Re: [mythtv-users] XM Radio Functionality in Myth

[Jack Trout]

heck I have been tempted to setup a cheap unit *I have 3 of the roady 2's already last 2 I bought were free after rebate*
and setup the lirc to send ir signals to the unit to make the unit change channels to record, I would love to play some of the standup exclusives that I am never around to listen to when they air
 
On 1/9/06, Bret Schuhmacher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Don't slam the XM feed too badly - I listen to them all day, every day,mostly online, since my office doesn't have a Southern window.
Sometimes they crack up a bit, but very rarely.  I'd be interested in anXM Plugin, too.  In fact, I was thinking about this just the other day.I was wondering if there was already a plugin and if not, maybe I'd see
what it took to create one... :-)XM is to radio as MythTV is to TV - on your schedule, (mostly)commercial free.Rgds,Bret-Original Message-From: 
[EMAIL PROTECTED][mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Steve AdeffSent: Monday, January 09, 2006 7:16 PMTo: 
mythtv-users@mythtv.orgSubject: Re: [mythtv-users] XM Radio Functionality in MythOn Monday 09 January 2006 17:33, Matt wrote:> Hello,>>I did a little searching, but never found any real discussion on
> integrating XM (or other satellite radio) into MythTV.  Are any of the> developers interested in this?  I bring it up because over Christmas,> my family and I subscribed to XM radio.  While I can hook it directly
> to my stereo, I'd love to be able to use it directly in MythTV.>> I have to admit, I didn't come up with the idea.  I was walking> through Best Buy yesterday and I saw the Windows XP Media Center
> display.  However, one of the employees was listening to and changing> XM channels on it.  So, I went home and found this:>> 
http://www.xmradio.com/newsroom/screen/pr_2005_ces_microsoft.html>> Basically it appears that there's a plugin in Windows MCE that acts as> a frontend wrapper around "XM Radio Online" which allows XM
> subscribers to stream music over the net.  What's nice about it is the> way it presents the information to the user.>> I think SageTV also has a sirrius and XM plugin as well.>
> Either way, I just wanted to see if anyone besides me would be> interested in such a plugin!>> Thanks!> Matthave you listened to their online streams? they're pretty poor quality,
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Re: [mythtv-users] Re: yet another mythtv theme "RETRO"

[Jack R. Hyde]

Omg yes widescreen version! I just run mythcenter since I haven't found 
a widescreen theme other than the minimalist theme. Great job on isthmus 
btw, been running that since it was released, and have been very happy 
with it.


gerhard aldorf wrote:

Hi
Thank's for you kind feedbacks nice to see someone likes my theme.
-- Has the theme been updated to include all the recent changes to themes
in SVN Head?
No, I just borrowed the ui.xml file from Mythcenter theme. Havn't had 
time to look at that yet. If  you want to try it out in the SVN 
version just replace the ui.xml file from the Mythcenter theme.


--I like the fonts, and changing to something with liscensing issues 
would be

far worse. A+ job man!
I actually agree with you there and I probably just leave it as it is 
for the moment.


I'm going to rerender all watermarks to make them a nudge bigger and 
prepare them for a wide screen version. Hopefully I also get some time 
this weekend to finish a new version of the isthmus osd as well.


Anyway thank's for your feedback.
Gerhard


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[mythtv-users] Horsepower required for realtime commercial flagging

[Jack Lowry]

I currently have an AMD duron 950 wiht 256 Megs of ram and two pvr 250s.

I'd like to be able to do realtime commercial flagging on two streams.

Does anybody have any suggestions as to how much how much horsepower is 
required to hit this target?


I also have a AMD Athalon 2200 XP+ that's currently my workstation that 
I could move to the Myth box

and buy a new motherboad/CPU for my workstation.

Thanx for all comments and suggestions.

Jack
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Re: [mythtv-users] ivtv errors after dist-upgrade

[Jack Trout]

I was having the same problem on Fedora Core 3, after I upgraded
 
Instead of copying them, seeing the rpms only replace the /lib/modules
 
ln -s /lib/modules/ivtv-fw-enc.bin /lib/firmware/ivtv-fw-enc.bin
ln -s /lib/modules/ivtv-fw-dec.bin /lib/firmware/ivtv-fw-dec.bin
 
This way in future upgrades if the firmware upgrades it will simultainously upgrade both.
 
 
 
 
 
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Re: [mythtv-users] STAY AWAY FROM WI-FI !!!

[Jack R. Hyde]

My experience closely mirrors your own, there is just too much 
interference from neighbor's networks, phones, microwaves, etc not to 
mention a mostly vertical living arrangement. It works ok for my laptop 
for ssh, remote control, etc, but that's only because I went with a 
thinkpad, their wifi antenna runs throughout the LCD screen. Every other 
solution I tried wasn't even sufficient for ssh. Watching video just 
isn't going to happen.


The devolo sounds interesting, but I am waiting for the new power line 
AV specification. The name and link evades me but it's supposed to be 
more than fast enough to stream HD, which is what I need, and hence why 
I use gige everywhere.


I have a closet full of different brands of wifi routers, cards, 
antennas, etc. For some people it's just not going to work. So in the 
meantime my town home is a mess of blue cables running up and down the 
stairs =(

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Re: [mythtv-users] New widescreen theme coming soon (a little OT)

[Jack R. Hyde]

Justin Hornsby wrote:

Jack R. Hyde wrote:
Nice, this would make Project Grayhem the first wide enabled Vertical 
selection theme? I don't like the horizontal selection of Minimalist 
wide (or the look really, but I hate to bash the first and only? 
widescreen theme) so really looking forward to this. Figure I can 
also run a diff after you do all the hard work and maybe apply what I 
learn to some of the other themes =)


Though it's quite possible I am far to lazy to actually get around to 
doing so.

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Glad you like it Jack, but there's more to converting a theme to wide 
than stretching a few images (don't I just know it - lol).


Yep, I briefly looked into doing a mythcenter-wide, but the amount of 
changes was pretty staggering I thought. Just resizing some of the 
images as you pointed out is the easy part, which is why I was thinking 
running a diff on the xml between the two versions (wide & non wide) 
would be a valuable learning tool.
And er.. yes it'll be the first vertical selection wide theme... and 
the second 'free' theme in all.


Making a theme is time-consuming but fun... what's stopping people? ;-)

Regards,
J.
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Re: [mythtv-users] New widescreen theme coming soon (a little OT)

[Jack R. Hyde]

Nice, this would make Project Grayhem the first wide enabled Vertical 
selection theme? I don't like the horizontal selection of Minimalist 
wide (or the look really, but I hate to bash the first and only? 
widescreen theme) so really looking forward to this. Figure I can also 
run a diff after you do all the hard work and maybe apply what I learn 
to some of the other themes =)


Though it's quite possible I am far to lazy to actually get around to 
doing so.

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[mythtv-users] FYI: The Current Zap2it survey/Reqeust.

[Jack Lowry]

My zap2it subscription expiered today, so off I browse to answer the 
questions,

Impact new TV delivery methods, Impact of portable Media devices,
has a change in your line up propgated succesfully?
The last question is actually a request that we pull our zap2it between 
9 AM and Midnight Central time.





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[mythtv-users] configure did not detect my cpu

[Jack Wrobbel]

Configure does not recognize the Pentium4 D.  The following patch fixes.

  Jack

Index: configure
===
--- configure   (revision 7195)
+++ configure   (working copy)
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@
 # P4
if expr "$processor" : "pentium4" > /dev/null ; then
ARCHFLAGS="-march=pentium4"
-   elif expr "$processor" : ".*Pentium(R) [4M]" > /dev/null ; then
+   elif expr "$processor" : ".*Pentium(R) [4MD]" > /dev/null ; then
ARCHFLAGS="-march=pentium4"
elif expr "$processor" : ".*Xeon(TM) CPU" > /dev/null ; then
ARCHFLAGS="-march=pentium4"



 *** WARNING *** 
 Your CPU was not detected properly:
   uname -m: i686
   uname -p: 
 model name: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 2.80GHz
  flags: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca
cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm pni
monitor ds_cpl cid cx16 xtpr

 If you are using a recent CVS checkout, 
 please e-mail the above to mythtv-users@mythtv.org
 With the subject "configure did not detect my cpu"

WARNING: include the output of ./configure along with
any bug report, when using a processor optimized build.
# Basic Settings
Compile type release
Compiler cache   yes
DistCC   no
Install prefix   /usr/local
CPU  x86 (model name: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU
2.80GHz)
Big Endian   no
MMX enabled  yes
Vector Builtins  yes

# Input Support
Joystick menuno
lirc support no
Video4Linux sup. yes
ivtv support yes
FireWire support no
DVB support  no [/usr/src/linux-2.6.12-9-686-smp/include]

# Sound Output Support
OSS support  yes
ALSA support yes
aRts support no
JACK support no

# Video Output Support
x11 support  yes
xrandr support   yes
xv support   yes
XvMC support no
XvMC VLD support no
XvMC pro support no
XvMC libs
OpenGL vsync no
DirectFB no

# Misc Features
DVD playback yes
Frontend yes
Backend  yes


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Re: [mythtv-users] How to issue command when starting a new recording?

[Jack Wrobbel]

On Thu, 2005-10-06 at 17:23, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I saw this with my BT card quite a while ago.  The following
> patch
> seemed to fix it for me. It unmutes the card whenever a
> recording 
> starts.  YMMV
> 
> 
> This patch is sounds like the right solution, but I installed my
> MythTV from rpms using Jarod's guide.  Plus, I'm not that familiar
> with how to patch the code, and I seem to have a workaround solution
> that is acceptable for now.
> 
> Any idea if this patch got incorporated into the current development
> tree of MythTV for the 0.19 release (whenever that is)?

I've never submitted a patch for this, since it is not Myth which is
muting the BT card (just not unmuting it if it is muted) and no one else
was seeing this.  If you submit a trac ticket
(http://cvs.mythtv.org/trac/newticket), I'll submit a patch for it.

  Jack

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Re: [mythtv-users] How to issue command when starting a new recording?

[Jack Wrobbel]

On Wed, 2005-10-05 at 03:16, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I have this problem where (for some unknown reason), MythTV will mute
> my TV card's audio out periodically.  This results in recordings with
> no audio.  It's not a frontend or sound card issue.  I have found it
> can be re-enabled by issuing a command to the v4l driver, namely,
> "v4lctl volume mute off".
>  

I saw this with my BT card quite a while ago.  The following patch
seemed to fix it for me. It unmutes the card whenever a recording
starts.  YMMV

  Jack

Index: libs/libmythtv/NuppelVideoRecorder.cpp
===
--- libs/libmythtv/NuppelVideoRecorder.cpp  (revision 7195)
+++ libs/libmythtv/NuppelVideoRecorder.cpp  (working copy)
@@ -1033,16 +1043,32 @@
 perror("VIDIOCGCHAN");

 // if channel has a audio then activate it
+/* jmw start */
+#if 0
 if (!skip_btaudio && (vchan.flags & VIDEO_VC_AUDIO) ==
VIDEO_VC_AUDIO) {
+#else
+if ((vchan.flags & VIDEO_VC_AUDIO) == VIDEO_VC_AUDIO) {
+#endif
+/* jmw end */
 if (ioctl(fd, VIDIOCGAUDIO, &va)<0)
 perror("VIDIOCGAUDIO");

+
+/* jmw start */
+VERBOSE(VB_GENERAL, "---Unmuting BTTV
card");
 va.flags &= ~VIDEO_AUDIO_MUTE; // now this really has to work

-va.volume = volume * 65535 / 100;

+if (!skip_btaudio ) {
+va.volume = volume * 65535 / 100;
+} else {
+VERBOSE(VB_GENERAL, "Would have skipped Unmute.");
+}
 if (ioctl(fd, VIDIOCSAUDIO, &va) < 0)
 perror("VIDIOCSAUDIO");
+
+
+/* jmw end */
 //if (ioctl(fd, VIDIOCSCHAN, &vchan) < 0)
 //perror("VIDIOCSCHAN");
 }



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RE: [mythtv-users] Static from SPDIF out when starting playback

[Jack Perveiler]

--- David Maher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I am also getting this for a split second as the audio starts when I watch
> digital tv, or a recording that is broadcast in dolby digital. If I press the
> + key and change audio streams to PCM digital, it does not happen if I press
> + again and change back to dolby it happens again. I have been thinking it
> was either my sound card or my suround receiver. My frontend is anAopen
> XCcube ea65.
> Cheers
>  
> David Maher
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Stefan Wrobel
> Sent: Tuesday, 4 October 2005 5:19 PM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: [mythtv-users] Static from SPDIF out when starting playback
> 
> 
> This is a really weird problem and I can't seem to figure out what is going
> on.  For starters, my system:
> - 0.18.1 on Gentoo 2005.0 (kernel 2.6.11)
> - Guillemot Fortissimo II sound card (CS46xx driver) with Alsa 1.0.9b, using
> an optical spdif connection to my Panasonic SA-XR55 receiver
> - PVR-500 with ivtv 0.3.9 (doubt this matters)
> 
> Anyway, when I start watching live tv or a recording (but NOT when I watch a
> video), I get static for a split second before it starts.  It sounds like 3
> quick clicks almost, but staticky clicks.  It's very loud and very obnoxious.
>  It's just that same sound every time and then as soon as the video appears
> everything is fine.  This is only through the SPDIF, not when I use analog,
> but of course I want to use SPDIF because I plan to install an HDTV card and
> want AC3 out.  Anybody have any experience with this happening and any
> possible solutions?  Thanks,
> 
> Stefan Wrobel
> 
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It's a combination of both the source (your sound card) and your Dolby Digital
reciever.  It takes a little while for the receiver to detect that the stream
has changed from PCM to DD (or vice versa), and the receiver is SUPPOSED to
mute itself while it figures it out.  Some receivers are notoriously bad at
detecting the transition (my Rotel, for instance) and play the new stream in
the old format for a bit (really loud, chopping static).

My DirecTivo used to give my Rotel such fits that I had to use it's analog
inputs only.  My myth box works better, but I still get the chopping static on
occasion that you've described.  A friend's receiver works just fine with both
the DirecTivo and the myth box.

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Re: [mythtv-users] Working on an OSD

[Jack Perveiler]

Yeah, I imagine everyone has their own needs/preferences.  Which is why I'm
sure most of this is easily parameterized :)

What would be REALLY COOL would be to have an OSD equivalent of what myxer is
to themes.  You could select the fields you wanted, the graphics/colors you
liked, fonts and sizes, etc. from lists on a web page and then have a preview
drawn for you real-time.  When you get it the way you like it you could press a
button and have it dump out the xml you need to generate it.

If you haven't tried myxer and it's configuration utils you should take a
look... Dave Hofstra did a nice job with it and Stef Coene's php configurator
is also very cool.  The relevant gossamer thread is here: 

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/139517?do=post_view_threaded

Of course this is beyond my php skills (currently none) and knowledge of OSD
theme construction (also currently none), but it's an idea at least :)

--Jack

--- Bill Omer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Jack Perveiler wrote:
> >I'd be happier with seeing when the original record date was.  Just last
> night
> >my wife asked me "is this the King of Queens for this week or last week?" 
> If
> >both were reruns it'd be more clear to me to see the record date than the
> >original air date (which might be years ago).
> 
> Overheard one day while my wife was watching tv:
> 
> "I wonder how old this episode is"
> 'hits info button'
> "First aired in 1989?  This is an ld episode of Rosanne".
> 
> 
> 
> Ever since then its been a feature that we both used allot.  It's an 
> easy way to find out if you're watching a new episode or a "new to you" 
> episode.
> 
> -Bill
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Re: [mythtv-users] Working on an OSD

[Jack Perveiler]

--- SpEnT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hrmmm ... do you mean while watching a recorded program, bring up the OSD
> and have this information shown while you view it? I know in the list of
> recorded programs, it lists the date it was recorded so that might be a
> little redundant unless of course someone asks you while you are watching it
> when it was recorded  you'd have to stop watching it and look in the
> list of recorded programs to see a date. The first aired I'm not sure how to
> do. I'll take a look and see what other data can be displayed, they're all
> predefined vairables from what I can tell, you just format where they are
> and how they display in the OSD.
> 
> I'll keep playing around with it and see what I can put in. I know I had
> some issues with truncating long program descriptions and start/stop times.
> They'd either inconveniently cut something off or wrap in an ugly manner.
> This doesn't meant I couldn't create another window in the screen somewhere
> that could display other info though (I don't think). I'm still pretty new
> to working with the OSD stuff but I'm willing to try anything :-) I'll play
> around and see what I can come up with or what other data I can display
> without making the screen too crowded.
> 
> --
> Lonny
> 

I'd be happier with seeing when the original record date was.  Just last night
my wife asked me "is this the King of Queens for this week or last week?"  If
both were reruns it'd be more clear to me to see the record date than the
original air date (which might be years ago).

Anyways, I had to go back to the list of recordings to see when it was recorded
and thought "gee, I wonder why the OSD (which said the TIME it was recorded)
didn't include the date as well...".  Good timing :)

On another note, where did you get all the info you needed to build your OSD? 
>From the web somewhere?  Somewhere in the mythtv docs?  Or just by playing
around with other, existing OSDs?  I'd be interested to know what the
predefined variables are, are things different for widescreen modes, etc.

