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markknecht at gmail

Jun 17, 2008, 4:51 PM

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mythdvd on Gentoo?

I wonder if anyone can share how to use the mythdvd module on Gentoo?
I've always emerged mythtv with the dvd flag but the mythdvd module
isn't emerged. It's not a problem for me to emerge it separately but
I'm wondering whether it needs to be emerged on only the backend or on
every frontend or all machines?

Once emerged does it just show up as another media option on the frontend?

Thanks,
Mark
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freak4uxxx at gmail

Jun 17, 2008, 5:12 PM

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Re: mythdvd on Gentoo? [In reply to]

Mark Knecht wrote:
> I wonder if anyone can share how to use the mythdvd module on Gentoo?
> I've always emerged mythtv with the dvd flag but the mythdvd module
> isn't emerged.
Can't help with that as I'm not in front of my box ATM.
It's not a problem for me to emerge it separately but
> I'm wondering whether it needs to be emerged on only the backend or on
> every frontend or all machines?
Only needs to be emerged on front end machines
>
> Once emerged does it just show up as another media option on the frontend?
>
yes, any of those plugins will appear once the frontend has been restarted.
> Thanks,
> Mark
No prob, HTH

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Jun 17, 2008, 6:36 PM

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Re: mythdvd on Gentoo? [In reply to]

On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 5:12 PM, Eric Martin <freak4uxxx [at] gmail> wrote:
> Mark Knecht wrote:
>>
>> I wonder if anyone can share how to use the mythdvd module on Gentoo?
>> I've always emerged mythtv with the dvd flag but the mythdvd module
>> isn't emerged.
>
> Can't help with that as I'm not in front of my box ATM.
> It's not a problem for me to emerge it separately but
>>
>> I'm wondering whether it needs to be emerged on only the backend or on
>> every frontend or all machines?
>
> Only needs to be emerged on front end machines
>>
>> Once emerged does it just show up as another media option on the frontend?
>>
> yes, any of those plugins will appear once the frontend has been restarted.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mark
>
> No prob, HTH
>
> --
> Eric Martin

Eric,
Thanks for responding. I tried emerging it on one of my frontends.
The ebuild told me to remove it since mythdvd is now included in
mythtv itself. I'm running 0.21 if that's different than your setup.
Anyway, this implies I should see mythdvd stuff in my frontend already
but I don't see anything. Is there some configuration setup work that
I have to do to make it visible?

Thanks,
Mark
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freak4uxxx at gmail

Jun 17, 2008, 7:09 PM

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Re: mythdvd on Gentoo? [In reply to]

Mark Knecht wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 5:12 PM, Eric Martin <freak4uxxx [at] gmail> wrote:
>> Mark Knecht wrote:
>>> I wonder if anyone can share how to use the mythdvd module on Gentoo?
>>> I've always emerged mythtv with the dvd flag but the mythdvd module
>>> isn't emerged.
>> Can't help with that as I'm not in front of my box ATM.
>> It's not a problem for me to emerge it separately but
>>> I'm wondering whether it needs to be emerged on only the backend or on
>>> every frontend or all machines?
>> Only needs to be emerged on front end machines
>>> Once emerged does it just show up as another media option on the frontend?
>>>
>> yes, any of those plugins will appear once the frontend has been restarted.
>>> Thanks,
>>> Mark
>> No prob, HTH
>>
>> --
>> Eric Martin
>
> Eric,
> Thanks for responding. I tried emerging it on one of my frontends.
> The ebuild told me to remove it since mythdvd is now included in
> mythtv itself. I'm running 0.21 if that's different than your setup.
> Anyway, this implies I should see mythdvd stuff in my frontend already
> but I don't see anything. Is there some configuration setup work that
> I have to do to make it visible?
>
> Thanks,
> Mark

Wow, I guess I'm due for an upgrade. While I tend to be bleeding edge
on most stuff I'm very slow on mythtv upgrades (my wife hates it when it
breaks). I'm running .20 and I know .21 is very different. Seeing as I
have a different setup I'm stumped ATM. If nobody here can answer your
question, consider posting to mythtv-users.

