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firefly2442I have mediacom cable (US) and they seem to be mixing standard def with the newer DTV channels, should I be using us-cable or us-bcast?00:07
tgm4883_laptopfirefly2442, do you have an antenna?00:10
firefly2442tgm4883_laptop: nope00:11
tgm4883_laptopthen don't use broadcast ;)00:11
tgm4883_laptopwhich is what us-bcast stands for00:11
firefly2442ahh ok, I thought maybe it had something to do with the video format00:12
rhpot1991anyone recording NBC tonight,  you should run a mythfilldatabase refresh00:12
tgm4883_laptoprhpot1991, what for?00:13
rhpot1991tgm4883_laptop: mine had them as reruns, and the bush goodbye speech is on at 8:1500:13
tgm4883_laptoplet me check mine00:14
rhpot1991could be mine was just really out of date, but better safe than sorry, check them00:14
rhpot1991tgm4883_laptop: should be a 15 minute rerun of earl, followed by new earl,office,30rock00:14
rhpot1991superm1: ^^^00:14
firefly2442so when I scan my DVB pchdtv 3000 card, the signal shows up as fairly strong for QAM 256 but then it times out saying "no signal"00:15
rhpot1991new ER too00:15
tgm4883_laptoprhpot1991, mine all show up good00:15
rhpot1991tgm4883_laptop: could be from me junking up my automagic db filling00:16
tgm4883_laptopI don't see a 15 minute earl though00:16
rhpot1991I noticed it checked  on my 2nd client and turned it off thinking this backend doesn't need to fill the db my master does00:16
rhpot1991turns out thats systemwide00:16
rhpot1991so I didn't grab new data for 2 weeks00:16
rhpot1991tgm4883_laptop: at 8 should be the speech then at 8:15 an earl rerun00:17
rhpot1991no kath and kim (thank god)00:17
tgm4883_laptophmm00:17
tgm4883_laptoplet me check this00:17
tgm4883_laptopoh00:18
tgm4883_laptoprhpot1991, the president thing is live, it's at 5pm here00:18
rhpot1991ah you and your silly timezones00:18
tgm4883_laptopyep00:18
rhpot1991prob just a full 30 min rerun for you then00:19
tgm4883_laptopyep a rerun00:19
tgm4883_laptopalthough SD has the wrong original airdate00:19
tgm4883_laptopOriginal Airdate:  1/29/200900:20
rhpot1991hmmmmpf still not registered00:23
tgm4883_laptop!stab ddrescue00:25
* Zinn stabs ddrescue with a rusty spork.00:25
phunyguytgm4883_laptop: sorry for the delay, yes I am on Eco Transparent right now.00:25
rhpot1991tgm4883_laptop: whats wrong with gddrescue?00:26
tgm4883_laptopwell the ISO it produced doesn't play the movie00:31
rhpot1991tgm4883_laptop: weird I've only ever hit one movie that didn't work00:36
rhpot1991ok its just identify password right?00:38
rhpot1991case shouldn't matter?00:38
rhpot1991there we go00:40
tgm4883yay, you fixed Zinn00:40
rhpot1991no longer friendly bot Zinn :)00:43
tgm4883heh00:45
tgm4883nice00:45
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strex-wo1kcan anyone lend a hand downgrading nvidia from 173 version, to 169?02:03
tritiumsuperm1: working on building hdhomerun_config_gui, and running into a few issues.  If you have time, please ping me.02:18
ChaorainI'm trying to install compiz02:52
ChaorainIt says that Xgl is not found02:52
ChaorainHow can I install this02:53
superm1tritium, ping i'm here02:53
superm1tritium, what's the details?02:53
superm1try to ping me with details in the future in case we dont catch each other02:53
Chaorainis xgl the same as glx?02:56
mycosys_mythHey again guys :) just checked etc/X11/xorg.conf and it is empty :S is this normal on an mythbuntu box? is the setup data elsewhere or something like that?02:56
superm1no02:56
superm1dont use xgl Chaorain02:56
superm1compiz shouldn't depend on Xgl02:56
superm1thanks rhpot1991. it appears my myth remembered this time02:56
superm1beats me what happened two weeks ago or last week or what not02:56
tritiumsuperm1: thanks.  Please see the libintl.h errors here: http://paste.ubuntu.com/105403/02:57
ChaorainOh I needed sudo compiz02:57
superm1tritium, hm libintl.h comes from libc6-dev02:58
tritiumyes02:58
superm1so something is wrong with gettext?02:59
Chaorainhow do I add more workspaces with compiz?02:59
