[mythtv-users] New Install Recommendations
Cecil Watson
cwatson at linkline.com
Wed Jul 13 23:02:29 EDT 2005
Thom Paine wrote:
> I know everyone has their preference, and I've used RedHat for a long
> time, but for ease of installation and maintenance, what are some of
> the other installs that people are using?
>
KnoppMyth!
> I tried MythDora, and I always seem to have some sort of a snag. Just
> when I thought it was working good, I find that it doesn't tune to the
> proper channel for recording.
>
Did you try to trouble shoot this? What tuner do you have? Did you try
an updated driver? Did you specify the proper tuner type (if needed)?
My point is I don't think this is a MythDora (Swiper, swiper, you stole
my idea ;) issue.
> I'm downloading KnoppMyth as I type this, and will give it a try.
:)
>
> I recently tried installing Gentoo on my spare laptop, and had had
> really good success. Many people running Gentoo using Myth?
>
> Basically I'm looking for solid backend and and will likely use Xboxes
> for frontends where I have TV's.
I've ran KnoppMyth on several boxes and it has been rock solid.
>
> I've been using FC4 on my good laptop, and I'd think that I wouldn't
> want to run this on the backend just yet. I like FC3, but these few
> changes is making it hard to get a working install.
>
> Thanks.
Regards,
Cecil
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