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Building a myth frontend using mythbuntu 11.04 natty

james — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:44:44 +0000

reconfigure sources.list to point to local repo and install aptitude

aptitude install openssh-server portmap nfs-common snmpd smartmontools mutt postfix ssh dstat iptraf logwatch dselect mailx sysv-rc-conf gparted ntp iftop apcupsd libaudiofile0

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

dpkg -i /dvr/mythbuntu-repos.deb

aptitude update

aptitude upgrade

aptitude remove mythweb

copy blootube theme

cp -R /dvr/files/blootubelite-wide/ /usr/share/mythtv/themes/

download nx debs

sudo dpkg -i nxclient_3.4.0-7_x86_64.deb
sudo dpkg -i nxnode_3.4.0-14_x86_64.deb
sudo dpkg -i nxserver_3.4.0-14_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

/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

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

WEBMIN

aptitude install libauthen-pam-perl libio-pty-perl apt-show-versions libnet-ssleay-perl
dpkg -i /offline/files/webmin_1.530_all.deb

Make any changes need for lirc and x11 for each server

aptitude install distcc distcc-pump

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

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

Make xfce leave the tv/monitor on and powered

james — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:15:05 +0000

Go to system settings –> power management and click on the monitor tab, and slide both options all the way to the left so they say never, for but putting the monitor to sleep and turning off the monitor.

xorg settings to survive a reboot without the tv/monitor on

james — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:59:50 +0000

Vizio 42:

Add the following line to the Device: section

Option “CustomEDID” “DFP-0:/etc/X11/edidvisio42.bin”

Vizio 32:

Add the following line to the Device: section

Option “CustomEDID” “CRT-0:/etc/X11/edidvisio32rgb.bin”

Panasonic AE900U:

Add the following two lines to the Device: section

Option “ConnectedMonitor” “DFP-0″
Option “CustomEDID” “DFP-0:/etc/X11/edidae900udvi.bin”

and also use the xorg.conf.ae900u.hdmi file if you want 1280×720

all files located in /offline/archive/common

Building a mythfrontend on ubuntu lucid 10.04

james — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:22:16 +0000

aptitude install openssh-server portmap nfs-common snmpd smartmontools mutt postfix ssh dstat iptraf logwatch dselect mailx sysv-rc-conf gparted ntp 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

aptitude update

aptitude build-dep mythtv

aptitude install mythbuntu-control-centre

dpkg -i /dvr/mythbuntu-repos.deb

aptitude update

aptitude upgrade

download nx debs

sudo dpkg -i nxclient_3.4.0-7_x86_64.deb
sudo dpkg -i nxnode_3.4.0-14_x86_64.deb
sudo dpkg -i nxserver_3.4.0-14_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

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

WEBMIN

aptitude install libauthen-pam-perl libio-pty-perl apt-show-versions libnet-ssleay-perl
dpkg -i /offline/files/webmin_1.530_all.deb

aptitude install distcc distcc-pump

Note: lucid 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

Building mythtv vm on lucid

james — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 03:53:26 +0000

aptitude install openssh-server portmap nfs-common snmpd smartmontools mutt postfix ssh dstat iptraf logwatch dselect mailx sysv-rc-conf gparted ntp 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

aptitude update

aptitude build-dep mythtv

aptitude install mythbuntu-control-centre

dpkg -i /dvr/mythbuntu-repos.deb

download nx debs

sudo dpkg -i nxclient_3.4.0-7_x86_64.deb
sudo dpkg -i nxnode_3.4.0-14_x86_64.deb
sudo dpkg -i nxserver_3.4.0-14_x86_64.deb

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

WEBMIN

aptitude install libauthen-pam-perl libio-pty-perl apt-show-versions libnet-ssleay-perl
dpkg -i /offline/files/webmin_1.530_all.deb

aptitude install distcc distcc-pump

Note: lucid 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

Building a mythfrontend on ubuntu karmic and 0.22-fixes

james — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:47:19 +0000

start os install

during install routine I create a default user and we will call it desktop.

make desktop user login automatically

install nvidia restricted driver

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 nvidia-180-libvdpau nvidia-180-libvdpau-dev libxxf86vm-dev xfce4

mkdir /dvr /offline
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

mount -a

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

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys CEC06767

cp /offline/archive/common/sources.list.karmic /etc/apt/sources.list

aptitude update

aptitude install nvidia-190-modaliases nvidia-glx-190 nvidia-190-libvdpau-dev
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_3.3.0-6_x86_64.deb
sudo dpkg -i dpkg -i nxnode_3.3.0-17_x86_64.deb
sudo dpkg -i dpkg -i nxserver_3.3.0-22_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_1.490_all.deb