Thanks,

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[mythtv-users] mythrename.pl

[Jack Perveiler]

In SVN mythlink.pl becomes mythrename.pl which, as it's name implies, can
actually rename files in addition to creating pretty links to them.

Because mythlink.pl just made extra links I was calling it with an hourly cron
job.  But now that the actual file names are being modified, is it still safe
to do this with such impunity?  Or should I worry about accidently renaming
files that are currently open by the backend?

Thanks,

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Re: [mythtv-users] mythlink.pl

[Jack Perveiler]

--- Tim Fenn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I recently set up an Avel linkplayer running through wizd to play some
> mythtv recordings, and I'm quite happy with it.  But to get wizd to
> present reasonable filenames to the LP2, I've been using the handy
> mythlink.pl script from Chris Petersen.  However, as new mythtv
> recordings appear (or are deleted), mythlink.pl must be re-run each
> time.  I could add it as a user script to run after each recording,
> but I'm concerned this may present weird problems if I have 2 or more
> recordings ending at the same time spawning multiple mythlink.pl
> instances.  Does anyone using mythlink.pl to keep an "updated" listing
> of mythtv recordings have any suggestions/hints (would it perhaps be
> better to run mythlink as a cron job?)?
> 
> Thanks for any help,
> Tim Fenn
> 
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KnoppMyth R5A16 sets up mythlink.sh (which came before mythlink.pl) to run as
an hourly cron job... I'd guess mythlink.pl would work that way as well.

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Re: [mythtv-users] Anyone successful with HD3000 DVB and PVR-150/500's?

[Jack Perveiler]

Maybe I'm missing something somewhere, but my HD-3000 works just fine with my
PVR-500.

Is this a FC4 specific problem?  I'm using what once was KnoppMyth R5A16 but
has since been updated to something more like debian sid.  My kernel is built
(unpatched) from 2.6.12 sources from kernel.org and I'm using any .ko that ivtv
0.3.7a builds.  I'm using the DVB drivers from the kernel.  Everything works
fine for me.

--Jack

--- John P Poet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> In the long run, I think you would be happier with the PVR-500.  Also,
> I can make no guarantee that an older PVR card will work any better.
> 
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Re: [mythtv-users] Disk activity at end of recording

[Jack Perveiler]

--- Mark Kundinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 
> I also get the recoding-stopping stutter, on a JFS partition, watching
> non-HD content that only uses 15-20% cpu.  I had thought it was
> transcoding or commflaggin starting, but since you don't see that, it
> must just be come voodoo recording completion stuff.
> 
> I am pretty sure (not 100%) that the ringbuffer only refers to watching
> Live TV, not recordings.
> 
> 

> 
> --- Jack Perveiler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > When recordings stop (the recording... not playing back a recording)
> > I get a
> > flurry of disk activity for a second or two... usually enough to
> > cause a
> > stutter for a second if I'm watching a HD recording at the same time.
> >  So if
> > I'm watching a HD recording I can pretty much count on some jitter
> > every half
> > hour as recordings finish.
> > 
> > Some info about my system:
> > 
> > 0) P4 3.0 GHz w/Hyperthreading (HD playback consumes about 70%
> > processor)
> > 1) Tuners are HD-3000 and PVR-500 (usually the HD-3000 and one of the
> > 500
> > tuners is recording)
> > 2) File system is 200 GB XFS LVM local to the machine (combination
> > frontend/backend).  DMA is on (UDMA5).  Output from hdparm:
> > /dev/hda:
> >  multcount= 16 (on)
> >  IO_support   =  1 (32-bit)
> >  unmaskirq=  1 (on)
> >  using_dma=  1 (on)
> >  keepsettings =  0 (off)
> >  readonly =  0 (off)
> >  readahead= 256 (on)
> >  geometry = 30515/255/63, sectors = 490234752, start = 0
> > 
> > 3) No transcoding or commflagging is going on (they're restricted to
> > when I'm
> > sleeping).
> > 
> > So now for my questions:
> > 
> > 1) Does myth do some sort of minimal post-processing when a recording
> > finishes?
> >  Or is this just the OS flushing the remainder of the buffer to disk
> > and
> > closing the file?  Is this maybe something that XFS is just slow at?
> > 
> > 2) I see in one of the frontend setup pages you can set the size of a
> > HD buffer
> > to help "weather backend storms" (or something like that).  Is this
> > one of
> > those cases?  If not, what exactly is that setting for?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > --Jack
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I'm glad to see I'm not the only guy seeing the studder then.  Before I
restricted the transcoding/commercial flagging to sleeping hours the problem
was definitely worse, though (which makes sense... hitting a busy disk with
even more traffic).

The setting I was refering to isn't the ringbuffer size... it's something
different.  The way it's described in the help pane on that setup page makes it
sound like a memory buffer of disk traffic.  I'm hoping that's what it is...
enlarging it then would definitely fix my problem.  The trick is to make it
large enough to help but not so large as to cause swapping.  I'll play with it
some this weekend.

Robert Tsai also suggested I check out the mysql log at that time.  I'll check
that out this weekend too.

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[mythtv-users] Disk activity at end of recording

[Jack Perveiler]

Hello,

When recordings stop (the recording... not playing back a recording) I get a
flurry of disk activity for a second or two... usually enough to cause a
stutter for a second if I'm watching a HD recording at the same time.  So if
I'm watching a HD recording I can pretty much count on some jitter every half
hour as recordings finish.

Some info about my system:

0) P4 3.0 GHz w/Hyperthreading (HD playback consumes about 70% processor)
1) Tuners are HD-3000 and PVR-500 (usually the HD-3000 and one of the 500
tuners is recording)
2) File system is 200 GB XFS LVM local to the machine (combination
frontend/backend).  DMA is on (UDMA5).  Output from hdparm:
/dev/hda:
 multcount= 16 (on)
 IO_support   =  1 (32-bit)
 unmaskirq=  1 (on)
 using_dma=  1 (on)
 keepsettings =  0 (off)
 readonly =  0 (off)
 readahead= 256 (on)
 geometry = 30515/255/63, sectors = 490234752, start = 0

3) No transcoding or commflagging is going on (they're restricted to when I'm
sleeping).

So now for my questions:

1) Does myth do some sort of minimal post-processing when a recording finishes?
 Or is this just the OS flushing the remainder of the buffer to disk and
closing the file?  Is this maybe something that XFS is just slow at?

2) I see in one of the frontend setup pages you can set the size of a HD buffer
to help "weather backend storms" (or something like that).  Is this one of
those cases?  If not, what exactly is that setting for?

Thanks,

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[mythtv-users] qwest tv

[jack]

Did anyone got qwest digital cable working with myth?
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Re: [mythtv-users] HDTV MythTV parts list

[Jack Perveiler]

--- "Michael T. Dean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Jack Perveiler wrote:
> 
> >My cable box DVR has the ability to set it's output to "pass-thru", meaning
> >that 720p programs are output as 720p, 1080i is output as 1080i, etc and the
> TV
> >handles the rest.  I don't suppose anyone knows if there's a way to make
> myth
> >behave similarly?  Modern TVs are getting pretty good and doing their own
> >deinterlacing/scaling (I know mine, a Samsung HLR-5667, does) and it would
> be
> >nice to have myth not have to worry about the deinterlacing.
> >  
> >
> What about configuring Xandr and enabling:
> 
> -
> Separate video modes for GUI and TV playback
> 
> Switch X Window video modes for TV.
> Requires "xrandr" support.
> -
> 
> IIRC, it will choose the most appropriate modeline based on the video 
> content.
> 
> Mike

No kidding?  I was under the (apparantly misguided) impression that that option
allowed a different modeline than the GUI during playback, but that it was
static (you set the alternate modeline somewhere and it used it rather than
being smart like you're saying).  I'll definitely give that a try.  Thanks.

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Re: [mythtv-users] HDTV MythTV parts list

[Jack Perveiler]

--- Jarod Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On Sep 15, 2005, at 07:43, Jack Perveiler wrote:
> 
> > --- Jarod Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > 
> >
> >
> >> Was gonna say... I'm pushing my 1080p LCD via DVI from a 6200, no  
> >> problems
> >> whatsoever with either 1080i or 720p playback (and no sw deint  
> >> filters at
> >> all, yay!). Sync to VBlank was definitely key here too, forgot to  
> >> turn that
> >> on at first and was slightly befuddled for a bit.
> >>
> >
> > Jarod,
> >
> > You've mentioned a couple of times now you aren't using any sw  
> > deint filters.
> > 1080p is a progressive output, though... how are you getting away  
> > with this?
> > How do you avoid the deinterlaced motion nastiness with 480i and  
> > 1080i content?
> >  I'm pushing my 720p DLP and without deint filters motion looks  
> > terrible on
> > interlaced content.  What's your secret? :)
> 
> My TV does everything for me automagically in hardware. :-)
> 
> Deinterlacing a 1080i signal for display at 1080p is easier than  
> doing it for a 720p display, since you don't have to scale the video  
> at all. I dunno the specifics of exactly what's happening under the  
> hood on my TV, but I get absolutely zero interlace artifacts on 1080i  
> content. I do see some minor interlace artifacts on 480i stuff, but  
> only upon very close inspection (nose near the screen), and even  
> then, they aren't bad. My ASSumption is that the TV just has a really  
> good deinterlace filter in it. Maybe I should read my TV's manual one  
> of these days to figure out exactly what's going on... ;-)

Ah.  So it sounds like you're using a 1080 interlaced modeline then, and you're
letting the tv doing the deinterlacing.  For a minute I thought you were saying
that you were sending 1080 progressive but with no sw deinterlacer to take you
from 1080i to 1080p and it still looked good.

My cable box DVR has the ability to set it's output to "pass-thru", meaning
that 720p programs are output as 720p, 1080i is output as 1080i, etc and the TV
handles the rest.  I don't suppose anyone knows if there's a way to make myth
behave similarly?  Modern TVs are getting pretty good and doing their own
deinterlacing/scaling (I know mine, a Samsung HLR-5667, does) and it would be
nice to have myth not have to worry about the deinterlacing.

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Re: [mythtv-users] HDTV MythTV parts list

[Jack Perveiler]

--- Jarod Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:



> Was gonna say... I'm pushing my 1080p LCD via DVI from a 6200, no problems 
> whatsoever with either 1080i or 720p playback (and no sw deint filters at 
> all, yay!). Sync to VBlank was definitely key here too, forgot to turn that 
> on at first and was slightly befuddled for a bit.

Jarod, 

You've mentioned a couple of times now you aren't using any sw deint filters. 
1080p is a progressive output, though... how are you getting away with this? 
How do you avoid the deinterlaced motion nastiness with 480i and 1080i content?
 I'm pushing my 720p DLP and without deint filters motion looks terrible on
interlaced content.  What's your secret? :)

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Re: [mythtv-users] Tivo Restrictions.. glad for Myth

[Jack Trout]

Wow that sucks.. well I knew I didnt wanna pay for it, and I am afraid snapstream would do the same, thats why I stuck with an open source project.
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Re: [mythtv-users] SLOW channel changing inLiveTV- 6 question, 30 second survey

[Jack Perveiler]

I'm not in front of my box right now, but if I remember correctly then 'x' will
change the channel without exiting the guide and 'select' (usually space or
return/enter) will change the channel and exit the guide.

--Jack

--- PAUL WILLIAMSON <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Then I would suggest you start showing them the Guide or Browse 
> mode.  My dad is one of the worst channel surfers I've ever 
> come across.  Has anyone actually watched 40 shows at the same 
> time and knew what was going on with all of them?
> 
> Once I showed him the guide and the browser, he loved it.  He 
> could scroll up and down the channels to see what was on 
> without actually changing the channel.  I think this may have 
> helped my mom to not kill my dad too.
> 
> Now if I could just figure out which magic button switches 
> channels when in guide mode, I'd be golden.  I've looked 
> in keys.txt with no success.  Anyone know that one?
> 
> Paul
> 
> >>> "Michael Tiller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 09/09/05 9:53 AM >>>
> In my case, it isn't a case of not working for me...it is a case of not
> 
> working for my wife, mother-in-law, father-in-law, etc.
> 
> My Myth system is channel 00 (external AV input) on my TV. I always
> leave 
> the TV on channel 00 because I use Myth for everything. Everyday when I
> come 
> home, the TV is on some channel besides 00 because of this issue. I
> don't 
> want to argue with anybody about why it shouldn't matter, I'm just
> saying 
> that to some people it matters.
> 
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> Mike
> 
> On 9/9/05, Allan Stirling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 
> > Buzz wrote:
> > > I've had a few people tell me Q6 is too biased, so please answer
> 'other: 
> > no
> > > change' or similar if you find any of the other answers
> unacceptable. I
> > > will take this into consideration prior to posting the summary.
> > >
> > > Oh, and please ignore the minor typo in Q5. :-)
> > >
> > > I can't modify the survey after it's started, unfortunately.
> > >
> > > Buzz.
> > Why does browse mode not work for you?
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > 
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[mythtv-users] Schedule Recording new feature request

[Jack Perveiler]

So it's September again and the networks are all coming out with their new fall
lineups.  Time to sit down with Myth and setup some new recording schedules :)

Doing this became rather tedious, however.  For each new recording I wanted the
following settings:

1) Record any time on any channel
2) New episodes only
3) Keep at most 3 episodes
4) Commercial flag afterwards

This all adds up to a fair number of button presses.  Normally not so bad, but
definitely a pain when adding a dozen or so new shows to record.  

So I got to thinking, most of my recording schedules fall into 2 categories:

1) A "season pass" like the one I've described above, and 
2) Just grab this guy once

Is there a way to set default settings for the Schedule Recording page? 
Commerical flagging is already taken care of (there's a "commercial flag by
default" option somewhere), but is there something similar for the other
options?  If not, consider this a feature request :)

Thanks in advance,

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Re: [mythtv-users] Video problems after pausing Live TV with 720p?

[Jack Perveiler]

I see something similar to this problem.  I haven't seen it after a pause, but
I DO see it SOMETIMES when I change to a 720p channel.  Sometimes it works just
fine, other times it seems like the deinterlacer has screwed up somehow (no
xvmc, bob deinterlace w/opengl vsync).  I don't have any evidence it's the
deinterlacer, but the effect looks like a deinterlacer gone wild.  Exiting to
the menu then going back to LiveTV fixes it for me.

I haven't seen it after a pause because switching channels itself seems to be
problematic for me (pcHDTV 3000, 0.18.1).  Sometimes it works just fine, and
other times (about every 6th channel change) I get terrible colors and a
picture so botched you can't make out anything on it (usually a bunch of pink
and green blocks on the screen).  A friend down the street has identical
behavior with a different distribution (KnoppMyth vs FC4), although he also has
a pcHDTV 3000.  When this problem occurs I have to restart the backend or all
future recordings will be pink, green, and unrecognizable :)

Oddly enough, both problems are on live TV only.  Recordings work just great. 
Why myth can play back a recording just fine but not live tv (which is really a
recording, the ringbuffer) and change channels to record perfectly every time
but not to watch live (which is really to record to the ringbuffer) is beyond
me.  One of these days my wife + kid will go out of town and I'll have some
time to update to svn and check out the source.  Until then I have no room to
complain :)

These 2 issues have caused me to totally abandon HDTV live tv for the time
being.  I've heard there's a ton of DVB re-work going on in SVN, so I'm hoping
they gets fixed along the way.

Sorry I don't have anything helpful to add, but nobody responded to your
original post and I wanted to at least let you know you aren't crazy :)

--Jack

--- Todd Ignasiak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Is anyone else seeing problems viewing live HDTV, when resumbing
> playback after pausing?
> 
> The video is playing fine, then I pause, and resume after a while,
> then the video gives a weird effect, where it looks like two images,
> with one offest 50% vertically (the image is displayed twice, with one
> shifted up half way).It then sort of flickers back and forth,
> displaying both images.   It continues in this mode until I change the
> channel.   If I change back to the problem channel and display live
> tv, it works fine -- until I pause again.
> 
> I have only been able to reproduce this on 720p channels (ABC, Fox,
> ESPN).  1080i stations don't seem to show the same effect.
> 
> My display is a 1280x720 LCD panel.   XvMC is disabled.   NVidia
> FX5200 card with 7676 drivers.  Running on Gentoo x86-64 with the
> latest svn snapshot of MythTV (I have tried this with several versions
> over the last couple weeks).
> 
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Re: [mythtv-users] KnoppMyth versus FC?

