Transport Monitor problem concerning Treo 680 and MacBook
When uninstalling Palm software from a MacBook, some people have found it impossible to reinstall Palm software successfully again. They also have a problem synching and a message that flashes up about a "Transport Monitor." May I ask someone who has successfully resolved this problem to post detailed instructions before I am forced to check myself into a psychiatric ward? Thank you.
james_palm680
Post relates to: Treo 680 (Unlocked GSM)
Hello James.
Check out the accepted solution on this page. I have had some success with those directions. If that doesn't work, you may want to see if the Bluetooth modem option is enabled as described in this post.
Hope one or both of those two links work for you.
Alan G
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Problems with Treo 680 hotsync with exchange server with Outlook conduits
I have a Treo 680 set to sync with my companies exhange server for e-mail and calendar.
When the phone is docked, it will not perform any synching if I try to use the Hotsync feature. It says that it syncs and doesn't give any errors during the Hotsync, but it doesn't actually sync anything.
The phone will sync wirelessly, though, and after several tries. If I go to sync calendar, it gives an error:
"There was a problem syncing events. There was a problem synchronizing with the server. Please select the Sync button to try again."
When I try to sync again it gives another message:
"There was a problem syncing with the Exchange ActiveSync server. Your next sync will take a little longer than usual. Do you want to sync now?"
And if I select "Yes" it will sync wirelessly. It receives all the items and does sync the calendar, but gives an error message:
"There was a problem syncing events." and if I click the details it says:
"AirSAMStateMachine.c 1814 6 Server rejected device Add Status:6"
But, it does appear to have synced all the calendar items correctly.
Likewise, if I go to sync e-mails it does the same thing with the error details:
"AirSAMStateMachine.c 3873 4 Sync key invalid, cmd: 4,status: 4"
And again, it will update the e-mails. Also, if I set it to auto-sync e-mails, it will receive e-mails as soon as they arrive, but will always give that error message afterwards.
Any thoughts?
Post relates to: Treo 680 (AT&T)No, that didn't work. Although Hotsync says it is using Outlook for syncing Calendar, Tasks, etc., nothing is actually sent to the phone. I have to do it wirelessly, which does sync but it gives those errors and takes a few tries.
Post relates to: Treo 680 (AT&T)
Edit:
Upon doing a hard reset and reinstalling everything, it works now. Thanks.
Message Edited by ksoth on 01-27-2009 02:29 PM -
Hello:
I'm trying to do a workaround. I've got a Palm M505 that has a terrific keyboard that hooks up to it. This lets me write documents in a very portable way. The Treo 680 never had the equivalent, really full-sized external keyboard made compatible with it. So, I want to create documents on the M505 but otherwise mostly use the Treo 680.
Here's the rub. When I tried to sync both devices to my Palm Desktop version 4.1.2 for Windows XP, it didn't work. Hotsync tries to synchronize apps that won't work on the M505. Also, the versions of Documents to Go are very different (5.x versus 8.x).
I would love to have a separate Palm Desktop installation for each device, so I can have a nice desktop environment for each by launching them separately. But, the Palm Desktop installation "wizard" shuts down and won't give me the opportunity to do a separate Desktop install.
Any ideas other than buying an ultra-small laptop and dropping this kludgy scheme? For instance, if I were to copy the installed files from one directory to another, would this work, or would it not be set up in the Registry?
Thanks!
Post relates to: Treo 680 (Cingular)
This question was solved.
View Solution.Okay. Stubbornness pays off! I was able to beam documents between my Palm M505 and Treo 680, avoiding the need for complicated syncing of both Palms to my laptop machine. I was also able to beam documents from both Palms to my Dell Inspiron M300 laptop, running Windows XP Pro.
When beaming between Palm devices, the results were better. In the M505, Documents to Go version 5.004 doesn't translate documents into Microsoft Word format but into something it calls Word to Go. The Treo has DTG version 8.003, which is able to read files in Word to Go format and save in native Microsoft Word for Windows format.
However, even when beaming a Word to Go (old format) document directly onto the Desktop of my Windows XP machine, it gave me a document I could open, with the text I'd input following a bunch of characters Word obviously didn't understand. If I add the file from my desktop to the newer Documents to Go version on my laptop, I expect it will translate it into a Word file when it syncs to the Treo but haven't tested that. In either case, beaming between Palm devices is the easiest solution and completely solves the problem.
For any readers who are interested, the reason I've so stubbornly tried to solve this problem is that I'm a fast touch typist. My old Palm M505 plugs directly into a wonderful, old Palm Portable Keyboard that is full-sized. Because it's a hard-wired connection, I can type fast. That old keyboard compresses into the same folded footprint as some new foldover external keyboards. It does this even though much bigger by folding in an accordian-like fashion, with four flat surfaces folder together. That keyboard design now exists in some of the keyboards sold by IGo corporation (their old name for it was Sierra Stowaway Bluetooth Keyboard). But, they were unable to figure out how to handshake their Bluetooth with the odd Bluetooth configuation in the Treo 680. Why Palm made the Bluetooth library different in the Treo 680 from other Treos is a mystery to me, but enough of this tangent. Some interested in this workaround may be curious for similar reasons.
Post relates to: Treo 680 (Cingular) -
Sync problem with TREO 680 - calendar sync times out
Hi all, perhaps someone can help. After updating the battery longer life package - which is working fine the the battery, no sync is possible any more.
Funny also for an unlocked TREO just Rogers and AT&T package is available for Europe - I selected the Rogers one - perhaps that is the problem.
By re-installing the whole software from CD and updating the sync SW from the palm sites, the sync process always stops when the calendar is going to be synchronized. Stops means loops, times out, ...
Any idea?
Thanks,
il_drago
Post relates to: Treo 680 (Unlocked GSM)
This question was solved.
View Solution.il_drago,
The information you provied is great, thank you. This should resolve your problem:
Ok, first we need to see if you can sync without calendar checked. On your computer right click the hotsync icon and go to settings. Then click on applactions and uncheck Datebook. Close up the menus and try to hotsync if it syncs fine good continue on.
Next we need to install a program on to your device called DBFixit (here's the link http://www.pimlicosoftware.com/dbfixit.htm) Download this file on the right side of the page. Then install the application to the device. Once on the device open it up and tap on the blue bar but in the top left select delete calendar blobs and say OK or yes. Then keep running that till you have 0 listed or no blobs found. Then we are going to hotsync with calendar syncing from the device to the PC. Again right click the hotsync icon and go to custom. Then click on calendar and then change. Then select handheld overwrites desktop. Sync and post back if that fixed the issue.
If it did then we need to change the sync to sync the files and set that as default. To do that, again right click the hotsync icon and go to settings. Then click on applactions and check Datebook. You should be all set at that point. -
Problems concerning sonata playlists and freevo cover art
Hi!
I'm setting up a media center PC and I'm having some problems with the playlists created by sonata. Another problem I have is not getting freevo to download cover art.
First: When ever I try to make a playlist through the "Current" tab in Sonata it creates a m3u file with every song that's listed in the current window. I'm used to being able to pick one or a couple of songs and then adding it a specified playlist. Is this impossible in sonata? And if I try to play the m3u file created (the one with every song listed) through freevo I get a message that the directory is empty. What am I doing wrong??
Second: I'm having big problems getting freevo to download cover art to my music. I can download info on movies from imdb, but info for the music doesn't work. I store the cover art downloaded by sonata in the different album folders and these covers show up in freevo. But if I have to play every new song i download first in sonata to get the cover art working in freevo I'll go crazy. It's supposed to work the same way in freevo as in sonata isn't it???
It also seems that mplayer can't play m3u files. Using the mentioned sonata made m3u file in mplayer does nothing. Mplayer starts but nothing happens.
My goal is to be able to make playlists through sonata and then play these lists using freevo. I don't want to get up from the couch.
Here's my local_conf.py:
# -*- coding: iso-8859-1 -*-
# local_conf.py - System configuration
# $Id: local_conf.py.example 10508 2008-03-12 07:24:34Z duncan $
# Notes:
# This file contains your freevo settings, overriding the settings in
# freevo_config.py. freevo_config.py, which is usually installed in
# /usr/share/freevo, contains all the core settings. To change the settings copy
# this file to ~/.freevo/local_conf.py or /etc/freevo/local_conf.py
# It does not contain all the possible settings that you can change, see
# freevo_config.py for all the possible settings. Also it does not contain
# settings for the plug-ins, plug-ins contain their configuration information and
# the can be listed with:
# | freevo plugins -l
# and the settings can se shown with
# | freevo plugins -i <name of plug-in>
# E.g.: when you want a alsa as mplayer audio out, just put in local_conf.py:
# | MPLAYER_AO_DEV = 'alsa9'
# The vertical line indicates code.
# This is no normal config file, it's Python code. Because of that, you
# need to follow some rules to avoid crashes. The examples should explain
# the settings, but make sure a line starting with a variable has NO SPACES OR
# TABS at the beginning.
# Freevo - A Home Theater PC framework
# Copyright (C) 2002 Krister Lagerstrom, et al.
# Please see the file freevo/Docs/CREDITS for a complete list of authors.
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
# (at your option) any later version.
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MER-
# CHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General
# Public License for more details.
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
# 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
CONFIG_VERSION = 5.23
# ======================================================================
# General freevo settings:
# ======================================================================
# LOCALE='iso-8859-15'
# AUDIO_DEVICE = '/dev/dsp' # e.g.: /dev/dsp0, /dev/audio, /dev/alsa/?
# AUDIO_INPUT_DEVICE = '/dev/dsp1' # e.g.: /dev/dsp0, /dev/audio, /dev/alsa/?
# MIXER_MAJOR_CTRL = 'VOL' # Freevo takes control over one audio ctrl
# 'VOL', 'PCM' 'OGAIN' etc.
# MIXER_MAJOR_MUTE_CTRL = 'PCM' # used in alsamixer.py There are systems where
# volume and mute use different controls
# MIXER_DEVICE = '/dev/mixer' # mixer device
# MIXER_CONTROL_ALL = 1 # Should Freevo take complete control of audio
# MIXER_VOLUME_MAX = 90 # Set what you want maximum volume level to be.
# MIXER_VOLUME_DEFAULT = 40 # Set default volume level.
# MIXER_VOLUME_TV_IN = 60 # Set this to your preferred level 0-100.
# MIXER_VOLUME_VCR_IN = 90 # If you use different input from TV
# MIXER_VOLUME_RADIO_IN = 80 # Set this to your preferred level 0-100.
START_FULLSCREEN_X = 1 # Start in fullscreen mode if using x11 or xv.
