Ticket #8749: mythtv-HOWTO.sgml

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1Index: mythtv-HOWTO.sgml
2===================================================================
3--- mythtv-HOWTO.sgml   (revision 25588)
4+++ mythtv-HOWTO.sgml   (working copy)
5@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@
6 This HOWTO is for MythTV v0.23
7 
8 Release notes for this version may be found in the MythTV Wiki at <WASURL
9-HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Release_Notes_-_0.23"
10-NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Release_Notes_-_0.23">
11+HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mythtv.org/wiki/Release_Notes_-_0.23"
12+NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mythtv.org/wiki/Release_Notes_-_0.23">
13 
14 <sect1>Books about MythTV
15 <p>If you would like to purchase a book specifically about MythTV:
16@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@
17 relevant.  It's also not a repository of feature requests; a feature request
18 without an accompanying patch file to implement that feature will be quickly
19 closed.  There is a feature wishlist on the wiki at <WASURL
20-HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Feature_Wishlist"
21-NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Feature_Wishlist">.  There is no
22+HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mythtv.org/wiki/Feature_Wishlist"
23+NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mythtv.org/wiki/Feature_Wishlist">.  There is no
24 guarantee that anything on the wishlist will ever get code written to
25 implement it.
26 
27@@ -437,8 +437,8 @@
28 listing; even if your specific card is not listed, it may be that the vendor
29 is actually using a standard reference design and placing their own name on
30 it.  See the video4linux mailing list (<WASURL
31-HTTPEQ"https:slashslashlistman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list"
32-NAMEEQ"https:slashslashlistman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list">) for
33+HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashlistman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list"
34+NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashlistman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list">) for
35 more information and for specific hardware questions.
36 
37 The most common inexpensive cards available use the Bt848, Bt878 or CX2388x
38@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@
39 
40 When using subversion, there are some other choices that need to be made:
41 <itemize>
42-<item>Do you want to run the stable release of MythTV?  If yes, download from the "release-0-22-fixes" branch.
43+<item>Do you want to run the stable release of MythTV?  If yes, download from the "release-0-23-fixes" branch.
44 <item>Do you want to run the absolute latest developer code?  If yes, you <em>must</em>
45 join the <WASURL HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mythtv.org/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-commits/"
46 NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mythtv.org/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-commits/"> and <WASURL
47@@ -942,8 +942,8 @@
48 skip XMLTV-related instructions), but you need <bf>wget</bf> version 1.9.1
49 or higher.
50 
51-Get XMLTV from <WASURL HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashxmltv.sourceforge.net"
52-NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashxmltv.sourceforge.net">.  Download the latest version (0.5.51).
53+Get XMLTV from <WASURL HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashsourceforge.net/projects/xmltv/files/"
54+NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashsourceforge.net/projects/xmltv/files/">.  Download the latest version (0.5.51).
55 
56 <sect1>Configuring the Schedules Direct service <label id="ConfigureSD">
57 <p>Schedules Direct is a non-profit organization which has licensed
58@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@
59 strongly encouraged to use the release version.
60 
61 <tscreen><verb>
62-$ svn co ptth:slashslashsvn.mythtv.org/svn/branches/release-0-22-fixes/ mythtv-0.23
63+$ svn co ptth:slashslashsvn.mythtv.org/svn/branches/release-0-23-fixes/ mythtv-0.23
64 $ cd mythtv-0.23
65 </verb></tscreen>
66 
67@@ -1164,8 +1164,8 @@
68 <img src="stop.png">
69 <caption><bf>NOTE</bf>: It is good practice to set a root password for MySQL.
70 Instructions for doing so can be found on MySQL's web site at <WASURL
71-HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mysql.com/doc/en/Security.html"
72-NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mysql.com/doc/en/Security.html">.
73+HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashdev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/default-privileges.html"
74+NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashdev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/default-privileges.html">.
75 </caption>
76 </figure>
77 <sect2>Modifying access to the MySQL database for multiple systems <label
78@@ -4379,7 +4379,7 @@
79 <!-- Install instructions by Hary Wilke (harywilke at yahoo.com -->
80 <p>MythGame can used as a frontend to start any emulator that your host OS
81 runs. This is an example of how to set up xmame on Linux.
82-<WASURL HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mameworld.net/" NAMEEQ"HTTPCOLON//www.mameworld.net/"> is
83+<WASURL HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashmameworld.info/" NAMEEQ"HTTPCOLON//mameworld.info/"> is
84 an excellent resource for all things mame.
85 
86 Installation overview:
87@@ -4402,17 +4402,18 @@
88 <sect1>Download and Install xmame
89 <p><bf>NOTE</bf>:  There may be pre-packaged versions of <bf>xmame</bf>
90 available for your distribution.  Check <WASURL
91-HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashx.mame.net/download.html"
92-NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashx.mame.net/download.html"> for the latest version.
