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Building mytfrontend with karmic and mythbuntu packages

james — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:51:10 +0000

aptitude install openssh-server portmap nfs-common xfsprogs lm-sensors snmpd smartmontools mutt postfix ssh dstat iptraf subversion checkinstall apache2 php5 libdts-dev libfreetype6-dev lame apcupsd apcupsd-cgi logwatch dselect openbox lirc mailx sysv-rc-conf mysql-client gparted libfame-0.9 libhtml-template-perl libmjpegtools-1.9 libnet-upnp-perl libphonon4 libpvm3 libqt4-dbus libqt4-designer libqt4-network libqt4-opengl libqt4-qt3support libqt4-script libqt4-sql libqt4-sql-mysql libqt4-webkit libqt4-xml libqtcore4 libqtgui4 libquicktime1 libsox-fmt-alsa libsox-fmt-base libsox1 libxml-namespacesupport-perl libxml-sax-expat-perl libxml-sax-perl libxml-simple-perl mjpegtools ntp phonon phonon-backend-gstreamer pvm pwgen python-mysqldb qt4-qtconfig sox toolame transcode transcode-doc ttf-liberation libqt4-dev libxxf86vm-dev xfce4 dstat iftop

mkdir /dvr /offline /jn /archive
nano /etc/fstab

192.168.1.210:/offline /offline nfs soft,intr,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,async,nfsvers=3,bg,actimeo=0,tcp

192.168.1.210:/dvr /dvr nfs soft,intr,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,async,nfsvers=3,bg,actimeo=0,tcp

192.168.1.210:/archive /archive nfs soft,intr,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,async,nfsvers=3,bg,actimeo=0,tcp
192.168.1.210:/jn /jn nfs soft,intr,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,async,nfsvers=3,bg,actimeo=0,tcp

mount -a

cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.org

aptitude upgrade
aptitude build-dep mythtv

aptitude install libmad0 libmad0-dev flac libflac-dev libcdaudio-dev libtag1-dev libcdparanoia-dev xine-ui libxine1-ffmpeg mplayer libpulse-dev

download nx debs

sudo dpkg -i nxclient_3.4.0-5_x86_64.deb
sudo dpkg -i nxnode_3.4.0-6_x86_64.deb
sudo dpkg -i nxserver_3.4.0-8_x86_64.deb

RSYNC
cp /offline/files/rsync/rsyncd.conf /etc
cp /offline/files/rsync/rsyncd.secrets /etc
chmod 600 /etc/rsyncd.secrets
nano /etc/default/rsync and enable
/etc/init.d/rsync restart

SNMP

cp /offline/archive/common/snmpd.conf /etc/snmp

nano /etc/default/snmpd remove 127.0.0.1 our of config line
/etc/init.d/snmpd restart
SMARTD

cp /offline/archive/common/smartd.conf /etc/smartd.conf
nano /etc/default/smartmontools
start_smartd=yes
/etc/init.d/smartmontools restart

WEBMIN

aptitude install libauthen-pam-perl libio-pty-perl libmd5-perl libnet-ssleay-perl
dpkg -i /offline/files/webmin_1.500_all.deb

Wake on lan if supported

echo ‘ethtool -s eth0 wol g’ >> /etc/rc.local

APCUPSD
cp /offline/archive/common/apcupsd.conf /etc/apcupsd
nano /etc/default/apcupsd and make isconfigured=yes
/etc/init.d/apcupsd restart

aptitude install distcc distcc-pump

Note: karmic has pump script problems, change line in /usr/bin/pump to

/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/include_server/include_server.py
instead of
/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.5/include_server/include_server.py

cp /offline/archive/common/distcc/hosts /etc/distcc
cp /offline/archive/common/distcc/distcc /etc/default

rsync over ssh to hosting account

james — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:20:31 +0000

ssh-keygen -t rsa

now copy that file to the hosting account and in cpanel authorize that host. Now it should work without ssh.

Up on hostmonster and things seem to be going great

james — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:02:05 +0000

It took a few days to copy all of the files, mostly our pictures archive. I use my hosting account for a backup of all of our pictures, along with a few copies on other drives at our house.

