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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>I am attempting to
install MythTV on a new machine from a bunch of spare parts I had laying around,
here's what I've got:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>P3 450 (yeah, I know
:)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>512
RAM</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>Matrox G400
MAX</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>Hauppage
PVR-250</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>SB
Live</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>Some 3com ethernet
card</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>120 GB
HD</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>lircd
0.7.0pre1</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>mysql
11.18</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=453410904-07032004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>I've been following
the instructions at (<A
href="http://wilsonet.com/mythtv">http://wilsonet.com/mythtv</A>), and I've run
into a few problems, and I was hoping someone here could help. This is a
fresh install of Fedora Core 1. I seem to be having 3 main
problems:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=453410904-07032004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>1) when I run the
MythTV setup program, I answer yes to clearing out any preexisting information,
I get a screen with little swirly straw looking things on it, and it just sits
there, no text, no prompts, no processing, HD is idle, etc. I've let it
sit for quite a while and it never seems to end. It is my understanding
that there should be some setup menus here?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=453410904-07032004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>I am using matrox's
drivers for cloning the main display to the TV. I am running the main
display at 800x600 85Hz, secondary at 800x600 60Hz. The TV out appears to
be working fine, both my monitor and the TV I had to borrow from elsewhere in
the house show the same thing.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=453410904-07032004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>Any
ideas?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=453410904-07032004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>In my messages file,
I get an error from modprobe at bootup about "can't locate module
fb0".</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=453410904-07032004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>The only other
messages I see are from mythtv itself saying something to the effect
of</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>(mythtv) resolved
address "xml:................gconf......"</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>There are 3 of them
all relating to resolving address, and all 3 mention gconf.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=453410904-07032004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>I also get another
error during startup:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>modprobe: can't
locate module char-major-188</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>usually repeated 3
or more times.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=453410904-07032004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>2) Could never get
the remote to work. I am running lircd 0.7.0pre1. Previously I could
run irw and it jsut wouldn't recognize any button presses on the remote, now I
can't even run irw, I get connection refused, or other errors. I believe
it may be related to /dev/lirc and /dev/lircd, can someone tell me what their
devices look like?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=453410904-07032004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>c--------- root root
61, 0 /dev/lirc</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>srw-rw-rw- root
root /dev/lircd</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=453410904-07032004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>Sorry for the manual
types data here, I don't have much setup on this machine yet and have to switch
back and forth to type in relvent info.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=453410904-07032004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>syslog errors I see
when it fails are:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>lirc...... could not
open /dev/lirc</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=453410904-07032004>lirc.......default_init() no such
device</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=453410904-07032004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>at bootup, it seems
to recognize the device:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>lirc_i2c: chip found
at 0x18 (Hauppauge IR)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>lirc_dev:
............... sample rate: 10</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=453410904-07032004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>3) When I play video
back during testing, I see the video play back on the main CRT display, but not
on the cloned display?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>Using mplayer, I can
see the video in display 1, but on display 2, all I see is the window surround
with no video in it? I am using the drivers and mpgadesk tool from the
Matrox website.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=453410904-07032004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>
Any information would be greatly appreciated. After spending all day on
this, I'm running out of ideas.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=453410904-07032004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>
Thanks in advance,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453410904-07032004>
Jason</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>