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<p class=MsoNormal>I’ve got a couple problems with my Myth setup that I
can’t seem to solve. Any suggestions or tips would be appreciated. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I’m running Ubuntu (latest version, Intrepid Ibex). <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>My first problem is that Myth won’t play DVDs. If I go
to Optical Disks > Play DVD, the screen flashes to black and returns to the
Optical Disks menu. When I built my system a few weeks ago, one of the first
things I did was install myth and then mythplugins. I did not receive my DVD
drive from Pioneer until just a few days ago, so I had not installed
libdvdread3. I have now, and my drive will play encrypted discs in the default
Ubuntu player, but Myth still won’t. Do I need to reinstall mythplugins
(and if so, how) or is there something else I should do to troubleshoot this?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Second problem is that TV through Myth is shaky. I am using
the Hauppauge PVR-150 tuner – my Comcast cable is hooked up to it. When I
go to watch TV, there’s this sort of flickering effect on screen, which I
don’t see if the cable is plugged directly into the TV. This flickering
is especially noticeable with graphics or when I use the controls to preview
what is on other channels. It’s not distorted enough that it makes
programming unwatchable, but is pretty annoying. The Myth menus themselves do
not exhibit this problem – i.e. if I’m in Manage Recordings,
or the full onscreen Program Guide, or Setup, there isn’t flickering.
It’s only when I’m actually watching TV. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I’ve mystified as to why this is occurring and how I
can fix it. Ideas?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Andrew<o:p></o:p></p>
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