Said:Can anyone help me with this please?Oh. There are so many problems with Hauppauge and Linux if you do not use Ubuntu. Not all required patches are available in upstream Linux. So they recommend to use their own Linux kernels 1 that include their patches 2.

• Psp Iso Rapidshare

But I am not up to date if they finally managed to get their patches merged into 4.14.x.So, IF you are lucky, your problem might only be your old firmware. Where did you get it? Please remove it and install the firmware package from the ppa 3.To cheer you up: I have my DualHD DVB-T2 HD receiver running on armv7 Raspberry Pi 2 with Debian Stretch using my custom build 4.9 Linux kernel.

So it’s possible, just a bit of work. We will get you there, don’t worry.123. I have some good news. The firmware file I was using I grabbed in with wget and it turns out it was a HTML source file for the download page itself or something.

The first one came from openelec, the second one came from a random blog or forum post. But both contained the HTML source of the page instead of the download. Additional background.If you’re finding this post and dmesg -r indicates that the card is found per my output above but you’re getting no channels, check dmesg tail to see if you’re getting a similar error.If you are, simply get the better firmware file which is around 15k from the link above and plop it in /lib/firmware. I saw one blog post suggesting it should go into /usr/lib/firmware/hotports or something - folder doesn’t exist, don’t bother. And reboot.This is the full process I followed although as I said I think just getting actual firmware is enough, as 4.9 detects the card and all the dvb info.

To get from omv3.0 to omv4.0 I first did an apt-get update, apt-get upgrade then apt-get dist-upgrade to get from Jessie to Stretch. Then I did omv-release-upgrade; please note for this command you have to uninstall any plugins that do not work in omv4.0/have an equivalent.

SUSE Linux, one of the oldest Linux distributions, was originally developed by a German company. SuSE is an acronym in the German language for “Software und System-Entwicklung” which translates as software and system development.The is a community program sponsored. With the launch of the openSUSE project, openSUSE is now developed in an open model—public development builds, releases, and sources will be posted frequently and users will have access to the Bugzilla database for defect reporting.For rich, reliable and secure home computing like mythTV, there's no better choice than 10.2. It features an easy-to-install Linux operating system that includes most of the required mythTV components standard in the box. While the official mythTV documentation attempts to be as distribution-agnostic as possible, this document is geared specifically toward building a mythTV system on the openSUSE 10.2 Linux distribution.10.2, in combination with the PackMan (thanks Herbert Graeber for building the rpm's) repository, provides you with an easy installation and all the latest packages of the mythTV rpms, ivtv, lirc, xmltv, php, mysql, mplayer, xine and many more that are necessary for a fully functional mythTV box. While mythTV can take quite some time to install, the result will be a fast box that can do nearly anything to entertain.

Furthermore, the system is incredibly reliable, and if you leave it on, you can expect runtimes that last for years with little to no maintenance to be done (aside from updates if desired). We've also experienced that the WAF (Wife Acceptance Factor) for mythTV is enormous. As soon as you start playing with it, you need a second box because it becomes the most mission critical system in your house.I hope this document will help you in your quest for your ultimate mythbox.

Remember this: 'MythTV can be a time machine; hours can disappear for no reason at all.' Initial System Setup and Package InstallationInstalling mythTV all starts with good hardware. The first requirement is a machine capable of running 10.2 x86 or x86-64 (Linux kernel 2.6.18.2) and that can be connected to the Internet. You will also need a decent audio card and a video card, a hard drive with as much storage space as you desire, as well as a TV tuner capable of performing hardware-level video encoding. Many people run mythTV without any problems on older hardware; however, if you are planning on doing anything with high definition video or complex transcoding jobs, you will need to have sufficient memory and processing power. Check this wiki and the mailinglist before you purchase any new hardware.You might also find it useful to look at if you build a machine for your living room, in order to get advice on low power-consumption, low noise setups.Get your hands on an openSUSE 10.2 DVD or CD set.

