[00:00] I am able to have mythtv flag commercials without producing an errror in the job queue - how do I skip commercials though? [00:07] tallmtt: http://mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Keybindings [00:09] there is also a setting to auto-skip in frontend setup [00:16] (yer welcome) [00:24] how well does frontend backend communication work over wireless? [00:26] Seeker` depends. in my experience, not very well. [00:28] hmm [00:28] depends on the construction materials, line of sight, etc. if you have a good, *stong* signal, you habe a chance [00:28] ^have [00:28] Well, I'm likely to move into a flat at some point in the near future [00:29] wooden studs and drywall better than brick, in my experience [00:30] cat5 is pretty easy to run and to hide. that's what i wound up doing here. [00:30] I cant imagine that anywere i live will be particularly large / thick walls [00:52] hi what should i do if mythbuntu installed fine but there's no mythconverg mysql database? [00:52] does mythtv have a way to initialize all the mysql stuff in case things go wrong? [01:27] laga: I cant create a lircd with irrecord. Can you help? [01:41] majoridiot: thanks for the info - I had some emergency erronds to make === tgm4883_laptop_ is now known as tgm4883_laptop [01:50] I think I just broke my buntu [02:00] tgm4883_laptop: can you help with lirc issue? [02:05] maybe [02:34] let us, for a moment assume that mythbuntu is installed on a harddrive with a standard ext3 filesystem and a second filesystem mounted in /var/lib/mythtv on which all media is held... [02:34] if one were to reinstall mythbuntu to the ext3 filesystem, the media (movies, etc...) should still be on the other partition and fully mountable correct? [04:10] HunterSThompson yes correct [04:57] I've got a STB .. however, what digital tuner card can I get for my PC [04:58] is anyone here? [06:00] hi, i have a pchdtv hd-5500 card. I have tried to follow the instructions here: http://www.pchdtv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1529 to try and get my remote to work. i have been unsuccessful so far. anybody else here solve this issue? [06:51] AlsMe, you don't go from a STB to a digital tuner card [10:40] Hi, i have a few problems with my mythbuntu box [10:40] The first one, is that I can't seem to use mythwelcome to automatically shutdown when it is idle [10:41] In the terminal I do get a message saying that it got a shutdown_now event, but nothing happens and the counter starts again. [10:41] I need this to work, because I want my box to automatically boot for a recording and then shutdown afterwards. [10:42] you pcan turn up verbosity [10:42] --verbose all ;) [10:42] This leads me to my next problem and that is that mythbuntu changes my biosclock to the current time -2. Which would make it boot up at the wrong time. [10:43] @laga: I know that, and I did that. It didn't help me much further. But I will try again. [10:43] if linux is the only system on your box then setting the BIOS clock to UTC is actually a good idea. [10:43] Balachmar: maybe you can pastebin the output. [10:44] i'm not sure if having the CMOS clock set to UTC will interfere with wakeup. i think it works for me. [10:45] well, then mythtv needs to know that the biosclock is utc, so that it will put the right time in the bios. Maybe it does... I don't know yet because I have only tried the command manually, since mythwelcome doesn't work :) [10:45] I'll try the mythwelcome thing right now [10:45] i probably use a script to modify the time. [10:45] let me WoL my backend [10:46] Well, since it uses a time variable, it should be possible to just substract 2 hours, but then it would fail if it gets wintertime [10:47] i believe you can modify the time format.. but i'm not sure if mythwelcome uses that as well. i believe it used to be hard coded. [10:47] i set this up 1.5 years ago, so my memory is a bit hazy. [10:49] http://www.pastebin.ca/1021741 - here's the script. you can use line 6 if your cmos has trouble seeing the correct year or something [10:49] i'll check my mythbackend settings [10:49] interesting. wakeup time is [10:49] yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm [10:49] for me. [10:50] i use mythshutdown, so i need to check mythwelcome settings. interesting. [10:50] Invalid argument: --geometry [10:50] grr [10:51] Well I need to use nvram-wakeup [10:51] oh. [10:51] sorry, i didn't know that. [10:51] i used to use nvram-wakeup, but that box has been retired [10:51] my box doesn't work with acpi... [10:51] surely the mythwelcome manual should work out of the box? [10:53] well, last time I used this howto: http://mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Shutdown_Wakeup [10:53] But now it is a bit shady, because it says some things are different in newer versions, but it doesn't explain what should be done [10:54] http://mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Mythwelcome - i think i used this [10:54] it refers to that page right [10:55] but will it interfere, that I also have set a few options the old way? [10:55] what old way? :) [10:55] using mythtvsetup [10:56] i'd just follow the howto from start to finish.