[mythtv-users] MythTV on FreeBSD Testimonials, Please!

[Joseph A. Caputo]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org]On Behalf Of Michael Kipper
> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 10:00 PM
> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> Subject: [mythtv-users] MythTV on FreeBSD Testimonials, Please!
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> This is my first post to the list.
> I read some old posts about running MythTV on FreeBSD, but never
> got any conclusive answers. I need to know if it's possible, or
> if I'm wasting my time.
>
> My set up is as follows:
> - Pentium 4-1.7GHz with 512Mb RAM
> - Bt848 based capture card
> - ATI Radeon 7200 64MB VIVO
> - Onboard Intel AC97 sound
>
> If you've gotten MythTV to work on FreeBSD, or have given up
> completely, please email me or post your findings to the list.


Hmmm, I suppose you could get frontend functionality on *BSD with alot of
tweaking, but the backend (capture) stuff needs V4L, which is part of the
Linux kernel; I don't know if there's a *BSD port for that.

-JAC