i've been reading MythOnMacOSX and have managed to install a near-working frontend on my old headless G4TiBook (500MHz, 784 RAM). this TiBook outputs video to my TV via s-video. normally, i watch movies using VLC, which works just fine, but the interface is too computer-oriented (i.e., requires keyboard/mouse to select movies, play, pause, etc.). not any fun to do when trying to sit comfortably on my fat arse on the couch.
my backend is a KnoppMyth laptop, and it works very well (latest KnoppMyth plus a couple of plugins). nothing special. 500MHz Dell Latitude. KnoppMyth is very easy to install/configure.
i keep an old Mandrake box as a multimedia server. it houses a couple of 200Gb drives that hold all of my movies/music. my KnoppMyth box nfs-mounts the Mandrake box. works wonderfully.
my questions concerning MythOnMacOSX:
1) i've managed to install the CVS version of Myth w/plugins. i can nfs-mount my multimedia server to allow access for video playback on the Mac.
How do I playback movies?
I've installed MPlayer for OS X.
in the setup screens for MythVideo, I can get MPlayer to start using:
"open /Applications/MPlayer.app (and the rest of the commands like -fs --no-splash -zoom %s")
Select a movie, and MPlayer starts, but it also brings itself to the front, along with the Finder and the Dock.
something I'm not doing correctly here.
2) i don't have a TV tuner card of any kind right now. not interested in it at the moment. how does that impact the fact that my backend is 0.16 and my MacMyth frontend is not?
-Bob K.
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