Topic: bttv and DVR on SME 7.2

[edeganay]

Hello there,

Is there anyone who could make a bttv848 (miro pctv) working on a SME ? For example with videolan ?

My main purpose is to use my SME as a Digital Video Recorder and Broadcaster over the LAN.

Anyone to get the challenge with me ?

Edd

[cactus]

Hello there,

Is there anyone who could make a bttv848 (miro pctv) working on a SME ? For example with videolan ?

My main purpose is to use my SME as a Digital Video Recorder and Broadcaster over the LAN.

Anyone to get the challenge with me ?

Edd

Why not take CentOS and install MythTV to do something like that? SME Server is designed to be a server and to use it as a PVR you will have to load a lot of extra stuff on SME Server they have left out for security reasons and being unneccesary for it's tasks. Choosing SME Server as a DVR/PVR is trying to get eggs by milking a cow. I personally run a MythTV box on CentOS 5 very succesfully and without much hassle, but alongside my SME Server box, not on it.

[edeganay]

Hi there,
That's interesting, but

My main purpose is to use sme as a record, centralise and broadcadst videos, and this is, somehow, the aim of a server.
I don't want to watch videos on the sme box it self, but thru the lan on different machines.

What do you think about this ?

Edd

[cactus]

Hi there,
That's interesting, but

My main purpose is to use sme as a record, centralise and broadcadst videos, and this is, somehow, the aim of a server.
I don't want to watch videos on the sme box it self, but thru the lan on different machines.

What do you think about this ?

It is a nice thing, but all is offered quite easily by a normal CentOS installation with mythtv and the mythweb plugin, probably far easier than trying to force the SME Server to install all kinds of necessary additional software like X and all the libraries needed for bbtv.

I did a out of the box CentOS installation, installed mythtv-suite from atrpms, enabled the configuration for mythweb and was under way in about an hour tops. The mythweb plugin does an excellent job on programming recordings and streaming them (as well as audio files like MP3) to clients in your network. Why bother developing such a thing from scratch yourself when it is much much easier to lean on a system used by many people, and which has proven pretty accepted by the community other than the educational part of it?

On top of that mythtv comes with a lot of features like a program guide, which makes scheduling recordings very easy and comfortable.

[byte]

Moving this topic to the SME 7.x contribs forum, it is more appropriate there. Thanks!

[edeganay]

ok, then, thank you, this is what I'm looking,

Any chance helping me to install this on my sme ?

Regardds,
Edd

[edeganay]

I may add something,
I don't have any free machine to install centos out of the box...that's whay I wanted to integrate it in SME.
Another machine, means, more time to administrate it, another IP to add in client machines, blablabla.  I would like to centralise to maximum things on one server, even if it's bit too much a "to do everything machine"

Thank's for you anwsers anyway,
Edd

[brick]

When you get it working, let me know 
I know Duncan had it working some time(searching the forums there are some hints)

[cactus]

When you get it working, let me know 
I know Duncan had it working some time(searching the forums there are some hints)

I have been dubbing to post this as I (and probably the developers with me consider it a very very bad thing to do) and at the risk of being shot down in flames:

Al tough not supported you could try and install mythtv-suite from ATrpms.

Be advised that it installs lots of packages that are left out of SME Server on purpose, which might leave your system in a state which is not supported by the developers. There is a strong possibility you will get no support when hitting problems and entering them in the bug tracker.

On top of that those packages might oppose a very strong issues concerning security to your system, one of the other main reasons they were left out of the package as the more complex the system gets, the harder it is to keep it secure. One example is the graphical shell (X windows) which is needed to run mythtv. If you have the choice do not install it on SME Server, but do it on a separate machine using CentOS or another distribution of your liking.

[slords]

You won't get flamed by me.  I run my backend on smeserver as well.  I do have separate cos5 frontends for watching.  Here are the mythtv/ivtv packages I've got installed on my smeserver (from atrpms).

libmyth-0.20.2_0-0.20.2-165.el4
libmythavcodec-0.20.2_0-0.20.2-165.el4
libmythavformat-0.20.2_0-0.20.2-165.el4
libmythavutil-0.20.2_0-0.20.2-165.el4
libmythfreemheg-0.20.2_0-0.20.2-165.el4
libmythlivemedia-0.20.2_0-0.20.2-165.el4
libmythtv-0.20.2_0-0.20.2-165.el4
libmythui-0.20.2_0-0.20.2-165.el4
libmythupnp-0.20.2_0-0.20.2-165.el4
myththemes-0.20.2-114
mythtv-backend-0.20.2-165.el4
mythtv-frontend-0.20.2-165.el4
mythtv-setup-0.20.2-165.el4
mythtv-themes-0.20.2-165.el4
mythweb-0.20.2-165.el4

ivtv-0.4.10-114.el4
ivtv-firmware-20070217-13.at
ivtv-kmdl-2.6.9-55.0.6.EL-0.4.10-114.el4
ivtv-kmdl-2.6.9-55.0.6.ELsmp-0.4.10-114.el4
perl-Video-ivtv-0.13-8.el4.at

If I remember correctly I needed the frontend package in order to load some of the graphical libraries needed to run mythtvsetup.  Beyond installing the above (plus dependencies) I enabled X11 forwarding and configured the system from one of the remote frontends.

