[03:04] for some reason my mythbuntu panel remains visible at the top of the screen when running mythfrontend. How do I go about fixing this? [06:53] stiev3_: if you haven't gotten the answer already, I left a post for you on the diskless thread. [06:56] ddgoose, awesome. That is what i was looking for. Thanks. [07:29] no problemo [11:16] hi all [11:16] guys, can someone explain how to start using mythubuntu with twinhan 1034 (DVB-S) cards? [11:26] what's the problem? [11:30] I don't see any cards at all [11:30] I loaded dvb-bt8xx module [11:32] selfsk: is there anything relevant in dmesg? [11:33] selfsk: do they show up in lspci? [11:34] Hi, I have just installed the mythweather plugin, however can not work out how to select the UK BBC source. I can get the NDFD [11:35] Problem... scarter@MediaPVR:/usr/share/doc$ sudo -s / [sudo] password for scarter: / Aborted / scarter@MediaPVR:/usr/share/doc$ ... what the heck is 'Aborted'? [11:35] Seeker` : noop [11:35] Can anyone advise me on this? [11:36] just common words: bttv loaded, and audio driver loaded [11:36] i suppose i should get something like card name/type etc. [11:37] EvilGuru: ask in #ubuntu - there are more peopl [11:37] e [11:49] what about twinhan? does someone has a succesfull experience with it? [12:02] It seem as if the issue was caused by a missing package [12:02] A sudo apt-get install libxml-simple-perl fixed it5 [12:11] Can't get signal after upgrade to 8.10 using Conexant CX23880/1/2/3 worked on 7.10? [15:26] anyone know what would cause my tv sound to work one day then not the next in mythtv [15:56] any expert rippers in the room? [15:56] I'm trying to figure out how to rip to iso from command line in my backend .. is this doable on a backend only? [15:57] would like to back up a bunch of home movie / dvd's right to ISO's .. rather than tying up a frontend to do it .. [15:57] seems like there's gotta be a cli script for this .. but google gives me older stuff that isn't working just right [15:57] it's possible- but you'll end up with a bunch of ISO's that have CSS on them still [15:58] but won't playback get around the css issue? you can playback css dvd's without ripping them [15:58] if you have the library, then yes [15:59] http://www.wikihow.com/Create-an-ISO-File-in-Linux [15:59] that should tell you how to create an ISO of a CD (or DVD) [15:59] well most of what I'm trying to do is home generated DVD's .. I have a panasonic dvd cam corder [15:59] just remember, it's going to be 4.7 GB [15:59] so would css even be in play for that? [15:59] nope [16:01] i'll try that .. thanks for the input [16:01] here's a slightly more detailed one for ubuntu-type distros: http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-6509.html [16:10] so if the DVD is dual layer .. maybe I'm better off copying the directory structure, and then using mkisofs? .. you're referring to a size limit on the dd command? [16:43] fyi .. worked well on dual layer DVD! 8.5 GB .. great advice szakulec [17:48] Sorry, failed to fetch http://localhost:6544/xml. [17:51] exit [18:05] just use ddrepair [18:05] errr [18:05] ddrescue [18:06] ddrescue -d /dev/dvd NAME_OF.iso NAME_OF.iso.log [18:06] and then you can ^c and resume it [18:06] haven't seen a dvd that it hasn't worked on [19:14] rhpot1991: so, you use dd_rescue to rip dvds? [19:26] hello, looking for some help getting mkv/x264 content to play [19:27] all my other media plays well with the default mythtv settings [19:46] I'm running 8.04 with the current nvidia driver, 169.12 [19:46] mplayer hangs on mkv files most are x264/avc 720p/1080p [19:49] hardware is AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Windsor 3.2GHz Socket AM2 125W Dual-Core; 2 GB RAM; nVidia GeForce 7050 PV / nForce 6 [19:49] 30a [19:50] I've tried mplayer with various options and niceness, best luck is having a movie play for like 5 mins, then the screen freezes, and then the pc freezes [19:51] all my avi, lo-def content plays great [19:51] if your box freezes, something is very broken [19:54] well it gets real slow at the console, I can still ssh in [19:54] ah [19:54] well, what does top say? [19:55] the cpu goes up to as much as 60% depending on the niceness [19:55] and memory usage? [19:56] about half of the 2 GB, no swapping [19:56] hum [19:56] anything interesting in vmstat? [19:56] haven't check it out [19:56] run "vmstat 1", but the output is a bit hard to parse. [19:56] the first line is usually bogus [19:59] ok I've got it running, any special way I should run mplayer? like mplayer -ac hwdts -vfm ffmpeg -lvadopts threads=2:fast:skiploopfilter=all file.mkv [19:59] no clue, i usually dont do a lot with x264 movies [20:00] ok, I'll kick off a movie with vmstat running and see what happends [20:03] procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- -system-- ----cpu---- [20:03] r b swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us sy id wa [20:03] 1 0 0 949280 43832 337192 0 0 0 0 210 159 0 0 100 0 [20:03] 0 0 0 949280 43832 337192 0 0 0 0 210 162 0 0 100 0 [20:03] 1 0 0 948600 44088 337336 0 0 256 0 213 249 20 1 80 0 [20:03] hmm prob hard to read... [20:04] um movie crashed pretty fast [20:05] that looks sane.. [20:05] htpc 8029 10.2 2.3 141408 42336 pts/1 Sl+ 12:02 0:13 mplayer -benchmark -ac hwdts -vfm ffmpeg -lavdopts fast=1:skiploopfilter=all:threads=8 /media/1TB/Crash/Crash.720p.mkv [20:05] it crashed? [20:05] that's a ps [20:06] it stopped playing [20:10] yeah the system never seems to get overloaded [20:12] hmm can't find the mplayer process now, hows this load? [20:12] load average: 14.41, 9.87, 4.73 [20:13] Cpu(s): 6.3%us, 41.3%sy, 0.0%ni, 0.0%id, 0.7%wa, 4.9%hi, 46.9%si, 0.0%st [20:13] Mem: 1814608k total, 853320k used, 961288k free, 46476k buffers [20:13] Swap: 5309440k total, 0k used, 5309440k free, 340456k cached [20:13] hi everybody! [20:13] hello [20:16] what does auto-transcode do? [20:17] I have some problems watching livetv. I don't understand why. I have done a channel research but I have sputtering and lag.This is my mythbackend log : http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/14862/plain/. Could you help me ? [20:18] Let me say it again. So, I have done a manuel channel research. [20:19] but when I want to watch tv, I have some sputtering an lag. You can see above my mythbackend log. [20:20] nespinosa: have you looked into the Unknown video codec error? [20:20] laga: anyother ideas? [20:21] What should I do ? Install a codec via mythbuntu centre ? [20:22] nespinosa: follow the instructions [20:22] it tells you what to do [20:23] nespinosa: "2008-05-26 21:05:06.571 NVR(/dev/video0): Unknown video codec. Please go into the TV Settings, Recording Profiles and setup the four 'Software Encoders' profiles. Assuming RTjpeg for now. [20:23] " [20:24] omnibrown: maybe your CPU is overheating? :( [20:25] I can check that through /proc? [20:25] dunno :) [20:25] maybe "acpi" will display the temperature [20:28] I'll check [20:29] anybody that joined recently have luck with HD mkv files & mplayer? [20:34] what does the log mean by setup the profile. I do not know what to modify. [20:35] sofware encoder profiles are already RTjpeg. [21:01] Ok, I do not have codec errors. But I have sputtering. Here is my backend log :http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/14876/plain/ [21:09] Is there someone ? [21:11] nespinosa, what are your machine specs? [21:16] I Thomas. We spoke on sunday. [21:16] So I have a pctv stereo analogue card. [21:16] yes [21:17] but what are your actually machine specs [21:17] most notably, ram and cpu [21:17] My machine is a 2,4 ghz cpu, ram = 512 mo [21:17] restricted drivers installed? [21:18] Let me check. [21:20] do you mean linux restricted modules ? [21:20] your video card drivers [21:20] I do not have proprietary drivers installed on the computer [21:21] what video card? [21:21] it is an ati 9200 radeon video card I think [21:25] Should I install restricted drivers ? Tv works well on TVtime. I don't know if it could be a sign? [21:26] no, sounds ok [21:26] why are your software encoder profiles RTjpeg? [21:27] why ? I don't know. I have never modified them. [21:28] lets try something [21:28] I am ready [21:28] is this live tv only problem or does it happen for recordingns too [21:29] I have never tried recordings. I would have like to use tv. [21:30] try recording something for a few minutes. Then stop the recording and see if it fixes it [21:31] I press R key for a few minutes and R key another time ? [21:32] crap. [21:32] no, setup a recording from the frontend not while in live tv [21:32] mplayer worked a few times and now that i'vwe got all arguments right, the alsa device can't be opened [21:32] * laga stabs alsa [21:32] of course, this ALWAYS happens when i have the GF over to watch a movie. [21:34] ok. [21:38] The recording doesn't work. Frontend writes : recording failed [21:38] did you scan the channels from mythtv-setup? [21:38] yes I have scan the channel. [21:39] I have a big list of channels. Somes of them are marked as found channels. [21:40] some are marked as found? [21:40] let me run my backend [21:43] sorry, here is one of my channels lines : (unnamed : 1060) (60) (essai) with essai : my video source name, 60 should be the channel number ? [21:45] nespinosa, where do you get your channel data from again? [21:46] I have launched the channel search in the channel editing menu [21:50] laga: my cpu was at 27 C after the mkv playback crashed [21:51] is it possible that the pre-set tuner channel number (in input video) could be the problem ? [21:51] seems ok, cricial is listed as 90 C [21:51] from /proc/acpi ... [21:51] omnibrown, i'd think critical more around 70C [21:51] cat /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THRM/trip_points [21:51] critical (S5): 90 C [21:51] passive: 80 C: tc1=4 tc2=3 tsp=60 devices=CPU0 [21:51] active[0]: 80 C: devices= FAN [21:51] that's what's in there [21:52] but maybe so [21:52] either way it doesn't seem like the cpu is over heating [21:52] BTW, I'm trying to play HD mkv/264/avc files with mplayer [21:53] no luck :-( [21:55] I am erasing my channel. I redo the channel search . [21:58] If I understand well, search channel and search guide data is separated. Once you have found your channels, you associate each channels to id guide data. Is that correct ? [22:02] Eureka! Thomas! [22:02] the live tv works ! [22:07] Thank you for all. See you. [23:09] so..I've been playing with the diskless server [23:09] so far so good [23:09] I have a couple of diskless boxes up and running [23:09] problem....my /etc/fstab is always reset on every reboot [23:09] so my nfs mounts never come back [23:09] for my videos/recordings/etc...