[00:08] hello, I'm hoping someone can help me with a problem [00:08] I just installed mythbuntu, hoping to dual boot with XP. But for some reason when I boot from the hdd and it gets time to load a OS, and hopefully show me the boot menu, the screen just fills up with "grub" over and over again === gogi is now known as gogi` [00:12] Hi I'm not sure if anyone got my previous msgs of help but: I just installed mythbuntu, hoping to dual boot with XP. But for some reason when I boot from the hdd and it gets time to load a OS, and hopefully show me the boot menu, the screen just fills up with "grub" over and over again [00:13] pleeasseee help :) [00:13] tareks: Please watch your language. [00:14] tgm4883_laptop: regionset doesn't to appear to have helped [00:14] my language? huh? [00:14] rhpot1991, i figured it probably wouldn't [00:14] * foxbuntu sighs [00:14] heh, false positive [00:14] knew there would be some [00:15] foxbuntu, I thought you said something yesterday about wanting a daily kick? [00:15] what the [00:15] it plays on reboot [00:15] how odd [00:15] tgm4883_laptop, yeah...thats what I said [00:15] so uhm...can anyone help me? [00:15] * foxbuntu is seriously annoyed with people [00:16] does regionset need a reboot to apply? [00:16] tareks, thats strange, oldschool screenshot? [00:17] um...I don't think I can take a screenshot of it, it's before it loads any OS [00:18] I thought grub gave numbers with its errors [00:18] and lilo was the one that spammed itself for errors [00:18] tareks, yea, thats why I said oldschool, ie, with a camera [00:18] http://www.linuxselfhelp.com/gnu/grub/html_chapter/grub_13.html seems to agree with me [00:18] oh lol [00:18] well, just imagine the screen filling up with GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB over and over [00:18] tgm4883_laptop: does your dvd drive have a regionset? [00:19] blank dos screen [00:19] rhpot1991, err, all dvd drives do [00:19] tgm4883_laptop: I think they are empty by default [00:19] tareks, thats very odd [00:19] and you set it yourself [00:19] Right now I'm in the mythbuntu Live CD [00:19] rhpot1991, actually by default, they should be set to your region, which for you is region 1, but you can also make them region free [00:20] stb dvd players are the same way [00:20] mine was empty [00:20] interesting [00:20] how old? [00:20] set it to region one and it now plays this dvd on reboot [00:20] brand new [00:20] liteon sata [00:20] It is very odd :( [00:21] tareks, to be clear, it's after you installed, not when trying to run the live cd? [00:21] I think grub or something is just setup incorrectly....I have my XP installation in one physical hdd sdb1 and the linux in another physical hdd which has 2 partitions (one ntfs) and the linux is in sda5 [00:22] tgm4883_laptop: yes, it is after I installed and removed the CD rom [00:22] tareks, yea sounds like you need to reinstall grub [00:22] which off the top of my head, i'm not sure how to do [00:22] How would I go about doing that [00:22] oh lol [00:22] tareks: is your mbr on the first disk of the system? [00:23] but the lovely people over in #ubuntu would know how [00:23] toorima: it should be [00:23] toorima, would have to be no? Otherwise he wouldn't even see the grub issue [00:23] http://www.mepis.org/node/13854 [00:26] hmm when I type su it won't accept my password [00:26] is there some default liveCD password? [00:26] sudo [00:27] sorry? [00:28] use sudo [00:28] or you can do sudo su if you must use su [00:29] or sudo -i [00:29] oh that worked [00:29] I'm trying to follow the instructions in the link that toorima pasted, but it says mutilities command not found [00:35] anyone here use HDMI? [00:35] jeez i don't undersatnd this stuff...i just want to reinstall grub :( [00:37] craigyboytaz, what about it? [00:37] ok I think I did something...I will pray and hope...brb [00:38] foxbuntu, i can see my hdmi mobo post on a samsung 23" but not on a 42" Panasonic [00:39] craigyboytaz, I believe it has to do with the TV not passing good edid data to the HDMI port on the PC letting it know that the monitor is active on the port [00:40] foxbuntu, i thought that as i cant get nvidia settings to see the tv...is there a fix? [00:40] craigyboytaz, I personally have a 50" DLP plugged in via HDMI [00:41] any issues with it [00:41] nope [00:41] lol! damm, might need to phone panasonic [00:41] it was a £1300 tv ffs [00:42] craigyboytaz, you can try to find the correct mode line to manually write in the edid data into your xorg to help it along, but its hackish and has to match your tv model exactly, and they arent always published [00:44] foxbuntu, how do i find out the busid that the hdmi is on, i have vga dvi and hdmi on mobo [00:49] craigyboytaz, I would say something like lspci | grep vid [00:52] foxbuntu, did that before...only on compatiable vga