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Feb 17, 2005, 12:20 AM
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Re: Re: noticing the problems makes me nervous; how to myth success stories:-)
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Just a couple of quick gentoo points:
You can put:
LIRC_OPTS="--with-x --with-driver=hauppauge --with-major=61
--with-port=none --with-irq=none"
In to /etc/make.conf and then just run:
emerge lirc
Instead of having to type all that each time.
> cd /usr/src/linux
> make menuconfg
> genkernel all
That can also be simplfied to just:
genkernel all --menuconfig
Hope that helps.
Ash.
On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:09:48 +0000, Simon Kenyon <simon[at]koala.ie> wrote:
> On Tuesday 15 February 2005 12:46, Teus Hagen wrote:
> > Some success and fix stories:
> >
> > On my box FB51 Shuttle (on board graphics, multi channel sound, etc)
> > with TV mpeg
> > en/decoder Hauppauge PVR350, I run FC3 (Fedora Core 3) fully
> > updated/upgraded via apt-get.
> > I used the very well written documentation of Jarod's Fedora
> > Myth(TV)ology page:
> > http://wilsonet.com/mythtv
> > to install everything. And on any trouble I went back to this
> > documentation step by step to see what and where
> > things went wrong when something failed. That documentation was and
> > still is very helpfully to me.
> >
>
> teus; i know you don't want o hear this but i've had the least amount of
> hassle with gentoo compared to just about every other distribution that i've
> used. that includes slackware, redhat, suse and debian.
>
> i have to use a couple of "non-standard" ebuilds for ivtv and myth but apart
> from that everything is pretty much standard. i also have a couple of shell
> scripts. one to build myth, one to build lirc 9wth the right options)
>
> > I know most of the issues raised here are also ivtv issues. I do not
> > follow that ivtv list as my
> > time is fully consumed to read this email list.
> >
> > An apt-get upgrade some weeks ago caused to broke my working setup: no
> > sound (alsa to AC97),
> > X11 on TV set up did not work (mem problems, frame buffer problems), and
> > it failed to tune to channels
> > with my IR remote after the upgrade.
> >
> > As many issues are related to the goal of the set up, here is what I
> > want/use in my hw set up:
> > TV should show mythtv frontend, settings to be changed with the
> > Hauppauge remote IR control. Family uses a different language as I do
> > (NL versus UK).
> > So I'm living in a dutch PAL country. I use a TV CAT
> > cable->computer->scart->receiver->TV setup.
> >
> > Last week I upgraded the kernel to 2.6.10-1.760_FC3 and got most things
> > to work again.
> > Here is what I did (and if I did not choose a smart choice please react
> > on that as there is
> > many to improve yet).
>
> for gentoo it is:
>
> emerge gentoo-dev-sources
> cd /usr/src/linux
> make menuconfg
> genkernel all
> emerge ivtv
> LIRC_OPTS="--with-x --with-driver=hauppauge --with-major=61 --with-port=none
> --with-irq=none" emerge lirc
>
> >
> > - Via a remote login: apt-get to install the new Linux FC3 kernel and
> > did reboot to new kernel
> >
> > - How to prepare for kernel upgrade
> > disable via "chkconfig --level 35 XYZ off" the startup of lircd,
> > maythbackend
> > as well installation of kernel driver modules as ivtv, lirc, ivtv-fb,
> > sound
> > TIP: I changed the /etc/init.d/{lircd,mythbackend} startup files to
> > install via
> > /sbin/modprobe the kernel modules ivtv (mythbackend) and lirc-i2c
> > (lircd)
> > (and if those failed to exit with an error).
> > For lircd I included a "if [ ! -e /dev/lirc && -e /dev/lirc0 ]; then
> > ln -s /dev/lirc0 /dev/lirc ; fi "
> > after the lirc-i2c kernel module installation command. This to avoid
> > lircd startup problems
> > (cannot find /dev/lirc), which one could easily check with the irw
> > shell command.
> >
> > - How to upgrade the new kernel modules to the new version:
> > Via remote login: KVER=`uname -r` (see Jarod's HowTo)
> > apt-get install XYZ- kmdl-$KVER where XYZ is ivtv PVR, lirc IR, alsa
> > sound
> >
> > - No sound in recordings problem, No PAL identified in driver problem
> > Things seem to be changed last month probably to avoid the tveeprom
> > and msp3400
> > kernel modules "which one first" problem. Modules which have been
> > changed in the ivtv setup.
