Great stuff! I wish I would have seen this thread sooner.
Good job!
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| Author: | yellowsnow [ Wed Feb 15, 2006 2:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Guide for 100% LINUX NOOBS! aka me Just trying to help! |
Ok so this is a guide for total newbs like myself for knoppmyth. So first thing you need to do is download the os. Download from one of the mirror links. Once you have downloaded the file check the MD5 sum! After that you MUST burn it but the key is to FINALIZE the cd. I had a problem b/c I thought nero was doing it but it really wasent. There is a program called CDBurnerXP PRO 3 that is free and will do what we need. Read the instructions and install mythtv. Once you have everything installed you might want to do some of these things. If you are a total noob then these things are hard so im going to walk you through them.. 1) If you don't have a monitor hooked up already then its hard to edit the system. First step is installing VNC that lets you use your xp system to control mythtv. Right click on the desktop Apps System X-Termial as root. Run it and type in your root password. Code: apt-get update Code: apt-get install x11vnc Code: xedit /etc/gdm/PreSession/Default Insert the following after the PATH line where xxxx is the desired password: Code: /usr/bin/x11vnc -nap -wait 50 -passwd xxxx -display :0 -forever -o /var/log/x11vnc.log -bg Save 2) Next is to actually switch it to the TV settings Right click on the desktop Apps System X-Termial as root. Run it and type in your root password. Code: mv /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.original Code: cp /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.nvidia-tvout.sample /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 Code: Y Code: /etc/init.d/gdm restart 3) My remote would work every other time just about when I booted up.. to fix do this Right click on the desktop Apps System X-Termial as root. Run it and type in your root password. Code: xedit /etc/modules Add Code: lirc_dev Add Code: lirc_i2c Save 4) Setting up FTP Right click on the desktop Apps System X-Termial as root. Run it and type in your root password. Code: /etc/init.d/samba start Code: update-rc.d samba defaults 5) Setting up channel icons Right click on the desktop Apps System X-Termial as root. Run it and type in your root password. Code: wget http://members.cox.net/danielarbour/mkiconmap.pl Code: perl mkiconmap.pl Code: mythfilldatabase --import-icon-map iconmap.xml --update-icon-map 6) Adding a black background Right click on the desktop Apps System X-Termial as root. Run it and type in your root password. Code: wget http://members.cox.net/danielarbour/knoppmyth1.png Code: mv knoppmyth1.png /usr/local/lib/knoppmyth.png 7) DVD Player (mplayer) language = English Add this in mythtv to the command line Code: -alang en 8) Add more cool themes Right click on the desktop Apps System X-Termial as root. Run it and type in your root password. Code: wget http://members.cox.net/danielarbour/themes Code: chmod 755 themes Code: ./themes 9) Eject dvd button Right click on the desktop Apps System X-Termial as root. Run it and type in your root password. -For "Classic" menus Code: xedit /usr/share/mythtv/dvdmenu.xml -For "Default" menus Code: xedit /usr/share/mythtv/optical_menu.xml Add this above </mythmenu> and below the last </button> Code: <button> <type>DVD</type> <text>Eject DVD</text> <action>EXEC umount /dev/cdrom;eject hdc</action> </button> Save 10) Mythweb! VERY COOL! Right click on the desktop Apps System X-Termial as root. Run it and type in your root password. Code: xedit /etc/apache/httpd.conf Search for port:80 change to whatever you want Search for Directory /var/ww/ After Allowoverride None/Allowoverride All type this Code: # Force a password AuthType Basic AuthName "BasicAuth" AuthUserFile /etc/apache/basicauth Require valid-user Save Quit Code: htpasswd -c /etc/apache/basicauth mythtv Code: /etc/init.d/apache restart Forward the port on your router 11) Removing the blue border at the top and right Right click on the desktop Apps System X-Termial as root. Run it and type in your root password. Code: xedit /home/mythtv/.fluxbox/apps Add this after "[startup] {KnoppMyth-Run}" Code: [startup] {xvattr -a XV_COLORKEY -v 0} Save 12) Adding full FTP rights for samba! Right click on the desktop Apps System X-Termial as root. Run it and type in your root password. Code: xedit /etc/samba/smb.conf Under [homes] change "read only = yes" to Code: read only = no Under [Myth] change valid users = mythtv to Code: admin users = mythtv Save Quit Code: /etc/init.d/samba restart
*Things I have yet to learn. Help if you can please!* 1) Get the games to work. Installing all the old games and such 2) Auto delete the commercials from the show to save room 3) Add FTP rights so I can edit files 4) Remove Mythphone from menu (some reason it wont work..) 5) Mythtv Sounds 6) VNC over web java 7) Start vnc server on bootup |
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| Author: | mschlott [ Sun Feb 19, 2006 8:36 am ] |
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Great howto. This is the only place I found that told me how to eject a cd. The dvd eject line did not work however until I changed "Exec" to "EXEC". I noticed that this is how the other XML files were written. mike |
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| Author: | yellowsnow [ Sun Feb 19, 2006 4:37 pm ] |
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sweet thanks man! that was on my to do list of why it didnt work.... But yea basically i am very very new to linux and these are the things that I install/do to make it even more enjoyable.. Hopefully w/ everyone's help it will keep growing and growing. I started this bascially b/c i would use 2-3 sites to finally figure out how to do some of this b/c everyway is different.. in this case my guide should work 100% if you are using the new version of knoppmyth! |
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| Author: | weblst [ Mon Feb 20, 2006 2:46 pm ] |