It can be downloaded from the. If you are doing a fresh install, to save some time, you can pre-install some of the package requirements listed in the package section come on the CD/DVD and could be installed with the rest of the OS. Enable NTP to get through the firewall.YaST - Security and Users - Firewall - Allowed Services - NTP Server - Add - Next - Accept2. Configure the NTP ClientYaST - Network Services - NTP Configuration3. Ignore the warning when selecting Automatically start, there is no significant delay.NTP daemon - During Boot - Finish4. Add servers per recommendation at5.

Ensure NTP is set to start at boot time. It should say 'Yes' beside 'ntp'System - System Services (Runlevel) - ntpThere is more info on NTP atYaST Sources and Package InstallationAdd the following External YaST Repository to your Installation Sources.yast - Software - Installation Source - AddThere, first select HTTP for the protocol and on the next page, enter the server and the directory as listed below.Add as an installation source. If this source is misspelled, you will be waiting forever for it to time out. Be sure to double check your spelling before pressing 'Accept'.Protocol - HTTPServer name - packman.iu-bremen.deDirectories - /suse/10.2General openSUSE 10.2 can be found at the openSUSE website.To add PackMan from the commandline and the openSUSE 10.2 online source, first, su to root ('su -root') then run the following commands:rug service-add -type=ZYPP 'PackMan'rug service-add -type=ZYPP 'openSUSE-10.2-non-oss'rug service-add -type=ZYPP 'openSUSE-10.2'. Tip: To install all mythtv package, just start YaST and goto Software - Software Management search for mythtv and install all mythtv packages.Alternative way to install the packages sudo /sbin/yast -i mythtv-frontend mythtv-backend mythtv-setup mysql ivtv ivtv-kmp-default MPlayer libxine1NOTE: Another good way to perform installations is with SMART. Some have found it to be much better at package management.

For instructions on setting up SMART for openSUSE 10.2 (which comes with the PackMan repositories by default), visit of the SUSE wiki.Missing PackagesFrom time to time required packages disappear from repositories. Normally, they re-appear in a day or so.

However, there are two packages that have not showed up for some time in the packman repository. If you are wanting to install 'transcode' and/or 'mythMusic', there are two packages you may have to manually download, 'pvm3' and 'libcdaudio'. This sections demonstrates how to go about installing them on a 32-bit system. Once they are downloaded, install each of them with YaSTRight-click on the rpm file - Actions - Install with YastYast will automatically install them and then exit when it is finished.

This should only take a minute or two for each one.After these are installed, you should not have any missing requirements during the full mythTV package installation. 'should not'.:)mythTV and Plug-in DependenciesThe following packages are prerequisites to the mythTV packages.

Verify that they are either installed or install them through yast - Software - Software ManagementThe bolded packages are available on the 10.2 installation media and can be selected during the OS installation, or can be installed now if your OS is already running. Fisher price great adventure castle. The non-bolded requirements need to be retrieved from another YaST installation source.alsa, audit-libs, dvb, flac, gcc, ivtv, kernel-source, libao, libdvdread, libid3tag, lirc mjpegtools, mysql, php5, python, xine-ui, xmms, fame, libcdaudio, libfame, lame, MPlayer,phpmyadmin, pvm, transcode, w32codec-all, xmltv, xvidmythTV PackagesThese are the actual mythTV packages that need to be installed.libmyth, libmyth-devel, mythtv-backend, mythtv-debuginfo, mythtv-frontend,mythtv-setup, mythtv-themesmythTV Plug-insThese are plug-ins that are written for mythTV. You can install any you find of interest. If you are unsure of which you want, you can choose to install them all.mytharchive, mythbrowser, mythcontrols, mythdvd, mythflix, mythgallery, mythgame, mythmusic,mythnews, mythphone, mythplugins, mythplugins-debuginfo, mythvideo, mythwebAudio setupMost sound cards are automatically recognized by openSUSE and do not need any specific configuration.