[stephen noble]

I'm a tivo user so I don't need mythTV, but I can see the benefits of a formal set of instruction for others.
Here is a stub for others to continue working on

http://wiki.contribs.org/MythTV

[edeganay]

To cactus :

I think everybody is agree to say that we just need a "thing" that manage the tunercard, record input according a programmed schedule, viewable in an ibay, and store avi (or other) files under samba.
And, possibly broadcast the TV flux on the LAN, over http ou multicast...

For me, this is only the backend, but I'm maybe wrong.

to this, do we need x and qt and other unsecure items ?



To slord :
As I am quite newbie, how do yo uactive X11 forwarding ?
Is there a process to follow to install what you say ?

and last but not least, is there any frontend for ...XP (don't shout)

Thanks for all,
Edd

[edeganay]

ok, I'm sorry, the url proposed by snoble is exactly what we need

[edeganay]

I found a quite complete howto,

http://mythtv.goldtel.com.au/User?v=d20

anyone has any suggestion ?

Edd

[cactus]

and last but not least, is there any frontend for ...XP (don't shout)

Yes, OT on this forums off course, but there is some sort of application to view it using Windows (http://www.sudu.dk/mythtvplayer/index.php). You could also use the mythweb plugin which allows for downloading and streaming video as well. If you have more questions about MythTV not concerning SME Server in particular I would like to redirect you to the MythTV wiki.

[cactus]

For me, this is only the backend, but I'm maybe wrong.

to this, do we need x and qt and other unsecure items ?

I don't know exactly which packages you need/are about to install but it might well be that depend on X or another window maker... at least the frontend seems to do so. I did not bother installing on SME Server as I found it easier to create a new box using plain CentOS.

[edeganay]

Thanks for everything,

but, about installing the backend on SME, I may defenitely stupid,

does anyone could take my hand and go forward with me ?
of this forum if necessary, I'll write an howto at the end.

Regards,
Edd

[cactus]

Thanks for everything,

but, about installing the backend on SME, I may defenitely stupid,

does anyone could take my hand and go forward with me ?
of this forum if necessary, I'll write an howto at the end.

1. Open a server shell as root and start by adding the atrpms repository to your configuration with the command you can find in the wiki.
2. Regenerate your yum.conf file like so:

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expand-template /etc/yum.conf3. Try to install mythtv-backend:

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yum install mythtv-backend --enablerepo=atrpms

[edeganay]

hey there,
is there something I miss ?

[root@server ~]# yum install mythtv-backend --enablerepo=atrpms
==============================================================
WARNING: Additional commands may be required after running yum
==============================================================
Loading "smeserver" plugin
Plugin "fastestmirror" uses deprecated constant TYPE_INTERFACE.
Please use TYPE_INTERACTIVE instead.
Loading "fastestmirror" plugin
Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
not using ftp, http(s), or file for repos, skipping - 4 is not a valid release or hasnt been released yet
Error: Cannot find a valid baseurl for repo: base
================================================================
No new rpms were installed. No additional commands are required.
================================================================

[cactus]

hey there,
is there something I miss ?

[root@server ~]# yum install mythtv-backend --enablerepo=atrpms
==============================================================
WARNING: Additional commands may be required after running yum
==============================================================
Loading "smeserver" plugin
Plugin "fastestmirror" uses deprecated constant TYPE_INTERFACE.
Please use TYPE_INTERACTIVE instead.
Loading "fastestmirror" plugin
Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
not using ftp, http(s), or file for repos, skipping - 4 is not a valid release or hasnt been released yet
Error: Cannot find a valid baseurl for repo: base
================================================================
No new rpms were installed. No additional commands are required.
================================================================

Yes, I guess you do not have the up-to-date repository settings, altough I see other strange things in the output as well...

What version of yum are you using:

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rpm -q yumAnd of smeserver-yum:

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rpm -q smeserver-yum
What version of the server are you currently running?
If 7.2: Did you apply the procedure described in the wiki: http://wiki.contribs.org/Updating_to_SME_7.2 ?

[girkers]

I believe this is a good example for a virtual machine implementation, but the problem with that is accessing the hardware tuners if MythTV is running in a Virtual machine. But what about going the other way and install a base MythTV install and then adding in what else you need. I know a MythTV install http://www.mysettopbox.tv that includes all relevent Myth plugins including MythWeb. It includes SAMBA, web server and MythTV. The only thing that may be missing is email server.

Just putting it out there and seeing if the breeze will make it fly.

