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MythbuntuGuest39would someone be willing to give me some help getting a HDTV Wonder to work with mythbuntu?03:06
ajhtiredwolfIm having a problem, about every other time i try and watch tv it hangs for a while and then says that couldn't' connect to the master backend server is it running? I then have to start up the backetnd again03:09
cobb28is the mythtv backend the only computer that will need to be running the mysql database? or do i need that setup adn configured on my frontend i am trying to connect with also?05:27
balzwhat does mythfilldatabase do, exactly?08:14
]oscarI'm trying to install mythbuntu inside a new, fresh ubuntu installation (8.04.1)11:13
]oscarIn MCC, services, I cannot start vnc services...11:14
]oscarActivating it, I must digit a new password, but nothing happens. Also rebooting, vns is not listening...11:15
]oscarsuggestions?11:15
MythbuntuGuest13hey guys, i'm getting really choppy playback in mythtv when playing dvds. VLC works fine...13:11
MythbuntuGuest13i ripped a dvd, and i still get choppy playback13:11
MythbuntuGuest13can anyone help please?13:11
MythbuntuGuest13investigated this further - looks like MythTV internal video player is the problem13:23
MythbuntuGuest13running ATI restricted drivers13:23
MythbuntuGuest13anyone know what I can do?13:23
dshumate_I have tested my tuner with mplayer -vo xv /dev/video0  and it works,  Iv'e done the complete install with no errors I can find, but when I go to watch tv all I get is a black screen for a few mins then it dumps back to menu.  Can someone please help me?16:20
tgm4883_laptop!blank screen | dshumate_16:27
ZinnSorry I don't know about blank screen16:27
tgm4883_laptop!black screen | dshumate_16:27
ZinnSorry I don't know about black screen16:27
tgm4883_laptop!bla% | dshumate_16:27
Zinndshumate_: If you try to watch tv and are greeted with a blank screen and a return to the menu then please check the permissions on your recording directory.  It should be owned by mythtv:mythtv, have permissions of 775, and not be inside your home directory16:27
dshumate_checking now16:27
dshumate_can't find a menu option to set record directory on the front end how do I determine where it is set?16:30
tgm4883_laptopyou have to go into mythtv-setup on the backend16:30
dshumate_k checking there now, what is the reccomend place to set the directory in?  var?16:32
tgm4883_laptop/var/lib/mythtv/recordings16:33
tgm4883_laptopbut you can stick it anywhere you want with the proper permissions16:34
tgm4883_laptopmines in /mythtv16:34
dshumate_okay did that same thing16:37
dshumate_with one difference I now have a file in that directory, where as before it was empty16:38
dshumate_still black screen and dump back ot menu after a few mins16:38
tgm4883_laptopinteresting16:39
tgm4883_laptoppastebin your backend.log16:39
tgm4883_laptop!logs16:39
ZinnMythTV logs are stored in /var/log/mythtv/16:39
tgm4883_laptop!pastebin16:39
Zinnwhen pasting more than 5 lines of data please use http://mythbuntu.pastebin.com so you don't flood the channel.  Then please post the link in the channel.16:39
surgeanyone use a wintv pvr-15016:42
dshumate_http://mythbuntu.pastebin.com/m42ab79b416:43
dshumate_that is the one I use and am working with tgm4883_laptop to get working,  I did have it working under 7.04  (this is a fresh install by the way not and upgrade)16:43
tgm4883_laptopwhat tuner?16:44
dshumate_pvr 15016:44
dshumate_ivtv16:44
tgm4883_laptopin mythtv-setup, sounds like you didn't set it up as a hardware encoder16:44
surgehey guys for a person just starting out setting up a mythbox do you think i should download 8.10 or stick with 8.04 stable mythbuntu16:44
dshumate_I'm sure I did I will bring it up again and look16:45
tgm4883_laptopsurge, do you have an ati card?16:45
surgeno16:45
surgeits a wintv-pvr 15016:45
surgenvidia card16:45
surgefor video16:45
tgm4883_laptopi'd go with 8.10, but i like breakage ;)16:45
tgm4883_laptopplus it's out soon16:45
surgek16:45
surgethanks16:45
tgm4883_laptopdshumate_, the reason I say that is because I see things like this in your log16:48