Most of the time, everything is auto detected during the installation and usually just works. Configure digital sound:Configure Capture Card IVTV, the analogue TV cardmythTV supports a myriad of different video capture cards. IVTV-based cards are hardware encoders, but the firmware does not exist in the card itself. Instead, you must point your hardware to an extracted version of the firmware. This is a manual task. You can find more info about using the correct firmware for each card here:It won't hurt you to install the firmware for all the cards; pieces you don't need will remain unused. On openSUSE 10.2, save the firmware in: /lib/firmwareJArpack has an architecture-independent RPM for the firmware that you can install with this command:sudo rpm -UhvHowever, there is no guarantee this link will be valid in the future.Some linux distributions require you to edit the modprobe.d config file by hand to get the card properly recognized by the kernel; in openSUSE 10.2, however, YaST does this all for you.

For reference, the file is listed below. The PVR-150 is a reasonably priced consumer model tuner card. The PVR-250 card was released before the PVR-150 card, and there is no functional or qualitative difference between the two cards. You are better off going for one of the other cards unless you find a great deal.Hauppauge WinTV PVR-350About the PVR-350 -The PVR-350 is functionally identical to the PVR-250, with the addition of video out jacks (i.e. It can function as a video card for directly exporting the streams it encodes). Output is either composite or S-Video.Other ivtv-based cards include the AVerMedia M179, Yuan MPG160 and Yuan MPG600.lspci can give you more info on your card and tuner:lspci grep -i itvmy output with my Hauppauge WinTV PVR-500 MCE03:08.0 Multimedia video controller: Internext Compression Inc iTVC16 (CX23416) MPEG-2 Encoder (rev 01)03:09.0 Multimedia video controller: Internext Compression Inc iTVC16 (CX23416) MPEG-2 Encoder (rev 01)Hauppauge WinTV PVR-500About the PVR-500 -.

The PVR-500 has two encoders on one card, and is recognized as 2 x 150 cards. OpenSUSE 10.2 auto detects the card.If you are experiencing bad quality pictures with this tuner, you may have what is referred to as a 'type b' tuner. The tuners on a 'type b' cards have tuners that are made by Samsung and have a reputation for producing a bad quality image. You really want the 'type a' tuner. For more information about the differences or to find out which type of card you have, read through the forums on the following website. There is a picture there to show you the difference between the two:If you do have a 'type b' card, Hauppauge may replace it.

Call their support line for more information on obtaining a replacement.Newer types of the PVR-500 card may have other tuners on board. (Philips, Samsung or other.)Update: The new ivtv drivers offer good support for the type b tuners get the latests stable release 0.10.0 from make sure you get a 2.6.18 kernel version. Check with dmesg grep 'video' if the new version is loaded. You might want to first remove the existing ivtv packaged.

The firmware for this card is software and acts as the driver. Devices supported by linux see the following pages on the linuxtv.org wiki.openSUSE supported tv cardsHauppauge Nova-TThis card should be installed automatically under openSUSE 10.2. It should Just Work™, no installs or config needed.Hauppauge HVR-950This card (USB 2.0 Hybrid) requires a new driver. We found information at that we needed to modify. The directions may work for you.Install mercurial via YaSTLogin as as root (or sudo su -)cd /lib/firmwarewgettar xvzf firmwarev4.tgzhg clonecd v4l-dvb-kernelmake.if the make fails, chances are it is in v4l/dvbnet.c Change xmit to xmitlock.

While the above statement was previously true - it seems that now you must copy the file /usr/src/linux/include/linux/netdevice.h to /lib/modules/2.6.18.8-0.5-default/build/include/linux/netdevice.h to get the make to complete successfully. Make installrebootAt this point you can look at dmesg to see the the card loaded and is working.Hauppauge 1300This card needs Steve Toth's one-year-in-the-making almost-finished V4L drivers installed to get it working.

The method is slightly complicated for newbies but the rest of you should find it relatively easy, so long as you do things in the right order.Start by downloading the contents of the main v4l-dvb repository on (this link, if you can't find it). I forget exactly what you do then, but it involves making, unloading, loading, installing. Something like that. Anyway, the card should work after a restart if it's done properly.ATI HDTV WonderThis card almost works out-of-the-box with openSUSE 10.2. It does not use proprietary drivers, but instead open source drivers which are included on the openSUSE 10.2 installation media. If you only have this one HDTV tuner installed in your machine, you should have a device named '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0'.

