Re: [Freevo-users] Which distro?
Hi Paul! On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 02:34:50PM -0300, Paul wrote: I've been using Freevo on Ubuntu Karmic Koala for about 6 months but always with the intention of trying something else at some point. The main reason is the audio performance, I seem to be one of the many users suffering from Ubuntu's implementation of Pulseaudio, and looking at the Ubuntu forums it seems this problem is still present in Lucid Lynx. Can't you just throw out this pulseaudio stuff and use alsa directly? With my hard drive recently failing it seems a good time to try something else, I was looking at Debian but am open to suggestions, what have your experiences been? I'm using Debian Lenny (no X, just a Matrox G400 and directfb) and setup Alsa to use direct hardware access (device hw:0). Soundservers are evil and I also don't like the default Alsa dmix plugin doing any resampling :-) So far I didn't have any issues with Debian, and since you are already familiar with Ubuntu switching to Debian shouldn't be a big deal. BTW: Personally, I'm not too fond of Ubuntu, it's a little bit too experimental and bleeding-edge to me. I installed Lucid Lynx on my sister's laptop several months ago and were plagued by the infamous GMA4500 random screen flickers for quite a while, until someone mentioned that setting i915.powersave=0 fixed this (default on Ubuntu was 1, IIRC on Debian it was 0). Also I'm not sure if the switch from sysv-init to upstart wasn't too early (there still seem to be some issues with upstart). so long, Hias -- This SF.net Dev2Dev email is sponsored by: Show off your parallel programming skills. Enter the Intel(R) Threading Challenge 2010. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-thread-sfd ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Which distro?
I use gentoo, more or less happy till now. Did not have big problems, even compiling stuff for my own (xine with vdpau support, vdr etc). Though takes time to take care of system because of compilations. Long live freevo! Reggie -- This SF.net Dev2Dev email is sponsored by: Show off your parallel programming skills. Enter the Intel(R) Threading Challenge 2010. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-thread-sfd___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Which distro?
On 30/08/2010 18:34, Paul wrote: I've been using Freevo on Ubuntu Karmic Koala for about 6 months but always with the intention of trying something else at some point. The main reason is the audio performance, I seem to be one of the many users suffering from Ubuntu's implementation of Pulseaudio, and looking at the Ubuntu forums it seems this problem is still present in Lucid Lynx. With my hard drive recently failing it seems a good time to try something else, I was looking at Debian but am open to suggestions, what have your experiences been? I used Fedora. My media centre currently runs a rather outdated Fedora 11. I wrote up installing and configuring on the wiki which might be of help if you decide to go down the fedora route: http://doc.freevo.org/ASRockIon330Fedora -- This SF.net Dev2Dev email is sponsored by: Show off your parallel programming skills. Enter the Intel(R) Threading Challenge 2010. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-thread-sfd ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Which distro?
I used Ubuntu 9.10, however, I had all sorts of problems, especially with lirc. Perhaps I should have used Debian. Freevo should have a recommended distro or better yet, a distro/install disk. Something like Piren was supposed to be, but up to date and an installer. On 08/30/2010 05:22 PM, Elizabeth Dodd wrote: On Tue, 31 Aug 2010, Paul wrote: I've been using Freevo on Ubuntu Karmic Koala for about 6 months but always with the intention of trying something else at some point. The main reason is the audio performance, I seem to be one of the many users suffering from Ubuntu's implementation of Pulseaudio, and looking at the Ubuntu forums it seems this problem is still present in Lucid Lynx. With my hard drive recently failing it seems a good time to try something else, I was looking at Debian but am open to suggestions, what have your experiences been? Thanks Paul Mine is running on antiX a derivative of Mepis a derivative of Debian Gives an xfce gui which is helpful when setting up although rarely used now. On my netbooks I have been using an alpha of Crunchbang which is now built on Debian sources. Completely stable despite being alpha 1. -- This SF.net Dev2Dev email is sponsored by: Show off your parallel programming skills. Enter the Intel(R) Threading Challenge 2010. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-thread-sfd ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Which distro?
On Tue, 31 Aug 2010, Paul wrote: I've been using Freevo on Ubuntu Karmic Koala for about 6 months but always with the intention of trying something else at some point. The main reason is the audio performance, I seem to be one of the many users suffering from Ubuntu's implementation of Pulseaudio, and looking at the Ubuntu forums it seems this problem is still present in Lucid Lynx. With my hard drive recently failing it seems a good time to try something else, I was looking at Debian but am open to suggestions, what have your experiences been? Thanks Paul Mine is running on antiX a derivative of Mepis a derivative of Debian Gives an xfce gui which is helpful when setting up although rarely used now. On my netbooks I have been using an alpha of Crunchbang which is now built on Debian sources. Completely stable despite being alpha 1. -- Don't hate yourself in the morning -- sleep till noon. -- This SF.net Dev2Dev email is sponsored by: Show off your parallel programming skills. Enter the Intel(R) Threading Challenge 2010. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-thread-sfd ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] which distro for freevo?
