[mythtvnz] MythTv playback on Windows Vista

[Andrew Richards]

Ross,

This is seperate to the problems you are having, but my understanding is 
that MythTV Player only supports MPEG2, not MPEG4 (which all of DVB-T 
feed, HD or otherwise, are in). Is this not the case?


Ross and Jemima wrote:
> Hi Nick,
>
> Thanks for the comments.  I've got a DVB-T card so I guess the 
> playback will mostly be HD.
>
> Thanks for posting the links to the windows versions of MythTV.  I've 
> tried both versions posted but am having trouble getting them to 
> connect to the backend.  I've set the parameters in the mysql.txt file 
> but I don't think that its reading the file as everytime the output 
> says that its trying to connect to the local host:
>
> C:\Program Files\mythtv>mythfrontend
> 2008-10-13 19:04:20.825 Unable to read configuration file mysql.txt
> 2008-10-13 19:04:20.836 Empty LocalHostName.
> 2008-10-13 19:04:20.838 Using localhost value of ross-laptop
> 2008-10-13 19:04:20.845 New DB connection, total: 1
> 2008-10-13 19:04:21.849 Unable to connect to database!
> 2008-10-13 19:04:21.852 Driver error was [1/2003]:
> QMYSQL3: Unable to connect
> Database error was:
> Can't connect to MySQL server on 'localhost' (10061)
>
> QSqlQuery::exec: database not open
> QSqlQuery::exec: database not open
> 2008-10-13 19:04:22.911 DB Error (KickDatabase):
> Query was:
> SELECT NULL;
> No error type from QSqlError?  Strange...
>
> My mysql file is:
>
> [#]
> DBHostName=10.1.1.10
> DBHostPing=yes
> DBUserName=mythtv
> DBPassword=ftd2ZZTv
> DBName=mythconverg
> DBType=QMYSQL3
> LocalHostName=ROSS-LAPTOP
>
> So it looks to me like its not reading the mysql.txt file at all.  
> I've tried renaming the file to see if it comes up with a different 
> error (like cannot find mysql.txt) but the output is the same which 
> makes me think its not reading the file at all.  I've tried removing 
> the .txt extension also but no difference.  Any ideas on how to test?
>
> Also with regard to using MythTv Player, it seems from Simon's post 
> that MythTv Player uses its own codecs so that might be why it can't 
> access the audio stream (since I think Paul's patches affect the audio 
> codecs).
>
> In terms of connecting using a live CD it connects partially as its 
> possible to view the recordings but if you try and play them it fails 
> saying the backend is not available.  However I don't really want to 
> pursue this avenue as I'd rather be able work within windows and not 
> reboot.
>
> I've also tried using qemu and the live CD iso but I can't seem to get 
> the networking correct for qemu to access network...  Also not a 
> desirable method.  I'm glad that someone has released a compiled 
> version of MythTv for windows and if I can get it to work that would 
> be the best solution.
>
>
>
> Nick Rout wrote:
>> Sorry your questions/comments are just too vague.
>>
>> On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 9:23 PM, Ross and Jemima <ross.jemima at gmail.com> wrote:
>>   
>>> Hi Simon,
>>>
>>> Windows Vista is what I am running.
>>>     
>>
>> There is a thread pointing to windows binaries here:
>>
>> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/329417
>>
>> However they are a little old to incorporate the changes made by Paul
>> Kendall if you are after DVB-T.
>>
>>
>>   
>>> At the moment I can play the files through mythweb using VLC media player or
>>> Windows Media Player.  VLC does the best job and you can deinterlace as
>>> well.  However some recordings are laggy and drop frames or have audio
>>> problems.  It doesn't seem to make a difference if I download them to my
>>> laptop either.  I'm wondering if its some content protection mechanism in
>>> Vista that can't process the high def video fast enough.  Or it is a codec
>>> issue.
>>>     
>>
>> what codecs are you trying to play? What exactly is the content? ie
>> where did mythtv get it from? Is it analogue, or DVB-S or DVB-T? All 3
>> will be using different audio (and video) codecs.
>>
>>   
>>> I've tried the latest stable (4.something) and development versions
>>> of Myth Player (5.0) but have the issue with the audio stream not being
>>> found.  I was just wondering if anyone else is running a windows frontend
>>> with FreeviewHD and what they've done.  I've also tried running a live-CD of
>>> Mythbuntu but it doesn't seem to connect properly either.
>>>
>>>     
>>
>> "It doesn't seem to connect properly" is a bit unscientific. What are
>> your symptoms and error messages?
>>
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