Mailing List Archive: I'm new...

I'm new...

Nov 20, 2002, 3:34 PM

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Hello-

I'm new to MythTV and to LINUX actually -

I'm hoping to install Red Hat8 on a PIII 800MHz with
256megs of ram. I've got a new ATI all in wonder and
have found that the software bundled with it is crap.
(It never starts up to record my programs for one
thing). So the switch to linux and mythtv is a
welcomed project/hobby for me. I'm surrounded by
linux friends who are supporting my decision and will
help me that that part of the deal... but we don't
know much about the compressions, optimal resolutions
and video in general.

There are so many great things about MythTV, but I'm
concerned that this machine won't hack it. Any tips
about getting the most out of this set up would be
greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Greg

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Re: I'm new... [ In reply to ]

mdz at debian

Nov 20, 2002, 3:44 PM

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On Wed, Nov 20, 2002 at 02:34:54PM -0800, Greg Boyd wrote:

> I'm new to MythTV and to LINUX actually -
>
> I'm hoping to install Red Hat8 on a PIII 800MHz with
> 256megs of ram. I've got a new ATI all in wonder and
> have found that the software bundled with it is crap.
> (It never starts up to record my programs for one
> thing). So the switch to linux and mythtv is a
> welcomed project/hobby for me. I'm surrounded by
> linux friends who are supporting my decision and will
> help me that that part of the deal... but we don't
> know much about the compressions, optimal resolutions
> and video in general.
>
> There are so many great things about MythTV, but I'm
> concerned that this machine won't hack it. Any tips
> about getting the most out of this set up would be
> greatly appreciated.

You won't be able to watch and record at the same time with only the
all-in-wonder card under Linux due to a limitation in the driver.

--
- mdz

Re: I'm new... [ In reply to ]

cedarmckay at mac

Nov 20, 2002, 4:15 PM

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I have a similar rig. Everything ended up working pretty well, but I
ended up buying a hauppage WinTV-GO for $49 from compusa. The
all-in-wonder is not fully supported by linux yet, and will not allow
you to record and watch tv at once.

On Wednesday, November 20, 2002, at 02:34 PM, Greg Boyd wrote:

> Hello-
>
> I'm new to MythTV and to LINUX actually -
>
> I'm hoping to install Red Hat8 on a PIII 800MHz with
> 256megs of ram. I've got a new ATI all in wonder and
> have found that the software bundled with it is crap.
> (It never starts up to record my programs for one
> thing). So the switch to linux and mythtv is a
> welcomed project/hobby for me. I'm surrounded by
> linux friends who are supporting my decision and will
> help me that that part of the deal... but we don't
> know much about the compressions, optimal resolutions
> and video in general.
>
> There are so many great things about MythTV, but I'm
> concerned that this machine won't hack it. Any tips
> about getting the most out of this set up would be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Greg
>
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Re: I'm new... [ In reply to ]

hoffman at babylon

Nov 21, 2002, 10:44 AM

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Does this mean that you could not do the pause while watching thing with an
all-in-wonder? Several friends and I are in the process of building mythtv
boxes from the ground up and we were planning on using a-i-w cards. If this
is a problem we'd like to know up front. Thanks.

Regards,
Doug

On Wed 20 Nov 2002 15:15:50 -0800,
Cedar McKay <cedarmckay@mac.com> wrote:
> I have a similar rig. Everything ended up working pretty well, but I
> ended up buying a hauppage WinTV-GO for $49 from compusa. The
> all-in-wonder is not fully supported by linux yet, and will not allow
> you to record and watch tv at once.
>
>

Re: I'm new... [ In reply to ]

cedarmckay at mac

Nov 21, 2002, 11:57 AM

Post #5 of 10 (2041 views)

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you can't use all-in-wonder cards if you want full mythtv
functionality. Use a cheap tv capture card instead.
Hauppage Win TV works for me.
On Thursday, November 21, 2002, at 09:44 AM, Dr.Doug L. Hoffman wrote:

> Does this mean that you could not do the pause while watching thing
> with an
> all-in-wonder? Several friends and I are in the process of building
> mythtv
> boxes from the ground up and we were planning on using a-i-w cards. If
> this
> is a problem we'd like to know up front. Thanks.
>
> Regards,
> Doug
>
> On Wed 20 Nov 2002 15:15:50 -0800,
> Cedar McKay <cedarmckay@mac.com> wrote:
>> I have a similar rig. Everything ended up working pretty well, but I
>> ended up buying a hauppage WinTV-GO for $49 from compusa. The
>> all-in-wonder is not fully supported by linux yet, and will not allow
>> you to record and watch tv at once.
>>
>>
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RE: I'm new... [ In reply to ]

rpage at chiba

Nov 21, 2002, 12:04 PM

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Just saw on /. that ATI has released binary drivers for linux. Maybe
this'll fix the problems with myth.

