Keeping the MythTV Backend running using pcsk

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!If your backend crashes from time to time, then you should definately take a look at a new page on the mythtv.org wiki.
It is a description of several scripts used with pcsk to respawn your backend if it dies […]

New widescreen MythTV theme: Metallurgy

This new theme is only available for MythTV trunk (at least version 14933). It is also not available in 4:3 format. It is currently in “unfinished preview” version, but as you can see below, it looks pretty good. It is available in blue, green, red and pink.

MePo-wide 0.3.8 released

Not a lot of details available on this one, but you can get it here.

Mythbuntu 7.10 demo video

There is a new video on YouTube with a demo of Mythbuntu 7.10.
It is a six minute video and besides the basic MythTV demo, which you might already know all about, there is a demo of the Mythbuntu Control Centre.
So if you are curious about what sets Mythbuntu apart from other distributions, then check out […]

Worldwide MythTV installation party taking shape for February 16th

There is currently a lot of activity ongoing trying to organize MythTV installation parties around the world. A date has been set - February 16th 2008 - and people are volunteering to host the event at different venues around the globe.
An installation party will be an event where people can come and try to install […]

Big Mythbuntu review

On Phoronix they have made a thorough review of Mythbuntu 7.10.
If you are considering using Mythbuntu, then you should definately check it out. They have lots of screen shots and a lot of information about what makes this distribution different from other distributions. They like Mythbuntu a lot. Just look at their conclusion:
“After using Mythbuntu […]

More MythTV and X10 integration

As mentioned last week there was a video posted on YouTube showing an integration between MythTV and X10. This was used for dimming the lights when a movie was started.
Now there is a complete howto on instructables.com. It will tell you how to get a new menu on your MythTV frontend. From that menu you […]

NVIDIA Linux driver 169.04 Beta released

From the NVIDIA web-site you can now download a new version of their Linux driver.
There are many bug-fixes and improvements. Check out Phoronix for the details.

MythPython plugin could be coming next week

I wrote about MythPython back in September and since then nothing has happened. But now it sounds like we could see a release of this MythTV plugin next week. The developer of the plugin says on the MythTV users mailinglist:
“I am currently working on it. I try to make a new release next week with […]

New MythTV theme: Glass-wide

Justing Hornsby has released a new MythTV theme for widescreen TVs. It is called Glass-wide and it works with the 0.20.2 release as well as SVN trunk. There is also an OSD included.
The theme has glass like buttons and is transparent, so you can see through to a background image. The default image looks like […]

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