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rogue780|mythserdoes anyone here have a toshiba laptop?02:00
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defendguinhey jono02:17
jonohey defendguin02:20
defendguini'm a member of the local houston ubuntu users group and i was wondering what the heck we should be doing is there some master plan for ubuntu adoption we should be following02:22
defendguin?02:22
rogue780|mythserdefendguin, eh?02:42
rogue780|mythserthere are ubuntu users groups?02:42
defendguinrogue780|mythser: many of them02:43
defendguin     /join #ubuntu-yournearestbigUScity02:46
rogue780|mythsernope02:47
rogue780|mythsernothing in baltimore02:47
rogue780|mythserand one person in washington02:47
defendguinmaybe their irc channel isn't very active02:49
Davieyrogue780|mythser: try http://dc.ubuntu-us.org/02:52
defendguinis there some way to stop the TV display from going to sleep while i have the music play in visualization mode?03:11
keescookdefendguin: I use "xset s off" and "xset -dpms" in my mythtv sessions03:16
defendguini thought their might be some built in setting i could adjust03:17
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aLeSDhi all06:47
aLeSDis this the official mythtv forum ?06:49
superm1Hi aLeSD06:49
superm1this is a channel for support and development of ubuntu packages of mythtv06:50
superm1for general mythtv problems, see #mythtv-users06:50
aLeSDthanks06:51
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defendguinsuperm1: i saw you were featured on planet.ubuntu.com  congrats ;-)06:56
superm1hehe yup06:56
superm1i'm a star06:56
defendguinsuperm1: i just found out that my TV has an hdmi port on the back of it  if i were connecting the mythtv box to the TV that way it could turn off the monitor when it goes to sleep?07:26
defendguinits an odd looking hdmi port though nothing like i see on my video card07:26
superm1your video card probably has dvi07:27
superm1but not hdmi07:27
superm1hdmi is a dvi signal with audio on the cable too07:27
superm1how are you currently hooking it up?07:27
defendguinright07:28
defendguinsvideo07:28
defendguinso i need dvi to hdmi07:28
superm1you'll get a **much** better picture out of dvi->hdmi07:28
superm1or even out of vga07:28
superm1i hook up to my hdtv via vga07:29
superm1even though it has hdmi07:29
superm1because then i dont have to fuss around with overscan07:29
defendguinwell my tv is not a hdtv07:29
defendguinit's maybe a 2 year old JVC CRT07:30
defendguin35 inch07:30
superm1ah07:31
defendguinwhen i set the sleep timer on mythtv will it be able to power down the tv?07:31
superm1Unfortunately no, there is no such thing in the protocol used for any video signals07:31
superm1you can turn off dpms07:32
superm1and the tv may go into a sleep mode07:32
defendguindpms?07:32
superm1but the only way for a full "off" will be an ir transmitter, or a serial port on the back of the tv07:32
superm1dpms is what puts monitors to "sleep"07:32
defendguinbummer07:32
defendguini doub't i have a serial connection there07:33
superm1well Daviey and i both do on our tvs07:33
defendguinyeah yeah07:33
defendguinstop bragging07:33
superm1haha07:33
defendguinyou told me a while back07:34
superm1i think he told you?  I dont recall doing so07:34
defendguinhmm07:34
defendguinits possible07:34
defendguini was hoping the hdmi thing would be enough07:35
defendguinit could turn off a monitor through the dvi though right?07:35
superm1just low power mode07:36
superm1is the best you can get07:36
defendguinohhh07:36
defendguinyeah07:36
superm1but even if you dont like the low power mode, i really say get an hdmi-dvi cable07:36
superm1your dvds will look better07:36
superm1you can run stuff in higher res07:36
defendguinlow power mode would be enough07:36
defendguinright now the screen just looks like it putting out all black pixels07:37
defendguinlike the ggun is still hot and working07:37
superm1well this is provided your TV is energy star compliant07:38
defendguindon't normal TVs only support 640x400 anyway?07:38
superm1most are07:38
superm1well if you have an HDMI port, your tv can do some magic here and show larger resolutions07:38
defendguini'm pretty sure this is07:39
defendguinmmmm07:39
defendguinthat sounds delicious07:39
superm1you'll find out for sure after getting the cable07:39
superm1i say pick it up from a retailer with a return policy07:39
superm1so in the event it really says no to the higher res07:39
superm1you can get money back07:39
defendguini'm sure best buy would be helpful07:39
superm1yup07:39
defendguinwal will take back anything i wonder if they carry it07:40
defendguinwal mart07:40
superm1and if you really want to save a buck, just get it from bby and then use it for a bit07:40
superm1bring it back07:40
superm1and get it online07:40
defendguinlol huh?07:40
defendguinoh for the cheaper online price07:40
superm1best buy has a 30 day return policy :)07:40
defendguinany chance of mythweather getting fixed in the feisty packages?07:41