# [10:56] if your CMOS time troubles you, you can still fix that afterwards [10:56] yeah I know [10:57] that is actually the least of my problems :) [10:57] By the way do you know how to clear the program information data, so that I can refill it? [10:57] Balachmar: you can probably truncate the program data [10:57] It actually contains to much data atm, also for channels that we cannot watch [10:58] hum, then you probably need to delete those channels [10:58] im just wondering if anyone could test my patch? https://bugs.launchpad.net/mythbuntu/+bug/231577 [10:58] dbmister: foxbuntu is our mythbuntu-lirc-generator monkey, i'm sure he'll take a look :) [11:00] laga: thanks!, would be great if people tested it? - as i only have Asus Mycinema and Hauppuage PVR 250 remote at hand [11:00] i thought i was going mad.. when pressing enter [11:01] haha :) [11:01] :P [11:15] @laga: here is the pastebin: http://pastebin.com/m4119b092 [11:16] it says the backend is active... but why does mythwelcome first thinks it is inactive? [11:16] and it isn't active at all [11:17] um.. okay, that log is a bit had to read :) so you're using mythshutdown? and it doesn't shut down? [11:19] no, the shutdown command is sudo shutdown -h now [11:20] in mythwelcome? [11:20] i think mythwelcome uses mythshutdown [11:20] as per the manual. [11:49] hey guys [11:49] i've some suspend trouble with my mythbuntu 8.04 [11:50] mythbackend doesn't wort after resume .. so i've created a hook for pm-suspend that restarts the mythbackend on resume [11:51] works fine .. but only 1-3 times .. then the pc wakesup but does nothing ... no ssh no keyboard no screen nothing -> dead [11:52] resume without mythbackend hook works all time .. [11:52] some ideas ? [13:11] Any one solved the NVP: Prebuffer wait timed out 10 times issue? [13:27] are you getting that during livetv? [13:27] or regular recordings? [13:29] well, my old compaq armada e500 (500mhz intel, 128mb ram, ati rage mobility) worked pretty good yesterday as a frontend... watched all of the 1st indiana jones movie & got through most of the 2nd movie until suddenly mythtv exited... i'm guessing it got to hot [13:36] i'm getting it when pressing watch tv [13:36] it managed to work once since rebuilding on 8.04 [13:36] latest nvidia driver [13:37] then my gf changed the channel and it broke... [13:37] black screen, sitting in a loop displaying that in the log [13:37] i.e. /var/log/mythtv/mythfrontend.log [13:38] recordings play sometimes, sometimes not [13:38] same with livetv [13:38] more often not than play [14:16] just rebooted the mythbox and its working... for how long... :( [14:20] * Penfold hrms. My mythfilldatabase isn't. === fstxx___ is now known as fstxx [14:54] i have a newbish question, how do i determine what port my sql server is running on? === fstxx____ is now known as fstxx [15:10] mxpower> i think netstat will show you a list of all the ports being used on your local box... [15:12] more /etc/mysql/my.cnf [15:12] there will be a "port=number" line === protonchris_ is now known as protonchris [15:37] netstat -na | grep 3306 [15:42] hmm, my front end works locally, but, cant connect remotely and mysql is enabled, its there a way to check the security on the database? [15:48] open terminal on frontend and try -> mysql --host= -u mythtv -p mythtv [15:49] enter the correct password [15:50] and if you get something like --> ERROR 1044 (42000): Access denied for user 'mythtv'@'' to database 'mythtv' [15:51] you need to fix grants [15:53] hi guys [15:54] can anyone help out ? [15:54] need a litle help here .... [15:55] you have to ask the question before we can tell you if we can help :P [15:56] lol [15:56] I was checking if there was someone first loooool [15:56] ok [15:58] it's like that : I have hardy installed (server version with desktop) . Then I installed mythbuntu packages. It's working, but there is a problem : the image in tv mode apears repeated in the upper midle and downer midle of the screen [15:59] it's like having two TV's one up and one down [15:59] i guess you're using ATI's proprietary driver? [15:59] ddgoose: get it [16:00] I am in Portugal ... does it have anything to see with the TV mode here? PAL / SECAM ? [16:04] not at all .... I'm using a Brooktree bt878 chip [16:05] tv-out from pvr card? [16:12] ddgoose: what you mean with pvr card ? [16:13] it's a tv card with radio as well [16:13] what tuner card are you using and how do you output to tv. [16:14] in the back it has an entrance like "antena" for both video and radio, a jack out witch I use to connect to the sound board directly [16:14] lol I'm a litle newbie still :s but i'll try to tell you what i know [16:15] what brand is your tuner card? [16:15] PVR stands for Personal Video Recorder. A pvr card refers to a card with which you can record video [16:15] Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Video Capture (rev 11) [16:15] it's this ? [16:17] ahhh one more thing .... with "TV time television viewer" it's ok [16:17] that seems like a video capture card yes [16:17] but when I start mythtv [16:17] the video splits [16:18] or better .... clones it self in the screen [16:18] like I said before it's like having one tv under the other [16:18] i guess you're using ATI's proprietary driver? [16:18] no [16:18] ah [16:19] i'm not using any proprietary driver [16:20] I installed video driver by hand, but it's working great with Xorg [16:20] help me laga I'm drowning [16:20] :P [16:20] what video driver did you install by hand? [16:21] heyy...Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 1800 [16:21] does anyone have the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 1800 [16:21] if so.. is the quality good? (compared to other cards) [16:22] VIA CHROME [16:22] from VIA linux drivers [16:22] @AlsM1: I am using a PVR150 from Hauppauge and it works great [16:23] leimer: does it work if you start mythfrontend like this "NO_XV=1 mythfrontend" [16:23] where's the hardware wiki for mythtv? [16:24] http://mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Category:Hardware [16:24] sorry laga but as I said, i'm a little newbie :( [16:25] didn't catch that one :s [16:25] laga: what you mean with that ? [16:25] leimer: you know how to open a command line terminal? [16:25] ahhh ok [16:26] Balachmar, that's for only analog signal tho right? [16:26] that is a option to run with mythtv in command line [16:26] do i have to run it with sudo ? [16:26] @AlsM1: yes that is right, but digital signal is easier, that is just a dump of the datastream [16:26] * Penfold hrms. running latest mythbuntu from CD - it looks like my initial config off CD ran as user ubuntu, my backend is running as mythtv, but my frontend's running as my user (mike), and it seems all my channel config stuff's run as mike as well :) [16:26] that wouyld explain why mythfilldatabase isn't working :) [16:27] Penfold: make sure to file a bug report :) [16:27] http://bugs.launchpad.net/mythbuntu [16:27] leimer: no [16:27] @Penfold, could that also explain why mythwelcome isn't able to shutdown? [16:30] @laga: I really am having a lot of trouble getting my mythbuntu 8.04 running. also my wireless connection is rubbish with 8.04... I should never have upgraded my system... [16:30] But I WILL PREVAIL [16:30] hah [16:30] But my grilfriend is laughing at me... :S [16:31] I see the GAF is weak in this one ;) [16:31] Penfold: in Balachmar or in his mythtv box? [16:31] laga: the latter, methinks, [16:32] oh - reminds me - using PVR150/PAL/Composite - my TV picture is a good 10% bigger than teh screen top-to-bottom - how to fix? [16:35] What is the GAF? [16:36] Girlfriend Acceptance Factor [16:36] nevermind.. [16:38] wth! my ltsp-update-image is hung at 71% [16:39] patience [16:40] ddgoose: sorrry again ... I just have entered the config files of mythbuntu, then entered the mysql database and have not found anything like that string :S [16:41] futex(0x82b6b84, 0x80 /* FUTEX_??? */, 911 [16:41] she's dead Jim! [16:42] I need to get a "Digital" signal from a STB to my Myth-tv box .. is a STB with firewire the only option? [16:42] leimer: all you needed to do was open a terminal, and in it type ->NO_XV=1 mythfrontend [16:44] ups :s sorry :s lol i'll do that [16:46] makesquashfs - Take 2 [16:47] and Action! [16:59] penfold: i guess http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions#I.27m_using_the_TV-Out_on_the_PVR_350_and_X_is_larger_than_the_screen._Parts_of_the_desktop_and_Myth_interface_are_cut_off_around_the_edges [16:59] Thats one long url there [17:00] wth! my ltsp-update-image is hung at 71% ... Again [17:01] file system full? [17:02] maybe there's a missing mount somewhere? [17:02] strace shows it just sitting there with same futex call [17:02] lemme chack diskspace [17:02] check even [17:02] 26g avail [17:02] not fs [17:04] hi trying to get lirc working with irman. Can anyone help? [17:05] problem i have is i cannot create a lircd file for my tivo series2 remote. [17:05] irrecord wont work [17:05] ddgoose: doh - thanks. [17:11] well the only thing I did to my i386 directory was add a directory in usr/share/ [17:11] pulled it to see if its the problem [17:20] well that was it [17:20] now to figure out the why [17:26] hmm I don't see anything unusual in there wtf [17:27] what did you add [17:27] xbmc nightly build [17:28] hum, i've never tried that [17:28] running mksquashfs on it by itself [17:28] see what happens [17:28] i wonder if it hits a broken something on your hard disk or file system [17:29] cp'd it to my home dir and ran mksq.. on it, locked on futex again [17:29] something in there aborken [17:30] I don't see a verbose on mksq.. to see what file is hanging it [17:31] -info print files written to filesystem [17:32] gah I am blind lol [17:38] laga: could you help troubleshoot a lirc issue? [17:39] no [17:39] :) [17:39] doing homework right now [17:39] laga: for real? Ok homework is more important. I will try to keep at it === ddgoosey is now known as ddgoose [18:11] was hanging on an directory inode [18:11] odd [18:12] how did you solve that? [18:12] researching now [18:13] ls -iR [18:14] list diectories with inode [18:14] directories even [18:16] but unfortunately mksq.. hangs before it spits out which directory [18:21] doing strace on it to see if I can catch the file/directory [18:43] hey guys [18:43] the default sound card isnt the one i want, does anyone know how to change it? [18:43] it chose the onboard chip but i want to use my audigy :\ [18:49] ok wasn't a directory after all, was 2 font files in the mplayer osd fonts [18:49] individually they squash [18:49] but in that directory they will not [18:49] very strange [18:51] ddgoose-boxen: why does it ship its own copy of the mplayer osd fonts? dod [18:51] odd* [18:51] not sure, but I am dissecting the files now to see whats up with them [18:53] tgm4883_laptop: are you at UDS, too? [18:53] osd-mplayer-a.raw & osd-mplayer-b.raw [18:57] both files squash on their own, or together, but when placed in there source folder they wont squash [18:58] very odd. [18:59] sounds like a bug in mksquashfs? [18:59] laga, no [18:59] is UDS right now? [19:01] going to build current svn release and see if it still happens [19:01] FOSScamp is happning now AFAIK [19:01] what is UDS? [19:02] Uber Dork Session [19:02] or Ubuntu Developers Summit [19:02] yeah, that's why i was wondering if you were going [19:02] I forget [19:03] duh [19:03] now i know what that guy in the forums meant: "Nova-T 500 not detected (and no its NOT the reversion!) " [19:04] he was referring to the revision [19:04] bah, I seem to be having DPMS issues since I started using the internal player for mythvideo instead of xine [19:04] or not? seems the novta td 500 is a "diversity" model [19:07] can I run xset commands through ssh? [19:08] tgm4883_laptop: yes, set DISPLAY first [19:08] export DISPLAY=:0 xset -foo [19:08] ah [19:08] thanks [19:09] Hi! Does anybody know the steps to get the propper channel line up fron Schedules direct in mythtv [19:09] MythbuntuGuest87, proper channel lineup? [19:10] yes, I get maybe 12 channels out 70 with the right info the rest get a repeat like "SHOPNBC" [19:11] is it the right info on the SD website? [19:12] yes, I have contacted SD even followed a few steps to make sure I was getting the rifht info from them... They say is on mythtv's side [19:13] strange [19:13] what tuner? [19:13] thanks TGM4883! I have a PVR-500 running under Mythbuntu 8.04 [19:16] are the channel numbers correct? [19:16] where do you live? [19:17] Coronado,CA zip is 92118 [19:18] the channel numbers are correct but most of them don't have the name right. SPIKETV appears as SHOPNBC [19:18] did you try removing the lineup and cards from mythtv-setup, then re put them in there then mythfilldatabase again? [19:18] and of course the shows are not right either [19:19] the shows are not right either? [19:19] on 75% of the channels, no. [19:19] what do you mean? [19:20] I