Re: [mythtv-users] Methods for perfecting NVidia TV Output (was 350 Tv Out vs. Nvidia 5200)

2005-08-27 Thread Mats Cedergren
On 26 aug 2005, at 22.37, Tom Hughes wrote: In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mats Cedergren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have a barebone case with an integrated nVidia Geforce 4 MX. Everything worked fine using my own VGA to SCART convertor for a while, but nVidia driver version 6629

Re: [mythtv-users] Methods for perfecting NVidia TV Output (was 350 Tv Out vs. Nvidia 5200)

2005-08-27 Thread Mark Kendall
  I was using a VGA to SCART convertor until a month or so ago. For reference, my modeline was:-   Modeline "720x576pali" 13.875  720 724 792 888  576 580 583 625 -hsync -vsync interlace   This centered the picture for me and gave superb results with nvidia 6629. I had to wire in a couple of o

RE: [mythtv-users] ivtv-osd: OSD: Offset 1388172 is greater thanbuffer!!!

2005-08-27 Thread John Harvey
Post this to the ivtv list & include the IVTV init section of /var/log/messages as well as the start of the errors. Then I'll take a look. John > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:mythtv-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Gardner > Sent: 27 August 2005 04:05 >

Re: [mythtv-users] Gentoo + Mythtv + Fusion Plus HDTV + Nvidia

2005-08-27 Thread Justin Hornsby
Hi Kevin. You might like to check out this guide : http://www.users.on.net/~jani/dvico-mythtv.html#toc I'm not sure support for the card is built into the kernel yet, so that guide might be better for you. good luck! One thing I noticed is that in your lsmod, there were no video decoder m

[mythtv-users] OT: LIRC on Gentoo with new Nova-T

2005-08-27 Thread Jens Baumeister
Hi, I know it's not a LIRC-list, but Im postign this here in case someone recognizes this problem and konows of a quick solution: I'm on Gentoo, running the vanilla-sources 2.6.10-kernel with the bytesex.org-patches to get my TV card working. It's a Nova-T, Model 928. That's Connexant-based and w

Re: [mythtv-users] Time offset

2005-08-27 Thread Jean-Rene Cormier
On Fri, 2005-08-26 at 20:36 -0700, Bruce Markey wrote: > Jean-Rene Cormier wrote: > > Hi, I setup a MythTV box the other day, primarily because we don't have > > a VCR here and I have some stuff I wanted to record. One thing that > > bothers me is that the time on the machine is not exactly the sam

Re: [mythtv-users] Archiving Shows to DVD

2005-08-27 Thread Martin Bene
> >Problem is, I can't reproduce the problem. Chapter menu works just > >fine, starting first chapter definitely works for me. > >I'll try a DVD in a couple of standalone players to see if > one of them > >shows the effect. > > yes, this was in a standalone player. > > >How many titles on your

RE: [mythtv-users] Recording groups

2005-08-27 Thread Robert Henning
Hi Mike, Thanks for the response but I still can't seem to figure it out. I've found the "View Recordings (Recording Groups)" screen under the playback settings but I don't have a "Default View" option. On this page I see: Password required to view all recordings: Default Recording Group to

Re: [mythtv-users] Network control?

2005-08-27 Thread Pascal Favre
I tried with loading the vnc module in xorg.conf and receive the message "(II) IVTVDEV_TST(0)VNC disabled". Afterwards I tried using Option "VNC" "on" in the sections, without any positive result. What is wrong ? Pascal - (II) LoadModule: "vnc" (II) Loading /usr/X1

Re: [mythtv-users] Is MythTV the right tool for the job?

2005-08-27 Thread Donavan Stanley
On 8/26/05, Dewey Smolka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Be able to burn my DVD collection to a streaming media server. > > Have a HTPC at my TV. > > Have On Screen menus for selecting DVDs > > Have the ability to schedule "broadcasting" or a playlist of shows. > > Retain the 5.1 or greate

[mythtv-users] font and screen size problem

2005-08-27 Thread S. Martinez
I am just setting up Mythtv on my system and made a huge mistake. I am using Fedora Core 4, KDE and a pvr350. I just got mythtv installed, and I made a mistake while doing the setup (mythtvsetup). I somehow changed the size of the window so that it is so big, I can't see the whole screen. I

Re: [mythtv-users] Recording groups

2005-08-27 Thread Michael T. Dean
Robert Henning wrote: Hi Mike, Thanks for the response but I still can't seem to figure it out. I've found the "View Recordings (Recording Groups)" screen under the playback settings but I don't have a "Default View" option. On this page I see: Password required to view all recordings: Def

