[00:03] <dodgerWA> Just installed 8.04.1 as a move from KnoppMyth, and I'm finding video (Live TV) is noticeably jittery.
[00:03] <dodgerWA> Main difference in this install is I'm using VGA out instead of my PVR-350.
[00:04] <dodgerWA> Is this to be expected, or is there something I can do to improve the video quality?
[00:04] <rhpot1991> dodgerWA: have you enabled the 3rd party video drivers via the restricted driver manager?
[00:05] <dodgerWA> I'm not clear on how to use the restricted driver manager.  all it shows me is an empty list with a [close] button.
[00:06] <dodgerWA> I did configure X for my specific vga card.
[00:09] <dodgerWA> ok, I just double-checked:  Setup/Utilities -> Setup -> Mythbuntu -> Proprietary Drivers -> Launch Restricted Drivers Manager
[00:10] <dodgerWA> it says "no proprietary drivers are in use on this system".  So, how do I add proprietary drivers?
[00:11] <rhpot1991> it should provide a checkbox to install them if your computer has something like an ati or nvidia card
[00:11] <dodgerWA> Also, while I'm waiting for that; where can I find the myth folders?  I have additional drives I want to mount at myth/video and myth/tv, but the myth root isn't where I expect it.
[00:11] <dodgerWA> rhpot, I don't.  Via Unichrome (S3)
[00:13] <dodgerWA> [jittery video] I'm not convinced this is a video card problem though.  It seems to coincide with the hard drive writes as the stream is spooled to the drive.
[00:14] <dodgerWA> [jittery video] The documentation I've found isn't clear.  Should the MPEG decoder on my PVR-350 be getting used even if the output is going through VGA, or do I have to push the output through the 350 to take advantage of that?
[00:23] <directhex> dodgerWA, you're not using the mpeg decoder.
[00:30] <dodgerWA> okay, thanks.  I guess I'll just have to go back to using the 350 then.
[01:07] <dodgerWA> [location of myth folder] okay, so does anybody know where the root "myth" folder is?
[01:17] <ajhtiredwolf> Im haivng two problems with mythbuntu, the first that is about a third of the time i select " watch tv" the front end crashes and i have to restart it to get it working again. The other is that lirc is acting odd, i can use it fine in mythtv, but after i close mythtv i have to restart lirc and irxevent /irexec to get it working again
[01:46] <Lossif> hey i have an easy problem, in terminal how do I download the latest parser for youtube?
[02:02] <Lossif> nm got it to work!
[02:16] <MythbuntuGuest45> Hello, does anyone know where I can find a list of the supported options to put in the xorg.conf file for the built-in "ati" driver with 8.04 ?
[03:01] <cobb28> question: every time i restart my mythbuntu box i have to reset the default directories to /var/lib/mythtv/recordings again....any ideas?
[03:01] <cobb28> it isn't saving these directories..is there a checkbox I overlooked or something?
[03:26] <dodgerWA> cobb; I do remember seeing an area for setting these values in mythtv-setup, but I didn't mess with them myself.
[03:28] <cobb28> yea i've been working on this for a couple hours now, very annoying
[03:28] <cobb28> when i reset the folders to the defaults i can watch tv again until i restart the PC
[03:29] <dodgerWA> :nod: that sucks
[03:29] <Foople> anyone know of a analog USB video capture device that works out of the box with mythbuntu?
[03:56] <baggar11> what's up with avermedia a180's and mythbuntu? doesn't seem to work out of the box. search the forums and keep seeing forum posts pointing to some help guide online, haven't been able to find it... anyone point me in the right direction?
[04:03] <balz> I restarted my mythtv server and all of the sudden, I have no recorded programs and livetv doesn't work.  I'm not sure where to start... any ideas?
[04:29] <gregL> go to mythweb and check your database
[04:30] <gregL> I will bet you will find it crashed
[04:42] <balz> gregL yeah let me try that
[04:43] <balz> dammit... mythweb isn't running
[05:58] <minibox> hi guys
[09:05] <balz> how do i repair the mysql database?
[16:16] <fishsponge_> hey people - can anyone offer advice on how to seciure the MySQL server running on my mythbuntu box a little better?
[16:16] <fishsponge_> the root account, for examplee has no password, there are user accounts for root@ultramagnus, whatever "ultramagnus" is, and i'm not entirelyy sure what to do... i do have phpmyadmin installed, so whatever needs doing will at least be simple!
[16:16] <fishsponge_> any advice>?
