Re: [mythtv-users] Can an iTunes TV download play on MythTV?

Matthew K. Lee wrote: > Hello all, > > I've downloaded an episode of "The Office" from iTunes, and I'm trying > to play it under MythTV. Unfortunately, it does not work. Same goes > for mplayer. Do I need a codec or something? Or is it simply not > possible to play a download from iTunes under

[mythtv-users] External audio

Has anyone used any USB attached external audio devices like the Extigy or the Creative Live 24-bit External USB device? I'm considering this as an option on my small form factor frontend. I see that it has optical SPDIF out which I need but I'm not sure on the AC3 passthrough support in Linu

Re: [mythtv-users] Mythtv rebooting system

Chris Ribe wrote: > On the topic of thermal goo, how do I figure out if my P4 is running > at full speed? I've read that the P4 will automatically slow itself > if it gets too hot. Well, how am I to know if this is happening? > > To avoid being laughed off the list, I won't mention what I am

Re: [mythtv-users] Play List?

Jonathan Smith wrote: > Is there a way to configure a play list for watching recordings? I > record some shows for my kids and would like some shows to play > consecutively without having select each show manually? > Yes. You add shows to the playlist either individually using the INFO menu o

[mythtv-users] FX5500 PCI and HDTV

I'm about to get an FX5500 PCI to put in my small form factor frontend. Does anyone know if the 5500 PCI will have any trouble driving the HDTV content down the bus? I plan on using XvMC because the processor is only a 2.4ghz Celeron. Just looking for anyone with experience with the FX PCI c

Re: [mythtv-users] How to minimize CPU usage

Jerry Rubinow wrote: > On 1/28/06, Kevin Kuphal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Jerry Rubinow wrote: >> >>> I'm running myth with separate front/back end computers. The frontend >>> is a 2.8GHz P4 with 512MB ram, trying to display 720p HD,

Re: [mythtv-users] How to minimize CPU usage

Jerry Rubinow wrote: > I'm running myth with separate front/back end computers. The frontend > is a 2.8GHz P4 with 512MB ram, trying to display 720p HD, but I'm > maxing out the CPU - myth ~65+%, X around 30+%. The video is at times > choppy when there's a lot of stuff changing in the frame. Wha

Re: [mythtv-users] Mythtv rebooting system

> I should know better... > > I took the cover off and it's ran stable for the last hour and a half... > (didn't last that long before). > > I'd look into either some thermal compound for your CPU heatsink or adding a large but quiet case fan to your system. The thermal paste makes a huge di

Re: [mythtv-users] Mythtv rebooting system

Nathan A. Smith wrote: > On Sat, 2006-01-28 at 09:10 -0500, Dewey Smolka wrote: > >>> Not looking at your logs, just from past experience... Anytime I have >>> behavior like you've described, it was either due to a poor power >>> supply or an IRQ conflict. >>> >> Have a look also at your

Re: [mythtv-users] Mythtv rebooting system

Nathan A. Smith wrote: > Hi, > > I have the following for my system... > > AMD 1800+ > 756 Megs Memory > 120 Gig harddrive space > wireless nic > PVR-500 > > I can get mythtv running fine, but after some random amount of time I > will have the system reboot. I have seen very little in the logs, wh

Re: [mythtv-users] Sports events, LiveTV or Watch Recording?

Chad wrote: > I rarely watch sports events of any type, so I'm a bit clueless in > this arena. I know that they can go longer than anticipated, so I > would assume people watch LiveTV and then just pause it to give them > the ability to skip parts they don't want to watch or commercials or > whate

Re: [mythtv-users] Potential IPTV additions for Myth

Robert Johnston wrote: > On 1/26/06, Isaac Richards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On Thursday 26 January 2006 14:46, Robert Johnston wrote: >> >>> On 1/26/06, Dave Bixler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> An awesome idea if I must say so -- that is if I completely understand

Re: [mythtv-users] Mysql complains at me

Ryan Rawson wrote: > So I had to powercycle the computer that runs mythtv. Luckly my > filesystem is journaled (ext3 and xfs) so I didn't have to wait long, > but wait, surprise for me in my mailbox: > > Subject: WARNING: mysqlcheck has found corrupt tables > > The debian packaging of mysql ru

