leprasmurf | hello 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 |
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cwood | In 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 |
leprasmurf | 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? | 04:08 |
superm1 | leprasmurf, sounds like dpms is kicking in | 04:20 |
superm1 | it's actually possible gnome-power-manager and/or gnome-screensaver INHIBIT dpms from the X server from kicking in | 04:20 |
leprasmurf | superm1: so how do I stop dpms? | 04:21 |
superm1 | leprasmurf, it's normally handled for you | 04:21 |
superm1 | what'd you change in your install that's relevant? | 04:21 |
leprasmurf | superm1: 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 |
superm1 | how are you starting mythfrontend? | 04:23 |
leprasmurf | it's starting automatically when gdm starts | 04:24 |
superm1 | okay so via the .desktop file in ~/.config/autostart | 04:24 |
superm1 | you're not stopping it and respawning or anything like that | 04:24 |
leprasmurf | no, if I restart the frontend, I use /etc/init.d/gdm | 04:24 |
leprasmurf | overkill, I know, but it's the easiest way for my wife to restart it by herself | 04:25 |
leprasmurf | xset -q | 04:27 |
leprasmurf | <snip> | 04:27 |
leprasmurf | prefer blanking: yes | 04:27 |
leprasmurf | timout: 600 | 04:27 |
superm1 | yeah that's the dpms blanking stuff i'm referring to | 04:28 |
leprasmurf | so mess with it in the xorg.conf? | 04:28 |
superm1 | normally gnome-screensaver or gnome-power-manager handle it, i'm not sure what about your situation is different though | 04:28 |
superm1 | you can do it in xorg.conf or add an xset when your session starts | 04:28 |
leprasmurf | superm1: cool, thanks! | 04:29 |
superm1 | leprasmurf, np. if you find out more information on the true root cause however (other than the bandaid), it would be appreciated | 04:30 |
superm1 | so that the necessity for the band aid can get lifted in case anyone else runs into it | 04:30 |
leprasmurf | hrmm, what about using nvidia's control panel to make modifications? | 04:31 |
leprasmurf | fyi, there is no DPMS option in the xorg.conf | 04:31 |
superm1 | by default there is no dpms option. you can add that stuff tho | 04:35 |
superm1 | i dont think nvidia's control panel has any dpms stuff in it last i looked | 04:35 |
leprasmurf | I"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 AFAIK | 04:37 |
leprasmurf | superm1: seems this is a recurring issue: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/357550 | 04:52 |
superm1 | hm | 04:52 |
superm1 | well it sounds like it can be solved without resorting to rash things like chmod -x gnome-screensaver then | 04:53 |
superm1 | that actually might do more damage than good | 04:53 |
leprasmurf | :-) | 04:53 |
leprasmurf | hey, drastic times call for drastic measures :-P | 04:53 |
leprasmurf | I'm sure that'll be reversed on the next upgrade, but I was getting tired of my changes not doing anything | 04:53 |
hads | Screen blanking is annoying. | 04:54 |
leprasmurf | hads: agreed | 04:54 |
superm1 | i personally never ran into any issues and i've got the default screensaver setup | 04:54 |
hads | DPMS is good, blanking is annoying. | 04:54 |
superm1 | so i dunno | 04:54 |
hads | I don't have issues, except one of my TVs not turning off on DPMS off :) | 04:54 |
leprasmurf | well, 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 now | 04:56 |
hads | Actually, 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 |
leprasmurf | that's my default behaviour. it's easiest for my wife to run the one command to fix it when I'm not around | 04:56 |
hads | I used to use ratpoison and mythfrontend started from xinit so it just restarted if it crashed, that was good. | 04:57 |
leprasmurf | well I have to use monit for the backend, and I love that | 04:58 |
leprasmurf | but the frontend isn't actually crashing, it just won't come out of blanking | 04:58 |
hads | My backend is stable as which is good. | 04:58 |
leprasmurf | haven't gotten as far as troubleshooting the backend yet | 04:59 |
hads | Looks like it was up about 100 days until they turned off the power on my street this morning :) | 05:01 |
wajimba | hey all- does anyone know a way to run the command that updates the video library from a script? | 07:20 |
wajimba | the command that happens when you navigate from the main menu to "Utilities/Setup->Video Manager" | 07:21 |
tgm4883 | wajimba, look up mythvideo-bulk-updater or imdb-bulk-updater | 07:25 |
rhpot1991 | http://www.dealhack.com/archives/2009/04/logitech_harmony_520_universal_2.html | 14:22 |
MythbuntuGuest66 | does anyone know how to add telnet commands to the current protocol? | 16:26 |
Davide | Hi installing mythtv on ubuntu 8.10 any tips? | 20:46 |
Davide | If I download the Mythbuntu synaptic packages would that be better than dealing with Mythtv? | 20:47 |
superm1 | Davide, installing mythbuntu-desktop is easier for most people | 21:07 |
superm1 | then you can use mythbuntu-control-centre to set up mythtv | 21:08 |
Davide | superm1, thanks so I just install in the synaptic package manager "mythbuntu-desktop"? | 21:09 |
Davide | that's all I need? | 21:10 |
superm1 | yup | 21:15 |
Davide | I 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 |
Davide | could someone point me in the right direction? | 22:28 |
DavidePalm | is anyone here? | 22:45 |
Davide | superm1, are you there? | 22:55 |
Davide | anyone know what the no upnp backend issue has to do with? | 22:59 |
DavidePalm | Hi 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? Thanks | 23:31 |
tgm4883 | !permissions | DavidePalm | 23:47 |
Zinn | DavidePalm: 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 permissions | 23:47 |
DavidePalm | !permissions | 23:50 |
Zinn | 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 permissions | 23:50 |
DavidePalm | :D | 23:50 |
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