<div>I'm also using an ATI card, to be honest it's a complete nightmare. But not impossile.</div>
<div>Sounds like we have a good candidate for the install fest.<br><br> </div>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 15/01/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Jonathan Dibble</b> <<a href="mailto:recruitment@jdibble.com">recruitment@jdibble.com</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"><br>Neel,<br>yeah, sounds good to me. i haven't tried to do an install myself but it<br>is on my list of linux projects. it took me about 3/4hrs to guy the ati
<br>driver working for tv-out so i assume mysth tv would be prohibitively<br>difficult.<br><br>i would be interested in seeing you demontrate a myth tv install on a<br>bare system?<br><br>cheers,<br>jon.<br><br>On Mon, 2007-01-15 at 12:57 +0000, Neel Upadhyaya wrote:
<br>> > Someone offered a mythTV demo? That sounds fascinating since all I<br>> have<br>> > ever read about that is that it's nearly impossibly difficult!<br>><br>> This is a common myth (pun not intended) for that last few version I
<br>> have not had any issue (but maybe I've been lucky).<br>> April may be a bit tricky for me but May or June would be better.<br>><br>> Given the nature of the hardest part of mythTV is installation maybe
<br>> it would be a good opportunity for our first install fest.<br>> That way we can deal with different configurations and answer<br>> questions and solve problems as we get to them.<br>><br>> This would be especially useful if anyone has an abandoned PVR
<br>> project.<br>><br>> Thoughts?<br>><br>> On 15/01/07, Jonathan Dibble <<a href="mailto:recruitment@jdibble.com">recruitment@jdibble.com</a>> wrote:<br>> Steve,<br>> I think your offer is a good one and I'm up for it, some
<br>> weekends I am<br>> away etc, but if you have any suggestions let's try and fix a<br>> date when<br>> we can all descend on your property?<br>><br>> Someone offered a mythTV demo? That sounds fascinating since
<br>> all I have<br>> ever read about that is that it's nearly impossibly difficult!<br>><br>> As far as advertising is concerned, I think anyone already<br>> interested in
<br>> Linux would be able to find us, I believe we need to encourage<br>> more<br>> interest in Linux in general which in turn would lead to more<br>> interest<br>> in the group.
<br>><br>> Cheers,<br>> JOn.<br>><br>> On Sun, 2007-01-14 at 14:15 +0000, Matt Marsh wrote:<br>> > On Friday 12 January 2007 22:50, Mark Stewart wrote:<br>> > > Also, think some posters need to be put up around Watford
<br>> to get<br>> > > more members.<br>> ><br>> > I've been thinking about ways to promote the LUG locally to<br>> try and<br>> > reach more Linux users in the area. Rather than random
<br>> posters around<br>> > town, I think some targeted advertisement would be more<br>> likely to<br>> > reach local Linux users. In particular, some ideas that I<br>> intend to
<br>> > follow up on over the coming weeks:<br>> ><br>> > - Produce some small flyers advertising the LUG which I<br>> will then<br>> > slip into all the Linux magazines at the local WHSmith
<br>> etc.<br>> ><br>> > - I'll make copies of the flyer available so that if<br>> anyone works<br>> > for a local company where there are plenty of tech
<br>> people - then<br>> > perhaps you could put one up on your notice board?<br>> ><br>> > - Prior to the next meeting I will ask lugmaster's from<br>> nearby LUGs
<br>> > if it would be ok to post an ad up on their mailing<br>> list.<br>> ><br>> > Prior to all of the above though I will sort out the website<br>> a bit so
<br>> > that it's more current.<br>> ><br>> > Watch this space...<br>> ><br>> > Matt<br>> ><br>> > > On 12/01/07, Steven Acreman <
<a href="mailto:sacreman@gmail.com">sacreman@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> > > > Is anyone up for a Saturday meeting before March? My<br>> girlfriend<br>> > > > works most Saturdays so my house is free (I live just
<br>> off of<br>> > > > StAlbans road in Watford which is close to the town<br>> centre). It's<br>> > > > only a 2up-2down terrace but it should fit 5 or 6 people
<br>> fairly<br>> > > > comfortably.<br>> > > ><br>> > > > Just a suggestion until the core membership increases..<br>> > > ><br>> > > > On 11/01/07, Matt Marsh <
<a href="mailto:matt@mattmarsh.net">matt@mattmarsh.net</a>> wrote:<br>> > > > > Hi Jon,<br>> > > > ><br>> > > > > > Why do we have to wait until march, 3 months is a
<br>> long time!<br>> > > > > > What about sooner? I am not fussy about the venue,<br>> but beer<br>> > > > > > isn't particularly important to me, but take away
<br>> sounds<br>> > > > > > good.<br>> > > > ><br>> > > > > I think originally Mark said that there were some<br>> closures at<br>
> > > > > Watford Central Library (where meetings have been held<br>> up until<br>> > > > > now) which prevent us from having a meeting there<br>> until March.
<br>> > > > ><br>> > > > > To be clear, it's less than 2 months away in reality -<br>> the<br>> > > > > meetings have previously taken place on the first
<br>> Tuesday of<br>> > > > > the month so in this case that would be 6th March.<br>> > > > ><br>> > > > > Steve made the suggestion today of looking into
<br>> meeting at the<br>> > > > > Watford Social Club which we could perhaps be arranged<br>> for<br>> > > > > February if there is really enough interest. The added
<br>> cost of<br>> > > > > that venue given the so far lowish turnout is a little<br>> of a<br>> > > > > concern though.<br>> > > > >
<br>> > > > > If enough people show interest then I will look into<br>> the Social<br>> > > > > Club for a February meet, though I suspect that it<br>> will make
<br>> > > > > more sense to wait until the library room is available<br>> 6th<br>> > > > > March and have a well organised meeting there. We can<br>> see what
<br>> > > > > the turnout to that is and discuss at that meeting<br>> whether we<br>> > > > > want to investigate the Social Club for future<br>> meetings.
<br>> > > > ><br>> > > > > Matt<br>> > > > ><br>> > > > > --<br>> > > > > Matt Marsh<br>> > > > > Email:
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http://www.mattmarsh.net/</a> MSN:<br>> <a href="mailto:matt@mattmarsh.net">matt@mattmarsh.net</a><br>> > > > > Phone: +44 7703 162030 Yahoo: marshmn<br>> > > > >
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