[00:06] <MythbuntuGuest25> it seems that on new installs of mythbuntu causes imdb not to pull cover art
[00:06] <MythbuntuGuest25> my previous mythbuntu installs work fine
[01:10] <arrenlex> Hey, all. I am new to mythbuntu but trying to see if I can get my cable dongle working (usb). This is what dmesg says when I plug it in: http://mythbuntu.pastebin.com/dafac2b
[01:10] <arrenlex> What does that mean? Did the kernel find it or no? How do I test it?
[01:11] <Draggor> Anyone here have experience with mythbuntu and using an nvidia ti4400 vid card?
[01:15] <Draggor> I keep having the issue that my desktop isn't fully displayed on my screen
[01:19] <Draggor> oop, was my tv
[01:20] <encmonkey> Howdy all - did this latest weekly fixes update break mksquashfs for anyone else?  I tried updating a diskless client image and instead of the normal progress indicator it very quickly scrolls a whole lot of nothing on the terminal.  It nuked my image so now none of my frontends can boot.
[01:22] <encmonkey> I don't think it's the mksquashfs file itself, as I installed squashfs-tools onto another machine, tested it, and copied it over.  Got same result.  The diskless client stuff had been working beautifully prior.
[01:55] <bobbob1016> I'm running Mythbuntu 8.10, with an nVidia 8200 on the mobo and the propritary drivers.  I'm not getting a gui anymore.  I checked /var/log, and the files don't seem to have been updated for a while.  Any ideas?
[01:57] <encmonkey> did it just stop booting into the gui, or did you just update to 8.10?
[01:59] <bobbob1016> encmonkey, Just stopped getting to gui.  I updated a while ago, when it came out basically, been working until now
[01:59] <bobbob1016> I get a text login, ssh works, so I think it is something else.
[02:00] <encmonkey> do you install the weekly fixes?
[02:01] <bobbob1016> I usually update when there is one, is there a problem with an update?
[02:02] <encmonkey> Well, I dunno so far, but yesterday I let the weekly update run and now some dependency for mksquashfs is broken so none of my diskless clients can boot.
[02:02] <bobbob1016> encmonkey, It isn't a diskless
[02:02] <encmonkey> it worked fine right before.  I haven't been able to figure out what library or ?? changed so far.
[02:03] <bobbob1016> encmonkey, I have no idea, I'm looking for help too.
[02:03] <encmonkey> I get that - but mksquahsfs is a simple binary - something more core broke
[02:03] <encmonkey> I don't know what else would have been affected
[02:03] <bobbob1016> encmonkey, I have no idea, as I've said
[02:04] <encmonkey> what does the xorg.log tell you?  just a "no screens found" or ??
[02:04] <bobbob1016> encmonkey, No, as I said, no logs have been updated in a few days, since before I've had this issue
[02:05] <encmonkey> OOHH..
[02:05] <encmonkey> That I didn't get.
[02:06] <encmonkey> when you try a startx, what happens?
[02:07] <bobbob1016> encmonkey, Nothing, and /etc/init.d/gdm start says "starting ok"
[02:16] <encmonkey> bobbob1016, have you tried using just the generic "nv" driver in your xorg.conf to see if something went amok with the nvidia binaries?
[02:43] <aegis> have any of you had any luck getting audio through HDMI on the nvidia cards?
[02:43] <aegis> I've spent two days trying and am at a stand still....
[02:44] <rhpot1991_laptop> aegis: can't help much, but my understanding is that  it only works on certain chipsets
[02:47] <aegis> well, I  think it supposedly works with my chipset...  ALC883...
[02:48] <aegis> and I got it to show up in aplay -l
[02:48] <aegis> **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
[02:48] <aegis> card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: ALC883 Analog [ALC883 Analog]
[02:48] <aegis>   Subdevices: 1/1
[02:48] <aegis>   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
[02:48] <aegis> card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 1: ALC883 Digital [ALC883 Digital]
[02:48] <aegis>   Subdevices: 1/1
[02:48] <aegis>   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
[02:48] <aegis> card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: NVIDIA HDMI [NVIDIA HDMI]
[02:48] <aegis>   Subdevices: 1/1
[02:48] <aegis>   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
[02:49] <stiev3> you're close.  I have it going with my onboard card, did it a while back though.
[02:49] <aegis> but no progress since then...  and I had to install the nvidia drivers from the nvidia website and the alsa drivers from alsa-project to get even that far...
[02:49] <rhpot1991_laptop> aegis: use http://mythbuntu.pastebin.com/ instead of spamming things
[02:49] <stiev3> a big step was getting it to list in aplay -l
[02:50] <aegis> stiev3: then what though?  My HDA NVidia is actually showing up as an OSS Mixer in System > Preferences > Sound
[02:50] <stiev3> with no volume bar correct?
