Still the same problem.

I think it might have to do with the access time for the video files. Maybe there is some kind of time-out being reached.
The video files are on the server on a software raid (5) array, and there are over 4,000 of them.
If I log into the orbiter and access the files from the command line (using a command like "du"), then afterwards I can retrieve the video list successfully.

Anyway, I have a work around now. I'll see if I can get any further with this.

Hmmm, there seems to be a dependency on libvdpau1 >= 0.2 for the mythtv and xine packages, but libvdpau is not in the sources list on my core (which still has it's default sources list from the alpha install).

It's not really a problem to get libvdpau from the avenard repository, but as I understood it the avenard repository is separate from the official linuxmce repository. Am I correct or is my sources.list out of date?

Other than that all the updates have installed on my core. I'll upgrade my MD later this week.

Oh, and I agree with phenigma: Congratulations on the Beta2, and thanks for your hard work!

Hello,

For some reason my Orbiter crashes when I select Media - Video.
The problem already occurred intermittently in the past, but recently I haven't been able to open the list of videos at all.

My experience was that this crash only occurs after my media director has rebooted. If I select Media - Video and it works, then it will stay working, otherwise it will crash immediately. Unfortunately, the last few days it always crashed

I suspect it may have to do with the number of video files that I have, since that is the only thing that (I think) has changed.
Because I have not yet tagged all my videos I always switched to the Filename sort order. That may explain why subsequent openings of the video list always succeeded; because of the directory structure there wouldn't be too many files in it at once.

Anyway, I don't have any problems with Media - Audio, that one always works.

I checked the logging files, but I'm not experienced enough in LinuxMCE yet to make much of them. I included the sections I think are relevant below.

The LaunchOrbiter.sh.log on the media director:

Code:

