[ALUG] MythTV

[Barry Samuels]

> Barry Samuels wrote:
> > I have set up a low-end machine with a TV adapter to run MythTV on
> > the assumption that I wouldn't need X running on the back-end 
> > machine but I find that the mythtv-setup programme is graphical! So 
> > I need to install a lot of X packages just to run the setup.

On 05/02/08 15:36:19, Tim Green wrote:
> You don't need a local xserver to run X applications.

I didn't know that. Well you learn something new every day.

On 05/02/08 15:16:59, Mark Rogers wrote:
> 
> I'd be interested to see where you end up on this one.
>

I now have the MythTV backend running on my low-end machine and the 
frontend on my normal desktop. I am now running a test recording.

I must say that the mythtv-setup software is one of the most 
frustrating bits of software that I have ever used.

The instructions say to use the up/down arrows to select a field (that 
works) and make the field active by pressing space. That worked 
sometimes but mostly seemed to move me to the next screen which I 
didn't want.

I tried using a mouse but the cursor was visible only when it moved 
into a text input field. There were some dropdown fields and fields 
with a small checkbox but no instructions on how to change the values. 
Pressing space with those just took me out of the current screen.

In the end I resorted to moving the mouse cursor into a text field 
where I could see it then moved it blind to where I wanted it and 
clicked. Took a few tries with some fields but we got there in the end. 
Talk about Russian Roulette.

I need to improve the TV signal as it is a bit low at around 30% for 
BBC1. The signal strength for the same channel on our television is 
around 80%. I also need to swap the cardboard box that it's all running 
in for a new case.

Still, it appears to be up and running and scheduling recordings seems 
easy (assuming my test recording actuall works - due to finish in 30 
minutes).

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Barry Samuels
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