KnoppMyth Install Event.

[Teddy David Mills]

i will bring
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a) Compaq SFF EN, a current 250GB MythTV (PVR-250 with remote)
c) Digital camera -- to take install pictures (you can take pictures of 
the screens without the black refresh bar)
d) 3 copies of R5D1
e) a USB2 hard drive


users may want to to bring...
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some extra hard drives and 80-pin cables
extra DVD drive
extra ram
usb2 hard drive (to move some data around)
portable computer speakers


my current mythtv is a 192.168.10.10 address.
I do not want to change networking to dhcp and have it possibly cause me 
problems later.
i will install a new hard drive and a new mythtv if i need to connect to 
the internet there.

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We can decide on pizza and pop or other food arrangements.





Colin McGregor wrote:
> Want to turn a PC into a TiVo personal video recorder,
> with even more bells and whistles? Want the power and
> flexibility of Linux behind it? Well, then you want
> MythTV a all the bells and whistles. The problem with
> MythTV is that it tends to be something of a challenge
> to install. This weekend we will be doing a
> specialized install fest where we will be installing
> KnoppMyth on to boxes, which removes most, but not all
> of the headaches of doing a MythTV install.
>
> Please note that since the first note about this event
> went out to the TLUG general mailing list there has
> been a change in plans, so please pay attention to the
> details below:
>  
> - Date: Saturday November 4th, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
> - Place: Innovation Toronto, 169 Eastern Ave.
> (intersection of Eastern and St. Laurence, 1 block
> south of King, just west of the Don Valley).
>
> The focus of this will be to do a hands on event,
> doing actual installs. I currently have the following
> people signed up:
>
> - Dave Germiquet and friend
> - Teddy David Mills
> - Jim Taylor
> - William O'Higgins Witteman
>
> Innovation Toronto at present has a limited amount of
> free space. If you do want to be at this install fest
> please e-mail me I will know how many to expect.
>
> My boss at 169 Eastern is looking to sell off some
> 20+” CRT monitors for $35 each. So if anyone is
> interested let me know and something can be made to
> happen this weekend, but keep in mind you will need a
> motorized vehicle with at least 3 wheels to move these
> monsters…
>
> When it comes to PCs to be used for the install, you
> will want to bring a PC with these sorts of specs (or
> better):
>
> - PIII 750 MHz (better recommended).
> - 256 MB RAM (more recommended).
> - 80 GB hard drive (can be done with 2 x 40 GB drives
> but MUCH more is strongly recommended).
> - DVD or CD-ROM reader (DVD recommended).
> - 1 or more Linux support TV tuner cards (ideally the
> ones supported under the ivtv drivers see:
> http://ivtvdriver.org/index.php/Main_Page)
> - Video card (ideally one that can do mpeg decoding,
> such as a Hauppage PVR-350 or the nVidia 5200 (or
> better) video cards).
>
> For homework before coming to the event please get an
> account with zap2it.com:
>
>   labs.zap2it.com
>
> These are the folks that provide the free TV listings
> that you can pop up on screen (catch being you must
> log-in every 3 months to fill out a survey...). During
> the account set-up you will be asked for a certificate
> code which for MythTV is: ZIYN-DQZO-SBUT
>
> When selecting a password for your zap2it.com account
> make sure it is a "disposable" password (i.e.: one you
> do NOT care if others see at the event), as at one
> point during the set-up your password will be visible
> in plain text on screen (sigh, grumble, this is a
> MythTV issue, not a KnoppMyth issue...).
>
> Other stuff, I will be looking at what other goodies
> that can be brought along for the install. For
> example, KnoppMyth comes with XMAME, which allow for
> the running of old coin operated video software under
> emulation. All those old games are under copyright,
> but the copyright holders for Gridlee and Robbie Roto
> have given their ok for non-commercial copying of
> those programs. KnoppMyth doesn't come with any of the
> old games. So, I will bring Gridlee, Robbie Roto and
> what ever other non-included legally copy able goodies
> that I can come up with. Any suggestions beyond
> Gridlee and Robbie Roto?
>
> Any questions?
>
> Colin.
>
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