[mythtv-users] An idea for a linux distro

[Florian Bittner]

Or you use MythBuntu with this repository:
http://avenard.com/media/MythTV_&_VDPAU/MythTV_&_VDPAU.html

Works fine for me.
 
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Von: "Paul Bender" 

An: "Discussion about mythtv" mythtv-users at mythtv.org
Datum: Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:42:09 -0700
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> 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.
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