[mythtv-users] Need help getting Lirc to work with pvr-150

2005-03-27 Thread Andy Alsup
Hi, I used Jarod's doc to set up: - Myth 0.17 from rpm - lirc from rpm with New Hauppauge grey/black lircd.conf from Jarod's howto - FC3 upgraded kernel to 2.6.10-1.770_FC3 with apt - pvr-150 using ivtv 0.3.2m compiled from source using this setup, I load the lirc_i2c module, start lircd, start

Re: [mythtv-users] Need help getting Lirc to work with pvr-150

2005-03-28 Thread Andy Alsup
ardware is being addressed correctly, and if the module is loading right. Does everything look right in the logs that I posted? Thanks. On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 12:57:44 +0100, Trev Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Andy > > On Monday 28 Mar 2005 03:02, Andy Alsup wrote: > >

Re: [mythtv-users] Need help getting Lirc to work with pvr-150

2005-03-28 Thread Andy Alsup
actually, that should be /dev/lircd .. but I tried both lirc devices just for fun. this doesn't seem right, is it? ls -al /dev/lirc* srw-rw-rw- 1 root root 0 Mar 28 12:49 /dev/lircd prw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Mar 24 14:57 /dev/lircm On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 12:56:30 -0800, Andy Alsup &l

Re: [mythtv-users] Need help getting Lirc to work with pvr-150

2005-03-28 Thread Andy Alsup
looks like your card > is not supported in the lirc_i2c module you are using. > > Best Regards > > Trev > > > On Monday 28 Mar 2005 21:56, Andy Alsup wrote: > > Ok, I ran irrecord -d /dev/lircm test-lircd.conf and it looked like > > it connected, but afte

Re: [mythtv-users] Need help getting Lirc to work with pvr-150

2005-03-28 Thread Andy Alsup
ct 0 and all the i2c bus addresses > will be listed. If you look through your logs and check which i2c bus > addresses are used by the other devices, the only one left should be your > infra-red port. The next stage is to look at the lirc_i2c.c code. > > Best Regards > > Trev &

[mythtv-users] Video card importance for HD playback

2005-04-09 Thread Andy Alsup
I just put in my order for an Athlon64 3500+ Abit AV8 mobo w/ 1G pc3200. The box is going to be a HD frontend/backend with 2 Air2pc cards, and maybe firewire from Comcast. In an effort to stay on budget, the rest of the hardware will come from stuff lying around the house. Which leads to my que

Re: [mythtv-users] Video card importance for HD playback

2005-04-10 Thread Andy Alsup
On Apr 10, 2005 12:09 AM, Jarod Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Saturday 09 April 2005 23:34, Andy Alsup wrote: > > I just put in my order for an Athlon64 3500+ Abit AV8 mobo w/ 1G pc3200. > > > > The box is going to be a HD frontend/backend with 2 Air2pc ca

[mythtv-users] Seattle Comcast question

2005-04-12 Thread Andy Alsup
I just got my HD display, and I'm having trouble setting up the DTV channels on the DTV tuner. Now wondering if the tuner is bad. Does anyone know the frequencies of the unencrypted DTV channels on Comcast Cable in Seattle? I'm going to borrow a spectrum analyzer from work and try to actually se

[mythtv-users] 6200ch in rpm?

2005-04-15 Thread Andy Alsup
Is there a package containing a binary for 6200ch? I am trying to compile it, but having trouble getting the libraries right. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users

[mythtv-users] Re: 6200ch in rpm?

2005-04-15 Thread Andy Alsup
On 4/15/05, Andy Alsup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there a package containing a binary for 6200ch? > > I am trying to compile it, but having trouble getting the libraries right. > If anyone else is slow like me... you need the libavc1394-devel rpm from atrpms to compile t

[mythtv-users] glxgears fx5200 and 7174

2005-04-16 Thread Andy Alsup
Couple noob questions because I'm curious: With glxgears at the default size, I am getting 1130 fps on a fx5200 using driver 7174 on a P4 3.2Ghz with smp kernel. Should I be happy with that number? My Radeon 9550 was getting 360 at best, and usually 120. I have seen others comparing larger num

Re: [mythtv-users] Re: [mythtv] Re: Seattle MUG meetup?