Continue to this other mythTV page to complete the setup. It has been updated with openSUSE 10.2 specific steps. It should be pretty easy to follow now. It even includes mythtvsetup configuration steps now.Leadtek LR6650/ DTV1000 - DVBT PCIThis card works out-of-the-box with openSUSE 10.2. It does not use proprietary drivers, but instead open source drivers which are included on the openSUSE 10.2 installation media. Remote needs custom custom driver. See the the page on this website:MySQL, the Database Create the DatabasemythTV uses MySQL to store store it's settings, listings, recording schedules, and other information.

So we have to make sure openSUSE starts MySQL when it boots, and we have to initialize the database with some basic information that mythTV can work with. The database is probably the most important component of mythTV because without it, absolutely none of mythTV can function. OpenSUSE 10.2 ships with mysql 5.0.26 (A True Multiuser, Multithreaded SQL Database Server)As root, start mysql by typing/etc/init.d/mysql startWatch for errors. Set up a root password by typingmysqladmin -u root password Once MySQL is setup, install the mythTV Database. This is done by running:mysql -u root -p. Make the database multi user (more than 1 system, please do this)mysql -u root -p mythconvergYou will then be connected directly to the database. Enter the following commands at the mysql prompt.mysql grant all on mythconverg.

to mythtv@'%' identified by 'mythtv';mysql flush privileges;mysql quit;mythtvsetupOnce the card is initializing all tuners correctly and the database is ready, you can begin to get mythTV to recognize the card with the following command:mythtv-setupSelect 'New capture card' to setup a new card. The card type should be 'MPEG-2 Encoder Card (PVR-x50 / PVR-500).' The video device should be set to /dev/video0, and the default input should be set to the tuner (will be listed as either Tuner 0 or Tuner 1).If you are configuring a Hauppauge PVR-500 card, you also need to configure the second tuner/encoder on the card. Select 'New capture card' again and put /dev/video1 and Tuner 0 (or Tuner 1, depending on what it was for the other encoder.in other words, it must use the same Tuner!) in the applicable fields.This is also where you setup which IP you want the database to run on.

Psp Iso Rapidshare

If you do not plan on having a separate front end machine, then no changes for this are necessary. If you do want remote frontends, then you need to change the '127.0.0.1' to the IP address of your linux box. You can find your local IP with 'ifconfig'.

Assuming you only have one network card, look at 'eth0' for your IP address.After the cards are ready, start filling the database with programming information!Fill the DatabaseThe most essential data in your database is the channel mapping:The mythconvergchannel table in the database links/maps the following informationchannel numberfrequencyname of the channelXMLTV numberWithout this information the EPG (Electronic Program Guide) can not work.The first thing you should do to get listings into the database is to set up your channels. In mythtv-setup, after you have set up your card, you can configure a video source based on your geographic location. The video source config page has a field for 'grabber'; select your country there and mythTV will be ready to run a program called 'mythfilldatabase' that will use XMLTV and tvgrabXX, where XX is your country specific method.Different countries and providers have different ways of configuring XMLTV. For example, describes how to do it in the Netherlands. See the XMLTV wiki page for more info on how to set up tvgrabXX for your particular country and service provider.

The wiki is found at:See the and the for more infoIn North America, Zap2It labs provides an API for XMLTV that can be accessed via 'Data Direct.' To utilize this option, visit labs.zap2it.com and register for an account (it's free, but you have to register and re-activate your account every three months. Specific information for registering can be found here:.NOTE: The free listings from Zap2It will only be available till September 1, 2007.Once you've registered for Data Direct and chosen the listing based on your zipcode and service provider, you can then enter your login name and password back into the 'video source' screen in mythtv-setup.

