You laugh, but this device should be able to handle a myth frontend. In fact, I'm working on getting my dev environment set up so I can create a minimal frontend for pandora using the gmyth libraries. I'll have to be within wi-fi range of my backend, but this should be very nice for lounging in the back yard while catching up on my watchlist.hereitcomes said:the pandora will already be running under a linux kernel, but whether they choose to include these modules in it is another story. There are already many usb tv tuners working in linux distros, but i agree, would be very nice to include that and maybe get kaffeine or something
OR MYTHTV!!! haha..
I don't believe that will be a practical problem. First, it should be possible to update the kernel on the NAND filesystem somehow. On the Nokias this is done with a utility. Secondly, even if it's too tricky for the layman to do, you can still load whatever driver you want to that kernel. You may have to build that kernel from source somewhere else before you build the driver (for kernel version / driver module version compatibility), but after that it's just to load the driver module (a file) to your SD card and 'insmod' it, and hey presto - your NAND kernel has the driver loaded._Sterling said:
That right there is the tricky part. I'm sure the dev team will eventually release enough details about the kernel they use for this to be possible, but I haven't seen those details published anywhere yet. They're not in the wiki or here on the forums. I'm not a kernel or driver developer, but my understanding is that in order to build a module for a given distribution, you need the kernel's source along with any patches it's been compiled with. Hence, you either need the build details for the system on the NAND, or you need to build your own kernel and boot from SD card in order to install and use a new module. Either way, I wouldn't recommend this route for the novice user unless they're very determined and have copious free time at their disposal.Tor said:
Drack said:
The only complicated thing is going to be building a kernel module from the source trees provided and placing it in the right place and making it load up. There's nothing keeping you from dropping it on the NAND (other than you'll have to re-flash the NAND if you botch the process..) from off an SD with you on a console window- it'd be better if you come up with an .ipk/.opk of the module and it's management scripting so it's cleanly added and can be cleanly removed, but that's a wholly different game._Sterling said:
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Well, I don't know if there's any hardware accel support built into any of the TV apps that would be doing the display of the DVB feed to the screen- yet. It's that part that's only a transient problem as the rest is already handled as others have noted.lardman said:That's not a problem, that's something to stop us from getting bored!
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