[Klug-general] RE: Pluto

[Stuart Buckland]

On Fri, 2006-05-19 at 09:57 +0100, Kevin Groves wrote:
> Stuart Buckland wrote:
> 
> >Kev,
> >
> >Definitely let us know if you're able to demonstrate anything with it at
> >the next meet and I'll do my best to get down there.
> >
> >  
> >
> I don't think it will be ready for the next meet. It seems to want i686 
> processors so my mini-itx mobo wont work with it. I'll have to see about 
> another one which won't be this month. :-(

I thought the VIA cpu's were i686 but admittedly I haven't bothered to
look that up.  I'd been meaning to play with mini-itx kit for over a
year and finally took delivery of a board yesterday.  Am playing with it
now.  I'm just compiling for a 486 though so my image will be capable of
running on almost any old x86 kit.

> 
> I'm having another go with MythTV proper but it's naff as far as TV card 
> support goes so that will take some time too.

I went the simple route and just slapped windows on using meedio as the
frontend.  I don't use any tuner cards though, I only use it to play
back movies and music already on my server.

I find I don't really use it very much anymore though.  I keep trying to
convince myself, and the other half, that I'll use it more if I replace
the old and huge CRT projector with a smaller, quieter, HD capable one.

As I have it all rigged up in a separate room it's a case of out of
sight out of mind.

I found after I moved the 5.1 kit out of the living room and into the
cinema room that I don't really miss it either.

I think I must be getting old as 5 years ago I wouldn't have dreamt of
not having it :)

> 
> Kev,
> 
> >Been a very long time since I've managed to make a meet.  I'd like to
> >say it's because I'm really busy (which I am to a point) but the truth
> >is I'm just incredibly forgetful. By the time I remember its usually a
> >week late :)
> >  
> >
> Ah I've wondered.

That and my desktop isn't very luggable and of the two laptops I have
left, one is a P3 500 with 64MB ram and a buggered battery and the other
is the companies which I can't really screw around with.

Stu

-- 
Stuart Buckland <stuart at nightime.org.uk>