Re: [mythtv-users] No can do for multiple HD5000s?

2006-01-21 Thread tgate
I seem to recall seeing someplace that two HD5000 cards can't be used in the same machine. True? I have two HD5000 cards and it works just fine. Except for the normal problems I've had with HD in general (audio stutter, etc...) -todd ___

Re: [mythtv-users] Shockwave frontend

2005-12-17 Thread tgate
Why? On 12/16/05, Charles Green [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anyone ever considered building a frontend from Shockwave? I've been thinking about this for a while now.  I think it would be more of a theme then a whole frontend I think though.  It could make for some slick animated menus which

[mythtv-users] please bless this system

2005-12-11 Thread tgate
We recently bought a new Home Entertainment cabinet and of course my Devine 5 case won't fit into it so it gives me a good excuse to need a whole new system. I've had my share of buying hardware that wasn't compatible with each other and I'd like to be fairly sure this time around. This

[mythtv-users] Re: Buffer underrun/audio stuttering

2005-11-27 Thread tgate
I'm trying to get a Mythtv frontend/backend server up and running on a P4 2.8 GHz box with 1 GB RAM and Nvidia Geforce 6800. HDTV over firewire is what I'm having trouble with. I can now reliably connect to the cable box and get HDTV streams using test-mpeg2 and in Mythtv itself, however I've been

[mythtv-users] Re: Buffer underrun/audio stuttering

2005-11-27 Thread tgate
I was having the same problem. I had been running mythfrontend as root and out of desperation I switched to running as a normal user but running suid root, with mythfrontend owned by root. Suddenly the stuttering went away. I can't imagine why. I'm afraid I'm going to have to take back

[mythtv-users] Strong signal but no signal lock?

2005-11-26 Thread tgate
using svn 8045. When I try to watch live tv I get signal strength of 75-80% but it claims only partial or no lock and no picture or audio ever starts. However, outside of myth, if I use azap I get a lock and can watch the program without any trouble. Anyone else having a problem with

Re: [mythtv-users] Mythfrontend segmentation fault

2005-11-22 Thread tgate
On Nov 22, 2005, at 6:51 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:I'm using the latest SVN version of MythTV.I'm getting a segmentation fault when I try to tune to some channels: Same for me.  Are you using a DVB card with HDTV?___ mythtv-users mailing list

Re: [mythtv-users] Air2PC HD5000 not working

2005-11-16 Thread tgate
On Nov 16, 2005, at 9:57 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:1. I see references to the "dvb-kernel" but strong indications that that  code has now been incorporated into the standard kernel.  Is standard  2.6.14.1 plus that patch enough or do I need a bunch more patches?  If  not, what patches do I

Re: [mythtv-users] Attractive cases and cheap DVD burners

2005-11-15 Thread tgate
It turns out that all the major noise is coming from my graphics card, an nvidia gforce 6600 which has a fan. Could someone suggest an alternative that is good but without a fan. Or is there some clever mod that can be done which makes it okay to unplug the graphics card fan?

[mythtv-users] Re: mythtv-users Digest, Vol 33, Issue 231

2005-11-14 Thread tgate
On Nov 13, 2005, at 9:29 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:By quiet, how sensitive are you to noise?  I ask because I recently  bought a Ahanix D5 which is driving my girlfriend and I crazy with  the refrigerator noise. I've even disconnected one of the fans, and replaced the other with a  thermal

Re: [mythtv-users] Attractive cases and cheap DVD burners

2005-11-13 Thread tgate
On Nov 12, 2005, at 2:41 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:I have a PVR500 and pcHDTV card on my SP13000 mb in a LC-11M. Very slick and very very quiet. By quiet, how sensitive are you to noise?  I ask because I recently bought a Ahanix D5 which is driving my girlfriend and I crazy with the refrigerator

Re: [mythtv-users] How to select mpeg2-ps ?

