[mythtv-users] 2010 Mac mini: no go! (Nvidia MCP89 SATA issues)

[Brent Meyer]

On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 10:48 AM, Craig Treleaven <ctreleaven at cogeco.ca> wrote:
> At 9:31 AM -0700 6/25/10, Brent Meyer wrote:
>>On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 8:05 AM, Jarod Wilson <jarod at wilsonet.com> wrote:
>>> On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Craig Treleaven <ctreleaven at cogeco.ca> wrote:
>>>> At 4:12 PM +0200 6/25/10, Jurgen Kramer wrote:
>>>>>Just to let you know. I've just tried to get Fedora 13 (x86_64) on the
>>>>>new 2010 mac mini but got stuck. No SATA devices are recognized so
>>>>>installation is a no go. I filed a bug in Fedora bugzilla [1]. People
>>>>>with Ubuntu have the same problems.
>>>>
>>>> If you're looking to run Myth on it, why not try it under OS X?
>>>>
>>>> http://thesniderpad.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=42
>>>
>>> Because hardware/gpu decoding support when running under Mac OS X
>> > doesn't exist (yet).
>> >
>>And because when you enable AC3 passthrough it pretty much breaks
>>playback (see http://svn.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/5552).
>>
>>It's a shame--my Mac mini frontend would stay in OS X full-time if not
>>for this annoying bug. I wish I knew enough to work on a fix.
>>
> Top posting fixed.
>
> I'm well aware of 5552--my Mini experiences it sometimes.  I have some faint hope that Jean-Yves work may yet knock 5552 on the head.
>
> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/436168?nohighlight=1#436168
>
> (See post #10.)
>
> Craig
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Sorry about the top post. Bloody Gmail...

Here's to hoping that the changes in .24 will nail this problem. On my
mini, the playback bug happens >50% of the time when watching
recordings, and >90% of the time with live TV.