Mythtv For Mac Os X
Pre-built downloads of Mythtv for the Mac OSX platform. The downloads are provided as a dmg file ready to be installed. A computer operating system (OS) that will run MythTV includes many 'flavors' of Linux, Mac OS X, and FreeBSD. MythTV was originally built on Linux, but has been extended to other platforms, including Windows, Mac OS X and FreeBSD. Join us making your favorite media center even better than it already is today.
A computer operating system (OS) that will run MythTV includes many 'flavors' of Linux, Mac OS X, and FreeBSD. MythTV was originally built on Linux, but has been extended to other platforms, including Windows, Mac OS X and FreeBSD.
Join us making your favorite media center even better than it already is today.
- 1Linux distributions
- 2Non-linux distributions
Linux distributions
A linux distro (distribution) is a complete, installable operating system based around the Linux Kernel.
There are some that are especially good for dedicated MythTV boxes (the kind you'd have on a HiFi stand in the lounge), others are especially suited for use as workstation PCs -- though you can use them to run MythTV as well, if you're sufficiently motivated.
A.M.I.C.U.S.
A.M.I.C.U.S. - An automatic MythTV installer with a guide and menu script specifically designed for new users of GNU/Linux and/or MythTV.
- Lightweight hardware requirements suitable for older/low end PCs.
- Available as a script for Debian installs or as bootable CD ISO image
- Seeking new users, testers, and developers Sourceforge Project Page
- New major release version 0.04
Debian GNU/Linux
Debian GNU/Linux is a widespread distribution; it has a huge community and is probably the most 'free' and socially driven distribution — an excellent choice and MythTV is well supported.
There are a couple of guides:
Currently MythTV is not in the main Debian repositories, current plan is to get 0.27-fixes accepted. Until this happens the best way is to follow the guide to building your own .deb packages.
- Installation guide for MythTV on Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 ('etch') - Old and no longer recommended.
There are also several Debian pages in this wiki.
Fedora
Fedora is a very popular distro.
- Follow the local wiki page: Installing MythTV on Fedora. This page describes the process very well and is based on the http://rpmfusion.org repository.
http://atrpms.net has a broader range of related drivers etc, while http://rpmfusion.org has a broader range of other applications, so using a combination of them might in some cases be a good idea.
Category:Fedora - All internal pages on Fedora.
Other general support for PPC on Fedora can be found at PlayStation page. A detailed remote page also exists.
Historical information is available at the, now defunct, 'MythDora' distribution
Gentoo
Gentoo - If the command line scares you, Gentoo is not for you. On the other hand the installation is extremely well documented in the Gentoo Handbook. Gentoo is more customizable than other 'binary' distros and each install can be optimized for the specific processor you use.
Gentoo MythTV setup guides:
- Gentoo-Wiki.com Guide (2.6 kernel) - very complete
Official Gentoo MythTV Guide:
- MythTV on Gentoo - currently incomplete
Kanotix
Kanotix is one of the many Debian based Live CDs, which itself is based on the popular Knoppix Live CD, except Kanotix has the ability to be easily installed on to a harddrive, from which a fully working easy to maintain Debian system is had.
LinHES
LinHES (Linux Home Entertainment System) is a Linux distribution that centers around MythTV.The project aims to make creating and maintaining a Home Theater PC as simple as possible.A blank system can be transformed to a fully functional HTPC in around 20 minutes.
LinHES is the successor of the deprecated KnoppMyth distribution
Mandriva
Mandriva - One of the big distributions (formally known as Mandrake) with a large community of users. The distribution uses RPM packages similar to Red Hat and Fedora. The MythTV RPMs for Mandriva are available from the PLF mirrors as Mandriva does not include them in the distribution. Several guides are available to aid the setup of MythTV:
- MythTV Instalation Guide contains Mandriva specific information.
Other guides which describe the install process for older releases of the distribution are also available:
- Mandriva 2006 MythTV setup VIA EPIA SP13000/DVB-T, includes creating an antoinstall CD.
- Mandriva EPIA C3 MythTV Box HowTo describes how to build a fully working MythTV system using a VIA EPIA SP13000 motherboard and Mandriva 2005.
- MythTV How-To Wikibook uses Mandrake 10.1 as an example
MiniMyth
Minimyth was originally developed to boot over a network and run mythfrontend on diskless Via EPIA mainboards that have either CLE266 or CN400 hardware MPEG2 decoders (e.g. Via EPIA M or Via EPIA SP mainboards). This is great for 'satellite' systems - like having one in the bedroom or kitchen..
Minimyth[1] has since evolved to support more hardware and different boot methods.
iMedia MythTV is smallest out-of-the-box MythTV distribution for Via EPIA mainboards. It fits in 128Mb Compact Flashes (including 2 weeks of program info) and has ability to store recordings to external usb drives, harddrives, NFS mounts. Is designed to run without any configuration on VIA mainboards and Hauppauge PVR like cards. Support for other hardware can be provided thru custom packages. Includes optimised kernel for i686 and Eden CPU and XWindows drivers for MPEG/3D/DRI acceleration.
