[mythtv-users] Updated MiniMyth2 Rpi edition

[Eyal Lebedinsky]

On 19/11/17 09:24, Piotr Oniszczuk wrote:
> Hi there!
> 
> Encouraged by https://code.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/13170 I decided to refresh my minimyth2 RPI edition project.
> 
> I prepared image based on current ArchLinux ARM, Qt5.9.2 (recompiled so works x11 and EGLFS) and current mythtv master (r328 with all MiniMyth2 patches).
> Applied mythtv patches:
> 
> 	• Applied ticket9633 Progressbar on OSD
> 	• Applied ticket10710 for instant playback from playlist editor
> 	• Applied ticket12396 external .srt subtitles go out of sync in some use cases
> 	• Applied ticket12463 Tmp.fix for huge RSS allocations in prev.recorded screen
> 	• Applied ticket12479 Mythtranscode HLS heavy distortion on Australian FTA recordings
> 	• Applied ticket12683 MythUI Implement zoomable GuideGrids
> 	• Applied ticket12809 Use lastPlayPos rather than bookmark
>          • Applied ticket13159 Automatic lookup of metadata should prefer exact title match
>          • Applied ticket13170 Restore realtime priority capability for vsync thread
> 	• Add MythNotification support for custom theme definitions
> 	• Recording category selection in recordings UI
> 	• Recording rating setting in recordings UI
> 	• LVR patches for settings DB cache allowing mythfrontend startup speed-up
> 
> Image has eventlircd - so any remote supported by 4.9.60 kernel should work OOB with hot-plug and OSD notifications.
> 
> As current master has protocol compatible with mythtv v29 - currently I have packages only for master as they work well also with v29 backend (i believe).
> When there will be protocol divergence - I will provide also packages for v29.
> 
> It has also simple mechanism allowing for user to ask for updates from UI.
> (Setup/System Maintenance/System Updates)
> 
> if there will be users using my work - I have plan to periodically provide updated mythtv packages.

I want to try myth on raspi2 so am grabbing the image. Currently I use OpenElec/Kodi.

> SD card image is here:
> (replace xx in URL!)
> hxxp://warped.inet2.org/MiniMyth2-rpi2-latest.tar.bz2
> 
> SD card install instructions are here:
> hxxp://warped.inet2.org/install.txt

$ curl .../install.txt
curl: (22) The requested URL returned error: 401 Unauthorized

> If anybody is interested in using my work - pls let me know!
> 
> In case of any problems:
> (a) Log via ssh as root/root
> (b) type "cat /home/mythtv/mythfrontend.log"
> (c) type „journalctl -b"
> 
> Happy Watching!
> 
> PS: MiniMyth2-rpi2-latest.tar.bz2 resides on my home server (with 250/25 Inet access) - so expect slow downloads.
> If anybody knows free hosting space for HTTP 650M file downloads - pls advice!

You may also want to use a stronger compressor? Every bit helps.

cheers

-- 
Eyal Lebedinsky (eyal at eyal.emu.id.au)