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scotepiso what do i need to do to get avi and mkv's workin in media player? i see em, but i get loading.... for about 50% of the length of the file and nothing00:19
scotepiis it anything like actuly getting AMD drivers working?00:19
abarbacciahow big are the files00:29
abarbacciaand what bitrate00:29
abarbacciaand how fast is ur machine00:29
scotepicomps is 2.4ghz x2, 2gb ram.. the files are the 1.1GB or 350mb varity00:33
scotepivlc can play them fine, mplayer gives me invalid vo (i was trying over vnc, havent tried localy yet00:34
scotepibut now my backend isnt starting up, it was working fine last night, all i can think of is my cable box is off00:34
scotepidont say mythbackend is tied to host names ><00:36
abarbacciait is00:36
abarbacciathe settings table distinguishes between machines based on hostname00:36
scotepiok, now to why videos wont play00:40
abarbaccialook at the logs00:40
scotepishould mkv/avi work out of the box? i installed all the codecs i could select in the mythconfig.. why does one need to isntall 1 set then install another set..00:42
scotepihttp://rafb.net/p/PVZR2G25.html00:44
scotepiCPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4800+ (Family: 15, Model: 35, Stepping: 2)00:45
scotepiCPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 100:45
abarbacciawhat drivers are you using?00:45
scotepiAMD00:46
abarbacciathe catalyst drivers?00:46
abarbacciaand can you verify they are loading properly00:46
scotepii had to activate them since picking them didnt activate them by default00:46
abarbacciasounds sketchy00:46
scotepiyes fglrxinfo says its using ati00:46
scotepigona try xvinfo now00:46
scotepiscreen #0: no adapter present00:47
abarbacciaare the other drivers still loaded00:47
scotepinope00:47
abarbacciammm very odd00:48
abarbacciaalright im gonna nap in preparation for tonight00:48
abarbacciabest of luck scotepi00:48
scotepicould a software update disable them?00:48
abarbacciasure if u upgrade the kernel00:48
scotepiok.. with ATI drivers loads my mythtv front end screen is like doubled.. its 2 screens side by side on one, even though using vnc it looks normal00:56
PMantisHello. I just installed a new Mytbuntu 8.10 64 bit frontend ONLY machine. It was working great. Then, I ran apt-get update and apt-get dist-upgrade, rebooted. Now, mythfrontend ran in a terminal shows an error trying to open /dev/mixer.01:09
PMantisSo, I placed my auto-login user into the "audio" group, and logged out, back in, still no audio.01:09
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PMantisI rebooted into the original kernel, and still no audio.01:38
yotuxanyone use keyspan remote02:17
blahrus_?03:59
blahrus_foxbuntu: yt?03:59
foxbuntudefine: there?04:00
foxbuntu;)04:00
blahrus_hahah04:00
blahrus_I can't get windows or any linux, vga, or hdmi to do 720p . . .04:00
blahrus_am I going crazy?04:00
foxbuntunope04:01
foxbuntuwhat model is your TV?04:01
blahrus_let me get the model04:02
blahrus_insignia 37"04:02
foxbuntuwhich model though04:02
blahrus_ns32-lcd04:02
blahrus_maybe it;s just a 32 :)04:02
blahrus_right now vista ulimtate is installed, can I can't get anything better than 1024x76804:04
foxbuntuyou should be able to push 1360x76804:05
blahrus_http://tw.giga-byte.com/Support/Motherboard/Driver_Model.aspx?ProductID=296304:05
blahrus_that;s the board I got04:05
blahrus_just got the new intel drivers, and network card04:06
blahrus_ones that came on the cd didn't work :(04:06
foxbuntuhow is windows detecting it via VGA?04:06
blahrus_generic pnp monitor04:08
foxbuntuand 1024x768 is all the higher windows will let you set it?04:08
blahrus_yes sir04:09
foxbuntuhmm04:12
foxbuntutry it with the 8.10 live disk04:13
blahrus_kk, will have to download that04:13
foxbuntusee what resolutions it will let you use04:13
blahrus_wait maybe I got it04:13
blahrus_1 sec04:13
blahrus_foxbuntu: cd is burning, then will try to boot it with VGA04:14
foxbuntuok04:15
blahrus_boot up live mode?04:19
foxbuntuyes04:19
blahrus_it's going04:21
foxbuntublahrus_, further testing of the X4500 is on my list for the weekend, if I figure out something with it expect it on the Wiki soon as well :)04:21
blahrus_oh wow04:21
