[mythtv-users] Gee, I THOUGHT I was a linux fan.

[Lee]

>1.  After the initial install, I noticed it said it was testing DHCP.  I knew this was bad, because my router was set to do MAC address
>filtering.  
>
There are options to set the IP address when you installed KM...

>2.  I now have my network working.  (I know because I used a text based
>browser to hit Yahoo.com.)  But, I cannot get the DataDirect "Retrieve
>Listings" button to do anything.  (I get a new box to popup with no text and a half complete progress bar.  A second later it is gone.)  Yes, I did setup an account on labs.Zap2It.com, and add "Comcast-Dallas (for 30134)" (BTW, that's Georgia) to my "Current lineups".  What am I doing wrong here?  Is there a log file somewhere I can check?
>  
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Try running the update from the command line to make sure it works.
If you need anything special (like I do with DVB-T), I've switched off 
the the mythfilldatabase entry in the setup options, and added it as a 
cron job.

>3.  I did setup my PVR-500 as 2 cards, /dev/video0 tuner0 & /dev/video1
>tuner0, and associate my "Comcast Cable" source to each.  But when I go
>to Watch Live TV, I get a black screen.  I know I'm not locked up
>because I can Crtl+Alt+F1-F6 to get to other tty's.  But to get that
>session (tty7) back I must reboot.  What am I doing wrong here?  Is
>there a log I can check?
>  
>
It's having problems with live tv (and won't record any tv either), 
there's a driver issue there somewhere.

>4. I tried watching a DVD from my NEC 16xDL-DVD-RW but the Xine screen
>flashes for a second and then I'm back to the MythTV GUI.  I tried
>ripping a DVD but it keeps telling me there are no jobs.  What am I
>doing wrong here?  Is there a log I can check?
>  
>
As mentioned already yout need the decrypt module installed, check the wiki.
Also there is an error in the xine path, also in the R5A16 wiki entry.

>5.  I did get the weather setup and working.  And I added Yahoo.com to
>my bookmarks.  However I cannot figure out how to type in the search field.
>
On my remote (Windows MCE 2004) the number pad keys cycle through the 
letters (like on a mobile phone), but you can just plug a keyboard in 
and use that.... :)

Lee