Re: [mythtv-users] red_eye script
Around about 09/12/05 11:32, Craig Tinson typed ... Would still like to see your skychannel script / collate script - it sounds like you have a very similar setup to me - UK+PVR250 etc.. if you wouldn't mind sharing - I'll look through the list for the last month and see if I can find that version too. For ref., here's a copy of the response I sent Craig off-list from home, without all the attachment padding: > P.S. and your script is *still* more reliable than anything else I've > found - and a couple of days ago I switched to SVN - and to be honest it > feels like channel changing is even quicker with SVN/your script. Heh; brave man. I was actually considering it, but there's too much on ATM and I couldn't deal with going back to VCR :) Plus, just as I started thinking about it I read a thread about LiveTV beung broken for a while in SVN, so it kind of put me off. The only thing I'd gain from SVN would be proper myth-controlled LCD (esp. mythmusic, which is *why* I wanted to get an LCD). But I've got the LCD working pretty-much OK now [apart from the music] anyway. Ah yes, let me dig out the link: http://www.watercoolingshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=392 £21.99, plus £6.99 for a desk stand (same site). I stupidly managed to buy the blue/black one [not paying enough attention] and had to replace it with the blue/white :-/ It's currently on my main PC, but this or next W/E I'm running a new cable from my PVR (in cupboard) so I can hang it off that & display it next to my TV. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# rm -f .signature [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# ls -l .signature ls: .signature: No such file or directory [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# exit ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] red_eye script
Neil Bird wrote: Hmm. Well, I posted a semi-recent one a month or so ago along with the redeye stuff I was using. Since then, I think I added one more failsafe channel change ~10 s. after triggering as I managed to miss one channel change once. I think it was because another IR (TV or amp.) was in use at the time; the one danger of the IR blaster approach. It's not let me down other that that since ~February. My *current* version is no longer 'portable', alas. It has as ivtvctl call in it now to determine whether the box needs turning on (therefore ivtv/Hauppage-PVR specific) at the outset [that is easily editible, though, and may actually have been in my posted version]. Also, I've changed the 'turn off in ~4 hours' thing into a 4-hours-long loop, polling Myth's status every 5 minutes. While this could probably be done without vast difficulty in the script, it might be a bit painful. I've invested in a cheap LCD to monitor whether Myth's recording, a sort of now'n'next display, HD temp. and free-space, show date+time, plus even whether I've emails waiting. I've hand-written a perl script to drive LCDd as the lcdproc stuf in Myth 0.18.1 is broken and I don't want to risk SVN builds. I have a 'collate-status' script running on my main PC (email count) and my PVR (now+next, HD status), putting these in a little table in mySQL on the PVR once a minute. The LCDd script then polls this info. My skychannel script gets this out from the d/b to see if the PVR's active and whether the Sky box can thus be turned off. So skychannel is now dependant upon my PVR 'collate-status' and a command-line i/f to sql 'get-status'. It polls every 5 mins., for 4 hours trynig to turn off the box, then gives up (now doesn't blindly turn it off after 4 hours). If you're interested, the PVR status can be had from telnetting into the nmythbackend on some port I've forgotten (search the list) and doing 'GET /xml', although I had to play silly wotsits to stop this [I use 'socat'] timing out and returning a null string when the PVR's busy. Hi Neil Thanks for the response - sounds like you've been busy! Would still like to see your skychannel script / collate script - it sounds like you have a very similar setup to me - UK+PVR250 etc.. if you wouldn't mind sharing - I'll look through the list for the last month and see if I can find that version too. Out if interest where did you get a cheap LCD in the UK? not been able to find one that I can easily integrate.. not sure if it's something I actually want but would be interested (my silverstone case covers all drives so probably isn't practical) Thanks Craig P.S. and your script is *still* more reliable than anything else I've found - and a couple of days ago I switched to SVN - and to be honest it feels like channel changing is even quicker with SVN/your script. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] red_eye script
Around about 07/12/05 17:49, Craig Tinson typed ... If Neil Bird's listening I was wondering if he'd managed to get his channel changing digibox app to compile and work under FC4? Sorry, I'm still using an if-it-aint-broke-dont-fix-it FC3 box. My main PC's FC4 now, and I guess during the Summer lean-TV period I may bump my PVR to FC4. But not yet :) okies - figured a way around it - I compiled on an FC3 machine. copied it over and it works fine now That's one way :) also - I noticed a bit ago you mentioned you were re-working the skychannel script .. would be interested to find out how far you got with it? Hmm. Well, I posted a semi-recent one a month or so ago along with the redeye stuff I was using. Since then, I think I added one more failsafe channel change ~10 s. after triggering as I managed to miss one channel change once. I think it was because another IR (TV or amp.) was in use at the time; the one danger of the IR blaster approach. It's not let me down other that that since ~February. My *current* version is no longer 'portable', alas. It has as ivtvctl call in it now to determine whether the box needs turning on (therefore ivtv/Hauppage-PVR specific) at the outset [that is easily editible, though, and may actually have been in my posted version]. Also, I've changed the 'turn off in ~4 hours' thing into a 4-hours-long loop, polling Myth's status every 5 minutes. While this could probably be done without vast difficulty in the script, it might be a bit painful. I've invested in a cheap LCD to monitor whether Myth's recording, a sort of now'n'next display, HD temp. and free-space, show date+time, plus even whether I've emails waiting. I've hand-written a perl script to drive LCDd as the lcdproc stuf in Myth 0.18.1 is broken and I don't want to risk SVN builds. I have a 'collate-status' script running on my main PC (email count) and my PVR (now+next, HD status), putting these in a little table in mySQL on the PVR once a minute. The LCDd script then polls this info. My skychannel script gets this out from the d/b to see if the PVR's active and whether the Sky box can thus be turned off. So skychannel is now dependant upon my PVR 'collate-status' and a command-line i/f to sql 'get-status'. It polls every 5 mins., for 4 hours trynig to turn off the box, then gives up (now doesn't blindly turn it off after 4 hours). If you're interested, the PVR status can be had from telnetting into the nmythbackend on some port I've forgotten (search the list) and doing 'GET /xml', although I had to play silly wotsits to stop this [I use 'socat'] timing out and returning a null string when the PVR's busy. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# rm -f .signature [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# ls -l .signature ls: .signature: No such file or directory [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# exit ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] red_eye script
Craig Tinson wrote: If Neil Bird's listening I was wondering if he'd managed to get his channel changing digibox app to compile and work under FC4? We discussed this a few months ago but I didn't have any luck - it just seg faults and if I remember correctly when I debug'd it it was something to do with permissions on the ttyS0.. I never got around this.. I've just updated to SVN and now I have a problem - if the script doesn't exit without an error myth quits recording and that creates a whole load of problems Cheers Craig ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users okies - figured a way around it - I compiled on an FC3 machine. copied it over and it works fine now also - I noticed a bit ago you mentioned you were re-working the skychannel script .. would be interested to find out how far you got with it? Cheers Craig ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
