<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)">
<style>
<!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
-->
</style>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple>
<div class=WordSection1>
<p class=MsoNormal>I’m currently planning a full wipe and reload of my
main MythTV backend (no frontend on this box) while Preserving my current
recordings and database. I and would like some advice/insights on changing
(or not) the strategy I’ve been using for several years (since .16 or .17
if I recall).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I’m currently running a Dual Xeon 2.4 under FC 8 and
.21-fixes. The system has 1TB of recording space, 1TB for Videos,
and a couple other 1TB & 1.5TB Drives for general network storage. I
have 2 frontends running in other rooms – but may be adding a 3<sup>rd</sup>
sometime in the near future. The system currently houses 2 standard
cable tuner cards (Hauppauge 150 and a 250). Channel changing is done
with a 2 port IR blaster (the one that came with the Microsoft USB IR system)
to the 2 small digital converters from the cable company. The system is
running well, and we’ve been happy with it – but now it’s
getting old and out-dated.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I have been running Fedora for many years and am very used
to the OS (I have a couple of other systems running FC12), but would be willing
to change if there’s good reason to do so. I’ve always
installed everything (myth and otherwise) from pre-compiled binaries and would
prefer to continue doing so, again.. unless there’s good reason to do
otherwise. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><br>
What is the popular OS now for a primary backend? Is there a
better/more supported OS to build this system on? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Any recommendations, insights, suggestions, otherwise would
be appreciated. I’d like to do this in the best “forward-looking”
way possible. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Michael<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Auburn, WA<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>