Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R HDTV

2005-12-02 Thread Blastzone
I'm bumping this thread, since it got a little sidetracked. I'll also ask this, in the hopes that someone already has an answer... It certainly looks like I'm not going to get very far with the ATI video in the Pundit-r. And I don't have the room to tack in another PCI card, without removing a

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R HDTV

2005-12-02 Thread Mudit Wahal
check out the 9th post for transcoding 1080i to 720p. http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/163280 On 12/2/05, Blastzone [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm bumping this thread, since it got a little sidetracked. I'll also ask this, in the hopes that someone already has an answer...

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R HDTV

2005-12-02 Thread Richard Bronosky
Very useful, thank you. Here's a useful tip for you in return. You could have linke to http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/163280#164999 instead of saying "9th post". But you had no way of knowing that. So, here's the tip: Every blogger should have this bookmarklet in their

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R HDTV

2005-12-02 Thread Mudit Wahal
Richard, Thats an excellent tool !! I installed all the bookmarklets from the site ! Thanks Mudit On 12/2/05, Richard Bronosky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Very useful, thank you. Here's a useful tip for you in return. You could have linke to

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R HDTV

2005-11-29 Thread Brad Fuller
Blastzone wrote: This mythtv project has been a great learning experience, and it's a really neat tool that all my friends love. Well, that, and the 96 wide projector it's hooked up to. I've managed to get my PCHDtv 3000 running using DVB in FC4, with very few problems. I just manually

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R HDTV

2005-11-29 Thread Blastzone
right now i'm loading the cx88-dvb module manually. I had some problems with the PVR-250 in the system not being handled correctly by the ivtv drivers, it would show 'unknown tuner'. Mucking around with the aliases in modprobe.conf proved fruitless, but I could get it to run by manually loading

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R HDTV

2005-11-29 Thread Scott
On Nov 29, 2005, at 12:35 PM, Blastzone wrote: Playing an HD stream (1080i) through myth shows: processor at 100% (split between Mythfrontend and X) pink bar covering right side of screen (I know this was discussed earlier, but I haven't looked for it yet) The pink bar is an ATI xvideo

[mythtv-users] Pundit-R Myth notes

2005-08-29 Thread Blastzone
After almost 5 months of work, I finally have a running MythTV system! I'm looking forward to having real recording, show archives, and all of those fun things you can do with Myth. It's been a pretty big project, and I ran into quite a few roadblocks along the way. I've put many of my notes

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R Myth notes

2005-08-29 Thread Zak
Thanks for the info! So, you were able to fit the HD-3000 in the Pundit-R case OK? Also, is HD playback pretty smooth with the intel 2.53GHz p4 Northwood? I'm about to give up on the xbox, but if I go to dedicated PCs I want to do HD. Thanks! Blastzone wrote: After almost 5 months of

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R Myth notes

2005-08-29 Thread Zak
I just saw you haven't gotten the HD card working yet. Zak wrote: Thanks for the info! So, you were able to fit the HD-3000 in the Pundit-R case OK? Also, is HD playback pretty smooth with the intel 2.53GHz p4 Northwood? I'm about to give up on the xbox, but if I go to dedicated PCs I

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R Myth notes

2005-08-29 Thread Blastzone
I'm expecting good HD playback, once I get to that point, but since there's no HD source around here, I'm not working on that too hard. It will probably work the system pretty hard, but it's a dedicated box. As for fitting the cards in the case, yes, you can, provided you're patient and don't

[mythtv-users] Pundit-R users: Any problems with MythMusic skipping audio (0.18.1)

2005-08-16 Thread Nick
Thought I post a message so that other Pundit-R users (and ATI IXP150 audio users) could state whether audio playback in MythMusic skips at all when playing tracks. Another posted included this is his post a few days back, and as I've had the same issue I thought I'd see if it was just us, or a

Re: [mythtv-users] pundit-r running celeron-d with high fan speed?

2005-07-26 Thread Mark Knecht
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Reza Naima Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 8:11 PM To: Discussion about mythtv Subject: [mythtv-users] pundit-r running celeron-d with high fan speed? I was wondering if anyone had a pundit-r running

[mythtv-users] pundit-r running celeron-d with high fan speed?