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To get write access via samba edit /etc/samba/smb.conf and at the bottom in the [Myth] section change valid users = mythtv to admin users = mythtv. Also under the section [homes] change read only = yes to read only = no. Do a /etc/init.d/samba restart and you have write access. You may want to consider only binding this service to a secure iterface. Hope this helps a bit. Great work on the new release guys my system worked out the box and I restored my previous database with very little hair loss. |
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| Author: | weblst [ Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:29 am ] |
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To edit your menus simply copy the .xml file from /usr/share/mythtv to HOME/.mythtv then edit it as you wish. Make sure you chown and chgrp the file else problems will arise. This should also survive an upgrade. |
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| Author: | MrE [ Sat Feb 25, 2006 12:41 pm ] |
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Nice post. I found it easier to manage Samba (and some other services) using WebMin - which provides a nice web-page like GUI for the Samba settings, etc. Configuring Webmin to manage the Mysqyl and samba: http://knoppmythwiki.org/index.php?page=WebminHowTo Starting vnc server (x11vnc) on startup: If you want to have x11vnc start automatically at boot up, follow last comment on this wiki post: http://knoppmythwiki.org/index.php?page=x11vncHowTo so when you edit the /etc/gdm/PreSession/Default, the line after the PATH statement will look something like this (replace xxxx with your password): Code: /usr/bin/x11vnc -nap -wait 50 -passwd xxxx -display :0 -forever -o /var/log/x11vnc.log -bg -auth /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth I also added the "-allow 192.168.1." so that only computers inside my LAN can connect, so mine looks like this (but all on a single line of course): Code: /usr/bin/x11vnc -nap -wait 50 -passwd xxxx -display :0 -forever -o /var/log/x11vnc.log -bg -allow 192.168.1. -auth /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth
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| Author: | wabonnett [ Sat Feb 25, 2006 5:47 pm ] |
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Great stuff! I wish I would have seen this thread sooner. Good job!
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| Author: | yellowsnow [ Sat Feb 25, 2006 11:49 pm ] |
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um i like to vnc from remote places.. like dads house ect.. and as for getting x11vnc to start on boot.. thats already in the guide.. im trying to get vncserver to boot up.. like x11vnc is the real desktop.. but sometimes someone is using the box to watch a show and i want to run vncserver and work on it while they are using it.. you know? |
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| Author: | j0dest3r [ Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | This is Awesome!! |
Thanks for this!! KnoppMyth is basically my first real crack at Linux so this is going to help a lot!! 
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| Author: | bzImage [ Fri Mar 17, 2006 1:14 pm ] |
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Great guide for noobs, but just one thing.. Samba is not FTP (samba is SMB protocol, FTP is another protocol). just that. |
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| Author: | RacerX [ Tue Mar 21, 2006 1:50 pm ] |
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Thanks for tip #11 I launched WinScp and connected to my Myth machine as root Editing /home/mythtv/.fluxbox/apps after the line "[startup] {KnoppMyth-Run}" I inserted Code: [startup] {xvattr -a XV_COLORKEY -v 0} Saved and Rebooted and the thin blue line on the top and the far left of the screen was gone from R5B7.... 
Many thanks for the tip |
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| Author: | Linux... what? [ Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | More instructions like this please!!! |
This kind of instructions "for linux dummies" like me, is so welcome!!! It would be so mutch easyer to enjoy and, at the same, time learn about linux!! All i ever wanted
I just wish there where inst. like this to patch my Hauppauge Nova-T drivers to work and ATI 9100 chipset to function. Now i got no sound, picture (SVHS), live TV or anything else but working menu (= Baah... 
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| Author: | yellowsnow [ Sun Jul 23, 2006 11:25 pm ] |
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=\ So i just put on the new rc7 or w/e.. and these commands are outdated/wont work =\ Like apt-get install x11vnc.. before i start mass reading and trying to figure it out.. can anyone save my time and help me update these commands for the new version? Thanks!!! |
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| Author: | hawkbox [ Thu Jul 27, 2006 8:35 am ] |
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That is actually a very good question. I was attempting to install VNC a while back and it seems as if that program no longer exists. |
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| Author: | ceenvee703 [ Thu Jul 27, 2006 8:58 am ] |
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R5C7 comes with NX server installed and running. All you have to do is get the nx client, make sure you can connect to your machine via ssh, and you can do everything VNC lets you do, no need to apt-get anything. http://www.knoppmythwiki.org/index.php?page=NXHowTo Also, as far as MythWeb security goes, there is a script that runs during R5C7 installation that prompts you for a MythWeb password, and an option to secure just MythWeb or all pages served by Apache. The name is something like "togglemythwebsecurity.sh"... I can't recall the exact name. |
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