2008/11/06/#ubuntu-mythtv.txt

[03:50] <Mythbuntu> when selecting "mythbuntu live environment" system freezes at the progress bar, any suggestions?
[03:50] <android6011> whats up with the website?
[03:51] <CptFuzzy> is there a script to auto-fill movie poster art?
[03:52] <foxbuntu> CptFuzzy, no
[03:52] <foxbuntu> CptFuzzy, your welcome to create one :)
[03:52] <CptFuzzy> lol
[03:53] <foxbuntu> android6011, what do you mean?
[03:53] <foxbuntu> Mythbuntu, try the alternate disk. There are some known issues with certian video cards
[03:54] <android6011> foxbuntu: nvm my bad, i was at http://mythbuntu/
[03:54] <foxbuntu> android6011, that will prevent proper interwebs browsing ;)
[03:55] <android6011> heh ya
[03:56] <CptFuzzy> anyone tried added comix to the mythtv menu?
[03:56] <foxbuntu> CptFuzzy, what do you mean?
[03:56] <CptFuzzy> to read comix
[03:57] <CptFuzzy> cbr files
[03:57] <Mythbuntu> foxbuntu, please explain what you mean by "try the alternate disk"
[03:57] <foxbuntu> not that I am aware of...
[03:58] <foxbuntu> Mythbuntu, there is a download like for the i386-desktop and i386-alternate disks on the website, download and try the alternate disk if you are trying to install
[03:58] <Mythbuntu> will do, thanks
[06:57] <camelreef> Good morning from Scotland!
[07:01] <camelreef> I was wondering about the -fixes weekly builds for Intrepid
[07:14] <camelreef> I guess my timing is bad, I'll come back tonight
[08:09] <psicobra> Hi i all mythbuntu was runnig great untill the 8.10 update where my mouse stopped working correctly i can't click on any menues i.e the applications menu i can right click but not left click it is set up as a right handed mouse
[13:25] <psicobra> hi since upgrading to 8.10 i have a number of problems one of witch is my sound
[13:25] <psicobra> i have none
[13:25] <psicobra> can some one help
[14:13] <sabhain> !help
[14:13] <Zinn> Use ! followed by a topic to get help on the topic (if it exists) example: !logs.  Other available commands: !status, !about, !bug [bug_number].  For a  complete list of my knowledge visit: http://www.baablogic.net/Zinn.cgi
[14:13] <sabhain> !logs
[14:13] <Zinn> MythTV logs are stored in /var/log/mythtv/
[14:33] <linux_trojan> I have been trying to download the LIVE Mythbuntu CDs from the website but all have different size files and fail when I try to but the iso to CD, whats the problem?
[14:40] <laga> linux_trojan: try the torrent?
[14:41] <linux_trojan> torrent?
[14:41] <laga> linux_trojan: bittorrent
[14:41] <linux_trojan> I dont have my router setup for torrent
[14:41] <linux_trojan> I dont even have a torrent client
[14:41] <laga> linux_trojan: i can try do reproduce your problem in a few minutes
[14:42] <linux_trojan> k
[14:42] <linux_trojan> someone in Ubuntu chat tells me the problem is burn slower
[14:43] <linux_trojan> but Desktop and Alternate have different file sizes
[14:43] <laga> well
[14:43] <laga> that's intentional.
[14:43] <laga> does the md5sum match?
[14:45] <linux_trojan> I checked yes they match
[14:45] <linux_trojan> intentional?
[14:46] <linux_trojan> it must require slower burning
[14:46] <linux_trojan> ?
[14:47] <linux_trojan> Hey, I logged out by accident
[14:47] <laga> hey
[14:47] <laga> the alternate and the desktop disks are different
[14:48] <laga> so they have different sizes
[14:48] <linux_trojan> so the program features are different?
[14:48] <laga> alternate disk is text mode
[14:48] <linux_trojan> eekk
[14:48] <laga> i recommend the live disk
[14:48] <laga> alternate is broken and will be nuked
[14:48] <linux_trojan> yea the first one, Desktop
[14:48] <jphillip> generally you only want alternate disc if hte live doesn't work for you
[14:49] <linux_trojan> well the checksum definitely matched, so it must be what the other room said?  Just burn it slower?
