Re: [mythtv-users] Frappr Group

2006-01-23 Thread Alexander Petkov
We already got one: http://www.frappr.com/mythtv See this thread: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/157513 Alex ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users

[mythtv-users] Re:MX4000 Dual X Servers - Config Help please :-)

2006-01-07 Thread Alexander Petkov
Brad, What does your xorg.conf do? Is it a separate desktop on each monitor? How's the mouse pointer shared? ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users

[mythtv-users] Re:MythTV SUSE 10.0 Howto guide

2005-12-31 Thread Alexander Petkov
Is that your setup featured on there? Sweet!!! Really slick. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users

[mythtv-users] Re:How do you use the keyboard instead of mouse in X?

2005-12-28 Thread Alexander Petkov
Here's how to use the keyboard for control of the mouse pointer: http://www.faqs.org/faqs/x-faq/part2/section-19.html ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users

[mythtv-users] Re:Is gentoo the way to go?

2005-11-03 Thread Alexander Petkov
= A little bit of time? Don't you mean alot of time compiling? I have tried Gentoo and the compiling of *everything* takes forever. I have yet to find a pre-compiled install that at least gets me going with the basic xwindows, gnome and/or KDE. == Give VidaLinux a

[mythtv-users] Re:dd yourself to the mythtv users map!!

2005-10-30 Thread Alexander Petkov
Unfortunately this page doesn't render well (both in firefox and konqueror on FC4). I can't add myself as I always get an error saying Invalid city. The map doesn't render at all in Konqueror and in firefox shows a lot of garbage. Regards, Marcel Marcel, looking at the list it

[mythtv-users] Re:dd yourself to the mythtv users map!!

2005-10-29 Thread Alexander Petkov
I've changed the default zoom level to world, so everyone's country is visible on 1st view: http://www.frappr.com/mythtv I am glad to be a part of such a strong community!! ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org

[mythtv-users] dd yourself to the mythtv users map!!

2005-10-28 Thread Alexander Petkov
Following the idea from the AVS forum, I created Mythtv users map: http://www.frappr.com/mythtv Show off you Mythtv pride and add yourselv to the map. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org

[mythtv-users] Re:libqt3-mt problems

2005-09-21 Thread Alexander Petkov
here's a list of mirrors to download the package, assuming that you have x86 architecture: http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/download.pl?arch=i386file=pool%2Fmain%2Fq%2Fqt-x11-free%2Flibqt3-mt_3.3.5-1_i386.debmd5sum=e9131736619b35cf3ea4393a70189b39arch=i386type=main

[mythtv-users] Re:Crackling and popping in non-PVR analog card -- I think I can say it's MythTV's fault

2005-09-03 Thread Alexander Petkov
I have the same problem when I connect the audio from the tv-tuner card to the line-in input of my built-in soundcard. The solution here was to actually connect the audio to the mic-in input of the soundcard (and play with the recording levels a bit). That stopped any crackling, popping,

[mythtv-users] Mythtv desktop icon

2005-08-12 Thread Alexander Petkov
Has anyone made a desktop icon (.png or .svg) for Mythtv? If you have any suggestions (or icons), please, do share. I would love to have one. Thanks, Alex ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org

[mythtv-users] Re:Automatic commercial skip doesn't

2005-08-06 Thread Alexander Petkov
I am getting the same behavior with 0.18.1. Until recently I used 0.15, where automatic skip worked very well. Any tips on how to correct this is greatly appreciated. Alex ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org

[mythtv-users] Which version do you use?

2005-07-23 Thread Alexander Petkov
I am curious as to which Mythtv version people are curently using. I am still using 0.15.1. I started using Mythtv with the 0.7 release and became addicted (to Mythtv) ever since. For me, the 0.10 release was complete and it worked trouble-free (no green screen recordings, etc). Then I

[mythtv-users] Re:Query for the scheduled recording

2005-07-23 Thread Alexander Petkov
= Do you feel like parsing some html? Myth has a self-contained web server that gives the system status on port 6544 of the backend machine, including the times of the next ten scheduled recordings. Here's an exerpt from `lynx -dump http://localhost:6544` : = That's what

[mythtv-users] Re:Anyone using Arch Linux?

2005-07-23 Thread Alexander Petkov
= Anyone using Arch Linux for Myth? If so comments? = I just switched from Suse. This is the 1st week of using Mythtv on Arch Linux and so far so good. Things I like are the fast bootup and shutdown times. Mythtv (0.18.1) and dependencies are available from the

[mythtv-users] Re:System Recommendations

2005-07-10 Thread Alexander Petkov
My chosen O/S is SuSE at present, but this may change if another distro proves more useful. I'd change it to something less bloated. I still run Myth on Suse, and always have since Mythtv 0.7. But I notice a 5% performance increase with some other slim distros

[mythtv-users] Re:ECS 755-A2 nvram-wakeup?

