MythTV is a Free Open Source software digital video recorder (DVR).
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MythTV Backend Setup doesn't work after upgraded to Ubuntu13.04
After I have upgraded my notebook from Ubuntu 12.04 to 13.04, the MythTV Backend Setup doesn't work. It shows a warning in the Terminal:
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/50-user.conf", line 9: ...
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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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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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Mythfrontend is launching multiple instances. (Up to 17 at a time)
I have never had this problem before upgrading to 12.04, but on more than one occasion the front end has launched multiple instances of itself. I first noticed it when watching a video when the audio ...
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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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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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Can handbrakecli open http URLs as input?
I'm trying to use the MythTV Services API with the HandBrakeCLI.
So far, I have this:
HandBrakeCLI -i "http://127.0.0.1:6544/Content/GetRecording?ChanId=1018&StartTime=2013-03-26T22:56:00Z" -o ...
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TV Screen flickers and scrolls for TV out (S-VIDEO) on intel 82945G/GZ
Screen flickers and scrolls and is unusable for the TVOUT/SVIDEO port on a intel D945GCLF2 with integrated 82945G/GZ GPU.
I disabled other displays and tried all available resolutions, with no ...
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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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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)
I'm running
back-end ...
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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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MythTV in dmesg though it is not installed
dmesg shows stranges massages. Last year I tried mythtv but it didn't work for me and thus I removed it again.
Today I saw that dmesg shows this messages:
[ 16.047679] init: mythtv-backend main ...
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Any software to run Tv tuner USB in Ubuntu 12.04..? If anyone know about it then please suggest me [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What software is available to use TV tuner card?
I have use Intex TV Tuner USB. I want software to use it on Ubuntu 12.04 .Can anyone know about it? Please suggest me.
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MythTV Backend Setup Guide Ubuntu Server 12.10
I have tried a handful of guides for installation, but I can't seem to get any of them to work. My ideal solution would be mythtv-backend running on Ubuntu Server connecting to the cmyth pvr plugin ...
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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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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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How to recover from bad mythtv frontend settings
I have screwed up my display settings and now when frontend starts the display is HUGE so that only part of each menu is visible and the screen is not scrollable.
Is there a file to delete, or ...
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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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How to remove or suppress a single /dev/input/eventN for X11?
I have two of the same TV tuners connected to my system. They both react to my infrared remote with keypresses just like a keyboard. I soft-link one of them to LIRC so it can translate some of the ...
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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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Ubuntu 12.04, xbmc, opengl, intel motherboard
I've got an HTPC that I built myself, with a Asus P5G41T-M Motherboard. It's got an on-board HDMI port, and I've been using that with no problems. I started out with Mythbuntu ( an older version ), ...
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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:
mkfs.ext2: ...
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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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MythTV lost recordings - “No recordings available” and no recording rules either
I have a c.6 year old mythtv database. I recently upgraded from Ubuntu 10.04 to 12.04. This brought a MythTV upgrade from 0.24 to 0.25, which went well.
Today, all my recordings have disappeared. ...
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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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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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Intermittent Buzz / HDMI Audio
I have a HTPC with a ASUS P7H57D-V EVO motherboard and an i5 processor/GPU. I am using HDMI audio out to a Panasonic TV. HTPC is running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS with MythTV 0.25. In most applications I get ...
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How to make ubuntu 12.04 / kernel 3.2 wake htpc?
Having a silverstone htpc with Imon VFD hardwired to turn power on by remote. That was working in 2.6.32-41 kernel/Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. After upgrading to 3.2 kernel/Úbuntu 12.04 it's not possible to ...
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How can i install mythtv 0.24 on ubuntu 12.04?
I am trying to figure out the easy way to install mythtv 0.24 on ubuntu 12.04.
I want to use xbmc as front end and mythtv 0.25
It will not work right?
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Why is this custom key command not working in Mythbuntu?
I want to set up my MythTV interface so that when I press f12, it executes a script called "powerbutton.sh" which toggles the monitor on and off.
I followed the instructions here for connecting the ...
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how can i configure umax 330 external usb tv tunner (tv box) in ubuntu 11.04?
i am new to ubuntu. i have a umax 330 tv box- external usb tv tunner. it was running very fine on xp. but now i have installed ubuntu 11.04 on my compaq v 3018 tu laptop. but i am not able to run this ...
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Trying to get LIRC to transmit with USB-UIRT
I've been through dozens of posts and I've double and triple checked the config, but it doesn't seem to work. Conceptually, what I want to do is simple: use an MCE remote config as the transmit ...
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Mythfrontend in Danish instead of english
I'm using Mythbuntu 12.04 on a LTSP server and when I setup a new diskless client it has it's Language environment variables set to en_AU.UTF8, which is correct. If I start up mythfrontend though it ...
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Mythfrontend keeps loosing it's settings on reboot
I'm using Mythbuntu 12.04 and I have it setup as a LTSP server.
When I boot a fat-client as my 'mythfrontend' it asks me the normal questions, language, server, username, password, then it saves that ...
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How to install the Ceton Infiniti PCIe digital cable tuner card?
Can someone give instructions "for dummies" on installing the Ceton Infiniti PCIe digital cable tuner card in Ubuntu 12.04?
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Howto install and setup of Mythbuntu 12.04 (64bit) for DVC-B using the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-930C and the PCTVSystems QuatroStick-nano 520e tutorial [closed]
I am posting my own "personal" notes on howto install and setup MythBuntu 12.04 here. I am answering this question myself as a tutorial.
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How to convert an mpeg2 to a streamable or fragmented mp4?
I am trying to convert mythtv recorded mpg (mpeg2) files into streamable mp4 files. Converting to an mp4 is simple, however, the entire file must be converted first before it is usable. Even using ...
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Why doesn't networking work after upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04?
After the upgrade to 12.04, networking is down. I can ping my router, but that's it. (This is a wired connection, not wi-fi).
Manually running /etc/init.d/networking restart does not help.
I ...
