Decided to give MythTV another go earlier today (using the same guide that I had previously tried). Went through everything step by step and now it works!! And it's actually pretty :swear: good too! I've even got my Hauppauge Remote working in it (although i need to configure some more buttons first). Also, I haven't got the channel guide information to work yet. The guide is too vague about this, and it's gets a little difficult to understand. The guide is here in case anyone is interested
No, it was very painful BTW, is it possible to run MythTV in my normal user account, rather then having to log on as the MythTV user account?
mmm.. I don't know about that one. As far as I know, mythTV is a stand alone user interface and meant to be run exclusively, so normal user accounts wouldn't matter too much. Only if you wanted to access your ~ directories would you need to log in as yourself. But, I will say I don't really know what I'm talking about.
Why not just run a new session as the myth user and switch between your account and that one? In Linux, you can easily have multiple concurrent sessions.
If I am correct, MythTV uses Mplayer for the backend. The picture is a lot clearer then what Kaffeine/Xine offers, and theres no ghosting either. For a dedicated Media Centre/PVR, MythTV is pretty good. But for a general workstation computer, which is the main purpose of my computer, I am still not so sure.
Does anyone know of a good Lirc resource site / support forum? Although I do have it working (with KDELIRC), not all of Kaffeine's functions are included in the map buttons wizard (in IRKICK) I was wondering whether it would be possible to manually assign key combinations to my remote using the ..lircrc configuration file. I've spent about 4 hours today searching around, but I haven't got any where yet
AARRGGGHHHHHH! I really hate Kaffeine/Xine right now... WHY DO I CONTINUE TO USE IT FOR MY TV WHEN ALL IT EVER DOES IS CRASH! Thank you Kaffeine for crashing whilst recording something I wanted to watch (again) The fact is that Xine is useless for TV. Mplayer is far superior in every respect and Helix is a better audio engine. Honestly I am through with Xine once and for all [/rant over]
When Kaffeine/Xine works, it works well. It's exactly the kind of application that I want and it's easy to use. To be fair to Kaffeine, it is usually quite stable, just not when watching DVB. I don't know whether this is because my TV signal is poor, or whether it's a more serious bug or problem with the ubuntu package. But then again, I had similar problems when I used SUSE. I upgraded Kaffeine to 0.8.1 in the hope that it would be more stable, but it's just as bad, probably worse. Today i've spent 4+ hours trying to get Freevo working. Theres no better satisfaction then spending that amount of time only to end up with an application THAT WON'T WORK! I just don't understand the point of making a great application if it's just too difficult to install. No matter how much it impresses us with it's various features, it's useless if no one can install it. Developers in general need to spend less time cranking up the features and more time making it easier to use. I reckon Freevo/MythTV is probably loosing more then 3/4 of it's potential user base just because no one can actually get them to work. That being said, I did get MythTV to work after spending far too many hours on it. But I never got the TV listings working. I would use MythTV but there's too many things I don't like about it.
MythTV is a media center front-end for Linux, similar to Tivo, Front Row or Windows MCE. It is still in beta so it may be difficult for a new user to setup, but it's already more stable and usable than Windows MCE. The Linux platform actually makes the best PVR/DVR anyway, so this is a natural fit. If you want to try MythTV for yourself, the easiest way is with LinuxMCE. Try it, it's free.
