[mythtv-users] Recomiling the Kernal

[Joe Votour]

XFS specifically is mentioned in Jarod's guide, it's
towards the end in the miscellaneous section (I use
Fedora Core 1, with XFS myself).  Shouldn't be a
problem at all if you use the ATrpms kernel.

My experience with RedHat/Fedora (and even SuSE and
Mandrake) is that kernel compilation is a major pain
in the butt.  They all patch their kernels so much,
that applying a stock kernel sometimes actually breaks
things.  And, if you use a patched kernel, then you
sometimes can't use RPM modules made by other people.

Case in point: I wanted to use an 802.11g card
supported by the prism54 drivers.  My choices are
either:
1. Use the ATrpms kernel, which won't work with the
prism54 modules (either as source code, or with a
pre-built module by somebody else)
2. Use the stock kernel, which should work with the
prism54 module - then I lose some of the features that
the ATrpms kernel have
3. Try to do it all from source, adding a crapload of
patches in.  More pain than it's worth.

So, for now, I'm waiting until Fedora Core 2 comes
out, then hopefully there will be an RPM repository
for it, so that I can have all of the goodies in one
kernel.  :)

-- Joe

--- Brian Boyle <brian.boyle at craigmedia.com> wrote:
> He Folks.
> 
>  
> 
>             I have been trying to setup a Myth
> system for some time now
> and I am on my second install due to system
> problems. I really do like
> the application and plan on using it as my primary
> means of watching TV.
> My install is a Fedora Core 1 system with a 200 gig
> drive and a PVR-350.
> I am using Jarod's guide and for the first install
> everything went fine.
> 
>  
> 
>             I have a few questions however, first
> there seems to be no
> mention of kernel recompiles. I would like to use
> the JFS or XFS file
> system for my storage medium but there is no mention
> of it in the guide.
> Are there any pit falls that I need to watch out for
> in doing so, also
> how do I use the existing config ( for the kernel
> recompile) and simply
> add the file systems that I want. I don't know were
> the current config
> file is kept so that I can simply change just the
> file systems
> available. 
> 
>  
> 
>             Second question, I followed the guide to
> the letter and
> after I used APT to get the myth suite, APT would
> not work any more. Did
> I do something wrong or am I just think?
> 
>  
> 
> I hope I have provided all the info you need to help
> me, if not I will
> add more later.
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks for any help you can provide.
> 
>  
> 
> Brian.
> 
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