[mythtv-users] Install packages for Raspberry Pi Ubuntu Mate wily

[Curtis Gedak]

On 16-03-21 08:45 PM, Tom Harris wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 9:18 AM, Curtis Gedak <gedakc at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 16-03-21 06:54 AM, airdrummer wrote:
>>> and i can't get curtis's build to run under wily
>>
>> Curtis' build is compiled under Raspbian Jessie.  It is meant to be run
>> under Raspbian Jessie only.  It was not configured to run under Wily.
>>
> 
> I’ve seen quite a few questions on setting this up and I’m surprised that
> no one has done the customization and then created a dd image of the OS
> with MythTV already installed.   That would seem to be a much better way to
> get people going with Myth on Pi.
> 

Fortunately we have multiple ways (packages, tarballs, images) to
install unofficial MythTV builds for the Raspberry Pi. See:

https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi#Native_Mythtv_Frontend

The challenge is that all of these builds require customization for
specific location and hardware.

For example, some countries use 50 Hz power and others use 60 Hz power.
This has implications for TV show transmission/format and means that the
correct video mode needs to be configured on RPi2 to be compatible.
Further different televisions support different resolution modes, so
what works for one might not work for another.

I think the majority of people are able to take one of these builds and
configure it to work well on their RPi.

However, due to unique hardware or other circumstances a select few have
been unable to reach a satisfactory solution.  This results in trying
various combinations, such as the above listed incompatible mix of
Raspbian binaries with an Ubuntu Wily installation.

I think if one follows the specific instructions for a chosen build,
then many of these issues can be avoided.

Curtis