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=== The Hardware ===
 
=== The Hardware ===
  
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* ASUS P4V8X-MX
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[[Image:The_system.jpg|200px|thumb|right|My system]]
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* Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz  
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* 1024 MB of Ram
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* [[Antec Fusion]] Black 430 Case, with LCD
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* Antec Fusion Black 430 Case, with LCD
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* ASUS P4V8X-MX motherboard
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* Zalman CNPS7700-Cu CPU cooler
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** Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz  
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** 1024 MB of Ram
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** Zalman CNPS7700-Cu CPU cooler
 
* Enermax low noise power supply ( The Antec power supply was noisy, recycled this one from a previous case
 
* Enermax low noise power supply ( The Antec power supply was noisy, recycled this one from a previous case
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* NVIDIA GeForce 6200 Video Card
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* eVGA / nVidia Geforce 8400GS G98 G98 Chipset
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* [[Kworld ATSC 110]] Capture Card
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* Kworld ATSC 110 Capture Card
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* [[Hauppauge HVR-1600]] Capture Card
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* Hauppauge HVR-1600 Capture Card
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* Hauppauge WinTV HVR-950Q Capture Card
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* [[How_to_build_a_coaxial_SPDIF_bracket|Coaxial SPDIF Bracket]]
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** Coaxial cable to Yamaha Receiver
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* [[Homemade Serial Receiver]] with recycled EchoStar Remote, and a Philips KW1009 IR Keyboard/Mouse
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* 1500 Gb of Storage ( 1TB + 500 Gb drives )
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* Tripp Lite OMNI 1000 LCD UPS
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** Using the watchdog feature to detect hangs, and reset the mythtv system
 
* LG 50PG10 Plasma Display
 
* LG 50PG10 Plasma Display
 
* Yamaha HTR N5060 Receiver, with 6.1 speaker system
 
* Yamaha HTR N5060 Receiver, with 6.1 speaker system
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* [[Homemade Serial Receiver]] with recycled EchoStar Remote
 
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* 750 Gb of Storage ( 500Gb + 250 Gb drives )
 
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* Tripp Lite OMNI 1000 LCD UPS
 
  
 
=== The Software ===
 
=== The Software ===
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* Heavily modified MythBuntu 8.04.1 OS
 
* Heavily modified MythBuntu 8.04.1 OS
 
** Only piece remaining of original install is the splash screen on startup
 
** Only piece remaining of original install is the splash screen on startup
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* MythTv [[Release Notes - 0.21|0.21]]
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* MythTv [[Release Notes - 0.22|0.22]]
 
* Xymon Network Monitoring
 
* Xymon Network Monitoring
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** [[lmsensors]] hardware monitoring
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** [[hddtemp]] hard drive temperature monitoring
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** [[nvclock]] NVIDIA temperature monitoring
 
* MediaWiki for storing configuration information
 
* MediaWiki for storing configuration information
 
* NUT for monitoring UPS
 
* NUT for monitoring UPS
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* Schedules Direct for listings
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* [[Status_Monitoring_How_To#Monit|Monit]] for automated restarting of myth processes
  
 
=== TV Sources ===
 
=== TV Sources ===
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[[Image:Ota_hdtv_antenna.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Yagi and CM 4221]]
  
 
* Channel Master 4221 UHF TV Antenna
 
* Channel Master 4221 UHF TV Antenna
 
** Channel Master CM 0068DSB VHF/UHF/FM Spartan 3 Outdoor Pre-Amp
 
** Channel Master CM 0068DSB VHF/UHF/FM Spartan 3 Outdoor Pre-Amp
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* UHF Yagi antenna, cut out of a Radio Shack antenna Model: VU-190 XR I had lying around
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* UHF Corner Reflector Yagi antenna, cut out of a Radio Shack antenna Model: VU-190 XR I had lying around
 
** Channel Master CM 0068DSB VHF/UHF/FM Spartan 3 Outdoor Pre-Amp
 
** Channel Master CM 0068DSB VHF/UHF/FM Spartan 3 Outdoor Pre-Amp
  
 
Both antenna's are mounted on a chimney mount, and the Channel Master is pointing at the CN Tower, while the Yagi is pointing at buffalo.  With this setup I currently receive 18 HDTV Channnels, and 1 SD channel.  TVO Ontario is the only GTA TV Station not broadcasting in digital yet.
 
