[mythtv-users] HD-PVR thoughts

[Greg Oliver]

On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 10:28 PM, Yeechang Lee <ylee at pobox.com> wrote:
> jedi <jedi at mishnet.org> says:
>> Have you tried the Sun version of VirtualBox? I haven't tried any of
>> my 1212's with it, but it does well enough with my iphone in terms
>> of USB support.
>
> I use the non-free VirtualBox on Linux and OS X. The Mac version's USB
> support wasn't robust enough, as I mentioned, to install the HD-PVR
> firmare from Windows 7 RC; I can't speak for the Linux version but
> wouldn't expect it to behave differently. Boot Camp does the job well
> enough, for now.

USB pass-thru on the linux version works just fine for updating the
firmware.  I've been exclusively using it for my iphone/remote
control/hdpvr for a couple or more years now.

-Greg