MythTV configuration services?

techguy · 05-05-2013 12:21pm #1

Hey Guys,

So i'm in the process of migrating to MythTV (backend + multiple frontends) from Sage TV (Windows).

It's proving to be a major PITA as my Linux skills are really up to scratch. Just wondering if there are any guys out there that have gone through all this before?

I just don't have the time to set this up and am looking for somebody that can do it all for me? Willing to pay well for the time.

There are a few things that need to be performed. I can give more details if required, cheers.

Anybody interested?

Stuxnet · 07-05-2013 5:33pm

didnt mythtv die away when xbmc got pvr support ?, you might be better going down that route ?

techguy · 07-05-2013 5:36pm

Stuxnet wrote: »

didnt mythtv die away when xbmc got pvr support ?, you might be better going down that route ?

Interesting, I was under the impression the xbmc pvr support was via MythTV and the MythTV frontend plugin for xmbc.

Did xbmc get it's own pvr backend / server? Thanks for the heads up.

Remouad · 08-05-2013 11:57am

XBMC has built in support for pvr applications so you still need a backend pvr application like MythTV.

I'm in the process of doing this myself. Going to try the mythbuntu.

I'll let you know how it goes.

Johnboy1951 · 08-05-2013 5:45pm

Most comments I see from those using XBMC seem to indicate that Tvheadend is the preferred backend these days.

Remouad · 09-05-2013 10:49am

MythTV does series link and timeshifting.

it's debateable whether tvheadend supports these.

According to the xbmc wiki it does and doesn't

It does come prepackaged with openelec I think. it's part of the arctic build anyway.

Think TVheadend is preferred because it's easier to set up.

Antigrav · 09-05-2013 2:00pm

Yes. You still need a backend with XBMC/PVR.

I found Tvheadend much easier to set up, especially around DVB-S2 (HD) services and channel naming/numbering/icons etc. I had previously used MythTV on mythbuntu. I now run backend on LinuxMint and frontend on Openelec.

Tvheadend has a auto-record feature similar to series linking, but the programme needs to be on same day/time/channel for this to work reliably. It also has to be set up in Web interface rather than through XBMC. You can easily record programmes using the EPG though.

The 3.4 release is supposed to do timeshifting but I haven't installed this yet.

Johnboy1951 · 09-05-2013 2:55pm

Yes the 3.4 version of TVHeadend does have a SeriesLink setting ...... although I have never used it.

Wabbit Ears · 09-05-2013 2:56pm

Heres a how to on setting up a Linux based HTPC with minimal Linux skills

Dwnload a Stable Linux release
Install it
Spend 5 weeks online trying to make things work.
Realise linux is sh1t
Reinstall windows
Install DVBLogic and the xbmc plugin
install xbmc latest build with pvr support
Sit back and watch tv instead of spending hours and hours and hours and hours and hours screwing around trying to make every single goddammmmmm little thing work from getting your Tuner cards to load the correct drivers to getting the sound right and so on and so forth.

Remouad · 09-05-2013 3:55pm

Wabbit Ears wrote: »

Heres a how to on setting up a Linux based HTPC with minimal Linux skills

Dwnload a Stable Linux release
Install it
Spend 5 weeks online trying to make things work.
Realise linux is sh1t
Reinstall windows
Install DVBLogic and the xbmc plugin
install xbmc latest build with pvr support
Sit back and watch tv instead of spending hours and hours and hours and hours and hours screwing around trying to make every single goddammmmmm little thing work from getting your Tuner cards to load the correct drivers to getting the sound right and so on and so forth.

does DVBLogic have timeshift and series link support?

Wabbit Ears · 09-05-2013 8:01pm

I use it through Windows media center and it works perfectly, full EPG, Timeshift and series linking. Also the connect server add-in lets me stream to My Kindle fire and wifes Ipad etc.

Since my Win8 machine died on me (failed SSD) Im rebuilding it using XBMC this time around and keeping wmc as a backup in case the wife hates XBMC.

I have a Hauppauge s2 card, a s350, an ASUS hybrid and an avermedia dvb-t card in my HTPC and simply couldn't get any of them to work in Linux after spending hours and hours at it. Unless you have a card like a TBS that has linux support its all a PITA. DVBLINK pretty much recognizes every type of card you throw at it, if it has windows drivers, DVBlink will work with it.

I should be paid for selling this LOL.

Johnboy1951 · 09-05-2013 10:48pm

Unless you have a card like a TBS that has linux support its all a PITA. DVBLINK pretty much recognizes every type of card you throw at it, if it has windows drivers, DVBlink will work with it.

Linux does not "have support" for the TBS cards ....... TBS supplies Linux drivers, as they do Windows drivers.

Neither operating system can make use of the card without the drivers.

Would you buy hardware for use on Windows if the manufacturer did not provide Windows drivers?
How about buying hardware for the MAC if the manufacturer did not provide suitable drivers?

So why do you expect to be able to use hardware on Linux without suitable drivers?

Maybe you don't ..... but that is the impression you have given ......

Wabbit Ears · 10-05-2013 8:17pm

WOW, if my post was a target your reply is a N Korean missile test.

The OP is moving from windows to Linux so the purchase choice was windows support, not linux support.

Amazing you read my post so carefully and managed to miss the entire point of the thread...

Antigrav · 13-05-2013 4:51pm

Wabbit Ears wrote: »

I have a Hauppauge s2 card, a s350, an ASUS hybrid and an avermedia dvb-t card in my HTPC and simply couldn't get any of them to work in Linux after spending hours and hours at it. Unless you have a card like a TBS that has linux support its all a PITA. DVBLINK pretty much recognizes every type of card you throw at it, if it has windows drivers, DVBlink will work with it.

I should be paid for selling this LOL.

I'm surprised you couldn't get the Hauppaugge card to work as the support in Linux is very good.

@JohnBoy1951 makes a good point as the TBS Drivers must be separately downloaded and linked with your kernel which makes upgrades a bit more involved.

Linux provides an excellent platform that forms a very reliable base for media centre PCs. The package support for Tvheadend and XBMC make these a simple enough install for most people. Sorry to hear you struggled with it.

techguy · 13-05-2013 11:39pm

Hey guys, thanks for the replies.

I've decided i'm going to install ESX on my server then virtual the different components. This should make it easier to trick around with Myth. While i'm working on that I can have SageTV and the likes running on a Windows VM.

What do you think?

Remouad · 14-05-2013 10:34am

Sounds like a good idea to me. Try them all until you find something you like.

There are a couple of other PVR solutions that you might want to try if you're going to be experimenting. Mediaportal would be the main one that springs to mind on windows. Has server and client architecture. has it's own client but server can work as a PVR backend for XBMC too.

Let us know how you get on.

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