[mythtv-users] PVR Project for beginner

[Reza Naima]

I've started tweaking my kernel and subscribe to the linux-kernel list
just to figure out how to stop it from crashing all the time.  It is
both stressfull and fun at the same time.

-r

On Wed, Sep 10, 2003 at 12:41:59AM -0500, imlinux at consultingp.com sent me this...
> Not to scare you off or anything but its a little bit of work even for
> someone with Linux experience.  I still spend lots of time working on it
> and playing around with it and tweaking it.  Messing around with the
> configurations after you've gotten everything working is half the fun.
> Even though it gets tricky sometimes it's  worth every minute of it.  I
> haven't looked at what hardware your  considering using but I'd double
> check and make sure that all of the  hardware is supported properly.  I'm
> using the EPIA-M stuff and a PVR-250, the driver setup for this hardware
> isn't exactly a walk in the park.  But if your looking to learn about
> linux and just need something to work on this is something that will help
> you learn a bit of this and a bit of that of the linux world.
> 
> 	-Mike
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, 9 Sep 2003, Jared Farnum wrote:
> 
> > I am wanting to build a PVR computer but do not have any linux experience, I do however have a brother who has done software development projects for linux :-), I rather keep my questions to him at a minimum. The area I am wanting to put this pc is very small, so the computer needs a small case.
> >
> > I am thinking of getting
> > AMD Athlon® XP 2400+ Thoroughbred Bare CPU W/Shuttle SK41G BareBone
> > http://shop1.outpost.com/product/3651815
> >
> > and I already have a Matrox G200 TV card and am hoping to use that.
> >
> > My question is how easy is how easy or how much of a challenge is this system going to be for a beginner? Is the above configuration a good one? What else should I know before taking on this project?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Jared
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 

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