This will configure mythfilldatabase to automatically log into zap2it and get your listings when needed.Now that the video source is set up, you need to use the 'Input Connections' screen to associate the video source (with its grabber) to the card. This screen will also let you either scan the tuner for channels or just get the channels directly from the listings source; we recommend the latter, because it will automatically fill the database not just with the channels but with their proper XMLTV-id numbers and callsigns. If you choose to have the tuner automatically scanned, you will then need to go to the 'Channel Editor' to manually set that information for each channel.Finally, you use the 'storage directory' screen to set up where you want your recordings to be stored. The directory you choose must either be owned by the user who will be running mythTV or be set to be world-rwx (sudo chmod -R 777 the name of the directory).Once all configurations are done, you can exit mythtv-setup and run 'mythfilldatabase' from the command line to get the listings downloaded and imported. This may take a while the first time; be patient. For future listings updates, you can set mythfilldatabase to run as a cron job or you can select the 'automatically run mythfilldatabase' option in the setup options of mythfrontend.Most of the configuration information in this section is not necessarily openSUSE 10.2 specific, but is typical to most versions (and, in fact, most distributions).

You can find more information here:Manage the DatabaseUse phpMyAdmin; php5 and phpMyAdmin are both standard part of openSUSE 10.2openSUSE 10.2 ships with:php5 5.2.0 (PHP5 Core Files)phpMyAdmin 2.9.1.1 (Administration of MySQL over the web)bAdd commands for entering database, selecting and viewing tables, and simple deletion of channels. Will do once I'm out of Win XP.

20:52, 8 January 2007 (UTC)/bBy default, the database is named and contains a set of that interact with one-another.It's recommended to use phpMyAdmin but describes how you can use Microsoft Access to access the database.Fix the DatabaseIn the contrib directory there is a Perl script to run MYSQL utilities Repair and Optimize on each table in your MythTV database. It is recomended to run it daily from a cron job.First make sure it is executable:chmod 755 /usr/share/doc/packages/mythtv/contrib/optimizemythdb.plExecute:/usr/share/doc/packages/mythtv/contrib/optimizemythdb.plrun with your daily cron jobsBackup & Restore the Databasebackup$mysqldump -u mythtv -p mythtv mythconverg -c mythtvbackup.sql. Is a cool or let's say the ultimate backup script for your mythTV environment.restore: (assuming that you've dropped the database)$ mysql -u rootmysqlcreate database mythconverg;mysqlexit$ mysql -u mythtv -pmythtv mythconverg. See theSilverstone LC16S-M, Silverstone LC20B, Cooler Master Media 250, Cooler Master Media 260, HT-1100 All IR (Infra-red) OEM products from SoundGraph.IR-Blaster support on PVR150The PVR150 has the ability to change channels on a device (I.E. Cable or satellite box) via IR (the same signal a remote control uses).

The PRV150 comes with a 3 headed cable. A mini-jack in the middle of the cable connects to PVR150. An IR receiver that allows the PVR150 to receive information from it's remote control is connected to the shortest end. The last end is connect to an IR transmitter.IR-Blaster is the software that give mythTV the ability to use the IR transmitter.Most of the information here was obtained from. For the latest information on the procedure detailed below, please visit his site. Like many Open Source developers, Mark writes and maintains this code for the good of the community (tear in my eye). If you use it please consider donating beer money to him.We are going to need to install a special patched version of lirc.

The first thing we need to do is remove the existing lirc. When we remove lirc, Yast is going to want to uninstall several other packages that have lirc as a dependency. Test your deviceecho foobar /dev/lcd0./configure -enable-drivers=allmakecd sharedmakecd servermakemake installcheck and configure the LCDd.conf fileIn the LCDd.conf there is a DriverPath pointing to server/drivers. (make this a complete path)start the lcd serverLCDdconfigure mythfrontend to use the lcdconfig screenmore about on theSpecific VFD Information iMONSee theFutabaUsed in the MSI Media LiveTV-out, the graphics adapterThere is a section on this wiki dedicated to TV-Out.The type of output your video card can do, and the type of inputs your display device can handle are primarily what dictates what you should use to connect them. From highest- to lowest-quality, the order of consideration is: HDMI, DVI (both of which are digital), VGA, Component, S-Video and finally Composite (all of the rest are analog).Suggest you to read this. Composite analogComposite TV outThis provides an NTSC (or PAL) standard video output signal, which can be sent to a normal TV set using a normal RCA cable.If your box has NTSC/PAL video out, you'll find an RCA video connector (usually yellow), or a 4-pin Mini-DIN S-Video connector on the back somewhere, which you can connect your monitor to, with the appropriate cable.Component videoThis will require a VGA to component adapter and a video card that supports component out. Component video offers the best quality for an analog signal.You can also use the Component-Out feature on some nVidia Cards.