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I have tried both, Knoppmyth and FC2/3 both by jarods guide, and knoppmyth R5V10 and R5V12 and some others, and I found that Fedora requires a little more work on the backend to create than knoppmyth, but it seems that when you do an apt-get upgrade and myth packages are replaced it can cause issues if you already have a user called mythtv etc. I also found issues using the cd for frontend only cases where I just wanted to use a machine temporarily. since myth .18 I could no longer run the front end sucessfully on my laptop and my now dedicated frontend laptop p3 850 512mb, and fronted p3 1g 256mb, those are fairly low end machines, but when I install fedora core, it works fine. and as more people on the list use FC3 or greater, its fairly easy to get a response often even from the experts Axel and Jarod, (not shorting anyone else), although knoppmyth does alot of thier stuff via a PHPBB forum on thier own site. just my opinion, but Fedora Core is the easier way in the long term if you want to install and forget about it

 
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Re: [mythtv-users] Noob Problem with M179

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On 8/23/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Okay, I have been working on getting my tower working (specs below for
> reference).  We'll start off with my tuner cards (2 AVerMedia M179s).  The
> one assigned to /dev/video0 increments the channels by one (so channel 5
> ends up being channel 6), but this does not occur for /dev/video1.  Trying
> my best to rule out a hardware problem, I called AVerMedia and the guy said
> he never heard of a problem like that and blamed it on me using Linux.  It
> was a shot.  I did some searching around but did not seem to find a solution
> or even an occurance of this.  Any help is greatly appreciated.
>  
>  AMD Athlon 2400+
> 1024MB SDRAM
> 400GB videos partition (2x200GB HDDs RAID 0) + 160GB for else (2x160GB HDDs
> RAID 1)
> 2xAVerMedia M179
> Fedora Core 3
>  


Jarod Wilson Has used this card and his site talks about what he had
to do to use it, although currently his site isnt responding from my
location so using google cache, I copied and pasted the relevant
section

typically found at http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/fcmyth.php

here is the cache link I used to find this if I missed any important
info, if the link wont work, try searching google for the page listed
above and click on "search googles cache for this page"

http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:0XW7MVoaWtsJ:wilsonet.com/mythtv/fcmyth.php+&hl=en&lr=&strip=1

As for users of the M179 (and probably Yuan MPG600), tuner detection
(and possibly msp detection) doesn't work on these cards just yet, so
you may have to manually specify them, like so:

# ivtv modules setup
alias char-major-81 videodev
alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
alias tveeprom tveeprom-ivtv
options ivtv tuner=2
options msp3400 once=0 simpler=1 simple=0 
Users of the PVR-350 will need an additional line if they want to
enable TV-Out, so their modprobe.conf additions should look like this:

# ivtv modules setup
alias char-major-81 videodev
alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
alias tveeprom tveeprom-ivtv
install ivtv /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install ivtv; /sbin/modprobe ivtv-fb

NOTE: Most of the PVR-350 TV-Out information contained here is derived
from the TvOutHowto on the ivtv wiki site, with slight modifications
to be Fedora/Red Hat specific (and subsequent changes for 2.6
kernels).

We're going to make little modification to the kernel boot line in
your grub.conf file that should force the ivtv frame buffer to load on
/dev/fb1, as well as allow the ivtv-fb module to be loaded and
unloaded. Without doing this, unloading the ivtv-fb module would
probably crash your system. To the end of all 'kernel /vmlinuz...'
lines in /boot/grub/grub.conf, append 'vga=791', then reboot your
system. This tells the kernel to load a frame buffer for your video
card at 1024x768, 16-bit color. I use this all the time myself, simply
so I can see more when I'm not in X. I'd always done this on my
350-equipped box without even thinking about it, which could explain
some of why I've not run into some of the problems other folks have...

Now try loading up the ivtv driver:

# /sbin/depmod -a
# /sbin/modprobe ivtv 
If you run into problems along the lines of a message saying memory
can't be allocated when trying to either modprobe ivtv or use the card
(like cat'ing video from /dev/video0), many folks seem to need to use
the following command:

echo 16384 > /proc/sys/vm/min_free_kbytes 
Not sure why this is necessary for some folks and not for others (I
don't seem to need it). But if that helps, make it permanent with an
entry in /etc/sysctl.conf:

# echo "# Fix ivtv memory allocation problems" >> /etc/sysctl.conf
# echo "vm.min_free_kbytes=16384" >> /etc/sysctl.conf
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Re: [mythtv-users] This is dumb

[Jack Trout]

On 8/22/05, Isaac Richards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Monday 22 August 2005 10:28 pm, Todd Bailey wrote:
> > every reboot I have to do:
> > # modprobe ivtv
> >

Well  if your modprobe.conf has that line in it, and its not working a
bandaid would be to add modprobe ivtv into your /etc/rc.local script
and see if that fixes it,
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Re: [mythtv-users] Sirus radio

[Jack Trout]

On 8/19/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Did anyone think about using myth to control and record sirus radio?
> Lirc could be used to control the reciver line in to record it. There are
> many kenwood recivers that are very cheap and you can. Would be easier to
> use online streaming client from xm or sirus. I heard that xm works with
> linux. It would be nice to have myth frontend for satelite radio as
> streaming client with recording. XM online is only 7.95

I have an XM Roady2 Reciever, and with your radio subscription I have
online free, I played with mythweb to try to get it to work, but the
keyboard bindings keep me from being able to type in my login and
password, This would be a very good Plugin, Thier interface seems to
be written in flash though, and windows media, I dont know how easy
those two things are to get get around from mythtvs programing either,
but it would be nice.
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Re: [mythtv-users] Barebone myth tv nodes?

[Jack Trout]

On 8/20/05, Robert Denier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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.
> 
> In a perfect world it would be a tiny case as well, but somehow I
> suspect to get all these things the price might get more expensive.
> 
> A shuttle or Asus Pundit might be possibilities, but both were more
> expensive than what I had in mind.  If anyone sees some refurbished
> motherboards that are decent that might be idea.  The sticking points
> seem to be getting the tv-out to work as well as the nfs booting off the
> network.
> 
> -Robert
> 

Well Robert, I was tired of sitting in the basement to watch all my
recorded shows and such, so I built an inexpensive frontend only
system. now its not yet as quiet as I like, I am still contemplating
how I am going to fix that either make the system diskless, or just
find a quiet hard drive. Heres what I have done and my costs,

I did blow money on an ebay auction for a processor, I tried using the
livecd Knoppmyth for a frontend, and it didnt seem up to speed, and
have tried on my laptop which is a p3 850 with 512mb ram, and it wasnt
either, so I started bidding on ebay, when I thought that I might have
better luck just installing fedoracore on it, and running it from the
hard drive instead of the cd, might improve my chances, but the bid I
placed on ebay didnt get outbid before I figured out that with the
733, I could play divx movies, and live and recorded tv encoded from
pvr250s I hope that down the line when I start playing with mame and
the like, the extra 266mhz will help in some way.. I recently got my
remote setup, and the wife is watching movies on it as I speak,

and I was worried about tvout, especially as this machine only has
PCI, which I also didnt think about during the purchasing process,
especially because I already had a fanless GF4 ti4200 AGP, but the
very nice thing is with the 7124 nVidia drivers and this MX4000 TVout 
was as simple as making the svideo/composite the only connected
monitor adapter.

Dell GX110 Small form factor
733mhz p3 (upgraded to p3 1ghz)
128megs pc133
10gig hard drive
floppy
cdrom
onboard nic
2x pci slots
onboard video (intel 810)

Cost.. 89.99 
+   6.62 Tax
+  16.00 2x8$ computer show admission
= 112.61 Total cost of aquistion

nVidia GF MX4000 PCI New from Newegg 
Cost + S/H 35.99

Intel Pentium 3 1ghz processor Used from Ebay
Cost + S/H 30.50

ATI Remote Wonder RF w/reciever USB
Cost + S/H 30.50

Current running cost 209.6

Parts Used from scrap pile in house

Generic Stick of PC133 Ram
CMedia Sound Card (the system I bought without checking, did not have
onboard sound installed, this card has spid/f out anyway, although not
enabled as of yet)
KeyBoard and Mouse
regular DVD Rom *
Fedora Core 3 dvd **

(* the small form factor case use all normal componets except for a
modified laptop style optical drive, so during OS Install the case was
left open to use a desktop dvdrom because I hate switching disks
during an OS install, and I already had a burned copy of FC3 on DVD)
(** this DVD was downloaded legally from the Fedora Core community
using Bittorrent. Fedora Core was chosen for 2 reasons, My previous
familiarity of RedHat, and Jarod Wilsons and AxelThimms excellent
instructions and binary support of that platform)


Parts not required to complete but to look nice
Small form factor PS/2 or USB Keyboard preferably with intergrated
pointing device for troubleshooting and web browsing
(currently using full sized black keyboard, and a laptop mini ps2 trackball)

small under shelf/desk keyboard tray to conceal connected keyboard


YMMV
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[mythtv-users] Sirus radio

[jack]

Did anyone think about using myth to control and record sirus radio?
Lirc could be used to control the reciver line in to record it. There are 
many kenwood recivers that are very cheap and you can. Would be easier to 
use online streaming client from xm or sirus. I heard that xm works with 
linux. It would be nice to have myth frontend for satelite radio as 
streaming client with recording. XM online is only 7.95


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Re: [mythtv-users] HELP Ati remote wonder on FC3

[Jack Trout]

Alright all someone emailed me off the list and provided me with a way
of using lircd, and the easier to load ati_remote.ko module, If I
woulda used this, I coulda saved some wife tolerance points on the
mythtv system

<>
Hi again, I have found something that you could probably use for the ati

First you do not need to use the lirc_atiusb module at all for this to work.
Make sure that the ati_remote kernel module loads on boot. If so you should
be able to move the mouse pointer around on the screen with the thumb pad.
If this is working then you are half way there.

Next look in the input device file to see what event is being given to the
USB receiver.

more /proc/bus/input/devices

You are looking for the EVENT number. Yours may be different depending on
how many usb devices you have connected to the machine.

Mine was set to event3

Next I installed lirc from source and compiled it to use dev/input as the
controller method

Next you need to edit  /etc/rc.local. Here a printout of mine

#!/bin/sh
#
# This script will be executed *after* all the other init scripts.
# You can put your own initialization stuff in here if you don't
# want to do the full Sys V style init stuff.

/usr/local/sbin/lircd -H dev/input -d /dev/input/event3
touch /var/lock/subsys/local

Notice that this will load the lircd daemon and force it to use dev/input
and that it is accessing /dev/input/event3 which corresponds to how the usb
receiver was loaded at bootup.

Next I found this config file on the web and it seemed to work like a
charm.. I am adding it as an attachment so hopefully you will receive it
properly. If not I will send it in a new message.

Also attached are two other files. One is labeled lircrc.mythtv. This file
should be put in the .mythtv folder in your user directory and renamed to
lircrc

The other file is for xine. I couldn't get xine to work properly with the
lircrc file in the .mythtv folder so I generated my a new file and it is
placed in the root of my user directory and named .lircrc

I use xine because is it way more functional than mplayer for viewing dvd's

If you want to check out my setup I have posted my mythtv setup on my
website. I am using a Leadtek WinTV2000 XP Expert card and it came with a
remote. At first I played around with the ATI remote and it worked like a
charm. However the card came with it's own remote and I was determined to
make it work as well and I have and I am presently using it through a
homebrew serial port receiver.

http://members.shaw.ca/grberry

I hope that you can make use of this info and it gets you up and running

Gary
<>

These directions worked, and attached is the only file that was
attached with the original email, lircd.conf my event was event2 and
irw shows every keypress which should make it fairly easy to make a
lircrc files for all programs.

so far the only downside, which is often I have found in my searches
is that the mouse control buttons dont seem to have a keyboard
binding, and cease functioning, (only the circle button, the left and
right click buttons register as a button press)

Thanks everyone for your help


lircd.conf
Description: application/base64
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Re: [mythtv-users] HELP Ati remote wonder on FC3

[Jack Trout]

> 
> I'm also wondering about your testing methodology... you're placing
> lircd into the background, but running it with the --nodaemon flag.
> 
> Perhaps you might just run the --nodaemon instance, and then switch to
> another teminal to run irw.

okay I have tried to compile my own version a few times, but seems I
need to compile my own kernel to do so,
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Re: [mythtv-users] HELP Ati remote wonder on FC3

[Jack Trout]

On 8/17/05, Tim Litwiller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> For me it just worked like a second mouse in fedora core 2 3 and 4
> 
> and then follow the instructions from the LIRC section on my remote
> wonder web page
> http://www.litwiller.net/mythtv/remote.html
> 

Thank your Tim and Ernie for your quick responses
tim I have followed your instructions, and I get a little farther, but
I still dont seem to recieve any codes from my remote



I still cannot successfully recieve any signals via irw

[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0bc7:0004 X10 Wireless Technology, Inc. X10 Receiver
Bus 001 Device 001: ID :

[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# ls -al /dev/lirc*
crw---  1 root root 61, 0 Aug 17 19:19 /dev/lirc0

[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# dmesg | grep ati
Allocating PCI resources starting at 1800 (gap: 1800:e7b0)
Calibrating delay loop... 1978.36 BogoMIPS (lpj=989184)
PCI: Using configuration type 1
ICH: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
FDC 0 is a National Semiconductor PC87306
lirc_atiusb: USB remote driver for LIRC v0.4
lirc_atiusb: Paul Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
lirc_atiusb[2]: X10 Wireless Technology Inc USB Receiver on usb1:2
usbcore: registered new driver lirc_atiusb


[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# cat /etc/modprobe.conf
alias eth0 3c59x
alias char-major-61 lirc_atiusb
alias lirc_dev lirc_atiusb
alias snd-card-0 snd-cmipci
options snd-card-0 index=0
install snd-cmipci /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-cmipci &&
/usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
remove snd-cmipci { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; };
/sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-cmipci
alias usb-controller uhci-hcd
# nvidia kernel module
alias char-major-195 nvidia-1_0-7174
alias nvidia nvidia-1_0-7174

/etc/lircd.conf is the first remote desc from lircd.conf.atiusb with
the remote code 523600, althought I have gotten to this point and
used the whole original file

After all this looks good I try to run lircd and start the test with
irw and some button presses, but this is all I get

[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# lircd -d /dev/lirc0 --nodaemon &
[1] 4216
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# lircd-0.7.2[4216]: lircd(any) ready

[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# irw
lircd-0.7.2[4216]: accepted new client on /dev/lircd

[button presses happen here, but no sign that the the computer
recieves it, the Recievers LED is on and solid, and the remotes led
blinks when ever a key is pressed] is there anything that seems
missing?

I do notice that regardless of it I have the lirc_atiusb line that
dmesg still comments about installing an x10 wireless reciever, and
lirc0 is still there, I am begining to wonder if recompiling the
kernel module ati_remote to have better key bindings is going to be
easier than setting up lirc, and I hate compiling, let alone editing
kernel module files
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Re: [mythtv-users] HELP Ati remote wonder on FC3

[Jack Trout]

> find / -name ati_remote.ko -print
> 
> then mv any of those to ~/
> 
> You'll still need the appropriate lircd.conf and .lircrc.
> 
> I found it hard to get the appropriate device file created (I'm using
> devfs) without rebooting.
> 
> Graham
> 

Thank you, seems I missed one, I was being lazy and using updatedb &&
locate ati_remote, found 2 out of 3 kernel modules, just the current
kernel I was using was listed should have realized this,

after that and a reboot, I have come to another blocking point

when I start now, I have /dev/lirc0 which I assume now is meaning that
lirc has found my remote, but I have never setup lirc with a usb
reciever, for a serial reciever I know you can test it by catting the
serial port or lirc port and pressing buttons on your remote, when I
start lircd -d /dev/lirc0 --nodaemon &, then irw, I get no response,

my lircd.conf file contains the whole lircd.conf.atiusb file, which
seems to contain a code set for every version of ati remotes, do I
only need to select one from the file and erase the rest?

or is there something else I am missing my remote model is 523600
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Re: [mythtv-users] Latest stable FC3 kernel

[Jack Trout]

I dont know if this is the last stable kernel, but from atrpms I did
an apt-get dist-upgrade and recieved kernel 2.6.11-1.35, but I didnt
find any kernel modules for lirc on atrpms site for kernels less than
2.6.12-1.1327 so I forced a kernel upgrade to that kernel, Typically
if it aint broke I dont fix it, but trying to get my remote working is
finding to be a pain.. good luck on your searches

On 8/17/05, Minh Duong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello, I just had to do a reinstall of my myth machine
> after the HD failed.  What is the latest stable kernel
> for FC3?  I tried "yum install kernel" but it said it
> had "Nothing to do".   Right now my kernl is
> 2.6.9-1.667. Thanks in advance.
> 
> 
> 
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[mythtv-users] HELP Ati remote wonder on FC3

[Jack Trout]

I am running Fedora Core 3 from ATrpms Kernel 2.6.12-1.1327
I just bought an ATI Wonder Remote RF for my frontend box and I cannot
get the lirc_atiusb module to load,

I have removed the ati_remote.ko file, and have tried to locate any
other instance of it,

my modprobe.conf looks like this 
alias eth0 3c59x
alias snd-card-0 snd-cmipci
options snd-card-0 index=0
install snd-cmipci /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-cmipci &&
/usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
remove snd-cmipci { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; };
/sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-cmipci
alias usb-controller uhci-hcd
# nvidia kernel module
alias char-major-195 nvidia-1_0-7174
alias nvidia nvidia-1_0-7174


alias char-major-61-0 lirc_atiusb
alias lirc_dev lirc_atiusb
options lirc_atiusb repeat=23



and if I grep for ati in dmesg I get this
[EMAIL PROTECTED] /]# dmesg | grep ati
Allocating PCI resources starting at 1800 (gap: 1800:e7b0)
Calibrating delay loop... 1978.36 BogoMIPS (lpj=989184)
PCI: Using configuration type 1
ICH: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
FDC 0 is a National Semiconductor PC87306
drivers/usb/input/ati_remote.c: Weird data, len=1 ff 00 00 00 00 00 ...
ati_remote 1-1:1.0: Input registered: X10 Wireless Technology Inc USB
Receiver on usb-:00:1f.2-1
usbcore: registered new driver ati_remote
drivers/usb/input/ati_remote.c: Registered USB driver ATI/X10 RF USB
Remote Control v. 2.2.1
lirc_atiusb: USB remote driver for LIRC v0.4
lirc_atiusb: Paul Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
usbcore: registered new driver lirc_atiusb
usbcore: deregistering driver lirc_atiusb
usbcore: deregistering driver ati_remote
lirc_atiusb: USB remote driver for LIRC v0.4
lirc_atiusb: Paul Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>


so it looks like to me that the ati_remote module is interfereing,
because I never get a /dev/lirc0 etc, if someone knows some steps to
help me fix this it would help alot


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Re: [mythtv-users] burn-in. Should I be worried?

