Great Tim !! I am going to start on the Gentoo install this weekend. I don't have all of the parts for the rest of it yet, but they have been ordered.
I am toying of the idea of keeping my OS on a U320 SCSI drive I already have in the system, and using the RADI5 array just for data storage. I would normally just dump everything on the Array, but I don't have it yet and I don't want to waste the weekend sitting around doing nothing. Since we are a local Gentoo mirror, downloading the stuff does not take much time, but compiling it sure does. It sounds like I should drop X on the backend just for management purposes :-) On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 07:52:27 -0800 MagicITX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm doing the same thing. My backend is an AMD64 with 4x SATA 300gb > drives configured as RAID10. I have 4x PVR250 MCE capture cards. OS > is Gentoo. It has an ATI Radeon X300 video card since I will do some > kind of video output even if it is only status information. The > system is up and running. The only problem I have is switching > between composite and tuner inputs on the cards (nothing coming in > over composite). I'm working on the frontend system right now. > > I don't know how you will run mythsetup without X on the backend. You > can always populate the db directly I guess. I believe MythWeather > will only need to be on the frontend. I don't have enough experience > with the other packages to comment. > > Since I'm "in process" right now I can't be a whole lot of help but > wanted to let you know what I'm doing so we can compare notes. > > > On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 05:53:23 -0800, Richard J. Sears > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I figured I would break this topic out into a new thread. > > > > David Morrison said: > > > > -----------------------SNIP--------------------- > > > > Here's mine too so you can compare which flags to use or pull out. Note > > that this is my everyday box too so there's a lot of other flags in here > > related to other things I use. Also, my box is an AMD Athlon so you > > might want to change the 3dnow and 3dnonoex flags if your's is an Intel. > > > > USE="nuvexport ffmpeg lirc dvb divx4linux matroska dvdread theora > > truetype encode svga xvid divx gnome gtk kde qt mysql dvd cdr dvdr alsa > > acpi cups dga encode gphoto2 mpeg oggvorbis samba x86 -nls mmx sse 3dnow > > 3dnowex mmxext v4l v4l2 network" > > > > Also, here's my package.keywords file: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Python-CSV $ cat /etc/portage/package.keywords > > media-tv/mythtv ~x86 > > media-tv/linuxtv-dvb ~x86 > > media-plugins/mythweather ~x86 > > media-plugins/mythvideo ~x86 > > media-plugins/mythgallery ~x86 > > media-plugins/mythmusic ~x86 > > www-apps/mythweb ~x86 > > media-libs/a52dec ~x86 > > media-video/ffmpeg ~x86 > > > > And my package.unmask > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Python-CSV $ cat /etc/portage/package.unmask > > >=media-libs/a52dec-0.7.4-r4 > > > > I needed the ~x86 versions of a52dec and ffmpeg in order to make > > nuvexport work, so if you won't be using those you can remove them. > > > > ------------SNIP--------------------- > > > > My intention is to build a dedicated backend system to handle the > > Mythbackend stuff, and a dedicated (several actually) frontend system > > that will be connected to my TVs. The backen will have the HD3000 and > > several PVR-250 cards on a Dual Athlon system with 1GB RAM and 4 x 300GB > > Maxtor SATA Drives. Video card is nothing special. > > > > From reading the threads, it appears that I do not need X on my backend > > system as I can just ssh into the box and manage everything like that. > > Is this correct..? Is they any benefits to installing X on the backend > > system other than to have a GUI to more around in..? > > > > Second, do I need to install all of the plugins (like mythweather, > > mythvideo, etc) on the backend, or on the frontend (or on both)..? > > > > Is there a breakdown of what needs to be installed on a 'backend only' > > system and then on a 'frontend only' system, or do you install all of ti > > and configure them different..? > > > > Thanks :-) > > > > ****************************************** > > Richard J. Sears > > Vice President > > American Internet Services > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.adnc.com > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > 858.576.4272 - Phone > > 858.427.2401 - Fax > > INOC-DBA - 6130 > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > > > I fly because it releases my mind > > from the tyranny of petty things . . > > > > "Work like you don't need the money, love like you've > > never been hurt and dance like you do when nobody's > > watching." > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > mythtv-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > > > > > > -- > Tim > www.magicitx.com > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users -- ****************************************** Richard J. Sears Vice President American Internet Services ---------------------------------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.adnc.com ---------------------------------------------------- 858.576.4272 - Phone 858.427.2401 - Fax INOC-DBA - 6130 ---------------------------------------------------- I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things . . "Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt and dance like you do when nobody's watching." _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
