On Sun, Sep 17, 2023, at 17:45, John Jason Jordan wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Sep 2023 16:19:41 -0700
> "Kevin Williams" <ke...@k9w.org> dijo:
>
> >John, what was your specific error that you got when using SSH to your
> >computer? What is the local SSH server not already running?
>
> Way too long go to remember.
>
> >Do I understand correctly that you got the silicondust App to see the
> >TV tuner on Mint and Ubuntu, but not on Debian?
>
> Yes. On Debian the utility wouldn't even launch, with the error message
> that it couldn't find the tuner. Then I discovered that I could ping the
> tuner from Debian (192.168.1.112), and from Debian I was even able to
> download new firmware and install it, with a command furnished by
> Silicondust. But the command had a place to put the tuner's ID number,
> and the command failed. When I replaced the ID number with the IP
> address the command worked and the new firmware is now installed. I
> worked on getting the utility to search for the IP address instead of
> the ID number, but couldn't find a way to do it. I even played with the
> utility's .desktop file, but without success.
>
> >You said you wanted to move away from snap and a bunch too, and you
> >didn’t like the artwork on Mint. Are you still looking to try more
> >distro’s?
>
> Maybe. Right now I want to get Debian 12 installed on the new drive.
> It's installed, but I can't get it to boot. Once I solve that problem
> I'll immediately see if I can get it to see the TV tuner. Everyone
> blames VirtualBox for the tuner not being seen, in spite of the fact
> that I found a thread on the Debian forums where over a dozen people
> had the same problem, and none of them succeeded. If Debian can see the
> tuner, then Debian will be my new OS. If not, then I am still distro
> shopping.
>
> >If you prefer to stick with apt-based distributions, what about MX
> >Linux? It’s based on Debian, but has many papercuts worked out,
> >possibly, including the one for the TV tuner.
>
> I have heard of MX Linux, and it's on my list of possibilities.
>
> >If you’re willing to try an Linux distribution not based on apt, I can
> >say that Fedora and OpenSUSE Tumbleweed have improved tremendously in
> >usability and reliability in the last five years.
> >If you’re not happy with Mint, and if MX Linux does not work with the
> >TV tuner either, would you consider trying those rpm-based distros?
>
> I ran Fedora for about two years, until I finally got tired of their
> forced six month upgrades. I understand why Red Hat has that
> requirement, and I respect their decision. But it's not for me. As for
> others, I once briefly tried OpenSUSE, but not a lot of others. I want
> a combination of cutting edge, good multimedia support, yet high
> stability, a tall order for any distro. I don't find those features as
> readily in RPM distros as in Debian. Plus, it takes quite a lot of
> different commands and ways of doing things.
That’s totally fair. Thanks for answering, John! Let us know how it goes with
Debian and possibly MX Linux. They are both great choices.
