[02:16] <Thermoelectric> Hey, I'm grabbing channels for my MythTV setup. I have setup the rest of myth tv, but when I grab channels, It says there are 13 free to air channels, but the shepherd guide data-MythTV channel table shows nothing. Any ideas?
[02:20] <mcastles> you need to setup shep after you have grabbed all your channels
[02:20] <Thermoelectric> But I can't grab the channels using MythTV's inbuilt grabbers, I'm in Aus, So none of our grabbers show up.
[02:21] <Thermoelectric> Until I setup shep
[02:21] <mcastles> yep, I'm in AUS too... what I do is setup channels in myth setup then exit out and manually do a shep config
[02:22] <mcastles> shep will read your mythtv settings
[02:22] <Thermoelectric> So how do I setup the channels in Mythtv?
[02:22] <mcastles> and setup other stuff like the sym link etc
[02:22] <Thermoelectric> I don't have a digital tuner...
[02:23] <Thermoelectric> So I can't really scan...
[02:23] <mcastles> do you have an analog tuner?
[02:23] <Thermoelectric> Yeah
[02:23] <mcastles> I've only got a digital tuner, so I'm not entirely sure
[02:24] <Thermoelectric> Oh
[02:24] <mcastles> your tuner shows up in mythtv setup?
[02:24] <Thermoelectric> Yep
[02:25] <mcastles> hmm, and scan doesn't work? like I said I've never setup analog on my box
[02:27] <Thermoelectric> Nope, When you go to channel editor, the Channelm Scan button isn't shaded, and I can't press it...
[02:31] <Thermoelectric> when I ran mythfilldatabase, it said no channels were configured to use the grabber :-/
[02:33] <mcastles> hmm, yeah.. I'm not sure what the process with analog is? does anyone else have any thoughts?
[02:49] <Thermoelectric> Might it just be that this card could be unsupported?
[02:49] <Thermoelectric> I haven't seen any Swann tuners on the lists...
[02:50] <mcastles> any particular reason for analog over digital?
[02:55] <Thermoelectric> No, It's just a card that I had around.
[02:57] <mcastles> fair nuff.. well I would suggest a digital card in AUS, now that we are starting to get more dedicated digital channels
[02:57] <Thermoelectric> Yeah. Where'd you get your card from, online or at a retail store?
[02:58] <mcastles> I have a nova t 500 that works well, I ordered it online
[02:58] <mcastles> don't even remember where.. just went for the best price oem
[02:58] <Thermoelectric> Ah, Cool
[02:59] <mcastles> there is a bit of lag between changing channels.. but I think that might have something to do with  my cpu/ram
[02:59] <Thermoelectric> That makes sense
[02:59] <mcastles> it doesn't really matter cos 95% of my watching is recorded tv anyway
[02:59] <Thermoelectric> You should have System monitor  open when you change channels, see if it peaks
[02:59] <Thermoelectric> Ah
[03:00] <mcastles> good idea, I will try that out
[03:00] <Thermoelectric> :-)
[16:38] <tgm4883> kees, you around?
[22:50] <K-train> Hello.  I installed mythbuntu 9.10 ~ 3 days ago and have been quite pleased though I have a few questions, with which I will preface with a few comments.
[22:51] <K-train> After installing I changed the /dev/dvd to /dev/sr0 in the mythbuntu settings which made my DVDs play with the internal player and i am pleased but now i'm faced with a ripping problem
[22:52] <K-train> Under Setup/utilities ->Setup -> media settings -> video settings -> general settings, there was nothing in the "Direcotries that hold videos" field.  I populated that filed with /var/lib/mythtv/videos and I was able to rip.
[22:54] <K-train> but i can replay the dvds that i rip.  I have ripped in .iso and also in "perfect"/.vob  but I cannot play them back because I cannot find them.
[22:55] <K-train> I looked under "media library -> Watch videos" section but nothing is there.  Some direction would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks!
[23:00] <mrand> !iso | K-train
[23:00] <Zinn> K-train: Storage Groups are a streaming method of transmitting material to a frontend, meaning they don't provide block-level access to the file in question. An ISO is a disk image, and requires block-level access. Upstream has a plan to simulate a block device across the network using NBD for 0.23. Until then you can use the following workaround: http://www.baablogic.net/drupal/node/7
[23:00] <mrand> K-train: Not sure if that is it or not... but worth a look.
[23:01] <K-train> i will definately take a look at that regarding .iso files... but what about .vob files?
[23:02] <mrand> Well, my gut instinct is that .iso's normally contain .vob, so it might be the same problem... but I honestly am unsure.   I need to find time to play with it all to gain a full understanding.
[23:03] <K-train> np. Thanks... is it appreciated to share my success with you guys?
[23:03] <K-train> for those types of problems?
[23:04] <mrand> K-train: it isn't necessary, although it might be nice to know if it applies to vob as well.
[23:05] <K-train> k... i just read the link that was provided by Zinn... i have mine setup like it suggests... how am I supposed to go about access the .iso files from within mythbuntu?  I have tried the "media library -> Watch video" but they do not show hup.
[23:05] <K-train> *up
[23:06] <gregL> K-train did you scan of them?
[23:06] <gregL> for*
[23:07] <K-train> uhh... no.  I hate to ask.. but where is that option?
[23:07] <K-train> I though I went through all the settings..
[23:07] <K-train> is it a front or backend thing?
[23:07] <gregL> When you go into where you view the movies,hit m and choose  scan..
[23:09] <gregL> Also make sure the video folder is readable by the user that is running mythtv.
[23:12] <K-train> nice!  thanks.  let me try it.
[23:13] <K-train> The scan worked great.
[23:13] <gregL> cool
[23:14] <K-train> is "m" a menu option in most of the setting 'pages'?
[23:14] <gregL> yes, I also.
[23:15] <K-train> k... i will try that also.  U guys have been great help.
[23:16] <gregL> Read the info on this site......http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/MythVideo_.22_Transition_Guide
[23:16] <K-train> I will do that.  thanks.
[23:16] <gregL> That will give  a better idea whats going on...
[23:16] <gregL> np
[23:25] <K-train> When a video/dvd is ripped.  do you need to put in the information yourself?  the 3 i ripped don't have anything for the time duration, description, etc?
[23:30] <gregL> if you named it correctly, hit w and it will download the Meta data..
[23:31] <gregL> You should follow the transition guide it explains it all..
[23:38] <garrythefish> not enough drilling. that's what's the problem with the lesbos at #ubuntu-women
[23:44] <K-train> i will. thanks again.