[mythtv-users] MythTV minus the TV?

[Joseph A. Caputo]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at snowman.net
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at snowman.net]On Behalf Of Shawn Powers
> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 2:56 PM
> To: MythTV List
> Subject: [mythtv-users] MythTV minus the TV?
>
>
> More than a hand holding through the process, I guess I'm just
> asking if I can
> get something like MythVideo, MythMusic, MythWeather, and
> MythGallery to work
> without having MythTV?  (I know I need to install MythTV, as it's
> the core
> that the plugins connect to, but do I need to have a TV  card,
> and get MythTV
> configured?)  Can I disable the "Record TV" and "Watch TV" items from the
> main menu?
>

Yes, you can build/install/run Myth without having an actual TV tuner card.
You can also customize the menus however you want.  The menu hierarchy is
controlled by a set of XML files in /usr/local/share/mythtv.  Simply edit
them to build the menu hierarchy you want.

-JAC