On Thu, 2005-10-06 at 14:02, R. Geoffrey Newbury wrote: > On Thu, 6 Oct 2005 12:02:01 -0400, Andrew Plumb wrote: > Has anyone had a chance to install+run MythTV, specifically the backend, > on > one of the new EPIA VT-310DP dual-proc/SMP boards? > > http://www.viaembedded.com/product/epia_dp_spec.jsp?motherboardId=3D321 > > Any known gotchas running this with a PVR-500? > > It's time for me to move the backend off the current machine, into the > basement. Once this is done my next step will be to replace my current > M10K+PVR-350 based machine with an SP13K or Nano based, fanless front-end > machine. > > ****************** > Neat board. Gigahertz networking and HDTV level TV out! > Dual processors... at about 7 watts max each processor. Supposed to run > fanless! > > BUT, you have to recompile your kernel for SMP AND recompile every module > against that kernel. > And there is no guarantee that mythtvbackend has been written to take > advantage of SMP capabilities. > > But now that this board is here, maybe mythtv should be SMP capable. > Having dual processors, even if the max CPU speed is only 1Ghz will really > speed up commercial detection etc.
Been running an FC3 backend/frontend using the stock fedora SMP kernel for many many months now. It really does help during commercial flagging. This is on a P5GD2 Deluxe motherboard. So I don't see why you would have to recompile the kernel to support this.
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