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Jun 17, 2008, 7:19 PM

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Re: mythdvd on Gentoo? [In reply to]

>>
>> Eric,
>> Thanks for responding. I tried emerging it on one of my frontends.
>> The ebuild told me to remove it since mythdvd is now included in
>> mythtv itself. I'm running 0.21 if that's different than your setup.
>> Anyway, this implies I should see mythdvd stuff in my frontend already
>> but I don't see anything. Is there some configuration setup work that
>> I have to do to make it visible?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mark
>
> Wow, I guess I'm due for an upgrade. While I tend to be bleeding edge on
> most stuff I'm very slow on mythtv upgrades (my wife hates it when it
> breaks). I'm running .20 and I know .21 is very different. Seeing as I
> have a different setup I'm stumped ATM. If nobody here can answer your
> question, consider posting to mythtv-users.
>
> --
> Eric Martin

Will do. Thanks!

- Mark
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neil at digimed

Jun 18, 2008, 12:43 AM

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Re: mythdvd on Gentoo? [In reply to]

On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:51:05 -0700, Mark Knecht wrote:

> I wonder if anyone can share how to use the mythdvd module on Gentoo?
> I've always emerged mythtv with the dvd flag but the mythdvd module
> isn't emerged. It's not a problem for me to emerge it separately but
> I'm wondering whether it needs to be emerged on only the backend or on
> every frontend or all machines?

From 0.21 MythDVD is part of the core MythTV package, so the mythdvd-0.21
ebuild installs nothing, just gives you a message to this effect.

> Once emerged does it just show up as another media option on the
> frontend?

MythDVD runs on the frontend, you should have a CD/DVD item in the main
menu, with options to Play DVD and Import DVD.

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Jun 18, 2008, 9:14 AM

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Re: mythdvd on Gentoo? [In reply to]

On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 12:43 AM, Neil Bothwick <neil [at] digimed> wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:51:05 -0700, Mark Knecht wrote:
>
>> I wonder if anyone can share how to use the mythdvd module on Gentoo?
>> I've always emerged mythtv with the dvd flag but the mythdvd module
>> isn't emerged. It's not a problem for me to emerge it separately but
>> I'm wondering whether it needs to be emerged on only the backend or on
>> every frontend or all machines?
>
> From 0.21 MythDVD is part of the core MythTV package, so the mythdvd-0.21
> ebuild installs nothing, just gives you a message to this effect.
>
>> Once emerged does it just show up as another media option on the
>> frontend?
>
> MythDVD runs on the frontend, you should have a CD/DVD item in the main
> menu, with options to Play DVD and Import DVD.
>
Neil,
I do not have this option in the main menu. I see:

Watch TV
Media
Manage Recordings
Information Center
Utilities/Setup

According to this 0.20 oriented Wiki there doesn't seem to be
anything I need to do to at least find it in the menus but it's not
here or in any of the sub-menus.

Ideas?

Thanks,
Mark
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neil at digimed

Jun 18, 2008, 9:40 AM

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Re: mythdvd on Gentoo? [In reply to]

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:14:56 -0700, Mark Knecht wrote:

> > MythDVD runs on the frontend, you should have a CD/DVD item in the
> > main menu, with options to Play DVD and Import DVD.

> I do not have this option in the main menu. I see:
>
> Watch TV
> Media
> Manage Recordings
> Information Center
> Utilities/Setup

It appears between Information Centre and Utilities/Setup here.

> According to this 0.20 oriented Wiki there doesn't seem to be
> anything I need to do to at least find it in the menus but it's not
> here or in any of the sub-menus.

The MythTV wiki should relate to the release version, 0.21.

> Ideas?

