MythTVFedora6 < GNHLUG

HOWTO Install MythTV on Fedora Core 6

*_This is a work-in-progress and is nowhere near complete._*

---++ Prerequisites
---+++ Hardware
   * compatibility
   * minimum requirements
---+++ Zap2It registration
   * http://labs.zap2it.com
   * certificate code ZIYN-DQZO-SBUT
---++ Install the base system
---+++ Install proper
   * boot DVD
   * how to avoid wrong kernel install?
   * walk though prompts
   * partitioning?
   * package selection?
---+++ First boot configuration
   * walk though prompts
   * root password
   * =myth= user (not =mythtv=, that will be used by backend)
---+++ Updates
   * =yum -y install yum-fastestmirror=
   * =yum -y update=
---++ Install third-party packages
---+++ <NOP>NVidia drivers (from Livna)
   * <TT>rpm -ivh http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-6.rpm</TT>
   * select based on age of video card
      * before NV30: =yum -y install kmod-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia=
      * NV30 and later: =yum -y install kmod-nvidia-96xx xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-96xx=
---+++ <NOP>MythTV (from <NOP>ATrpms)
   * <TT>rpm --import http://ATrpms.net/RPM-GPG-KEY.atrpms</TT>
   * repository configuration in YUM
   * =yum -y install mythtv-suite=
---++ Configure <NOP>MySQL
---+++ Configuration file tuning
---+++ Set password
---+++ Start service
   * =service mysqld start=
   * =chkconfig mysqld on=
---+++ <NOP>MythTV thing
---++ Configure <NOP>MythTV
   * Run =mythtvsetup= to start the interactive configuration utility.
   * note keyboard and mouse behavior for UI navigation
---+++ General
---+++ Something
---+++ Something else
---+++ And some other thing
---+++ One last thing
---++ <NOP>MythTV post-config prep
---+++ Start the <NOP>MythTV back end
   * =service mythbackend start=
   * =chkconfig mythbackend on=
---+++ Fill the database
   * =mythfilldatabase=
---++ Starting <NOP>MythTV
Run =mythfrontend=

This topic: GNHLUG > MythTV > MythTVFedora6
Topic revision: r1 - 2007-04-02 - BenScott

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