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Gibble
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 Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:43 am |
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I'm currently setting up an ubuntu-mythtv backend/frontend for the basement, as I need the computer to handle a few other tasks, and it should be easier than trying to do that with knoppmyth.
But, upstairs I want a simple front end, I may try an XBox eventually...but I'm not quite ready to try modding it. I was considering just using my regular windows pc, and hoping there was a myth distro (knopp) that I could just put in the cd drive, boot, and have a front end, without having to install anything on the harddrive...
...will this work?
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:54 am |
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yes... that's exactly one of knoppmyths main funtions
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Gibble
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 12:04 pm |
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Oh...sweet. It'd be great if someone could make a dvd that would just "work" like that in an xbox...
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electrohacker
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 12:17 pm |
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I'm not saying it'll work... but try burning the ISO to a DVD...
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khrusher
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 12:19 pm |
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I'm pretty sure the MythTV versions must be the same
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electrohacker
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 12:25 pm |
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khrusher wrote: I'm pretty sure the MythTV versions must be the same
dont know anything about that as I've only made one box so far... and that was only a few months ago... I would hope they build in some backwards compatability
you can always upgrade the server
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khrusher
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:35 pm |
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I dont think the version mathing is a function of the live CD, I think all frontends need to be same mythtv version as backend
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Gibble
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:42 pm |
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khrusher wrote: I dont think the version mathing is a function of the live CD, I think all frontends need to be same mythtv version as backend
Probably, but that has nothing to do with the linux distribution used to run mythtv. Currently 0.19.
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khrusher
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:54 pm |
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agreed, I was just warning to assure that you get a live CD that matches you backend.
good luck
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 2:08 pm |
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Cool, thanks.
Now if I could just get my backend working!
I'd love to just install knoppmyth on it, it worked so well before. BUT I want a full linux install so I can set that box up to be a mail server, and perform a few other tasks...
*le sigh*
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khrusher
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 6:13 pm |
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might be easier to add 'a few tasks' to a knoppmyth box then to add mythtv and the dependancies to a non-knoppmyth box
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 7:37 pm |
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If I could get a gnome GUI installed...then yes, it probably would be simpler...
ps and QMail...gotta get that installed too.
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KM: R5.5
CPU: Athlon 3800+
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Snd: Chaintech av-710
Tuner: PVR150
HD: 1000gb sata + 750gb sata + 500gb usb
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electrohacker
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:49 pm |
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apt get install gnome
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:11 pm |
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electrohacker wrote: apt get install gnome
this would quite likely spell disaster in current versions of knoppmyth. _________________ Have a question search the forum and have a look at the KnoppMythWiki.
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:05 am |
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Well, KDE or Gnome, it doesn't really matter...it'd be great if there was a way to install one of them.
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Vid: nvidia 7300GT
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HD: 1000gb sata + 750gb sata + 500gb usb
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