2005-11-11 Thread tgate
On Nov 11, 2005, at 4:00 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you mean you want to use PS rather than TS, that's not recommended. TS is the preferred format. Why is that? I'm pretty ignorant on the subject but had been trying to glean something from various comments on-line. I'm having so

[mythtv-users] Capture Card 'setup' program?

2005-11-11 Thread tgate
I'm trying to learn a bit more about how myth interacts with my installed cards and in the documentation at mythtv.org it says: For DVB and HDTV cards, no further configuration is required after setting up the card using the 'setup' program

[mythtv-users] How to select mpeg2-ps ?

2005-11-10 Thread tgate
Based on reading through some of the threads I wanted to see if setting myth to record mpeg2-ps would help with some of my performance issues. But I can't find where to set that. I have a HD5000 card, and when I go to... Utilities/Setup - Setup - TV Settings - Recording Profiles I'm

Re: [mythtv-users] OTA HD Antennas??

2005-11-08 Thread tgate
On Nov 8, 2005, at 4:00 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My planis to install the antenna in the attic and was hoping there was an amplifiedversion available, most of my HD stations are within 20 miles of the houseand within 6 degrees of one another according to AntennaWeb.org. I recently purchased

Re: [mythtv-users] OTA HD Antennas??

2005-11-08 Thread tgate
On Nov 8, 2005, at 7:38 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:I recently purchased the SR15 HD DTV antenna from antennas direct. Oops,  I'm sorry that should have read...I recently purchased the 42XG HD antenna ( http://www.antennasdirect.com/42XG_television_antenna.html )Is is small, light, and cheap --

Re: [mythtv-users] No audio/video with LiveTv

2005-11-06 Thread tgate
On Nov 6, 2005, at 4:00 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:I'd guess it's due to your video driver and the method MythTV is using for timing (might be a x86_64 issue too). Mythbackend seems to be working fine - it's likely an issue with frame syncing and possibly xv: 2005-11-03 20:32:20.733

Re: [mythtv-users] X Error: BadMatch - You likely won't get any video

2005-11-05 Thread tgate
X Error: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes) 8 I'm pretty sure it's due to the dual-headed display because it only happens when I point my frontend to display 0:1. I have the following datapoints: The problem is, the NVidia drivers only support overlays on the first display. If you have the

Re: [mythtv-users] No audio/video with LiveTv

2005-11-04 Thread tgate
Symptoms: 1) selecting different menu items is very slow to react. About 1 second delay between hitting a key and being able to select the next menu item. 2) When I try to watch Live TV the screen goes black, there's no audio and I have to log in from another machine to kill "X" which is pinning

[mythtv-users] No audio/video with LiveTv

2005-11-03 Thread tgate
My apologies in advance for this being a rather long post. I'm feeling a bit desperate. If there is a better way to present the information for help please let me know so that I don't burden the list in the future. I've been trying to track this down for a few days now. I hope someone

Re: [mythtv-users] DVB scans

2005-11-02 Thread tgate
On Nov 2, 2005, at 4:00 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:I'd like to get the data imported into channel info of myth, I see that a script exists for importing channels.conf file that have tzap format, but no docs on how to format my data to get to work. What version of myth are you using?  I switched

Re: [mythtv-users] frontend segmentation fault

2005-11-02 Thread tgate
On Nov 2, 2005, at 7:17 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Just a hunch but I'd say you had incompatible Qt libraries. speaking for myself, I agree, however my $QTDIR is set to /usr/lib64/qt-3.3 and I can't find any reference to /usr/lib/qt-3.3 in any of the configure or make files for mythtv or

Re: [mythtv-users] Slightly OT - Hollywood after the Analog

2005-11-02 Thread tgate
On Nov 2, 2005, at 9:24 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:As long as there are legitimate uses for audio/video capture devices (and there are plenty), I don't think it's possible to ban the devices because they could be used for illegal purposes. That doesn't mean that our friends in Hollywood won't

Re: [mythtv-users] frontend segmentation fault

2005-11-01 Thread tgate
Plugin uses incompatible Qt library! I'm having the same trouble but I'm not getting a seg fault. However for me, the screen goes black and X takes over 95% of the processor. The only way to regain the control is to force kill X from another machine. I have the additional problem of

