Mythbuntu is an unofficial Ubuntu derivative focused upon setting up a standalone MythTV based PVR system.
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Are any Zotac Zboxs suitable as HTPC / media centres?
Are any Zotac Zboxes suitable as HTPC / media centres?
I'm after a fanless HTPC client in the living room to work with my MythTV server in my home office. I like the small compact form factor of the ...
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Suitable Shuttle models for HTPC / media centre
Are any Shuttle models suited as Ubuntu based HTPC / media centre clients?
I'm after a compact fanless HTPC for the living room to work with a media server (currently running MythTV) in my home ...
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I hosed my video drivers! How to revert to default in Ubuntu 12.04?
Problem: No GUI, Video Driver Problem
OS: Ubuntu 12.04 (Mythbuntu)
Motherboard: ASUS M5A88-V Evo with integrated Radeon HD4250 graphics card.
$ lspci -nn | grep VGA
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Reusing old pc as pvr
have old pc, not connected to net. Want to convert to standalone pvr. Any advice please? Its an Acer Aspire x3300.
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mythbuntu-control-centre fails to run on Xubuntu 13.04
When mythbuntu-control-centre is installed on Xubuntu 13.04, it generates the following error immediately after it is executed from the command line:
**royg@MythTV:~$ mythbuntu-control-centre
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Why do I have different kernel versions on same distribution version
I (re)installed Mythbuntu 12.04.2 to solve an audio problem. After the installation I find that the kernel version of this MythTV front-end is 3.5.0-27-generic.
However on the fully-updated ...
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How To Create A Small System Partition For Mythbuntu [duplicate]
I have Mythbuntu 12.04 running with system files and MythTV recordings in the same partition. I'd like to repartition the disk (perhaps using a second interim drive) to make a small system partition ...
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MythTV “crashing unexpectedly, exit code 127” after installation of older nVidia Drivers
I'm trying to set up an old Dell Dimension 4600 as a DVR using MythUbuntu. The MythUbuntu installed fine, however after I installed the driver for the graphics card, an nVidia GeForce 4 MX (old), the ...
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ALSA fails to recognize on-board audio card
In Mythbuntu 12.04.2, ALSA (1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu1.1) fails to recognize the A88GMV on-board AMD 880 HD Audio (card).
This system is fully updated.
The system also contains a NVIDIA graphics card ...
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MythTV clean up script
Does anyone know a good cleanup script or method to clean out duplicate movies/videos in mythtv. When I change filenames it creates multiple entreis in the frontend - 1st entry works the 2nd entry ...
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Unmet dependencies installing Catalyst [duplicate]
I've been trying to install the Catalyst stuff as per this web site and I get 'unmet dependencies...'. I'm an old man and I just want to use Mythbuntu.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
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Mythbuntu restore : how to find out database password?
I recently decided to reinstall my Mythbuntu system, as it had been upgraded in phases from version 10.x and was throwing up fairly frequent errors.
The situation as was: Mythbuntu 12.something, ...
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How do I get Mythbuntu to detect my satellite box?
Background: I have a TechniSat SkyStar USB HD DVB-S2 Digital Satellite USB Box, a fresh install of Mythbuntu 12.04, and I would like Myth to use the satellite box.
My immediate problem is that the ...
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How to fix HD TV flickering at full resolution?
I've connected my Hitachi 42HDS69 to a NVIDIA Corporation GT218 [GeForce 8400 GS] (rev a2)
via HDMI, using the latest nvidia driver. When set to a resolution of 1920 × 1080, slightflickering occurs. ...
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resolution changes if TV is restarted
I have MythTV connected to flat panel TV by HDMI. The resolution is correct only if the startup sequence is: TV on, then start the MythTV computer. With this sequence the resolution is 1280x720, ...
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can't scan videos with mythbuntu 12.04.2 + updates
I'm in the process of updating my system. Have been using Mythdora prior, so new to Mythbuntu. I installed mythbuntu 12.04.2 desktop amd64 and let it update during the install. The default path for ...
