (/, /usr /var/mediastore etc.) Format these XFS but don't > make them bigger than they need to be, (XFS can easily grow > filesystems online but doesn't support shrinking). Here's where I diverge, and haven't seen mentioned yet. I went the raid10 route instead. with raid5, you can lose up to 1 drive in the array. any more and you lose the array. With raid10 you can lose half, in theory, as long as they're not in the same raid1 set. I've got 6x250g disks as 3 raid1 mirrors and then raid0 the 3 raid1 arrays. I have no desire to deal with failed disks. I want to minimize the impact of any failures as much as possible. > > Other hints ... > Don't put more than one ide drive on a single ide channel. A failing > drive often takes out the bus. SATA drives make sense, but SMART > support for SATA is still under development. You should also make > sure that your SATA chipset has got linux support! haven't gone sata yet, but my mobo has 2 sata connectors. Right now I'm using the onboard ide and two dual channel ide cards. All the drives are masters > > With some luck, by the time you're ready to grow your RAID 5, online > RAID resizing will have been finished and been tested a bit. > > > Also, I wonder if there is any easy way to get the info off from my > > current 2 drive LVM onto the raid? (I would like to use some of these > > LVM drives to be put in this raid). > > This could be tricky. I can't think of a way to do this at the > moment. If you can consolidate this data into a 1 disk LVM ... use degraded raid arrays, as long as it's big enough > > > Can I started with all my info on > > one HD and turn that into a Raid, or does a raid have to be > > parititoned, constructed and THEN have information copied on to it... > > In theory, you could start by only using 2 of the 3 disks. You'll > have to create a degraded RAID 5. Once you've freed up the 3rd disk > (possibly my moving some LVs?) you can add it back to the RAID 5 and > let it resync. This works well, you can specify a disk called missing when you create the array and it will run degraded. This is how I created a 6 disk raid10 array with only 4 disks until the 250gb's went on sale again. Granted I had a bigger risk if something failed, but it was only a few months before drives drop in price again. > > Hope this helps, > Alex ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] 150 or 150MCE
On 10/16/05, Carl Fongheiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10/16/05, Joe Votour <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There is a "kit" of the PVR-150MCE that comes with an > > MCE remote, versus the regular retail PVR-150 that > > comes with the Hauppauge remote. How this would be at > > retail, well, I don't know, I would think it would be > > more of an OEM or "white box" thing. > > No, I deliberately meant to say retail -- it was sold in a printed box > labelled "WinTV PVR-150 Media Center Kit." It's now available at most Best > Buy stores for $119. > > Carl Fongheiser I think for the purposes of the initial poster they are referring to the PVR150 MCE (model 1042) which is pretty much an OEM white box PVR150 with FM radio, RCA audio jacks, no IR chips/jack, and no included remote/blaster. The PVR150 retail edition (model 1045) comes with a remote/Ir blaster, has a 1/8" stereo minijack for audio input (*sigh*), and a pretty box/warranty. There is, as Carl points out a new model 1062 retail "kit" which is a PVR150MCE card with a MCE compatible/certified USB IR remote/blaster/etc... designed for MCE 2005. To the original poster... If you just need the card itself and have no need for the remote control/blaster or have designs on other remote/etc... the pvr150MCE is pretty much "driver compatible" with the retail edition and you can save yourself a few bucks. e. -- http://www.byopvr.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Re: Xmame
On Mon, Oct 24, 2005 at 09:12:43PM +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I keep getting unsupported version of xmame, what version is support? What version of mythtv, distro and xmame do you have? When mythgame can't launch xmame it will throw up this message as well as when the version is not actually supported. mythgame for 0.18.1 is known to work with xmame from version > 0.36 through version < 0.100 (but it probably works with 0.100 too). The sweet spot is something like version >= 0.87 through version < 0.100. So if you have one of these versions I suggest jacking up the logging on mythfrontend and seeing what it tried to use for an xmame command and then running that command by hand as the user that is running mythfrontend and seeing what happens. E -- Erik Hovland mail: erik AT hovland DOT org web: http://hovland.org/ PGP/GPG public key available on request ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Capturing legacy VHS tapes
On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 01:49:32PM -0500, Trey Boudreau wrote: > On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 03:10:21PM -0200, Manuel Lemos wrote: > > > > Right, I know that MythTV was made mainly to record scheduled programs. > > It seems superb for that purpose although it is not my main interest > > right now. > > > > The page with Linux drivers of this card recommends MythTV, but what I > > want to do, start and end a recording anytime I want with creating a > > schedule, does not seem to be possible or maybe it is not obvious to me. > > > > Since I could not make any recording with any other program besides > > MythTV and gorecord tool that comes with the drivers, I wonder if > > anybody knows how I can achieve what with MythTV. Or shall I submit a > > feature request for MythTV? > > > I suspect you have a tape library from the days before DVD, consisting > primarily of videos and not TV shows. I recommend doing the capture > manually, outside of MythTV. Then move the captured file to someplace > where MythVideo can see it. You can then enter name for the video and > have MythVideo search IMDB for cover art and associated data. > > -- Trey What about pushing the VCR through a digicam and pass it through the firewire to either myth or kino or something. I've been thinking about trying that for a while now...when I get some spare time Do digital cams provide TBC codes? ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Ubuntu mythtv guide?
What about this one? http://www.abarbaccia.com/ e. -- http://www.byopvr.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] mythbackend hardware suggestions?
Allan Mcintosh wrote: I have Nvidia GeForce FX5200 TV-Out card Hauppauge pvr250 I was looking at either of the following combinations: AMD Sempron 2500+ 64 + MSI K8N NEO-V Or AMD Sempron 2500+ 64 + ASUS K8V-X-SE Any specific's to avoid? I was looking through the PVR Hardware database but there is no motherboard colum. Depends on what capture cards you want to use with it. The ivtv capture cards has (historically) had some problems with via chipsets. But then again, my EPIA (via) backend now runs several months non-stop until it crashes on the ivtv driver. One thing you should look into is the powersafe funtion of the motherboard/CPU, and the support for it in the linux kernel. Nforce2 cards works ok with 2.6 kernels. /Eric ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV - PVR500 - Auto Reboots
> Well my new problem is when it starts to record a scheduled program it > automagically reboots after 30 secs. > > I've seen this popup periodically on the list... can you give some appropriate system specs? As there are a few cantankerous chipsets that will cause this behavior. If you use the "PVR-500 reboot" search query here http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/ you'll find a few examples of previous threads. possible relevant thread: http://forum.byopvr.com/dvr/index.php/topic,3212.0.html E. -- http://www.byopvr.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] cvs login faild
TNX George Nassas wrote: On 4-Oct-05, at 1:32 PM, eRik Robnik wrote: I would like to translate last mythtv cvs version to Slovenian language, but can't loginLast known password isn't accepted The project switched to subversion last summer, you can get details here: http://cvs.mythtv.org/trac/ but you can't add or change anything because only a few developers have that privilege. Instead, check out a local copy, make your changes it it and then create a trac ticket with your changes attached (use svn diff) and eventually one of the developers will review and commit it. There has been quite a bit of discussion on how to do translations over the past few months, search either of these archives for more: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/dev/ http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/ - 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] cvs login faild
I would like to translate last mythtv cvs version to Slovenian language, but can't loginLast known password isn't accepted Did you developers change it?? Please tell...??? ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV presentation at WSFII
> > As Bjorn said, the US pre-built system can be found at: > http://mythic.tv/product_info.php?products_id=44 > FWIW: I stumbled across this in my google news alerts for mythtv yesterday: http://os.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/10/03/1327249 http://www.hackmyth.com/ E. -- http://www.byopvr.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Hardware MPEG2 vs bt878
On 9/29/05, Todd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there any difference between the MCE version vs the Non-MCE?...other than > the MCE version is $50 cheaper? Does V3L run on both Hauppauge PVR-150's? > > ToddD > They are "driver" compatible. The MCE version doesn't come with remote/ir blaster and HAS an FM tuner. There's subtle audio jack differences but it's pretty much made in the same factory with the same workers and is nearly the same card. http://www.diy-pvr-dvr-htpc.com/index.php/Difference_Between_Retail_and_MCE_Hauppauge_cards e. -- http://www.byopvr.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Dish Network receiver hookup to a MythTV boxwithHauppage PVR-250
On 9/29/05, Todd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I picked it up on ebay for something like $10+$10 shipping. It is the " > Impact VCB " > > You must have BOTH: > RCA Audio cables OUT of the Dish box and IN to the PC > SVideo cable OUT of the dish box and IN to the PC > > The RCA cables are for Audio, the SVideo cable is for video...you can use a > composite cable instead, but you will have less picture quality. > > ToddD > > - Original Message - > From: "dean javu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Discussion about mythtv" > Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 6:44 PM > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Dish Network receiver hookup to a MythTV > boxwithHauppage PVR-250 > > > > Thanks Todd. What's the tuner card's name? And Where > > did you buy it from? > > > > It is interesting that you pointed out how audio > > cables should be connected from the satellite receiver > > OUT to the mythtv sound card audio IN. I thought the > > tuner card has to have both video and audio sources to > > make a complete video show. Am I missing something > > here or there are different ways to achieve the same > > result? > > I'm assuming this is the difference between software encoding cards (like Todd's 10 dollar job) and hardware encoding cards like the pvr250. You'll most definitely want to hook your DN's audio out to the PVR250's audio inputs NOT the soundcard's input. e. -- http://www.byopvr.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] FusionHDTV 5 on Linux
On 9/28/05, Stefan Wrobel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think the difference is that the gold has a cx88 based tuner, while > the lite has a bt878 based tuner. > > My impression from what I've read on the linux dvb mailing list is > that the bt878 has a smaller buffer than the cx88, which would make > the lite more sensitive to contention on the PCI bus, or longer > interrupt latency (shared irqs, etc). Forgive my ignorance I'm looking at: http://www.copperbox.com/lite/fusion5.php Which has a little table to describe the difference between the fusion 5 "lite" and "gold" Fusion-HDTV-5 Gold Plus | Fusion-HDTV-5 Lite ADC Conexant 2388x 10-bit | Conexant 878 8-bit Demodulator 5th Gen. LG |5th Gen. LG Does the ADC 10bit vs 8 bit Conexant chip even factor in if recording OTA ATSC or QAM? I wouldn't think so, but i'm confused or only have a very limited understanding. In any case, I've been wondering about the Fusion 5 cards and linux support and glad the original poster brought this up (and the excellent responses that ensued, of course!) E. -- http://www.byopvr.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] list FAQ
For what it's worth, anyone is welcome to add topics or amend/edit (but account creation is required) http://www.diy-pvr-dvr-htpc.com/index.php/Linux http://www.diy-pvr-dvr-htpc.com/index.php/MythTV http://www.diy-pvr-dvr-htpc.com/index.php/Special:Allpages Granted it's not mythtv list specificand i'm shooting for a more general FAQ encompassing all topics/platforms for the DIY PVR/HTPC world. There's a little contest going on based upon the best contributor. *Shrug* E. -- http://www.byopvr.com On 9/28/05, Nick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 27/09/05, Greg Woods <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, 2005-09-27 at 14:28 +0100, Chris Martin wrote: > > > I'm thinking of putting together some sort of FAQ to answer those > > > questions that come up on the mailing list on a regular basis. > > > > If you do it, start out with the mysql.txt stuff. I think I've seen > > questions that turned out to be related to that a half dozen times in > > just the last week. > > You might also want to include links to the hundreds of separate > sources of information on MythTV. Finding the info you are after is > sometimes a bigger problem than actually getting the system up and > running. > > Nick > ___ > 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] Anyone successful with HD3000 DVB andPVR-150/500's?
