Re: [mythtv-users] mythstreamtv help

2005-10-09 Thread Phill Edwards
> I have added mythstreamtv to my MythWeb tonight. I have installed FFMpeg > and VLC. > They all compiled fine and I used the same version > that mythstreamtv recommends. > > When I select a pre-recorded show and click start the stream, > I can see a vlc process created and running. I can go to >

Re: [mythtv-users] Video file DVD's/CD's?

2005-10-09 Thread Chris Cooper
Just add a symlink to your cd/dvd drive in your video folder and browse it via mythvideo. You need to set the option to use a "browses files" view in mythvideo settings (and of course use a view for which the option is set), then you can browse your drive just like any other directory in your

Re: [mythtv-users] ITX vs ATX for dual-DVB system

2005-10-09 Thread Jules Bean
Stutty wrote: I originally went this route, but I'll never be completely satisfied until it is completely silent, and it isn't there yet (The 3.5" HD hums just too loud). In principle, given enough memory the livetv could be without hard disk, couldn't it? Just put the ringbuffer on a tmpfs fi

Re: [mythtv-users] dvb sound drops out?

2005-10-09 Thread Craig Read
Hamish Moffatt wrote: On Fri, Feb 11, 2005 at 10:26:24AM -0500, Taylor Jacob wrote: Quoting James Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Ben de Luca wrote: Im having an issue with sound stopping half way through dvb recordings I am doing. Any Ideas how I can get some useful feed back

[mythtv-users] mythstreamtv help

2005-10-09 Thread Vincent Yau
Hi, I have added mythstreamtv to my MythWeb tonight. I have installed FFMpeg and VLC. They all compiled fine and I used the same version that mythstreamtv recommends. When I select a pre-recorded show and click start the stream, I can see a vlc process created and running. I can go to http

[mythtv-users] Video file DVD's/CD's?

2005-10-09 Thread Matt Goebel
I'd like to add the ability to watch video files (mpeg, xvid etc..) off of CDs/DVDs to the optical disk menu. I believe I can customize the menu by copying it to my myth user's home directory and adding a link to a shell script. That seems kind of like a hack though. I want something nice and

Re: [mythtv-users] Returning to playback speed 1X doesn't play at 1X

2005-10-09 Thread Chris Ribe
Put a stopwatch on a 2 minute commercial break and report the results.On 10/8/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have MythTV 0.18 running on a remote frontend which is an XBox with> Xebian 1.0.3.>> I have noticed that after I watch any program at an accelera

Re: [mythtv-users] Cannot get signal from PVR-250 component input to display on the screen

2005-10-09 Thread Robert Denier
On Sun, 2005-10-09 at 22:34 -0500, Paul Olson wrote: > Hello- > New to Mythtv, have had a lot of success with the main features, but > am stuck at a few points. Would appreciate any assistance. > > I have connected a VCR to the component video input (also made the I suspect you mean com

[mythtv-users] Cannot get signal from PVR-250 component input to display on the screen

2005-10-09 Thread Paul Olson
Hello- New to Mythtv, have had a lot of success with the main features, but am stuck at a few points. Would appreciate any assistance. I have connected a VCR to the component video input (also made the audio connection). When I fire up the VCR and switch the card to that input, I hea

[mythtv-users] Firewire problems on FC4

2005-10-09 Thread John Winkeler
I am trying to get Myth working with firewire. I followed the mythical Jarod guide for the most part (I didn’t upgrade everything, full upgrade choked) and just can’t seem to get this working. When the 0.18.113 or 0.18.114 backend is started I get the following error:   2005-10-09 22:11:1

Re: [mythtv-users] Crash while fast-forwarding live tv

2005-10-09 Thread Stewart
Sorry to answer my own question here, but I have a PVR-350 which should use the ivtv driver, not the bttv or the cx8800. Which begs the question, why is my system trying to load these drivers. They are certainly not in my modprobe.conf. Stewart wrote: I just checked my dmesg and I see th

Re: [mythtv-users] Video lasts for only 1 second on live TV

2005-10-09 Thread Alberto Alonso
The back end is on a small Epia platform with a pvr250. I have restarted the backend several times, so all drivers had already been loaded. The front end is on an AMD 64 3200+, I run a Matrox G450 without xv support. However, I thought the CPU has enough power to decode a live stream. Am I wrong

Re: [mythtv-users] Crash while fast-forwarding live tv

2005-10-09 Thread Stewart
I just checked my dmesg and I see the following... Might this be the problem? bttv: disagrees about version of symbol tveeprom_hauppauge_analog bttv: Unknown symbol tveeprom_hauppauge_analog cx88xx: disagrees about version of symbol tveeprom_hauppauge_analog cx88xx: Unknown symbol tveepro

[mythtv-users] Re: Fedora Mythtv, pcHDTV and Comcast?

