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puffI have a mythbuntu box built on an asus e1870 p4p 800 sx motherboard.  Sadly, a) I need to upgrade to an HDMI video card to work with my new TV, and b) the onboard networking appears broken.00:00
puffI'm not terribly interested in recording shows off cable, mainly I'm going to scan in a couple hundred DVDs I have.  However, I would like a remote control and I would also like to be able to use another DVR on the same machine.00:01
puffSuggestions?00:01
jolarena remote control? I'd say your local dealer or chinese sites such as dealextreme.com00:03
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jolarenor buy a dvb-? card whom includes a remote00:03
tgm4883puff, another DVR?00:03
tgm4883mceusb remotes are pretty well supported00:03
jolarenI've stopped usin a acctual remote tho00:12
jolarenI use my android phone00:12
jolarenWorks like a charm00:12
puffjolaren: Hm, good point.00:15
pufftgm4883: Any brand you recommend?00:15
* tgm4883 shrugs00:15
tgm4883!mceusb00:15
ZinnSorry I don't know about mceusb00:15
tgm4883!mceusb200:15
Zinnhttp://www.mythtv.org/wiki/MCE_Remote00:15
tgm4883Any of those should work00:15
tgm4883I have the one 3rd from the left00:16
tgm4883actually, I have four of them00:16
pufftgm4883: Re: another DVR, yeah, the comcast DVR has certs to decrypt thef "premium" content... I don't watch much non-premium content00:16
tgm4883you need an hddvr then00:17
tgm4883or possibly mythnetvision00:17
puffWhuzzat?00:17
tgm4883google00:17
* tgm4883 is working :(00:17
puffAh, okay...00:17
jolarenpuff: I can try to find my remote that I've bought of dx00:17
puffWell, anything that doesn't have the comcast certs to decrypt isn't going to do me much good.00:18
tgm4883puff, does your comcast box have component out?00:18
pufftgm4883:  Good question, dunno.  I can' get a straight answer out of comcast.00:18
tgm4883do you have the box?00:19
pufftgm4883: Oh wait, you mean does it have red/yellow/white?00:19
tgm4883no00:19
tgm4883red green blue00:19
tgm4883component, not composite00:19
pufftgm4883: Are you talking the HD set-top or the comcast DVR?  Haven't ordered the DVR yet.00:19
tgm4883hd set-top box I guess00:19
puffYeah, I have the HD set-top...00:20
tgm4883puff, does it have red/green/blue out?00:20
tgm4883(component)00:20
tgm4883the HD-PVR records component00:21
tgm4883AFAIK, it is the only device that does00:21
puffI have a scientific atlantic HD set top, so according to what my notes say comcast said, they would be giving me a sceintific atlantic DVR or a Cisco DVR00:22
tgm4883what about your current box?00:22
tgm4883you might not need the DVR00:22
puffAh... hang on a few minutes, I'll go down to the TV room.00:23
tgm4883if you do go with the DVR route, you won't be getting that into the mythbox00:23
puffI wouldn'tmind doing that, but I wasn't expecting to.00:23
tgm4883I think foxbuntu has one00:23
puffI just figured I should make sure I wouldn't have a problem where I have two devices and only one HDMI port.00:23
puffWhat I'd *really* like would be for comcast to stop encrypting the signal I pay for, but I don't expect them to.00:24
tgm4883yea that would be nice00:25
tgm4883pipe dreams :(00:25
puffGonnaidle for a bit to move down to the TV room, back in 5 or 10.00:25
puffOkay, so looking at the back, yeh, it has both compoent out and video out.00:48
bergqvistjlhi guys, i'm using 10.04, and i have a problem, the apache server doesnt seem to start automatically like it should, so i cant access mythweb and the like01:37
bergqvistjlis there a script or program i could add to the session settings so it starts up automatically?01:37
bergqvistjlthe command im currently using to start it manually uses sudo thoug01:38
bergqvistjl*though01:38
edomedadoes anyone else have constant problems with the autobuild repos giving 404 (not found) errors for packages?01:50
edomedaFailed to fetch http://us.autobuilds.mythbuntu.org/mythbuntu/0.23/ubuntu/pool/main/m/mythtv/mythtv-backend-master_0.23.0+fixes24509-0ubuntu0+mythbuntu1_all.deb  404  Not Found (yet I've done apt-get update several times)01:52
edomedathe mirror appears to have 24542 though01:52
