That is a good question. I'll have to look it up. Not to worry about the pc I have a small dell I use as a thin client that we can use to mess arround with on the day.<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 17/01/07,
<b class="gmail_sendername">Jonathan Dibble</b> <<a href="mailto:recruitment@jdibble.com">recruitment@jdibble.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Neel,<br>I'm not sure I can hand over my main PC for the install fest, anyway its<br>64bit - will myth tv go on 64bit, just out of interest?<br><br>cheers,<br>jon<br><br>On Wed, 2007-01-17 at 10:01 +0000, Neel Upadhyaya wrote:
<br>> I'm also using an ATI card, to be honest it's a complete nightmare.<br>> But not impossile.<br>> Sounds like we have a good candidate for the install fest.<br>><br>><br>> On 15/01/07, Jonathan Dibble <
<a href="mailto:recruitment@jdibble.com">recruitment@jdibble.com</a>> wrote:<br>><br>> Neel,<br>> yeah, sounds good to me. i haven't tried to do an install<br>> myself but it<br>
> is on my list of linux projects. it took me about 3/4hrs to<br>> guy the ati<br>> driver working for tv-out so i assume mysth tv would be<br>> prohibitively<br>> difficult.
<br>><br>> i would be interested in seeing you demontrate a myth tv<br>> 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<br>> since all I<br>> > have<br>> > > ever read about that is that it's nearly impossibly<br>
> difficult!<br>> ><br>> > This is a common myth (pun not intended) for that last few<br>> 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<br>> better.<br>> ><br>> > Given the nature of the hardest part of mythTV is<br>> installation maybe
<br>> > it would be a good opportunity for our first install fest.<br>> > That way we can deal with different configurations and<br>> answer<br>> > questions and solve problems as we get to them.
<br>> ><br>> > This would be especially useful if anyone has an abandoned<br>> PVR<br>> > project.<br>> ><br>> > Thoughts?<br>> >
<br>> > On 15/01/07, Jonathan Dibble <<a href="mailto:recruitment@jdibble.com">recruitment@jdibble.com</a>><br>> wrote:<br>> > Steve,<br>> > I think your offer is a good one and I'm up for it,
<br>> some<br>> > weekends I am<br>> > away etc, but if you have any suggestions let's try<br>> and fix a<br>> > date when<br>> > we can all descend on your property?
<br>> ><br>> > Someone offered a mythTV demo? That sounds<br>> fascinating since<br>> > all I have<br>> > ever read about that is that it's nearly impossibly
<br>> difficult!<br>> ><br>> > As far as advertising is concerned, I think anyone<br>> already<br>> > interested in<br>> > Linux would be able to find us, I believe we need to
<br>> encourage<br>> > more<br>> > interest in Linux in general which in turn would<br>> 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
<br>> wrote:<br>> > > > Also, think some posters need to be put up<br>> around Watford<br>> > to get<br>> > > > more members.
<br>> > ><br>> > > I've been thinking about ways to promote the LUG<br>> locally to<br>> > try and<br>> > > reach more Linux users in the area. Rather than
<br>> random<br>> > posters around<br>> > > town, I think some targeted advertisement would be<br>> more<br>> > likely to<br>> > > reach local Linux users. In particular, some ideas
<br>> that I<br>> > intend to<br>> > > follow up on over the coming weeks:<br>> > ><br>> > > - Produce some small flyers advertising the LUG
<br>> which I<br>> > will then<br>> > > slip into all the Linux magazines at the local<br>> WHSmith<br>> > etc.<br>> > >
<br>> > > - I'll make copies of the flyer available so<br>> that if<br>> > anyone works<br>> > > for a local company where there are plenty of
<br>> tech<br>> > people - then<br>> > > perhaps you could put one up on your notice<br>> board?<br>> > ><br>> > > - Prior to the next meeting I will ask
<br>> lugmaster's from<br>> > nearby LUGs<br>> > > if it would be ok to post an ad up on their<br>> mailing<br>> > list.<br>
> > ><br>> > > Prior to all of the above though I will sort out<br>> 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 <
<br>> <a href="mailto:sacreman@gmail.com">sacreman@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> > > > > Is anyone up for a Saturday meeting before<br>> March? My<br>> > girlfriend
<br>> > > > > works most Saturdays so my house is free (I<br>> live just<br>> > off of<br>> > > > > StAlbans road in Watford which is close to the
<br>> town<br>> > centre). It's<br>> > > > > only a 2up-2down terrace but it should fit 5<br>> or 6 people<br>> > fairly
<br>> > > > > comfortably.<br>> > > > ><br>> > > > > Just a suggestion until the core membership<br>> increases..<br>
> > > > ><br>> > > > > On 11/01/07, Matt Marsh < <a href="mailto:matt@mattmarsh.net">matt@mattmarsh.net</a>><br>> wrote:<br>> > > > > > Hi Jon,
<br>> > > > > ><br>> > > > > > > Why do we have to wait until march, 3<br>> months is a<br>> > long time!<br>> > > > > > > What about sooner? I am not fussy about
<br>> the venue,<br>> > but beer<br>> > > > > > > isn't particularly important to me, but<br>> take away<br>> > sounds
<br>> > > > > > > good.<br>> > > > > ><br>> > > > > > I think originally Mark said that there were<br>> some
<br>> > closures at<br>> > > > > > Watford Central Library (where meetings have<br>> been held<br>> > up until<br>> > > > > > now) which prevent us from having a meeting
<br>> there<br>> > until March.<br>> > > > > ><br>> > > > > > To be clear, it's less than 2 months away in<br>> reality -
<br>> > the<br>> > > > > > meetings have previously taken place on the<br>> first<br>> > Tuesday of<br>> > > > > > the month so in this case that would be 6th
<br>> March.<br>> > > > > ><br>> > > > > > Steve made the suggestion today of looking<br>> into<br>> > meeting at the
<br>> > > > > > Watford Social Club which we could perhaps<br>> be arranged<br>> > for<br>> > > > > > February if there is really enough interest.
<br>> The added<br>> > cost of<br>> > > > > > that venue given the so far lowish turnout<br>> is a little<br>> > of a<br>
> > > > > > concern though.<br>> > > > > ><br>> > > > > > If enough people show interest then I will<br>> look into
<br>> > the Social<br>> > > > > > Club for a February meet, though I suspect<br>> that it<br>> > will make<br>> > > > > > more sense to wait until the library room is
<br>> available<br>> > 6th<br>> > > > > > March and have a well organised meeting<br>> there. We can<br>> > see what<br>> > > > > > the turnout to that is and discuss at that
<br>> meeting<br>> > whether we<br>> > > > > > want to investigate the Social Club for<br>> future<br>> > meetings.<br>> > > > > >
<br>> > > > > > Matt<br>> > > > > ><br>> > > > > > --<br>> > > > > > Matt Marsh<br>> > > > > > Email:
<a href="mailto:matt@mattmarsh.net">matt@mattmarsh.net</a> Jabber:<br>> > <a href="mailto:mattmarsh@jabber.org">mattmarsh@jabber.org</a><br>> > > > > > Web:
<a href="http://www.mattmarsh.net/">http://www.mattmarsh.net/</a> MSN:<br>> > <a href="mailto:matt@mattmarsh.net">matt@mattmarsh.net</a><br>> > > > > > Phone: +44 7703 162030 Yahoo:
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