Re: [Freevo-users] VHS video input

2009-03-21 Thread Stygen
I 'used' to run an svideo input on a full featured hdtv card. This was a few years back so I can't remember the specifics, however there was a plugin to add the composite input to the menu. I used to record with a completely different script though (not integrated with freevo) only becaus

[Freevo-users] VHS video input

2009-03-21 Thread Elizabeth Dodd
I've got dvb-t tv running, and now i'm experimenting with the input on the old Hauppauge350 so i can run it into S-Video and line in and watch stuff off the (ancient) VHS recorder / player so how will i integrate this into freevo? ---

Re: [Freevo-users] Automount USB recommendations?

2009-03-21 Thread Jim Duda
Roy, I've had good success using the automount program. I also use the usb plugin. plugin.activate('usb') plugin.activate('usbstorage', type='video', args=('USB Device 1', '/mnt/usb/device_a')) plugin.activate('usbstorage', type='audio', args=('USB Device 1', '/mnt/usb/device_a')) plugin.acti

Re: [Freevo-users] New user Install Help

2009-03-21 Thread Elizabeth Dodd
On Sat, 21 Mar 2009, Philip M. McDonnell wrote: > I would love to make an updated livecd that you could use and > install when ready... the hassle with this is the different needs for tv in different countries, different regions and then different hardware -- I go on working for the same reas

Re: [Freevo-users] New user Install Help

2009-03-21 Thread Philip M. McDonnell
> that gets you an install > then you have to configure > call back when you have got that far > at that stage we will need to know more about where you live > so we can help with the tv setup and more about your gear too > video card > tv card Thank you for this, I will give it a sho

Re: [Freevo-users] New user Install Help

2009-03-21 Thread Elizabeth Dodd
On Fri, 20 Mar 2009, Elizabeth Dodd wrote: > Freevo 1.8.3 was in "experimental" in january when I installed it. > I did it about 6 times, got very slick at it but didn't document for the > wiki :-( > > i could go through this tomorrow, when it is Saturday, and try to document > install, then we nee

Re: [Freevo-users] Problem watching live TV with mplayer [RESOLVED]

2009-03-21 Thread Art S R
On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Art S R wrote: > On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 12:15 PM, Duncan Webb wrote: >> Art S R wrote: >>> After much befuddlement and frustration, I've finally resolved this >>> problem.  I went back to earlier versions of mplayer.py in svn until I >>> found the latest version

[Freevo-users] Automount USB recommendations?

2009-03-21 Thread Roy Wood
I've got Freevo running on a Ubuntu Server system, and currently don't have any automount system installed. I'd like to have the box automatically mount USB thumbdrives and such when they are plugged in. More specifically, I'd like to mount them read-only so that they can be safely removed, even

[Freevo-users] Is the apple trailers plugin broken?

2009-03-21 Thread John Molohan
From today's svn I get this crash: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/freevo/main.py", line 308, in eventhandler app.eventhandler(event) File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/freevo/benchmark.py", line 91, in origfunc return func(*args, **kwar

[Freevo-users] No mouse when launching apps with freevo -fs

2009-03-21 Thread John Molohan
Hi, I'm running freevo with freevo -fs. I've added some commands to launch programs like firefox. When freevo is running I can move my mouse around and see it on screen but if I launch firefox or any other app the mouse disappears and I can't control them. Anyone encountered this and have a so

Re: [Freevo-users] What happened to megabox? Any Spanish speakers out there?

2009-03-21 Thread John Molohan
Alberto Hernando wrote: > On Thursday 12 March 2009 23:47:14 John Molohan wrote: > >> Any >> Spanish speaker there to take a look and give a translation about what's >> happening with it? >> > > > Hi. > > The translation in the other post is more or less all the new info available. > I can'

Re: [Freevo-users] What happened to megabox? Any Spanish speakers out there?

2009-03-21 Thread Alberto Hernando
On Thursday 12 March 2009 23:47:14 John Molohan wrote: > Any > Spanish speaker there to take a look and give a translation about what's > happening with it? Hi. The translation in the other post is more or less all the new info available. I can't translate all the web ;) but as you seem to alrea