=== tgm4883_laptop changed the topic of #ubuntu-mythtv to: Mythbuntu 8.10 RC Now Available for testing http://www.mythbuntu.org/8.10/rc :: Mythbuntu 8.04.1 Released Please see http://www.mythbuntu.org/8.04.1/release :: See our website at http://www.mythbuntu.org for release and support information :: Paste logs @ http://mythbuntu.pastebin.com Please stick around for people to answer your question. Test new features here http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=751668 [02:51] !diggit [02:51] Have you dugg it? http://digg.com/linux_unix/Mythbuntu_8_10_RC_Released [03:28] hi, i am trying to listen to my music on my PS3 via MythMusic. But all my Mp3s are listed as "unsupported data". i found a bugreport, which should be fixed about a year ago, but it doesn't work for me. does anyone know something about it? [03:57] if anyone has an answer to my question or is intersted in, my mail is schoendorfer.m@gmail.com [03:57] I am leaving now [04:07] I would like to introduce the mythmote tonight. http://www.mythmote.com It's still being tested but will be available soon. [04:09] if you are interested let us know. [04:18] anyone can recommend a good usb ir receiver? I have a hauppage 150 with remote today but are planing on removing the card, so need a new ir receiver, have a logitec harmony 880 as remote so only need receiver part [04:18] sayjack, you replaced lirc? [04:19] not required for the mythmote. [04:20] interesting [04:21] i'm assuming you have a working unit that has been tested with mythtv? [04:22] Yes it's working and I'm using it with mythbuntu. [04:22] what do you use instead of lirc? [04:24] python program with xautomation [04:24] you say you will provide the documentation for it? [04:25] yes, we will. [04:26] would it be possible for me to get that? [04:26] i'm curious about this remote [04:27] We need to get it polished up so stay tuned we'll be getting it out soon. [04:27] hmm [04:27] any possibility of getting it by sunday? [04:27] i'd like to have it for the dev meeting [04:34] We're not quite ready to release but we are getting closer. How often do you meet? [04:35] well we are meeting this sunday to wrap up 8.10, and will meet again soon after release for the initial 9.04 meeting [04:35] then usually we will meet before each release starting around alpha 3-4 [04:38] Good luck with 8.10. And check back to our site. Pass it along too. [04:38] well if you would like to try and include this into the repos or onto the live disk let me know. [04:38] will do [04:39] thanks. [05:00] that remote seems interesting, they need to provide some images of it too [05:10] It is trademark infringement though. [05:14] I believe he's been told a number of times by Isaac to change the name [06:03] I have a question.. hopefully somebody can help [06:04] muthbuntu seems to freeze when it loads the gui portion of the OS on startup.. but normal ubuntu or kubuntu has no problems on my system [06:04] is there any issues with xfce desktop in this area? [06:13] ok.. well should I just switch to another myth distro? [06:13] looking for the easiest solution to get my kworld atsc 115 going [06:13] and totalmedia on win is trash [06:15] vbc, try recovery mode [06:15] and see if you have more luck booting [06:15] or at least be able to look at logs to see where the freeze is happening [06:15] and what's causing it [06:16] ok I'll try it right now [06:16] brb [06:19] how do I do recovery mode on the live cd? [06:19] I can't even install [06:25] well I gotta run, I'll keep trying it.. thx [07:07] im experiencing artifacts when playing divx files in internal player it plays fine in mplayer it never used to do this [07:08] so far i have tried uninstalling medibuntu packages and changing playback options in tv settings [07:08] does anyone have any other suggestions [07:48] anyone know about pinnacle pctv hd pro stick? [07:48] i tried building a driver 3 times [07:48] still having problems [08:18] do I really need to have mythbuntu-control-centre installed? [08:21] brb [09:05] brb [09:21] grr, having problems with lirc_imon [09:25] hmm, lircd is running [09:25] irw IS giving me responses to most of the keys on the remote [09:26] and lircrc's _seem_ to be ok [11:12] im experiencing artifacts when playing divx files in internal player it plays fine in