1 | Index: mythtv-HOWTO.sgml |
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2 | =================================================================== |
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3 | --- mythtv-HOWTO.sgml (revision 25588) |
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4 | +++ mythtv-HOWTO.sgml (working copy) |
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5 | @@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ |
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6 | This HOWTO is for MythTV v0.23 |
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7 | |
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8 | Release notes for this version may be found in the MythTV Wiki at <WASURL |
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9 | -HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Release_Notes_-_0.23" |
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10 | -NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Release_Notes_-_0.23"> |
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11 | +HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mythtv.org/wiki/Release_Notes_-_0.23" |
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12 | +NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mythtv.org/wiki/Release_Notes_-_0.23"> |
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13 | |
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14 | <sect1>Books about MythTV |
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15 | <p>If you would like to purchase a book specifically about MythTV: |
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16 | @@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ |
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17 | relevant. It's also not a repository of feature requests; a feature request |
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18 | without an accompanying patch file to implement that feature will be quickly |
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19 | closed. There is a feature wishlist on the wiki at <WASURL |
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20 | -HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Feature_Wishlist" |
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21 | -NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Feature_Wishlist">. There is no |
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22 | +HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mythtv.org/wiki/Feature_Wishlist" |
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23 | +NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mythtv.org/wiki/Feature_Wishlist">. There is no |
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24 | guarantee that anything on the wishlist will ever get code written to |
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25 | implement it. |
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26 | |
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27 | @@ -437,8 +437,8 @@ |
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28 | listing; even if your specific card is not listed, it may be that the vendor |
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29 | is actually using a standard reference design and placing their own name on |
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30 | it. See the video4linux mailing list (<WASURL |
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31 | -HTTPEQ"https:slashslashlistman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list" |
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32 | -NAMEEQ"https:slashslashlistman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list">) for |
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33 | +HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashlistman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list" |
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34 | +NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashlistman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list">) for |
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35 | more information and for specific hardware questions. |
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36 | |
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37 | The most common inexpensive cards available use the Bt848, Bt878 or CX2388x |
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38 | @@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ |
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39 | |
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40 | When using subversion, there are some other choices that need to be made: |
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41 | <itemize> |
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42 | -<item>Do you want to run the stable release of MythTV? If yes, download from the "release-0-22-fixes" branch. |
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43 | +<item>Do you want to run the stable release of MythTV? If yes, download from the "release-0-23-fixes" branch. |
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44 | <item>Do you want to run the absolute latest developer code? If yes, you <em>must</em> |
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45 | join the <WASURL HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mythtv.org/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-commits/" |
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46 | NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mythtv.org/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-commits/"> and <WASURL |
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47 | @@ -942,8 +942,8 @@ |
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48 | skip XMLTV-related instructions), but you need <bf>wget</bf> version 1.9.1 |
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49 | or higher. |
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50 | |
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51 | -Get XMLTV from <WASURL HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashxmltv.sourceforge.net" |
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52 | -NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashxmltv.sourceforge.net">. Download the latest version (0.5.51). |
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53 | +Get XMLTV from <WASURL HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashsourceforge.net/projects/xmltv/files/" |
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54 | +NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashsourceforge.net/projects/xmltv/files/">. Download the latest version (0.5.51). |
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55 | |
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56 | <sect1>Configuring the Schedules Direct service <label id="ConfigureSD"> |
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57 | <p>Schedules Direct is a non-profit organization which has licensed |
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58 | @@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ |
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59 | strongly encouraged to use the release version. |
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60 | |
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61 | <tscreen><verb> |
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62 | -$ svn co ptth:slashslashsvn.mythtv.org/svn/branches/release-0-22-fixes/ mythtv-0.23 |
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63 | +$ svn co ptth:slashslashsvn.mythtv.org/svn/branches/release-0-23-fixes/ mythtv-0.23 |
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64 | $ cd mythtv-0.23 |
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65 | </verb></tscreen> |
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66 | |
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67 | @@ -1164,8 +1164,8 @@ |
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68 | <img src="stop.png"> |