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Cannot install Mythbuntu 12.04.2
Stuck in Database Configuration screen - can't exit. MythTV could not connect to database. This a clean install, with HDHR3 as backend.
Unit works with a Win7 PC.
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How do I configure CUPS and change SAMBA setting for no printers?
A couple of time an hour, these lines show up in syslog
Feb 19 09:20:11 KISE-055 smbd[5685]: [2013/02/19 09:20:11.609603, 0] printing/print_cups.c:110(cups_connect)
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How can I install m2vrequantiser in Mythbuntu 12.04?
m2vrequantiser can be used by mytharchive to create DVDs and .iso's but it's apparently not available in 12.04 universe repository.
Is there some way to get it for 12.04.1?
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mythpreviewgen has been running over 8 hr at 100% of on one cpu, is this a problem?
I found this using htop:
Image at same screenshot in bigger resolution
It says CPU TIME: 8hr38min+ (it's running with a low priority)
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Every time I start Mythbuntu the xfce menu shows, I have to restart MythTV to get it full screen
I'm running an up-to-date (I did an apt-get upgrade last night) Mythbuntu install (myth 0.26) as a combined backend/frontend.
Every night I shut down the machine and turn it back on in the morning. I ...
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default passwords for mythbuntu
I have downloaded and installed mythbuntu.
Very clean process.
I now need to install shepherd for Australian EPG.
When I
wget 'http://www.whuffy.com/shepherd/shepherd'
it loads the file to my user ...
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Broken Gnome-Shell on Mythbuntu
How do you fix a completely blank screen when using Gnome-Shell on Mythbuntu 12.04?
I installed Mythbuntu on a vanilla Dell Inspiron 660s desktop connected to an HDMI monitor, and most everything ...
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Help in setting up wireless point to point link for client-server (already on LAN)
I have an existing Mythbuntu client system and a Mythbuntu client/server system on a private LAN with static IPs. They are both connected to a private LAN using WiFi.
Because of speed issues, I ...
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What are the differences between Mythbuntu and MythTV?
I've heard about both, however I've never been able to distinguish how they are distinct, Mythbuntu as I see it is used as a Desktop environment, whereas MythTV seems to be installed on a TV itself ...
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mythtv backend package build options
I would like to know if the MythUbuntu mythtv backend 0.25 (12.04) was built with --enable-libx264 or --enable-libmp3lame options.
These options are needed to use the torc ios app and probably also ...
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ubuntu 12.04, mytvbuntu, no sound from hdmi, analog works fine
I'm trying to get sound out of my hdmi port from mythbuntu system. I have sound via the analog connection but nothing from the hdmi port...
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Mythtv 0.25 rescan for videos
I have been searching for instructions regarding rescanning the /var/lib/mythtv/video folder. Most instructions are dated and reference older mythtv versions. Some note that mythvideo has been 'pulled ...
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How do I resolve “No JSON object could be decoded” on mythbuntu live CD?
I have been running a MythTV frontend on my laptop for some time against a MythTV backend installed in Linux Mint 12 on another computer, and everything works fine.
Now, I'm trying out the Mythbuntu ...
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Mythbuntu HTPC: disk usage for a normal install
about to build a new system, one of the information missing in mythbuntu docs is the disk usage of a typical install for home theather pc (HTPC) usage.
not interested in fresh install or bare bones ...
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Upgrade to 0.25, files served to uPNP devices cannot play
I have a Sony BDP-S390 bluray & network player.
I upgraded my Myth server to 0.25.
When I browse to the Myth server, and try to play a recording, I get an error message about the file not being ...
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Frustrated with MythTV 0.26 [closed]
I've been using MythTV for a while now. Until a hardware crash I had a 0.25 box running without problems. Had to get new hardware and am now in the process of setting up 0.26.
Every time I pick a ...
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Is there a Mythbuntu ten-foot interface for accessing a remote desktop?
I'm interested in using a Mythbuntu machine to view a remote desktop on my television, but all of the advice I've seen is about accessing Mythtv remotely, not the other way around.
I'm specifically ...
