[mythtv-users] running mythtv backend on VIA EPIA VT-310DP

[Scot L. Harris]

On Thu, 2005-10-06 at 14:02, R. Geoffrey Newbury wrote:
> On Thu, 6 Oct 2005 12:02:01 -0400, Andrew Plumb wrote:
> Has anyone had a chance to install+run MythTV, specifically the backend,
> on
> one of the new EPIA VT-310DP dual-proc/SMP boards?
> 
> http://www.viaembedded.com/product/epia_dp_spec.jsp?motherboardId=3D321
> 
> Any known gotchas running this with a PVR-500?
> 
> It's time for me to move the backend off the current machine, into the
> basement. Once this is done my next step will be to replace my current
> M10K+PVR-350 based machine with an SP13K or Nano based, fanless front-end
> machine.
> 
> ******************
> Neat board. Gigahertz networking and HDTV level TV out!
> Dual processors... at about 7 watts max each processor.  Supposed to run
> fanless!
> 
> BUT, you have to recompile your kernel for SMP AND recompile every module
> against that kernel.
> And there is no guarantee that mythtvbackend has been written to take
> advantage of SMP capabilities.
> 
> But now that this board is here, maybe mythtv should be SMP capable. 
> Having dual processors, even if the max CPU speed is only 1Ghz will really
> speed up commercial detection etc.

Been running an FC3 backend/frontend using the stock fedora SMP kernel
for many many months now.  It really does help during commercial
flagging.  This is on a P5GD2 Deluxe motherboard.  So I don't see why
you would have to recompile the kernel to support this.