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69 | <caption><bf>NOTE</bf>: It is good practice to set a root password for MySQL. |
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70 | Instructions for doing so can be found on MySQL's web site at <WASURL |
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71 | -HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mysql.com/doc/en/Security.html" |
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72 | -NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mysql.com/doc/en/Security.html">. |
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73 | +HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashdev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/default-privileges.html" |
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74 | +NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashdev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/default-privileges.html">. |
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75 | </caption> |
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76 | </figure> |
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77 | <sect2>Modifying access to the MySQL database for multiple systems <label |
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78 | @@ -4379,7 +4379,7 @@ |
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79 | <!-- Install instructions by Hary Wilke (harywilke at yahoo.com --> |
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80 | <p>MythGame can used as a frontend to start any emulator that your host OS |
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81 | runs. This is an example of how to set up xmame on Linux. |
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82 | -<WASURL HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mameworld.net/" NAMEEQ"HTTPCOLON//www.mameworld.net/"> is |
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83 | +<WASURL HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashmameworld.info/" NAMEEQ"HTTPCOLON//mameworld.info/"> is |
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84 | an excellent resource for all things mame. |
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85 | |
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86 | Installation overview: |
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87 | @@ -4402,17 +4402,18 @@ |
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88 | <sect1>Download and Install xmame |
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89 | <p><bf>NOTE</bf>: There may be pre-packaged versions of <bf>xmame</bf> |
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90 | available for your distribution. Check <WASURL |
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91 | -HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashx.mame.net/download.html" |
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92 | -NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashx.mame.net/download.html"> for the latest version. |
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93 | +HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashmamedev.org/release.html" |
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94 | +NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashmamedev.org/release.html"> for the latest version. |
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95 | +Also, see <WASURL HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashsdlmame.wallyweek.org/" |
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96 | +<NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashsdlmame.wallyweek.org/" |
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97 | |
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98 | Download the source to <bf>xmame</bf> from <WASURL |
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99 | -HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashx.mame.net/download/xmame-0.103.tar.bz2" |
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100 | -NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashx.mame.net/download/xmame-0.103.tar.bz2"> |
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101 | +HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashmamedev.org/release.html" |
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102 | +NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashmamedev.org/release.html"> |
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103 | |
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104 | <tscreen><verb> |
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105 | -$ wget ptth:slashslashx.mame.net/download/xmame-0.103.tar.bz2 |
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106 | -$ tar -xjf xmame-0.103.tar.bz2 |
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107 | -$ cd xmame-0.103 |
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108 | +$ tar -xjf filename_from_above |
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109 | +$ cd xmame-version |
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110 | </verb></tscreen> |
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111 | |
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112 | Edit the Makefile with your favorite editor. Adjust the options as required for your system. |
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113 | @@ -4469,8 +4470,8 @@ |
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114 | your ROM in the <tt>/usr/local/share/xmame/roms</tt> directory you created |
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115 | earlier. |
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116 | |
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117 | -<bf>NOTE</bf>: There are three public domain ROM sets available at |
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118 | -<WASURL HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mame.net/downmisc.html" NAMEEQ"HTTPCOLON//www.mame.net/downmisc.html"> |
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119 | +<bf>NOTE</bf>: There are public domain ROM sets available at |
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120 | +<WASURL HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashmamedev.org/roms/" NAMEEQ"HTTPCOLON//mamedev.org/roms/"> |
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121 | |
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122 | Launch <bf>xmame</bf> with your game of choice. In this example, we are using Gauntlet. |
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123 | <tscreen><verb> |
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124 | @@ -4498,14 +4499,13 @@ |
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125 | - <tt>catver.ini</tt> is a catalog of categories and versions of popular mame ROMs. |
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126 | <p>Useful for keeping large libraries of ROMs organized. |
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127 | |
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128 | -It may be downloaded from <WASURL HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.catver.com" |
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129 | -NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.catver.com"> or <WASURL HTTPEQ"HTTPCOLON//www.mameworld.net/catlist" |
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130 | -NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mameworld.net/catlist"> |
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131 | +It may be downloaded from <WASURL HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashcatlist.mameworld.info/" |
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132 | +NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashcatlist.mameworld.info/"> |
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133 | |
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134 | - Screenshots aka "snaps" |
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135 | <p>These may be downloaded from <WASURL |
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136 | -HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.classicgaming.com/mame32qa/" |