[16:20] <superm1> fishsponge_, you can set a mysql root password using the mysql command line tool
[16:20] <superm1> that extra account is a side effect of the build process, doesnt do anything
[16:22] <fishsponge_> ok, ultramagnus accouunts removed, root passwords set
[16:22] <fishsponge_> what about the "Any"@"%" account which shows "--" as it's password? (as opposed to "Yes" or "No")...
[16:22] <fishsponge_> and the "Any"@"localhost" account that has no password...
[16:38] <superm1> look at what it can change and then decide
[16:38] <superm1> the only important account is the "Mythtv"
[16:38] <superm1> account
[16:38] <superm1> you'll want to make sure you dont change it
[17:02] <surge> hey guys can anyone help me i have a uqestion
[17:02] <surge> question*
[17:02] <tgm4883_laptop> !ask | surge
[17:02] <Zinn> surge: Please don't ask if anyone is around or if it is alright to ask a question.  Many people check back periodically and may answer your question when they see it.  IRC is not normally an instant fix so check back often for an answer.
[17:03] <surge> no prob
[17:03] <surge> I understand
[17:04] <surge> Well... I have a wintv pvr 150 card
[17:04] <surge> and a geforce fx 5900 ultra video card
[17:05] <surge> the video card has dvi ,vga and a 9 pin svideo output ?
[17:05] <tgm4883_laptop> sounds about right
[17:06] <surge> well
[17:06] <surge> im guessing theres different standards of svideo cable ?
[17:06] <surge> be right back
[17:07] <surge> well my tv uses a 4 pin svideo cable
[17:08] <surge> is there like a converter box i can buy or something
[17:08] <surge> basically im just trying to setup the video to connect my video card to my tv
[17:09] <surge> so i can start configuring mythtv
[17:09] <tgm4883_laptop> go buy a 4 pin cable?
[17:10] <surge> well the video card has a 9pin svideo input on it
[17:10] <tgm4883_laptop> you mean output?
[17:11] <surge> yes sorry
[17:11] <tgm4883_laptop> sounds like your card has VIVO
[17:11] <surge> yes video in video out
[17:12] <tgm4883_laptop> in which case I think* since you only want video out you can just plug a 4 pin svideo in there
[17:13] <shame> any of you have a usb genpix skywalker?
[17:13] <surge> it will fit ?
[17:13] <tgm4883_laptop> or you might need a splitter cable
[17:13] <tgm4883_laptop> surge, it should fit, the 1-4 pins are in the same location
[17:13] <tgm4883_laptop> sec
[17:14] <tgm4883_laptop> surge, take a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_In_Video_Out  and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svideo
[17:15] <surge> ok
[17:15] <surge> this may seem like a dumb question
[17:15] <surge> but
[17:15] <surge> cant i juse use the video output on my pvr 150 card
[17:16] <tgm4883_laptop> being that your PVR-150 doesn't have video output.   No.
[17:17] <surge> of course
[17:17] <surge> seems i need that vivo cable
[17:17] <surge> for my video card
[17:17] <tgm4883_laptop> well if your video card didn't come with one i'd try the 4 pin option
[17:19] <folkert> Hi I hear tv-sound at login, please look at this thread for further explanation http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=944485
[17:19] <surge> yeah.... lost that dang cable and i tried the 4 pin option.. pins don
[17:19] <surge> don
[17:19] <surge> don't* match up right
[17:19] <surge> I guess I will just go buy that cable...
[17:24] <ajhtiredwolf> im having a problem with mythtv, about every other time that i try and watch tv it will hang for a while and then say "can't connect to the master back end server is it running?"
[17:26] <folkert> anyone???
[17:35] <surge> what type of video card do you guys use for your ythbox ?
[17:35] <surge> mythbox* ?
[19:58] <oz_> new atom boards any good for running backend/frontend together
[20:41] <surge> hey guys
[20:41] <surge> whats a good video card for a mthbox setup
[21:03] <surge> you guys there
[21:03] <surge> ?
[23:26] <balz> My myth box went haywire:  no ssh, no webmin, no mythweb, and livetv (and recordings) don't work either.  I'm guessing that the problem might stem (at least partially) from a database problem, but I really don't know where to start.  Any suggestions?
[23:41] <cobb28> would by chance anyone know how to remove the rg6 cable from a dish network satellite? are the cable connections inside the LNB?
[23:41] <balz> I tried "mysqlcheck -u mythtv -p --repair"  (also tried with "root" instead of "mythtv") and I get the following error:  Got Error:  2002:  Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' 2 when trying to connect
[23:46] <balz> nvm fixed!