[mythtv-users] OT: Need advice on an Aspire One as a MythTV Frontend

[Johan Heikkilä]

2008/8/30 Marc Barrett <mnealbarrett at cox.net>:
> I got a really good deal on an Aspire One subnotebook PC.  I wanted
> something small (close to the size of a portable DVD player) that I
> could use as a portable MythTV frontend.  I ordered the version of that
> has the 8GB solid-state drive, though, and not the one with the 120GB
> hard drive.  (In hindsight, I probably should have gotten the 120GB
> version, but I'm stuck now)  I don't actually have it yet (shipping was
> delayed a bit, and I'll likely get it next week), but I'd like to make preparations.
>
> What I plan to do, when I get it, is put a Mythbuntu installation on it. I don't
> know if 8GB will be enough, though. So I'd appreciate advice from anyone
> who also has one of these or something similar, about how I can get a bit
> more space.  I thought about getting a high-speed SDHC card (8GB at least,
> 16GB would be nice), but I don't know if an SDHC card would be fast enough
> for a Linux install to run from it.  I could also perhaps "off-load" part of the Linux
> installation to my desktop backend, which has plenty of space (it has a
> 750GB drive).  My wireless router is just an 802.11G, though, and not one
> of those fancy "pre-N" "WiMax" routers.
>
> Any help in this would be appreciated.
>
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I'm running a MythTV frontend on the original Aspire One distro. Add
the atrpms repository and install mythtv-frontend. Works fine.