I am in the middle of switching from Bluehost to Hostmonster. Yes I know they are owned and operate out of the same facility. When it came to renew my account it was going to cost me 6.95 a month for a 3 year renewal with bluehost. So I switched to hostmonster at the 3.95 a month rate for 3 years. They would not budge on giving me that rate for renewing at bluehost. Hopefully hostmonster is just as good as bluehost has been. So far so good. I am on a 8 core machine instead of the old 4 core machine from what I can tell. After I get everything moved and setup, I will post again. Hopefully I am not breaking much in the move and reconfigure.
Install and configure distcc on ubuntu
Since I will be using a few atom based frontend machines for mythtv, I wanted to start using distcc to compile mythtv. It was actually very easy to setup and start using. Just do the following.
aptitude install distcc distcc-pump
Note: karmic has pump script problems, change line in /usr/bin/pump to
/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/include_server/include_server.py instead of/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.5/include_server/include_server.pythen edit a few files.
/etc/distcc/hosts needs to have a line added with the ip’s of every host(fastest to slowest) that you want to use for compiling.
/etc/default/distcc neds to have a few changes made in order for it to run and accept connections from other hosts.
Finally when you go to make your program just use a -j 8 CC=distcc
That tells make to setup 8 jobs and use distcc. You can change the number of jobs/files depending on how many hosts/cpu’s you have. I still have a bunch of playing to do but 8 seems to work great for me. Now to optimize the setup for the fastest compile for mythtv.
cp /offline/archive/common/distcc/hosts /etc/distcc
cp /offline/archive/common/distcc/distcc /etc/default
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– November 7, 2009
Building a mythfrontend on ubuntu karmic and 0.22-fixes
start os install
during install routine I create a default user and we will call it desktop.
make desktop user login automatically
install nvidia restricted driver
aptitude install openssh-server portmap nfs-common xfsprogs lm-sensors snmpd smartmontools mutt postfix ssh dstat iptraf subversion checkinstall apache2 php5 libdts-dev libfreetype6-dev lame apcupsd apcupsd-cgi logwatch dselect openbox lirc mailx sysv-rc-conf mysql-client gparted libfame-0.9 libhtml-template-perl libmjpegtools-1.9 libnet-upnp-perl libphonon4 libpvm3 libqt4-dbus libqt4-designer libqt4-network libqt4-opengl libqt4-qt3support libqt4-script libqt4-sql libqt4-sql-mysql libqt4-webkit libqt4-xml libqtcore4 libqtgui4 libquicktime1 libsox-fmt-alsa libsox-fmt-base libsox1 libxml-namespacesupport-perl libxml-sax-expat-perl libxml-sax-perl libxml-simple-perl mjpegtools ntp phonon phonon-backend-gstreamer pvm pwgen python-mysqldb qt4-qtconfig sox toolame transcode transcode-doc ttf-liberation libqt4-dev nvidia-180-libvdpau nvidia-180-libvdpau-dev libxxf86vm-dev xfce4
mkdir /dvr /offline
nano /etc/fstab
192.168.1.210:/offline /offline nfs soft,intr,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,async,nfsvers=3,bg,actimeo=0,tcp
192.168.1.210:/dvr /dvr nfs soft,intr,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,async,nfsvers=3,bg,actimeo=0,tcp
mount -a
cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.org
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys CEC06767
cp /offline/archive/common/sources.list.karmic /etc/apt/sources.list
aptitude update
aptitude install nvidia-190-modaliases nvidia-glx-190 nvidia-190-libvdpau-dev
aptitude upgrade
aptitude build-dep mythtv
aptitude install libmad0 libmad0-dev flac libflac-dev libcdaudio-dev libtag1-dev libcdparanoia-dev xine-ui libxine1-ffmpeg mplayer libpulse-dev
download nx debs
sudo dpkg -i nxclient_3.3.0-6_x86_64.deb
sudo dpkg -i dpkg -i nxnode_3.3.0-17_x86_64.deb
sudo dpkg -i dpkg -i nxserver_3.3.0-22_x86_64.deb
RSYNC
cp /offline/files/rsync/rsyncd.conf /etc
cp /offline/files/rsync/rsyncd.secrets /etc
chmod 600 /etc/rsyncd.secrets
nano /etc/default/rsync and enable
/etc/init.d/rsync restart
SNMP
cp /offline/archive/common/snmpd.conf /etc/snmp
