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> > I'm thinking of setting up one of my new-to-me P3-500 desktops as a |
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> > mythtv system. Has anyone tried it? Any drawbacks? Are there |
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> > superior alternatives? |
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> Hi Grant, |
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> I run it here as the media server for the family. |
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> It compiled easily, setup was a bit cumbersome with mysql however. Once ypou |
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> get myth and mysql talking together, it's quite reliable. Early on, in the |
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> begining, the mythbackend startup script proved to NOT function at all. |
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> Someone one on the mythtv mailing list gave me a script to try and it |
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> worked.... only to become useless after a few version bumps of mythtv. I gave |
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> up on the startup script and just start mythbackend |
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> in /etc/conf.d/local.start. It works/runs on each boot or restart now. |
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> I don't have a media streamer as each of my family watch what they want from |
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> their desktops/laptops. I'll get around to having a streamer for the main 57" |
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> projection tv some day, but it's not a priority just yet. |
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> Do youself a favor... if you're going to have more than one user, plan ahead |
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> on buying more than one capture card... I have two pvr-150's and am planning |
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> on buying a third one soon... :') |
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> Cheers, Jerry. |
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Hi Jerry, |
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Did you try running it without the mysql USE flag? Do you have a |
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remote control working? Is that pvr-150 a hardware decoder/encoder? |
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I need to find a cheap one of those for my P3-550. |
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- Grant |
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