Re: [mythtv-users] New to mythtv, need help

Bill Baker wrote: > During setup, while I was following the instructions on wilsonet.com, I > was actually able to get the TV out to work. But ever since I switched > the screen over to the TV, I can't get anything but a black screen. > > Do you still have a monitor connected? As I recall, Lin

Re: [mythtv-users] convert a lvm xfs partition to jfs

Dawning Sky wrote: > Hi, > > Since some have mentioned XFS performance degrades when the partition > is nearly full, which is the case for my recording partition, I'm > thinking of convert it to JFS. I'm just wondering what is the best > way to achieve this. The partition is a dedicated record

Re: [mythtv-users] getting more pissed off about IVTV

Richard Bronosky wrote: > Well, the moderator finally reviewed my 4 emails to the ivtv-users and > ivtv-devel lists. And I got a unanimous "up yours" from him. This is > very sad. > > I guess my last hope is the email I sent Hans. Which is the first in > the list below. > > What more can I do

Re: [mythtv-users] 0.19 release notes

Jesse Guardiani wrote: > Kevin Kuphal wrote: > >> Jesse Guardiani wrote: >> >> >>> Great read. Two questions: >>> >>> 1.) I've read that the OSD flicker and black and white issues have been >>> fixed. Is that true? If so

Re: [mythtv-users] 0.19 release notes

Jesse Guardiani wrote: > Great read. Two questions: > > 1.) I've read that the OSD flicker and black and white issues have been > fixed. Is that true? If so, might deserve a mention. > I have a flicker free OSD on XvMC (and color) using the ChromaKey OSD feature but it is not a user-exposed se

Re: [mythtv-users] Debian directories for SVN releases.

Luke A. Olbrish wrote: > I've started to hack up the debian/rules file from 0.18 to allow me to > create SVN packages. But then I realized that perhaps people are > already maintaining debian directories to build packages from SVN > somewhere. So... is anyone doing this currently? > > If not, may

Re: [mythtv-users] I'm getting real pissed off about IVTV

Richard Bronosky wrote: > I don't own a windows box. Is there a method of testing it in Linux > that I have not done? (see my logs link in the "situation" page below.) Not that I know of short of cat /dev/video1 > test.mpg to dump the output of the card to a file. It is impossible to say witho

Re: [mythtv-users] I'm getting real pissed off about IVTV

Richard Bronosky wrote: > Yes, I used an inflammatory subject to get some attention. So before > you flame on, find out about RichardBronosky > . You will > find that this is very much out of character for me. > > I've been trying to po

Re: [mythtv-users] Questions about Upcoming 0.19

Raphael Pooser wrote: > Gavin Haslett wrote: > >> I was reading the change list published for the upcoming 0.19 upgrade and a >> few things occurred to me; >> >> 1. For the new LiveTV improvements, will it be possible to set the >> expiration of LiveTV recordings to, say, 4 hours? I know exp

Re: [mythtv-users] Questions about Upcoming 0.19

Ed Neff wrote: > On 1/25/06, *Gavin Haslett* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > > I was reading the change list published for the upcoming 0.19 > upgrade and a few things occurred to me; > > > So, you were "...reading the change list published for the upcoming > 0.1

Re: [mythtv-users] reformating and wondering cvs vs 18.1

Ryan Kremser wrote: > I am about to reformat my box and i'm wondering which i should go > with. As there hasn't been a new release in a long time should i go > with the cvs release or stick with 18.1? Not sure how stable the cvs > has been or what changes have been made lately. Just wonding a

Re: [mythtv-users] Questions about Upcoming 0.19

Gavin Haslett wrote: > I was reading the change list published for the upcoming 0.19 upgrade and a > few things occurred to me; > > 1. For the new LiveTV improvements, will it be possible to set the expiration > of LiveTV recordings to, say, 4 hours? I know expiration is currently done on > a

Re: [mythtv-users] Where's the playback bottleneck?

