[mythtv-users] TiVo (S1) as a MythTV Frontend

[Brian Wood]

On Feb 5, 2007, at 5:19 PM, Tortise wrote:

> Thinking some more as TiVo runs linux, perhaps the simplest way to  
> do this might be to install and run the MythTV frontend on TiVo's  
> already functioning linux?
>
> Anyone got any thoughts about this?

Even if you could get a generic kernel running your problem would be  
the proprietary video hardware, you would not be able to use it.

So you'd have to somehow install video capture/output devices on a  
board that has no industry-standard slots to connect them to. USB 1.1  
would not be of much help even if you could get it working. It's also  
not a standard CPU so you'd have to deal with getting drivers working  
on the MIPS or Power CPU, which does not have nearly enough oomph to  
do what it would have to do without the help of the specialized chips.

The best bet would be to try and put a conventional motherboard into  
the case, but the dimensions are not standard and the power supply  
would not be able to power the equipment involved.

I think you might be better off trying to turn it into a decorative  
planter by removing all those proprietary parts and filling the case  
with dirt.

It's just not worth it, though I certainly agree with you that it's a  
shame.


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