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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The 7667 version of the 64bit Nvidia
driver fails with authorization errors 5 out of every 7<sup>th</sup> attempts
to use it with XVMC (works fine in raw XV mode).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The following link provides the details: <a
href="http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=51032">http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=51032</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The thread is long (the bug has existed
thru several releases) &#8211; but still current. If you skip ahead to the last
page you&#8217;ll see that the problem still exists with Version 7667. I have confirmed
this.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>David<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Matt Mousseau<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, August 24, 2005
1:16 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'Discussion about mythtv'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [mythtv-users] System
Setup: Dual Opterons, Firewire, Xvmc,Homebrew Lirc, 64-bit packages, Hdtv (DVI
to HDMI),Panasonic PT-AE700U Projector, Optical Digital Audio Surround Output</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>What exactly do you mean &quot;</span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>XVMC is spotty at best (it works every 5<sup>th</sup> or 6<sup>th</sup>
time).&quot;? Is it that every time you try and play a video, it takes 4 or 5
tries for it to appear?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>The 80gb is just a spare drive I have :-D</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Anybody have any idea if it is possible to
dual-head, with mythtv on one head and the standard desktop environment on the
other? I'd like to be able to monitor log files, display system information,
etc on a second monitor.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Also, the dual processors were aimed at
speeding up encoding (I would like for it to be able to keep up with the rate
at which I record shows, ie encode a show every 4 hours or so MAX, + encoding
DVDs</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Thanks for the feedback so far guys!</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Matthew Mousseau</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>AMSVans, Inc. Webmaster</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>matt@amsvans.com</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b>
mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>David Ellis<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, August 24, 2005
12:56 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'Discussion about mythtv'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [mythtv-users] System
Setup: Dual Opterons, Firewire, Xvmc,Homebrew Lirc, 64-bit packages, Hdtv (DVI
to HDMI),Panasonic PT-AE700U Projector, Optical Digital Audio Surround Output</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>A general note on 64 bit MythTV.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>1)</span></font><font size=1 color=navy><span style='font-size:
7.0pt;color:navy'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>64 Bit MythTV works with some caveats.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>a.</span></font><font size=1 color=navy><span style='font-size:
7.0pt;color:navy'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Xvmc drivers for Nvidia hardware (from Nvidia) are really bad with
current (7667) releases&#8230;&#8230;..hopefully this will improve later, but
for now 64bit XVMC is spotty at best (it works every 5<sup>th</sup> or 6<sup>th</sup>
time).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>b.</span></font><font size=1 color=navy><span style='font-size:
7.0pt;color:navy'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>MythTV itself is pretty stable on 64bit Linux (I run my backend
24x7 &#8211; I&#8217;ve had three crashes in three months &#8211; not too bad).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>c.</span></font><font size=1 color=navy><span style='font-size:
7.0pt;color:navy'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Mplayer/Xine work, but have limited codecs for some third party
AVI&#8217;s &#8211; basically anything that requires a 32bit codec WON&#8217;T
work &#8211; until the 64 bit implementations are more readily available.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>2)</span></font><font size=1 color=navy><span style='font-size:
7.0pt;color:navy'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>64 bit Linux is pretty mature with support for most packages:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>a.</span></font><font size=1 color=navy><span style='font-size:
7.0pt;color:navy'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>I run mtd for ripping DVD&#8217;s<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>b.</span></font><font size=1 color=navy><span style='font-size:
7.0pt;color:navy'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Lirc<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>c.</span></font><font size=1 color=navy><span style='font-size:
7.0pt;color:navy'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Apache2 for mythweb <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>d.</span></font><font size=1 color=navy><span style='font-size:
7.0pt;color:navy'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Asterisk<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>e.</span></font><font size=1 color=navy><span style='font-size:
7.0pt;color:navy'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>X10 Home Automation thru CM11U and Firecracker<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>f.</span></font><font size=1 color=navy><span style='font-size:
7.0pt;color:navy'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Samba<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>g.</span></font><font size=1 color=navy><span style='font-size:
7.0pt;color:navy'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Postfix/Cyrus IMAP &amp; POP<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>h.</span></font><font size=1 color=navy><span style='font-size:
7.0pt;color:navy'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>WUFTP<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>i.</span></font><font size=1 color=navy><span style='font-size:
7.0pt;color:navy'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Tinyftp<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>j.</span></font><font size=1 color=navy><span style='font-size:
7.0pt;color:navy'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Sphinx2<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>k.</span></font><font size=1 color=navy><span style='font-size:
7.0pt;color:navy'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Festival<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>l.</span></font><font size=1 color=navy><span style='font-size:
7.0pt;color:navy'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>phpBBS<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>To sum it up, if you absolutely must have
the 32bit codecs (ie. You have a lot of pre-existing AVI&#8217;s), or you
absolutely must have XVMC acceleration for HDTV (I do my HDTV thru xv) you
should go the 32bit route. Given your processor specs, HDTV will be fine with a
good Nvidia class AGP/PCI-E card (5200 or better, recommend the 6600). For
example my HDTV <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Greg Depasse<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, August 24, 2005
12:34 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Discussion about mythtv<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [mythtv-users] System
Setup: Dual Opterons, Firewire, Xvmc,Homebrew Lirc, 64-bit packages, Hdtv (DVI
to HDMI),Panasonic PT-AE700U Projector, Optical Digital Audio Surround Output</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On 8/24/05, <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Matt Mousseau</span></b>
&lt;<a href="mailto:matt@amsvans.com">matt@amsvans.com</a>&gt; wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I'm looking to put together the system to end all systems. I
believe I have spec'd out all the hardware, but I was hoping to get some
feedback on everyone's experiences with each individual aspect of the system.
