On 3/09/2005, at 8:28 PM, Dewey Smolka wrote:
3) Does Mythv or better Linux at all support USB WLAN adapters?
-As the VIA ITX boards do have only one PCI slot, I'd prefer a USB
WLAN
adapter.
This is a bit more tricky. Frankly, WLAN can be a royal pain in
the ass in Linux.
Also, be aware that sending video around a network uses A LOT of
bandwidth and requires low latency, so you may run into problems with
WLAN, no matter how compatible it is.
I have used wlan fine with myth, having not changed any encoding
settings from the default. This is with 802.11g. Casual measurements
showed bandwidth usage averaged a little over 8Mb/s from memory, so
possible but very hard to reliably obtain under 802.11b, and quite easy
on 802.11g.
The easy answer to getting WLAN working is a package called
ndiswrapper, which acts as a sort of API translator -- it fools a card
into thinking it's on MS, and lets you use the MS drivers to run your
card in Linux.
Alternatively, and probably better, do some research before you buy
a card and make 100% sure you get one of the few with linux drivers.
4) Does Mythv or better Linux at all support USB Bluetooth adapters?
-See 3 and 5 for my reasons.
Yes, but I can't really give you more information. However, bluetooth
drivers are included with pretty much every standard distro, if you
choose to install them. I have no bluetooth devices, so can't comment
on how well they work.
I have bluetooth but haven't got around to getting it working with myth
yet. My understanding is that mythwifi (despite the name) is the
program
to use.
5) Can I add other Linux programs to Mythv on my own (I'm not a
Linuxer,
but do not hide myself for compiling ;-)?
You seem to be confusing mythtv with an operating system.
Mythtv is a program, like Windows Media Player. You can add plugins
to myth in the same way as you can add plugins to WMP. You can also
add programs in linux in the same way as you can add programs in
windows. But the presence of WMP on your machine doesn't affect how you
add programs any more than the presence of mythtv affects how you
add programs.
Given what you have said here, I would definitely recommend you go the
Fedora route and follow Jarod Wilson's excellent guide. It will give
you a full, top-shelf Linux OS and walk you step-by-step through the
process of installing and configuring MythTV and all its components
and underlying requirements.
Agreed.
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