Re: [mythtv-users] Mysql complains at me

2006-01-26 Thread shadestalker
On 1/26/06, Ryan Rawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: So I had to powercycle the computer that runs mythtv.  Luckly myfilesystem 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

Re: [mythtv-users] should I just switch to SVN

2006-01-24 Thread shadestalker
On 1/23/06, Steve Nuffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Is there a list of changes/enhancements that is available on the web?  Want to see if it would be worth going to the new version at this time or wait when my Myth box is not used as much.  http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Release_Notes_-_0.1

Re: [mythtv-users] Laptop CPU in Desktop Mainboard

2006-01-24 Thread shadestalker
On 1/24/06, Michael Starks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have been thinking of using a laptop CPU to save power on a new MythTVsystem.  Basically, I'd like to be able to use the cpuspeed daemon todrop the CPU speed when there isn't a lot going in.  Has anyone done with with a full-size mainboard?  A

Re: [mythtv-users] NFS suggestions under heavy load?

2006-01-09 Thread shadestalker
On 1/9/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:I suspect that the answer to this question is, "Don't do that, then," but in case anyone has any suggestions: The question is, can I do better?  I don't imagine I'll often be rsyncing the entire disk, but I will certainly be rsyncing the delta

Re: [mythtv-users] Silent Fan for Socket A (AthlonXP 3000)

2005-12-01 Thread shadestalker
On 12/1/05, Jeff Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: So my question: Anybody have other suggestions for good silent SocketA fans that will be happy cooling an AthlonXP 3000? I'd like to keep cost under $30 and preferably have the noise rating close to or under 20dBA. Thanks I'm happy with the Therma

Re: [mythtv-users] Debian plugins

2005-10-21 Thread shadestalker
On 10/21/05, James Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Friday 21 October 2005 12:55 pm, Rodney D. Myers wrote:>> If you are running debian, or any distro, look at a program called> checkinstall. It wan take a tar ball, and create deb's for your system. > The you can easily remove them later.lappy:/

Re: [mythtv-users] Re: lircd starts fine, but crashes as soon as something tries to use it

2005-10-20 Thread shadestalker
On 10/17/05, Ant Daniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: After a recent update I was also having this problem (using FC3) when the symlink is set there was no problems, but the link was lost on reboot. I solved it on my setup by editing /etc/sysconfig/lircd: # Options to lircd LIRCD_OPTIONS="-d /dev/li

Re: [mythtv-users] Mythtv 0.18.1 on Debian

2005-10-07 Thread shadestalker
On 10/7/05, Max-4004 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi,I try to compile Mythtv 0.18.1 on Debian stable.which qmake/usr/share/qt3/bin/qmakeecho $PATH/usr/share/qt3/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:  /usr/bin/X11 echo $QTDIR/usr/share/qt3 I'm curious why your QT is

Re: [mythtv-users] OT: Swapping processors

2005-09-18 Thread shadestalker
On 9/16/05, Robin Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Your best bet is to remove the heatsinks and leave the CPUs in theirsockets. If your PC has an actual power switch on the power supplyturn it off but leave the cord plugged in (to get a good ground). Ifthere's no power switch (or a light stays on o

Re: [mythtv-users] Link To A Nice Case

2005-09-16 Thread shadestalker
On 9/15/05, Paul K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I used this case for my second Myth box. For the $39 +shipping, It's nice. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811195020 I would stay far away from unknown brand PSUs with high power ratings at prices like that.  You are also going to

Re: [mythtv-users] So the final design is..

2005-09-14 Thread shadestalker
On 9/14/05, Derek Meek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Please check it for compatability faux pas as it's been a while since Idesigned a box so i'm not familiar with a lot of newer stuff http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Wishlist/WishShareShow.asp?ID=1672646&WishListTitle=KAZAN%27S+MYTHTV+BOXI would b

Re: [mythtv-users] Very nasty system state

2005-08-25 Thread shadestalker
On 8/25/05, Brandon Beattie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not sure if Myth is to blame, XFS, or something else but I thought I'd > at least make a note incase it comes up again in the future. Myth did > start the cascade, but I think it was an XFS problem. Once > this started, the system would lock

Re: [mythtv-users] Which Window Manager?

2005-08-24 Thread shadestalker
On 8/24/05, Kevin Kuphal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nes Yarug wrote: > > > Please don't take this as a start for a flame war between Gnome and > > KDE. I'd just like to know which Window Manager plays best with > > MythTV. Most how-tos (what is the plural for that anyway :) seem to > > favor KDE

Re: [mythtv-users] Gee, I THOUGHT I was a linux fan.

