pyTivo Discussion Forum

bgiannes · Joined: 05 Jun 2008 Posts: 29

I'm new to Ubuntu and i can't get pytivo running on my Ubuntu 8.04 box?

should there be a pytivo.conf file in the http://armooo.net/~armooo/pyTivo/downloads/pyTivo-2008-04-27-mplayer-1fba459b01847db36fe58a22f93a1cf312802e00.zip? or do need to make one??

Could someone please post a HOW TO: step by step , please include the ffmpeg install.

thanx

wmcbrine · Joined: 04 Jan 2008 Posts: 2009 Location: Maryland

Yes, you have to make one.

Steps? Uh...

1. Install ffmpeg.
2. Unzip pyTivo.
3. Make pyTivo.conf.
4. ./pyTivo.py
5. Profit!

Although, the archive you reference seems to require mencoder rather than ffmpeg...

bgiannes · Joined: 05 Jun 2008 Posts: 29

okay so for ffmpeg, i need to stick to using the pytivo zips that say "master" in them and have the newst dates?

also i followed the steps but i cant get a http: page. note i have set my port to 9050 but still no page? I'm not ever sure pytivo is running. Does pytivo run in ubuntu at startup by default? or do i need to start it up?

thanx....

windracer · Joined: 04 Jan 2008 Posts: 219 Location: St. Pete, FL

Here's a thread on how I set up pyTivo on Ubuntu 7.10:

http://pytivo.krkeegan.com/windracer-ubuntu-7-10-t231.html?highlight=init

lesmcd · Joined: 23 Nov 2008 Posts: 1

Would someone please provide a DETAILED set of instructios for non Linux probrammers; on how to install pyTiVo in Ubuntu. This should also include instructions on getting pyTiVo to auto start.

THe instructdions given expect the user to know Linux.

Les McDermott

windracer · Joined: 04 Jan 2008 Posts: 219 Location: St. Pete, FL

Any install instructions are going to expect the user to know a little about the OS.

Did you check the my link above? That post has my step-by-step instructions, at least what I considered to be detailed.

What part are you having trouble with?