[mythtv-users] boot off compact flash. Recordings & SQL DB on same drive?

Stroller linux.luser at myrealbox.com
Tue May 1 12:20:57 UTC 2007


On 29 Apr 2007, at 04:00, John Pierce wrote:
> ...
> I seem to have missed some of the conversation, but I will tell you
> about my setup.
>
> I have two 160 gig drives, the /, /opt, /var, /home, /usr, /video are
> located on the first drive and are lvm2.  The /boot is a primary
> partition on the first drive.  The second drive is also lvm2 and I
> have used it to extend the /video partition.
>
> I have mysql, postgresql, mythbackend, and bind running on this
> machine.  The name server is the primary for my local network,
> resolving both local and external net.  It servers as the master for
> another machine running as the slave.  My capture card is a PVR 500
> mce connected to two directv set top boxes.
>
> The drives are both sata and connected to an Athlon 64 X2 on an asus
> m2npv-vm mobo with 1  gig of dual channel ram.
>
> I have never had a problem with any recording.
>
> My lvm setup is very compact for the most part, I usually create the
> /, /var, /opt, and /usr to be very close to what I expect them to need
> and if necessary I can grow them.
>
> I don't think there should be a problem with mysql and logging taking
> place on the same drive as the recording.

Thanks for your reply - I appreciate it.

One question: do you record HD?

Stroller.


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