[SATLUG] MythTV question.

[Marc Ripley]

>On Sunday 04 June 2006 20:21, Caleb Wylie wrote:
> >I have a question for the users of MythTV.  I am building my first box
>> because I want to record the World Cup as I am will be working or
sleeping
>> when most of the games are on.  My question pertains to is it possible to
>> use the PVR-500 as it is a dual  tuner to record two channels at the same
>> time?

On Mon, 5 Jun 2006 23:33:31Tom Weeks wrote:

>Very nicely...

>The cool thing is.. not only can you watch/record two things at once.. you
can
>even watch live TV remotely via MythTVFrontend running on another

I also watch distributed MythTV on 3 MediaMVP units running MVPMC.  These
cool paperback sized thin clients run linux and are excellent for remote
viewing of recordings, live tv and double duty as slimserver clients.  Cost
(40 bucks each)  I am prepping my XBox to be a MythTV client through a
script in XBOX mediacenter.

I'm setting up a seperate box to serve as another MythTV backend for HD
(HDTV Fusion 5 lite) recordings and serve as a front end client and HTPC for
the remote analog mythbox which has two PVR 150s.  I have a slick and quiet
box with an EL display and a nvidia 6200 series vid card which has a
component dongle.  So far, I've just installed debian from a net install.
I'll be leaning on you guys for help in the coming months as I try to learn
how to set up drivers, compile kernels and all the other things I have no
idea how to do.

Seriously, I am not even able to install the warzone2100 game I downloaded.
I can untar with the debian gnome gui or cli but I cant figure out what step
to take next.  (what in the world are "make" or install commands?)  Thank
God for apt-get and dpkg!  Also, I can't even I install my web cam.
Millions of questions and thus a brand new obsession and hobby.

Back to myth....

My first MythTV box was set up with Knoppmyth but this new box is my first
attempt at a regular debian install.

Since am very new to linux, I must admit that I only have gotten this far
with excellent "how to" guides and forum support.  I must have fought lirc
for over a month trying to figure out how to "build" drivers for the IR
transceivers attached to my PVR 150s.  Trying to control two dish network
receivers is a pain but I tried so many times that I accidentally got it to
work.


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Marc Ripley