2005-10-09 Thread Mark Linford
On 10/9/05, Dennis Lou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You said you were using an HD3000, not an HD2000 > so that means you should be using cx88 drivers, > not bt8x8 drivers. Try modprobe cx88-dvb > instead. Or, if you are brave, kudzu (I personally > never liked that tool much, though). OK, modpr

[mythtv-users] Dual-head compatibility

2005-10-09 Thread japhar81
Hello all, Brand new to the list, so if this has been asked before, I apologize, but google isnt showing any discussion on this...   I was wondering what the dual-head compatibility of myth was. Namely, I'm thinking of getting one of those nifty HTPC cases with a built-in LCD touch screen. It would

Re: [mythtv-users] Crash while fast-forwarding live tv

2005-10-09 Thread Frank Lynch
On 10/8/05, Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Running 18.1 with a PVR-350 card, using the TV-out. > > Watching hockey tonight and paused the game. Hit fast-forward to skip > the commercials and when it caught up to the live TV, it crashed. Twice. > Couldn't get the the machine via the network,

Re: [mythtv-users] MSI TV @nywhere Plus Setup

2005-10-09 Thread Kirk Bocek
Has any used or *heard* of anyone using this card with MythTV? What's the status of development on saa7134? I thought I saw a note that the developer was ending his work as of February of this year. Thanks, Kirk Kirk Bocek wrote: The OS (CentOS 4.1) detects the card and automatically loads th

[mythtv-users] compile problem: libmyth-0.18.1.so: undefined reference to VolumeBase

2005-10-09 Thread Matt SF
Hi all-- finally getting down to my first mythtv compile after having way too much fun compiling and configuring ivtv :) The compile seems to go well for a while but blows up at: make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/mythtv-0.18.1/programs/mythepg' g++ -o mythepg main.o-L/usr/share/

RE: [mythtv-users] VGA problem

2005-10-09 Thread David Ellis
OK – Your TV is definitely on the right input (My Hitachi refers to Input 1, Input 2, Input 3, and PC). Your TV status of “PC” confirms its on the right input – so ignore question 3.   I think your best bet to get the right modeline is to get the TV working with Windows (you mention you’v

Re: [mythtv-users] Changing channel to another tuner/source?

2005-10-09 Thread Kevin Kuphal
Matt Goebel wrote: Is there some way to setup Myth so that when I change channels to a channel number that doesn't exist on the current tuner/source it will change tuners/sources to one where it does? I have 4 tuners and one of them is using a digital cable box as an input... it's the only t

Re: [mythtv-users] Recording The Daily Show

2005-10-09 Thread Derek Battams
Quoting Bruce Markey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Derek Battams wrote: The reason I started tackling this was that I needed a rather complicated search rule for Jon Stewart and realized that power search would be nice to have via the web. This is the rule I need: program.title = "The Daily Show Wit

[mythtv-users] Changing channel to another tuner/source?

2005-10-09 Thread Matt Goebel
Is there some way to setup Myth so that when I change channels to a channel number that doesn't exist on the current tuner/source it will change tuners/sources to one where it does? I have 4 tuners and one of them is using a digital cable box as an input... it's the only tuner that I have with

[mythtv-users] Re: FC3 install using yum

2005-10-09 Thread Axel Thimm
On Sun, Oct 09, 2005 at 05:38:40PM +0100, Andrew Spruce wrote: > Just added these lines and got the same messages. > The content of the original repo files was as of jarods site: Then let me suggest a fresh start, e.g. remove all of these files and (re)install atrpms-package-config. Then try again

Re: [mythtv-users] VGA problem

2005-10-09 Thread Oren Gross
Hi David, in order to answer 1 and 2 I have to do some tweaking here, but meanwhile I would like to answer 3. I am quoting my reply to "Dave Fallon": the TV has a sign that changes through time - as follows: When I switch to the TV mode and the PC is down or not connected it says "PC" (probably

