MythTv
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Best T2 usb device 2018[edit]
Have a roof areal and can visually see the transmitter, TV never has a signal problem
- Hauppauge WinTV-dual HD - Fantastic, stable and works well with my signal so far records all channels, dual support is not currently in main line kernel or v4l though patches can be found.
- PCTV nanoStick T2 - unstable with my signal
- DVB-T210 - unstable with my signal
Compro Videomate ir[edit]
configure udev
UBSYSTEMS=="pci",KERNEL=="event*",ATTRS{vendor}=="0x1131",SYMLINK+="input/irremote"
Remotely running and remotely display x apps[edit]
xauth add `xauth -f /var/run/gdm3/auth-for-mythtv-*/database list` export DISPLAY=:0
Keyboard doesn't work with xorg.conf[edit]
AllowEmptyInput magic
Section "ServerFlags" Option "blank time" "0" Option "standby time" "0" Option "suspend time" "0" Option "off time" "0" # allow keyboard to be auto detected without specifying one Option "AllowEmptyInput" "false" EndSection
ir keymap now handled by kernel, lirc not required[edit]
create and edit keymap
find your input device and extract the current map:
ir-keytable --read --device=/dev/input/event12 > hauppauge
save it in the normal place:
/etc/rc_keymaps/hauppauge
test it by loading the new file ir-keytable -w /etc/rc_keymaps/hauppauge
add entry to /etc/rc_maps.cfg
* rc-hauppauge hauppauge