[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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