2005-04-17 Thread Andy Alsup
Just to let you know there's interest, I would be there, but I have to work tonight. I am defenitely interested in any Seattle MUG events in the future. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/myth

Re: [mythtv-users] glxgears fx5200 and 7174

2005-04-17 Thread Andy Alsup
Thanks for the feedback. I guess I'll try to fine tune some and see if I can get better numbers then. Are you guys using agpgart? module or built in? Got to do some reading on mode lines first though. I was very dissapointed to learn about overscan today on my rptv... Must figure these issues

Re: [mythtv-users] Seattle Comcast question

2005-04-20 Thread Andy Alsup
Thanks for the info. I wasn't sure if Comcast had some of those freqs filtered, but it seems like they did not since they didnt change anything on the line when they brought my 6200's. and I get them now on the 6200s. So, I think I have a bad tuner, and the Fry's guys are trying to decide if the

Re: [mythtv-users] Decent, Inexpensive Video Card? (Yes, I did search)

2005-04-22 Thread Andy Alsup
I have a Kaser 5200FX and using DVI 1920x1080. Works fine as far as I can tell. I tried getting ATI 9550 working first, but given the Nvidia support here, I would highly recommend going with Nvidia. When (not if) you have problems, you don't want to be the only one trying to use your hardware wi

Re: [mythtv-users] HDTV channels chopped video on Motorola 6200

2005-06-15 Thread Andy Alsup
Dual firewire from Comcast 6200 works great for me. I would try 3 tuners, but 2 is plenty for anything I watch. Firewire may go away some day but enjoy it while it lasts. The problem with capturing any full res output (DVI, HDMI, Component) is that they are uncompressed. It would take a very ex

Re: [mythtv-users] feature request: plasma burn-in module

2005-06-19 Thread Andy Alsup
If your plasma has a RF tuner, just tune it to a non-existant channel with snow for burn-in. As long as the image is changing it doesn't really matter where it comes from. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/ma

Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Impromptu Seattle MUG meetup... Tonight, 6 PM.

2005-07-05 Thread Andy Alsup
I will be there! ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users

Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Impromptu Seattle MUG meetup... Tonight, 6 PM.

2005-07-05 Thread Andy Alsup
Some other time then. Thanks. On 7/5/05, Chris Petersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I will be there! > > Well, I hope you get this in time, but it seems that Lane is caught > waiting for a ferry, and will be caught in traffic... so for lack of > interest, and some desire to do other things,

Re: [mythtv-users] hdtv from a cable box

2005-07-06 Thread Andy Alsup
Comcast will not authorize receivers they didn't provide you. You have to get it from them. You want the Motorola DCT 6200. The person who takes your order won't know what firewire is, and probably can't guarantee they will deliver a box with it, but whatever they bring you, you can take it back

[mythtv-users] Seattle Comcast firewire not working as of today -- 5C?

2005-10-24 Thread Andy Alsup
I have been using Comcast DCT-6200 w/ firewire since April sometime. I got all channels including premium, no problems. Starting today, I am only able to capture analog channels, and occasionally local HD. I had Monday Night Football set to record, and that failed. I am wondering if they have t

Re: [mythtv-users] Seattle Comcast firewire not working as of today -- 5C?

2005-10-25 Thread Andy Alsup
I talked to on CSR at Comcast, who said yes they do support Firewire, and it should be working. After I explained the problem she said we wouldn't turn on Copy Protection, so it must be a Motorola problem. She told me to call Motorola... So, I jumped through the hoop and called Motorola just so

Re: [mythtv-users] Seattle Comcast firewire not working as of today -- 5C?

