[mythtv-users] epia mythfrontend

[Adam Felson]

So... Is everybody running the open source unichrome drivers?
Is it a problem if the backend uses mpeg-4 compression?

On Fri, 2004-11-12 at 23:01 -0700, Adam Felson wrote:
> I just ordered an epia M6000 itx system to run for a mythfrontend and am
> researching how to get myth to run on it.  I'm seeing two branches of
> software development for it:  1) drivers and software from via, closed-
> source binaries and 2) open source reverse engineered kernel and drivers
> 
> Both have advantages and disadvantages.  The via supplied drivers for
> the mpeg decoding hardware will also decode mpeg4 streams.  The open
> source software can be used with any kernel version, not just those that
> the people at via support.
> 
> I don't need to run any kernel;  a unsecure 2.4 kernel is fine for me;
> it'll run on it's own network with no connection to the internet. 
> 
> Does myth work with the mpeg decoding hardware with the via binaries?
> 
> 
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Adam Felson <a.f.6 at pobox.com>