Re: [mythtv-users] Methods for perfecting NVidia TV Output (was 350 Tv Out vs. Nvidia 5200)

2005-08-27 Thread Craig Tinson
Stephen Williams wrote: On 8/26/05, Craig Tinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi there I'm in the UK too - with a sony skybox and a mx440 going to an *old* Sanyo widescreen CRT TV (which I *wish* I could figure out how to get a proper modeline to work with that TV!) Can you buy convertors li

AW: [mythtv-users] Archiving Shows to DVD

2005-08-27 Thread Martin Bene
> I've uploaded a new tarball for mythburn to my server, > http://mabene.icomedias.com/mythburn/mythburn.tar.gz. > - reworked the XML structure for dvdauthor: And unfortunately got it wrong :-( DVD generation fails without chapter menu. Fixed version online, (you'll get mythburn_20050827b.tar.

[mythtv-users] Winmyth v 0.18.5 Release

2005-08-27 Thread Ofer Achler
Hello, the fifth iteration of WinMyth that works with MythTv v 0.18.x is out, it now has a windowed display mode along with the ability to skip commercials. Many bug fixes have been made and it should now work internationally. WinMyth is an open source Windows front end to MythTv available at

[mythtv-users] dvdrip -> MythTV - How do I use a vob file?

2005-08-27 Thread Mark Knecht
Hi, I'm playing a bit with dvdrip today. I ripped a title to my MythTV storage disk, although in another directory. I'm building mythvideo and mythdvd as I write this. What's the easiest way to work with vob files in Myth? Thanks, Mark ___ mythtv-

Re: [mythtv-users] (UK) Front end hardware recommendations

2005-08-27 Thread James Fidell
Summarising my thoughts so far... The Pundit-R looks good and has an optical SPDIF output, which is a bonus for me because my AV amp has a spare optical input. The downside is that it is on the front, and as well as not looking great, this may be an issue as I have a 28 month-old and a 4-month ol

Re: [mythtv-users] dvdrip -> MythTV - How do I use a vob file?

2005-08-27 Thread Nick
On 8/27/05, Mark Knecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, >I'm playing a bit with dvdrip today. I ripped a title to my MythTV > storage disk, although in another directory. I'm building mythvideo > and mythdvd as I write this. > >What's the easiest way to work with vob files in Myth? Stick

[mythtv-users] Playing dvd images (iso) using xine

2005-08-27 Thread Jason Mcmillon
Like many other people on this list, I am trying to create a Myth DVD juke box. I want to be able to create images (iso) of my dvd collection and be able to play them back in MythVideo with full menus. I have successfully created images using Scott's script below and using dvdshrink in windows (t

Re: [mythtv-users] Playing dvd images (iso) using xine

2005-08-27 Thread Jesper Sörensen
Jason Mcmillon wrote: Like many other people on this list, I am trying to create a Myth DVD juke box. I want to be able to create images (iso) of my dvd collection and be able to play them back in MythVideo with full menus. I have successfully created images using Scott's script below and using

Re: [mythtv-users] Winmyth v 0.18.5 Release

2005-08-27 Thread Scott Minneman
On 8/27/05, Ofer Achler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, the fifth iteration of WinMyth that works with MythTv v 0.18.x is > out, it now has a windowed display mode along with the ability to skip > commercials. > > Many bug fixes have been made and it should now work internationally. > > WinMy

Re: [mythtv-users] Playing dvd images (iso) using xine

2005-08-27 Thread Robert Tsai
On Sat, Aug 27, 2005 at 11:32:14AM -0700, Jason Mcmillon wrote: > Like many other people on this list, I am trying to create a Myth > DVD juke box. I want to be able to create images (iso) of my dvd > collection and be able to play them back in MythVideo with full > menus. I have successfully crea

Re: [mythtv-users] font and screen size problem

2005-08-27 Thread S. Martinez
Ok, I am at my wits end here. I appreciate the response. I tried to figure out how to drop the database, and had no luck. I then went as far as uninstalling mythtv and mysql, then re-install both and start over. I am getting the same problem when I run mythtvsetup. My whole desktop gets hu

Re: [mythtv-users] Playing dvd images (iso) using xine

2005-08-27 Thread Jason McMillon
Thanks... That was it. Now i can play things via the command line using xine -pfhq --no-splash dvd:/video/ripped/whatever.iso. By the way, I don't need the trailing slash for some reason. One more quick newbie question. I have managed to use xine to play my MythVideo files using xine -pfhq --no

Re: [mythtv-users] dvdrip -> MythTV - How do I use a vob file?