squish102i am still running 9.04 but would anyone know why i have a 'events/1' taking 11-25% of my cpu?02:22
squish102how do i track down what that is?02:22
pufftgm4883: http://darksleep.com/puff/dvr/02:25
Zinn[darksleep.com]02:25
RobertLaptopI upgraded from 8.10 to 10.10 and my PVR150 ir reciever is no longer working any one have any info on getting that to work.  I am not looking for blaster support I am looking for receiver support.03:09
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RobertLaptopAnyone able to get lirc_i2c to work?06:09
lapiondoes anyone know how I can permantly set things such the video-scan method? and the audio delay ?08:41
hot_wheelzany ideas on how to fix this failed to reinitialize video output i'm running 10.04 btw08:43
hot_wheelzThanks08:43
munson!help14:06
Zinn!help For a  complete list of my knowledge visit: http://www.baablogic.net/Zinn.cgi  Other available commands: !status, !about, !bug [bug_number].14:06
munsonanyone got the ´hophog´ wintv-hvr-1600 to work with mythbuntu straight out of the box? ive tried setting up the backend and scanning channels with cable selected and no channels found.  Is there updates to the mythbuntu new release or anything that this card can work?14:08
munsonalso is Scheduling Direct necessary ¨hence 20$/yr¨ ;( or is there some way to get free listings per area?14:10
mrandmunson: SD is, by FAR, the easiest way to get listings in the USA.  The amount of trouble for scraping is generally viewed as worth much more than the $20/yr14:12
munsonoh14:12
munsonstill no go on the channel scanning tho14:12
mrandI think non-US use xml sources.14:12
munsonim not sittin next to my tv at the moment but worked on it for hours this morning and nada, wondering if i need to update or d/l somethin to make it work or some dvb-v4l i read about or somethin14:13
munsonso i closed the backend and updated the machine and rebooted and still not revieving any channels when i know cable works14:15
mrandYou know it works because it works because you either can see some channels without the cable box, or you can get it to work with other programs besides myth?14:17
munsoni plug coax cable straight to tv i meant the cable works fine but plugging into the cable into the card the analog side or the qam clear side neither pick up any channels or nada...maybe due to video sources settings i not sure14:19
mrandmunson: first step is to get *something* working outside of myth.  This lets you know that the drivers are working14:20
munsonsuch as what program outside of myth14:21
mrandmunson: I believe there are a number of other programs (vlc, maybe me-tv, and many others).  Or even just cat /dev/video_device_name > videofile.mpg and then play the mpg file14:25
dewmantvtime14:26
munsontvtime14:26
munsonkk iĺl check into that14:26
dewmanmunson, http://tvtime.sourceforge.net/14:26
Zinn[tvtime.sourceforge.net] tvtime: High quality video for Linux14:26
munsonbeen readin up on sites and looks like i may have to compile somethin into the kernel for this hvr-160014:27
mrandno clue.  There has been a lot of churn on devices and firmware and stuff.  We should really have a chart/table on the mythbuntu wiki which shows which cards have been used successfully with each version.14:28
munsonya which version lol thatd be nice cuz i noticed on the hardware wiki that this card is supported14:29
dewmanmunson, I wouldnt bother tryign to use it on .21 .22 stick with .23 since there is "tons" of fixes in .23 and some nice new features.14:32
munsonwell i d/l the latest from website so i imagine that uses the .2314:33
dewman10.04?14:33
munsonya i think it was 10.0?14:34
munson.0 somethin14:34
mrandmunson: there are a bunch of bug fixes beyond that, available in auto-builds, which we encourage everyone to enable.  Just type !auto-builds14:34
munson!auto-builds14:34
ZinnAuto builds contain more recent bug fixes than the normal Ubuntu repository contains.  See http://www.mythbuntu.org/auto-builds for more info.14:34
mrandNot tuner fixes per se, but other mythtv related fixes that you'll want.14:34
mrandcrash fixes.14:35
munsoniĺl check into that14:35
dewmanits very easy to enable. =)14:35
munsonya noticed crashed once while in backend14:35
munsonya just enable that in the repos list right14:35
