[mythtv-users] Advice needed

[Steven Adeff]

On 5/13/06, Michael frandsen <mf1910 at vip.cybercity.dk> wrote:
> I need some advice from more experienced myth users.
>
> I started on my mythtv project 2-3 month ago without much knowledge
> except for a few years linux experience 10 years ago.
>
> My idea was to have a combined backend and frontend and i decided to
> build it around following:
> Asus K8N-E
> Athlon Turion 64 M30
> MSI FX5200
> Terratec Cinergy 1400 DVB-T
> Silverstone LC10M
>
> I wanted an easy maintainable system and a fast start so i choose to
> base it on Fedora RH4 and RPMs. Now I am getting unsure whenever that
> was a good choise based on the response I got on my two current issues.
> Issue 1: Frontend crashes without much message except for once in a
> while a segment fault in /var/log/messages.
> Issue 2: Frontend no longer run with the VFD, it turned unstable and VFD
> update runs very slow and aparently cause the Frontend to be unstable too.
>
> Should I get rid of the RPM installation and install the tar's and what
> else libraries required for compilation?
> Can I keep some parts in RPM's or should I forget RPM's as long it is
> related to Mythtv and development libraries?
> Is the problem elsewhere in my installation and should I keep on with
> the RPM's?
> Other sugestions not fitting in on above...
>
> hope someone can advice me.


try the fixes branch in SVN

-- 
Steve
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