Here's a status report on my
MythTV box.
As you may remember, I
switched my main desktop from a PC running
Debian GNU/Linux to a Mac G4--also running Debian, of course. As I
posted earlier, I did this so that I could use the PC as my MythTV backend machine, thereby saving me some money because I didn't have to buy a whole new machine for the backend. It's been a few weeks since the switch, and now I feel comfortable moving ahead with the MythTV project, pretty sure that I've gotten everything I need off of the old machine.
Also, I finally received the new
gigabit network switch and
gigabit network cards that I ordered from Buy.com.
So, the other day, I installed one of the gigabit network cards and my
Hauppauge TV capture card, that I've had for
almost 3 months, into the PC.
On reboot, the network card was instantly recognized and working, but the kernel doesn't appear to have drivers for the Hauppauge card already. I think I may have known that at some point, but I've since forgotten. So, I'm hoping that this weekend I'll have time to get the card up and running and maybe even try installing MythTV. If I do get around to installing the MythTV software, it'll be in my already existing Debian installation on the PC. I haven't ordered the big hard drives yet, so at this point I'm just learning how it all works.
So, my current to-do list for the MythTV box is:
- Get Hauppauge drivers installed.
- Run an extra cable coax line
- Order the hard drives
I'll post again if I get anything working.
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