# SYS_SHUTDOWN_CONFIRM = 1 # ask before shutdown
# Physical ROM drives, multiple ones can be specified
# by adding comma-seperated and quoted entries.
# Format [ ('mountdir1', 'devicename1', 'displayed name1'),
# ('mountdir2', 'devicename2', 'displayed name2'), ...]
# Set to None to autodetect drives in during startup from /etc/fstab,
# set to [] to disable rom drive support at all
# ROM_DRIVES = None
# Hide discs from the wrong menu (e.g. VCDs in audio menu) and empty discs.
HIDE_UNUSABLE_DISCS = 1
# Attempt to set the speed of the ROM drive. A good value for keeping the
# drive silent while playing movies is 8.
# ROM_SPEED = 0
# Perform a whole system shutdown at SHUTDOWN! Useful for standalone boxes.
# SYS_SHUTDOWN_ENABLE = 0
# Command to execute to shutdown the system
# SYS_SHUTDOWN_CMD = "sudo shutdown -h now"
# SYS_RESTART_CMD = "sudo shutdown -r now"
# ======================================================================
# AUTOSHUTDOWN CONFIGURATION
# ======================================================================
# replace the default shutdown plugin
# plugin.remove('shutdown')
# plugin.activate('autoshutdown', level=90)
# activate the timer
# plugin.activate('autoshutdown.autoshutdowntimer')
# -- autoshutdown menu item configuration --
# SYS_SHUTDOWN_CONFIRM
# Set to True to popup dialog boxes for confirmation.
# this applies to menu items only.
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_CONFIRM = True
# -- autoshutdown timer configuration --
# TIMER_TIMEOUT
# Set the timeout in minutes after which the system
# is shutdown. The allowed idle time and the running
# processes (see below) are evaluated to determine if
# a shutdown is allowed. Menu navigation in freevo will
# reset the timer.
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_TIMER_TIMEOUT=30
# -- autoshutdown behaviour configuration --
# PRETEND
# Set to True to disable the actual shutdown command.
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_PRETEND = False
# PROCESS_LIST
# List the processes that will prevent an automatic
# shutdown. If there are important programs that
# should not be interrupted, then add them to this
# list. Set to None if a shutdown is always allowed.
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_PROCESS_LIST = [
# 'emerge',
# 'tvgids',
# 'transcode',
# 'cdrecord',
# 'mplayer',
# 'top'
# DEFAULT_WAKEUP_TIME
# Set the default time at which to wakeup if there
# are no recordings scheduled. The time is specified
# in localtime 24 hour format. Set to None to disable
# default wakeup time.
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_DEFAULT_WAKEUP_TIME = "13:00"
# FORCE_DEFAULT_WAKEUP
# Set to True to always wakeup at the default wakeup
# time. Set to False to only wakeup at the default
# wakeup time when no recordings are scheduled.
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_FORCE_DEFAULT_WAKEUP = True
# ALLOWED_IDLE_TIME
# The number of minutes that may be spent idle until
# the next scheduled recording or default wakeup. That
# is, if the gap between "now" and the next recording
# or default wakeup is less than the allowed idle time
# then a shutdown is not performed but the system is
# left running. If the period from now to the next
# recording or default wakeup is more than the allowed
# idle time, then the system is shut down and a wakeup
# is scheduled. Use this to minimize the number of
# shutdown/boot sequences when many short programs are
# recorded in a short period of time. Note that this
# variable is used by both the timer and the menu.
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_ALLOWED_IDLE_TIME = 45
# -- Choice of wakeup method
# The wakeup can be done via acpi-alarm or nvram-wakeup.
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_METHOD = 'acpi'
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_METHOD = 'nvram'
# -- autoshutdown acpi-alarm configuration
# This method uses the wakeup on alarm function that most BIOSs have.
# The wakeup time is set by a simple
# "echo 2004-08-02 20:15:00 >/proc/acpi/alarm"
# On most mainbords you will have to ENABLE "Wake on Timer", "Resume on Alarm",
# "RTC Alarm Resume" or similar things for the acpi wakeup method to work.
# If you want to use acpi, you need to create a small script:
# !/bin/sh
# echo "$1" >/proc/acpi/alarm
# You have to be root or use sudo for this to work.
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_WAKEUP_CMD = sudo /PATH/TO/set_acpi.sh
# -- autoshutdown nvram-wakeup configuration --
# The nvram-wakeup utility is used to write the
# wakeup alarm to the RTC in bios. Read the
# nvram-wakeup documentation about this topic,
# a working nvram-wakeup configuration is needed.
# WAKEUP_CMD / NVRAM_OPT
# Path to nvram-wakeup and options. Options can
# be used to specify a config file.
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_WAKEUP_CMD = "/usr/bin/nvram-wakeup"
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_NVRAM_OPT = "--syslog"
# WAKEUP_NEEDS_REBOOT
# Set to True if the bios needs a reboot to catch
# up with the rtc alarm that nvram-wakeup sets. The
# boot loader options should be set too. Read the
# nvram-wakeup documentation about this topic.
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_BIOS_NEEDS_REBOOT = True
# -- if the bios needs a reboot --
# BOOT_LOADER
# Set to "GRUB" or "LILO" Only needed if bios needs
# a reboot to initialize the RTC wakeup call.
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_BOOT_LOADER = "GRUB"
# REMOUNT_BOOT_CMD / REMOUNT_BOOT_OPT
# Grub needs to write to /boot/grub/grub.conf. Set
# the command and options to remount the /boot
# partition writeable. Set to None if this is not
# needed.
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_REMOUNT_BOOT_CMD = "/bin/mount"
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_REMOUNT_BOOT_OPT = "/boot -o remount,rw"
# GRUB_CMD / GRUB_OPT
# Grub-set-default command and options that will
# reboot and poweroff the system.
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_GRUB_CMD = "/sbin/grub-set-default 0"
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_GRUB_OPT = "0"
# LILO_CMD / LILO_OPT
# Lilo command with options that will reboot and
# poweroff the system.
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_LILO_CMD = "/sbin/lilo"
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_LILO_OPT = "-R PowerOff"
# ======================================================================
# Events
# ======================================================================
# You can add more keybindings by adding them to the correct hash.
# e.g. If you want to send 'contrast -100' to mplayer by pressing the '1' key,
# just add the following line:
# EVENTS['video']['1'] = Event(VIDEO_SEND_MPLAYER_CMD, arg='contrast -100')
# See src/event.py for a list of all possible events.
# Some events to jump to menus
# EVENTS['menu']['GUIDE'] = Event(MENU_GOTO_TVGUIDE) # Not working
# EVENTS['menu']['VIDEOS'] = Event(MENU_GOTO_VIDEOS)
# EVENTS['menu']['MUSIC'] = Event(MENU_GOTO_MUSIC)
# EVENTS['menu']['PICTURES'] = Event(MENU_GOTO_IMAGES)
# EVENTS['menu']['GAMES'] = Event(MENU_GOTO_GAMES)
# EVENTS['menu']['RADIO'] = Event(MENU_GOTO_RADIO) # Not working
# EVENTS['menu']['POWER'] = Event(MENU_GOTO_SHUTDOWN)
# Use arrow keys for back and select (alternate way of navigating)
# MENU_ARROW_NAVIGATION = False
# Process keyboard events from SDL. You want this unless you use only lirc
# or event devices below.
# USE_SDL_KEYBOARD = True
# Keymap to map keyboard keys to event strings. You can also add new keys
# here, e.g. KEYMAP[key.K_x] = 'SUBTITLE'. The K_-names are defined by pygame.
# List of /dev/input/event# devices to monitor. You can specify either the
# device node (e.g. '/dev/input/event1') or the name of the device (e.g.
# 'ATI Remote Wonder II'). If you monitor your keyboard both here and with
# USE_SDL_KEYBOARD, then you will get duplicate events.
EVENT_DEVS = []
# Keymap to map input events to event strings. You can change current mappings
# and add new ones here, e.g. EVENTMAP['KEY_COFFEE'] = 'SUBTITLE'. Key names
# are defined by the Linux input layer (input.h). An axis is described by a
# pair, one for positive and one for negative movement, e.g.
# EVENTMAP['REL_Z'] = ('LEFT', 'RIGHT')
# Use Internet resources to fetch information?
# For example, Freevo can use CDDB for album information,
# the IMDB movie database for movie info, and Amazon for cover searches.
# Set this to 0 if your computer isn't connected to a network.
USE_NETWORK = 1
# Directory location to save files when the normal filesystem
# doesn't allow saving. This directory can save covers and fxd files
# for read only filesystems like ROM drives. Set this variable to your
# old MOVIE_DATA_DIR if you have one. It needs to be set to a directory
# Freevo can write to.
# OVERLAY_DIR = os.path.join(FREEVO_CACHEDIR, 'vfs')
# Umask setting for all files.
# 022 means only the user has write access. If you share your Freevo
# installation with different users, set this to 002
# UMASK = 022
# Suffix for playlist files
PLAYLIST_SUFFIX = [ 'm3u' ]