Everything seems to be working great on the new host. I believe they will probably load up my current host as more clients come in, but so far the new host looks to be a dual quad core proc instead of the dual dual core proc I used to be on. System load is next to nothing. I do not seem to over use resources like I did every now and again on the old host. Now to try to get the gallery fully built and happy.

Knowing that bluehost and hostmonster use the same resources I would have to say renewing for 3 years at hostmonster, instead of paying about the same for 1 year at bluehost was well worth the move. Bluehost would not budge on the 7.95 a month price, but being a new customer to hostmonster I could qualify for the promotional price of 3.95 a month. Amazing what they will do for a new customer.

Install and configure distcc on ubuntu

james — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:30:25 +0000

Since I will be using a few atom based frontend machines for mythtv, I wanted to start using distcc to compile mythtv. It was actually very easy to setup and start using. Just do the following.

aptitude install distcc distcc-pump

Note: karmic has pump script problems, change line in /usr/bin/pump to

/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/include_server/include_server.py
instead of
/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.5/include_server/include_server.py

then edit a few files.

/etc/distcc/hosts needs to have a line added with the ip’s of every host(fastest to slowest) that you want to use for compiling.

/etc/default/distcc neds to have a few changes made in order for it to run and accept connections from other hosts.

Finally when you go to make your program just use a -j 8 CC=distcc

That tells make to setup 8 jobs and use distcc. You can change the number of jobs/files depending on how many hosts/cpu’s you have. I still have a bunch of playing to do but 8 seems to work great for me. Now to optimize the setup for the fastest compile for mythtv.

cp /offline/archive/common/distcc/hosts /etc/distcc

cp /offline/archive/common/distcc/distcc /etc/default

Lasik eye procedure

james — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:35:01 +0000

Well is has been a very long time since I have posted anything. Many things have changed. For one I decided to have Lasik down on both of my eyes. The procdure was very simple and only took about an hour. That was the time from when I stepped in the vision center to the time we walked out. I could not believe how fast it went. The actual time I was on the bed getting both eyes down was probably about 5 to 8 minutes. No pain at all. You could only feel pressure. No bright lights or anything. Just some noise and you were done.
I went for my one week followup appointment today and my eyes are healing great they said. My vision is 20/20 for each eye and 20/15 together. They are very happy with the results so far and I am also. The only negatives I have had would be the dryness(but that is getting much better). I do not find myself wanting to put drops in all of the time. I actually have to force myself to put drops in or remember because my eyes are almost back to normal now. The only other negative is what they call the halo effect for lights. At night I see halos around lights. It was very bad the first day but it is getting to be less and less everyday it seems.

Windows Mobile Voice Commands Cheat Sheet

james — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:43:36 +0000

===== CALLING A CONTACT =====

Commands:

Call
Call at home
Call at work
Call on mobile
Call on cell
Call on cellular
Call at home two
Call at work two
Call at car
Call on radio
Call on pager
Call at assistant

To confirm that you want to make the call after Voice Command responds:

You can say “Yes” or “Correct” to call.
You can say “No” or “Incorrect” to try again.

If Voice Command asks you which location, you can:

Repeat one of the locations that Voice Command offers to call.
Say “No” to try again.

Related commands:

You can say “Call back” to call back the last call that you received.
You can say “Redial” to call back the last call that you made.

Examples:

Call Karen Archer on cell
Call Frank Miller
Call City Light and Power
Call Barbara Sparrow Home

Notes:

Voice Command indexes by the Contact’s first and last name if it exists. If you have a nickname entered, you can use that too. Voice Command will only let you call by company name if there is no first or last name.

You must prefix contact calling with the “call” keyword. If you use “dial”, it won’t work!

===== DIALING A NUMBER ======

Commands:

Dial <7-digit number>
Dial <10-digit number>
Dial <1+10-digits>
Dial

Examples:

Dial 555-0200
Dial 800-555-1212
Dial 1-800-555-1212
Dial 411

You must prefix digit dialing with the “dial” keyword. If you use “call”, it won’t work!