mplayer it never used to do this [11:12] so far i have tried uninstalling medibuntu packages and changing playback options in tv settings [11:12] does anyone have any other suggestions [12:25] I have just two tv-aerial points in my house. Both of which are in rooms where I do not want a loud backend mythtv box running. So, I can try and build a nice quiet combined back/front end box, but I'm left wondering - is it possible to build a very minimal machine that has just the tvcard and minimal spec (thus quiet) that then offloads it's work to a power-house backend over the network? [12:27] It would seem that I can use multiple backends happily, but I want to know if there are any minimum specs for the minimal-backend I want as it would be the only one with a TVcard. [14:08] hello [14:09] I'm trying to install mythbuntu,and installation finishes,but freeze at restart [14:09] can anybody help? [14:15] Hi all, I just installed Mythbuntu-8.04 on a offline system (no Internet, just TV) with a Hauppauge WinTV PVR 350. Everything looks fine but I just can not switch channels!!?? I googled a bit but all I tried failed here. Is there a way to find and fix the problem? [14:19] Lunar_Lamp, i would post this question in a forum cause there are many different answers that are in fact correct but also just a matter of opinion [14:19] i dont see any reason why you can do that depending on what you consider minimal [14:20] do you want to playback hdtv [14:21] will the network be wired or unwired? why dont you try installing a new aerial socket ( its actually cheaper and easier than building and maintaining a backend) [14:21] anyone have any idea why this pc cant restart from mythbuntu install or from live cd? [14:21] giver you could try acpioff [14:22] new in this,to tell the truth [14:22] where can I read about acpioff [14:22] try running the cd boot options [14:22] and select noapic [14:22] forget i said acpioff that was a mistake [14:22] noapic [14:23] also just try the basic install [14:23] is some option in the splash screen? [14:23] before the splash screen [14:23] the are options to edit its boot paremeter [14:24] it only show the pc slash screen,then boot into mythbuntu spash screen [14:24] have some selections [14:24] but don;t see anything related to noapic [14:25] you can type it in manually [14:25] humm,trying to understand,there is no console to write into, [14:25] onlt start with selecting language [14:25] then timezone [14:26] then spalsh screen with selections [14:26] no prompt [14:26] this is mythbuntu 8.041 [14:26] into an amd64 machine [14:26] giver this thread should help you http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=591443 [14:27] ok,I'll read it [14:29] ok,that's something to try [14:29] while I don;t have a black screen [14:29] I do have on board video [14:30] yeah sorry i though the thread was refering to booting the cd [14:30] but its talking about an installed system [14:31] anyway when you boot the cd it should let you press F6 key or F5 im going off memory [14:31] to edit the boot options [14:31] dont remove anything just add noapic to the end [14:32] ok,still can't see the boot options [14:32] let me get there [14:33] I do see safe graphics mode,selected [14:33] then went to other options (F6) [14:33] then it booted the cd [14:33] didn;t give me time to see boot options [14:35] the main problem I see is that like now,I try to restart to go again to those options,but shut down and restart only freeze at the slapsh screen [14:35] it never restart or shut down [14:35] have to remove the power to start again [14:35] which is actually the main problem I have [14:36] I can install mythbuntu no problems,goes all the way to the end [14:36] but won;t restart [14:36] maybe this is disabled in bios? [14:36] is there any setting in bios to stop the shutdown? [14:55] ok,trying the noapic option [14:55] is at 95% of the install [14:55] I suspect the same thing will happen and won;t restart [15:00] i think it may be installing fine but you cant boot it properly until you edit you grub options [15:01] press the esc key when you boot it for the first time then edit your boot options [15:01] well,the next time I start the live cd,I go to terminal and cfdisk show me no partitions,only the large hard drive [15:01] like nothing was