[mythtv-users] 2010 Mac mini: no go! (Nvidia MCP89 SATA issues)

[Craig Treleaven]

At 9:31 AM -0700 6/25/10, Brent Meyer wrote:
>On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 8:05 AM, Jarod Wilson <jarod at wilsonet.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Craig Treleaven <ctreleaven at cogeco.ca> wrote:
>>> At 4:12 PM +0200 6/25/10, Jurgen Kramer wrote:
>>>>Just to let you know. I've just tried to get Fedora 13 (x86_64) on the
>>>>new 2010 mac mini but got stuck. No SATA devices are recognized so
>>>>installation is a no go. I filed a bug in Fedora bugzilla [1]. People
>>>>with Ubuntu have the same problems.
>>>
>>> If you're looking to run Myth on it, why not try it under OS X?
>>>
>>> http://thesniderpad.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=42
>>
>> Because hardware/gpu decoding support when running under Mac OS X
> > doesn't exist (yet).
> >
>And because when you enable AC3 passthrough it pretty much breaks
>playback (see http://svn.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/5552).
>
>It's a shame--my Mac mini frontend would stay in OS X full-time if not
>for this annoying bug. I wish I knew enough to work on a fix.
>
Top posting fixed. 

I'm well aware of 5552--my Mini experiences it sometimes.  I have some faint hope that Jean-Yves work may yet knock 5552 on the head.

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/436168?nohighlight=1#436168

(See post #10.)

Craig