[00:00] <pfein> no
[04:12] <unimaginative> How can I find out what codecs  specific video file needs to play?
[04:16] <unimaginative> I want to turn on the -v playback option in mythfrontend. mythfrontend automatically logs in and starts on my system. Where can I find the start script to add that option?
[04:18] <asphere> unimaginative: GSpot on windows works well. But I don't know what nix programs are out there
[04:19] <asphere> and for startup... start in ~/.config/autostart
[04:19] <asphere> symlink there to a directory with a pile of scripts
[04:20] <unimaginative> there is not an 'autostart' directory in /home/mythtv/.config/
[04:20] <asphere> ah. I'm running 8.10 which launches frontend from my user account, not mythtv
[04:20] <asphere> have a different user login?
[04:21] <unimaginative> I have a user login also, but if I leave it alone, 'mythtv' is automatically logged in
[04:21] <asphere> hmm. dunno. maybe someone else will be smarter than me.
[04:24] <unimaginative> and gspot doesnt appear to be giving me any useful info
[04:24] <unimaginative> it's calling it a mpeg-2 transport stream
[04:24] <unimaginative> it's a .ts file
[04:26] <asphere> unimaginative: re autostart, Applications -> Settings -> Settings Manager -> Autostarted Apps
[04:27] <unimaginative> hmm.
[04:27] <asphere> ..and mpeg-2 is your answer right? you'll need an mpeg-2 decoder to play it?
[04:27] <unimaginative> hmm
[04:27] <unimaginative> I have that already......
[04:27] <unimaginative> I think it's just an mpeg-2 container
[04:27] <foxbuntu> unimaginative, try avidemux-gtk
[04:27] <unimaginative> foxbuntu, just a second
[04:28] <unimaginative> okay
[04:29] <unimaginative> mplayer plays the file back just fine
[04:29] <unimaginative> but mythtv is stupid
[04:29] <foxbuntu> unimaginative, whats your issue?
[04:29] <foxbuntu> unimaginative, your trying to get a video with .ts extension to play?
[04:29] <unimaginative> I'm trying to play back this digital copy of Planet Earth in mythbuntu
[04:30] <unimaginative> When I attempt to play the .ts file, I get audio, but no video
[04:30] <unimaginative> just a black screen
[04:30] <unimaginative> using the "Internal" player
[04:30] <unimaginative> when I attempt playback using mplayer, the video plays back without any obvious problems
[04:32] <foxbuntu> unimaginative, you can change myth to use mplayer
[04:32] <unimaginative> i'd rather handle it internally if possible
[04:33] <unimaginative> mplayer has been quirky with me in the past
[04:33] <unimaginative> If internal is not an option, then I agree, using mplayer is the best alternative.
[04:34] <asphere> unimaginative: maybe play around with xine as well. I prefer it for my mythtv video player over mplayer
[04:35] <unimaginative> asphere, also a good idea, thanks.
[04:36]  * asphere uses "xine -pfhq -u 0 --no-splash"
[04:39] <unimaginative> okay, I just switched to mplayer for now
[04:39] <unimaginative> now I need to set remote codes to control mplayer :)
[04:39] <foxbuntu> unimaginative, use mythbuntu-lircrc-generator, it builds for mplayer automagically
[04:43] <unimaginative> foxbuntu, I run a custom lircrc, to allow two remotes to control my frontend, with two blasters.. Will mythbuntu-lircrc-generator screw all that up?
[04:44] <foxbuntu> unimaginative, you can have it build for mplayer only
[04:45] <unimaginative> awesome, then append that to my existing lircrc
[04:45] <foxbuntu> unimaginative, look at the --help menu with it figure what the switch is for it...
[04:45] <unimaginative> thanks!
[04:45] <foxbuntu> unimaginative, yup
[10:25] <TazgodX> is it possible to get whatever user (i believe its www) who uploads from mythtweb to be part of mythtv so when i upload images of movies on the mythweb interface they show up in the frontend without me having to change permissions?
[11:08] <waxhead_> hi everyone...
[11:09] <waxhead_> I've been playing iwth encoding mkv with h264.  I'm running mythbuntu 8.10, but I've seen that the -fixes branch fixes a few issues up...
[16:04] <foxbuntu> TazgodX, actually, you just need to change permissions of the folders so its something like mythtv:www-data
[16:05] <foxbuntu> that should allow the permissions you are looking for
[17:47] <abarbaccia> hey guys i recently added mythbuntu-weeklys to my boxes for testing out 0.22
[17:47] <abarbaccia> im having trouble upgrading the database with an error like: This command is not supported in the prepared statement protocol yet
[17:47] <abarbaccia>  when changing to the latin1 charset. known bug?
[19:23] <karlec> Can anyone offer some help with the HVR1800.  I'm only getting static through the spdif connection to my receiver.
[20:03] <foxbuntu> karlec, sounds like you havent enabled AC3 and DTS passthrough to IEC958
[20:23] <Rev_Baphomet> probably a subjective question but I'll ask it anyway, if i get a homerunHD box and have an internal video card for playback, would anyone care to render an educated guess as to what sort of processor i'd need in the box
[20:25] <Rev_Baphomet> i ask because i keep seeing 2.8ghz brandied about, and that seems high given the offloading.
[20:51] <karlec> Thanks foxbuntu, but I believe that I did.  I have followed a few guides on the forum with no success.  I also have a PVR500 which works fine (sound and video) in Mythtv.
[20:57] <tatel> hello, i've a problem. im run with mythbuntu 8.10. when i boot the pc, tvout signal is on but when mythbuntu starts the svideo signal is off
[23:52] <karlec> anyone using the HVR1800 successfully?