written to it [15:01] oh [15:01] but [15:01] i dont know then [15:02] if I don;t restart after the install,I can go to cfdisk and see the swap and boot parition [15:02] you can always install xubuntu the sudo apt-get install mythbuntu-desktop [15:02] this is without restart it [15:02] I should check the bios,I guess,maybe something preventing the restart [15:02] but is all chinise [15:02] chinese [15:03] wow [15:03] can't find a combo to get into bios [15:03] has some kind of pass [15:03] only went there once [15:03] you might want to restet the cmos using the jumper [15:03] and all seemed norma; [15:03] I should,yes [16:28] !diggit [16:28] Have you dugg it? http://digg.com/linux_unix/Mythbuntu_8_10_RC_Released [16:47] hi how can I check if there is a mysql database on my system? [17:06] hi i had to reboot but still: how can I see whether a mysql database is up? [17:06] humm,downloaded unbuntu and this one does restar,still,don;t boot from the hard drive,nothing was written,drive has no partitions [17:07] installation went through ok [17:08] but no OS is into the hard drive [17:09] always ask for the cd to boot [17:09] maybe its a grub related problem? [17:09] videorechner: dpkg -l mysql-server |grep ^ii [17:10] rhpot thx [17:10] dpkg -l mythtv-database |grep ^ii [17:10] is useful as well [17:10] my question is,grub is not installed,in fact,nothing is written,how could I fix something that's not written? [17:11] ok,now gives me the option to keep using live cd [17:11] giver: do you have any other hard drives on the system or usb devices or anything? [17:11] no [17:11] only the sata hard drive [17:11] a 60 gb seagate [17:11] you actually went through the install process and not just into the live cd? [17:12] well,I booted from the live dc [17:12] cd [17:12] then went through all the installation [17:12] boot back to the live cd and check the HD to see if there are files on it [17:12] http://pastebin.com/m413e673d does this mean there is database I can use for mythtv? [17:12] went throguh without problems,ask me to restart to use the new installation,or keep in live cd [17:13] that's what i said,the hard drive doesn't boot [17:13] videorechner: well it means the packages are installed, in theory they may not have been able to configure if you didn't give it a good password when they asked for one [17:13] like there was nothing written to it [17:13] here is what we can do, go look in /etc/mysql.txt [17:13] wait let me check that [17:13] how to check the tree structure ? [17:13] using terminal? [17:13] /etc/mythtv/mysql.txt [17:13] * rhpot1991 thought it didn't look right [17:13] get the password from there [17:13] first time using ubuntu [17:14] then do mysql -umythtv -p mythconverg [17:14] sorry for all the newbie questions [17:14] and supply that password when it asks [17:14] giver: it should throw an icon for the drive on the desktop or in the places menu [17:14] you should be able to just browse it there [17:14] I did all that [17:15] I can browse through the drive now [17:15] is there anything on it? [17:15] yes [17:15] i'm in /boot.grob folder [17:15] pff [17:15] in /boot/grub [17:16] there are other things though like an /etc /var /usr and so on? [17:16] let me check [17:16] yep,var,usr [17:16] tmp [17:17] seem is all there,but I'm afraid I will loose if I restart [17:17] I did as tol, and this is what I get back:http://pastebin.com/m6ff0d358 [17:17] it seem to see the 6.3 gb partition made at installation [17:18] videorechner: sounds like you didn't tell it the mysql root password when it asked, do you know what it is? [17:18] the rest of the hard drive is not mounted [17:18] giver: so what exactly happens when you restart? [17:18] will I loos the OS again if I restart? [17:19] nothing,pc comes back to original state [17:19] that's what happen [17:19] define original state [17:19] well,hard drive not partitioned,no booting from hdd [17:19] rhpot1991 I know all passwords on this pc, but it never asked for a root password except when I used sudo [17:19] only asking to boot from cd [17:19] videorechner: well lets do this then [17:20] videorechner: sudo dpkg-reconfigure mysql-server [17:20] and then,when I do,cfdisk finds the hard drive empty [17:20] and set a password when it asks you [17:20] it didnt ask for a password [17:20] all I