[00:47] <gizmobay> thanks
[02:54] <MythbuntuGuest68> I asked this question earlier today but I had to leave. I am running a Mythbuntu backend/frontend which had worked flawlessly until last night when I rebooted. Nothing shows up under upcoming recordings, even if I set a specific episode to record. I've tried adding new schedules but nothing works. MythWeb says that there are schedules but nothing is recording. Watching Live TV and hitting record works, but schedules don't. Can anyone help?
[02:58] <darthanubis> weeeiiirrrd
[02:59] <MythbuntuGuest68> Yeah, 3 episodes of one show were deleted too.
[03:23] <d__finn> I think I'm pretty close to having a new, first time myth install working.  I can get TV when using mplayer /dev/video0 but nothing via myth
[03:23] <d__finn> it did pick up all my channels when it did the channel scan though
[03:24] <d__finn> this is on 9.04
[03:24] <d__finn> anybody alive?
[03:40] <gizmobay> you still here d___finn
[03:41] <gizmobay> d__finn
[03:48] <d__finn> yup, still here
[03:48] <d__finn> i think I got it working
[03:48] <gizmobay> okay
[03:48] <d__finn> the card type was set to V4L, I switched it to MPEG-2 since I'm using a PVR-150
[03:49] <d__finn> the video really doesn't look very good though
[03:49] <gizmobay> oh yes, that'll do it
[03:49] <d__finn> I'm using a PVR-150
[03:49] <gizmobay> on the PVR150?
[03:49] <d__finn> yeah
[03:49] <d__finn> but the cable signal is good because it looks fine when plugged into the TV
[03:50] <gizmobay> it won't look as good as the tv
[03:50] <d__finn> why's that?
[03:50] <gizmobay> I think the tv signal is processed and some info is naturally lost
[03:51] <d__finn> the video is slightly shifted to the left, can that be fixed?
[03:51] <d__finn> and my remote isn't working
[03:52] <gizmobay> I never ran into the video shift
[03:53] <d__finn> is there a way to turn the volume up in Myth with the keyboard?
[03:53] <gizmobay> try utilities/setup -> setup - > SCreen setup wizards
[03:53] <d__finn> ok, let me check that out
[03:54] <d__finn> btw, the video shift only happens when watching TV, the myth interface looks perfect
[03:54] <gizmobay> try f11 volume up
[03:54] <gizmobay> f10 down
[03:54] <d__finn> awesome, that fixed the video shift
[03:54] <d__finn> thanks!
[03:55] <gizmobay> cool glad it worked
[03:55] <d__finn> now I just need to get my remote working
[03:55] <gizmobay> did you setup lirc?
[03:56] <d__finn> only as far as picking my remote in the MCC
[03:56] <d__finn> and then I manually started it using /etc/init.d/lirc
[03:56] <d__finn> i'm going to put fresh batteries in just to be sure
[03:57] <gizmobay> you have a lircd.conf file
[03:58] <d__finn> wasn't the batteries
[03:59] <d__finn> where would that conf file be?
[03:59] <d__finn> yes, I have one under /etc/
[03:59] <gizmobay> yes in etc
[03:59] <d__finn> i do, it has 2 include lines
[04:00] <d__finn> include "/usr/share/lirc/remotes/hauppauge/lircd.conf.hauppauge"
[04:00] <gizmobay> yes that is what you want
[04:00] <gizmobay> did you try irw
[04:01] <d__finn> let me try now, last night I wasn't getting anything
[04:02] <gizmobay> ls -al /dev | grep lirc
[04:02] <d__finn> srw-rw-rw-   1 root   root           0 2009-09-24 20:53 lircd
[04:03] <gizmobay> hmm should have two
[04:05] <gizmobay> what's in your /etc/lirc/hardware.conf file?
[04:05] <d__finn> one sec, rebooting....
[04:05] <d__finn> once it comes back up I'll try irw also
[04:08] <d__finn> i'm assuming irw should give me some output when I press buttons on the remote?  I'm getting nothing
[04:09] <gizmobay> yeah, you should see output
[04:09] <d__finn> would you like me to pastebin my hardware.conf or where you looking for something specific?
[04:10] <gizmobay> yeah pastebin it
[04:10] <d__finn> is there a kernel module that should be getting loaded/
[04:10] <d__finn> ./kernel/ubuntu/lirc/lirc_pvr150/lirc_pvr150.ko ?