# Use md5 in mmpython to create unique disc ids. Enable this if you have
# problems with different discs having the same id.
# MMPYTHON_CREATE_MD5_ID = 0
# Keep metadata in memory
# Setting this variable will keep all cache files in memory. Startup will be
# slower, but for large directories, this will speed up the display.
# 0 = Only keep current dir in memory. Use this if you have too much data
# and not enough RAM
# 1 = Once loaded, keep cachefile for directory in memory
# 2 = Load all cachefiles on startup
# WARNING: you should not run 'freevo cache' when freevo is running.
# MEDIAINFO_USE_MEMORY = 1
# Cache images. This uses a lot of disc space but it's a huge speed
# enhancement. The images will be cached in OVERLAY_DIR
CACHE_IMAGES = 1
# ======================================================================
# Plugins:
# ======================================================================
# Remove undesired plugins by setting plugin.remove(code).
# You can also use the name to remove a plugin. But if you do that,
# all instances of this plugin will be removed.
# Examples:
# plugin.remove(plugin_tv) or
# plugin.remove('tv') will remove the tv module from the main menu
# plugin.remove(rom_plugins['image']) will remove the rom drives from the
# image main menu,
# plugin.remove('rom_drives.rom_items') will remove the rom drives from all
# menus
# See freevo_config.py for a list of loaded plugins
plugin.remove('tv')
plugin.remove('headlines')
plugin.remove('idlebar.tv')
plugin.remove('idlebar.diskfree')
plugin.remove('file_ops')
plugin.remove('tv.generic_record')
plugin.remove('tv.view_recordings')
plugin.remove('tv.mplayer')
plugin.remove('tv.manual_record')
plugin.remove('tv.scheduled_recordings')
plugin.remove('tv.view_favorites')
plugin.remove('video.moviecovers')
# User setup
plugin.activate('audio.coversearch')
# plugin.activate('video.moviecovers')
plugin.activate('video.details')
# list of regexp to be ignored on a disc label
IMDB_REMOVE_FROM_LABEL = ('season[\._ -][0-9]+', 'disc[\._ -][0-9]+',
'd[\._ -][0-9]+', 'german')
# list of words to ignore when searching based on a filename
IMDB_REMOVE_FROM_SEARCHSTRING = ('the', 'a')
# When searching for a movie title in imdb, should the result be
# autoaccepted if it is only one hit?
# 0 = show menu even if it is only one hit (gives you an opportunity to cancel)
# 1 = autoaccept
IMDB_AUTOACCEPT_SINGLE_HIT = 1
SCREENSAVER_DELAY = 30 # of seconds to wait to start saver.
SCREENSAVER_CYCLE_TIME = 60 # of seconds to run a screensaver before starting another saver.
plugin.activate('screensaver')
