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=== pizdets is now known as pizzledizzle
pizzledizzlewhere do i put start up stuff on mythbuntu? i want it to run some commands when X starts00:13
fpsdavidguys00:20
fpsdavidi'm running myhtbuntu 9.04, up-to-date00:20
fpsdavidand when i exit mythtv00:21
fpsdavidtheres like no desktop00:21
fpsdavidjust black w/ a cursor, cant right click or anything00:21
fpsdavidi tried alt+f4 to logout/login, but it does the same thing00:22
fpsdavidoh and i rebooted a few times as well, no change00:39
fpsdavidany ideas?00:39
williammandatgm4883, u round00:56
pizzledizzlehow do you add a program to be run at startup01:04
Technophilfpsdavid:  run up a putty ssh session, run top, see whats taking up CPU, you'll probably need to kill mythfrontend by typing "Kill XXX" where X is the process number.01:28
fpsdavidTechnophil: http://mythbuntu.pastebin.com/m408639301:35
fpsdavid:/01:44
basement-serverHello.  Trying to get my frontend connected to backend to watch live TV.  I know that i am connecting to the DB.  But when I hit Watch LiveTV, I get black screen and nothing. http://mythtv.pastebin.ca/144170202:29
basement-serverfront/back on same computer02:30
tgm4883williammanda, whats up?02:38
tgm4883!logs | basement-server02:38
Zinnbasement-server: 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.02:38
basement-serverok will run it again, and get fresh new frontend log.. i hope03:26
basement-serverhttp://mythbuntu.pastebin.com/f4ac4302203:29
basement-serverI deleted frontend log, then ran frontend, tried to "watch tv" (it failed) then went to mythbuntu logs to get this... I will read again as well..03:30
basementwell it looks like possible just don't like channel 3.. will try other... doubt it..03:33
Technophilfpsdavid: I gather you still have black?03:34
TechnophilWatch top till it shows mythfrontend's process number, "q" out and kill that and see if that gives you the desktop03:35
TechnophilThere's probably a better way to find the process number for me google would have to be consulted03:36
TechnophilActually ps ax | grep mythfrontend should give you the process number.  Kill the lowest number shown03:40
tgm4883basement, basement-server "ERROR: no valid capture cards are defined in the database."03:43
tgm4883well theres your problem03:43
tgm4883did you go through all the steps in mythtv-setup03:44
basement-serverI really really think i have done this.. lol03:44
basement-serverI see the card in there03:44
basement-serveri added it03:44
tgm4883basement-server, did you add a channel data source?03:44
basement-servercard 36.. me and another guy went thru and found this stuff03:44
basement-serverfor channel data source (grabber thing) i put no grabber..03:44
basement-serverand scanned for channels manual03:45
tgm4883did you connect that no grabber source to a card?03:45
basement-serverhumm.. possible missed that! lol.. checking.03:45
tgm4883IIRC, that is step 403:46
basementi think that i did though.. let me triple check.. :(03:46
basementon video sources.. i created a "LiveTV" (video source name), made Listing grabber = No Grabber..  ch. frq = us-cable .. finish ...03:48
basementinput connections:  V4L:... (Television) -> LiveTV03:49
tgm4883basement-server, what tuner?03:50
basementWell its a Phillips TV/FM/S-Video card..  I have the info upstairs.. me and a "mythtv-user" went through all of that to find out it was "Card 36" a LiveFly type.  I will go up and get ALL info now03:51
basementwell.. it has a Lifeview LVA001 9950MBH chip on it..03:59
basementBT878 Video04:00
basementwell my last test had some changes...04:08
basement-serverhttp://mythbuntu.pastebin.com/f78d0987804:08
basement-serverthe front end stayed at black screen longer, and got more logs.. looks like something about sound :(04:09
basement-serveri am going to delete all the logs and try a fresh look :04:11
basement-serverhttp://mythbuntu.pastebin.com/f113c804304:15
basementwell, i guess i will go back to step 1 and try again :)04:23
=== R3DB0x is now known as C00LAR0w
basementok.. what i'm going to do is wipe the HD.  Then I'm going to install the Mythbuntu first (instead of on top of ubuntu) and see if this helps me out any.04:43
basementLOL.. it didn't like my threats! it is working now lol04:48
