[mythtv-users] Need (suggestions for) lean mythfrontend

[Alen Edwards]

Johan wrote:
> I put my hand on a mini PC, installed Ubuntu Hardy on it with Gnome 
> desktop and mythtv 0.21-fixes.
> Unfortunately it seems a bit underpowered. The system monitor displayed 
> takes 100% CPU (25% for system monitor and 75% for Xorg). It actuall 
> runs myth fine, up to the moment an OSD is displayed, then audio starts 
> to crackle and errors appear in the log. Guess it's running at its max.
> 
> So I need some recommendations to build a lean, custum built kernel and 
> if possible a minimized version of myth. All I need initially would be 
> the option to play live TV and recordings/movies. Nice to have: firefox
> 
> The box has 2 videocards, one built-in and one PCI FX5200. Would prefer 
> the built-in one (so I could remove the FX5200 and add a USB 2.0 PCI 
> card), but that is again a nice to have. It has only one PCI slot.
> 
> 
> Johan
> 
> below is the output of sysinfo:
> 
> System information report, generated by Sysinfo: 7/6/2008 10:10:56 PM
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/gsysinfo
> 
> SYSTEM INFORMATION
> Running Ubuntu Linux, the Ubuntu 8.04 (hardy) release.
> GNOME: 2.22.2 (Ubuntu 2008-06-03)
> Kernel version: 2.6.24-19-generic (#1 SMP Wed Jun 18 14:43:41 UTC 2008)
> GCC: 4.2.3 (i486-linux-gnu)
> Xorg: unknown (13 June 2008  01:08:21AM) (13 June 2008  01:08:21AM)
> Hostname: johan-desktop
> Uptime: 0 days 3 h 24 min
> 
> CPU INFORMATION
> CentaurHauls, VIA Nehemiah
> Number of CPUs: 1
> CPU clock currently at 731.000 MHz with 64 KB cache
> Numbering: family(6) model(9) stepping(8)
> Bogomips: 1465.12
> Flags: fpu vme de pse tsc msr cx8 sep mtrr pge cmov pat mmx fxsr sse up 
> rng rng_en ace ace_en
> 
> MEMORY INFORMATION
> Total memory: 1003 MB
> Total swap: 1608 MB
> 
> STORAGE INFORMATION
> SCSI device -  scsi1
> Vendor:  ATA     
> Model:  FUJITSU MHV2040A
> 
> HARDWARE INFORMATION
> MOTHERBOARD
> Host bridge
> VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8601 [Apollo ProMedia] (rev 05)
> Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8601 [Apollo ProMedia]
> PCI bridge(s)
> VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8601 [Apollo ProMedia AGP] (prog-if 00 [Normal 
> decode])
> USB controller(s)
> VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 1a) 
> (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
> VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 1a) 
> (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
> ISA bridge
> VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super South] (rev 40)
> Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686/A PCI to ISA Bridge
> IDE interface
> VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus 
> Master IDE (rev 06) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
> Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. 
> VT82C586/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT8233/A/C/VT8235 PIPC Bus Master IDE
> 
> GRAPHIC CARD
> VGA controller
> Trident Microsystems CyberBlade/i1 (rev 6a) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
> Subsystem: Trident Microsystems CyberBlade/i1
> 
> SOUND CARD
> Multimedia controller
> VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 50)
> Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 AC97 Audio Controller
> 
> NETWORK
> Ethernet controller
> Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
> Subsystem: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RT8139
> 
> NVIDIA GRAPHIC CARD INFORMATION
> Model name: GeForce FX 5200
> Card Type: PCI
> Video RAM: 128 MB
> GPU Frequency: 250 MHz
> Driver version: NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module  173.14.05  Mon May 19 
> 00:06:12 PDT 2008

You want a lean version of what you have?  I think that is what 
Mythbuntu is.  I have Mythbuntu one one machine and Ubuntu on another. 
Mythbuntu is definitely lean.

Good luck,

Allen