Re: [mythtv-users] VGA problem

2005-10-09 Thread Oren Gross
Thanks Dave, I had plunged the TV to my ThinkPad T42p running Fedora Core 3 and booted the system. Attached are the xorg.conf used at that time and the log. As for your questions: * When the screen's black, if you hit ctrl-alt-f1, do you get a text login prompt? Yes * What video card do you h

[mythtv-users] Re: FC3 install using yum

2005-10-09 Thread Andrew Spruce
Just added these lines and got the same messages. The content of the original repo files was as of jarods site: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mythtv-0.18.1]# cat /etc/yum.repos.d/* [atrpms] name=ATrpms for Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch baseurl=http://dl.atrpms.net/fc$releasever-$basearch/atrpms/stable

[mythtv-users] Recording The Daily Show

2005-10-09 Thread Bruce Markey
Derek Battams wrote: The reason I started tackling this was that I needed a rather complicated search rule for Jon Stewart and realized that power search would be nice to have via the web. This is the rule I need: program.title = "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" AND ((DAYOFWEEK(program.star

Re: [mythtv-users] Possible MythWeb bug: When using a power search recording rule, ability to not record certain matches fails

2005-10-09 Thread Bruce Markey
Derek Battams wrote: Quoting Bruce Markey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Michael T. Dean wrote: Nick wrote: Only noticed today when I set up a rule for the remaining Formula 1 races (I have a friend trackside for both upcoming races). I set up the rule on a frontend and it worked a treat, picking ou

Re: [mythtv-users] VGA problem

2005-10-09 Thread Dave Fallon
To debug X issues, you need to post your /var/log/Xorg.0.log and /etc/X11/xorg.conf files. The issue could be a couple of things - X isn't using the tvout, or the resolution is set too high for the TV. So, things you'll need to work this out: * When the screen's black, if you hit ctrl-alt-f1, do y

[mythtv-users] Re: FC3 install using yum

2005-10-09 Thread Axel Thimm
On Sun, Oct 09, 2005 at 03:58:14PM +0100, Andrew Spruce wrote: > I have recently installed FC3, run yum update and (about half a day > later) tried installing the mythtv suite using yum. I get : > > Error: Missing Dependency: mysql-server is needed by package mythtv-suite > Error: Missing Depende

Re: [mythtv-users] not getting channel reception on high cable channels

2005-10-09 Thread Joe Votour
It must depend on the area. Although I don't have digital cable, a friend of mine just moved into a new place, where his roommates do. He plugged his TV into the cable outlet in his room, and received full analog cable, channels over 40 included, all unencrypted. Because of that, he has no inter

Re: [mythtv-users] not getting channel reception on high cable channels

2005-10-09 Thread Peter Judge
On Sun, 2005-10-09 at 09:45 -0700, Dave Fallon wrote: > Hi, I'm a relatively new mythtv user, and I've run into two problems. > These aren't myth issues, per se, but I figured the collective experts > here might have some ideas. > > So, I've got a myth box setup with a hauppage PVR-250. I'm using

[mythtv-users] FC3 install using yum

2005-10-09 Thread Andrew Spruce
I have recently installed FC3, run yum update and (about half a day later) tried installing the mythtv suite using yum. I get : Error: Missing Dependency: mysql-server is needed by package mythtv-suite Error: Missing Dependency: libstdc++.so.6(GLIBCXX_3.4.4) is needed by package mythtv-setup Er

[mythtv-users] Re: mythtv-users Digest, Vol 33, Issue 39

2005-10-09 Thread Mark Linford
On 10/9/05, Dennis Lou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You just nearly described my exact setup > (M179 insteead of PVR150 and I'm on > the lower peninsula, though). I get ABC, NBC, > CBS, FOX, PBS in HD as well as INHD1, INHD2, > ESPN-HD and Discovery HD. Dennis, thanks for that info. At least know

RE: [mythtv-users] VGA problem

2005-10-09 Thread David Ellis
A few quickie questions:   1)   You mention that it works in Windows. What resolutions does windows run at when it runs? 2)   Have you tried powerstrip in Windows? Powerstrip will give you the modeline that your video card is running at – you can actually cut and paste in directl

[mythtv-users] VGA problem

2005-10-09 Thread Oren Gross
I am turning to this mailing list since I have lost hope in any other (believe me, I tried them all...). I really need an X expert and I thought that since this group is dealing with display quite often I might find him/her here. My problem is that I have Toshiba 43JS9UE  TV (see http://www.tos

[mythtv-users] remote and local database access

2005-10-09 Thread Jay
I am trying to setup a Mac mini with remote MythFrontend. My main machine, "mythtv", has the database, a backend and a frontend. It has been running well for a long time, on Debian unstable and mythTV Version 0.16. The remote frontend can connect to the database, but not to the mythtv backend.

