[mythtv-users] Is mythTV ready for prime time?

Greg greg.d at cwgsy.net
Mon Mar 14 23:12:48 UTC 2005


You could try the SUSE rpm's from here:
http://folk.uio.no/oeysteio/apt/suse/

Greg

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Kevin Saenz
> Sent: 14 March 2005 21:47
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Is mythTV ready for prime time?
> 
> > >After fighting with database issues on Suse 9.1, I switched to 
> > >KnoppMyth, which supposedly auto-installs all the prereqs 
> and sets up 
> > >the database.  Yet it "cannot connect to the master backend 
> > >database."
> > >
> > >I'm throwing in the towel.  Looking at the archives of 
> this list, it 
> > >appears that this tool is still packed with gotchas, one 
> complication 
> > >after another.  Does anyone else share the same thoughts, or am I 
> > >just having unusual difficulties?
> > >
> > >
> I threw in the towel with Suse9.0 and 9.1 (I was testing Suse 
> as place of employment is a Novell house). There are a few 
> people who have had success with using mythtv on suse.
> 
> I was thinking of using knoppMyth the only question that I 
> has was does it support dvb? So far I have not found an 
> answer to that.
> 
> I used Mandrake because I moved away from RH, and I read that 
> it has a little more support for most codecs. I am not 
> entirely happy with Mandrake but at least it works.
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