Chaorainso I can use the desktop cube02:59
tritiumsuperm1: I'm uncertain.  Perhaps before I get too far with this, I should try building on jaunty.02:59
tritiumLet me see how that goes before I bother you.03:00
superm1Chaorain, that's offtopic for this room.  #ubuntu, or #ubuntu-bling i think03:00
Chaorainok03:00
superm1tritium, yeah build with jaunty is a better idea03:00
tritiumSorry for the premature request for help.  As far as build-deps, it only needed libgtk2.0-dev and libglib2.0-dev -- not too bad.03:01
tritiumThanks, superm1.03:03
superm1no prob tritium03:04
mycosys_mythsuperm1: have seen some howtos etc from you - am on MythBuntu 8.1 - is xorg.conf SUPPOSED to be an empty file all of a sudden, have the details it uses moved elsewhere of something?03:05
superm1mycosys_myth, it's supposed to be more empty03:05
superm1more details are autodetected now03:05
mycosys_mythit was completely empty03:06
superm1well that's not right03:06
superm1dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg will refill it i think03:06
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mycosys_mythsorry to seem noobish - this is my 1st incursion into a debian based box running x *lol*03:06
tgm4883Alpha 3 released03:06
tritiumNice.03:06
superm1mycosys_myth, no problem03:06
tritiumNo working nvidia or amd drivers yet?03:07
superm1not yet03:08
tritiumah03:12
MythbuntuGuest41Hi there! I have a half way functional MythBuntu 8.1 Box. After booting up and getting the Mythbuntu logo the screen goes dark. I've tried going into recovery mode to hit ?fix X server" but I still get the same error. Anybody has seen this happen?03:33
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phunyguy /03:43
phunyguyMythbuntuGuest41: you need to check your xorg.conf03:44
MythbuntuGuest41ok, I'm in root i nthe recovery mode03:44
MythbuntuGuest41what's the next step if you don't mind?03:45
MythbuntuGuest41This all happened after enabling VNC in the MCC, next time I booted the machine I lost the image03:46
MythbuntuGuest41are u still aroung nixon?03:49
MythbuntuGuest41.04:08
bopfermanHello, Im trying to change my schedules direct info in mythtv and seem to have lost the setting, can some one point me in the right direction?04:18
bopfermananyone know where the schedule direct information is held in myth?04:22
tgm4883bopferman, mythtv-setup04:22
bopfermanI dont see it in there.04:25
tgm4883bopferman, what are you trying to change?04:26
bopfermanI am trying to change my schedule direct username04:27
bopfermanand I cant find the setting04:27
bopfermanI am running hardy04:27
tgm4883bopferman, that would be in mythtv-setup under "Video Sources"04:27
bopfermanahh I see it now! Thanks!04:30
mycosys_mythhi again guys lol - further to my dramas getting this box running. have tried running mythfrontend from console, channel used has 97% (DVB-T) signal, all i see is a blue screen, get stuttering sound like poor tuning. Have attatched output from mythfrontend http://pastebin.be/16090 anyone got any clues?04:46
mycosys1oh - if you respnd to above directly - please address it to this machine - other one may be rebooting or something04:48
mycosys1 hi again guys lol - further to my dramas getting this box running. have tried running mythfrontend from console, channel used has 97% (DVB-T) signal, all i see is a blue screen, get stuttering sound like poor tuning. Have attatched output from mythfrontend http://pastebin.be/16090 anyone got any clues? machine was ok in knopmyth with my analog tuner (jus didnt keep up well) - moved to support the u3100mini easier and have an easie05:43
MythbuntuGuest90Hi! I've been getting a black screen after booting my Mythbuntu 8.1 box, any ideas as to where to start solving this one?06:02
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d0netsFNhey what are the volume control packages for mythbuntu07:04
d0netsFNcan i uninstall them? i cant get my mic in working with them07:04