First I will post the proposed specs, then the desired software / hardware
behavior, then questions that I'm concerned with at the moment. If anyone
thinks of something I may have missed, please let me know!</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Also, as I build this I will be writing a guide. I am very
much new to linux, so it should be helpful to the &quot;n00bs&quot; in the
community.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>System:</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Mobo: TYAN S2885ANRF (</span></font><a
href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813151120"
target="_blank"><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813151120
</span></font></a><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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font-family:Arial'>Proc:&nbsp; AMD Opteron 246 SledgeHammer 400MHz FSB (</span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a
href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819103412"
target="_blank"> <font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819103412</span></font></a></span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Raid:&nbsp; HighPoint ROCKETRAID2220 PCI-X SATA Controller (</span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a
href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16816115022"
target="_blank"><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16816115022
</span></font></a></span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Ram:&nbsp; Thinking around 1gb / chip</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>HD's:&nbsp; 4x400gb SATA For my &quot;archive&quot; ;
2x250gb SATA &quot;working&quot;; 1x160gb PATA &quot;music&quot; ; 1x80gb PATA
&quot;boot&quot;</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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font-family:Arial'>Firewire:&nbsp; Basic 4 Port controller (for hookup to my
HDTV recievers)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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font-family:Arial'>Nic's:&nbsp; Thinking the onboards should work, will add new
ones&nbsp;if necessary</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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font-family:Arial'>Audio:&nbsp;Need a recomendation here, onboard is Coax
SPDIF, was looking for an optical solution (longer run so i'm concerned about
noise)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Graphics:&nbsp;Recommendations are good here too, I want DVI
to HDMI for my projector, as well as a second monitor running (for diagnostics,
etc...)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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Hi Matt-<br>
As a noob who has the same mobo I'd love to see what you come up with.&nbsp; I
haven't been able to get mine up and running.&nbsp; Of course, the bulk of my
problems have been trying to get a PVR-250 running (which you don't have
spec'd).&nbsp; The rest of the mobo stuff works great.<br>
<br>
I had the same plan as you (although not quite as extensive in the automation
dept).&nbsp; I bought the same mobo and CPUs.&nbsp; I also bought a couple
PVR-250's, only to find out that this mobo only has 1 slot compatible with the
cards.&nbsp; I've been trying on and off since April to get this working.&nbsp;
My wife and and I had our first child in March, so their hasn't been much free
time for me to work on this.&nbsp; I tried the 64-bit OS route and found that I
didn't gain much except a headache (be careful of some of the software
repository issues regarding the 64-bit distros), so I reverted to the 32-bit
versions.&nbsp; I've tried FC3 (jarod's guide), knoppmyth, gentoo, and suse
9.3.&nbsp; (And I'm about to try the new version of MythDora).&nbsp; I couldn't
get any of them to work with either of my PVR-250s.&nbsp;&nbsp; It's been a
couple months since I've last attempted an install, and I'm sure much has
improved in the 64-bit area since then so good luck.&nbsp; I'm not a linux
guru, which definitely accounts for some of the delay in getting this to
work.&nbsp; My guess is that you will have better luck.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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