[Cialug] MythTV project, any suggestions?

[Tony Bibbs]

I'd agree with the suggestion of Knoppmyth.  I ran the installation with 
no problems and even lirc was working fine against my PVR-250.  Only 
problem I'm having is getting the myth box to change channels on my 
Directv d11-500 tuner (the tuner is supported).  As soon as I get that 
problem licked I'll be loving it.

Also, I've opted to grab the x-arcade joystick which works like a charm 
under linux for MAME.  It definitely has some geek-appeal:

http://www.x-arcade.com/two-player.shtml

As for space, I've considered getting a couple big SATA drives and 
running LVM on them.  Anybody here running myth that way?

--Tony

Nathan C. Smith wrote:
> You owe it to your sanity (and maybe your family) to check out knoppmyth.
> They make a fantastic distro that installs mythtv for you - and boy how.
> After knoppmyth there is only a little bit of tuning to do to get a great
> installation going.  I think mine has been running about two years now.  I
> use it everyday.  In addition to knoppmyth the knoppmythwiki has great
> tuning tips for myth and particularly knoppmyth.
> 
> Even if you only use Knoppmyth to experience a nice working config and to
> cut your teeth on MythTV before going "whole hog" with a raw install you
> will come out ahead.
> 
> Also, you can never have enough hard drive with MythTV.
> 
> The hauppauge stuff is all well supported these days.  Video on Linux has
> come a long way in the last 3-4 years.
> 
> Ask here if you have more questions.  
> 
> -Nate