get is an empty command line [17:21] I wonder why the hard drive doesn't keep the OS? I wouldn;t think I need the cd after the installation,right? [17:21] is not needed,correct? [17:22] giver: sounds like grub isn't pointing to the right place [17:22] how to correct that [17:22] do you even get any grub error or anything? [17:22] nope [17:22] did you take the cd out? [17:22] no [17:22] is working off the cd yet [17:22] I didn;t restart since installation finished [17:23] last time I restarted,the pc went back to an empty drive,and asks to boot from cd [17:23] I did check bios [17:24] and is set to boot from hdd as first option [17:24] take the cd out and reboot [17:24] like it says [17:24] ok [17:24] videorechner: can you do mysql -uroot -p [17:25] asks for the password but denies for user root [17:25] what about just "mysql -u root" [17:25] nope,keeps asking to boot from cd [17:25] videorechner: leave the -p off and try [17:25] all is lost again [17:26] giver, how many hard drives do you have? [17:26] giver: is your bios configured to boot from HD? [17:26] only one [17:26] yes [17:26] access denied [17:26] bios is set to boot from hddd [17:26] videorechner: try sudo dpkg-reconfigure mysql-server-5.0 [17:27] one think I noticed,at the end in the summary ,there is an advance option setting boot to hd0 [17:27] I tried setting it to sda1 [17:27] but same thing [17:27] ok mysql got a new root password by now [17:27] not sure is important [17:28] what shall I do next? [17:28] it is puzzling me,because nor ubuntu nor muthbuntu installs at all [17:28] ok good, now do sudo dpkg-reconfigure mythtv-database [17:28] and tell it root and that password when it asks [17:28] giver, which disk are you using? [17:28] seagate 60 gb [17:29] laptor ones [17:29] no, which mythbuntu disk [17:29] laptop [17:29] ohh [17:29] latest stable [17:29] 8.041 [17:29] same for ubuntu [17:29] it asks where I the mysql server is hosted [17:29] shall I keep localhost? [17:30] yes [17:31] videorechner: yep [17:31] I have seen some network manager error at the end,but they go away so fast,I can't read them well [17:31] does the network need to be connected? [17:31] I wont be using other computers running mythtv but should I enable remote connectivity to avoid probable errors? [17:32] videorechner: not if you wont be using others, you can always enable this in MCC later [17:32] ok done, whats next? [17:32] should be good now [17:33] try to connect [17:33] how? [17:33] just start mythtv frontend [17:33] ? [17:33] do the backend setup first, they both need the info [17:34] the cd has an option to boot from fisrt hdd,and it doesn't boot [17:34] shall I use root as username and its password? [17:34] I tried the install directly from the cd,and also from inside live cd [17:34] videorechner: use mythtv and the password in /etc/mythtv/mysql.txt [17:35] none of them write anything to the hard drive [17:35] cannot login to database [17:36] have you checked that file, it should have updated the password [17:36] so it wont be the same as the last time [17:36] maybe I have to change the hard drive? [17:36] definately my fault I changed the password by myself [17:37] /etc/mythtv/mysql.txt [17:38] not sure what to do [17:38] never found a hard drive that don't write [17:39] so I need to do dpkg -reconfigure mythtv-database again and then have a look at /etc/mythtv/mysql.txt and use this password for the backend setup? [17:39] videorechner: did you modify mysql.txt you are saying? [17:39] yes i did [17:39] that stores the mythtv user's password not the mysql root's [17:40] at the backend setup i tried to login as mythtv using the password i had written into mysql.txt but it didnt work [17:41] this must be a bad drive,I will see if I can get a new one [17:41] videorechner: well you can either modify the mysql user's password to match or just reconfigure mythtv-database again, tell it your root user like you did before but this time don't touch that file [17:41] then tell the setup exactly what is in that file [17:41] kk [17:41] tell me,how to check the hard drive in ubuntu? [17:41] ya cause setting it in that file doesn't change it in the database, so they don't match now [17:41] videorechner: I gotta run, good luck [17:42] thx [17:43] can I check dish in ubuntu? [17:43] disk [17:45] giver, you