[00:34] <cabrey> mbostwick, you can just ask your question you know :)
[00:35] <mbostwick> thanks, but I am working on what someone recommended :) first
[00:36] <cabrey> ah ok a lot of people don't seem to like to ask questions in a quiet channel
[00:36] <cabrey> unlike #ubuntu
[00:45] <mbostwick> brb, need to restart L(
[00:45] <mbostwick> :)*
[00:58] <mbostwick> hello I am trying to get hp express tv tuner card to work (re brand of hvr1500) but for some reason when ever I try to use an app like me-tv its not able to get a feed, it brings up a samsung interface but it still dosnt work :(
[01:04] <mbostwick> anyone here ?
[01:23] <Blz> Hey everyone.  I'm trying to set up mythtv to record Comcast Digital Cable through a PVR150 using an IR blaster to control the STB and an RCA composite cable to link the STB to the PVR150.  So far I've managed to scan for channels with apparent success, but when I select "watch TV" in the main menu, the screen goes black for a few moments and then returns to the main menu.
[01:23] <Blz> logs are here:  http://mythbuntu.pastebin.com/f7397cf0f
[01:24] <Blz> I can provide aditional logs if need be
[01:28] <troldrik> Does mplayer -cache 8192 /dev/video0 work? may have to use ivtv-utils to set it to the composite input.
[01:38] <Blz> I'll be in and out of the room so please feel free to give me further instructions/tips/whatever ... getting mildly desparate =)
[02:07] <Shadow1> Blz, first if you are doing stb to pvr150 you dont scan
[02:07] <Shadow1> secound you can get a stb that has firewire and use firewire to change channels
[02:21] <rhl6856> can anyone reccommend pre created mythbuntu boxes for 9.04 ?
[02:21] <rhl6856> I'm looking to buy two frontends and a backend
[02:21] <Shadow1> Shadow1 brand
[02:21] <Shadow1> :D
[02:21] <rhl6856> links
[02:21] <rhl6856> ?
[02:21] <Shadow1> i was kidding but i would honestly build it for you
[02:22] <rhl6856> well, i'm mostly looking for specs down to the actual parts and prices
[02:22] <rhl6856> i can built it on my own
[02:22] <rhl6856> i want something that will **work**
[02:22] <rhl6856> i dont want to buy an expensive machine to find out linux will crap on t
[02:22] <rhl6856> it*
[02:22] <rhl6856> excuse my french i mean, poop
[02:24] <Shadow1> rh16 i would just goto the mythtv wiki
[02:24] <Shadow1> and check there
[02:24] <rhl6856> ok thanks
[02:24] <Shadow1> everything that is supported is listed
[02:24] <rhl6856> do you reccommend any good sites for purchasing stuff
[02:24] <rhl6856> other than newegg
[02:24] <Shadow1> all the regular ones newegg zipzoomfly tigerdirect
[02:25] <rhl6856> k thanks
[02:49] <Blz> Shadow1:  I don't scan?  how do I get my channel lineup then?  Is there a tutorial for this somewhere? (I already checked the mythtv wiki)
[02:49] <Blz> Shadow1:  also, firewire is not an option -- there's no port on the STB
[02:49] <Shadow1> you pay for schedulesdirect
[02:50] <Blz> Shadow1:  I have schedulesdirect already
[02:50] <Shadow1> Blz, yes it is an option goto your local comcast place and ask for a firewire box
[02:50] <Blz> when I had analog cable, I had to do a scan to put all of the channels in the database...
[02:50] <Blz> Shadow1:  do you know if they'll replace it for free or will it cost something?
