[mythtv-users] Indoor HD antenna question
Ashu Desai
ashu.desai at gmail.com
Tue Apr 17 19:31:38 UTC 2018
On Tue, Apr 17, 2018 at 2:04 PM John Pilkington <johnpilk222 at gmail.com>
wrote:
> On 17/04/18 19:01, Ashu Desai wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 17, 2018 at 12:24 PM Stephen Worthington
> > <stephen_agent at jsw.gen.nz <mailto:stephen_agent at jsw.gen.nz>> wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, 17 Apr 2018 14:51:25 +0000, you wrote:
> >
> > >On Tue, Apr 17, 2018 at 3:04 AM John Pilkington
> > <johnpilk222 at gmail.com <mailto:johnpilk222 at gmail.com>>
> > >wrote:
> > >
> > >> On 17/04/18 02:36, Stephen Worthington wrote:
> > >> > On Mon, 16 Apr 2018 23:35:02 +0000, you wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >> Is there a way that I can make a frontend match a particular
> > version of
> > >> a
> > >> >> backend? I had created a backend a few months back but never
> > got around
> > >> >> making a frontend. SO - if I were to do this - I am thinking
> > why not
> > >> just
> > >> >> make a frontend on an already made backend?
> > >> >>
> > >> >> It's a few months old, so I may need to do a complete refresh
> but
> > >> wanted to
> > >> >> see if I should go that way or should I make a brand new
> install?
> > >> >>
> > >> >> I have always used centos so that's where I would be going
> unless
> > >> someone
> > >> >> tells me otherwise.
> > >> >
> > >> > I do not do Centos, but if it has packages for MythTV, just
> > install
> > >> > the frontend packages. MythTV packages come as a set with
> > matching
> > >> > frontend and backend. And mythfrontend will tell you if it
> > tries to
> > >> > connect to an incompatible backend. Both the database and the
> > >> > communications protocols are versioned and the versions are
> > checked on
> > >> > startup.
> > >>
> > >> Look at the rpmfusion repo
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/el/updates/6/x86_64/mythtv-0.26.1-5.el6.x86_64.rpm
> >
> >
> > I tried going to the link but it only has 0.29 - went up to
> > http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/el/updates/7/x86_64/m/
> > <
> http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/el/updates/7/x86_64/m/mythtv-29.1-15.20180228.8.g925ceea0fb.el7.x86_64.rpm> but
>
> > it only has current ones
> >
> > Am I looking at the wrong place?
> >
> >
> > >>
> > >> is the metapackage that should bring in the 'current' build for
> > Centos
> > >> 6. For Centos 7:
> > >>
> > >
> > >the version I have (created 8/17) is:
> > >
> > > mythbackend --version
> > >Please attach all output as a file in bug reports.
> > >MythTV Version : v28.0-104-g3930f5d
> > >MythTV Branch : fixes/0.28
> > >Network Protocol : 88
> > >Library API : 0.28.20161120-1
> > >QT Version : 5.6.1
> > >Options compiled in:
> > > linux release use_hidesyms using_alsa using_oss using_pulse
> > >using_pulseoutput using_backend using_bindings_perl
> > using_bindings_python
> > >using_bindings_php using_crystalhd using_dvb using_firewire
> > using_frontend
> > >using_hdhomerun using_vbox using_ceton using_hdpvr using_ivtv
> > >using_joystick_menu using_libcrypto using_libdns_sd using_libfftw3
> > >using_libxml2 using_lirc using_mheg using_opengl using_opengl_video
> > >using_opengl_themepainter using_qtwebkit using_qtscript
> using_qtdbus
> > >using_taglib using_v4l2 using_x11 using_xrandr using_xv
> > >using_systemd_notify using_bindings_perl using_bindings_python
> > >using_bindings_php using_freetype2 using_mythtranscode using_opengl
> > >using_vaapi using_vdpau using_ffmpeg_threads using_mheg
> using_libass
> > >using_libxml2
> > >
> > >Here's the hardware config of my backend - someone mentioned the
> > need for
> > >newer box.
> > >
> > >#lscpu
> > >
> > >Architecture: x86_64
> > >CPU op-mode(s): 32-bit, 64-bit
> > >Byte Order: Little Endian
> > >CPU(s): 4
> > >On-line CPU(s) list: 0-3
> > >Thread(s) per core: 1
> > >Core(s) per socket: 4
> > >Socket(s): 1
> > >NUMA node(s): 1
> > >Vendor ID: GenuineIntel
> > >CPU family: 6
> > >Model: 94
> > >Model name: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1225 v5 @ 3.30GHz
> > >Stepping: 3
> > >CPU MHz: 3311.994
> > >BogoMIPS: 6623.98
> > >Hypervisor vendor: KVM
> > >Virtualization type: full
> > >L1d cache: 32K
> > >L1i cache: 32K
> > >L2 cache: 256K
> > >L3 cache: 8192K
> > >NUMA node0 CPU(s): 0-3
> >
> > That looks fine for a backend box, as long as it has enough RAM.
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/el/updates/7/x86_64/m/mythtv-29.1-15.20180228.8.g925ceea0fb.el7.x86_64.rpm
> > >
> > >
> > >I need the same 0.28/fixes correct (for the frontend)?
> >
> > Yes, although any 0.28 frontend version should be able to talk to any
> > 0.28 backend. But it is best to use exactly the same versions for
> the
> > frontend and backend.
>
> I don't know if rpmfusion keeps old built packages available somewhere.
> There are packages for myth 0.28 built Aug 2016 here. nux! aimed to be
> compatible with other el7 repos, and IIRC was building for el7 before
> rpmfusion did. I used to use it without problems but felt that
> rpmfusion might be better long-term.
>
> http://li.nux.ro/download/nux/dextop/el7/x86_64/
If I want to use the current version - then I guess I should just do "yum
install mythtv" (?) - why do I need to do the rpmfusion?
Sorry just trying to understand.
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