USE flags? Mine are

% eix -e mythtv
[I] media-tv/mythtv
Available versions: 0.20.2_p14972 0.20.2_p15634 (~)0.21_p16867 (~)0.21_p16926 (~).21_p16944
(~)0.21_p17100 (~)0.21_p17435 [M](~)0.22_alpha17132 [M](~)0.22_alpha17449
Installed versions: 0.21_p17435(17:45:37 03/06/08)(aac alsa dvb dvd ieee1394 lirc mmx opengl
python video_cards_nvidia x264 xvid xvmc -altivec -autostart -debug
-directv -fftw -jack -lcd -perl)

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Jun 18, 2008, 11:35 AM

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Re: mythdvd on Gentoo? [In reply to]

On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 9:40 AM, Neil Bothwick <neil [at] digimed> wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:14:56 -0700, Mark Knecht wrote:
>
>> > MythDVD runs on the frontend, you should have a CD/DVD item in the
>> > main menu, with options to Play DVD and Import DVD.
>
>> I do not have this option in the main menu. I see:
>>
>> Watch TV
>> Media
>> Manage Recordings
>> Information Center
>> Utilities/Setup
>
> It appears between Information Centre and Utilities/Setup here.
>
>> According to this 0.20 oriented Wiki there doesn't seem to be
>> anything I need to do to at least find it in the menus but it's not
>> here or in any of the sub-menus.
>
> The MythTV wiki should relate to the release version, 0.21.
>
>> Ideas?
>
> USE flags? Mine are
>
> % eix -e mythtv
> [I] media-tv/mythtv
> Available versions: 0.20.2_p14972 0.20.2_p15634 (~)0.21_p16867 (~)0.21_p16926 (~).21_p16944
> (~)0.21_p17100 (~)0.21_p17435 [M](~)0.22_alpha17132 [M](~)0.22_alpha17449
> Installed versions: 0.21_p17435(17:45:37 03/06/08)(aac alsa dvb dvd ieee1394 lirc mmx opengl
> python video_cards_nvidia x264 xvid xvmc -altivec -autostart -debug
> -directv -fftw -jack -lcd -perl)
>
>
> --
> Neil Bothwick

eix -e mythtv
<SNIP>
Installed versions: 0.21_p16867(12:32:45 04/07/08)(alsa dvb dvd
ivtv mmx perl python vorbis xvmc -aac -altivec -autostart -dbox2
-debug -directv -hdhomerun -ieee1394 -iptv -jack -joystick -lcd -lirc
-opengl -opengl-video -opengl-xvmc -video_cards_nvidia
-video_cards_via)

Slightly older version on this machine so I'll upgrade to the one you
are running in case it's a bug that got caught and fixed. Unless it's
the opengl stuff I don't see anything else really obvious to me.

Let me know what flags you think I might want to change and I'll do a
new emerge.

One note, in case it's important. This machine used to be our 0.20
backend server. I've since built a new 0.21 dedicated server and now
this is used as a 0.21 frontend only. I doubt that makes any
difference but fewer emails with more info is sometimes better. Also,
I checked that the DVD is working and correctly seen by the system. I
can mount a DVD in Gnome's GUI and I can watch movies using xine so I
think this is a myth specific issue.

If a rebuild with flag changes doesn't fix it I'll then post to
myth-users and see if anyone there knows why it isn't working.

Thanks again,
Mark
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neil at digimed

Jun 18, 2008, 1:12 PM

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Re: mythdvd on Gentoo? [In reply to]

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:35:29 -0700, Mark Knecht wrote:

> eix -e mythtv
> <SNIP>
> Installed versions: 0.21_p16867(12:32:45 04/07/08)(alsa dvb dvd
> ivtv mmx perl python vorbis xvmc -aac -altivec -autostart -dbox2
> -debug -directv -hdhomerun -ieee1394 -iptv -jack -joystick -lcd -lirc
> -opengl -opengl-video -opengl-xvmc -video_cards_nvidia
> -video_cards_via)
>
> Slightly older version on this machine so I'll upgrade to the one you
> are running in case it's a bug that got caught and fixed. Unless it's
> the opengl stuff I don't see anything else really obvious to me.

