Re: [mythtv-users] MythWeather gets extended forecast wrong

2005-08-12 Thread John Kuhn
Jesse Guardiani wrote: Hello, My extended forecast always predicts T-Storms. But that's not the case. Is it possible that the weather station I'm using just isn't sending forecast info, or is this a bug? it gets it's weather data from weather.com.. check it against that..

Re: [mythtv-users] Re: which tuner card to add for OTA + VCR?

2005-07-28 Thread John Kuhn
On 07/28/2005 04:51 AM Mark wrote the following: Dylan Keon wrote: But in your case you could use one existing PVR-250 for OTA and the new PVR-500 for cable (both tuners), or the other way around. Either one would work for S-Video/composite from the VCR. Excellent, I think I'll go

Re: [mythtv-users] MythShyte: One unhappy customer

2005-07-19 Thread John Kuhn
from the docs -A PIII/733MHz system can encode one video stream using the MPEG-4 codec using 480x480 capture resolution. This does not allow for live TV watching, but does allow for encoding video and then watching it later. your just barely cutting it.. if you want to use that 1ghz system

Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] NForce2 Mono sound only

2005-07-07 Thread John Kuhn
if you compile the latest ALSA from the site (not from the kernel) there has been some work done on this chipset and it will allow you to adjust the volumes I got it working right out of the box under FC1 and didn't really have much of a problem (well, once I dumped both KDE and gnome and

[mythtv-users] OT: the ihome

2005-06-21 Thread John Kuhn
http://dms.tecknohost.com/macrumors/i/ihome/ not sure what's going on with it or specs.. but it doesnt appear to have any video inputs or outputs on it.. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org

Re: [mythtv-users] OT: the ihome

2005-06-21 Thread John Kuhn
John Kuhn wrote: http://dms.tecknohost.com/macrumors/i/ihome/ not sure what's going on with it or specs.. but it doesnt appear to have any video inputs or outputs on it.. sorry.. i didnt realize this is a very old hoax.. it was just sent to me recently.. --John

Re: [mythtv-users] Minimum memory for myth system

2005-06-15 Thread John Kuhn
Calvin Harrigan wrote: John Kuhn wrote: I had a pvr350 in a 650mhz PIII system with 256 megs of ram.. and it swapped alot but all in all never gave me problems.. no glitchs.. I was however using the on board decoder.. --John I have a PVR350 and a pentium 1Ghz with about 64Megs of memory

Re: [mythtv-users] OT: Comcast with 6200

2005-06-13 Thread John Kuhn
OT again here.. but i have to ask since i'm about to take the same step.. when using the firewire input.. does that only get me digital and HDTV recordings from Comcast.. can i also get all the analog stations as well? thanks --John All, I've just successfully setup my mythtv to use the

Re: [mythtv-users] New nvidia driver released

2005-06-03 Thread John Kuhn
Howard Cokl wrote: Nvidia released 1.0.7664 yesterday, haven't tried it yet. Linux Display Driver - IA32 Version: 1.0-7664 Operating System: Linux IA32 Release Date: June 1, 2005 Release Highlights * Added OpenGL 2.0 Support. * Added initial support for Xinerama + OpenGL; see

[mythtv-users] question about slave backends (drive storage)

2005-05-23 Thread John Kuhn
can a master and slave backend store recordings in 2 seperate places?.. ie both on their own hard drives or do they both have to store the files in the same place? I want to build a slave backend that does HD only and stores on a seperate drive, I just don't want to bother going thru the

Re: [mythtv-users] mythtv newbie needs help: ATI TV-wonder and bad visual quality

2005-05-20 Thread John Kuhn
I can't help... I can say i've had the same issues with that card under linux... I believe it's todo with using a improper tuner type... but i cant seem to find the correct one it needs.. i gave up on it in the end.. the card itself works fine under windows --John hi all, I just started

Re: [mythtv-users] Under what circumstances will mythfilldatabase report 'unsuccessful'?

2005-05-17 Thread John Kuhn
around the same time i got similar errors... I finally realized that the zap2it servers must get really swamped around 5am-8am... so i changed my cron job to be at 2am and now it fetchs everything properly.. --John Since before Christmas, I have been running mythfilldatabase via a 'silenced'

Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV on Debian

2005-05-16 Thread John Kuhn
download knoppmyth, it is debian sarge with everything you need to get mythtv running www.mysetopbox.tv --John On a similar note, I can download faster from another computer, then burn a CD. Is it possible to get this working with apt-get?? On 5/16/05, Stef Coene [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On

Re: [mythtv-users] anyone using XGI graphics cards, specifically HDTV/component output ?

