[mythtv-users] VIA EPIA as combined Frontend/Backend?

Per Åge Sørvik peraage at leneogperaage.com
Tue Jun 15 07:46:04 EDT 2004


Adam Wood wrote:

>I'm using an EPIA-M setup.
>
>To be specific I've got an EPIA-M 6000 which works fine (most of the time).
>It was very tricky setting everything up as the cpu load is very high but
>with the right software (VIAexp instead of mplayer for 1) and the right
>libraries, it is possible.
>
>I've also setup an M10,000 for a friend which was much easier to setup and
>nicer to work with. This board hardly ever skips in live TV or stutters when
>playing a DVD or MPEG4 file. I don't use mythgame so can't comment and I
>don't have a 5.1 SPDIF amp but the board do have the connectors and I've
>heard reports saying that it works.
>
>If you do a quick search of this lists archive you'll find reference to a
>wiki which gives a great walkthrough for installing Gentoo, as long as
>you've got the patience for it.
>
>  
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
>>[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Steven 
>>Cruysberghs
>>Sent: 15 June 2004 08:48
>>To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
>>Subject: [mythtv-users] VIA EPIA as combined Frontend/Backend?
>>
>>
>>Is anyone using such a setup?
>>
>>What I would like is a system with one PVR250, a TV-out that 
>>can playback recordings (MPEG2), MPEG4 (divx) content and 
>>DVD's and also allow me to use mythgame, and SPDIF 5.1 audio 
>>output. It would need a harddisk and a DVD-rom in the system.
>>
>>Would this be possible? If so, what epia board would be needed?
>>
>>    
>>
I've got an M10000 that works fine with spdif 5.1 output, and as a 
diskless frontend running mdk 10 & myth 0.15.1

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peraage


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