[mythtv-users] MythTV Install

[Nick Rout]

mythtv is an appliance, it has a volume control.

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.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 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")
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>>>>>> 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.
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>>>>> 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
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>>>> 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.
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>>>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> --
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>> 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?
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> I have to run the Alsamixer from Terminal. I have searched Google but have
> not found a solution.
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