Re: [mythtv-users] HD Stuttering

2005-10-31 Thread tgate
On Oct 31, 2005, at 12:44 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I also notice that not every station reacts the same. Some work better than others but eventually all fail. I notice that I get the same stuttering in a recorded ATSC program, however the trick of pressing pause for a few seconds

Re: [mythtv-users] HD Stuttering

2005-10-31 Thread tgate
On Oct 31, 2005, at 10:36 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:I found that setting mythfrontend to be suid-root made the stuttering go away. Do I need to do anything special to make this happen?  Or is it literally a matter of logging in as root and running mythfrontend?  Or perhaps "sudo

Re: [mythtv-users] HD Stuttering

2005-10-30 Thread tgate
On Oct 29, 2005, at 11:38 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Just getting into this HD stuff and having some issues with HD   playback. Usually, when I first start watching an HD recording the   video and audio stutters quite badly.  I'm having the same trouble, however I'm using an HD5000 card.It got

Re: [mythtv-users] audio/video stutter

2005-10-25 Thread tgate
Can't say if these changes work yet or not though until I get home from work. Fingers are crossed. Thanks for your support. Sad to report.  Changes did not solve the stuttering problem.  However, I got rid of the "ivtv warning: i2c client addr: " messages by removing the "alias msp3400

Re: [mythtv-users] audio/video stutter

2005-10-25 Thread tgate
Most of the useful information had scrolled off the screen, but there were some messages about resetting the IDE and some drive not ready errors. I checked SMART and everything was fine. This started me wondering... I also get this warning: ivtv: Encoder revision: 0x02040024 ivtv warning:

Re: [mythtv-users] audio/video stutter

2005-10-24 Thread tgate
Did you try enabling "Extra audio buffering"? It is under TV Settings - playback  I did try this.  In fact, just about every combination that could be imagined from the options on that screen.  All the audio buffer option did was make the stutter-stop duration a half second longer.dmesg seems to

Re: [mythtv-users] audio/video stutter

2005-10-24 Thread tgate
On Oct 24, 2005, at 11:15 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:depmod -ae Of course.  Thank you.  This allows me now to add the "tuner" module.  But I'm confused by the message:    FATAL: Module tveeprom_ivtv not found.Why is there a "_ivtv" tacked onto the end of the module name after I try "modprobe

Re: [mythtv-users] audio/video stutter

2005-10-24 Thread tgate
But I'm confused by the message: FATAL: Module tveeprom_ivtv not found. Why is there a _ivtv tacked onto the end of the module name after I try modprobe tveeprom? I can't actually find tveeprom_ivtv anywhere, nor can I find it listed when I grep through files. So I figured outthat the

[mythtv-users] compile myth for x86_64?

2005-10-23 Thread tgate
I'm trying to get myth running with libraries built for x86_64. I've check the AMD64HowTo on mythtv.info but it doesn't seem so show the problem I'm having. when trying to make I get this error: mmx_gcc.cpp:254: error: cast from 'short int*' to 'uint' loses precision I found

[mythtv-users] Re: mythtv-users Digest, Vol 33, Issue 112

2005-10-23 Thread tgate
On Oct 23, 2005, at 4:34 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yum did update the kernel to 2.6.13-1.1532_FC4.  Perhaps this is the  issue, too new of a kernel? It seems there are no drivers matching this new kernel yet. Postponing upgrade myself untill there are. I solved this by going to nvidia's

Re: [mythtv-users] FC4 new install

2005-10-23 Thread tgate
Reposting with the correct subject. Sorry. Yum did update the kernel to 2.6.13-1.1532_FC4. Perhaps this is the issue, too new of a kernel? It seems there are no drivers matching this new kernel yet. Postponing upgrade myself untill there are. I solved this by going to nvidia's download