Re: [mythtv-users] not getting channel reception on high cable channels

2005-10-09 Thread Joe Votour
I can't help you with the cable box problem, but I can give some guidance on the remote control. The IR receiver of the Hauppauge supports RC-5 VCR codes, so you'll need to set your remote to send them. Most universal remotes use VCR code 0081 to do this. Once you've done that, you can likely us

Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-500 Only one turner works --- Hardware of Software problem?

2005-10-09 Thread Nick Rosier
On 09/10/05, Chris Gackstatter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I am trying to determine if I have a faulty board or I just have a setting > that does not work. > > > > > > I am following wilsonet for FC4 instruction. This works great for me as I > have the identical hardware/software (FC4 and

Re: [mythtv-users] mount: Operation not supported

2005-10-09 Thread Azmat
When I installed FC3, I mounted my largest partition, /dev/hdc6 to a /video mounting point.  When I decided to change to LVM, I had to unmount /dev/hdc6 from /video, then followed the instructions in the MythTV docs for creating my LVM VG and adding the new drive, then I readded /video with the VG

[mythtv-users] not getting channel reception on high cable channels

2005-10-09 Thread Dave Fallon
Hi, I'm a relatively new mythtv user, and I've run into two problems. These aren't myth issues, per se, but I figured the collective experts here might have some ideas. So, I've got a myth box setup with a hauppage PVR-250. I'm using cable (comcast, in the LA, CA area), and I'm trying to run it di

Re: [mythtv-users] Video lasts for only 1 second on live TV

2005-10-09 Thread Nick
On 09/10/05, Alberto Alonso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I just tried running both the backend and frontend as root. The > problem still persists. > > There are some more messages related to "prebuffering pause" > but nothing that would indicate what the problem actually is. > > Any other suggest

Re: [mythtv-users] ITX vs ATX for dual-DVB system

2005-10-09 Thread Nick
On 09/10/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nick wrote: > > >Just wait until > >they start pumping out proper 1080 video and all those people who > >bought HDTV-ready plasmas and LCDs (with a native v-res of 720 pixels) > >realise they've been shafted... > > > > > I'm completely amaze

Re: [mythtv-users] Video lasts for only 1 second on live TV

2005-10-09 Thread Garth Benedict
I had this problem and it was a driver loading issue.  Restarting just the backend on boot fixed it for me.  Had to add /sbin/service to my /etc/sudoers file as well. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ cat .kde/Autostart/myth-load.sh #!/bin/bash # Load nVidia driver custom settings #nvidia-settings --load-conf

[mythtv-users] PVR-500 Only one turner works --- Hardware of Software problem?

2005-10-09 Thread Chris Gackstatter
I am trying to determine if I have a faulty board or I just have a setting that does not work.     I am following wilsonet for FC4 instruction.  This works great for me as I have the identical hardware/software  (FC4 and two captures cards PVR250 and a PVR500)   I recently installed th

Re: [mythtv-users] ITX vs ATX for dual-DVB system

2005-10-09 Thread Stutty
I originally went this route, but I'll never be completely satisfied until it is completely silent, and it isn't there yet (The 3.5" HD hums just too loud). I've have finally decided to bite the bullit and built a server in my loft. This solves all sorts of problems (loads of space for disks, loads

Re: [mythtv-users] Re: PVR-150/mythtv setup

2005-10-09 Thread Paul
- Original Message - From: "paulg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 3:52 PM Subject: [mythtv-users] Re: PVR-150/mythtv setup > What is the correct "card type" to select in mythtv-setup for the > Hauppauge WinTV-PRV 150? Is it the standard V4L? > > MPEG-2 Encode

Re: [mythtv-users] Re: PVR-150/mythtv setup

2005-10-09 Thread Nick Rosier
On 09/10/05, paulg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What is the correct "card type" to select in mythtv-setup for the > Hauppauge WinTV-PRV 150? Is it the standard V4L? PVR250/350 N. > > > > > > > > paulg wrote: > > > >> I've been following Jarod's fine HowTo to get mythtv working with my > >> Haupp