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After updating Mythbuntu to 0.26 I receive MythBackend.php errors
I have Mythbuntu 12.04 installed. I did change the repositories in Mythbuntu CC to 0.26 and then ran apt-get update & upgrade. Ever since, I have the following errors whenever I access MythWeb:
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Adding hard drive failed
I was using Von Welch's instructions to install a 500 GB Seagate drive to write the recordings to.
Everything seemed to be going okay until mkfs /dev/sdb1 then we get an error message:
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How do I use the Mythbuntu repository on a headless server?
I would like to set up my server to use the Mythbuntu repositories to keep MythTV more up to date than the version in the offical Ubuntu repositories.
I know I can install mythbuntu-control-centre on ...
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lirc error in mythbuntu 12
I'm running both a transmitter and receiver. Both pieces of hardware worked ok in mythbuntu 11.
When two remote config files are included in lircd.conf I get different responses from irsend depending ...
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How do you hide the panels in 12.04 2d?
I run mythbuntu, and the panels in 2d apparently cannot be hidden?
Is there a way to do this?
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mythbuntu 12 - lirc device doesn't appear to even exist
I'm trying to get a new installation of Mythbuntu working. So far, everything is OK except the remote. The sensor for the remote is on my Hauppauge WinTV HVR 1250.
First I tried to run irw to see ...
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Tearing on onboard intel graphics with mythbuntu hd playback
Im having tearing occur at the top 5% of the screen with an intel onboard graphics when playing HD video during motion. I'm using mythbuntu 12.04 with updated kernel and updated intel graphics driver ...
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64 bit Ubuntu sees half my RAM [closed]
This is on my AMD FX(tm)-4100 Quad-Core Processor (according to /proc/cpuinfo) on a machine with two 4GB RAM DIMMs. BIOS shows 8GB RAM installed. Any help would be appreciated.
RAM:
Extreme ...
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ERROR no room on ep ring with USB 3.0 device
Just did a clean install of mythbuntu 12.04 yesterday on a brand new machine. ASRock Z77 Extreme4 with Intel video chipset, 8gb ram.
I'm seeing google references to this as a USB 3 issue in this ...
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Stable version of ubuntu [closed]
My question is simple: which edition of ubuntu is the most stable, reliable, fast and nice? And also, should I prefer Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Lubuntu or Mythbuntu?
Note: I want it to be as fast as possible.
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Unable to get wireless working, RT2800 PCI [1814:0601], rt2x00queue_write_tx_frame: Error [closed]
Partial noob here, wanted to try Mythbuntu to replace a dying Tivo, and am having problems with some of the basics. After a weekend of studying, I've learned a bit but I keep hitting dead ends I don't ...
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Why can't mythtv backend see my HDHomeRun tuner?
Ran a fresh install of Mythbuntu 12.04.1 32bit. Went through the backend setup and was able to see my HDHomeRun Prime (HDHR3) device, scan, and detect channels. Cannot get to live TV on frontend. ...
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Home media Streaming issues
I am working on a streaming server for my files over my home network. The main goal is to be able to stream songs and or videos from the server to a Windows and Fedora machine through the browser.
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What's the most straight-forward way to install MythTV with a full desktop environment?
Install Ubuntu and then add MythTV? Install Mythbuntu and add desktop environment packages?
Also, would Unity cause problems? I'm willing to switch to something different (like Gnome).
Also, would ...
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Tracing IR to Hauppage remote on Mythbuntu 12.04
I have installed Mythbuntu 12.04 on an AMD dual core.
Basic TV play and record functions are working, but I am having some troubles with the remote. The card is a Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 1250.
I have ...
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Mythtv what is causing empty (0 kb) recordings
Does anyone have the same problem or an answer to what is causing empty recordings in mythtv? It also freezes up the backend when it occurs and a reboot seems to be the only thing to help. This ...
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After upgrading to 12.04 from 10.10 my mythbuntu standard MCEUSB remote no longer works
I had no problems using my Windows Media Center Remote with 10.10 Mythbuntu, but after upgrading, it no longer affects Mythbuntu.
I have verified and re-installed it in Mythbuntu Control Centre.
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