[mythtv-users] MythTV Install

[Richard Brook]

On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 4:23 AM, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 1:11 PM, Mike Perkins <
> mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> On 10/09/14 17:35, Thomas Mashos wrote:
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 9:24 AM, Richard Brook <byronf16 at gmail.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 12:00 PM, Richard Brook <byronf16 at gmail.com>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 2:09 AM, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 6:44 AM, Richard Brook <byronf16 at gmail.com>
> >>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> 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")
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> sudo dpkg-reconfigure mythtv-common (answers: mythconverg, mythtv,
> >>>>>> mythtv, your eth0 address)
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> 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?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> 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.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> 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?
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> 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.

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.

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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