Jerry Rubinow wrote: > On 1/24/06, Robert Johnston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On 1/24/06, Jerry Rubinow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> If I playback an HD resolution file, I get stuttering, pick a codec, any >>> codec. >>> >>> If I play it back with mplayer (-vo xv -vc ffmpeg12), a

Re: [mythtv-users] Problems with video from Haug. pvr-500

Morten Rønseth wrote: > Hi, > > Jerry Rubinow wrote: > >> On 1/24/06, Nathan A. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> On Mon, 2006-01-23 at 21:54 -0700, Nathan A. Smith wrote: >>> Hi, I have setup my myth box (an Athlon 1800+, 756Meg Memory, 100G+ Harddrive spac

Re: [mythtv-users] New to mythtv, need help

Bill Baker wrote: > On Mon, 2006-01-23 at 23:50 -0500, Tim wrote: > >>> I don't have any audio inputs on my TV. The only way I can connect the >>> TV card is through an RF converter. >>> >> buy an rf converter? takes rca input and outputs rf signal. it will do >> both your video and au

Re: [mythtv-users] New to mythtv, need help

Bill Baker wrote: 2) no. it sounds like a setup/channel tuning issue. >>> Do you/anyone else have any idea on how to correct this? Any further >>> information you need from me? >>> >>> >> Make sure your tuner hardware is working *outside* of MythTV before >

Re: [mythtv-users] New to mythtv, need help

Bill Baker wrote: > On Mon, 2006-01-23 at 23:04 -0500, Tim wrote: > >> 1) no. your tv has no idea what channel your mythtv tuner is on. your tv >> has no info on the sound of your recordings. you can send the sound from >> your mythtv box to your tv speakers, but you will need a sound card (p

Re: [mythtv-users] XvMC - Nvidia isssues?

Dan Seddon wrote: > Hi > This is my first post to the list after getting my system up and > running. I have a Mythtv setup which I'm really pleased with it's 95% > perfect! However - that remaining 5% is always worth persuing so... I'm > using XvMC which means my Athlon XP 1600 trundles away at

Re: [mythtv-users] which sound card to hook into surround system

Dan Gapinski wrote: > Hi Kevin, > > Thanks for this reply - mine is in the courier system > now. What distro are you using? Did it take any extra > effort for setup? I s'pose I should look this up > myself, but I thought I'd ask anyway. > I'm on Redhat 9. Installing the ALSA drivers, etc. was

Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV.org Wiki

Phill Wiggin wrote: >> If you click your username after registering on the top bar, you get a >> user specific page that you can edit. I think this would be a perfect >> place for describing your own box. >> >> Kevin >> > > I'm something of a novice when using wikis. Is there an easy way to

Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV.org Wiki

Jeff Simpson wrote: > > > Is there a place in the wiki where I can describe my setup ? > > > > > > Stef > > You folks can all add information I can't, from your own personal > experience, > etc. I have no problem going through articles and updating > formating to giv

Re: [mythtv-users] Importing recordings after losing entire database and reinstalling

David Bennett wrote: > Well, during my computer upgrade I manage to fry my hard drive (not > the video drive, but the Linux Root) > > I have lost everything on it and am left with my /video partition. > I have tried to find some answers on how to import this video back > into my new mythtv setup, b

Re: [mythtv-users] record a show on channel X or Y

Daniel Walton wrote: > But then it will record CSI on channel 5_1 and 3, I only want it to record on > one or the other. > I'm pretty sure you can do this with an advanced recording rule with something like title LIKE "CSI" and channel != 40. Bruce is better with the syntax of these but I thi

Re: [mythtv-users] No sound -- does it matter?

jwg wrote: > Hello, > > A total newbie question. I'm unable to get my PC sound working. Do I > really care? > > I intend to set this box up as a headless MythTV box, i.e. no monitor, > keyboard or mouse, > running Fedora Core 4, with PVR 350, located with our entertainment > stack, and manage it

Re: [mythtv-users] Video Stutter Problems

Thomas W. Shelton wrote: > Yes ... OpenGL vsync is enabled. > > nVidia - I just installed in the last couple of days so I pulled the > latest from the nVidia website. It appears to be 8178. > > Are there utilities I can use to make sure OpenGL and Xvmc are installed > and operating properly? > >

Re: [mythtv-users] Video Stutter Problems

Thomas W. Shelton wrote: > Hello, > > I have scoured the list and the Internet and discovered a lot of good > information ... none of which has corrected my problem. > > I'm running on > > - Dell 2.4GHz/512M ram > - pcHDTV 3000 Card > - nVidia GeForce FX 5200 > - using NTSC with cable -

Re: [mythtv-users] Lost sound on EPIA SP -- how to diagnose?