[mythtv-users] audio/video stutter

2005-10-23 Thread tgate
Well, I'm very close. How often have I felt that? I have installed a new HD5000 card along with my pvr350, and am running on an AMD x86_64 so I've opted to go with the svn #7565 as it seem like that fixes some issues with both the HD5000 and the x86_64 compile. Everything is up and

Re: [mythtv-users] Starting to think I should use Kaffeine instead of Mythtv

2005-10-20 Thread tgate
On Oct 20, 2005, at 8:37 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:kill mythfrontend, open up an xterm, su mythtv-setup  Can you not just run "/usr/bin/setup" ?  I'm pretty sure this will take you to a menu that you can use to setup your network.___ mythtv-users

RE: [mythtv-users] Firewire and DCT-6200

2005-10-14 Thread tgate
Firewire: No Input in 15 seconds [P:0 N:1] (select)Just a thought, but do you get full time reception if you're not using myth?Does the dropout happen always or only at certain times of the day?I'm wondering if you could be experiencing "fading" issues

RE: [mythtv-users] Not your everyday newbie questions

2005-10-12 Thread tgate
On Oct 12, 2005, at 8:24 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The provider (Comcast) decides which programs are allowed to be played and recorded any number of times, recorded one time, or only viewed (not recorded). The unlimited 5c setting is unencrypted and a computer should be able to access

Re: [mythtv-users] mythstreamtv help

2005-10-10 Thread tgate
On Oct 9, 2005, at 11:58 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:but when I point ANYTHING to myhost port 8001, I get connection refused.  I used mplayer or Window Media player and do mms://myhost:8001.  I also tried the http streaming option and I got back "Connection Refused". from your host, on the command

[mythtv-users] vlc and .vob files

2005-10-07 Thread tgate
I'm trying to use vlc to stream one of my DVDs that I've ripped and stored into a .vob file. I can get the video just fine but can't seem to get the audio. Are there any experts that might have a clue toward solving this... here is the vlc line I use to stream the video... vlc -v

Re: [mythtv-users] Another Harmony question

2005-10-03 Thread tgate
If it helps, I have the same remote which I use with an Ahanix VFD/ IR board. I used the MythTV/MythTV setup and taught it all of the command from my remote - it doesn't take long. The main advantage is that virtually all of the myth functions are already defined so you just have to teach

[mythtv-users] mobile mythstreamtv?

2005-10-03 Thread tgate
Has anyone ever used RealPlayer to view recorded or live content using mythstreamtv? My phone (motorola a780) has a audio/video player from RealAudio on it which allows me to stream video to the phone. Now that I've got mythstreamtv working, it's got me wondering if I might be able to

[mythtv-users] lcdproc not responding

2005-10-02 Thread tgate
From looking at the code, 'winamp' has to be lower case in LCDd.conf. This did the trick.  Thank you. Thank You.  Now to see what I can do with it.-todd___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org

Re: [mythtv-users] lcdproc not responding

2005-09-30 Thread tgate
On Sep 30, 2005, at 12:43 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Is LCDd running - what does  "ps -ef | grep -i lcd" show? If not, try running it on the command line. You should get a message on the screen. I  think you need to get at least this far before worrying about myth. The daemon ought to get

[mythtv-users] Re: mythtv-users Digest, Vol 32, Issue 142

2005-09-30 Thread tgate
Did you try LCDd -h - Should tell you which drivers are loaded/compiled Seems okay. I even tried forcing the load with LCDd -d HD44780 Currently available drivers: HD44780, Hitachi, curses, ncurses ___ mythtv-users mailing list

Re: [mythtv-users] lcdproc not responding

2005-09-30 Thread tgate
Did you try LCDd -h         - Should tell you which drivers are loaded/compiledSeems okay.  I even tried forcing the load with LCDd -d HD44780Currently available drivers:        HD44780, Hitachi, curses, ncurses___ mythtv-users mailing list

Re: [mythtv-users] mythlib and qvaluevector et all

2005-09-29 Thread tgate
On Sep 29, 2005, at 8:02 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:And do I need to find a    version of Trolltech Qt3.3.x? Nope; just grab the qt-devel package for your distro. This seems to have done it.What made you think you have 4.0.1?When I couldn't find qmake I went and downloaded/installed 4.0.1I think

