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

[Michael Kipper]

Have you (or anyone) actually made a port that doesn't use Video4Linux? Or maybe a FreeBSD API for Video4Linux? Again, and successes or failures you've personally experienced would be great.

-Michael

> 
> From: "Joseph A. Caputo" <jcaputo1 at comcast.net>
> Date: 2003/08/29 Fri AM 10:10:49 EDT
> 
> 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
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > 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.
> 
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