> it is difficult to > find out what's available unencrypted without actually signing up for > digital cable (or getting access to a system at someone's house who > has). random thought: If you have analog cable, and they didn't put a filter specifically on your line, you *may* be getting digital QAM 256 signals (and therotically HDTV broadcast channels in the clear) without specifically subscribing to digital cable. It really depends. If you have cable internet in additiona to your analog cable this may likely be the case. You're just missing digital cable set top box (or QAM tuner for unencrypted stuff). It's really a crapshoot, but if you ahve the HD3000 already it's worth a shot, eh? I'm about to return my HD capable (no firewire) digital cable box and cancel digital cable service because I dont' use it and the HD line up is pathetic! (no FOX no ABC! gross, I'm rigging an uber antenna darnit!) But I digress... give it a shot with the HD3000 and the DVB drivers, maybe you'll get lucky. BTW I have no idea re: the legality of what I'm proposing, you're on your own/disclaimers apply... but it's the equivalent of having analog cable and pluggin in your ATSC/QAM capable HDTV (like I have) and having some unencrypted local broadcast HDTV stations being picked up via the QAM tuner. e. -- http://www.byopvr.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Dish Network receiver hookup to a MythTV box with Hauppage PVR-250
My vote is for door number #3... svideo and stereo RCA audio from the Dish Network STB to the PVR250's corresponding inputs. (I assume you already have the pvr250 as you reference it specifically?) You'll want/need an IR blaster so that LIRC/MythTV can control the Dish network receiver/STB automagically without your intervention ;) re: #1b you can't really take the satellite signal directly (bypassing the DN STB) with the pvr250... You could hypothetically do it with a FTA DVB Satellite card like the Nova-S BUT (and it's a big but!) there's no legal way for you to identify your DN subscription and decode/descramble/decrypte the Dish network satellite HENCE the need of the dish network receiver and re-encoding the analog output via PVR250 inputs *phew*. (hopefuly that ramble doesn't confuse the issue too much for you) e. -- http://www.byopvr.com On 9/28/05, dean javu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have Dish Network Satellite and a MythTV box. I'd like to record shows > from satellilte to my MythTV box. How do I hook them up? > 1. Using caxial cable: from the satellite receiver coaxial OUT to the > MythTV Hauppauge PVR-250 TV tunner IN (coaxial)? Or directly from the > satellite disk to the tuner IN (is this even possible?)? > 2. Using composite cables: from the satellite Red/White/Yellow OUT to the > Hauppauge A/V IN? > 3. Using composite/S-Video cables: from the satellite Adio/S-Video OUT to > the Hauppage Audio IN/S-Video IN. > > Any comment and advise is welcome and much appreciated! > > Dean > > > Yahoo! for Good > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. > > > ___ > 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] Where is the CHEAPEST PVR-500 out there
http://www.pcalchemy.com/product_info.php/pName/hauppauge-wintvpvr500mce/cName/pvr-cardstv-tuners PCAlchemy has it for $139 bucks, FWIW Amazon.com is $141 (for me) but with free standard shipping e. -- http://www.byopvr.com On 9/28/05, Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry for double post. I just thought I'd link you. It's $138. > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16815116628 > > > > > On 9/28/05, Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Newegg.com was pretty decent, around $150, and is fast. Plus, the quality > of service from newegg, as im sure any nerd will tell you, is great. > > > > > > > > On 9/28/05, Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Folashade Adeyosoye wrote: > > > > > > > I think am going to get a PVR-500 along with my HD-3000, where is the > > > > cheapest PVR-500 on the net or store.. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Right now I think your going to find that you can't get those working > > > together until something happens with either the tveeprom in the kernel, > > > or with ivytv. Both support one thing but not the other. So you have to > > > hack it to get something that does both. > > > > > > -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 > > > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Xbox as FE
On 9/27/05, James Pattinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All > > I am currently using minimyth on an EPIA-M as my frontend, and it > generally works really well. However the connection to my TV is only > Composite-out so the quality is not too hot (my TV doesn't do S-Video). > > I do have an Xbox running XBMC connected to my TV via SCART and the > quality when playing videos is great so I'd like to investigate the > possibility of using it as my front end. Of course another benefit of > this would be that I get remote control functionality for free, as I'm > using a wireless keyboard at the moment. Silly question, Why wouldn't you just look for an svideo->SCART adapter for the M10k? Are there VGA->SCART adapters? I'm on the wrong side of the pond to have any first hand experience with SCART so forgive my ignorance ;) *shrug* If you have an otherwise working setup with the m10k, unless you're enjoying yourself working on the modded xbox... why not a simple solution? e. -- http://www.byopvr.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] OT: Yet another Wiki->BYOPVR contest PVR150||MVP||Fusion 5 lite
Hi all, I've started yet another wiki/faq, because that's what the interweb really needs, is another disparate/separate half baked store of random bits of information, right? :) Mostly it's because the byopvr forum get's innundated with the same questions ( can I use a PVR150MCE without Windows MCE 2005? Is there a digital cable tuner card? How do I hook up my PVR to Dish Network/DirecTV? Mommy, where do tv listings come from? What software should I use?) I'm hoping for something a little more holistic and encompassing of all HTPC/PVR topics, regardless of platform, but I could really use a hand as I clearly don't know everything and can't document *everything*. I'm really more of a cook book linux user (gasp!) so that's one area that really needs a lot of help. So... I'm running a little contest on BYOPVR to reward/entice the "best" contributor the FAQ/Wiki. I've got a pretty broad sense of what constitutes participation and the winner could either contribute one or two really awesome article on explaining everything there is to know about IR Blasters with links to every brand/resource and pretty demonstrative graphics OR simply the person who makes several small refinements/improvements to existing pages. Vanity project pages are welcome to (i.e. if you needed a place to describe your setup and catalog your experience but never bothered to setup your own webhost/blog/project page) Any ways I rambling again... basically I'll give away your choice of PVR150 (retail), MediaMVP, or Dvico Fusion 5 lite to the person who makes the best/most contributions to the FAQ/Wiki between now and the end of October. I'll ship the prize to USA, Canada, & the UK. Here's the forum post with more details: http://forum.byopvr.com/dvr/index.php/topic,3554.0.html Here's the Wiki/Faq itself http://www.diy-pvr-dvr-htpc.com/index.php/Main_Page Small but hopefully growing list of current topics: http://www.diy-pvr-dvr-htpc.com/index.php/Special:Allpages The linux and mythTV pages could really use some of your guys touch ;) http://www.diy-pvr-dvr-htpc.com/index.php/Linux http://www.diy-pvr-dvr-htpc.com/index.php/MythTV I'm more interested in content than style, so if you aren't familiar with wiki's conventions just shlop the text in there and someone else will pretty it up. Oh and the wiki does require a login (sorry). I hope this isn't too off topic and not too self promotional in nature. I'm ready for my textual smack down if it is, just thought i'd open the "contest" to the MythTV user community *shrug* E. -- http://www.byopvr.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Slightly OT: Media MVP - $40 at Radio Shack - YMMV
http://www.byopvr.com/displayarticle461.html My understanding is that it is nationwide. Although the mediaMVP isn't being discontinued I get the sense that Radio Shack is making room for the forthcoming MediaMVP wireless version. Fat Wallet Thread: http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/messageview.php?catid=18&threadid=518804 Although it's probably best to run the CAT5 if you can, you can use a wireless gaming adapter/wireless bridge to do the same thing. Or firmware mod a linksys wrt54g to be an uber wireless bridge for much cheaper than those xbox wireless adapters or the like. :) E. -- http://forum.byopvr.com/dvr/index.php/topic,3554.0.html -- New BYOPVR Contest (150/MVP/fusion 5 lite up for grabs) On 9/26/05, Garry Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was at Radio Shack over the weekend, looking for an AV Switch so that my > Mythbox and PS2 can happily coexist on the same tube. I ended up getting the > AV Switch from Target, but did make a purchase at RS. They had the Hauppage > Media MVP on sale for $79.95, which sounds like the regular price to me, I'm > not really sure. However, it was further reduced by 50% off the lowest > price, so I grabbed one for $40. Haven't even unboxed it yet, as I need to > run cable to the bedroom or get a wifi dongle first, but thought that some > of you might want to know about this deal... > YMMV, because I don't know if this is a Nationwide deal, or if they have > Radio Shack outside of the US, and this appeared to be the last one in my > store so perhaps they are not going to carry them any longer. > --g > ___ > 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] Question on viewing digital signals on non-digital TV
There are ATSC/DTV set top boxes on the market (to service those "HD Ready" Tv's that don't have a tuner...) Sidenote: I also hear people are snatching up old VOOM satellite boxes (since VOOM the service is defunct now, right?) and just using the ATSC tuner part for a relatively cheap solution... but that's kinda a tangent... So, yeah.. hypothetically if you just get an OTA HDTV/ATSC set top box AND it has svideo output you could hook it up to a normal TV... although I don't entirely see why you'd want to :) e. -- http://www.byopvr.com On 9/24/05, Blake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the antennaweb.org link! > > Another simple question: Isn't there a device that one can attach to a > non-digital-capable TV so that it can receive digital OTA channels? > > > ___ > 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/Airstar HD-5000 channel setup and Myth
After I basically did it the hard/painful manual way... I found Christiaan Lutzers excellent little utility... http://www.ece.ualberta.ca/~lutzer/dvb/ found via this discussion http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/136823 It scan through all the pids and stuff and when it found a valid one (I believe) it would record a 30 second sample. IIRC it was pretty easy to figure out from there ;) I usually just SD vs HD by size of the file... *shrug* Hope it helps E. -- http://www.byopvr.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Can not get my HD-3000 to work
I think we need more information.. I assume you want to tune ATSC OTA HDTV (hows that for acronym soup!) and not analog/NTSC. I assume you've been to a resource like http://www.antennaweb.org and found out whether or not there are HDTV stations broadcasting in your area, and have a sufficient antenna attached to the HD3000 and have it oriented correctly... When I was playing with my HD-3000 card with the latest Knoppmyth It loaded the DVB drivers *automagically* for me =P I didn't have much luck with MythTV proper (for multitude of reasons, and when I get back on the horse I'll be in better shape to tackle that) BUT I was able to succesfully test both OTA HDTV and QAM 256 via cable by following the command line tests in these posts on the HD3000 forum: http://www.pchdtv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=693 http://www.xmission.com/~pchdtv/forum/viewtopic.php?t=688 If I opened up multiple shells/terminals and set it up like they described I could tune stations and cat the results to a .ts or mpeg file which I could view via xine or mplayer There is a little bit of a steep learning curve at first, but eventually I got the hang of it and maybe learned a thing or two... (or not...) and at least proved my card worked and got to poke around to see what QAM channels my cable co had in the clear... E. -- http://www.byopvr.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Re: Creating a software remote control for touch screens - help
> Hello All, > > I have a touch screen that I want to use with mythtv. Since the menu options > in > mythtv aren't mouse clickable, and that there is no way to navigate when in > live > TV mode (with the mouse), I want to make a little remote control that would > always be on top of mythfront end. That application would send keystrokes to > mythfrontend. > > I just can't decide myself on how to do this. I looked into a few options > > - going through lirc (seems to be the best option) > - build a component in mythtv that the application could interact with (seems > tough) > - do like myth web remote control (I don't think would work, since they use > KBDE which is a virtual keyboard. The virtual keyboard wouldn't work because > the > application in focus would receive the keystrokes. What about MythWifi: http://studwww.ugent.be/~aveys/mythwifi/ All you would have to do is make your own touchscreen frontend (if that, you might be able to get away with using a browser). E -- Erik Hovland mail: erik AT hovland DOT org web: http://hovland.org/ PGP/GPG public key available on request ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Beginners question
On 9/22/05, Dave Sherohman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have Comcast and no convertor. (I used a Tivo from its initial > release until it died a couple months ago and made a point of only > getting the clear channels so I wouldn't have to deal with an IR > blaster.) I doubt that they would scramble everything in other > markets if they don't here. Have you ever heard of a cable company > doing that? (I haven't.) > I've heard of it being done on Time Warner in Manhatten for example... presumably to either extort you into more STB's for additional TV's or to drag you kicking and screaming to digital cable (that's my theories as to the why, anyhow) *shrug* I was shocked too when I stumbled across it in other threads ... e. -- http://www.byopvr.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] 1st Myth Box Setup
One thought/suggestion: I'm of the opinion that if you want to record BOTH ATSC/HDTV and NTSC/regular cable you'll probably be best of, IMHO, with a separate HDTV card (like the HD-3000) from the analog tuner card... maybe a PVR150 AND a HD3000 if budget allows? I strongly think for most PVR'ing a hardware encoding tuner card for NTSC is preferred way to go... (the NTSC part of the HD-3000 or most HDTV cards relies on the main cpu for encoding SDTV) *shrug* e. -- http://www.byopvr.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Beginners question
On 9/22/05, Folashade Adeyosoye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just put a splitter when it comes out of the cablebox, one to the computer > and the other to the TV. > This won't work... you'd want the split BEFORE the cable box for analog cable. The outstanding question is if somehow his cable company is the kinda that actually scrambles analog and requires cable box to view anythign at all... *shrug* e. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Beginners question
You'd need two cable boxes... if you split the cable after the cable box you'll just get two versions of the same channel =P I think what I'd do is confirm what cable I have or didn't have, if I were you... I'd run (temporarily) coax straight from the wall to the TV (assuming your TV has a TV tuner most standard definition TV sets do) and use the TV's tuner/autoscan to see what "analog" cable stations you get. I have the lowest tier digital cable, and it's not even worth it for me (for the shows I record) to bother slaving the cable box... I just tape stations under 80 (for my cable system, yours may vary) via analog cable, which is happily split within reason multiple times BEFORE the cable box. So, I'd figure out what was available via straight coax/analog... and then decide what you want to do. But if you want to record one show via cable box, while concurrently watching another show that requires a cable box, you'll need 2 cable boxes... I started working on a FAQ re: that topic but didn't get too far http://www.diy-pvr-dvr-htpc.com/index.php/Can_I_Watch_Something_Else_While_Recording_With_1_Tuner Erik -- http://www.byopvr.com On 9/22/05, Paul Schied <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I am new to this forum and am considering trying to get mythtv working but > want to clear a couple of questions up before going any further. > > I have comcast cable, extended basic cable. To my knowledge it is not > digital but I DO have a cablebox. From what I've been reading I will need to > hook up the cable to my tuner card after it goes through the cablebox (so it > is decoded). > I want to be able to watch tv while recording a different channel. From what > I've read I am pretty sure this means I need two tuner cards which will both > need to have the cable coming from a cablebox. My question is if I just > split the cable from the cablebox, is there any way to record something and > simultaneously watch a different channel or do I have to have two cable > boxes for this? > > Thanks, > Paul > ___ > 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] about to take the plunge
What tuner card (if any) are you using, as that might be a consideration. I know this will probably get me boo'd off the list... but are you sure your stability problems stem from the software/OS? Although I think you'll find knoppmyth/MythTV to be very cool, but if you're issue is really ends up to be heat related, or power related, or something of that ilk... the symptom *may* follow you to linux/mythtv. Then again, for stability linux may be "the cure" you're looking for ;) e. -- http://www.byopvr.com On 9/21/05, Bill Omer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all > > I've been thinking more and more about converting my PVR over to Myth. > I'm currently using Win2k with BTV and Meedio and using a Firefly > remote. Reliability has become an issue, as well as some usability. I > would feel much more comfortable with a PVR running Linux. > > So I'm thinking about pulling my pvr box out of its cabinet and > installing KnoppMyth tonight. I wanted to ask the list if I might be > setting my self up for a fight. I have the following hard ware > configuration. > > P4 1.8Ghz > 1GB Ram > 40GB OS HD > 160GB + 120GB for storage > gForce 5200FX 128MB > Firefly USB remote (x10 based) > 56" HDTV (1080i supported) > > So my questions are: > I've never messed with LVM. Has there been many problems with using LVM > on KnoppMyth before? > > Will using 1920x1080 with a DVI cable be a problem? > > And I have a pretty high WAF how has other's WAF been effected by > using Myth, specifically if you are coming from a Windows-based PVR? > > > Regards, > Bill Omer > ___ > 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] directv d10-300 ... impossible?
