Re: Is there a Linux version of Windows Media Centre Edition?

[Pete Shew <pslists@xxxxxxxxx>]

Simon,
if you  want to use the box for anything else think about partitions
- my root was too small with Knoppmyth, and the partition used for media
had a low number of inodes which is great for big files  (each inode  is
a n index to a block of disk) but meant that I had problems storing
music files as I ran out of inodes  - effectively directory entries -
before I ran out of disk space.

With two sata drives - you don't say how big they are - you might be
tempted to create volume sets (think dynamic disks), but my own
preference is to avoid that if possible. You have options for file
systems - the default EXT3 is OK but reiserfs and jfs have had more
recent development jfs is better for large files than reiserfs and I
used that for  the TV recordings and video files and reiserfs for the
rest (/ - 7GB /var - 1GB). Remember that mounts and symbolic links are a
way of life in Linux so partitions can appear as subdirectories with
different characteristics according to required use. (Junction points
are rare in Windows)

What DVB-T cards have you got - I had to fiddle when I first installed
Knoppmyth, but the rebuild on Ubuntu recognised my Hauppauge cards OK. I
had problems initially getting the channels tuned, as there was no data
for Belmont transmitter in the Linux utilities and I had to got
searching for it. Then the scan worked OK.

I will admit to purging the channel table in the database by hand after
it was set up. I have a "reasonable" understanding of the links
between
the channels and the Radio Times EPG data if you have a problem. If you
set up channel icons, do make sure they are there as missing icons
drastically slow down the EPG presentation.

I am ignorant of libc as I don't use MythTV to drive a TV - I use
different front ends for networking real TV's.

I hope I haven't scared you off.
Pete


Simon Ryley wrote:
> Ok, after reading all this, I'll bite and give knoppmyth another try
on
> my media box, as it needs a reinstall anyway.
>
> Does anyone have any handy tips for an install on two SATA drives with
> DVB-T cards in the UK?
>
>  From my last attempt the biggest problems were configuring the tv
guide
> and getting the Hauppauge remote to work with LIRC, neither of which I
> accomplished :(
>
> Simon
>
>
> Ian Lowe wrote:
>
>> Ian Lowe wrote:
>>
>>>> I have just been unable to make myself go back and look at
it, as every
>>>>
>>>>
>>> time I do, I lose days trying to configure it, and end up with
something
>>> that doesn't work.
>>>
>>>
>>> Isn't that the entire POINT of Linux? :D
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> No OS wars but my Linux server that runs MythTV, file and print
server
>> for Windows boxes, intranet and sometimes internet web servers,
database
>> server, etc (and while my XP desktop was broken for two weeks (hw)
was
>> my desktop for email, web browsing, word processing and so on)
hasn't
>> been rebooted for weeks since the last power outage. It just works
:-).
>>
>> No OS wars either - I was being light hearted ;)
>>
>>
>>
>
>



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