# Use ivtv_record instead if you have an ivtv based card (PVR-250/350)
# and want freevo to do everthing for you. TV_SETTINGS must be set
# correctly. To use you need to set the following two lines:
# plugin.remove('tv.generic_record')
# plugin_record = plugin.activate('tv.ivtv_record')
# Enable this for joystick support:
# plugin.activate('joy')
# Headlines
# You are free to use any rss feeds in the HEADLINES_LOCATIONS below
# These are just working examples for the Freevo feeds.
# To turn off Headlines add plugin.remove('headlines')
# plugin.activate('headlines', level=45)
# HEADLINES_LOCATIONS = [
# ('Freevo news releases', 'http://sourceforge.net/export/rss2_projnews.php?group_id=46652'),
# ('Freevo file releases', 'http://sourceforge.net/export/rss2_projfiles.php?group_id=46652'),
# ('Freevo summary+stats', 'http://sourceforge.net/export/rss2_projsummary.php?group_id=46652'),
# ('Freevo donors', 'http://sourceforge.net/export/rss2_projdonors.php?group_id=46652'),
# CD Ripping
# CD_RIP_TMP_DIR = '/tmp/'
# CD_RIP_TMP_NAME = 'track_%(track)s_being_ripped'
# CD_RIP_PN_PREF = '%(artist)s/%(album)s/%(track)s - %(song)s'
# CD_RIP_CDPAR_OPTS = '-s'
# CD_RIP_LAME_OPTS = '--vbr-new -b 192 -h'
# CD_RIP_OGG_OPTS = '-m 128'
# CD_RIP_FLAC_OPTS = '-8'
# CD_RIP_CASE = None # Can be title, upper, lower
# CD_RIP_REPLACE_SPACE = None # Can be '_', '-', etc.
# CD Burning
# CDBURN_AUDIO_DAO = 1
# CDBURN_MKISOFS_PATH = '/usr/bin/mkisofs'
# CDBURN_CDRECORD_PATH = '/usr/bin/cdrecord'
# CDBURN_TEMP_DIR='/tmp/'
# CDBURN_DEV = '/dev/cdrom'
# CDBURN_SPEED = 32
# Re-encode
# This plug-in transcodes a video to a different format
# plugin.activate('video.reencode')
# REENCODE_CONTAINER = 'avi'
# REENCODE_RESOLUTION = 'Optimal'
# REENCODE_VIDEOCODEC = 'XviD'
# REENCODE_VIDEOBITRATE = 1000
# REENCODE_AUDIOCODEC = 'MPEG 1 Layer 3 (mp3)'
# REENCODE_AUDIOBITRATE = 128
# REENCODE_NUMPASSES = 1
# REENCODE_VIDEOFILTER = None
# Freevo Music Player Daemon
# http://www.musicpd.org/
# plugin.activate('mpd')
# Freevo Bluetooth Phone Settings
# This plugin uses The Python bindings for Bluez bluetooth stack.
# It can be downloaded from http://org.csail.mit.edu/pybluez/download.html
# or installed with the package manager of your operating system.
# To this plugin to work you need the j2me midlet installed in a compatible
# phone.
# plugin.activate('freevused')
# if RFCOMM port is already binded wait this seconds to retry binding
# FVUSED_BIND_TIMEOUT = 30
# Translation of commands from j2me client to events of Freevo
# FVUSED_CMDS = {
# 'PREV': 'UP', # 1st row left
# 'STRT': 'SELECT', # 1nd row center
# 'NEXT': 'DOWN', # 1st row right
# 'RWND': 'LEFT', # 2nd row left
# 'PAUS': 'PAUSE', # 2nd row center
# 'FFWD': 'RIGHT', # 2nd row right
# 'VOL-': 'MIXER_VOLDOWN', # 3rd row left
# 'STOP': 'EXIT', # 3rd row center
# 'VOL+': 'MIXER_VOLUP', # 3rd row right
# 'VOLM': 'MIXER_VOLMUTE', # 4th row left
# 'SLCT': 'ENTER', # 4th row center
# 'MAIN': 'MENU' # 4th row right
# Freevo Button Bar Plug-in
# plugin.activate('buttonbar')
# You'll also need to map the 'RED', 'GREEN', 'YELLOW'
# and 'BLUE' events to keys for example (don't use this
# it overrides some default keys)
# KEYMAP[key.K_F5] = 'RED'
# KEYMAP[key.K_F6] = 'GREEN' #Already mapped to record
# KEYMAP[key.K_F7] = 'YELLOW'
# KEYMAP[key.K_F8] = 'BLUE'
# Freevo Screensaver Plug-in
# SCREENSAVER_DELAY = 120 # of seconds to wait to start saver.
# SCREENSAVER_CYCLE_TIME = 60 # of seconds to run a screensaver before starting another saver.
# plugin.activate('screensaver')
# plugin.activate('screensaver.balls') # Bouncing balls all over the screen
# plugin.activate('screensaver.bouncing_freevo') # The freevo logo bouncing around the screen
# ======================================================================
# Freevo directory settings:
# ======================================================================
# You can change all this variables in the folder.fxd on a per folder
# basis
# Example:
# <freevo>
# <folder title="Title of the directory" img-cover="nice-cover.png">
# <setvar name="directory_autoplay_single_item" val="0"/>
# <info>
# <content>A small description of the directory</content>
# </info>
# </folder>
# </freevo>
# Should directories sorted by date instead of filename?
# 0 = No, always sort by filename.
# 1 = Yes, sort by date
# 2 = No, don't sory by date for normal directories,
# but sort by date for TV_RECORD_DIR.
DIRECTORY_SORT_BY_DATE = 0
# Should directory items be sorted in reverse order?
# DIRECTORY_REVERSE_SORT = 0
# Should we use "smart" sorting?
# Smart sorting ignores the word "The" in item names.
DIRECTORY_SMART_SORT = 1
# Should files in directories have smart names?
# This removes the first part of the names when identical
# DIRECTORY_SMART_NAMES = 1
# Should Freevo autoplay an item if only one item is in the directory?
DIRECTORY_AUTOPLAY_SINGLE_ITEM = 0
# Force the skin to use a specific layout number. -1 == no force. The layout
# toggle with DISPLAY will be disabled
# DIRECTORY_FORCE_SKIN_LAYOUT = -1
# Format string for the audio item names.
# Possible strings:
# a=artist, n=tracknumber, t=title, y=year, f=filename
# Example:
# This will show the title and the track number:
# DIRECTORY_AUDIO_FORMAT_STRING = '%(n)s - %(t)s'
# DIRECTORY_AUDIO_FORMAT_STRING = '%(t)s'
# Use media id tags to generate the name of the item. This should be
# enabled all the time. It should only be disabled for directories with
# broken tags.
DIRECTORY_USE_MEDIAID_TAG_NAMES = 1
# The following settings determine which features are available for
# which media types.
# If you set this variable in a folder.fxd, the value is 1 (enabled)
# or 0 (disabled).
# Examples:
# To enable autoplay for audio and image files:
# DIRECTORY_AUTOPLAY_ITEMS = [ 'audio', 'image' ]
# To disable autoplay entirely:
# DIRECTORY_AUTOPLAY_ITEMS = []
# Make all items a playlist. So when one is finished, the next one will
# start. It's also possible to browse through the list with UP and DOWN
# DIRECTORY_CREATE_PLAYLIST = [ 'audio', 'image' ]
# Add playlist files ('m3u') to the directory
# DIRECTORY_ADD_PLAYLIST_FILES = [ 'audio', 'image' ]
# Add the item 'Random Playlist' to the directory
# DIRECTORY_ADD_RANDOM_PLAYLIST = [ 'audio' ]
# Make 'Play' not 'Browse' the default action when only items and not
# subdirectories are in the directory
# DIRECTORY_AUTOPLAY_ITEMS = [ ]
# ======================================================================
# Freevo movie settings:
# ======================================================================
# Where the movie files can be found.
# This is a list of items (e.g. directories, fxd files). The items themselves
# can also be a list of (title, file)
VIDEO_ITEMS = [
('movies', '/home/per/movies'),
('movies extra', '/extra/movies'),
('tv', '/home/per/tv'),
('tv extra', '/extra/tv'),
# Some people access movies on a different machine using an automounter.
# To avoid timeouts, you can specify the machine name in the directory
# to check if the machine is alive first
# Directory myserver:/files/server-stuff will show the item for the
# directory /files/server-stuff if the computer myserver is alive.
# The list of filename suffixes that are used to match the files that
# are played wih MPlayer.
# VIDEO_MPLAYER_SUFFIX = [ 'avi', 'mpg', 'mpeg', 'wmv', 'bin', 'rm',
# 'divx', 'ogm', 'vob', 'asf', 'm2v', 'm2p',
# 'mp4', 'viv', 'nuv', 'mov', 'iso',
# 'nsv', 'mkv' ]
# The list of filename suffixes that are used to match the files that
# are played wih Xine.
# VIDEO_XINE_SUFFIX = [ 'avi', 'mpg', 'mpeg', 'rm', 'divx', 'ogm',
# 'asf', 'm2v', 'm2p', 'mp4', 'mov', 'cue' ]
# Preferred video player
VIDEO_PREFERED_PLAYER = 'mplayer'
# Only scan OVERLAY_DIR and VIDEO_SHOW_DATA_DIR for fxd files containing
# information about a disc. If you only have the fxd files for discs in
# one of this directories (and subdirectories), set this to 1, it will
# speed up startup, 0 may be needed if you have fxd files with disc links
# in your normal movie tree.
# VIDEO_ONLY_SCAN_DATADIR = 1
# try to detect a movie with more than one file and join them as one
# item
VIDEO_AUTOJOIN = 1
# try to find out if deinterlacing is needed or not
# VIDEO_DEINTERLACE = None
# Instruct player to use XVMC for playback
# VIDEO_USE_XVMC = None
# Pass field dominance parameter to MPlayer
# VIDEO_FIELD_DOMINANCE = None
# PRE and POST playing commands. Set these to a runnable command if
# you wish to do something before and after playing a video, like
# dimming the lights
# VIDEO_PRE_PLAY = None
# VIDEO_POST_PLAY = None
# ======================================================================
# Freevo audio settings:
# ======================================================================
# Where the Audio (mp3, ogg) files can be found.
# This is a list of items (e.g. directories, fxd files). The items themselves
# can also be a list of (title, file)
# To add webradio support, add fxd/webradio.fxd to this list
AUDIO_ITEMS = [
('music', '/home/per/music'),
('music extra', '/extra/music'),
('playlists', '/home/per/.mpd/playlists'),
# The list of filename suffixes that are used to match the files that
# are played as audio.
# AUDIO_SUFFIX = [ 'mp3', 'ogg', 'wav','m4a', 'wma', 'aac', 'flac', 'mka' ]
# Regular expression used to recognize filenames which are likely to be
# covers for an album
# This will match front.jpg and cover-f.jpg, but not back.jpg nor cover-b.jpg:
# AUDIO_COVER_REGEXP = 'front|-f'
# Format strings used to seach for audio cover images.
# Fist matching GIF, JPG or PNG image will be used as cover.
# Examples:
# AUDIO_COVER_FORMAT_STRINGS = [ 'cover-%(artist)s-%(album)s', 'mycover' ]
# AUDIO_COVER_FORMAT_STRINGS = [ '%(album)s', '../covers/%(album)s', '../covers/nocover' ]
# Preferred audio player
AUDIO_PREFERED_PLAYER = 'mplayer'
