note signature for specs. sometimes i get color, sometimes i get a grey scale for live tv. it will record in color however. also how can i run myth via xterm so errors will be logged? thanks for your help

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board-kt7a 133;proc-amd 1g 266bus;tv-pvr250;vid-nvidia 2 mx400;sound blaster live 5.1 xgamer

well to run from xterm you keep hitting esc till it ask you if you want to exit mythtv. You say yes. At that point you will have a purple screen. You click on the screen then click on xterm. This will pop up an xterm. then you run

mythfrontend

As for the color problems are you talking about everything on the screen or just the osd?

ok.. i noticed that there is color for the channel description at the botom of the screen for the myth program. however, there is a similar display privided by my cable provider that is in the greyscale.

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board-kt7a 133;proc-amd 1g 266bus;tv-pvr250;vid-nvidia 2 mx400;sound blaster live 5.1 xgamer

so how are you connnecting? are you using the coax input or are you using svid or composite or something?

i am using the s-video from digital cable

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board-kt7a 133;proc-amd 1g 266bus;tv-pvr250;vid-nvidia 2 mx400;sound blaster live 5.1 xgamer

When you've got color tv, use test_ioctl to see what input the card is set to. Then when you see grey live tv, check again and see if it is different. On my pvr250, input 0 gives me grey tv, input 8 gives me color.

i have rebooted a few times, usually i will get color back by now. i still have black and white. what settings need to be changed to test the other inputs

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board-kt7a 133;proc-amd 1g 266bus;tv-pvr250;vid-nvidia 2 mx400;sound blaster live 5.1 xgamer

kt7a, isn't this a Via chipset based board? If so, Via and IvyTV don't play nice all the time...Try a different slot.

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When the source is open, the possibilities are endless!

thanks to those who have posted!!!!

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board-kt7a 133;proc-amd 1g 266bus;tv-pvr250;vid-nvidia 2 mx400;sound blaster live 5.1 xgamer

i put the card in a different slot, and 4 reboots later i still get color!!!! .
i do have some new questions
1) live tv is a bit fuzzy, is there a way to fix that?

2) how do i install an additional hd? i am running a wd 40g.. want to add a deststar 120gxp.

3) where is this hue setting that was mentioned?

4) i heard a rumor that you can watch live tv in one window while scrolling channels in another... is this true?


your post are much help

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board-kt7a 133;proc-amd 1g 266bus;tv-pvr250;vid-nvidia 2 mx400;sound blaster live 5.1 xgamer

depends on what you call fuzzy. might be a fine tune problem that can be resolved through mythweb. http://ipofmythbox from any other computer on the network

might want to look into lvm at any rate search the board there are several topics about this with multiple solutions, so I won't whaste too much space here.

if you hit the F key while playing livetv or watching a recording you can scroll through several options keep hitting F till you get the one you want and change it using the arrow keys.

If F doesn't get you an OSD then you need to go into setup general and check the box for use XV color controls.

yes while watching livetv hit the M key and the live show will get small and go the the top right corner and the program guide will be on the botom. Hit M agian to change to the channel you are on or esc to exit without changing channels.