2005-07-23 Thread Reza Naima
I was wondering if anyone had a pundit-r running with a celeron-d? I read somplace that it will up the fan speed by 900rpm by just having the celeron rather than the pentium in there. Anyone experience this? thnx, Reza ___ mythtv-users mailing list

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R SATA drive speed

2005-07-13 Thread Mark Knecht
On 7/12/05, cfactor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all. I'm building a new myth backend. I just got a pundit-r box. I have a WD SATA HD and IDE CD-ROM connected to it. Running hdparm, I'm only getting about 14MB/s. DMA is turned on, different multcount options don't seem to do much. I've

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R SATA drive speed

2005-07-13 Thread cfactor
I've noticed that as well. I'm also suspecting driver issues, but there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of information regarding the SATA controller on this board with linux out there. I'll probably try downloading the latest vanilla kernel later today to see if they have any updates. ___

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R SATA drive speed

2005-07-13 Thread Mark Knecht
Yeah. In my case these boxes are just front ends since the PVR family of cards don't really fit very well so I haven't cared very much about disk speed. If it was a back-end then I'd be a bit more concerned, but even 12MB/S will source a number of live streams so it shouldn't cause huge problems

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R SATA drive speed

2005-07-13 Thread Fedor Pikus
On 7/13/05, Mark Knecht [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah. In my case these boxes are just front ends since the PVR family of cards don't really fit very well so I haven't cared very much about disk speed. If it was a back-end then I'd be a bit more concerned, but even 12MB/S will source a number

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R SATA drive speed

2005-07-13 Thread Mark Knecht
On 7/13/05, Fedor Pikus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 7/13/05, Mark Knecht [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah. In my case these boxes are just front ends since the PVR family of cards don't really fit very well so I haven't cared very much about disk speed. If it was a back-end then I'd be a bit

[mythtv-users] Pundit-R SATA drive speed

2005-07-12 Thread cfactor
Hi all. I'm building a new myth backend. I just got a pundit-r box. I have a WD SATA HD and IDE CD-ROM connected to it. Running hdparm, I'm only getting about 14MB/s. DMA is turned on, different multcount options don't seem to do much. I've seen few reports of it online, but no solution.

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R SATA drive speed

2005-07-12 Thread John Hanauer
Everything I look at says Pundit-R only supports up to ATA100. On 7/12/05, cfactor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all. I'm building a new myth backend. I just got a pundit-r box. I have a WD SATA HD and IDE CD-ROM connected to it. Running hdparm, I'm only getting about 14MB/s. DMA is turned

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R SATA drive speed

2005-07-12 Thread cfactor
Most documents don't mention it, but Pundit-R supports 1 SATA device as well. The two IDE ports are on the same channel as master and slave(hda and hdb) and the SATA port is on hdc. ___ John Prefer not to receive HTML mail? Click here. On Tue, 12 Jul 2005, John Hanauer wrote: Everything

[mythtv-users] Pundit-R / PVR-150/250 - it doesn't fit...

2005-06-28 Thread Mark Knecht
Hi, I'm wondering if I've just hit a bit of bad luck here. I have, up until now, been using the Pundit-R as a frontend only machine. I just built up a new one with the intention of making it a backend machine and purchased a PVR-150 as the tuner to go into it. Amazingly, it doesn't fit. The

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R / PVR-150/250 - it doesn't fit...

2005-06-28 Thread Egeekial
Well, one solution is the low profile PVR-150. Another would be to get a PCI riser card that puts the card parallel to the motherboard. Mark Knecht wrote: Hi, I'm wondering if I've just hit a bit of bad luck here. I have, up until now, been using the Pundit-R as a frontend only machine. I

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R / PVR-150/250 - it doesn't fit...

2005-06-28 Thread Joseph A. Caputo
On Tuesday 28 June 2005 12:55, Egeekial wrote: Mark Knecht wrote: Hi, I'm wondering if I've just hit a bit of bad luck here. I have, up until now, been using the Pundit-R as a frontend only machine. I just built up a new one with the intention of making it a backend machine and

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R / PVR-150/250 - it doesn't fit...

2005-06-28 Thread Mark Knecht
The Pundit-R already has the riser card so the PVRs are parallel to the motherboard. The 150 low profile looks like a very reasonable solution. Not, I think, as well tested as the other PVR cards but worth a shot. Thanks. On 6/28/05, Egeekial [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, one solution is the

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R / PVR-150/250 - it doesn't fit...

