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--- computers:server:mythbuntu1104 [2011/06/26 13:51] – [Filename Symbolic Links] david
+++ computers:server:mythbuntu1104 [2012/05/19 17:18] (current) – [Filename Symbolic Links] david
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 exit 0
 </code>
-  - Copy that file into **/etc/cron.daily/** <code>
+  - Copy that file into **/etc/cron.daily/** (NOTE:  This will NOT work, because cron jobs cannot have .sh extensions!)  --- //[[david@lattice.net|David Lloyd Rabine]] 2012/05/19 13:17//<code>
 sudo cp mythtv_cronjob_symlink_recordings.sh /etc/cron.daily/
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 follow symlinks = yes
 unix extensions = no
+wide links = yes
 </code>
 ====== Frontend ======
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   - Go to Utilities / Setup -> Setup -> Media Settings -> Video Settings -> General Settings:  /var/lib/mythtv/video as Directories that hold videos
+==== Media Types ====
+=== mkv ===
+I was having some issues with the internal player not hanging very well with high definition content, so I modified the video player setup to use **mplayer**
+  - Surf in the mythtv setup to this menu structure:  Utilities / Setup -> Setup -> Media Settings -> Video Settings -> File Types
+  - Change the extension to "mkv"
+  - Enter the following command into the **Command:** line <code>
+mplayer -cache=16384 -cache-min=10 -fs -zoom -quiet -nosub -vo vdpau -vc ffh264vdpau -heartbeat-cmd "xscreensaver-command -deactivate" %s
+</code>
+    * the **-vc** call makes a huge difference in CPU usage (from 50% to 2% doing a 1080p video) (I thought the **-vo** would do it on its own but it does not)
+    * the **-heartbeat-cmd "xscreensaver-command -deactivate"** keeps the screen from blanking every 10 minutes or so
 ===== Trouble Shooting =====