(I use the 6600GT and it works great) Read my how-to HereVGA outputThis can be sent either to a CRT monitor, an LCD or plasma flat-panel, or a projector. If you have a satisfactorily large monitor, you might find this a better solution; most such monitors and projectors will accept the higher scan-rate signal that a composite output provides.If you are going to use VGA then you will use an HD-15 cable up to the VGA connector which you will find on the back panel.DVI digital connectionFor the best quality, especially to modern digital displays such as big-screen LCD, plasma or micro projection solutions, this is the preferred option. Note that DVI has both digital and analog or combined versions on the same connector. The analog version is compatible with VGA (using an adapter). The digital section is compatible with the latest HDMI connector found on some Hi-Def displays.Be aware that some of the latest digital displays have hardware content protection built in.HDMIThis is a more modern version of DVI and is technically backwards compatible. It uses a smaller more manageable connector.

You can get an DVI to HDMI adaptors if you need to connect your PC graphics card DVI connector to the latest HDMI displays. The latest HDMI connections will also be able to carry digital multi-channel audio down the same cable.ATIBefore you install the ATI driver, the following packages have to be installed. Some are installed by default - check to make sure they're all there by typing these names into the Software Management's search box. If they are not there, install them and all of their dependencies before you continue:gccmakekernel-sourcekernel-symscompat-expat1expatWith the release 8.33.6, release dec. 2006 there is support for openSUSE 10.2 and the new released version of X.org 7.2To check if the ati driver is installed, run the following commandrpm -qa grep fglrxTo create a rpm of the ati driver, run the following command, replacing the version numbers as neededsh./ati-driver-installer-8.32.5-x86.x8664.run -buildpkg SuSE/SUSE102-IA32NVIDIAA cheap nvidia card is enough for mythTV. Get one without a fan, cheaper and does not make noise. (The 6200LE PCI Express is about 25 euro)You're best off installing the proprietary Nvidia drivers on openSUSE 10.2.

This is easiest when you use the default 10.2 install and don't upgrade the kernel. If so, follow the below to get the drivers installed:Add the nvidia repo to SMART or YaST:mythtv: # rug service-add -type=ZYPP 'nvidia'Adding zypp service.0%The following key must be trusted in order to proceed:Name: NVIDIA Corporation ID: F5113243C66B6EAEFingerprint: 9B763D49D8A5C892FC178BACF5113243C66B6EAEWould you like to trust this key?

(y/N) yAdding zypp service.100%Successfully added service 'mythtv: #Install the x11-video-nvidia and nvidia-gfx-kmp-default packages.Change to a command shell by hitting Ctrl-F1.Type 'init 3' and then 'sax2 -r -m 0=nvidia'. IF you don't see an Nvidia logo at this point, something's probably gone wrong.Unless you have reason to believe the sax2 info will be wrong, and/or know what to change it to, just hit save. Type 'init 5' to get back to a GUI.And if you have any problems with refresh rates or DPI issues, check this and/or the.

Warning: The Nvidia driver RPM's for openSUSE 10.2 are built against the default kernel (version 2.6.18.2) on the DVD and not the updated version in the security repository. If you have updated your kernel version either during installation or at any point after, please follow the instructions for 'The Hard Way' method. This is because the rpms will prevent your Xorg graphics server from loading if installed with any kernel newer than 2.6.18.2NVIDIA's NTSC SVIDEOTo enable the svideo on a nvidia card, there needs to be a few extra options configured. This section assumes you are using a standard NTSC TV, not HDTV, and probably live somewhere where NTSC is the standard, i.e.

