[mythtv-users] Taking the plunge - General questions aboutsetup and PVR250

[Jeff C]

At 10:33 AM 5/26/2003 -0400, you wrote:

> > On Mon, 2003-05-26 at 08:04, Myth wrote:
> >But if I wanted "plug-and-play" I'd keep using my TIVO.
>
>Oh no I realize it isn't going to be plug and play and I am very comfortable
>at the command prompt.   I just hate redhat as a general rule and would
>prefer to be working on a BSD based distro.  That isn't an option here so I
>was hoping somone could recommend a linux variant that works and does not
>have the "quirks" that redhat has.  :)

Despite two weeks of teething I went through, it is actually very 
straightforward to get Myth (CVS version as well) running quickly on a 
RedHat 9 system.  In fact I did a format and reinstall and had everything 
up and running, including my remote, in one morning.  I posted a doc 
earlier in the week to the list that outlines how to get things going on 
Myth (at least with a PVR 250 although I udnerstand others have used 
regulat TV tuner cards and had luck as well).  I have some requested 
updating to do to the doc and will make it available in updated format soon.

-Jeff