2011-11-12, 21:51
The links to the Windows build seems to be down.
tgm4883 Wrote:I've built and played with the latest code for the last few days. I've a few comments/questions below.
1) There doesn't seem to be a way to mark a recording as watched. This is probably something that just hasn't been implemented yet, but it is a blocker for shipping this as an alternative frontend as it breaks the mythtv's ability to manage disk space, and ultimately it's ability to record. I am also unable to workaround this issue as I am unable to delete the recording from inside XBMC. I've spoken with upstream mythtv and it sounds like this is doable in 0.25 using the services API. I was also told if this isn't currently doable in the services API it could be added pretty easily.
2) There doesn't seem to be a way to get any sort of artwork from ttvdb for the recordings using the PVR plugin. I've tried adding it to the Videos section using the PVR plugin, but that doesn't seem to gather anything either when I set the content to TV and ttvdb. To verify that was working, I also added a SMB share with some shows I have and that was able to scan and add the content normally.
I didn't use any other functionality of the plugin nor did I attempt LiveTV, so I cannot comment on those. This plugin and the built in myth:// protocol usage have their benefits and drawbacks.
PVR Plugin
Pros:
Ability to schedule shows
Cons:
Cannot get tv metadata/artwork
Cannot mark show as watched
Built in myth:// protocol
Pros:
Ability to gather tv metadata/artwork
Cons:
Cannot add shows to library if they don't have metadata (eg. not on ttvdb, then forget adding it to the library)
Cannot mark show as watched
Because of these issues, I am unable to recommend this as an alternative to the MythTV frontend (at least from a standpoint of something we would include in the ISO), although I do see that it is on it's way and realize it is still under development.
Now admittedly, as a developer for Mythbuntu I'm way more familiar with MythTV than XBMC (the last time I seriously used XBMC was on my original XBOX), so I could be doing something incorrectly. If this is the case, please point me in the right direction.
adamc Wrote:Hi Guys, not sure if I'm in the right place. I've installed a PVR build on my ATV2 and found that the mythtv PVR addin, while it can be enabled cannot be configured. It looks more like a placeholder.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/atv/src/xbmc_tsp/addons/skin.confluence/media'
/usr/local/lib/libpython2.6.a(posixmodule.o): In function `posix_tmpnam':
/home/user/Python-2.6.7/./Modules/posixmodule.c:7261: warning: the use of `tmpnam_r' is dangerous, better use `mkstemp'
/usr/local/lib/libpython2.6.a(posixmodule.o): In function `posix_tempnam':
/home/user/Python-2.6.7/./Modules/posixmodule.c:7216: warning: the use of `tempnam' is dangerous, better use `mkstemp'
xbmc/interfaces/python/xbmcmodule/xbmcmodule.a(controlbutton.o): In function `ControlButton_GetLabel2':
/home/atv/src/xbmc_tsp/xbmc/interfaces/python/xbmcmodule/controlbutton.cpp:306: undefined reference to `PyUnicodeUCS4_DecodeUTF8'
xbmc/interfaces/python/xbmcmodule/xbmcmodule.a(controlbutton.o): In function `ControlButton_GetLabel':
/home/atv/src/xbmc_tsp/xbmc/interfaces/python/xbmcmodule/controlbutton.cpp:288: undefined reference to `PyUnicodeUCS4_DecodeUTF8'
xbmc/interfaces/python/xbmcmodule/xbmcmodule.a(PythonAddon.o): In function `Addon_GetLocalizedString':
/home/atv/src/xbmc_tsp/xbmc/interfaces/python/xbmcmodule/PythonAddon.cpp:181: undefined reference to `PyUnicodeUCS4_DecodeUTF8'
xbmc/interfaces/python/xbmcmodule/xbmcmodule.a(pyutil.o): In function `PyXBMCGetUnicodeString':
/home/atv/src/xbmc_tsp/xbmc/interfaces/python/xbmcmodule/pyutil.cpp:52: undefined reference to `PyUnicodeUCS4_AsUTF8String'
xbmc/interfaces/python/xbmcmodule/xbmcmodule.a(xbmcmodule.o): In function `XBMC_GetLocalizedString':
/home/atv/src/xbmc_tsp/xbmc/interfaces/python/xbmcmodule/xbmcmodule.cpp:364: undefined reference to `PyUnicodeUCS4_DecodeUTF8'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [xbmc.bin] Error 1
PYTHON_VERSION=2.6 ./configure --with-jpeg8 --with-airtunes --enable-external-python --disable-pulse LIBS=-lutil
http://ppa.launchpad.net/python-dev/ppa/ubuntu hardy main
deadite66 Wrote:mythtv recordings are listed but no longer play after updating.Should be fixed now thanks