[Jack Trout]

I heard that modern monitors avoided burn in, but I now started
working for a school district that seems to have a habit of leaving
thier machines on, and also having the same detailed background for
all the machines, I have worked on about 1300 machines for them so
far, and I would say about 50% of them are about 5 years old dell
machines with the 17" dell monitor with the old desktop imaged burned
in, places. maybe they have made advances since these monitors were
made (jan 1999 by the sticker), but its a valid concern for me on
anything phosphur screens,

On the Other Han, I have monitors of the same age that have regular
use, and even have had a mythbox that I leave on the menu for days on
the time before I remember turn off, that has been running for about
18 months without any signs of burn. I would say burn probably doesnt
happen in the space of a few days, but more in the years. so change
your myth theme occasionally and use it on different screens, and turn
it off when its not in use for long periods and it might just help,
unless your FE is supremely under powered you might even think about
changing desktop resolution, and even the verticle and horizontal
position if you can to have the image placed on different parts of the
tube


Just a few thoughts

On 8/8/05, Kevin Kuphal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> travis wrote:
> 
> >On 8/8/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>--
> >>
> >>Message: 25
> >>Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2005 13:52:12 -0500
> >>From: Kevin Kuphal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] burn-in. Should I be worried?
> >>To: Discussion about mythtv 
> >>Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
> >>
> >>Jesse Guardiani wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Hello,
> >>>
> >>>I have a "normal" NTSC TV. Medium quality and nothing fancy.
> >>>Should I be worried about burn-in?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>Maybe you should turn off your TV when you're not using it.  :)
> >>
> >>Kevin
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >If they are talking about having a lower-quality TV, chances are they
> >may not have a receiver/speakers/etc. and turning off the TV will turn
> >off the music as well.
> >
> >
> >
> Yes, but MythMusic has full screen visualizations and can blank the
> screen (IIRC) so there isn't much needed there to avoid burn-in if it is
> indeed a concern.
> 
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[mythtv-users] mATX motherboard

[jack]

Can anyone recomend mATX motherboard with tv out?
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Re: [mythtv-users] Change 'autoexpire' status of existing recordings from mythweb?

[Jack Perveiler]

This doesn't answer Andrew's question (sorry), but for Leander:

There is indeed a checkbox in mythweb for this (at least there is for me...
using 0.18.1).  It's called "Record new and expire old" and is found right
above the "No. of recordings to keep:" checkbox.

--Jack

--- Leander Hanwald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hi
> 
> I don't know if this is really the same thing that I mean, but I had a
> problem that sounds like you descripted it.
> 
> My HDD was mainly full, but mythtv hadn't deleted old shows, even when I
> said "keed only 5". He simply stop recording, or ignored it :)
> I don't see a way in mythweb to configure any more.
> 
> But in mythfrontend, you can set somethink like "Delete old shows", that
> helps me a lot :) I don't know why mythweb doesn't have this option, or
> if I'm to blind to find it ;)
> 
> Andrew Wilson wrote:
> 
> >My disk is permanently nearly full, and I want to be able to change
> >the autoexpire setting of a recorded program, so the ones I really do
> >want to see don't get over-written.
> >
> >I can do this before the program gets recorded, but I can't see how to
> >do this with programs that are already recorded. Is this doable in
> >mythweb?
> >
> >cheers
> >Andew
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RE: [mythtv-users] pcHDTV 3000: Questions from a MythTV newbie

[Jack Perveiler]

My working setup behaves similarly.  You DON'T have to specify the device...
it's kinda nice that way :)  I just selected the 3000 that it presented me and
ran with it.

Whatever the 3000 cards produce when there isn't a good signal to lock onto
really freaks out the frontend during playback.  Tuning to such a channel is
usually a fatal event... I can sometimes recover, but often I have to go to a
virtual terminal and kill the frontend.

You can reset the starting channel with an option in mythtv-setup, but an
easier way I've found is to use the program guide (under Manage Recordings, I
think) to have the card start recording something good.  That changes the
channel while you aren't actually trying to decode/play the bad stream and i
didn't have to exit out and startup the mythtv-setup.

Sounds like you're really close now...

--Jack

--- Brandon Rogers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>   Thanks.  It seems like I've done this, but I'll try
> this when I get a chance.  By the way, 
> can anyone post what device nodes are created for a
> working pcHDTV 3000 DVB driver (one that you are
> actually capturing OTA HD broadcasts on).  Maybe some
> specs as well?  Also, maybe exactly which options you
> chose in mythtvsetup? (ie Video Device is
> /dev/dvb0.frontend0 or dvr0 or whatever).  
>   I also adding in the DVB drivers earlier today and
> selected pcHDTV in the capture card setup, but I
> DIDN'T mention a device (just left it blank) and the
> Television input showed up.  Myth seemed to like it,
> but mythfrontend freezes when I "Watch TV".  The
> message on the backend is that it was tuning to
> channel 3 subchannel 1 (which no one is broadcasting
> on, possibly explaining the freeze and if I can figure
> out how to change to a known working frequency, I
> might have a good DVB setup).  It was early this
> morning, however, so I'll double check all this just
> in case.
>   Anyway, is this correct?  Seems strange that I
> *don't* have to specify a device for it to work. 
> Maybe it's just a problem with me not understanding
> the UI.  Then again, maybe it's FC3 that isn't playing
> nicely with the DVB drivers.  It could be that Myth is
> not looking at the correct device (and just thinks
> that it is), which is causing the freeze up.
> 
> Any thoughts?
> -B
> 
> --- Jack Perveiler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > Is the backend running when you enter mythtv-setup? 
> > If so, I've found that it
> > "owns" the DVB device and won't let mythtv-setup
> > access it.  Killing the
> > backend and trying again worked.
> > 
> > --Jack
> > 
> > --- Brandon Rogers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 
> > > David,
> > >   Thanks for the reply.  I think my question was
> > HOW
> > > to use the DVB drivers in Myth.  When I install
> > the
> > > DVB drivers, several DVB device nodes appear, but
> > when
> > > I tell Myth that I have a DVB card installed it
> > tells
> > > me that it couldn't open the card.  I believe the
> > > reason for this is simply that Myth is looking for
> > > certain device nodes set up in a certain way and I
> > > have no idea how Myth is trying to read the card. 
> > Any
> > > ideas?
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Brandon
> > > 
> > > --- David Maher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > I think you should use the DVB driver, don't
> > worry
> > > > about testing it with
> > > > another program, if it's working myth will
> > recognise
> > > > it when you select
> > > > the right card type in mythtvsetup and allow you
> > to
> > > > scan for channels.
> > > > One tip though, make sure mythbackend is not
> > running
> > > > when you set the
> > > > card up in mythtv, or else it won't be able to
> > scan
> > > > for channels, the
> > > > card will be busy.
> > > > 
> > > >  
> > > > Regards
> > > >  
> > > > David Maher
> > > >  
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > -Original Message-
> > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> > Behalf
> > > > Of David Sims
> > > > Sent: Friday, 22 July 2005 12:03 PM
> > > > To: Discussion about mythtv
> > > > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] pcHDTV 3000:
> > Questions
> > > > from a MythTV newbie
> > > > 
&

Re: [mythtv-users] pcHDTV3000 and PVR-150 together?

[Jack Perveiler]

I have a pcHDTV-3000 working in a system with a PVR-500 (which is really 2
PVR-150's on 1 card).  I'm using a variation of 2.6.11 (whatever came with
KnoppMyth r5a16) and things work just fine.

Well, maybe "just fine" is too generous as the myth box is still in its
shakedown period but at least I can tune/record on all 3 tuners without any
problems :)

I'm using the DVB driver (again from KnoppMyth, but I believe they just got it
from pcHDTV.com) for the 3000 (works like a charm) and rev 3.6o of the ivtv
drivers for the 500.  

You definitely can't use one driver for both... I doubt a unified driver
exists.  Usually capture problems in the hauppage cards (especially the 150s
and 500s) can be fixed with a different ivtv driver or card firmware rev (the
newest isn't always the best/most stable).  I went through several ivtv
versions and firmware revisions before settling on the one I have now and the
experience was odd enough that I'll be staying with the working one forever now
:)

Try searching through the mythtv-users and ivtv mailing list archives... you'll
find lots of others with similar problems (many already solved).

--Jack

--- Greg Woods <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Has anyone actually successfully used a pcHDTV3000 and a PVR-150
> together in the same machine? In the end, I'd like to use the PVR-150 as
> the main tuner for analog cable, and use the 3000 for OTA HDTV via an
> antenna. Can this be done? Right now I've got FC3 with a 2.6.10 kernel.
> 
> I originally had the 3000 only and the machine worked mostly OK (when I
> didn't mess up the config parameters )-:  I tried adding the PVR-150 and
> installing ivtv, but the new card doesn't work. I can configure it in
> Myth, but tuning to it produces only a black screen with brief streaks
> of color. xawtv segfaults when given /dev/video1.
> 
> I suspect the root of this problem is that I'm trying to use two
> different drivers for two similar devices (as far as the kernel is
> concerned). They are both /dev/video devices with major number 81, so I
> suspect that means I have to find one driver that works for both. I
> don't think I can use v4l (cx*) for the 3000 and then try to use ivtv
> for the 150. Is there a driver that works for both? If not, I'll
> probably remove the 3000 and use the 150 only with ivtv drivers; I
> gather that is known to work and I don't have any HD content yet anyway.
> 
> If I do use two cards, can I use the same video source for both given
> that they are both connected to the same cable source, or would I need
> to create a second exactly identical video source?
> 
> --Greg
> 
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RE: [mythtv-users] pcHDTV 3000: Questions from a MythTV newbie

[Jack Perveiler]

Is the backend running when you enter mythtv-setup?  If so, I've found that it
"owns" the DVB device and won't let mythtv-setup access it.  Killing the
backend and trying again worked.

--Jack

--- Brandon Rogers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> David,
>   Thanks for the reply.  I think my question was HOW
> to use the DVB drivers in Myth.  When I install the
> DVB drivers, several DVB device nodes appear, but when
> I tell Myth that I have a DVB card installed it tells
> me that it couldn't open the card.  I believe the
> reason for this is simply that Myth is looking for
> certain device nodes set up in a certain way and I
> have no idea how Myth is trying to read the card.  Any
> ideas?
> 
> Thanks,
> Brandon
> 
> --- David Maher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > I think you should use the DVB driver, don't worry
> > about testing it with
> > another program, if it's working myth will recognise
> > it when you select
> > the right card type in mythtvsetup and allow you to
> > scan for channels.
> > One tip though, make sure mythbackend is not running
> > when you set the
> > card up in mythtv, or else it won't be able to scan
> > for channels, the
> > card will be busy.
> > 
> >  
> > Regards
> >  
> > David Maher
> >  
> > 
> > 
> > -Original Message-
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
> > Of David Sims
> > Sent: Friday, 22 July 2005 12:03 PM
> > To: Discussion about mythtv
> > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] pcHDTV 3000: Questions
> > from a MythTV newbie
> > 
> > 
> > Take a look at this thread:
> > 
> >
> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/135131?
> > 
> > do=post_view_threaded
> > 
> > Sounds like you might have the same problem.
> > 
> > I think the long term answer is to figure out how to
> > use the dvb  
> > drivers.  I'm still using the v4l drivers with my
> > hd-3000, because  
> > that's what I got working first and haven't taken
> > the time to get the  
> > dvb drivers working.  I've had difficulty like you
> > have with them, but  
> > I honestly haven't spent much time on it.
> > 
> > - David Sims
> > 
> > On Jul 21, 2005, at 10:14 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > wrote:
> > 
> > > All,
> > >I've been scanning the archives of this list
> > for
> > > quite some time now and I had a few questions
> > > regarding the pcHDTV 3000 and it's compatibility
> > with
> > > Myth on Fedora Core 3.
> > >I've compiled the drivers xine-hd (comes with
> > the
> > > pcHDTV card) and tested HDTV reception and NTSC
> > > reception.  Both work great.  I used xine to test
> > the
> > > HDTV (ATSC) signals and tvtime to test NTSC.  I am
> > > using the v4l drivers, not the DVB drivers for
> > reasons
> > > I'll discuss in a second.
> > >When I load the v4l drivers (modprobe
> > cx88_atsc)
> > > the cx88xx drivers (NTSC) load as well as the ATSC
> > > drivers.  This creates several devices (duh),
> > namely /dev/vbi0, 
> > > /dev/video0, and (I think) /dev/audio0. The ATSC
> > device is created as 
> > > /dev/video1.  To get xine to recognize /dev/video1
> > as the ATSC driver,
> > 
> > > I made a symbolic link to /dev/video1 called
> > /dev/dtv.
> > > This works great.  However, when I try to set up
> > Myth
> > > to read this card (I am using Myth 0.18.1), the
> > ATSC
> > > card is not recognized.  I can set up NTSC, but if
> > I
> > > erase all those card settings and try to set up an
> > > ATSC card, mythsetup just tells me that it
> > couldn't
> > > find inputs for the device (I know that they are
> > > there, though, because xine works great).  I have
> > > tried to every possible combination of Global TV
> > > settings (NTSC with standard TV, ATSC with HDTV,
> > NTSC
> > > with HDTV, etc), just on a whim that it might
> > work.
> > >   So why am I not using the DVB drivers?  When I
> > load
> > > the pcHDTV DVB drivers (modprobe cx88_dvb),
> > several
> > > devices are created (/dev/dvb0.dvr0,
> > > /dev/dvb0.frontend0, etc).  However, I don't know
> > how
> > > to use these devices and none of the programs from
> > > interpreting DVB seem to recognize or even look
&

[mythtv-users] scheduler questions

[Jack Perveiler]

A couple of questions for the scheduler wizards:

1) There is an option for Auto-expire that allows auto-expired recordings to be
scheduled again for re-recording.  Do recordings deleted because the count
exceeds the "number to record" (with the delete older ones and record newer
ones option in effect) behave similarly?  Seems like a question that's been
asked before but for the life of me I couldn't find it in the archives.

2) In perusing the gossamer threads I've seen that programs without
subtitle/episode data are ALWAYS considered to be unique.  This includes when
I've set the duplicate detection method to "description only".  Is this the
desired effect?  If so, why?  I'm sure there's a good reason (there usually
is).

Thanks in advance,

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RE: [mythtv-users] New Microsoft Media Keyboard

[jack]

Ah great, that looks like what I was looking for. My googlefu on the subject
was weak and running me in circles. Thanks!

> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:mythtv-users-
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Andreassen
> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:14 AM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] New Microsoft Media Keyboard
> 
> On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 04:32 am, jack wrote:
> > Anybody know how to remap keys on a linux usb keyboard? Not sure where
> to
> > start, the top has keys for shut down and sleep which basically just
> crash
> > my machine. I would like to disable or remap them, any pointers for
> where
> > to start?
> 
> Go to a terminal (Ctrl-Atl-F1) and execute 'showkey'.  This gives you the
> key
> codes for the keys you press.  (Also good for cleaning your keyboard as
> suggested in the man page.)  You can then set these key codes to character
> codes with 'setkeycodes' in your local startup script 'rc.local'.
> 
> Also have a look at xmodmap.  You may not need to use it but you should
> know
> its there.
> 
> As a last resort and even then probably not a good idea, you can use this
> program I wrote to binary patch your kernel to change how usb hid keyboard
> codes are translated into key codes.
> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/140306#140306
> 
> More then you ever wanted to know,
> Paul
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RE: [mythtv-users] Button activation using mouse click

[jack]

This is probably the only reason I haven't dropped a wad of crash on that
htpc case. Probably a good thing too. From what I have gathered adding in
mouse support to mythtv will not be trivial. 

> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:mythtv-users-
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Reith
> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 11:25 AM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Button activation using mouse click
> 
> >I should be a little bit more precise : I got an
> >X15e htpc case, with a touch-screen. This case
> >is shipped with all needed linux X11 drivers,
> >and I would like to be able to activate MythTv
> >buttons, just by "touching them" on the
> >sensitive screen.
> >
> >MythTv supports mouse input, since it correctly
> >respond to click in text entries, to adjust
> >values, or to active 'Next' 'Previous' buttons.
> >
> >However, it does not detect mouse clicks for "main" buttons.
> >
> >Frederic.
> 
> I think the piece you're missing is that the
> screen isn't buttons. It's a theme with sections
> that get highlighted based on keystrokes. There
> aren't any mouse regions defined for the "buttons"
> 
> >
> >
> >Donavan Stanley a écrit :
> >
> >>On 7/13/05, Frédéric Feyel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>
> >>>Hello, I want to be able to activate any button in MythTv using a mouse
> >>>click, and not only the space bar.
> >>>
> >>>I de-activated the "Hide mouse cursor" to see the mouse cursor, but I
> do
> >>>not want how to activate a button by
> >>>"just" clicking on it (click on button in MythTv has no effect).
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>Myth does not support mouse input.
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RE: [mythtv-users] New Microsoft Media Keyboard

[jack]

Currently using one of these

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16823190006
and it works great with linux. Range is pretty good, better than the logitech
wireless stuff (so around 10-15 feet) but not as good as the logitech bluetooth
solutions (30+ feet). Good enough for my setup anyways. Trackball is cheap and
annoying, but still miles better than most other joystick solutions I tried. 

 

What I really want is a small 30 foot
wireless keyboard with an IBM trackpoint, 2 mouse buttons and a clickable scroll
wheel for the 3rd button. 

 

Anybody know how to remap keys on a linux
usb keyboard? Not sure where to start, the top has keys for shut down and sleep
which basically just crash my machine. I would like to disable or remap them,
any pointers for where to start?

 

 











From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of andrew matthews
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005
10:32 AM
To: Discussion
 about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] New
Microsoft Media Keyboard



 

I just bought one of
these... i really like that it's rechargable, and it can control the rest of
the components.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16823154007

I'm excited :)



On 7/13/05, Michael
Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

These are a little spendy
as well.. but they're very cool.

http://www.gyration.com

> From: Josh Burks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Reply-To: Josh Burks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Discussion about mythtv
> 
> Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 07:52:08 -0500
> To: Discussion about mythtv

> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] New Microsoft Media Keyboard
>
> On 7/13/05, Paul Harvey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>> Not the black version, but found someone selling that keyboard here...
>>
>>> http://www.ergo-2000.com/ergo2000/showprod.cfm?&DID=6&CATID=36&ObjectGroup_I
>>> D=303>se=goog>kw=mini+keyboard 
>>
>
> Awesome, thanks alot. A little pricey though.
>
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RE: [mythtv-users] Summary of my HD experiences with MythTV 0.18.1

[Jack R. Hyde]

Actually I find firewire to be amazingly stable. I can't change channels
while watching live TV reliably, but I never do that anyways. Mythtv is a
PVR, you shouldn't be watching live TV, and assuming for some reason you are
(sports, etc) then why change channels? Ok that sounds rather asinine, but
really, the broken HDTV channel changing (it happens under QAM or firewire)
doesn't much affect me. 

Once the cable company fixed the spontaneous rebooting and turning off of my
6214 motorola box it's been smooth sailing. It hasn't screwed up a recording
in months, and QAM is doing pretty good too now.

Running an amd64 3400+ gentoo system with a MSI NEO FISR2 motherboard and an
Nvidia 5200 el cheapo agp card and a 2.6.12 kernel with dvb drivers for the
pcHDTV3k card. I couldn't play back HDTV with out noticeable jutter with bob
deinterlace until I compiled for 64bit, that plus all the mythtv
improvements has finally gotten me a pretty nice HDTV system. It doesn't
crash anymore while playing something back, no matter how much I fast
forward or rewind. Exiting the stream randomly crashes it, but that's not
HDTV related, it happens with normal def too. 


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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Todd Greene
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 12:42 PM
To: mythtv-users@mythtv.org
Subject: [mythtv-users] Summary of my HD experiences with MythTV 0.18.1

Over the last few weeks, I've been trying to put together a mythtv box 
with an HD card (PCHDTV 3000), a Firewire connection to my Comcast 
Motorola 6200, and a PVR-250 for regular TV.  I had an earlier version 
of Myth running great for about 1 year (non-HD), so I thought I'd give 
the HD a try.

The project isn't finished (in fact, isn't working yet), but I thought 
I'd share my experiences up to this point for those following in the 
same path.  Basically, all of the HD options I've tried so far haven't 
been stable enough for using on a regular basis, though I'd appreciate 
feedback from those having better luck with similar setups.

HARDWARE SETUP

--> Graphics Card:  As far as I can tell, only the NVidia cards do a 
good job playing back HD without dropping frames.  I purchased a fanless 
GeForce 5200 card from NewEgg as recommended on Wendy's website: 
http://wendy.seltzer.org/mythtv/

--> Case:  I got a Silverstone SST-LC11S, which I thought looked pretty 
cool.  I uses a riser board for mounting the AGP and 2 PCI cards 
horizontally.  The PVR-250 fits, but only barely after some wiggling due 
to a strange screw near the end of the PVR-250.

--> Motherboard/Processor:  I started with an AMD 3700+ and Foxconn 
760GXK8MB-ERS (SIS chipset) motherboard.  It was the only microATX 
motherboard I could find with included firewire.  WARNING:  DON'T GET 
THIS MOTHERBOARD!!! For some reason, (using Fedora Core 3 or Core 4), 
the NVidia drivers hang the system immediately.  Using the 64-bit 
version of FC3 was a little better...it didn't hang the system, but I 
couldn't get AGP enabled, so the frame rate wouldn't support HD.

So, I ended up buying another CPU/motherboard. this time a P4/3.0Ghz and 
a Foxconn 865G 865G7MC-ES (once again, the only mobo I could find that 
had built-in firewire and was a microATX, this one has an Intel chipset, 
not SIS).  This seems to work ok so far with the NVidia chip.

OS AND SOFTWARE

--> OS: I've stuck with FC3 so far (kernel 2.6.11.27), following Jarod's 
great site at: http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/  However, I've been thinking 
of trying KnoppMyth as well.  .

--> Myth version 0.18.1 from atprms.net (thanks, Axel!)


HD CAPTURE --> Firewire

As far as I can tell, the Firewire connection to the DCT6200 is not 
ready for prime time.  This may be due to the firewire implementation 
within the DCT6200, but either way, it works only intermittently.  Here 
are a few tricks to get it to work a little better:

Run "plugreport" to see which port and node the DCT6200 is connected 
to.  Then, repeatedly run "test-mpeg2 -r [node #]" and press ctrl-c 
until you get an mpeg stream.  You may need to repeat this step many 
times, but at some point, you kick the DCT6200 into action, and the 
connection then seems to work in Myth. 

Also, I'd avoid watching live TV with the firewire connection, because 
changing channels frequently causes a hang.  Other times, the new 
channel is either missing audio, or comes in at 3-4 frames per second.  
If I quit the "live tv" function and re-enter, the audio re-appears and 
the frame rate goes back to normal. 

HD CAPTURE ---> PCHDTV HD-3000

I've tried the DVB drivers trying to capture QAM (QAM is the HDTV signal 
sent over cable, vs. the broadcast HDTV, which is a different format).  
This works, but just barely.  The "scan for channels" feature picks up 
most (but not all) of the HD channels coming over the cable.  When 
watching the channels, many of them have slower frame rates, the image 
breaks up every few seconds, and changing channels when watching live TV 
freque

RE: [mythtv-users] Going HDTV! Assistance REALLY appreciated please

[Jack R. Hyde]

Firewire lets you change the channel by itself, no need for an IR blaster. 
Having both a firewire connection and a pcHDTV over QAM, the firewire is my
preferred method. 

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Sounds promising.  How is the best way to control the channels on the box
though?

Thanks for the help?

Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]:

> > Rats, I already bought the Bell HD system.  Well maybe I can take it
> > back.  How about SHAW in Canada?
> > I think SHAW might use firewire.  What is a good firewire capture card
> > that is a good price point?
> 
> I have heard that Shaw does indeed enable firewire on some of their
> receivers - I haven't done much research on it yet though.  As for a
> capture card, my understanding is that all you need is a firewire port on
> your machine - if your motherboard doesn't have one, then firewire PCI
> cards are cheap.
> 
> The only thing holding me back is that TSN "HD" isn't available in my
> market from shaw (apparently) and CFL football is the only reason I want
> HD :)
> 
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[mythtv-users] MythVideo, mythcommflag, and seeking HDTV transport files

[Jack R. Hyde]

I have a HDTV setup with both firewire and a pcHDTV3k card
providing transport streams. I frequently move recorded programs to my
fileserver by just moving and renaming them to program_name.ts . These files
played fine in mythtv under “Watch Recordings” but as soon as I try
and play them back with mythvideo’s internal player I can’t
seek/ffw/rw. No matter what I hit it just restarts from the beginning of the
file, though it displays the correct total time of the program. 

 

Did some research and found out about mythcommflag –rebuild
–video /full/path/to/program_name.ts (tried with and without rebuild, I
think it’s redundant though)

 

After running mythcommflag the program is listed as being
6-7 minutes long and some shows will let me skip forward a reported minute at a
time, but which corresponds to roughly 1/6th of the program or
around 20 minutes of real time. Some only go about 1/3rd of the way
through then refuse to skip forward, only backwards. 

 

What can I do make these files have correct seektables in
mythtv? It works after being recorded initially, but every time I try and
recreate it with mythcommflag it never works properly. Tried use video as a
timebase option, not sure if it’s relevant, but I would guess not since
it had zero apparent effect. 

 

I was using xine, mplayer, and vlc but then I found out
about the internal player. With all of the massive improvements done over time
mythtv is now my preferred transport stream player. I never go above 50% usage
on an amd64 3400+ with bob deinterlace, where as all the other players struggle
with any deinterlacer. 

 

 






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Re: [mythtv-users] Semi-OT: Help with modeline generation

[Jack Perveiler]

Disclaimer:  Yeah, this is slightly off-topic.  It SOUNDS on topic at first,
but my fix is decidedly unrelated to myth or X :)  But the HLRxx67W line is
bound to be popular with myth (it has exceptional vga-in capabilities), so I'm
posting my fix publicly rather than privately (I'll probably repost at AVS
forums, too).  That being said...

Hi, Nate.

I recently bought a Samsung HLR5667W... beautiful TV, huh?

I had a lot of problems initially getting rid of the overscanning.  The good
news for you is that I fixed it last week :)

The key is to put the TV into "Wide-PC" mode, which is an option for just about
every mode EXCEPT 1280x720.  The manual hints at this.. it says the mode is
available for "PC mode", but not "DTV mode" at that resolution.  What they
DON'T tell you is how to get into PC mode (and tech support didn't know,
either).

What I've found, however, is that "naming" the input under the "input" tab in
the tv menu actually makes the TV do different things (options are "AV
receiver, cable STB, GAME, PC, etc).  If you scroll all the way down and name
your PC input "PC", then the "Wide-PC" mode becomes available.  "Wide-PC"
shrinks the image to fit entirely within the display with no overscan, so you
don't need to worry about custom resolutions.

Well, at least it TRIES to shrink to fit the entire display.  You may have to
tweak the "course" setting of "signal lock" in the setup->pc menu to get it to
fit horizontally.  Not too difficult, though.

I've found this works pretty well and I get a fantastic image (I've never seen
The Incredibles look so good...).  The only downside is that you get about a
half inch of black border around all the edges of the image (I guess some
overscans are worse than others, so they built in a buffer zone), but I hardly
notice it.

Good luck!

--Jack

--- Nate Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I recently purchased a Samsung HLR4667W widescreen DLP television and
> have been trying to get my MythTV box to work nicely with it via its
> VGA input. Since the monitor's native resolution is 1280x720, I used
> the following modeline to generate a decent picture:
> 
> 1280x720 74.863 1280 1360 1488 1664 720 723 730 750
> 
> While that displays a very nice picture, it is overscanned both
> horizontally and vertically. Using Powerstrip, I was able to eliminate
> most of the horizontal overscan after generating this mode:
> 
> 1280x720 79.159 1280 1424 1552 1760 720 723 730 750
> 
> Now, I need to create a "resolution within a resolution" to eliminate
> most of the vertical overscan, but I'm at a loss to do so. Following
> the instructions on the AVS Fourm link found in Jarod's HDTV FAQ,
> every mode that I try to create results in my display saying that the
> mode is not supported. I've determined that a 1228x690 mode should fit
> the display almost perfectly, but can't get it to work. Any of the
> modeline experts on this list care to give me a hand?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
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Re: [mythtv-users] My Tivo just died. Beyond or Myth?

[Jack Trout]

I love myth and currently use it, but BeyondTV had some positives over
myth as it stands.

Input card tuner support. I tried Beyond TV before I had a PVR card,
and I could get mpeg2 encoded shows at 1gig per hour from my wintv-go
card that rival the quality of that with my pvr-250 cards. and the
windows drivers are much easier to configure and choose as they are
provided from manufacturer. With myth, I have had an IVTV module
update almost bi-weekly if I check, and at some point in those upgrade
I have went from having a crystal clear image to have a faint negative
ghost somehow, but I am now too busy to troubleshoot

BeyondTV has a remote admin features that isnt available. first you
can add and remove shows from thier webservers, and it will propogate
to your client, without firewall or security adjustments, or knowing
your home ip address. but if you want to open your box to the outside
world, it has userlevel access support for its webconsole (I believe I
have seen someone comment that this may soon be incorporated into
mythweb, but isnt currently available as of my last upgrade) and it
comes stock with the ability to transcode existing programs and stream
them via wmp and will also allow you to watch live tv. (nothing like
sitting in a meeting or staying late at work and dialing up a show
while you run compilations or something like that) while there is a
plugin that if configured right does most of this, but its just not as
flexible as thier finished product

but there are serveral reasons why I dont currently use BeyondTV
first being, its not free, yes I am a cheapskate, but I hate paying
for software that has the ability to track my viewing habits, and make
money, mind you they pay alot of developers to make those features I
described above work great and little headache for me, but it doesnt
make me think outside the box,

MythTV is a growing suite, and being that it is on a platform that is
growing, people are coming up with new ideas for how to use them and
what can add value, like networking the boxes together and using
combined power of all the tuners in a concerted effort, I believe
beyondtv offers something of this nature, but its a 1 recorder and
many client nature, and it costs more. it also costs more to have more
than 2 tuners in a beyond tv server, so some people I have seen have
described as many as 4 tuners in 1 machine, and with PVR-500's
stablizing on the horizon (may already be stable) I can see it easily
being 6 or 8 tuners in one machine (PVR-500s if you didnt know have 2
tuners per card).

The ability to share movies, Mp3s and via the menu and lock them out
with parental controlls. it allows you to rip your dvds or cds then
share them to all the networked frontends, or just have one massive
media server, but its so nice not to have to plug dvds, and can pick
from a menu, and it even goes to IMDB and pulls the movie poster and
synopsis out for me, so I dont have to tell my wife what the movie is
about before we watch it

And I guess one of my main reasons why I like MythTV, is that I love
to TINKER, although as I stated earlier, I have very little time for
tinkering at the moment, I like the controll mythtv gives me over my
viewing experience, if I dont like a part of the program I can remove
only that part, if I wanna add on to it, I am not voiding my
techsupport contract my making 3rd party addons, (I guess in some ways
I am, if I make it too odd, and ask for help from this mailing list, I
might get laughed at, but at least it only cost me the time to write
the email)

I also find oddly enough, that the mailing list for MythTV a tad bit
more active than the users forums at snapstream, and although some
people get grumpy with the same questions being asked over and over,
they still answer your question with professional and expert insight,
in a very timely manner. so the choice is yours form someone who has
tried both.



On 6/24/05, Cecil Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Todd Bailey wrote:
> > Just my 2 cents here.
> >
> Just my 2 cents.
> > I think 2 more items that need to be considered is system stability, and
> > ease of installation.
> > None of the replies I read so far mention how stable myth is when
> > compared to beyond.
> What do you expect?  You are on the MythTV mailing list...  I for one
> have never used BeyondTV or any Windows based PVR.
> > And I think it's probably safe to say that installation of beyond tv is
> > plug and play while myth needs careful installation and attention to
> > detail.
> >
> I bet I could install KnoppMyth on a bare system faster than you can
> install BeyondTV (and Windows) on a bare system.
> > I've been evaluating it for about a week and so far my experiences have
> > been, for lack of better terms, interesting.
> I've been using MythTV for over 2 years.  First on Mandrake then on
> KnoppMyth.  It has been very stable.  For the most part, I leave my
> master backend running 24x7.  Last month I went out of town for a

Re: [mythtv-users] Wrong colors on EPIA S-Video TVout :-(

[jack makrl]

Is your screen mostly green and chrome looking? If so comment out the
line "option dpms" in your xorg.conf file.

