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henrik_then download the source of the kernel, sudo apt-get install linux-source00:00
henrik_move in to the right directory.00:00
henrik_cd /usr/src/00:00
henrik_then you unpack the source. sudo tar -xjvf linux-source-2.6.31.tar.bz200:01
henrik_sudo ln -s /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.31 /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/source00:03
henrik_go in to your home direcotry and download the latest v4l00:03
henrik_hg clone http://linuxtv.org/hg/v4l-dvb00:04
henrik_enter the directory v4l-dvb00:04
superm1you actually need the source too?00:05
superm1that doesnt sound right00:05
henrik_then do sudo make menuconfig, remove the fire dtv00:05
superm1henrik_, i'm not sure about scan issues btw00:05
henrik_I needed it..00:05
superm1you were probably missing one more headers package then00:05
superm1linux-headers-2.6.31-15-generic00:06
superm1that would have done the trick00:06
superm1or linux-headers-$(uname -r)-generic better yet00:06
mechcozmoso, sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)-generic00:06
henrik_try that out..00:07
henrik_don't forget to remove the firedtv in sudo make menuconfig00:07
mechcozmoE: Couldn't find package linux-headers-2.6.31-15-generic-generic00:07
mechcozmoeasy fix though :-p00:07
mechcozmolinux-headers-2.6.31-15-generic is already the newest version.00:08
mechcozmoseems i already have the headers00:08
henrik_and when you do the sudo make -j3 if you have a dual core.. alot quicker..00:08
mechcozmohah, dual core... you think i have a budget...00:09
superm1if you had that, the missing one was just "linux-headers-2.6.31-15".  there's that and "linux-headers-2.6.31-15-generic". both have to be installed00:11
mechcozmodoing this as a proof of concept, if it works well, money can be found to make an HD box when we get an HDTV00:11
mechcozmoright now, it is getting linux-source00:11
henrik__I got kicked of the server.00:11
henrik__superm1, it's not the scan issue right now, it's the signal strength00:12
henrik__I fixed the scan issue, by getting the new v4l and recompiling the kernel..00:13
henrik__but the cable has about 75% signal strenght messured, and mythtv only says it's 39%00:13
henrik__mechcozmo, I have been using mythtv for quite some time now.. it has changed the way I live..00:15
mechcozmohenrik__: hoping to make such an impression here, too00:16
mechcozmohenrik__: i've got the kernel unpacked and the symlink made... where do i go from there?00:17
henrik__My kids however have been very spoiled, in there world you never need to look when something is on and then adjust.. they just want to be able to se any show when ever..00:17
henrik__home directory00:17
henrik__and download v4l00:18
mechcozmook, so i still need to do that step00:18
henrik__hg clone http://linuxtv.org/hg/v4l-dvb00:18
henrik__yes..00:18
henrik__the step with the source was the step that might could have been avoided..00:18
henrik__but no harm..00:18
mechcozmohenrik__: wasn't sure if superm1 was referencing this step or not00:18
henrik__and he is problebly right, he always is, but I was not able to get it to work that way..00:19
henrik__this morning..00:19
mechcozmodon't have hg, do i need to install mercurial?00:19
henrik__yes00:19
mechcozmowhat is mercurial?00:20
henrik__a program to check out source00:20
henrik__cvs program..00:20
mechcozmoall used to git and svn here...00:20
henrik__I don't know why some use svn and some hg..00:21
mechcozmobah, need to install ncurses00:22
henrik__v4l has been on hg for as long as I have known..00:22
henrik__:)00:22
henrik__yes00:22
mechcozmosudo apt-get install ncurses?00:22
henrik__ncurses-dev00:22
henrik__even00:22
mechcozmok00:23
mechcozmotrying again...00:23
henrik__have you checked out v4l?00:23
mechcozmoyes00:23
henrik__and make?00:23
mechcozmoyup00:23
mechcozmoi am looking at the menu screen now00:23
henrik__good..00:24
mechcozmois the fire dtv somewhere among these menus?00:24
henrik__under multimedia support00:25
henrik__in the bottom00:25
henrik__ops forst multimedia support, then dvb/atsc adapters00:25
henrik__then in the bottom of that list00:26
mechcozmofound it00:26
henrik__just prace space on that module, there are no headers for it so it will halt the next process00:26
henrik__good!00:26
mechcozmoany other options to change?00:26
henrik__just press space on it and the M will be removed00:26
henrik__nope00:26
henrik__just exit and save changes00:26
mechcozmodone00:27
henrik__what cpu do you have?00:27
mechcozmoAthlon 2500+ or 2600+00:27
henrik__only one core right..00:28
mechcozmoi686 but elderly00:28
mechcozmooh my yes00:28
henrik__then just write make00:28
mechcozmono sudo?00:28
henrik__'make'00:28
henrik__no unless you did the hg with sudo00:28
mechcozmono00:29