I'm sure I was running that version at some time, and never noticed the
menu disappearing. If you're missing the top-level menu, you are also
missing the CD playing stuff as well as the mytharchive controls. It
might be worth installing mytharchive just to see if it brings the menu
up.

It is possible that your theme is at fault, I had some options disappear
when I switched to 0.21 while using a theme that was only for 0.20.

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Jun 18, 2008, 2:49 PM

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Re: mythdvd on Gentoo? [In reply to]

On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 1:12 PM, Neil Bothwick <neil [at] digimed> wrote:
<SNIP>
>>
>> Slightly older version on this machine so I'll upgrade to the one you
>> are running in case it's a bug that got caught and fixed. Unless it's
>> the opengl stuff I don't see anything else really obvious to me.
>
> I'm sure I was running that version at some time, and never noticed the
> menu disappearing. If you're missing the top-level menu, you are also
> missing the CD playing stuff as well as the mytharchive controls. It
> might be worth installing mytharchive just to see if it brings the menu
> up.
>

I am missing everything having to do with reading physical media, but
I don't have mythmusic installed so I hadn't been looking for that.
I'll try emerging mytharchive later this evening. The only packages
currently emerged are mythtv and myth-themes. Nothing else.

> It is possible that your theme is at fault, I had some options disappear
> when I switched to 0.21 while using a theme that was only for 0.20.
>

I tried 4 other themes earlier and got the same results so I'm
disinclined to think that's it at this point.

Thanks much,
Mark
>
> --
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>
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>
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markknecht at gmail

Jun 18, 2008, 5:24 PM

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Re: mythdvd on Gentoo? [In reply to]

On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 2:49 PM, Mark Knecht <markknecht [at] gmail> wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 1:12 PM, Neil Bothwick <neil [at] digimed> wrote:
> <SNIP>
>>>
>>> Slightly older version on this machine so I'll upgrade to the one you
>>> are running in case it's a bug that got caught and fixed. Unless it's
>>> the opengl stuff I don't see anything else really obvious to me.
>>
>> I'm sure I was running that version at some time, and never noticed the
>> menu disappearing. If you're missing the top-level menu, you are also
>> missing the CD playing stuff as well as the mytharchive controls. It
>> might be worth installing mytharchive just to see if it brings the menu
>> up.
>>
>
> I am missing everything having to do with reading physical media, but
> I don't have mythmusic installed so I hadn't been looking for that.
> I'll try emerging mytharchive later this evening. The only packages
> currently emerged are mythtv and myth-themes. Nothing else.
>

OK Neil. thanks. I added mytharchive and now I have the optical disks
menu entry. That's a step in the right direction. Seems I need to add
some storage area for it to store ripped discs I suppose, but other
than that at least things look more functional.

Maybe I made an assumption about mythdvd that was incorrect. My wife
asked if she could watch movies inside of Myth instead of using xine.
I assumed Myth could just play a movie from the disc but it seems like
possibly it wants to rip first?

Are you able to play DVD's without ripping them? If so maybe I'm
missing some other module? mythvideo possibly?

Thanks,
Mark
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neil at digimed

Jun 19, 2008, 1:40 AM

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Re: mythdvd on Gentoo? [In reply to]

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:24:40 -0700, Mark Knecht wrote:

> I assumed Myth could just play a movie from the disc but it seems like
> possibly it wants to rip first?

As I understand it, MythTV can play DVDs, although I've never tried it. I
only use MythDVD to rip discs.

> Are you able to play DVD's without ripping them? If so maybe I'm
> missing some other module? mythvideo possibly?

You need mythvideo to play the files ripped from DVDs, but not to play
direct AFAIK.

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