There's been some discussion about the D10-300 on byopvr, and the DTVcontrol site (previously linked to re: home media cables) lists the D10-300 as NOT compatible http://www.dtvcontrol.com/index.aspx?content=compat Now is that because the serial port is hidden and the DTVcontrol maintainer hasn't noted the "behind the sticker" issue? Or is it further disabled than that? Furthermore, has the whole D10 (regardless of 100/200/300) fixed the "unable to use serial cable for channels under 100" issue brought upon by a recent DirecTV firmware update still an issue? (it even snared the series 2 TiVo STB owners with that snafu/issue) I too suggest getting a used known good serial controllable DirecTV receiver off ebay or the like... BUT am intersted in peoples experiences with the D10-300 and serial control and/or if they found a code/setting for IR blasting... as the question keeps resurfacing in general. Thanks! (hope I didn't confuse the issue or aren't too OT) BTW, re: the USBUIRT, I don't think you "train" the usb-uirt in the manner you're thinking -- I don't know how it works as I don't own one... Also, if you didn't get the 56khz receiving version of the usbuirt, that could also be why it's not "seeing" your direcTV remote, but that's just a not-so-educated guess on my part! E. -- http://www.byopvr.com On 9/21/05, Jeff Muddy Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 2005-09-20 at 10:40 -0500, Kevin Kuphal wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > >I'm trying to get a mythtv box set up for my Mom. She has a DirecTv with > > >a D10-300 receiver. > > > > > >I finally found the low-speed data port in the back of the D10-300, hidden > > >by a black sticker ... but has anyone actually gotten the D10-300 change > > >channels using this port? I've seen mention on some other lists that the > > >DirecTv firmware is purposely "broken" to prevent this port from being > > >used. Supposedly this is different from the d10-100 or other models that > > >are known to work. Before I buy or solder a serial cable, can anyone > > >confirm that it will work with the D10-300. > > > > > >I already tried a USB-UIRT (before I found the secret port ;) but it > > >seemingly does not pick up the signals from the DirecTV remote. It picks > > >up signals from other remotes just fine, but to "learn" how to transmit > > >signals for the DirecTV, I obviously have to get it to see the DirecTV > > >remote. > > > > > >If the D10-300 data port cannot be made to work, can anyone suggest an > > >easy-to-set up hardware solution for this (given my embarassing failure > > >with the USB-UIRT) would it be easiest if I buy Mom a new satellite > > >recever, and if so, which one is guaranteed to work? > > >thanks > > > > > > > > http://www.irblaster.info > > > > I assume you're talking about changing channels. > > > > Kevin > > ___ > > mythtv-users mailing list > > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > Yes, with the adapt cable from > http://www.dtvcontrol.com/index.aspx?content=cable > and the perl script, it's sweet. > > Cheers, > Muddy > > > > ___ > 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] Any builders of a High end Mythbox with the x15e?
I haven't, that's a lot of bread to spend for a case... but HTPCnews did a review on the x15e http://htpcnews.com/main.php?id=x15 Granted they made a windoze setup... but the ins and outs are propbably of general interest... e. -- http://www.byopvr.com On 9/20/05, tgate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just curious to know if anyone has taken the plunge and built a myth > box with a uneed x15e (http://www.origenae.com/) I've always thought > it would be nice to not turn on the tv just to listen to music. I'm > wondering how well the integration of a second screen works. > > -todd > > > > ___ > 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] firefly remote
I've heard that it's just an "x10" remote and you can use the linux "x10" drivers for it, but other than that, I don't know any specifics... (but maybe that's enough of a keyword to google for?) E. -- http://www.byopvr.com On 9/19/05, Bill Omer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does anyone know if the Firefly usb remote from SnapStream will work > with Linux and/or MythTV? > ___ > 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] Better think twice before choosing an FS especially for LVM
On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 03:30:05PM -0700, Blake wrote: > > > What I normally do (rather than using RAID) is copy stuff to another > hard-drive. I don't know of many people with good experiences using RAID. > (And one of them--RAID0?--appears to be some sort of practical joke.) It's no joke. For me, I had one 250g disk fail w/out raid and it was a complete hassle. I wasted tons of time worrying about how to save my data, research, etc. I now know a bit about LVM2 and RAID, but I still lost 60% of my recorded programs. I decided at that point that my time is worth more than anything. I run a raid10 system currently with 6 250g disks. They are raid1 (mirrored) pairs of disks, and then the three raid1 mirrors are stuck together with raid0 to form a PV for LVM. After taking out space for root/swap, I've got a 693g PV. For a while I ran two of the raid1 devices degraded until the drives went on sale. At $99/drive it's far cheaper than wasting days/weeks trying to salvage and restore and reshuffle. I chose LVM on top of the raid10 device so I can add another pair of disks and create another PV. Not quite the performance boost of raid0, but I'll worry about that when I get there. As it is now, I've still got 285g free in the PV. BTW - heat and space are an issue. I've only got room for two more drives and I've got fans blowing over each pair. My temps are: # hddtemp /dev/hda /dev/hdc /dev/hdi /dev/hdk /dev/hdm /dev/hdo /dev/hda: Maxtor 6Y250P0: 28 C /dev/hdc: Maxtor 6Y250P0: 24 C /dev/hdi: Maxtor 6B250R0: 38 C /dev/hdk: Maxtor 6B250R0: 37 C /dev/hdm: Maxtor 6B250R0: 28 C /dev/hdo: Maxtor 6B250R0: 28 C The two in the 30's are in my 4-in-3 kit. I'll have to work out why it's so hot on the top of my case. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-500 + VIA KT400 = rebooting? black magic problem?
I can't tell if it's related or of any help but a user on my forum had a similiar issue with the pvr500: http://forum.byopvr.com/dvr/index.php/topic,3212.0.html "... went into BIOS and turned off "Allocate IRQ for PCI VGA" (or something like this). Afterwards, so far no lockups." There's always the PCI slot shuffle... does the ivtv driver still require extracting the firmware from the windows driver? Would the bleeding edge pvr500 drivers from shspvr forum help? http://www.shspvr.com/smf/index.php?board=51.0 *shrug* e. -- http://www.byopvr.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Controlling multiple cable boxes
On Tue, Sep 13, 2005 at 11:49:56AM -0500, Robert Denier wrote: > On Tue, 2005-09-13 at 10:58 -0400, Jim Reith wrote: > > At 10:11 AM 9/13/2005, you wrote: > [snip] > > >On Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 10:14:36AM -0400, Brian Long wrote: > > > > > >Along these lines, does anyone know how to control a cable box via > > >direct USB connections? I know my cable box has a USB port, and if I > > >hook up a USB keyboard to it, I can change the channels by hitting the > > >number keys. > > The only thing that comes to mind that might be reasonably easy would be > to > > 1) First make sure you can do what you need to do with that ordinary usb > keyboard. Write down those keys and how they work. > > 2) Find a USB infrared keyboard or a PS2 infrared keyboard with a USB > adapter. Connect this. > > 3) Train LIRC to output keycodes to the LIRC emitter as appropriate and > fill in the details. > > Now that is less than a direct method, and to be honest, by skimming the > previous thread is only really useful if you can, at the very least, set > those different keyboard IR receivers to respond to different sets of IR > codes. Of course, if you can just set the cable box to different sets > of IR codes then you really should just do that, since this would be > adding considerable complexity for little gain. > > Perhaps someone can think of a simpler way. > Well, I already have an IR receiver and an IR blaster and an IR keyboard. I'm trying to cut out the IR altogether. I've kept this thread in my "inbox" for a while, which originally started my investigation, unfortunately it seemed to just die out. http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/58716 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Controlling multiple cable boxes
On Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 10:14:36AM -0400, Brian Long wrote: > On Mon, 2005-09-12 at 09:14 -0400, Gerald J. Berg wrote: > > I have a pvr-350 and a pvr-500 in my MythTV box. > > > > > > > > An IR Blaster would require multiple serial ports > > > > to control the 3 cable boxes. These days, USB > > > > ports are easier to come by than serial ports. > > > > > > > > Has anyone heard of a way to control multiple > > > > cable boxes using one or more USB ports? > > I'm hoping to use the CommandIR beta hardware from > http://www.innovationone.ca. It is already supported by lirc and > controls up to 4 separate devices using a single USB port. > Along these lines, does anyone know how to control a cable box via direct USB connections? I know my cable box has a USB port, and if I hook up a USB keyboard to it, I can change the channels by hitting the number keys. I dug a little into it, and it would seem that I'd need a USB host-to-host cable, but researching linux that for linux, I really only came up with drivers that I use for my linux ipaq. Does anyone have any other pointers? It would hugely cut down on my channel changing time. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] best way to edit out comercials on a windows box after mythtv has recorded show and copied to windows
This'll probably garner boos and hisses but... I use http://www.videoredo.com/ to edit mpeg2 files. I haven't tried it with MythTV generated files but I don't see how it would be any different. I also hear good things about womble's MPEG2VCR http://www.womble.com/ I believe both have trial periods. e. -- http://www.byopvr.com -- Build Your Own PVR site On 9/12/05, Todd Ignasiak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 9/12/05, Ryan Kremser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As per the subject, i'm looking for the best software package (better if > > freeware) to edit out comercials using a windows xp computer. I want to > > keep the files in mpeg2 so that i can burn them to dvd after, just without > > the comercials. I've looked around and found quite a few but all of them > > seem to have conflicting reviews some recomended others say to keep away. > > So any suggestions are welcome. > > I'm not sure if you're talking about SD or HD video.But, for HD, > there is a good utility called HDTVtoMPEG2, which allows you to edit > HDTV transport streams to remove commercials or otherwise trim them > down. > > http://www.eecs.umich.edu/~balazer/HDTVtoMPEG2/ > > > It has a nice visual representation of the MPEG content, showing the > data as a bar, with the portions to be removed shown in a different > color than the remaining data. This provides a quick sanity check > on the commercial removal -- if two removals are too close or too far > apart it may point to an error or a missed commercial. This would > be a great feature to have with the MythTV automatic commercial > flagging. > ___ > 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 format question
FWIW http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002GRUIC/ Reasonably cheap, worked fine, and arrived really fast... I'm *still* waiting for a similiar cable I ordered from surplus computers, but I digress... E. -- http://www.byopvr.com -- Build Your Own PVR site On 9/12/05, Pete Stagman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The VGA input on the TV only accepts 640x480, 800x600 and 1024x768. I tried > messing around with modelines to get it to go widescreen, but the tv would > cut off the picture at the edges and leave black bars like it was an SD > signal. > > I guess I'll go with the DVI to HDMI converter cable. > > Well, if you had a video card with an audio->HDMI pass-through from a > soundcard it would work. Probably wouldn't be very hard to do. > > Thanks for the input, > > --P > > > On 9/12/05, Erik Pettersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > While I'm sure there are some die hard folks out there who prefer all > > things analog, a DVI ->HDMI cable is probably "best" IMHO. Assuming > > that connection on your TV isn't already taken up by somethign else, > > of course. Of course the VGA input is probably the "easiest". I'm a > > little confused though, is your TV not widescreen or is it just that > > the VGA input on the TV doesn't accept anything higher than 1024x768? > > > > There's no such thing as a native PC video card with HDMI output > > (yet?). There'd need to be some sort of marriage between the video > > card and audio folks / Specs to make this happen if I understand > > correctly. DVI just carries video, HDMI carries both audio and video. > > > > *shrug* At least I'm pretty sure the above is correct ;) YMMV > > > > E. > > -- > > http://www.byopvr.com -- Build Your Own PVR > > > > On 9/12/05, Pete Stagman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > > > I've been using MythTV for over a year now and finally got an HDTV TV. > > > > > > PCHDTV card coming soon. > > > > > > My new HDTV TV has multiple inputs. HDMI, Component, S-video and VGA. > (max > > > resolution on the VGA is 1024x768, no widescreen) > > > > > > What is going to get me the best picture? > > > VGA to Component converter? > > > DVI to HDMI cable? > > > Or is there a better way? > > > > > > Is there a video card that has native HDMI? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > --Pete > > > ___ > > > 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] Opinion on philips 32" hdtv..
