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Re: [PLUG] Mythbuntu experience
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jeff wrote:
> We got a Comcast feed at work so I thought this would be the perfect
> opportunity (excuse) to have a `learning experience' with Mythbuntu.
>
> The pc is a just out of the box Dell Optiplex 740 (AMD). Using Myth
> 9.04, the install was a breeze. It detected the XP partition and didn't
> even chuckle when asking if I wanted to dual-boot or destroy. It took
> about 30 minutes, largely left by itself.
>
> Upon boot, not wanting to be too disappointed, I got the weather and
> theater functions working. I loudly trumpeted my achievements to my
> coworkers, lest they think I waste my time on purpose.
>
> The only thing missing was an actual video device. I have a K-World USB
> digital tuner, which I plugged in, only to find that there was no
> apparent way to make Myth realize I had plugged it in.
>
> But how about that 3 day forecast!!!!
Sadly my experience with Mythbuntu was rather worse than that. Due to
what I'm pretty sure was issues with the ATI driver I installed
Mythbuntu flawlessly, and then it booted and left me with a completely
unusable system. Wouldn't even respond to Ctrl+Alt+F1. Just a weird
pattern on the monitor and TV, that would change slightly every once in
a while but remained completely unintelligible. Damned ATI hardware.
Perhaps trying this with nVidia hardware would work better, but I don't
have any that supports TV-out. Sigh.
--Gordon
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