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Author:  derek [ Mon Mar 26, 2007 12:52 pm ]
Post subject:  DVDs not playing - TV not TVing
I have done a fresh install of latest (R5..??) KnoppMyth and all hardware was detected properly and install went without a hitch. Problem is it won't play DVDs and the Myth TV won't detect channels.

The DVD player (mplayer I presume) launches and the DVDROM spins up, but then it just exits abruptly without any indication of a problem. Is this a LAME issue or something to do with playing commercial DVDs?

My TV card is a Askey CPH050 with FM. Linux recognizes and appears to configure it during installation, but MythTV won't detect any channels nothing... I am using US -BCAST (over the air TV - I have no cabel).

Sorry if these are basic problems but I am new to this.

All I am after is a simple to use frontend for watching DVDs and TV no PVR stuff. Is this the way to go? I don't want to use Microsoft stuff.
Author:  slowtolearn [ Mon Mar 26, 2007 3:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: DVDs not playing - TV not TVing
derek wrote:
I have done a fresh install of latest (R5..??) KnoppMyth and all hardware was detected properly and install went without a hitch. Problem is it won't play DVDs and the Myth TV won't detect channels.

The DVD player (mplayer I presume) launches and the DVDROM spins up, but then it just exits abruptly without any indication of a problem. Is this a LAME issue or something to do with playing commercial DVDs?
http://wiki.videolan.org/Frequently_Asked_Questions#I_cannot_read_DVDs.21 You will find posts about it here referring to "pineapple", as there are legal issues in some countries.

derek wrote:
My TV card is a Askey CPH050 with FM. Linux recognizes and appears to configure it during installation, but MythTV won't detect any channels nothing... I am using US -BCAST (over the air TV - I have no cabel).
Don't know anything about this card, but did you configure it in mythtv-setup? See http://knoppmythwiki.org/index.php?page ... WatchingTV
As you don't have cable, I assume you connected an antenna?

derek wrote:
All I am after is a simple to use frontend for watching DVDs and TV no PVR stuff. Is this the way to go? I don't want to use Microsoft stuff.
Don't blame you :wink: Knoppmyth/MythTV should give you what you are looking for.
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