Dale and I will be releasing R5 Alpha 9 as a preview release on Saturday. We'll being handing out CDs at SCALE. R5A9 should start hitting the mirrors at about 2000 GMT on 02/12/05. This is alpha software. While it has been very stable for the testers and myself, it is alpha. Some features such as the graphical installer have not been implemented. I'll be posting the updated directions tomorrow. PLEASE read the directions before installing. Since MythTV 0.17 has just been released, the alpha will not have it. I plan to included it ASAP. Since we'll be at SCALE this weekend, I won't have time to do it this weekend. I hope to have an updated alpha w/ 0.17 out by next Friday.

Most of what was requested has been implemented! Note, I said most not all. Please don't ask about feature XYZ. So far the only problematic request has been software suspend.

A few goodies have also been included:

Knoppix terminal server: For diskless frontends and over the network installs!
CyberMediaGate: Serves up MythTV's recorded shows to uPnP clients!
pcHDTV support out of the box!
More to come....

Pitfalls:

While tuner cards are detected, the modules may not be loaded. This is true for ivtv based cards. To work around, when the system first boots to X: <CTRL><ALT><F1>
Log in as root.
Code:
modprobe ivtv
echo ivtv >> /etc/modules
reboot


LIRC is being problematic... If you have a PVR x50 make /etc/modprobe.d/lirc that looks like(may work for some):

alias char-major-61 lirc_i2c
install lirc_i2c /sbin/modprobe ivtv; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install lirc_i2c

Add /usr/local/sbin/lircd to /etc/init.d/bootmisc.sh

Don't forget to update modules....

If this doesn't work for you, vi /etc/init.d/bootmisc.sh and add:

modprobe lirc_i2c
/usr/local/sbin/lircd

Remember this is alpha software. Please read the directions before installing.

Enjoy,

Cecil

This should be made sticky so people can more easily find it... searching for R5A10 will not turn this up.

What do you mean by "Don't forget to update modules...."?

What do you mean by "Don't forget to update modules...."?

he means run the command:


its that or close.. i dont have my computer handy

Can some one translate this for me in a different more coherent way? I understand english but that first sentence is not one that I understand. I have interpreted it to mean I have to create a file called /etc/modprobe.d/lirc since that file doesn't exist on my myth box. I assume the file lirc must contain:

Then add the line:
to the /etc/init.d/bootmisc.sh file.

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sounds like you understood perfectly to me.

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Have a question search the forum and have a look at the KnoppMythWiki.

Xsecrets

Thanks for the laugh... I didn't know how to respond.

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cesman

When the source is open, the possibilities are endless!

That's not good news. I was hoping I misunderstood something because my remote still doesn't work.

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As long as we're talking about a PVR-x50 remote, you still have to try the last thing the instructions above where it says "if this doesn't work for you, vi /etc/init.d/bootmisc.sh and add..." I had to do this in order for my remote to work, the other steps didn't do it for me.

The other possibility is that you have one of the newer Hauppauge remotes that are shipping with newer card versions (different button layout)... I don't think it's supported by the current KnoppMyth setup. You would then have to set it up yourself with LIRC. Searching the forum should turn up some threads on the new Hauppauge remote.

I forgot to mention that I tried all of the steps including the last resort editing the bootmisc.sh file. I will go back to searching through more posts but I fear I will have to recompile lirc from source. It seems like there are a few different versions of the remote but I would think I should at least be able to run irw or irexec.

Just going through the learning curve.

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Just to say - thank you very much. This was exactly the information I needed and the remote works perfectly now (I'm using a PVR250, but the later models ship with this remote control).

Thanks again!