sorry, didn't reply to the list also ... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Erez D <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Feb 28, 2006 9:59 PM Subject: Re: MythTV and Yes To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 2/28/06, Geoffrey S. Mendelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well after finaly getting the Red Hat Fedora Core 4 system to do > exactly what I wanted, I decided to mess things up. > > We've decided to have YES installed and they are going to install a > receiver in the room with the computer. Since I have a old 21 inch > monitor, I am going to hook it up to the computer and use it to > watch TV and DVDs. > > I figure the best way to do it is to use MythTV. I have the following > questions. > > Is there a way of recording off the air from my TV card without using > MythTV such as a command line driven tv recorder program? For example, > I could say something like at 2100 "<recorder program> file.mpg 30minutes". > i am sure there is a way to record without mythtv. if you have one of hauppuge's pvr for instance, then it is simply as cat /dev/video0 > my_movie.mpg other cards also work with V4L you can easily run it via 'at' > Even better would be to have some sort of interface to the Yes box. What > hardware do I need? > > For example: > > at 2059 > <remote control program> turn on yes box > sleep 10 seconds > <remote control program> switch to chanel 999 > sleep 30 seconds > <recorder program> file.mpg 30minutes. > ^d > > If I decide to use MythTV is there a prefered distro? I had problems > installing it on Fedora Core4 and never got it in. In the process it > messed up Xine and I had to uninstall it an reinstall it. > the is a fedora-mythtv howto. worked for me (though it was 2 years ago) but i'm sure it is updated. anyway you can get myth-rpms. > Can I set it up to use a remote control? The remote sensor and control > for my TV card are on a boat to Kansas, so they are not useable. > > Can I control both the MythTV program and the Yes box from the computer? > What hardware do I need. you can solder a capacitor, an IR-led and a diode to make an IR transmitter (as i did) (see diagram at lirc.org). you can download lircd.conf for yes from there as well > > Off topic, are there any hacks for the Yes Max (PVR)? I know that MythTV > does almost the same thing, but it's too complicated for my wife and kids. mythtv gives more than yes max could. and is not connected to yes (still works if you switch to hot, or buy a sat-dish). however, i assume yes-max is easier to use. what kind of hacs are you looking for ? hth, erez. > > Thanks, > > Geoff. > -- > Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel [EMAIL PROTECTED] N3OWJ/4X1GM > IL Voice: (07)-7424-1667 IL Fax: 972-2-648-1443 U.S. Voice: 1-215-821-1838 > Visit my 'blog at http://geoffstechno.livejournal.com/ > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ================================================================To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
