Re: [mythtv-users] Installing new Firewire card

Channel changes do work.  I have the SA3250 and change channels through an irsend script.  How does Myth handle firewire recording differntly from test-mpeg2?   Thanks for the help. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.

[mythtv-users] Installing new Firewire card

I installed the new card and test-mpeg2 -r 0 works reliably.  However, recording in Myth does not work at all.  I've tried both P2P and  broadcast and Mythbackend reports "No Input in 15 seconds [P:0 N:0] (select).  Are there specific plugctl commands I should test? _

[mythtv-users] Installing new Firewire card

I have been using my motherboard's firewire ports with the VIA chipset and the firewire recordings from my SA-3250HD cable box have been unreliable.  Some times they work fine; sometimes mythbackend shows No Input for 15 seconds message and nothing records.     I recently purchased a card w

[mythtv-users] Configuring GUI display for HD

Hello, I am trying to get the Myth GUI and video to display correctly on my HDTV CRT TV (right now the desktop is too big).   Can anyone recommend a framework for doing so?  Should I first find a modeline so that X fits perfectly on the screen then proceed to tweak Myth's x,y offsets et

[mythtv-users] phpMyAdmin Configuration

Hello,    I messed up my GUI settings in mythfrontend and have read that using phpMyAdmin is the easiest way to alter the configuration files within mysql.  However, I am having some difficulty getting up and running with phpMyAdmin.  I have moved the program into /var/www/html/mythweb but

[mythtv-users] Burning CD's in Myth

I have been unable to burn audio or mp3 cd's from Myth.  Does anyone have any suggestions on how to do this?  The option to burn an audio CD in not even enabled from the active queue menu.  I appreicate any input you may have.  Thanks.   Drew ___ my

[mythtv-users] Burn audio and mp3 CD:s

This is my problem too.  does anyone have any suggestions?  Thanks.   Drew ___   Hi! I run mythtv under fedora core 3 and was wondering why I can't burn mp3 CD:s and audio CD:s in mythmusic. Myth says that it burns the mp3 cd but it doesn't and I can't even choose to burn a audio CD.

[mythtv-users] Streaming baseball games from mlb.com

I have an account with mlb.com that, once I log in, allows me to stream live baseball games either in Real Player or Windows Media format.  Is it possible to do this within myth?  Is mythstream something I should investigate? I apprciate your advice.   Thanks, Drew  __

[mythtv-users] OT: xfs_growfs

I am attempting to grow my video storage by adding a 200GB drive using xfs.  I believe I have done everything correctly, but it has been almost an hour after I executed the xfs_growfs command.  Is this normal?  Does it take a long time to grow 200GB?  I didnt think it would since no data is being m

[mythtv-users] IR Blaster: possible serial port problem

Hello, I have been unable to get an IR blaster to "blast" and I would appreciate anyone's suggestions on how to get this working. I have followed www.lircsetup.com instructions for my FC3 setup (even purcahsed a pre-built homebrew blaster). However, when testing, I get no irsend errors, but I am

[mythtv-users] Simultaneous S-video out-- pvr350 & GFX card?

Hello, Is it possible to have simultaneous video output from the Pvr-350 and my FX5200's TV out at the same time? My thoughts are I could use the output of the 350 to actually watch live tv and myth recordings, but use the graphic card's tv out to make running X more simple. I understand that I

[mythtv-users] Tweak Nvidia S-Video Output

What is the best way to change the settings for S-Video out on my FX5200? Is there a GUI program in which I can adjust some sliding bars or something and immediately see the difference on my TV? Thanks for any info. Drew ___ mythtv-users mailing list m

[mythtv-users] HDTV and MythTV

I have a few questions regarding HDTV and Myth. If anyone can add there two cents, I'd appreciate it. 1. What is the best HDTV card out there for MythTv? Wasn't there a special one I need to hurry to get to avoid broadcast flag issues? 2. HDTV output: Can I output the

[mythtv-users] Can't apt-get ivtv

I have been screwing around with kernels after having installed myth. Now after removing and reinstalling mythtv packages, I ran into the following while apt-getting ivtv... I'd appreciate any help. Thanks... Drew [EMAIL PROTECTED] modules]# apt-get install ivtv Reading Package Lists... Done

