Re: [mythtv-users] Recommended Flavour

2005-01-23 Thread Cecil Watson
Kevin Kuphal wrote: Cecil Watson wrote: I have a working CVS backend and I'm building a new frontend. I want to use the CD boot frontend KnoppMyth and not have a HD in my frontend. I can't do it AFAIK because the KnoppMyth CD doesn't support my CVS backend because the protocols have changed.

Re: [mythtv-users] Recommended Flavour

2005-01-22 Thread d gleba
Cecil Watson wrote: Why may such a statement? It seems as if you stating that KnoppMyth is deficient in some way when compared to MythTV installed on another distro. The point of KnoppMyth is to get a PVR up and running in the easiest/quickest/best (IMHO) manner possible. KnoppMyth will do a

Re: [mythtv-users] Recommended Flavour

2005-01-22 Thread Kevin Kuphal
Cecil Watson wrote: I have a working CVS backend and I'm building a new frontend. I want to use the CD boot frontend KnoppMyth and not have a HD in my frontend. I can't do it AFAIK because the KnoppMyth CD doesn't support my CVS backend because the protocols have changed. This has to do with

Re: [mythtv-users] Recommended Flavour

2005-01-21 Thread Cecil Watson
Thanks again, Cecil. You're welcome. Of course KnoppMyth wouldn't be KnoppMyth w/o Knoppix (many thanks to Klaus) and MythTV (many thanks to Isaac). Many thanks to all that have helped develop this great projects and Open Source in general. When the source is open, the possibilities are endl

Re: [mythtv-users] Recommended Flavour

2005-01-21 Thread Cecil Watson
I have a working CVS backend and I'm building a new frontend. I want to use the CD boot frontend KnoppMyth and not have a HD in my frontend. I can't do it AFAIK because the KnoppMyth CD doesn't support my CVS backend because the protocols have changed. This has to do with the way MythTV func

Re: [mythtv-users] Recommended Flavour

2005-01-21 Thread Andy Long
"> Why may such a statement?" I certainly meant no offense by it. However, the user's email was primarily concerned with using one of several Fedora distros, mandrake, or debian (ya, i know knopp is built from it). I was suggesting that if he desires to use one of these, he might try knoppmyth b

Re: [mythtv-users] Recommended Flavour

2005-01-21 Thread Kevin Kuphal
Cecil Watson wrote: if you just want to get your feet wet in myth before doing a major install. Why may such a statement? It seems as if you stating that KnoppMyth is deficient in some way when compared to MythTV installed on another distro. The point of KnoppMyth is to get a PVR up and run

Re: [mythtv-users] Recommended Flavour

2005-01-21 Thread Benjamin Watkins
Cecil Watson wrote: if you just want to get your feet wet in myth before doing a major install. Why may such a statement? It seems as if you stating that KnoppMyth is deficient in some way when compared to MythTV installed on another distro. The point of KnoppMyth is to get a PVR up and run

Re: [mythtv-users] Recommended Flavour

2005-01-21 Thread Cecil Watson
if you just want to get your feet wet in myth before doing a major install. Why may such a statement? It seems as if you stating that KnoppMyth is deficient in some way when compared to MythTV installed on another distro. The point of KnoppMyth is to get a PVR up and running in the easiest

Re: [mythtv-users] Recommended Flavour

2005-01-21 Thread Andy Long
I would use FC3 (you can download a single dvd image to do the install off of instead of 3 CDs) since that's what Jarod's current doc is written for. You could also do a KnoppMyth install. It's a knoppix disk that has mythtv pretty much pre-configured...very easy to work with if you just want to g

Re: [mythtv-users] Recommended Flavour

2005-01-21 Thread Preston Crow
On Fri, 2005-01-21 at 11:44, Rob G wrote: > Ok I am gonna start building my MythTV system. I have a blank system > to work with what Linux Flavour should I put on for the best results. I like chocolate. For best results, eat the chocolate while reading the list archives. This has gone past bei

Re: [mythtv-users] Recommended Flavour

2005-01-21 Thread Joe Barnhart
--- Rob G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok I am gonna start building my MythTV system. I > have a blank system > to work with what Linux Flavour should I put on for > the best results. > I have no problems with any flavour just would like > to know what is > the best for MythTV > > Debian (unst

[mythtv-users] Recommended Flavour

2005-01-21 Thread Rob G
Ok I am gonna start building my MythTV system. I have a blank system to work with what Linux Flavour should I put on for the best results. I have no problems with any flavour just would like to know what is the best for MythTV Debian (unstable)Sarge - 15CD Fedora Core 3 - 3 CD for all Fedora;s I