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137 | -NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.classicgaming.com/mame32qa/"> |
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138 | +HTTPEQptth:slashslashwww.mamechannel.it/pages/snaps.php" |
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139 | +NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mamechannel.it/pages/snaps.php"> |
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140 | |
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141 | Screenshots are displayed when you are browsing your ROMS in <bf>mythgame</bf>. |
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142 | Unzip and place them in <tt>/usr/local/share/xmame/snaps</tt> |
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143 | @@ -4516,8 +4516,8 @@ |
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144 | This file fills in a bit of background about each ROM. |
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145 | |
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146 | - <tt>hiscore.dat</tt> |
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147 | -<p>Download from <WASURL HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mameworld.net/highscore/" |
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148 | -NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mameworld.net/highscore/"> |
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149 | +<p>Download from <WASURL HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashhighscore.mameworld.info/" |
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150 | +NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashhighscore.mameworld.info/"> |
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151 | |
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152 | - Cheats |
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153 | <p>Download from <WASURL HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashcheat.retrogames.com/" |
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155 | <p><bf>urpmi</bf> is the simplest tool for installation of packages from the |
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156 | command line. The difficult part is the configuration, but this has been |
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157 | made easier at the following website: <WASURL |
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158 | -HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashaddmedia.linuxfornewbies.org/" |
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159 | -NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashaddmedia.linuxfornewbies.org/"> The website will allow |
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160 | -you to choose a mirror site and then present the command-line configuration |
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161 | -text for that mirror. You will most likely need to add a "Contrib" mirror |
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162 | -to your setup. Once you have done that, you can proceed. If <bf>urpmi</bf> |
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163 | -prompts you about other modules that need to be installed to satisfy |
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164 | -dependencies, say "Yes". |
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165 | +HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwiki.mandriva.com/en/urpmi" |
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166 | +NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwiki.mandriva.com/en/urpmi"> |
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167 | |
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168 | <tscreen><verb> |
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169 | # urpmi libmad0 libmad0-devel libflac4 libflac4-devel libcdaudio1 cdparanoia |
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170 | @@ -5338,7 +5333,7 @@ |
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171 | <p>If mythfilldatabase suddenly appears to be failing, there are at least |
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172 | two things to check. |
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173 | |
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174 | -First, if you are in North America, ensure that your DataDirect subscription |
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175 | +First, if you are in North America, ensure that your Schedules Direct subscription |
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176 | is still valid, otherwise, check to see what version of XMLTV you're |
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177 | running and that it's the latest version. |
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178 | |
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180 | actually due to the tuner on the video capture device being mis-detected. |
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181 | You must manually specify the tuner type in your <tt>/etc/modules.conf</tt>. |
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182 | See the video4linux mailing list (<WASURL |
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183 | -HTTPEQ"https:slashslashlistman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list" |
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184 | -NAMEEQ"https:slashslashlistman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list">) for |
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185 | +HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashlistman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list" |
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186 | +NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashlistman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list">) for |
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187 | more information. |
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188 | |
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189 | <sect2>Mythweb is showing a db_open error when I connect to it |
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190 | @@ -5673,9 +5668,9 @@ |
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191 | peak times when more than 100% of the available CPU would be needed to |
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192 | process all of the frames. |
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193 | |
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194 | -If you'd like to read more on this, go to the vcdhelp website at <WASURL |
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195 | -HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.vcdhelp.com/forum/userguides/94382.php" |
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196 | -NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.vcdhelp.com/forum/userguides/94382.php">. |
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197 | +If you'd like to read more on this, go to the VideoHelp website at <WASURL |
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198 | +HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashforum.videohelp.com/threads/43902-Simply-FAQ-for-video-resolutions" |
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199 | +NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashforum.videohelp.com/threads/43902-Simply-FAQ-for-video-resolutions">. |
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200 | |
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201 | <sect1>MythTV GUI and X Display Sizes |
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202 | <p>MythTV is designed to be run as dedicated full screen TV application |
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203 | @@ -5904,8 +5899,8 @@ |
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204 | is used to turn off file attribute caching. Attribute caching for a shared |
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205 | media point causes problems; you always want to see the latest state of the |
