Interested in setting up a MythTV system but scared of Linux command lines? MythPVR has an easy-to-follow walkthrough on installing MythTV using Mythdora.Mythdora 3.0 is the first complete MythTV distribution to use MythTV 0.20. Don't get scared by the low version number there, MythTV is already a pretty full-featured and stable PVR suite.
All you need to do to install Mythdora is download and burn the DVD image to a disc. Put that disc into your drive, reboot your computer, and you've got the option of reformatting your hard drive or creating a dual boot system. This walkthrough assumes you're going to make this into a dedicated MythTV system, so goes for the reformat. Creating a dual boot system is a bit more complex.
Anyway, Mythdora is based on Fedora Core 5, and will install a fully usable operating system on your PC, but if you're dedicating this machine to multimedia, you can choose to instlall the full MythTV frontend and backend, and never really even think about the rest of the operating system.
For the most part, all you have to do during the installation process is click a few buttons saying you agree with the license, input your time and time zone, IP address, and graphics and TV tuner cards. Once you've got Mythdora installed, there's a screencast to walk you through the setup and configuration process to make sure you can actually you know, watch and record TV programs and all that good stuff.
Before getting started, be sure to make sure you've got compatible hardware.
1. as much as I love mythdora (and knoppmyth) This is the first version of mythdora that failed to install. There is a 3.1 update out now and a known bug with that also. Expect a 3.2 coming out soon.
Posted at 6:45PM on Dec 22nd 2006 by rothgar