[mythtv-users] Running well but with quirks

Nowhere nowhere at cox.net
Mon Mar 8 00:23:11 EST 2004


Got my first myth box running quite well now with the basics. Many
thanks to Jarod for his fantastic HOWTO.
 
I have 3 quirks now with my relatively stable system and haven't seen
much mentioned about them specifically. I'm looking for a few comments
on either the quirks or troubleshooting, if anyone has any.
 
1. mythfrontend hangs if I get to "aggressive" with the remote while
viewing recorded or live TV. I can't decide if I like the auto backup
after REW/FF feature yet and I certainly haven't gotten used to it. As a
result I tend to FF thru a section and when I hit play it backs up to
far so I hit FF again then it backs up to little and I hit REW and this
is where the frontend just gives up and hangs.  Ctrl-alt-backspace and I
am back in business (most of the time, see #2) . This a known issue or
just me?
 
2. Intermittently, my keyboard totally stops responding while the front
end is running. I cannot even Ctrl-alt-backspace to reset. As I have no
other machine networked to the mythbox yet, I am forced to hit the power
button. I haven't spent a lot of time yet trying to determine exactly
when it hangs (it is hung right now but everything else is fine so I
haven't reset yet). It's gonna be a toughie since the keyboard seems to
hang and not affect any other aspect of the system. 
 
3. Video artifacts when watching live AND recorded TV. Hard to describe
but its like every so often one frame is offset down and to the left. I
am assuming this is an ivtv issue and I am heading over to join the
lists there. I've seen mention of "video artifacts" on list and they
have typically been blamed on ivtv. This sound like a typical ivtv
thing?
 
FYI My hardware is:
 
MSI K7N2GM-L MB (nforce2, onboard sound/GF4)
Corsair XMS 1x512MB DDR400 
Athlon XP 2GHz
2 x PVR-250
Seagate Barracuda 7200 80GB single platter HD
Coolmax PSU from newegg (VERY quiet!)
Coolermaster ATC-610 case
 
 
And software is identical to that in Jarod's guide except the updated
2174 kernel and rebuilt drivers.
 
 
Thanks for any comments!

Eric
 
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