Category Archives: HTPC

ASUS A7N8x Deluxe Linux (in)compatibility

Posted on February 25, 2007 by erik

Continuing in the vein of ‘stupid hardware problems’, this week I discovered that the ASUS A7N8x deluxe motherboard I’ve been trying to nurse along as the backbone of my MythTV PVR basically doesn’t play nicely with linux, period. Don’t ask … Continue reading →

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Fedora Core 5 ATI driver with theater_out tv support

Posted on November 5, 2006 by erik

I have a radeon 9200 video card in my HTPC, since when I bought it all the HTPC enthusiasts over at seemed to think ATI was better for tv output. I also wanted the possibility of using a component adapter … Continue reading →

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IVTV Autoloading on Fedora Core 5

Posted on November 5, 2006 by erik

My MythTV system has been in place for several years now, and has seen many versions of Fedora. Ensuring the IVTV modules were loaded correctly after a system restart has always been a bit of a black art, however, and … Continue reading →

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