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deb http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt gutsy main | deb http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt gutsy main | ||
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It would be a good idea to get mythbuntu to repair the tables on reboot. So far, rebooting is only a result of crashing, which means the tables have crashed, which is a pain in the arse to fix manually, so somehow, we need to integrate this command: | It would be a good idea to get mythbuntu to repair the tables on reboot. So far, rebooting is only a result of crashing, which means the tables have crashed, which is a pain in the arse to fix manually, so somehow, we need to integrate this command: | ||
| − | <pre>mysqlcheck -u root -p --repair mythconverg<pre> | + | <pre>mysqlcheck -u root -p --repair mythconverg</pre> |
Revision as of 20:54, 30 April 2008
Contents
Setup
I currently have a single system setup, a front/back end, for SD/HD use.
Pundit-pvr
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Why I chose this system
- The whole system was very cheap, around £200 ($400).
- It has quite a small footprint, although much bigger than a set-top-box, it is no way as big as a desktop case.
- It looks quite stylish, which is always good for the WAF
- It'll run HD content.
Problems
- The Pundit P3 is a low profile system, as such, you'll need low profile cards. The Nova T 500 is not a low profile card, so you'll have to remove the PCI plate, and have the card lose in the slot (this is not desirable, as the card can easily become de-seated!)
- I have not yet tested the media card reader, attached to the system. But according to my experience with media card readers and Ubuntu, it probably doesn't work!
- The system isn't as quiet as I'd like - the stock cooler is quite whiny, and the stock case fan (attached with only 1 screw!) is very loud. Getting a good Scythe fan or two would definitely be recommended.
- So far Mythbuntu isn't working very well - lots of teething problems, crashes, and general annoyances. Soon to try reinstalling to the non-beta version.
Notes on getting Mythbuntu working properly
A good partition setup is as follows:
- 20gb / ext3
- 1GB SWAP (make this the same as the installed memory for easy sleep/hibernation)
- Rest as /var/lib/ xfs
Mythbuntu uses the incorrect lircrc for the Hauppauge remote, you should copy and paste the one from the Hauppauge WinTV Nova-T 500 PCI page. Save this as ~/.lircrc and make links from this to ~/.mythtv/lircrc and ~/.lircrc/mythtv
In the terminal, setup your channels using tv_grab_uk_rt --configure first, then hopefully, when scanning for channels in mythbackend-setup, the channels will latch onto your xml.
If using wireless, install WICD!, this will enable mythbuntu to silently connect to your wireless network, without nagging you for keyrings, or d/cing after a sleep. To do this; add
#WICD, Wireless network manager deb http://apt.wicd.net hardy extras
to your /etc/apt/sources.list file.
Also perhaps add wine, depending on how you use the machine:
# Wine deb http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt gutsy main deb-src http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt gutsy main
It would be a good idea to get mythbuntu to repair the tables on reboot. So far, rebooting is only a result of crashing, which means the tables have crashed, which is a pain in the arse to fix manually, so somehow, we need to integrate this command:
mysqlcheck -u root -p --repair mythconverg