superm1well as soon as keescook uploads the gutsy packages, i can request a backport07:42
superm1i have it built for feisty (and fixed) on a personal repository though07:42
superm1see http://www.mythbuntu.org/~supermario/personal/07:43
defendguinhmm07:44
defendguinthanks07:45
defendguinbby is not nearly as cheap as some online retailers on these cables07:47
superm1they are good for testing out though (at least initially) and then returning to purchase online07:49
defendguintoo much hassle07:50
superm1well your call07:51
superm1best buy's "rental" program has saved me countless times :)07:52
defendguinhttp://www.directron.com/cbdvhdmim24ddm.html   12 bucks07:52
defendguinso audio is transmitted over this cable too?07:54
defendguinthat seems hard because its going from my video card to the tv07:55
superm1well when you use dvi->hdmi, the audio signal won't be transmitted.  traditional "hdmi" includes the audio however.08:01
defendguinahh good enough08:02
superm1anyhow.  i need to get to bed.  more travels again tomorrow morning (and then i'm finally stationary for a few days)08:03
defendguinthe svideo wouldn't support the low power mode?08:03
superm1afaik no.08:03
defendguinok then i'll get this cable08:04
superm1okay, look forward to hearing back the results :)08:05
superm1night08:05
defendguinthanks again for the help08:05
superm1np08:05
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gardenhermitre09:42
gardenhermitdarn, missed superm1 again :(09:42
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Davieyarg!10:48
Davieyme to10:48
ompauljono, morning!10:48
jonohey ompaul10:49
ompauljono, loco issue if you got a mo - I had to scarper to the bank shortly (tax man wants his blood)10:50
ompaulI have to make a donation10:50
jonoompaul: shoot :)10:51
ompaulpm on the way10:51
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Davieyhey jono, are you around?05:27
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HugolpHi05:51
Hugolpanyone arround?05:51
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keescooksuperm1: you and Daviey are both showing up for CC today, is that right?06:45
superm1Yes06:45
keescookexcellent.06:46
superm1majoridiot will be coming too06:46
superm1and I think DaveMorris06:46
keescookcool, is it just for the team stuff, or do some of you need ubuntu membership?06:46
superm1just team stuff06:47
keescookcool.06:47
superm1keescook, did you get the gutsy package update in these last few days by chance?06:47
keescooksorry, I've either been far far away from my computer or doing emergency uploads.  :P06:48
superm1ah :)06:48
superm1i've been traveling all weekend too.  this is my first time sitting down in front of a computer for more than 20 minutes06:48
keescookbtw, I ran head-long into the encoder device ordering udev problem yesterday.  :)06:49
keescookI'm working on some udev rules to help sort that out.06:49
superm1wonderful06:49
superm1you think udev will be able to solve it entirely?06:49
keescookafaict, we can just make it part of the backend packaging06:49
keescookudev will be able to _help_06:49
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keescookI'm not sure how to get MythTV to use the "new" names06:49
superm1well that should be a pretty straightforward build time patch I think06:50
keescooki.e.  /dev/video-pcHDTV-HD3000-0 etc06:50
keescookI'd like to discuss naming conventions, etc.06:50
keescookthere are a few wikis floating around that discuss the problem and offer some solutions, but they're very specific.06:50
superm1it appears that the mythdora and knoppmyth folk have been doing a mess of rmmoding all possible modules06:50
superm1and then remodprobing them06:50
superm1in a particular order06:50
superm1which just feels messy06:50
keescookI'd like to write some _general_ udev rules to come up with a full solution06:51
keescookeeeew06:51
keescooknah, udev is the way to go, I think.06:51
superm1i agree06:51
keescookI'm going to see if the video4linux folks have any thoughts on it too.06:51
superm1the only problem is how to handle new hardware06:51
superm1that doesn't have a udev rule written yet06:51
keescook(since, honestly, it's really a bug due to missing udev rules for v4l)06:51
keescookright, that's why I want a general solution06:51
keescookI think, based on the v4l driver details, I can still generate unique names06:52
superm1have you spoken with folks in #v4l then about it yet? (or thats on the todo)06:52
keescookthere is a "name" ATTR that v4l sets, that seems to be unique06:52
keescookthat's on the todo06:52
keescookBasically, I've seen how some mythtv folks want to solve it, I see how I'd like to solve it, and now I want v4l input, and once I've got that, hopefully there can be something that works for everyone.  :)06:53
superm1indeed06:53
superm1Okay i'm gonna run off to lunch right now keescook.  See you in 4 hrs07:00
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keescooksuperm1: best I can do on finding u-live sponsorship is for you to ask vee@oreilly.com if anything is available.  doesn't sound like there is anything available from canonical.  :(08:05