nano /etc/default/snmpd remove 127.0.0.1 our of config line
/etc/init.d/snmpd restart
SMARTD
cp /offline/archive/common/smartd.conf /etc/smartd.conf
nano /etc/default/smartmontools
start_smartd=yes
/etc/init.d/smartmontools restart
WEBMIN
aptitude install libauthen-pam-perl libio-pty-perl libmd5-perl libnet-ssleay-perl
dpkg -i /offline/files/webmin_1.490_all.deb
Wake on lan if supported
echo ‘ethtool -s eth0 wol g’ >> /etc/rc.local
APCUPSD
cp /offline/archive/common/apcupsd/apcupsd.conf /etc/apcupsd
nano /etc/default/apcupsd and make isconfigured=yes
/etc/init.d/apcupsd restart
download mythtv 0.22-fixes from svn and compile
cp /dvr/scripts/mythtv-backend /etc/init.d
cp /dvr/scripts/mythtv-backend.default /etc/default/mythtv-backend
update-rc.d mythtv-backend defaults
mkdir /var/log/mythtv
chown mythtv.mythtv /var/log/mythtv
make sure /root/.mythtv/mysql.txt is created and correct
/etc/init.d/mythtv-backend start
Customize desktop for mythtv
nano /usr/share/xsessions/mythtv.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=MythTV
Comment=Use this session to run MythTV
Exec=/usr/local/bin/mythtv.sh
Icon=
Type=Application
nano /usr/local/bin/mythtv.sh
mythfrontend&
killall irexec
irexec -d
nvidia-settings -l
mtd -d
exec openbox
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/mythtv.sh
LIRC
cp /dvr/files/lircrc /home/desktop/.mythtv
ln -s /home/desktop/.mythtv/lircrc /home/desktop/.lircrc
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– November 4, 2009
Building a 0.22 (trunk) mythbackend on ubuntu Jaunty
start os install
during install routine I create a default user and we will call it desktop.
make desktop user login automatically
install nvidia restricted driver
aptitude install openssh-server portmap nfs-common xfsprogs lm-sensors snmpd smartmontools mutt postfix ssh dstat iptraf subversion checkinstall apache2 php5 libdts-dev libfreetype6-dev lame apcupsd apcupsd-cgi logwatch dselect openbox phpmyadmin lirc mailx sysv-rc-conf mysql-client gparted libfame-0.9 libhtml-template-perl libmjpegtools-1.9 libnet-upnp-perl libphonon4 libpvm3 libqt4-dbus libqt4-designer libqt4-network libqt4-opengl libqt4-qt3support libqt4-script libqt4-sql libqt4-sql-mysql libqt4-webkit libqt4-xml libqtcore4 libqtgui4 libquicktime1 libsox-fmt-alsa libsox-fmt-base libsox1 libxml-namespacesupport-perl libxml-sax-expat-perl libxml-sax-perl libxml-simple-perl mjpegtools mysql-server mysql-server-5.0 mysql-server-core-5.0 ntp phonon phonon-backend-gstreamer pvm pwgen python-mysqldb qt4-qtconfig sox toolame transcode transcode-doc ttf-liberation libqt4-dev nvidia-180-libvdpau nvidia-180-libvdpau-dev libxxf86vm-dev
mkdir /dvr /offline
nano /etc/fstab
192.168.1.210:/offline /offline nfs soft,intr,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,async,nfsvers=3,bg,actimeo=0,tcp
192.168.1.210:/dvr /dvr nfs soft,intr,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,async,nfsvers=3,bg,actimeo=0,tcp
mount -a
cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.org
cp /offline/archive/common/sources.list.jaunty /etc/apt/sources.list
aptitude update
aptitude upgrade
aptitude build-dep mythtv
aptitude install libmad0 libmad0-dev flac libflac-dev libcdaudio-dev libtag1-dev libcdparanoia-dev xine-ui libxine1-ffmpeg mplayer libpulse-dev
download nx debs
sudo dpkg -i nxclient_3.3.0-6_x86_64.deb
sudo dpkg -i dpkg -i nxnode_3.3.0-17_x86_64.deb
sudo dpkg -i dpkg -i nxserver_3.3.0-22_x86_64.deb
RSYNC
cp /offline/files/rsync/rsyncd.conf /etc
cp /offline/files/rsync/rsyncd.secrets /etc
chmod 600 /etc/rsyncd.secrets
nano /etc/default/rsync and enable
/etc/init.d/rsync restart
SNMP
cp /offline/archive/common/snmpd.conf /etc/snmp
nano /etc/default/snmpd remove 127.0.0.1 our of config line
/etc/init.d/snmpd restart
SMARTD
cp /offline/archive/common/smartd.conf /etc/smartd.conf
nano /etc/default/smartmontools
start_smartd=yes
/etc/init.d/smartmontools restart
WEBMIN
aptitude install libauthen-pam-perl libio-pty-perl libmd5-perl libnet-ssleay-perl
dpkg -i /offline/files/webmin_1.480_all.deb
Wake on lan if supported
echo ‘ethtool -s eth0 wol g’ >> /etc/rc.local
APCUPSD
cp /offline/archive/common/apcupsd/apcupsd.conf /etc/apcupsd