[14:49] <laga> yes
[14:50] <linux_trojan> ok I will give it a shot, bbl, maybe :)
[14:50] <laga> some burn tools like k3b can verify the burn
[14:50] <linux_trojan> yes I might try k3b, thanks
[16:50] <NicEXE> I want to install mythtv on a single PC (I already have a working database on localhost (MySQL)) What do I need to install mythtv? (I am on Ubuntu 8.10 64-bit)
[16:54] <superm1> you can apt-get install mythtv and then dpkg-reconfigure mythtv-database and put in the information for your mysql database  Ibelieve
[18:53] <Pat_TLLTS> hello
[18:58] <jphillip> !hi
[18:58] <Zinn> Hi $nick, how are you?  Something we can help you with today?
[19:13] <neoneddy> So ANyone riockin HDTV on Myth?
[19:13] <neoneddy> I'm thinking of buying one of these new fangled TV's
[19:25] <jphillip> neoneddy yep
[19:26] <neoneddy> anything I need to be aware of, what is a good tuner card?
[19:27] <jphillip> depends what you want to capture, encryption is a pain on the HD front
[19:29] <jphillip> something like a HDHR works really good, but can only get unencrypted qam, normally only your OTA channels
[19:47] <NicEXE> I want to install mythtv on a single PC (I already have a working database on localhost (MySQL)) What do I need to install mythtv? (I am on Ubuntu 8.10 64-bit)
[20:05] <superm1> NicEXE, i responded to you
[20:05] <superm1> <superm1> you can apt-get install mythtv and then dpkg-reconfigure mythtv-database and put in the information for your mysql database  Ibelieve
[20:07] <NicEXE> I did this before but a new MySQL database was installed
[20:08] <superm1> thats fine
[20:08] <superm1> and normal
[20:08] <superm1> just delete the new database
[20:08] <superm1> and use your old one
[20:09] <superm1> it will get the rest of the things in place for it to be working at least
[20:13] <psicobra> hi all since upgrading to mythbuntu 8.10 i have lost my sound any one able to help
[20:14] <laga> psicobra: are you using the nvidia driver?
[20:16] <psicobra> for sound?
[20:16] <psicobra> for my gfx card yes
[20:17] <laga> psicobra: someone was having a weird problem where their only worked when they were not using the nivida driver for their sound card
[20:17] <laga> err, for their VGA card
[20:17] <laga> maybe try removing the nvidia driver?
[20:17] <laga> just to test it
[20:17] <psicobra> but i needs nvidia drivers
[20:18] <laga> yes, hence the "just to test it" ;)
[20:18] <psicobra> ok i deactivated it do i need to reboot
[20:18] <laga> yeah, think so
[20:19] <psicobra> k brb
[20:22] <Keithamus> does anyone else`s screen switch off and on when they change tracks on mythmusic?
[20:31] <psicobra> hi all
[20:31] <psicobra> laga, thanks i fixed it although was nothing to do with nvidia drivers
[20:32] <psicobra> for some reason the master channel in alsamixer was muted had to select it and press m on it and it was all good
[20:33] <laga> ah
[20:33] <laga> great :)
[20:34] <laga> nvidia would have been very unlikely anyways :)
[20:34] <psicobra> yeah don't know why it was muted by default
[20:34] <psicobra> o well
[20:36] <psicobra> maybe u can help me out with a minor problem i had knoppmyth installed to try it out (wasn't impressed) but the one thing i did like was when fast forwarding i could just hold down the fast forward button on my remote controll where as on mythbuntu i have to keep tapping button
[20:37] <laga> hum
[20:38] <laga> hold down the fast forward button? for me it keeps fast forwarding if i push it once
[20:39] <laga> and if i push it again, it goes faster
[20:39] <psicobra> not for me
[20:39] <psicobra> is that on movies
[20:39] <psicobra> not stuff u recorded
[20:39] <laga> ah
[20:39] <laga> that's probably mplayer
[20:40] <laga> and a repeat setting in .lircrc which is responsible for that
[20:40] <psicobra> you know how to fix?
[20:41] <laga> try adding the repeat statements.. see the lirc documentation on those values
[20:41] <laga> you can specify them with mythbuntu-lirc-generator, see mythbuntu-lircrc-generator
[20:42] <psicobra> k thanks
[20:49] <psicobra> laga, your a star thanks mate i sorted all my bugs with ur help
[20:50] <laga> great :)
[21:12] <psicobra> how do i tell if i am running 64 bit edition or not?
[21:13] <laga> what does uname -a say?
[21:14] <psicobra>  2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Tue Nov 4 19:33:20 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
[21:14] <psicobra> guess 32 bit?
[21:14] <laga> yeah
[21:14] <psicobra> cheers
[21:23] <ZeroDamage> My MythBuntu is now set up but doens't play live tv or anything.  Just goes to a blank screen and then back to the menu.  Anything I may be over looking?
