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Submitted by vk3jme on July 30, 2007 - 8:06am

Hello everybody,

First off, please let me thank the makers of Mythdora!
This is a brilliant software package.
I look forward to seeing further updates with this project!

Since this is my first post here, let me introduce myself.
My name is Jamie, and I am located in Horsham, Victoria, Australia.
By day, I am a Laboratory / IT Tech at a local school, and by night, I am a Ham radio operator / Electronics enthusiast.
I love using old PCs for dedicated purposes.
So far I have retrofitted an old upright arcade machine with a PIII running MAME and an old Jukebox using a PIII using Virtual Jukebox.
Both of these projects have been very rewarding.

My latest project has been a home brew Media Center.
Originally this started with a copy of Windows MCE, but I realised that it was VERY fussy with what components you could use.
(Actually it didn't really support anything that I had as I was trying to recycle older components)

First I discovered KnoppMyth and I have used this for the last 6 months without a problem. But a few days ago I bought (cheap) a Compro DVB-T300.
KnoppMyth didn't support this out of the box, so I found Mythdora.
I haven't looked back since.
Once again, thanks to the makers of the package. It is brilliant how it has been made so easy to build a media centre thanks to this software!

So in essence, I have built using Mythdora a very fast media centre using a P4 1.5 using a NVidia GF6200 with a Hauppauge WinTV Epress and a Compro DVB-T300.

All is working rather well so far, but I have a few questions.
Now please let me speak before you flame me for asking questions on a first post!
I am next to the other guy hating people asking lame questions on a forum on their fist post without searching the forum.
I have looked!
Just for proof, how do you think I got the Compro DVB-T300 to work without searching the previous posts?

So here are my dilemmas:
1. I can use the Hauppauge and the compro very happily at the same time tuning Analog signals, but as soon as I add the DVB function of the Compro, the Analog side of the card refuses to tune.
Has anyone any ideas why this happens?
I have found if I use the Composite input of this card after the DVB side has been added, it works, but I get this weird green / red dotted patch appearing in the top LHS of the screen, but the picture is still fine!

2. After installing Mythdora, I used the automated setup and selected Compro DVB-T remote.
Unfortunately the remote only works using the arrow key.
None of the other keys work. I did some searching about diagnosing LIRC, and tried a command to monitor the output of LIRC, (command name escapes me at the moment), but I got nothing out.
Does this card have some sort of other k/b emulator support other than LIRC?

3. My main display is an OLD 19" FIXED FREQUENCY Sun Monitor.
OK, yes it is VERY old, but it still gives a very good picture.
When I install Mythdora I use a LG Multisync monitor to allow me to see text mode screens. After I have got it working, I edit xorg.conf and throw in a modeline and a few other bits and the old monitor works at 1152x864.
My problem is that after installing Mythdora, I am only given a 640x480 resolution.
After a first install, my xorg.conf makes no mention of modelines, etc, and I have to add all those bits and more to get my old monitor to work.
Which it does, BUT at 576x432.
This did not happen with KNoppmyth.
What have I done wrong?
I can receive HDTV using the compro. It is slow and "framing" at 640x480, but it gets worse when I change to the new modelines.
Is this because the processor is too busy converting this to a lower resolution?
Would this not happen if it was running at a resolution closer to, if not 1080?

Once again, thank you for Mythdora, it is a brilliant piece of work.
I look forward to adding my help to the project.

Sorry for the long post.

All the best,

Jamie

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Answers to your

Submitted by d00dtv on July 30, 2007 - 8:58am.

Answers to your questions.
1) I'm hoping inm8 can answer this for you since he is from down under and is familiar with the DVB-T300
2) The remote uses the keyboard input which should have the arrow and the number keys working on this. Not sure why it's not.
3) I have a feeling this is due to the fact that your monitor is old and isn't recognized correctly. Also keep in mind that KnoppMyth and MythDora use two totally different operating systems so certain things work differently. What does your xorg.conf file look like?

Thank you for the kind words. I have alot of time in this but it's worth it.

"Please ignore the man behind the curtain"
Dennis

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"Please ignore the man behind the curtain"
Dennis

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