[mythtv-users] mythtv frontend v31 on OSX High-Sierra 10.13.6

[Jim Abernathy]

On 5/14/20 11:01 PM, John Hoyt wrote:
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> On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 6:29 PM jam at tigger.ws <mailto:jam at tigger.ws> 
> <jam at tigger.ws <mailto:jam at tigger.ws>> wrote:
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>     > On 15 May 2020, at 2:10 am, mythtv-users-request at mythtv.org
>     <mailto:mythtv-users-request at mythtv.org> wrote:
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>     > Thanks for your answer. I don't have the knowledge base to
>     attempt this
>     > myself. I'm at the point, since Apple will not update OS X
>     beyond High
>     > Sierra on my version of Macbook, of just installing Ubuntu on my
>     > Macbook. My main PC is running Ubuntu and the Macbook is just for
>     > mobility.? If I could find a Linux recipe program to replace
>     MacGourmet
>     > then I could switch all my platforms to Ubuntu.
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>     Jim
>     I'm quite anti apple but macbooks runnning osx make much better
>     use of the hardware than linux.
>     What works well is to run a fullscreeb vm
>     If you have a retina display then parallels scaled is better than
>     VirtualBox. Also parallels disk performace is nearer the native
>     2000 odd MB/s.
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>     But mythfrontend works nicely in both. I've tried both 30 and 31
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>     James
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> So I managed to get a High Sierra VM up and running. What version of 
> Xcode do y'all have running?  I tried 10 and just got the you're 
> computer is too old for this version of Xcode message.
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> BTW, I'm doing all of this work on a 5 year old laptop (which still 
> supports Catalina).  What year were your "ancient" mac put out? I'm 
> beginning to think you should either abandon the old HW or just move 
> over to Linux :)

Mine is early 2011 Macbook Pro, OS X High Sierra 10.13.6. High as I can 
go. When I have to use it for a Mythtv FE, I have been using Kodi.

Jim A


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