[21:23] <tgm4883_laptop> !blank%
[21:23] <Zinn> If you try to watch tv and are greeted with a blank screen and a return to the menu then please check the permissions on your recording directory.  It should be owned by mythtv:mythtv, have permissions of 775, and not be inside your home directory
[21:29] <ZeroDamage> Zinn, everything is mythtv:mythtv and set to 775
[21:32] <ZeroDamage> Would there be anything else that would prevent it from working?
[21:37] <superm1> make sure you've ran mythtv-setup then
[21:37] <superm1> and gone all the way through each set of options
[21:44] <jphillip> ZeroDamage make sure its not in your home
[21:44] <ZeroDamage> ?
[21:47] <ZeroDamage> oh, it's not in my /home.  It is in the default of /var/lib/mythtv
[21:50] <ZeroDamage> is there a stand alone app that I can use other than mythtv to watch live tv?  I've heard of one before but cannot think of it off hand.
[21:55] <Joe3421> MythTV newbie here, I'm trying to import a DVD and it never detects any of the DVD's i put into the drive.  Stays at "no jobs. checking and/or waiting for DVD".  The DVD drive is seen by the system though.  Am i missing a step?
[22:00] <Ward1983> i have a small delay on my video when i press a button on my remote, i use a simple homemade serial receiver
[22:00] <Ward1983> can i somehow fix it, i souldnt mind if the remote had a bit of delay rather then the video
[22:02] <ZeroDamage> Any other Ideas before I go on and try out Linux MCE?
[22:05] <mandje> you should try out linuxMCE anyway. might be it rocks for you.
[22:15] <javatexan> doh...my upgrading to ubuntu 8.10 no worky..
[22:15] <javatexan> I am getting a give up waiting for root device
[22:15] <javatexan> error
[22:16] <javatexan> after the final reboot after the upgrade is done
[22:25] <ZeroDamage> mythtv def isn't  as easy as it should be.
[22:25] <ZeroDamage> it has  ways to go to replace windows mce
[22:26] <ZeroDamage> after all the shit, it still will not work.
[23:20] <javatexan> okay it says that the root does not exist
[23:21] <javatexan> and I am at a shell prompt.  I looked at /proc/partitions and the partitions are still there..but it cant find the autocreated root=uuid=blahblah  how do I set it to hdc1 from this shell prompt at boot?
[23:23] <javatexan> can i burn the 8.10 mythbuntu and do a recover of some kind?
[23:23] <superm1> you can find uuid's by ls -alh /dev/disk/by-uuid
[23:24] <superm1> your UUID should never change though unless you go mucking with your partition table
[23:24] <javatexan> i think it was the old way and when I upgraded to 8.10, it changed it but it made a booboo
[23:25] <javatexan> all I did was do the upgrade to 8.10 in the update manager
[23:25] <javatexan> I promise :)
[23:26] <superm1> well that's... scary then
[23:26] <javatexan> i agree
[23:27] <superm1> so you've got two things you can try
[23:27] <javatexan> alll I said during the upgrade was yes I want to keep the smb.conf as is
[23:27] <javatexan> LOL
[23:27] <superm1> while you're at that shell, go ahead and try to mount /dev/sda1 or whatever your drive is at /mnt
[23:27] <superm1> if you can get it mounted you can try to recover.  if not, burn a live disk and you'll do it from there
[23:28] <javatexan> okay.,...hold on ... its in the other room
[23:31] <javatexan> okay that didn't work...it cant find fstab
[23:31] <superm1> so boot off a live disk
[23:31] <superm1> and you can do this diagnosis from the live disk
[23:31] <javatexan> okay.
[23:32] <javatexan> thats what i thought
[23:32] <Joe3421> I'm trying to import a DVD and it never detects any of the DVD's i put into the drive.  Stays at "no jobs. checking and/or waiting for DVD".  The DVD drive is seen by the system though.  Am i missing a step?
[23:33] <superm1> you might need to have libdvdcss2 installed Joe3421
[23:36] <Joe3421> hmm, isthat on the 8.10 CD?
[23:37] <Joe3421> i did a advanced install and did virtually everythting optional
[23:37] <tgm4883_laptop> Joe3421, no it is not, it is activatable from mythbuntu-control-centre though
[23:39] <Joe3421> thanks i'll give it a shot.  I'm one of those die hard windows people trying out someting new for a HTPC :)
[23:53] <Joe3421> okay i installed libdvdcss2 and no change, still dosn't import DVDs.  what should i look at next?