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davi2can someone help me get mythubuntu going02:50
iamlindoronot unless you ask an actual question02:51
davi2i'm getting an error that says my backend can't connect to mysql02:52
davi2i installed mythbuntu already02:53
davi2i have mysql02:53
davi2hello?02:53
iamlindoropatient, that one.02:54
flip_543hello all--- I have a problem--- I can watch PCHDTV 3000 based recordings but live has really bad audio and video dropouts.  Is this a known issue?  I can better explain if needed.02:59
flip_543mythfrontend terminal output for livetv  is here: http://pastebin.ca/103745203:06
flip_543sorry, I didn't read the MOTD-- here is my terminal output http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/16517/03:15
flip_543that was with playback profile = cpu--03:19
flip_543thinking it might be a  decoder problem,  here is playback profile CPU++   http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/16518/03:23
flip_543darn-- I forgot to mention this is QAM 256 ONLY problem.  Broadcast ATSC is fine live and recorded.03:24
defendguindoes anyone know how to watch mythtv recordings using totem?03:31
defendguinmy totem doesn't seem to pick any videos03:32
defendguineven though there is clearly a smb share called recordings on my mythbuntu box.   or does it rely on the myth box streaming the videos03:33
defendguin?03:33
superm1you need to install the totem-plugins-extra package03:33
defendguinthe plugin is installed03:41
defendguinand i don't mean i just installed it now03:41
defendguinthe little sidebar drop down box says mythtv recording03:42
defendguins03:42
defendguindo i have to enable the nfs service?03:45
superm1oh sorry03:50
flip_543does anyone know where I can start trying to find the root cause of QAM256 Live content not playing correctly, when recordings and  Live ATSC broadcast is fine?03:50
superm1you need to open gconf-editor03:51
superm1and then add your password03:51
superm1and hostname03:51
superm1and that's it03:51
superm1recordings of that same QAM256 work?03:51
superm1flip_543, ^03:51
flip_543yup03:51
superm1well that's just crazy03:52
flip_543I know-- I've been trying for over a week to figure it out.03:52
flip_543I'm at wit's end.03:53
superm1what kinds of errors do you get?03:53
flip_543there was a cx88 audio patch in the last kernel update, but it didn't help.03:54
flip_543my pastebins are above03:54
superm1so they open up03:55
superm1and what happens03:55
superm1no video or audio?03:55
flip_543garbled audio and blocky video03:55
superm1you using pulse audio?03:55
flip_543yup03:55
superm1do you have to?03:55
flip_543I suppose not03:56
superm1and when you say latest kernel, your on 2.6.24-17 right?03:56
superm1there was a scheduling related patch in it that should help folks with HD performance issues (which this can turn out to be)03:56
superm1if you can remove pulseaudio at least for now, it's just an extra item here that can cause complications03:56
defendguinsuperm1: that is so silly for them to release the plugin without the configuration tool03:56
flip_543I got -1703:56
superm1especially with the mmap errors you have listed03:56
superm1defendguin, yeah i know03:57
defendguinsuperm1: it needs my db username and password or the user account for the box?03:58
flip_543I can bypass pulse by setting everything to ALSA in Gnome Sound Setting manager right?\03:59
superm1db04:00
superm1defendguin, ^04:00
superm1flip_543, i'm not sure04:01
defendguingracias04:01
superm1all i know is make sure pulseaudio's daemon isn't running04:01
superm1and it's not set in ~/.asoundrc04:01
flip_543is pulse a known issue for some?04:02
superm1it just can cause complications, so it's easier to prove things are working without it04:02
superm1and then add it back in after you do so04:02
flip_543right on- gimmee a minute to kill the server04:03
defendguinwhere the heck can i look at the DB password?04:08
defendguini didn't see it in the backend setup screens04:09
superm1/etc/mythtv/mysql.txt04:09
flip_543brb04:10