93+HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashmamedev.org/release.html"
94+NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashmamedev.org/release.html"> for the latest version.
95+Also, see <WASURL HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashsdlmame.wallyweek.org/"
96+<NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashsdlmame.wallyweek.org/"
97 
98 Download the source to <bf>xmame</bf> from <WASURL
99-HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashx.mame.net/download/xmame-0.103.tar.bz2"
100-NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashx.mame.net/download/xmame-0.103.tar.bz2">
101+HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashmamedev.org/release.html"
102+NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashmamedev.org/release.html">
103 
104 <tscreen><verb>
105-$ wget ptth:slashslashx.mame.net/download/xmame-0.103.tar.bz2
106-$ tar -xjf xmame-0.103.tar.bz2
107-$ cd xmame-0.103
108+$ tar -xjf filename_from_above
109+$ cd xmame-version
110 </verb></tscreen>
111 
112 Edit the Makefile with your favorite editor.  Adjust the options as required for your system.
113@@ -4469,8 +4470,8 @@
114 your ROM in the <tt>/usr/local/share/xmame/roms</tt> directory you created
115 earlier.
116 
117-<bf>NOTE</bf>: There are three public domain ROM sets available at
118-<WASURL HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mame.net/downmisc.html" NAMEEQ"HTTPCOLON//www.mame.net/downmisc.html">
119+<bf>NOTE</bf>: There are public domain ROM sets available at
120+<WASURL HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashmamedev.org/roms/" NAMEEQ"HTTPCOLON//mamedev.org/roms/">
121 
122 Launch <bf>xmame</bf> with your game of choice.  In this example, we are using Gauntlet.
123 <tscreen><verb>
124@@ -4498,14 +4499,13 @@
125 - <tt>catver.ini</tt> is a catalog of categories and versions of popular mame ROMs.
126 <p>Useful for keeping large libraries of ROMs organized.
127 
128-It may be downloaded from <WASURL HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.catver.com"
129-NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.catver.com"> or <WASURL HTTPEQ"HTTPCOLON//www.mameworld.net/catlist"
130-NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mameworld.net/catlist">
131+It may be downloaded from <WASURL HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashcatlist.mameworld.info/"
132+NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashcatlist.mameworld.info/">
133 
134 - Screenshots aka "snaps"
135 <p>These may be downloaded from <WASURL
136-HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.classicgaming.com/mame32qa/"
137-NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.classicgaming.com/mame32qa/">
138+HTTPEQptth:slashslashwww.mamechannel.it/pages/snaps.php"
139+NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mamechannel.it/pages/snaps.php">
140 
141 Screenshots are displayed when you are browsing your ROMS in <bf>mythgame</bf>.
142 Unzip and place them in <tt>/usr/local/share/xmame/snaps</tt>
143@@ -4516,8 +4516,8 @@
144 This file fills in a bit of background about each ROM.
145 
146 - <tt>hiscore.dat</tt>
147-<p>Download from <WASURL HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mameworld.net/highscore/"
148-NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mameworld.net/highscore/">
149+<p>Download from <WASURL HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashhighscore.mameworld.info/"
150+NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashhighscore.mameworld.info/">
151 
152 - Cheats
153 <p>Download from <WASURL HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashcheat.retrogames.com/"
154@@ -4675,13 +4675,8 @@
155 <p><bf>urpmi</bf> is the simplest tool for installation of packages from the
156 command line.  The difficult part is the configuration, but this has been
157 made easier at the following website: <WASURL
158-HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashaddmedia.linuxfornewbies.org/"
159-NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashaddmedia.linuxfornewbies.org/"> The website will allow
160-you to choose a mirror site and then present the command-line configuration
161-text for that mirror.  You will most likely need to add a "Contrib" mirror
162-to your setup.  Once you have done that, you can proceed.  If <bf>urpmi</bf>
163-prompts you about other modules that need to be installed to satisfy
164-dependencies, say "Yes".
165+HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwiki.mandriva.com/en/urpmi"
166+NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwiki.mandriva.com/en/urpmi">
167 
168 <tscreen><verb>
169 # urpmi libmad0 libmad0-devel libflac4 libflac4-devel libcdaudio1 cdparanoia
170@@ -5338,7 +5333,7 @@
171 <p>If mythfilldatabase suddenly appears to be failing, there are at least
172 two things to check.
173 
174-First, if you are in North America, ensure that your DataDirect subscription
175+First, if you are in North America, ensure that your Schedules Direct subscription
176 is still valid, otherwise, check to see what version of XMLTV you're
177 running and that it's the latest version.
178 
179@@ -5491,8 +5486,8 @@
180 actually due to the tuner on the video capture device being mis-detected.
181 You must manually specify the tuner type in your <tt>/etc/modules.conf</tt>.
182 See the video4linux mailing list (<WASURL
183-HTTPEQ"https:slashslashlistman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list"
184-NAMEEQ"https:slashslashlistman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list">) for
185+HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashlistman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list"
186+NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashlistman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list">) for
187 more information.