2005-06-12 Thread Alexander Petkov
I have a ECS motherboard working with nvram-wakeup, although not the model you have. I remember that ECS motherboards have the same parameters for nvram as the Chaintech motherboards (mine was recognised as a Chaintech). See if there's a corresponding Chaintech mobo with the same chipset, it

[mythtv-users] Re:PVR-150 status?

2005-05-26 Thread Alexander Petkov
Robert, I tended to agree with you but there is a bit more to the 150 than that. I found that using the C key I could switch between tuners. On screen I see: 1: Tuner 0 1: Tuner 1 Each tuner can tune to a different channel, and each tuner remembers what channel it was on, so

[mythtv-users] Re:Attention 24 watchers: check your upcoming recordings

2005-05-22 Thread Alexander Petkov
Theank you Kyle. It wasn't scheduled here, but now it is! ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users

[mythtv-users] Re:datadirect download issues

2005-03-23 Thread Alexander Petkov
=== Does datadirect work for anyone else? Sometimes I wouldn't notice until my tv database is empty. === It works fine here, and I am still on myth 0.15.1. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org

[mythtv-users] Re:anyone use AverTV AverMedia card

2005-03-20 Thread Alexander Petkov
I have one that is quite old (Avermedia TV'98), it works fine. Analog bt848 card, with stereo sound. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users

[mythtv-users] Re:Jump to different menus with remote

2005-03-13 Thread Alexander Petkov
Is it possible to jump from, say, the program finder window to the main mythtv menu? The one that reads Watch Tv Schedule recordings watch recordings . . . I would like to create a jumppoint but I don't have Mythweb, nor I wish to install it (don't take this the wrong way please). Better yet,

[mythtv-users] Re: Avoid Suse for mythtv (database issues)

2005-03-06 Thread Alexander Petkov
You, sir, are nuts. I don't know what guides you follow, but the Mythtv online docs are plenty sufficient to get Mythtv installed on every Suse release since 7.1 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org

[mythtv-users] I am an upgrade whore...

2005-03-02 Thread Alexander Petkov
...and I can't stop it. I mean, there's nothing wrong with my setup. It just works--2 bttv capture cards, MX4000, cheapy ECS nforce2 mobo with a XP 2700+ proc, 512M, loud case... But there's always something... Something more that I always look to improve. Now what I want is something small

[mythtv-users] Re:0.17 - Thank you

2005-02-11 Thread Alexander Petkov
= I just want to say thank you to everyone involved in this, and all previous releases. I've been using Myth for about a year, and it has transformed the way I watch television. = I fully share you enthusiasm there! I've been using Mythtv for almost 2 years, and I am still amazed

[mythtv-users] Re: [NEW THEME] 'MythCenter'

2005-02-05 Thread Alexander Petkov
=== And where can one get the MediaCenter OSD? === Replying to myself like a loonie but I found it: http://www.radixpub.com/vir/portfolio/mtvmc/ ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org

[mythtv-users] Re:Shutdown/wakeup how to page

2005-02-04 Thread Alexander Petkov
= title PowerOff savedefault --default=1 halt = I also use halt in grub. I found that my Suse 8.2 ahs some sort of a butchered Grub version, where the savedefault option as quoted in my post just above doesn't work. I resorted to using submenus in grub like this: in

[mythtv-users] Re:I cannot see EPG data

2005-02-04 Thread Alexander Petkov
=== Yes, I am using Mythtv from CVS got on 2004-01-30. === Hehe, I think we all know what you meant... ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users

[mythtv-users] Re:How to compute next wakeup/recording time?

2005-02-03 Thread Alexander Petkov
== I'd like to be able to shut down the box on demand and have the auto wakeup programmed to make the next recording. == I do that. === I've figured out how to look in the mysql record table to find a scheduled program after the current time, but I don't see where to

[mythtv-users] Re: Re: Re:No tuners on two bt-878 cards?

2005-01-31 Thread Alexander Petkov
Hmm quick search on Google turned out that your card is using cx88 chip? Anyway, here is the dmesg output from another user, and the relevant portion from his /var/log/messages: http://www.linuxforum.hu/ipbmb/index.php?showtopic=11464 Here's description written by someone how s/he got it to

[mythtv-users] Re: Re:No tuners on two bt-878 cards?

2005-01-29 Thread Alexander Petkov
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/BTTV-4.html#ss4.5 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users

[mythtv-users] Re: no one on here uses dial up then?

2005-01-29 Thread Alexander Petkov
It takes about 4-5 minutes for the 12-days listing. it used to be quite a bit longer (about 20 min), but that was in the pre-zap2it days, about a year and a half ago. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org

[mythtv-users] Re: no one on here uses dial up then?

2005-01-28 Thread Alexander Petkov
Hmm I still do blush. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users

[mythtv-users] Re:No tuners on two bt-878 cards?