[mythtv-users] Re: FX5200 monitor + tv out, xorg.conf

Regarding the Fx5200 and TV, has anyone had problems with X after recompiling a kernel. Everything was fine for me under 2.6.9-1.724smp, but when I went "higher" X wouldnt start after the first reboot into the new kernel. Do you think it is because the setup was configured for the TV and not a mo

[mythtv-users] Re: FC3 - Downloading kernel source

Thankd for the help. if I have a p4 with hyperthreading, I have arch = i386? 586? 686? smp version? Thanks again. Sorry to make this a linux tutorial. DREW ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listin

[mythtv-users] FC3 - Downloading kernel source

I have the 2.6.9 kernel and the kernel-2.6.9-1.724_FC3.src.rpm. But installing the rpm just gives me the 2.6.9 tar. Am I to apply all the .patch files to get to the 724 part? Also, is there anythign special I need to do to recompile a smp kernel? just a setting in the .config, or a different so

[mythtv-users] OT - Turning ACPI OFF

is it ok to add acpi=off to Grub? Will ACPI settings in BIOS still keep the system in good shape? With Linux acpi activated I get flooded with CPU running in modulated clock mode messages. thanks. Drew ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@myth

[mythtv-users] Re: Re: mythtvsetup segmentation fault

What is the best way to reinstall these packages?  Should I remove mythtv and start over?  Is there an easy way to remove Mythtv, ie just one rpm to -e? Thanks. Drew >You should check the mythtv-backend and libmythtv packages: > ># rpm -V mythtv-backend libmyth >prelink: /usr/lib/libmyth

[mythtv-users] FC3 - Downloading kernel source

What mirrors have the source kernels? I can kind them on the regular redhat mirrors. Thanks again. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users

[mythtv-users] FC3 - Downloading kernel source

Using the FC3 how-to, I installed 2.6.9-1.724_FC3smp. However, how do I get the source? I haven't been able to figure out how to do this yet via apt-get (do I get-source kernel=$MYKERNEL or something?) Nor, have I been able to find the kernel-source for .724_FC3smp to download on the mirrors

[mythtv-users] ALSA and intel8x0

Hello, This may be the hardest thing I do in my entire life. I am "following" the FC3 guide and am currently trying to setup digital sound on my DFI 875P-T motherboard. The lspci output refers its audio controller as Intel 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R). I looked at the digital audio wiki but tha

[mythtv-users] OT: NTFS partition & Linux LVM

It may be heresy to ask, but can I have a small XP OS on my MythTV box? What if the rest of the drive and another is using LVM? Can I have LVM on two drives where one is not completely of the same volume? Thanks for your help. I am sorry if this is OT, but I am getting lost in the LVM docs. T

[mythtv-users] 512 MB - Enough RAM?

Is 512 MB enough for P4 3Ghz system (combined frontend/backend) with a PVR350 and PVR250? Thanks for your help. Drew ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users

[mythtv-users] USB to Serial Adapter with LIRC

Unfortunately I just bought a motherboard with only 2 PCI slots and one serial connector-- both of which will have PVR's in them. While I can likely add wireless networking through USB or Access Points, serial ports are more difficult I think. Basically I plan on using the PVR-350 to receiver

[mythtv-users] Re: Re: nvidia fx5200 help please badly needed

Does I really need acceleration on teh Fx5200? Could I play divx and xvid without it? For that matter does mythv oujtput look ok without it? Thanks. Drew ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/

[mythtv-users] PVR-350 and LIRC

This is a simple question but I can't seem to get it straight. Can I use the PVR-350 for LIRC that and not use the pvr remote? Will it just pass through other IR signals or does it just look for its certain remote codes? Basically, I am going to use the 350, but regarding remote controlls, I j

[mythtv-users] S-Video Out: Nvidia GF4 of FX5200

What video card is best for S-video output? I have had people tell me the GeForce 4 (mx420?) and some the FX5200. Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks. Drew ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/l

[mythtv-users] AMD Athlon 64 CPUs and MythTV Compiling

I did read that someone with an AMD Opteron couldnt compile ivtv in a 64bit environment. Does this just mean that he had to use a 32bit environment? If so, is this a problem? do you just dowload differnt packages or do you need to rebuild the kernel in a "32bit mode"? Thanks. DREW ___

[mythtv-users] No Digital Audio Input w/ MythTv

I have been unable to find much information about recording digital audio with a mythtv system. For instance, if your cable/satellite outputs digital audio from an HBO movie, is there a way to record this in your recording? Can you have a pvr350 grab the video and have it (or CPU) encode the