2005-06-28 Thread Mark Knecht
On 6/28/05, Joseph A. Caputo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Or you could take a look at the following post: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/29041 -JAC Thanks. worth a chuckle anyway. Not into chopping holes in the chassis just yet. cheers, Mark

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R / PVR-150/250 - it doesn't fit...

2005-06-28 Thread Robert Kulagowski
The Pundit-R already has the riser card so the PVRs are parallel to the motherboard. The 150 low profile looks like a very reasonable solution. Not, I think, as well tested as the other PVR cards but worth a shot. The 150-LP has a low profile PCI bracket, so you're not going to be able to

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R / PVR-150/250 - it doesn't fit...

2005-06-28 Thread Marcel Janssen
On Tuesday 28 June 2005 19:44, Mark Knecht wrote: The Pundit-R already has the riser card so the PVRs are parallel to the motherboard. The 150 low profile looks like a very reasonable solution. Not, I think, as well tested as the other PVR cards but worth a shot. A friend of mine build a

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R / PVR-150/250 - it doesn't fit...

2005-06-28 Thread Mark Knecht
Darn - you're very right. Thanks for pointing that out! Bummer. I wonder if they supply a normal mounting bracket somehow? On 6/28/05, Robert Kulagowski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Pundit-R already has the riser card so the PVRs are parallel to the motherboard. The 150 low profile

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R / PVR-150/250 - it doesn't fit...

2005-06-28 Thread Egeekial
You could at least fabricate one without too much trouble. Mark Knecht wrote: Darn - you're very right. Thanks for pointing that out! Bummer. I wonder if they supply a normal mounting bracket somehow? On 6/28/05, Robert Kulagowski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Pundit-R already has the

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R / PVR-150/250 - it doesn't fit...

2005-06-28 Thread Mark Knecht
On 6/28/05, Marcel Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 28 June 2005 19:44, Mark Knecht wrote: The Pundit-R already has the riser card so the PVRs are parallel to the motherboard. The 150 low profile looks like a very reasonable solution. Not, I think, as well tested as the other

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R / PVR-150/250 - it doesn't fit...

2005-06-28 Thread Robert Kulagowski
I wonder if they supply a normal mounting bracket somehow? They didn't in the one that I purchased (and returned). To fabricate one you'd need to able to cut the holes in the right places for the connectors. May be more than you're willing to do.

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R / PVR-150/250 - it doesn't fit...

2005-06-28 Thread Mark Knecht
I'd prefer not to make one but there are many standard ones I might be able to buy if I had to. May I ask - did you find a good tuner to fit this chassis? Thanks, Mark On 6/28/05, Robert Kulagowski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wonder if they supply a normal mounting bracket somehow? They

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R / PVR-150/250 - it doesn't fit...

2005-06-28 Thread Robert Kulagowski
May I ask - did you find a good tuner to fit this chassis? I'm the one that voided his warranty, so I guess that's a qualified yes. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R / PVR-150/250 - it doesn't fit...

2005-06-28 Thread Mark Knecht
Oh! Ok - I see the thread that Joseph pointed me to is actually you! Good photos showing the problem. I don't want to go to this level of difficulty. Additionally I've been a bit worried about multiple PVRs in a Pundit-R chassis and what that might mean for heat/reliability. Has that worked for

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R / PVR-150/250 - it doesn't fit...

2005-06-28 Thread Chris Petersen
Just an fyi, I had little trouble fitting a pvr-150 and air2pc into my original pundit. I doubt the chassis is very different from the -r model. It just took a little fidgeting and prying outward of the chassis (no permanent bending/cutting/etc). -Chris

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R / PVR-150/250 - it doesn't fit...

2005-06-28 Thread Mark Knecht
I think so, yes. Also, I cannot find the names right now but there was a company I bought some from for a project at my last job. If I can find the company again they had something like 3000 standard designs. I'm sure one would work well enough, but even a blank panel that ataches correctly and I

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R / PVR-150/250 - it doesn't fit...