controller [00:53] hmm [00:53] i'm trying to get an hp expresscard digital/analog tuner (hauppauge hvr 1500) to work with mythtv [00:53] you could work backwards too, [00:53] i'm not sure if it was correctly installed or not [00:54] here's the ouput from lspci and dmesg [00:54] dmesg [00:54] [ 39.822833] cx23885 driver version 0.0.1 loaded [00:54] [ 39.822948] NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 169.12 Thu Feb 14 17:51:09 PST 2008 [00:54] [ 39.824445] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:03:00.0[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17 [00:54] [ 39.824465] CORE cx23885[0]: subsystem: 0070:7717, board: Hauppauge WinTV-HVR1500 [card=6,autodetected] [00:54] fox, work backwards? [00:54] foxbuntu, what do you mean backwards? [00:54] craigyboytaz, if you know the dev node (/dev/videoX) then you could use hal to search for it [00:55] fox, not sure if i know how to do that [00:57] sume | !pastebin [00:57] sume, most of the hybrid tuners right now are at best experimental support [00:58] sorry i just saw pastebin [00:58] i'm posting there, first time here [00:59] craigyboytaz, do you know wht your video output device is? [00:59] /dev/videoX [00:59] (i.e. /dev/video0) [00:59] i have the folder /dev/dvb [01:00] foxbuntu, /dev/videoX does not exist [01:00] craigyboytaz, yeah Im sorry thinking of video input [01:02] foxbuntu, kk [01:03] foxbuntu, lspic -v shows 3 regions [01:03] craigyboytaz, hmm, I al working on a grep statment to get you what you need [01:04] foxbuntu, legend mate [01:04] craigyboytaz, what do you get with lspci | grep VGA [01:05] foxbuntu, was looking to see if i could change busid in xorg.conf to point to hdmi or dvi and force it to the tv [01:05] rather than through vga [01:05] craigyboytaz, oh, well thats not going to work for you anyhow [01:06] I thought you were hooked to the TV via HDMI? [01:06] foxbuntu, currently have a monitor connected with vga, and dvi>HDMI and pure HDMI to the tv [01:07] why both? [01:07] you will confuse the xorg [01:08] foxbuntu, to see if any end up working [01:08] so take one out and leave vga + hdmi? [01:08] no [01:08] what would u have me try? [01:09] if this is going to be a standalone mythbuntu box, I suggest just using HDMI or VGA [01:09] or DVI [01:09] one of them [01:09] take the second monitor out of the loop it will help too [01:10] ok, at that point ill be blind, i cant even see it post vis dvi or hdmi on the tv [01:10] well if the TV has VGA, hook it to that [01:11] VGA has the best chance of passing good data === tgm4883_ is now known as tgm4883 [01:12] vga might work...but tv in on the wall with cable behind, cant use vga [01:13] hdmi still leaves me blank [01:13] craigyboytaz, HDMI support is not great yet, it is improving quickly for nvidia chipsets and ati is slowly coming along [01:15] foxbuntu, i dont even think it is the linux support [01:15] i can see it post on a sammy [01:16] craigyboytaz, oh I know, its edid data [01:16] all my tv's are sammy's [01:16] :) [01:16] foxbuntu, where does xorg log on a diskless frontend....i have read about edid, but dont know how to get round it [01:17] craigyboytaz, what do you mean? [01:17] like /var/log/xorg.n.log [01:17] laga, ping [01:18] craigyboytaz, hmm...I dont recall right off the top of my head [01:18] think he went away for the night...guess my hdmi dreams are in tatters! [01:18] I dont work with the diskless _stuff_ yet [01:18] maybe ill call panasonic [01:18] craigyboytaz, good luck [01:18] its not a supported itme [01:18] item* [01:19] i know, but they may have had others calling about it [01:19] doubtful [01:19] very [01:19] best chance is to try to find the mode line for it [01:20] even if i find the modeline...do i just need to add it to xorg.conf ...is there anythign else i need [01:21] craigyboytaz, you will have to find the wiki on it, it is not pretty to ad a monitor that way [01:22] foxbuntu, if i connect it to my sammy, then add the panasonic modeline would that help..at least it would be set for 1080p signal over hdmi [01:23] not really, the modeline contains all the data that tells the video card what signal to output [01:24] yes, but if i have proven hdmi through the sammy, then add the panasonic modeline...it should be good to go? [01:25] if your lucky [01:25] aw man....it all seemed so simple [01:27] http://www.mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-users/2007-August/191623.html [01:27] what about the nvidia built in modes? [01:31] craigyboytaz, you can try playing around with it [01:33] thanks fox [05:39] Has anyone successfully got a HVR-950 to work ? [05:40] I have had two attempts and two dismal failures [09:43] my scan did not return any channels [09:44] what's a good way to check if my card is working properly? === MythbuntuGuest00 is now known as craigyboytaz [14:13] hello, has