[02:50] <Shadow1> also on the be setup where you put in the schedules direct info you get the channels there
[02:50] <Shadow1> yeah they will replace it for free
[02:50] <Shadow1> go get it
[02:51] <Shadow1> and when you have analog cable you still dont record you do it the way i said
[02:51] <Blz> Shadow1:  I thought they only *had* to do that for HD content.  but i guess it's worth a shot anyway
[02:52] <Shadow1> also hd is free
[02:52] <Shadow1> there is a plan to get hd for free
[02:52] <Blz> Shadow1:  we might be talking about the same thing (or maybe I'm confused) -- when I set up analog cable, I just plugged in my schedulesdirect account information and then there was a "grab listings" (or something similar) button I used
[02:52] <Shadow1> also over firewire you can atleast get local broadcast in hd
[02:52] <Blz> Shadow1:  oh well I only have an SDTV anyway
[02:52] <Shadow1> yeah you do that same procedure for the stb
[02:53] <Blz> right. that's what I did
[02:53] <Blz> and it grabbed the listings without a problem
[02:53] <Shadow1> good
[02:53] <Blz> but now when I want to watch live tv I just get a blank frame for a few seconds and then it returns to the main menu
[02:53] <Shadow1> !manual
[02:53] <Zinn> http://mythbuntu.org/installation_manual
[02:54] <Blz> yikes. no 9.04 manual?
[02:54] <Shadow1> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/User_Manual:MythTV_structure
[02:54] <Shadow1> just use that
[02:54] <Shadow1> 9.04 doesnt change mythtv features
[02:54] <Shadow1> its still .21
[02:54] <Blz> right. duh lol
[02:54] <Blz> hmm... at first glance i think i went through all of this, but I'll give it a closer look
[02:55] <Blz> thanks for the info
[02:55] <Shadow1> yeah
[02:55] <Shadow1> after you make sure all of that is in order
[02:55] <Blz> btw, just to  be 100% clear (I promise I'm not trying to play dumb), comcast will provide firewire-enabled boxes for SDTV?  Not just HDTV?
[02:55] <Shadow1> it doesnt matter for what it is
[02:55] <Shadow1> walk in and ask for a box with firewire
[02:56] <Shadow1> they have to give it to you
[02:56] <Blz> I specifically read that was only for HD...
[02:56] <Blz> but I'll try anyway
[02:56] <Blz> oh also... about firewire...
[02:56] <Blz> my understanding is there's two methods of handling that
[02:57] <Blz> you can either just change channels through firewire, or transmit the tv stream to the backend via firewire?
[02:57] <Shadow1> yup
[02:57] <Blz> is one better than the other?
[02:58] <Shadow1> well its not that its better its thtat some channels are encrypted over firewire and some arent
[02:58] <Blz> i'm somewhat tempted to just change channels via firewire since I have a PVR150... and I suppose I can take a load off of the CPU by having it handle the MPEG conversion
[02:58] <Shadow1> depending on your area
[02:58] <Blz> oh even coming out of the firewire port?
[02:58] <Shadow1> yes
[02:58] <Shadow1> so you can watch some channels
[02:58] <Blz> i thought the whole point of the STB was to decrypt encrypted QAM streams... god I hate media companies...
[02:58] <Shadow1> but most likely you can not see them all
[02:58] <Blz> okay
[02:59] <Blz> but channel changing via firewire works 100%
[02:59] <Shadow1> it does decrypt them but for some channels and shows its encrypted over firewire
[02:59] <Shadow1> i know that it works
[02:59] <Blz> okay, great
[02:59] <Shadow1> i have not used it personally so i can not say if its 100 percent
[02:59] <Blz> okay. this is still really helpful
[03:00] <Blz> can you point me to a tutorial on changing channels via firewire (if you know of one)?
[03:00] <Shadow1> i dont know of one but i am asking someone about it
[03:00] <Blz> awesome thank you so much
[03:01] <Blz> I'm actually going to go out and grab a case, but if you wouldn't mind posting the link, I'll read it when i get back
[03:01] <Blz> thanks again for the help -- this clears up a lot of the confusion
[03:03] <Shadow1> yup
[03:47] <Blz> aaand back...
[06:46] <mazda01> someone care to help me with my crashing frontend when trying to switch tuners?
[06:46] <mazda01> http://pastebin.com/m6a748662
[08:49] <MythbuntuGuest51> hello
[08:50] <MythbuntuGuest51> !help
[08:50] <Zinn> !help For a  complete list of my knowledge visit: http://www.baablogic.net/Zinn.cgi  Other available commands: !status, !about, !bug [bug_number].