defendguinsuperm1: mythtv took away the option to say what time of day to do a download of data from SD?04:16
superm1maybe?04:16
defendguini needed that option and i don't see it anymore :(04:16
superm1why do you need it?04:16
superm1you can always have a cron job run and do it if you need to04:17
defendguinvideo playback would lock up when it did a download04:17
iamlindoroIt's still where it's always been04:17
defendguinno its not i'm at that screen now and i don't see anything04:18
iamlindoroGeneral settings in the frontend, seven pages in04:18
iamlindoroexecution start and end, the end.04:18
defendguinwhy would you configure that on the front end side?   ugg so confusing04:18
flip_543<- had to restart X server04:19
defendguini am in the backend setup where it asks for my SD user name and password04:19
iamlindoroSo much for "No it's not."04:19
defendguinit used to be there i thought04:19
iamlindoroNope.04:19
defendguinin the video source setup04:19
iamlindoroNope.04:19
defendguiniamlindoro superm1   THANKS FOR THE INFO04:36
emaclaCan mythbuntu get programs (the program guide) in Sweden?06:21
foxbuntuemacla, depends on your data source07:43
Bob24hello10:23
Bob24could someone please tell me what is a good program for partitioning on Mythbuntu?10:25
hadscfdisk is fairly easy10:26
Bob24hads could you please tell me how to see if mythbuntu has detected my 500gb hard drive10:28
hadsIf you issue a cat /proc/scsi/scsi10:29
hadsfrom a terminal then you should see your drive listed.10:29
bob25does this apply for sata drives as well10:39
hadsYes. You could also use lshw10:39
hads`sudo lshw -class disk` should do it.10:40
bob25k cool, using the cat /proc/scsi/scsi command and found the hdd, but now how do i create a partition so i can use it10:42
bob25as a storage drive for recordings and videos for mythbuntu10:43
hadsYou would use fdisk/cfdisk to create a partition on it then mount it10:45
hadssudo cfdisk /dev/sdx (where x is a/b/c/whatever)10:47
bob25when i use the scsi command will where it says Host: scsi4 would that be the drive?10:48
hadsUse `sudo lshw -class disk` - that should tell you.10:49
bob25cool yep worked10:51
bob25just another thing10:52
bob25it detects my 500gb as a 465gb, i no that its not supposed to detect it as exaclty 500 but is it suppoesed to be 35gb less?10:53
lagayeah, i think that's plausible10:54
lagathat's 500000000000 bytes10:54
lagawhich is 465GB :)10:54
Bob24k ive just partitioned the disk, now how would i be able to use the disk with my recordings so i can see it in the frontend.11:06
Bob24?11:06
lagayou need to format it (i recommend xfs), add it to /etc/fstab, then add it in your storage group in mythtv-setup11:07
lagaof course, you need also need to mount it and set up permissions :)11:07
lagawe really need a nice graphical way for this11:07
Bob24laga could you tell me which section i go to to add the storage device11:18
Bob24?11:18
hadsJust to be different I'll recommend JFS :)11:18
hadsBob24: You'd do that in mythtv-setup11:18
Bob24is that in the frontend11:19
Bob24would it be Myth-Stream11:19
hadsHuh? No, mythtv-setup11:20
Bob24ok on my Frontend i have an option Utilities/Setup11:26
Bob24then in their which one would i pick11:26
lagano11:26
lagait'S not in the frontend11:26
lagaopen the mythbuntu control centre11:27
Bob24oh11:27
lagaor even better, just open mythtv-setup from the xfce menu11:27
Bob24ok yep then do i create a group?11:31
Bob24or db backup11:31
Bob24or live tv11:31
lagayou should already have a default group11:33
Bob24laga could you please explain to me how to add the hdd to fstab11:50
Bob24sry i just not very familiar with this system11:51
lagaBob24: not off-hand. :) i'm sure google has lots of information.. maybe also the mythbuntu forums11:51
lagatry searching the mythbuntu forums first, yeah11:51
* laga goes back to homework11:51
Bob24ok thanks for your help11:52
Bob24ok i realized how to get into fstab, but im not sure what to type in their11:54
Bob24would i type /dev/sda    /mnt    logical     defaaults    0    012:00
Bob24 i want to add a sata drive12:01
