[mythtv-users] Can I load FC2 and MythTV with these 20 steps ??

[Berry, David]

Hi

 

I currently have a running backend server, its running Knoppix Myth -
but it's having huge stability problems.  So I'm going to restart it
from scratch using Fedora Core 2.  I need a 2.6 Kernel as I have DVB
cards.  It's running on an A7N8X Deluxe with AMD 2400, 1 GB of Ram, and
an Nvidia 5200 and 250 GB HDD. It's got two VisionPlus Digital TV cards.

 

I've been poring over Jarod's install guide, and just wanted to check
that I have covered off all my install steps before proceeding.

 

The box will only be a backend server as I have an xBox doing the
frontend.

 

Any comments or omissions welcome.

 

Thanks

 

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1 - Install FC2 with packages:

            X Windows System

            KDE Desktop

            SQL Server

            Web server

            Windows File server

            VNC Server

 

2 - Partition according to Jarod's guide.

 

3 - Create user MythTV and enable NTP

 

4 - FC2 has the forcedeth driver built-in

 

5 - Should I load the NVIDIA system drivers ??

 

6 - Get and install apt (it will make my life easier :) )

 

7 - Get the latest ATrpms kernel - edit grub

 

8 - Install the latest NVIDIA video drivers.  Do I need this if it's
only a backend machine that won't be running X fulltime?

 

9 - Get and install ALSA and get two sound cards configured

 

10 - Make sure /etc/modules.conf has the cards in it, and they are
detected ok.

 

11 - Test the installation up to this point with XawTV.

 

12 - Sit back feeling smug about having got this far...

 

13 - Get and install MythTV

 

14 - Upgrade to the bleeding edge bttv driver

 

15 - Setup SQL to run at boottime and configure and create the database

 

16 - Setup MythTV, create XMLTV file and grabber (for Australia)

 

17 - Set mythbackend to start at boot time and start the service

 

18 - Change inittab to start in runlevel 3 - don't need to run X ??

 

19 - Format /video partition to XFS - check that HDD DMA is enabled

 

20 - Allow remote connections to the SQL database from the frontend
machine

 

21 - Sit back with huge grin on face and thank the gods for Jarods guide
:)

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