[wplug] MythTV

[Drew from Zhrodague]

> I'll have to Check out KnoppMyth. Currently I'm setting it up with FC2 
> and KDE as the base on an older box. I'm sort of following 
> http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/, except I'm using FC2 as oppsoed to FC1. I'm 
> trying to set it up with a little hardware purchases as possible just to 
> make sure it's workable for me and to get the buy in from my wife. When 
> I do put together a real box I'll be with some slightly newer hardware, 
> but I really want to get this working first before dropping a bunch of 
> money.

	I tried KnoppMyth this weekend -- I was blown away.

	Everything works instantly, and only minor configuration is 
required. I first tried this with FC2 and RPMs, when tried the 
atrpms-kickstart and mythtv-core. KnoppMyth is already designed to detect 
soundcards and other related hardware. Worth a try.


> How did you setup the TV Out on your Video card? I'm using a old Intense 
> VooDoo Rush card and I get the card to sync up properly with the TV. I 
> read on ATIs site that 36.1 Khz was the proper HSync but my Xserver 
> won't start with that setting.

	Unplug your monitor from the unit, and plug the TV-out together. 
ATI's cards need the TVOUT option in your XF86config.

	I hate all of ATI's products, and I can never seem to get rid of 
any of them fast enough. Their drivers and hardware are always broken and 
substandard.

	Will post to the list about my experiences with KnoppMyth and my 
Voodoo 3500 TV card, which is a silly bastard card built by morons.


> Just wondering if anybody else has had a similar problem, or has a 
> suggestion on how to proceed. After three evenings of fiddling I'm still 
> stuck.
> 
> Where is the Good Will on the South Side located at? I'll be in the area 
> this weekend and Might stop by to see if they have anything I can use.

	They're on Carson and 28th, I think. Little bookstore-looking 
facility. They don't have any tv-out cards, or cable tuners when last I 
was there, but I did score three 3Com 3c592-TX cards for $3 apiece.


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