[lug] MythTV [WAS: any geforce4 ti series experience]

[John Hernandez]

Michael J. Hammel wrote:

>I've done it from source.  In fact, I've built a Kickstart server to
>build these systems.  My goal is to build (for high end home-theater
>type customers) custom high-end servers running the MythTV backend that
>will work with "lightweight" custom MythTV frontends built using
>MiniMyth (bootable MythTV frontend) running on a Mini-ITX based system. 
>Hardware decoding on the backend with WinTV PVR 250 and hardware
>decoding on the front end with the mITX.
>
>The backend server portion is running using a custom kernel (to fix a
>minor bug) and even supports a frontend on the same system using the IR
>from the WinTV PVR 250.  Pretty nifty.  But I haven't started on the
>front end, Mini-ITX box yet, though I have a case (a Indian style box
>that has a British Colonial look) and the mITX board and external power
>supply.  I just need time to put it all together.
>  
>
This sounds really slick.

>Those RPMs are nice but don't support a few items, which is why I roll
>my own.  Off the top of my head I can't remember what all those things
>are, but I do remember the kernel needed a hack to get proper (re:
>complete) ivtv support for the WinTV PVR 250.  It's a real minor hack,
>though (if I could just remember exactly what it was...).
>
I've had to rebuild mplayer from the ATrpms SRPMs in order to add 
support for XvMC and optimize for my processor.  I'm running the ATrpms 
kernel, which is basically a RH kernel with v4l2 and lirc patches and a 
few other tidbits.  Even without the mplayer recompile, ivtv (PVR250) 
works completely (or seemingly so), including the IR remote.

For those who don't require a RYO solution, a very up-to-date HOWTO can 
be found at http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/