Girkers

[edeganay]

To gickers :
it would also missing a router/firewall

to Cactus :
[root@server ~]# rpm -q yum
yum-2.9.4-74.el4.at
[root@server ~]# rpm -q smeserver-yum
smeserver-yum-1.2.0-37.el4.sme
[root@server ~]#

[edeganay]

to gickers :
virtualisation is a damn good idea !
but you're right, waht about bttv driver in it ?

Edd

[william_syd]

to gickers :
virtualisation is a damn good idea !
but you're right, waht about bttv driver in it ?

Edd

I don't think the PCI(X) bus gets passed to the guest but the USB does, although only 1.1.

Someone has a USB tuner working on real hardware.....http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=826610#r5

Just maybe....


 

[cactus]

[root@server ~]# rpm -q yum
yum-2.9.4-74.el4.at

This is higher version than you should have on your server. If you run SME Server 7.2 and you have all updates you should have yum-2.4.3-4.el4.centos.

This indicates that you have updated part of your system with non-supported RPM's as it read el4.at and not el4.centos (My guess is that it is from atrpms). Did you perhaps enable more than the list of repositories advised in the wiki?

[edeganay]

yes, I did for atrpms...and realized too lately

don't tell me I'm stucked :-p

Edd

[edeganay]

[root@server ~]# cat /etc/yum.conf


#------------------------------------------------------------
#              !!DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!!
#
# Manual changes will be lost when this file is regenerated.
#
# Please read the developer's guide, which is available
# at http://www.contribs.org/development/
#
# Copyright (C) 1999-2006 Mitel Networks Corporation
#------------------------------------------------------------
[main]
cachedir=/var/cache/yum
debuglevel=2
distroverpkg=centos-release
exactarch=1
http_caching=packages
installonlypkgs=kernel kernel-smp kernel-hugemem kernel-enterprise kernel-debug kernel-unsupported kernel-smp-unsupported kernel-hugemem-unsupported
logfile=/var/log/yum/yum.log
obsoletes=1
plugins=1
reposdir=
tolerant=1

[addons]
enabled=0
mirrorlist=http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=$releasever&arch=$basearch&repo=addons
#baseurl=http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/addons/$basearch
name=CentOS - addons
gpgcheck=1
enablegroups=0

[atrpms]
enabled=0
baseurl=http://dl.atrpms.net/el4-$basearch/atrpms/stable
name=atrpms - EL4
gpgcheck=1
enablegroups=0
exclude=clamav spamassassin libselinux perl-HTML-Parser lm_sensors perl-IO-stringy perl-XML-Parser razor-agents libgcrypt rpm-python libxml2 zlib gnupg libxml2-python yum module-init-tools rpm gettext librpm4 glib2 perl-libwww-perl perl-Convert-ASN1 beecrypt fetchmail libacl libtool-ltdl popt libgpg-error freetype perl-MIME-tools mutt gd perl-TimeDate librpm4.4
gpgkey=http://ATrpms.net/RPM-GPG-KEY.atrpms

[base]
enabled=1
mirrorlist=http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=$releasever&arch=$basearch&repo=os
#baseurl=http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/os/$basearch
name=CentOS - os
gpgcheck=1
enablegroups=0
exclude=kernel kernel-smp kernel-xenU mkinitrd mdadm initscripts

[centosplus]
enabled=0
mirrorlist=http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=$releasever&arch=$basearch&repo=centosplus
#baseurl=http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/centosplus/$basearch
name=CentOS - centosplus
gpgcheck=1
enablegroups=0

[contrib]
enabled=0
mirrorlist=http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=$releasever&arch=$basearch&repo=contrib
#baseurl=http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/contrib/$basearch
name=CentOS - contrib
gpgcheck=1
enablegroups=0

[extras]
enabled=0
mirrorlist=http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=$releasever&arch=$basearch&repo=extras
#baseurl=http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/extras/$basearch
name=CentOS - extras
gpgcheck=1
enablegroups=0

[smeaddons]
enabled=1
mirrorlist=file:///etc/yum.repos.d/mirrors-smeaddons
#baseurl=http://mirror.contribs.org/pub/smeserver/releases/7/smeaddons/$basearch
name=SME Server - addons
gpgcheck=1
enablegroups=1

[smedev]
enabled=0
mirrorlist=file:///etc/yum.repos.d/mirrors-smedev
#baseurl=http://mirror.contribs.org/pub/smeserver/releases/7/smedev/$basearch
name=SME Server - dev
gpgcheck=1
enablegroups=1

[smeos]
enabled=1
mirrorlist=file:///etc/yum.repos.d/mirrors-smeos
#baseurl=http://mirror.contribs.org/pub/smeserver/releases/7/smeos/$basearch
name=SME Server - os
gpgcheck=1
enablegroups=1

[smetest]
enabled=0
mirrorlist=file:///etc/yum.repos.d/mirrors-smetest
#baseurl=http://mirror.contribs.org/pub/smeserver/releases/7/smetest/$basearch
name=SME Server - test
gpgcheck=1
enablegroups=1

