So, I’ve come so very close to getting my PVR working with MythTV and Kubuntu. So very close, yet still so very far away. Some of my Gentoo experiences have really come in handy, because the GUI tools for doing things in Linux are still quite lacking, but I’m still unable to get my signal to go through on MythTV. If I cat the video device, I can pull an MPG out of it, so I know the tuners are working. But, Myth pops with a blank screen. I think I just need to change the display method, but I found a solution that I think I might like better.

Enter MythBuntu.  MythBuntu is basically a stripped down Ubuntu distro which has Myth on it. It is intended for stand-alone Myth boxes, so I think it will be perfect. I burned the iso this morning, and will be installing it tonight. Hopefully with some success, so I can turn my attention onto some of my web dev projects which have been sorely neglected for some time.

Rhys has been really missing the PVR. It’s weird to think that he has never known TV without a PVR. He doesn’t understand the concept that he cannot watch whatever he wants whenever he wants. Man… How DID we live with out PVRs in the past!?

I’ll report back with my review of MythBuntu later. Wish me luck, gang!