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class=265410505-11012004> </SPAN>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org] <B>On
Behalf Of </B>Michael Segulja<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, January 10, 2004 11:01
AM<BR><B>To:</B> Myth TV List (mythtv-users@mythtv.org)<BR><B>Subject:</B>
[mythtv-users] Starting out - need advice<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT>
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<DIV><SPAN class=828395216-10012004><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am not new to
Linux, but I am new to Myth, so I have a couple of questions before I get
started experimenting. I already have a DirecTV/Tivo unit, so I'm not
really looking at the PVR functionality in Myth, but I would like something
for MP3 playback, video, and photo playback through my home theatre system and
TV. It looks like Myth would be excellent for this, plus running it on
Linux would be perfect.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=828395216-10012004><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>So, first
question: Will Myth work well for what I want to do, i.e. mainly playback of
MP3 music and the occasional photo slideshow and home movie playback?<SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN class=828395216-10012004><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=265410505-11012004><FONT color=#0000ff>#
Yes</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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class=265410505-11012004> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=828395216-10012004><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>Second
question: What distribution would you recommend? I haven't built the
system yet, so I'm ready to put whichever distribution would be the
best. I usually prefer Mandrake if it will do what I want.<SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN class=828395216-10012004><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=265410505-11012004><FONT color=#0000ff># Any distribution is good,
although you'll spend the least amount of time configuring if you use
Knoppmyth (mysettopbox.tv). It is a stripped down Debian install,
but it's takes minutes to get everything working. Read the
stickies in the installation forum, download the iso and boot off of it.
After install is complete, use apt-get to grab any other software you
need. Simple, fast, and effective. Redhat is probably the next
best (as far as documentation and ease of installation), although
compared to Knoppmyth you are looking at order of magnitudes difference in
configuration time.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=828395216-10012004><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2><SPAN class=265410505-11012004># Another suggestion, since it's your
first time doing this, document everything you do, every little tweak that
someone tells you to do etc. Then throw it into HTML and post a link on
the forums.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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class=265410505-11012004> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=828395216-10012004><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>Third
question: How do I control it? I have a Sony RM-VL1000 remote that
I would like to use. I know I would need LIRC for this, but what other
IR hardware would I need?<SPAN class=265410505-11012004><FONT
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<DIV><SPAN class=828395216-10012004><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=265410505-11012004><FONT color=#0000ff># My suggestion would be to buy
an IR keyboard and make your Sony "Learn it". I.e. arrow keys,
pause, play, rewind etc. That way for most everything you just use
the Sony and when you really want to shell out to Mozilla or something you
have a keyboard as well.</FONT> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=828395216-10012004><FONT face=Arial size=2>I appreciate the
help and look forward to seeing what advice you all have.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=828395216-10012004><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you very
much,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=828395216-10012004><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael
Segulja</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>