# Show video files in the audio menu (for music-videos)
AUDIO_SHOW_VIDEOFILES = False
# ======================================================================
# Freevo image viewer settings:
# ======================================================================
# Where image files can be found.
# This is a list of items (e.g. directories, fxd files). The items itself
# can also be a list of (title, file)
IMAGE_ITEMS = [
('pictures', '/home/per/pictures'),
# The list of filename suffixes that are used to match the files that
# are used for the image viewer.
# IMAGE_SUFFIX = [ 'jpg','gif','png','jpeg','bmp','tiff','psd' ]
# The viewer now supports a new type of menu entry, a slideshow file.
# It also has the slideshow alarm signal handler for automated shows.
# It uses a new configuration option:
# IMAGE_SSHOW_SUFFIX = [ 'ssr' ]
# The viewer can exclude certain types of images based on the regular expression list
# eg IMAGE_EXCLUDE = [('thm','tn_')]
# IMAGE_EXCLUDE = None
# Mode of the blending effect in the image viewer between two images
# Possible values are:
# None: no blending
# -1 random effect
# 0 alpha blending
# 1 wipe effect
IMAGEVIEWER_BLEND_MODE = -1
# When viewing images on a TV screen where the pixels are not square
# the images need to be scaled according to the aspect ratio of the TV
# Use this setting for 16x9 TVs
# IMAGEVIEWER_ASPECT = (float(1024) / float(720))
# Use this setting for 4x3 TVs
# IMAGEVIEWER_ASPECT = (float(768) / float(720))
# Use this setting for Monitors including HDTVs
# IMAGEVIEWER_ASPECT = 1.0
# IMAGEVIEWER_ASPECT = 1.0
# ======================================================================
# Freevo games settings:
# ======================================================================
# MAME is an emulator for old arcade video games. It supports almost
# 2000 different games! The actual emulator is not included in Freevo,
# you'll need to download and install it separately. The main MAME
# website is at http://www.mame.net, but the version that is used here
# is at http://x.mame.net since the regular MAME is for Windows.
# SNES stands for Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Freevo relies
# on other programs that are not included in Freevo to play these games.
# NEW GAMES SYSTEM :
# =================
# The GAMES_ITEMS structure is now build as follows :
# <NAME>, <FOLDER>, (<TYPE>, <COMMAND_PATH>, <COMMAND_ARGS>, <IMAGE_PATH>, \
# [<FILE_SUFFIX_FOR_GENERIC>])
# where :
# - <TYPE> : Internal game types (MAME or SNES) or
# generic one (GENERIC)
# - <COMMAND_PATH> : Emulator command
# - <COMMAND_ARGS> : Arguments for the emulator
# - <IMAGE_PATH> : Optionnal path to the picture
# - <FILE_SUFFIX_FOR_GENERIC> : If the folder use the GENERIC
# type, then you must specify here
# the file suffix used by the emulator
# GAMES_ITEMS = [
# ('MAME', '/home/media/games/xmame/roms',
# ('MAME', '/usr/local/bin/xmame.SDL', '-fullscreen -modenumber 6',
# '/home/media/games/xmame/shots', None)),
# ('SUPER NINTENDO', '/home/media/games/snes/roms',
# ('SNES', '/usr/local/bin/zsnes', '-m -r 3 -k 100 -cs -u', '', None )),
# ('Visual Boy Advance', '/home/media/games/vba/roms/',
# ('GENERIC', '/usr/local/vba/VisualBoyAdvance', ' ', '', [ 'gba' ] )),
# ('MEGADRIVE', '/home/media/games/megadrive/roms',
# ('GENESIS', '/usr/local/bin/generator-svgalib', '', '', '' ))
# GAMES_ITEMS = None
# These settings are used for the MAME arcade emulator:
# Priority of the game process
# 0 = Don't change the priority
# >0 - Lower priority
# <0 - Higher priority
# GAMES_NICE = -20
# MAME cache directory
# GAMES_MAME_CACHE = '%s/romlist-%s.pickled' % (FREEVO_CACHEDIR, os.getuid())
# ======================================================================
# Freevo SKIN settings:
# ======================================================================
# XML file for the skin. If SKIN_XML_FILE is set, this skin will be
# used, otherwise the skin will rememeber the last choosen skin.
# SKIN_XML_FILE = 'blurr'
# Select a way when to switch to text view even if a image menu is there
# 1 = Force text view when all items have the same image and there are no
# directories
# 2 = Ignore the directories, always switch to text view when all images
# are the same
# SKIN_FORCE_TEXTVIEW_STYLE = 1
# Force text view for the media menu
# (The media menu is the first menu displayed for video, audio, images
# and games).
# SKIN_MEDIAMENU_FORCE_TEXTVIEW = 0
# ======================================================================
# Freevo OSD settings:
# ======================================================================
# System Path to search for fonts not included in the Freevo distribution
# OSD_EXTRA_FONT_PATH = [ '/usr/share/fonts/truetype' ]
# Font aliases
# All names must be lowercase! All alternate fonts must be in './share/fonts/'
# OSD_FONT_ALIASES = { 'arial_bold.ttf' : 'VeraBd.ttf' }
# For non-european character sets the OSD_FORCE_FONTNAME and
# OSD_FORCE_FONTSIZE can be set. The size is a scaling ratio, ie 1.2.
# Setting OSD_FORCE_FONTNAME='batang.ttf' and OSD_FORCE_FONTSIZE=1.0
# allows Korean characters.
# OSD_FORCE_FONTNAME = None
# OSD_FORCE_FONTSIZE = None
# Number of seconds to wait until the busy icon is shown in the menu.
# Busy icon can also be shown right away when there is more than a certain
# number of files in a directory.
# Set this to None to disable this.
# (seconds, files)
# OSD_BUSYICON_TIMER = (0.7, 200)
# Number of pixels to move the display to centre the OSD on the display
# OSD_OVERSCAN_LEFT = OSD_OVERSCAN_RIGHT = 0
# OSD_OVERSCAN_TOP = OSD_OVERSCAN_BOTTOM = 0
# Setting the cursors when freevo is run in fullscreen mode
# OSD_X11_CURSORS = '/usr/lib/X11/cursors/black.cursor /usr/lib/X11/cursors/blank.cursor'
# Execute a script on OSD startup.
# OSD_SDL_EXEC_AFTER_STARTUP = ""
# Execute a script on OSD close.
# OSD_SDL_EXEC_AFTER_CLOSE = ""
# Stop the osd before playing a movie with xine or mplayer. Some output
# devices need this. After playback, the osd will be restored
# OSD_STOP_WHEN_PLAYING = 0
# Dim text that doesn't fit instead of using ellipses.
# OSD_DIM_TEXT = 1
# OSD sound effects
# OSD_SOUNDS_ENABLED=False
# OSD_SOUNDS= {
# 'menu.navigate': None,
# 'menu.back_one': None,
# 'menu.select' : None
# ======================================================================
# Freevo remote control settings:
# ======================================================================
# Location of the lircrc file
# For remote control support, Freevo needs a lircrc file, like this:
# begin
# prog = freevo
# button = select
# config = SELECT
# end
# Check contrib/lirc for examples and helpers/freevo2lirc.pl for a converter
# script.
# LIRCRC = '/etc/freevo/lircrc'
# Joystick support
# 0 = Disable joystick support
# 1 = Use js0,
# 2 = Use js1,
# ... etc
# JOY_DEV = 0
# JOY_SENS = 32000
# JOY_LOCKFILE = /path/to/joystick/lockfile
# Freevo can support as many buttons as your controller has
# as long as there is a corresponding entry in JOY_CMDS.
# You will also need to plugin.activate('joy').
# FYI: new kernels use /dev/input/jsX, but joy.py will fall back on /dev/jsX
# JOY_CMDS = {
# 'up' : 'UP',
# 'down' : 'DOWN',
# 'left' : 'LEFT',
# 'right' : 'RIGHT',
# 'button 1' : 'PLAY',
# 'button 2' : 'PAUSE',
# 'button 3' : 'STOP',
# 'button 4' : 'ENTER',
# Here are the PS3 joy stick mappings
# JOY_CMDS = {
# 'button 5' : 'UP',
# 'button 7' : 'DOWN',
# 'button 8' : 'LEFT',
# 'button 6' : 'RIGHT',
# 'up' : 'UP',
# 'down' : 'DOWN',
# 'left' : 'LEFT',
# 'right' : 'RIGHT',
# 'button 14' : 'SELECT', # <circle>
# 'button 16' : 'EXIT', # <square>
# 'button 15' : 'STOP', # <x>
# 'button 1' : 'ENTER', # <select>
# 'button 11' : 'VOL+', # <L1>
# 'button 9' : 'VOL-', # <L2>
# 'button 2' : 'MUTE', # <L3>
# 'button 10' : 'MUTE', # <R2>
# 'button 4' : 'PLAY', # <start>
# 'button 13' : 'PLAY', # <start>
# 'button 17' : 'MENU', # <ps>
# ======================================================================
# TVtime settings:
# ======================================================================
# Location of the TV time program
# Default: Use the value in freevo.conf
# TVTIME_CMD = CONF.tvtime
# ======================================================================
# MPlayer settings:
# ======================================================================
# MPLAYER_AO_DEV = 'oss:/dev/dsp' # e.g.: oss,sdl,alsa, see mplayer docs
# MPLAYER_VO_DEV_OPTS = '' # e.g.: ':some_var=vcal'
# DVD_LANG_PREF = 'en,se,no' # Order of preferred languages on DVD.
# DVD_SUBTITLE_PREF = '' # Order of preferred subtitles on DVD.
# Priority of mplayer process. 0 is unchanged, <0 is higher prio, >0 lower prio.
# prio <0 has no effect unless run as root.
# MPLAYER_NICE = -20
# Mplayer options to use the software scaler. If your CPU is fast enough, you
# might try a software scaler. You can disable it later for some larger files
# with the mplayer option '-nosws'. If you have -framedrop or -hardframedrop
# as mplayer option, the software scaler will also not be used.
# A good value for this variable is:
# MPLAYER_SOFTWARE_SCALER = "-subfont-text-scale 5 -fs -sws 2 -vf scale=%s:-3,"\
# "expand=%s:%s " % ( CONF.width, CONF.width, CONF.height )
# older versions of mplayer may need
# MPLAYER_SOFTWARE_SCALER = '-xy %s -sws 2 -vop scale:-1:-1:-1:100' % CONF.width
# MPLAYER_SOFTWARE_SCALER = ''
# Mplayer arguments for different media formats. (eg DVDs, CDs, AVI files, etc)
# Uses a default value if nothing else matches.
# MPLAYER_ARGS = { 'dvd' : '-cache 8192',
# 'vcd' : '-cache 4096',
# 'cd' : '-cache 1024 -cdda speed=2',
# 'tv' : '-nocache',
# 'ivtv' : '-cache 8192',
# 'avi' : '-cache 5000 -idx',
# 'rm' : '-cache 5000 -forceidx',
# 'rmvb' : '-cache 5000 -forceidx',
# 'webcam' : 'tv:// -tv driver=v4l:width=352:height=288:outfmt=yuy2:device=/dev/video2',
# 'default': '-cache 5000'
# Number of seconds before seek value times out. This is used when
# seeking a specified number of minutes into a movie. If you make
# a mistake or change your mind, the seek value will timeout after
# this many seconds.
# MPLAYER_SEEK_TIMEOUT = 8
# Autocrop files when playing. This is useful for files in 4:3 with black
# bars on a 16:9 tv
# MPLAYER_AUTOCROP = 0
# Try to set correct 'delay' and 'mc' values for mplayer based on the delay
# from mmpython.
# This should correct av sync problems with mplayer for some files, but
# may also break things. (I don't know, that's why it's disabled by default).
# WARNING: When seeking, the playback is out of sync for some seconds!