2005-08-15 Thread shadestalker
On 8/15/05, Richard Bronosky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lee wrote: > > > > >> 1. After the initial install, I noticed it said it was testing > >> DHCP. I knew this was bad, because my router was set to do MAC address > >> filtering. > > > > There are options to set the IP address when you inst

Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Debian sarge stable

2005-08-15 Thread shadestalker
On 8/15/05, Tony Lill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > On a side note, does anybody know if Myth actually needs the later > > versions of these packages? Might be worth updating the debs so they > > work with Sarge if they're not required. (which I would be happy to

Re: [mythtv-users] Cables and more space...ideas?

2005-08-12 Thread shadestalker
On 8/12/05, PAUL WILLIAMSON <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've been running MythTV for about a year or so > now, and have frontends in quite a few rooms. My > problem is twofold... > > 1. Wires. I have a wife and kids, and all have > expressed discontent with the wires going from the > pc to the

Re: [mythtv-users] Sound problems w/ mythtv 0.18.1

2005-08-08 Thread shadestalker
On 6 Aug 2005 22:29:49 -, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Howdy all, > > I'm having some frustrating problems getting sound to work under > MythTV. I've spent much of the afternoon chasing links from Google without > much luck. > > I have a PVR-350 looped into a sound card (In

Re: [mythtv-users] Max number of recordings - unexpected episode deletions

2005-08-07 Thread shadestalker
On 8/7/05, Timothy G. Schaefer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is anybody else seeing this? Did I miss one of the many settings? Should it > work like that? To me it seems like unless I'm running out of hard drive > space or I explicitly tell it "When episode limit is full, delete old, > record new"

Re: [mythtv-users] New Linux User Attempt...

2005-08-07 Thread shadestalker
On 8/4/05, Viet My <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > * Permissions - I'm not sure (being new to Linux) what user to install > what parts under. As it is, everything is installed under Root! This is > bad. Nice to see another sarge / myth user. :) Have a look at http://dijkstra.csh.rit.edu/~mdz/debi

[mythtv-users] nvidia-settings w/geforce4 ti4200

2005-08-07 Thread shadestalker
Possibly OT (if there's an nvidia-settings list I haven't found it yet). I have mythtv working on a debian sarge install. Until recently I was happily using the PVR-350 TV out, but I recently freed up a geforce 4 ti4200 and want to use its TV out for the ability to play transcoded videos without

Re: [mythtv-users] can't change channels on PVR-350

2005-08-06 Thread shadestalker
On 7/20/05, JR Powers-Luhn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Howdy- > > I'm trying to build a MythTV box with a PVR-350 and a pcHDTV tuner > cards using Fedora Core 3 (mostly following Jared's guide). I > installed ivtv version 0.2.0 and could watch and record video, but only > one channel. I can't c

Re: [mythtv-users] can't seek anymore

2005-07-17 Thread shadestalker
On 7/16/05, Robert Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was happily running myth 0.17 with the ivtv drivers unders Debian sid > for the past few months. > Then tonight, I found I could no longer seek when streaming any of > my videos across the network. Seeking seems to work ok on the local > myt

Re: [mythtv-users] MythTv on Debian Sarge

2005-07-05 Thread shadestalker
On 7/4/05, verteiler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 1. Jarod's excellent FC-HowTo gives some insight regarding kernel > choice, is there any information on what kernel one should use when > using Debian? Expecially with regard to ivtv? I'm using the stock 2.6 kernel on my Sarge machine. The only

Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV editing and home key

2005-07-01 Thread shadestalker
On 7/1/05, Fedor Pikus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A couple times I accidentally hit "Home" key while editing recordings. > The result was that the edit bar was cleared of all cut points, and > frontend froze, I had to kill -9 it. > > What's the key supposed to do, and why would that action hang

Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-350 and watching TV

2005-06-30 Thread shadestalker
On 6/30/05, Daniel Hoyos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry about that. I am running Fedora Core 3 with an x86_64 > architecture. > > This is what my mythbackend log gave me > ( /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log): > > 2005-06-29 23:56:34.718 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback > 2005-06-29 23:56:34

Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] Tuning channels with PVR-350

2005-06-21 Thread shadestalker
On 6/21/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >Just a WAG: make sure you are using the correct tuner > >type. Try a tuner modprobe command like "modprobe > >tuner type=xx" and try different values (or change it > >in the modules config files). > > > Actuall