[00:27] well, thanks to VLC I can now capture video again [00:28] now I'm wondering if I should install mythTV again. version .22 and me are old enemies now, only without the mutual respect [00:31] I have a number of satellite boxes with serial, and even posibly USB connections. will myth automagically be able to get the EPG and switch channles for me? do I just connect the cable and select it as remote? I'm used to working with a tuner so... [00:45] http://pastebin.com/p4DKsrHM [00:45] started having an issue with mythvideo [00:46] mythfrontend appears to lock up when i go into videos or video manager [00:48] last line in the frontend log looks like its scanning the '/' not sure if thats normal or its the issue... [00:48] but i've removed the package and reinstalled with no change [00:48] through the mythconfig and with apt-get... [00:48] any input would be great... thanks in advance [01:41] is there a list of fixes for the latest version of .22 trunk? (23766) [04:01] anybody have any input on the following [04:01] Mar 19 23:05:59 myth-frontend1 kernel: [ 4580.549296] mythfrontend.re[2044]: segfault at 25 ip 05945807 sp bfc4aa90 error 6 in libmythvideo.so[5894000+10b000] [04:01] mythvideo is hanging whenever i go to video manager [04:21] ok it looks like that error msg was from earlier when i removed the group on the BE [04:21] it looks like the last line in the frontend log is [04:21] ScanVideoDirectory Scanning (/) [04:21] which looks like its scanning the root for video?... i dont see that in other logs posted [04:22] and i'm pretty sure i dont have that configured anywhere... [15:06] hey anyone installed mythbuntu on a headless box before? ubuntu server to be a little more precise [15:07] dan1, should be doable, but you need X for mythtv-setup - so you'll probably need to X forward or run vnc [15:08] yeah that's kinda my Q - i have installed mythbuntu-control-centre and ssh -X in. but when I run mythbuntu-control-centre I get "ImportError: No module named xorgconfig". Do you know what package I need? [15:09] ooh sounds like we're missing a dependency eh? [15:09] is python-xkit installed? [15:09] and mythbuntu-common? [15:09] just looking... [15:10] gravelld@bordeaux:~$ sudo apt-get install python-xkit [15:10] Reading package lists... Done [15:10] Building dependency tree [15:10] Reading state information... Done [15:10] E: Couldn't find package python-xkit [15:10] mythbuntu-common is there [15:20] this is hardy heron btw [15:20] don't know if python-xkit is in hardy [15:31] hardy... [15:31] eh huh [15:31] things have changed significantly since then [15:32] ok, would it be a LOT better to upgrade then? I say a LOT because there's a lot of other things running on this machine [15:32] vmware for instance, which is a pain to upgrade [15:32] you won't have "current" builds of mythtv available for hardy (we only do autobuilds of 0.23 for karmic and lucid) and autobuilds of 0.22 for interepid, jaunty, karmic [15:32] yeah that's ok [15:32] so what kind of frontend were you plannin on using? [15:33] diskless, got an epia box under the tv that used to be a slave backend [15:33] Ah. [15:34] on hardy i think the package that provided that was guidance-backends [15:34] remind me what version of myth is in the hardy build? [15:34] ok thanks [15:34] python-xkit was added during intrepid or so [15:34] http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mythtv [15:34] [launchpad.net] “mythtv” package : Ubuntu [15:34] you can see the ones on the archive for all versions of ubuntu there [15:35] oh of course, thanks [15:35] autobuilds aren't though [15:35] ok will need to upgrade eventually again for vdpau but that's for the future [15:36] and i suppose everyone upgrades eventually ;) [15:37] well hopefully you can go right from hardy -> lucid [15:37] wahey - guidance-backends worked [15:38] now i just need to blast a few holes in some walls to run the cables [15:40] hey guys... i'm having some problems with mythvideo... it looks like when i open video manager its scanning '/' in addition to the video group and the dir i have configured in the setup [15:41] mythfrontend freezes and i have to kill the process and restart it [15:41] McNever, you're on 0.23? [15:41] .22 [15:42] k.. so you sure you don't have extra video groups set in the backend you forgot about? [15:42] and what group did you set in the frontend ? [15:42] note: you dont need both generally, one or the other is usually fine [15:43] actually i'd be perfectly happy turning the group off... didnt even know