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On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 10:35 AM, Joseph Jezak <josejx@g.o> wrote: |
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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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Ah, my mistake. I didn't notice the ppc32/ppc64 difference earlier in the path. |
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Thanks. I've selectedwhat I think is the correct one: |
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[11] default/linux/powerpc/ppc32/2008.0 * |
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I'm excited about maybe getting some use out of this machine. It's |
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just been sitting here for 3 years now doing nothing. Maybe it will |
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become useful. |
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Cheers, |
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Mark |