Ubuntu-Chicago Intro

[Matthew Johnson]

Hi Brian:

I tried Knoppmyth the day before I installed Ubuntu.  It didn't work!
When I picked Watch TV it wouldn't do anything!  And I couldn't find
any other programs to test the card with.  All the docs just assume it
will work.

I figured if I was going to have to spend hours messing with the thing
I might as well have a nice interface like gnome and ubuntu colors to
work in, so I installed Ubuntu!

Ubuntu seems to see the card, but I still need to find a media player
that will play streams.  At least for testing.

 -Matt



On 10/5/06, Brian Green <greenbrian at gmail.com> wrote:
> Mythtv !
>
> Not to recommend anything other than Ubuntu here, but I like using Knoppmyth
> for my media center.  Ubuntu is used everywhere else in the home.  At least
> it's still Debian based :-)
> Every time I see a howto posted for Mythtv on Ubuntu, there seems to be
> issues or difficulties. Granted, it isn't a cake-walk on any distro, but
> being bundled in as part of Knoppmyth, you avoid a *lot* of the conflicts.
>
> Brian Green
>
>
> On 10/5/06, Matthew Johnson <mattjohnson2005 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks Mike.  Nice to meet you.
> >
> > My latest project is getting a HDTV card I bought working on linux and
> Ubuntu.  I think the kernel sees the card, but I don't have a player bundled
> with Ubuntu, so will have to download on.  I'm looking for Over-The-Air
> (OTA) HDTV signals.
> >
> >  -Matt
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 10/4/06, Mike DePolis <mike at depolis.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Congratulations Matt, and welcome.  I too am very new to the Ubuntu
> Chicago group (not quite new to Linux, but there is always a lot more one
> can learn so I still consider myself a novice).  In the short time I've been
> tuned into the group I've seen some exciting ideas come across, including an
> upcoming meeting and some talk about a project for new Linux user
> documentation (some kind of "kit" I believe wasn't it?).   Just thought I'd
> give a holler, I know it can be nice to have fellow "newbies" whenever
> joining a new group.
> > >
> > > BTW, Minnesota is a great state.  I grew up on the MN ND border.  (And
> good luck to the Twins)
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > >
> > > Matthew Johnson wrote:
> > > Hello List!
> > >
> > > Thanks for the welcome, Rich.  I'm now typing this message from Ubuntu!
> I know, no big deal for those here, but my install attempts failed yesterday
> and today I got one to work!  I took a look at your mail archives and found
> your page of flickr.  Looks like you guys were having fun at buffalo wild
> wings!  We have one close to my  house here, so I think that is an excellent
> idea for a meeting place.
> > >
> > > Stay Dry,
> > >
> > >  -Matt Johnson
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 10/4/06, Richard Johnson <nixternal at ubuntu.com > wrote:
> > > > Welcome! You are more than welcome to hang out here and talk Ubuntu
> with the
> > > > rest of us. Maybe some day we can build you up and you can start
> Ubuntu
> > > > Minneapolis, or MInnesota for that matter! The more LoCos the better
> ;)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > [snip]
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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