2005-08-27 Thread Mark Knecht
On 8/27/05, Nick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 8/27/05, Mark Knecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > >I'm playing a bit with dvdrip today. I ripped a title to my MythTV > > storage disk, although in another directory. I'm building mythvideo > > and mythdvd as I write this. > > > >What

[mythtv-users] Setting up DVB-S (Error tuning to transport)

2005-08-27 Thread Nes Yarug
Hi. I have a motorised satellite dish. With my satellite set-top box I can successfully point it to the different satellites by specifying the satellite's location. Could someone please confirm the following: I'm trying to setup a NEXUS-S DVB-S card. I have defined my capture card as dvb:0:

Re: [mythtv-users] Playing dvd images (iso) using xine

2005-08-27 Thread Jesper Sörensen
Jason McMillon wrote: One more quick newbie question. I have managed to use xine to play my MythVideo files using xine -pfhq --no-splash %s. I have spent the last hour trying to get the dvd image file to work within MythVideo. I have created a new MythVideo File Association within the Video

Re: [mythtv-users] Playing dvd images (iso) using xine

2005-08-27 Thread Donavan Stanley
On 8/27/05, Jason Mcmillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Like many other people on this list, I am trying to create a Myth DVD > juke box. I want to be able to create images (iso) of my dvd > collection and be able to play them back in MythVideo with full menus. > I have successfully created image

Re: [mythtv-users] dvdrip -> MythTV - How do I use a vob file?

2005-08-27 Thread Donavan Stanley
On 8/27/05, Mark Knecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > QUESTION: dvdrip broke the DVD into 4 vob files. The first 3 are 1GB > each followed by a shorter one. Use MythDVD and you will not have these problems :-p ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@m

[mythtv-users] Trimming 16:9 to 4:3 for DVD burning

2005-08-27 Thread John Goerzen
Hello, I've recorded some material from my pcHDTV 3000 unit that I'd like to burn to DVD. It's 4:3 material. Trouble is, it's got black bars encoded *as part of the picture frame itself* on the left and right sides. This seems fairly typical when stations broadcast a digital version of an analo

[mythtv-users] iNeed!!!

2005-08-27 Thread Brad
Unfortunately, this case is priced outta my consideration (at least for the moment ;-) but, good gawd, this looks like the perfect home for MythTV: http://htpcnews.com/main.php?id=x15 I wonder if the touch screen would work from Linux/Myth? ___ myt

Re: [mythtv-users] font and screen size problem

2005-08-27 Thread Michael T. Dean
S. Martinez wrote: Ok, I am at my wits end here. I appreciate the response. I tried to figure out how to drop the database, and had no luck. I then went as far as uninstalling mythtv and mysql, then re-install both and start over. I am getting the same problem when I run mythtvsetup. You

Re: [mythtv-users] iNeed!!!

2005-08-27 Thread Donavan Stanley
On 8/27/05, Brad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Unfortunately, this case is priced outta my consideration (at least > for the moment ;-) but, good gawd, this looks like the perfect home > for MythTV: That case is ugly as sin! ___ mythtv-users mailing list

Re: [mythtv-users] Playing dvd images (iso) using xine

2005-08-27 Thread Jason McMillon
I figured out the problem. When I created a new MythVideo File Association under Video Settings -> File Types, I created it as ".iso". It should have been "iso". Thanks for everyone's help... Jason On 8/27/05, Jesper Sörensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jason McMillon wrote: > > >One more qu

[mythtv-users] Mythtv on Debian...

2005-08-27 Thread Mike
What are you guys using for a sarge system? Just building the packages from source? I looked at doing it with sid but compairing the current package tree with the debian repo from the documentation. I can only think that something isn't updated in the documentation or the packages have been aba

Re: [mythtv-users] dvdrip -> MythTV - How do I use a vob file?

