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Mark Knecht wrote: |
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> Hi, |
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> I have an older ppc-based Mac Mini that I haven't updated in a |
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> while but would like to try using as a MythTV backend server for |
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> digital recording only. I don't have a lot of experience with my Mac |
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> running Gentoo. I set it up last year but never used it much as a |
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> frontend. I like the machine. It's quiet and doesn't draw much power |
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> or take up much space so I'm looking for a use for it. The HD Homerun |
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> digital tuner outputs MPEG so there isn't much processing power |
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> required and I'll be saving everything to an external 1394 drive so it |
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> seems to me this is a pretty good match and won't take me too much |
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> time to test out. |
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> My question is which new profile to choose. It was set up last year |
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> with a 2007.0 profile which is now depreciated. when I look at the |
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> long list of options the question that comes up for me and this |
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> application is whether to choose the standard 2008.0 profile or the |
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> 2008.0 32-bit userland-profile. |
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> Does anyone with more experience on this platform have any inputs |
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> they want to make? I'm leaning toward the standard profile which I |
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> think is 64-bit? I assume that's the difference between these two? |
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> Thanks, |
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> Mark |
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Nope, the standard profile for this machine is a 32 bit profile. The 32 |
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bit profile that you're looking at is probably the 32 bit profile for 64 |
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bit machines and shouldn't be used on the Mini. All PPC Mac Mini's are |
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32 bit PowerPC chips (G4's). |
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Hope that helps, |
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-Joe |
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