Ole Sandum wrote: > Hello everybody, > > It seems everyone else's problems here are far more exotic, but I am out > of things to try and going desperate. So here goes: > > Just to try it out, I built a pilot FE/BE combo with FC4 on a VIA EPIA > SP8000 a couple of months ago. It was running nicely,

Re: [mythtv-users] Playing HD - CPU is 50% Mythfrontend and 50% X

Adam Propeck wrote: > This is kinda a continuation of my previous rants with my Sempron > 3100+ CPU. I'm using an ATI FireGL X1-128 GPU, and I do not believe > that I have Option "Render" "1". I'm hoping that's because it's Nvidia > only. Would that do anything with an ATI card? I hate to put mo

Re: [mythtv-users] Scheduler Not Resolving Conflict

Derek Battams wrote: > The scheduler has marked Letterman in conflict for tonight, even though > it could resolve the conflict by choosing a later showing of Colbert. > If I add a manual override and force the later showing of Colbert to > record then the conflict resolves itself. Why doesn't

Re: [mythtv-users] mythvideo plugin on xbox - controls don't work

Keith Hanlan wrote: > Thanks for your quick reply Kevin. > > On Sat, 14 Jan 2006, Kevin Kuphal wrote: > > >> Keith Hanlan wrote: >> >>> Can somebody suggest a course of action? >>> >>> >> It has nothing to do with mythvide

Re: [mythtv-users] playslist for recorded tv?

Matt Price wrote: > in the "watch recordings" menu, it's possible to select a recorded > program, push the right button, and then select "add to playlist". > does anyone know > a) what this playlist is? -- I've never seen it actually activated. > It is what it says, a playlist of recordings.

Re: [mythtv-users] mythvideo plugin on xbox - controls don't work

Keith Hanlan wrote: > Can somebody suggest a course of action? > It has nothing to do with mythvideo. You need to get your LIRC support working in mplayer. I don't run an xbox so I can't say for sure what you need to do other than it really has nothing to do with Myth. I'm sure there is pl

Re: [mythtv-users] Wireless Keyboards & Learning Remotes, Just don't get it! (Still confused)

Ramzy Darwish wrote: > Thank you all so much for your honesty and help, but I am still a > little confused. > I have read my remote's manual and know how to teach it keys; my > problem is that I don't know how to get the correct values to enter in > as the keyboard codes. > > FOr sure, my remote

Re: [mythtv-users] Live TV recording as if it was a scheduled recording

BP wrote: > Kevin Kuphal wrote: > > >> This always makes me ask...why? With your auto-expiration options set >> (unless you never expire anything), Myth will perfectly manage your >> space to make sure it removes old shows to make room for new. LiveTV >>

Re: [mythtv-users] Live TV recording as if it was a scheduled recording

Mudit Wahal wrote: > The koolaid is too srong here and if you are not drinking the same > koolaid, you are ostracised. I just use myth as a DVR and I like the > EPG. My linuxbox records the shows, commercial cuts and does mpeg2 to > mpeg4 via mencoder. My headless box sits in garage. I'm streaming

Re: [mythtv-users] Live TV recording as if it was a scheduled recording

Dag Nygren wrote: >> Dag, >> >> The best way to get *around* this issue is to have a dedicated >> partition for the myth recordings. That way, the old livetv files will >> be deleted much faster. You can keep your programs, archives, dvds, >> movies, downloads, torrents, etc on a separate partition

Re: [mythtv-users] Live TV recording as if it was a scheduled recording

Dag Nygren wrote: >> Dag Nygren wrote: >> I do feel that an option 'Delete LiveTV Recordings when changing channel' would be useful for many people. >>> Yep, >>> I already suggested changing the resolution of the setting >>> "Keep LiveTVthis long" to hours in

Re: [mythtv-users] Wireless Keyboards & Learning Remotes, Just don't get it!