2005-05-12 Thread John Kuhn
in windows land these are said to be the best of the best for a htpc (tv-out quality).. i've been meaning to check out the linux compatibility issues just never got around to it --John Hi, Is anyone using the XGI graphics cards ? They have some high end card with 256mb ddr and component output

Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV in Debian

2005-04-30 Thread John Kuhn
on your gamecube?! that's a new one to me.. is it capable of it? --John Hello Matt, Will your MythTV package be uploaded to Debian? Or are there the usual patent woes or something else perhaps? No doubt this is a FAQ, but I wasn't able to find an answer on wnpp or using Google. Perhaps a comment

Re: [mythtv-users] WAF Achieves a Positive Value !

2005-04-29 Thread John Kuhn
ya.. just wait.. last night i was in the dog house because of my WAF is at 110% so much she doesnt really watch live tv anymore.. well instead of Joey last night.. we got bushie and i was in trouble :) --John My better half has always had a subtle dislike for my interest in computers but

Re: [mythtv-users] WAF Achieves a Positive Value !

2005-04-29 Thread John Kuhn
John Kuhn wrote: ya.. just wait.. last night i was in the dog house because of my WAF is at 110% so much she doesnt really watch live tv anymore.. well instead of Joey last night.. we got bushie and i was in trouble :) and you noticed? besides that the episode of Bushie was funnier

Re: [mythtv-users] Mythtv 0.18 and Knoppmyth R5A15

2005-04-26 Thread John Kuhn
R5A18 was released today with 0.18 built in --John I have a Mythtv 0.18 setup which works very well on Fedora Core 3 usinf a Skystar 2 DVB-S board. If I use Knoppmyth R5A15 on a client computer a fault occurs which involvers Protocol 15. Protocol 15 is not available yet on Knoppmyth, can my

Re: [mythtv-users] Mythtv 0.18 and Knoppmyth R5A15

2005-04-26 Thread John Kuhn
Cecil Watson wrote: John Kuhn wrote: R5A18 was released today with 0.18 built in --John I have a Mythtv 0.18 setup which works very well on Fedora Core 3 usinf a Skystar 2 DVB-S board. If I use Knoppmyth R5A15 on a client computer a fault occurs which involvers Protocol 15. Protocol 15

Re: [mythtv-users] cpu cooling recommendations?

2005-04-19 Thread John Kuhn
Aaron Aguilar wrote: The fan on my AMD XP2100 is really loud and I want to upgrade to something that I can't hear from about 4 feet away, it also has to keep my proc cool obviously. Should I invest in a fanless heatpipe? I would appreciate any ideas, suggestions, comments :D Aaron

Re: [mythtv-users] NFS and mythfrontend only

2005-04-13 Thread John Kuhn
yes, you do need to share your video and image section via smb or nfs.. When setting up a mythtvfront end only, aside from pointing frontend to the backend database, do I need to share out /video via NFS as well? This message

Re: [mythtv-users] SP13000 + Haupauge PVR 500

2005-04-13 Thread John Kuhn
Krist van Besien wrote: Hello, This is my first post, so please bear with me if it is full of questions with obvious answers... I want to build me a new box that will have to server as PVR, and as media server (host my music collection in other words). I was thinking of buying this one:

[mythtv-users] $25 tuner card with remote

2005-04-11 Thread John Kuhn
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=7130-TVsourceid=qIpmQlqv2QAGAlJopJeX does anyone have experience with this chipset? will it work under linux? i'm in need of a cheapo tuner and wondering if i'll be pulling my hair out getting this working.. --John

Re: [mythtv-users] High-Definition Playback performance data

2005-04-04 Thread John Kuhn
is this using Xv or XvMC? --John I've lost track of the thread where I said something about trying a GeForce 6200 in place of a GeForce 4 MX with an Athlon XP 1800 system, to see if that would give any significant playback performance boost with High Definition recordings. Well, the answer is

Re: [mythtv-users] XvMC - less stable on 0.17 and latest CVS compared to 0.16

2005-04-04 Thread John Kuhn
Will Dormann wrote: Hi all, Has anybody noticed stability problems with XvMC and 0.17 or later? When I fast forward a lot or press the pause button and let it go for a while, when I unpause it my machine is locks up. I should mention that I have *no* hard lockup problems with 0.16 What made me

