Saturday, September 09, 2006
MythTV 0.19 and Mandrake 10.1 - Step 1, Realizations
OK, so my plan of last Monday was completely wrong. I'm not messing up my kernel right now. Not to say I didn't try. I had my Mandriva 2006 Free install disks all ready to go, but I think I have scratched up the first of the three disks. Not having an .iso file handy, I was out of luck.
Therefore, I decided to play around a bit - I changed installation sources and compiled a kernel based on the one supplied w/Mandriva 2006. But once compiled, I tried installing the proprietary NVIDIA driver with the new kernel, as at the time I could see nothing. It didn't work so well, and so I reverted back to my original kernel, reinstalled the NVIDIA driver I was using, and all was well.
Now, I realize that all I want to do is upgrade MythTV. I don't want to reinvent the wheel here, and there seems to be no reason at all to upgrade my base system. So, let's see what I need to do to upgrade MythTV. I realize I need to read some instructions.
Therefore, I decided to play around a bit - I changed installation sources and compiled a kernel based on the one supplied w/Mandriva 2006. But once compiled, I tried installing the proprietary NVIDIA driver with the new kernel, as at the time I could see nothing. It didn't work so well, and so I reverted back to my original kernel, reinstalled the NVIDIA driver I was using, and all was well.
Now, I realize that all I want to do is upgrade MythTV. I don't want to reinvent the wheel here, and there seems to be no reason at all to upgrade my base system. So, let's see what I need to do to upgrade MythTV. I realize I need to read some instructions.
Monday, September 04, 2006
MythTV 0.19 and Mandriva 2006 Free - Introduction
Here on Labor Day in the United States, I am contemplating doing something rather dumb. Instead of running around in the sunshine, I want to update my MythTV box. Thankfully, I just had a long nine-day vacation which provided nine carefree days for running around in the sunshine, so I am ready to go.
During a period between jobs, I compiled the kernel currently running on the MythTV box, denoted "2.6.10-2mdk20050212-bmb" as a variant of the provided Mandrake kernel. I plan to start off by compiling a new kernel again - this action will allow me to maintain my present state while moving towards an upgrade.
However, I also want to be working within the framework of the "Mandriva 2006 Free" release of my favorite distribution. Therefore, it would seem that I simply start by putting the install disks into the machine and get the new release onto the computer.
Before all this, however, I will go through my checklist to make sure the present MythTV database is protected.
During a period between jobs, I compiled the kernel currently running on the MythTV box, denoted "2.6.10-2mdk20050212-bmb" as a variant of the provided Mandrake kernel. I plan to start off by compiling a new kernel again - this action will allow me to maintain my present state while moving towards an upgrade.
However, I also want to be working within the framework of the "Mandriva 2006 Free" release of my favorite distribution. Therefore, it would seem that I simply start by putting the install disks into the machine and get the new release onto the computer.
Before all this, however, I will go through my checklist to make sure the present MythTV database is protected.