blahrus_the antec case04:21
blahrus_once I installed the drives in windows04:21
blahrus_it now shows the time on the display04:21
blahrus_foxbuntu: it's giving no signal on the screen04:23
blahrus_I believe this happend in the regular 8.10 as well when I tired it on a different system, intell chipset though04:23
foxbuntublahrus_, thats strange, it worked fine for me04:23
blahrus_the 9.04 beta works thought04:24
blahrus_booting that again04:26
blahrus_looks like it did 1280 x 96004:29
blahrus_or it's trying too04:29
blahrus_yea it tired04:30
blahrus_I just changed it to 1360x768, but my screen's tv flash 1280x76804:30
blahrus_but in display preferences, it's set to 1360x76804:31
blahrus_which is right :) ?04:31
blahrus_foxbuntu: ^04:31
foxbuntublahrus_, seems good to me04:31
foxbuntublahrus_, thats the res for 720p04:32
blahrus_1360x768 ?04:32
foxbuntuyes04:32
foxbuntuits the PC translated 720p04:32
blahrus_ohh, so I guess I should assume the TV is wrong when it says 1280x768, and ubunutu says 1280x768 ?04:33
keesweird.  after upgrading to Intrepid, my mythfrontend sometimes ignores keypresses for 15-45 seconds before processing them.  anyone else seen this?04:34
blahrus_kees: wish I could get 8.10 to boot up, or I would help :)04:35
tgm4883_laptopkees, hadn't thought about it, but it does seem like that is happening sometimes here04:35
tgm4883_laptopI sluffed it off as being the backend recordings04:35
tgm4883_laptopblahrus_, 1280x768 - 16:10   1360x768 - 16:904:36
tgm4883_laptopiirc04:36
blahrus_tgm4883_laptop: I guess just not sure why TV says one thing, ubuntu says another :)04:37
tgm4883_laptopwhat?04:37
blahrus_freaking windows wouldn't even give me a 1360x768 option04:37
tgm4883_laptop<blahrus_> ohh, so I guess I should assume the TV is wrong when it says 1280x768, and ubunutu says 1280x768 ?04:37
blahrus_tgm4883_laptop: when I changed the rez from something to 1360x768, the tv flash the rez is changing to, and it says 1280x76804:38
keestgm4883_laptop: it's driving me insane.  I can't reproduce it reliably, and I have _tons_ of CPU left.04:38
tgm4883_laptopkees, yea I haven't looked into it that much as I have more important things on my mind.04:39
* kees nods04:40
blahrus_looks liek it's playing right04:58
blahrus_at leat the 720p mkv I got04:58
blahrus_but no sound04:58
blahrus_yet :()04:58
blahrus_bed for the night, mess with it more tomorrow.05:00
blahrus_tks05:00
blahrus_later05:00
keeshrmp05:34
keeswhen I zoom, Xorg hits 100% cpu.  :(05:35
keesand I'm using XvMC, so I wouldn't expect that...05:35
keestgm4883_laptop: ah-ha, use of Bob 2x while zoomed seems to crush my CPU, so I switched to Yadif, and all is well.06:37
NetSarChello in here09:24
NetSarCi'm doing a bit research before i start building my first mythtv setup09:30
NetSarCi want to have a big backend server with dvb-s / dvb-s2 cards09:30
NetSarC3 or 409:30
NetSarCand some frontends which can play full hd09:31
NetSarCthe first trouble i have, is to find the right dvb-s2 card09:31
NetSarCany suggestions? i need to be able to control my diseq switch also09:33
NetSarCi'm looking a bit at Hauppauge WinTV-NOVA-HD-S209:33
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MuskieHiyo10:53
Muskieallright, I'm a reasonably good hand at linux, but a complete noob at mythTV and media centre working. should i play it safe and go for 8.10, or try the 9.04 alpha?10:56
lagago for 8.1010:57
Muskiethanks. will download it now.11:00
Muskieokay, second question :P11:01
Muskiesince it's all set up, and i REALLTY don't wanna be lugging a CRT form my back room, it's all hooked into a standard TV.11:02
Muskiewill the standard installer display in PAL60, or should I get the alternate?11:03
Muskie...great. The Mythbuntu project lead is Anti-ATI. guess i've got fat chance finding official howtos aon getting my X600 doing TV-out then.. :P13:14
MuskieFinally had to lug out my old CRT and do an install from there. haven't finished installing it yet, so I'll check if it just works out of the box first before complaining to an IRC help chat. XD13:16
MuskieAllrighty then. the base mythbuntu system is working.. little buggy on the tv-out side of things, but i'm sure I can figure that out. Now, how do i set up my TV card (DVB-T300) to work with this?14:21
