[mythtv-users] Re: mythtv-users Digest, Vol 33, Issue 213
jay [33-rpm.net]
jay at 33-rpm.net
Wed Nov 9 14:07:07 EST 2005
yea looks kinda shady. maybe i can go with atx to help you get rid of
that cpu. i am making a mythtv setup. so its going to be in a desktop
case with the rest of my home entertainment pieces. i will look around
no rush.
jay
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>Today's Topics:
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> 1. Re: Fast Forward not working properly with PVR-350/ivtv 0.4.0
> (Raphael Pooser)
> 2. Re: MYTHTV & Atlantic Scientific 8300 HD-dvr (Abre Chase)
> 3. scheduled recordings yield occasional oddball (Don Lesniakowski)
> 4. Re: ATI Wonder Remote (David Watkins)
> 5. Stupid overscan question (Ben Dash)
> 6. simple overscan question (Ben Dash)
> 7. Question about PVR350 TVout quality (lars olsson)
> 8. USB on the cable box (Michael Bochynski)
> 9. RE: MYTHTV & Atlantic Scientific 8300 HD-dvr (Serge.Zwikker)
> 10. myth browser keyboard question (Ben Dash)
> 11. Re: HDTV digital static with DVB (Chris Trown)
> 12. Bad sound quality with Plextor M402U (Nathan Allen Stratton)
> 13. Re: Laptop tuner card (Abre Chase)
> 14. Re: MYTHTV & Atlantic Scientific 8300 HD-dvr (Abre Chase)
> 15. 0.18.1 or SVN on Etch (C. R. Oldham)
> 16. Re: MYTHTV & Atlantic Scientific 8300 HD-dvr (Steve Adeff)
> 17. Re: 0.18.1 or SVN on Etch (Stuart Auchterlonie)
> 18. Re: Realistic? (Steve Adeff)
> 19. Re: 0.18.1 or SVN on Etch (Steve Adeff)
> 20. Re: USB on the cable box (Erik Karlin)
> 21. TV out card for frontend (Devan Lippman)
> 22. how many streams can a single HD sustain? (Raphael Pooser)
> 23. Re: USB on the cable box (Michael Bochynski)
> 24. Re: Moving scheduled recordings to new DB / LVM2 group
> failure (Cory Zerwas)
> 25. Re: USB on the cable box (Erik Karlin)
> 26. Re: Schedule by regexp (chris at cpr.homelinux.net)
> 27. Re: XvMC with SVN revision 7738 and nvidia driver 6629
> (Darius Hardy)
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>Message: 1
>Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 11:18:58 -0500
>From: Raphael Pooser <rpooser at gmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Fast Forward not working properly with
> PVR-350/ivtv 0.4.0
>To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
>Message-ID: <43722172.4060702 at gmail.com>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
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>I have the same issue, intermittantly. Sometimes the FF, RW works
>properly and sometimes it works as you described. Almost always on the
>first use of the FF function I geet this problem. Using it again it
>works correctly. This is just to tell you it's probably not related to
>your pvr 350 or ivti, as I'm using an ATI TV wonder pro with software
>encoding. Also I'm using myth .17, nowhere near svn.
>Raphael
>
>Daniel Segel wrote:
>
>
>
>>I don't know if this is a MythTV or ivtv issue. I'm running a fairly
>>recent svn version of MythTV (with broken Live TV that I don't use
>>anyway), and when I fast forward (or rewind) in a recorded program the
>>video moves along quickly, but the time counter moves at the normal
>>pace (e.g. 1 second per second) and then when I exit Fast Forward it
>>jumps back to the place I started at (or nearby). I *don't* have the
>>option to correct for reaction time enabled.
>>
>>Jumping forward or backward works fine; it's only FF and REW that don't.
>>
>>I'm using the PVR-350's MPEG decoder, if it matters (xv still doesn't
>>look quite right to me). Are they any settings I should check?