Robert Tsai wrote: > On Sat, Jan 14, 2006 at 08:45:50AM -0600, Ramzy Darwish wrote: > >> If someone could either tell me, or point me in the right direction >> to the actual process of finding the keyboard codes or whatever I >> need to proceed, it would be greatly appreciatd. >> >> Again, I hav

Re: [mythtv-users] Live TV recording as if it was a scheduled recording

Dag Nygren wrote: >> Theres no need for it, all those little files can be hidden from view by >> default and get deleted when room is needed automatically. >> > > I stil would like to be able to use "df" to find out how much space > I have left on the disk. > This always makes me ask...why

Re: [mythtv-users] Live TV recording as if it was a scheduled recording

John Andersen wrote: > On 1/13/06, Steve Adeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >>> I do feel that an option 'Delete LiveTV Recordings when changing >>> channel' would be useful for many people. >>> >>> Chris >>> >> Theres no need for it, all those little files can be hidden from view

Re: [mythtv-users] mythbackend not starting on slave (I know...)

Bruce Markey wrote: > Well, the problem is clearly that it is finding a valid mysql.txt > when start from the commandline but not when started in the init > script. This is most likely the $HOME environment variable and not > a lack of reading mythtv docs ;-). > > Root's $HOME may be /root when log

Re: [mythtv-users] mythbackend not starting on slave (I know...)

Steve Malenfant wrote: > I couldn't find the answer anywhere... "service mythbackend start" > don't work on my salve... It's not an IP configuration issue... > mythfrontend works as root and mythtv user on the slave. Also when I > execute manually everything works fine. > > So if do "/usr/bin/my

Re: [mythtv-users] cut commercials only, no transcoding

Robin Gilks wrote: >> "Cory Papenfuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >> >>> It's currently a very active bit of development... lossless MPEG2 >>> cutting. It's not in the releases, and the development has bugs that >>> are >>> being squashed. Not ready for prime time yet as I understand it.

Re: [mythtv-users] Myth Remote Control

James Oltman wrote: > How have you mapped your xine or mplayer to your remote using your > keyboard? I would LOVE to do this but would like to know how you > mapped certain buttons. Thanks! What I've done is made sure that the xine and mplayer keyboard commands match the keyboard commands I ha

Re: [mythtv-users] Myth Remote Control

William Powers wrote: > What IR keyboard are you using? I've been using the Chicony KB-9820, > but they are getting hard to find... > I think it is the Lite-On one but it's rebranded under some other name. I believe from the JP1 sites it is an Airboard in the guts. I don't think you can ge

Re: [mythtv-users] Myth Remote Control

Mark Lehrer wrote: > Hello there. I am currently using a full sized IR keyboard as my > remote, but I would like to find something a little smaller that my > wife can use to navigate. > > What are the most common solutions for MythTV? > Buy a one-for-all remote with a JP1 connector and a JP1 in

Re: [mythtv-users] PPC and MythMusic FIX (at least for mp3s)

Ryan Oltman wrote: > My first contribution back to the opensource community (after using Linux for > the last 11 years its about damn time). > > Okay after being bugged by mythmusic on not working on a ppc I decided to sit > down and figure this thing out. Especially since there appears to be 2

Re: [mythtv-users] Recommend an HD/SD tuner card?

Dorsey Graphics wrote: > > On Jan 12, 2006, at 11:17 AM, Steve Adeff wrote: > >> On Thursday 12 January 2006 14:04, Dorsey Graphics wrote: >> >>> That's the issue - it may be Comcast, it may be DirecTC. Probably not >>> OTA, but I don't really know yet. >> >> >> Comcast >> Possible HD cable box fi

Re: [mythtv-users] Name that tuner!

Steve Daniels wrote: >Ok, I've aquired a tuner and haven't a clue what kind it is, all I have is >the board. > >It's in a machine at the moment so can't see it to tell you any codes >written on it but it's got the following I/O from top to bottom. >It's a Hauppauge Analogue Card, and probably at

Re: [mythtv-users] MPEG4->MPEG4 transcode? (slightly OT)

Steve Briggs wrote: >"Preston Crow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>Most people, especially the developers, use the PVR-xxx cards that have >>built-in MPEG-2 encoders, so I wouldn't expect to see much work going in >>to improving transcoding with a MPEG-4 source. >> >> > >Which has always p

Re: [mythtv-users] Recommend an HD/SD tuner card?