[04:11] <gizmobay> yeah that's the one
[04:11] <d__finn> http://pastebin.com/d73c94d04
[04:11] <gizmobay> lsmod | grep pvr150
[04:12] <d__finn> nothing is loaded
[04:12] <d__finn> i've loaded it
[04:13] <gizmobay> yeah your hardware.conf is messed up
[04:13] <d__finn> irw now says connection refused
[04:13] <gizmobay> REMOTE_MODULES="lirc_dev lirc_pvr150"
[04:13] <gizmobay> REMOTE_DRIVER=""
[04:14] <d__finn> irw still shows nothing
[04:14] <gizmobay> rmmod lirc_pvr150
[04:14] <gizmobay> service lirc restart
[04:15] <gizmobay> lsmod | grep pvr150
[04:16] <d__finn> lirc_pvr150            23344  0
[04:16] <d__finn> lirc_dev               19892  1 lirc_pvr150
[04:16] <d__finn> ivtv                  150340  1 lirc_pvr150
[04:16] <gizmobay> cool
[04:16] <gizmobay> ls -al /dev | grep lirc
[04:17] <d__finn> still only the entry from before
[04:18] <gizmobay> try
[04:18] <gizmobay> REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/lircd"
[04:18] <gizmobay> service lirc restart
[04:18] <gizmobay> ls -al /dev | grep lirc
[04:19] <d__finn> lircd: refusing to connect to myself
[04:19] <d__finn> lircd: device and output must not be the same file: /dev/lircd
[04:19] <gizmobay> back to
[04:20] <gizmobay> REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/lirc0"
[04:20] <gizmobay> service lirc restart
[04:20] <gizmobay> dmesg | grep lirc
[04:20] <d__finn> [  573.672429] lirc_pvr150: chip found with RX and TX
[04:20] <d__finn> [  573.672502] lirc_dev: lirc_register_plugin: sample_rate: 0
[04:20] <d__finn> [  573.681480] lirc_pvr150: firmware haup-ir-blaster.bin not available (-2)
[04:21] <gizmobay> firmware haup-ir-blaster.bin
[04:21] <d__finn> thinks this has is related:
[04:21] <d__finn> http://threebit.net/mail-archive/mythtv-users/msg35815.html
[04:21] <gizmobay> must be missing somethiung
[04:21] <d__finn> i don't need to use the IR blaster functionality
[04:22] <gizmobay> oh i forgot about the blaster
[04:23] <gizmobay> ls -al /dev | grep input
[04:23] <d__finn> drwxr-xr-x   4 root   root         260 2009-09-24 21:06 input
[04:23] <gizmobay> REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/input"
[04:23] <gizmobay> service lirc restart
[04:25] <d__finn> still nothing from irw
[04:26] <gizmobay> okay the nova t is screwy
[04:26] <d__finn> just found this:
[04:26] <d__finn> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/PVR150_Remote
[04:27] <gizmobay> http://parker1.co.uk/mythtv_ubuntu2.php
[04:27] <gizmobay> I think this is what you need
[04:29] <d__finn> i don't have an entry like that in the file under /proc
[04:29] <gizmobay> Sounds like you have the Nova T
[04:30] <d__finn> i have the remote pictured here:
[04:30] <d__finn> http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_novatpci.html
[04:31] <gizmobay> cat /proc/bus/input/devices | grep Nova
[04:32] <d__finn> nothing
[04:32] <gizmobay> I've got to go to the grocery store
[04:32] <gizmobay> I'll be back
[04:32] <d__finn> ok, i really appreciate your help
[04:59] <gizmobay> you got it working
[05:00] <gizmobay> cat /proc/bus/input/devices | grep 0070
[05:05] <d__finn> no, i had actually just about given up
[05:05] <d__finn> let me run that command
[05:05] <d__finn> i don't have that entry in the proc file
[05:06] <gizmobay> cat /proc/bus/input/devices | grep input
[05:06] <d__finn> P: Phys=LNXPWRBN/button/input0
[05:06] <d__finn> S: Sysfs=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input0
[05:06] <d__finn> P: Phys=PNP0C0C/button/input0
[05:06] <d__finn> S: Sysfs=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0C:00/input/input1
[05:06] <d__finn> S: Sysfs=/devices/virtual/input/input2
[05:06] <d__finn> P: Phys=isa0061/input0
[05:06] <d__finn> S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/pcspkr/input/input5
[05:07] <gizmobay> allright try this
[05:07] <gizmobay> ls -al /dev/input
[05:07] <d__finn> drwxr-xr-x   3 root root    180 2009-09-24 22:01 .