2005-01-28 Thread Alexander Petkov
LeadTek WinFast TV 2000 Expert Analogue TV Tuner Card which was in my main machine. Don't know about the DVB card as I don't have one... But is your bttv module loaded with the correct card and tuner numbers? For example my bttv module stuff in /etc/modules.conf is as follows

[mythtv-users] Re: Favorite Universal Remote? Buying Tips

2005-01-27 Thread Alexander Petkov
My one gripe is that although you can program a single key to turn off all devices, you cannot actually assign the macro to the POWER button. That's not true. You can assign macros to the POWER button. You can assign that macro to a SHIFT-POWER if you want.

[mythtv-users] Re:I can't beleive it's this.... complex

2005-01-25 Thread Alexander Petkov
== I'm also using Suse 9.2 and I had success following this guide, and filling in the blanks with the mythtv documentation. = Heh, I use Suse and the Mythtv documentation. It actually seems to be quite sufficient. Since you are familiar with yast, look to install these

[mythtv-users] Re:Remote receiver for separate frontends

2005-01-25 Thread Alexander Petkov
I used the instruction given below to build a serial port receiver: http://lnx.manoweb.com/lirc/?partType=sectionpartName=introduction It works better than the IR receiver that came with my tv card. ___ mythtv-users mailing list

[mythtv-users] Re:URC-6131 ~mythtv/.mythtv/lircrc not working

2005-01-23 Thread Alexander Petkov
Comment out the tidbit about the POWER button like he has it: # Power button/quit #begin #prog = mythtv #button = POWER #config = Esc #end Are you using irexec to start Mythtv with the remote? ___ mythtv-users mailing list

[mythtv-users] Re:Better lirc files?

2005-01-23 Thread Alexander Petkov
Hugo: The channel Up and Down buttons work for the menus as well, unless you've changed keybindings. Are you not liking the names of Channel-UP and Channel-DOWN? You can just change those in your /etc/lircd.conf and lircrc files. === But the way channel up/down is done is a bit odd.

[mythtv-users] Re: Hauppauge remote, different IR receiver

2005-01-22 Thread Alexander Petkov
It will work, that's how I am using the remote from my Avermedia card. The IR receiver described on he LIRC site works even better than the orig. one for my tv card. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org

[mythtv-users] Re:question for users of the Radio Shack 15-2116 remote

2005-01-22 Thread Alexander Petkov
Follow the instructions from http://hifi-remote.com/ofa/advanced.shtml snip D. To delete a code: Press the device key Press and hold SETUP (wait for two blinks) Enter 9-9-4 (wait for two blinks) Press the device button - twice /snip The instructions are for deleting each assigned button

[mythtv-users] Re: Whats the most stable system at the monent?

2005-01-21 Thread Alexander Petkov
== Not a lot of mention of SUSE at the moment, which surprises me as this seems to bundle everything and his dog! == I've run Mythtv on Suse from 7.1 on (8.2 at the moment). I'd say its very stable--I've kept the same install while I changed 2-3 motherboards. It does not have

[mythtv-users] Re:Multiple frontends watching the same backend program.

2005-01-19 Thread Alexander Petkov
Is it at all possible to have multiple frontends watch the same backend that is capturing a live program? Assuming that you want 2 or 3 different frontends to watch live tv, the answer is yes. You need to have 2 or 3 tuner cards installed, respectively. What would be ideal for me is to have

[mythtv-users] Re:wakeup me up when you go go

2005-01-19 Thread Alexander Petkov
sarcasmI admire your music tastes grin./sarcasm ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users

[mythtv-users] Re: Which Distribution?

2005-01-16 Thread Alexander Petkov
=== Then perhaps the packages you are using aren't very good. === You got it. Or, the binaries are missing config options that I end up needing, I am not implying that the packages are broken. === If you're talking about CPU optimisations, you might have a point for a

[mythtv-users] Re:Need .mythtv/lircrc file for AverTV Studio remote

2005-01-16 Thread Alexander Petkov
I tried copying the /etc/lircd.conf file to ~mythtv/.mythtv/lircrc and this didn't work. The lircd.conf file is for specifying the names on each button on the remote and its code in hex. You want to pu your lircrc file in ~/.mythtv The one where you specify what you want to happen if you press

[mythtv-users] Re: Which Distribution?

2005-01-15 Thread Alexander Petkov
any distribution that DOESN'T handle dependencies well these days isn't worth the CD it comes on. I (personally) disagree. I often find that dependency handling gets in the way quite often. The reason being that some of these handled dependencies aren't compiled with some

[mythtv-users] Re: Toshiba Satellite as kitchen tv

2005-01-13 Thread Alexander Petkov
I believe it will work. I use a frontend with a k6-2 500 Mhz CPU, 20M RAM, and a 8M tnt video. On the backend I record in MPEG4 format set at 2600K and 512x480 size. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org

[mythtv-users] Re: Cannot watch live television with budget tv-tuner card

2004-12-17 Thread Alexander Petkov
= Somehow I doubt this will work so well even with a lower resolution. I have a Celeron 2.4 GHz and it barely copes with Live TV at the settings you list. If it DOES work, then I have some other problem. I hashed through this pretty thoroughly on the list 2-3 months ago. Matt