[olug] Setting up a MythTV backend system - what's the current recommended way to start?

[dashrender@cox.net]

How are you handling HD content?  Don't you still need a cox box for that?

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From: "Dan Linder" <dan at linder.org>
To: "Omaha Linux User Group" <olug at olug.org>
Subject: [olug] Setting up a MythTV backend system - what's the current recommended way to start?
Date: Fri, Jan 20, 2012 9:28 am


Yup, Mythbuntu is working well.  In the little bit of time I have
spent on it, it was able to quickly find my HDHomerun tuner and I was
recording some video.

I just need to fix the NVidia output so the video output isn't
corrupted, but then I think it's ready to move up to the living room
and start kicking the Cox DVR out of it's spot.

Dan

On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 06:57, Ben Watson <bwatson1979 at gmail.com> wrote:
> +1 for the Mythbuntu distro.  I've been using it for several years
> without issues.  Installation has only become easier over the years.
> It is pre-packaged, is very good at detecting compatible hardware, and
> "just works".  The problem with building PVR-like systems atop
> existing OSes (e.g. MythTV, Linux MCE), is that there are so many
> little configuration/build details and gotchas that it becomes an
> exercise in tedium.  That's why these pre-built distros are so nice.
> The same team also maintains Mythdora if you prefer a Fedora-based
> environment.
>
> Ben
>
> On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 2:37 PM, Jeff Hinrichs <jeffh at delasco.com> wrote:
>> give MythBuntu a go.  I repaved my myth back-end about 18months ago and
>> went from a "put it together form", to using a tooled distro.  There are
>> others but I'm using MythBuntu with great success.  If you are going to
>> share with fam and friends, this should make your life easier.
>>
>> -Jeff
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 10:36 AM, Dan Linder <dan at linder.org> wrote:
>>
>>> I've got an Ubuntu 11.10 system that I recently resurrected and
>>> upgraded.  I installed the MythTV package ("apt-get install mythtv"),
>>> and a quick scan seems to have confirmed it has found my HDHomeRun
>>> box, but when I try to view the Live TV screen, the front end crashes
>>> after a few seconds with "exit code 139".
>>>
>>> Not above thinking my install is hosed (IIRC, I did an upgrade vs
>>> fresh install), what distribution are people using, and what method do
>>> you suggest installing MythTV?
>>>
>>> I'm not opposed to building MythTV from source, but I'd like to
>>> document this process for friends and family who are also looking at
>>> cutting the cord, but don't have the patience and experience to build
>>> everything from scratch.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Dan
>>>
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