It's really a personal preference and viewing habit decision (4:3 vs 16:9) Of course if you have a large enough of 4:3 the effective screen size letterboxed can be comprable to a smaller widescreen TV... I think my wife would have been happier if I got a 4:3 as most of the content is still SDTV... and the stretch modes either give people mishapen heads or highlight the flaws in my analog cable signal or mpeg2 compression from PVR (but it still beats the pants off watching on the old SDTV set! It's still the same flaws just more noticeable on a clearer/non-interlaced set) Although all the conflicting opinions and impressions of picture quality drove me slowly insane, I researched my CRT direct view "budget" HDTV in the AVS forum http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=64 http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=564537 http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=533115 Re: the phillips: regular walmart has the black widescreen version of this, best buy the silver widescreen version. I realize you aren't supposed to go by how the sets look in the store (although I have no idea how you're supposed to shop for an HDTV then...), but the phillips just looked awful to me and I *really* wanted to like it as it's priced right and has a QAM/ATSC tuner! YMMV. I ended up spending almost twice as much on an 30" LG widescreen CRT (which has a bit of a dubious reputation in same forum). Erik -- http://www.byopvr.com -- Build Your Own PVR site On 9/12/05, Robert Denier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 2005-09-12 at 02:07 -0600, Chad wrote: > > On 9/11/05, Robert Denier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [snip] > > My thought is that if you are going with HDTV, you probably are > > looking towards the future, or better picture; either way, 16x9 is > > probably more along the lines of either of those choices ;) > > > > Otherwise, why not just grab a 200-300 tube from Phillips and save for > > a larger, more HDTV style TV when prices get even lower? > > Well the reason for that one was it had hdmi where the cheaper ones > don't. > >*snip* ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] HDTV format question
While I'm sure there are some die hard folks out there who prefer all things analog, a DVI ->HDMI cable is probably "best" IMHO. Assuming that connection on your TV isn't already taken up by somethign else, of course. Of course the VGA input is probably the "easiest". I'm a little confused though, is your TV not widescreen or is it just that the VGA input on the TV doesn't accept anything higher than 1024x768? There's no such thing as a native PC video card with HDMI output (yet?). There'd need to be some sort of marriage between the video card and audio folks / Specs to make this happen if I understand correctly. DVI just carries video, HDMI carries both audio and video. *shrug* At least I'm pretty sure the above is correct ;) YMMV E. -- http://www.byopvr.com -- Build Your Own PVR On 9/12/05, Pete Stagman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > > I've been using MythTV for over a year now and finally got an HDTV TV. > > PCHDTV card coming soon. > > My new HDTV TV has multiple inputs. HDMI, Component, S-video and VGA. (max > resolution on the VGA is 1024x768, no widescreen) > > What is going to get me the best picture? > VGA to Component converter? > DVI to HDMI cable? > Or is there a better way? > > Is there a video card that has native HDMI? > > Thanks, > > --Pete > ___ > 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] Epia Board and PVR350 or PVR500
I hate to point out the obvious (ok, but i secretly love to)... but isn't that more of a personal decision? What's more important to YOU?! Is it the capability to record two concurrent programs or to have "better" TV out quality but have this alleged spectre of heat issues? It's really an apples and clementines thing. The previous model epia mini-itx boards (the M-series) had very mediocre, I'm personally interested in knowing if it's better/improved in the SP series. *shrug* I dunno maybe someone will reply and say they have the pvr350 and an SP board and love it. Then someone else will say the same about the 500 (speaking of which: another wrinkle: haven't the pvr500's been a little cranky in general with some VIA chipsets?) E. -- http://www.byopvr.com On 8/31/05, Joachim Schwarzhorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hallo, > > I want to use an Epia Board SP8000 or SP13000 for my HTPC. On different > HTPC-forums I read, that the TV-Out of the Hauppauge PVR350 is better > compared to the onboard TV-out. And I heard about heat problems of the > PVR350 especially in small cases (like the ones for epia). > > On the other hand: the PVR500 has two separate tunes (= independent > recording of two channels) but no TV-out. > > Any suggestions or recommandations? > > > Regards > > Joachim > > > ___ > 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] C3 EPIA Guide Published
Awesome Austin! E. -- http://www.byopvr.com On 8/31/05, Austin Acton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I've published a little (well, big) guide on getting myth up and running > on a Via EPIA using Mandriva Linux 2005. > > It may be useful to some new-to-linux users. Also, if you experts could > look it over, maybe you could find some things I could do better, > faster, or easier. > > http://groundstate.ca/c3mythtv > > Thanks, > Austin > > > > ___ > 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] OT: HD-3000 QAM working for anyone?
Well, It was kind of a dry run with spare hardware not totally suitable to the task. Plus my interest diminished in pursuing QAM when it only netted me 1 or 2 channels in the clear that I couldn't get OTA ... (stupid adelphia *shakes fist* no LOST no MNF in HD for me via cable!) I'm no expert but the fact that you don't have a consistent FE lock is most definitely an important part of the symptom/issue. It is possible that the HD-3000 is more sensitive to noise/lower strength signal than the QAM/ATSC tuner in your TV. In general with analog/NTSC cards I've found that to be true *shrug*. You could try running the cable directly from the wall to your HD-3000 (i.e. no splits/etc) temporarily as a test. If that improves your situation you may be a candidate for some sort of high quality RF amplifier or better grade coax or something... Although it sounds like you've sorta tried this. I have no idea if Dvico or other cards are more or less "sensitive" re: QAM/etc... My QAM tuner on my LG 30" widescreent CRT pulled in the exact same channels as the HD-3000. E. On 8/31/05, John P Poet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 8/30/05, Erik Pettersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I had QAM working with my HD-3000 for unencrypted local HD cable channels. > > > Had? > > > > I assume you're using the dvb drivers? Do you have a way to determine > > if the drops are in the recording, and not just symptoms of a > > system/configuration struggling to playback these large/intense HD > > files? > > > Yes, DVB. When tuned to a known good channel/frequency, azap produces: > > azap TNTHD > using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0' > tuning to 77100 Hz > video pid 0x0010, audio pid 0x0011 > status 00 | signal 70e4 | snr ed9d | ber | unc | > status 00 | signal 0d90 | snr fc9d | ber | unc | > status 00 | signal 04dc | snr fcf7 | ber | unc | > status 1f | signal 0105 | snr fd37 | ber | unc | FE_HAS_LOCK > status 00 | signal 0105 | snr fc6d | ber | unc | > status 1f | signal 0936 | snr fd13 | ber | unc | FE_HAS_LOCK > status 1f | signal 0936 | snr fccf | ber | unc | FE_HAS_LOCK > status 1f | signal 04dc | snr fcf9 | ber | unc | FE_HAS_LOCK > status 00 | signal 0d90 | snr fc73 | ber | unc | > status 1f | signal f603 | snr fcc9 | ber | unc | FE_HAS_LOCK > status 1f | signal 0105 | snr fc53 | ber | unc | FE_HAS_LOCK > status 00 | signal fd2e | snr fc3d | ber | unc | > status 00 | signal 0d90 | snr fcc9 | ber | unc | > status 00 | signal 04dc | snr fc81 | ber | unc | > status 00 | signal 0936 | snr fc7b | ber | unc | > status 1f | signal 0936 | snr fcb7 | ber | unc | FE_HAS_LOCK > status 1f | signal fd2e | snr fc71 | ber | unc | FE_HAS_LOCK > status 1f | signal fd2e | snr fc5d | ber | unc | FE_HAS_LOCK > status 1f | signal 0936 | snr fc71 | ber | unc | FE_HAS_LOCK > status 1f | signal 04dc | snr fc0b | ber | unc | FE_HAS_LOCK > status 1f | signal 0936 | snr fd09 | ber | unc | FE_HAS_LOCK > status 1f | signal 0936 | snr fd05 | ber | unc | FE_HAS_LOCK > status 1f | signal fd2e | snr fc63 | ber | unc | FE_HAS_LOCK > status 1f | signal 0936 | snr fd11 | ber | unc | FE_HAS_LOCK > status 1f | signal fd2e | snr fcb9 | ber | unc | FE_HAS_LOCK > status 1f | signal 0d90 | snr fc97 | ber | unc | FE_HAS_LOCK > status 00 | signal 0d90 | snr fd31 | ber | unc | > > This is with the same piece of coax that normally feeds the QAM tuner > in my TV. My TV is able to display this channel without any problem. > > If I hookup my UHF antenna, I get this from azap: > > # azap -c channels-8VSB.conf KNME-HD > using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0' > tuning to 599028615 Hz > video pid 0x0031, audio pid 0x0034 > status 1f | signal 56c8 | snr eb7f | ber | unc | FE_HAS_LOCK > status 1f | signal fd2e | snr fc01 | ber | unc | FE_HAS_LOCK > status 1f | signal f603 | snr fbf3 | ber | unc | FE_HAS_LOCK > status 1f | signal f998 | snr fbbf | ber | unc | FE_HAS_LOCK > status 1f | signal f2af | snr fb6b | ber | unc | FE_HAS_LOCK > status 1f | signal f603 | snr fbf3 | ber | unc | FE_HAS_LOCK > status 1f | signal ec8a | snr
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: HD-3000 QAM working for anyone?
I had QAM working with my HD-3000 for unencrypted local HD cable channels. I assume you're using the dvb drivers? Do you have a way to determine if the drops are in the recording, and not just symptoms of a system/configuration struggling to playback these large/intense HD files? I suggest (for the sake of troubleshooting) recording something without watching it preferrably outside of myth via command line, and playing it back later outside of myth. FWIW I used dvb-apps from http://www.linuxtv.org/cvs.php on a knoppmyth install and found the following links/posts helpful for testing: http://www.xmission.com/~pchdtv/forum/viewtopic.php?t=688 http://www.penlug.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/DigitalTelevisionDVB E -- http://www.byopvr.com -- Build Your Own PVR Site http://forum.byopvr.com/dvr/index.php/board,8.0.html -- Linux/MythTV Gurus Wanted On 8/30/05, John P Poet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My HD-3000 cards have been working great for VSB. > > For the last week I have been struggeling trying to get one working > with QAM. I can successfully tune in a non-encrypted channel, but the > video is extremely pixelated and the audio drops out for most of each > second. > > I know my cabling is good, because the QAM tuner in my TV is working fine. > > So, my question is, does anyone have QAM working? Am I wasting my > time trying to get it working? > > If the HD-3000 is bad at QAM, would I have any more success with > another card? Maybe one of the new Fusion5 cards? > > Thanks, > > John > ___ > 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] KnoppMyth and Hauppauge 350
> MY pvr-350 only has the remote plugged in right now as I have not figured out > how I am going to connect this thing to the TV yet. > Is there a cable that connects the sound card to the PVR-350? the only cables > I found were a IR receiver, FM radio antenna, the big cable mess, and a > little adapter piece. I have an onboard i8x0 sound with three plugs. IIRC there is a Male/Male 1/8" stereo minijack (walkman headphone style plug) that will take the sound cards line out and run it to the PVR350's line-in as a passthrough. In that you'll be able to hear "system" sounds via the PVR350's RCA plugs audio out on the dongle thingie. It's possible I've got that completely backwards =) e. -- http://www.byopvr.com -- Build Your Own PVR http://forum.byopvr.com/dvr/index.php/board,8.0.html -- Linux / MythTV Gurus Needed ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Methods for perfecting NVidia TV Output (was 350 Tv Out vs. Nvidia 5200)
You lucky folks in the UK with your SCART connectors and tons of freeview digital channels! Is there any tips (besides using a better connection method) for tweaking svideo output? Forgive my constant apples and oranges comparison here... but in the windows world, you can do a lot to improve picture quality by using a better MPEG2 software decoder, like the nvidia pure video one. Is there something analogous to "installing a better mpeg2 decoder" for linux playback? I mean, if someone has an Nvidia FX5200 with noisey substandard tv out components/cables nothing is going to help short of replacment. But if the problem is more of the GIGO variety, it think there's room for some tips/tricks/configuration help. E. -- http://www.byopvr.com -- Build Your Own PVR Site http://forum.byopvr.com/dvr/index.php/board,8.0.html -- Linux PVR Guru's Wanted ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Myth(TV)ology 4
Great job Jarrod! Good luck with the forthcoming new arrival ;) Erik -- http://www.byopvr.com On 8/25/05, Zak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > thank you! my meager setup would never have been possible without your > guide (FC1 at the time). and, congrats on your impending re-fatherhood! > > i'm curious - when you write these guides, are you installing from > scratch, or are you upgrading from FCx to FCx+1? > > Jarod Wilson wrote: > > >Fedora Myth(TV)ology 4 finally posted. Have at it, hopefully it isn't > >broken... :-) > > > >http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/fcmyth.php > > > >(No, I'm not dead, nor have I completely abandoned Myth, I'm just *really* > >busy with work and life...) > > > > > > > > > > > >___ > >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] ATI Tv Wonder Pro
Is you're point that most of the tuner card drivers are reverse engineered and come from community/OSS development? There is the plextor convertX *shrug* that has manufacturer supplied linux drivers IIRC e. On 8/25/05, Richard Bronosky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm sorry, what tuner card maker offers Linux support? > > -- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] ATI Tv Wonder Pro
If he's already purchased the card (and presumably can't return it) ATI already has his money and telling him to not buy ATI (after the fact) doesn't really help. I don't have much to offer the o.p. a quick search of the ivtv dev mailing list didn't yield me much of anything on the ATI wonder pro specifics *scratches head* sorry, e. On 8/25/05, Todd Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My Point exactly !!! > > Don't waste time with any ATI products and Linux. > Video works, But why support a company who is to busy with Windows to even > acknowledge that there are other systems out there. Yes they have entries > for others system on their web site but it's pretty sparse. > face it, you want to use ati then use windows. you want to use linux use a > product that has better support for it. > > > > This mailbox protected from junk email by MailFrontier Desktop > from MailFrontier, Inc. http://info.mailfrontier.com > > - Original Message - > From: "Jon Reynolds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Discussion about mythtv" > Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 10:39 PM > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] ATI Tv Wonder Pro > > > > todd Bailey wrote: > >> I wouldn't waste my time with any ATI product and Linux. ATI tech > >> support got downright hostile when I asked them to support one of their > >> products under fc2. Yes I know a while back. But Why support a company > >> who doesn't return the favor? > >> > >> Drop ATI and go with a Nvidia product. At least Nvidia is user > >> friendly !!! > >> > >> > >> $50 bucks will get you a up2date card and nvidia will talk to you about > >> it... > > > > Thanks Todd, but it's a tuner card not a video out that I am trying to get > > working. I basically just wanted to know if anyone had gotten it to work > > and if there was anything special about it, i.e. using a certain ivtv > > driver, etc. > > > > Jon > > ___ > > mythtv-users mailing list > > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.15/80 - Release Date: 8/23/2005 > > > > > > ___ > 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] what cpu is required for hdtv playback