mythmanIs there a good alternative to Myth Achieve06:14
tritiumI see that Dell is shipping the mini 10 with the TV Tuner card now, but only with Windows.  Is the tuner supported on linux?06:53
tritiumsuperm1: might you happen to know?07:04
hexahello everyone11:51
hexacould somebody take a look at http://mythbuntu.pastebin.com/f1a5ca2c512:16
hexai can't playback video12:16
hexathe logs says s.th. about a preview error12:17
williammandagm all13:48
williammandatgm4883, u round13:49
hexa"Error was encountered while displaying video" - http://mythbuntu.pastebin.com/f1a5ca2c514:02
williammandahexa, I'll try to help....can't promise anything14:28
williammandawhat version of mythbuntu?14:28
hexahehe14:29
hexa9.0414:29
williammandawhat kind of tuner?14:29
hexai appreciate it14:29
hexaSkystar 214:29
williammandain Europe?14:29
hexa01:07.0 Network controller: Techsan Electronics Co Ltd B2C2 FlexCopII DVB chip / Technisat SkyStar2 DVB card (rev 01)14:29
hexayes14:29
hexaDVB-S14:29
williammandaI'm looking at the error.....DVBSM(0), Warning: Cannot count Uncorrected Blocks eno: Function not implemented (38)14:30
hexathe card has been working with kaffeine under several versions of ubuntu14:30
williammandaread this....http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1129764.html14:30
hexai already scanned for channels14:31
hexamanually with scan14:31
hexabecause mythtv-setup couldnt do it automatically14:32
williammandaso the channels.conf works ok?14:32
williammandaor mythtv scan?14:33
hexaProSieben Austria:12051:v:0:27500:161:84:2000214:33
hexathe entrys in channels.conf look like these14:33
hexai imported the channels.conf14:33
williammandais that the correct format?14:33
hexai used https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MythTV_DVB-S14:34
williammandaI have no idea what is correct.....does it look correct to you? Have you generated a channels.conf before?14:35
hexano i havent, but it does :)14:35
hexaso i imported it, and scanned in mythtv-setup14:36
hexawhich worked14:36
williammandaI think this error needs to corrected 1st. Not sure how though14:37
hexahm14:43
williammandawhat kinda setup do you have? 1 MB/FE?14:43
hexahm?14:45
williammandamaster backend / frontend14:46
hexaall on the same pc14:46
williammandaslace backend?14:46
williammandak14:46
hexano networking involved14:46
williammandahow did you scan for the last version of mythtv?14:47
williammandahave you tried to optimize the database?14:49
hexahm14:55
hexai never used mythtv before14:55
hexai just scanned as https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MythTV_DVB-S said so14:55
hexaand optimizing doesnt do anything good14:55
williammandaso you are importing the channels.conf by using mythtv-setup> option 5>channel scan>import channnels.conf?15:00
hexayes15:01
hexaand then i am able to scan15:01
williammandayou don't need to scan for channels if you import channels.conf.....do one or the other15:03
hexahm ok15:03
hexaheh15:04
hexawhen i import it it scans automatically15:04
williammandatry the mythtv scan then try import channels.conf15:04
hexait sort of verifies the imported channels.conf15:04
williammandacorrect.....usually quick15:04
hexaquite, yes15:05
williammandamythtv scan takes longer15:05
hexahm15:06
hexawhere is this mythtv scan?15:06
hexaif you mean the one in mythtv-setup15:06
hexait tell ms something about Error parsing parameters15:06
hexamay have something to do with me not knowning the frequency to scan15:07
williammandawhere you select to import channels.conf.....select scan tranprotd15:07
williammandatransportd15:07
hexatransponder? :D15:07
williammandatransports15:07
williammandak...can remember from memory15:07
williammandacan't15:07
hexaah15:07
hexathanks man .D15:07
hexanever seen that one before :)15:08
hexathis could take a while :o15:08
williammanday15:08
hexaill be right back15:09
hexa34%15:19
hexaok finished @ williammanda15:34
hexai'm rebooting now15:34
williammandak15:34
hexanothing changed15:36
hexai'm looking into the logfiles now15:36
hexa2009-05-31 16:36:58.783 DVBSM(0), Warning: Can not count Uncorrected Blocks15:37
hexaeno: Function not implemented (38)15:37
hexaand15:37
hexa2009-05-31 16:37:01.442 Preview Error: Previewer file '/var/lib/mythtv/recordings/1012_20090531163657.mpg' is not valid.15:37