mrandYeah, super easy in MCC14:35
dewmanor run the .deb from the webpage.14:36
dewmanpick your poison. ;)14:36
munsonya goin thru the mcc i was in remote section and damn didnt see my hoppog 1600 in there ;(14:38
Zinnmunson: Please watch your language.14:38
munsonoops14:38
mrandheh14:39
munsonwhich remote is not my worry right now lol, i have to get the channels in there first14:39
munsonim takin half day off from school to work on it, just another project im workin on for class project14:40
dewmanmunson, my remote isnt listed either....I by-passed the remote setup in the mcc. I am using a modified xbox dvd remote kit.14:58
munsonoh i never purchased an xbox remote lol14:59
munsonim reading now that the remote will work with new patch someone has14:59
Mcl0vinhowdy folks16:02
chilukhey.16:03
Mcl0vinhey, i need someone to help me check if my card is working16:03
Mcl0vini don;t know if i set it up correct16:03
Mcl0vinit gets auto detected16:04
mrandHave you made sure the card works outside of myth?16:04
Mcl0vinmrand: this is my 2nd out of the box card16:05
Mcl0vinmrand: but to answer your question, no i have not testing in windows16:05
mrandI mean testing it in Linux, actually.  There are a number of other programs (vlc, tvtime, maybe me-tv, and many others).  Or even just cat /dev/video_device_name > videofile.mpg and then play the mpg file16:06
Mcl0vinmrand: i have video0   video24  video32 in my /dev/16:07
Mcl0vinso which one or just try them all16:07
Mcl0vinmrand: how do i stop 'cat /dev/video_device_name > videofile.mpg' from capturing16:08
Mcl0vinjust ^c16:08
mrandyep ^c16:12
Mcl0vincool16:13
mrandAs for the device name, I have no clue.  But that is yet another good reason to do this outside of myth.  Much easier and faster to figure it out.  Depending on your setup, you may need to manually change the channel.  Not sure how, but a bit of googling should turn something up (maybe "command line channel change linux"?)16:14
Mcl0vinmrand: just a  sec , am remote 'ing to my mythbuntu from work16:14
mrandI don't have any experience with it,  but you may also need to eventually set up udev rules (I think that's what is called) to nail down tuner names.  In some situations, tuners can change names on each bootup.16:22
Mcl0vinmrand: udev?! where can i read about it16:25
mrandI'd personally start just by searching the mythtv-users mailing list and/or mythbuntu forums for udev+tuner , or something like that.16:30
Mcl0vinmrand: it is working16:46
Mcl0vinusing to 'cat /dev/video0 i was able to capture life from my card :)16:47
Mcl0vinno voice yet , i wonder why16:47
chilukthat's probably because you have a v4l card and you need to capture the sound separately.16:53
Mcl0vinchiluk: thats probably why, now my issue is why when i hit "watch TV" my front end display "Please wait..." then goes right back at the menu...17:29
Mcl0vini also can't watch what i recorded!17:30
chilukcheck /var/log/mythtvbackend.log17:30
chilukor whatever the backend log is.17:30
chilukthat might give you some more info as to what's exactly going on.17:31
Mcl0vincheck for what17:31
chilukan error.17:31
chiluksearch "error"17:31
chilukor ERROR17:31
chilukif there isn't an error in the backend log look at the frontend lgo.17:31
Mcl0vinall errors17:34
tgm4883!pastebin | Mcl0vin17:45
ZinnMcl0vin: when pasting more than 5 lines of data please use http://mythbuntu.pastebin.com so you don't flood the channel.  Then please post the link in the channel.17:45
tgm4883post your log17:45
Mcl0vintgm4883: am trying to pastebinit but its not working for me17:50
tgm4883Mcl0vin, what command are you using?17:50
Mcl0vin'pastebinit -b http://mythbuntu.pastebin.com/ < /var/log/mythtv/mythfrontend.log | grep Error17:51
Mcl0vinor should it be 'cat /var/log/mythtv/mythfrontend.log | grep Error | pastebinit -b http://mythbuntu.pastebin.com17:52
tgm4883cat /var/log/mythtv/mythfrontend.log | pastebinit -b http://mythbuntu.pastebin.com17:52
tgm4883probably that17:52
tgm4883don't grep error17:52
Mcl0vinwell it's not showing my nick in that site17:54
tgm4883sec17:54
tgm4883Mcl0vin, did it give you a link?17:55
Mcl0vintgm4883: 'http://mythbuntu.pastebin.com17:56
tgm4883Mcl0vin, no, it should have returned a link to you17:56