# MPLAYER_SET_AUDIO_DELAY = 0
# Mplayer video filter for interlaced or progressive videos. If you have
# a slow pc, do not use post processing
# MPLAYER_VF_INTERLACED = ''
# MPLAYER_VF_PROGRESSIVE = 'pp=fd'
# For pal and dvb-t recordings, the following looks good
# MPLAYER_VF_INTERLACED = 'pp=md/de,phase=U'
# MPLAYER_VF_INTERLACED = 'pp=de/fd'
# MPLAYER_VF_PROGRESSIVE = 'pp=de'
# For the autodetect TOP/BOTTOM field first in mplayer
# (if this feature present in mplayer)
# MPLAYER_HAS_FIELD_DOMINANCE = 1
# ======================================================================
# Xine settings:
# ======================================================================
# You need xine-ui version greater 0.9.21 to use the all the features
# of the xine plugin
# XINE_VO_DEV = 'xv'
# XINE_COMMAND = '%s --auto-play=fq --hide-gui --borderless --geometry %sx%s+0+0 --no-splash' % \
# (CONF.xine, CONF.width, CONF.height)
# XINE_ARGS_DEF = "--no-lirc --post='pp:quality=10;expand'"
# XINE_AO_DEV = 'oss' # alsa or oss
# Set to False if xine doesn't have '--no-lirc' option
# XINE_HAS_NO_LIRC = True
# Set to True is xine supports get_time this enables the position to be saved
# XINE_BOOKMARK = False
# ======================================================================
# Freevo TV settings:
# ======================================================================
# This is where recorded video is written.
# XXX the path doesn't work from the www cgi scripts!
# TV_RECORD_DIR = None
# This will enable duplicate recording detection
# TV_RECORD_DUPLICATE_DETECTION = True
# This will enable only new episodes to be recorded
# TV_RECORD_ONLY_NEW_DETECTION = True
# ================================================================================
# Watching TV
# ================================================================================
# XXX You must change this to fit your local conditions!
# NORM: ntsc, pal, secam
# INPUT: television, composite1
# CHANLIST: One of the following:
# us-bcast, us-cable, us-cable-hrc, japan-bcast, japan-cable, europe-west,
# europe-east, italy, newzealand, australia, ireland, france, china-bcast,
# southafrica, argentina, canada-cable, russia
# TV_SETTINGS = 'NORM INPUT CHANLIST DEVICE'
# Video input device
# Usually /dev/video0, but might be /dev/video1 instead for multiple boards.
# FreeBSD uses the Brooktree TV-card driver, not V4L.
# TV_DRIVER = 'v4l'
# TV_DEVICE = '/dev/video0'
# TV_INPUT = 0
# ================================================================================
# Listening to radio
# ================================================================================
# Radio device default is None, /dev/video24 for ivtv
# RADIO_DEVICE = '/dev/radio'
# Radio commands:
# plugin.activate('audio.radioplayer')
# plugin.activate('audio.radio')
# for fmtools
# RADIO_CMD = 'fm'
# RADIO_CMD_START = (RADIO_CMD + ' -d %s ' % RADIO_DEVICE + ' -q %s 65535')
# RADIO_CMD_STOP = (RADIO_CMD + ' -d %s ' % RADIO_DEVICE + ' -q off')
# for ivtv-radio
# RADIO_CMD = '/usr/bin/ivtv-radio -d /dev/radio0 -i /dev/video24'
# RADIO_STATIONS = [
# ('DRS 1', '94.80'),
# ('VIRUS', '104.30'),
# (u'Radio Zürisee', '90.20'),
# Additional options to pass to mplayer in TV mode.
# eg. To turn off deinterlacing:
# TV_OPTS = '-vop pp=ci'
# TV_OPTS = ''
# TV_SETTINGS = '%s television %s %s' % (CONF.tv, CONF.chanlist, TV_DEVICE)
# Size (in MB) of the timeshift buffer. (ie: how long you can pause tv for.)
# This is set to a low default because the default buffer location is
# under FREEVO_CACHEDIR and we don't want to blow /var or /tmp.
# TIMESHIFT_BUFFER_SIZE = 128
# TIMESHIFT_ENCODE_CMD = 'mp1e -m3 -c%s -p%s -r14,100' % \
# (TV_SETTINGS.split()[3], AUDIO_INPUT_DEVICE)
# TIMESHIFT_BUFFER = '%s/timeshift.mpeg' % FREEVO_CACHEDIR
# TV_DATE_FORMAT = '%e-%b' # Day-Month: 11-Jun
# TV_TIME_FORMAT = '%H:%M' # Hour-Minute 14:05
# TV_DATETIME_FORMAT = '%A %b %d %I:%M %p' # Thursday September 24 8:54 am
# This is the filename format for files recorded using Freevo.
# You can use any of the strftime variables in it, provided you
# put two '%%' at the beginning.
# Some examples:
# %%A - Full weekday name.
# %%H - Hour (24-hour clock) as a decimal number [00,23].
# %%M - Minute as a decimal number [00,59].
# %%m - Month as a decimal number [01,12].
# %%d - Day of the month as a decimal number [01,31].
# %%p - Locale's equivalent of either AM or PM.
# More can be found at: http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/module-time.html
# TV_RECORD_FILE_MASK = '%%m-%%d %%H:%%M %(progname)s - %(title)s'
# If using the persistent recordserver
# TV_RECORD_SCHEDULE = FREEVO_STATICDIR + '/schedule.pickle'
# TV_RECORD_FAVORITES = FREEVO_STATICDIR + '/favorites.pickle'
# TV_RECORD_FAVORITES_LIST = FREEVO_STATICDIR + '/favorites.txt'
# RECORDSERVER_IP = 'localhost'
# RECORDSERVER_PORT = 18001
# RECORDSERVER_SECRET = 'secret1'
# If the recordserver runs as root, set the uid to the given one
# after startup. The gui must also match one of the users group ids
# RECORDSERVER_UID = 0
# RECORDSERVER_UID = 0
# Remove old recordings if GB free is less than specified value
# RECORDSERVER_CLEANUP_THRESHOLD = 0
# start every recording X minutes before scheduled,
# and stop X minutes after scheduled - default to zero minutes.
# This must be a value in seconds although at the moment only has
# the percision of one minute.
# TV_RECORD_PADDING_PRE = 0
# TV_RECORD_PADDING_POST = 0
# Number of minutes before or after the start time of a favorite where
# a program matching the name, day of week etc should still be considered a
# favorite. For example a favorite has a start time of 21.00, but the program
# has been brought forward by the broadcaster by 10 minutes to 20.50, with
# a margin of less than 10 this program will not be recorded as the start time
# is outside the margin. But if the margin is set at 10 minutes or greater this
# program will be considered a favorite and recorded. Probably about 45 minutes
# is the best bet, better a false positive than a false negative.
# TV_RECORD_FAVORITE_MARGIN = 45
# PRE and POST recording commands. Set these to a runnable command if
# you wish to have special mixer settings or video post processing.
# VCR_PRE_REC = None
# VCR_POST_REC = None
# VCR_AUDIO = (':adevice=%s' % AUDIO_DEVICE +
# ':audiorate=32000' + # 44100 for better sound
# ':forceaudio:forcechan=1:' + # Forced mono for bug in my driver
# 'buffersize=64') # 64MB capture buffer, change?
# TV capture size for viewing and recording. Max 768x480 for NTSC,
# 768x576 for PAL. Set lower if you have a slow computer!
# For the 'tvtime' TV viewing application, only the horizontal size is used.
# Set the horizontal size to 400 or 480 if you have a slow (~500MHz) computer,
# it still looks OK, and the picture will not be as jerky.
# The vertical size is always either fullscreen or 480/576 (NTSC/PAL)
# for tvtime.
# TV_VIEW_SIZE = (640, 480)
# TV_REC_SIZE = (320, 240) # Default for slower computers
# Input formats for viewing and recording. The format affect viewing
# and recording performance. It is specific to your hardware, so read
# the MPlayer docs and experiment with mplayer to see which one fits
# your computer best.
# TV_VIEW_OUTFMT = 'yuy2' # Better quality, slower on pure FB/X11
# TV_REC_OUTFMT = 'yuy2'
# XXX Please see the mencoder docs for more info about the settings
# XXX below. Some stuff must be changed (adevice), others probably
# XXX should be ("Change"), or could be in some cases ("change?")
# VCR_CMD = (CONF.mencoder + ' ' +
# 'tv:// ' + # New mplayer requires this.
# '-tv driver=%s:input=%d' % (TV_DRIVER, TV_INPUT) +
# ':norm=%s' % CONF.tv +
# ':channel=%(channel)s' + # Filled in by Freevo
# ':chanlist=%s' % CONF.chanlist +
# ':width=%d:height=%d' % (TV_REC_SIZE[0], TV_REC_SIZE[1]) +
# ':outfmt=%s' % TV_REC_OUTFMT +
# ':device=%s' % TV_DEVICE +
# VCR_AUDIO + # set above
# ' -ovc lavc -lavcopts ' + # Mencoder lavcodec video codec
# 'vcodec=mpeg4' + # lavcodec mpeg-4
# ':vbitrate=1200:' + # Change lower/higher, bitrate
# 'keyint=30 ' + # Keyframe every 10 secs, change?
# '-oac mp3lame -lameopts ' + # Use Lame for MP3 encoding, must be enabled in mencoder!
# 'br=128:cbr:mode=3 ' + # MP3 const. bitrate, 128 kbit/s
# '-ffourcc divx ' + # Force 'divx' ident, better compat.
# '-endpos %(seconds)s ' + # only mencoder uses this so do it here.
# '-o %(filename)s') # Filled in by Freevo
# TV_VIDEO_GROUPS setting to handles multiple arbitrary groups of devices
# for viewing or recording. It is possible to have different Freevo
# channels use different Video Groups.
# See the wiki for more details:
# http://doc.freevo.org/MultiTunerConfig
# http://doc.freevo.org/Analoguemulti
# This example is when you have one IVTV type card installed
# TV_VIDEO_GROUPS = [
# VideoGroup(vdev=TV_DEVICE,
# adev=AUDIO_DEVICE,
# input_type='tuner 1',
# input_num=0,
# tuner_norm=CONF.tv,
# tuner_chanlist=CONF.chanlist,
# group_type = 'ivtv',
# desc='PVR-350 Video Group'),
# This example is for two normal TV cards to allow you to use one card to
# view a programme and the other card to record at the same time
# TV_VIDEO_GROUPS = [
# # Use this group for watching tv
# VideoGroup(vdev='/dev/video0',
# adev=None,
# input_type='tuner 1',
# tuner_norm=CONF.tv,
# tuner_chanlist=CONF.chanlist,
# desc='Watching Video Group',
# record_group=1),
# # Use this group for recording tv
# VideoGroup(vdev='/dev/video1',
# adev=None,
# input_type='tuner 1',
# tuner_norm=CONF.tv,
# tuner_chanlist=CONF.chanlist,
# desc='Recording Video Group',
# record_group=None),
# Settings for ivtv based cards such as the WinTV PVR-250/350.
# TODO: Add descriptions and valid settings for each option.
# bitrate in bps
# stream type
# Options are: 0 (mpeg2_ps), 1 (mpeg2_ts), 2 (mpeg1), 3 (mpeg2_pes_av),
# 5 (mpeg2_pes_v), 7 (mpeg2_pes_a), 10 (dvd)
# TV_IVTV_OPTIONS = {
# 'input' : 4,
# 'resolution' : '720x480',
# 'aspect' : 2,
# 'audio_bitmask' : 233,
# 'bframes' : 3,
# 'bitrate_mode' : 1,
# 'bitrate' : 4000000,
# 'bitrate_peak' : 4000000,
# 'dnr_mode' : 0,
# 'dnr_spatial' : 0,
# 'dnr_temporal' : 0,
# 'dnr_type' : 0,
# 'framerate' : 0,
# 'framespergop' : 15,
# 'gop_closure' : 1,
# 'pulldown' : 0,
# 'stream_type' : 10,
# TV Channels. This list contains a mapping from the displayed channel name
# to the actual channel name as used by the TV watching application.
# The display name must match the names from the XMLTV guide,
# and the TV channel name must be what the tuner expects (usually a number).
# The TV menu is supposed to be supported by the XMLTV application for
# up to date listings, but can be used without it to just display
# the available channels.