2005-10-25 Thread Andy Alsup
Correct, none of the digital channels work, including the locals. The locals is an obvious problem, but I think even some or most of the digital chanels should be open too. I think what we really need is full disclosure of what will be protected, and what won't. My best leverage may be that I ca

Re: [mythtv-users] NON-HD Firewire Success and oddity

2005-04-27 Thread Andy Alsup
I'm using a 6200 in Seattle on Comcast on .18 I was surprised that the analog channels are output on firewire. They don't look great, but they're there. I also get all the SD digital and HD channels. I have not found any channels that don't work, although there is some decoding problem with ABC

[mythtv-users] Firewire 6200 playback problem

2005-04-27 Thread Andy Alsup
I am capturing from a 6200 with firewire. About 30% of the captures either crash mythfrontend, or it switches to the playback window, then immediately back to the recordings list. None of these files are able to get a thumbnail or preview either. This doesn't seem to be a channel specific thing,

Re: [mythtv-users] Firewire 6200 playback problem

2005-04-27 Thread Andy Alsup
I think I see a pattern. In one of the files that does not play, the first TS sync byte (47) is well into the file. about 64K of mostly zeros and some kind of packet I don't recognize preceeds it. In one of the files from the same channel that does work, the first sync byte is the first byte of t

Re: [mythtv-users] Firewire 6200 playback problem

2005-04-29 Thread Andy Alsup
Ok, so I don't know if other are having the same problem I am, but I suspect it has something to do with the way myth changes channels and starts recording on firewire. A large number of my files (I said 30% above, but it might be more) are unplayable, and crash the backend when mythweb tries to l

Re: [mythtv-users] Firewire 6200 playback problem

2005-04-30 Thread Andy Alsup
If someone wants to rewrite this in C and submit a patch, feel free. This isn't intended to fix the problem, only a workaround for already recorded files until the actual problem is fixed. This is a horrible way to treat TS anyway, so I hope the actual solution does more integrity checking than t

Re: [mythtv-users] Firewire success - SA 3250

2005-04-30 Thread Andy Alsup
Compile instructions from 6200ch-README: # cc -o 6200ch 6200ch.c -lrom1394 -lavc1394 -lraw1394 # cp 6200ch /usr/local/bin If you don't have that file, get the mythtv-0.18 tarball. its in the contrib directory ___ mythtv-users mailing list m

Re: [mythtv-users] Firewire success - SA 3250

2005-04-30 Thread Andy Alsup
On 4/30/05, Andy Alsup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Compile instructions from 6200ch-README: > > # cc -o 6200ch 6200ch.c -lrom1394 -lavc1394 -lraw1394 > # cp 6200ch /usr/local/bin > > If you don't have that file, get the mythtv-0.18 tarball. i

Re: [mythtv-users] Frontend crash viewing HD-Firewire cap

2005-05-27 Thread Andy Alsup
On 4/23/05, Jeff Wormsley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I recorded a show from the firewire port yesterday. It plays fine in > mplayer and in the preview window when viewing recordings, but if I > select it to play, it crashes the frontend completely. Here's the > output from a -v all run, with so

Re: [mythtv-users] Software RAID problems - the unspokenmythtvproblem?

2006-01-12 Thread Andy Alsup
for what its worth, I am using 2 firewire "encoders" with a local 7 drive raid5. I am using latest ATrpms on FC3. kernel 2.6.12 smp. I have had no problems with simultaneous HD recordings (even starting at the same time), and the performance seems to be better than my old 2 drive LVM configurat

[mythtv-users] serial LIRC remote stops working during use

2006-01-12 Thread Andy Alsup
I have been having this problem for several months. Thinking back, I think it began when lirc changed from 0.7.0pre2, but I don't really remember. It might have been when myth 18.1 was released. Mythfrontend will work with lirc (home built serial receiver) for a while, a day or 2 of normal use,

Re: [mythtv-users] 1080i & Mitsubishi WS-48311

2006-01-14 Thread Andy Alsup
I have a WS-55513 and I used this for 1080 on DVI with a 5200. I think it came from Jarod's setup guide. Overscan is still 5%, but I'm content that it works. ModeLine "in1080i" 74.5 1760 1888 2096 2208 960 1012 1028 1126 -hsync -vsync interlace ___