On Mon, 2007-03-19 at 20:00 -0500, Billie Erin Walsh wrote:
Charles philip Chan wrote:
Forgot to add, did you start mythbackend?
Charles
Have something called MythTV Frontend in my menu. Doesn't seem to do anything either.
Billie 1. Go to the mythtv site first and be sure you have a card supported. Not all TV card can run myth. 2. If you want to buy one get the Hauppauge wintv-pvrx50 which you can get them now pretty cheap or the 500 which has two tuners. I love the 350. I have also a pchdtv card that has an analog tuner also but first I will go for the Hauppauge (that's my bias) 3. Install mysql. This is pretty simple 4. If you have SuSE 10.2 and you are using the Hauppauge cards the ivtv module need it is loaded with kernel and the rpm for myth are also there so read the installation. If you are running previous version of 10.2 a message I sent to another user may help you. It includes howto build and install both ivtv and myth. http://forums.novell.com/group/opensuse.org.suse-linux.support.install-confi... Forum/Group: opensuse.org.suse-linux.support.install-configure-administration Subject: Mythtv under SuSE 10 (retail) Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 21:29:07 UTC Mythtv has a server client architecture. The server (mythbackend) is located in one machine and there you also have the mysql database with all the channel, program information etc. Very often you have a mythfrontend there (client) but you may have as many as you want. I have one in my laptop (ibm x40). So during the summer I go to my backyard and I do the work there and at the same time I am watching tv in a small windows of the laptop wireless. Of course either "live" tv or recorded programs can be watched. If you have only one tuner one front end can be watching live tv in channel x and the other a recorded program or live tv also in channel x. If you have two tuner or three the possibilities change accordingly. Live TV is not live is recorder with just very small delay so this allows you to pause, rerun a previous segment etc. The recorded one for me most important feature is elimination of commercials. Well you can write a book about myth but if you want to start get a good TV card roll your sleeves and you will have it :-) Ciao -=terry(Denver)=- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org