PVR150 working!!!!

I got my pvr150 working.. YIIPEE!!!!
i think i can say it took me like roughly about 1hour to install. It wasn’t really that hard.. once u follow the directions from . Howto:Ubuntu and Installing MythTV on Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy) with a Hauppauge PVR-150/250/350/500 .

at first when i recorded a short piece by using:
cat /dev/video0 > /tmp/test.mpg
all i got was static… then while reading further to change the channel:
ivtv-tune -c # -d /dev/video0 (Where “#” is replaced by the channel that you want to tune to)
VOILA!!!! I’m watching TV.

Since i’m using a AMD64 i have to build Mythtv from source.

MythTV & Ubuntu (Breezy)

Well here i go…. I have my AMD64 machine running with both XPSP2 and Ubuntu 5.10. I can say right now, i don’t kow if it is the memory or the new CPU but my system is FLYYYYIINNNGG!!!!!!!! I must truly say i like the small investment i put into this little machine.

Moving on… my Hauppauge PVR-150 works fine in Windoze BUT i have issues on ubuntu :-(. I found out i’m going to have to install kernell module ivtv to get it to recognize it. U know i think this driver is installed by default on SuSE?!?! Ohh well…..

Let me get back to my tinkering.. i’ll keep this posted to how it comes along.

Sempron 64

Well I finaly joined the 64bit bandwagon….to be honest is it a good thing?? I’ll tell u in a few weeks when i have a 64bit OS to fully utilise the new instruction set. I tried loading the Ubuntu DVD i have to see how it would run on my sytem.. but when i chose the LIVE version.. it never booted properly.. so right now i’m gettign the 64 version.. hopefully that’ll make a difference.

I’m also planning on getting another system to help with my networking stuff i plan on using a:
Athlon XP 1600+
512MB PC2100 (DDR 266MHz)
120GB IDE

It won’t be a powerhouse sytstem but i know it’ll more than get the job done…. what i face right now is should i give my sister my ‘little machine’ or keep it???

It’s a nice little machine…. it can run everything basically EXCEPT for games. Right now i use it as my PDC server.