[smeupdates]
enabled=1
mirrorlist=file:///etc/yum.repos.d/mirrors-smeupdates
#baseurl=http://mirror.contribs.org/pub/smeserver/releases/7/smeupdates/$basearch
name=SME Server - updates
gpgcheck=1
enablegroups=1

[smeupdates-testing]
enabled=0
mirrorlist=file:///etc/yum.repos.d/mirrors-smeupdates-testing
#baseurl=http://mirror.contribs.org/pub/smeserver/releases/7/smeupdates-testing/$basearch
name=SME Server - updates testing
gpgcheck=1
enablegroups=1

[updates]
enabled=1
mirrorlist=http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=$releasever&arch=$basearch&repo=updates
#baseurl=http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/updates/$basearch
name=CentOS - updates
gpgcheck=1
enablegroups=0
exclude=kernel kernel-smp kernel-xenU mkinitrd mdadm initscripts

[cactus]

yes, I did for atrpms...and realized too lately

don't tell me I'm stucked :-p

You might be... you made it a lot harder anyway.

First revert the default enbaled setting like this:

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db yum_repositories setprop atrpms status disabled
expand-template /etc/yum.conf
Try and see what RPMS where upgraded from atrpms by looking at the /var/log/yum/yum.log file at least from the date you enabled atrpms by default. Perhaps we can try and revert the changes.

[edeganay]

My /var/log/yum.conf at the acurate date.
I tried to install mythtv from the list we saw sooner, and tried to remove them after as I felt unable to install it correctly