[05:07] <d__finn> drwxr-xr-x  16 root root   4040 2009-09-24 22:01 ..
[05:07] <d__finn> drwxr-xr-x   2 root root     60 2009-09-24 22:01 by-path
[05:07] <d__finn> crw-r-----   1 root root 13, 64 2009-09-24 21:06 event0
[05:07] <d__finn> crw-r-----   1 root root 13, 65 2009-09-24 21:06 event1
[05:07] <d__finn> crw-rw----+  1 root root 13, 66 2009-09-24 21:06 event2
[05:08] <d__finn> crw-r-----   1 root root 13, 69 2009-09-24 21:06 event5
[05:08] <d__finn> crw-r-----   1 root root 13, 63 2009-09-24 21:06 mice
[05:08] <d__finn> crw-r-----   1 root root 13, 32 2009-09-24 21:06 mouse0
[05:08] <gizmobay> sudo /usr/sbin/lircd -H dev/input -d /dev/input/event2 -n
[05:09] <gizmobay> may need to open another terminal and try irw
[05:09] <d__finn> ok
[05:12] <d__finn> still nothing
[05:12] <gizmobay> sudo /usr/sbin/lircd -H dev/input -d /dev/input/event0 -n
[05:12] <gizmobay> try each one
[05:14] <d__finn> it'll have to wait until tomorrow, GF wants me to sit and have dinner with her
[05:14] <d__finn> thanks again for all your help
[05:14] <gizmobay> hey I'm hungry to
[05:14] <d__finn> just in case...what's a good/cheap remote that definitely works?
[05:14] <gizmobay> what are you having
[05:15] <d__finn> pizza hut
[05:15] <gizmobay> lol jk
[05:15] <d__finn> just got here
[05:15] <d__finn> want a slice? :)
[05:15] <gizmobay> you in AZ?
[05:16] <d__finn> UT
[05:16] <d__finn> but I'll be in AZ tomorrow night
[05:16] <gizmobay> lol
[05:16] <gizmobay> Try the MCE_Remote
[05:16] <gizmobay> mythtv.org/wiki/MCE_Remote
[05:16] <d__finn> i'll check it out
[05:17] <gizmobay> cya later
[05:49] <d__finn> is there a way to tell myth to only record new episodes of a show?
[05:53] <MythbuntuGuest85> hello, need help setting boot vga parameter on 9.04 Jaunty install.
[07:38] <conectate> I'm thinking on installing mythtv... what it is better to use mythubuntu or just ubuntu and afterwards all packages from ubuntu
[07:38] <conectate> the idea is that I want my system to run as my server for everything
[07:38] <conectate> and at the same time use it for recording and video watching
[07:39] <conectate> an the other question: is it safe to use 9.10 alpha?
[09:51] <Gumby> hi all.  running 9.04 and it doesnt seem that nm-applet appears in the xfce top bar.  I've also tried running it manually but it never shows up anywhere.  Does anyone here know why this might be?
[09:52] <Gumby> or is there a more common way to setup wifi in mythbuntu
[11:45] <drifting> Could do with some help, re frontends stopped working, all except frontend on server, yet I can telnet to the Mqsql server
[18:55] <directhex> okay, i don't know how much this scenario is worth fussing over, but:
[18:57] <directhex> if you have mythvideo installed on your frontends, the cron.hourly entry for jamu (which according to the mythtv wiki is for backends only) will die, so you end up with 24 bits of spam per frontend per day.
[19:00] <directhex> the failure is over a lack of config dir
[19:00] <directhex> file, sorry
[19:01] <directhex> it looks like jamu uses ~/.mythtv/config.xml OR $MYTHCONFDIR/config.xml to get database parameters
[19:01] <directhex> now, since it runs as the "mythtv" user, that means /home/mythtv/.mythtv/config.xml - but that folder doesn't exist for me, since this is a frontend, not a backend
[19:02] <directhex> there IS an /etc/mythtv/config.xml file, but the MYTHCONFDIR environment variable is not defined in the crontab, so it's not reading that config file either
[19:07] <directhex> oh, and for whatever reason, /etc/mythtv/config.xml is wrong and isn't synced to mysql.txt, which i set using m-c-c
[19:11] <rhpot1991> directhex: how is it wrong?
[19:13] <directhex> rhpot1991, default autogenerated values, localhost and so on, not the values in m-c-c or mysql.txt
[19:16] <rhpot1991> directhex: can you open a bug for that?
[19:16] <directhex> against what?
[19:16] <directhex> what should be creating that file?