Mythbuntu
Mythbuntu, Mythbuntu is an Ubuntu derivative focused upon setting up a standalone MythTV system. Currently, it is a recognized as a community supported project by Canonical. Mythbuntu can be used to install a stand alone mythfrontend, mythbackend, or combination machines. Unlike similar projects, Mythbuntu keeps close ties with Ubuntu and all development is given back to the Ubuntu Community. This allows easy conversions from a standard desktop to a Mythbuntu machine and vice versa. The development cycle of Mythbuntu closely follows that of Ubuntu, releasing every six months shortly after Ubuntu releases.
openSUSE
openSUSE, The openSUSE project is a community program sponsored by Novell. With the launch of the openSUSE project, openSUSE is now developed in an open model—public development builds, releases, and sources will be posted frequently here and you will have access to our Bugzilla database for defect reporting.
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- mythTV wiki articles
-Opensuse 11.0 - 11.2 mythTV wiki page
-openSUSE 10.2 mythTV wiki page
-openSUSE 10.2 upgrade mythTV packages mythTV wiki page
-openSUSE 10.3 mythTV wiki page on mythtv.nl (Dutch)
- Additional sources
-MultiMedia and Digital TV with openSUSE - acaciaclose.co.uk
- Package repositories
Red Hat
Red Hat - Now oriented as more of a commercial/stable distribution and philosophically superceded by Fedora for the bleeding edge, there is nonetheless a howto for RHEL or CentOS RHEL_Installation
Slackware
Slackware is one of the eldest linux distributions and still going strong. Historically often used for servers. Exceptionally strong performace from MythTV users who use this for both mythbackend as well as mythfrontend purposes.
- 9.0
- 9.1
- 11.0
- 12.1
SuSE
SuSE is now called openSUSE.
Commercial (enterprise) versions are called SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED).
Ubuntu
Ubuntu is a Debian based solution.
Take a look at our comprehensive list of Ubuntu guides. Don't miss out on the official guides!.
Category:Ubuntu - All internal Ubuntu pages.
Furthermore there is another Ubuntu distribution: Mythbuntu.
It's an Ubuntu just for your Multimedia PC. After installing it, MythTV ist already installed and there are different possibilities to configure IR remote controls etc.
Non-linux distributions
FreeBSD
FreeBSD isn't a Linux distro, but MythTV runs on it too. FreeBSD as with all 'flavors' of BSD is Unix-based, and Linux is also Unix-based.
- MythTV page at the FreeBSD wiki
Mac OS X
Yes, Mac OS X is Unix-based, as I'm sure you already know from Apple's Mac OS X site, and MythTV runs there too!
- MacPorts -- all-in-one installer for backend, frontend, database, etc.
Microsoft Windows
The official mythfrontend will run natively on Windows. For now no binary version is distributed, so you need to build it yourself with MinGW/MSys. It builds easily using the MythInstaller.bat and win32-packager.pl scripts.
- MythTV on Windows for more info.
The current Perl-based build process is great for producing a
self-contained Mac frontend. But, if you are like me and want to run
the backend on OS X, then having the essential programs packaged deep
in an application bundle is less than ideal. The MacPorts
distribution aims to make it much easier to install the backend and
run it in a production mode:
=>Full support of the Perl/python bindings. This means that standard
Myth backup, optimization, and metadata functions will work.
=>Install and run Myth like other 'server-type' software such as
MySQL, file-sharing, web-serving, etc. Control the Myth backend with
standard OS X functions (launchctl) and have the system start
automatically during the boot process.
=>Provide the full suite of myth programs, if you need them, like
mythmetadatalookup, mythutil, etc.
Why MacPorts?
MacPorts is a stable and mature system for bringing open-source
software (15,000+ titles) to the Mac platform. Changes are tested and
reviewed before being committed to MacPorts. MacPorts operates build
slaves (Lion and Snow Leopard, both on 64 bit machines, currently)
which automatically build each port after every change in any of its
dependents. All this means that if you decide to try building with
MacPorts, there is a strong likelihood that it will just work. And,
if it doesn't, there is an active support system working to resolve
any problems.
What works, what is forthcoming?
The MacPorts port ('mythtv-core.25') builds Myth 0.25.2, as of July
31, and includes support for most everything except Myth's plugins.
It includes the new Http Live Streaming server as well as the Perl
and Python bindings mentioned above. However, there is no Video for
Linux on OS X so the various versions of the HDHomerun is the primary
supported tuner. It _may_ be possible to re-enable Firewire support
if there is interest.
Regarding the plugins, I have an experimental port that builds all
plugins except for MythNetvision. I need another support library
commited to MacPorts to get MNV working and need to do some testing
and tweaking.
I intend to work on a port for MythWeb after that.
Please let me know if you try it out. Several people have built Myth
successfully (OS X 10.6 through 10.8) but there may still be some
rough edges that we need to sandpaper. I make no promises about
running on PPC hardware or building on 10.5 or older systems.
I've put together a couple of wiki pages to provide some documentation:
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Building_Myth_for_Mac_with_MacPorts
Mythtv For Mac Os X 10 12
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Myth_for_Mac_with_MacPorts
Enjoy!
Craig
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