Randy

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-dev-admin@snowman.net
[mailto:mythtv-dev-admin@snowman.net]
> On Behalf Of Cedar McKay
> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 11:58 AM
> To: mythtv-dev@snowman.net
> Subject: Re: [mythtv] I'm new...
>
> you can't use all-in-wonder cards if you want full mythtv
> functionality. Use a cheap tv capture card instead.
> Hauppage Win TV works for me.
> On Thursday, November 21, 2002, at 09:44 AM, Dr.Doug L. Hoffman
wrote:
>
> > Does this mean that you could not do the pause while watching thing
> > with an
> > all-in-wonder? Several friends and I are in the process of building
> > mythtv
> > boxes from the ground up and we were planning on using a-i-w cards.
If
> > this
> > is a problem we'd like to know up front. Thanks.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Doug
> >
> > On Wed 20 Nov 2002 15:15:50 -0800,
> > Cedar McKay <cedarmckay@mac.com> wrote:
> >> I have a similar rig. Everything ended up working pretty well, but
I
> >> ended up buying a hauppage WinTV-GO for $49 from compusa. The
> >> all-in-wonder is not fully supported by linux yet, and will not
allow
> >> you to record and watch tv at once.
> >>
> >>
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> > mythtv-dev@snowman.net
> > http://www.snowman.net/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-dev
>
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Re: I'm new... [ In reply to ]

binford at cloud9

Nov 21, 2002, 12:13 PM

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On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 12:04:51PM -0700, rpage wrote:
> Just saw on /. that ATI has released binary drivers for linux. Maybe
> this'll fix the problems with myth.

I don't believe that ATI's binary drivers support v4l.

RE: I'm new... [ In reply to ]

rpage at chiba

Nov 21, 2002, 12:24 PM

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> I don't believe that ATI's binary drivers support v4l.

Could be. I don't have one so I can't test, but I figured I'd post it
for those that do to try.

Randy

Re: I'm new... [ In reply to ]

mdz at debian

Nov 21, 2002, 2:00 PM

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On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 12:04:51PM -0700, rpage wrote:

> Just saw on /. that ATI has released binary drivers for linux. Maybe
> this'll fix the problems with myth.

Apparently, it is only for the Radeon 8500 and higher, and does not support
TV-out.

--
- mdz

Re: I'm new... [ In reply to ]

oatz at rogers

Nov 21, 2002, 2:35 PM

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I've setup 5 boxes with Ati TV Wonders which work flawlessly with the bttv
kernel drivers. With all this experience I've yet to get a AIW wokring with
gatos. IMHO use a Brooktree based PCI tuner card like the TV Wonder/
Hauupage if you want an "easy to set up " PVR solution, for use with or
without mythtv.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dr.Doug L. Hoffman" <hoffman@babylon.dlhoffman.com>
To: <mythtv-dev@snowman.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 12:44 PM
Subject: Re: [mythtv] I'm new...

> Does this mean that you could not do the pause while watching thing with
an
> all-in-wonder? Several friends and I are in the process of building mythtv
> boxes from the ground up and we were planning on using a-i-w cards. If
this
> is a problem we'd like to know up front. Thanks.
>
> Regards,
> Doug
>
> On Wed 20 Nov 2002 15:15:50 -0800,
> Cedar McKay <cedarmckay@mac.com> wrote:
> > I have a similar rig. Everything ended up working pretty well, but I
> > ended up buying a hauppage WinTV-GO for $49 from compusa. The
> > all-in-wonder is not fully supported by linux yet, and will not allow
> > you to record and watch tv at once.
> >
> >
> _______________________________________________
> mythtv-dev mailing list
> mythtv-dev@snowman.net
> http://www.snowman.net/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-dev
>