I use MythTV (atrpms) with the pcHDTV HD-3000 card. I downloaded the 2.0 driver and compiled, and, as per the instructions, attempted to modprobe the cx88_dvb driver. I kept getting kernal errors, module mis-match errors, and on and on. Finally, after a few re-boots, rearranging of modules, etc... I got it to work. The unfortunate thing is that I really have no idea what I did, so writing up a how-to would be impossible.
Setting up a channel table can be a bit of a bear when you are using the HD-3000 in DVB mode. As such there have been a few folks that I work with and around here that are interested in a dump of my channels table. Obviously this is only useful for people in the Portland, OR area, but here it is: channel.sql
I'm looking forward to getting some time to update from 0.17 to 0.18 of MythTV. Chris Pinkham updated some mythtranscode bits to help us pcHDTV folks.
I've finally gotten Fedora Core 3 installed on my SATA drive. You may remember that I had some problems getting Fedora Core 3 installers to see my sata drive (bug in sata_nv). My solution was a bit complex, but it ultimately worked:
Wendy Seltzer (fellow MythTV HD user, and lawyer working with the EFF) has posted a bit about some progress they're making against the implementation of the Broadcast Flag.
Link: Wendy's Blog
John C. Dvorak has written a small bit on MythTV for pcmag.com. There's nothing earth-shattering or revealing in his writings, but simply having Dvorak write about MythTV is yet another step bringing the 'future' technology to the masses.
I've got some new hardware for an updated front end, and I'm dying to get it up and running on the new version of MythTV (0.17) and Fedora Core 3. It's a Shuttle SN95G5 with 1Gig of Ram, two 300Gig SATA drives and one 250Gig external (total .85 TBytes). nVidia GeForce 6600GT Vid card, pcHDTV HD-3000 High Definition capture card, Dual Layer DVD Writer and AMD 64 3200+ CPU.
With the deadline for the mandatory compliance with the broadcast flag looming, Public Knowledge is filing a lawsuit fighting the flag.
Andrew Turner on High Earth Orbit has written a nice essay (archive link) on the future of television.
Shelly Palmer, Chairman of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has blogged about the NYT article on MythTV. It is a very well written commentary on why the Television Industry needs to change in order to survive, or more importantly, prosper.