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

[Raphael]

Darryl Hirschler 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
> 
>  

wasn't exactly that hard then was it? ;) j/k

> 
> 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

LIRC is actually not too hard to set up if you follow their howto; there 
are extensive instructions on LIRC.org The first time I got into LIRC I 
used their site as a "user manual" or sorts. It was extremely helpful, 
and I didn't find that there was anything missing that I needed to fill 
in with other sites. Without the detailed instructions I would have been 
totally lost, as I have no clue what's going on when my remote sends 
codes to my remote receiver and how the heck the computer interprets them :P

> 
> - 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?)

as others have said: options in your window manager (gnome for you most 
likely, so it's in the system menu).

> 
> - make it auto-launch MythTV

backend should auto launch as a script in init. You can also launch it 
form the command line with "mythbackend -d"
If you don't have an init script with mythbackend in it, just put that 
command I just wrote into your own init script. Here's some info on init 
scripts if you don't know about them 
http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-opersys.html#s-sysvinit
though not necessary reading. A quick and dirty way is here: 
http://www.fperkins.com/HowToCreateaStartupScriptinDebian.html

The frontend can be launched via a startup command in your session 
(under "preferences/sessions") as other have said.

> - 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!
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> Darryl
> 
> 


Ahh I remember the joys of struggling over mythtv for the first time 
three years ago.

Raphael