Ubuntu

And the answer is… export LANG=“en_US.UTF-8” export LANGUAGE=‘en_US:us’ Thanks to http://nwydo.com/?p=39

Can’t find the upgrades because the ubuntu distribution is just too old? Change /etc/apt/sources.list to use old-releases.ubuntu.com

sudo apt-get install update-manager-core vi /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades and set “prompt=normal” sudo do-release-upgrade

sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata

From http ://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=207847, $ sudo aptitude install x-window-system-core gnome-core gdm firefox synaptic xubuntu-system-tools gnome-app-install

… even though the firewall is configured correctly… A: Ubuntu/Gnome sets TCP off by default in gdm.conf. So if its a new installation, or you’ve upgraded without saving the changes you made previously, edit gdm.conf…

Here’s an example xorg.conf which works with X-out on a PVR-350 with a PAL TV

This blog entry used to contain an overview for constructing a MythTV box from Ubuntu and a Hauppauge PVR-350 card. I’ve moved it from the blog into a permanent page here.

Install the ivtv driver as described here http://www.willmer.com/kb/2005/02/installing-ivtv-driver-for-pvr-350-card/ Then, following the instructions in utils/README.X11, install -c -m 0444 ivtvdev_drv_o /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/ivtvdev_drv.o Then, set your default kernel to use a frame buffer. Add vga=791 to your kernel line Add this to the line starting # kopt… in /boot/grub/menu.lst vga=791 Identify the PCD ID of the PVR-350 card. lspci and look for the line relating to the PVR card.

Platform: Ubuntu Hoary Preview Release AMD64 Hauppauge PVR-350 if you don’t already have it, get the basic stuff for building a kernel module. Get basics for building a kernel module Following the instructions at Ubuntu Linux FAQ $ sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-uname -r If you get an error like this, make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.10-2-386/build: No such file or directory. Stop. make: *** [all] Error 2 this is the bit you need to revisit.