lagawell, for starts12:02
laga /dev/sda is the complete disk, you need the partition, eg sda1 or sda512:02
lagaand it's spelled "defaults", not "defaaults"12:02
lagaand "logical" isn't a valid file system12:02
Bob24how would i find if its sda1 or sda5 in logical name it shows /dev/sda12:04
lagawhere do you see this logical name?12:04
hadsYou'd put the filesystem name in there, which is whatever you formatted the partition as.12:04
Bob24when i type lshw -class disk12:05
hadsYes well that's the name of the disk.12:05
Bob24i used cfdisk to partition it12:06
hadsIf you added one partition and one only then it would be called sda1.12:06
hadsWhich would be quite odd since you should already have a drive called that.12:06
Bob24k i found it, it says sda512:07
Bob24in cfdisk12:07
lagawhere is your other disk?12:07
Bob24u mean the bootable one12:08
lagayes12:08
Bob24hda112:08
lagaah. good.12:08
hadsheh yeah :)12:08
Bob24k so would i add /dev/sda   /mnt/sda5 right12:09
hadsNo, you need to do some reading on the format of fstab12:10
Bob24is their a simpler way of just adding it automatically12:11
hadsWhat filsystem did you put on the partition?12:11
Bob24Linux12:12
Bob24its a logical partition12:13
hadsAdding a partition is the first step, you need to put a filesystem on it.12:15
Bob24is says FS tyoe: Linux12:16
Bob24or is that somrthing else12:16
Bob24what filesystem should i create as12:17
Bob24?12:17
Bob24or should i keep it as Linux12:20
lagatry XFS.12:20
lagayou can't create file systems in cfdisk..12:20
lagahey, maybe try gparted, that's a graphical tool.12:20
hadsYeah, might be easier.12:21
Bob24im in the meno for it in cfdisk12:21
lagaBob24: no, you can mark the partition as containing a file system, eg "linux", but you still need to create it12:22
Bob24ok12:23
hadshttp://www.xawk.com/ubuntu-add-hard-drive.html http://www.smorgasbord.net/how-to-install-second-hard-drive-in-ubuntu-linux/12:26
Bob24is scanning devices in Gparted supposed to take a while12:30
Bob24is their any other program i can use12:34
MythbuntuGuest48Hello all14:04
=== Schamane is now known as schamane_
schamane_moin14:04
schamane_got a small problem14:05
schamane_Fatal Error at /usr/share/mythtv/mythweb/modules/tv/includes/channels.php, line 65:14:05
schamane_No channels were detected. Are you sure that MythTV is properly configured?14:05
schamane_how can i import an channellist?14:05
schamane_where can i get some?14:05
MythbuntuGuest48heh least yours seems to have installed! :)14:05
schamane_the problem ist, the technotrend card isnt connected right now :(14:06
schamane_can i download channellist?14:07
schamane_and codecs14:07
MythbuntuGuest48anyone able to help with some mythbuntu install issues?14:08
lagaMythbuntuGuest48: just ask a question :)14:08
MythbuntuGuest48oh :)14:08
MythbuntuGuest48Well, ive been tryin to install mythbuntu for over 5 hours now :(14:09
MythbuntuGuest48and cant seem to have any luck!14:09
schamane_freezes?14:09
schamane_at 15 %14:09
MythbuntuGuest48Yeah14:09
MythbuntuGuest48not neccessarily 15%14:09
schamane_not enough ram14:09
schamane_got the same14:09
MythbuntuGuest48but it seems to freeze randomly, more specifically after install14:09
MythbuntuGuest48i have 4gbs!14:09
MythbuntuGuest48:_14:09
schamane_used more ram (and another PC, but RAM was the only difference)14:09
schamane_hui14:10
schamane_checked cd for defects?14:10
lagaMythbuntuGuest48: try the alternate disk?14:10
MythbuntuGuest48i wrote the iso again, in case the initial write was a tad corrupt...14:10
MythbuntuGuest48im yet to try a new iso download...14:11
MythbuntuGuest48ive just popped out 2 1gb RAM modules..14:11
MythbuntuGuest48and can get the live environ. working...14:11
MythbuntuGuest48which isnt anything new...14:11
laga:(14:11
lagai gotta run now unfortunately, i'll probably be back later14:11
MythbuntuGuest48just about to try install... i have an nvidia 9600gt14:11
MythbuntuGuest48should i just use open source drivers ?14:12
MythbuntuGuest48oh ok, thanks anyway!14:12