[mythtv-users] AMD Athlon 64 CPUs and MythTV Compiling

I am planning on having one pvr-350 and one pvr 150 or 250. I only need to output s-video, either from teh 350 or an fx5200 card. I have always had Intel chips, but AMD seems to be the CPU of choice for the cool crowd. But I did read that Intel encodes better, if that is what MythTv is doing

[mythtv-users] AMD Athlon 64 CPUs and MythTV Compiling

I am about to purchase a CPU/mobo for a mythtv box. I read somewhere that it is harder to compile builds for MythTv on these AMD Athlon 64 chips. Specifically I am looking at the AMD Athlon 64 3000+. It is relatively cheap and gets good reviews. On the other hand I am also looking at the In

[mythtv-users] Record TV with Digital Audio

This may be a stupid question, but how do you record digital audio? For instance, how do you capture from a satellite receiver with optical out? An Audiology card? what is you have two tuners? Two digital sound cards? Thanks, Drew ___ mythtv-users m

[mythtv-users] Re: Cooler Master Cavalier2: Experiences?

I am not pleased that you two aren't echoing the same sentiments about the case's cooling. Very troubling. If I were to be running a p4 3Ghz, an FX5200 (unhooked fan) ,two pvr's and 1 HD, 1 DVD--would the stock 300W be enough? If not, do I get the Antec Overture (also rumored to be hot) or b

[mythtv-users] DTIVO v. MythTV (Pvr-350) Quality

If I switch over from a DirecTiVo to MythTV will I notice a decline in recording quality? I will output from a pvr-350 card (still using the directv for source)? I also want to get MythTv for the hacking around value, but if my Dtivo would be better quality as it records without a converting

[mythtv-users] Cooler Master Cavalier2: Experiences?

Does anyone have any experiences with the CAV-T02 from Cooler Master.  It is a cool looking ATX desktop, but only comes with a 300W PSU.  I'd like to know if this is enough power in your system.  Also, how is the heat in there? Thanks, Drew ___ m

[mythtv-users] Remote Control Hardware

What kind of hardware do I need to have MythTv control my 2 DirectTv boxes? Both have serial interfaces so my thoughts are that I plug a IR receiver into a USB port and have two serial cables running from the myth box to the directtv boxes? And I control this whole setup with LIRC and MythTv?

[mythtv-users] Storage Requirements for Pvr-350 encdoing

What is the high quality setting suitable for recording sports from a DirecTv s-video feed into the pvr-350 and s-video output from a fx5200 to a standard 27inch tv? At this setting, how many gigs to store an hour of TV? Thanks, Drew ___ mythtv-user

[mythtv-users] Intel- Socket T or 478

Does it matter which I get performance wise? I read somewhere that the LGA775 (Socket T) is fragile. Anyone have any recommendations? Thanks for your help! Drew ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo

[mythtv-users] Re: Impossible to choose Motherboard?

Thanks for all the help! At his point, no HD for me, but I do like overkill so I usually price high and if can't muster the $$$ I step back. 1. Is CPU (AMD/Intel) a matter of preference at this point? I've always had Intel with no problems? 2. What about Intel socket types? socket 468, lga

[mythtv-users] Impossible to choose Motherboard?

Is it impossible? I know I want an Intel chip but beyond that I have no real preference (until you tell me) for chipset, form factor, onboard s-video out. I've looked through the PVR HArdware database, but I haven't gotten a clear idea of what to get. What is the first decision to make? Chi

[mythtv-users] Simultaneous S-Video out w/ PVR-350 & Video Card

Would it be possible to configure MythTV in such a way that it is outputting TV/Video from both the PVR-350 and from an Nvidia FX5200 s-video out out the same time? I'd like to watch TV using the 350, but maybe switch to the 5200 and watch a divx file (from the another s-video input on the TV).

[mythtv-users] Motherboards with S-video

Other than the Asus boards, I can not find motherboards with on-board S-video out. Are there any other Intel CPU motherboards that do S-video? Also, if there are no good motherboards with s-video, what is the preferred graphics card for s-video output? I have read all the posts but when you

[mythtv-users] Re: MythTv and S-Video -- Worth It?

How well do your S-video setups work while watching sports? I'm happy to hear that s-video works pretty well. If a fuzzy menu font is the worst of it, I can handle that. Thanks. Drew ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cg