# This list also determines the order in which the channels are displayed!
# N.B.: You must delete the XMLTV cache file (e.g. /var/cache/freevo/TV.xml.pickled)
# if you make changes here and restart!
# Format: [('xmltv channel id', 'freevo display name', 'tv channel name'), ...]
# If this variable is set to None (default), Freevo will try to auto-detect
# the channel list based on the xmltv file. This doesn't work for all
# xmltv grabber, e.g. the German list doesn't contain station lists. In this
# case Freevo will output the possible list for you to add them manually.
# If auto-detection doesn't work or you want to edit the list, run
# freevo tv_grab -query.
# Setting this variable to [] will deactivate the tv guide. If you don't have
# a tv card, you may also want to add plugin.remove('tv') to remove the whole
# tv menu.
# All channels listed here will be displayed on the TV menu, even if they're
# not present in the XMLTV listing.
# Timedependent channels:
# The TV_CHANNELS-list can look like this:
# TV_CHANNELS = [('21', 'SVT1', 'E5'),
# ('22', 'SVT2', 'E3'),
# ('26', 'TV3', 'E10'),
# ('27', 'TV4', 'E6'),
# ('10', 'Kanal 5', 'E7'),
# ('60', 'Fox Kids', 'E8', ('1234567','0600','1659')),
# ('16', 'TV6', 'E8', ('1234567','1700','2359'),
# ('1234567','0000','0300')),
# ('14', 'MTV Europe', 'E11') ]
# As you can see the list takes optional tuples:
# ( 'DAYS', 'START','END')
# 1234567 in days means all days.
# 12345 would mean monday to friday.
# It will display "Fox Kids" from 06:00 to 16:59 and "TV6" from 17:00 to 03:00.
# 03:00 to 06:00 it won't be displayed at all.
# TV_CHANNELS = None
# A lambda function to sort the TV_CHANNELS
#TV_CHANNELS_COMPARE = lambda a, b: cmp(int(a[2]), int(b[2]))
# TV_FREQUENCY_TABLE - This is only used when Freevo changes the channel natively.
# This is only the case if you are using V4L2 and any of the following plugins:
# timeshift, ivtv_record, ivtv_basic_tv.
# For the standard frequancy tables see src/tv/freq.py. To add your own just
# replace tuner_id in the following example with a valid tuner id (ie: '5' or
# 'BBC1') and a frequency in KHz. You may have as many entries as you like,
# anything here will simply override a corresponding entry in your standard
# frequency table and you can also have entries here that are not present in
# there.
# TV_FREQUENCY_TABLE = {
# 'tuner_id' : 55250,
# Program to grab xmltv listings. To get a grabber, you need to download
# xmltv. A possible value for users in the USA is tv_grab_na
# Use the tv_grab helper to grab the listings and cache them. Start
# 'freevo tv_grab --help' for more informations.
# XMLTV_GRABBER = ''
# If you want to run tv_sort on your listings add the path to tv_sort here.
# tv_sort will make sure all your programs have proper stop times, otherwise
# programs might get cut off at midnight.
# XMLTV_SORT = ''
# Number of days the grabber should get
# XMLTV_DAYS = 3
## ONLY ADJUST THIS IF YOUR GUIDE TIMES ARE INCORRECT ##
# GMT offset for XMLTV feeds that don't contain timezone information
# An example of this is the OzTivo feed which has the timestamps
# in the XML pre-adjusted for your timezone
# XMLTV_TIMEZONE='+0100'
# ======================================================================
# Freevo builtin commdetect server settings:
# ======================================================================
# COMMDETECTSERVER_UID = 0
# COMMDETECTSERVER_GID = 0
# COMMDETECTSERVER_IP = 'localhost'
# COMMDETECTSERVER_PORT = 6667
# ======================================================================
# Freevo builtin rss server settings:
# ======================================================================
# RSSSERVER_UID = 0
# RSSSERVER_GID = 0
# RSS_CHECK_INTERVAL = 3600
# RSS_FEEDS = '/etc/freevo/rss.feeds'
# RSS_VIDEO = '/media/video'
# RSS_AUDIO = '/media/podcasts'
# ======================================================================
# Freevo builtin WWW server settings:
# ======================================================================
# To activate the built in web server, uncomment the following line
# plugin.activate('www')
# Web server port number. 80 is the standard port, but is often
# taken already by apache, and cannot be used unless the server
# runs as root. Port 8080 is the default, change to 80 if
# needed.
# WEBSERVER_PORT = 8080
# Username / Password combinations to login to the web interface.
# WWW_USERS = {
# "user1" : "changeme",
# "optional" : "changeme2"
# Divide the TV guide into intervals of this length (in minutes)
# WWW_GUIDE_INTERVAL = 30
# Precision for TV guide (in minutes)
# WWW_GUIDE_PRECISION = 5 #
# Show this many blocks at once
# WWW_GUIDE_COLS = 6
# WWW_STYLESHEET = 'styles/main.css'
# WWW_JAVASCRIPT = 'scripts/display_prog-head.js'
# Integrate personal web pages into the web server
# WWW_PERSONAL_PAGE = [
# ('My Page', 'a single personal web page', 'page.html'),
# ('My Site', 'site description', 'site/'),
# ======================================================================
# Internal stuff, you shouldn't change anything here unless you know
# what you are doing
# ======================================================================
# Config for xml support in the movie browser
# the regexp has to be with ([0-9]|[0-9][0-9]) so we can get the numbers
# VIDEO_SHOW_REGEXP = "s?([0-9]|[0-9][0-9])[xe]([0-9]|[0-9][0-9])[^0-9]"
# Remote control daemon. The server is in the Freevo main application,
# and the client is a standalone application in rc_client/
# ENABLE_NETWORK_REMOTE = 0
# REMOTE_CONTROL_HOST = '127.0.0.1'
# REMOTE_CONTROL_PORT = 16310
# Remote control daemon. Similar to the one above, but uses TCP instead
# of UDP. It is possible to send commands with a telnet client.
# ENABLE_TCP_NETWORK_REMOTE = 0
# REMOTE_CONTROL_TCP_HOST = '127.0.0.1'
# REMOTE_CONTROL_TCP_PORT = 16311
# XMLTV File
# This is the XMLTV file that can be optionally used for TV listings
# XMLTV_FILE = '/tmp/TV.xml'
# XML TV Logo Location
# Use the "makelogos.py" script to download all the
# Station logos into a directory. And then put the path
# to those logos here
# TV_LOGOS = OS_CACHEDIR + '/xmltv/logos'
# ======================================================================
# Idlebar and plugins
# These are the default idlebar settings, there are many more see:
# freevo plugins -l for a complete list
# To turn off use plugin.remove('idlebar.cdstatus')
# clock display
# %A - Full weekday name.
# %a - Abbreviated weekday name.
# %B - Full month name
# %b - Abbreviated month name
# %I - Hour (12-hour clock) as a decimal number [01,12].
# %H - Hour (24-hour clock) as a decimal number [00,23].
# %M - Minute as a decimal number [00,59].
# %m - Month as a decimal number [01,12].
# %b - Name of Month
# %d - Day of the month as a decimal number [01,31].
# %p - Locale's equivalent of either AM or PM.
# %y - Year without century as a decimal number [00,99].
# %Y - Year with century as a decimal number.
# ======================================================================
# plugin.activate('idlebar')
# plugin.activate('idlebar.tv', level=20)
# plugin.activate('idlebar.cdstatus', level=25)
# plugin.activate('idlebar.diskfree', level=30)
# plugin.activate('idlebar.clock', level=50)
# CLOCK_FORMAT = '%a %d %H:%M'
# Debugging and logging settings
# logging can be one of:
# CRITICAL, ERROR, WARNING, INFO, DEBUG or NOTSET
# debugging is a number from 0 to 9, 0 is no debugging 9 is most
# LOGGING = logging.DEBUG
# LOGGING_RECORDSERVER = logging.DEBUG
# DEBUG = 1
# messages go to stdout
# DEBUG_STDOUT = 0
# messages from starting a child application
# DEBUG_CHILDAPP = 1
# timing messages
# DEBUG_TIME = 0
I've been reading wikis and googling now the entire weekend so I hope someone here can help me.Perre wrote:I'm used to being able to pick one or a couple of songs and then adding it a specified playlist. Is this impossible in sonata?
It's clearly not impossible, just different than you expect. Create your playlist as you want it to appear in the Current tab (meaning don't dump every single song from your library in there, just the ones you want) and then save the playlist.
Perre wrote:And if I try to play the m3u file created (the one with every song listed) through freevo I get a message that the directory is empty. What am I doing wrong??
Look at save_absolute_paths_in_playlists in your mpd.conf. -
DVCPRO HD footage problems with Quicktime 10 and MacBook Pro
I am trying to open DVCPRO HD footage in Quicktime 10 on my computer and just get black screen with no video. Cannot get these files to play yet can get other ones to play, just not the DVCPRO HD footage shot with Panasonic P2 cards. I can play the same files in Quicktime 10 on other computers with Snow Lion and on my tower with Lion. These will just not work on my MacBook Pro 10.7.5 Everything is up to date. Can anybody trouble shoot this for me? HELP!
I have the same model as you with the same upgrades (8GB RAM, high-res screen) and began to experience similar problems around the same time as you. And like you, I managed to work around the problem with gfxCardStatus for awhile. It was less than ideal though, since my email client, for example, uses the discrete graphics card. After a week or two, the problem got worse and my computer became virtually unusable. The screen would start to flicker at the log-in prompt, forcing me to reboot again. I could only make it to my desktop 1 time out of 10, if that. The Apple Hardware Test (both regular and extended) revealed no problems. I removed some software that I had installed the day before the problem started on the off chance that was the cause, but still it continued. I also tried to boot with a Linux LiveCD to verify that it was, in fact, a hardware issue and not software related, but never managed.
Finally, I brought the machine into my local Apple reseller (there are no Apple Stores where I live) for repairs. It was easy enough to demonstrate the issue, and they ended up replacing the motherboard, since that's the only way to replace the discrete graphics card. The turnaround time was about a week. All covered under the standard warranty (I don't have AppleCare). I've had my computer back for a couple of days now, and it's been running smoothly. No problems with the screen, and I feel confident enough to remove gfxCardStatus.
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I have a Treo 680, purchased in Dec 2006 and my PC runs Windows XP. I have Windows Media version 11.
