[mythtv-users] Front end hardware?

stan stanb at panix.com
Wed Jan 5 17:28:56 EST 2005


On Wed, Jan 05, 2005 at 09:23:33PM +0000, Richie Jarvis wrote:
> stan wrote:
> 
> >sn't the X Box solution a bit of work alos? Don't you have to add a chip or
> >something to make it run Linux? BTW what's EPIA?
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> > 
> >
> Xbox is dead easy - no chip is required, just a USB cable, a USB flash 
> key, and a specific game (depends on xbox release) - they will even do 
> it for you at the linux xbox site.  Then it is simply a case of 
> installing xebian, and doing and apt-get to grab myth - tweak 1 file, 
> and it works.
> 
> EPIA is a type of mini motherboard made by VIA with everything onboard - 
> not done that myself though.
> 
Thanks, that's very helpful!

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