[mythtv-users] MythTV UPnP with no router - just a crossover cable (SOLVED)

[John Pilkington]

I had another go and now it works.  Maybe not optimum settings, but 
security shouldn't be a problem while this is the only connection.

TV: Panasonic series E5B, Network IP/DNS Settings
Acquire IP Address > Auto, shows
    IP Address          169.254.33.71
    Subnet Mask         255.255.0.0
    Default Gateway     Blank
Acquire DNS Address >  Auto, shows
    DNS Address         Blank
    Proxy Settings      Blank

Laptop:  SL6 i686, MythTV 0.26-fixes as of 2013 Feb 28
                    wicd network connection manager
                    avahi local network service discovery also installed
                    avahi-daemon active and running
                        (don't know if this is needed)
          Wired network properties:
                    Use Static IPs
                    IP           169.254.0.1
                    Netmask      255.255.255.0
                    Gateway      169.254.0.1
                    Use Static DNS
                    DNS Domain    Blank
                    Search Domain 169.254.0.0
                    DNS1          169.254.0.0

          mythtvsetup  General, Page 1.
                    Both addresses set to 169.254.0.1


As usual with this MythTV/TV combination under uPnP, recordings from 
both DVB-T and DVB-T2 (UK) play well. The progress bar is active but 
assumes a 60 Hz frame rate.  Duration is taken from the schedule.  The 
cutlist is not honoured. Skipping forwards and back works but is hard to 
control. All recordings are said to be mpeg2-ts. Recordings that have 
been transcoded to PS format do not play.

(Project-X -tots option will convert them back, but use of this option 
during cutting yields files with AV sync problems, at least if 
concatenated.)

Recordings, transcoded or not, that are linked to Videos folders will 
play as Videos and skipping works, but the progress bar does not, and 
duration is shown as zero.

The list of Recordings can be displayed in full or as selected by 
various keys.

For Videos it's just 'All Videos'.

And perhaps something about use with VGA instead.  The laptop screen is 
1280x800 with an Intel driver, the TV is 1920x1080.  Best TV display 
seems to be with both screens and frontend geometry set to 1024x768; 
that gives a horizontally squashed display on the laptop - and it needs 
an audio connection too.

John P