Mcl0vintgm4883: nope17:56
Mcl0vinthat is the link that it returns17:56
tgm4883thomas@earth:~$ cat test.log | pastebinit17:57
tgm4883http://pastebin.com/Fh0fHT6K17:57
tgm4883remove the -b part17:57
tgm4883just do it straight pastebin17:57
tgm4883Mcl0vin, which release are you on?17:57
adentdoes any one on the channel have any experience comcast and mythtv?17:58
adentworking together17:58
Mcl0vintgm4883: 9.1017:58
tgm4883Mcl0vin, try using the built in utility17:58
tgm4883!mlogg17:59
ZinnSorry I don't know about mlogg17:59
tgm4883!logs17:59
ZinnMythTV logs are stored in /var/log/mythtv/   You can use mythbuntu-log-grabber from the Applications menu to automatically post the most relevant logs to our pastebin.17:59
Mcl0vintgm4883: i am ssh to my box from work :)17:59
tgm4883Mcl0vin, ah17:59
tgm4883cat test.log | pastebinit18:00
Mcl0vintgm4883: instead of me troubleshooting OC48 am troubleshooting my mythbox18:00
tgm4883that works for me18:00
Mcl0vinlet me try it18:00
Mcl0vintgm4883: something wrong here at me end , it does return the main url18:01
Mcl0vineven with pastebinit18:01
tgm4883then pastebinit is possibly broke18:01
tgm4883copy the file to somewhere you can paste it18:01
mrandadent: I have Time Warner cable, which was formerly Comcast.  I may be able to answer questions, depending on your setup.18:06
mrandMcl0vin: cool.  I used to design OC-192 and Ethernet over SONET transport gear.  Now more focused on IP products.18:06
adentmrand: I am in the planing stages, I am trying to figure out the best card to get . one that will work with the new digital format18:08
mrandadent:  Currently there is almost no way around getting a cable box unless you only want local stations.   A few areas have a few channels left unencrypted, but for the most part, everything is encrypted (hence the need for a cable box).  You can capture the output of the cable box and feed it into Myth (HD-PVR if you're doing HD, or any number of analog capture devices if you're not running HD).18:09
mrandBTW, local stations are available in better quality over the air - so if that is all you care about, drop comcast.  tons of people do just that ;-)18:10
Mcl0vinmrand: now we are in the route to LTE/SAE18:12
adentmrand: thanks for the feedback, I would love to drop comcast ..but it is so dam convenient18:13
mrandadent: I'm in the same boat.18:13
Mcl0vinmrand: yeah i worked on those OC192 as well ....lucent by any chance18:13
mrandMcl0vin: nope.  Small company making full-featured *tiny* OC-192 ADM's.  Base box was 2-RU, complete with 2 OC-192's and 16 OC-48's.18:15
Mcl0vinmrand: nice nice, yeah i work on 5ESS DCS18:17
mrandMost of our stuff was SONET level cross-connect.  We rarely bothered with lower than DS1, although we made one 60G VT1.5 cross connect.18:21
Mcl0vinmrand: you use Tellabs18:27
mranduse Tellabs?  No, we designed equipment, one piece of which Tellabs turned around and OEM'ed.18:29
Mcl0vinfor your cross-connect ...18:29
Mcl0vinaha ...i work on Tellabs 532L "old" and the new one 550018:30
mrandWe had built in STS and VT level cross connects18:30
Mcl0vintgm4883: i didn't forget that log, i am fix the paste bin it script18:30
Mcl0vinmrand: i do this on a daily bases18:32
mrandYeah, 5500 was decent competition for some of our boxes.18:36
Mcl0vinit is so easy thu once you get the hang of it18:37
mrandYou haven't seen easy until you've seen the GUI we developed.  It sadly got discontinued when another (larger) company bought us.18:39
Mcl0vinmrand: metrowatch :)18:41
Mcl0vinhere is my log http://mythbuntu.pastebin.com/bBnVFDFf18:47
Mcl0vintgm4883: ^^18:47
Mcl0vinlook link 55018:50
Mcl0vin*line18:50
* Mcl0vin I have to see a man about a horse18:53
recsaHi, i want to build my first MythTV media center and would like to ask a few questions before buying hardware, could any1 help me?18:54
recsamy main worry is i have cable TV, so i have a decoder connected to TV using SCART, how can i view the cable TV on the MythTV platform?18:56
rhpot1991recsa: http://www.baablogic.net/drupal/node/1319:03
Zinn[www.baablogic.net] My MythTV Setup | www.baablogic.net19:03
rhpot1991thats my setup, if you want to look at the hardware I'm using and ask any questions19:03