[02:50] <stiev3> Let me see if I recorded my steps from that point
[02:50] <aegis> stiev3: well, that app doesn't have volume bars
[02:51] <aegis> stiev3: it's the one where you have Autodetect and Test...
[02:52] <aegis> stiev3: thanks... any help would be much appreciated...
[02:58] <stiev3> there was a point at which I set a default audio device I think.  I recall running some test app (maybe mplayer) and specifying card:0 device:3 for the audio
[02:59] <aegis> yup...  I created /etc/asound.conf trying to do that... card 0 device 3
[02:59] <aegis> it's frustrating that I'm so close! lol...
[03:05] <stiev3> Digging through my bookmarks, I've only found this thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=6589810#post6589810
[03:08] <aegis> stiev3: yup... been there... :)  I've even upgraded to a new version of alsa
[03:11] <aegis> stiev3: thank you for your help though... and encouragement! :)
[03:12] <stiev3> yeah I don't really know then.  I remember using the upgrade script and it only partially updating everything to 1.0.18, at some point i got everything to 1.0.18 and ran the tests listed in thread on some test.wav file and heard sound after 3 days of crying
[03:22] <bsusa> hello all
[03:24] <bsusa> could someone please reccommend me with a good tvtuner that works with mythbuntu and configures the keys correctly on the remote instead of using the keyboard commands as buttons on the remote?
[03:27] <bobbob1016> bsusa, The keys aren't configured by the tuner, mythtv configures the buttons.  Did you try setting up buttons in the config page?
[03:29] <aegis> stiev3: did you edit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base ?
[03:31] <bsusa> u mean in the Edit Keys section of mythcontrols
[03:31] <bsusa> ?
[03:32] <bobbob1016> bsusa, Yes, you can modify the buttons there.  Or if you're using a remote, you can enable it in the mythbuntu settings
[03:33] <stiev3> aegis, no, didn't touch that file.
[03:36] <bsusa> i assiigned buttond their but they use keyboard commands
[03:37] <bsusa> for example play is 'a'
[03:38] <bobbob1016> bsusa, Yeah, it should use both, as in whatever button on the remote, and a keyboard press
[03:38] <bobbob1016> or*
[03:39] <bsusa> then 'a' is multiple buttons
[03:43] <bobbob1016> bsusa, ?
[03:44] <bsusa> what i dont understand is why for example play is not assigned as the play button
[03:44] <bsusa> not the character 'a'
[03:45] <bsusa> then for example '0' is about half of my remote
[03:45] <bobbob1016> bsusa, ?  Not every keyboard has a "play" button, and not all "play" buttons have the same input when you press them.
[03:45] <bobbob1016> bsusa, '0' is half of your remote?  What do you mean?
[03:46] <bsusa> the thing is then i cant use all my buttons on the remote properly
[03:46] <bsusa> i mean say i press FF RR or pause eg they are all showing the charactec '0' as the keypress
[03:46] <bsusa> so all those buttons are the same
[03:47] <bsusa> eg i have 3 play buttons it means
[03:47] <bobbob1016> bsusa, Are you reading what I said?  You enable it, and it works basically fine, you just tweak it a bit.  My remote has a back button that wasn't being used, I went to edit the keys in myth, set it to back, and it worked.
[03:48] <bobbob1016> bsusa, Just enable it in the mythbuntu settings.  You have to enable your remote.  It could also be that your remote doesn't have Linux drivers.
[03:50] <bsusa> the remote isnt in the list, in lirc its on none but still works
[03:51] <bsusa> i can use up down left right etc fine, its other keys that i cannot set because they conflict wth other keys
[03:51] <bsusa> thats the main issue
[03:51] <bobbob1016> bsusa, It doesn't work.  If it did, it would be registering everything correctly.  It probably sees it as a keyboard.
[03:52] <bobbob1016> bsusa, Which is why "play" doesn't work, but all the other standard keyboard keys work
[03:52] <bsusa> play is the letter 'a' it does worj
[03:53] <bsusa> but just say i want to set another key and that comes up as 'a' then it will conflict
[03:53] <bsusa> i had a look at some drivers but i could not get them working or maybe i just didnt understand
[03:53] <bobbob1016> bsusa, Yes, so the remote isn't working, since two buttons are showing up as 'a'
[03:53] <bsusa> ok
[03:54] <bobbob1016> bsusa, The remote isn't woking, or actually is only partially working.
[03:54] <bsusa> is their a way of configuring it
[03:54] <bobbob1016> bsusa, Yes, install the drivers.