it was on until i looked at the log... but i didnt see anywhere in the frontend to turn it off [15:43] and googling it didnt produce what i expected [15:44] in the frontend just go set the box to an empty value [15:44] and use the backend one [15:44] that one's more intelligent anyway [15:45] yeah its stops scanning that location... but it scans the group and '/' [15:47] i just went and checked again... i only have one video storage group configured [15:47] this is the last line in frontend log [15:48] MythVideo::ScanVideoDirectory Scanning (/) [15:48] i'm really at a loss then, i've never heard of that happening before [15:48] you might consider asking in #mythtv-users if no one in here perks up with ideas [15:49] yeah... its a pretty fresh install... thinking about just killen it and reinstalling [15:51] i hope at least that its something with the frontend... i assume since its scanning a local dir its not coming from the backend [15:52] you might be able to get away with setting a new hostname (or at least local hostname) for new settings if they are separate boxes and that's true [15:52] otherwise a reinstall with the same hostname might bring it back [15:52] since those settings are stored in the SQL db on the backend [15:53] really... that exaplains a lot actually... [15:54] so if reinstalled and used the same hostname the backend pushes some config down to it? [15:54] Yup [15:56] nice... [15:56] thanks superm1 [16:00] dan1: I basically run headless, but with NX rather than SSH + X. [16:00] And not on hardy ;-) [16:11] removed mythvideo and mythfrontend [16:11] changed hostname [16:11] reinstalled mythfrontend and mythvideo [16:12] seems to works fine now [16:28] changing the hostname is probably all you needed to do.. [16:28] but at least you got it working :) [16:40] hey everyone..... my cable company does something rather weird, they actually broadcast on all three qams...Has anyone heard of this? I am having a heck of a time getting the channels to line up correctly because of this. [16:41] I've never heard of the term "all three qams"... what does that mean? [16:41] qam64 qam128 and qam256 [16:42] mrand, does that make sense? [16:42] yes. sorry, I'd forgotten that. [16:45] i'm just not sure if its easier to try to piece together a channels.conf file and import it or try to scan all three qams and then try to remapp everything. I have been fighting with this for weeks. [16:46] dewman: attendance on this channel is light... you'd get more responses from the mythbuntu forums, #mythtv-users, or the mythtv mailing list. [16:47] yeah, I figured that. the devs in mythtv-users can be a little sarcastic at times....but i will ask over there... [16:48] dewman: yeah, I understand. [16:49] mrand, thanks... =) [20:56] I have problem getting a streamin using MythTV frontend to work without lagging. I've got a 2 Mbit/s broadband connection. What may be the problem? [20:56] realubot, what are you using for streaming? [20:56] It also takes a long time to startup the frontend and it's taking some time getting into the media library and the playback settings. [20:57] tgm4883: Why not? [20:57] ? [20:57] why not what? [20:57] tgm4883: I want to watch TV using my desktop computer and MythTV as frontend at my laptop. What's the problem? [20:58] What kind of network connection? [20:58] tgm4883: Sorry, I didn't read your question carefully. [20:58] tgm4883: I try to stream using the Internet. [20:59] your internet connection isn't fast enough [21:00] tgm4883: Ok, is it possible to somehow buffer video so that I can watch after a while. I mean, I almost can watch TV, it's just lagging like for a second at some times. [21:00] tgm4883: Maybe it will be fast enough using some kind of buffer functionaity. [21:00] not with the frontend. You could activate flash streaming through mythweb, but it's experimental [21:01] i dont think it's currently designed to work well over a non-LAN connection [21:01] tgm4883: Well, I try to watch recorded playsings. Isn't they either possible to buffer? [21:01] superm1: I know, but it would be great if it would work that way. [21:02] realubot, i suspect it will require a bit of a dedicated effort to identify particular bottlenecks in the protocol and buffering requirements then [21:02] which probably isn't in the priorities of the development team. i'm sure if you'd like to help analyze it and improve it, they'd be willing to accept patches though [21:03] superm1: Well, I don't have time or knowledge of doinf that unfortunately. [21:03] *doing