recsarhpot1991: im checking it thx19:05
recsaIm reading your page, but still cant figure how to connect the cable TV deco to the capture card19:10
recsai plan on buying HAUPPAUGE 4000HDTV19:11
recsaand my cable tv deco only has SCART output19:11
rhpot1991recsa: link to that product?19:13
rhpot1991I can't seem to find it19:13
recsahttp://www.hauppauge.es/site/products/data_hvr4000.html19:13
Zinn[www.hauppauge.es] Hauppauge Digital : WinTV-HVR-400019:13
rhpot1991ah thats why, non US stuffs19:15
rhpot1991http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Hauppauge_HVR-400019:15
Zinn[www.mythtv.org] Hauppauge HVR-4000 - MythTV19:15
rhpot1991claims it should work19:15
tgm4883Mcl0vin, this is your frontend log, we need your backend log19:19
recsaguess im a total noob, but should i connect the decoder to the capture card or directly the cable to the capture card?19:19
Mcl0vintgm4883: 1 sec19:20
rhpot1991recsa: not sure about your neck of the woods, but over here most of the time you have to run through the cable providers STB to get things, and record after that19:20
rhpot1991antennas, etc are the exception19:20
rhpot1991recsa: where are you located at?19:21
Mcl0vintgm4883: http://mythbuntu.pastebin.com/21yZd9L919:22
recsa<rhpot1991> Spain19:22
recsaIts the usual cable tv provider19:24
recsaso i have a coax cable connected to decoder and decoder connected to tv VIA scart19:24
* Mcl0vin went to lunch , will be back in 1hr19:32
rhpot1991recsa: your best bet is to find someone from spain to ask these questions to :)19:32
rhpot1991you could try the mailing list if no one shows up in here or the forums19:33
recsayep i will try that, thx19:33
recsaone general question19:33
rhpot1991go on19:34
recsathat capture card i show you says has quad capture capabilities, do that means i can view one channel while saving on disk another?19:34
recsadam rust english skills .... saving on disk = recording :P19:36
recsai mean, will i be able to live view and record different channels at same time?19:36
rhpot1991recsa: the general rule is you can record once per tuner19:37
rhpot1991and think of live view as recording and watching immediately19:37
recsaand that Hauppauge_HVR-4000 has more than one tunner?19:38
rhpot1991I can't seem to figure it out19:38
rhpot1991I don't see it saying that, but it has multiple inputs19:38
rhpot1991seems to imply its just a single tuner that can handle those 4 modes19:39
recsait says Quad HD TV Tunner19:39
recsai guess it can19:39
recsaif so, do i need 2 sound cards (1 assuming main board has 1)19:40
rhpot1991"Quad-mode"19:41
rhpot1991and you should only need one sound card, sound capture should be handled by the tuner and you should only need a sound card for output19:41
recsagreat19:41
recsathx a lot for your time19:42
rhpot1991recsa: sure no problem, good luck19:42
chilukrecsa... make sure the hvr-4000 is supported by the kernel before buying.19:54
chilukmy hvr-2250 is only now getting mainline Ubuntu kernel support... and I've had it for almost 1.5 years.19:55
recsachiluk: mmm i havent found it on LinuxTV compatible cards but i had assume that all Hauppage cards were supported :(19:56
chilukthat is a bad assumption.19:57
chilukit's likely that they all will be supported.19:58
chilukbut that's the nature of open source.19:58
chilukinitially they may not be.19:58
recsayep at some point in the future19:58
recsain case that card is not fully supported by latest kernel ... what will hapen?20:00
chilukit won't work.20:00
chilukI don't even see the hvr-4000 on hauppauge's site.20:00
dewmanrecsa, cats and dogs living together...Mass hysteria....20:00
dewman=)20:00
recsaxdddd20:01
chilukis that a eurpoean card?20:01
recsayou dont see it because its only europe product20:01
chilukhah...20:02
recsayep20:02
chilukyeah well if i were you I'd definitely check on the support before purchasing.20:02
chilukI've been burned too many times by cool hardware that didn't yet have drivers.20:02
chilukalso it looks like it's a quad-mode tuner.20:03
chiluktypically that means that it will do only one of DVB-S2, DVB-S, ATSC, PAL *?  at any one point in time.20:04
chilukwell it looks like an old enough card.. it's likely to have drivers.20:05
