[mythtv-users] An idea for a linux distro

[Paul Bender]

Marc Barrett wrote:
> I recently purchased a Geforce 9500 GT, and gave VDPAU
> a try.  I followed some instructions on how to replace the
> Nvidia driver included with Ubuntu (the distro I use) with one
> from an Nvidia FTP site.  I much have done something wrong,
> because when I rebooted the system complained about 
> being unable to open an X screen, and having to go to a low-
> color mode.
> 
> Anyway, this gave me an idea for a new Linux distro.  Perhaps
> someone with more experience with such things could give
> this a try.  This would be a temporary distro, until the various
> software (MythTV, mplayer, etc) are out of 'alpha' state, at least
> where VDPAU is concerned.  Basically, the idea would be for
> a distro perhaps based on Ubuntu (my personal favorite) 
> that included the Nvidia VDPAU drivers, MythTV 0.22, and
> other software that uses VDPAU such as mplayer, xine, and
> VLC.  Everything would be ready-to-run, so those of us who 
> would like to try VDPAU could do do without having to patch 
> and compile software to do so.
> 
> Anyway, I just thought I'd throw this out as an idea and see
> if anyone else is willing to run with it.

If you have a separate MythTV backend and frontend, then you might 
consider MiniMyth. I include FFmpeg, MPlayer and Xine with VDPAU support 
as well as FFmpeg, MPlayer and Xine with VAAPI support (with a VDPAU 
backend). In addition, there are MiniMyth builds with MythTV 0.21 fixes 
patched with VDPAU support and MythTV trunk. Also, the included FFmpeg 
and MPlayer have multi-threaded support.

Generally, MiniMyth tracks the latest released software patched for 
VDPAU and VAAPI as well as the latest FFmpeg and MPlayer SVN versions.