2005-06-28 Thread Nick
On 6/28/05, Chris Petersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just an fyi, I had little trouble fitting a pvr-150 and air2pc into my original pundit. I doubt the chassis is very different from the -r model. It just took a little fidgeting and prying outward of the chassis (no permanent

[mythtv-users] Pundit-R xorg.conf example

2005-06-06 Thread Mark Knecht
I wonder if anyone running a Pundit-R and using the S-Video output successfully could share just the monitor settings section of their /etc/X11/xorg.conf file? I'm getting X on the TV but it's not sync'ed and pretty messed up. MythTV is built but without X working it's a bit of a tease... Thanks

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R - ATI or SiS

2005-06-01 Thread Steven
Ciaran wrote: Pundit-S (likely the cheaper 'R' on new-egg) is running a SIS chipset. I run a Pundit-S as a combo back-end/front-end without any problems, excellent little system. (Just be aware you won't get Open GL Acceleration on the SiS chipset :( ) - Ciaran I can tell you OpenGL

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R - ATI or SiS

2005-06-01 Thread Robert Kulagowski
I believe if you check the FAQ that Asus has on their website you'll see: Q: Does Pundit-R have PXE boot ROM? A: The onboard LAN of Pundit-R does not support PXE boot ROM since ATi chipset on Pundit-R cannot support PXE. Don't know if that matters to you.

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R - ATI or SiS

2005-06-01 Thread Tom Dombrosky
On 6/1/05, Robert Kulagowski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I believe if you check the FAQ that Asus has on their website you'll see: Q: Does Pundit-R have PXE boot ROM? A: The onboard LAN of Pundit-R does not support PXE boot ROM since ATi chipset on Pundit-R cannot support PXE. Don't know

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R - ATI or SiS

2005-06-01 Thread Robert Kulagowski
I believe if you check the FAQ that Asus has on their website you'll see: Q: Does Pundit-R have PXE boot ROM? A: The onboard LAN of Pundit-R does not support PXE boot ROM since ATi chipset on Pundit-R cannot support PXE. Don't know if that matters to you. You can get one of the 3com 905tx

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R - ATI or SiS

2005-06-01 Thread Mark Knecht
On 6/1/05, Robert Kulagowski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I believe if you check the FAQ that Asus has on their website you'll see: Q: Does Pundit-R have PXE boot ROM? A: The onboard LAN of Pundit-R does not support PXE boot ROM since ATi chipset on Pundit-R cannot support PXE. Don't know

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R - ATI or SiS

2005-05-31 Thread Ryszard
i'm running a pundit-r a pvr350, debian myth 0.18, front/back end combined. tbh i've got some issues with recording, lots of artifacts and periodic (recoverable) hangs on playback, but that's a config issue for me. i was working perfectly with 0.17.. :-) i'm using a hex modified version of the

[mythtv-users] Pundit-R - ATI or SiS

2005-05-30 Thread Mark Knecht
Hi, NewEgg.com has two versions of the Pundit-R. One uses an ATI chipset so it's equivalent to the laptop I'm typing this on, but it costs $41 more than one that uses a SiS chipset which is probably closer to my son's $199 desktop machine:

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R - ATI or SiS

2005-05-30 Thread Marcel Janssen
On Monday 30 May 2005 22:52, Mark Knecht wrote: Hi, NewEgg.com has two versions of the Pundit-R. One uses an ATI chipset so it's equivalent to the laptop I'm typing this on, but it costs $41 more than one that uses a SiS chipset which is probably closer to my son's $199 desktop machine:

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R - ATI or SiS

2005-05-30 Thread Mark Knecht
Thanks Marcell, I see from reading the reviews on Newegg that someone named Robb got the SiS version and says it runs MythTV for him fine. Is Robb a member here? I hope he might speak up. My machines with be frontend only. It looks both versions probably work OK. Pundit-R - SiS - $109

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R - ATI or SiS

2005-05-30 Thread Mark Knecht
On 5/30/05, Nick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: AFAIK the Pundit-R is *only* ATI based, the older Pundit is *only* SiS based. So right you are. I'm quite happily running the Pundit-R on FC2 as a combined BE/FE system. I think either will be quite suitable. You will find the system is quieter if

[mythtv-users] Pundit-R, actisys 200L and lirc

2005-05-30 Thread Henrik Bentel
Sorry, this question should probably be posted to the lirc mailing list. But if I can get away with not signing up for yet another mailing list that would be very nice. Has anyone successfully configured a Actisys 200L IR dongle with the Asus Pundit-R barebone for receiving commands? I'm not

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R - ATI or SiS

2005-05-30 Thread Ciaran
Pundit-S (likely the cheaper 'R' on new-egg) is running a SIS chipset. I run a Pundit-S as a combo back-end/front-end without any problems, excellent little system. (Just be aware you won't get Open GL Acceleration on the SiS chipset :( ) - Ciaran On 31/05/05, Mark Knecht [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R build problems.