========== NEW LOG SECTION ==========
1 11/23/09 19:56:54 51 (spawning-device) Starting... 1
1 11/23/09 19:56:55 51 (spawning-device) Found /usr/pluto/bin/LaunchOrbiter.sh
05 11/23/09 19:57:00.128 will overwrite wm window id // void X11wrapper::Assign_WmWindow(Window) <0xb56ffb90>
05 11/23/09 19:57:00.153 Using masked UI? YES <0xb56ffb90>
01 11/23/09 19:57:01.896 qqq Pixmap_Create 0,0,1280,720 transparent (reset), wmwindow 0xa0000e <0xb6052b90>
05 11/23/09 19:57:01.927 Creating child 52 <0xb60936e0>
05 11/23/09 19:57:02.087 Creating child 54 <0xb60936e0>
05 11/23/09 19:57:02.152 Creating child 55 <0xb60936e0>
05 11/23/09 19:57:02.225 Creating child 56 <0xb60936e0>
05 11/23/09 19:57:02.289 Creating child 57 <0xb60936e0>
05 11/23/09 19:57:04.652 FocusOut! <0xb60936e0>
05 11/23/09 19:57:05.063 FocusIn! <0xb60936e0>
05 11/23/09 19:57:05.292 FocusOut! <0xb60936e0>
01 11/23/09 19:57:40.563 Socket::ReceiveData-a 0xb570b938 failed ret 0 <0xb424bb90>
05 11/23/09 19:57:40.563 Socket::ReceiveString2 ReceiveData failed m_Socket: -1 Event Dev #51 <0xb424bb90>
05 11/23/09 19:57:40.563 Socket::SendReceiveMessage didn't get valid response ReceiveData failed <0xb424bb90>
05 11/23/09 19:57:40.563 InternalSendCommand cannot send with return message.  type 1 id 35 to 6 Going to quit <0xb424bb90>
05 11/23/09 19:57:40.563 Orbiter reloading... <0xb424bb90>
05 11/23/09 19:57:40.563 Orbiter quiting... <0xb424bb90>
05 11/23/09 19:57:40.563 Socket::SendData socket is invalid <0xb424bb90>
05 11/23/09 19:57:40.563 Socket::SendMessage *failed to send* type 7 id 0 from 51 to 52 <0xb424bb90>
05 11/23/09 19:57:40.564 Socket::SendData socket is invalid <0xb424bb90>
05 11/23/09 19:57:40.564 Socket::SendMessage *failed to send* type 7 id 0 from 51 to 54 <0xb424bb90>
05 11/23/09 19:57:40.564 Socket::SendData socket is invalid <0xb424bb90>
05 11/23/09 19:57:40.564 Socket::SendMessage *failed to send* type 7 id 0 from 51 to 55 <0xb424bb90>
05 11/23/09 19:57:40.564 Socket::SendData socket is invalid <0xb424bb90>
05 11/23/09 19:57:40.564 Socket::SendMessage *failed to send* type 7 id 0 from 51 to 56 <0xb424bb90>
05 11/23/09 19:57:40.564 Socket::SendData socket is invalid <0xb424bb90>
05 11/23/09 19:57:40.564 Socket::SendMessage *failed to send* type 7 id 0 from 51 to 57 <0xb424bb90>
05 11/23/09 19:57:40.564 Got an on quit.  Pushing an event into SDL <0xb424bb90>
05 11/23/09 19:57:40.564 Got an on quit.  Pushing an event into SDL <0xb424bb90>
05 11/23/09 19:57:40.564 Populate datagrid: 63 failed <0xb424bb90>
05 11/23/09 19:57:40.791 XRecordExtensionHandler::recordingThreadMainFunction(): pDisplay_ControlConnection=159222696, pDisplay_DataConnection=159235296 ->Closing <0xb09fdb90>
05 11/23/09 19:57:40.792 XRecordExtensionHandler::recordingThreadMainFunction(): pDisplay_ControlConnection=159222696, pDisplay_DataConnection=159235296 ->Closed <0xb09fdb90>
05 11/23/09 19:57:45.345 Socket::SendData socket is invalid <0xb60936e0>
05 11/23/09 19:57:45.345 Socket::SendMessage *failed to send* type 1 id 255 from 51 to 9 <0xb60936e0>
05 11/23/09 19:57:45.345 InternalSendCommand cannot send with return message.  type 1 id 255 to 9 Going to quit <0xb60936e0>
05 11/23/09 19:57:45.345 Orbiter reloading... <0xb60936e0>
05 11/23/09 19:57:45.345 Orbiter quiting... <0xb60936e0>
05 11/23/09 19:57:45.345 Socket::SendData socket is invalid <0xb60936e0>
05 11/23/09 19:57:45.345 Socket::SendMessage *failed to send* type 7 id 0 from 51 to 52 <0xb60936e0>
05 11/23/09 19:57:45.345 Socket::SendData socket is invalid <0xb60936e0>
05 11/23/09 19:57:45.345 Socket::SendMessage *failed to send* type 7 id 0 from 51 to 54 <0xb60936e0>
05 11/23/09 19:57:45.345 Socket::SendData socket is invalid <0xb60936e0>
05 11/23/09 19:57:45.345 Socket::SendMessage *failed to send* type 7 id 0 from 51 to 55 <0xb60936e0>
05 11/23/09 19:57:45.345 Socket::SendData socket is invalid <0xb60936e0>
05 11/23/09 19:57:45.346 Socket::SendMessage *failed to send* type 7 id 0 from 51 to 56 <0xb60936e0>
05 11/23/09 19:57:45.346 Socket::SendData socket is invalid <0xb60936e0>
05 11/23/09 19:57:45.346 Socket::SendMessage *failed to send* type 7 id 0 from 51 to 57 <0xb60936e0>
05 11/23/09 19:57:45.346 Got an on quit.  Pushing an event into SDL <0xb60936e0>
05 11/23/09 19:57:45.346 Got an on quit.  Pushing an event into SDL <0xb60936e0>
05 11/23/09 19:57:45.830 void ClientSocket::Disconnect() on this socket: 0x972b450 (m_Socket: 16) <0xb60936e0>
Return code: 2
2 11/23/09 19:57:45 51 (spawning-device) Device requests restart... count=1/50 dev=51
Mon Nov 23 19:57:46 CET 2009 Restart

The DCERouter.log:

Code:

