[02:12] <jeremywiebe> Hi there... just trying to install Mythbuntu 9.04 via Wubi and am stuck on the Graphics Drivers screen.  No matter what selection I make the Back/Forward buttons remain disabled.  I found a bug on Launchpad that seemed related, but it's marked as fixed (https://bugs.launchpad.net/mythbuntu/+bug/362419/+viewstatus).
[03:22] <Blz> hey guys, quick question:  the US uses NTSC, right?
[03:24] <Blz> Specifically I want to enable composite video out on an NVIDIA card.  Is NTSC-M what I want?  I'm on the east coast of the US.
[03:27] <Blz> Also, another question:  Which connecton degrades quality less:  coax or composite?
[03:35] <hads> Composite
[03:36] <Blz> hads:  is it a significant difference?
[03:36] <Blz> I ask because I'm going to have to hook up my set top box to an analog capture card (PVR 150)
[03:36] <hads> RF < Composite < Component/VGA/DVI
[03:36] <Blz> and i heard that degrades quality
[03:36] <hads> Sure it will.
[03:36] <Blz> i'm watching SDTV on a CRT set though
[03:36] <Blz> so i dunno how severe it's going to be
[03:37] <hads> Best to use the S-video input. It will degrade the least on the PVR150
[03:37] <Blz> hmm. i dunno if i have access to that
[03:37] <Blz> i don't think my stb has an s-video out
[03:37] <Blz> it has coax and composite
[03:37] <Blz> let me check
[03:38] <Blz> yeah. coax and composite only
[03:38] <Blz> how bad do you think it'll be?
[03:38] <Blz> maybe I just won't transcode my shows to mp4...
[04:22] <Blz> Can anybody help me with configuring myth to work through a motorola set top box with an IR blaster?  I'm kind of stuck
[04:23] <Blz> So far I've installed myth and selected the aprorpriate option for my remote (windows media center new version) and  the IR blaster option (PVR150 pci w/ motorola cable box)
[05:20] <Essobi> Night all.
[13:49] <d110__> I've just installed mythbuntu 904 and tuned my cards, when I go to Watch TV it just returns to the main menu
[13:49] <d110__> if I however stop the mythbackend and start the mythbackend as the user then I can watch TV
[13:52] <darthanubis> seems your user is not part of the mythtv user group?
[13:54] <d110__> yes my user is part of the mythtv group
[13:55] <d110__> Ah I think it's my recording directory
[13:55] <d110__> I setup a new partition for recordings using the XFS file system
[13:56] <d110__> that was it
[13:57] <d110__> I changed the group on my recordings dir to mythtv and now it's not a problem
[13:57] <d110__> thanks for giving me the tip i needed
[13:58] <darthanubis> np :)
[14:18] <Essobi> Morning!
[14:44] <darthanubis> morning
[14:49] <rhpot1991> morning
[15:53] <Blz> I need some guidance in setting up my mythtv font/backend server with an IR blaster (motorola cable box -- comcast digital cable).  I would like to use the coax in on my pvr150 to record analog data from STB, but so far I haven't been able to scan for channels.  I tried setting /usr/bin/ch_change.sh as the external channel changing command, but that didn't work ... What am I missing?
[15:54] <Blz> I can provide more information if necessary
[16:17] <foxbuntu> Blz, if you use the RG6/coax cable to the PVR it should not come out of your cable box, if you need/want to record your analog digital cable you should use the Composite Video inputs on the PVR-150 instead
[16:17] <foxbuntu> Blz, then you can use a serial cable from your backend -> cable stb to change the channels
[16:17] <Blz> foxbuntu:  oh i see...  So it just won't work via coax?
[16:17] <Blz> I don't have a serial port on my STB
[16:18] <foxbuntu> Blz, get a serial -> usb adapter
[16:18] <foxbuntu> Blz, its far easier than an IR blaster
[16:19] <rhpot1991> firewire
[16:19] <Blz> foxbuntu:  maybe I'm missing something, but all I have is coax out and RCA Composite out
[16:19] <Blz> out of the STB that is
[16:19] <rhpot1991> I thought serial to usb was a dtv only thing?