superm1Well I already asked vee08:05
keescookd'oh08:05
superm1unfortunately no go there :S08:06
superm1Well it will help to find someone to split a room with, once people start adding names to the room sharing board i'll throw myself up there08:07
superm1or better yet i'll ask andrew, i mean we are presenting together and all :)08:07
superm1oh keescook.  i got the hd home run on friday! I played with a bit while i was traveling.  its very easy to use08:09
keescooknice! yeah, my buddy just finished setting his up with both tuner inputs.  great stuff08:10
superm1I also packaged the utility that they give you to compile if you want command line control: http://revu.tauware.de/details.py?upid=527708:10
keescookI got myself an oooold pcHDTV card and an antenna so I'm going to play around with HD shortly08:10
superm1need to get it revu'ed yet and such though :)08:11
keescookoooh! nice08:11
keescookI wish I had more hours in the day. w hew08:11
superm1yea an hour or two on a plane gave me plenty of time to toy with the thing08:11
keescookI think I've hit this bug too, I might try an SRU for lirc: http://www.nabble.com/lircd-%22delay%22-that-lasts-a-minute-or-so--t3675370i20.html08:11
superm1are SRU's valid on universe packages?08:12
superm1oh wait, lirc is main isnt it08:12
keescookyawp.  the approval process is different between main/universe I think, but it's the basic idea in both.08:12
superm1are you thinking to make a new checkout, or just this particular patch backport?08:13
keescookI'd backport a patch; there's very little chance of a new checkout getting through SRU08:15
superm1are you using lirc_serial too or is it a different kernel module?08:15
superm1keescook, might be easier to do a new checkout into gutsy and then a backport possibly than an SRU?08:18
keescookI'm using lirc_serial, yeah08:19
keescookI'd like to go through the SRU with a package I'm familiar with, so I'm happy to do it.08:19
superm1i've had issues with lirc serial for a while now too: debian bug 373871.  Wonder if at all resolved by the new lirc serial too :)08:20
ubotuDebian bug 373871 in unknown "IR Transmitting broke (ubuntu dapper pulling debian package)" [Important,Open]  http://bugs.debian.org/37387108:20
rogue780|mythseris there a way to make xchat automatically log into a server and join specific channels?08:21
keescookit's actually a bug in lircd, the serial driver itself is okay.  :P08:21
keescook(my bug, that is)08:21
superm1Right08:22
superm1rogue780|mythser, if you check skip network list at startup, and for the network that you want to connect to, there are settings for auto connect08:22
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rogue780|mythsersweet. it worked like a charm08:41
superm1Daviey, there?09:38
rogue780|mythserI'm downloading the newest build of mythbuntu att10:06
Davieysuperm1: call back the search party10:07
DavieyI'm here10:07
superm1phew :)10:07
superm1i'll msg you what i'm planning on opening up with10:07
superm1let me know what you think10:07
Davieysure10:07
DavieyAlthough, i have left my laptop power cable in the car10:08
superm1rogue780|mythser, which one?10:08
Davieyand cba to get it, what should i do?10:08
superm1i just built one early this AM10:08
superm1cba to get it?10:08
superm1and rogue780|mythser i'm really really close to having some big installer changes in10:08
superm1i think last night's build iwll have a broken installer still10:09
rogue780|mythsersuperm1, mythbuntu-7.04~070529-i386.iso10:09
rogue780|mythserI'm mostly interested in seeing if it'll boot on my computer...the last one I tried did not.10:09
superm1rogue780|mythser, yup thats the one from last night.  it should fix one *big* outstanding installer issue, but the buttons wont be active yet for choosing install types10:09
superm1they will just control page control, but nothing more10:09
rogue780|mythsercoolness10:10
rogue780|mythserwell I've gotta go sign some papers to get my mortgage underway...bbl. oh, and if there's anything ya'll need me to gimp just let me know10:10
superm1rogue780|mythser, will do - and actually i do have something up and coming10:10
superm1so let me know when you get back10:11
superm1Daviey, well throughout my travels this weekend I did manage to get some ubuntu stuff done yet, and the installer should hopefully be functional within a day or two10:11
rogue780|mythserright-o10:11
superm1there were some big big bugs in the ISO build script that were causing issues10:12
Davieysuperm1: cool10:13
Davieysuperm1: cba = can't be a$$ed10:14
superm1*can't?10:14
superm1ah crap. majoridiot just mailed and might not be able to make it10:16
Daviey>:(10:18
superm1Daviey, any updates regarding the mythbuntu-live package from this weekend? Or too busy throughout the weeknd?10:21
Davieybeen a joke this weekend10:21
Davieyhad family staying - couldn't do much10:21
superm1ah.  i was traveling all weekend too, so my only productive time was when i was on the plane or before going to bed myself - so hear you there.10:22