I also made an update from the control panel ... this is a mess !
Thanks anyway


Sep 26 11:01:24 Installed: alsa-lib.i386 1.0.6-5.RHEL4
Sep 26 11:01:25 Installed: libraw1394_8.i386 1.2.1-9_10.el4
Sep 26 11:01:25 Installed: libiec61883_0.i386 1.1.0-0_9.el4.at
Sep 26 11:01:25 Installed: audiofile.i386 1:0.2.6-1.el4.1
Sep 26 11:01:26 Installed: libogg.i386 2:1.1.3-7.el4.at
Sep 26 11:01:26 Installed: libvorbis.i386 1:1.1.0-2.el4.5
Sep 26 11:01:26 Installed: esound.i386 1:0.2.35-2
Sep 26 11:01:26 Installed: lirc-lib.i386 0.8.1-66_cvs20060930.el4
Sep 26 11:01:27 Installed: libXvMCW.i386 0.9.3-4.el4.at
Sep 26 11:01:27 Installed: libraw1394.i386 0.10.1-3
Sep 26 11:01:27 Installed: libavc1394.i386 0.4.1-4.EL
Sep 26 11:01:27 Installed: libfreebob.i386 1.0.0-3.el4.at
Sep 26 11:01:28 Installed: jack-audio-connection-kit.i386 0.102.20-3.el4.at
Sep 26 11:01:28 Installed: libmp3lame0.i386 3.97-16.el4.at
Sep 26 11:01:28 Installed: libmng.i386 1.0.8-1
Sep 26 11:01:29 Installed: qt.i386 1:3.3.3-13.RHEL4
Sep 26 11:01:30 Installed: arts.i386 8:1.3.1-2
Sep 26 11:01:30 Installed: libmyth-0.20.2_0.i386 0.20.2-165.el4
Sep 26 11:07:22 Installed: libmythavutil-0.20.2_0.i386 0.20.2-165.el4
Sep 26 11:07:22 Installed: libmythavcodec-0.20.2_0.i386 0.20.2-165.el4
Sep 26 11:07:22 Installed: libmythavformat-0.20.2_0.i386 0.20.2-165.el4
Sep 26 11:07:22 Installed: libmythlivemedia-0.20.2_0.i386 0.20.2-165.el4
Sep 26 11:07:22 Installed: libmythui-0.20.2_0.i386 0.20.2-165.el4
Sep 26 11:07:22 Installed: libmythfreemheg-0.20.2_0.i386 0.20.2-165.el4
Sep 26 11:07:23 Installed: libmythtv-0.20.2_0.i386 0.20.2-165.el4
Sep 26 11:14:44 Installed: libmythupnp-0.20.2_0.i386 0.20.2-165.el4
Sep 26 11:14:44 Installed: ivtv-firmware.noarch 2:20070217-13.at
Sep 26 11:14:46 Installed: mythtv-themes.i386 0.20.2-165.el4
Sep 26 11:14:46 Installed: mythtv-frontend.i386 0.20.2-165.el4
Sep 26 11:14:47 Installed: mythtv-backend.i386 0.20.2-165.el4
Sep 26 11:14:47 Installed: perl-Video-ivtv.i386 0.13-8.el4.at
Sep 26 11:14:47 Installed: perl-Video-Frequencies.noarch 0.03-4.el4.at
Sep 26 11:14:47 Installed: mythtv-setup.i386 0.20.2-165.el4
Sep 26 11:14:49 Installed: myththemes.noarch 0.20.2-114
Sep 26 11:14:50 Installed: mythweb.i386 0.20.2-165.el4
Sep 26 11:14:51 Installed: ivtv.i386 1:0.4.10-114.el4
Sep 26 11:14:53 Installed: ivtv-kmdl-2.6.9-55.0.6.EL.i686 1:0.4.10-114.el4
Sep 26 11:14:55 Installed: ivtv-kmdl-2.6.9-55.0.6.ELsmp.i686 1:0.4.10-114.el4
Sep 26 11:33:27 Installed: perl-MIME-Lite.noarch 3.01-5.el4.at
Sep 26 11:33:28 Installed: perl-SOAP-Lite.noarch 0.69-5.el4.at
Sep 26 12:14:24 Installed: xorg-x11-font-utils.i386 6.8.2-1.EL.31
Sep 26 12:14:25 Installed: cpp.i386 3.4.6-8
Sep 26 12:14:25 Installed: switchdesk.noarch 4.0.6-3
Sep 26 12:14:25 Installed: xorg-x11-xauth.i386 6.8.2-1.EL.31
Sep 26 12:14:27 Installed: xorg-x11-Mesa-libGLU.i386 6.8.2-1.EL.31
Sep 26 12:14:28 Installed: xterm.i386 192-7.el4
Sep 26 12:14:28 Installed: chkfontpath.i386 1.10.0-2
Sep 26 12:14:31 Installed: fonts-xorg-base.noarch 6.8.2-1.EL
Sep 26 12:14:31 Installed: ttmkfdir.i386 3.0.9-20.el4
Sep 26 12:14:31 Installed: xorg-x11-xfs.i386 6.8.2-1.EL.31
Sep 26 12:14:35 Installed: xorg-x11.i386 6.8.2-1.EL.31
Sep 26 12:14:36 Installed: xorg-x11-tools.i386 6.8.2-1.EL.31
Sep 26 12:14:36 Installed: xinitrc.noarch 4.0.14.3-1
Sep 26 12:27:13 Installed: libjpeg-devel.i386 6b-33
Sep 26 12:27:13 Installed: zlib-devel.i386 1.2.1.2-1.2
Sep 26 12:27:13 Installed: libpng-devel.i386 2:1.2.7-3.el4
Sep 26 12:27:14 Installed: freetype-devel.i386 2.1.9-6.el4
Sep 26 12:27:14 Installed: fontconfig-devel.i386 2.2.3-7.centos4
Sep 26 12:27:14 Installed: libmng-devel.i386 1.0.8-1
Sep 26 12:27:17 Installed: libstdc++-devel.i386 3.4.6-8
Sep 26 12:27:17 Installed: mysqlclient10.i386 3.23.58-4.RHEL4.1
Sep 26 12:27:18 Installed: glibc-kernheaders.i386 2.4-9.1.100.EL
Sep 26 12:27:19 Installed: glibc-headers.i386 2.3.4-2.36
Sep 26 12:27:19 Installed: glibc-devel.i386 2.3.4-2.36
Sep 26 12:27:21 Installed: gcc.i386 3.4.6-8
