On Fri, 2005-01-28 at 11:27, Andrew Wilson wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > Appreciate some help on choosing a EPIA MB that has the best > > probability of success with running MythTv. > > > > The choices I have are > > > > M1000 > > MS1200 > > These two have hardware mpeg accel supported in mythtv.... >
i see.. (actually, I now see, since I didn't know that from looking at the epia wiki) > > V800 > > And this one doesn't. Go for an M series, Thanks, it also uses 8MB Shared VRAM IIRC > > > > > I'm hoping to set it up as follows: > > LIRC > > Gentoo Linux > > TV-Out > > IDE Hard Drive. > > Yes. No problems there. However you forgot one of the most important > parts: A TV card. This is going to be a harder decision. Do you have > DVB where you are? If so, then get a DVB card. Otherwise get an full > featured analog card with an Mpeg encoder, because the EPIA can't do > it in software in real time. I don't think we have DVB. (I'm not exactly sure what is DVB, but we do have something like cable here, comes with a set-top box+satellite receiver) Actually, since you mentioned it, I presume the EPIA don't have enough Horsepower to encode/record TV programs? Does adding the analog Mpeg Card (eg: Haugepage/AverMedia) help? > > > > > The thing which worries me now is how to get LIRC as well as TV-out to > > work. I've noted that the EPIA comes with > > > > TV out is easy - EPIA comes with composite and S-Video TV outs > > > 1x CIR Connector > > 1x FIR Connector > > > > Ignore these. You really have two main options for IR: Go for a TV > card with a remote, which you can use in lirc, or buy a serial port ir > receiver. These are cheap and let you use just about any remote. Serial Port IR. WIll a USB one work? I have a actisys which when I plug into the USB on my laptop, loads the stir4200 module. (but I read that usb IR doensn't work) Actually, I can't get my Laptop IR to work under LIRC. (I've posted the issue to a few lists but no replies thus far) > > I'm hoping that I will get more luck with this. Would Appreciate a > > response. > > > > No worries. Hope this helps. Thanks for the hand-holding -- Ow Mun Heng Gentoo/Linux on DELL D600 1.4Ghz 98% Microsoft(tm) Free!! Neuromancer 13:14:38 up 3:48, 7 users, load average: 1.87, 1.07, 0.43
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