help please after upgrading video drivers!

[gazzzman]

hi all!
well yesterday I managed to make my first recording from live TV
however playback (and live tv) looked terrible (looked like some form of interlace problem)
now I am told the combination I have dvr250 and nvidia 6600 should be ok!
however.. it looked like I may have had the wrong driver
so I followed these instructions  http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Display_Drivers
everything seemed to go OK
until I restarted then all I get is a grey screen with a mouse cursor
if I restart x ctrl alt bkspace then startx
I get a fully functional KDE desktop and everything seems OK
but I don't know why lmce itself does not start ?
thanks for any help!
Gazzzman

[Zaerc]

That is strange indeed, can you still start lmce from the "K" menu?

[gazzzman]

hi there!
call me stupid (I really dont mind   )
but how do you do that?
Gazzzman

[gazzzman]

OK (Doh!!) I found the shortcut
nothing happens!
so..
I went to terminal and...

linuxmce@dcerouter:~$ kdesu /usr/pluto/bin/lmce_launch_manager.sh
/usr/pluto/bin/lmce_launch_manager.sh: line 14: syntax error near unexpected token `then'
/usr/pluto/bin/lmce_launch_manager.sh: line 14: `2if ! Lock "Launch_Manager" "LM"; then'

linuxmce@dcerouter:~$
does this mean something to somebody?
(thinking to himself.. should have learned Linux years ago instead of wasting all those years with Mr Gates!)

[gazzzman]

hi again all!
OK I know nothing about shell scripts (and I do mean NOTHING btw)
but this seems to make some sense to me!
and looks like there is nothing wrong here?
please note what I said about my level of understanding above however!
just another piece of the jigsaw!
again..
mean anything to anyone?
Gazzzman

!/bin/bash

. /usr/pluto/bin/Config_Ops.sh
. /usr/pluto/bin/LockUtils.sh

if [[ "$Display" == "" ]] ;then
   if [[ "$DISPLAY" == "" ]] ;then
      export DISPLAY=:0
   fi
else
   export DISPLAY=":${Display}"
fi

2if ! Lock "Launch_Manager" "LM"; then
   # LM is running
   echo "LM already running"
   wmctrl -a "Linux MCE Launch Manager"
   exit
fi

trap 'Unlock "Launch_Manager" "LM"' EXIT

KDE_DEBUG=1
nvidia-settings --lad-config-only &
LM_BINARY=/usr/pluto/bin/lmce_launch_manager
LM_EXIT_CODE=-1

while [[ "$LM_EXIT_CODE" != "0" ]] ;do
   $LM_BINARY --nofork --nocrashhandler
   LM_EXIT_CODE=$?
done

[fibres]

This might be a stupid question but hey it may solve your problem!!!

Have you tried holding down the shift key while booting to launch the av wizard since you updated the driver?

Regards

[gazzzman]

hi there fibres!
yes.. I tried that
the AV wizard worked fine!
but as soon as I finished the wizard it just dropped to a grey screen with a cursor
in the end.. I gave up and re-installed (Keeping m existing settings)
and that got it working again!
sadly however.. as soon as I get full screen TV myth locks up!
though mce is still OK and I can use the mce menu to close myth!
more weirdness lol
Gazzzman
thanks for the help btw fibres!

[Zaerc]

hi again all!
OK I know nothing about shell scripts (and I do mean NOTHING btw)
but this seems to make some sense to me!
and looks like there is nothing wrong here?
please note what I said about my level of understanding above however!
just another piece of the jigsaw!
again..
mean anything to anyone?
Gazzzman

!/bin/bash

. /usr/pluto/bin/Config_Ops.sh
. /usr/pluto/bin/LockUtils.sh

if [[ "$Display" == "" ]] ;then
   if [[ "$DISPLAY" == "" ]] ;then
      export DISPLAY=:0
   fi
else
   export DISPLAY=":${Display}"
fi

2if ! Lock "Launch_Manager" "LM"; then
   # LM is running
   echo "LM already running"
   wmctrl -a "Linux MCE Launch Manager"
   exit
fi

trap 'Unlock "Launch_Manager" "LM"' EXIT

KDE_DEBUG=1
nvidia-settings --lad-config-only &
LM_BINARY=/usr/pluto/bin/lmce_launch_manager
LM_EXIT_CODE=-1

while [[ "$LM_EXIT_CODE" != "0" ]] ;do
   $LM_BINARY --nofork --nocrashhandler
   LM_EXIT_CODE=$?
done

Try removing the "2" I highlighted above in red.  That doesn't belong there and could indicate your file-system being corrupted.

[gazzzman]

hi there Zaerc!
oops I didn't spot that lol!
I somehow missed your post
and ended up buying all new gear to try and build the core (properly this time   )
that (I am afraid) is the subject of some other posts lol!
just wondering if you could possibly clear something up (as you know what you are talking about it would seem from reading your posts )
my new system (based on AMD) I installed from the dual layer disk..
on looking at bootup it says I386?
does the dual layer disk (as I thought) support both architectures or did I get that one wrong too lol!!
thanks for your help!!
have a great weekend!
Gazzman

[Zaerc]

Sorry but I don't use the dual layer install dvd myself, so I don't know.

[gazzzman]

ok
thanks for the answer Zaerc
have a great weekend!
my wife is begining to think "Sarah" is a real girl the amount of time I am spending with her lol!
Gazzzman