2005-05-17 Thread Matt MacDonald
On 5/14/05, Marcie Alana Lovell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ACK! I've been reading this list for a about a weeks and ordered the bits to put together a mythtv box (Pundit-R/Celeron/WinTv). I'm having a few problems. The most basic isn't really really germain to the whole PVR discussion --

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R build problems.

2005-05-17 Thread Marcie Alana Lovell
Matt MacDonald wrote: On 5/14/05, Marcie Alana Lovell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ACK! I've been reading this list for a about a weeks and ordered the bits to put together a mythtv box (Pundit-R/Celeron/WinTv). I'm having a few problems. The most basic isn't really really germain to

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R build problems.

2005-05-17 Thread Tim
I've been reading this list for a about a weeks and ordered the bits to put together a mythtv box (Pundit-R/Celeron/WinTv). I'm having a few problems. The most basic isn't really really germain to the whole PVR discussion -- newegg describes it as supporting P4s and Celerons. I ordered a

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R build problems.

2005-05-15 Thread Nick
On 5/15/05, Xiaotian Sun [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5/14/05, Mark Knecht [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cool. Thanks. So what can the built in graphic's controller do in terms of talking to an SDTV? What output are you using? normal video or S-video? Works OK for you? I'm using VGA output

[mythtv-users] Pundit-R build problems.

2005-05-14 Thread Marcie Alana Lovell
ACK! I've been reading this list for a about a weeks and ordered the bits to put together a mythtv box (Pundit-R/Celeron/WinTv). I'm having a few problems. The most basic isn't really really germain to the whole PVR discussion -- newegg describes it as supporting P4s and Celerons. I ordered a

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R build problems.

2005-05-14 Thread Xiaotian Sun
On 5/13/05, Marcie Alana Lovell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ACK! The real problem is the WinTV PVR 150. It doesn't fit. I did a few google searches and realized people have been using the Pundit-R for frontends rather than backends. I've got the box, what I need to know is is there a tuner

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R build problems.

2005-05-14 Thread mrwester
The real problem is the WinTV PVR 150. It doesn't fit. I did a few google searches and realized people have been using the Pundit-R for frontends rather than backends. I've got the box, what I need to know is is there a tuner card that will fit? As far as processor goes, I don't know if

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R build problems.

2005-05-14 Thread Robert Kulagowski
The real problem is the WinTV PVR 150. It doesn't fit. Check the archives for my how to void your warranty message and pictures for what I did to put a PVR-250 into my Pundit. Or get the low-profile version of the PVR-150. I know that buy.com sells them. It comes with a low-profile bracket

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R build problems.

2005-05-14 Thread belcampo
The real problem is the WinTV PVR 150. It doesn't fit It does, you have to unscrew several screws at the back and bottom of the system, bend the bottom out and you'll be able to 'put' it in. No easy, but it can be done. I use 2 full-sized card in 2 different Pundit-R's. Think of it as warm

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R build problems.

2005-05-14 Thread Marcie Alana Lovell
Robert Kulagowski wrote: The real problem is the WinTV PVR 150. It doesn't fit. Check the archives for my how to void your warranty message and pictures for what I did to put a PVR-250 into my Pundit. Or get the low-profile version of the PVR-150. I know that buy.com sells them. It comes

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R build problems.

2005-05-14 Thread Nick
On 5/14/05, Marcie Alana Lovell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ACK! I've been reading this list for a about a weeks and ordered the bits to put together a mythtv box (Pundit-R/Celeron/WinTv). I'm having a few problems. The most basic isn't really really germain to the whole PVR discussion --

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R build problems.