schamane_MythbuntuGuest48: just check cd for defects when it boots14:13
MythbuntuGuest48yeah ive done that...14:13
MythbuntuGuest48it gets to the end of the progress bar...14:13
MythbuntuGuest48and then just stops...14:13
MythbuntuGuest48no reports or anything...14:13
MythbuntuGuest48and if i tap any key the system reboots! :)14:13
schamane_then i think its defect14:14
MythbuntuGuest48really ?14:14
MythbuntuGuest48hmm m14:14
MythbuntuGuest48maybe tomorrow ill try download again and write!14:14
schamane_its not normal14:14
MythbuntuGuest48whats the diff between alternate and destop downloads ?s14:14
schamane_but the idea with trying 2 GB is good too14:15
MythbuntuGuest48yeah, ive tried soooo many things! :D14:15
MythbuntuGuest48i thought trying to dual boot with vista would be the biggest part of my troubles...14:15
MythbuntuGuest48but i cant even get a singular install of myth going! :)14:15
MythbuntuGuest4867% of install atm!14:15
MythbuntuGuest4880%14:16
MythbuntuGuest48Schamane, thanks for your help, i appreciate it14:16
MythbuntuGuest48!14:16
schamane_no prob14:16
MythbuntuGuest48detecting hardware...14:17
MythbuntuGuest48hmm this is where id expect things to go bad! :)14:17
MythbuntuGuest4896%!14:18
MythbuntuGuest48ok, the only REAL things i did differently here were an advanced install with all the efault options instead of standard!14:18
MythbuntuGuest48thats even MORE confusing! :(14:18
MythbuntuGuest48Its got as far as ive ever been14:18
MythbuntuGuest48wow....it seems to have worked.14:19
schamane_tada14:27
schamane_cd was broken?14:28
MythbuntuGuest48no doesnt seem to have been!?14:29
MythbuntuGuest48same one all along...14:30
MythbuntuGuest48i did an advanced installation, and removed 2gbs of RAM14:30
MythbuntuGuest48So im guessing one of those two things fixed it!14:32
MythbuntuGuest48anyway, more research tomorrow, its 2am here! :(14:33
MythbuntuGuest48thanks again schamane!14:33
=== Penfold_ is now known as Penfold
schamane_someone able to help me with my channel list problem?15:25
schamane_No channels were detected.  Are you sure that MythTV is properly configured?15:25
schamane_were can i configure channel list?15:25
schamane_i switched to west germany15:25
schamane_where i am15:26
schamane_but same failure15:26
sabhainschamane_ do you have both the tuner card and the sources configured?16:14
sabhainand can you describe your setup?  analog / digital ... etc?16:14
schamane_sabhain: yes16:39
schamane_i switches to dvb16:40
schamane_cause i got an technotrend FF 1.516:40
schamane_source is /dev/dvb016:40
schamane_its digital16:40
toorimaevery few minutes i get the following in my auth.log any one know why?19:46
toorimaJun  3 11:39:01 tvbox CRON[11747]: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib/security/pam_smbpass.so)19:46
toorimaJun  3 11:39:01 tvbox CRON[11747]: PAM [error: /lib/security/pam_smbpass.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory]19:46
toorimaJun  3 11:39:01 tvbox CRON[11747]: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/pam_smbpass.so19:46
toorimaJun  3 11:39:01 tvbox CRON[11747]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)19:46
toorimaJun  3 11:39:01 tvbox CRON[11747]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root19:46
toorimai dont have the file /lib/security/pam_smbpass.so19:48
tushydI want to build a HTPC with mythbuntu. Anyone know where I could get an IR reciever for cheap?20:27
tushydpreferrably USB20:27
jphillipnewegg sells mce remotes with receivers20:29
jphillipcan IR blast as well, and its well supported20:29
tushydIR blast?20:29
jphillipsend IR signals to a STB to change the channels and so on20:30
jphillipyou might not need it, but it can do it20:30
tushydah i see20:30
tgm4883_laptopthe MCEUSB remotes that jphillip is talking about are awesome20:33
tgm4883_laptoptake a look here  http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/MCE_Remote20:34
tgm4883_laptopI'd recommend the third one from the left (make sure it looks like that when you buy it)20:34
tgm4883_laptopIt has programmable buttons for your TV and volume20:34