[03:55] <bsusa> or is their a tvtuner out their and remote that is auto detected by myth
[03:55] <bsusa> i need something consistant
[03:57] <bobbob1016> bsusa, As I said to begin with, it is *not* your tuner.  It is your remote.  Google is a great tool, I mean you can type in "mythtv remotes" and get this as a first hit http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/MCE_Remote
[03:58] <bobbob1016> bsusa, It is not your tuner in any way shape or form.  If the remote connects through the tuner *could* be drivers, but if the tuner shows tv, it is not your tuner.  Your tuner has nothing to do with how the buttons are setup.
[03:58] <bsusa> so if i get a different remote it will work
[03:59] <bsusa> a supported one
[03:59] <bsusa> because the same thing happend when i used my logitech harmony remote
[03:59] <bsusa> it detects it the same way
[04:00] <bobbob1016> bsusa, Yes, it should.  I say should because there can always be complications.
[04:00] <bobbob1016> bsusa, Harmony isn't in that list.
[04:00] <bsusa> u mean on the link u showed me
[04:01] <bobbob1016> bsusa, Yes, on the link I showed you.
[04:02] <bsusa> so i can use they remotes with my current tuner
[04:03] <bobbob1016> bsusa, Yes.  You can use those remotes with any tuner.  Your tuner does *not* in any way shape or form change anything remotely to do with your remote buttons.  Your tuner is an input device, it does not say anything about any buttons on anything anywhere.
[04:07] <bsusa> ok
[04:08] <bsusa> thanks for the info
[04:08] <bsusa> i gotta go now
[04:08] <bsusa> thanks again
[04:08] <bsusa> bye
[04:11] <tgm4883> bobbob1016, thats not entirely true
[04:11] <bobbob1016> tgm4883, Which part?
[04:11] <tgm4883> depending on the IR receiver, it might not work with a certain remote
[04:12] <tgm4883> IIRC, the PVR-150 on card IR receiver doesn't like any remotes except hauppauge ones
[04:12] <tgm4883> but a separate ir receiver like the MCEUSB2 ones are great and to my knowledge dont block that
[04:14] <bobbob1016> tgm4883, I said that, kind of...  "If the remote connects through the tuner *could* be drivers, but if the tuner shows tv, it is not your tuner."
[04:15] <bobbob1016> tgm4883, I meant it as the tuner has no bearing on how buttons are mapped.
[04:15] <tgm4883> bobbob1016, ah ok
[04:15] <tgm4883> yea i just skimmed the last part
[04:16] <tgm4883> so some tuners with on card ir receivers won't accept any input except from their remotes.  By input, I mean you can't use their IR receiver with other remotes, but you can use other IR receivers
[04:19] <bobbob1016> tgm4883, I figured that.  I was just helping him get that it wasn't his tuner.  Which is why I was a bit more forceful with saying "in any way shape or form".
[08:57] <Pontiac> Hey all;  I have a Win2K PC setup via SVideo to my television set.  Its got no keyboard, no mouse.
[08:57] <Pontiac> Currently I'm using VLC and the HTTP interface but its seriously buggy.
[08:58] <Pontiac> Does Mythbuntu have some sort of HTTP server to get this HTPC to show video on the TV?  I'm not interested in streaming to any of the `controlling` computers.
[09:20] <cann> seems like a odd way todo it, but i guess you could use VNC and some custom scripts to output to tvout. has very little to do with mythtv though
[09:21] <cann> btw mythtv is for linux. there are some windows ports of frontends i think but i never tested them
[09:22] <Pontiac> Yeah, I don't mind blowing away the OS.
[09:22] <Pontiac> The question was geared towards blowing it away, is there PC based remote control via web interface, or something?
[09:22] <Pontiac> Rather not get into installing X-Emus on the PC.
[09:23] <hads> So, what exactly do you want to do?
[09:24] <Pontiac> What I want to do is have this PC hooked up to my television and watch movies I rip from DVDs and watch them.  The thing is, I want to control the machine from another PC in the house.
[09:24] <cann> if you just want to play meda files . i would just install a remote desktop software like vnc or freenx and use vlc directly
[09:24] <cann> media
[09:25] <cann> dosent really matter what os you use
[09:25] <hads> mythfrontned has a telnet control interface.
[09:26] <cann> ohh see i dindt know that =)
[09:26] <Pontiac> I saw that.
[09:26] <Pontiac> Does it still require a L/P?
[09:26] <Pontiac> Or is it just wide open?
[09:27] <hads> L/P is?
[09:27] <Pontiac> Login/Passwrd
[09:27] <hads> No, it's assumed it is on a trusted network.