Re: [mythtv-users] Motherboard Recomendation

2005-04-01 Thread John Kuhn
I've also got the same problem with my 7NIF2...seems like that must be a prominent issue with this board I just control the volume on my tv.. the only problem is the sound out from the board is a little low for my liking.. other then that it's not a big deal --John

Re: [mythtv-users] Mythvideo - tvtomb

2005-04-01 Thread John Kuhn
just a note for knoppmyth users.. you need to apt-get install libcache-cache-perl and then edit VideoMetaData.pm change (DBI:mysql:mythconverg:myth1, to something like (DBI:mysql:mythconverg:localhost, localhost being where your DB is located.. --John sorry, didnt see the post for a couple of

Re: [mythtv-users] Motherboard Recomendation

2005-03-31 Thread John Kuhn
Chris Gardner wrote: Everything else on the board seems to be great (though, I can't seem to get my mixer to control the volume -- don't know if it's the board or my configuration). I've got the same problem with my 7nif2 using Knoppmyth R5A12. May be the board. I'd just like to chime in

Re: [mythtv-users] IR remote extender 281 FT!

2005-03-29 Thread John Kuhn
your video signal to your tv would be incredibly poor at that distance wouldn't it? --John I wanted to be able to control my Myth box (Backend only) from my living room. I cut my Happauge IR cable in half and just for giggles and because I had 281 ft of Cat5e lying around I spliced it in the

Re: [mythtv-users] When do we get this feature in Myth???

2005-03-29 Thread John Kuhn
how long before datadirect starts pumping ads into our free tv listings? --John http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1040_22-5644197.html just kidding :D maybe Myth will get the respect it deserves now. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org

Re: [mythtv-users] Where is the timestretch option?

2005-03-24 Thread John Kuhn
hit the menu while watching a program --John I have been the threads about the time stretch options but i am unable to locate such an option. I have a new install of Myth Version 0.17.20050130-1 from atrpms. Is the time stretch option in this version? Thanks Brad

Re: [mythtv-users] remote control a mythtv box

2005-03-19 Thread John Kuhn
that's some great stuff there.. but i'm lost when it comes to configuring it.. any chance of getting some decent docs for it? --John We're doing this. We have a patch to MythWeb to give it a remote control and a Pocket PC java application that does the same thing. I personally use a wireless

Re: [mythtv-users] Mythweather quit working?

2005-03-14 Thread John Kuhn
Maverick wrote: http://maverick.itlifesaver.net/mythweather-0.17-fix.tgz Let me know if it works for you, -Kenneth On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 22:24:12 +1100, Phill Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: this worked for me.. thanks --John ___ mythtv-users mailing

Re: [mythtv-users] [Slightly-OT] Socket A and the Athlon-M

2005-03-11 Thread John Kuhn
most motherboards will use them even if they dont support them.. they come up as unknown cpu type but work just as well --John Hi, How can I tell if a mobo supports these low-power chips? Do all Socket A mobos support the Athlon-M? And can these chips run fanless, if there's a big-enough

Re: [mythtv-users] dvd playback on pvr 350

2005-03-11 Thread John Kuhn
Rick Ingersoll wrote: I just got my box working using the pvr-350 for x and using the decoder for tv playback. I used jarod's guide for setting it up. What parameters do I need to make the xine or mplayer to use the pvr 350. I know I can set x11, but last time I did that, it did not fill

Re: [mythtv-users] Cooling Hard Drives

2005-03-10 Thread John Kuhn
Fa Yoeu wrote: I have 3 seagate barracuda HDs. I am wondering what is the best way to quietly cool these down. Right now I think they are running *very* hot. The only fans in the mini atx tower are the power supply fan and the cpu fan. Wondering what is the more effective and quiet way to cool

Re: [mythtv-users] .17 MythNews

2005-03-10 Thread John Kuhn
i believe it would go in /home/mythtv/.fluxbox/apps the new version uses Fluxbox as a wm rather then fvwm as far as the mythnews i have the same problem and havent looked into figuring it out.. hopefully it's on cecils list --John Hi All, Recently re-built my box after a hashed up-grade from

Re: [mythtv-users] MythViewer 0.01 available

2005-03-10 Thread John Kuhn
this is semi off-topic but shouldnt mythtv.org have some sort of 3rd party apps page so great little programs like this dont get lost in the frey? --John MythViewer is a little program [about 300 lines of Python] that I wrote to browse/view/delete MythTV programs. I've made it available at