anyone had a problem getting hdmi/dvi to display on there tv? on 1 tv hdmi works, on another i dont get a thing..no bios post no X notihng...yet it acepts ps3 into it [16:40] hi [16:42] I have a crappy pc, with only 265MB, 2.40MHz P4, and 64MB GeForce 4 videocard, is it still, someway possible to use Mythbuntu on this pc? [17:03] Vinconzo, upgrade the RAM and vid card and perhaps [17:14] Daviey, ping [17:20] what's a good way to check if my tv tuner is working properly? [17:21] sume, what kind of tuner? [17:21] hp expresscard (hauppauge hvr 1500) [17:22] sume, paste bin this: dmesg | grep ivtv [17:23] that returns nothing, i've pasted my dmesg and lspci on pastebin though [17:23] http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/23393/ [17:25] that being grep | ivtv [17:26] well I can say that its not installed properly [17:27] ok [17:27] may i ask how you can tell? [17:27] uvcvideo: Unknown symbol video_device_release [17:27] and what should i do about it, i saw my card supported on the v4l wiki [17:27] oh, i thought that was for my webcam [17:27] the firmware doesnt look like its happy [17:28] i have installed the driver from v4l [17:28] right after the card starts up youshould see it register a video device /dev/videoX [17:29] foxbuntu, he might have had to upgrade his CPU too [17:29] 2.40MHz P4 [17:29] I didn't even know they made a P4 that slow [17:30] tgm4883_laptop, lol..I read right over that, I didnt even notice it [17:30] sume, from reading the forums the v4l driver at this point will only produce working ATSC from that card [17:32] sume, you can check if this node is started /dev/dvb/adapterX/dvr0 [17:32] yes [17:33] if thats there then you can try cat /dev/dvb/adapterX/dvr0 > test.mpg [17:33] i have demux0, dvr0, frontend0, and net0 [17:33] then ctrl +c to end it, try to play it with mplayer [17:35] i get 0 file size [17:35] I just upgrade my mythbuntu box from gutsy to hardy. Now apt-get is telling me that ubuntu-desktop is being held back. Is this package still required? [17:35] do i have to connect it with the cable to test it [18:01] foxbuntu, what do you suggest? [18:37] foxbuntu, just to let you know i fixed the hdmi...nvidia drivers was the problem, used Envy...all fixed! thanks for your help last night...afk now [18:54] foxbuntu: ? [19:24] anybody out there any good w/Firwire & motorola STBs? [19:27] I'll take that as a no ;-) [19:29] you need to ask a real question ;) [19:29] ok, fair enough [19:30] had a 'working' via chipset firwire PCI card connected to a motorola STB [19:30] powerd down, replaced it w/the apparently recomended chipset pci card [19:30] FW323 (rev 61) [19:30] and now, nothing I do will show a STB on the new card [19:30] any thoughts? [19:31] same port on the STB.... tried all 3 ports on the new card [19:32] even manualy loading raw1394 (or whatever) module fails to show anything in plugreport or mythprime [19:32] (mythbuntu Hardy) [19:35] sebrock, Any news on the hard drive ticking issue? [19:42] slundell, yes. Turns out my mobo gives ticks for some IDE hardware aswell. [19:43] While I had my old DVD-drive no ticks, this new gives ticks. If its directly from the IDE bus or via some linux specifics I dont know. [19:43] Very strange anyway [19:43] No problems though, I was about to return it anyway. It sound like shit when reading discs [19:43] sebrock: Please watch your language. [19:47] sebrock, which mobo do you use? [20:08] slundell, it's GIGABYTE GA-G33M-S2H, so fairly new [20:08] tried a few BIOS but all the same [20:08] would be interesting to know where the problem resides, in DVD, in mobo or in OS [20:09] as of now I think its the DVD that sends some kind of heartbeat as this blinking is pretty continous [20:12] Hi, I'm having AC3 troubles. [20:13] 2008-06-28 11:57:29.489 NVP::AddAudioData():p1: Audio buffer overflow, audio data lost! [20:13] I get about 150 MB of this error per minute in my mythfrontend.log [20:14] Any ideas on what I can do about it? [20:21] Hello. I'm looking for support with mythtv 0.21.0+fixes17416-0ubuntu1. It addressess a bug I have with my Hauppauge pvr-350 and the Mythbuntu program guide. I need directions on how to apply install or otherwise use this patch/bug fix or whatever it is, and was hoping that th e directions are posted somewhere. Thanks! [23:32] hi [23:32] i'm trying to install the nvidia drivers for my 9600GT with mythbuntu 8.04. i can't seem to get it working, i'm open to suggestions [23:40] Fenix-Dark: use the restricted drivers manager? [23:41] rhpot1991 it didnt show my graphics card [23:43] i've had it with my tuner [23:43] rhpot1991, so what do i do if i the restricted drivers manager does not show my graphics card? [23:43] can anyone recommend a pcmcia tuner [23:43] one that has been tested to work? [23:54] any problems to know of when updating mythbuntu 7.10 to 8.04 ?