[mythtv-users] I set up my MythTV system the hard way!

[Steven Adeff]

On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 10:01 AM, Darryl Hirschler
<Darryl.Hirschler at practiceworks.com> wrote:
> I am a Linux and MythTV newbie.  I fooled around with Mythbuntu, and not
> really sure why I decided to do this, but I decided to abandon Mythbuntu and
> go at it from scratch.  So I did the following:
>
> - Set up Ubuntu Linux 7.10 on a freshly-built system
>
> - I even manually partitioned the drive and made a jfs partition
>
> - Miraculously the Dvico card AND the Hauppauge HVR-1600 were installed
> automatically.  However, I know I am only getting partial support for the
> HVR-1600 and MythTV does not even see it.
>
> - Downloaded MythTV and installed it using Synaptic Package Manager
>
> - Setup MySQL (I am also a complete noob at this) and the MythTV database
>
> - Setup Mythbackend
>
> - Setup Mythfronted
>
>
>
> I struggled a LOT and learned so much.  I think I read at least ten
> different guides, none of which was specific enough to my situation.  And I
> still have things I need to work out such as:
>
>
>
> - I still have to configure LIRC for my remote
>
> - I have to figure out permissions between "mythtv" user, "darryl" user, and
> "root".  I am still a little confused by some of this.  Currently, "darryl"
> can launch myth-backend and start mythtv, but "mythtv" user cannot.
>
> - disable the screen saver
>
> - make it auto-login (to the "mythtv" user?)
>
> - make it auto-launch MythTV
>
> - figure out why digital TV is stuttering
>
> - find out if it is at all possible to configure Myth to use the HVR-1600
>
>
>
> I set it up with my Dvico Fusion HDTV3 Gold QAM card, but I expect my
> Hauppauge PVR-500 in the mailbox in the next couple of days.  But I just had
> to tell somebody.  I am so excited!

Congrats! Not so bad right? Don't forget theres a lot of good info on
all the stuff you need to get done still in the Wiki, as well as good
stuff on what you already did get done.

-- 
Steve
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