Re: [mythtv-users] Back of the envelope calcs for minimum network speed

2005-09-06 Thread Greg Depasse
On 9/6/05, Brian McEntire [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow! Thanks all for the great responses! I think I will bite the bullet and run CAT 5e/6. It will be more construction, but in then end, I will either have a reliable video stream or else I'll at least be able to rule out networking as a probable

Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Back of the envelope calcs for minimum network speed

2005-09-06 Thread Greg Depasse
On 9/6/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snipRegarding cable types - I wouldn't spend the extra money on Cat 6. Cat 5eshould do ya nicely.-Greg/snipIf you're just buying a cable at WalMart or Best Buy, I would agree.However, if you're planning on running wire behind the walls, Cat6

Re: [mythtv-users] System Setup: Dual Opterons, Firewire, Xvmc, Homebrew Lirc, 64-bit packages, Hdtv (DVI to HDMI), Panasonic PT-AE700U Projector, Optical Digital Audio Surround Output

2005-08-24 Thread Greg Depasse
On 8/24/05, Matt Mousseau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm looking to put together the system to end all systems. I believe I have spec'd out all the hardware, but I was hoping to get some feedback on everyone's experiences with each individual aspect of the system. First I will post the

Re: [mythtv-users] Burned to DVD, plays 4:3 in DVD players, but 16:9 in MythTV, how do I get it letterboxed?

2005-07-21 Thread Greg Depasse
On 7/21/05, ffrr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I used ffmpeg to prepare an mpeg file, source has 16:9 aspect ratio,into DVD format, then used dvdauthor to create a file structure as per amythtv howtoSnipthen I burned the file structure to a DVD using K3B in video DVD mode. The resulting disc plays in a

Re: [mythtv-users] Re: atprms.net unreachable?

2005-06-14 Thread Greg Depasse
, Axel Thimm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The server blocks any IP that connects more than a dozen time at the same moment (DoS and download accellerators). On Mon, Jun 13, 2005 at 09:57:57PM -0400, Greg Depasse wrote: Anyone else having trouble getting to atrpms.net ? I'm not subscribed to their mailing

Re: [mythtv-users] Re: atprms.net unreachable? (ip blocking)

2005-06-14 Thread Greg Depasse
It happened to me again tonight. I'm just trying to perform a simple 'apt-get dist-upgrade' on a fresh install of FC3. Oh well. On 6/14/05, Justin Popa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was unblocked... but suprise here... I am blocked again. This time I got to 214 of 290ish though! On 6/14/05,

[mythtv-users] atprms.net unreachable?

2005-06-13 Thread Greg Depasse
Anyone else having trouble getting to atrpms.net? I'm not subscribed to their mailing list, and I can't get to the website. -Greg [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# rpm -Uvh http://atrpms.net/dist/fc3/atrpms-kickstart/atrpms-kickstart-25-1.rhfc3.at.i386.rpm Retrieving

Re: [mythtv-users] Re: [OT] *Real* High-Def TV!

2005-05-25 Thread Greg Depasse
On 5/24/05, Michael T. Dean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You know what the really annoying thing is.Since Joe Public doesn'tknow what HDCP stands for--and typically guesses it's some HighDefinition thing--the marketing guys actually have people believing they're getting a good thing when the TV specs

Re: [mythtv-users] Optimizing MythTV for AMD64

2005-04-25 Thread Greg Depasse
On 4/3/05, Kyle Rose [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I posted the following on my homepage this morning: I bought a dual Opteron 244 back in November of 2003 because I wanted a really, really fast desktop machine. Around the same time, I started playing with MythTV, and it wasn't long after

Re: [mythtv-users] apt-get install ivtv dependency issue w/ latest kernel FC2

2005-03-26 Thread Greg Depasse
On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 16:08:17 -0800, Big Wave Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just out of curiosity... why are you avoiding FC3? Dave On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 16:57:54 -0700, Mike McLaughlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh forgot one thing... this is a PVR-250. Mike McLaughlin wrote: I am

Re: [mythtv-users] apt-get install ivtv dependency issue w/ latest kernel FC2

2005-03-26 Thread Greg Depasse
On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 18:02:24 -0500, Greg Depasse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 16:08:17 -0800, Big Wave Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just out of curiosity... why are you avoiding FC3? Dave On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 16:57:54 -0700, Mike McLaughlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

[mythtv-users] Hang on boot

2005-03-23 Thread Greg Depasse
Hi folks, I'm wondering if anyone is using a Tyan K8W S2885 motherboard with a PVR-250? I searched Gossamer and the pvrhw.goldfish.org sites. Both came up empty. I can't get the card and mb working together. I've got the following: Tyan Thunder K8W S2885 (bios is up to date) Dual AMD64 Opteron

Re: [mythtv-users] RE: mythtv-users Digest, Vol 26, Issue 42

2005-03-08 Thread Greg Depasse
On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 21:49:47 -0800, Brad Templeton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On the Tivo, which is what I used before mythtv, you had the nice ability to pause the live show (without turning it into a recording) and watch a bit of something else just to build your buffer. Hi- Long time

[mythtv-users] (Almost) A small victory for consumers in the US

2005-03-07 Thread Greg Depasse
As reported in engadget (http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000683034752/): The Hollywood studios don't much like it at all, but Congress is finally going to bat for the right of consumers to enjoy movies they way they want to. It just happens to be in protection of censorware programs like

Re: [mythtv-users] Announcing TVWish Beta -- A super wishlist for Myth

2005-03-02 Thread Greg Depasse
On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 13:36:21 -0800, Brad Templeton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There are many types of suggestion engines I have been thinking about. Many people are familiar with Tivo's, which takes the log of what you have recorded, or given thumbs up/down to, and remembers things like

Re: [mythtv-users] fastest Myth start

2005-01-19 Thread Greg Depasse
On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 21:48:18 +, Ivor Hewitt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 18 Jan 2005 21:30, David George wrote: On 1/18/2005 12:59 PM, mail.com wrote: Interested to know how fast you guys can get your machines to boot from cold As a starter for 10 i'm currently at 2mins from