destructarhi. i'm running mythbuntu 8.04 backend with static ip. I have apache2 running. ping localhost fails with 100% packet loss, although other machines can ping the backend15:07
destructari've done loads of research on this and can't find the issue15:08
wilberfanI've noticed (since the last major updates) that my .avi's take 15 seconds to load now...18:16
wilberfanused to happen in 1 or 2 seconds18:16
wilberfananyone else experiencing this?18:16
sabhain!help18:29
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sabhain!diskless18:29
ZinnSorry I don't know about diskless18:29
sabhain!tftp18:29
ZinnSorry I don't know about tftp18:29
sabhain!pxe18:29
ZinnSorry I don't know about pxe18:29
sabhain!life18:30
ZinnSorry I don't know about life18:30
Muskiefunny.18:32
Muskietried the forums or the Wiki? they seem to be better than the chat.18:33
rtc443hello everyone i was just wondering what would be a great tv capture card, i have looked at the list but can't decide, can you record basic cable, like recording tv shows, thanks a bunch and srry for the noob question19:07
Muskiertc: basiaclly any tv card you get will be supported with a little work.19:12
MuskieI'd reccommend  COMPRO's Range myself, since that's what i use, but I'm actally having a little trouble gettign it going. :P19:13
Muskiehttp://www.overclockers.com.au/wiki/MythTV has a range of supported cards that will work fine out of the box.19:14
rtc443ok cool i am just getting a desktop so i can record tv shows when im not home, keep an ssh tunnel open, and other mis stuff19:14
rtc443im going to be using dual 2,5ghz, do u think thats enough19:14
rtc443and 1tb for storage19:14
rtc443ya i have been spending alot of time lookig through mythbuntu, looks great19:16
rtc443thanks for ur help19:17
Muskienice.19:20
Muskiehonestly, yu don't need such a high end rig19:21
Muskieunless you're goign to be transcoding Multiple HD streams around to 10 different frontends XD19:21
Muskie1tb is good for storage though, makes sure you've got plenty of space for stuff you want to record.19:22
Muskiea single-core 1.5ghz processor is more than decent enough to record stuff while you're away, and send it to you if you're the only one using it. 2ghz if you want to do HD, jsut to make sure.19:23
rtc443ya i have been wanting a 1tb for awhile(hate deleting things) so for the prices now19:23
Muskieit's overkill, but meh, hwo am i to complain XD19:23
rtc443ya ok cool, i wasnt sure, i know video transcoding and all are processor intensive, but this is good now less money spent19:25
Muskiehttp://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-3.html19:26
rtc443just to make sure u can record cable tv right, are ther restrictions19:26
Muskieshouldn't be, as long as your tuner supports it.19:27
Muskieif your rig doesen't need a scrambler or anything  you SHOULD be fine.19:28
Muskiebut since I've never done cable, I wouldn't know.19:28
Muskiemight want to hit up the forums and ask about people19:28
Muskies experiences with your particulr cable provilder, and what tuners support it19:28
rtc443well i know i get IO cable so as long as i can record atleast the lower channels, history, discovery it will be fine19:29
MuskieIO?19:30
rtc443optimum online19:31
Muskiewho's your current provider, I could do a quick google search for tuners that support them while my tuner drivers com,pile :P19:31
rtc443ok cool my current cable provider is optimum online19:32
rtc443also if u dont mind what do u think would be better http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Hauppauge-WinTV-HVR-1600-Hybrid-Video-Recorder-1199/sem/rpsm/oid/201496/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do orhttp://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Hauppauge-WinTV-HVR-1250-Hybrid-Video-Recorder-1196/sem/rpsm/oid/204447/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do19:34
Muskiethe 160019:36
Muskieit has the IR blaster you'll need19:36
Muskiebasically, to view the encrypted channels, etc, you'll still have to plug it into the cable box19:37
Muskiethe IR blaster goes on front of the box and lets you change channels on the cable box using the remote you get with the TV card.19:37