I've got a slightly dumb question: Is the performance gain from using AMD64 on a 64bit OS more signifigant than if you ran it on a regular 32 bit flavor of linux but used more stable nvidia drivers to take advantage of XvMC (at least till the 64bit driver situation is ironed out)? e. -- http://www.byopvr.com On 8/25/05, Patrick Szalapski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 25 Aug 2005, Patrick Szalapski wrote: > > On 24 Aug 2005, Reza Naima wrote: > > > i'm building a system and want to use it as a frontend to play back > > > (eventually) hdtv content. I ordered a 533 celeronD 2.6 as a first > pass > > > -- will that be fast enough, or do i need to go pentium4? > > > > Probably. I'm using a P4 2.4 and it can just barely playback MPEG2 > > 1920x1080i or 1280x720p content. I'm using a GeForce 4 4200, so I can't > > enable "Inverse Discreet Cosine Transform" hardware decoding--maybe you > > can. XVMC off worked better for me than XVMC on. YMMV, try both. > Anyway, > > see also this thread: > > > > http://www.xmission.com/~pchdtv/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4801 > > I do recommend faster CPU for the backend too--because if you do any > High-Def transcoding, it is really slow. > > P-Sz > > > > ___ > 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] 350 Tv Out vs. Nvidia 5200
I don't have any concrete facts to dispute it, but i'm not sure if that assumption is an absolute. What I "know" annecdotally is that budget and cheaper manufacturer cards tend to "cheat" or skimp on the TV out section/components as a way to cut corners/costs. Example: back in the day... it seemed that "built by ATI" cards had superior TV out than "powered by ATI" cards... even if they were both radeon 7000s or what have you. I believe that reputable "brand" name manufacturers of nvidia or ati reference cards do a better job with the TV out, especially the ones that have models or market towards media/cinema applications (I'm thinking EVGA for example). I was under the impression that newer nvidia cards with more media functions (including tv out/processing) built into the GPU were actually better than the older "external encoder" scan converter types. *shrug* I'd be interested in seeing if the people unhappy with their cards have budget brand or name brand implementations of their "5200s" or "mx420's" or the like... I'm sure there's a big component of the PQ to the settings/decoder/input quality (GIGO)... but I bet there's a correlation there. E. -- http://www.byopvr.com -- Build Your Own PVR http://forum.byopvr.com/dvr/index.php/board,8.0.html -- Linux / Mythtv Gurus wanted On 8/24/05, Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The problem is that the quality of TV encoders used on Nvidia designs > > (and clones) various greatly. Some encoders are external to the Nvidia > > GPU (Phillips and others) some are integrated into the Nvidia GPU. For > > me, the output of the signal is washed out. No adjustment of XV > > controls completely corrects the image. > > > > Some cards are better. From casual reading, it appears board with > > external encoders are better than Nvidia's newer internal designs. > > > > Interesting. Is there any way to determine which cards have the > external decoder vs the internal one? > > Dave > ___ > 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] Help Info on Hauppauge 500
Quality is "good"... not sure what your expectations are, but I presume for analog cable as a source you'll be content with the capture/encoding quality. It does NOT come with a remote, so factor that in =) e -- http://www.byopvr.com On 8/23/05, Josh k <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > HI > > im looking to buy this hauppauge 500 > > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0006G33UW/qid=1124848320/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-6025086-6128032?v=glance&s=electronics&n=507846 > > I have some questions > > 1)How is the quality on this im looking for a card with great picture quality > > 2) does this come with a remote > im hooking this straight to my cable line > > thanks > ___ > 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] 350 Tv Out vs. Nvidia 5200
Is now a good time to ask for links/resources to: a. "properly" config/tweak fx5200 TV output b. install/update to these latest/greatest PVR350 improvements (for those of use who aren't hip to the lingo or need some hand holding ;) ) E. -- http://www.byopvr.com On 8/23/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jesse Guardiani wrote: > > > On 8/23/05, Mark Gardner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Can anyone comment on the quality comparison between the two > > > abovementioned chipsets? > > > > My FX5200 is terrible compared to my PVR 350. No contest. Maybe these > > people either: > > > > 1.) Have terrible TVs 2.) Use the DVI output on the FX5200? > > 3.) Took the time to *learn* how to properly configure their NVIDIA > cards for TV out > > Mike > > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] 350 Tv Out vs. Nvidia 5200
Well, that might be so... and that's not promising to me considering I wanted to keep the pvr350 in the via epia m10k mini-itx box. Again on the windows side of things (forgive me, I have sinned), the community tried to isolate the issue. At first it was intel chipsets that it didn't work on, then it was via... then it was a heat issue, then some claimed it was the ui, other says it would crash without the ui, If you stood on one leg and faced NW and patted your head it would stay rock solid, but if you moved it would crash. Ironically one thing that made it more stable, was to concurrently have "local" playback via software decoding (which defeats the advantage of using a pvr350 on a slower system like a m10k) while using the hardware decoder... for some reason the "touch" of the concurrent software decoding helped in some instances with EOF lock up and overall stability. *shrug* I guess my point, besides dragging the o.p. thread further out to drift (sorry!) is that I doubt it's any one thing... more that it's a combination of the driver itself and the way one forces a ui over/through the mpeg decoder... at least that's my feeling. And again, maybe everything is roses using IVTV and linux and I should shut my pie hole and setup a test box and find out first hand =P e. -- http://www.byopvr.com On 8/23/05, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think one of the main PVR350 stability issues is the chipset. > > It doesn't get on with VIA chipsets IIRC. > > Cerainly I've had zero issues since I bought a Dell SC420 (with Intel > chipset) and used that as my backend. > > David > > Erik Pettersen wrote: > > >Forgive the slight threadjack, but... > > > >Does the PVR350 suffer the same EOF lockups in mythtv/linux that > >happen in the windows world? ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] 350 Tv Out vs. Nvidia 5200
Forgive the slight threadjack, but... Does the PVR350 suffer the same EOF lockups in mythtv/linux that happen in the windows world? To the original poster: In my opinion; the pvr350 and it's hardware decoder/svideo output looks better than most software decoding / video card's svideo out ( out of the box/stock ) That's not to say a name brand fx5200 or higher will look bad, just that you have to give the nod to pvr350. I believe with tweaking, proper settings, and a good software decoder you can get very close/equal to PVR350's output. >From the windows side of things, instability when using the PVR350 while forcing a gui "overlay" through the mpeg decoder/tv out drove me to madness after some initial success/happiness. I'm of the opinion (unless ivtv and this xv patch mentioned previously, which has piqued my interest) that what little the FX5200 or the like lacks in PQ via svideo out makes up for in flexibility and stability. Anything you can see on your monitor you can see on your TV (mame, other applications, etc) with a regular video card, without question. Plus you've got the option of DVI/HDTV. Of course, if you already have a pvr350 I'd consider trying to get it to work, but if you were considering buying one or the other at the start of a project IMHO video card + hw encoding tuner card is the safer/easier route. e. -- http://www.byopvr.com On 8/23/05, Brian Stults <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mark Gardner wrote: > > Can anyone comment on the quality comparison between the two > > abovementioned chipsets? > > > > Advantages / Disadvantages, I have a 350 and have struggled on and off > > now for about 5 months to get it to work (Got it to work once but then > > the HD died). > > Mostly interested in quality of TV playback. > > > > Initially I was using the 350 TV-out. However, it wasn't playing DVDs > very well, so I switched to an MX440 about a year ago. I used that for > about 8 months and was reasonably happy, but the TV quality was nowhere > near that of the 350. > > Having read that people were quite pleased with the FX5200, I bought one > about 4 months ago. It was a step up from the MX440 in TV quality, and > DVDs still played very well. > > About a month after that, John Harvey released his XV driver for the > 350's decoder, so I decided to give it a try. Well, now I'm right back > where I started - using the 350's TV-out. TV playback is still far > superior to the MX440 and FX5200. It's flawless. Perhaps even better > quality than going straight from my cable box. Now, DVD playing is much > better than it used to be, and I would say it is equal to the quality I > was getting with my FX5200. I can't remember for sure what my CPU usage > is when watching DVDs, but I think it was lower than with the FX5200. > Of course, just watching TV on it takes virtually no CPU. Using the > latest 0.3.x drivers, I haven't had any stability problems. > > The PVR350 TV-out has come a long way in the past few months, so I > encourage anyone who gave up on it to give it another try. > ___ > 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] one problem after another
never mind saw one of your other posts where your listed your tuner card/etc. *Shrug* i've got nothing On 8/22/05, Erik Pettersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm curious: what are your hardware specs and whatnot? Is your mythtv > client and server on the same machine (it sorta looks like it)? > > Is this live tv only that does it? or can you schedule a recording and > play it back later? > > e. > -- > http://www.byopvr.com > > On 8/22/05, todd Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I just can't believe just how unstable this app is. > > > > this time while trying to watch tv via the ui, I get 2 seconds of sound > > and video then the display freezes and no sound. about a minute later > > blue screen eventually I get the menu. > > > > sort of reminds me of Win Nt [the early days] :) > > > > here is a capture of the error messages as it happens: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ mythfrontend --version > > 0.18.1.20050523-1 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ mythfrontend > > 2005-08-22 19:51:46.324 New DB connection, total: 1 > > Total desktop width=1280, height=1024, numscreens=1 > > 2005-08-22 19:51:46.341 Using screen 0, 1280x1024 at 0,0 > > 2005-08-22 19:51:46.350 mythfrontend version: 0.18.1.20050523-1 > > www.mythtv.org > > 2005-08-22 19:51:46.351 Enabled verbose msgs : important general > > 2005-08-22 19:51:47.129 Switching to square mode (Iulius) > > mythtv: could not connect to socket > > mythtv: Connection refused > > lirc_init failed for mythtv, see preceding messages > > 2005-08-22 19:51:47.731 Joystick disabled. > > 2005-08-22 19:51:47.814 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin. > > 2005-08-22 19:51:47.858 Registering MythDVD DVD Media Handler as a media > > handler > > 2005-08-22 19:51:47.860 Registering MythDVD VCD Media Handler as a media > > handler > > 2005-08-22 19:51:48.209 Registering MythMusic Media Handler as a media > > handler > > 2005-08-22 19:51:48.339 New DB connection, total: 2 > > SIP listening on IP Address 192.168.0.10:5060 NAT address 192.168.0.10 > > SIP: Cannot register; proxy, username or password not set > > 2005-08-22 19:51:50.817 Connecting to backend server: 127.0.0.1:6543 > > (try 1 of 5) > > 2005-08-22 19:51:50.825 Using protocol version 15 > > 2005-08-22 19:51:50.869 Using protocol version 15 > > 2005-08-22 19:51:53.194 Opening audio device '/dev/dsp'. > > 2005-08-22 19:51:53.195 Opening OSS audio device '/dev/dsp'. > > 2005-08-22 19:51:53.239 Using XV port 168 > > 2005-08-22 19:51:53.588 Realtime priority would require SUID as root. > > 2005-08-22 19:51:53.609 Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV > > 2005-08-22 19:51:53.697 Video timing method: USleep with busy wait > > 2005-08-22 19:51:54.568 prebuffering pause > > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.616 ReadStringList timeout (quick). > > Remote encoder not responding. > > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.616 WriteStringList: Bad socket > > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.616 ReadStringList: Bad socket > > Remote encoder not responding. > > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.617 WriteStringList: Bad socket > > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.618 ReadStringList: Bad socket > > Remote encoder not responding. > > ASSERT: "i <= nodes" in /usr/lib/qt-3.3/include/qvaluelist.h (373) > > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.623 WriteStringList: Bad socket > > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.623 ReadStringList: Bad socket > > Remote encoder not responding. > > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.761 Changing from WatchingLiveTV to None > > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.764 Changing from None to None > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ~]$ > > > > > > > > ___ > > 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] one problem after another
I'm curious: what are your hardware specs and whatnot? Is your mythtv client and server on the same machine (it sorta looks like it)? Is this live tv only that does it? or can you schedule a recording and play it back later? e. -- http://www.byopvr.com On 8/22/05, todd Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just can't believe just how unstable this app is. > > this time while trying to watch tv via the ui, I get 2 seconds of sound > and video then the display freezes and no sound. about a minute later > blue screen eventually I get the menu. > > sort of reminds me of Win Nt [the early days] :) > > here is a capture of the error messages as it happens: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ mythfrontend --version > 0.18.1.20050523-1 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ mythfrontend > 2005-08-22 19:51:46.324 New DB connection, total: 1 > Total desktop width=1280, height=1024, numscreens=1 > 2005-08-22 19:51:46.341 Using screen 0, 1280x1024 at 0,0 > 2005-08-22 19:51:46.350 mythfrontend version: 0.18.1.20050523-1 > www.mythtv.org > 2005-08-22 19:51:46.351 Enabled verbose msgs : important general > 2005-08-22 19:51:47.129 Switching to square mode (Iulius) > mythtv: could not connect to socket > mythtv: Connection refused > lirc_init failed for mythtv, see preceding messages > 2005-08-22 19:51:47.731 Joystick disabled. > 2005-08-22 19:51:47.814 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin. > 2005-08-22 19:51:47.858 Registering MythDVD DVD Media Handler as a media > handler > 2005-08-22 19:51:47.860 Registering MythDVD VCD Media Handler as a media > handler > 2005-08-22 19:51:48.209 Registering MythMusic Media Handler as a media > handler > 2005-08-22 19:51:48.339 New DB connection, total: 2 > SIP listening on IP Address 192.168.0.10:5060 NAT address 192.168.0.10 > SIP: Cannot register; proxy, username or password not set > 2005-08-22 19:51:50.817 Connecting to backend server: 127.0.0.1:6543 > (try 1 of 5) > 2005-08-22 19:51:50.825 Using protocol version 15 > 2005-08-22 19:51:50.869 Using protocol version 15 > 2005-08-22 19:51:53.194 Opening audio device '/dev/dsp'. > 2005-08-22 19:51:53.195 Opening OSS audio device '/dev/dsp'. > 2005-08-22 19:51:53.239 Using XV port 168 > 2005-08-22 19:51:53.588 Realtime priority would require SUID as root. > 2005-08-22 19:51:53.609 Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV > 2005-08-22 19:51:53.697 Video timing method: USleep with busy wait > 2005-08-22 19:51:54.568 prebuffering pause > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.616 ReadStringList timeout (quick). > Remote encoder not responding. > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.616 WriteStringList: Bad socket > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.616 ReadStringList: Bad socket > Remote encoder not responding. > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.617 WriteStringList: Bad socket > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.618 ReadStringList: Bad socket > Remote encoder not responding. > ASSERT: "i <= nodes" in /usr/lib/qt-3.3/include/qvaluelist.h (373) > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.623 WriteStringList: Bad socket > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.623 ReadStringList: Bad socket > Remote encoder not responding. > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.761 Changing from WatchingLiveTV to None > 2005-08-22 19:52:13.764 Changing from None to None > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ~]$ > > > > ___ > 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] PVR-150 purchasing questions.
