Jim Burnes
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Jim Burnes
Email: jvburnes AT SPAMFREE yahoo DOT com
I've been wanting to set aside a little time to help out with the MythTV projet. Since I don't have a huge amount of experience with MythTV yet, the most natural place to start is at the beginning and lay down the experience of installing Myth.
If you're just getting started with MythTV, fear not. I'm just getting started too, but maybe I can help you if you get stuck since I've been doing nothing but systems and software development since 1976. (Well, I did manage to squeeze in a CSc degree and family in there somewhere.)
Join me in The Myth Adventure
I have a fairly deep background in computers, so I wanted to see how easy I could make this for someone with minimal experience.
My background is in Internet security, systems engineering and software development. My preferred development environment is Debian Linux, and since Knoppix is a version of Debian I'll be using KnoppMyth as a baseline to install MythTV.
Luckily KnoppMyth is one of the easiest and most full-featured MythTV distributions to install. All you have to do is drop the CD in the drive and you are on your way. Since I'm a fairly gonzo systems hacker, I'll be running through several tutorials covering everything from picking hardware, to a basic install of Myth and a fully maxed-out front-end/back-end system plus the kithen sink.
So, let's start the adventure...
Picking Your Hardware
Installing Myth via KnoppMyth
-- Jim
Jim's Bio:
I've been applying Linux in engineering environments since the .95 days (around March of 1992). Linux has always been fun for me. Before Linux I was an old Amiga hacker. There is a lot of simlilarity between those groups.
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