tgm4883_laptopNVR(/dev/video0): Unknown video codec.  Please go into the TV Settings, Recording Profiles and setup the four 'Software Encoders' profiles.  Assuming RTjpeg for now.16:48
tgm4883_laptopwhich usually points to incorrect setup16:49
dshumate_so frontend16:50
tgm4883_laptopno backend16:50
surgeI have been reading alot the in video source section you have to type television for the capture card to work ?16:50
tgm4883_laptopsurge, what?16:50
surgethat came out garbled lol16:50
tgm4883_laptopdshumate_, thats from your backend log, which is a backend problem16:51
surgeI have been reading alot on the internet that when you go to setup the video source section of mythtv setup you have to put in the video source field television16:51
surgeis this correct?16:51
surgeand also do you really have to use schedules direct or no?16:51
tgm4883_laptopno field source television16:52
tgm4883_laptopschedules direct if you live in the USA16:52
tgm4883_laptopthere are other ways, but I won't be going into them16:52
surgeso no for video source television16:53
surgewhat do you put the capture source16:53
surge?16:53
surgei typed Tuner 116:54
tgm4883_laptopAh16:54
tgm4883_laptopI see16:54
tgm4883_laptopyou are just talking about the name then?16:54
surgebecause I went through all the steps fine but when i select watch-tv nothing happens16:54
tgm4883_laptopyou could name it thingamajig16:54
tgm4883_laptopsurge, did you follow the installation guide?16:54
surgeyes16:55
surgewell sort of lol16:55
tgm4883_laptopsort of?16:55
tgm4883_laptoptheres your problem ;)16:55
tgm4883_laptopUnfortunatly I have to go now16:55
surgewell isnt the pvr-150 supported right out the box?16:55
surgeno prob16:55
surgethanks anyway16:55
tgm4883_laptopsurge, yes, but that means that you don't have to load drivers for it and such16:55
tgm4883_laptopyou still have to set it up16:56
surgegotcha16:56
surgei will look at the manual again lol16:56
surgeany good guies you recommend16:56
dshumate_same thing16:56
surgethan just the regular one16:56
surgeguides*16:56
dshumate_still nogo tgm and thanks for the help so far hopefully we can get this thing figured out.17:01
fishsponge_hey people - is there any way to get mythmusic to download Album covers etc... from somewhere?17:09
fishsponge_i'm ripping a load of my CDs, and it'd be great to have the album art automatically put in...17:09
fishsponge_anyone there?18:01
fishsponge_does anyone know how to automatically grab album covers for mythmusic??18:01
MythbuntuGuest94!tnc20:25
ZinnSorry I don't know about tnc20:25
MythbuntuGuest94!help20:26
ZinnUse ! followed by a topic to get help on the topic (if it exists) example: !logs.  Other available commands: !status, !about, !bug [bug_number].  For a  complete list of my knowledge visit: http://www.baablogic.net/Zinn.cgi20:26
MythbuntuGuest94anybody know about setting up EPG for denmark ?20:31
stephan__i simply need to rescan my channles to add a new one, when i un mythtv backend setup it says its running and does not allow me to scan for new ones...how do i stop the backend ?20:39
stephan__i did /etc/init.d/mythbackend stop and then ran the mythtbacked setup again and it still says it's running20:40
stephan__please help we are missing the football game\20:40
Seeker`What are peoples xmltv entries for BBC3 / BBC4?22:22
Jorophosehi, I know this isn't really mythbuntu related, or even mythtv related, but when using XvMC, can it also upscale the video at the same time? Or is that for xv and possibly something entirely seperate? asking because I'm going to put together a miniITX mythbox, but it needs to be able to do "SDTV" upscaled to 720p at the very least...23:32
surgethis seems like a dumb question but23:35
surgedoes svideo do audio also23:35
surgeI have a wintv pvr 15023:36
Jorophoseno, only hdmi does video+audio from what I recall23:38
Jorophoseyou'd need rca audio cables [or whatever you call them]23:39
Jorophoseor of course digital/optical audio if you've got a godly set up 8)23:39
surgeso how would i pipe the audio out to my tv after i setup my video card to connect to my tv23:40
surgewith rca cables?23:40
surgeon the pvr card23:40

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