hexa2009-05-31 16:37:01.443 Preview Error: Run() file not local: '/var/lib/mythtv/recordings/1012_20090531163657.mpg'15:37
hexa2009-05-31 16:37:01.453 Preview Error: Preview process not ok.15:37
hexafileinfo(/var/lib/mythtv/recordings/1012_20090531163657.mpg.png) exists: 0 readable: 0 size: 015:37
williammanda'/var/lib/mythtv/recordings/1012_20090531163657.mpg'............try to view this mpg in xine or something15:42
hexanot working16:02
hexamplayer quitts with "no streams found"16:02
williammandahexa, i'm stumped .....you'll need to talk to one of the other experts in the room or try mythtv-users irc16:04
hexahehe16:04
hexaagreed ;)16:04
hexathanks anyway16:04
hexayour help is appreciated16:04
williammandasure16:04
Seeker`aynone have any suggestions for tuning delays for Nova-T 500s?16:20
Seeker`I'm getting i2c errors16:21
superm1tritium, it should be supported with hardy and later i believe17:32
tritiumsuperm1: thanks for the reply.  If that's the case, I may have to consider the Windows version, simply to get the tuner.17:33
williammandatgm4883, u round17:38
gbeeso I've had to grab the latest radeonhd from https://launchpad.net/~tormodvolden/+archive/ppa but now X_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS no longer works as a workaround to the X window error bug17:51
gbeeany ideas? superm1, you managed to patch around that problem for VESA and had a proposed patch for radeon, what about radeonhd?17:52
hexa--funn18:15
hexa--y18:15
hexa--mythbuntu doesnt recognize my usb bus, my sound card and doesnt play back tv for me18:15
hexa--though all this workes on ubuntu jaunty18:15
williammandahexa--, you could try.....load janty and get that woeking then install myth control center....18:25
williammandathats what I did18:25
hexa--hm okay18:26
williammandawhen I loaded mythbuntu and enabled gnome desktop....18:26
williammandanot all of the functions worked...18:27
williammandaso I went the opposite way18:27
williammandagot janty gnome working then install mythtv on top18:27
hexa--:)18:27
williammandamake sure  that you partiton the drive correctly18:29
williammanda30g for root, double the size of your ram for swap and the rest for /var set at xfs type18:30
williammandamythbuntu looks to place your recordings in /var/lib/mythtv18:30
hexa--aye18:35
hexa--why not use a single partition?18:35
williammandause the three partiton18:36
williammandano debate18:36
williammandaproblems18:36
hexa--:)18:41
hexa--swap size only needs to be two times ram if you want to suspend18:41
hexa--15gb will do for /18:42
huulivoideHello i have a broblem trying to install mythbuntu from usb pendrive, casper.log says something that it cant find cd from /dev/sr018:56
TazgodXanyone here use xine to play videos and found a way to disable the screensaver while playing?19:01
gbeejust get a second drive, dedicate that for recordings, forget keeping recordings in /var, you'll run out of space fast19:05
darthanubisgbee, amen19:13
rhpot1991TazgodX: yes, just disable it all together20:15
pizzledizzleanyone know the name of start up file for x? i need to put some xset commands in it21:32
gbeepizzledizzle: heh, by coincidence I've just this minute been looking at the autostart stuff, take a look at the files  in ~/.config/autostart/21:33
gbeeoh, just remembered another issue I ran into, dpms isn't disabled by default21:34
pizzledizzleyeah u need to do xset -dmps &21:35
pizzledizzleand xset s off & for screensaver21:35
gbeeyup, should be handled by the mythfrontend wrapper21:35
gbeeknow the commands, just surprised mythbuntu isn't doing that by default21:36
Seeker`how can I fix my i2c errors for a nova-t 50023:16
Seeker`i've added a delay of 1 sec to tuning, it still fails23:17
williammandatgm4883, u round?23:34
Seeker`[ 1529.788799] dvb-usb: error while stopping stream.23:34
Seeker`[ 1583.557066] dvb-usb: could not submit URB no. 0 - get them all back23:34
Seeker`[ 1583.557072] dvb-usb: error while enabling fifo.23:34
Seeker`I get errors like that in dmesg23:34
Seeker`I feel like i'm banging my head against a brick wall here; My new HTPC is unusable because i cant watch or record TV on it23:41

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