Mythtv trials

Mythtv is nice.

I have problems, but finally this time it seems I'm getting how it works - at least the tutorials work :D

Ok, so I tried Mythbuntu hoping that everything would just work. It did, but only sort of. I got stuck on how to configure the remote, clearing out data after a configuration mistake etc. Also, I was a bit annoyed that LCDproc wasn't included in the default install and that the remote never seemed to work. It could start the computer so I knew it was sending signals, but I was unable to control Mythtv...

So enter a tips from an IT support guy (not mythtv-related...). I had already decided to more or less roll my own mythtv so when I heard that Arch Linux might be nice if you like to tinker I decided to go with that as it seemed to be just that little bit more automated than Slackware (which is usually my first choice otherwise).

Arch provides packages for Mythtv so most everything is included, but I had to set up xmltv and LCDproc myself. I now have a working system but I need to list some issues. Next post...

Extra OS till bärbar

Har just lyckats flytta en Pointsec-krypterad partition till en ny och snabbare hårddisk (5400 rpm vs 4200rpm). Det funkar utmärkt! Nu ska jag bara fundera ut vad jag ska göra med det extra utrymmet. Linux? OpenBSD? Om Linux, kanske skulle prova Ubuntu som alla verkar så fascinerade av. Har hittills kört Slackware, Gentoo och Damn Small Linux (från USB-pinne) så det kan ju vara dags att prova något nytt!

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Email blogging test

Right.

Sometimes I am a bit slow taking up new things. I have known about the
ability to post using email since I signed up for blogger but I've never
felt the urge to try it out. Now however as I am swamped by work and
really should be concentrating on it i thought it'd be a great time to
see if this can be a new time sink :D

So this is a test, please move along. Nothing here to see. We will
shortly be back to our regular schedule. Oh and I seem to have forgotten
to ad new ads... Adsense never gave me any income (since this is not
mainly a blog for others this fact is quite evident...) but it sure is
not going to give me anything if i don't put up any ads. Anyway, they'll
be up again when I get around to it.

Off you go little email!