The Linux media centre project is now complete, and I’m very happy with the results. In this post, I’m going to talk a bit more about the final hardware configuration. Part 6 will discuss the actual Mythbuntu configuration, with a summary of the project and photos!! Read more…

It’s amazing the things I learn when helping my friend Josh. Yesterday lunchtime I was learning how to repair his shoe with a curved leather needle, and in the evening I was installing his new Sky+ HD box as an upgrade! Interestingly Sky had said that there was no provision for a user-installed upgrade in Ireland – you had to pay the €60 installation fee. This turned out not to be true – Read more…

Despite the complete lack of any blog posts about it, I’m still working on my Linux media centre project. Things slowed down a bit over the winter due to a lack of both time and finances, but I’m now hoping to have the system completed(ish) within the next month or so.

We’re now getting to the fun stage, where I can start customising the Mythbuntu software. Here’s a quick recap of where I left off, and what I’ve  bought since: Read more…