2005-05-14 Thread Mark Knecht
On 5/14/05, Nick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5/14/05, Marcie Alana Lovell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ACK! I've been reading this list for a about a weeks and ordered the bits to put together a mythtv box (Pundit-R/Celeron/WinTv). I'm having a few problems. The most basic isn't really

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R build problems.

2005-05-14 Thread Xiaotian Sun
On 5/14/05, Mark Knecht [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If it could do a diskless boot, or boot from a USB flash drive, then that could be a pretty minimal setup. Yes, it can boot from a flash drive. - Mark Xiaotian ___ mythtv-users mailing list

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R build problems.

2005-05-14 Thread Mark Knecht
On 5/14/05, Xiaotian Sun [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5/14/05, Mark Knecht [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If it could do a diskless boot, or boot from a USB flash drive, then that could be a pretty minimal setup. Yes, it can boot from a flash drive. - Mark Xiaotian Cool. Thanks. So

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R build problems.

2005-05-14 Thread Xiaotian Sun
On 5/14/05, Mark Knecht [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cool. Thanks. So what can the built in graphic's controller do in terms of talking to an SDTV? What output are you using? normal video or S-video? Works OK for you? I'm using VGA output to an HDTV monitor. Read some online posts about hack the

[mythtv-users] Pundit-R mythbox random freeze

2005-05-13 Thread Xiaotian Sun
Hi, I'm experiencing a similar random freeze problem as the one described here http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4302; The difference is that I'm using a Asus Pundit-R (Asus P4R8L motherboard), not a Via. It usually happens when the PVR-500 is recording and I'm watching DVDs. I

[mythtv-users] Pundit-R video driver and 1080i playback

2005-05-06 Thread Xiaotian Sun
Dear Pundit-R owners: I've recently built a Pundit-R as my mythtv box. But I'm having trouble playing 1080i HD content. If I use the radeon driver, the right 1/4 to 1/3 of the display is just a block of pink/purple color. From what I read on the Web, it's related to the xv output driver. I

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-r TV-out

2005-05-05 Thread Marcel Janssen
On Thursday 05 May 2005 02:16, Marcel Janssen wrote: 2) the ATI latest drivers don't compile for me somehow (FC3). Is there any good documentation to make it work or better to not use them ? OK, got the ATI drivers to work (or at least loading :-)) I've managed to get TV-out, but the image

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-r TV-out

2005-05-05 Thread Nick
On 5/5/05, Marcel Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thursday 05 May 2005 02:16, Marcel Janssen wrote: 2) the ATI latest drivers don't compile for me somehow (FC3). Is there any good documentation to make it work or better to not use them ? OK, got the ATI drivers to work (or at least

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-r TV-out

2005-05-05 Thread Marcel Janssen
Hello Nick, Welcome to the Pundit-R TV-out pain ... :-) Your story covers about all steps I've done in the past hourse. It's not easy to get it to work but finally I've got an image on my TV (which actually doesn't look bad at all). If you are after a cheap GFX card with TV, try a GeForce

[mythtv-users] Pundit-r TV-out

2005-05-04 Thread Marcel Janssen
Hi, I have a hard time getting the TV-out to work on a Pundit-R and wonder if someone has got it working. I tried the following : 1) through BIOS select TV-out : this seems to work but as soon X starts it gets distorted, which seems to indicate a wrong modeline : Anyone figured

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-r TV-out

2005-05-04 Thread Xiaotian Sun
On 5/4/05, Marcel Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I have a hard time getting the TV-out to work on a Pundit-R and wonder if someone has got it working. I tried the following : 2) the ATI latest drivers don't compile for me somehow (FC3). Is there any good documentation to make it

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-r TV-out

2005-05-04 Thread Marcel Janssen
On Thursday 05 May 2005 02:34, Xiaotian Sun wrote: 2) the ATI latest drivers don't compile for me somehow (FC3). Is there any good documentation to make it work or better to not use them ? Better : any repository that keeps working RPMS ? If it complains about libstdc++.so.5, then install

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-r TV-out

2005-05-04 Thread Xiaotian Sun
On 5/4/05, Marcel Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thursday 05 May 2005 02:34, Xiaotian Sun wrote: 2) the ATI latest drivers don't compile for me somehow (FC3). Is there any good documentation to make it work or better to not use them ? Better : any repository that keeps working