2005-08-27 Thread Dewey Smolka
As I understand it, DVD players can't deal with file sizes larger than 1 GB. So when you rip a DVD with most common tools, you'll get consecutive vobs of a max 1GB in size. You don't need to stitch them back together, but there is a short pause when the player "changes reels". Of course, there is

Re: [mythtv-users] Archiving Shows to DVD

2005-08-27 Thread Darren Black
On 8/27/05, Martin Bene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I've uploaded a new tarball for mythburn to my server, > > http://mabene.icomedias.com/mythburn/mythburn.tar.gz. > > - reworked the XML structure for dvdauthor: > > And unfortunately got it wrong :-( DVD generation fails without chapter > m

[mythtv-users] Logical Volume (LVM) - question

2005-08-27 Thread A JM
I need some help mounting this logical volume. The LVM existed prior to recent re-install of the OS, now I can't mount it? When doing the reinstall I left the LVM partition alone and am guessing that's where the problem lays. Does something need to be running in FC3 in order to recognize the the sy

Re: [mythtv-users] Trimming 16:9 to 4:3 for DVD burning

2005-08-27 Thread Nick
On 8/27/05, John Goerzen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I've recorded some material from my pcHDTV 3000 unit that I'd like to > burn to DVD. It's 4:3 material. Trouble is, it's got black bars > encoded *as part of the picture frame itself* on the left and right > sides. This seems fair

Re: [mythtv-users] iNeed!!!

2005-08-27 Thread Zak
That's a joke, right? Or are you a Rotel-hater? I'm hoping it's a joke, 'cause it's a very nice looking case for a higher-end setup. Of course, it's not slimline, but that's not always a concern. Donavan Stanley wrote: On 8/27/05, Brad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Unfortunately, this ca

Re: [mythtv-users] dvdrip -> MythTV - How do I use a vob file?

2005-08-27 Thread Mark Knecht
On 8/27/05, Dewey Smolka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As I understand it, DVD players can't deal with file sizes larger than > 1 GB. So when you rip a DVD with most common tools, you'll get > consecutive vobs of a max 1GB in size. > > You don't need to stitch them back together, but there is a sho

Re: [mythtv-users] LIRC: MythTV native support & other

2005-08-27 Thread Dr. C Mythology
It happens even when I remove the batteries from the remote. And I don't think it receivers IR signals from elsewhere, because the signals are exactly like the ones from the remote. That is, in irw it says "Play, Play, Pause, Power, Pause, 1, 1, 2" etc etc. ThanksOn 8/26/05, Nick <[EMAIL PROTECTED

[mythtv-users] guide updates (zap2it)

2005-08-27 Thread Jesse D. Guardiani
Hello, Does zap2it just get the guide info wrong sometimes? Or does MythTV fail to update the database if programming changes after it has already been committed to the database? I ask because my guide claimed that a bunch of Avatar shows would be on today, but the time slot ended up being filled

Re: [mythtv-users] iNeed!!!

2005-08-27 Thread Joe Votour
I don't like the look of it either, but it's the built-in screen that I don't like. I see it as a distraction, especially if you're watching a movie (or TV) with the lights dimmed/off. But then again, I prefer the minimalist look, I have a SilverStone LC10, no VFD. Just a plain looking case. --

Re: [mythtv-users] iNeed!!!

2005-08-27 Thread Nick
On 8/28/05, Joe Votour <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't like the look of it either, but it's the > built-in screen that I don't like. > > I see it as a distraction, especially if you're > watching a movie (or TV) with the lights dimmed/off. Totally agreed. While the gimmick factor is high, af

Re: [mythtv-users] LIRC: MythTV native support & other

2005-08-27 Thread Nick
On 8/28/05, Dr. C Mythology <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It happens even when I remove the batteries from the remote. > And I don't think it receivers IR signals from elsewhere, because the > signals are exactly like the ones from the remote. That is, in irw it says > "Play, Play, Pause, Power, Pa

Re: [mythtv-users] iNeed!!!

2005-08-27 Thread Joe Votour
> > I'd like to see quality cases with well thought-out > thermal zoning and > heatsinking, dimmed LEDs, suitably located storage > bays, and including > the small extras that show the manufacturer is going > the extra mile. > > Nick I agree, but it's pretty difficult to find anything like that

[mythtv-users] Moving TV Guide on TV Playback

2005-08-27 Thread Steve Nuffer
I have tried everything to center the Guide that is available during TV playback.  The guide is cut off on the left top area.  I have Googled and tried tons of things.  I'm using a PVR350 (Svideo) out.  Adjusted the GUI width and offsets has no affect.  I also tried to adjusting TV playback setting

Re: [mythtv-users] guide updates (zap2it)

2005-08-27 Thread Paul K
And WHAT is wrong with Sponge Bob?!? ;-) There have been a few times that the right program hasn't shown up. It hasn't happened enough so I just figured the station changed something late enough that no data would be up to date. I also think the database can be updated, but only for the next

[mythtv-users] Latest Svn release giving me greif

2005-08-27 Thread Chad Delatte
when I go to run mythbackend I get the following error: mythbackend: error while loading shared libraries: libmythavutil-0.18.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory Everything compiled correctly, and I had version 7143 running previously. I did a serach for the file and it

Re: [mythtv-users] iNeed!!!