Muskiehttp://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-HVR-160019:39
Muskiethere's some info on getting the system to work19:39
Muskieapparently it's a bit of a resource hog when viewing HDTV, so you may actually want to get that 2.5ghz dual core, actually..19:39
Muskiealso, a half-decent video card (like an ld-skool Geforce 7000 series or a radeon x60 ot 700) should be put in as well19:40
Muskiehttp://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_hvr-1600 more stuff on getting the 1600 working19:41
rtc443ok cool well i already had the dual 2,5ghz in my budget so not bad19:44
Muskieheh19:45
rtc443i was hoping i would have parts and an old pc around but i dont so i might just buy somesort of dell just cuz its cheap19:46
rtc443like an inspiron 53019:46
Muskieshould work. just be careful of what you get19:46
rtc443ya wut should i look out for thats bad19:47
rtc443i also have a monitor so i dont have to buy onw19:48
Muskiehonestly, it's still technically cheaper to buy the parts and build it yourself19:49
Muskieor go to a real computer shop and get one custom-built for youur needs19:50
rtc443ya i was also thinking of that19:50
rtc443the only thing im not fluent in is motherboards and processors everything else i know19:51
rtc443ATI Radeon HD3650 256MB would that be ok for  video card, not that great but honestly im cheap lol19:54
Muskiegadzooks19:55
Muskieif you think that's cheap, buy me one!19:55
Muskiebut yeah, go ahead. should do you fine19:55
rtc443well its still 100 bucks19:56
rtc443ok well i build one for 500 bucks19:58
rtc443http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/print_summary_details_popup.aspx?~lt=print&c=us&cs=19&fb=1&l=en&oc=DDCWDA1&s=dhs&leadtime=&showleadtime=False19:59
rtc443ok that doesnt work19:59
Muskielol19:59
Muskieyou should be fine with what you're trying to build.20:00
Muskiewith all the stuff you're geting, it should work out of the box for you20:00
rtc443ya ok great, ive been thinking of this for awhile, and if it doesnt work out the box then good old troubleshooting will fix it20:01
rtc443and lots of google searching20:01
rtc443thanks for ur help and time20:02
Lunar_LampWhen I log into mythweb, and also in the program guide, all the channels are in an order that I consider "non-normal".  How can I rearrange them into a standard order?20:04
Muskieno dang clue.20:11
Muskieshould be a channel rearranger option somewhere. try the wiki?20:11
tgm4883_laptopdefine non normal20:12
flodini'm having trouble with lirc and the remote control for a hauppauge hvr-1300. I get output from mode2, but after an hour of googling and tampering with irrecord and /etc/lirc/lircd.conf I'm not getting any output from irw20:12
flodin*still not getting20:13
flodinis there any way i can pick apart the channel betweeen /dev/lirc0 (which seems to work) and lircd, so i can see where it's losing my button presses?20:14
Lunar_Lamptgm4883_laptop: well, the same as my freeview TV lists them.  I expect BBC1 to be first, BBC2 second, and so on.  These start with BBC4, have a few channels, then all the radio stations, then a few more tv channels.20:22
Muskieallruight21:02
Muskiei am REALLY miffed now21:02
Muskieapparently the DVB-T300 is one of the more commonly supported cards.21:03
Muskiebut I STILL can't get anything going. the system still can't find the damn thing.21:03
ZinnMuskie: Please watch your language.21:03
MuskieO.o21:04
Muskieanyway. I've followed the instructions for getting the SAA7134 chipset drivers going,a nd still nothing. can anyone help me with this?21:05
yosamiteHello, is here somebody who has mythbuntu running as Xen DomU?21:15
MuskieHU-F*beep*ING ZAH21:31
MuskieGot it working, finally.21:31
Muskiesilly thing didn't like the PCI port it was plugged into.21:32
yosamiteI've done a debootstrap installation first, then installed mythbuntu804-desktop metapackage, exported the firmware for my FF card, loaded the devices via kenel parameter, so far so good.21:41
yosamitebut if I try to open a vnc connection I'm only getting a grey screen with a shell. How can I configure it now?21:42
blahrus_foxbuntu: how do I force the backend to update mp3's I updated 1,000 of tags?22:05

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