Installing and using MythTV

Robert Kulagowski, mailto:rkulagow@rocketmail.com

1. First things first.

• 1.1 What is MythTV?
• 1.2 QuickStart
• 1.3 Upgrading from previous versions
• 1.4 How to obtain this document / PDF versions of this document
• 1.5 Document conventions
• 1.6 Mailing lists / getting help
• 1.7 IRC
• 1.8 Bug database
• 1.9 Contributing to this document

2. Introduction.

3. Checking prerequisites.

• 3.1 Hardware
• 3.2 Software

4. System Configuration Requirements for Compiling MythTV.

• 4.1 Software requirements for compiling MythTV
• 4.2 Shared-Library Requirements for MythTV
• 4.3 Environment variable Requirements for MythTV

5. Downloading and compiling.

• 5.1 Building LAME
• 5.2 XMLTV
• 5.3 Configuring the Zap2It.com DataDirect service
• 5.4 Manually building MythTV
• 5.5 Gentoo

6. MySQL.

• 6.1 Distribution-specific information
• 6.2 Setting up the initial database

7. Configuring Sound.

• 7.1 Graphically setting up the mixer
• 7.2 Setting the mixer from the command line

8. Setting up a remote control.

• 8.1 Gentoo
• 8.2 Mandrake
• 8.3 Red Hat Linux/Fedora Core
• 8.4 Obtaining and compiling lirc
• 8.5 Completing the lirc install
• 8.6 Additional information for lirc
• 8.7 Configuring lirc for use with an IR blaster

9. Configuring MythTV.

• 9.1 Configuring the Master backend system
• 9.2 Post-configuration
• 9.3 Configuring a non-master backend
• 9.4 Configuring and running mythfilldatabase
• 9.5 Grabbing channel icons for DataDirect users

10. Configuring mythfrontend.

• 10.1 General
• 10.2 Appearance
• 10.3 Program Guide
• 10.4 Playback
• 10.5 Recording
• 10.6 Xbox Frontends

11. Using MythTV.

• 11.1 Keyboard commands
• 11.2 Using themes with MythTV
• 11.3 Adding DirecTV information to the database
• 11.4 Adding DishTV information to the database
• 11.5 Adding support for an external tuner
• 11.6 Using Shutdown/Wakeup
• 11.7 Scheduling Recordings
• 11.8 Advanced Recording Options

12. MythPlugins.

13. MythWeb.

• 13.1 Installation and prerequisites
• 13.2 Completing the installation
• 13.3 Resetting the key binding table
• 13.4 Resetting the theme.

14. MythGallery.

• 14.1 Installation and prerequisites
• 14.2 Using MythGallery
• 14.3 Importing Pictures

15. MythGame.

• 15.1 Setup Directory Structure
• 15.2 Download and Install xmame
• 15.3 Download extra files
• 15.4 Download and Install Mythgame.
• 15.5 Setup mythgame
• 15.6 Hints:

16. MythMusic.

• 16.1 Manual installation of prerequisites
• 16.2 Mandrake
• 16.3 Red Hat Linux 9
• 16.4 Compiling MythMusic
• 16.5 Configuring MythMusic
• 16.6 Using MythMusic
• 16.7 Troubleshooting MythMusic

17. MythWeather.

18. MythVideo.

19. MythDVD.

• 19.1 Manual Compilation of Prerequisites
• 19.2 Pre-compiled binaries
• 19.3 Running the Myth Transcoding Daemon

20. MythNews.

21. Troubleshooting.

• 21.1 Compiling
• 21.2 Debugging
• 21.3 Installing
• 21.4 Using
• 21.5 Miscellaneous

22. Miscellaneous.

• 22.1 I'd like to watch the files without using MythTV / I'd like to convert the files to some other format
• 22.2 Using a different window manager
• 22.3 What capture resolution should I use? How does video work?
• 22.4 MythTV GUI and X Display Sizes
• 22.5 Saving or restoring the database
• 22.6 Deleting the MySQL database
• 22.7 Moving your data to new hardware
• 22.8 btaudio
• 22.9 Removing unwanted channels
• 22.10 NFS
• 22.11 Automatically starting mythfrontend at system boot time
• 22.12 Automatically starting mythbackend at system boot time
• 22.13 Advanced Backend Configurations
• 22.14 What is this transcoder thing, and how do I use it?
• 22.15 Changing your hostname
• 22.16 Can I run MythTV on my TiVo?
• 22.17 Can I run MythTV on my ReplayTV?
• 22.18 Can a wireless connection be used between the frontend and the backend?
• 22.19 How can I burn shows that I have recorded to a DVD?
• 22.20 Burning a MythTV recording to a DVD (alternate version)
• 22.21 Creating a DVD with Menus
• 22.22 Using the DBoxII within MythTV
• 22.23 Migrating from XMLTV to DataDirect
• 22.24 What do the icons on the Watch Recordings screen mean?
• 22.25 What is the difference between a PVR-250 and a PVR-350
• 22.26 Changing channels on an external Set Top Box
• 22.27 Configuring one machine to flag all commercials

23. Example Configurations.

• 23.1 Logical Volume Manager (LVM)
• 23.2 Advanced Partition Formatting
• 23.3 HDTV with the Air2PC-ATSC-PCI card
• 23.4 Diskless Ubuntu