Both antenna's are mounted on a chimney mount, and the Channel Master is pointing at the CN Tower, while the Yagi is pointing at buffalo.  With this setup I currently receive 18 HDTV Channnels, and 1 SD channel.  TVO Ontario is the only GTA TV Station not broadcasting in digital yet.
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" border="1"
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|-
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! scope="row" | Antenna
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! scope="col" | Card
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! scope="col" | /dev/
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! scope="col" | DMESG
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! scope="col" | Myth Tuner
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! scope="col" | Source
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! scope="col" | Input
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|-
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! scope="row" rowspan="3" | CM 4221 <br>
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| HVR 950Q
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| DVB 0
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| Avitek
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| 1
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| HDTV Cdn
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| CA-950Q
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|-
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| KW 110
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| DVB 1
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| Nextwave
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| 2
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| HDTV Cdn
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| CA-KW110
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|-
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| HVR 1600
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| Video 2
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|
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| 4
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| OTA
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| OTA
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|-
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! scope="row" | Yagi
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| HVR 1600
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| DVB 2
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| Samsung
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| 3
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| HDTV US
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| US-HVR1600
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|}
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== OTA Channel Listing ==
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<pre>
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2-1 WGRZ-HD WGRZ-HD
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2-2 WGRZ-W+ WGRZ-W+
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4-1 WIVB-HD WIVB HDTV
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5-1 CBLT-DT CBC Toronto High Definition Television
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7-1 WKBW-HD WKBW-HD
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7-2 WNGS WNGS
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9-1 CFTO HD CFTO HD
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17-1 WNED-HD WNED-HD
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17-2 WNED-SD WNED-SD
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17-3 WNED-Th WNED-Th
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19 CICA TV Ontario (CICA)
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23 WNLO WNLO
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25 CBLFT SRC Toronto Haute definition
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29 WUTV WUTV FOX
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41 CIII CIII (Global - Ontario)
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47 CFMT CFMT (OMNI 1)
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52 CKXT-DT CKXT-DT
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57-1 City HD CityTV HD TORONTO
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66-1 CKXT-DT CKXT-DT
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69 CJMT CJMT - Omni2 Television
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</pre>
  
 
== Basement System ==
 
== Basement System ==
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One of the things I have never been able to find is a really good mplayer config file, that works really well with my setup.  So after alot of tuning over several months I have come up with this config, which I feel works really well for me, YMMV.  I have this in my ~/.mplayer/config file.
 
One of the things I have never been able to find is a really good mplayer config file, that works really well with my setup.  So after alot of tuning over several months I have come up with this config, which I feel works really well for me, YMMV.  I have this in my ~/.mplayer/config file.
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Humm multi threaded mplayer - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1104967
  
 
<pre>
 
<pre>
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# Write your default config options here!
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# mplayer config options
  
 
#General setup
 
#General setup

Revision as of 00:28, 18 October 2010

Over 7693 recordings served, and running for 4 years 7 months 6 days 20 mins.

Main MythTV System

The Hardware

My system
  • Antec Fusion Black 430 Case, with LCD
  • ASUS P4V8X-MX motherboard
    • Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
    • 1024 MB of Ram
    • Zalman CNPS7700-Cu CPU cooler
  • Enermax low noise power supply ( The Antec power supply was noisy, recycled this one from a previous case
  • eVGA / nVidia Geforce 8400GS G98 G98 Chipset
  • Kworld ATSC 110 Capture Card
  • Hauppauge HVR-1600 Capture Card
  • Hauppauge WinTV HVR-950Q Capture Card
  • Coaxial SPDIF Bracket
    • Coaxial cable to Yamaha Receiver
  • Homemade Serial Receiver with recycled EchoStar Remote, and a Philips KW1009 IR Keyboard/Mouse
  • 1500 Gb of Storage ( 1TB + 500 Gb drives )
  • Tripp Lite OMNI 1000 LCD UPS
    • Using the watchdog feature to detect hangs, and reset the mythtv system
  • LG 50PG10 Plasma Display
  • Yamaha HTR N5060 Receiver, with 6.1 speaker system