On 6/22/05, Warpme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello World,
> 
> I have problem with screen quality on S-Video TV-Out on my EPIA M10k &
> KnoppMyth 5A16 (the same problem with 5A12 2& 5A15.1).
> 
> Config:
> -EPIA M10k (latest BIOS 1.16)
> -KnoppMyth 5A16
> -WD200G
> -LiteON DVD RW
> 
> HW was tested with MCE2k5 - colors are OK, so it isn't problem of HW.
> 
> Using LCD attached to VGA also gives all OK (proper colors, etc).
> 
> Connecting TV via S-Video gives wrong colors and "16 colors depth"
> symptoms (only few, errant colors on TV with coarse transitions between
> them).
> 
> Have somebody how to resolve this issue ?
> 
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Re: [mythtv-users] No sound from PVR-500 Tuner, working with Line In

[Jack Perveiler]

I had a similar, but different problem.  I had both video tuners working, but
would only capture sound on the first tuner for some reason.  Doh!

Anyways, I more or less followed this guide:

http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4704&highlight=pvr+500

It's a little bit dated, but still very helpful.  At first I followed the
directions but instead of using the ivtv version 0.3.5f drivers I used a newer
one (I don't remember which).  This resulted in the no-sound-on-tuner-2 problem
(I can't remember what exactly the problem was, but I BELIEVE it had something
to do with firmware not being loaded properly).  I then started over using
0.3.5f and I haven't had much trouble since then.

--Jack

--- Stefan Wrobel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I'm totally stumped on this one, I spent a few hours on it last night and I 
> just can't get sound from the tuner. Here's the situation.
> 
> I'm using a PVR-500 and I've only gotten /dev/video0 working. The second 
> tuner seems to be detected in my dmesg, but /dev/video1 is not working like 
> it should and ivtvctl -d /dev/video1 -a shows really strange negative values 
> for brightness, contrast, etc. Just thought I'd throw that in there, but 
> that's only the beginning of my problems. I want to get sound working before 
> I worry about having both tuners.
> 
> I've captured stuff using the s-video input and the line in, and I can get a 
> video file with sound using cat /dev/video0 > test.mpg (and tested in Myth 
> as well, it captures video, no audio). I think I did ivtvctl -p 0 -q 2 for 
> that. However, using ivtvctl -p 6 (or 7, i've tried both) -q 0 (i've tried 
> the other -q values as well, but -q 0 should be tuner audio), I get a 
> perfect video file from whatever channel I'm tuned to, but no sound. I 
> assume the line in and tuner both use the same audio encoder, so I don't get 
> why I wouldn't be getting any sound from one but not the other! I think that 
> also rules out modules being loaded improperly, etc.
> 
> Does anyone have any experience with this? I'm pulling my hair out at this 
> point. I'm using ivtv version 0.3.6m. Thanks!
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Re: [mythtv-users] Setting transcoding

[Jack Lowry]

Robert Tsai wrote:


On Tue, Jun 21, 2005 at 09:50:28PM -0400, Jack Lowry wrote:
 


I'm trying to setup transcoding in order to reduce the space I'm
used by my pvr-250 recodings.

I go into setup->recording profiles->Transcoders->select from MPG2,
leave the image size the same as I'm recording (480x480), select
MPEG-4 as a Codec Arrow to the bitrate box and I find that I can't
change any of the fields where I guess I'm supposed to enter a
number (Bitrate: Maximum Quality: Minimum Qualtiy:, or Max quality
difference between frames:)
   



Hmm. I don't enter a number; I use left/right arrows to move the
slider bars.

Alternatively, can you just change your recording profile to record at
a lower bitrate, or are you transcoding after viewing for archival
purposes?

--Rob
 

Digging deeper and trying the setup from my xbox I found the sliders 
(I'm not sure why they

don't show up in setup on the combined backend/frontend)

Thanx, Jack
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[mythtv-users] Setting transcoding

[Jack Lowry]

I'm trying to setup transcoding in order to reduce the space I'm used by 
my pvr-250 recodings.


I go into setup->recording profiles->Transcoders->select from MPG2, 
leave the image size the same as I'm recording (480x480), select MPEG-4 
as a Codec
Arrow to the bitrate box and I find that I can't change any of the 
fields where I guess I'm supposed to enter a number (Bitrate: Maximum 
Quality: Minimum Qualtiy:, or Max quality difference between frames:)


I'm running .18.1 that I installed from source packages.

Thanx Jack
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Re: [mythtv-users] Font problems in all themes (inc. Myxer) except GANT

[Jack Perveiler]

I also had this problem.  Oddly, I encountered it about the same time as you. 
Small world :).  

As an alternative to Daniel's fix you can pass the option "-dpi 100" to X when
starting the server (where you start X might be different based on distribution
and display manager... on my debian system with gdm it was in
/etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf).  Both methods work, but my way you avoid doing the
trivial math you'd need to do to compute the DisplaySize options :)

--Jack

--- Daniel Segel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Check your Xorg.log file to see what DPI your display is running at 
> (grep DPI /var/log/Xorg.0.log); the fonts are scaled for an assumed 
> 100dpi display. You can change this with the DisplaySize parameter in 
> the Monitor section of your xorg.conf (or equivalent.)
> 
> For a 720x480 display you need 'DisplaySize 182 121' or thereabouts.
> 
> Daniel
> 
> Neil Bird wrote:
> 
> >
> >   Running FC3/0.18, with urw-fonts downgraded to FC2 version to fix
> > underhang/size issues.
> >
> >
> >   So I've been running with GANT pretty much since install, but in the
> > spirit of variety I thought I'd try a few others.  However, none of the
> > themes I've tried seem to honour the font-size settings.
> >
> >   I've a 32" wide-screen TV, and I like the program guide font to be
> > pretty small so's I can get a decent amount of text in each box, but all
> > but GANT seem to have he same too-large font.  Fiddling with the
> > font-sizes doesn't actually appear to affect /anything/.
> >
> >   In fact, IIRC, I only got the small text in GANT when I ticked some
> > box that said something like 'use small text'.
> >
> >
> >   Am I missing something, or is my setup borked?
> >
> >
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Re: [mythtv-users] mythvideo .18.1 on Xbox

[Jack Lowry]

Matthew Daubenspeck wrote:


On Sun, Jun 19, 2005 at 08:56:55AM -0400, Jack Lowry wrote:
 

I recently attempted to upgrade my XBOX from .17 to .18.1 using apt-get 
update followed by an apt-get install mythtv.


Watching live TV and recored show work fine, but mythvideo and video 
manager don't work.


I also ran the 0.4.5 script from bit.blkbk.com to see if it would 
improve the situation.


But the is no improvement.

Any suggestions?

My backend runs slackware with mythtv that I installed from sources.
   



What exactly does "don't work" mean? I have mythvideo working fine on
two xboxes with no troubles.

 

When I select the wither the mythvideo or  video manager buttons there is a slightly noticable blink of the button but the appropriate function does not start. 

I ha mythvideo working just fine under .17, I've obvioulsy screwed up something in the process of the upgrade to 18.1. 


I guess it's possible that the package that include mythvideo did not get 
installed, here I suffer from little debian knowledge and I don't know where to 
look to see if the package was installed or determine what files are included 
with the mythvideo package.

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Re: [mythtv-users] Program guide questions/oddities

[Jack Perveiler]

A couple of questions...

--- Donavan Stanley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On 6/17/05, Jack Perveiler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
>  
> > Oddity #1:
> > Last night I installed a PVR-500 into my system (which already had a PCHDTV
> > 3000 in it).  Things seem to be working ok, but I noticed that if I opened
> the
> > Program Guide while watching Live TV and I tried to change the channel to
> one
> > on another "class" of tuner the program guide would close (and no channel
> > change would occur).
> 
> Try the CVS version or wait for the next release.

So do you mean this is a know issue, being fixed in CVS?  Or just that maybe
someone's fixed it already.  It DOES seem aggrivating enough to prod someone
into action :)


> 
> 
> > Oddity #2:
> > It seems the program guide rows containing the show information (ie NOT the
> > time row or the channel column) are being drawn on top of the time row and
> the
> > channel column.  The progresson on a redraw (like when i move the cursor):
> 
> Try a different theme.  Though it'd help if you let the theme author
> know they needed to fix their theme.

Actually, this persists across several themes I've tried.  Blue (the default
one), Titivilius, and the new Myxer all had the same behavior.  Is there
something other than the theme that affects the program guide geometry?  Like
maybe the "qt-style", "menu-style", or perhaps font size?  I'm not real sure
what the first two do, really.  I don't THINK changing the font size did
anything, but I could play with it some more to be sure.

Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's out there...

--Jack




 
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[mythtv-users] mythvideo .18.1 on Xbox

[Jack Lowry]

I recently attempted to upgrade my XBOX from .17 to .18.1 using apt-get 
update followed by an apt-get install mythtv.


Watching live TV and recored show work fine, but mythvideo and video 
manager don't work.


I also ran the 0.4.5 script from bit.blkbk.com to see if it would 
improve the situation.


But the is no improvement.

Any suggestions?

My backend runs slackware with mythtv that I installed from sources.

Thanx, Jack
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[mythtv-users] Program guide questions/oddities

[Jack Perveiler]

Hi, everybody.

I have a couple of questions/comments regarding the program guide.  I couldn't
find the answers by searching the gossamer thread, but it's entirely possible I
was searching for the wrong keywords.  That being said...

Oddity #1:
Last night I installed a PVR-500 into my system (which already had a PCHDTV
3000 in it).  Things seem to be working ok, but I noticed that if I opened the
Program Guide while watching Live TV and I tried to change the channel to one
on another "class" of tuner the program guide would close (and no channel
change would occur).

Example (no tuners currently recording anything, all available for live tv): 
1) watching channel 5 (NTSC) on PVR-150 (half of PVR-500).
2) Open program guide ("m"->Program guide... all channels for all tuners
displayed)
3) Select channel 4_1 (ATSC) on PCHDTV 3000.
4) Program guide closes, no channel change.

Am I doing something wrong?  There may be reasons why NOT to change the channel
automatically, but if that were the case then it would make sense to not show
me the channels that I can't change to.  Or better yet, keep showing me the
whole guide but popup a "are you sure"-style dialog box in the cases where the
channel change would cause problems.  Suggestions?  Am I missing something? 
I'm a bit of a mythtv newbie so that's a distinct possibility.

Oddity #2:
It seems the program guide rows containing the show information (ie NOT the
time row or the channel column) are being drawn on top of the time row and the
channel column.  The progresson on a redraw (like when i move the cursor):

1) The time row and the channel column are drawn.  The show rows were
originally drawn over part of them, so they are now drawn on top of the show
rows.
2) The show rows are now drawn.  They overlap the time row and channel column,
causing the newly drawn portion of them to be covered again.

This results in an annoying flicker along the left edge of all the show rows
and the top edge of the top show row.  Is someone's bounding box wrong?  I
can't be sure, but I don't remember seeing this in 0.18.0 (I'm running 0.18.1
now).

Thanks,

--Jack


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[mythtv-users] MythWeb-My Recordings-Icons

[Jack Trout]

I have searched, I could have sworn someone has covered this, but I
cant remember where I have seen it

I have half my recordings are missing thier icons, (thumbnails of
shows) I would like to tell mythweb to make new ones, if anyone knows
how to do this, or knows where the thread that explains how to do this
is I would be greatly appreciated

Thanks in advance
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[mythtv-users] Slingbox?

[Jack Trout]

I was at work today and a rep came in to push a new product. SlingBox
thier Idea for this baby is, hook it up to your tv source (TiVo,
Digital cable box, analog cable, DirecTV,) then using ANY internet
ready device you can watch tv.

Thier demo, shows a wifi enabled PDA, and 2.5ghz cell phone.
supposedly the key to the codec is designed to slowly increase quality
til you get the maximum quality and most stable connection.

I personally have been playing with mythweb and mythstreamtv to try to
achieve something like this, but at the pricepoint my store is gonna
get one, 250$ hopefully less at cost, I am thinking of getting this
and seeing if I can get this to work to stream my mythtv stuff when I
am out and about, anyone else heard of this?

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Re: [mythtv-users] Key modifiers in lircrc

[jack makrl]

> What got me started on the Ctrl key thing in the first place was the
> note in the keybindings page of mythweb that explicitly suggests to use
> modifiers for jump points, to avoid overriding regular functions. Maybe
> I'll see if I can fix the Myth lirc code to handle Ctrl keys.
> Eventually I'll find something to fix that's at my skill level, this
> may be it!
> 

I think the way to handle the control key in lirc is to add the
modifier line in your .lircrc. For example:

begin
prog = mythtv
button = 
config =
modifier = control
end

also see: http://www.lirc.org/html/configure.html#lircrc_format
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RE: [mythtv-users] [OT] *Real* High-Def TV!

[Jack R. Hyde]

The problem with the new 1080p samsungs is that they don't support 1080p
over the HDMI/DVI port. I can't stand to use the VGA/component ports on my
720p DLP after seeing the difference DVI makes. It's night and day with an
HTPC. I would wait for them or somebody else to fix that problem before I
invested in one. DVI is such a major leap above a VGA cable on a fixed pixel
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Re: [mythtv-users] Can mythstreamtv view live tv

[Jack Trout]

That is one Feature from snapstream that I liked that isnt fully
realized in mythtv. I would love to see MythStreamTV Become an
Officially supported plugin, and the live TV Option, because nothing
shows off your geek factor than channel surfing on a computer and
everyone else is stuck with thier mp3s

On 5/13/05, Dan Goldberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > The LiveTV feature is sort of 'half baked' for now. You must start
> > recording
> > a program to stream it. I would love to add better support for live TV. If
> > anyone has some ideas on how to implement it please let me know.
> >
> 
> I was thinking that's what it meant by live tv. I wonder how hard it would
> be to do the following: currently, when you click on the program listings in
> mythweb, you get some options such as "record only this showing", etc.
> Perhaps there could be an option such as "send to ring buffer". Then, in the
> mythstreamtv section there could be an option to stream the ring buffer.
> 
> Anyway, it's just a thought. It still works to start the recording and
> delete it later.
> 
> Thanks for the response.
> 
> Dan.
> 
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RE: [mythtv-users] pcHDTV3000 - Anyone installed and use this?

[jack]

> 
> Is there an easy way to tell which headers I've got?  I'd be surprised
> if I had 2.4 as this box has never been a 2.4 box (just built it in
> January).
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RE: [mythtv-users] Myth Firewire Capture on Gentoo

[jack]

Attached is an ebuild for libiec61883 1.0.0, which I basically just hacked
from the libraw ebuild. While it worked the first time for me it's probably
just as likely to nuke your system from orbit for all I know. 

> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:mythtv-users-
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Haan
> Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 11:31 AM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Myth Firewire Capture on Gentoo
> 
> On 4/24/05, Greg Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Devan Lippman wrote:
> > > I'm not a gentoo guy (I run from source) but simply installing the
> > > firewire drivers allowed configure to detect the required libraries
> > > and then enable firewire in myth.  I think the ones needed were
> > > libavc1394-0.5.0, libraw1394-1.2.0, libiec61883, and of course the
> > > linux kernel drivers for 1394.
> >
> > IIRC from when I initially installed my backend (0.17,) libiec61883 was
> > the stumbling block.  The compilation failed when I had ieee1394 in my
> > use flags.  I took it out of my default use flags, since I didn't really
> > need it there.
> >
> > Subsequently that flag was removed from the ebuild.  I see that it's
> > back in the 0.18 ebuild though, so maybe there's an ebuild for
> > libiec61883 and I just don't see it.
> >
> > As always, ymmv :)
> >
> > Greg
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> in the ebuild, then I just need to get and build libiec61883 -
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Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Okay, I've got my asbestos longjohns on ...

[Jack Trout]

well my wife has been on my for the amount of time I spent on my myth
box, I am gonna wait til they are stable even though my apt is
configured for unstable just because I havent had time to test, so
people post about the ease of transition to .18 via AT packages



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[mythtv-users] mythbackend fails (dead but subsys locked)

[jack dean]

Hi,

I have not ever gotten myth to work, or rather
lirc to work. Every thing I've tried has gone
down in flames. I must admit, this is the most
cantankerous piece of sw I've yet used.
Currently I get:
 /sbin/service mythbackend status
mythbackend dead but subsys locked
[EMAIL PROTECTED] mysql]# mythbackend
2005-04-19 09:56:40.996 New DB connection, total: 1
2005-04-19 09:56:41.006 Setting Lock for Database
Schema upgrade. If you see a long pause here it means
the Schema is already locked and is being upgraded by
another Myth process.
2005-04-19 09:56:41.008 New DB connection, total: 2
2005-04-19 09:56:41.010 Upgrading to schema version
1072
2005-04-19 09:56:41.011 DB Error (Performing database
upgrade):
Query was: ALTER TABLE program ADD COLUMN manualid INT
UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT 0;
Error was: Driver error was [2/1060]:
QMYSQL3: Unable to execute query
Database error was:
Duplicate column name 'manualid'

new version: 1072
2005-04-19 09:56:41.012 Database Schema upgrade
FAILED, unlocking.
2005-04-19 09:56:41.012 Couldn't upgrade database to
new schema
[EMAIL PROTECTED] mysql]#   

I've tried to rebuild my database, I've tried to drop
this column, I've started from schratch and rebuilt
kernel and all dependencies from source.
Upgrading to myth 0.18 broke this, previously I could
not get lirc going.
Any advice would be appreciated.