Dorsey Graphics wrote: > Can you recommend a PCI card that works well for HD, also has an >option for SD (for use until I purchase the new TV), and that will >not break the bank? > > Compatibility with BeyondTV and MythTV is important, as I am not >sure which I will use yet. > > What i

Re: [mythtv-users] Hauppauge PVR Questions

Joseph Faisal Nusairat wrote: > Thanks. > > I appreciate it. So this begs the question, what does the 250 have > that makes it more special? > > Who says the 250 is special? It simply is the original and thus has had the best driver support. I have a PVR-150 and PVR-500 in my systems and they

Re: [mythtv-users] Upgrading mythweb to svn HEAD but not the backend

Darryl Ross wrote: >Chris Petersen wrote: > > >>That's the answer. If you want to use svn, use svn for everything. >> >> > >It is possible to retrieve older revisions out of subversion. That is >what I am wanting to do. > >All I am asking is what subversion revision number was used in the 1

Re: [mythtv-users] Ordering of mysql and mythbackend shutdowns

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 05:46:17 -0500 (EST) >From: "Chris Pinkham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > I've just noticed that, when rebooting the master backend machine, >> > mysql gets shut down before the backend (because, of course, "mysql" >> > sorts before

Re: [mythtv-users] Upgrading mythweb to svn HEAD but not the backend

Darryl Ross wrote: >Hey All, > >I have a three machine mythtv network here: the master backend, a >dedicated file/database/web server and a combined frontend/backend. The >backends are using the 18.1 RPMS from atrpms. > >I have just tried to update my mythweb to the current version that's in >SVN

Re: [mythtv-users] Fwd: Sempron 3100 lag when viewing HD from 6200 STB

Steve Adeff wrote: >On Monday 09 January 2006 21:06, Kevin Kuphal wrote: > > >>Adam Propeck wrote: >> >> >>>I find it frustrating that this is a Linux only issue. If I had >>>trouble playing an 1080i stream on a Windows box with a 3 ghz proc,

Re: [mythtv-users] Fwd: Sempron 3100 lag when viewing HD from 6200 STB

Adam Propeck wrote: > I find it frustrating that this is a Linux only issue. If I had > trouble playing an 1080i stream on a Windows box with a 3 ghz proc, > I'd go crazy. Why is it that Linux has so much trouble with this? I > would think that it would be an easy thing like enabling the correc

[mythtv-users] Scan displacement and over/underscan

Does anyone know what the scan displacement values in the Playback setup of MythTV do? Since moving from my BTTV cards to a PVR-150 and PVR-500, I noticed that my recordings have a small (maybe 10-20 pixel) black bar at the bottom of the playback that I'd like to try to fix by moving the image

Re: [mythtv-users] Watch Videos

David Abrahams wrote: >It appears that the Watch Videos feature only looks on the frontend's >local filesystem for files, but a record of all the recorded videos is >kept in the backend's database, causing it to complain about all the >missing videos that were recorded on other machines every time

Re: [mythtv-users] Fwd: Sempron 3100 lag when viewing HD from 6200 STB

Adam Propeck wrote: > Ok, so does anyone have an Nvidia card they'd like to trade for an ATI > Fire GL X1 - 128MB? hehe. I can hope. :) have you tried using libmpeg2 playback instead of the regular playback? Sometimes that can help lighten the load a little bit if you are just at the edge.

Re: [mythtv-users] Fwd: Sempron 3100 lag when viewing HD from 6200 STB

Adam Propeck wrote: > > Here is some more detail. ( Xrog.conf and some hdparm info) I'm > wondering if livetv isn't playing well because of the specific > firewire port/driver? I'm using the single port that comes with the > audigy 2 PCI card I'm using. Also, I guess I was wondering if I need

Re: [mythtv-users] Sempron 3100 lag when viewing HD from 6200 STB

Adam Propeck wrote: Running: Sempron 3100 512 MB DDR400 ECS Nforce 3 MB ATI FireGL X1 -128 Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Hitachi 8mb cache 7200 RPM 250GB drive. Fedora Core 4 Source: Charter cable via Moto 6200 STB (Firewire) -- The regular chann

Re: [mythtv-users] IOBOUND - blocking in ThreadedFileWriter::Write() --- WTH?