chilukI thought it was a follow-on to the american hvr-2250.20:05
chilukI was mistaken.20:05
tgm4883Mcl0vin, couple things20:06
tgm4883Channel(/dev/video0) Warning: You have not set an external channel changing20:06
tgm4883                        script for a composite or s-video input. Channel changing will do nothing.20:06
tgm4883you had some other errors earlier, but they seem to have cleared up20:06
rhpot1991tgm4883: what tuner?20:07
tgm4883rhpot1991, IDK20:07
tgm4883Mcl0vin, ^20:07
recsa<chiluk> the prob is my delaer doesnt have old hardware, i will check on local forums for tested hardware available to buy here20:08
recsathx a lot for the advice i will definitively not buy that card is not listed anywhere as tested20:08
rhpot1991recsa: that card may be supported, you should search around and see20:09
rhpot1991check the mailing list and forums, all you really need to find is one person who is using it to get a good idea20:09
recsagoogle has no clue about that card comatibility20:09
rhpot1991wiki indicates it should work but support may not be built into the kernel by default20:11
recsaby default ...20:12
recsaif that means i should compile kernel or something like that ... im a low level linux user20:13
recsahttp://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/mythtvnz/29396120:15
Zinn[www.gossamer-threads.com] Update on HVR 4000 and Linux (and Mythtv) | MythTV | Mythtvnz20:15
recsammm some light on the dark20:15
recsayayyyyy It is supported under Linux since kernel 2.6.28.20:16
Mcl0vintgm4883: sorry i was out, my tunes is WinTV-HVR-160020:25
Mcl0vintgm4883: and what is the external channel20:25
tgm4883Mcl0vin, what do you have feeding your HVR-1600?20:26
tgm4883coax? composite? svideo?20:26
Mcl0vintgm4883: ok my setup is like this: [wall -> "coax"] to [cable receiver]...from [cable recevier->s-vide] to my mythbuntu20:28
tgm4883Mcl0vin, and you didn't set up an external channel changer?20:28
tgm4883That is probably the issue20:28
Mcl0vintgm4883: what is a channel changer? are you taking about the hvr-1600 remote? because i still couldn't figure out how to set it up20:29
tgm4883Mcl0vin, no, it's what changes the channels on the cable box20:30
tgm4883how else do you expect mythbuntu to be able to change the channel20:30
Mcl0vintgm4883: i thought it will change when i setup the tuner remote :(20:31
tgm4883Mcl0vin, http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Ivtv_Channel_changer20:31
Zinn[www.mythtv.org] Ivtv Channel changer - MythTV20:31
* Mcl0vin reading the above link20:31
rhpot1991he is gonna need to blast for that I think20:35
rhpot1991Mcl0vin: ^20:35
rhpot1991Mcl0vin: unless your STB has firewire, you can use that for tuning20:35
Mcl0vinSTB?20:36
rhpot1991set top box, or receiver as you put it20:37
Mcl0vinrhpot1991: recevier...do you mean my OEM cable receiver20:38
rhpot1991yes20:40
tgm4883AKA, STB20:48
Mcl0vinrhpot1991: so i will use the ir-receiver and blaster that came with my wintv-hvr-1600 tuner card!   do you have a link on how i can set this up please20:49
rhpot1991Mcl0vin: no idea, I've never blasted20:54
Mcl0vinso how are you controling your box "mythbuntu"20:55
Mcl0vini thought you need the tuner remote to control everything20:55
mrandMy cable box has a serial port, so I use serial.  It stopped working for a little while, so I tried out blasting and got it working easily... as I recall, I simply used MCC to enable it.21:02
rhpot1991my remote controls my mythbuntu box21:04
rhpot1991and that controls the STBs via firewire21:04
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mcl0vinam back21:35
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sabhainrhpot1991: what cable company are you on?21:40
rhpot1991comcast21:43
recsarhpot1991: you see, reading solves most problems XD, the answers you and tgm gave to Mclovin solves my first question, what i was calling "decoder" is what you call STB, so answering myself, yes i have to connect my STB to the card, guess i will have to use an SCART to s-video cable21:47
recsaand since my STB has no firewire or seril port i will have to blast it ... what ever it means XDDD21:48
mrandWhat's XDDD/21:49
rhpot1991mrand: I think its some sort of smiley face21:50
