Re: [mythtv] Simplifying the instalation? (everyone wants that!)- ideas for thought

2005-09-16 Thread Michael T. Dean
Buzz wrote: LIRC won't do any good on a backend. LIRC is for controlling the frontend (i.e. for controlling the playback of recordings/execution of plugins). The user doesn't interact with the backend--instead he/she interacts with a frontend ("the" frontend (mythfrontend) or MythWeb or som

RE: [mythtv] Simplifying the instalation? (everyone wants that!)- ideas for thought

2005-09-15 Thread Mark Kundinger
In my experience (and mind you, virtually all of my Linux experience has come from working on my mythbox), the really hard parts are the hardware config. Getting TV tuners, TV-out, remote control, and sound all working and all working at the same time. Oh, X-windows too. Now, if you had a packag

RE: [mythtv] Simplifying the instalation? (everyone wants that!)- ideas for thought

2005-09-15 Thread Buzz
> LIRC won't do any good on a backend. LIRC is for controlling the frontend (i.e. for controlling > the playback of recordings/execution of plugins). The user doesn't interact with the backend-- > instead he/she interacts with a frontend ("the" frontend (mythfrontend) or MythWeb or something),

Re: [mythtv] Simplifying the instalation? (everyone wants that!) - ideas for thought

2005-09-15 Thread Michael T. Dean
Buzz wrote: What about having "recommended" or "common" configurations? 1) single PC - everything installed,run and stored locally. 2) single backend system - backend+tuners+lirc+database+web+filesystem all on one host. "basic" frontend on other host/s (as many as desired, often just one) r

[mythtv] Simplifying the instalation? (everyone wants that!) - ideas for thought

2005-09-15 Thread Buzz
What about having "recommended" or "common" configurations? 1) single PC - everything installed,run and stored locally. 2) single backend system - backend+tuners+lirc+database+web+filesystem all on one host. "basic" frontend on other host/s (as many as desired, often just one) running GUI/myt