The MCE version of the pvr150 is pretty much driver compatible with the "retail" flavor. Obviously you won't get a remote or IR blaster that comes with the retail package, but you'll get RCA audio inputs as opposed to 1/8th inch stereo mini jack and the inclusion of an FM tuner (mythtv guru's is the pvr150MCE's FM tuner supported in linux/myth?) with the MCE flavor (as well as the cheaper price. E. -- http://www.byopvr.com On 8/22/05, tufkal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am fed up with framegrabbers and I am looking at getting the newer > cheaper PVR-150 card (maybe 2 of them). I see 2 models on my usual > purchasing site Newegg, the 1042 and the 1045. > > 1042 $66 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16815116620 > > 1045 $93 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16815116625 > > Will the cheaper 1042 work? A comment submitted by a user said it works > with MythTV but i wanted to make sure here before I purchase. TIA. > ___ > 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] HOW CAN THIS BE THIS HARD!?!?!?! (adding 2 files to a bootable iso)
There was a great discussion with a billion different ways ( which doesn't always help, but hey) on slashdot a few months ago "Why Do We Have to Use a Floppy to Flash BIOS?" http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/06/29/2135208 I found a lot of neat howto/ideas command line nuggets in the comments (in between the troll posts, and hot grits of course!) e. -- http://www.byopvr.com On 8/22/05, Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh for crying out loud think laterally... > > Download a bootable win98 iso with included CD drivers... > Burn it and boot the mythbox with it... > Take the disk out and burn it again with the flash util and the flash > bin file (you may need 10MB juck file to pad out the CD) > Stick it back in the mythbox and run the flash util and reflash the bios... > > >My MythTV box needs the BIOS updated. This can only be done from > >Windows, or a Windows 98 boot disk. My MythTV Box doesn't have a floppy > >drive. (They are ugly and hold next to nothing.) So I got the win98SE > >boot iso from > >http://www.allbootdisks.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=42&func=selectfolder&filecatid=10 > > > >Using nothing but Linux I must modify the iso to add 2 files and then > >burn. I have 1 CD-RW to do this with. I've tried for HOURS to find a > >solution!!! How can this be this hard? > > > > > > > > ___ > 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] How do I get decent quality SVideo output? (Using PVR-150 and Geforce4 MX)
well granted it would be different, but you complained about what I presume to be pixelation/blockiness type artifacts, which *could* be your processor struggling to keep up with decoding or there could be some horrible recording artifact from snowy analog cable. I'm trying to eliminate possibilities to narrow down the issue. Even if you drag the file over to another more robust machine on your network, and play it back on a PC monitor hopefully you can tell/verify (less the interlacing) if it exhibits the same undesirable features you're seeing on your TV via myth. If you do that you'll know it's not the encoding/recording. Next, (and here you'll have to forgive me lords of the myth as I know precious little about how mythtv handles playback or how to tweak it) I'd close down myth front end and fire up mplayer or xine or vlc on the 1ghz box and try the different playback options to see if it helps. I'm not sure what to do after you've found a combination that works for you... I have a geforce4mx 420 in my test knoppmyth box (XP 1700) and was playing around with playing back HD streams from the HD-3000 card outside of mythtv. Unfortunately I'm not sure what settings worked best for me (although increasing buffers helped alot)... because it was like -vo xv worked in one (mplayer?) and -vo xvmc worked in the other (xine?) but not vice versa... I picked up a geforce fx5200 to play with as it has more robust media accelleration than the geforce4, and want to see how that goes =) One OT question: with the 7174 nvidia drivers if you close out from X to terminal single user mode do you get all black with green random ANSI looking blocks, or is that just me? Sorry for the slightly half baked advice, I think the basic approach is right to narrow things down, but I start to lose it when you'd need to be specific about how to adjust playback settings in mythtv/linux. In windows world, I'd just say "install the nvidia pure video decoder trial" and see how that goes =P e. -- http://www.byopvr.com On 8/22/05, David Peeters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's a 1Ghz P3. > > I really have no other way to play back the file unfortunately as I > only have the single TV and the playback on a non-interlaced monitor > would look different anyways. > > When I use XvMC, the OSD goes black and white and flickers badly. > Using XV picture controls only changes the contrast/hue... don't they? > I'm not sure what you mean by overlay. > > On 8/22/05, Erik Pettersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What speed machine? Usually I suggest trying to play back a recorded > > file in another player (or on another system) to verify that it's a > > playback/decoding only issue. > > > > I'm not sure of the linux or mythtv terminology for this, but what's > > your video renderer? > > > > i.e. overlay, vs xv/Xvmc ? > > > > *shrug* maybe that's a start? > > > > E. > > -- > > http://www.byopvr.com > > > > On 8/21/05, David Peeters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I've been having alot of trouble getting decent picture quality output > > > from my mythtv box to my TV. > > > > > > I'm using KnoppMyth. > > > > > > I have a PVR-150 non-mce, and Geforce 4MX 420 > > > > > > I have the S-Video out of my Dish Network box connected to the S-Video > > > in on my PVR-150. Then an S-Video out from the Geforce goes to the > > > TV. (the picture looks fine with going straight from the Dish Network > > > box to the TV. The picture looks fantastic when I play a DVD in my > > > Mythtv box). > > > > > > I'm using IVTV version 0.3.7h, and NVidia driver version 7174. > > > > > > I'm using the XF86Config-4.nvidia-tvout.sample. > > > > > > I have all my capture and transcoding resolutions set to 720x480. > > > > > > Recording bitrate is set at 6600 with 8800 max > > > > > > I have the Bob de-interlacing set. > > > > > > The picture on the TV looks like i'm watching a overly compressed > > > video on my computer. there is blockiness and streaking. > > > > > > I've tried the denoise3d filter and the result was no better. > > > > > > are there settings that I should be using or different drivers that > > > will improve my quality? > > > > > > I'll gladly provide any other required information. > > > > > > Thanks for any help! > > > ___ > > > 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] How do I get decent quality SVideo output? (Using PVR-150 and Geforce4 MX)
What speed machine? Usually I suggest trying to play back a recorded file in another player (or on another system) to verify that it's a playback/decoding only issue. I'm not sure of the linux or mythtv terminology for this, but what's your video renderer? i.e. overlay, vs xv/Xvmc ? *shrug* maybe that's a start? E. -- http://www.byopvr.com On 8/21/05, David Peeters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've been having alot of trouble getting decent picture quality output > from my mythtv box to my TV. > > I'm using KnoppMyth. > > I have a PVR-150 non-mce, and Geforce 4MX 420 > > I have the S-Video out of my Dish Network box connected to the S-Video > in on my PVR-150. Then an S-Video out from the Geforce goes to the > TV. (the picture looks fine with going straight from the Dish Network > box to the TV. The picture looks fantastic when I play a DVD in my > Mythtv box). > > I'm using IVTV version 0.3.7h, and NVidia driver version 7174. > > I'm using the XF86Config-4.nvidia-tvout.sample. > > I have all my capture and transcoding resolutions set to 720x480. > > Recording bitrate is set at 6600 with 8800 max > > I have the Bob de-interlacing set. > > The picture on the TV looks like i'm watching a overly compressed > video on my computer. there is blockiness and streaking. > > I've tried the denoise3d filter and the result was no better. > > are there settings that I should be using or different drivers that > will improve my quality? > > I'll gladly provide any other required information. > > Thanks for any help! > ___ > 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] Barebone myth tv nodes?
besides the MediaMVP suggestion, if we're blue skying a bit here... What about a modded Xbox as a mythtv client (although stock xbox fans aren't uber quiet *shrug* ) e. -- http://www.byopvr.com On 8/20/05, Kevin Wentland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I use the Hauppauge Media MVP to connect to my backend. You can get them for > around 80 bucks new. > > I just absolutely love it. It is the size of an old external modem and > boots off the network. Multiple systems can be upgraded in under a minute. > NO JOKE. > > Just copy the upgraded boot image to the tftp directory and you are done for > all Media MVP clients. > > It isn't a full Myth Frontend but plays all your shows perfectly. > > The project web page is http://mvpmc.sourceforge.net > > > On 8/20/05, Robert Denier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Can you let us know what the motherboard is? I'm a bit curious... > > > > On Sat, 2005-08-20 at 21:42 +0100, David wrote: > > > Robert Denier wrote: > > > > > > >Has anyone seen or figured out the lowest cost way to get a bare mythtv > > > >node up? I was thinking of setting up myth around the house and what > > > >I'm looking for is something like > > > > > > > >1.5GHZ + cpu > > > >Integrated sound > > > >Integrated video with tv out on motherboard > > > >Integrated network > > > > > > > >All of the previous need to work with myth obviously, including doing > > > >NFS booting via the network. > > > > > > > That's what I run in my bedroom. > > > integrated motherboard/2GHz Athlon CPU/RAM/Case/DVD drive in an Antec > > > Minuet case. > > > NFS booting isn't easy - but it's doable. I have some notes that should > > > go onto the wiki > > > > > > My motherboard has S-video headers but I had to make up my own cable. > > > > > > David > > > ___ > > > 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] Happauge PVR-500 Linux Support Feedback
Yes, but we're talking about svideo input (2 qty) which would be preferred video input for capturing digital cable STB video output. E. -- http://www.byopvr.com On 8/19/05, Scot L. Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 2005-08-19 at 23:16, Ernie Lim wrote: > > > -Original Message- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:mythtv-users- > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Erik Pettersen > > > Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 11:08 PM > > > To: Discussion about mythtv > > > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Happauge PVR-500 Linux Support Feedback > > > > > > That's where this additional backplane/header comes in > > > > > > http://registration.hauppauge.com/webstore/hardware1.asp#av_cable > > > > > > > > > The extra header was included in my pvr500. > > Doesn't the PVR-500 take a standard coax input that supports both > tuners? > > > > ___ > 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] Happauge PVR-500 Linux Support Feedback
That's where this additional backplane/header comes in http://registration.hauppauge.com/webstore/hardware1.asp#av_cable e. -- http://www.byopvr.com On 8/19/05, David Ellis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There is nothing stopping you from using the PVR-500 with 2x Digital Cable > Boxes...EXCEPT the following. Digital Cable looks REALLY nice with > SVideo cabling - the PVR-500 has only ONE Svideo input...So if your > really sweating it - get 2x150's. My advice would be to get 1x150 and > 1x500that way you get two digital cable inputs and one basic cable > input. > > David > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Erik Pettersen > Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 10:41 PM > To: Discussion about mythtv > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Happauge PVR-500 Linux Support Feedback > > I may have misread the original poster, but... The PVR500 MCE doesn't > have any IR blasting action built in. So, you'd be using a 3rd party > IR blaster regardless in that scenario. But what I don't understand > is why you think you couldn't control two cable boxes with a PVR 500 > (especially since the 500 has little to say in that regard/department > it's more LIRC/mythtv config than anything). You'd probably want the > additional svideo/audio header for the 500 if you went that route > though I imagine. > > Someone correct me if i'm off base on my assumptions here =) > > E. > -- > http://www.byopvr.com > > On 8/19/05, Joe Votour <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > See inline. > > > > -- Joe > > > > --- "Zach.Burlingame" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > >I am reading up on creating my own MythTV setup > > > in our apartment and one > > > of the things I am currently debating is using 2 > > > Hauppauge PVR-150s or 1 > > > Hauppauge PVR-500 because of its dual > > > tuners/encoders. I noticed that in the > > > case of the PVR-150 there is both a "vanilla" > > > version and an "MCE" (for > > > Windows XP Media Center Edition). However, I can > > > only find the PVR-500 in > > > the MCE flavor. I will be receiving one signal from > > > digital cable using an > > > IR blaster to control the cable box and the other > > > signal from the basic > > > cable. I do PLAN on moving both to digital cable, so > > > if the PVR-500 does not > > > support dual IR blasters, that would break its > > > contention in my decision. My > > > questions are as follows: > > > > > > > > > > > > Is the Hauppauge PVR-500 only offered as the > > > "PVR-500MCE"? > > > > > That appears to be the case. I figure that if > > Hauppauge was selling the cards in the non-MCE > > version, they likely would, because lots of people > > would be interested in it. (On the other hand, it > > might cut into their sales of PVR-x50 cards too). > > > > > > > > > How is the support in Linux for the PVR-500 (e.g. is > > > it any more difficult > > > running two tuners/encoders on the PVR-500 versus 2 > > > separate PVR-150s)? > > > > > The ivtv driver sees PVR-500 as two PVR-150 cards. I > > don't know about the radio though, I haven't tried it. > > > > > > > > > What is your general experience / recommendation on > > > the single PVR-500 > > > versus dual PVR-150 decision? > > > > > I've never used a PVR-150, but I'm very happy with my > > PVR-500. I use it along with a PVR-250 for a total of > > three tuners. > > > > > > > > > Thanks for any and all help/feedback. > > > > > > > > > > > > - Zach > > > > > > > > > > > > Here is some background on what type of > > > hardware/software environment I am > > > currently looking at: > > > > > > - > > > > > > Backend: > > > > > > - > > > > > > Linux Distro: Gentoo Linux > > > > > > Processor:AMD Athlon64 3000+ (Winchester > > > Core) > > > > > > Mobo: Asus A8N-E (w/ Nforce4 Ultra > > > chipset, PCI-E, and SATAII) > > > > > > RAM:2x 512MB DDR 400 PC-3200 CAS 2.5 > > > > > > Storage: 2x 40GB 7200 RPM 2MB cac
