[mythtv-users] Jarod's HOWTO for FC3/PVR-350/X - Please Take Offline

myth at umich2.com myth at umich2.com
Wed Dec 29 21:38:42 UTC 2004


Michael J. Lynch wrote:

> Here's my two cents worth.  As far as I'm concerned, Jarods guide is 
> the bible
> when it comes to installing and getting myth up and running.  I 
> researched linux
> PVR stuff for about a week before I found myth and Jarods guide.  I 
> read the
> guide over a couple of times and took the plunge.
>
> I'm not a linux newbie but I'm not an expert either.  Using Jarod's 
> guide, I was
> able to install FC1 (it was a while back) and myth, configure 
> everything and
> have it all working in a period of maybe 6 hours.  I've used his guide 
> for FC2
> installs and have done it enough times now that I can install FC, myth,
> configure and have a running system in about 3 hours.
>
> I for one am grateful for Jarods guide and think he did an outstanding 
> job with
> it.  The only thing that would make it even better would be if there 
> was a link
> on the site to a kickstart to use to install the whole works from the 
> ground up.
> Then about all his instructions would need to say would be:
>
>    Download kickstart.
>    Boot linux install aiming at kickstart floppy.
>    Come back later when it's done.
>
> Obviously it wouldn't be that easy, but pretty close.  :-)
>
>
> Jack Trout wrote:
>
>> Well helping to fix the problem is great, but shutting it down doesnt
>> help, Maybe Jarod hasnt had time to update it I mean he only has a
>> life away from mythtv, including a job, and a holiday season, but I am
>> sure any positive input to how to fix it might be useful, but if he
>> takes it down he might not get the info needed to finish the support.
>> We are all very lucky that jarod was nice enough to even write
>> anything down for people less linux or even technically inclined have
>> something to guide them. How many people are good at writing step by
>> step documentation especially in the higher ups in unix/linux. Someone
>> with decent technical documentation skills is hard to come by and
>> seeing he is giving up his time and effort for free (although he does
>> accept donations). I consider myself on the lower middle of linux tech
>> skill and google searching, but I was able to build my first myth box
>> barely functional after about 4-5 days of solid work and even then It
>> wasnt 100% functional. and with jarods guide and about 4 hours my
>> first time I had a fully functioning and recording box.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 09:26:38 -0800 (PST), Matt D. Robinson
>> <matt at aparity.com> wrote:
>>  
>>
>>> As I said before, I'm trying to help figure out what's broken.
>>> If it can be fixed, then I'm all for it (and I'm doing rebuilds
>>> now to try and see what happened).
>>>
>>> I don't believe in "put up or shut up" -- if it's broken, someone
>>> should say something, and people (including me) should try and help
>>> fix it.  If open source and/or open project work revolved around
>>> "put up or shut up" perspectives, much less would get done and
>>> people would be afraid to give any feedback whatsoever.
>>>
>>> Thanks for your enthusiastic response, however.
>>>
>>> --Matt
>>>
>>> On Wed, 29 Dec 2004, Mike Matsuzaki wrote:
>>> |>Hey, I got an idea.
>>> |>
>>> |>Make your own Howto guide!
>>> |>
>>> |>Jarod's guide has been a life-saving resource for many of us.  If you
>>> |>have any better ideas where to start.  Put up or shut up.
>>> |>
>>> |>Mike
>>>
>>>
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>
>
I haven't tried it yet, but this is supposed to come close to what you 
are looking for...
http://g-ding.tv/?q=node/6

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