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Re: [mythtv-users] Cable Co. QAM via pcHDTV HD3000 vs. STB and Firewire

[Jack Trout]

> In recent years I've totally replace the wiring in my house with RG6
> Quad Shieled cable, and recently replaced my spliters.  Currently we
> subscribe to only regular analog cable, and have an onsite filter (on
> the pole) that gives up HBO (the good old days of onsite content
> scrambling).

They could have a digital filter to try to avoid interference from those content
as you arent a digital cable subscriber they might not have removed
it. When I subscribed to analog cable and roadrunner, they put in a
tap to remove the digital content to the analog line, and ran a
special drop. While the cablemodem would work on other drops in the
house it was far less effienient to run it on the other ones


> What I'm getting at is what are the chances of getting good quality
> out of QAM (last thing I can thing to do is replace the wire from the
> house to the pole with RG6 QS).  Or will subing to digital cable and
> getting a firewire enabled cable box give me better / more reliable
> quality.


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RE: [mythtv-users] MythTV w/Digital Cox Service ?

[Jack R. Hyde]

In my area Cox has the Motorola cable box that has firewire output that
works very, very well with mythtv, including the ability to change the
channel through the firewire cable. At the moment nothing is encrypted so it
works brilliantly, including with HBO, Showtime, and INHD1 & 2. I am
dreading the day they encrypt the channels over firewire because right now
it's much more stable than either my 2k or 3k pchdtv card, with dvb or
regular drivers. Firewire = 2 thumbs up, minus a small issue with the unit
powering off randomly every few weeks or so.

Funny how mythtv is more stable and reliable recording over firewire than
the "professional" hdtv pvr cox supplies.  

-Original Message-
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Sears
Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 7:05 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: [mythtv-users] MythTV w/Digital Cox Service ?

Hey Everyone - 

So I broke down and ordered cable from my local cable company (Cox)
here in S. CA.

Much to my surprise did I learn that they no longer allow (or
support/send/whatever) any of the subscription channels (HBO,
Showtime, etc) over their analog cable system.

In order to get this (and HDTV) service, I have to subscribe to their
digital cable service, which of course comes with their own box which
you have to use to watch it.

Well, for $1 for 6 months of service I added the premium channels and
HDTV to my the analog service I ordered.

According to the service rep, I will have both the digital service
(for channels over 99) and the digital service.

So here I am in the middle of my 1.2TB,  Dual Athlon MythTV monster
server build thinking its going to be a bummer to have to get just
regular cable and nothing else on my mythtv system.

I can add an off-the-air HDTV antenna as I have ordered the PCHDTV
card and a PVR-350 (all of the 250's were out of  stock) but I would
reall like everything.

I figured if anyone had figured this out, someone here has done it.

So, my question - Is there some way to hook up the Cox digital box to
the MythTV backend so that I can use the Myth system to control the
digital box and output it to Myth so it can be recorded, played,
etc..? Or am I stuck with simple analog cable with my myth system..?


Is there a 'digital cable' tuner card made by anyone, or is it
specific to each cable company..? I know my TV has an input for
digital cable rf, but not sure who it works with (if anyone). It also
has an input for an HDTV card from the cable company.

Anyway - if anyone has some ideas, I am all ears !!

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RE: [mythtv-users] Shopping for an HDTV for Myth

[Jack R. Hyde]

I have a DLP too, but it's not a Samsung. The DLP chips are all made by TI
and there are a few variations. The HD2 was pretty much the original and
it's basically a plain jane 720p native chip. It's what's in mine and I
absolutely love it. Black levels could be better and the red and greens are
over done even after adjustments but it's basically a crystal clear 56"
1280x720 computer screen. While mine is no longer made (Gateway of all
things) it has precious little overscan, another feature to watch out for.
Less is better imo, the Gateway has an almost perfect amount. I think Costco
is selling a rebranded version of this TV for ~2500 though that was awhile
ago. 

The newer TI HD# chips like the HD3 are not true 720p chips, they are like
half that resolution but they "vibrate" at double the normal rate to produce
720p using some funky technique. The advantages to these new chips are less
of a screen door effect inbetween the pixels and better black levels. I am
not sure how this would look as a computer screen, sounds sort of fishy to
me, I would check one out in person before I thought about using it as a
htpc. The newer models also have an improved color wheel for a lessened
rainbow effect, but I never see that anyways. 

Take anything I said with a grain of salt as I could be mistaken on some
things, it's just my cursory understanding of the DLP market. As has been
recommended the AVS forum is the place to go. 

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jack Heneghan
Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 10:47 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Shopping for an HDTV for Myth

I believe all the Samsungs are based on the same DLP chip. The HD images 
are great. As another e-mail noted, check in with the AVS forum  < 
http://www.avsforum.com/ >  for more details of what is going on with 
the current generation of HD sets.

JCH


Ron Johnson wrote:

>On Sat, 2005-03-12 at 22:27 -0500, john roberts wrote:
>  
>
>>I've helped several of my friends build MythTV boxes and they have many
different makes/models of HDTV's.
>>
>>I would say the best HDTV I've seen so far has been the Samsung.
>>
>>
>
>Any particular model, or are all Samsungs good, like Sony used
>to be?
>
>  
>

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Re: [mythtv-users] Shopping for an HDTV for Myth

[Jack Heneghan]

I believe all the Samsungs are based on the same DLP chip. The HD images 
are great. As another e-mail noted, check in with the AVS forum  < 
http://www.avsforum.com/ >  for more details of what is going on with 
the current generation of HD sets.

JCH
Ron Johnson wrote:
On Sat, 2005-03-12 at 22:27 -0500, john roberts wrote:
 

I've helped several of my friends build MythTV boxes and they have many 
different makes/models of HDTV's.
I would say the best HDTV I've seen so far has been the Samsung.
   

Any particular model, or are all Samsungs good, like Sony used
to be?
 

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Re: [mythtv-users] Shopping for an HDTV for Myth

[Jack Heneghan]

I have a Samsung DLP with DVI and VGA interfaces along with a number of 
Component, S-video and composite inputs.  I am still in the process of 
acquiring the mythTV components , but I have used it as a PC monitor and 
it works very well.  A 50 monitor  can be a bit overwhelming , the 
wireless keyboard certainly helps.

JCH
Moasat wrote:
I have an MX4000 but I may upgrade that to something with DVI.  I'm
wondering if any users that have a working HDTV/Myth setup could offer any
pointers for buying a nice HDTV.  I currently have a Hitachi that never
really played well with Myth and my AA VGA to YUV converter.  (Never could
get a good modeline that wasn't either off-center of too large or small to
fit on screen.)
What brands/technologies seem to work the best and look good as well.  I'm
thinking of getting a DLP based TV unless someone has had a super bad
experience.
Thanks for any help,
Mike
 


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RE: [mythtv-users] Motorola Dual Tuner DVR & Firewire

[Jack R. Hyde]

No you can't, you can only record what it is currently playing back. This
means you can't watch something already recorded on the DVR while mythtv is
trying to record something. So basically what every is on your tv is what is
being fed out the firewire port minus the menu overlay. 

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Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 10:53 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: [mythtv-users] Motorola Dual Tuner DVR & Firewire

Hi,

   I have a Motorola Dual Tuner DVR/HD cable box.  This thing has 
two firewire ports and two tuners.  Does anyone know if I can record 
from two different channels on the two firewire ports at the same time?

I haven't messed with it yet, don't have a firewire card & need to setup 
a "testing" myth box, but I'm itching to know if someone else has tried 
this.

  Also on the firewire ports does it display any of the onscreen 
display stuff from the cable box?

Thanks,
Billy
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RE: [mythtv-users] HD3000 and firewire capture?

[Jack R. Hyde]

Yes, Same way you do with any other multiple input setup (zap2it dd  with
two lineups for me), and firewire. The firewire has turned out to be far
more reliable than the pchdtv, including the HD2000, the HD3000, and the
HD3000 with dvb drivers (best option though hard to setup).

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Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 6:18 PM
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Subject: [mythtv-users] HD3000 and firewire capture?

Is anyone using a pchdtv HD3000 and capturing over firewire from a
Motorola (6200) as their second tuner? How do you handle multiple
tuners with different channel mappings? How are you changing channels
on the 6200 (firewire or IR)?

Thanks!


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Re: [mythtv-users] HD3000 FC3 Install guide

[Jack Heneghan]

Thank you for this link. I am in the process of deciding how to build a 
mythTV box and I had pretty much settled on a HD3000, FC3 and an nvidia 
6600 PCI-E. I'm still working on the other bits. Is a 64-bit AMD worth 
thinking about?

Jack Heneghan
ffrf wrote:
Thought I'd post a step-by-step install guide I put together to get the
HD3000 working with MythTV 0.17.  It installs the DVB drivers and works
very well (thanks to the V4l commits made in the past week)!
Hopefully someone will find the guide useful:
http://ffrf.net/pchdvt-fc3-install.html
I'd also post this to the pchdtv.com/forum, but it looks like they're
having some SQL problems..
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Re: [mythtv-users] 0.17 - Duplicate detection not working

[Jack Trout]

On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 18:32:52 +, Martin Ebourne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've recently upgraded to 0.17 (atrpms, previously using cvs from xmas),
> and now the duplicate detection on recordings doesn't seem to be
> working. Any recordings set to 'record at any time on this channel',
> 'record at any time on any channel' etc, list all repeats as set to
> record.
> 
> I've tried fiddling with the various detection options, and cancelling
> and recreating the recording, no difference.
> 
> I'm using DVB in the UK. I let myth delete all capture cards and
> channels, and then let the autodetection run. All seems to work fine,
> including the EPG (though I did have to repeat the channel scan because
> some channels were missed first time).
> 
> Anyone else seeing anything similar? Anything obvious I've missed?

Well if your using the DVB Guide information vs XMLTV the default
duplicate detection checks for episode name + description, so it can
have the same name, but if the description is different this is still
considered a new show and will be recorded, So if the EPG data is
formated differently than whatever your xmltv source was, the database
is gonna see them as different shows

This is nice for some series' where a 2 part episode has the same
name, and only the description differs it from part one to part 2
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Re: [mythtv-users] OT - Wireless auto startup - What am I missing

[Jack Trout]

> Here is the problem. I can't for the life of me figure out how to get
> this thing working at startup. I can get it to work. I can ping the
> router after running a few short commands. I have tried several
> startup scripts, but they are goig th have to be run as root when my
> mythtv user is automatically logged in. Any pointers? I know FC3 has
> some problems with stuff at startup as indicated by Jarod's startup
> workarounds.
> 
> Where do I start?
I would start by trying to insert the script in /etc/rc.local that
gets executed at bootime and is normally executed at the root level
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[mythtv-users] MythWeb .17 and Recorded Shows

[Jack Trout]

I love the new Mythweb look and layout, and the usage is alot more
intuitive, but I have one issue, and it maybe fixable on my end.
In .16 I would goto the recorded shows on my laptop, and click on the
image, and a download dialog would appear, and I could rename the file
.mpg and save it to my computer and watch it,

in .17 the coding for the page changed slightly and even telling my
browser to open link as "save target as" it opens mediaplayer classic,
and then proceeds to fail.

I have tried the WinMyth on my laptop a while ago, and just does not
want to run, just freezes, my laptop isnt that fast but generally
plays mpeg and divx video well enough so I havent bought a new one,
the recorded programs in mythweb just made it easier to locate the
show I wanted and download it, I am reduced currently to using mythweb
to figure out what filename the show I want is, then ftping into my
box and downloading the correct file

if there is either a way I can modify mythweb to return its previous
functionality, or if I can use media play or some other program to
open the stream from the backend itself I would appreciate the help
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Re: [mythtv-users] Myth 0.17 ATRPMS and relocation error: /usr/lib/libmyth-0.17.so.0

[Jack Trout]

I believe Axel stated earlier in a comment to someone using Fedora
Core 1, that he would have to upgrade to the bleeding version of QT to
make it work


On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 17:12:08 -0700, MythTV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>  
> What QT is thie RPMs for myth compiled against on the ATRPM site.  I have a
> RH9 box and the upgrade did not work.. I get a relocation error again
>  
> mythbackend: relocation error: /usr/lib/libmyth-0.17.so.0: undefined symbol:
> _ZN9QGroupBox10setEnabledEb
>  
> I am running QT 3.1.1 and there is not newer one other than in bleeding 
>  
>  
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Re: [mythtv-users] Sony Wega HDTV CRT with DVI input

[Jack Trout]

Well I have upgraded kernals multiple times, what you have to do is
just uninstall the old kernal module, and install the one for the
current kernel

normally this command will do both

#apt-get install nvidia-graphics6629-kmdl-$KVER

it will uninstall the kernal module for the previous kernel and
install the one for the current one in use



On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 15:27:26 -0600, M S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I always have to reinstall most of my drivers, particularly my nVidia
> drivers, after I recompile the kernel.  I'm a newbie when it comes to
> linux, so there might be a better way to do it, but yes... reinstall
> the nVidia drivers after a kernel recompile.
> 
> oh, and if the TV is "ruined", I'll take it off your hands :) haha
> 
> 
> On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 15:20:27 -0600, Mat Kyne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Back story - -
> >
> > It took me 1 month to read all about HTPC's, and decide that I needed one.
> > It took me 3 months to save up for and buy all the parts for my Myth box.
> > -Chaintech MB
> > -Intel P4 2.8 GHz
> > -Nvidia GF 5200
> > -200 Gb Seagate Baracuda
> > -Liteon Dual Layer DVD-Burner -sounds like a jet engine, but is sure burns
> > fast!-
> > -Liteon IR Keyboard/mouse combo
> > -Crucial 512Mb PC3200 DDR
> > -PC HDTV 3000
> > -350W PSU -Modified to be silent-
> > -Silverstone Case
> > -Silent fans -modified to be even more silent-
> >
> > It took me about 2 hours to put it all together; 2 hours to install MythTV
> > on Fedora Core 2 using Jarod's Guide; (2 weeks being frustrated before I
> > decided to start over) 3 hours to install MythTV on Fedora Core 3 Using
> > Jarod's Guide.  It took me about 3 days to find the right mode lines to use
> > for my 4:3 HDTV. It took me 1 hour to write the new xorg.conf file with the
> > new mode lines. I spent 10 minuets praying that I wouldn't fry my TV with
> > the wrong timings.  It only took 2 minuets for X to decide that it wasn't
> > going to load. ? CRAP! ? But the TV is OK! :)
> >
> > Here is what I think happened. I used apt-get to install the latest Nvidia
> > drivers, but since then (about a week ago) I have upgraded my Kernel  3 or 4
> > times. Do I need to re-install the Nvidia drivers after each Kernel update?
> > - If so, I will think twice about updating the Kernel in the future.
> >
> > Also, I am totally lacking in experience when it comes to the Linux OS. I am
> > having a very hard time installing the drivers for the PC HDTV 3000. If
> > anyone could help with this also, or point me in the right direction, I
> > would really appreciate it.
> >
> > And one more thing, as long as I am posting, I have heard that with DVI I
> > can only get 720p HD Resolutions, and I am fine with that (for now) but when
> > not watching HDTV, I would like to use up the rest of my screen. (480p)
> > -Doesn't anyone have 4:3 anymore- Is this possible? Tricky? Hard to do?
> > -Help?
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Re: [mythtv-users] Cable Modem == Free Basic Cable.

[Jack Trout]

> 
> Sure it is.  If I leave my car in your driveway with the keys in the
> ignition and the car running and you decide to take it for a
> "test-drive" can I report my car stolen?
> 
> Just because they didn't put the filter on doesn't give someone the
> justification to be able to help themselves to whatever they want.  They
> still own the content.

IF you left your car on my property with the keys in it etc, I would
still have to perform the action of entering your car and driving away
with it. but I would be within my legal right to have it towed away...

What I am saying is you have content being delievered to your lines
you cannot control without performing something illegal IE climbing
the pole and hooking up a filter that is the Cable Companies domain.

If your television is passively on the wiring in your house and the
wiring is recieving cable its a grey area, because you are not paying
for that specifically, but you actions did not cause the cable to be
there, if everyone is self reporting you could call the cable company
and complain about why are these annoying channels interfering with
your normal Snow Pattern you normally get, But if you find 20$ in your
mail box, do you call the post office pissed off because you got
money?

Its the Cable companies job to install and block thier services
correctly, if they dont the consumer cant be blamed, if the consumer
has made no action to obtain these services, and has not requested
these services.

But saying we are advocating illegal actions no one has said go to the
pole and rip the filters off, no one has said run a line from your
neighbors house, no one has suggested running a cablebox not provided
by the cable company, so I dont see how anyone is advocating illegal
activity
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Re: [mythtv-users] Cable Modem == Free Basic Cable.

[Jack Trout]

> It's really not a good idea to recommend people commit theft of
> service. It's a felony, and can have pretty hefty fines. If the cable
> guy happens to climb the pole to work on a neighbor's connection and
> finds that you did this to yours, all it takes is a phone call for
> them to start making your life hell.

Well Theft would be climbing the pole and connecting or disconnecting
something, but if the cable company neglected to place a filter on
your line, is it stealing? I dont think it is
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Re: [mythtv-users] Cable Modem == Free Basic Cable.