henrik__then 'make'00:29
henrik__when that is done 'sudo make install'00:29
mechcozmoin FreeBSD this process would be "cd /usr/ports/multimedia/v4l; make install clean"...00:29
henrik__ohh..have not been involved with *bsd00:30
mechcozmoit's actually annoying how different they are while still being so similar00:30
mechcozmoi really enjoy working with FreeBSD00:30
henrik__then sudo make load00:30
henrik__after that do a cold start..00:30
mechcozmoit's still making00:30
henrik__I know :)00:30
henrik__power off, unjack the power cord.. so it gets in a cold state00:31
mechcozmo:-p00:31
henrik__power coard out, and at the same time press the power button00:31
mechcozmohow long did this process take on your machine?00:31
henrik__that takes out the power from the conducturs00:32
henrik__Don't know quite fast00:32
mechcozmoand what hardware do you have?00:32
henrik__amd x2 somethign00:32
mechcozmoah00:32
henrik__I just got a new pc for my htpc..00:33
henrik__I need to have vdpau support00:33
mechcozmofor HD?00:33
henrik__yes00:33
mechcozmovery nice00:33
henrik__And then I have one hauppauge win nova t-500 and then this 130000:34
henrik__So right now I have 3 dvb-t tuners00:34
mechcozmothis is my grandfather's old PC that i found extra RAM for and an IDE hard drive that wasn't quite dead yet00:34
mechcozmohow are those HD tuners working?00:35
henrik__hd tuners??00:35
henrik__this is no hd tuners..00:35
mechcozmothey are HD, aren't they?00:35
mechcozmooh00:35
henrik__however they don't really care00:35
henrik__they can handle mpeg4 and mpeg2 accoring to the hardware in the computer00:35
mechcozmothen why the need to handle HD?00:35
henrik__as long as it's not dvb-t2 there is no problem00:35
henrik__well.. I can watch hd from tv with the card..00:36
henrik__and I can watch movies thru the system that is in 1080p00:36
mechcozmoah, ok00:36
mechcozmohow do those cards work for you?00:36
henrik__well the other works really good..00:38
henrik__I'm just having problem with the 1300 with the signal quality..00:38
mechcozmothat start recently?00:39
henrik__If I don't get this solved I might just have to go and get anohter t-50000:39
henrik__mechcozmo, sorry don't understand00:39
mechcozmodid the 1300 signal problem start recently, or did it never work well?00:40
henrik__Just got the damn card..00:40
henrik__so I have never had it before.. the t500 is my old card00:40
henrik__my fist digital card00:40
mechcozmoah, ok00:42
henrik__mechcozmo, how is it going.. its getting close to 2am here :)00:42
mechcozmohenrik__: it is still 'make'ing00:42
henrik__Was planing on getting some sleep tonight ;)00:42
henrik__nice..00:42
mechcozmoup to stage 200:42
mechcozmobuilding modules00:42
mechcozmogood thing the PVR500 does hardware MPEG-2 or this computer would die so hard... :-p00:43
mechcozmodo you run frontend separate from the backend?00:43
henrik__well don't count on it.. the mythtv is quite efficient00:44
henrik__well my backend also is working as frontend.. but then I have 4 other frontends connected to the backend00:44
mechcozmook00:44
mechcozmoi have an EPIA MII10000 i am using as a frontend00:45
mechcozmothinking about running Mythbuntu off of a 4GB Microdrive i had to save cost, power, and noise00:45
henrik__will problebly do it for you.. those via is quite nice00:46
mechcozmohooray, it is done00:46
mechcozmook, now i need to go find the computer to restart it :-p00:47
henrik__have you done the sudo make install?00:47
mechcozmoyes00:48
mechcozmoand sudo make load00:48
henrik__good cold start now..00:50
mechcozmoit is back up00:51
mechcozmoanything else to do, or scan for channels?00:51
henrik__just scan for channels00:51
mechcozmostopped at "Scanning us-cable 12 No Lock" again00:52
mechcozmosame issue as before00:52
mechcozmosignal of 0%, scan 5%00:52
henrik__I got that before I did the v4l update00:53
henrik__don't know why it's not working for you sorry..00:54
mechcozmobah00:55
mechcozmothat's a dissapointment00:55
henrik__yes shure is..00:55
henrik__sure*00:55
mechcozmowell, thanks for your help00:56
henrik__did you have the 1300 card 200:56
mechcozmono, i went for the 500 because it was $50 shipped and i'm a cheap bastard :-)00:56
mechcozmoi would just sell it and buy what you know works00:57
henrik__ahh.. okej.. then you were not affected by the bug we fixed..00:57
henrik__https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/43916300:57
henrik__only for the 1300 3000 and 4000 card00:57
henrik__I thaught you were on the same card as I was.00:57
mechcozmoseems similar, but nope00:58
mechcozmono, i have just one PVR00:58
mechcozmo50000:58
mechcozmohttps://bugs.launchpad.net/mythbuntu/+bug/47075600:58
henrik__sorry man can't help you! but I know I need to go and sleep..01:01
henrik__my kids will wake up in 4h wanting something to eat ;)01:01