188 
189 <sect2>Mythweb is showing a db_open error when I connect to it
190@@ -5673,9 +5668,9 @@
191 peak times when more than 100% of the available CPU would be needed to
192 process all of the frames.
193 
194-If you'd like to read more on this, go to the vcdhelp website at <WASURL
195-HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.vcdhelp.com/forum/userguides/94382.php"
196-NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.vcdhelp.com/forum/userguides/94382.php">.
197+If you'd like to read more on this, go to the VideoHelp website at <WASURL
198+HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashforum.videohelp.com/threads/43902-Simply-FAQ-for-video-resolutions"
199+NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashforum.videohelp.com/threads/43902-Simply-FAQ-for-video-resolutions">.
200 
201 <sect1>MythTV GUI and X Display Sizes
202 <p>MythTV is designed to be run as dedicated full screen TV application
203@@ -5904,8 +5899,8 @@
204 is used to turn off file attribute caching.  Attribute caching for a shared
205 media point causes problems; you always want to see the latest state of the
206 directory and files.  See <WASURL
207-HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Optimizing_Performance"
208-NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Optimizing_Performance"> for
209+HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mythtv.org/wiki/Optimizing_Performance"
210+NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.mythtv.org/wiki/Optimizing_Performance"> for
211 additional information regarding performance optimization.
212 
213 <sect1>Automatically starting mythfrontend at system boot time
214@@ -6255,8 +6250,8 @@
215 <em>to</em> this format because it will produce larger files than MPEG-4 and
216 the recording will take <em>more</em> CPU power to play back.  The MPEG-4
217 settings are described in the documentation for the <bf>ffmpeg</bf> project
218-at <WASURL HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashffmpeg.sourceforge.net/ffmpeg-doc.html"
219-NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashffmpeg.sourceforge.net/ffmpeg-doc.html">.  It's a matter of
220+at <WASURL HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-doc.html"
221+NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-doc.html">.  It's a matter of
222 trial and error to discover which settings achieve a good compromise between
223 size and quality.
224 
225@@ -6461,6 +6456,7 @@
226 Lower case = seen
227 
228 Upper Case = seen & good
229+<!-- For 0.24, add: <item>t/F/T = Tune  : Tuning status (pending/failed/tuned) -->
230 <itemize>
231 <item>l/L = Lock  : This could be seen by PVR-250/BTTV users
232 <item>a/A = PAT   : Any recording transmitted in MPEG
233@@ -6473,8 +6469,8 @@
234 <sect1>What is the difference between the various Hauppauge PVR models?
235 <p>This is covered in the hardware section, and extensively covered on the
236 Hauppauge website.  (<WASURL
237-HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.hauppauge.com/pages/compare_pvr.html"
238-NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.hauppauge.com/pages/compare_pvr.html">) Please check the
239+HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.hauppauge.com/site/compare/compare_pvr.html"
240+NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.hauppauge.com/site/compare/compare_pvr.html">) Please check the
241 Hauppauge website for the most accurate information.
242 
243 A PVR-150 comes in a number of versions:
244@@ -6599,9 +6595,12 @@
245 than others and, for multi-gigabyte MythTV video files, these differences
246 can be significant.
247 
248-Fortunately, there are published tests (<WASURL
249-HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashaurora.zemris.fer.hr/filesystems/big.html"
250-NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashaurora.zemris.fer.hr/filesystems/big.html">) that provide
251+Although done in 2006, there are published tests (<WASURL
252+HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.debian-administration.org/articles/388"
253+NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.debian-administration.org/articles/388"> and <WASURL
254+HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashlinuxgazette.net/122/TWDT.html#piszcz"
255+NAMEEQ"ptth:slashslashlinuxgazette.net/122/TWDT.html#piszcz">
256+) that provide
257 insight into filesystem performance under conditions relevant to MythTV
258 usage.  In addition, some limited testing (archived at <WASURL
259 HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashwww.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/52672"
260@@ -6660,10 +6659,8 @@
261 later released as open source.  While not a part of the default RedHat Linux
262 9 or Fedora Core installation (although it is a part of Mandriva and Fedora
263 Core 2+), it can be easily installed via ATrpms.  XFS provides deletion
264-speeds for large files only slightly slower than JFS.  According to the test
265-results shown at (<WASURL
266-HTTPEQ"ptth:slashslashaurora.zemris.fer.hr/filesystems/big.html"
267-NAMEEQ"HTTPCOLONslashslashaurora.zemris.fer.hr/filesystems/big.html">), XFS provide
268+speeds for large files only slightly slower than JFS.
269+XFS file systems provide
270 higher I/O rates than JFS, albeit at a higher CPU loading.  This may cause
271 issues if you do not have the spare CPU capacity to handle XFS, potentially
272 leading to dropped frames.