I'm not sure if you can make these changes and have both your monitor and TV connected simultaneously. Hauppauge WinTV PVR-350no openSUSE specific info available on the 350's TV-OUT, I don't have one. Please add your info here.mythTV internal wiki pages about the 350 tv-outINTELPlease, refer to the man page.no openSUSE specific info available, I don't have one. Please add your info here. Wakeup, ACPI or NVRAMSwitching computers that do not need to run 24 by 7 on and off as required can cut your power consumption. There are different methods of programming a wakeup time under Linux without needing to set the time manually in the computer’s BIOS.NVRAM wakeup uses the BIOS settings stored in non-volatile RAM (NVRAM).The nvram kernel module allows Linux to access a maximum of 128 bytes of non-volatile memory.To get this to work, you need to compile the nvram kernel module.Basically nvram is directly poking into your bios.ACPI has a (limited) standard interface to change the value in the bios.The kernel transfers the time directly to your computer’s RTC (real time clock), but not the date. This leads to the computerwaking up at the same time every day, and not just on the given date.

The problem is that there is a more-orlessstandardized method of transferring the time to the RTC, but no such standard for the wakeup date. Consequently,the acpisystemwritealarm functions in drivers/acpi/system.c for the kernel 2.4, or drivers/acpi/sleep/proc.c for thekernel 2.6, only support the alarm time fields.ACPI is still a pain, ACPI alarm function specs are limited and different bios/hardware vendors have different implementations. The Linuxsupport on ACPI/alarm is also limited.I suggest you read the following article before spending hours/days on it (like I did). Mythbackend Auto-Start at Boot TimeThe mythbackend can be configured to start at boot time. This is especially nice for openSUSE boxes that will be running as dedicated mythTV boxes. To auto start the mythbackend daemon at boot time follow these stepssu - rootYaST - System - System Services (Runlevel) - go down to 'mythbackend'- tab to 'Enable' - ok - Finish - QuitNext time your computer is restarted, the mythbackend will be started automatically.Client Connectivity MythTV Plug-ins MythVideoallows for cataloging and playback of a variety of video file formats.

It can perform automatic meta data look ups, as well as retrieve artwork. MPlayer SubtitlesThe default MPlayer that we got from PackMan did not do subtitles. Error message about subfonts.ttf or something.MPlayer can search in 2 directories for it's fonts for subtitles:1.) download the recommended subtitle fonts fromPrerendered fonts:Download MD5 sum: 1ecd31d2b1fcc7da36b312Download size: 234 KBAdditional fonts:2.) There are 4 different size in the tar file.Select your preferred font size and save the files in:/.player/.fontPlay non-iso DVD Rips from DiskThis information maybe no longer relevant.Internal mythplayer now plays these files, still a cool trick to use xine.Movies are not always in ISO format. Sometimes they are in VIDEOTS VOB format and the following steps can be used to get them to show in the mythvideo (IMDB) display.

MythGalleryThe MythGallery plug-in allows you to view all your photos or pictures as well as short movies from your digital camera. One of the options of mythGallery in to import the pictures from your digital camera. This option assumes that the device can be mounted as a normal filesystem and it just copies or moves files to the mythGallery directory. For some of the modern camera's this does not work because the can not be mounted as a filesystem. My Canon IXUS 950 can not be mounted so I created the following trick to import the files from my camera:Define this script to get executed in mythFrontend / mythGallery setup. Getpic.sh#!/bin/sh# The name of the new directory, eg 2005-09-15.11:30 on the Moosy filesystemdir=`date +'%F.%R'`# Make the new directorymkdir /data/pictures/$dir# Go into the new directorycd /data/pictures/$dir# copy the files from your camera to your boxgphoto2 -Pcd.# Remove empty directories, mythTV also makes a directoryrmdir 200.# Clear the cameragphoto2 -D -RBrowser Based Scheduling Accessis the best option to access your mythTV machine over HTTP.

You can also think of a VNC session to your central box. VNC ISSUES: In the initial release of 10.2 there is a bug in combination with gdm and the standard vnc.If vnc does not work with gdm (gnome) edit the following file:pico /opt/gnome/share/gdm/defaults.conflook for the xdmcp section and change it to enable=true, and then restart gdm, things will start workingmythWeb Installing mythWebMythWeb allows you to view your current TV schedule on your Myth box remotely and allow you to schedule or modify recording schedules. This is especially useful when you are not at home but you think of a program that you want to record. Even if the show has already started, it will start recording the remainder of the show as soon as you tell it to. Ask your TiVo companions if they can do that!