henrik__sleep tight youall01:01
mechcozmoalright, thanks for the attempt01:01
tmktanyoine using kbd_i2c as their driver?03:57
tmktneed to figure out how to get the rest of the keys working03:57
tmktvery few work right now03:57
eddie128Hi,   Hoping someone can help explain why mythbackend install from the mythbuntu control panel results in mythbackend running its own gnome user session???04:00
eddie128hi04:12
superm1eddie128, its because the upstart script is using 'su'05:13
superm1its arguable whether the bug lies in consolekit or that upstart script still05:13
superm1it only happens when you load mythbackend on standard ubuntu05:13
superm1mythbuntu boxes won't encounter it05:13
eddie128thanks05:26
eddie128superm.   Is there a listed 'fix' anywhere that you could point me to?05:27
superm1look at the bug i posted in #mythtv-users05:29
superm1there's a workaround05:29
ripperdahey superm1, got a chance to review over your comments from last night. I have to admit, I'm not very clear what in my config is in storage groups and what isn't06:34
ripperdaso far, I have a single system w/ front & backend  on the same system. when I configured, I set the storage groups on the backend and the frontend config to the same directories06:35
ripperdaso I'm  not clear whether files were stored via the frontend or storage groups06:35
ripperdaI'm thinking maybe I should set the 2 sets differently, maybe even delete all artwork, then I can redownload metadata and see how things get stored06:36
ripperdaI'm reading a couple of web pages on how storage groups interact with mythvideo06:37
superm1ripperda, generally you want the storage group set items to be the ones in /var/lib/mythtv and the local paths to be in ~/.mythtv06:38
PMantisHi, seem to be having lots of trouble downloading. Will a few people please seed the i386 torrent?  http://www.mythbuntu.org/files/mythbuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso.torrent06:44
gbuttersPMantis: ok seeding07:21
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humehi... I recently upgraded to mythbuntu 9.10, and now everytime I start the computer, the sound is switched off. How can I change the sound to be switched ON on boot?08:39
ThermoelectricAnyone here able to help me with my channel scanning? I have set a grabber and all, but the scan for channels button isn't selectable...08:49
ThermoelectricCould that possibly be because my tuner isn't supported? It's a swann tuner.08:55
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khuntsomething weird has happened to my backend11:37
khuntcant ssh in11:37
khuntsays wrong password11:37
khuntcan run sudo commands directly11:37
khuntsays wrong password11:37
khuntsorry cant run sudo commands11:37
khuntwhat is the mythtv users password?11:45
ThermoelectricWere you talking to me?11:48
ThermoelectricNvm11:49
khunttalking to anyone11:49
khunt:-)11:49
ThermoelectricOh11:49
Thermoelectric:-)11:49
ThermoelectricI messed up by backend somehow too, I can't get it to scan for channels, But that's what would usually happen to amythtv noob.11:50
ThermoelectricShouldn't you use your computer's password, not mythtv's?11:50
ThermoelectricFor sudo...11:51
khuntyes11:51
khuntif it hadnt decided that password was wrong11:52
Thermoelectric:-/11:52
khunti cant run frontend or do sudo commands11:52
khuntor ssh in11:52
khuntI was fine about 3 hours ago11:52
ThermoelectricCouldn't you use a external monitor on your backend?11:53
ThermoelectricThat would get around the SSH error, I guess, Iirc what SSH is...11:54
ThermoelectricHey temba11:54
temba?11:55
tembahey11:55
khunthow do i change my password when my password doesnt work?11:55
ThermoelectricCan't help you with that one, sorry.11:57
khuntfigured out12:08
khuntbut cant get into recovery console12:08
ThermoelectricHmm12:10
ThermoelectricYou wouldn't happen to know how I can update the driver on my tv tuner? I want to see if that will do anything...12:10
khuntlinux tv website has instructions and drivers i think12:12
ThermoelectricThanks12:14
ThermoelectricAh, That's right, I was going to try IVTV12:30
tmktanyone using ir-kbd-i2c driver?13:31
tmktmy problem is some of the keys on the remotes work...just not the good ones..like back/guide/info14:01
Thom-hello guys, could anyone tell me how mythbuntu handles the mythtvfrontend upstart? I couldn't find anything about that in the rc.x folders15:44
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dashcloudhi, I'm currently on 8.10, and would like to move up to the latest version so I can run myth .22- what's the best way to go about this? upgrade, or clean install?17:56
KjetilKAny chance of seeing the s2-liplianin driver in Lucid? It seems to be maturing well, and it is the driver I use (or should use, I currently use the old mantis) for my DVB-C card18:16