rhpot1991recsa: blasting is IR blasting, you have a device which emulates a remote control21:50
mrandYou place the IR (infra-red) transmitter right in front of the receiver on the STB.21:51
mrandMost people tape it to the front of the STB, actually.21:51
mrandMany tuners come with it.21:52
recsatuners comes with IR transmiters?21:53
recsaguess it will be not too hard to find21:53
recsathe hard part will be to find my STB IR commands21:54
mrandMaybe, maybe not.  As long as it is not a new one, it's likely been solved by someone else on the Internet.21:55
recsamy STB is anything but new21:56
recsai will check it21:57
recsai still think the neat solution would be to trash the STB and plug the coaxial directly to the Mythbuntu21:58
mrandrecsa: forgot the coax... over the air (OTA) has better quality if you are within range.21:58
rhpot1991recsa: you can do that with an antenna21:58
mrandjinks21:58
rhpot1991might be able to do it with freesat or something over there, dunno about your technologies21:59
mrandcable companies recompress21:59
recsai will for DVB, but i have paid TV by cable21:59
rhpot1991recsa: we also have some unencrytped channels on our cable over here, but only the locals21:59
recsamany channels that cant be seen by air21:59
mrandgotcha21:59
rhpot1991mrand: tell me about it, I have terrible ghosting on my nbc21:59
rhpot1991and comcast claims its coming right from nbc21:59
mrandright22:00
mrand(that was sarcastic)22:00
rhpot1991heh22:00
rhpot1991I made a stink about it during my internet connection days22:00
rhpot1991issues that is22:00
rhpot1991documented every internet connection and made them still images of the ghosting22:01
rhpot1991to which I was told "that computer monitor can't display HD TV thats why it looks like that"22:01
rhpot1991the tech didn't like my response of "do you even know what a LCD TV is then?"22:02
mrandheh.  Next time, just say that it looks like crap when fed directly into  your LCD TV.  Course, then they'll just blame the TV.22:04
sabhainrhpot1991: any trouble getting a firewire enabled STB?  TWC isn't very helpful with that end of things.22:04
recsa<rhpot1991> that SiliconDust HDHomeRun Dual Tuner from your setup (BTW amazing one) ... what the hell is? looks like it has 2 tunner inputs and just an ethernet output ... do that means Myth can connect to ethernet stremas as if they were regular video inputs?22:05
Zinnrecsa: Please watch your language.22:05
recsasorry Zinn XDDD didnt want to be mean22:07
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rhpot1991mrand: yep they blamed the TV, then I said look its on everything, burned a DVD and shipped it to them, they finally admited it was a mpeg compression issue then22:08
rhpot1991sabhain: nope I just got them, had a heck of a time getting the model I wanted though, they treat you like a terrorist when you ask for a specific model22:08
rhpot1991recsa: its a dual tuner that sits on your network, not sure if there is a european one available22:09
rhpot1991myth treats it as 2 tuners22:09
recsaawesome22:09
rhpot1991I believe they have an Australian model, dunno that would help you very much22:11
mrandYeah, the have DVB-T, but I guess europe is changing to -T2 and -S, which are currently unsupported.22:12
mrandthe have=silicon dust has22:13
mrandAnd that is already stretching my knowledge of DVB.22:13
recsahere in Spain we just closed all analog air transmissions, we can only get OTA DVB now, but no idea if it is -T, -T2 or -XYZ22:17
recsayep theres an european version ... i should consider this, so i dont need to look for a main board with many PCI slots22:22
* sabhain loves his HDHR and hopes they find a way to make the CableCard version myth friendly.22:25
recsa<rhpot1991> do that networked tunner works fine for you? do you like it? does it streams good quality?22:25
mrandrecsa: be careful.  I'm reading the silicon dust forums exactly what I read above... I'd hate for you to buy it, only to have it not work immedately, or next week, or next month due to transition to -T2 or -S.22:27
recsai will check whats standard in Spain, they just fully deployed, dont think they will change it any soon22:28
recsalooks like we have DVB-S here22:34
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