can mount the disk and see if there is stuff on there, from the live disk [17:45] does it make a difference if this drive is an oem unit? do they lock it up to be used only in their units? [17:46] doesn't matter [17:46] it shouldn;t matter,right? [17:46] ok,let me boot again [17:46] right, shouldn't matter [17:46] I can mount it from terminal,right? [17:47] yes [17:47] ok,give me asec until it boots [17:47] grml I had to reboot and forgot the command rhpot1991 told me to reconfigure mysql can someone please post it again? [17:48] dpkg -reconfigure mythtv-database [17:48] videorechner: well you can either modify the mysql user's password to match or just reconfigure mythtv-database again, tell it your root user like you did before but this time don't touch that file [17:48] is this the one? [17:49] yes thanks!! [17:49] ok,I'm in terinal now [17:49] terminal [17:49] how to mount the drive? [17:50] sorry,if you guys think I should read more,I will [17:50] you need to make a dir for it first [17:50] mkdir ~/drv [17:50] then [17:51] sudo mount /dev/sda1 ~/drv [17:51] that might work [17:51] ok [17:51] not sure if we need to specify other options [17:51] this command should have changed the password at /etc/mythtv/mysql.txt right? [17:52] videorechner, no, that should have changed it for the db [17:52] humm,must specify file system type [17:53] I believe you also need to reconfigure mythtv-common [17:53] i do the same with common [17:53] sudo mount -t ext3 /dev/sda1 ~/drv [17:53] giver, ^ [17:54] where is /drv folder located now? in tmp? [17:54] no, in your home dir [17:55] does /etc/mythtv/mysql.txt store the informations used to access the database or is it a database config file telling the database which password is used by which user? [17:56] dev/sda1 doesn;t exist [17:56] tried sda and says wronf fs type [17:56] bad superblock on /dev/sda [17:57] missing codepacge or helper program [17:57] giver, do sudo fdisk -l /dev/sda [17:57] or other error [17:57] detects 60 gb [17:58] disk id is all 000 [17:58] ah ok seems like it stores the information mythtv uses to access the mysql database so all I need to do is add a user called mythtv with a password to the mysql database. how can I do this? all commands I used till now only changed the root password [17:58] nothing for device boot [17:58] no start or end [17:58] giver, pastebin it [17:58] ok [17:58] is pastebin.com? [17:58] videorechner, there should already be a mythtv user [17:59] !pastebin | giver [17:59] giver: 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. [17:59] ok [17:59] how can I change the password of the mythtv user? [18:00] in the db or on the system? [18:00] in the db [18:00] dpkg-reconfigure mythtv-database -user mythtv? [18:01] no [18:01] IIRC, dpkg-reconfigure mythtv-database [18:01] IIRC? [18:02] if i recall correctly [18:02] yes it is [18:02] and you reconfigure mythtv-common to update mysql.txt [18:02] i used this command and all I could change was the administrator account and its password (I stayed with root) [18:03] you reconfigured mythtv-database or mysql-server? [18:03] mythtv-database [18:04] mythbuntu.pastebin.com/d724d1302 [18:05] this is the original state of the drive [18:05] giver, interesting, go though the installation but don't reboot when it's done [18:06] yes [18:06] is very strange [18:06] it does partition,load files and all,while the cd is running [18:06] then,at restart and pull out the cd,all comes back to no OS [18:07] maybe the hard drive is bad? [18:07] giver, I want to check the partition after install, and possibly some log files [18:07] it ok,just tell me what to do [18:07] giver, just go though a normal installation but don't reboot at the end [18:07] yes,ok,I did that before [18:07] give me some minutes [18:07] what file you need? [18:07] syslog? [18:08] also,I'm sure all I did was to use default installation [18:09] changed couple things,at times,but never changed the outcome [18:10] let me ask you,whe it list the settings,I can see an advance icon [18:10] going there [18:10] shows me [18:10] install bootloader in hd0 [18:10] is that normal? [18:11] shouldn;t it be in sda? [18:11] no that sounds about right [18:11] if not, it's the least of our problems right now [18:11] okI leave it then [18:11] ok [18:11] installing now [18:11]