Sep 26 12:27:21 Installed: pkgconfig.i386 1:0.15.0-3
Sep 26 12:27:23 Installed: xorg-x11-devel.i386 6.8.2-1.EL.31
Sep 26 12:27:24 Installed: gcc-c++.i386 3.4.6-8
Sep 26 12:27:24 Installed: ncurses-devel.i386 5.4-13
Sep 26 12:27:30 Installed: qt-devel.i386 1:3.3.3-13.RHEL4
Sep 26 12:27:30 Installed: qt-MySQL.i386 1:3.3.3-13.RHEL4
Sep 26 17:11:17 Erased: myththemes
Sep 26 17:11:17 Erased: libmythlivemedia-0.20.2_0
Sep 26 17:11:17 Erased: libmythtv-0.20.2_0
Sep 26 17:11:17 Erased: libmythupnp-0.20.2_0
Sep 26 17:11:18 Erased: mythtv-frontend
Sep 26 17:11:18 Erased: libXvMCW
Sep 26 17:11:18 Erased: xorg-x11-tools
Sep 26 17:11:19 Erased: xinitrc
Sep 26 17:11:19 Erased: mythtv-setup
Sep 26 17:11:19 Erased: libmythfreemheg-0.20.2_0
Sep 26 17:11:19 Erased: libmythui-0.20.2_0
Sep 26 17:11:19 Erased: xterm
Sep 26 17:11:20 Erased: mythtv-backend
Sep 26 17:11:20 Erased: xorg-x11
Sep 26 17:11:20 Erased: libmyth-0.20.2_0
Sep 26 17:11:51 Erased: libmythavcodec-0.20.2_0
Sep 26 17:11:52 Erased: gcc-c++
Sep 26 17:11:52 Erased: ncurses-devel
Sep 26 17:11:52 Erased: qt
Sep 26 17:11:53 Erased: qt-devel
Sep 26 17:11:54 Erased: libmythavformat-0.20.2_0
Sep 26 17:11:54 Erased: arts
Sep 26 17:11:54 Erased: qt-MySQL
Sep 26 17:15:12 Erased: ivtv-firmware
Sep 26 17:15:12 Erased: libmythavutil-0.20.2_0
Sep 26 17:15:13 Erased: perl-Video-ivtv
Sep 26 17:15:13 Erased: mythtv-themes
Sep 26 17:15:14 Erased: mythweb
Sep 26 17:15:14 Erased: ivtv
Sep 26 17:15:14 Erased: ivtv-kmdl-2.6.9-55.0.6.EL
Sep 26 17:15:16 Erased: ivtv-kmdl-2.6.9-55.0.6.ELsmp
Sep 26 17:40:52 Updated: popt.i386 1.10.2-15.2_60.el4.at
Sep 26 17:40:53 Updated: libselinux.i386 1.23.10-1.99_4.el4.at
Sep 26 17:40:53 Installed: libbeecrypt6.i386 4.1.2-10.1_14.el4.at
Sep 26 17:40:53 Installed: librpm4.3.i386 4.3.3-8_42.el4.at
Sep 26 17:40:54 Updated: libgpg-error.i386 1.4-9.el4.at
Sep 26 17:40:54 Installed: neon.i386 0.24.7-5.99_3.el4.at
Sep 26 17:40:54 Installed: librpm4.4.i386 4.4.2-15.2_60.el4.at
Sep 26 17:40:55 Updated: rpm.i386 4.4.2-15.2_60.el4.at
Sep 26 17:40:55 Updated: rpm-python.i386 4.4.2-15.2_60.el4.at
Sep 26 17:40:56 Updated: python-urlgrabber.noarch 2.9.9-1.99_5.el4.at
Sep 26 17:40:57 Updated: clamav.i386 0.91.2-31.el4
Sep 26 17:40:57 Updated: perl-Socket6.i386 0.19-3.el4
Sep 26 17:40:57 Installed: librom1394_0.i386 0.5.3-0_10.el4.at
Sep 26 17:40:57 Installed: libavc1394_0.i386 0.5.3-0_10.el4.at
Sep 26 17:40:57 Updated: perl-FreezeThaw.noarch 0.43-5.el4
Sep 26 17:40:58 Installed: libasound2.i386 1.0.13-32.el4.at
Sep 26 17:40:58 Updated: perl-Sys-Hostname-Long.noarch 1.4-2.el4.at
Sep 26 17:40:58 Updated: libraw1394.i386 1.2.1-9_10.el4
Sep 26 17:40:58 Updated: perl-Net-IP.noarch 1.25-3.el4
Sep 26 17:40:59 Updated: perl-Convert-ASN1.noarch 0.18-4.el4.at
Sep 26 17:40:59 Installed: libsensors3.i386 2.10.4-50.el4
Sep 26 17:41:00 Updated: lm_sensors.i386 2.10.4-50.el4
Sep 26 17:41:00 Updated: perl-Encode-Detect.i386 1.00-1.1.el4
Sep 26 17:41:00 Updated: libusb.i386 0.1.12-5.0.99.el4.at
Sep 26 17:41:00 Updated: beecrypt.i386 4.1.2-10.1_14.el4.at
Sep 26 17:41:00 Updated: perl-IO-stringy.noarch 2.110-8.el4.at
Sep 26 17:41:01 Updated: rpm-build.i386 4.4.2-15.2_60.el4.at
Sep 26 17:41:01 Updated: perl-IO-Socket-INET6.noarch 2.51-2.el4
Sep 26 17:41:02 Updated: perl-XML-Parser.i386 2.34-5_4.el4.at
Sep 26 17:41:03 Updated: yum.i386 2.9.4-74.el4.at
Sep 26 17:41:03 Updated: libvorbis.i386 1:1.1.2-5.el4.at
Sep 26 17:41:03 Updated: libavc1394.i386 0.5.3-0_10.el4.at
Sep 26 17:41:04 Updated: gnupg.i386 1.4.7-0_39.el4
Sep 26 17:41:04 Updated: libgcrypt.i386 1.2.4-14.el4.at
Sep 26 17:41:05 Updated: dovecot.i386 1.0.3-13_60.el4
Sep 26 17:41:06 Updated: fetchmail.i386 6.3.4-1.1_6.el4.at
Sep 26 17:41:06 Updated: perl-MLDBM.noarch 2.01-5.el4
Sep 26 17:41:06 Updated: alsa-lib.i386 1.0.13-32.el4.at
Sep 26 17:41:07 Updated: pyxf86config.i386 0.3.19-1_4.1.el4
Sep 26 17:41:07 Installed: libgcrypt11.i386 1.2.4-14.el4.at
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Sep 26 17:41:16 Erased: clamav-db
Sep 26 17:41:17 Erased: clamd

