[mythtv-users] Distro for MythTV, FC6 is killing me

[Richard Smith]

FWIW I have MediaMVP 0.3.1 running with FC3/Myth 0.18 just fine - it 
works so I am thinking long and hard before migrating to FC 6 and 0.20.

Rick

Trampas wrote:

> Yeap,
>
> I have followed Jarod Wilson’s and the Myth Wiki for Fedora to try and 
> set stuff up. However the Nvidia driver just would not work. On the 
> last reinstall this weekend, I started with a clean install of FC6. 
> Then I did all the updates, which included a new kernel. Did the 
> Nvidia install from the Nvidia shell script. I still had errors trying 
> to get X working. Finally at least got out of the 800x600 mode, but on 
> reboot it would not always load the nvidia driver, the message often 
> said that nvidia.ko was not found. Did some searching found others had 
> this problem because Nvidia did a kernel mod on old kernel and not new 
> one like it should. Tried to uninstall old kernel using rpm –e, ended 
> up with a non booting machine.
>
> On previous install, I could get the Nvidia drivers to install and 
> work until a reboot, at which point I would have to run the Nvidia 
> shell script again to get the drivers working.
>
> I have tried MythDora, but they seem to rename all the scripts such 
> that you can not get help from generic Myth wiki, thus I could never 
> get the A180 installed correctly. I tried KnoppMyth after the no boot 
> this weekend, but it did not remove the grub loader that Fedora had 
> made, as such it never booted. Also as I understand it I need Myth 
> 0.20 for the MediaMVP, as such KnoppMyth would not work?
>
> I am just about to the point where I am going to try Microsoft….
>
> Trampas
>
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> *From:* mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] *On Behalf Of *CHRIS KOTTING
> *Sent:* Monday, November 20, 2006 3:05 PM
> *To:* Discussion about mythtv
> *Subject:* Re: [mythtv-users] Distro for MythTV, FC6 is killing me
>
> I have used both FC5 and FC3 with great success. Have you looked at 
> Jarod Wilson's site?
>
> http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/
>
> *On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 14:49:13 -0500, Trampas wrote*
>> I have been trying to get MythTV installed on FC6 for last month. My 
> problem appears to be that FC6 and Nvidia drivers do not play nice, 
> specifically I can not get the Nvidia drivers to install and work, yes 
> I have read countless how to’s and tried just about everything. I was 
> able to get the Myth backend working, but could not get play the output.
>
>
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>> Thus I am in the market for a Distro which will be stable and work. 
> My system is:
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>> AMD 2700+
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>> 256MB ram
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>> PVR150
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>> MCE remote
>
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>> HD tuner A180
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>> 60GB and 160GB hard drives
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>> Nforce2 motherboard
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>> I will mainly use the box as a backend, but occasionally will use it 
> for compiling and watching TV on monitor. Thus I would like frontend 
> to work. For the main front end I hope to use a MediaMVP, which I have 
> gotten to work with previous install attempts. Which brings up another 
> question, does the MediaMVP support multiple rate fast forward and 
> commercial skips, and maybe a video time line?
>
>
>>
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>> Thanks
>
>
>> Trampas
>
>
>
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