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206 | directory and files. See <WASURL |
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207 | -HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Optimizing_Performance" |
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208 | -NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Optimizing_Performance"> for |
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209 | +HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mythtv.org/wiki/Optimizing_Performance" |
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210 | +NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mythtv.org/wiki/Optimizing_Performance"> for |
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211 | additional information regarding performance optimization. |
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212 | |
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213 | <sect1>Automatically starting mythfrontend at system boot time |
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214 | @@ -6255,8 +6250,8 @@ |
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215 | <em>to</em> this format because it will produce larger files than MPEG-4 and |
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216 | the recording will take <em>more</em> CPU power to play back. The MPEG-4 |
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217 | settings are described in the documentation for the <bf>ffmpeg</bf> project |
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218 | -at <WASURL HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashffmpeg.sourceforge.net/ffmpeg-doc.html" |
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219 | -NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashffmpeg.sourceforge.net/ffmpeg-doc.html">. It's a matter of |
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220 | +at <WASURL HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-doc.html" |
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221 | +NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-doc.html">. It's a matter of |
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222 | trial and error to discover which settings achieve a good compromise between |
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223 | size and quality. |
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224 | |
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225 | @@ -6461,6 +6456,7 @@ |
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226 | Lower case = seen |
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227 | |
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228 | Upper Case = seen & good |
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229 | +<!-- For 0.24, add: <item>t/F/T = Tune : Tuning status (pending/failed/tuned) --> |
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230 | <itemize> |
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231 | <item>l/L = Lock : This could be seen by PVR-250/BTTV users |
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232 | <item>a/A = PAT : Any recording transmitted in MPEG |
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233 | @@ -6473,8 +6469,8 @@ |
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234 | <sect1>What is the difference between the various Hauppauge PVR models? |
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235 | <p>This is covered in the hardware section, and extensively covered on the |
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236 | Hauppauge website. (<WASURL |
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237 | -HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.hauppauge.com/pages/compare_pvr.html" |
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238 | -NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.hauppauge.com/pages/compare_pvr.html">) Please check the |
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239 | +HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.hauppauge.com/site/compare/compare_pvr.html" |
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240 | +NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.hauppauge.com/site/compare/compare_pvr.html">) Please check the |
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241 | Hauppauge website for the most accurate information. |
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242 | |
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243 | A PVR-150 comes in a number of versions: |
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244 | @@ -6599,9 +6595,12 @@ |
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245 | than others and, for multi-gigabyte MythTV video files, these differences |
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246 | can be significant. |
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247 | |
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248 | -Fortunately, there are published tests (<WASURL |
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249 | -HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashaurora.zemris.fer.hr/filesystems/big.html" |
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250 | -NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashaurora.zemris.fer.hr/filesystems/big.html">) that provide |
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251 | +Although done in 2006, there are published tests (<WASURL |
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252 | +HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.debian-administration.org/articles/388" |
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253 | +NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.debian-administration.org/articles/388"> and <WASURL |
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254 | +HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashlinuxgazette.net/122/TWDT.html#piszcz" |
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255 | +NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashlinuxgazette.net/122/TWDT.html#piszcz"> |
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256 | +) that provide |
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257 | insight into filesystem performance under conditions relevant to MythTV |
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258 | usage. In addition, some limited testing (archived at <WASURL |
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259 | HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/52672" |
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260 | @@ -6660,10 +6659,8 @@ |
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261 | later released as open source. While not a part of the default RedHat Linux |
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262 | 9 or Fedora Core installation (although it is a part of Mandriva and Fedora |
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263 | Core 2+), it can be easily installed via ATrpms. XFS provides deletion |
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264 | -speeds for large files only slightly slower than JFS. According to the test |
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265 | -results shown at (<WASURL |
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266 | -HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashaurora.zemris.fer.hr/filesystems/big.html" |
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267 | -NAMEEQ"HTTPCOLONslashslashaurora.zemris.fer.hr/filesystems/big.html">), XFS provide |
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268 | +speeds for large files only slightly slower than JFS. |
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269 | +XFS file systems provide |
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270 | higher I/O rates than JFS, albeit at a higher CPU loading. This may cause |
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271 | issues if you do not have the spare CPU capacity to handle XFS, potentially |
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272 | leading to dropped frames. |
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