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R TV out working finally

2005-04-14 Thread Ryszard
how as this gone for you? have you tried watching live TV via the pundit-r's tv out with this setup? or watching a recording with myth? On 2/6/05, Alex Harford [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is this news to anyone? After buying a PVR-350 and then realizing that it's not that great for DVD

[mythtv-users] Pundit-R VGA to SCART ... any experience

2005-03-31 Thread Dave Marples
Folks, Does anyone have any experience of the configuration of the Pundit-R with VGA-SCART output? I've made up the lead as per the instructions at http://ryoandr.free.fr/english.html but I can't get it working for the life of me. To add insult to injury the quality of the other channels is

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R VGA to SCART ... any experience

2005-03-31 Thread Graham Voce
No experience with that lead but why not use the comp. out on the pundit? Gra. - Original Message - From: Dave Marples [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Discussion about mythtv' mythtv-users@mythtv.org Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 4:17 PM Subject: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R VGA to SCART ... any

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R VGA to SCART ... any experience

2005-03-31 Thread Dave Marples
On 31 Mar 2005, at 21:55, Graham Voce wrote: No experience with that lead but why not use the comp. out on the pundit? Gra. Hi Graham, Been using the comp out for a long time now but fancy the improved quality of the RGB - especially since I also run firefox and Windows under QEmu in other

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R sound (issues with FF/RW) what versionsdo people use?

2005-03-30 Thread Graham Voce
Hilbert [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Discussion about mythtv mythtv-users@mythtv.org Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 8:53 AM Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R sound (issues with FF/RW) what versionsdo people use? Am Wednesday, 30. March 2005 05:08 schrieb Jason Mollman: At 06:00 PM 03/29/2005, you

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R sound (issues with FF/RW) what versionsdo people use?

2005-03-30 Thread jasonmollman
On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 10:18:56 +0100 Graham Voce [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jason: Like Tobi said you should be able to use the digital audio - most 'better' cards support it. I have 2xPCTV Stereo cards in mine with no analog cables... Capture is fine its playback giving me the grief ;) What

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R sound (issues with FF/RW) what versions do people use?

2005-03-30 Thread Graham Voce
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: mythtv-users@mythtv.org Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 2:25 PM Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R sound (issues with FF/RW) whatversionsdo people use? On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 10:18:56 +0100 Graham Voce [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jason: Like

[mythtv-users] Pundit-R sound (issues with FF/RW) what versions do people use?

2005-03-29 Thread Graham Voce
Hi, I have tried using ALSA (ALSA:default - default) and OSS (/dev/dsp- /dev/mixer) combinations but neither works fully! ALSA: Works but try FF/RW live tv, or a recording, then playing and the video jumps (as if still in FF) and the audio is reduced to crackling! Pause also sometimes

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R sound (issues with FF/RW) what versions do people use?

2005-03-29 Thread Tobias Hilbert
Am Tuesday, 29. March 2005 22:02 schrieb Graham Voce: Hi, I have tried using ALSA (ALSA:default - default) and OSS (/dev/dsp - /dev/mixer) combinations but neither works fully! ALSA: Works but try FF/RW live tv, or a recording, then playing and the video jumps (as if still in FF) and

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R sound (issues with FF/RW) what versions do people use?

2005-03-29 Thread Graham Voce
: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R sound (issues with FF/RW) what versions do people use? Am Tuesday, 29. March 2005 22:02 schrieb Graham Voce: Hi, I have tried using ALSA (ALSA:default - default) and OSS (/dev/dsp - /dev/mixer) combinations but neither works fully! ALSA: Works but try FF/RW live tv

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R sound (issues with FF/RW) what versions do people use?

2005-03-29 Thread jasonmollman
mythtv-users@mythtv.org Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 9:04 PM Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R sound (issues with FF/RW) what versions do people use? Am Tuesday, 29. March 2005 22:02 schrieb Graham Voce: Hi, I have tried using ALSA (ALSA:default - default) and OSS (/dev/dsp - /dev/mixer

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R sound (issues with FF/RW) whatversions do people use?

2005-03-29 Thread Graham Voce
on console. I have tried the aggressive buffering option. Gra. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: mythtv-users@mythtv.org Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 11:13 PM Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R sound (issues with FF/RW) whatversions do people use? On Tue, 29 Mar 2005

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R sound (issues with FF/RW) what versions do people use?