Re: [mythtv-users] Happauge PVR-500 Linux Support Feedback
I may have misread the original poster, but... The PVR500 MCE doesn't have any IR blasting action built in. So, you'd be using a 3rd party IR blaster regardless in that scenario. But what I don't understand is why you think you couldn't control two cable boxes with a PVR 500 (especially since the 500 has little to say in that regard/department it's more LIRC/mythtv config than anything). You'd probably want the additional svideo/audio header for the 500 if you went that route though I imagine. Someone correct me if i'm off base on my assumptions here =) E. -- http://www.byopvr.com On 8/19/05, Joe Votour <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > See inline. > > -- Joe > > --- "Zach.Burlingame" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > >I am reading up on creating my own MythTV setup > > in our apartment and one > > of the things I am currently debating is using 2 > > Hauppauge PVR-150s or 1 > > Hauppauge PVR-500 because of its dual > > tuners/encoders. I noticed that in the > > case of the PVR-150 there is both a "vanilla" > > version and an "MCE" (for > > Windows XP Media Center Edition). However, I can > > only find the PVR-500 in > > the MCE flavor. I will be receiving one signal from > > digital cable using an > > IR blaster to control the cable box and the other > > signal from the basic > > cable. I do PLAN on moving both to digital cable, so > > if the PVR-500 does not > > support dual IR blasters, that would break its > > contention in my decision. My > > questions are as follows: > > > > > > > > Is the Hauppauge PVR-500 only offered as the > > "PVR-500MCE"? > > > That appears to be the case. I figure that if > Hauppauge was selling the cards in the non-MCE > version, they likely would, because lots of people > would be interested in it. (On the other hand, it > might cut into their sales of PVR-x50 cards too). > > > > > > How is the support in Linux for the PVR-500 (e.g. is > > it any more difficult > > running two tuners/encoders on the PVR-500 versus 2 > > separate PVR-150s)? > > > The ivtv driver sees PVR-500 as two PVR-150 cards. I > don't know about the radio though, I haven't tried it. > > > > > > What is your general experience / recommendation on > > the single PVR-500 > > versus dual PVR-150 decision? > > > I've never used a PVR-150, but I'm very happy with my > PVR-500. I use it along with a PVR-250 for a total of > three tuners. > > > > > > Thanks for any and all help/feedback. > > > > > > > > - Zach > > > > > > > > Here is some background on what type of > > hardware/software environment I am > > currently looking at: > > > > - > > > > Backend: > > > > - > > > > Linux Distro: Gentoo Linux > > > > Processor:AMD Athlon64 3000+ (Winchester > > Core) > > > > Mobo: Asus A8N-E (w/ Nforce4 Ultra > > chipset, PCI-E, and SATAII) > > > > RAM:2x 512MB DDR 400 PC-3200 CAS 2.5 > > > > Storage: 2x 40GB 7200 RPM 2MB cache ATA133 > > in RAID 1 (system) > > > > 3x 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB cache > > SATA in software RAID 5 > > (data, video) > > > > Network: 100Mbit switched LAN > > > > Tuners: 2 x Hauppauge PVR-150 or 1 x > > Hauppauge PVR-500 > > > > Signal: For starters, 1 digital cable + > > 1 basic cable signal. > > Moving to dual digital cable signal. > > > > > > > > - > > > > Frontend(s): > > > > - > > > > TBD > > > > > > > > > ___ > > mythtv-users mailing list > > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.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] Multiple Video Streams Out
Would it be rude of me to ask why, or more to the point, what's your end goal/setup here? What are the destinations of the 3 streams for? Are they different programs/content on these streams (and their not really streams in the way you're describing them, i don't think) Maybe someone else has a definitive answer but I think if I had more information I could give a more informed and holistic answer... off hand I see nothing wrong with the specs of that machine *shrug* e -- http://www.byopvr.com On 8/19/05, Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is anyone doing multiple video streams out from a single Myth Box? > > > I am thinking of outputing 3 Video streams via seperate VGA/DVI/SVideo type > outputs on the PC, can I do that, and does anyone have a gut feel as to > CPU/RAM size to accomplish it. > > I do it today on my Windows PC with a 3GHz PIV and 1GB of RAM, and each > MPEG2 stream takes about 8-12% of the CPU. > ___ > 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] PVR 350, record from VCR
I 2nd the use svideo/composite over coax line of thinking (even if it means swapping back and forth with your DTV STB cables each time) I've got think you'll have an easier time doing this with some sort of simple command line capture tool to the desired directory than trying to do it within MythTV (as a manual recording), but i'm not trying to promote hereasy =P It's probably 6 to one 1/2 dozen to the other *shrug* e. -- http://www.byopvr.com On 8/19/05, Rudy Zijlstra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jesse Guardiani wrote: > > > Nick wrote: > > > >> On 8/19/05, Jesse Guardiani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > >>> Hello, > >>> > >>> I have a PVR 350. Normally it's primary input is SVideo from my Dish > >>> reciever. However, I'd like to record some of my old VHS tapes to > >>> disk via the tuner input so I can throw away the old tapes and preserve > >>> their quality over time. > >>> > >>> I know I can switch inputs on the 350 via 'C', but what is the best way > >>> to go about recording a 2 hr VHS tape? Is this even possible from the > >>> LiveTV interface? > >>> > >>> Ultimately, I'd like these recorded tapes to show up under the video > >>> section, but my CPU is way underpowered right now and I can't > >>> decode mpeg in real time using software mplayer, so it would be better > >>> for them to show up in the TV section for now (this way Myth will > >>> make use of the 350's hardware decoder). But I'll need to label them > >>> somehow and preferably put them all under a specific category/show. > >>> > >>> Any ideas? > >>> > >> > >> > >> You could setup a manual recording for the duration of the tape. I > >> would recommend using SVideo or composite to record from the tape > >> instead of the tuner as I've had better experiences of doing this. > >> > >> > > > > Care to elaborate? I'm already using the svid input on my PVR 350, so > > unless I degrade the > > input quality by inserting an A/V switch, it makes the most sense to > > just hard wire the VCR > > to my tuner input. Was the quality bad for you, or was it more of a > > pain to get working, > > or what? > > > That way you are using the re-modulator of the VCR, which has the worst > quality signal of those it has available. Thats about all. > > Rudy > ___ > 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] Advice needed for HD system
That's pretty much the deal-io Jerry, sorry. Unless someone waves a magic "cablecard PCI card/socket" wand (which isn't likely) what you've outlined is pretty much the state of DIY HDTV PVR affairs. *sigh* e. -- http://www.byopvr.com On 8/16/05, Jerry Rubinow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a system mostly setup, with a backend connected to a Motorola 6200 > via firewire. I get all the analog channels fine over the firewire, as well > as all the HD network channels (NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, UPN, WB, PBS) that the > cable company carries. I do not, however, get the digital channels or > non-network HD channels (DiscoveryHD, ESPNHD, etc) over the firewire. > > So my question is what are my options for being able to get the digital and > other HD channels into the computer at the best quality I can get? > > From my research so far, I think I have no hope of getting the other HD > channels at HD resolution without spending thousands of dollars for > something that will encode component video into MPEG in real time. So for > that, I'm just left with connecting the cable box component output to the TV > component input (the DVI input of the TV is already used by the frontend) so > I can at least watch them in HD, and forget about recording. Can anyone > think of anything better? > > For the digital channels, is there any better option than getting a PVR-250 > to receive the s-video output of the cable box? > > Thanks, > -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] Restricting Capture Cards to Front Ends
how old exactly are these front ends i.e. what spec? With a decent video card and Xvmc I've been surprised at what systems have been reported to playback hdtv streams YMMV, e. On 8/15/05, Todd Greene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > Been enjoying my HD Myth box, and thinking of taking it to the next > level. I've got some older PCs that I'd like to use as front ends, but > they aren't powerful enough to support HD. What I'd like to do is run a > standard NTSC capture card on the backend, and ensure that the less > powerful front ends only display video from the NTSC card, not the HD > capture card. > > Any ideas how to do this? > > Thanks, > > -- Todd > > ___ > 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: Max number of recording cards in one backend?
Well, in general I think you *normally* just grab one stream to cat to disk at a time, but http://www.promise.tv/ has kinda put that thinking on it's ear a little bit, but that's a bit of a digression me thinks. Anyways for the o.p. it sounds like it's immently doable. e. -- http://www.byopvr.com On 8/15/05, iso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Aug 15, 2005 at 03:26:14PM -0400, Erik Pettersen wrote: > >> So what's a 'reasonable' number, can I get away with 3xDVB-T + 1xPVR-250 ? > > I'm not sure how that translates PCI bandwith wise to 3 DVB-T's and 1 > > PVR250, but *shrug* > > I'm not sure how DVB-T cards work, but in the UK each mux is 24MBit, and > a PVR250 is arround 8Mbit for a total bandwidth of 80mbit/s > > That's about 5 PVR500's with both tuners outputting 8mbit/second > > If you can choose to ounly output the ~6mbit individual program then > you're down to under 30mbit/second even with the worst you're likely to > see from statistical multiplexing. > > > Wouldn't the hard disk be the choke point before the PCI bus would, or > > am I off base with that assumption? > > Normally yes, however a striped raid would work. > > Do DVB-T cards capture the entire mux or just output the individual program > stream? (my DVB knowlege is limited - too many tables for my poor brain, but > I think that's the right terminology) > > > > ___ > 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: Max number of recording cards in one backend?
I know it's on windoze, but snapstream shlopped 5 dual tuner PVR 500MCE's into one machine. http://www.snapstream.com/Community/articles/hydra/default.asp I'm not sure how that translates PCI bandwith wise to 3 DVB-T's and 1 PVR250, but *shrug* Wouldn't the hard disk be the choke point before the PCI bus would, or am I off base with that assumption? ### Hi, Anyone know how many recording cards could I reasonably expect to be able to run in the same backend? *snip* So what's a 'reasonable' number, can I get away with 3xDVB-T + 1xPVR-250 ? ### PS sorry if this ends up being a dupe had a hiccup in gmail =P -- http://www.byopvr.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Re: Max number of recording cards in one backend?
I know it's on windoze, but snapstream shlopped 5 dual tuner PVR 500MCE's into one machine. http://www.snapstream.com/Community/articles/hydra/default.asp I'm not sure how that translates PCI bandwith wise to 3 DVB-T's and 1 PVR250, but *shrug* Wouldn't the hard disk be the choke point before the PCI bus would, or am I off base with that assumption? ### Hi, Anyone know how many recording cards could I reasonably expect to be able to run in the same backend? *snip* So what's a 'reasonable' number, can I get away with 3xDVB-T + 1xPVR-250 ? ### -- http://www.byopvr.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] remote wonder 2 II
Hi- After my smooth experience with the remote wonder 1, I bought a rw2 over e-bay. I am unable to get the ati_remote kernel module to work with it. I have seen the pages about making it work through LIRC , but that seems a lot more complicated than the regular kernel module. Has anyone gotten the ati_remote kernel module to work with the rw2 ? Or is this a lost cause? thanks, Erik Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
RE: [mythtv-users] Radeon 9000 TV Out S-Video Fedora Core 4
--- Marius Schrecker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just wondering if you tried ATI's proprietary 'fglrx' driver. I got > lovely > stable tv-out on my radeon 9200se. Can't tell you more now as the box > was > stolen. No, never tried the proprietary driver. Didn't seem worth it, this box doesn't do any 3D stuff, just play movies & etc. Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Radeon 9000 TV Out S-Video Fedora Core 4
Hi All- Have been having lots of troubles trying to get TV-out working on a radeon 9000 card, through the s-video connector. I tried all sorts of tricks with the xorg.conf file (using FC4). Ultimately, I got it working. The fix was, changing the driver line in xorg.conf from radeon to vesa, ala: Driver "vesa" Now tv-out works fine. Hope this might help someone else. good luck, Erik Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Front-end, back-end, how about IR control?