08      11/23/09 19:57:20.531           Received Message from 118 (ESC[36;1mmce_usb2 / Living RoomESC[0m) to 51 (ESC[36;1mOnScreen
 Orbiter / Living RoomESC[0m), type 1 id 190 Command:ESC[35;1mEnter/GoESC[0m, retry none, parameters: <0x84240b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:20.550           Received Message from 51 (ESC[36;1mOnScreen Orbiter / Living RoomESC[0m) to 118 (ESC[36;1m
mce_usb2 / Living RoomESC[0m), type 1 id 687 Command:ESC[35;1mSet Screen TypeESC[0m, retry none, parameters: <0x7fa37b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:20.550             Parameter 48(Value): 66 <0x7fa37b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:20.562           Received Message from 51 (ESC[36;1mOnScreen Orbiter / Living RoomESC[0m) to 6 (ESC[36;1mDa
tagrid Plug-in / Living RoomESC[0m), type 1 id 35 Command:ESC[35;1mPopulate DatagridESC[0m, retry none, parameters: <0x779d9b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:20.562             Parameter 4(PK_Variable): 0 <0x779d9b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:20.562             Parameter 5(Value To Assign):  <0x779d9b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:20.562             Parameter 10(ID): 2 <0x779d9b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:20.562             Parameter 15(DataGrid ID): MediaFile_51 <0x779d9b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:20.563             Parameter 38(PK_DataGrid): 63 <0x779d9b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:20.563             Parameter 39(Options): 5||||1,2|0|13|0 | 2 | <0x779d9b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:20.563             Parameter 40(IsSuccessful): 1 <0x779d9b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:20.563             Parameter 44(PK_DeviceTemplate): 0 <0x779d9b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:20.563             Parameter 60(Width): 1 <0x779d9b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:20.563             Parameter 61(Height): 20 <0x779d9b90>
05      11/23/09 19:57:20.563           ESC[33;1mMediaBrowser parms: mediatype 5, submediatype , fileformat , attribute_genres , sources 1,2, users_private 0, attributetype_sort 13, users 0, last_viewed 2, pk_attribute ESC[0m <0x95a63b90>
05      11/23/09 19:57:20.590           ESC[33;1mPopulateFileBrowserInfoForFile : attrtype_sort 13,  subdir 0ESC[0m <0x95a63b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:35.692           Received Message from 15 (ESC[36;1mApp Server / Closet/Storage SpaceESC[0m) to 15 (ESC[36;1mApp Server / Closet/Storage SpaceESC[0m), type 1 id 812 Command:ESC[35;1mApplication ExitedESC[0m, retry none, parameters: <0xa6a85b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:35.692             Parameter 227(PID): 23331 <0xa6a85b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:35.692             Parameter 228(Exit Code): 0 <0xa6a85b90>
05      11/23/09 19:57:45.824           ESC[33;1mSocket::ReceiveData 0xa75af00 failed, bytes left 0 start: 1450000 1: 0 1b: 0 2: 0 2b: 0 m_Socket: 130 Incoming_Conn Socket 130 192.168.80.2EVENT 51 T=8 Event #51ESC[0m <0x7fa37b90>
05      11/23/09 19:57:45.824           ESC[33;1mSocket::ReceiveString2 ReceiveData failed m_Socket: -1 Incoming_Conn Socket 130 192.168.80.2EVENT 51 T=8 Event #51ESC[0m <0x7fa37b90>
05      11/23/09 19:57:45.824           ESC[33;1mTCPIP: Closing connection to 51 (Router Dev #0) 0xa75af00 m_Socket: -1ESC[0m <0x7fa37b90>
05      11/23/09 19:57:45.824           ESC[33;1mRouter::RemoveAndDeleteSocket 0xa75af00 51ESC[0m <0x7fa37b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:45.947           Received Message from 15 (ESC[36;1mApp Server / Closet/Storage SpaceESC[0m) to 15 (ESC[36;1mApp Server / Closet/Storage SpaceESC[0m), type 1 id 812 Command:ESC[35;1mApplication ExitedESC[0m, retry none, parameters: <0xa6a85b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:45.947             Parameter 227(PID): 23316 <0xa6a85b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:45.947             Parameter 228(Exit Code): 0 <0xa6a85b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:50.001           Received Message from 9 (ESC[36;1mOrbiter Plug-in / Living RoomESC[0m) to 15 (ESC[36;1mApp Server / Closet/Storage