MythTV / PVR500 Compatability

[Anonymous]

I am wondering if anyone has tried using a PVR500 with MythTV and/or Fedora Core 3 and if so, how well it worked.  We want to possibly run dual PVR500s so we can have 4 inputs.  Is this possible in this way?

[rampy]

I am wondering if anyone has tried using a PVR500 with MythTV and/or Fedora Core 3 and if so, how well it worked.  We want to possibly run dual PVR500s so we can have 4 inputs.  Is this possible in this way?

It's possible.. but the linux/ivtv driver is still a work in progress (characterize it as early alpha or very beta)  from what I understand...

I suggest skimming the ivtv devel list

example pvr500 w/mythtv post

static on 500mce in mythtv

lockups with 500mce in linux

*shrug*

hope that helps... so I guess the answer would be.... eventually, yes... you could make a 4 tuner mythtv box in this way once the drivers settle down a little bit.

rampy

[shplad]

While many people say that it will take a great deal of testing, you might disagree if you look here:
Of course, this is with KnoppMyth, not if you want to install Linux and everything yourself manually.
http://www.bitbenderforums.com/~ralpha6/knoppmyth/knoppmythtv.htm

I am wondering if anyone has tried using a PVR500 with MythTV and/or Fedora Core 3 and if so, how well it worked.  We want to possibly run dual PVR500s so we can have 4 inputs.  Is this possible in this way?

[rampy]

While many people say that it will take a great deal of testing, you might disagree if you look here:
Of course, this is with KnoppMyth, not if you want to install Linux and everything yourself manually.
http://www.bitbenderforums.com/~ralpha6/knoppmyth/knoppmythtv.htm

I am wondering if anyone has tried using a PVR500 with MythTV and/or Fedora Core 3 and if so, how well it worked.  We want to possibly run dual PVR500s so we can have 4 inputs.  Is this possible in this way?

Well to be fair you are posting in a thread that is over a month old and the driver has been improving and the knoppmyth alpha/intermediate releases have been adding better and better support making it easier and easier (and that guide you link to is of great help as well!  )

I'd currently characterize the linux/mythtv ivtv drivers for pvr150/500 as pretty solid, but it may take some doing to get configured/working depending on platform (although it looked like you made short work of it!)

It just keeps impvroving!  I'm going to add your guide/walkthrough to the Linux resource sticky and to the project example page

rampy