[16:19] <Blz> this is digital cable
[16:19] <foxbuntu> Blz, there should be a DB9 serial port on the moto box
[16:19] <Blz> there's not.
[16:20] <Blz> it's a really small box
[16:20] <foxbuntu> Blz, thats really strange then
[16:20] <foxbuntu> Blz, well then use the IR blaster
[16:20] <Blz> that was the idea, unless I can trade it in for a normal stb
[16:20] <foxbuntu> Blz, but the previous statement is the same
[16:20] <Blz> about using RCA composite?
[16:20] <foxbuntu> yup
[16:20] <Blz> okay, I'll try that
[16:21] <foxbuntu> run RCA stb -> PVR-150
[16:21] <Blz> and I use ch_chan.sh right?
[16:21] <Blz> for the IR blaster?
[16:21] <foxbuntu> whatever works with your particular ir blaster
[16:21] <Blz> it's the ir blaster that comes with the pvr150 MCE ... i'm not sure what that requires
[16:22] <Blz> I tried looking on the mythtv wiki but i couldn't find much...
[16:22] <foxbuntu> im not sure off the top of my head
[16:22] <foxbuntu> i think you can just use irsend though
[16:22] <Blz> do you know where I could look?
[16:22] <Blz> irsend is the command?
[16:22] <foxbuntu> yea
[16:22] <foxbuntu> check out the mythtv wiki
[16:23] <Blz> okay i'll give that a try.
[16:23] <Blz> otherwise I'll  just see if i can trade in my stb for a classic one.  I have no idea why they gave me the midgit version
[16:24] <foxbuntu> :)
[16:24] <rhpot1991> Blz: those are the new ones
[16:25] <Blz> rhpot1991:  do they still play nice?
[16:25] <rhpot1991> dunnos
[16:25] <Blz> ffffffffffffuuuuuu-
[16:25] <Blz> well I guess there's only one way to find out
[16:25] <Blz> so let me just recap to make sure I'm not missing anything...
[16:25] <foxbuntu> Blz, rhpot1991 can hardly keep cable online much less test new stuffs
[16:26] <Blz> lol yeah what's wrong with you rhpot1991!!??
[16:26] <rhpot1991> heh
[16:26] <Blz> =)
[16:26] <Blz> but anyway... coax to STB, composite to PVR150
[16:26] <rhpot1991> forgive me for wanting my credit I was promised :)
[16:26] <Blz> haha actually rhpot1991 has helped me numerous times...
[16:27] <foxbuntu> Blz, you got it
[16:27] <Blz> and in the settings I just set it up as I normally would, with my schedules direct bit?
[16:27] <Blz> and try irsend as the external channel changing command
[16:27] <Blz> oh also, what channel format do i need to select, if any?
[16:27] <foxbuntu> Blz, yeah..in the input connections setup be sure to select the PVR-150 composite input
[16:27] <Blz> I saw weird stuff like us-cable-hrs or something like that
[16:27] <foxbuntu> Blz, defaults work for that
[16:28] <foxbuntu> Blz, us-cable or us-broadcast
[16:28] <Blz> foxbuntu. awesome. thanks
[16:28] <Blz> rhpot1991:  also many thanks
[16:28] <Blz> time to get my hands dirty...
[16:37] <rozon> Does mythbuntu's MythTV-fixes packages include support for DVB-S2 HD channels? I don't get a lock on the transponders on 1W that transmitts the HD channels I want...
[16:38] <superm1> rozon, if they are in 0.21-fixes upstream then yes
[16:38] <superm1> if not, then no :)
[16:38] <rozon> well... are they? :)
[16:39] <superm1> i'd ask in #mythtv-users.  i'm not absolutely positive myself
[16:39] <rozon> cool... I'll do that, thanks... :)
[23:27] <Blz> Question:  when going through mythtv setup, I can usually only see about half of the option descriptions at the bottom before the text runs out of the box ... how do I scroll to see more?
[23:36] <Blz> Anybody?
[23:36] <Blz> I'm sure it's something obvious...