SpaceESC[0m), type 1 id 67 Command:ESC[35;1mSpawn ApplicationESC[0m, retry retry, parameters: <0xac290b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:50.001             Parameter 13(Filename): /usr/pluto/bin/flickr.pl <0xac290b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:50.001             Parameter 50(Name): screen_saver_flickr.pl <0xac290b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:50.001             Parameter 51(Arguments): 100  1000    700      <0xac290b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:50.001             Parameter 94(SendOnFailure):  <0xac290b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:50.001             Parameter 95(SendOnSuccess):  <0xac290b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:50.001             Parameter 115(Show logo): 0 <0xac290b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:50.001             Parameter 120(Retransmit): 0 <0xac290b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:50.001             Parameter 126(Exclusive): 0 <0xac290b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:50.001             Parameter 241(Detach): 0 <0xac290b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:50.004           Received Message from 9 (ESC[36;1mOrbiter Plug-in / Living RoomESC[0m) to 15 (ESC[36;1mApp Server / Closet/Storage SpaceESC[0m), type 1 id 67 Command:ESC[35;1mSpawn ApplicationESC[0m, retry retry, parameters: <0xac290b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:50.004             Parameter 13(Filename): /usr/pluto/bin/getxmls <0xac290b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:50.004             Parameter 50(Name): getxmls <0xac290b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:50.004             Parameter 51(Arguments):  <0xac290b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:50.004             Parameter 94(SendOnFailure):  <0xac290b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:50.004             Parameter 95(SendOnSuccess):  <0xac290b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:50.004             Parameter 115(Show logo): 0 <0xac290b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:50.004             Parameter 120(Retransmit): 0 <0xac290b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:50.004             Parameter 126(Exclusive): 0 <0xac290b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:50.004             Parameter 241(Detach): 0 <0xac290b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:50.242           Received Message from 15 (ESC[36;1mApp Server / Closet/Storage SpaceESC[0m) to 15 (ESC[36;1mApp Server / Closet/Storage SpaceESC[0m), type 1 id 812 Command:ESC[35;1mApplication ExitedESC[0m, retry none, parameters: <0xa6a85b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:50.242             Parameter 227(PID): 23713 <0xa6a85b90>
08      11/23/09 19:57:50.242             Parameter 228(Exit Code): 0 <0xa6a85b90>
01      11/23/09 19:57:50.586           ESC[31;1mSocket::ReceiveData-a 0xa715438 failed ret 0ESC[0m <0x779d9b90>
05      11/23/09 19:57:50.597           ESC[33;1mSocket::ReceiveString2 ReceiveData failed m_Socket: -1 Incoming_Conn Socket 97 127.0.0.1 dev 6ESC[0m <0x779d9b90>
01      11/23/09 19:57:50.597           ESC[31;1mSocket 0xa715438 failure waiting for response to message from device 6 type 1 id 35ESC[0m <0x779d9b90>
01      11/23/09 19:57:50.597           ESC[31;1mPlugin 6 stopped respondingESC[0m <0x779d9b90>
05      11/23/09 19:57:50.597           ESC[33;1mSender: 51 sent message type: 1 ID: 35 and expected a message reply from 6ESC[0m <0x779d9b90>
05      11/23/09 19:57:50.597           ESC[33;1mSocket::ReceiveData 0xa788508 failed, bytes left 0 start: 1490000 1: 0 1b: 0 2: 0 2b: 0 m_Socket: 146 Incoming_Conn Socket 146 192.168.80.2EVENT 51 T=8 Event #51ESC[0m <0x779d9b90>
05      11/23/09 19:57:50.597           ESC[33;1mSocket::ReceiveString2 ReceiveData failed m_Socket: -1 Incoming_Conn Socket 146 192.168.80.2EVENT 51 T=8 Event #51ESC[0m <0x779d9b90>
05      11/23/09 19:57:50.597           ESC[33;1mTCPIP: Closing connection to 51 (Router Dev #0) 0xa788508 m_Socket: -1ESC[0m <0x779d9b90>
05      11/23/09 19:57:50.597           ESC[33;1mRouter::RemoveAndDeleteSocket 0xa788508 51ESC[0m <0x779d9b90>

