vlc spdif out and adding a frontend
I just finished installing mythdora 5 and I am doing some final tweaks to get the system configured to my needs. This is the first time I use a myth distro, I normally install Fedora and add mythtv myself. So far I do really like mythdora :)
First thing I noticed was that VLC is used for playing videos, I normally use mplayer. Most videos I have do contain a DTS of Dolby Digital track but now VLC just plays stereo although I selected the spdif output in the VLC gui. How can I change this?
I want to add my my xbox (old one) as a frontend, what is the proper way to do this with mythdora? Normally I would have to do some mysql hacking....
BTW it seems that the mysql root user does not have a password set, I thinks this should be done by the installer.
Cheers,
Jurgen
Quote: First thing I
First thing I noticed was that VLC is used for playing videos, I normally use mplayer. Most videos I have do contain a DTS of Dolby Digital track but now VLC just plays stereo although I selected the spdif output in the VLC gui. How can I change this?
What audio card are you using? Have you set that up properly for Dolby Digital?
I want to add my my xbox (old one) as a frontend, what is the proper way to do this with mythdora?
This hasn't been updated yet. Someone else has already asked about it and had issues but there is a How-To. http://mythdora.com/?q=node/172
BTW it seems that the mysql root user does not have a password set, I thinks this should be done by the installer.
This is designed that way.
"Please ignore the man behind the curtain"
Dennis
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Dennis
fixed some issues
First thing I noticed was that VLC is used for playing videos, I normally use mplayer. Most videos I have do contain a DTS of Dolby Digital track but now VLC just plays stereo although I selected the spdif output in the VLC gui. How can I change this?
What audio card are you using? Have you set that up properly for Dolby Digital?
I am using a simple build in AC97 card, when using vlc from the command line I get proper DD and DTS but from mythtv only stereo. It seems it is ignoring the vlc configuration. I will look into this further.
I want to add my my xbox (old one) as a frontend, what is the proper way to do this with mythdora?
This hasn't been updated yet. Someone else has already asked about it and had issues but there is a How-To. http://mythdora.com/?q=node/172
Yep, still old fashioned mysql hacking needed, got it working with the latest version of the xbmcmythv scripts. It would be nice to be able to configure this from a gui (hint :) ).
BTW it seems that the mysql root user does not have a password set, I thinks this should be done by the installer.
This is designed that way.
fair enough.
Jurgen
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Yep, still old fashioned mysql hacking needed, got it working with the latest version of the xbmcmythv scripts. It would be nice to be able to configure this from a gui
Tell me EXACTLY what you did step for step and I'll look into it.
I am using a simple build in AC97 card, when using vlc from the command line I get proper DD and DTS but from mythtv only stereo. It seems it is ignoring the vlc configuration.
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Configuring_Digital_Sound_with_AC3_and_SPDIF#Configure_MythTV_for_Digital_Sound
"Please ignore the man behind the curtain"
Dennis
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Dennis
mysql access from frontend
Tell me EXACTLY what you did step for step and I'll look into it.
Alright, here it goes. I am using an xbox (non 360) as a frontend running a halfway recent XBMC with the latest xbmcmythtv scripts (via cvs from sourceforge). I am not running Linux on the xbox. On my combined mythdora 5 be/fe I enabled smb sharing my recording storage as /mythtv. I enabled remote access to Mysql from my local subnet with:
Log in to mysql as root:
mysql -u root (add -p if the password for root is set)
Grant access to mythconverg db for my subnet 192.168.100.0/24:
grant all on mythconverg.* to mythtv@"192.168.100." identified by "mythtv";
Flush privilegs to make the change take effect
flush privileges;
And we're done
Cheers,
Jurgen
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Quote: I am using an xbox
I am using an xbox (non 360) as a frontend running a halfway recent XBMC with the latest xbmcmythtv scripts (via cvs from sourceforge). I am not running Linux on the xbox.
If this is all there is to it, all your doing is setting up Samba which I already have as a GUI config in MythDora Tools. The remaining setup would require you to install xbmcmythtv on your Xbox and answer the appropriate questions? Not much more I can do.
"Please ignore the man behind the curtain"
Dennis
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Dennis
Almost there ;-)
If this is all there is to it, all your doing is setting up Samba which I already have as a GUI config in MythDora Tools. The remaining setup would require you to install xbmcmythtv on your Xbox and answer the appropriate questions? Not much more I can do.
Not so fast! :) I would be nice to have an menu/configuration option to allow frontends from your local subnet. Something like "Enable access from MythTV frontends on the local subnet"
Cheers,
Jurgen
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You didn't read the Samba
You didn't read the Samba config directions from the GUI. All you have to do is enter the local subnet.
"For example, if you use a class C IP like 192.168.2.100 you would enter 192.168.2. without the trailing numbers. If you use a multi network then you would enter it like so 192.168.2. 192.168.4. using a space."
Also when you initially setup things as a backend/frontend or backend only on install, a script runs that opens up all connections for frontends.
"Please ignore the man behind the curtain"
Dennis
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Dennis
Never mind
You didn't read the Samba config directions from the GUI. All you have to do is enter the local subnet.
"For example, if you use a class C IP like 192.168.2.100 you would enter 192.168.2. without the trailing numbers. If you use a multi network then you would enter it like so 192.168.2. 192.168.4. using a space."
Also when you initially setup things as a backend/frontend or backend only on install, a script runs that opens up all connections for frontends.
"Please ignore the man behind the curtain"
Dennis
Sorry, I think we are not really understanding each other here. Never mind.
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