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Hot on the heels of Mythbuntu 8.04, we now have MythDora 5.0.
MythDora is based on Fedora 8 and uses the 2.6.24.4-64 kernel. Naturally it includes MythTV 0.21.
Also there is the latest drivers for nVidia, ATI, OpenChrome, IVTV, etc. And MythDora includes GUI installers for PVR-350 TV Out, MythTV modules, Samba, and more.
Complete release note is […]
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Just one day after Ubuntu 8.04 was released we have Mythbuntu 8.04 ready. Good work!
Features:
MythTV 0.21
Frontend can be run from the live CD
Complete installations(Backend, Frontend, Backend/Frontend, etc)
Xfce4 Desktop Environment
Easily upgrade from Ubuntu Hardy to Mythbuntu
Custom Mythbuntu MythTV theme
GUI setup of LIRC
Setup MythTV optimizations through MCC
Diskless Server setup […]
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I am a big fan of the SilverStone cases, they are of great quality, they look great and there is a big variety to chose from. One of them is the Lascala LC14. It is a case with multimedia buttons on the front and you can get it with or without built in VFD.
On the […]
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Version 2.3.0 of the xf86-video-intel driver has just been released. The important part for MythTV owners is that it now adds XvMC (X-Video Motion Compensation) support for the Intel 915/945 IGPs.
Actually the XvMC support was added in version 2.2.99.901, but that was considered a release candidate for the 2.3.0 version which has now been released.
XvMC […]
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This release was originally scheduled for November ‘07, but now it seems to be nearing completion. But with Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) out tomorrow it might have been better to release 0710 a bit earlier with fewer features.
Look here for the changelog.
It is still not available for public download, but should be shortly.
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Waking up MythTV or any machine is possible using wake-on-lan, but this usually only works on your home network and not over a WAN, say from your workplace or from a friends house.
But the ability to wake up your MythTV remotely does make a lot of sense. Combined with MythWeb, you will then be able […]
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I’m not currently waiting for anything to be put into the kernel, so for me there is not anything particularly interesting in there, but I guess it all depends on what hardware you have.
Check the very detailed changelog to see if you should upgrade.
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Mythbuntu follows the Ubuntu releases and so the release candidate was expected. The final release should be available in six or seven days.
Be aware that this version is not compatible with Mythbuntu 7.10 or any other MythTV 0.20.2 based distribution.
You can read more about it here.
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There is a very interesting story on HDGuru.com entitled “How The Cable Industry Plans to Cheat 10+ Million HDTV Owners-an HD GURU™ Investigative Report“.
Apparently the cable industry will introduce something called “Switched Digital Video” (SDV) which will mean that some HD content can no longer be decoded by CableCARDs.
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