elmojowhen installing mysql-server should I set a  "root" password or leave blank?18:17
elmojowondering how the mythtv-* packages know what password to use when they are configured18:17
tmktanyone else experiencing a 2-3 minute delay for the remote to start working when the front end starts up21:29
* KjetilK doesn't, but is on 0.2121:32
superm1elmojo, these days it should get off fine with or without a root password21:50
superm1the mythtv packages are supposed to try to use the debian system maintainer account to make the database now (hopefully!) :)21:50
elmojosuperm1: k, thanks for the info... I was trying the 0.22-fixes packages on Ubuntu 8.10 and had some issues with mysql permissions23:23
superm1oh rlly?23:23
elmojowent ahead and installed 9.1023:23
superm1that's peculiar23:23
superm1did they actually fail?23:23
elmojoyes23:23
superm1or just say that the pw was wrong?23:23
elmojoran dpkg-reconfigure mythtv-database and it always failed saying it couldn't access the database23:24
superm1right, but was it Really failing?23:25
elmojoI even removed (and purged) the mysql-server packages and blew away any existing databases and restarted everything from scratch and it still wouldn't work properly23:25
superm1it's supposed to use the debian-sys-maint account23:25
superm1i wonder if that didn't exist on 8.1023:25
elmojoI didn't check the mysql logs (probably should have)23:25
PMantisOpinions guys? ATI or NVIDIA for an AGP based Mythbuntu frontend?23:25
superm1nvidia23:26
superm1you'll have a better experience still today23:26
PMantisk23:26
elmojosuperm1: you are probably right about the debian-sys-maint account23:26
superm1it didn't exist?23:27
elmojoI don't think so23:27
PMantisI have an nvidia card right now that I can't load the nvidia drivers for. When I activate them, it boots to a black screen... had to hack xorg.conf back to vesa. ICK!23:27
superm1well maybe our logic needs some fixing then23:27
superm1PMantis, how did you install the drivers?23:27
superm1you should either pick them in the installer itself or from the hardware drivers tool23:28
superm1elmojo, well it checks like this: "    if echo "show databases;" | mysql --defaults-file=/etc/mysql/debian.cnf >/dev/null 2>&1; then23:29
superm1"23:29
PMantissuperm1: With the restricted drivers gui. I was going to try downloading the binary from nvidia directly, but I tried ubuntu 9.10, 9.04, 8.10... none of them are working right now, so I think my card died.23:29
superm1if that failed t shouldnt have been able to use the debian-sys-main23:29
superm1PMantis, you'll run into even more trouble with the binary directly from nvidia23:29
superm1it conflicts with packaging systems currently23:29
PMantissuperm1: oh fun.23:29
superm1what card is this?  is the wrong series being offered maybe for your card?23:29
superm1and does /var/log/Xorg.0.log show any more information about what's up?23:30
elmojosuperm1: ok, I no longer have 8.10 installed so I'll give 9.10 a shot23:30
PMantissuperm1: This used to be a myth frontend and I re-purposed for something else... and it used to work. I didn't look at the log, but I found that I cannot kill the X process without locking the machine to the point where my SSH session locks up.23:31
superm1PMantis, where the SSH session locks up?  that screams bad hardware23:31
superm1but look at the log to be sure23:32
superm1there aren't many instances that the machine hard locks like that though23:32
PMantissuperm1: and... with gdm running, the local screen blinks, like it keeps swapping to tty 7 and back... also it hangs for 2-3 seconds, comes back, hangs... etc. When I kill gdm, it's smooth.23:33
superm1look at the logs23:33
PMantissuperm1: Yeah. The local kb is dead, SSH dies, but Ctrl-Aly-SysRec-B still reboots.23:33
superm1that's the important thing here23:33
PMantisK, I'll have to get back in there and look... it's off right now, and dinner is ready. :)23:34
PMantisJust had a couple minutes, so I thought I'd pop in and seek feedback.23:34
elmojodo the latest nightly fixes packages work with 190.42 nvidia packages or does it still require 185.x nvidia?23:34
superm1190.42 is on the repo now23:35
superm1using libvdpau23:35
elmojoexcellent23:35
superm1and it just got into debian, so we'll have it in the archive for lucid23:35
elmojodo I need to add anything to /etc/apt/sources to get the nightly builds?23:36
superm1just install the mythbuntu-repos deb from the website23:41
superm1it does everything for you23:41
elmojosuperm1: awesome23:48
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superm1tgm4883 did a great job with it, thank him :)23:48
elmojoeverything is working perfect on 9.1023:48
elmojothe database set-up happened automagically for me23:49
PMantis 23:54
PMantisheh oops23:54

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