nano /etc/default/apcupsd and make isconfigured=yes
/etc/init.d/apcupsd restart
cp /dvr/scripts/mythtv-backend /etc/init.d
cp /dvr/scripts/mythtv-backend.default /etc/default/mythtv-backend
update-rc.d mythtv-backend defaults
mkdir /var/log/mythtv
chown mythtv.mythtv /var/log/mythtv
make sure /root/.mythtv/mysql.txt is created and correct
/etc/init.d/mythtv-backend start
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– October 9, 2009
How to install nvidia 190.x or 185.x drivers on ubuntu jaunty
Add the following two lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list file
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/nvidia-vdpau/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/nvidia-vdpau/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
Install the gpg key
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys CEC06767
install
aptitude update
aptitude install nvidia-190-modaliases nvidia-glx-190 nvidia-190-libvdpau-dev
or
aptitude install nvidia-185-modaliases nvidia-glx-185 nvidia-185-libvdpau-dev
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– September 29, 2009
mythtv and vdpau is truely amazing
Finally have the new nano itx motherboard running. Ubuntu Jaunty with the latest nvidia .run installer. Playing a 720p hd source from our qam source. Right now cpu usage for mythfrontend is only about 19 -20%. system load is right around .44. Amazing that an atom based motherboard could handle playback like this. I am going to try windows 7 media center and xbox media center on it and see how those perform also. So far I am sold. I may invest in another one of these.
processor      : 0
vendor_id      : GenuineIntel
cpu family     : 6
model          : 28
model name     : Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU 230  @ 1.60GHz
stepping       : 2
cpu MHz        : 1600.139
cache size     : 512 KB
physical id    : 0
siblings       : 2
core id        : 0
cpu cores      : 1
apicid         : 0
initial apicid : 0
fpu            : yes
fpu_exception  : yes
cpuid level    : 10
wp             : yes
flags          : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov p                            at clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx lm constant_tsc arc                            h_perfmon pebs bts rep_good pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm la                            hf_lm
bogomips       : 3200.27
clflush size   : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes  : 32 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:
processor      : 1
vendor_id      : GenuineIntel
cpu family     : 6
model          : 28
model name     : Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU 230  @ 1.60GHz
stepping       : 2
cpu MHz        : 1600.139
cache size     : 512 KB
physical id    : 0
siblings       : 2
core id        : 0
cpu cores      : 1
apicid         : 1
initial apicid : 1
fpu            : yes
fpu_exception  : yes
cpuid level    : 10
wp             : yes
flags          : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov p                            at clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx lm constant_tsc arc                            h_perfmon pebs bts rep_good pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm la                            hf_lm
bogomips       : 3200.01
clflush size   : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes  : 32 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:
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– September 17, 2009
Ordered new motherboard
I finally ordered the rest of the parts to put together a very small and power efficient pc. I plan to eventually put it in the living room as a mythfrontend. It should work out great once mythtv 0.22 is released. I have been running a test backend for a few months and it seems to be doing just great.
Next part will be a hauppauge hd-pvr.
For now I will be using the M350 for a case. The ZOTAC IONITX-C-U Intel Atom N230 Mini ITX ION for the motherboard. Some memory that I had from another system and the a 8 gig usb thumb drive for the operating system. I will probably just end up pxe booting it from my masterbackend eventually.
