[mythtv-users] Where to find Myth Setup Information?

[mark Deneen]

On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 5:54 PM, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 6:40 AM, mark Deneen <mdeneen9000 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 9:06 AM, Another Sillyname
> > <anothersname at googlemail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> On 9 January 2011 16:57, mark Deneen <mdeneen9000 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > The Setup program has hundreds of parameters. Very few have any
> >> > meaningful
> >> > explanation. I see myriad resources for learning how to compile Myth
> >> > software, but I have yet to find an instruction on how to set it up.
> Is
> >> > there any kind of PDF manual or online docs for the SETUP?
> >> >
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> >> >
> >>
> >> Which version of Unix are you running?
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> > Ubuntu 10.10
> > What I installed was referred to as "Mythbuntu."
> > FYI. So far, absolutely nothing works except I have a menu on screen
> which
> > does nothing. I can't watch TV, I can't play a DVD, I can't get the
> weather,
> > I can't get the Hauppage remote to work - nothing. I've been installing
> > applications on computers since about 1982 and never have seen anything
> like
> > this. Well, it's not actually an application is it? It's a programmer's
> lego
> > kit, or something?
> >
> > The menu makes it look like it would do a lot.
>
> It does, but the developers can't guess what capture devices you have,
> nor where in the world you live, nor what TV services you have access
> to. You therefore have to do a certain amount of setup. Once you have
> done so, it'll work fine.
>
> You have been pointed at the docs, the first thing to do is run
> mythbuntu-control-centre, then do launch mythtv-setup from the mysql
> tab.
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Yes, I had read those docs already and found them sorely lacking. For
example, this gem: "Choose the appropriate settings for your particular
tuner. Use the arrow keys to move around and to make your choices, and press
RETURN when complete."
Right. Just what I needed to know - move the arrow keys and make selections.
WOW - someone actually typed that as an instruction? Why not shorten it to
"start the program and configure it."

I thank you all for the replies sincerely, but this SW looks like a high
school science project, and I was looking for something more like a finished
application. My mistake, I ought not have wasted everyone's time.
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