[mythtv-users] Problems with running MythTv

Charles Mason charles-mason at ntlworld.com
Sun Apr 6 09:35:39 UTC 2003


Charles Mason wrote:

> Joel Feenstra wrote:
>
>> Adrian Burden wrote:
>>
>>> Just a guess, but do you have the freetype font installed?
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: mythtv-users-bounces at snowman.net
>>> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at snowman.net] On Behalf Of Charles Mason
>>> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 8:53 AM
>>> To: mythtv-users at snowman.net
>>> Subject: [mythtv-users] Problems with running MythTv
>>>
>>>
>>> I have installed mythtv by following all of the instructions in the 
>>> how to document. After a few problems with missing packages and the 
>>> like I got to the point where you are asked to execute ./setup in 
>>> the setup folder. It gets to the point where the graphical mythtv 
>>> window opens. It
>>>
>>> does not display properly making it impossible for me to continue to 
>>> set
>>>
>>> it up. I am not sure how to fix this problem. Has anyone else 
>>> experienced this problem? I have uploaded a couple of screen shots 
>>> so you can see what I mean.
>>>
>>> http://www.cpsoftware.com/mythtv/
>>>
>>> I am runing Gnome 2.2  and Mandrake 9.1 I have a geforec 2 graphics 
>>> card
>>>
>>> running the latest nvidia drivers (which appear to work ok).
>>>
>>> I would apreaciate any help anyone can give me on this.
>>>
>>> Charles Mason
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>> I've heard that it doesn't run well in Gnome. I'm running a similar 
>> setup, software wise. And the only problem I experience with Gnome is 
>> that the TV window doesn't go borderless and on top of everything 
>> like every other window. Check for proper versions of QT and such. I 
>> don't remember if I had to urpmi those. They should be the newest one 
>> since mandrake 9.1 just came out.
>>
>> Joel Feenstra
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> Thanks all of you for your help. I have still not managed to fix the 
> problem. I have tried ruunning it under both Gnome 2.2 amd KDE 3.1 I 
> have the same problem in both of them. I checked and free type is 
> installed already. Not sure what the latest version of qt is but I am 
> running the package libqt3-3.1.1-8mdk as well as the same version of 
> libqt3-mysql and libqt3-common. Has anyone got any more ideas.
>
> Thanks again for the help.
>
> Charles Mason
>
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I have managed to fixs it now thanks for your help. I found a new 
version of the qt packages and used thoes instead and speems to work ok 
now.

Charles Mason



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