[mythtv-users] Re: How I solved my PVR-350 hard lockup problem

2005-03-10 Thread John Kuhn
jerome lacoste wrote: On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 22:17:22 +, Ryan Dalzell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Guys, I just recently did some fiddling with my machine and - of course - created severe havoc and much domestic turmoil for days afterwards. The box would hard lock (hang) and have to be power

Re: [mythtv-users] mini frontend

2005-03-08 Thread John Kuhn
where do i order?!? :-) --John This is a very nice one: http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/processors/luke/ Check the image kit ... :-) Kristian. ___ mythtv-users mailing list

Re: [mythtv-users] ff/rew not working

2005-03-06 Thread John Kuhn
I had this and other issues when trying to use XvMC.. once i took that out everything worked fine again.. --John Hi, I had seen another thread with a problem like this, but can't seem to find it in archives. After a clean install with 0.17 my FF/REW are doing strange things. They seem to add and

[mythtv-users] Bob and artifacts

2005-03-03 Thread John Kuhn
I'm a recent convert from the pvr-350 tv-out to a new nvidia 6200 tv-out. while i think the tv-out quality of nvidia is on par with the 350 the tv playback using it isnt. By turning on Bob deinterlacing the picture is much more comparable to the 350. my problem now is that when i fast

Re: [mythtv-users] Bob and artifacts

2005-03-03 Thread John Kuhn
I think I read somewhere that enabling the option to seek to exact frame (Under playback settings) might help with this? It's worth a shot. Just out of curiosity, how is the picture resolution look with your system set to Bob? I like the smoothness of motion, but there's a distinct hit

Re: [mythtv-users] Bob and artifacts

2005-03-03 Thread John Kuhn
I think I read somewhere that enabling the option to seek to exact frame (Under playback settings) might help with this? It's worth a shot. this seemed to have helped alot Thanks! --John ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org

Re: [mythtv-users] MythGallery missing thumbnails

2005-03-02 Thread John Kuhn
Neil Bird wrote: I seem to be missing a load of thumbnails can't get mythgallery to show them. The first time I booted up mythgallery with the right settings, I got a flurry of thumbnail creation for the parents dirs. I quickly jumped (before the parent set had finished 'loading') into

Re: [mythtv-users] HDTV Video card recommendations?

2005-03-02 Thread John Kuhn
Jarod Wilson wrote: On Wednesday 23 February 2005 22:04, Brad Templeton wrote: Still, 720p HDMI/DVI-D is a much cheaper and hopefully better course than getting a YPbPr converter. Anyone else tried one of the GeForce 6x00 series cards that comes with a component video adapter dongle? I

Re: [mythtv-users] Recording baseball with MythTV

2005-03-01 Thread John Kuhn
might be some good info to drop in the wiki www.mythtv.info --John Preseason baseball starts tomorrow so I thought I'd pass along a few hints for recording with myth's current features while they are fresh in mind. This assumes North America with Data Direct but much of it would be applicable for

Re: [mythtv-users] OT: Cable co. refuses to offer firewire enabled box

2005-02-25 Thread John Kuhn
Well I was hoping they would give me a motorola 6200 not a DVR, and the tech said they have them. I think the frontdesk lady was trying to make a sell. Anyway, Im calling the tech back (since he knows what equipment they have) and see if they have a non-DVR box. The one im trading in is just an

Re: [mythtv-users] Super Frustration

2005-02-24 Thread John Kuhn
is it possible you have a VIA chipset motherboard? i had very similar issues untill i finally switched out the motherboard.. now it's rock solid.. --John I am still having the problem with the pvr-350 freezing after wathcing through the decoder for a while. The pvr-350 records fine, but it

Re: [mythtv-users] Plextor PX-TV402U-NA - linux drivers seem to be available...

2005-02-23 Thread John Kuhn
It's nice that plextor is taking the time/money/energy to create a driver for linux, and that fact alone will probably steer me towards purchasing it. I think one of the key features of the device people are glazing over, is that it's usb.. allowing people to use embedded linux devices or

[mythtv-users] Slashdotted to death

2005-02-11 Thread John Kuhn
well it looks like my silly little linode server got buried in the slashdotting.. moin isnt exactly resource friendly. if any one has space/bandwidth to properly host the wiki i would really like to move it.. it's grown a bit beyond small time hosting. please contact me or david greeves about

Re: [mythtv-users] Cable Modem == Free Basic Cable.

