If you are upgrading to a new version of MythTV (e.g. from 0.21 to 0.22), please do the following:

1. Read and follow the instructions in the "warning before upgrading" thread, and
2. Upgrade MiniMyth in two steps:
   1. upgrade to the latest MiniMyth containing the same MythTV version (e.g. MiniMyth 0.21.0-72) and test for any problems, and
   2. upgrade to the latest MiniMyth containing the new MythTV version (e.g. MiniMyth 0.22.0-72) and test for any problems.

MiniMyth is a small Linux distribution that turns a diskless computer into a MythTV frontend and slave backend.

The latest version of MiniMyth contains:

• MythTV 0.22.0 with fixes through SVN 22783 including the following plugins:
  • MythBrowser
  • MythGallery
  • MythGame (not integrated with MiniMyth configuration)
  • MythMusic
  • MythNews
  • MythVideo
  • MythWeather
  • MythZoneMinder
• MythStream mythtv-r21640
• MPlayer SVN 29800 and FFmpeg SVN 20416
• MPlayer 1.0rc2 with patches to add
  • XvMC-VLD hardware acceleration
  • DVD navigation fixes
• VLC 1.0.3 and FFmpeg SVN 20416
• xine-ui 0.99.5, xine-lib 1.1.16.3 and FFmpeg SVN 20416
• Hulu Desktop support (MiniMyth does not include the Hulu Desktop binary)
• Adobe Flash Player support (MiniMyth does not include the Adobe Flash Player binary)
• FCE Ultra 0.98.13-pre for Nintendo Entertainment System emulation
• jzIntv 1.0-beta3 for Intellivision emulation
• Mednafen 0.8.C for Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance and Nintendo Entertainment System emulation
• Stella 3.0 for Atari 2600 emulation
• VisualBoyAdvance 1.7.2 for Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance emulation
• ZSNES 1.51 for Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulation (32-bit builds only)
• Xorg 7.4+ (Xorg Server 1.6.5 and Xorg packages with with it works)
• openChrome Xorg graphics driver 0.2.903
• NVIDIA Xorg graphics driver 190.42
• LIRC 0.8.6
• LCDproc 0.5.3
• Linux 2.6.31.6 with patches to add
  • ALSA 1.0.21
  • Unionfs 2.5.3

In addition to the latest version of MiniMyth, there are two legacy MythTV versions of MiniMyth that differ from the latest version of MiniMyth only in their version of MythTV:

• There is a MythTV 0.21 version of MiniMyth that contains:

  • MythTV 0.21.0 with fixes through SVN 21625, including the following plugins:
    • MythBrowser
    • MythGallery
    • MythGame (not integrated with MiniMyth configuration)
    • MythMusic
    • MythNews
    • MythPhone
    • MythVideo
    • MythWeather
    • MythZoneMinder
  • MythStream 0.18_1

• There is a MythTV 0.20 version of MiniMyth that contains:

  • MythTV 0.20.2 with fixes through SVN 16082, including the following plugins:
    • MythBrowser
    • MythDVD
    • MythGallery
    • MythGame (not integrated with MiniMyth configuration)
    • MythMusic
    • MythNews
    • MythPhone
    • MythVideo
    • MythWeather
  • MythStream 0.18_1

Originally, MiniMyth was developed to download and boot the root file system over the network. However, it has evolved to support more boot methods. For a list of supported boot methods, go to the MiniMyth boot instructions.

Originally, MiniMyth was developed to run on VIA EPIA M motherboards. However, it has evolved to support more hardware. For a list of supported hardware, go to the MiniMyth hardware requirements.

Originally, MiniMyth was developed to be a MythTV frontend. However, it has evolved to include MythTV slave backend functionality as well.

To download MiniMyth, go to the MiniMyth download page.

MiniMyth has built-in features that enable customization. However, when these built-in features are not sufficient, you can build MiniMyth from source. For instructions on how to build MiniMyth from source, go to the MiniMyth build system instructions.

If the information in the MiniMyth documents section does not answer your questions, the best thing to do is visit the forum. The forum members tend both helpful and responsive.