tritiumhttps://edge.launchpad.net/screen-profiles looks useful not only for server machines with no graphical desktops, but also for mythbuntu boxes with overscan issues, where it's often hard to see the top panel, and hence easy to miss update-manager notifications, etc.08:02
BlueSteel!help12:04
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BlueSteel!help radio12:05
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BlueSteelhmmm12:05
BlueSteeldoes anyone know how I can get mythTV to play internet radio from some streams?12:05
mycosys1!streaming12:05
ZinnSorry I don't know about streaming12:05
BlueSteelthese take the form of: http://iiradio.iinet.net.au:8011 etc.. What is the most efficient way to play these in MythTV12:06
BlueSteeli have DVB-t working as well as viewing avi/mkv, but I would like to be able to play some internet radio with this machine, as this will also not be counted towards my monthly internet quota (I live in australia)12:07
guindoushello... somebody? i have some issues with my tv capture card, and i would appreciate some help12:09
BlueSteelhello12:09
BlueSteelwhat's the issue?12:09
guindoushello12:10
guindousi have a Pinnacle PCTV pro 110i (phillips base hw SAA7134)12:11
guindousit's well detected by the back end12:12
guindousbut I can't find any channel when I'm scanning12:12
BlueSteelis it DVB or ATSC?12:12
guindousi'm from argentina (you would figure out becaus my bad english)12:12
guindousit's a analogue12:13
BlueSteelah, not too sure then12:13
BlueSteelim new to mythTV myself, haven't done an analogue tuner12:13
guindousi'm looking for some help with this kind of capturer... but, it's not so easy...12:14
BlueSteelhave you found where to scan for channels?12:15
BlueSteelit'll be in the backend configuration12:15
guindousyes, i'm using the right pal-nc system and channel frequency12:16
guindousbut, nothing... it's quit strange12:17
BlueSteelso no option to scan or it scans but detects nothing?12:17
guindousscans detects nothing12:18
BlueSteelnot sure, are you using the right driver for it? (V4L?)12:18
guindousthe card was detected flawless12:18
guindousyes...12:18
BlueSteeli'm sorry then, not sure what else to check12:18
guindous:(12:18
guindousok... thanks anyway...12:19
BlueSteeli'll still be watching this channel if someone wants to reply to my internet radio question, any url's etc. thanks12:20
duffrecordsdoes anyone know what the internal video player for Live TV is in Mythbuntu?  is it mplayer or something else?18:21
duffrecordsthe default one, I mean18:21
superm1duffrecords, it's mythtv itself18:49
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duffrecordssuperm1: I'm having trouble using XvMC with my NVIDIA card.  if I were to recompile the mythtv player from svn is there one package I would need to build or all the mythtv packages?19:36
superm1duffrecords, XvMC works with the distro packages19:37
superm1duffrecords, i've got it working on one of my machines19:37
superm1duffrecords, but if you still would like to use SVN packages for a different reason, use the ones at http://www.mythbuntu.org/auto-builds .  They were last built last night19:38
superm1that way you have all of the packaging and organization that goes with them19:38
duffrecordssuperm1: I think I'll try that.  because when I use XvMC, it causes mythfrontend to freeze.  I tried using it to play a file with mplayer and it said "the selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec"19:53
superm1duffrecords, just mythfrontend freezes?19:53
superm1or the whole system19:53
duffrecordswhen I look at processes with the top command, the CPU% of mythfrontend shoots up close to 100% and is unresponsive.  I have to kill it over ssh.19:56
duffrecordsso the system is still useable, just not mythfrontend19:57
superm1is there a log from mythfrontend.log?19:57
duffrecordsI'm not at home right now, but I retrieved part of the log from yesterday.  I removed a lot of the motion_type messages: http://mythbuntu.pastebin.com/d2bcf4f2c21:15
superm1duffrecords, so a very damaged mpeg2 file then21:31
superm1you should try to improve your signal if possible or clean that file before trying the XvMC stuff with it i think21:31
