[ubuntu-mythtv] MythTV-Updates, Mythbuntu-Updates, and driver updates

[Marc Randolph]

On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 10:39 AM, Tom Bongiorno <two.bits.11 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 9:41 PM, Eloy Paris <peloy at chapus.net> wrote:
>>
>> On 02/11/2011 05:57 PM, Marc Randolph wrote:
>>
>> [...]
>>
>>>> Sorry but I haven't been following mythtv-users or the development list
>>>> in a
>>>> while, but I'm curious... what is Daniel developing on this branch?
>>>
>>> Howdy Eloy,
>>>
>>> That's covered here:
>>>
>>> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Branches#dkristjansson.2Fmythtv-rec
>>
>> Ahh, cool, thanks! Wasn't aware of this page :-)
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Eloy Paris.-
>>
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>
> Thanks all.  I had another thought.
> I am building an standalone experimental backend/frontend.  My plan would be
> to install Mythbuntu 10.04 and enable both the MythTV-Updates and
> Mythbuntu-Updates repositories for .25.  When support is added to .25 for
> the Ceton InifiniTV 4 card, there may be changes needed to support the card
> from a driver level.  Will any driver or system level updates required by
> .25 happen without additional intervention?

The short answer is: probably.

My guess is that the stock 10.04 kernel does not have drivers for that
device.  There was talk of offering back-ported future kernels to
10.04 since it is LTS, but I haven't looked up Ubuntu's detailed plans
on exactly what/when.

   Marc