===== CHECKING CALENDAR =====

Commands:
What’s my next appointment?
What’s my schedule today?
What’s my schedule tomorrow?
Reminders On
Reminders Off
What’s my next meeting?
What are my appointments (today)?
What are my meetings (today)?
What’s my schedule (today)?
What’s my calendar (today)?
What’s my calendar for today?
What are my appointments tomorrow?
What are my meetings tomorrow?
What’s my calendar for tomorrow?
What’s my schedule tomorrow?

===== START MENU =====

Commands:

Start

Example:

Start Solitare
Start Messaging
Start Internet Explorer
Start Pictures and Video

Notes:

Voice Command will index any file that is in or inside of \windows\program files
You have to say the file name exactly as it is written. It may be helpful to rename shortcuts. Also, you can put links to web pages here and go straight to a saved web page this way.

===== MEDIA =====

Commands:

Play music (to have Voice Command guide you through selecting music)
Play media (variant of Play music)
Play anything (play all media)
Play artist
Play album
Play genre

Play
Play
Play
Play

Play
Pause
Stop
Next
Previous (track)
Shuffle on
Shuffle off
What song is this?
What track is this?

Examples:

Play The Beatles
Play The White Album
Play Rock
Play Everything

Notes:
You cannot play individual tracks using voice Voice Command will index the media based on the metadata. You can use a metadata editor to groom the fields.

===== Phone Stuff/Status =====

What time is it?
What date is it?
What is my battery level?
Turn flight mode on. (to turn on flight mode and disable all wireless radios including Bluetooth, WIFI and cellular phone)
Turn flight mode off.
What is my signal strength?
What calls have I missed?
What missed calls do I have? (to hear each missed call and reset the missed call count)
Set Ringer High
Set Ringer Loud (to set ringer volume to 5)
Set Ringer Medium
Set Ringer Middle (to set ringer volume to 3)
Set Ringer Low
Set Ringer Soft (to set ringer volume to 1)
Set Ringer Quiet
Set Ringer Off
Set Ringer Mute to set ringer volume to off
Set Ringer Vibrate to set ringer to vibrate

1080p with the new tv

james — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:06:58 +0000

Last night I finally got around to bringing up an extra myth box. It has hdmi out. I got it all setup and plugged in. Powered it up and bame, it came up on the new vizio. Wow did it look nice. So I fired up mythtv and sure enough everything was playing just fine. Still have to figure out how to get audio out of the hdmi conntion. I am not sure if it is even possible with ubuntu. It was nice to see the tv negotiated with the computer and came back with 1080p. Very nice. Now to see about the audio. After I figure that portion out it is off to find a very small formfactor setup as the current box is going to be way to big for that tv, I want something like a mac mini. We shall see what I can come up with.

A few changes to the tv viewing habits at our house

james — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:34:38 +0000

We finally have a tv in our living room once again. A few fridays ago I took the day off. First thing I did was head to walmart and pick up a 42 inch Vizio. I had put the wall mount up that week and had run network, power and coax to the wall so all cables will be hidden behind the tv. It has worked out great. I just got a hdmi cable in the mail friday so I can hook the cable box up to the tv via hdmi now. I just have to pull that cable through the wall. I am going to move a pc up from the basement to test mythtv on the new tv. The new tv will do 1080p. I would like to eventually build a mac mini and use that as a mythfrontend. Not sure how soon I will do that. Love the tv so far.

Emma is not spoiled!!!

james — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:01:57 +0000

We could not resist getting this for Emma over the weekend.

Myth boxen did great for the big olympics weekend

james — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:35:27 +0000

The myth boxes are doing great after the update I applied last week. They made it through a bunch of recording over the weekend. I think that is the most they box has worked in a very long time. The olympics keep the hdhomerun pretty busy. Never recorded 8 hours straight before.

27 hours recorded all hd, over the weekend. Still recording now. Recorded another 4.5 today already.

169 gig so far and still counting.

After the olympics are over I hope to get back to moving the master backend into the new case and then rebuilding it as an ubuntu hardy 8.04.1 amd64 box instead of the i386 box it is right now.

I have started a test build on another box and everything is straight forward so far. Just trying to remember all of the little things I did before so when I actually make the new build it goes as fast as possible. Took about 6 hours today but about 2 hours of config for the current text box.