duffrecordsyeah, my signal is generally about 2.4dB.  but it records HD fine.  I can record a HD show and watch it later on a client in the other room with a better video card and processor, but not on the machine that runs the backend21:36
duffrecordsI actually bought an amplified antenna and stuck it in a window facing the general direction of the broadcasting tower but the improvement was marginal21:43
duffrecordslike 0.2dB21:43
superm1duffrecords, well XvMC is very very finicky about these types of things22:02
superm1try to do an mpeg2->mpeg2 transcode on the file22:02
superm1it will clean it up, and seeing if XvMC handles it better22:02
duffrecordsis that something that I need to run in the frontend's menu, or via the terminal?22:03
perilousapricotwhen I try to install nvidia-glx-new, apt-get tries to uninstall mythbuntu-desktop and all the xserver-xorg packages22:06
perilousapricotis that normal?22:06
perilousapricots/nvidia-glx-new/nvidia-glx/17322:06
superm1duffrecords, from the recordings menu22:09
superm1perilousapricot, i believe 173 isn't supported in 8.10?22:10
superm1nvidia didn't rev the driver for the new X server /me thinks22:10
perilousapricotsuperm1, there's packages for it in jaunty, even. the different nvidia-glx-* drivers support different hardware, I have to have 173 to run my hardware22:10
superm1perilousapricot, yeah i know there are packages for it, but that's just so the framework is there if there is a rev'd driver released22:11
duffrecordsI seem to remember when upgrading my laptop to 8.10 I had to use a different nvidia package than I did before.  I think they bumped my card down into the legacy category this time around22:13
duffrecordsdo you have any nvidia driver installed at the moment?22:18
duffrecordssuperm1: regarding the mpeg2->mpeg2 transcode, are you talking about the post recording options when scheduling?22:22
superm1duffrecords, you can do it for an existing recording22:22
superm1hit m on the recording in the menu22:22
superm1duffrecords, i've got nvidia 180 installed on a few machines and 177 on others22:22
duffrecordsI don't see any transcode options in the menu that pops up22:29
duffrecordsjust change group filter/view/password, add to playlist, and help22:30
superm1its in jobs i think22:36
superm1try hitting right instead of m maybe22:36
dschiehi #, i'm new to mythtv. my setup seems ok, i can watch and record live-tv. it looks like planned recordings get recordet, but dont appear in the frontend after this. the file exists an can be played externally.23:27
dschiethe record is still shown in the task list, but the task says something like "done...." (german frontend. text is "Fertig....")23:28
duffrecordssuperm1: that was it.  I had to press right and select "job options."  I'll see how the transcoded file plays when I get home tonight.  right now it's 4.4GB23:30
dschieswitched to english frontend. it  says " Job: flag commercials    status: finished (my.."  .... no idea what my..... means...23:32
dschieok, i scaled down the fonts. (my... was (mythbox), the name of my box. but still no idea why the recording is not listed in "watch recordings"23:35
dschieok, got it. had a group filter in watch recordings active. but why is it still in the job-list?23:46
jontheniceguyGood {$localtime} to you all! I wonder whether anyone can help explain why my mythbackend keeps stopping on me? I have a machine which was running Ubuntu 8.10. I have a backend machine which has been converted using the mythtv-control-center application, then a front-end dedicated Mythbuntu 8.10 machine. Can you suggest where to start looking? I'm reasonably proficient with the command line, but this keeps eluding 23:50
hadsjontheniceguy: I'd start checking the logs;23:55
hads!logs23:55
ZinnMythTV logs are stored in /var/log/mythtv/   You can use mythbuntu-log-grabber from the Applications menu or via command line to automatically post the most relevant logs to our pastebin.23:55

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