superm1i counted it out, i traveled a total of 1606 miles this weekend within three states :)10:22
Davieyyou yanks and your states... ;)10:23
superm1what do you use instead, provinces or something?10:24
Davieydunno really10:26
DavieyI suppose our equivilant to states is England, Scotland etc10:26
superm1hm10:27
ompaulDaviey, that would be accurate10:33
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Davieysuperm1: if your matching the meeting when it starts - can you buzz me when we are due?10:51
superm1i'm in there already :)10:52
superm1but sure i can buzz when we're up10:52
superm1you should just join now, and i'll ping as needed10:52
Davieyarg!10:54
superm1we're up Daviey11:00
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Davieyta11:01
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keescooknice work guys!!  :)11:13
imbrandonw00t11:13
superm1That went too easy :)11:13
imbrandoncongrats everyone11:13
keescook\o/11:13
imbrandonwell you all put alot of hard work into makin it easy :)11:13
imbrandonplus with 2 core devs and 3+ motu and motu hopefulls it helps11:13
superm1indeed11:14
imbrandon( and the token canonical emp lol )11:14
Davieywoooo11:14
imbrandonnow we just need to get you and Daviey to me MOTU's11:14
imbrandonthat wont be long11:14
Davieyimbrandon: you'd be suprised11:14
DavieyI'll have my hand held for a little longer :)11:14
superm1imbrandon, I've been toying with when to apply.  I think once i have my first clean revu without needing changes i'm ready11:15
Davieysuperm1: you're already a motu....11:15
Davieyi saw your interview with 'behind motu'11:15
Daviey:)11:16
imbrandonlol11:16
DavieyHow did you wangle that then eh?11:16
superm1haha11:16
DavieyI might apply to be interview with, behind core-dev :)11:16
superm1well maybe thats a sign its time to apply?11:16
superm1haha11:16
Davieysuperm1: in your desk photo - i noticed your ibm pass placed in shot11:17
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superm1woah, was it on my desk at taking11:18
superm1i didnt really pay attention11:18
superm1just snapped the pic11:18
superm1ah so it is...11:18
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superm1Daviey, did you catch sabfdl giving us the okay on the name mythbuntu too?11:25
Davieytep11:25
Davieyyep11:25
Davieyreally suprised by that tbbh11:25
superm1which is good given the worry last week11:26
superm1very happy for it11:26
Davieyit was a non-issue11:26
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superm1esp since only stipulation is that our changes come back into upstream11:26
superm1which the ubiquity debdiff...... yuck11:26
Davieyi dob't think that will really be enforced11:28
Davieyas were not improving/bug fixing11:28
Davieyjust adding specific funtionaility11:28
Davieynon use upstream IMHO11:28
superm1well we can always try to commit it as ubiquity-mythtv too11:29
superm1once i get this last set of changes figured out, i guess we can "look" at modularizing it11:29
superm1so that it can be added as a switch11:29
superm1ubiquity --mythtv11:29
superm1or something11:29
superm1ubiquity --mythbuntu11:29
DavieyThat's an idea11:37
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superm1the thing is that some of the files have such *drastic* changes.  I don't know how kindly the ubiqiuty guys would feel about them11:37
superm1there was a comment in -motu after the meeting.  <tritium> superm1: if you end up modifying ubiquity, please allow it to resize the installer windows.  tritium> my mythtv box is connected to my TV, and I always have to use alternate install images, as the installer window won't fit on the screen :)11:41
superm1<tritium> superm1: if many people have their boxes attached to TV's, they'll likely have low resolutions until they enable restricted drivers.  The other issue with TVs is overscan, which can be accomodated in myth, but is a pain to address completely.11:42
superm1What is the best way to address this you think?11:42
superm1Make it compatible w/ 640x480?11:42
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DaveMorrissuperm1:12:25
DaveMorrisDaviey:12:25
DaveMorrisanyone else that I've forgotten12:25
superm1hey DaveMorris12:26
superm1we got +1 on the team officially12:26
DaveMorrisWhen is the 1st release slated for12:26
superm1well at the latest - 7.10 release12:26
DaveMorrisand sorry I missed the CC and Daivey said it went alright though12:26
superm1but ideally soner12:26
DaveMorris7.10 is the Gibbon?12:27
superm1yup12:27
superm1if all of this installer mess works this week, i can see us having a beta in a week or two, and a release by july or august12:27
DaveMorrisok, can I suggest this auto dectection stuff I'm looking at, be put in Gibbon+112:28
superm1Is it looking that complicated?12:28
DaveMorrisso we can focus on having a really good working 1st release, otherwise people will get put off by it and not use it again12:28

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