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Mythbuntu 8.10 Alpha 6 - be careful
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Mythbuntu 8.10 Alpha 6 was released nine days ago. Normally testing alpha software is risky business, at least for your data which you should always backup before the testing begins.
But this time it seems that even hardware is at risk. [...]
Nice looking frontend candidate from Dell
Dell just recently announced the Studio Hybrid PC which actually looks quite nice. The specs are nice too.
xf86-video-intel 2.4.0 released
I’m back from vacation so some of this is a little dated…
Last week Intel released version 2.4.0 of their linux video driver.
The nex X4500 chipset is supported and also there is now HDMI support for the ASUS P5E-VM board. And then of course bugfixes.
Linux 2.6.26 Kernel Released
Lots of changes, but probably the most interesting changes for MythTV builder are these:
Initial Radeon R500 support
Support for Intel G45 chipset
Support added for Hauppauge HVR-850, HVR-900, HVR-950 and HVR-1200
Intel video driver now supports XvMC for 915/945 IGPs
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 [...]
Intel cuts prices on Core 2 Duo
Looking to build an energy efficient, yet powerful MythTV box, then this is good news for you. Intel just cut the prices of it’s Core 2 Duo lineup. Expect lower prices in stores already now.
DailyTech has a nice overview of the pricecuts.