[mythtv-users] Anybody have any luck with older iMac and 0.25?

Joseph Fry joe at thefrys.com
Sun Feb 10 01:34:00 UTC 2013


> I have an older iMac (white plastic) and since it's a Core Duo, the latest
> OS I can load onto it is 10.6. It ran 0.24 just fine, but won't run play
> back any video using the .25 binaries. The Sourceforge one sits at the
> "please wait" screen during the wizard, while the one from Avenard gives me
> a while screen. Audio works with both downloads. I've tried all video
> options in the wizard.
>
> This iMac has a Radeon X1600, and I installed a CrystalHD chip a while
> back when that was the new hotness. Not sure if that would cause any issues
> these days.
>
> Any ideas? I know it's kind of an old system with an old OS, and I'm using
> pre-built binaries, so there are lots of red flags, but I figured it was
> worth a shot. Thanks in advance.
>

I'd put linux on it.
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