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leprasmurfhello all.  I'm running into a problem with mythbuntu.  I have my mythbox connected to my TV by a DVI to HDMI cable, and if I leave a program paused for too long, the screen goes blank and I can't get it back.  I usually have to resort to restarting gdm.  I've gone as far as killing gnome-screensaver and chmod -x the binary.  It hasn't helped.  has anyone else run into this, and/or know the solution?02:45
cwoodIn order to use wakeup (apci), do I have to use mythwelcome?  I've tried to setup wakeup (without mythwelcome) and the system never shuts down.  Manual test works fine (it wakes up).03:30
leprasmurfI'm running into a problem with mythbuntu.  I have my mythbox connected to my TV by a DVI to HDMI cable, and if I leave a program paused for too long, the screen goes blank and I can't get it back.  I usually have to resort to restarting gdm.  I've gone as far as killing gnome-screensaver and chmod -x the binary.  It hasn't helped.  has anyone else run into this, and/or know the solution?04:08
superm1leprasmurf, sounds like dpms is kicking in04:20
superm1it's actually possible gnome-power-manager and/or gnome-screensaver INHIBIT dpms from the X server from kicking in04:20
leprasmurfsuperm1: so how do I stop dpms?04:21
superm1leprasmurf, it's normally handled for you04:21
superm1what'd you change in your install that's relevant?04:21
leprasmurfsuperm1: as well I could tell, nothing.  I had told the screensaver to wait for 2 hours of inactivity...it was still happening, so I disabled gnome-screensaver (the thorough way)04:22
superm1how are you starting mythfrontend?04:23
leprasmurfit's starting automatically when gdm starts04:24
superm1okay so via the .desktop file in ~/.config/autostart04:24
superm1you're not stopping it and respawning or anything like that04:24
leprasmurfno, if I restart the frontend, I use /etc/init.d/gdm04:24
leprasmurfoverkill, I know, but it's the easiest way for my wife to restart it by herself04:25
leprasmurfxset -q04:27
leprasmurf<snip>04:27
leprasmurfprefer blanking: yes04:27
leprasmurftimout: 60004:27
superm1yeah that's the dpms blanking stuff i'm referring to04:28
leprasmurfso mess with it in the xorg.conf?04:28
superm1normally gnome-screensaver or gnome-power-manager handle it, i'm not sure what about your situation is different though04:28
superm1you can do it in xorg.conf or add an xset when your session starts04:28
leprasmurfsuperm1: cool, thanks!04:29
superm1leprasmurf, np.  if you find out more information on the true root cause however (other than the bandaid), it would be appreciated04:30
superm1so that the necessity for the band aid can get lifted in case anyone else runs into it04:30
leprasmurfhrmm, what about using nvidia's control panel to make modifications?04:31
leprasmurffyi, there is no DPMS option in the xorg.conf04:31
superm1by default there is no dpms option. you can add that stuff tho04:35
superm1i dont think nvidia's control panel has any dpms stuff in it last i looked04:35
leprasmurfI"ve been having this problem from the start.  I did just recently go from composite (via tv out) to hdmi (via dvi), but nothing I've done has solved the problem AFAIK04:37
leprasmurfsuperm1: seems this is a recurring issue: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/35755004:52
superm1hm04:52
superm1well it sounds like it can be solved without resorting to rash things like chmod -x gnome-screensaver then04:53
superm1that actually might do more damage than good04:53
leprasmurf:-)04:53
leprasmurfhey, drastic times call for drastic measures :-P04:53
leprasmurfI'm sure that'll be reversed on the next upgrade, but I was getting tired of my changes not doing anything04:53
hadsScreen blanking is annoying.04:54
leprasmurfhads: agreed04:54
superm1i personally never ran into any issues and i've got the default screensaver setup04:54
hadsDPMS is good, blanking is annoying.04:54
superm1so i dunno04:54
hadsI don't have issues, except one of my TVs not turning off on DPMS off :)04:54
leprasmurfwell, I've put the changes into affect, taking all the times (blank, standby, suspend, and off) to 0 in xorg.conf and restarted gdm.  we'll see if it blanks now04:56
hadsActually, one thing I have noticed is if mythfrontend crashes and I restart it manually then the screen will blank while watching TV, I need to restart gdm to get normal behaviour.04:56
leprasmurfthat's my default behaviour.  it's easiest for my wife to run the one command to fix it when I'm not around04:56
hadsI used to use ratpoison and mythfrontend started from xinit so it just restarted if it crashed, that was good.04:57
leprasmurfwell I have to use monit for the backend, and I love that04:58
leprasmurfbut the frontend isn't actually crashing, it just won't come out of blanking04:58
hadsMy backend is stable as which is good.04:58
leprasmurfhaven't gotten as far as troubleshooting the backend yet04:59
hadsLooks like it was up about 100 days until they turned off the power on my street this morning :)05:01
wajimbahey all- does anyone know a way to run the command that updates the video library from a script?07:20
wajimbathe command that happens when you navigate from the main menu to "Utilities/Setup->Video Manager"07:21
tgm4883wajimba, look up mythvideo-bulk-updater or imdb-bulk-updater07:25
rhpot1991http://www.dealhack.com/archives/2009/04/logitech_harmony_520_universal_2.html14:22
MythbuntuGuest66does anyone know how to add telnet commands to the current protocol?16:26
DavideHi installing mythtv on ubuntu 8.10 any tips?20:46
DavideIf I download the Mythbuntu synaptic packages would that be better than dealing with Mythtv?20:47
superm1Davide, installing mythbuntu-desktop is easier for most people21:07
superm1then you can use mythbuntu-control-centre to set up mythtv21:08
Davidesuperm1, thanks so I just install in the synaptic package manager "mythbuntu-desktop"?21:09
Davidethat's all I need?21:10
superm1yup21:15
DavideI installed mythbuntu on Ubuntu 8.10.  set system roles as backend and front end.  When I run setup I get:  cannot find any upnp backend?22:27
Davidecould someone point me in the right direction?22:28
DavidePalmis anyone here?22:45
Davidesuperm1, are you there?22:55
Davideanyone know what the no upnp backend issue has to do with?22:59
DavidePalmHi I was able to install MythTV.  When I set the storage directories to my second hard drive location, I get an error saying that MythTV couldn't write to those locations.  Could it be because it needs SUDO permissions? how do I fix it?  Thanks23:31
tgm4883!permissions | DavidePalm23:47
ZinnDavidePalm: Most things mythtv related (recording directories, etc) need to be owned by the group mythtv and the user mythtv  If you are getting "not writable" errors, check your permissions23:47
DavidePalm!permissions23:50
ZinnMost things mythtv related (recording directories, etc) need to be owned by the group mythtv and the user mythtv  If you are getting "not writable" errors, check your permissions23:50
DavidePalm:D23:50

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