tominglishi i am installing mythtv at the moment, with the text installer20:53
tominglisdoes anyone know how to use the console while doing this, as i need to determine which dev/ my remote control is?20:53
tgm4883_laptopls /dev/lirc*20:57
tgm4883_laptopi think20:57
tominglisno, i mean20:59
tominglishow do i use the console whilst i am in the installer20:59
tgm4883_laptopoh20:59
tgm4883_laptopctrl-alt-F2?20:59
tgm4883_laptopI assume20:59
tgm4883_laptopctrl-alt-F1 should get you back I hope20:59
tominglistgm4883_laptop: ace21:08
tominglisdo you know how i pause something21:08
tominglisi have done cat /proc/bus/input/devices21:09
tominglisbut it goes really quickly and i don't think i can scroll21:09
iamlindoro__more /proc/bus/etc/etc/21:11
tominglisthat command doesn't work21:15
tominglisi just need to pause the cat command when it's running21:15
tgm4883_laptopyou can use pg up?   it's like alt-pgup21:15
tgm4883_laptopor shift-pgup21:15
tgm4883_laptopor ctrl-pgup21:15
tgm4883_laptopor you could cat to a file21:16
tgm4883_laptopthen just open the file21:16
iamlindoro__tominglis, there's mo reason more shouldn't work... you did take my "etcs" out, right?21:17
tominglisthe pgup thing doesn't work21:17
iamlindoro__er no21:17
iamlindoro__more /path/to/any/file21:17
tominglisoh ok :)21:17
* iamlindoro__ shakes his head sadly21:17
tominglishahaha21:18
tominglisyeah that worked21:18
tominglisbut, i can't see the remote sensor21:19
tominglisshould i select lirc0 as i think it is the only thing not accounted for in the more thing21:19
tominglisalthough the top thing was macintosh compatible mouse, which i don't have (in addition to my actual mouse and keyboard)?21:20
Nixus_Maximushey everybody, I have a lirc/mythtv problem: when I'm pressing e.g. menu/i on my hauppauge remot (nova-t pci), nothing happens and mythtv reports: 2008-06-03 23:07:23.235 Key M is bound to multiple actions in context Stream.22:14
Nixus_Maximusalthough it is only bound to a single action22:14
Nixus_Maximusthis happens with several keys22:14
=== iamlindoro__ is now known as Max_Rockatansky
=== Max_Rockatansky is now known as iamlindoro__
Schamane_hi22:18
Schamane_i seem to be to stupid configuring mythbuntu22:18
Schamane_i cant get channels22:18
Schamane_somebody here who is willing to help me22:19
pteagueis there suddenly something wrong with connecting to nfs shares?  i set up my nfs shares & was able to mount them just fine, but now i just get a "wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on server:/var/lib/mythtv/blah" error22:33
hadsSounds like you don't have nfs-common installed22:37
Schamane_channelscan is really difficukt22:37
pteaguei do22:38
pteaguehmm... then again... on which machine? both i'm assuming22:39
pteagueah, after last update there's a conflict on nfs-common for some reason... wtf?22:39
pteagueok, this doesn't look good on my client... seems to be multiple conflicts... anyway to get a complete list of conflicts?22:43
tominglisi've installed mythbuntu 8.04, but unfortunately i am not able to get the database to work23:08
tominglisin the mythtv setup i don't know what to enter as the password23:09
tominglisi entered a root MySQL password when setting up23:09
tominglisbut it wants the password for the mythtv user23:09
tominglisthe default option was mythtv but this does not work23:09
tominglisdoes anyone know what could be wrong?23:10
tominglisi've tried logging into mysql directly just now, and it seems that the mythtv user has no password23:12
tominglishowever, i still get the cannot connect to database error23:12
tominglisif i do show databases; there is no mythconverg, only the information schema23:13
tominglisshould i create it? or does it have some kind of structure that should already be there?23:13
tominglishttp://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=79081423:16
Schamane_somebody here whos willign to help me with scanning fr channels23:19
Schamane_seems im tooo stupid23:20
tominglis:-(23:27

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