MythTV DVR System Upgrade
Hardware
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- Product Guide
- Integrated graphics with DVI out - Not used
- Four Sata connectors
- Gigabit Ethernet
- 2x1024MB PC5400 RAM
- Masscool Socket 775 CPU Cooling Fan
- Nvidia 7300GT PCIexpress video card
- Raid5 disk array
- STM3500630AS Maxtor 500GB, 7200RPM, 16MB SATA drive
- STM3500630AS Maxtor 500GB, 7200RPM, 16MB SATA drive
- STM3500630AS Maxtor 500GB, 7200RPM, 16MB SATA drive
- ST3500630AS Seagate 500GB, 7200RPM, 16MB SATA drive
- WDC WD1200JB-00GVA0 120GB, 7200RPM 8MB IDE drive
- Video Capture
- Hauppauge PVR-250 PCI video capture card
- Hauppauge USB video capture card - Not enabled
- Quickcam webcam - Not enabled
- Bluetooth Dongle
- Bluetooth PS3 remote control - Not enabled
Drive Temperature monitoring
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Remaining recording time
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Video
Due to difficulty with the Intel integrated graphics and the LCD television, a discrete video card was purchased, Nvidia 7300GT PCIexpress video card. Using Nvidia supplied drivers, the television is currently connected via DVI/HDMI and X is running at 1920×1040.
Software
- Debian 40r4a i386 (Etch)
- hddtemp
- cpudyn
Manuals
Configuration
Drive partition
Each of the four 500GB SATA drives will be configured as follows:
- 1024MB Swap
- 256MB /boot raid1 array - /dev/md0
- 499GB LVM raid5 array - /dev/md1
LVM
- Volume group name: VGraid, Capacity: 1.36TB, Version: LVM2
| 100GB | / | EXT3 |
| 300GB | /mnt/l… | EXT3 |
| 50GB | /mnt/mi.. | EXT3 |
| 90GB | /mnt/me.. | EXT3 |
| 30GB | /mnt/p… | EXT3 |
| Unallocated | ||
Performance monitoring
- iftop
- dstat
- nstat
- iostat
IVTV
# v4l2-ctl -i 5 Video input set to 5 (Composite 3) # v4l2-ctl -v width=720,height=480 # Set volume level to maximum /usr/bin/v4l2-ctl -c volume=65535
Video Drivers
Installing Intel drivers
EDID
With No monitor connected:
# ddcprobe vbe: VESA 3.0 detected. oem: Intel(r)Q965/Q963/G965 Graphics Chip Accelerated VGA BIOS vendor: Intel Corporation product: Intel(r)Q965/Q963/G965 Graphics Controller Hardware Version 0.0 memory: 7616kb mode: 1280x1024x256 mode: 1280x1024x64k mode: 1280x1024x16m mode: 1024x768x256 mode: 1024x768x64k mode: 1024x768x16m mode: 640x480x16m mode: 800x600x64k mode: 800x600x16m mode: 640x480x256 mode: 800x600x256 mode: 640x480x64k edid: edidfail
With monitor attached:
# ddcprobe vbe: VESA 3.0 detected. oem: Intel(r)Q965/Q963/G965 Graphics Chip Accelerated VGA BIOS vendor: Intel Corporation product: Intel(r)Q965/Q963/G965 Graphics Controller Hardware Version 0.0 memory: 7616kb mode: 1280x1024x256 mode: 1280x1024x64k mode: 1280x1024x16m mode: 1024x768x256 mode: 1024x768x64k mode: 1024x768x16m mode: 640x480x16m mode: 800x600x64k mode: 800x600x16m mode: 640x480x256 mode: 800x600x256 mode: 640x480x64k edid: edid: 1 3 id: 0203 eisa: TSB0203 serial: 00000000 manufacture: 0 2006 input: analog signal. screensize: 196 142 gamma: 1.000000 dpms: RGB, no active off, no suspend, no standby dtiming: 1920x540@67 dtiming: 720x480@59 monitorname: TSB-TV monitorrange: 15-46, 59-61
Nvidia card with TV on:
vbe: VESA 3.0 detected. oem: NVIDIA vendor: NVIDIA Corporation product: G73 Board - p501h7b Chip Rev memory: 262144kb mode: 640x400x256 mode: 640x480x256 mode: 800x600x16 mode: 800x600x256 mode: 1024x768x16 mode: 1024x768x256 mode: 1280x1024x16 mode: 1280x1024x256 mode: 320x200x64k mode: 320x200x16m mode: 640x480x64k mode: 640x480x16m mode: 800x600x64k mode: 800x600x16m mode: 1024x768x64k mode: 1024x768x16m mode: 1280x1024x64k mode: 1280x1024x16m edid: edid: 1 3 id: 0203 eisa: TSB0203 serial: 00000000 manufacture: 0 2006 input: analog signal. screensize: 196 142 gamma: 1.000000 dpms: RGB, no active off, no suspend, no standby dtiming: 1920x540@67 dtiming: 720x480@59 monitorname: TSB-TV monitorrange: 15-46, 59-61
Text to speach - AT&T Labs - Audry
- Warning, Power has failed and the UPS is on battery backup. If this is an extended power failure, power down the television.
- Power has been restored: UPS is off battery.
Remote Control
irsend SET_TRANSMITTERS 1
irsend SEND_ONCE Motorola_IRC442-2 ENTER