[cactus]

My /var/log/yum.conf at the acurate date.
I tried to install mythtv from the list we saw sooner, and tried to remove them after as I felt unable to install it correctly

Uninstalling mythtv seems to have worked, however it seems you also updated your server from the atrpms repository andthose updates are your biggest problem.

I also made an update from the control panel ... this is a mess !
Thanks anyway

You can say so, that is why the repositories are entered in the wiki in a disabled state!

It will be very hard to uninstall all RPM's and then reinstall the proper ones, especially as you will have to remove yum, which is the package managing and installing the updates.

My best bet is you try and make a backup first so in case we mess up while repairing/reverting you won't loose your data.

After that you might try reinstalling your server from CD and restore the backup and re-install all contribs. This possibly is the easiest and quickest way of getting your system to a normal state. After that you can try and install mythtv again, but be sure to not set the atrpms repository to enabled.

Use this on a server shell to enable atrpms only for the job you are specifying and install the mythtv backend

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yum install mythtv-backend --enablerepo=atrpms

[edeganay]

ha ...

This server has also an asterisk in it ... however, it's also a nonstable version, then ...lets do this !
I'll be even more secure, I'll use another Harddrive...

f..k ! I'm dumb !
thank you anyway.

Edd

[Lourens]

Can you give some further help please.
I installed myth tv backend using
yum install mythtv-backend --enablerepo=atrpms

when I trie to start mythbackend I  gt

root@smeserver bin]# /usr/bin/mythbackend
2007-10-24 19:41:17.701 Using runtime prefix = /usr
QSqlDatabase: QMYSQL3 driver not loaded
QSqlDatabase: available drivers: (null)
2007-10-24 19:41:17.707 New DB connection, total: 1
2007-10-24 19:41:17.708 Unable to connect to database!
2007-10-24 19:41:17.708 No error type from QSqlError?  Strange...
QSqlQuery::exec: database not open
QSqlQuery::exec: database not open
2007-10-24 19:41:17.763 DB Error (KickDatabase):
Query was:
SELECT NULL;
No error type from QSqlError?  Strange...
2007-10-24 19:41:17.816 Failed to init MythContext, exiting.


Thanks in advance
Lourens

[cactus]

Can you give some further help please.
I installed myth tv backend using
yum install mythtv-backend --enablerepo=atrpms

when I trie to start mythbackend I  gt

root@smeserver bin]# /usr/bin/mythbackend
2007-10-24 19:41:17.701 Using runtime prefix = /usr
QSqlDatabase: QMYSQL3 driver not loaded
QSqlDatabase: available drivers: (null)
2007-10-24 19:41:17.707 New DB connection, total: 1
2007-10-24 19:41:17.708 Unable to connect to database!
2007-10-24 19:41:17.708 No error type from QSqlError?  Strange...
QSqlQuery::exec: database not open
QSqlQuery::exec: database not open
2007-10-24 19:41:17.763 DB Error (KickDatabase):
Query was:
SELECT NULL;
No error type from QSqlError?  Strange...
2007-10-24 19:41:17.816 Failed to init MythContext, exiting.

Did you also install mythtv-setup and run that? Do you have the database installed?

[Lourens]

Cactus,

thanks for the reply.
I read everything twice, got confused about the different posts.
I read about bout installing the myttv with Xwindows, but I only want the backend.
Can you point me in the right way to setup database and run mythtvsetup?

Lourens

[Shilotsugu]

Hi there, I'm rather hesitant to post on forums as I either get ignored or my get head chewed off, but there comes a point where the fray needs entering.

Like edeganay (and others), I would like to get myth up and running on an SME-centered network. A fresh 7.2 install is on the box to be used as a backend. After reading the forums, I believe I was able to get the correct setting for getting the ATrpms from yum. Duncan's How-To was helpful to a point until it jumped around and omitted steps (for example exactly when/where to install and set up mythtv) that everyone seems to know except myself. When it came time to install the backend packages, I got this:

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root@server bin]# yum install mythtv-backend --enablerepo=atrpms