I followed the instructions to rip music from my PC to my Treo but when I get to the point where it says to select my device, it's not listed. Then my Treo said it wasn't compatible with version 11 so I tried to download version 10 and my PC said it was't cpmpatible with that version.
I just now updated pocket tunes but that doesn't seem to have helped.
What do I do now?
Post relates to: Treo 680 (Unlocked GSM)I recently purchased a Palm Centro. I wanted to download music from my pc onto my device so I followed the instructions regarding ptunes and windows media player. I synched a bunch of songs. My device ran out of memory according to windows media player but some songs did transfer. I disconnected my Palm and went to Pockettunes and No Songs were there! I tried to synch just one song but it said I had no room. Where are the songs?
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Problem with Presonus Firebox and Macbook Pro
I own a Presonus Firebox firewire audio inteface, which seems to have a problem with bus power. If I plug in the the firebox using firewire, it is not seen by the OS, and the blue power light flashes faintly. If I then plug in the mains power cord, it works fine. If I then unplug the power cord, it STILL works fine.
This has me beat...if there isn't enough power from the firewire port, how come it manages to stay on after I unplug the mains?
Any help would be greatly appreciated
17" Macbook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.6)FINALLY someone else has this problem. I was
beginning to feel like the only person in the world!
Thats why I posted as soon as I saw your comments. I was also glad to see I was not alone. I have contacted presonus via email about it. What is the easiest way to contact apple? By phone support? I want to get this problem recognized as high up the ladder as possible, and not have to go the through their usual protocol of trouble shooting that I know wont fix it (i.e. repair permissions, reset pram, ect...).
Also, another thing we should do is post it on presonus's message boards to flag other users with the problem and get this issue into the spotlight so it gets fixed. I thought I saw that presonus has message boards but I could not find them. Please post their link if you know it. MacFix it is another good place that will draw attention to this problem. We should also post there. In addition I am going to email a Mac podcast I listen to about this. I know the host has a 17" MBP. Does this issue effect using external hard drives without AC adapter as well? That way I could have him test this.
Thanks for the work around but I would not even dare attempt that kind of soldering and such do to lack of experience. I'd consider paying you to make me one if you know what your doing and your sure it wont negatively effect anything:)
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Problem with Magic TrackPad and Macbook Pro
I just bought the Apple Wireless Keyboard and Apple Magic TrackPad for my home desktop setup. I connect my Macbook Pro 13" (from august 2010) to a Dell U2410 screen.
Everything works perfectly for a while, but then the cursor starts jumping around on the screen when I use the Magic TrackPad. Now here comes the weird thing, if I open the lid on the Macbook just a few inches the jumping stops completely and the Magic TrackPad works perfectly again.
I have tried googling a bit and browsed these forums also - no luck finding a solution.
I have also tried connecting a USB mouse to the Macbook when the cursor started to jump around - no problem with the USB mouse. I have also tried a different Magic TrackPad that my friend also just have bought for his setup - same problem after a short time.
Everything is updated to the latest software and firmware.
Thank you in advance for your help.I have the same problem with a Trackpad paired with a new Mac Mini just purchased in September. After a while, my trackpad also starts to exhibit behavior similar to those described by Hecro. The trackpad cursor feels frozen, or else it jumps around, often trying to stay away from or jump over any hyperlink in either text or graphic form on the page I am viewing.
I find that if I pick up the trackpad and hold it above my palm between my thumb on one side and my fingers on the other side — so there is no pressure on the clicking feet on the bottom of the trackpad — a "jumping" trackpad instantly becomes a "stable" trackpad. Put it back down on a surface and it starts jumping again.
Also, when it starts jumping or skipping, I also find that if I use one finger and bear down hard on the trackpad, it resumes being responsive.
I am filing a comment about this on Apple's feedback forum at www.apple.com/feedback at the advice of a Genius at the Apple Store at Cambridgeside in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA. -
Problem with Starcraft 2 and Macbook Pro 13" Nvidia 320M
Just got the newest 2.4Ghz 13" MBP with 320M video card.
Played Starcraft for about a week and started noticing severe issues:
1. sudden frame rate drop, then after about a week,
2. random tears and jagged lines over the screen when playing
This now almost happens every time the game is played on 1200x800 regardless of quality settings. When I change it to 1024x768, the problem goes away.
I'm guessing it might be a defective video card (transistors blown?).
What do you guys think, is it a hardware defect? I got this computer in Asia with receipt, will Apple stores in Canada honor the warranty? Please help!!PowerBook 12 wrote:
I'm guessing it might be a defective video card (transistors blown?).
Well, from what you write it sounds as if the game has issues running at high resolution settings on your MacBook Pro 13".
NVIDIA GeForce 320M uses an integrated chipset graphics card with the Core 2 Duo CPU. It lacks dedicated graphics memory but uses the systems main memory instead (in Mac OS X 256 MB from the main memory). Performance is not as good as 15" or 17" MacBook Pro which have dedicated GPU with memory. So you may well find that games perform best at lower lower than the max 1280x800 for the laptop.
If you think you have a hardware issue with your MacBook Pro 13" then run the Apple hardware test (AHT), procedure is listed in your laptops end-user documentation. If it fails AHT then Apple Store or Apple Authorized Service provider are the way to proceed (Apple laptops come with a one-year world wide warranty). But if it passes and your graphics issue is specific to SC2 then you have isolated an issue with the game running on your laptop.
If an issue with the game running in OS X I would definitely check that the laptop firmware and OS X are up to date, Apple recently issued an OS X graphics update that fixed some SC2 issues, and also regularly issues OS X updates to fix known issues we are at (OS X 10.6.4).
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4286
Give your feedback to Blizzard customer support about game performance under OS X. Finally, I would bear in mind that Blizzard release OS X and Windows versions of SC2, so it may be worth trying the game run in Windows by Bottcamp on the laptop and seeing if game performance improves (this is also a good test for whether you have a hardware or software issue here). -
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I have an iMac with 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5, 16 GB 1333 MHz DDR3, AMD Radeon HD 6770M 512 MB running Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 (11G63). The last year the left side of the monitor was flickering intermittingly. I didnt think much of it. Then in July, one big flicker caused the left side of the screen to darken slightly. Fortunately, my AppleCare was still in effect,. I contacted Apple and they had me zap the PRAM and also reboot into Recovery mode. The darkness was still apparent. So I took it to an authorized dealer and they fixed the display. Now tonight, one big flicker happened and I noticed that the left side had darkened a little again. I zapped the PRAM and it seems to be ok now, but I'm afraid that the same thing will soon happen. And of course the AppleCare has expired finally. Has anyone encountered this? I have four external hard drives on a shelf right next to the display. This sounds silly, but could they be affecting the display in any way? I moved them a few feet below where they were, hoping that they werent the cause of the problem.
Any advice would be most welcome.
Thanks!had zapped pram not helped then I would had said that the lcd panel itself was close to the end of it's life and replacement would be required but since it did then I have no real cause to believe the issue would come back
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sorted now by lovely apple support services...
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Hello.
I've been sat down for a while now trying to figure out how to sort out my university schedule. I've had several problems occur, while they all seem to relate somehow.. I have setup my iCloud account with a stable connection and subscribed to my calendars for my 2012, Spring semester. My goal is to sync iCal with my iPhone so I can bring my calendar with me at all time.
1. I subscribe and create the events I need to remember with times set to a specific date on a weekly basis. Meaning I don't want it to occur daily, but each week on a specific date.
2. I sync this with iCloud and can see the calendar preview on www.icloud.com on my user account.
3. I go on my iPhone to sync the device with iCloud and this is where my problem appears.
When I have synced my iPhone with iCloud it looks like something went wrong and my event duplicates twice and starts to re-occur each day instead of weekly (on the same specific day). I have no clue on how to troubleshoot this sort of problem and ended up creating my own discussion thread.
Sincerly,
Christopher
Products used: Macbook Pro, iPhone 3GS and iCloud.
Additional information: I have turned off iTunes sync, however the problem lies somewhere with iCloud / iPhone.If it is running Lion or the upcoming Mountain Lion,
the following can be synced on both devices via iCloud:
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iCloud Mail
-Safari bookmarks
-Calendars
-Files using any Apple app that is available both for
iOS and OSX.
-Address Book
-Photos
These are what Lion supports. Perhaps there may
be additional items when Mountain Lion releases.
Syncing of the Messages app coud be added since
Messages is going to be added in Mountain Lion.
See the iCloud support page:
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I can't turn energy saver off.I have two LCD monitors connected, one 19" Viewsonic VX924 and one 30" Dell3007WFPHC . I set energy saver:Put the display(s) to sleep when computer is inactive for Never.
Yet I can turn the monitors off and back on later and it's put the Viewsonic to sleep ,but not the Dell.
I then open the energy saver system preferences again and low and behold it's changed itself back to sleep at 26 minutes.Ghost in the machine?Why doesn't it put the Dell to sleep as well?????Why does it keep changing back to 26 minutes regardless of how many times I set it to never and lock it?
I even tried just using the Viewsonic only and setting to never,I also trashed a pref file I thought was energy saver , still same behavior, this is a REALLY big hassle ,because I have to restart every time just to get this monitor back up.
Any clues?
Many thanks!
Hayes
Memphis,Tn.I think there are some powermanagement prefs in your account and in /Library but I also read of problems with ViewSonic VX back when the Mac Pro came out in 9/06.
I would give the SMC button a good 'kick' and see if that helps.
And when you restart, this is normal safe restart, or forced?
SMC button, this is restart button on the inside of the mac?
It's always a safe restart,the whole computer doesn't go down, it's just the viewsonic power light blinks on and off and there is not much I can do to get back up quickly, but restart. I have played with display settings and got it back before, but that's hit or miss and very time consuming.
Thanks you so so much for your help and suggestions! -
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