[Jack Trout]

well I subscribe to my full regular cable, and my internet, and I dont
have any black boxes trying to get the free hbo etc. and if I could
pay per channel I would take a bunch of them out and only pay for
those, but that costs even more money to selectively filter channels,
so I give my 85$ a month to Timewarner for stable fast internet, and
currently 73 channels of clear analog cable.

But for the sake of argument, if they wired it to your house, you
didnt go cut the wire or splice your neighbors or do anything other
than plug in your tv set to the cable outlet, is it really stealing? I
have always associated the word steal with actually performing an
action to get it. If it was accident, then they can just run a
frequency counter and drive down your block do an audit and remove
your connection, as long as you dont go onto the pole and replace it,
you didnt steal it in the first place, just the way I look at it, and
the way a lawyer would probably look at it.


On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 12:29:17 -0500, Anthony Vito <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Anyone else out there think "fancy" TV options, like digital cable,
> > premium channels, etc, is outrageously (over) priced?
> 
> I do. I also happen to live in a free market, and I don't subscribe
> for any of it.(OA HDTV only) You have that option as well. On a side
> note, I always wanted to do a statistically study on "fancy" TV usage
> patterns and income levels. I always found it interesting that the
> first thing people on welfare do with their checks is pay the cable
> bill. It would interesting to have numbers on what percentage of the
> welfare payout goes to the cable/satellite companies. oh well.
> 
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Re: [mythtv-users] Cable Modem == Free Basic Cable.

[Jack Trout]

 As I understand the filters have to applied at every
> neighborhood box, and may be just too much trouble to install.

typically they look like 2 inch bullets and I think last time I looked
at buying one, they were like 5$ a peice retail, so they might figure
its easier to give you the cable than install the filter, if they
didnt remember to install the filter in the first place. I live in an
apartment complex, so I think they thought it was smarter to run the
filters than worry about stealing cable
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Re: [mythtv-users] Cable Modem == Free Basic Cable.

[Jack Trout]

Depending on your area, and cable company, they will add the filter
blocks to take the television channels off your block or not,
completely depends on your installer. If they saw your dish, and that
they didnt run any outlets to a TV they might not have worried about
it. But you are paying for some form of service, When RoadRunner came
out here, you got a discount on your cable bill when you got
Roadrunner equal to basic 30 channels.


On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 18:37:58 -0500, Jeff Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> darn
> 
> I pay for digital cable and I don't even get analog cable for free!
> I'd really like to be able to just plug a TV into the wall without
> needing another cable box
> 
> comcast MA cable
> 
> On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 15:33:58 -0800, Ajay Sharma
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > I have Adelphia in Riverside, CA for my cable modem service.  For
> > television, I'm using Dish Network (mainly for some international
> > channels that aren't available anywhere else).  Money's kinda tight, so
> > I scaled back my programming and only get the international channels and
> > local channels on my Dish.
> >
> > Someone told me that you can take the line from your cable modem and
> > stick it in a regular "cable ready" TV and get basic cable.  So I stuck
> > it into my PVR-250 and sure enough was able to tune up to channel 99.
> > So now I have Comedy Central, CNN, History, Travel for free (yes, I know
> > I'm still paying for the net connection).
> >
> > Also, it integrates *perfectly* with my Myth box.  I can schedule
> > recordings on the satellite or the cable and Myth switches between the
> > two without any problems.
> >
> > This is probably common sense to a lot of you but I just found this out
> > and was quite excited.
> >
> > --Ajay
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Re: [mythtv-users] Data Direct (Zap2It)

[Jack Trout]

Do you actually get guide data, because I get those errors too, but I
getdata, in fact the section on the data direct sections that says
expect errors, but if you guide works on the myth system your fine, it
downloads 12-13 days of guide data every day to make sure you get all
the updates
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Re: [mythtv-users] no one on here uses dial up then?

[Jack Trout]

The only downside to dialup is that the downloading and installation
of myth packages, and linux packages will be slower, especially using
jarods guide which is assuming for broadband, or just very long
install times on dialup, but there are knoppmyth which is already a
working installable version of linux with myth installed
But once configured and working myth needs nothing more than something
to fill its database and with direct data, thats so much easier and
quick



On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 13:00:57 -0500, Donavan Stanley
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 08:47:24 -0500, Aaron Aguilar
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > My dream of setting up a MythTV box seems to have been shattered now.
> 
> What on earth gave you the idea that broadband would be required?
> There are a handful of things in Myth that use the internet but none
> of them require large amounts of bandwidth.
> 
> And yes, I use dialup.
> 
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Re: [mythtv-users] IVTV PROBLEM?

[Jack Trout]

edit /etc/modprobe.conf


sorry fast fingers
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Re: [mythtv-users] IVTV PROBLEM?

[Jack Trout]

Try this, it happened to me after I looked through some things, you
will notice in the dmesg, theres a line that say tveeprom not found
etc,

edit /etc/modprobe.com

insert
alias tveeprom tveeprom-ivtv 

that worked for me



On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 22:46:40 -0600 (CST), Ryan Pisani
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Update - Just now realized that the kernel is logging :
> kernel: tuner: tuner type not set
> Everytime I attempt to change the channel. I'm sure this is the problem,
> just don't know what to do to correct it?
> 
> 
> > I decided I would try to upgrade my (FC2 Box) kernel / packages via Axel's
> > atrpms tonight. I've done this in the past - get the new kernel, upgrade
> > video, lirc, ivtv and wha-la it works. For some reason when I upgraded to
> > 2.6.10-1.8_FC2 kernel with ivtv-0.1.10-49.1_pre2_ck100zz.rhfc2.at my
> > pvr-250 will no longer change channels. The damn thing is stuck on MTV of
> > all channels (I can only handle so much Real World), and the OSD / Channel
> > select does nothing. The screen blanks momentarily like it is tuning a new
> > channel - but it just repeatedley drops back to MTV. I've tried removing
> > ivtv / reinstalling, I went over my setup and found nothing wrong. Problem
> > now is I can't roll back to 2.6.8-1.521 kernel because none of the
> > packages exist any longer on atrpms. Has anyone else had this problem with
> > the most current ivtv package?
> >
> > thanks
> > Ryan Pisani
> >
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[mythtv-users] IVTV: VIM Restart? Crashing MythBackend

[Jack Trout]

Using Fedora Core 2 Originally installed using Jarods Guide.
Originally I was using 2 BT878 Cards, I recently Bought 2 PVR 250
cards which I believe since they were Gateway OEM cards, that they are
Identified as FreeStyle cards

The Errors are causing Mythbackend to freeze and stop recording shows,
I have submitted this to the IVTV Devel list, but no responses,
wondered if anyone has had issues with these cards or just this issue
and could give me some pointers to fix it


AMD XP 2200+
Soltek 75DRV-4
-Onboard sound VT82xx
256M Kingston DDR2100
3xHitachi 120gig drives
1xIBM 60 Gig Drives
Gainward GF4 MX 440
2x PVR 250 OEM Card (FreeStyle)

# lspci -v

00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo KT266/A/333]
   Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo KT266/A/333]
   Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 0
   Memory at e000 (32-bit, prefetchable)
   Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 2.0
   Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2

00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo
KT266/A/333 AGP] (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
   Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 0
   Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
   Memory behind bridge: ec00-edff
   Prefetchable memory behind bridge: d000-dfff
   Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

00:09.0 Multimedia video controller: Internext Compression Inc iTVC15
MPEG-2 Encoder (rev 01)
   Subsystem: Hauppauge computer works Inc.: Unknown device 4801
   Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10
   Memory at e400 (32-bit, prefetchable)
   Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

00:0a.0 Multimedia video controller: Internext Compression Inc iTVC15
MPEG-2 Encoder (rev 01)
   Subsystem: Hauppauge computer works Inc.: Unknown device 4801
   Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 5
   Memory at e800 (32-bit, prefetchable)
   Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

00:0c.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5701
Gigabit Ethernet (rev 15)
   Subsystem: 3Com Corporation 3C996B-T 1000Base-T
   Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 11
   Memory at ee00 (64-bit, non-prefetchable)
   Capabilities: [40] PCI-X non-bridge device.
   Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
   Capabilities: [50] Vital Product Data
   Capabilities: [58] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+
Queue=0/3 Enable-

00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233A ISA Bridge
   Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233A ISA Bridge
   Flags: bus master, stepping, medium devsel, latency 0
   Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2

00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc.
VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
(prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
   Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc.
VT82C586/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT8233/A/C/VT8235 PIPC Bus Master IDE
   Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 11
   I/O ports at e000 [size=16]
   Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2

00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc.
VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 40)
   Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 4511
   Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 5
   I/O ports at ec00
   Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV17 [GeForce4
MX 440] (rev a3) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
   Subsystem: CardExpert Technology Gainward Pro/600 TV
   Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 248, IRQ 11
   Memory at ec00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
   Memory at d000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
   Memory at d800 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=512K]
   Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2
   Capabilities: [44] AGP version 2.0

# ./ivtvtest.sh

Jan 20 12:29:01 localhost kernel: ivtv:  START
INIT IVTV 
Jan 20 12:29:01 localhost kernel: ivtv: version 0.1.10
(0.1.10-49_pre2_ck100zz.rhfc2.at) loading
Jan 20 12:29:01 localhost kernel: ivtv: Linux version: 2.6.10-1.8_FC2
686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-3.3
Jan 20 12:29:01 localhost kernel: ivtv: In case of problems please
include the debug info
Jan 20 12:29:01 localhost kernel: ivtv: between the START INIT IVTV
and END INIT IVTV lines when
Jan 20 12:29:01 localhost kernel: ivtv: mailing the ivtv-devel mailinglist.
Jan 20 12:29:01 localhost kernel: ivtv: Autodetected WinTV PVR 250 card
Jan 20 12:29:01 localhost kernel: ivtv: Found an iTVC15 based chip
Jan 20 12:29:01 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKB]
enabled at IRQ 10
Jan 20 12:29:01 localhost kernel: PCI: setting IRQ 10 as level-triggered
Jan 20 12:29:01 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt :00:09.0[A]
-> GSI 10 (level, low) -> IRQ 10
Jan 20 12:29:01 localhost kernel: ivtv: Unreaso

Re: [mythtv-users] APT-GET Broke IVTV and Myth

[Jack Trout]

> I had the exact same problem last night and spend at least 2-3 hours
> looking for the solution.  The tveeprom module is somehow not working
> anymore and you need to use the ivtv one.  Add this line
> to /etc/modprobe.conf, reboot, and everything should be fixed:
> alias tveeprom tveeprom-ivtv
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Mark

Mark, 

Thanks very kindly for your help works perfectly, I spent about 2
hours on it last night and decided to email the list before I went to
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Re: [mythtv-users] APT-GET Broke IVTV and Myth

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On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 00:06:27 -0500, Gabe Rubin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> export MYKERNEL=`unam -r`
> apt-get install ivtv-kmdl-$MYKERNEL
> 
> you will need to do this with your other kernel modules (alsa, and maybe lirc)

[EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# apt-get install ivtv-kmdl-$MYKERNEL
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
ivtv-kmdl-2.6.10-1.8_FC2 is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 removed and 0 not upgraded.
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[mythtv-users] APT-GET Broke IVTV and Myth

[Jack Trout]

Okay, not sure where is right, but I am gonna post here and if no one
answers post everywhere else. Just updated my Fedora Core 2
installation with apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade, which
installed a new kernal and when switching to that kernal I had to also
install a new nvidia kernal module, I think whats missing is that I
dont have the new IVTV kernal module and not sure how to get it, but I
get errors in dmesg
right after the update and a restart My box couldnt change channel and
kept changing guide info but same channel was listed, error read as
unknown tuner type, noticed when it was working that it was
discovering my tuners as type 2 so I set it to type 2 in my
modprobe.conf and could again change channels but still get errors
about unknown tuner type

hopefully this will be an easy fix, anyone else know what I did wrong?


IVTV Debug info
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ivtv:  START
INIT IVTV 
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ivtv: version 0.1.10
(0.1.10-49_pre2_ck100zz.rhfc2.at) loading
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ivtv: Linux version: 2.6.10-1.8_FC2
686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-3.3
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ivtv: In case of problems please
include the debug info
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ivtv: between the START INIT IVTV
and END INIT IVTV lines when
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ivtv: mailing the ivtv-devel mailinglist.
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ivtv: Autodetected WinTV PVR 250 card
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ivtv: Found an iTVC15 based chip
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKB]
enabled at IRQ 10
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: PCI: setting IRQ 10 as level-triggered
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt :00:09.0[A]
-> GSI 10 (level, low) -> IRQ 10
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ivtv: Unreasonably low latency
timer, setting to 64 (was 32)
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ivtv: pci: VIA detected device:
0x3099 vendor: 0x1106
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: i2c-algo-bit.o: ivtv i2c driver #0
passed test.
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ivtv: i2c client addr: 0x50 not found!
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ivtv: Error -19 reading Hauppauge eeprom.
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ivtv: Possible causes: the tveeprom
module was not loaded, or
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ivtv: the eeprom kernel module was
loaded before the tveeprom module.
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: tuner: chip found at addr 0xc2
i2c-bus ivtv i2c driver #0
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ivtv: i2c attach [client=(tuner unset),ok]
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: saa7115: Ignoring new-style
parameters in presence of obsolete ones
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: saa7115: starting probe for adapter
ivtv i2c driver #0 (0x10005)
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: saa7115: detecting saa7115 client on
address 0x42
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: saa7115: writing init values
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ivtv: i2c attach [client=saa7115[0],ok]
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: saa7115: status: (1E) 0x09, (1F) 0xc0
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: msp3400: Unknown parameter `simpler'
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: msp34xx: init: chip=MSP3448W-A2
+nicam +simple +simpler +radio mode=simple
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ivtv: i2c attach [client=MSP3448W-A2,ok]
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: msp3410: daemon started
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ivtv: Encoder revision: 0x02040024
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ivtv: Decoder revision: 0x02020023
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ivtv: Configuring WinTV PVR 250 card
with 4 streams
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ivtv: Create DMA stream 0 using 128
buffers of size 32768
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ivtv: Create DMA stream 1 using 128
buffers of size 32768
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ivtv: Create stream 2 using 128
buffers of size 52224
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ivtv: Create DMA stream 3 using 128
buffers of size 32768
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ivtv: Setting Tuner 2
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: tuner: type set to 2 (Philips NTSC
(FI1236,FM1236 and compatibles)) by ivtv i2c driver #0
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ivtv: Could not detect tuner
standard, defaulting to NTSC.
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ivtv: Setting audio matrix to input
3, output 1
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ivtv: Switching standard to NTSC.
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: saa7115: decoder set norm NTSC
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: saa7115: set audio: 0x01
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ivtv: Initialized WinTV PVR 250, card #0
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ivtv: Autodetected WinTV PVR 250 card
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ivtv: Found an iTVC15 based chip
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKC]
enabled at IRQ 5
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: PCI: setting IRQ 5 as level-triggered
Jan 19 22:15:30 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt :00:0a.0[A]
-> GSI 5 (leve

Re: [mythtv-users] When the disk is full... what happens?

[Jack Trout]

> The log shows this:
> 
> ERROR: file I/O problem in safe_write(), errcnt = 3: No space left on device
> ERROR: file I/O problem in safe_write(), errcnt = 1: No space left on device
> ERROR: file I/O problem in safe_write(), errcnt = 2: No space left on device
> 
> Is that the right behavior, or have I messed up something else?
> -Rob

Depends on your expire shows settings, by default autoexpire is on,
but it can be set on a per recording basis, so if you have one show
thats more important than others you can set it not to expire, but
another recording rule to expire. I get that error, because all my
shows are set to never expire.
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Re: [mythtv-users] Re: New Mac Mini

[Jack Trout]

I havent done any Break downs lately as I dont work with macs much
anymore. but I used to run a video editing lab for a school and as far
as video compression wise g4's outstripped p4's in most ways as
processor speed isnt the only factor in a risc enviroment, but its
quite easy to show that megahertz to megahertz in PC Vs Mac is not a
true sign power as a 400mhz g4 was still at least twice as fast as a
600mhz g3 in video compression



On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 15:22:59 -0600, Steve Frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> 
> > -Original Message-
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Frisch
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 10:23 AM
> > To: Discussion about mythtv
> > Subject: [mythtv-users] Re: New Mac Mini
> >
> >
> > On 11-Jan-05, at 5:37 PM, Marc Nicholas wrote:
> >
> > > I wouldn't jump to that conclusion until you've seen the
> > output. Just
> > > because there's an ATI 9200 chipset on the board, doesn't mean that
> > > the analog stage is the same as that from XYZ PC video card vendor.
> > > And that's one thing that often makes or breaks analog TV.
> > >
> >
> > I will make that conclusion based on the fact that I have yet
> > to see a decent S-Video or composite video output in the
> > number of years they've been available.  I still think a scan
> > converter is a better solution.
> >
> > > Now finding one in a store before the end of this month is
> > going to be
> > > tough to prove that ;-)
> >
> > Better order now!
> >
> >
> 
> I will reintroduce a question I've had, what about using Firewire for
> video out on Myth? My HDTV set has firewire In, and the Mini has this
> nice firewire port.
> 
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