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Developers / LinuxTag tickets
« on: May 15, 2008, 03:33:44 pm »
If you are going to be in Berlin for LinuxTag and don't have a ticket yet please respond to the thread with the same title in the user's forum.

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Users / LinuxTag tickets
« on: May 15, 2008, 03:32:30 pm »
We have some linuxtag tickets to give away.

If you are going to be in Berlin for LinuxTag, and don't have a ticket yet, please respond in this thread...

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Developers / Channel Icons...anyone got some?
« on: April 05, 2008, 01:18:09 am »
zap2it labs is no longer providing channel icons..

MythTV is still trying to download them and the lyngsat channel icons, but is this is only a subset of the icons.

Someone proposed to me that we could preload a bunch of icons if we knew someone with a 704 system with a large set of icons, like someone that gets a large selection of DishNet or DirectTV channels.

Is there anyone here with such a system?

BTW For 804, the MythTV folks are working on a new channel icon service, but it's not completely there yet..

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Developers / 710 Release TODO
« on: February 25, 2008, 11:37:07 pm »
Just so people know why 710 isn't here yet. Here are the major TODO's, the "*" ones are ones I really want to have fixed before 710, and the "+" are ones I'd like to fix since the release will be delayed anyway for the "*" ones.

The remaining TODO's are:
  VIA support is pretty lame at the moment:
    * Cursor leaves dandruff (fix is to enable SWCursor in xorg.conf, need to make default)
    * MythTV menu text not always drawn.
       (Maybe switching from 24 bit to 16 bit fb helps?)
       (If not, maybe MythTV OpenGL menu drawing should be enabled?)
  nVidia 7150 + and some 6150 systems have high cpu problem
    * Causes high Xorg usage with MythTV + Xine, unless V-Sync disabled
       (Worst case, we can detect high CPU usage and enable V-Sync hack.)
  Z-Wave
    * We need US (120v) USB support, basically ZCU101
    * I think we need to make sure Hari's stuff is all on the DVD/CD +
       working for HA22 in Europe
    + It would be nice to support ZCU201 in addition to HA22
       (probably a freebe as part of getting ZCU101 working.)
  Insteon
    + We have Paul's driver, which is fine; but it would be nice to
        have Dan Damron's stuff with the plug-n-play USB Insteon device.

PS New things may be added to this as testing reveals more problems, but as you can see the remaining issues seem to be mostly related to specific hardware and not overall system issues. This also doesn't list problems with beta 3 which have been fixed in SVN already..

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Developers / Developer FAQ
« on: January 22, 2008, 05:47:03 pm »
One of the suggestions for the furums that came up when I was out in Sunnyvale talking to various people about UI3 was to create a a list of frequently asked questions for both this forum, the Users forum. The idea is to make a sticky post to the respective forums with the questions and short answers which point to the wiki for each in depth answer.

So lets figure out what should go in that FAQ in this thread.

My initial suggestions:

Q: Where do I get the sources?
Q: How do I compile the whole shebang?
Q: How do I compile and install a single library/application?
Q: How do I create a new GSD device and sync it to sqlCVS?
Q: How do I translate the UI into my own language?


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Users / Creating a FAQ
« on: January 22, 2008, 03:45:35 pm »
One of the suggestions for the furums that came up when I was out in Sunnyvale talking to various people about UI3 was to create a a list of frequently asked questions for both this forum, the Developers forum. The idea is to make a sticky post to the respective forums with the questions and short answers which point to the wiki for each in depth answer.

So lets figure out what should go in that FAQ in this thread.

My initial suggestions:

Q: I just installed LinuxMCE and all I see is a blank screen, what now?
A: The AVWizard is running on a different video port, or at a resolution your screen can't resolve so you can't see it. See here http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/AVWizard for instructions on making it visible.

Q: Why does the LinuxMCE core router want to act as the DHCP server?
A: In order to netboot Orbiters it needs to be able to run a DHCP server that tells new computers and devices on it's private network where to find their operating system kernels; or in some cases their configuration parameters. Running the DHCP server on the core also allows it to locate network devices such as a HDHomeRun tuner without constantly scanning the network for new devices. This allows you to do things like temporarily boot your MS Windows laptop as a LinuxMCE orbiter without installing any software on that laptop, just by selecting network boot (aka PXE boot) at startup via BIOS hot-keys.

Q: What is the easiest way to set up networking for the LinuxMCE core router?
A: Use two network ports on your core, one with connected to your DSL or cable modem, and the other connected to the network switch that serves the rest of the computers in your home. When it receives a response to it's DHCP request on one port it will automatically use the other port for it's DHCP server, to serve the rest of your network.

Q: If I can't add a second NIC to my LinuxMCE core, how can I still allow LinuxMCE to furnish DHCP to my network?
A: This can be done by turning off DHCP on your cable or DSL modem, and configuring LinuxMCE external networking parameters in the admin panel. [link to step-by-step instructions].

Q: If I can't turn off DHCP on my cable or DSL modem, and I can't add another NIC to my LinuxMCE core, can I still use LinuxMCE?
A: Yes, but you will not be able netboot orbiters and some external control and recording devices will not function. To do this you must reconfigure LinuxMCE to disable it's DHCP server in the admin panel. [link to step-by-step instructions].

Q: What kinds of remotes are best for LinuxMCE?
A: ....

Q: How do I use my existing infrared remote with LinuxMCE?
A: ....

Q: What do I do about video tearing in LinuxMCE?
A: This usually happens when you try to use a more advanced UI than your graphics card can handle with the video resolutions you are using. Try turning off alpha blending if you have it enabled for UI2, or switching to UI1. This can be done in the AVWizard. You can launch the AVWizard at boot time by pressing the shift key on your keyboard when rebooting just after the rising series of beeps, but before the descending series of beeps. See [url]http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/AVWizard[url] for instructions on using the AVWizard.

Q: My monitor has a resolution not supported by the AVWizard, how do I make things look right?
A: First run the AVWizard to set things up using any resolution supported by both the AVWizard and your monitor. See  [url]http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/AVWizard[url] for instructions on using the AVWizard. Now once you have successfully set up LinuxMCE at this resolution you will have to manually edit your X.org configuration file. It is located at "/etc/X11/xorg.conf". Normally all you have to do is change the Modes "640x480" line below the Depth 24 line to match the resolution of your monitor, but you may also need to commend out some additional configuration lines for nVidia cards in particular. Once the right resolution is set, simply reboot and LinuxMCE will adjust to the new resolution. [link to more detailed explanation/howto].



Please add any other, non-development, questions and answers [if you know them] to this thread....

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Developers / Reorganizing development for scalability
« on: October 10, 2007, 03:51:56 pm »
Hi,

I've been lurking here for a while and have decided to get involved. I just started running LinuxMCE at home recently; I want to set up an Asterisk system for my phones instead of relying on packet8, and want this server to run MythTV as well. The MythTV integration in LinuxMCE could use some work, so that's my coding interest in LinuxMCE. But I've talked with Paul about setting up a public SVN repository and otherwise making it easier for developers to get involved.

The public SVN doesn't need to be sold as an idea, some of you have already set up a repository, but I would also like to make the build scripts simpler so that you can just do a "./configure; make ; make install" on the modules, and maybe a "make cdrom" to make an install disk. I also think a mailing list rather than a forum would make sense for developers. And finally, I would like to move to trac for bug tracking, mostly because it can be integrated with svn and show exactly which issues have been fixed and in which version they were fixed. This wouldn't impact the 6 month LinuxMCE release cycle, but it would make it easier for developers like myself to get involved.

Opinions?

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Daniel Kristjansson

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