2005-03-29 Thread Tobias Hilbert
the spdif only the analog out. Graham - Original Message - From: Tobias Hilbert [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Graham Voce [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Discussion about mythtv mythtv-users@mythtv.org Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 9:04 PM Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R sound (issues with FF

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R sound (issues with FF/RW) what versions do people use?

2005-03-29 Thread Jason Mollman
At 06:00 PM 03/29/2005, you wrote: Hi Jason, What settings do you use in mythfrontend? Can you FF/RW multiple times without issues? ALSA: I can FF fine but when resuming playback the video stays in FF and the audio is reduced to a quiet crackling noise (8/10 times). I also get a load of

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R sound (issues with FF/RW) what versions do people use?

2005-03-29 Thread Tobias Hilbert
Am Wednesday, 30. March 2005 05:08 schrieb Jason Mollman: At 06:00 PM 03/29/2005, you wrote: Hi Jason, What settings do you use in mythfrontend? Can you FF/RW multiple times without issues? ALSA: I can FF fine but when resuming playback the video stays in FF and the audio is reduced to

[Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R TV Out]

2005-03-01 Thread Jeroen Brosens
Hi, I am a Pundit-non-R user (SiS graphics chip) but I have been asking about the same issue on both lists over and over again. The reason for the flickering to occur is, that the fields are sent to the tv-out in a frequency that is most likely to differ from the tv's frequency (50 Hz) and start

[mythtv-users] Pundit-R TV Out

2005-02-28 Thread Chris Martin
I'm currently using the onboard tv-out from my Pundit-R to drive a PAL TV. Using the bob deinterlacer live TV initially looks great (not significantly worse than using the output on my PVR 350), however the picture seems to get jittery and flickery with time, to the point that after about 5

Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R TV Out

2005-02-28 Thread emory
I've never used PAL, but AFAIK, both PAL and NTSC are interlaced. So you don't need to use any deinterlacing for TV-out, which should improve your picture and decrease your CPU load. - emory On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 17:47:05 +, Chris Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm currently using the

Re: [mythtv-users] pundit-r temperatures

2005-02-19 Thread emory
If you can run at full CPU for a long time at 51C, that's not so bad. That's pretty much what us Prescott guys run at, and our fans are cranking away at 2500+ RPM. So I wouldn't worry too much about your fan not spinning up -- count your blessings! Yes, it is weird, but at least you have a

Re: [mythtv-users] pundit-r temperatures

2005-02-18 Thread Radek Svoboda
emory wrote: I have the same setup (Celeron D 2.6 GHz, pundit R, 7200 RPM HD, SBLive) and I get a about 49 C at maximum CPU, and the fan speed goes up to 2800 RPM or so. I tried to put arctic silver on, but it didn't really seem to help much. One thing that I found helps is to make sure the IDE

Re: [mythtv-users] pundit-r temperatures

2005-02-17 Thread emory
I said: a couple of questions: - how did you get XV working? actually, i figured it out. I made sure that in the xorg.conf file, I had no_dri and no_accel set to no and then I checked the XV checkbox in the mythfrontend TV playback settings. the reason why i wasn't getting a live TV

Re: [mythtv-users] pundit-r temperatures

2005-02-17 Thread Ryan
On Wed, Feb 16, 2005 at 09:43:21PM -0800, emory exclaimed: a couple of questions: - how did you get XV working? I am using fglrx 3.12, but I had been told that there was no XV support. Also, when I turn on the dri option in xorg.conf to no_dri no, all I get is a black screen for Live TV in

Re: [mythtv-users] pundit-r temperatures

2005-02-17 Thread Ryan
On Thu, Feb 17, 2005 at 06:21:28AM -0800, emory exclaimed: I said: a couple of questions: - how did you get XV working? actually, i figured it out. I made sure that in the xorg.conf file, I had no_dri and no_accel set to no and then I checked the XV checkbox in the mythfrontend TV playback

Re: [mythtv-users] pundit-r temperatures

2005-02-17 Thread Alex Harford
On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:51:37 -0700, Ryan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ive seen some people saying to install the latest ATI drivers and then overwrite fglrx_drv.o with the 3.12 hexedited one. That is a bad idea in my opinion. Im using the 3.12 kernel and fglrx_drv.o file. Im still using XFree86

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