Blammo wrote: On 1/8/06, Mudit Wahal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: elevator=cfq didnt help in my setup. I never got around to moving my recordings to jfs file system. So, I'm just using 16MB buffer and seldom had iobound problem. I added another hard drive and formatted it as xfs file system. B

Re: [mythtv-users] question about RAID

Gavin Haslett wrote: I know you said data protection is not an issue... but believe me when I tell you that it can become an issue rapidly. You can build a significant collection of recordings on any reasonable size media (I have mirrored 160Gb drives myself), and there's no recovery if you lose

Re: [mythtv-users] Where to send Feature requests?

Stewart wrote: I have seen a trac list to track bugs, but I have not been able to find anythere to place feature requests, specifically, this is a mythweb feature request. To be honest, there really isn't. There is a page on http://www.mythtv.info for feature requests but it is by no means

Re: [mythtv-users] Playback performance [all platforms]

David Abrahams wrote: I notice that the performance of playback seems to be suboptimal. For example, I captured some HDTV video over firewire using MythTV. When I try to play it back using the frontend, it is totally unwatchable. The action occurs at about half speed because of stuttering and

Re: [mythtv-users] Import existing video file?

David Abrahams wrote: I have an existing video recording in a format already supported by MythTV playback. How can I add it to my backend's list of recordings? Run the mythrebuilddatabase.pl script from the contrib folder. YOu can pass it a --ext avi (or anything else) and it will ask you

Re: [mythtv-users] IOBOUND - blocking in ThreadedFileWriter::Write() --- WTH?

Blammo wrote: This is getting old: 2006-01-08 14:53:20.087 IOBOUND - blocking in ThreadedFileWriter::Write() 2006-01-08 14:53:21.216 IOBOUND - blocking in ThreadedFileWriter::Write() 2006-01-08 14:53:21.586 IOBOUND - blocking in ThreadedFileWriter::Write() 2006-01-08 14:53:21.666 IOBOUND - bloc

Re: [mythtv-users] OSD isthmus makeover

gerhard aldorf wrote: Hi The isthmus OSD got a facelift. The main changes are. The pause box is reduced and the editing box extended, new font plus a few other small things here and there. You find it at http://www.aldorf.no/mythtv/ I'm shure it needs some adjustments, so please let me kno

Re: [mythtv-users] Single Instance Howto?

Michael T. Dean wrote: Kevin Kuphal wrote: John Andersen wrote: Is there a way et set mythfrontend to only allow a single instance to be launched on any given machine? Via a comedy of errors I've found on a couple of occasions that more than one instance was running. I wondered wher

Re: [mythtv-users] Single Instance Howto?

John Andersen wrote: Is there a way et set mythfrontend to only allow a single instance to be launched on any given machine? Via a comedy of errors I've found on a couple of occasions that more than one instance was running. I wondered where the memory went. Often after a power failure, KDE wi

Re: [mythtv-users] MythMusic AlbumArt

Brad DerManouelian wrote: I was trying to find a script to automatically add album art to my MythMusic directories. I came across the one in this thread: http:// www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/140895 but it only adds art as you RIP a CD. I have way too many albums already ripped

Re: [mythtv-users] Edit Mode overlay menu?

Steve Adeff wrote: On Friday 06 January 2006 02:23, Ross Campbell wrote: On 1/5/06, Steve Adeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: is there a menu for the edit mode such that I don't have to learn all the keys to my remote? I can't find a keymapping for one in the docs You mean other t

Re: [mythtv-users] USB IR receiver of choice

Mike wrote: Apparently I'm the rear end of a donkey. I had a family member order two serial IR receivers from irblaster.info for his new Myth boxes, but neither of the computers have serial ports. (Go figure, it isn't 1992 anymore.) I'd rather not throw more PCI cards in these boxes just to

Re: [mythtv-users] How to clean up confused metadata?

