[mythtv-users] Is there a MythTV ISO image w/"universal"hardware support?

mojo mojospam at thegeekclub.net
Mon Jul 7 15:37:43 EDT 2003


> 
> No, I'm not a Linux expert. But I have learned a lot from installing MythTV.
> Use the gossamer-threads archive!
> Use google groups!
> I think now that I have the formula down, it'll be easier to completely
> reinstall MythTV, but it is very hard the first time. My "fully working
> MythTV box" is now an Athlon XP 2000+ machine. I used to run a P3-500.... To
> upgrade my machine, I just popped out the old mobo/cpu, and popped in the
> new mobo/cpu. I didn't even have to reinstall Linux! I also plan on adding
> another tuner.
> 
> :)

you may not HAVE to re-install linux but you should... or at least 
re-compile your kernel and key programs like xfree86 and stuff to make 
use of the Athlon XP optimizations in some code. i'm not sure how much 
difference it would make for compiling myth itself... ask Isaac and the 
others but i think the consensus on that was so long as its set to 
pentium-pro its got mmx for de-interlacing and beyond that few 
optimizations were used... i hope somoeone more informed corrects me here.

Sean



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