2005-08-27 Thread Donavan Stanley
On 8/27/05, Zak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That's a joke, right? Or are you a Rotel-hater? Big ass usless LCD + flip down door == ugly case. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users

[mythtv-users] Dvico MCE style remote + LIRC?

2005-08-27 Thread clarence clarence
Hello. Has anyone successfully gotten the newer mce style remote that comes bundled with the Dvico-Plus range of cards to work? Cheers Gary Ayre ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-user

Re: [mythtv-users] Logical Volume (LVM) - question

2005-08-27 Thread Mickey Chandler
At 06:31 PM 8/27/2005, A JM wrote: I need some help mounting this logical volume. The LVM existed prior to recent re-install of the OS, now I can't mount it? When doing the reinstall I left the LVM partition alone and am guessing that's where the problem lays. Does something need to be running

Re: [mythtv-users] Logical Volume (LVM) - question

2005-08-27 Thread Ali Asad Lotia
afaik, you need to have device mapper support compiled into the kernel and have device mapper userland utils available. i may be off the mark since i use evms which allows LVM2 format for evms volumes. -- ali On 8/27/05, A JM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I need some help mounting this logical vo

[mythtv-users] Re: iNeed!!!

2005-08-27 Thread Brad
Actually, its mostly the screen that I like... I dream of being able to check the weather and start MythMusic without turning on my TV. It'd be cool to have it display pictures from the photo library when it was idle too. Also, the screen can be turned off - and it probably wouldn't be too difficul

Re: [mythtv-users] guide updates (zap2it)

2005-08-27 Thread Ali Asad Lotia
Actually, the database can be updated for the current day as well. If you do: myhtfilldatabase --help it will show you all the options available. One of which is to update for the current day. so you can do mythfilldatabase --refresh-today I don't know if you run myhtfilldatabase from cron or from

Re: [mythtv-users] Recommended GUI dimensions/setup to deal with overscan @ 1920x1080i

2005-08-27 Thread Dan Christian
I've never gotten a usable 1080i display mode working. I can get it to come up, but the interlacing isn't happening right. Everything seems to jump up-down every frame. I'd love any info if you get it working. The one usefull thing I heard about dealing with overscan is to open the window to

Re: [mythtv-users] HDTV Picture in Picture

2005-08-27 Thread Sammo
ATI Radeon 9550 running proprietary ATI fglrx kernel module anx XFree86 4.3. Athlon XP 2500+ with two Twinhan Visionplus DVB-T cards. I can watch two HDTV (1080i and 576p) channels at the same time with PIP. On 7/29/05, Todd Ignasiak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just added a second HD receiver

Re: [mythtv-users] guide updates (zap2it)

2005-08-27 Thread Ali Asad Lotia
Actually, the database can be updated for the current day as well. If you do: myhtfilldatabase --help it will show you all the options available. One of which is to update for the current day. so you can do mythfilldatabase --refresh-today I don't know if you run myhtfilldatabase from cron or from

RE: [mythtv-users] Dvico MCE style remote + LIRC?

2005-08-27 Thread Buzz
I've got one of those dvico MCE remotes, and I'm actually just NOW trying to get it to work There was aparently a patch released to lirc0.7pre4 (I think) that was supposed to work, see: http://www.users.on.net/~jani/dvico-mythtv-8.html I don't know, as I'm running 0.7.2 which supposedly has

Re: [mythtv-users] Logical Volume (LVM) - question

2005-08-27 Thread Neale Swinnerton
Also the device names for the device mapper devices changed recently e.g. my devices look this this now... /dev/mapper/media-movies used to be something like /dev/media/movies where media is the volume group name. There's some way to enable a translation layer to support the old names, can

[mythtv-users] Can I add short-cut keys?

2005-08-27 Thread Sim
My remote has a button called "DVD". I'd love for that to take me directly either to the optical disks sub-menu or ideally to activate the DVD option on that menu, no matter where I am in the menu structure originally. is that possible? Simon -- http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSW

Re: [mythtv-users] Can I add short-cut keys?

2005-08-27 Thread David Whyte
They are called jump points. I don't know anything about them, but they are mentioned on this list heaps. Do a search to find out more... On 8/28/05, Sim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My remote has a button called "DVD". I'd love for that to take me directly > either to the optical disks sub-men