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* Useful to run it as mythtvsetup --geometry 1024x720 so that you can see the messages in the launch window in the background (assuming your screen is larger than 1024x720) | * Useful to run it as mythtvsetup --geometry 1024x720 so that you can see the messages in the launch window in the background (assuming your screen is larger than 1024x720) | ||
* When connecting a source to an input (e.g. comcast to an HDHomeRun in my case), fetch channels from listing source only works *after* scanning for channels first | * When connecting a source to an input (e.g. comcast to an HDHomeRun in my case), fetch channels from listing source only works *after* scanning for channels first | ||
| − | * | + | * If you want to use a separate front end, the database is called '''mythconverg''' and the user and password are both '''mythtv''' |
* You have to explicitly tell Myth to add digital channels to the DB since they're almost always unusable without a scan | * You have to explicitly tell Myth to add digital channels to the DB since they're almost always unusable without a scan | ||
| + | ==More Tips== | ||
* Comcast seems to be rolling out SCTE channels | * Comcast seems to be rolling out SCTE channels | ||
* I recommend reading (the /entire/ thread at): http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/382657#382657 | * I recommend reading (the /entire/ thread at): http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/382657#382657 | ||
Revision as of 23:29, 2 January 2010
Tips on using the MythTV Backend app:
- Useful to run it as mythtvsetup --geometry 1024x720 so that you can see the messages in the launch window in the background (assuming your screen is larger than 1024x720)
- When connecting a source to an input (e.g. comcast to an HDHomeRun in my case), fetch channels from listing source only works *after* scanning for channels first
- If you want to use a separate front end, the database is called mythconverg and the user and password are both mythtv
- You have to explicitly tell Myth to add digital channels to the DB since they're almost always unusable without a scan
More Tips
- Comcast seems to be rolling out SCTE channels
- I recommend reading (the /entire/ thread at): http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/382657#382657
- Also http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Comcast_Users_And_scte65scan
- This setup seems to be needed for F12
- at line 21 posix_uname has to be changed to php_uname in file /var/hda/web-apps/mythtv/html/includes/defines.php
- http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/commits/374157
- In Mythsetup
- On page 3 (Miscellaneous Settings) of option 1 ensure 'Master Backend Override' is enabled (toggled)
- good place for help http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Installing_MythTV_on_Fedora#Setup_MythTV