>>
>>Daniel
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>Message: 2
>Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 11:20:40 -0500
>From: Abre Chase <abre.chase at gmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] MYTHTV & Atlantic Scientific 8300 HD-dvr
>To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
>Message-ID:
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>The SA8300 is not listed as a supported firewire device, but its worth
>a shot. The SA3250 is supported.
>
>There are good instructions for getting the firewire capture working here:
>
>http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/fcmyth.php
>
>Look for this section "FireWire capture from a supported cable box"
>
>- Abre
>
>On 11/9/05, Serge.Zwikker <szwikker at allkindsofminds.org> wrote:
>
>
>>I know that my firewire port is active. So would this be the way for me
>>to go if it is possible?
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
>>[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Abre Chase
>>Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 10:58 AM
>>To: Discussion about mythtv
>>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] MYTHTV & Atlantic Scientific 8300 HD-dvr
>>
>>
>>I use Brighthouse/TWC in Central Florida and they disable the firewire
>>port on the SA 8300. This box also has very ugly output on the s-video
>>port for 16:9 HD channels. It puts gray boxes on the top/bottom for the
>>widescreen.
>>
>>On 11/9/05, Serge.Zwikker <szwikker at allkindsofminds.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>My cable guy has told me that I can use my 8300 with a firewire cable
>>>and MYTHTV box. Is this true? If so have any of you guys seen a how
>>>to doc. I am looking all over the web but no luck.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>serge
>>>
>>>
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>Message: 3
>Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 11:32:07 -0500
>From: Don Lesniakowski <donles at gmail.com>
>Subject: [mythtv-users] scheduled recordings yield occasional oddball
>To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
>Message-ID:
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> I'm running Mythtv ver 0.18.1.20050523-1 with FC4 on an Dell Intel P4.
>
>I run a scheduled recording (Letterman) M-F and automatically transcode.
>Problem is that there is almost always a recording of the five weekly that
>is between 37 and 38 minutes in length versus the norm of 60 minutes. I
>haven't tracked it closely enough to be sure but it seems to always be
>either the Thursday or Friday show that is short.
>
>Here is something odd (to me), Nautilus file browser lists all recorded
>shows as nuv documents. If I highlight over one of these odd recordings, the
>file type changes from nuv document to MPEG video. File size is 1.4GB,
>normal is usually a little less, say 1.2GB. I ran this file through Avidemux
>thinking that maybe I'd see the lost content but did not. However I did
>check the file properties and found that the odd file is different from the
>normal files.
>
>Under Codec4cc the "short" file is MPEG while a normal recording is XVID
>"short" file audio bitrate is 48000 bps/384kbps normal file is 16000
>bps/128kbps
>
>Any idea what is happening?
>Thanks
>Don Lesniakowski
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>Message: 4
>Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 16:35:43 +0000
>From: David Watkins <watkinshome at gmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] ATI Wonder Remote
>To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
>Message-ID: <44829edd0511090835k3f1f382ep at mail.gmail.com>
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>On 09/11/05, Folashade Adeyosoye <shardayyy at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>>What am I missing, I tried following
>>(http://www.litwiller.net/mythtv/remote.html) these
>>instructions but for each button that I press on the remote, it repeats 4
>>times. For example if I hit the "3" button I get "3333"
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>What might I be missing?
>>
>>
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>
>The remote will continually generate keycodes. However lircd should
>be able to convert these to single commands.
>
>You could try commenting out the repeat=5 (in lircrc) line for buttons
>you don't want to repeat . or maybe change it to repeat=0.
>
>I think repeat=5 means that every 5th command from the remote will get
>sent to the application. For most keys you probably don't want a
>repeat at all. For those that you do (volume, skip etc) experiment
>with different numbers.
>
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>Message: 5
>Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 08:36:09 -0800 (PST)
>From: Ben Dash <ben_dash at yahoo.com>
>Subject: [mythtv-users] Stupid overscan question
>To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
>Message-ID: <20051109163609.69684.qmail at web33107.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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>Could someone please explain to me how overscan works?
