mythtv ubuntu question
 

hi, i'm using a combonation of two HOW-TOs to setup mythtv in ubuntu.

the first link is:
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=186747

which is used with:

http://hyams.webhop.net/mythtv/myth_ubuntu.html

The second link is a guide to show how to setup mythtv using breezy badger--and the first link is there to tell what to type into the terminal for dapper instead.

now my question is when i get to a certain part of the 2nd tutorial link, there is something about a makefile being in usr/src/linux,
but to the best of my knowledge, that directory doesnt exits. Also, the tutorial doesnt tell me how to actually create that directory...or anything about a makefile being in that directory... what's a make file? and why dont i have one, or the right directory?;)

here is exactly what it said in that section if anyone cares to shed some light on this for me.

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Now switch to the /usr/src/linux directory:

(cd /usr/src/linux)

We need to make sure to remember our extra "tag" in the kernel source Makefile. Edit /usr/src/linux/Makefile with your favorite editor, and set the variable EXTRAVERSION (about the fourth line of the Makefile) to your "tag" that we found out from the uname -r command above. My tag was -10-686, for example. Therefore, the line in the Makefile should read something similar to:

EXTRAVERSION = -10-686
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so thats what it says, but im not sure what to do....anyone know? Please help if you have time. Thanks in advance!

You're right, /usr/src/linux doesn't usually exist. However, it's commonplace for that to be a symlink to the kernel sources. On my FC5 system, it's symlinked to /usr/src/kernels/2.6.17-1.2157_FC5-i686 (as that's the kernel I'm running at the moment), but it'll be different on yours. I *think* the kernel source package is called linux-sources on Dapper, but you'll have to check that and symlink it to the appropriate location.

HOWEVER, a lot of this may be unnecessary. If you configure your /etc/apt/sources.list correctly, you should find that you can install the binaries directly without having to compile them, by issuing the command

You'll have to enable the various universe and multiverse repositories in /etc/apt/sources.list to get this to work though.

If you want the latest version of MythTV, add the following lines to /etc/apt/sources.list:
Run "sudo aptitude update" and then "sudo aptitude install mythtv".

I hope this helps
--Ian

Cool, Thanx NEW VERSION!! Ive been looking for that. but i'm confused- I added to my sources.list and was able run those commands you told me to type in- then about half way through a litle blue box popped up saying that at some point i have to have a mythtv user to run mythtv and have to login to an x desktop or something like that- cant remeber exactly what it said- so i pressed [ok] but i'm not sure how to do what it asked. also, when the install finished, or the download, (i couldnt follow it all) this was at the end:

Setting up mythtv-backend (0.19-0ubuntu0) ...
Starting MythTV server: mythbackendQSettings: error creating /home/dan/.qt
Session management error: Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed
.

Setting up mythtv (0.19-0ubuntu0) ...
Setting up xmltv-util (0.5.42-1) ...
dan@D-Machine:~$


what's that mean?? What should i do next? Very confused....:confused:

do i have to be root?

I have written some instructions based on my experiences with MythTV Here Some parts are specific to my TV card (Dvico DVB-T lite) and others are specific to Australia. Just ignore the bits that don't apply to you :)

I think what you need to do is run:
and type in a new password. Then you can login as mythtv from the login screen, and run mythtv-setup.

I hope this helps
--Ian

Hey Ian, thanks for the response, and the tip. but it looks like I screwed up a little too much stuff. I'm going to start from a fresh install of ubuntu 6.06 dapper-(just completed as I typed this actually) and start from there. It seems everytime I fix something, something else goes wrong. Or if i find a tutorial that works for others, there will be a command asking me to write to a few files that dont actually exist- and i wont know how to create them. I just wish i could find a fool proof install tutorial(but i know its tough, and that it's probably not possible to find such a thing.) It's just that I really dont like windows, and i wish i could get this to work. I had a pvr box running on windows, (the same that i'm trying to use for linux and mythtv now) but i really didnt like it (windows is the only OS ive used, (besides linux on the xbox) but there is something about windows that just bothers me. Ya know what i mean?

Anyway, if anyone knows a really good place to start from on a fresh install of dapper please post here. I have a hauppauge 350 card and I live in the US if that helps. I really just dont want to give up on this. I think ubuntu is great.

I have a nice free spot this week- four days off from work in a row! So it seems like the perfect time to get this up and running. I'd like to get it done before i have to head back to college in a month.

Thanks to anyone and everyone that has helped me so far- and to anyone who is willing to help from a fresh install.

1) The main steps are the same - install the card, get the drivers installed and working, test the card with Mplayer or Xine or something similar.
It looks like you need the IVTV Driver.

There is some info Here about Ubuntu and MythTV.

2) Once your TV card is installed and working, then progress to MythTV. You will need a source for XMLTV listings in the US. You shouldn't have any issues if the card is working under Mplayer. I think in the US you use Zap2It for XMLTV ?

--Ian

Just the information I was looking for! :)

glad someone is benifiting from my troubles- i gotta be doing something wrong. For some reason I cant extract the firware files into /lib/firmware. It says i dont have permission, and im not sure how to do that from a terminal. Also, I think the IVTV site might need to be updated or something. I get errors when following their how to.