==============================================================
WARNING: Additional commands may be required after running yum
==============================================================
Loading "fastestmirror" plugin
Loading "smeserver" plugin
Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Excluding Packages from atrpms - EL4
Finished
Excluding Packages from CentOS - os
Finished
Excluding Packages from CentOS - updates
Finished
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Package mythtv-backend.i386 0:0.20.2-168.el4 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: libmythupnp-0.20.2.so.0 for package: mythtv-backend
--> Processing Dependency: libavc1394.so.0 for package: mythtv-backend
--> Processing Dependency: libasound.so.2 for package: mythtv-backend
--> Processing Dependency: libmythavutil-0.20.2.so.0 for package: mythtv-backend
--> Processing Dependency: libmythavformat-0.20.2.so.0 for package: mythtv-backend
--> Processing Dependency: libXvMCW.so.1 for package: mythtv-backend
--> Processing Dependency: libmythui-0.20.2.so.0 for package: mythtv-backend
--> Processing Dependency: libjack.so.0 for package: mythtv-backend
--> Processing Dependency: libraw1394.so.8 for package: mythtv-backend
--> Processing Dependency: libmythavcodec-0.20.2.so.0 for package: mythtv-backend
--> Processing Dependency: libmythlivemedia-0.20.2.so.0 for package: mythtv-backend
--> Processing Dependency: libiec61883.so.0 for package: mythtv-backend
--> Processing Dependency: libmythfreemheg-0.20.2.so.0 for package: mythtv-backend
--> Processing Dependency: libmyth-0.20.2.so.0 for package: mythtv-backend
--> Processing Dependency: libmp3lame.so.0 for package: mythtv-backend
--> Processing Dependency: libqt-mt.so.3 for package: mythtv-backend
--> Processing Dependency: libartsc.so.0 for package: mythtv-backend
--> Processing Dependency: libmythtv-0.20.2.so.0 for package: mythtv-backend
--> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Package libavc1394.i386 0:0.4.1-4.EL set to be updated
---> Package libmythlivemedia-0.20.2_0.i386 0:0.20.2-168.el4 set to be updated
---> Package libmp3lame0.i386 0:3.97-16.el4.at set to be updated
---> Package libmyth-0.20.2_0.i386 0:0.20.2-168.el4 set to be updated
---> Package libmythui-0.20.2_0.i386 0:0.20.2-168.el4 set to be updated
---> Package libXvMCW.i386 0:0.9.3-4.el4.at set to be updated
---> Package libmythavutil-0.20.2_0.i386 0:0.20.2-168.el4 set to be updated
---> Package libmythupnp-0.20.2_0.i386 0:0.20.2-168.el4 set to be updated
---> Package libraw1394_8.i386 0:1.3.0-3_11.el4 set to be updated
---> Package qt.i386 1:3.3.3-13.RHEL4 set to be updated
---> Package libmythtv-0.20.2_0.i386 0:0.20.2-168.el4 set to be updated
---> Package libmythfreemheg-0.20.2_0.i386 0:0.20.2-168.el4 set to be updated
---> Package arts.i386 8:1.3.1-2 set to be updated
---> Package alsa-lib.i386 0:1.0.6-5.RHEL4 set to be updated
---> Package libmythavcodec-0.20.2_0.i386 0:0.20.2-168.el4 set to be updated
---> Package jack-audio-connection-kit.i386 0:0.102.20-3.el4.at set to be updated
---> Package libmythavformat-0.20.2_0.i386 0:0.20.2-168.el4 set to be updated
---> Package libiec61883_0.i386 0:1.1.0-0_9.el4.at set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: libraw1394.so.5 for package: libavc1394
--> Processing Dependency: audiofile for package: arts
--> Processing Dependency: libogg.so.0 for package: arts
--> Processing Dependency: liblirc_client.so.0 for package: libmyth-0.20.2_0
--> Processing Dependency: libesd.so.0 for package: arts
--> Processing Dependency: libvorbisenc.so.2 for package: arts
--> Processing Dependency: libvorbisfile.so.3 for package: arts
--> Processing Dependency: libvorbis.so.0 for package: arts
--> Processing Dependency: libaudiofile.so.0 for package: arts
--> Processing Dependency: libfreebob.so.0 for package: jack-audio-connection-kit
--> Processing Dependency: libmng.so.1 for package: qt
--> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Package libvorbis.i386 1:1.1.0-2.el4.5 set to be updated
---> Package audiofile.i386 1:0.2.6-1.el4.1 set to be updated
---> Package libmng.i386 0:1.0.8-1 set to be updated
---> Package libfreebob.i386 0:1.0.0-3.el4.at set to be updated
---> Package libogg.i386 2:1.1.3-7.el4.at set to be updated
---> Package libraw1394.i386 0:0.10.1-3 set to be updated
---> Package esound.i386 1:0.2.35-2 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: liblirc_client.so.0 for package: libmyth-0.20.2_0
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Missing Dependency: liblirc_client.so.0 is needed by package libmyth-0.20.2_0
================================================================
No new rpms were installed. No additional commands are required.
================================================================

So where am I going wrong? Also, slords posted the list of the mythtv/ivtv packages running on his backend. Would it be foolish to think that all those will be installed with yum?

If I remember correctly I needed the frontend package in order to load some of the graphical libraries needed to run mythtvsetup.  Beyond installing the above (plus dependencies) I enabled X11 forwarding and configured the system from one of the remote frontends.

It would be great if there was a walk-through explaining how you got all these working together, as I doubt this will be the only roadblock I stumble over.

[Shilotsugu]

ok looks like im wasting my time with the whole mythtv on sme thing. i enjoy learning new things and tweaking stuff from time to time but slogging through endless forums on multiple sites just to find partial or outdated information all while making no tangible progress is just getting old.

maybe i should just rent a tivo and be done with it.