Hi, I don't have a MythBox yet, but I am planning to build one. One thing I don't understand. If I want MythTV divided over a front-end and a back-end. I would expect the back-end to have the TV card(s), because that machine has to do the recording. But the TV card has a IR remote control, and the remote control is what you would like to use in the living room where the front-end is. How does this work, or am I missing something? TIA, Erik. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Kaleidescape
On Tue, May 10, 2005 at 03:31:35PM -0400, Nate Thompson wrote: > On 5/10/05, Donavan Stanley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >Are bookmarks possible? > > If your player supports them, I know Xine does. > > ___ > > You wouldn't happen to know the keys to define a bookmark would you > (in xine)? I am assuming this is the same as the 'save position' > feature found using the internal MythTV player for recorded TV > shows... Try searching for xine mediamark. I have it setup in my xine keymap file, but I'm not sure if I ever got it working. > > Or has the internal player support for Xvid-encoded files become > better in CVS? It would be nice to use the internal player, so the OSD > would be constant... > > Nate > ___ > 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] [mythtv] recording split files every minute
Sorry: I'm using mythtv 0.18 version eRik Robnik wrote: Hello! Recording splits files every 1 minute... example: five files for 5 min of recording has commflag: No has cutlist: No is editing: No auto-expire: No has bookmark: No I allso get this errors Warning at /var/www/html/mythweb/includes/mythbackend.php, line 237: is_file(): Stat failed for /video/store//1000_20050505144100_20050505144300.nuv.png (errno=13 - Permission denied) And in the end this png exists any Idea, tnx /eRik ___ 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] recording split files every minute
Hello! Recording splits files every 1 minute... example: five files for 5 min of recording has commflag: No has cutlist: No is editing: No auto-expire: No has bookmark: No I allso get this errors Warning at /var/www/html/mythweb/includes/mythbackend.php, line 237: is_file(): Stat failed for /video/store//1000_20050505144100_20050505144300.nuv.png (errno=13 - Permission denied) And in the end this png exists any Idea, tnx /eRik ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Re: PVR-350 tuning problems
This is occuring because your ivtv and lirc modules are not being loaded at the appropriate time during boot, due to missing udev entries. Jared has posted a patch for this on his How-To (just two days ago). See the first paragraph of the How-To and also the section below "Get and Install Lirc". Apply the patch he has posted, remove any other modprobe.conf or rc.local or init.d entries you've implemented to try to fix this, and reboot. The modules will load correctly and all of your problems will go away (or at least the ones you describe). At 08:04 PM 2/23/2005, you wrote: Hi everyone. I decided to upgrade to .17 using Jarod's guide last week. After sorting out some little problems here and there, the biggest problem I still have left to resolve is related to tuning. I'm not sure what started the problem, but I started getting this message in the mythbackendlog: ChannelBase: Could not find input: Tuner 0 on card when setting channel Once this starts happening, things record, but it won't change off of the default channel. I've seen a couple of messages bouncing back and forth on the list where there was a second entry in the db for tuners, but there is only the one entry in mine. I can resolve the problem by shutting down the backend, running mythtvsetup and then restarting the backend. Right now this solves the problem, until I restart the box. Now of course that's easy enough to do when I'm sitting here in front of my box, but a bit of a pain if I need to restart the box and I'm not around. I've checked out the db before and after a reboot, and the data doesn't seem to change. Anyone have any thoughts on how to resolve this? Here's what I'm running: FC3 mythtv-0.17-95 ivtv-0.2.0-64 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Adding images to MythVideo
On Sun, Jan 30, 2005 at 03:34:59PM +0100, MadPatrick wrote: > you can make a folder called posters, any where you like in the setup menu. > [SETUP - VIDEOS SETTINGS - GENERAL SETTINGS - DIRECROY THAT HOLDS MOVIE > POSTERS] > > Put your inmage in this directoy and link with you video in the video > manager. > [VIDEOS - VIDEO MANAGER- SELECT] > Search the archives for video_img_path > Patrick > > > -Oorspronkelijk bericht- > > Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens Hugo van der Kooij > > Verzonden: zondag 30 januari 2005 15:01 > > Aan: Discussion about mythtv > > Onderwerp: [mythtv-users] Adding images to MythVideo > > > > Hi, > > > > I managed to add movies to the MythVideo store and add some > > usefull data to them. But where must I stick an image to link > > it to a movie? (cover images go where?) > > > > Hugo. > > > > -- > > I hate duplicates. Just reply to the relevant mailinglist. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://hvdkooij.xs4all.nl/ > > Don't meddle in the affairs of magicians, > > for they are subtle and quick to anger. > > > > ___ > 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] Undefined Symbol: _ZN11MythContextC1ERK7QStringbb
Hi, I believe you are using an old version of mythtvsetup. Remove the old one in /usr/bin (or /usr/local/bin), and copy the new compiled one called "setup" from ~/mythtv-0.16/setup/ (or wherever you compiled it). ie: cp ~/mythtv-0.16/setup/setup /usr/local/bin/mythtvsetup chown root.root /usr/local/bin/mythtvsetup Hope this helps On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 15:11:24 -0800 (PST), Alex Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > System HW: > - 865PE, 2.4 GHz HT P4, SB Live!, 40GB PATA + 160GB SATA drives > - PVR-250, nVidia FX 5200 (using DVI) > Software: > - FC3 2.6.9 > - Myth 0.16 > - nVidia 6629 > - Installed mostly per Jarod's guide. > > I had a system running without a tuner card until today (as much as one can > without a tuner). > Installed the PVR-250 and have been trying to get it to work... > > I did something, and now mythtvsetup and myfrontend both tell me: > > symbol lookup error: mythtvsetup: undefined symbol: > _ZN11MythContextC1ERK7QStringbb > > I tried reinstalling all the packages I am aware of, yet this remains. I > don't have the background to address this, and my searches were not > revealing. > > Any clues or hints to help me resolve this other than to start with a fresh > install? > > > __ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced search. Learn more. > http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 > > > ___ > 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] Slovenian mythweb ???
Hello! My mythweb version is "0.16-63-at", so I don't think this will be a problem.. Allso I couldn't find file includes/translate.php, so I just drop Slovenian.php to languages directory and now I can choose Slovenian language in "Settings/MythWeb/Language". But when I click any other link on page Language goes back to English and so on... So only page that I can read in SLovenian language is this "Settings/Mythweb".. Any Ideea??? eRik - Original Message - From: "Chris Petersen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion about mythtv" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 8:06 PM Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Slovenian mythweb ??? Does anybody know where/what to change in x.php files to make Slovenian.php running??? You should just be able to drop it into the languages directory, and add it to $Languages in includes/translate.php (guess I need to add that to the translations howto). Make sure that your translation is against cvs -- it's totally different from .16 mythweb. -Chris ___ 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
Re: [mythtv-users] nuvexport question
On Sat, Dec 18, 2004 at 02:49:58PM -0800, Rob Walker wrote: > nuvexport is a lifesaver! > > I couldn't (haven't yet) figure out the transcoding setup, so I started > looking at nuvexport. > > I use nuvexport on every single recording, to move them to my laptop and > watch > them there on the road (commute, at work, whatever). > > However, the output naming conventions are causing me troubles. Is there any > plan in the works to change it from output-filename.ext, o-f.1.ext, > o-f.2.ext, ad nauseum? > > I would like to have an output something like "Rob Black and Your > Money-20041218-1004-1000.1030.asf" > > Would this be useful to anyone else? > > rob I have patched my local nuvexport that fills in the date of the recording as a subtitle if the subtitle isn't there, instead of 'Untitled'. I needed this so I could export more than one [EMAIL PROTECTED] episodes at a time. From your example above, it looks like you are putting the channel, startime and endtime into the filename too. I haven't seen a need for that myself, but I guess that could be done too. I record lots of shows that don't have subtitles, so this is quite necessary. I also have two more modifications...one restores the space after the minus sign between title and subtitle as it's supposed to be, and the other adds a cmd arg to save the description of the show into a .txt file so when I finally get mythburn going, I'll be all set. I used to export the show to vcd, then export the nuv/sql, and delete the nuv file, but all I was interested in was the description. Dunno if anyone is interested in patches. ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] lircd troubles
Try to reload lircd /sbin/service lircd restart 'Couse I have to reload this service twice to work for me, so I add upper line to my /etc/rc.d/rc.local twice. I have FlyView tuner. I hope this will work - Original Message - From: "Gabe Rubin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Myth User" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 4:30 AM Subject: [mythtv-users] lircd troubles Sorry, forgot to include the kernel versions in the last post! I am having some major issues with getting lircd to work. I know this is not an lirc list, but maybe some guru can help me. I have a Lola X-10 remote, and have had it working in the past using a different kernel (2.4.22-1.2179.nptl_47.rhfc1.at) but upgraded to (2.4.22-1.2199.nptl_52.rhfc1.at) from axel's repository. Now when I start up lircd and do irw to try and get test keystokes, irw will close after one keystroke and say connection refused when I attempt irw again. I see this in my /var/log/messages: Dec 17 22:25:04 localhost lircd: lircd startup succeeded Dec 17 22:25:04 localhost lircd: lircmd startup succeeded Dec 17 22:25:08 localhost kernel: invalid operand: Dec 17 22:25:08 localhost kernel: snd-intel8x0 snd-ac97-codec snd-pcm snd-timer gameport snd-mpu401-uart snd-rawmidi snd-seq-device snd snd-page-alloc soundcore ivtv-fb tveeprom ivtv msp3400 s Dec 17 22:25:08 localhost kernel: CPU:0 Dec 17 22:25:08 localhost kernel: EIP:0060:[]Not tainted Dec 17 22:25:08 localhost kernel: EFLAGS: 00010246 Dec 17 22:25:08 localhost kernel: Dec 17 22:25:08 localhost kernel: EIP is at irctl_read [lirc_dev] 0x1b9 (2.4.22- 1.2199.nptl_52.rhfc1.at) Dec 17 22:25:08 localhost kernel: eax: fff2 ebx: ecx: cfed85c0 edx: c322df7c Dec 17 22:25:08 localhost kernel: esi: edi: ebp: c322df98 esp: c322df40 Dec 17 22:25:08 localhost kernel: ds: 0068 es: 0068 ss: 0068 Dec 17 22:25:08 localhost kernel: Process lircd (pid: 3363, stackpage=c322d000) Dec 17 22:25:08 localhost kernel: Stack: f01adf14 c3212000 000 0 c322c000 0005 c322df40 Dec 17 22:25:08 localhost kernel:c322df40 d08d6580 0202 c32 2c000 Dec 17 22:25:08 localhost kernel:c322c000 bff21e40 c32 16260 ffea 0005 c013ec15 Dec 17 22:25:08 localhost kernel: Call Trace: [] irctls [lirc_dev] 0 x0 (0xc322df64) Dec 17 22:25:08 localhost kernel: [] sys_read [kernel] 0x85 (0xc322df9 c) Dec 17 22:25:08 localhost kernel: [] system_call [kernel] 0x33 (0xc322 dfc0) Dec 17 22:25:08 localhost kernel: Dec 17 22:25:08 localhost kernel: Dec 17 22:25:08 localhost kernel: Code: 0f 44 45 c0 e9 0f ff ff ff 89 7c 24 10 b a 9d 54 8d d0 b8 a0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# ___ 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
Re: [mythtv-users] Slovenian mythweb ???
Thank you, I'll try :) - Original Message - From: "Chris Petersen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion about mythtv" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 8:06 PM Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Slovenian mythweb ??? Does anybody know where/what to change in x.php files to make Slovenian.php running??? You should just be able to drop it into the languages directory, and add it to $Languages in includes/translate.php (guess I need to add that to the translations howto). Make sure that your translation is against cvs -- it's totally different from .16 mythweb. -Chris ___ 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
[mythtv-users] Slovenian mythweb ???
Hello to everyone!! I have translated everything to SLovenian language exept mythweb... Does anybody know where/what to change in x.php files to make Slovenian.php running??? thank you ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Remote is a no go.
Hi,
Please check which device the lirc kernel modules create. On my Gentoo box
(Kernel 2.6.9) this is /dev/lirc/0 and thus the lircd should be started with
-d /dev/lirc/0 and not /dev/lirc.
Regards,
Erik
On Saturday 11 December 2004 09:02, Richard C. Isaacson wrote:
> I had this issue earlier. It is strange and frustrating.
> Though I found that I was getting bit errors over my PVR-250 into the
> backend. For about 6 hours I used my keyboard. Then I checked the output
> for the backend and found that the errors went away and I could then
> bounce the lircd stuff and it worked. Not sure what "magic" happened at
> all.
>
> -rich
>
> Jordack wrote:
> >Iâm lost, just cannot figure this out. Lirc will not
> >function properly. I cannot even get irw to load to
> >give me some output. Here are the details
> >
> >I had an issue with ivtv not loading, like many
> >people. So I âecho "/sbin/modprobe ivtv" >>
> >/etc/rc.d/rc.localâ
> >
> >I donât have this hooked up to a video source yet. Its
> >just for a front end, would really like the remote to
> >work. It will connect and play recordings from the
> >backend.
> >
> >Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> >
> >Thanks Jordack
> >
> >Hardware:
> >PVR-250 â Newest Grey remote
> >
> >modprobe.conf
> >alias eth0 forcedeth
> >alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
> >alias char-major-61 lirc_i2c
> >options snd-card-0 index=0
> ># ivtv modules setup
> >alias char-major-81 videodev
> >alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
> >install snd-intel8x0 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install
> >snd-intel8x0 && /usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null
> >2>&1 || :
> >remove snd-intel8x0 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store
> >
> >>/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; }; /sbin/modprobe -r
> >
> >--ignore-remove snd-intel8x0
> >alias usb-controller ehci-hcd
> >alias usb-controller1 ohci-hcd
> ># nvidia kernel module
> >alias char-major-195 nvidia-1_0-6629
> >install lirc_i2c /sbin/modprobe ivtv; /sbin/modprobe
> >--ignore-install lirc_i2c
> >
> >
> > /etc/udev/rules.d/lirc.rules
> >KERNEL="lirc[0-9]*",NAME="lirc/%n"
> >KERNEL="lirc0",SYMLINK="lirc"
> >
> >messages
> >Dec 10 23:38:12 dagoshey lircd: lircd startup
> >succeeded
> >Dec 10 23:38:17 dagoshey lircd 0.7.0[3444]: accepted
> >new client on /dev/lircd
> >Dec 10 23:38:17 dagoshey lircd 0.7.0[3444]: could not
> >open /dev/lirc
> >Dec 10 23:38:17 dagoshey lircd 0.7.0[3444]:
> >default_init(): Is a directory
> >Dec 10 23:38:17 dagoshey lircd 0.7.0[3444]: caught
> >signal
> >
> >
> >
> >
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