> > You will recognize this: alsa sound works with e.g. aplay
> > some_file.wav but
> > no sound on video recordings or watching TV:
> > add the following to be added into your /etc/modprobe.conf file
> > alias msp3400 msp3400-ivtv
> > alias tveeprom tveeprom-ivtv
> > and check if you have those modules as XYZ.o in /lib/modules/$KVER tree.
> > If you find msp3400.o twice and no msp3400-ivtv.o then you're having
> > an old version
> > and see Jarod's HowTo what to do (rename the one in the normal kernel
> > lib modules tree,
> > and do not use the alias trick).
> > In this way I installed a new "760" kernel and modules and could test
> > using Jarod's HowTo
> > all the kernel modules and see if they worked.
> > /var/log/messages showed a fine kernel module load of ivtv,
> > ivtv-fb (needed in my setup with the PVR350), lirc-i2c and alsa sound:
> > irw worked, aplay file.wav command worked, PVR350 recognized and
> > identified as PAL.
>
> emerge ivtv (using an ebuild for 0.2.0 rc3f
> >
> > - I want to have X11 right on my TV screen (no monitor use (later)):
> > I had vm.min_free_kbytes=16384 set in /etc/sysctl.conf due to memory
> > problems
> > when loading ivtv. I still have this min_free but I'm not sure this
> > is still needed.
> >
> > I used for PAL usage adjusted the following:
> > kernel startup (change /boot/grub/menu.1st) changed "rhgb" to "vga=792"
> > The effect was that my (just in case) Sony monitor and on board
> > graphics have to
> > use /dev/fb0 as frame buffer (Section "Device" in xorg.conf for on
> > board graphics has now
> > Option "fbdev" "/dev/fb0" (no bus id), and
> > the PCV350 go assigned /dev/fb1 now (see lspci command and/or
> > /var/log/messages
> > for your numbers. ).
> > Both values of /dev/fb[01] and the PVR350 PCI busnumber are in the
> > /etc/X11/xorg.conf
> > file with for me the PAL hor/vert mode arrangements.
> >
> > I use two layouts in xorg.conf file: one for my TV and one for my old
> > Sony monitor (for
> > bjust in case there is trouble). So I can startup X11 with: "startx
> > -- -layout XYZ "
> > where XYZ is "sony" or "tv". sony for hacking and tv for operational
> > use.
> >
> > I changed for mythtv playback mplayer in the mythtv setup to use x11
> > (in stead of xv).
> >
> > - Map Vid mem failed problem
> > changed in my /etc/X11/xorg.conf file to use "ivtvdev" for Hauppauge
> > PVR350:
> > Driver "ivtvdev", Option "fbdev" "dev/fb1", BusID "PCI:01:0x8:0"
> > (modify for your ID numbers)
> > So I changed it from driver fbdev to ivtvdev this as fbdev is not
> > supported any longer
> > (you notice the problem with fbdev as: mmap fbmem: invalid argument
> > errors if you try).
> > Make sure you have ivtvdev.o in your /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers
> > directory!
> >
> > - Upgrade from mythtv-016 to mythtv-0.17
> > For this (rpms were not there at that time)I had to compile
> > everything. In the docs dir
> > of the sources there are hints what to do. This is what I did to get
> > it running on FC3.
> >
> > Down load the myth-0.17 and mythXYZ-0.17 tar files in a ~/sources/
> > dir. Unpack them.
> > Where XYZ is gallery, game, music, news, phone, video, weather, web.
> > Starting with myth-0.17 and following the XYZ modules (see notes for
> > music and web)
> > I did in every mythXXX-0.17 directory: if existed read first the
> > configure script to
> > see if I needed special options (mostly no opetions were needed) a
> > ./configure,
> > qmake mythXXX.pro, make, make install.
> > That went smoothly. Once I got a C++ compilation error and fixed that
> > with an #include <math.h>
> > (sqrt, sin, cos, M_PI usage error).
> >
> > For mythmusic-0.17 (see the README) file I had to install via apt-get
> > quite some dependences.
>
> with the cvs ebuilds that i use it is just a case of
>
> emerge mythtv-cvs mythbrowser-cvs mythdvd-cvs mythgallery-cvs mythgame-cvs
> mythmusic-cvs mythnews-cvs mythphone-cvs mythvideo-cvs mythweather-cvs
> mythweb-cvs nuvexport-cvs
>
> this gets all the dependencies and installs them
>
> > What the README file does not make clear is that you should also
> > install all the <DEPs>-devel
> > e.g. apt-get install faad2-devel packages.