[13:48] <MythbuntuGuest76> !nick JoshT76
[13:48] <Zinn> Sorry I don't know about nick JoshT76
[13:49] <JoshT76> hello
[13:50] <JoshT76> I have a Hauppauge HVR-1250, records great, but the infared/remote isn;t supported in LIRC yet, looking for a recommendation for a USB/Serial remote solution
[14:17] <JoshT76> bought this, should work?
[14:17] <JoshT76> http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Certified-Infrared-Receiver-Ultimate/dp/B000ST7QPA/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1245158245&sr=8-4
[14:31] <chris_> Hi guys, wonder if someone can help me?
[14:31] <chris_> If I turn my machine (frontend and backend) on with a monitor, I get the frontend displaying as it should.
[14:32] <chris_> If I turn it on with my TV connected, I just get the XFCE wallpaper, menubar, but no frontend
[14:32] <chris_> cursor moves with mouse input, but keyboard doesn't appear to do anything either
[14:32] <chris_> Can anyone suggest why?
[14:35] <Essobi> Good morning!
[14:43] <JoshT76> do the screen ratios match from monitor to tv? you may try forcing the tv to match what the monitor was then restart gdm
[14:44] <JoshT76> just a thought (guessing)
[16:46] <sedontane> I am running the 9.04 distro and cant get it to see my Hauppage NOVA-TD 500 IR reciever, I have he latest v4l-dvb from repo
[18:57] <MythbuntuGuest27> hello
[18:58] <MythbuntuGuest27> I am having a problem with mythbuntu and an external channel changer script
[18:58] <MythbuntuGuest27> I am using one of the scripts that comes with mythbuntu
[19:00] <MythbuntuGuest27> that is found here:
[19:01] <MythbuntuGuest27> sorry the script I'm using comes from /usr/share/doc/mythtv-backend/contrib/channel_changers/change-channel-lirc.sh
[19:01] <MythbuntuGuest27> the problem that I am having is that I the scipt does not get the channel number passed in
[19:02] <MythbuntuGuest27> the script works perfectly fine when I run it from the command line
[19:02] <MythbuntuGuest27> the channel on the set top box gets changed
[19:02] <MythbuntuGuest27> but when it is run from mythv it errors
[19:02] <MythbuntuGuest27> and the log that I've setup to catch output of the channel change script
[19:03] <MythbuntuGuest27> indicates that there it receives nothing on $1
[19:03] <MythbuntuGuest27> and an error from irsend is caught
[19:04] <MythbuntuGuest27> this is the error
[19:04] <MythbuntuGuest27> irsend: not enough arguments
[19:04] <MythbuntuGuest27> any assistance in getting to the bottom of this would be fantastic thanks
[19:30] <dhotman> Thought I would get a IRC client and ask my question again
[19:31] <dhotman> I posted my problem as MythbuntuGuest27
[19:31] <dhotman> basically:
[19:32] <dhotman>  I am having trouble using an external channel changer script from within mythtv. The channel changer works perfectly fine when run manually from the command line but fails when run by mythtv. The error that I get is that the channel number, which is suppose to passed to the script as $1 is not being passed to the script. Running mythtv backend in a verbose mode using the following command: mythbackend --verbose channel and this 
[19:33] <dhotman> 2009-06-16 19:36:57.456 Seem to be woken up by USER
[19:33] <dhotman> 2009-06-16 19:37:09.309 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Monitor
[19:33] <dhotman> 2009-06-16 19:37:09.309 adding: pvr as a client (events: 0)
[19:33] <dhotman> 2009-06-16 19:37:09.309 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Monitor
[19:33] <dhotman> 2009-06-16 19:37:09.310 adding: pvr as a client (events: 1)
[19:33] <dhotman> :-!
[19:34] <dhotman> sorry I'll paste the log at pastebin
[19:35] <dhotman> the log can be found at http://mythbuntu.pastebin.com/f66264c86
[20:09] <dhotman> bump?