Cool! Someone else mentioning FreevoLive :-D If you wish to try FL, I'd recomment waiting for a small time, since I'm working on a new version, which is no remaster of MCNLive anymore, but build from a clean MDV2007.0 system. Also, I'll try to put the newer harddrake scripts (from MDV cooker 24-03-2007), which should do a lot better on detecting and installing various tv-cards. If you don't want to wait, FL0.11 is not very stable (but has Freevo 1.7.0included though), FL0.10 is a better option (with Freevo 1.6.3). (Both have kernel 2.6.17.11mdv, but don't let that number scare you, since it has a lot of backports from 2.6.18/19/20 ;-)) Michel _ FreevoLive: http://freevolive.tuxfamily.org 2007/3/25, Elizabeth Dodd [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Saturday 24 March 2007 20:25, Paolo GDF wrote: Hi, I have pentium III - HD 20GB Tv card Terratec Cynergy 1400 (chipset compatible with kernel 2.6.16) I dont know if I must install complete or only some software (which??) in text mode or graphic mode... Thank you We haven't forgotten you FreevoLive 0.07 has a 2.6.17 kernel and looks like it would be a good place to start for you -- Remember Kruschev: he tried to do too many things too fast, and he was removed in disgrace. If Gorbachev tries to destroy the system or make too many fundamental changes to it, I believe the system will get rid of him. I am not a political scientist, but I understand the system very well. I believe he will have a heart attack or retire or be removed. He is up against a brick wall. If you think they will change everything and become a free, open society, forget it! -- Victor Belenko, MiG-25 fighter pilot who defected in 1976 Defense Electronics, Vol 20, No. 6, pg. 110 - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] which distro for freevo?
Paolo GDF wrote: Hi, I'm new on this group and on linux. I would like to make a media center with freevo. Which distro is good for freevon and which type of installation do I do? If any would help me step to step to install freevo or know a tutorial online for this. Thank. Paolo Hey there, For a linux distribution, I like Debian, but it isn't as friendly as some for new users. You may have good luck with Ubuntu, which I installed on a friend's laptop. Any distribution will work, it just depends on how steep a learning curve you want. My preference for Debian is based largely on the packaging system, which does a very good job of getting all the dependencies you need and keeping them up to date and out of conflict, and you get that packaging system with Ubuntu as well. For a media center, you can just install a minimal set of packages and install other things as you need them. The problem I see for a new user of linux is that you won't know what packages you need without reading a mountain of documentation. If you want something that's already set up for you, the advice of these other posters is better than mine. There is a great deal of information about installing and setting up freevo on the freevo wiki (go to http://freevo.sourceforge.net/ and click 'wiki'). There are instructions for setting up freevo on various linux distributions. Buckley - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] which distro for freevo?
On Saturday 24 March 2007 18:36, Paolo GDF wrote: Hi, I'm new on this group and on linux. I would like to make a media center with freevo. Which distro is good for freevon and which type of installation do I do? If any would help me step to step to install freevo or know a tutorial online for this. Thank. Paolo Paolo welcome along. What hardware do you have? Do you have a TV card? If so, which TV card? -- Is it really you, Fuzz, or is it Memorex, or is it radiation sickness? -- Sonic Disruptors comics - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] which distro for freevo?
Hi, I have pentium III - HD 20GB Tv card Terratec Cynergy 1400 (chipset compatible with kernel 2.6.16) I dont know if I must install complete or only some software (which??) in text mode or graphic mode... Thank you 2007/3/24, Elizabeth Dodd [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Saturday 24 March 2007 18:36, Paolo GDF wrote: Hi, I'm new on this group and on linux. I would like to make a media center with freevo. Which distro is good for freevon and which type of installation do I do? If any would help me step to step to install freevo or know a tutorial online for this. Thank. Paolo Paolo welcome along. What hardware do you have? Do you have a TV card? If so, which TV card? -- Is it really you, Fuzz, or is it Memorex, or is it radiation sickness? -- Sonic Disruptors comics - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] which distro for freevo?
On Saturday 24 March 2007 20:25, Paolo GDF wrote: Hi, I have pentium III - HD 20GB Tv card Terratec Cynergy 1400 (chipset compatible with kernel 2.6.16) I dont know if I must install complete or only some software (which??) in text mode or graphic mode... Thank you We haven't forgotten you FreevoLive 0.07 has a 2.6.17 kernel and looks like it would be a good place to start for you -- Remember Kruschev: he tried to do too many things too fast, and he was removed in disgrace. If Gorbachev tries to destroy the system or make too many fundamental changes to it, I believe the system will get rid of him. I am not a political scientist, but I understand the system very well. I believe he will have a heart attack or retire or be removed. He is up against a brick wall. If you think they will change everything and become a free, open society, forget it! -- Victor Belenko, MiG-25 fighter pilot who defected in 1976 Defense Electronics, Vol 20, No. 6, pg. 110 - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
