[mythtv-users] MythTV Install

Fri Sep 12 15:03:57 UTC 2014

On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 3:58 AM, Richard Brook <byronf16 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 4:23 AM, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> mythtv is an appliance, it has a volume control.
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>> On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 3:47 AM, Richard Brook <byronf16 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> > On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 1:11 PM, Mike Perkins
>> > <mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk>
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>> >> On 10/09/14 17:35, Thomas Mashos wrote:
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>> >>> On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 9:24 AM, Richard Brook <byronf16 at gmail.com>
>> >>> wrote:
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>> >>>> On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 12:00 PM, Richard Brook <byronf16 at gmail.com>
>> >>>> wrote:
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>> >>>>> On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 2:09 AM, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com>
>> >>>>> wrote:
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>> >>>>>> On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 6:44 AM, Richard Brook <byronf16 at gmail.com>
>> >>>>>> wrote:
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>> >>>>>>> I recently had my Ubuntu 14.04 system crash. I did a clean install
>> >>>>>>> of
>> >>>>>>> 14.04
>> >>>>>>> again and then a clean install of MythTV. I have installed it
>> >>>>>>> successfully
>> >>>>>>> numerous times, in the past, from Terminal and Software Center,
>> >>>>>>> without
>> >>>>>>> issue.
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> Now, whenever I try to install it, I run the back end and I get
>> >>>>>>> the
>> >>>>>>> message
>> >>>>>>> cannot connect to database, password not correct. I followed some
>> >>>>>>> advice and
>> >>>>>>> ran an msql command an reset the password to MythTV. I completed
>> >>>>>>> the
>> >>>>>>> back
>> >>>>>>> end config and proceeded to the frontend. There, I get an error
>> >>>>>>> that
>> >>>>>>> the
>> >>>>>>> frontend cannot connect to the back end. May be an IP issue. I
>> >>>>>>> never
>> >>>>>>> saw
>> >>>>>>> that before. I assume it should be 127.0.0.1, as that is the
>> >>>>>>> default.
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>> >>>>>>> I did a purge of MythTV and reinstalled it. When it asked for the
>> >>>>>>> d
>> >>>>>>> password, I entered MythTV. When the install finished, I ran the
>> >>>>>>> Back
>> >>>>>>> end,
>> >>>>>>> and was greeted with the same screen asking what language to use,
>> >>>>>>> followed
>> >>>>>>> by the cannot connect to database error.
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> What am I doing wrong?
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> sudo dpkg-reconfigure mythtv-database (answer "yes")
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> sudo dpkg-reconfigure mythtv-common (answers: mythconverg, mythtv,
>> >>>>>> mythtv, your eth0 address)
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>> >>>>>> Yes, I say choose a password that makes sense and you can remember.
>> >>>>>> Your mythtv system isn't accessible from the internet anyway is it?
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>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Well - Everything seems to be working well in Mythbuntu. My GUI
>> >>>>> displays
>> >>>>> full screen on my HDTV but the video from LiveTV or Recordings
>> >>>>> display
>> >>>>> in a
>> >>>>> square area in the center of the display. If I go to the Video Setup
>> >>>>> menu
>> >>>>> and choose Separate the GUI and Playback, what should I change the
>> >>>>> parameters to to make use of the rest of my 50" display? I have
>> >>>>> played
>> >>>>> around with this in the past and ended up with the GUI being too
>> >>>>> large
>> >>>>> and
>> >>>>> cut off on the edges.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> I normally output to my HDTV at 1080p.
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>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I was able to go into the Frontend setup, Appearance,  and choose
>> >>>> Separate
>> >>>> GUI and Playback. The default was 640x480. I set both to 1920x1080.
>> >>>> The
>> >>>> GUI
>> >>>> size was still OK. When watching LiveTV, the width is using the
>> >>>> entire
>> >>>> width
>> >>>> of the TV screen although it is shorter on the top and bottom a
>> >>>> little.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> The problem now is that when I hit ESC and exit MythTV, my Desktop
>> >>>> resolution was reset to 640x480. I had to open the Nvidia Control
>> >>>> Panel
>> >>>> and
>> >>>> change it back to 1920x1080. How do I keep that from happening?
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>> >>> Just dug into the settings a bit further. I would check the video
>> >>> playback settings "Setup > Video > Playback", particularly screen 2 of
>> >>> 8. Check your scaling, displacement and aspect override settings.
>> >>>
>> >> Don't forget your TV in all this. It may have a setup option, something
>> >> like "Game Mode" or "Exact PC Size" or something like that. That can
>> >> make
>> >> the difference if you are either losing pixels round the edge or have a
>> >> border that ought not be there.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> Mike Perkins
>> >>
>> >>
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>> >
>> > How do I install the Volume/Sound indicator in the Panel?
>> > How do I install the Sound Settings in the System Menu?
>> >
>> > I have to run the Alsamixer from Terminal. I have searched Google but
>> > have
>> > not found a solution.
>> >
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> MythTV has a Volume Control, but when I back out to the Desktop, there is no
> sound, no Sound controls in the Settings menu and no Volume control icon in
> Panel at the top of the Desktop. During the initial Mythbuntu 14.04 install,
> only MythTV had Sound control. I had no sound when running VLC or other apps
> with audio output.
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> I have done Google searches trying to find the proper way to add sound. I
> can launch Alsamixer from Terminal, but there are more convenient ways to
> have control over sound. It is there, by default, when Ubuntu 14.04 is
> installed. I just need to know how to add it in to my Mythbuntu install.
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> By the way, I was able to go to Setup, Video, Playback, and enable Video
> Aspect Override. I set it to 16x9. MythTV not displays properly on my HDTV
> using the full screen.
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I don't think you should have had to do that if your resolution was
set correctly. What is the output of 'xrandr'

-- 
Thanks,

Thomas Mashos