[mythtv-users] Re: PVR-150/mythtv setup

2005-10-09 Thread paulg
What is the correct "card type" to select in mythtv-setup for the Hauppauge WinTV-PRV 150? Is it the standard V4L? paulg wrote: I've been following Jarod's fine HowTo to get mythtv working with my Hauppauge WinTV-PRV 150 on FC4. I've watched and listened to captured tv with "cat" and "m

Re: [mythtv-users] mythlcd, recommended display size

2005-10-09 Thread Paul
- Original Message - From: "guy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 11:52 AM Subject: [mythtv-users] mythlcd, recommended display size > there are 2 size of displays > 1) 2x40 - 2 lines > 2) 4x40 - 4 lines > > what is the most recommended ? The bigger the better re

Re: [mythtv-users] FAQ

2005-10-09 Thread Alex Cruz
On Sunday 09 October 2005 02:02 am, Steve Hodge wrote: >To avoid this problem we're giving > X the width that would result in X calculating a dpi of 100 (which > gives fonts of the right size for the rest of the interface). This was indeed the most dificult part for me in tweaking Myth to fit my

Re: [mythtv-users] Auto expire setting ambiguity

2005-10-09 Thread Mercury Morris
On 10/9/05, ffrr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: When I am in the recorded media section and selecting a recording towatch, I can hit a right arrow key and myth pops up a dialog box withvarious buttons - one of which says 'Auto Expire'.Does this mean the recording it set to auto expire, or does it mean

[mythtv-users] Auto expire setting ambiguity

2005-10-09 Thread ffrr
When I am in the recorded media section and selecting a recording to watch, I can hit a right arrow key and myth pops up a dialog box with various buttons - one of which says 'Auto Expire'. Does this mean the recording it set to auto expire, or does it mean that if I press the button, it wiull

[mythtv-users] mythlcd, recommended display size

2005-10-09 Thread guy
there are 2 size of displays 1) 2x40 - 2 lines 2) 4x40 - 4 lines what is the most recommended ? ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users

Re: [mythtv-users] RTFM?

2005-10-09 Thread Jules Bean
Frank Simorjay wrote: As a new user to this list please be kind. I'm trying to get a grasp of the ability to use a backend/frontend model for my installation of mythtv. I have a pcHDTV in a backend system with dual 1 Gig procs, and lots of disk space. The deal is that the backend is also a rac

[mythtv-users] FYI 1:1 pixel mapping lcd hdtv's

2005-10-09 Thread Robert Denier
It looks like gettign a 1:1 pixel mapping on lcd tv's is difficult at least in the lower end. I may return the vizio l32 I bought and get a winbook 32 inch from winbook.com. Their warranty is only a year though, and the contrast ratio looks worse, but apparently gets significantly better reviews

Re: [mythtv-users] SVN Upgrade (FC 4, Myth 18.1)

2005-10-09 Thread Neil
Hi Shane, I've just been through exactly this process - I've got a Nova-T DVB card and wanted to use the dvb-eit feature to automatically populate the EPG. I followed the steps here: http://mythtv.info/moin.cgi/UpgradeToCvsHowTo apt-get doesn't work on my FC4 so in order to get the lirc-lib-deve

[mythtv-users] MythWeb Patches - Multiple Channels with same channum and callsign

2005-10-09 Thread Darryl Ross
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi All, Just want to make sure that I'm not duplicating anyone else's work before I start working on this. I have three different capture cards (analog, digital SD and digital HD) which receive overlapping channels. Both digital cards receive the al

Re: [mythtv-users] Possible MythWeb bug: When using a power search recording rule, ability to not record certain matches fails

2005-10-09 Thread Derek Battams
Quoting Bruce Markey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Michael T. Dean wrote: Nick wrote: Only noticed today when I set up a rule for the remaining Formula 1 races (I have a friend trackside for both upcoming races). I set up the rule on a frontend and it worked a treat, picking out all the matching prog

Re: [mythtv-users] FAQ

2005-10-09 Thread Steve Hodge
On 10/9/05, Phill Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The FAQ is right (except x and y are swapped, ie. x = horizontal res * > > 0.254, y = vertical res * 0.254). > > > > The equation is: > > xdpi = 25.4 * HR / W > > where HR is the horizontal resolution and W is the width in mm (which > > is wh