I just setup for the first time my system with R5A26. This is my first time using linux and mythtv. My capture card is a wintv hauppauge pvr150 and I'm using a ATI remote wonder (usb rf receiver). I could not figure out how to get the hauppauge remote to work.

Some questions: some of this is probably linux related and not a mythtv problem, so please forgive me...

I have a ext. usb harddrive I want to copy some movies, pics and mp3s from to my myth system. How do I access this drive to copy to my myth system after I plug it in?

How do I get all of the buttons working on the ATI remote? I'm using the kernel module, not lirc (it refused to work with the remote, so I gave up troubleshooting and used the kernel module, worked great the first time).

How do I add some web streams (radio websites, like shoutcast, etc.) to myth. Example: liveireland.com

Is there a newbie list of items to do to configure myth for optimal use? Do I need to configure anything out-of-the-box to get it to play DVDs, mp3, etc. (I haven't tried anything other than the tv, web, weather so far)

Last question, I promise: I have a second harddrive I want to add to the myth system for increased storage for recording tv and other other stuff. After I connect it (second IDE drive) and reboot, how do I get linux/myth to see it? Is there a way to make the new drive an 'addition' to /myth so myth will use it automatically?

So far, MythTV (and knoppmyth) are great. I had been using myhttpc for a while, but this is definitely better in my opinion. Thanks to all that make this possible.

I just went through this (wifey picked up a 200GB for $39 on "black friday") and the writeup is very good:
http://knoppmythwiki.org/index.php?page=AdditionalHarddriveHowTo

You're going to add the drive, create a volume group (VG) add the new drive to it, copy your stuff from /myth to the new VG. Then you delete the original myth partition from the first drive, add that space to the VG, and now you've got lots of space. I have 400GB \myth which is on the new 200GB and the remainder of the original 250GB drive.

All of those "how to" documents on the WiKi are good.

I'm going to try this tonight and I'll let you know how it goes.

Any thoughts on the other items I asked about?

This howto on mounting a USB drive

http://www.knoppmythwiki.org/index.php? ... orageHowto

Commands for copying are cp -r

More info on Linux commands

If you are more into a GUI may want to search the forums on using/installing a file manager.

http://www.knoppmythwiki.org/index.php?page=LinuxTips



Check this howto starting at ATI Remote Wonder using LIRC section.

http://www.knoppmythwiki.org/index.php?page=ATIRemote