[mythtv-users] fc4.ppc, Mac Mini and MythTV

Brad DerManouelian myth at dermanouelian.com
Mon Jan 2 20:43:36 UTC 2006


On Jan 2, 2006, at 3:25 PM, Matt Hannan wrote:

> The goal is a dedicated MythTV system running in the living room.
> That being said, MythMusic should be along for the ride, ie: auto  
> boot into MythTV and just run from there.

I agree.

>
> iTunes has MANY down sides. I no longer have it running even on my  
> Windows systems, and, obviously, my Mac is now a Penguin.
> I do not feel I can support any software that insists on telling me  
> how I can handle my data files, mp3s included. I should be the  
> ultimate master of how my systems run, not the other way around.

Ok, so nothing specific. Just a general "I don't like it because I  
don't like it" or "I don't like it because I didn't read enough to  
figure out how to become the 'ultimate master' of my data files with  
iTunes". I can accept that.

> I was running iTunes off of an NFS share, but I want the WHOLE  
> MythTV experience. Playing music meant exiting Myth and launching  
> iTunes.
> http://www.mythtv.info/moin.cgi/MythOnMacOsx
> No Music support.
> My OS X finally went buggy, so I loaded FC4 hoping for media center  
> nirvana.

Went buggy. OK...

> Maybe it isn't there yet.

MythTV is still pre-1.0 release, you know.

> Basically, this is not a massive issue, but rather a configuration  
> question.
> MythMusic issues static, WatchTV blows up, Watch Recordings does  
> the same. Pretty much the core three things I love MythTV for!
>
> Let's stay on topic, folks. This is not an iTunes issue, but rather  
> a MythTV one.
>
> I will look into that /dev/adsp, but I do not seem to have that as  
> an option in mythsetup or frontend utilities. Are you successfully  
> running MythTV on a Mac?

I'm running Front end on 3 Macs under OS X, but just for recorded  
shows and live TV. Your issue isn't a Mac issue. It's a FC4/Mac  
hardware issue, so I can only guess at what's wrong. I based my /dev/ 
adsp hunch on what I saw in my x86 FC4 setup.

> Am I really the only one running MythTV on a Mac Mini? It seems  
> from the Google searches that I would be a late-comer.

You're likely the only one wanting to run MythMusic on a mini with  
FC4 instead of OS X. Others will learn from your experiences. :)

>
> Again, Happy New Year to all and thanks for the replies.
>
> Matt

-Brad



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