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<title>Installing and using MythTV
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<author>Robert Kulagowski, <url url="mailto:rkulagow@rocketmail.com"
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name="mailto:rkulagow@rocketmail.com">
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<date>2008-05-12, v0.22.00pre
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<date>2009-09-25, v0.22.00
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Initially, installation of MythTV seems like a huge task. There are lots
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of dependencies, and various distributions seem to do the same thing
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See <url url="http://mysettopbox.tv" name="http://mysettopbox.tv"> if you'd
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like to install a custom version of Knoppix optimized for MythTV.
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See <url url="http://linpvr.org" name="http://linpvr.org"> if you'd like
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to install MythTV onto a VIA Epia M machine.
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See <url url="http://bit.blkbk.com" name="http://bit.blkbk.com"> if you'd
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like to install MythTV on a Xbox.
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See <url url="http://www.minimyth.org" name="http://www.minimyth.org"> for a
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small MythTV distribution which can be booted over a network.
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See <url url="http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/"
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name="http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/"> for instructions tailored to RedHat's
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Fedora Core distribution.
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See <url url="http://www.mythbuntu.org/" name="http://www.mythbuntu.org/">
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for a distribution using a customized Ubuntu.
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There is a MythTV wiki at <url url="http://wiki.mythtv.org"
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name="http://wiki.mythtv.org">.
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If you are installing this version for Schedules Direct support, please see
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the <ref id="migratingtoSD" name="Migrating from DataDirect Labs to
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Schedules Direct"> section for additional information.
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<sect1>Upgrading from previous versions
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<p>The upgrade from previous versions should be transparent. Any changes to
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the database structure should be applied automatically.
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This HOWTO is for MythTV v0.22
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Release notes for this version may be found in the MythTV Wiki at <url
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url="http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Release_Notes_-_0.21"
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name="http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Release_Notes_-_0.21">
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url="http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Release_Notes_-_0.22"
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name="http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Release_Notes_-_0.22">
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<sect1>Books about MythTV
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<p>If you would like to purchase a book specifically about MythTV:
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issues if you do not have the spare CPU capacity to handle XFS, potentially
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leading to dropped frames.
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<label id="migratingtoSD">
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<!-- Mostly from a post by Bruce Markey -->
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<sect1>Migrating from DataDirect Labs to Schedules Direct
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<p>MythTV v0.20.2 or later is required to natively support Schedules Direct.
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Code has been included to make the transition as simple as possible.
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<bf>You do not need to delete your existing video sources or add new ones!</bf>
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The following steps should work for most users:
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<item>Create a Schedules Direct account and use the same information as your
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existing lineups at Zap2It Labs. Do not add or delete channels at this
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<item>Shut down any running <bf>mythfrontend</bf> and <bf>mythbackend</bf> programs.
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<item>Perform a backup of your existing database. See <ref id="backupdb"
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name="Saving or restoring the database"> for instructions.
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<item>Run <bf>mythtv-setup</bf> -> Video Sources. Change the grabber to
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Schedules Direct, update the username and password fields with the account
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information you created at Schedules Direct and select "Retrieve Lineups".
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<item>Exit <bf>mythtv-setup</bf> and run <bf>mythfilldatabase</bf>. Check
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if there were any errors.
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<item>Restart your <bf>mythbackend</bf> and <bf>mythfrontend</bf> programs.
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<sect1>Caching support for Schedules Direct
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<p>MythTV 0.20.2 or later supports caching of downloaded information from
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Schedules Direct, so devices that share a common source do not require
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