[mythtv-users] rpms for 0.10 myth, add-ons, dependencies, extra themes and drivers.

Axel Thimm Axel.Thimm at physik.fu-berlin.de
Fri Jul 4 12:34:33 EDT 2003


Hi,

OVERVIEW
========

A full installation of mythtv, official and unofficial add-ons, extra
themes and drivers requires setting up more than a double dozen of
different pieces of software. 

	http://atrpms.nirvana/topic/multimedia/

Quickstart Guide
================

rpm -Uhv http://atrpms.physik.fu-berlin.de/dist/rh9/atrpms-kickstart/atrpms-kickstart-9-2.i386.rpm
apt-get update
apt-get install mythtv-suite

Notes:
* Does NOT cover driver installation, only the application layer,
  e.g. xmltv, lame, vorbis etc. libs. Install lirc/alsa/bttv/ivtv
  etc. extra. Note that some drivers are still experimental and
  therefore only available in the "bleeding" section.
* Read the documentation, especially when it comes to the myth
  database and your localisation! The rpms are not replacing that! >:)

Long Version
============

o Updated all myth bits to 0.10
o Updated Ramon Roca's photo theme.
o Updated mythmkmovie
o New Date::Manip release resolving lots of problems with xmltv
  (including the UTF8 problems)
o Updated xmltv 

Download and Installation: If you have the bandwidth I recommend using
apt-get or yum with atrpms enabled [1] to get all required bits [2]
with the simple commands

                apt-get update
                apt-get install mythtv-suite

or

                yum install mythtv-suite

While the rpms are downloaded and installed, you should read the
mythtv documentation at http://mythtv.org/! Note that there are some
very pleasant side-effects when installing apt [3]! :)

mythtv-suite takes care of the application layer including xmltv and
mplayer, but does nothing for your drivers (kernel, bttv, ivtv, saa*,
alsa, lirc etc.). Most of them are available vie apt-get (e.g. alsa,
bttv or a patched Red Hat kernel with v4l2 and i2c 2.7.0 merged into,
as well as modularized CONFIG_SERIAL), but if you have a custom kernel
you need to rebuild them.

If you don't want all of myth installed, use apt-get install with one
or more of the following:

o mythtv-frontend
o mythtv-backend
o mythmusic
o mythvideo
o mythweather
o mythweb
o mythgallery
o mythgame
o mythtv-theme-photo

Many thanks to all testers and to the valuable feedback!

Have fun!

[1] See the installation instructions at
    http://atrpms.physik.fu-berlin.de/

[2] all but the drivers! You still have to set up and configure
    capure/sound/graphics cards, remotes etc.

[3] The apt/atrpms-kickstart package enables you to plug into the
    following repositories:

    o Red Hat Linux 9 rpms including errata rpms.
    o ATrpms maintained by Axel Thimm.
    o freshrpms.net maintained by Matthias Saou.
    o NewRPMS maintained by Rudolf (Che) Kastl.
    o Dag's rpm collection maintained by Dag Wieers.

    Use

                apt-get update
                apt-get dist-ugrade

    to upgrade your system to the latest errata, if you wish so.

    Install synaptic (apt-get install synaptic) for a graphical
    interface to install/upgrade your packages.
-- 
Axel.Thimm at physik.fu-berlin.de


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