[mythtv-users] Guide/Advice/HOWTO for installing MythTV on SuSE9.1Pro

[Richard Mixon (qwest)]

mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org <> wrote:
>> I saw an earlier thread from July 12 that mentions the
>> location/availability of RPMs for SuSE 9.1.
>>   >> Rpm's for SUSE 9 & 9.1 can be found here:
>>   >> http://folk.uio.no/oeysteio/apt/suse/
>>   >>
>>   >> Kindly provided by Øystein Olsen......bloody nice bloke :)
>>   >...But if SuSE works now, definitely go for those rpms.
>> The biggest gotcha on
>>   >SuSE is the need for a custom Qt (also provided there), since the
>>   one >distributed by SuSE is broken.
>>
>> I have gotten KnoppMyth installed, but would really be
>> happier on SuSE, just because I know it (a little) and work
>> with it on my day job. So before really getting KnoppMyth
>> hooked up, I'm going to start trying to get MythTV and SuSE
>> 9.1 Pro working.
>>
>> When I look at the MythTV.org documentation it appears
>> oriented towards compiling from source. Realizing that
>> whatever guide I use, I am going to have to extrapolate to
>> SuSE, are there preferable HOWTO's that I should use as a
>> general guide. For example would Jarod Wilson's Fedora
>> FC1 HOWTO be more appropriate?
>>
>> My hardware is as follows:
>> - Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-7VAXP, with 512MB RAM
>> - Processor: Athlon XP 2100
>> - Video: NVideo MX440 with TV/OUT (TV chip is covered with foil, not
>> sure which it is)
>> - Tuner: AverMedia M179
>> - Hard Drive: Western Digita 200GB
>
> I have it working ok on SUSE 9.1, I say ok but it has to be the most
> stable I've been able to get it. Not yet in place because it's still
> too noisy. The easiest way I've found is to install apt4rpm and use
> it to install Øystein's rpm's, although some of the dependencies may
> not be available via apt they are easily found.
> Give me a shout if you need any help with specifics.
>
> Greg

Greg, thank you. I guess I'll get started then. I'll use Jarod Wilson's
FC1 Myth guide as a general "guide", trying to translate to SuSE as I go
:)