I sent a note awhile back about the Shuttle SS50 and promised to share
my experiences with MythTV. Basically it ROCKS! :) The video looks
great and the audio is a lot better than I expected, using the default
settings for mpeg4/mp3. So far I haven't noticed a single glitch, been
recording for about 3 hours, watching the live input the CPU usage is
around 40%. And I still have a free PCI slot! Most likely I'll set up
a few cameras around the pad.
After I've had more time with it, I'll put up a page that describes the
experience/setup in more detail, but for those considering the SS50 as a
Myth box perhaps this will be useful. Sorry if I'm leaving anything
out, it's been a long (but fun) day.
Thanks so much to Isaac, Matt, everyone else working on Myth, and the
posters to the mailing lists :)
Hardware:
Shuttle SS50
P4 2GHz (512KB L2)
512MB PC2100 DDR (Kingston)
200GB 7200RPM 8MB cache (WD)
Generic DVD-rom
Generic 4-input Bt848 capture board
Using on-board sound, video, lan, etc.
Total cost: ~ $700
Software:
Debian Woody (bf24 kernel)
CVS MythTV
CVS MythWeather
Installation:
Step 1:
Installed Debian via the miniCD here:
http://www.phy.olemiss.edu/debian-cd/
I first tried upgrading from Woody to Unstable but ran into a lot of
problems due to the new gcc/qt
issues. Rather than spend a lot of time on this, I just reinstalled
Woody and left it that way.
Step 2:
Installed the SiS650 drivers from this page:
http://www.winischhofer.net/linuxsis630.shtml#download
I just used the precompiled versions he has for Debian, slightly
modified his XF86Config-4 file, and X was running beautifully.
Step 3:
modprobe cmpci to configure sound chip.
Step 4:
modprobe videodev ; modprobe bttv to get the capture board going.
Step 5:
Grabbed the necessary packages from Matt's page:
http://dijkstra.csh.rit.edu:8088/~mdz/debian/dists/woody/mythtv/
Step 6:
Got the latest XMLTV build from debian unstable sources.
Step 7:
Built mythtv && build mythweather (using the easy to follow
instructions)
Step 8:
It just works. :)
my experiences with MythTV. Basically it ROCKS! :) The video looks
great and the audio is a lot better than I expected, using the default
settings for mpeg4/mp3. So far I haven't noticed a single glitch, been
recording for about 3 hours, watching the live input the CPU usage is
around 40%. And I still have a free PCI slot! Most likely I'll set up
a few cameras around the pad.
After I've had more time with it, I'll put up a page that describes the
experience/setup in more detail, but for those considering the SS50 as a
Myth box perhaps this will be useful. Sorry if I'm leaving anything
out, it's been a long (but fun) day.
Thanks so much to Isaac, Matt, everyone else working on Myth, and the
posters to the mailing lists :)
Hardware:
Shuttle SS50
P4 2GHz (512KB L2)
512MB PC2100 DDR (Kingston)
200GB 7200RPM 8MB cache (WD)
Generic DVD-rom
Generic 4-input Bt848 capture board
Using on-board sound, video, lan, etc.
Total cost: ~ $700
Software:
Debian Woody (bf24 kernel)
CVS MythTV
CVS MythWeather
Installation:
Step 1:
Installed Debian via the miniCD here:
http://www.phy.olemiss.edu/debian-cd/
I first tried upgrading from Woody to Unstable but ran into a lot of
problems due to the new gcc/qt
issues. Rather than spend a lot of time on this, I just reinstalled
Woody and left it that way.
Step 2:
Installed the SiS650 drivers from this page:
http://www.winischhofer.net/linuxsis630.shtml#download
I just used the precompiled versions he has for Debian, slightly
modified his XF86Config-4 file, and X was running beautifully.
Step 3:
modprobe cmpci to configure sound chip.
Step 4:
modprobe videodev ; modprobe bttv to get the capture board going.
Step 5:
Grabbed the necessary packages from Matt's page:
http://dijkstra.csh.rit.edu:8088/~mdz/debian/dists/woody/mythtv/
Step 6:
Got the latest XMLTV build from debian unstable sources.
Step 7:
Built mythtv && build mythweather (using the easy to follow
instructions)
Step 8:
It just works. :)