[mythtv-users] rpms for 0.9/0.9.1 mythtv/add-ons/photo theme

Tako Schotanus quintesse at palacio-cristal.com
Fri Jun 13 18:09:34 EDT 2003


This is good news!

I might not need it at this moment but it will make it so much easier
for many people.
I do have one question: is the installation now done in a similar way as
the original distribution?
I remember that one of the big problems I had with the 0.8 RPMs was that
the docs (on mythtv.org) seemed to be correct, they were all taking
about different directories and sometimes even different applications it
seemed.

It probably wouldn't be much of a problem if MythTV was really stable
for any kind of environment/distro but many people have some kind of
problem with their setup (be it hardware, drivers, strange kernel
patches (RH9) etc) and need to be able to use the mythtv.org docs to
troubleshoot their problems.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at snowman.net 
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at snowman.net] On Behalf Of Axel Thimm
> Sent: vrijdag 13 juni 2003 15:31
> To: mythtv-users at snowman.net
> Subject: [mythtv-users] rpms for 0.9/0.9.1 mythtv/add-ons/photo theme
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Quickstart Guide
> ================
> 
> rpm -Uhv 
> http://atrpms.physik.fu-berlin.de/dist/rh9/atrpms-kickstart/at
> rpms-kickstart-9-2.i386.rpm
> apt-get update
> apt-get install mythtv-suite
> 
> Notes:
> * Does NOT cover driver installation, only the application layer,
>   e.g. xmltv, lame, vorbis etc. libs. Install lirc/alsa/bttv/ivtv
>   etc. manually (note that some drivers are avilable via apt,
>   e.g. alsa and lirc 0.6.6 from freshrpms)
> * Read the documentation! The rpms are not replacing that! >:)
> 
> Long Version
> ============
> 
> This update to 0.9.1/0.9 includes all myth add-ons including the Photo
> theme by Ramon Roca. Note that some parts of myth have intentionally a
> version of 0.9 and some a version of 0.9.1, so there is nothing wrong
> with your setup, if you discover that you have mixed versioning.
> 
> Since almost  all of the add-ons are  new in the rpm  set, chances are
> high that  something may not work.  I'd like to thank  all people that
> helped  testing  and  improving  the  rpms. Their  feedback  was  very
> valuable!
> 
> Download and Installation: If you have the bandwidth I recommend using
> apt-get or yum with atrpms enabled [1] to get all required bits [2]
> with the simple commands
> 
> 		apt-get update
> 		apt-get install mythtv-suite
> 
> or
> 
> 		yum install mythtv-suite
> 
> While the rpms are downloaded and installed, you should read the
> mythtv documentation at http://mythtv.org/! Note that there are some
> very pleasant side-effects when installing apt [3]! :)
> 
> mythtv-suite takes care of the application layer including xmltv and
> mplayer, but does nothing for your drivers (kernel, bttv, ivtv, saa*,
> alsa, lirc etc.). Most of them are available vie apt-get (e.g. alsa,
> bttv or a patched Red Hat kernel with v4l2 and i2c 2.7.0 merged into,
> as well as modularized CONFIG_SERIAL), but if you have a custom kernel
> you need to rebuild them. Expect more in this area in the next
> time. :)
> 
> If you don't want all of myth installed, use apt-get install with one
> or more of the following:
> 
> o mythtv-frontend
> o mythtv-backend
> o mythmusic
> o mythvideo
> o mythweather
> o mythweb
> o mythgallery
> o mythgame
> o mythtv-theme-photo
> 
> Many thanks to all testers and to the valuable feedback!
> 
> Have fun!
> 
> [1] See the installation instructions at
>     http://atrpms.physik.fu-berlin.de/
> 
> [2] all but the drivers! You still have to set up and configure
>     capure/sound/graphics cards, remotes etc.
> 
> [3] The apt/atrpms-kickstart package enables you to plug into the
>     following repositories:
> 
>     o Red Hat Linux 9 rpms including errata rpms.
>     o ATrpms maintained by Axel Thimm.
>     o freshrpms.net maintained by Matthias Saou.
>     o NewRPMS maintained by Rudolf (Che) Kastl.
>     o Dag's rpm collection maintained by Dag Wieers.
> 
>     Use
> 
> 		apt-get update
> 		apt-get dist-ugrade
> 
>     to upgrade your system to the latest errata, if you wish so.
> 
>     Install synaptic (apt-get install synaptic) for a graphical
>     interface to install/upgrade your packages.
> -- 
> Axel.Thimm at physik.fu-berlin.de
> 



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