sorry if this is a dumb question
but what are the hardware requirements for knoppmyth?
i have no linux experence whatsoever, i was considering buying a tivo and installing a bigger drive, but when i say sceenshots of mythtv, and read what it could do, i was sold, it just seem amazing!

ok here is what i have to work with
asus motherboard (onboard vid and sound)
celeron 1.6
1gig of ram (pc133 the old stuff)
cd drive (do i need a dvd drive?)
200g hd

i don't have a card yet, but was thinking of going with the Hauppauge - WinTV-PVR-250 just because they sell it a dell home where i have a credit, but i'm open to recomindations if there is something better

is this good enought for mythtv? i was planning on using my xbox to route it to my tv (i learned about this place on the xboxmythtv forum )

also just to make sure i fully understand this, knoppmyth comes with linux? i just need to install knoppmyth and driver?

thanks in advance, and sorry if these are dumb questions

The above should work (assuming you have no hardware difficulties). You only need a DVD-ROM drive if you plan on watching or backing up your unencrypted DVDs. KnoppMyth is an entire Linux distro, which includes all you need to set up a set-top box.

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thanks for your reply
anthor question, if i wanted to do HDTV, thats something i can always add later by ading a HDTV card correct?
where's agood place for drivers?
thanks agian, sorry to be a pain

well assuming that everything is supported by linux in the kernel version that ships with knoppmyth all drivers should be included. The one place you may be in trouble are the onbard lan/audio/video stuff. Which we cannot know wihtout any more specifics.

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Xsecrets

The system specs are no way near powerful enough for HDTV.

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what is needed the motherboard specs?

http://usa.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?m=TUSI-M&langs=09
asus tusi-m
Processor Socket 370
Intel FCPGA / FCPGA2 Pentium III (Coppermine / Tualatin) 450MHz ~ 1.2GHz+
Intel Celeron? 533MHz ~ 850MHz+

Chipset SiS 630ET Chipset
Integrated 3D Graphics
Supports PC133/PC100 SDRAM, UltraDMA/100, 133/100MHz FSB, 5 USB Ports
Integrated LAN

FSB 133/100/66 MHz

Memory 2x DIMM Sockets
Max. 1GB PC133/PC100 ECC SDRAM

Expansion Slots 3 x PCI
1 x AMR

VGA Integrated SiS 300 Graphics Engine

IDE Ports 2 x UltraDMA/66 Ports

Audio (Optional) C-Media 8738 Hardware Audio Controller
4 Channel Speaker Mode

LAN (Optional) Chipset Integrated LAN

Special Features Power Loss Recovery, ASUS JumperFree, CPU Throttle

Back Panel I/O Ports 2 x USB
1 x Parallel
1x Serial
1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x Audio I/O (Optional)
1 x Game/MIDI (Optional)
1 x RJ-45 (Optional)
1 x VGA

Onboard I/O Interface ASUS iPanel Connectors
2 Headers Support Additional 3 USB Ports (with onboard LAN Model Only)
CD/Video/AUX/Modem Audio-In (Optional)
CPU/Power Supply/Chassis Fan
ATX Power
IDE LED

BIOS 2Mb Award BIOS, PnP, ACPI, SM BIOS 2.3, Trend ChipAway Virus (TCAV), Green, Boot Block

Industrial Standard PCI 2.2, USB 1.1

Manageability Wfm 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL (Wake-on LAN), WOR (Wake-on Ring)

Accessories User's Manual
Support CD
UltraDMA/66/100 Cable
Floppy Cable
2-Ports USB Bracket
9-pin COM cable

Board Size MicroATX Form Factor 7.0" x 9.6" (17.8cm x 24.4cm)

thanks again, this board is great

edit: Xsecrets, KnoppMythWiki looks great, i think it's gonna help me alot

you'll probably be ok with that the sis300 graphics are well supported, even work well for tvout if you install the binary SIS drivers. I'm not positive on the audio, but I believe that chip is supported, and my guess would be that the lan is s900, which is also supported. however you may have to battle the blink keyboard lights syndrome. the sis boards seem to be bad about that, but there are workarounds.

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cool! thanks again Xsecrets, i will try to do as much reading as i can between now and when my win-tv card comes (ordered today) it's tough for me between school and working 12hr shifts, so i apreciate all the help