>
>I'm using the nv driver for my xBox and the top of the
>displayed screen is a little narrower than the bottom,
>i.e. the bottom reaches the screen edge and the top is
>inset a little.
>
>I'm thinking that I need to set some overscan settings
>in xorg.conf but I'm not really clear on what those
>settings should be. I think I'm supposed to use the
>"TVOverScan" option but I'm not sure of the
>parameters. Note that I'm currently using 640x480
>NTSC currently.
>
>Could someone please give me a couple of pointers?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Ben
>
>
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>Message: 6
>Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 08:40:37 -0800 (PST)
>From: Ben Dash <ben_dash at yahoo.com>
>Subject: [mythtv-users] simple overscan question
>To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
>Message-ID: <20051109164037.48919.qmail at web33101.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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>Could someone please explain how overscan is
>configured with the nv xorg driver?
>
>My TV Out is slightly more narrow at the top than at
>the bottom. After hunting around for keystone
>correction I have decided that I probably need to do
>some degree of overscan. I'm currently using 640x480
>NTSC. The probably is that I'm not seeing much on the
>intarweb about how to set this up and I hope that
>somoene has already walked this path and can give me a
>couple of pointers.
>
>Thanks!
>
>
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>Message: 7
>Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 17:48:32 +0100
>From: "lars olsson" <e97_lol at e.kth.se>
>Subject: [mythtv-users] Question about PVR350 TVout quality
>To: <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
>Message-ID: <003501c5e54d$6b8c5a90$0100a8c0 at quark>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
>Hi.
>
>
>
>I am using the latest ivtv drivers and Xdriver together with my mythtv
>box.
>
>The PVR350 TVOut function is enabled in the "Playback settings"
>
>
>
>For a long time I have wondered why I do have a blurred picture when
>watching livetv and my recordings.
>
>Recently I did disable the 350 tvout feature and then the picture
>quality did get a lot better ( sharper picture)
>
>Is there anybody that has a clue why I do get a worse picture when using
>the 350 MPEG encoder. Shouldn't it result in better quality than the
>software encoder?
>
>
>
>Cheers,
>
>Lars
>
>
>
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>Message: 8
>Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 11:54:29 -0500
>From: Michael Bochynski <mbochynski at audiumcorp.com>
>Subject: [mythtv-users] USB on the cable box
>To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
>Message-ID: <1131555270.4753.18.camel at europium.audiumcorp.com>
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>Hi,
>
>I want to use USB port on my cable box (Scientific Atlanta 2100) for
>Myth TV to change channels. According to SC2100 this port is designed to
>be used for remote.
>
>My question is, if I get usb-to-serial cable, do I still have to install
>lirc to change channels? Can I use only those scripts in
>mythtv/contrib ?
>
>Note that I don't need receiver configured using lirc, since I have
>wireless (IR) keyboard on PS2. I've learned my remote a bunch of
>keypresses, and I don't have to install anything on the OS side. :)
>
>Michael
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>Message: 9
>Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 11:58:50 -0500
>From: "Serge.Zwikker" <szwikker at allkindsofminds.org>
>Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] MYTHTV & Atlantic Scientific 8300 HD-dvr
>To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
>Message-ID:
> <014BA1783F369E46AB3354C569AB159D02E17D5E at itexchange.ad.its>
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>Would I still need a pvr-350 (or any pvr-card) if I am going to use
>firewire?
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
>[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Abre Chase
>Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 11:21 AM
>To: Discussion about mythtv
>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] MYTHTV & Atlantic Scientific 8300 HD-dvr
>
>
>The SA8300 is not listed as a supported firewire device, but its worth a
>shot. The SA3250 is supported.