Wake on lan if supported

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

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

download mythtv 0.22-fixes from svn and compile

cp /dvr/scripts/mythtv-backend /etc/init.d

cp /dvr/scripts/mythtv-backend.default /etc/default/mythtv-backend

update-rc.d mythtv-backend defaults

mkdir /var/log/mythtv

chown mythtv.mythtv /var/log/mythtv

make sure /root/.mythtv/mysql.txt is created and correct

/etc/init.d/mythtv-backend start

Customize desktop for mythtv

nano /usr/share/xsessions/mythtv.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=MythTV
Comment=Use this session to run MythTV
Exec=/usr/local/bin/mythtv.sh
Icon=
Type=Application

nano /usr/local/bin/mythtv.sh
mythfrontend&
killall irexec
irexec -d
nvidia-settings -l
mtd -d

exec openbox

chmod +x /usr/local/bin/mythtv.sh

LIRC

cp /dvr/files/lircrc /home/desktop/.mythtv
ln -s /home/desktop/.mythtv/lircrc /home/desktop/.lircrc

Building a 0.22 (trunk) mythbackend on ubuntu Jaunty

james — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:04:10 +0000

start os install

during install routine I create a default user and we will call it desktop.

make desktop user login automatically

install nvidia restricted driver

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 phpmyadmin 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 mysql-server mysql-server-5.0 mysql-server-core-5.0 ntp phonon phonon-backend-gstreamer pvm pwgen python-mysqldb qt4-qtconfig sox toolame transcode transcode-doc ttf-liberation libqt4-dev nvidia-180-libvdpau nvidia-180-libvdpau-dev libxxf86vm-dev

mkdir /dvr /offline
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

mount -a

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

cp /offline/archive/common/sources.list.jaunty /etc/apt/sources.list

aptitude update
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_3.3.0-6_x86_64.deb
sudo dpkg -i dpkg -i nxnode_3.3.0-17_x86_64.deb
sudo dpkg -i dpkg -i nxserver_3.3.0-22_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_1.480_all.deb

Wake on lan if supported

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

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

cp /dvr/scripts/mythtv-backend /etc/init.d

cp /dvr/scripts/mythtv-backend.default /etc/default/mythtv-backend

update-rc.d mythtv-backend defaults

mkdir /var/log/mythtv

chown mythtv.mythtv /var/log/mythtv

make sure /root/.mythtv/mysql.txt is created and correct

/etc/init.d/mythtv-backend start

How to install nvidia 190.x or 185.x drivers on ubuntu jaunty

james — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:07:24 +0000

Add the following two lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list file

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/nvidia-vdpau/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/nvidia-vdpau/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

Install the gpg key

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys CEC06767

install

aptitude update

aptitude install nvidia-190-modaliases nvidia-glx-190 nvidia-190-libvdpau-dev

aptitude install nvidia-185-modaliases nvidia-glx-185 nvidia-185-libvdpau-dev

mythtv and vdpau is truely amazing

james — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:45:24 +0000

Finally have the new nano itx motherboard running. Ubuntu Jaunty with the latest nvidia .run installer. Playing a 720p hd source from our qam source. Right now cpu usage for mythfrontend is only about 19 -20%. system load is right around .44. Amazing that an atom based motherboard could handle playback like this. I am going to try windows 7 media center and xbox media center on it and see how those perform also. So far I am sold. I may invest in another one of these.

processor       : 0
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 6
model           : 28
model name      : Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU 230   @ 1.60GHz
stepping        : 2
cpu MHz         : 1600.139
cache size      : 512 KB
physical id     : 0
siblings        : 2
core id         : 0
cpu cores       : 1
apicid          : 0
initial apicid : 0
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 10
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov p                             at clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx lm constant_tsc arc                             h_perfmon pebs bts rep_good pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm la                             hf_lm
bogomips        : 3200.27
clflush size    : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes   : 32 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:

processor       : 1
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 6
model           : 28
model name      : Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU 230   @ 1.60GHz
stepping        : 2
cpu MHz         : 1600.139
cache size      : 512 KB
physical id     : 0
siblings        : 2
core id         : 0
cpu cores       : 1
apicid          : 1
initial apicid : 1
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 10
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov p                             at clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx lm constant_tsc arc                             h_perfmon pebs bts rep_good pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm la                             hf_lm
bogomips        : 3200.01
clflush size    : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes   : 32 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:

Ordered new motherboard

james — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:50:45 +0000

I finally ordered the rest of the parts to put together a very small and power efficient pc. I plan to eventually put it in the living room as a mythfrontend. It should work out great once mythtv 0.22 is released. I have been running a test backend for a few months and it seems to be doing just great.

Next part will be a hauppauge hd-pvr.

For now I will be using the M350 for a case. The ZOTAC IONITX-C-U Intel Atom N230 Mini ITX ION for the motherboard. Some memory that I had from another system and the a 8 gig usb thumb drive for the operating system. I will probably just end up pxe booting it from my masterbackend eventually.