> > I used for mythmusic .configure --enable-all (include opengl, fftw,
> > sdl, asc deps).
> > Make sure you install the fftw2 package (the fftw3 seems not to be
> > used in mythmusic).
> > I had to download the faad2-2.0.tar.gz package in order to get some
> > mp4ff header files
> > and installed them into the /usr/local/include directory.
> >
> > For mythweb you need to copy things. See the README. You need to
> > create the
> > image_cache and php_sessions directories manually.
> > I remeber a library problem which was easily fixed by creating a
> > synbolic link from
> > the require .so file to the <something>.so.0 file.
> >
> > - changed the /etc/init.d/mythbackend to use
> > /usr/local/bin/mythbackend now.
> > started the services lird, mythbackend and checked with lsmod if all
> > modules
> > were there and all sevices were started.
> > Reminder: myth-0.16 frontend does not work with myth-0.17 backend.
> >
> > - This week I installed the myth-0.17 rpm's via apt-get install
> > myth-suite and
> > that went fine. My /usr/bin/mythXXX is the same as
> > /usr/local/bin/mythXXX
> >
> > - The non-US channel info data base fiull problem: a stalled/hang of
> > mythtvsetup GUI
> > I'm living in a PAL country to to install tuner channels I run into a
> > stalled problem
> > (the X11 terminal window is invisible and unusable in order to enter
> > a few yes
> > values) for adapting, renewing the channels for my local tuner setup.
> > (Yes I do
> > not or cannoit use the US channel and program services).
> > In order to avoid this problem I always do the mythsetup part from a
> > remote
> > computer (xhost + on the laptop, ssh into the myth box, export
> > DISPLAY=laptop:0.0
> > from command line ssh mythtvsetup. When I use the program set up the
> > myth GUI
> > freezes, so I get to the X11 terminal window to interact with the
> > program channel
> > setup command and go back to the myth setup GUI.
> >
> > - How to get sound to my TV or Receiver using PVR350
> > The cable to the PCI card has a 1/8 stereo plug which I attached to
> > the audio in
> > connector of my sound card (for me it is on board so to the base frame).
> > Via kmix I enable input (and surround processing) and that was is.
> > Use the Jarod's howto for all mythtv settings.
> > Currently I use the composite output and two audio connectors to a
> > scart connector box
> > towards the scart input of my receiver.
> > This all works: audio goes to the receiver speakers and composite
> > goes via the receiver to
> > the TV.
>
> i use the spdif sound out from the motherboard
>
> >
> > Mythtv land is not without trouble and without energy costs.
> > Sometimes my wife sounds strange to me in such a way
> > that I would have loved to be equipped with no technical background at
> > all...
> >
> > Some problems still to be done for me:
> > - I want to have S-video output to my receiver via the scart cable set
> > from the PVR350
> > Which pins from say a 2X female scart connector do I need to solder
> > to the audio output
> > from my computer audio card? Or maybe digital audio into my receiver?
> > - The mythtv frontend GUI has a size which is beyond the PAL size of my TV.
> > How to adjust this only via TV hardware? Is there a way via the
> > xorg.conf?
> > Via mythtv GUI setup?
>
> try cvs myth and there are options to set the gui size
>
> > - My grey Hauppauge IR remote control talks ok to lircd deamon but
> > mythtv does not listens to lircd somehow.
>
> check if you have this configured in settings.pro
>
> > Via the keybord up/down keys it operates fine.
> > Up/down for scrolling menus are OK for mythtv via the keyboard.
> > It worked a month ago so what has been changed which caused this?
> > - The Shuttle box is fine (low noise) but has only one PCI and one AGP
> > slot.
> > The PCI slot is used by the PVR350
> > Is there a (second) TV tuner card which can go in some way into the
> > AGP slot?
>
> not that i am aware of - but there are USB tuners (analogue and DVB-{S,T})
>
> >
> > - and I'm sure when I start using more mythtv there will be more
> > problems on the horizon.
> > Nevertheless it has been worthwhile to get this mythtv box running for
> > me so far.
> > Someday I have to get the DVD writer also working ....
> > Yesterday I received an offer from my TV cable provider for a digital tv
> > setup box...
>
> i control my sky digibox using myth
>
> >
> > Thanks
> > teus
>
> regards
> --
> simon
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