[19:16] <rhpot1991> mythtv-common I think, let me check
[19:18] <rhpot1991> directhex: yes, mythtv-common
[19:19] <rhpot1991> make 2 bugs if you can, one that the values are wrong
[19:19] <rhpot1991> and one that the file doesn't exist in /home/mythtv/.mythtv/
[19:19] <directhex> well, no wonder
[19:19] <directhex> the file is created in the backend init script
[19:20] <directhex> and, again, this is a frontend
[19:20] <directhex> #create config.xml for bindings
[19:20] <directhex> if [ ! -e $USER_HOME/.mythtv/config.xml ]; then
[19:20] <directhex>         ln -s /etc/mythtv/config.xml $USER_HOME/.mythtv/config.xml
[19:20] <directhex> fi
[19:20] <rhpot1991> frontend makes it
[19:20] <rhpot1991> when you run it
[19:20] <rhpot1991> mythtv-common make the file in /etc/mythtv originally
[19:20] <directhex> but jamu.py runs as the mythtv user, i don't run the frontend as the mythtv user, this is my desktop pc
[19:20] <rhpot1991> ya
[19:20] <rhpot1991> so we can just symlink to the /etc/mythtv/config.xml for your mythtv user
[19:21] <directhex> wouldn't it make more sense to define MYTHCONFDIR in /etc/cron.hourly/mythvideo ?
[19:22] <rhpot1991> you can do that, the symlink should still be made though, you never know what else is gonna run into the same issue
[19:23] <directhex> i mean, personally, i think there are other issues like "should jamu really be executed on frontends at all?"
[19:27] <directhex> hm, supposedly fixed in bug 432897
[19:27] <Zinn> Bug 432897 in mythplugins (Ubuntu) "Jamu cron job needs to check for ~/.mythtv/config.xml" [Undecided, Fix Committed] http://www.launchpad.net/bugs/432897
[19:32] <rhpot1991> directhex: ok, at least make a bug for the values not matching up though
[19:32] <rhpot1991> I'll check with mario on the ~mythtv issue, I think its good to do just in case
[19:32] <directhex> will do. adding info to this bug though, i think a point has been missed
[19:33] <rhpot1991> directhex: feel free, thanks
[19:40] <directhex> aha, i understand why config.xml isn't updated
[19:41] <rhpot1991> I haven't looked into it yet, but I'm listening :)
[19:42] <directhex> config.xml is group-writable, so even though it's in /etc, it's my user who writes the file
[19:42] <directhex> the file is written on successful frontend execution
[19:42] <directhex> since my backend hasn't been updated yet, the file is bad
[19:42] <directhex> as the frontend won't connect, so won't write the updated file
[19:43] <rhpot1991> directhex: the frontend doesn't write to the /etc/mythtv/config.xml though
[19:43] <rhpot1991> it writes to ~/.mythtv/config.xml
[19:43] <directhex> which is a symlink
[19:43] <rhpot1991> yes
[19:43] <rhpot1991> but IIRC it only makes it if it doesn't exist
[19:44] <rhpot1991> I think (I need to check), that when you run MCC it should be re-creating mysql.txt and should recreate /etc/mythtv/config.xml as well
[19:47] <rhpot1991> mythtv-frontend itself normally makes that, we added a check in the backend init script, because you would want that file created if you were running a backend only box
[19:48] <rhpot1991> that way your perl bindings, etc can still have access (they look for it, just like jamu does)
[19:48] <directhex> config.xml is not refreshed at the same time as mysql.conf
[19:48] <directhex> mythbuntu-common source package
[19:48] <directhex> mysql.txt, sorry
[19:48] <rhpot1991> yep, thats the issue then, it should be
[19:56] <rhpot1991> directhex: if MCC ever launches over ssh I'll be having a look :)
[19:57] <rhpot1991> the code to make config.xml is still there in our .22 release, so it should be working, unless MCC is doing something new/different
[20:18] <directhex> rhpot1991, where is "there"?
[20:19] <rhpot1991> directhex: its in mythtv-common.postinst, happens when you install.  I think when you change the password it should dpkg-reconfigure mythtv-common, and the should be updated then.  my ssh -x forwarding isn't playing nice now so I've been unable to check so far
[20:54] <rhpot1991> directhex: where in MCC did you change the password?
[20:55] <rhpot1991> I don't recall it having that behavior, unless mine is out of date
[22:25] <directhex> rhpot1991, MySQL tab. the test button reports the connection is fine
[22:28] <directhex> rhpot1991, it seems it's not reconfigured, as reconfiguring just fixed it