John Biundo wrote: Hi all, I just implemented LVM and in the process, relocated my tv recordings directory. I had a few experimental recordings lying around that I didn't care to preserve. So they're gone from disk, but they remain in the database and show up as saved recordings. Trying t

Re: [mythtv-users] Overkill...

CascadeHush wrote: The main reason I continue to use XP on one of my PCs is my Hauppage 150 TV Tuner card, which I use to record TV according to a schedule I have set up. This particular PC is my main file server, as well as being a digital VCR (I don't want to say PVR, because that implie

Re: [mythtv-users] How do I add existing avi files to mythtv's recordings?

Chris Doyle wrote: Steve, This is great! just one small problem. Upon execution, it grabs the show info just fine from TV.com, but the query fails with a message of DBD::mysql::st execute failed: Unknown column 'basename' in 'field list' at /root/tvgrabber-0.5.pl line 571, line 1. apparen

Re: [mythtv-users] How do I add existing avi files to mythtv's recordings?

Steve Adeff wrote: On Monday 02 January 2006 20:57, Kevin Kuphal wrote: William Kenworthy wrote: How do I add existing avi files to mythtv's recordings? Do I need to transcode into a particular resolution etc? In the contrib folder of the mythtv source is a script

Re: [mythtv-users] How do I add existing avi files to mythtv's recordings?

William Kenworthy wrote: How do I add existing avi files to mythtv's recordings? Do I need to transcode into a particular resolution etc? In the contrib folder of the mythtv source is a script named myth.rebuilddatabase.pl that will take an "--ext avi" command-line option to import AVI fil

Re: [mythtv-users] Frontend - Backend : Connectivity

Brad DerManouelian wrote: On Jan 2, 2006, at 5:25 PM, R wrote: Will this work? In THIS house, the Backend is connected to Comcast cable. It is also connected to Comcast internet behind a firewall. My relative lives across the street. We could put a Frontend in THAT house behind that firewall

Re: [mythtv-users] Frontend - Backend : Connectivity

R wrote: Will this work? In THIS house, the Backend is connected to Comcast cable. It is also connected to Comcast internet behind a firewall. My relative lives across the street. We could put a Frontend in THAT house behind that firewall. Make the appropriate changes to both the firewalls so

Re: [mythtv-users] mythfrontend on windows

Rick van der Mieden wrote: Hi There, I've got a mythfrontend and backend running in the living room connected to the TV, but I'd like to have a frontend running on my laptop, which is running windows xp, to watch livetv. So I installed winmyth with mythtv filters. But I can't get it to work

Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] UK DVB Satellite in US

Nathan Ford wrote: I have a quick question for the knowledgable mythtv peoples. Is it possible to recieve UK dvb satellites in the US? I live on the east coast (In the grand sceme of scale, almost as east as you can get in the US). From what i've been able to gather channels like BBC are FTA on

Re: [mythtv-users] [FM tuner on a pvr350]

Jason wrote: 2nd try. Im sure this has been brought up before, but does anyone know of a way to get the FM tuner to work in mythtv? Ive searched and cant seem to find anything. Assuming you can get it to work *outside* of Myth with other radio applications: http://mythextra.napsi.net/m

Re: [mythtv-users] Pvr-500 or Plextor ConvertX, reliability.

Ray wrote: Thanks everyone, that's just the sort of information I needed. I have a pvr-500 and a TB Riviara on order. Just an FYI, I received my PVR-500 yesterday, compiled IVTV 0.4.1 on my Redhat 9 box, dropped it in to replace my BTTV cards on my master backend and it worked perfect with

Re: [mythtv-users] PATCH: New weather type

Harry Orenstein wrote: First time I've ever seen an Unknown weather type. Looks like it's the first new one in over a year! --- weathertypes.old 2004-08-16 23:20:32.0 -0400 +++ weathertypes.dat2005-12-30 22:52:31.947483599 -0500 @@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ 173,Strong Storms,thunshowers.p

Re: [mythtv-users] ssh attack

Darren Hart wrote: I'm sure nobody here is dumb enough to do this, but since I was, thought I'd pass the word. There is an ssh attack going around with a brute force login using 2187 different username/password pairs, one such pair happens to be: mythtv:mythtv Likle I said, I'm sure noone

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