[mythtv-users] xbox frontend

Obrien, Haskell W. obrienh at more.net
Wed Jul 23 11:06:22 EDT 2003


Is there support for the IR reciever so you can use a remote?

-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Smith [mailto:eric.smith at datacert.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 7:04 AM
To: mythtv-users at snowman.net
Subject: [mythtv-users] xbox frontend


I just finished my xbox frontend using gentoo and the installation
process was very straight forward. I think it is possible to create an
image (about 500 meg compressed) that would allow the install to be
portable. If anyone is interested I can make it available on a ftp
server (short term , long term it will need to find a better home.)

Here are the basics steps to get myth & gentoo to work on the xbox ( I
don't spell and am dyslexic but I am not going to let that stop me. Any
feedback would be great.

1) Modify your xbox. 
There are a number of methods which work you can go here:
For a tutorial www.xbox-scene.com

http://www.xbox-scene.com/tutorials.php

2) Download Gentoo (home addtion) from here: http://gentoox.shallax.com/

3) Extract the files into a directory.

4) ftp these files to the e drive on your xbox ( yes they have to be in
the root)

5) Edit you evox.ini file so that it has a menu item for gentoo.
	<< insert Here >>

6) execute gentoo.xbe

7) Wait until linux loads and then login into the xbox from another
computer using ssh.
Login id is root password is xbox.

8) run xbvset and follow the instructions use (640x480) resolution.

9) The xbox will reboot you will need to launch gentoo from the evox
menu.

10) Ensure that kde comes up and looks pretty

11) log back in with ssh

12) type emerge sync

13) Edit /etc/make.conf so that the USE variavle looks like this.
USE=''

14) type emerge mySQL (not sure if this is necessary but the prereq are
necessary)

15) type emerge qt ( this takes forever. at least 5 hours)

16) edit /usr/portage/media-tv/mythtv/{need to get the filename} and
comment out xmltv prerequisit.

17) type emerge mythtv.

18) edit /usr/share/mythtv/mysql.txt and update the hostname.

19) run mythsetup

20) reboot the xbox and load gentoo

21) use the xpad to open a terminal session

22) type mythfronend 

23) done.





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