I just discovered freevo and this mailing list and wanted to bounce some questions off the group. I am not a complete linux newbie but all my experience is with firewalls and servers, not with the GUI end of things. This will be a learning experience for me. :)
I have a e-machine Celeron 900MHz with 128M ram and a 18G Ultra fast IDE drive that is laying around collecting dust. I also have a pci ATI All-in-Wonder tv capture card that I have installed. The system works fine with default ATI utilities and winblows. I am planning on dedicating the system for PCR use and want to control it via remote using only the TV monitor for the display (I have a HDTV receiver). I will build and add a IR remote control receiver/transmitter. I have not even installed a disto on the box yet, I wanted to get a handle on the best approach before starting. Here are some of my questions: 1 - Is the on-board Intel video subsystem on the MB going to cause problems for me? I dont seem to be able to disable it via bios. Under XP pro I can disable it via the control panel but every linux distro I have installed on that box insists on using it as the primary display. 2 - Can freevo output only the "tv" signal on the ATI card? I dont want the taskbar at the bottom of the screen or any other "desktop" crud, just the menus and video. Trying to "family proof" it. 3 - If freevo cannot do #2 is there another open source product that will? 4 - Assuming that this can be made to work, what is the easiest distro to use/setup for this task? 5 - I have a DirecTV receiver that I would like to control for automatic channel management and timed recording. Is there support for this? 6 - I am sure there are many web resources other than Sourceforge, what are some good ones for what I am trying to attempt. That should be enough to get me pointed in the right direction and to generate more questions. :) TIA, Bill ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Perforce Software. Perforce is the Fast Software Configuration Management System offering advanced branching capabilities and atomic changes on 50+ platforms. Free Eval! http://www.perforce.com/perforce/loadprog.html _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