<snip (a list of all my media)>

05      11/23/09 19:57:51.339           ESC[33;1mGot a reload command from 0 ESC[0m <0x9a26cb90>
05      11/23/09 19:57:51.339           ESC[33;1mGot a reload command from 0 ESC[0m <0x98a69b90>
05      11/23/09 19:57:51.339           ESC[33;1mGot a reload command from 0 ESC[0m <0x97266b90>
05      11/23/09 19:57:51.340           ESC[33;1mSocket::SendData socket is invalidESC[0m <0xb6def6c0>
05      11/23/09 19:57:51.340           ESC[33;1mSocket::SendMessage *failed to send* type 7 id 1 from 0 to 6ESC[0m <0xb6def6c0>
05      11/23/09 19:57:51.340           ESC[33;1mGot a reload command from 0 ESC[0m <0x94260b90>
05      11/23/09 19:57:51.340           ESC[33;1mGot a reload command from 0 ESC[0m <0x92a5db90>
05      11/23/09 19:57:51.341           ESC[33;1mGot a reload command from 0 ESC[0m <0x8d252b90>
05      11/23/09 19:57:51.341           ESC[33;1mGot a reload command from 0 ESC[0m <0x8ba4fb90>
05      11/23/09 19:57:51.342           ESC[33;1mGot a reload command from 0 ESC[0m <0x8a24cb90>
05      11/23/09 19:57:51.342           ESC[33;1mGot a reload command from 0 ESC[0m <0x88248b90>
05      11/23/09 19:57:51.346           ESC[33;1mGot a reload command from 0 ESC[0m <0x86a45b90>
05      11/23/09 19:57:51.348           ESC[33;1mGot a reload command from 0 ESC[0m <0x7e21ab90>
05      11/23/09 19:57:51.350           ESC[33;1mGot a reload command from 0 ESC[0m <0x9125ab90>
05      11/23/09 19:57:51.436           ESC[33;1mSocket::ReceiveData 0xa462370 failed, bytes left 0 start: 1600000 1: 0 1b: 0 2: 0 2b: 0 m_Socket: 96 Command_Impl1 Dev #6ESC[0m <0x95a63b90>
05      11/23/09 19:57:51.436           ESC[33;1mSocket::ReceiveString2 ReceiveData failed m_Socket: -1 Command_Impl1 Dev #6ESC[0m <0x95a63b90>
01      11/23/09 19:57:51.436           ESC[31;1mReceive string failed in HandleRequestSocket 18:ReceiveData failed Command_Impl1 Dev #6ESC[0m <0x95a63b90>
05      11/23/09 19:57:51.450           ESC[33;1mDumping 104 locksESC[0m <0x95a63b90>
05      11/23/09 19:57:51.450           ESC[33;1mfinished check for exceptionsESC[0m <0x95a63b90>
05      11/23/09 19:57:51.450           ESC[33;1mOL: (0x9febf14) (>2) messagequeue DCERouter.cpp l:1862 time: 1:00:00a (1259002671 s) thread: 3068062608 Rel: Y Got: YESC[0m <0x95a63b90>

Any insights would be appreciated

Thanks, I'll look into that.

In the mean time I've just made a backup of the File_Attribute table in the pluto_media database, then removed all entries that assigned the ScreenSaver attribute. After that I selected the pictures I wanted for the other set in the webadmin.

So to switch sets I have to remove the entries from the table and restore the backup associated with the set I want. (The restore only adds non-existing entries, it will not overwrite any removed entries).

It's a quick and dirty hack, but for now it enables me to do what I want (party is on friday ). As soon as I have time I'll see if I can make a more elegant solution.

Hello,

I have a quick question; is it possible to make a kind of playlist for pictures and select the one you want to use for a screen saver?

The reason I'm asking is because I have my regular set screensaver pictures, and a set of pictures I want to show during a party, and I'd like to switch between the two, without having to select each individual picture from the set in the webadmin.

If not I guess I'll just use some shell scripting and SQL commands.

Thanks.

My TV is a Thomson Intuiva (don't know the exact type number, I will look it up).
I bought it a few years ago as a HD-ready TV, so I'm using it at 720p on its HDMI port.

You're welcome

Thanks,

The sudo ssh thing works, I'll disable my root account.

There is a mythtv user on my system and it seems logical that that one is used to update the listings. I just don't understand how that script comes to the conclusion that /root is the home directory of the mythtv user.
I'm looking in to this. If I do "su mythtv" (as root) and then run mythfilldatabase, everything seems to update fine.
So, I guess its not the update script or the mythfilldatabase, but it has something to do from where the mythfilldatabase is started.
Unfortunately I can't find that location, at least I couldn't find a cron job that runs mythfilldatabase.
So could somebody tell me how, and from where the update is started?