[09:27] <Pontiac> hmmm...
[09:27] <hads> You could use an IR remote also.
[09:28] <Pontiac> I have one, but, at least in Windows, the USB IR receiver doesn't seem to open a COM port, at least in windows.
[09:28] <Pontiac> Not sure if LIRC (Thats the controller, right?) actually will do what I want with this particular device.  If it DOES, then its a matter of finding an old remote control.
[09:29] <hads> LIRC is the software which does IR remote control, yes.
[09:30] <Pontiac> I'm gonna need to read through the manual a bit more, but does LIRC work out of the box, or is it trainable with a particular remote?
[09:31] <hads> LIRC is configurable, yes.
[09:33] <Pontiac> Downloading the Live ISO right now.  I'll play with it as a live OS to see if I can get it to do what I need it to.
[09:33] <bogus-> just buy a windows media center remote for 25 euro
[09:33] <bogus-> guaranteed to work
[09:34] <hads> Unless it's broken :)
[09:34] <bogus-> :P
[09:34] <Pontiac> heh
[12:08] <walker> Hey. I'm running a mythbuntu 8.10 server with mythweb, but i can't get mythweb to show the coverart? I tried to link it in differing ways. Anyone who could give me a hint?
[14:06] <willemb> greetings
[14:07] <willemb> I need some help with pal vs ntsc please
[14:07] <willemb> If I enable svideo on any of my video cards, i get black and white output, but the picture looks clean
[14:07] <willemb> I live in south africa, so our standard is PAL-I.
[14:08] <willemb> My tv claims to support both PAL and NTSC, and terrestrial tv looks right
[14:08] <willemb> however, if I manually specify PAL-I in my xorg.conf, the colour on the tv looks messed up
[14:08] <willemb> blue lines wavering accross the screen
[14:08] <willemb> distorted images
[14:08] <willemb> etc
[14:10] <willemb> Before I go through trial and error, is there any chance that using one of the other PAL options will give me more joy?
[16:17] <a1fa_> my nvidia-settings does not overscan settings
[18:37] <dupondje> hellow, how can I scan for channels and import them into mythtv ? cause the scanning in mythtv doesn't seem to work :s
[18:59] <garrettn> Hi all, I am a couple questions about tuners...
[19:00] <garrettn> I live in the US and have cable.  What type of tuner would be best for me?
[19:02] <garrettn> I live in the US and have cable.  What type of tuner would be best for me? What are my choices?
[19:02] <garrettn> Oops, didn't mean to repeat myself.
[19:54] <dupondje> When I want to start LiveTV, it just goes back to main menu
[19:54] <dupondje> and doesn't show anything
[19:54] <dupondje> how can I see where it goes wrong ? :s
[19:54] <dupondje> cause totally no debug now
[21:00] <rhpot1991> !blank%
[21:00] <Zinn> 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 directory
[21:01] <rhpot1991> someone asked about that before ^
[22:30] <Shadow__X> hey anyone here uses totem with mythtv
[22:40] <tgm4883> Shadow__X, not anymore
[22:40] <Shadow__X> aww how come
[22:40] <Shadow__X> sitll they didnt release it for 8.10 only jaunty
[22:40] <Shadow__X> ?
[23:07] <tgm4883> Shadow__X, the only way to use totem with the backend is via UPNP, as they have removed the mythtv plugin
[23:07] <Shadow__X> AH
[23:07] <Shadow__X> is there a way to easily use that
[23:07] <Shadow__X> with buffers
[23:08] <tgm4883> not that I know of
[23:08] <tgm4883> I just use mythfrontend
[23:08] <Shadow__X> hmm i have multiple backends and trying to find a good way to watch stuff from both
[23:09] <Shadow__X> both in sep remote locations
[23:09] <tgm4883> ah
[23:10] <tgm4883> you could write a launcher script that copied the right backend info into the mysql file?
[23:10] <tgm4883> or watch it via flash in mythweb
[23:39] <wjs_ltop> Hello,  I've been having a problem going into mythvideo recently.  It just seems to hang there, and then mythfrontend crashes.
[23:39] <wjs_ltop> I am able to go into the manage videos and see the videos listed.
[23:39] <wjs_ltop> This is the 8.10 release of mythbuntu
[23:40] <hads> !logs
[23:40] <Zinn> MythTV logs are stored in /var/log/mythtv/   You can use mythbuntu-log-grabber from the Applications menu to automatically post the most relevant logs to our pastebin.
[23:40] <Shadow__X> tgm4883, hmm what about with buffers
[23:40] <wjs_ltop> Ok, do I need to turn on logs in the myth setup screens?