have about 10 channels that show the correct name to it and also the right show. [19:20] the rest of them show incorrect names to the channel number and incorrect shows [19:21] ok [19:21] try what i suggested above [19:22] theres another way, but it's more tedious [19:22] Ok, so go into mythtv setup remove the capture cards and then create them again? [19:24] MythbuntuGuest77, and the channel lineups [19:25] ok, just a min [19:30] TGM: still getting the same, I just ran mythfilldatabase --refresh all [19:31] This is a fresh install I just did yestarday, but I've always ran into the same issue with the lineups [19:33] ok [19:33] go into mythweb [19:33] already there... [19:34] go into settings and channel info [19:34] there is a column called xmltvid [19:35] look and see if the numbers for the wrong channels are all the same [19:35] ok, went into settings.... looking for the xmltvid column [19:36] you are on the channel info page right? [19:36] the xmltvid column should be the 3rd column [19:37] I clicked ont the icon with a key and a hex key [19:38] got it [19:38] got it, good [19:38] xmltvid third column [19:38] so check the numbers for the wrong channels now [19:38] see if they are all the same [19:39] ok just a min [19:41] mhhh! the ones that have problems actually show the channel two times. one of them appears as SHOPNBC and the other one apperas with its propper name [19:41] interesting [19:42] should i just delete the incorrect ones [19:42] lets go ahead and try deleting the wrong ones [19:42] jsut a min [19:42] you could try deleting just a few and seeing if it fixes it for those [19:42] before doing them all [19:45] dang! i just did 'em all expect one [19:45] should i try running mythfildatabse again? [19:46] no [19:46] you already should have the data [19:46] i'll go back to listings in mythweb [19:47] well! you are the man! [19:47] bravo!! [19:48] no prob ;) [19:48] is there anything to be backed up with these settings? will I loose theis whenever i run mythdill database again [19:48] hmm [19:48] good question [19:48] lets run it and find out [19:49] I guess this is a quick fix, if not I'll just delete 'em whenever needed! [19:50] well if they come back we can add a command to mythfilldatabase to not add new channels [19:51] nice, would you know that command off you head? === fstxx____ is now known as fstxx [19:58] MythbuntuGuest87, http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Mythfilldatabase#Command_line_options [19:58] look at the --remove-new-channels option [19:58] thanks a lot! [20:00] do you have time for one more question? I'm currently using mythbuntu 8.04 and would like to have ubuntu hardy added to it. is it a better to go from and installed mythbuntu to ubuntu or start with ubuntu and add mythbuntu to it? [20:01] either is fine [20:02] although if you have a slow connection, it's probably better to start with ubuntu [20:02] if you have a fast connection, shouldn't matter [20:02] yeah, you can just apt-get ubuntu-desktop, or use mythbuntu-control-center to add it [20:02] since I already have mythbuntu and a decent connection I would just need to go to synaptic? [20:03] MythbuntuGuest87, you can add it from mcc [20:03] so hardy is already compatible and updatable ? [20:03] nice nice nice! [20:04] yes providing you are running mythbuntu 8.04 [20:04] mythbuntu and ubuntu are closely relate [20:04] d [20:06] very helpful chat, thanks again TGM === tgm4883_laptop_ is now known as tgm4883_laptop [21:45] On mythbuntu 8.04, when I want to watch TV, the screen becomes black and then return to the menu. What could be the problem? [22:55] anyone know if it's possible to bet more than 800x600 out of the svideo out on a radeon 9000.....I would like to get at least 1024x768 from it [22:55] leprechau, no [22:55] sec [22:55] ? [22:56] I don't mind getting my hands dirty and patching/building source or whatever...just would like to not have to go ebay another card [22:56] leprechau, I refer you to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svideo [22:57] and? ... i know it's possible... I can get 1024x768 on svideo on my old gf4 ... but it's pci and I need an agp card to fit my 2x pvr150s + sblive in there [22:57] it just won't do it with the radeon 9000 [22:58] no idea then [22:59] aight...thanks [23:22] http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250247442610 [23:22] found one ;} [23:22] only $20 too [23:53] hehe, my frontend is 500mhz, 128mb ram, & 8mb ram on graphics board [23:54] i'm hoping the vid card uses shared ram...