With this being so easy to setup, you may as well do it. It is also something cool to show your friends!There are just a few steps to get it working.1. Install mythweb. You probably already have this installed it if you have been following this document. The following should show one packagerpm -qa grep mythweb2.

Install apache2 (http server) This is part of openSUSE 10.2 default installation and may already be installed. Check for it with thisrpm -qa grep apache2Unless you upgraded, you'll probably see this and two other packages:apache2-2.2.3-203. Add 'rewrite' to the APACHEMODULESyast - system - /etc/sysconfig Editor- network - www - Apache2 - APACHEMODULESAdd the word 'rewrite in the value for the 'APACHEMODULES'.

You should put it in alphabetical order to maintain consistency with what is already there. Also, verify that 'env' is in the list. It should be by default.4. Execute the following two commands to set permissions on the directories for internet accesschgrp -R www /srv/www/htdocs/mythweb/datachmod g+rw /srv/www/htdocs/mythweb/data5. Setup Apache to start at boot time in yast. This will also activate it nowyast - System - System Services - apache2 - enable - Finish - yes6. Open the port in the firewall for other computers to access the webpage.yast - Security and Users - Firewall - Allowed Services -under Service to Allow, choose 'HTTP Server' - Add - Next - Accept - Quit7.

Verify it is working by opening a web browser on your local or remote desktop and put in the following URLNOTE: Some ISPs block incoming requests on port 80 (HTTP Port) to prevent you from hosting web servers to the general public, but they will never admit to it. (Since it's typically against your service agreement anyway). If the method above works from a local computer but does not work from a computer outside of your network, then change the port that Apache uses in the httpd.conf file. After doing that, you will now be able to access MythWeb by going the following URLReplace '1234' with the port you choose. I recommend using a port above 1024 to avoid permission conflicts. To find more on how to do this, find the Apache documentation.Here are some screen shots of the 'Listings' section and the 'Recorded Programs' section. Click on one of them to zoom in.

Securing mythWebIf you plan to open your mythweb to the internet, you should seriously consider securing it. That and more information can be found. Follow the section specifically for openSUSE 10.2Remote Access to MythWebYou can access your MythWeb remotely if you know your IP address. However, if you are a DHCP client, your IP will probably change. To resolve the issue of having an IP address that is constantly changing, you can sign up for an account with a dynamic DNS site (such as ) and create a unique unchanging hostname that can be forwarded to your IP address - even if it changes. I have created a script to keep a yi.org account in synch with a openSUSE 10.2 box.

If you are interested in this, leave a message requesting it in the 'discussion' tab of this page. I'll post the update script there if anyone is interested.Linux Based FrontendThe frontend is basically the graphical interface that shows you the menus and displays the videos on your screen, so obviously it needs X to be on the same machine. Since it is the interface, this is also likely the best place to install any IR recievers or transcievers you have so that you can use a remote control with mythTV. You can install mythfrontend on the same machine as your mythbackend or on one or more other machines.The frontend talks over IP with the backend but for some plugins it needs access to the central mythTV servers, or at least it's filesystem.To have access to your central filesystem you can configure a NFS server for your data directory.On the Linux client; install the NFS client.Have YaST do the rest for you. (do this with the GUI version of YaST, NFS server config is only available in the X GUI of YaST)Windows Frontend- How to obtain or build a native version of MythTV for windows.Alternatively turn samba server on to have access to your mythTV data:Here is a sample samba config. Read/Write for the world:/etc/samba/smb.confglobalnetbios name = mythtvworkgroup = workgroupserver string = Our home server#use client driver = yessecurity = sharewins support = no#mythdatapath = /databrowseable = yeswritable = yespublic = yesXbox Based FrontendInformation regarding using an Xbox as a frontend can be found.UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)MythTV has a built-in UPnP-server, a so called 'UPnP AV MediaServer' device.

With this feature you can share MythTV media files to any UPnP-clientmore info can be found on theTips and tricks update your systemBe careful with YaST system updates and remember: ' If it ain't broken, don't fix it' and ' hours can disappear for no reason at all.'