[Wiltshire] Mythtv actually seeming to work ;-).

[Simon Iremonger]

I installed ubuntu 8.04.1 amd64 on a machine here, with the right
   sort of DVB-T ('freeview') TV cards, and installed the included
   Mythtv 0.21 package and it actually works ;-).

I need to replace booster/signal though... going to get a 12v
   booster with F-connectors I think.

Ok, ok, the 'mythtv-database' package wouldn't create the database
   on the first go and I ended up reinstalling mysql-server and
   leaving the root password blank loads of times...  But not a
   problem when used only on loopback in this case.
   I'm sure there are better ways of sorting it out. ;-).


Apparently this version of mythtv will let you watch more
   than 1 channel on the same multiplex on the right sort
   of card.  These CX23881 kworld/vstream cards seem to
   work well but you can't seem to get them new any-more!


Also I have remote-control working, using a reciever that
   inserts codes in the PS2 keyboard/mouse ports,  and
   I can use a simple script using commands like
   'setkeycodes e011 67  #mute=f9'  in order to set the
   scan-codes to act like the correct keys (both in
   Console and X11) in a nice application-independant
   fashion, that does not need me to setup 'LIRC' at all ;-).

But there you go... ;-)

--Simon