The Software

  • Heavily modified MythBuntu 8.04.1 OS
    • Only piece remaining of original install is the splash screen on startup
  • MythTv 0.22
  • Xymon Network Monitoring
  • MediaWiki for storing configuration information
  • NUT for monitoring UPS
  • Schedules Direct for listings
  • Monit for automated restarting of myth processes

TV Sources

Yagi and CM 4221
  • Channel Master 4221 UHF TV Antenna
    • Channel Master CM 0068DSB VHF/UHF/FM Spartan 3 Outdoor Pre-Amp
  • UHF Corner Reflector Yagi antenna, cut out of a Radio Shack antenna Model: VU-190 XR I had lying around
    • Channel Master CM 0068DSB VHF/UHF/FM Spartan 3 Outdoor Pre-Amp

Both antenna's are mounted on a chimney mount, and the Channel Master is pointing at the CN Tower, while the Yagi is pointing at buffalo. With this setup I currently receive 18 HDTV Channnels, and 1 SD channel. TVO Ontario is the only GTA TV Station not broadcasting in digital yet.

Antenna Card /dev/ DMESG Myth Tuner Source Input
CM 4221
HVR 950Q DVB 0 Avitek 1 HDTV Cdn CA-950Q
KW 110 DVB 1 Nextwave 2 HDTV Cdn CA-KW110
HVR 1600 Video 2 4 OTA OTA
Yagi HVR 1600 DVB 2 Samsung 3 HDTV US US-HVR1600

OTA Channel Listing


2-1	WGRZ-HD	WGRZ-HD
2-2	WGRZ-W+	WGRZ-W+
4-1	WIVB-HD	WIVB HDTV
5-1	CBLT-DT	CBC Toronto High Definition Television
7-1	WKBW-HD	WKBW-HD
7-2	WNGS	WNGS
9-1	CFTO HD	CFTO HD
17-1	WNED-HD	WNED-HD
17-2	WNED-SD	WNED-SD
17-3	WNED-Th	WNED-Th
19	CICA	TV Ontario (CICA)
23	WNLO	WNLO
25	CBLFT	SRC Toronto Haute definition
29	WUTV	WUTV FOX
41	CIII	CIII (Global - Ontario)
47	CFMT	CFMT (OMNI 1)
52	CKXT-DT	CKXT-DT
57-1	City HD	CityTV HD TORONTO
66-1	CKXT-DT	CKXT-DT
69	CJMT	CJMT - Omni2 Television

Basement System

Upstairs System

Mplayer Config

One of the things I have never been able to find is a really good mplayer config file, that works really well with my setup. So after alot of tuning over several months I have come up with this config, which I feel works really well for me, YMMV. I have this in my ~/.mplayer/config file.

Humm multi threaded mplayer - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1104967 

# mplayer config options

#General setup
fs="yes"
zoom="yes"
quiet="yes"
nojoystick="yes"
cache="8192"
sws="0"

lavdopts=threads=2:skiploopfilter=all:fast=1

# Audio options

ao="alsa:device=spdif" #audio out
ac="hwdts,hwac3,"
mixer-channel="Master"
srate=48000

# Video options

vo="xv" #video out
zoom="1" #Allow sofware scaling if you use x11 for vo from the commandline
noaspect="1" # disable predefined aspect ratios ( XVID )

#Display

double="yes" #double buffering(recommended for subtitles)
monitoraspect="16:9" #Use for a widescreen laptop so keeps 4:3 content from stretching
aspect="16:9" #Use for a widescreen laptop so keeps 4:3 content from stretching
framedrop="1" # For slow machines

#subtitle code

#set this if you haven't copied your preferred font to ~/.mplayer/subfont.ttf
font=/usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts/impact.ttf
ffactor="10" #black outline
sub-bg-alpha="0" #background color ala closed captions
sub-bg-color="0" #black to white
subfont-text-scale="3.7" #truetype font scaling
subfont-blur="1" #Slight blur

#This sets the postprocessing into overdrive using all possible spare cpu cycles to make the movie look better
autoq=100
vf=pp=de,hqdn3d
subpos="90" #By default subtitles are too low
subalign="2"
#turns off xscreen saver...sometimes
stop-xscreensaver="yes"
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