I have a measly failed attempt to run a HTPC on Linux in my history. MythTV on top of Ubuntu is packaged nicely in the shape of Mythbuntu (unexpected and innovative naming Installing it was fine, and configuring it was also fine. There was only ONE small problem – the TV card didn’t work! Twinhan […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It has to be said; things don’t work! – My MythTV set-up fails in a very early stage. The Twinhan 3030 card isn’t properly detected and never becomes operational. The Linux driver on the Twinhan web are for Fedora and I had Ubuntu. There are alternative ones but I failed to get them operational. Even […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I have planned to set up a Home Theatre PC for years now but never done so, for several reasons. There are many options but let’s start with my choices; basing it on Linux or Windows. Mythbuntu is a Linux distribution that is supposed to facilitate a HTPC via a plug and play installation. For […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…