2005-02-08 Thread John Kuhn
kind of similar with comcast.. but they will take $10 off your cable modem price and charge you $10 for basic cable.. or you pay $10 more for internet and still get basic cable becase they dont filter. --John I have Adelphia in Riverside, CA for my cable modem service. For television, I'm

Re: [mythtv-users] New version of MythTV (0.17)

2005-01-31 Thread John Kuhn
http://www.mythtv.info is the official project Wiki which includes a lot of information and help when setting up and running a Myth box. that it is not.. Issac said he wants nothing todo with our wiki (well mainly davids i just host it). He also said he would never link to our wiki from his

Re: [mythtv-users] MythLED Picture

2005-01-27 Thread John Kuhn
any chance of producing some of these for the rest of us? or at least posting plans on how to build one? --John James Armstrong wrote: Here is the location for viewing the MythLED box we made. http://www.thearmstrongs.org/images/mythled.jpg It uses a standard serial interface to communicate with

Re: [mythtv-users] MythLED Picture

2005-01-27 Thread John Kuhn
I will clean up the schematics and get something posted. If enough people want it we can have a few boards made. We had some extra circuits that we will probably remove. I added a IR transmitter but have not implemented it yet (probably won't because there are already so many available).

Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-350 Performance still BAD

2005-01-25 Thread John Kuhn
Make sure you have the use pvr-350 hardware option checked in myth setup --John Frutillar wrote: I have followed Jarod's and others' documentation and I still cannot get my live tv to be shown at normal speed on my system. It is VERY jumpy (one frame every so often) and no audio. I see X just

Re: [mythtv-users] Knoppmyth, problem grabbing channel icons using mkiconmap.pl

2005-01-17 Thread John Kuhn
I believe you are missing a perl package libwww-perl apt-get install libwww-perl should fix it.. if not its another perl package i cant think of atm --John Russell Salerno wrote: Hello all - Background: running MythTV installed from latest KnoppMyth r4v5 distro with an XBox front end. Getting

[mythtv-users] What version of Xbox is best for myth?

2005-01-13 Thread John Kuhn
since the forums here http://bit.blkbk.com/phpBB2/index.php have been exploited.. I'm asking here :-) I'm going to get a xbox for myth uses only and wondering what version of xbox should i try and get. all the local stores around here carry what i assume to be 1.6 or 1.6b xboxs, any way to

Re: [mythtv-users] What NOT to do to your Myth box...

2005-01-13 Thread John Kuhn
I dont know about recovering the database but you should be able to recover the data. I use MC to look at the deleted inodes and copy them to life again. --John tommy wrote: Ok, so this is pretty tragic, it's also amusing if you're a sick bastard like me, I'm sure a few of you are and will

Re: [mythtv-users] Which nVidia cards can be used - so many to choose from

2005-01-05 Thread John Kuhn
Speaking as one who has dealt with his share of nvidia problems, the mx 4000 (no fan, pretty cheep right now) works fine with the newer kernels only if you use a hacked driver. You can get more info from my previous post on the subject, including the website for the driver. I've heard that

Re: [mythtv-users] Hard Drives that Actually Work?

2004-12-13 Thread John Kuhn
funny you should type that i have the exact same drive dead on my table. A friend asked if i could recover it, but its pretty much DOA. I have had alot of luck with seagates, they run cool and extremly quiet. I have about 7 seagates in my home network non have gone belly up as of yet --John

Re: [mythtv-users] Recording a tape to DVD

2004-12-06 Thread John Kuhn
Chris wrote: I'm working on a Christmas project that will have me use my myth box to record some old family videos (on VHS tapes) to DVD. I've seen lots of messages on the list about recording shows to DVD, but since this is coming from a tape (and will be manually started stopped), it seems

Re: [mythtv-users] Recording a tape to DVD

2004-12-06 Thread John Kuhn
Agreed. The surest way for a feature request to become a feature is to write the code. :) I'll try to take a look at the code tonight. Not making any promises, esp as my C++ skills are a bit rusty. Do any of the current developers have any comments about a MythVHS module being added with the

Re: [mythtv-users] Recording a tape to DVD

2004-12-06 Thread John Kuhn
Just a side note, if you configure MythVideo to use the internal player (by specifying Internal as the player commandline option), wouldn't that let you use the PVR-350 decoder? I havent tried it but i assume it would then send every type of file to the internal decoder.. which isnt going to