[mythtv-users] lcdproc not responding

2005-09-29 Thread tgate
I know a while back there was some discussion about getting lcdproc to work. I've picked through the old threads but none of them seem to solve my problem. I'm hoping that, if I post my details, something might seem obvious to someone. motherboard: MSI Neo4 proc:AMD Athelon

[mythtv-users] mythlib and qvaluevector et all

2005-09-28 Thread tgate
I'm trying to compile some myth add ons and I'm getting these errors... /usr/include/mythtv/uitypes.h:12:26: error: qvaluevector.h: No such file or directory /usr/include/mythtv/uitypes.h:16:22: error: qptrlist.h: No such file or directory

Re: [mythtv-users] mythlib and qvaluevector et all

2005-09-28 Thread tgate
On Sep 28, 2005, at 2:27 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Myth has not been ported to Qt 4.0 yet.  Downgrade to Qt 3.3.x. Maybe there's something I don't understand.  I went to www.trolltech.com to get Qt so that I could use qmake.As far as I know they only offer 4.0.1yum tells me I have this

[mythtv-users] Searchable archives?

2005-09-26 Thread tgate
While I do enjoy all of your messages, kindly answering and re- answering questions, I would love to be able to search the archives. Is there a way to do that? I hate asking questions that I'm sure must have been answered at some point. -todd

[mythtv-users] Any builders of a High end Mythbox with the x15e?

2005-09-20 Thread tgate
Just curious to know if anyone has taken the plunge and built a myth box with a uneed x15e (http://www.origenae.com/) I've always thought it would be nice to not turn on the tv just to listen to music. I'm wondering how well the integration of a second screen works. -todd

Re: [mythtv-users] Any builders of a High end Mythbox with the x15e?

2005-09-20 Thread tgate
On Sep 20, 2005, at 5:37 PM, PAUL WILLIAMSON wrote: For a WHOLE lot less money, you could always get a mediamvp, hack in a vfd and have the same thing, with enough cash to spare to buy a nice Rotel amp or 4 more mediamvp/vfd setups. 600 bones for a case is an aweful lot. Cool, and the

[mythtv-users] HD back/front end

2005-09-18 Thread tgate
I don't use the backend/frontend configuration but would like to move in that direction. I understand that content is streamed off the backend server to the frontend. Are there any latency issues involved with this? I'm especially interested regarding HD content. It seems like thats a

[mythtv-users] HD, Satellite, and 169time.com

2005-09-15 Thread tgate
it seems like the only solution.  Some additional info... I wrote to 169time and they were kind enough to write back.  For what it's worth, here is the transcript...- Original Message - From: "tgate" [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 11:44

[mythtv-users] HD, Satellite, and 169time.com

2005-09-14 Thread tgate
Has anyone put together an HD Satellite mythTv setup using products from 169time.com? I'm interested in keeping my direcTv subscription but want to use myth. They claim to provide firewire out capability but I'm looking for any first hand experience before I buy.

[mythtv-users] mythTv and Dreambox or Amino

2005-07-29 Thread tgate
I found a thread pertaining to this but it seemed to really be more about the MediaMVP. I'd like to know if anyone is using mythTv along with one of these receivers or ideas on how one could. examples: http://www.dreamboxusa.com/

[mythtv-users] hdtv from a cable box

2005-07-28 Thread tgate
I am not sure if it is something I would plan a MythTvsystem around.  Different areas probably have different results.  Iassume they're working on locking it down everywhere though.Unbelievable.  I really don't understand why content creators or providers can not simply offer a "decryption

[mythtv-users] hdtv from a cable box

2005-07-27 Thread tgate
Uhhh... why not do firewire?  Just ask them for a cable box withfirewire, connect to your backend, and you can both capture AND changechannels over firewire. If I might ask. I've setup mythtv a few times and am always looking for a more permanent solution.  Currently, I'm debating getting a