User:Marco.hahn

I plan to add some of the procedures I had to go through to get the system up and running.

Hardware

• ASUS M2NPV-VM
  • offers onboard graphics and gigabit network (driver currently only supports 100 MBit)
  • could not get onboard sound to work flawlessly, got another sound card
  • full-height bracket for TV out included
• Athlon XP 3500+ (PIB package with rather noisy fan, may need replacement)
• 512 MB DDR2 PC667
• Dual Hauppauge WinTV NOVA-T-USB2
  • work together without troubles
  • external devices, quite a bit of cabling out of the box
  • remote control supported by kernel 2.6.17 as keyboard device
• Hercules Gamesurround Muse LT (half height but only with full height bracket)
• Western Digital 1200BEVS Scorpio (120 GB)
  • 2.5 inch laptop hard disk
  • very quiet
• Aopen H360A Black Slimline case
  • three half-height slots available
  • reasonable price
  • with power supply and quiet fan
  • offers no good installation point for 2.5 inch hard disk

Software

• Gentoo 2006.1 (networkless, creates a lot of problems when installing or upgrading software)
• MythTV 0.19 (rev. 10505)
• firmware dvb-usb-nova-t-usb2-02.fw (google for it)

Open issues

Feedback is very welcome!

• Order of programs in EPG
• Videotext