>
>There are good instructions for getting the firewire capture working
>here:
>
>http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/fcmyth.php
>
>Look for this section "FireWire capture from a supported cable box"
>
>- Abre
>
>On 11/9/05, Serge.Zwikker <szwikker at allkindsofminds.org> wrote:
>
>
>>I know that my firewire port is active. So would this be the way for
>>me to go if it is possible?
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
>>[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Abre Chase
>>Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 10:58 AM
>>To: Discussion about mythtv
>>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] MYTHTV & Atlantic Scientific 8300 HD-dvr
>>
>>
>>I use Brighthouse/TWC in Central Florida and they disable the firewire
>>
>>
>
>
>
>>port on the SA 8300. This box also has very ugly output on the
>>s-video port for 16:9 HD channels. It puts gray boxes on the
>>top/bottom for the widescreen.
>>
>>On 11/9/05, Serge.Zwikker <szwikker at allkindsofminds.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>My cable guy has told me that I can use my 8300 with a firewire
>>>cable and MYTHTV box. Is this true? If so have any of you guys
>>>seen a how to doc. I am looking all over the web but no luck.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>serge
>>>
>>>
>>>_______________________________________________
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>Message: 10
>Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 08:59:50 -0800 (PST)
>From: Ben Dash <ben_dash at yahoo.com>
>Subject: [mythtv-users] myth browser keyboard question
>To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
>Message-ID: <20051109165950.50745.qmail at web33102.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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>I have noticed that my "D" and <backspace> keys are
>not working in myth browser although they work fine in
>the cosole window.
>
>Have these keys been assigned as hotkeys for something
>and, if so, does anyone know if there is a way that I
>can chage that?
>
>Thanks!
>
>
>
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>Message: 11
>Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 09:01:03 -0800
>From: Chris Trown <ctrown at safe-mail.net>
>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] HDTV digital static with DVB
>To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
>Message-ID: <43722B4F.5060306 at safe-mail.net>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
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>Preston Crow wrote:
>
>
>>On Tue, 2005-11-08 at 17:14 +1000, ffrr wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>I chased video glitches from my DVB setup for ages, and with a lot of
>>>help from the list, I finally nailed it. It was the Si 3112 SATA
>>>controller chip doing nasties on the PCI bus and corrupting the mpeg
>>>stream from the DVB card.
>>>
>>>This would correlate with your observation that it is worse with system
>>>load, in particular disk access.
>>>
>>>
>>I have two hard drives. If I simply cat /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0 to a
>>file on the SATA drive, I get some glitches. If I do the same to a file
>>on the PATA drive, I get tons of glitches. If I do it to a ram disk, I
>>get a perfect recording.
>>
>>So it doesn't look like it's the SATA chipset doing something nasty. In
>>fact, the SATA drive, being on a faster bus, gives me a better recording
>>than the PATA drive. This makes it look more like my original theory of
>>being an issue that can be solved in the DVB driver. Of course, it
>>could be the SATA chipset or anything else on the PCI bus, but if
>>something were corrupting the DVB traffic, wouldn't it also corrupt
>>other traffic, like disk I/O?
>>
>>Instead of it being a kernel buffer that is too small, perhaps it is too
>>slow to pull the data off of the card?
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> This thread has me wondering, now. I just got MythTV going and
>have done some test records.
>
> The Simpsons Halloween special recorded just fine, but it was in
>SD format(Recorded from the HD channel). That same night, I tried to
>record Law & Order:CI. That recording had a lot of breakups and qudio
>dropouts.
>
> The system is a 3.06GHz P4 with a HD3000 and a Rosewill Nvidia 5200FX.
>
> My understanding is that recording DVB streams is not CPU
>intensive. The card just grabs the digital data off the air and the
>system writes it to disk for later manipulation/transcoding. Am I
>correct? If that is true, then I am casting a suspicious eye to
>problems with reception. I know that there is one channel that MythTV's
>scan didn't pick up.
>
> So I guess my question, is how can I tell if the problem I'm
>seeing is trouble with recption vs. a possible system throughput issue?
>
>Chris...
>
>
>
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