[mythtv-users] MythTV Install

Sat Sep 13 02:24:11 UTC 2014

On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 11:03 AM, Thomas Mashos <thomas at mashos.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 3:58 AM, Richard Brook <byronf16 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 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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> >> >> http://wiki.mythtv.org/Mailing_List_etiquette
> >> >> MythTV Forums: https://forum.mythtv.org
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > 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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> >
>
>
> I don't think you should have had to do that if your resolution was
> set correctly. What is the output of 'xrandr'
>
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Thomas Mashos
>

Here is the output you asked for:

rich at byronf16:~$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 8192 x 8192
DVI-I-0 disconnected primary (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DVI-I-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
TV-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DVI-I-2 connected 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
735mm x 420mm
   1920x1080      60.0*+   59.9     60.1     60.0
   1440x480       60.1
   1280x720       60.0     59.9
   720x480        59.9     60.1
   640x480        59.9
DVI-I-3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
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