[mythtvnz] New to Myth TV and would like your opinion

[Cameron McConnochie]

Fair point, its default guess could be more intelligent.

I'm running mythbuntu 7.10, haven't been brave enough to upgrade yet.

2008/5/21 Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com>:

> On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 11:32 AM, Cameron McConnochie
> <cmcconnochie at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I hope I'm not going off track too much here but I'd like to defend
> > mythbuntu a little.
> >
> > I did a re-install of Mythbuntu 7.10 recently and setup three partitions
> > (OS, Recordings, Archives/Misc).  Set it all up using the installation
> CD's
> > next, next next process.  I'm not sure if I've missed your point Nick or
> it
> > may have been fixed ???
> >
> > Cameron
>
> My point is you shouldn't have to set up partitioning yourself. In
> Mythbuntu/Hardy it set up one partition only. I shouldn't need to
> second guess what size root partition I need, or that the mount point
> for data should be deep inside the filesystem. If mythbuntu is for
> anyone to set up, then newbies shouldn't have to second guess it
> either.
>
> >
> > 2008/5/21 Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com>:
> >>
> >> I think that for me knoppmyth has been the best, but the current
> >> version does not have 0.21 and has an older kernel.
> >>
> >> You can update it to 0.21 yourself (it has all the compiling tools,
> >> headers etc) but the lack of the rt2x00 wireless driver (which is now
> >> on kernel 2.6.24) is annoying for me. Even the "any day now" 0.21
> >> version of knoppmyth will only have kernel 2.6.23 so I am indecisive
> >> about where to go with my mythbox and its shiny new 750G drive.
> >>
> >> mythbuntu does some (IMHO) dumb shit, like only installing one
> >> partition (with myth you should seriously put all your media on a
> >> separate partition to facilitate updating), and it buries the data in
> >> /var/lib/mythtv (IIRC the path correctly).
> >>
> >> On the other hand having repositories with regularly update myth is a
> >> bonus.
> >>
> >> On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 10:53 AM, Cameron McConnochie
> >> <cmcconnochie at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > It sounds like you have a similar amount of Linux experience to me.  I
> >> > use
> >> > Mythbuntu and its been the easiest Linux installation I've done.
> >> >
> >> > I've been blown away by the ease of setup, maintenance and use.
> >> >
> >> > That said, I haven't touched Mythdora which seems to be the main
> >> > alternative.
> >> >
> >> > There's my 2 cents,
> >> >
> >> > Cameron
> >> >
> >> > 2008/5/21 Graeme Woollett <g.woollett at irl.cri.nz>:
> >> >>
> >> >> > Which Distro is best suited to beginners?
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> Mythbuntu is easy to install, has mythtv 0.21
> >> >>
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"It's easier to get forgiveness than permission."
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