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– September 13, 2009
How to build .deb packages for mythtv
aptitude install autotools-dev fakeroot dh-make build-essential
Instead of running make and make install, just to a checkinstall, you can run a checkinstall –install=no if you do not want to install the package after it is made. So in my case I have a script that makes the packages and I checkout the source and put it in a dir that is the svn version
cd ./$1/mythtv
./configure –prefix=/usr –enable-dvb –dvb-path=/usr/include –enable-xvmc –enable-opengl-vsync –enable-proc-opt –enable-libdts –enable-firewire –enable-xvmc-opengl
qmake mythtv.pro
make -j 2
checkinstall –install=no –pkgversion=0.22 –pkgrelease=$1 –pakdir ../..
cd ../..
pwd
cd ./$1/mythplugins
./configure –prefix=/usr –enable-aac –disable-mytharchive –disable-mythbrowser –disable-mythcontrols –disable-mythgame –disable-mythzoneminder
make -j 2
checkinstall –install=no –pkgversion=0.22 –pkgrelease=$1 –pakdir ../..
cd ../..
pwd
cd ./$1/myththemes
./configure –prefix=/usr
checkinstall –install=no –pkgversion=0.22 –pkgrelease=$1 –pakdir ../..
cd ../..
pwd
cd ./$1/themes
./configure –prefix=/usr
checkinstall –install=no –pkgversion=0.22 –pkgrelease=$1 –pakdir ../..
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– August 4, 2009
Requirements to build mythtv .22(trunk) from scratch on jaunty
Dependencies:
libfame-0.9 libhtml-template-perl libmjpegtools-1.9 libnet-upnp-perl libphonon4 libpvm3 libqt4-dbus libqt4-designer libqt4-network libqt4-opengl libqt4-qt3support libqt4-script libqt4-sql libqt4-sql-mysql libqt4-webkit libqt4-xml libqtcore4 libqtgui4 libquicktime1 libsox-fmt-alsa libsox-fmt-base libsox1 libxml-namespacesupport-perl libxml-sax-expat-perl libxml-sax-perl libxml-simple-perl mjpegtools mysql-server mysql-server-5.0 mysql-server-core-5.0 ntp phonon phonon-backend-gstreamer pvm pwgen python-mysqldb qt4-qtconfig sox toolame transcode transcode-doc ttf-liberation libqt4-dev nvidia-180-libvdpau nvidia-180-libvdpau-dev
Script I use to make: (command example I use, ./mktrunk.sh 21037)
In the above example 21037 is the svn revision number for trunk, but also the directory name for the source I have checked out for trunk.
cd ./$1/mythtv
./configure –prefix=/usr –enable-dvb –dvb-path=/usr/include –enable-opengl-vsync –enable-proc-opt –enable-firewire –disable-xvmcw –enable-vdpau
qmake-qt4 mythtv.pro
make -j 2
The thing that kept me from compiling from source for a very long time was the qmake line. Make sure you use qmake-qt4 and not the old qmake command. Also make sure you have no qt3 files installed on your building system period.
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– July 27, 2009
Hardware was delievered and is working great
When I got home with Emma on Friday we went down to get the garbage containers and mail. As we were getting ready to head up to the house after getting the mail, the UPS driver was honking coming down the street. He had two boxes for us. Some clothes for Emma that Jen had ordered and the case and power supply I had ordered. That night after Emma went to bed I hooked up the picopsu to the mythfrontend in our bedroom. I was a little bit worried about the ratings on the power supply and what the box required to run. Sure enough it powered up and the only sound we hear now is the cpu fan and a case fan. I do not know if I will replace those eventually or just let them be. My plan it so get a nano itx motherboard that is atom based and put that in the new case I just got Friday. Eventually I want to have very small, power efficient frontends. Two of those for frontends and I should be set. The only other item I would like to get later this year would be a HD-PVR so we can record hd stuff off our our cable box. I would love to record shows from the history channel and also discovery channel. Eventually we should be getting SyFy in hd also. The HD-PVR would allow me to use firewire to change channels on our cable box and then grab that signal via component outputs from the cable box.
Posted in New toys.
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– July 27, 2009
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