[mythtv-users] Distro for MythTV, FC6 is killing me

[Trampas]

Yeap, 

 

I have followed Jarod Wilson's and the Myth Wiki for Fedora to try and set
stuff up. However the Nvidia driver just would not work. On the last
reinstall this weekend, I started with a clean install of FC6. Then I did
all the updates, which included a new kernel. Did the Nvidia install from
the Nvidia shell script. I still had errors trying to get X working. Finally
at least got out of the 800x600 mode, but on reboot it would not always load
the nvidia driver, the message often said that nvidia.ko was not found. Did
some searching found others had this problem because Nvidia did a kernel mod
on old kernel and not new one like it should. Tried to uninstall old kernel
using rpm -e, ended up with a non booting machine. 

 

On previous install, I could get the Nvidia drivers to install and work
until a reboot, at which point I would have to run the Nvidia shell script
again to get the drivers working. 

 

I have tried MythDora, but they seem to rename all the scripts such that you
can not get help from generic Myth wiki, thus I could never get the A180
installed correctly.  I tried KnoppMyth after the no boot this weekend, but
it did not remove the grub loader that Fedora had made, as such it never
booted. Also as I understand it I need Myth 0.20 for the MediaMVP, as such
KnoppMyth would not work?

 

I am just about to the point where I am going to try Microsoft.. 

 

Trampas

 

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From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of CHRIS KOTTING
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2006 3:05 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Distro for MythTV, FC6 is killing me

 

I have used both FC5 and FC3 with great success.  Have you looked at Jarod
Wilson's site?

http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/

On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 14:49:13 -0500, Trampas wrote 
> I have been trying to get MythTV installed on FC6 for last month. My
problem appears to be that FC6 and Nvidia drivers do not play nice,
specifically I can not get the Nvidia drivers to install and work, yes I
have read countless how to's and tried just about everything. I was able to
get the Myth backend working, but could not get play the output. 


> 

  


> Thus I am in the market for a Distro which will be stable and work. My
system is: 


> 

  


> AMD 2700+ 


> 256MB ram 


> PVR150 


> MCE remote 


> HD tuner A180 


> 60GB and 160GB hard drives 


> Nforce2 motherboard 


> 

  


> I will mainly use the box as a backend, but occasionally will use it for
compiling and watching TV on monitor. Thus I would like frontend to work.
For the main front end I hope to use a MediaMVP, which I have gotten to work
with previous install attempts. Which brings up another question, does the
MediaMVP support multiple rate fast forward and commercial skips, and maybe
a video time line? 


> 

  


> Thanks 


> Trampas 




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