The overscan on my TV is really bad; I have to reduce the screen by 9% before everything is visible. So quite a bit falls of the edges in mythtv (especially in the config screens, which makes setup quite hard).
Am I right in thinking that the AV settings not only affects the orbiter but also the applications spawned from the "Advanced"-"Computing" menu (which includes  MythTV Setup)? At least I don't seem to lose any part of the screen in those applications.
So I guess I'll start looking there, search for the differences and see if I can apply the same trick to the "Media"-"TV" menu.

Anyway, thanks for the help so far.

Hello,

I'm new to LinuxMCE, and quite impressed by it. I've been playing with it for about two weeks now, and I noticed some quirks. Probably because I don't understand LinuxMCE yet, but possibly caused by my tinkering.

So I wondered if anybody else noticed the same things. So here goes:
- When I log in on the core as "mhorst" (the account I used during the Ubuntu setup) and then SSH to one the media directors, I my user id suddenly becomes "sambahelper". When I try "su mhorst", I still end up in the sambahelper account.
- The sambahelper account does not seem to have sudo rights, unlike the mhorst account. Combined with the previous quirk that severely limited my ability to do anything on the media directors. My workaround is currently to enable the root account on the core, and then SSH as root to the media director.

- In the AV setup wizard I indicated the boundaries of my screen (my TV only displays 91% of the actual screen), but mythTV still tries to use the full screen. Strangely MythTV setup does seem to use the boundaries.
- The previous quirk wouldn't be much of an issues since there is a "Screen Setup Wizards" option in the "Utilities / Setup" - "Setup" menu of MythTV. Unfortunately, that wizard doesn't seem to have any effect.

- I also suspect Xine tries to use the full screen, and not the boundaries I set in the AV wizard. At least, I had to set the subtitle offset to 30, exactly the number of pixels that falls off the bottom of my TV.
- Some subtitles seem to work in Xine and some don't. Subtitles in ".srt" files work. Subtitles in ".idx"/".sub" files don't seem to work. I haven't tried any other subtitle format yet. I guess it's just a matter of setting the right values in /etc/pluto/xine.conf, but I haven't found them yet.

I'll continue to experiment to see if I can find a way around these things. But before I put too much time in them, I thought I should ask if anybody else has notices and/or solved the same things.

EDIT:
Oh and one I alsmost forgot:
- I use the tv_grab_nl_py script to get my TV listings. It uses a cache, which is stored in /root/.xmltv/program_cache. Somehow, during a mythfilldatabase run it doesn't have rights to modify this cache, and it fails. It is supposed to use the home directory of the user that starts it for caching, so I don't get how it is possible that it does not have the rights to remove that file. For now I have to work around this by manually running mythfilldatabase as root.

I started it in a root terminal by typing "nvidia-xconfig" and hitting enter .

After the "sudo apt-get dist-upgrade" step on the wiki, I added an extra step:
"sudo nvidia-xconfig"

If this works for you too, I guess I should add it to the wiki.

Hello,

I'm new to LinuxMCE. I decided to try it out at the start of september, and so far I'm impressed.
Since the upgrade from 4 september though, I could no longer watch live TV.
I was planning on asking for help, but as I was writing this post and collecting and organizing the info I had so far, I thought of a few things I could still try and I managed to fix it by myself.
So, this post is just in case somebody else may have the same problems.

My setup: I have a core with a PVR-500 capture card in a storage closet, and a Zotac Ion board as a media director in my living room.
The problem I had: When I went to Media-TV the mythtv frontend is started, but it stays black for a while. Eventually linuxMCE gaves me the message that "MythTV is having problems. Reset the backend?", but neither Yes nor No seemed to solve anything. Also, playing the recorded programs from the Media Library - Watch Recordings menu in MythTV did not function, if I selected one the screen briefly turns black and I return to the selection menu.

The solution is used was this: on the media director I started the mythtvfrontend (said no to the question of whether to reset the backend) and went to:
"Utilities / Setup" - "Setup" - "TV Settings" - "Playback"  and enabled "Always stream recordings from the backend".
I stopped the front end and start it again, and everything worked again.

Hello,

I followed the steps on the wiki to install a Zotac ION330 board as a media director.
After I completed those steps I had to run nvidia-xconfig to actually enable the nvidia drivers, but other than that it is working.

I still get some tearing however, so I was wondering if the people that have smooth video playback could tell me if they used any special settings.
(I'm just using the defaults set by nvidia-xconfig.)

Thanks.