If you are upgrading to a new version of MiniMyth (e.g. from -82 to -83), then please save your old version of MiniMyth until you are sure that you are not having any problems with the new version of MiniMyth. Generally, old versions of MiniMyth are deleted from minimyth.org. Therefore, if you run into problems with the new version of MiniMyth and you have not saved your old version of MiniMyth, then returning your system to a working state will likely take more time than would have otherwise been required.

If you are upgrading to a new version of MythTV (e.g. from 0.26 to 0.27), 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 0.26.2-83) and test for any problems, and
   2. upgrade to the latest MiniMyth containing the new MythTV version (e.g. MiniMyth 0.27.5-83) and test for any problems.

If you rely on the XvMC acceleration provided by your graphics hardware (e.g. VIA graphics hardware), then do not upgrade to MythTV 0.25 as support for XvMC (including XvMC-VLD) has been dropped from MythTV 0.25.

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 0.27.5 with fixes through Git commit ad97d24 from date 2015.06.16, including the following plugins:
  • MythBrowser
  • MythGallery
  • MythGame (not integrated with MiniMyth configuration)
  • MythMusic
  • MythNetvision
  • MythNews
  • MythWeather
  • MythZoneMinder
• 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 0.9.38.5 for Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance and Nintendo Entertainment System emulation
• Stella 3.9.3 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 (Xorg server 1.17.2 compatible Xorg packages)
• NVIDIA® Xorg graphics driver 304.125
• LIRC 0.9.0 (patched trough Git 9592bb4)
• LCDproc 0.5.6
• eventlircdSVN 44
• Linux 3.18.18 with patches to add
  • r8168 Ethernet driver 8.040.00

In addition to the latest version of MiniMyth, there are five legacy MythTV versions of MiniMyth that differ from the latest version of MiniMyth only in their version of MythTV and (in the case of 0.22, 0.23 and 0.24) their inclusion of MythStream, MPlayer, VLC, Xine and a version of MPlayer with XvMC-VLD support:

• There is a MythTV 0.26 version of MiniMyth that contains:

  • MythTV 0.26.2 with fixes through Git commit 7e9a205 from date 2014.10.23, including the following plugins:
    • MythBrowser
    • MythGallery
    • MythGame (not integrated with MiniMyth configuration)
    • MythMusic
    • MythNetvision
    • MythNews
    • MythZoneMinder

• There is a MythTV 0.25 version of MiniMyth that contains:

  • MythTV 0.25.3 with fixes through Git commit b5adf03 from date 2013.08.11, including the following plugins:
    • MythBrowser
    • MythGallery
    • MythGame (not integrated with MiniMyth configuration)
    • MythMusic
    • MythNetvision
    • MythNews
    • MythZoneMinder

• There is a MythTV 0.24 version of MiniMyth that contains:

  • MythTV 0.24.3 with fixes through Git commit cbf4d8d from date 2012.07.25, including the following plugins:
    • MythBrowser
    • MythGallery
    • MythGame (not integrated with MiniMyth configuration)
    • MythMusic
    • MythNews
    • MythNetvision
    • MythVideo
    • MythWeather
    • MythZoneMinder
  • MythStream mythtv-r21640
  • MPlayer 1.1.1 and FFmpeg 1.1.16
  • VLC 2.0.5 and FFmpeg 1.1.16
  • xine-ui 0.99.9, xine-lib 1.2.6 and FFmpeg 1.1.16
  • (deprecated) MPlayer 1.0rc2 with patches to add
    • XvMC-VLD hardware acceleration
    • DVD navigation fixes

• There is a deprecated MythTV 0.23 version of MiniMyth that contains:

  • MythTV 0.23.1 with fixes through Git commit 4f31db5 from date 2012.04.02, including the following plugins:
    • MythBrowser
    • MythGallery
    • MythGame (not integrated with MiniMyth configuration)
    • MythMusic
    • MythNews
    • MythNetvision
    • MythVideo
    • MythWeather
    • MythZoneMinder
  • MythStream mythtv-r21640
  • MPlayer 1.1.1 and FFmpeg 1.1.16
  • VLC 2.0.5 and FFmpeg 1.1.16
  • xine-ui 0.99.9, xine-lib 1.2.6 and FFmpeg 1.1.16
  • (deprecated) MPlayer 1.0rc2 with patches to add
    • XvMC-VLD hardware acceleration
    • DVD navigation fixes

  The version of MiniMyth containing MythTV 0.23 is deprecated. If you want to continue to use newer versions of MiniMyth, then you should upgrade your MythTV system to 0.24, 0.25, 0.26 or 0.27 while MiniMyth -83 is still available. Of course, if you have some reason that you need to keep runnng 0.23, then let me know. As long as keeping them as part of the build system is not too difficult, I can keep them around.

• There is a deprecated MythTV 0.22 version of MiniMyth that contains:

  • MythTV 0.22.0 with fixes through Git commit 3c6ce60 from date 2010.07.11, including the following plugins:
    • MythBrowser
    • MythGallery
    • MythGame (not integrated with MiniMyth configuration)
    • MythMusic
    • MythNews
    • MythVideo
    • MythWeather
    • MythZoneMinder
  • MythStream mythtv-r21640
  • MPlayer 1.1.1 and FFmpeg 1.1.16
  • VLC 2.0.5 and FFmpeg 1.1.16
  • xine-ui 0.99.9, xine-lib 1.2.6 and FFmpeg 1.1.16
  • (deprecated) MPlayer 1.0rc2 with patches to add
    • XvMC-VLD hardware acceleration
    • DVD navigation fixes

  The version of MiniMyth containing MythTV 0.22 is deprecated. If you want to continue to use newer versions of MiniMyth, then you should upgrade your MythTV system to 0.24, 0.25, 0.26 or 0.27 while MiniMyth -83 is still available. Of course, if you have some reason that you need to keep runnng 0.22, then let me know. As long as keeping them as part of the build system is not too difficult, I can keep them around.

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. Now, many MiniMyth users that are looking for smaller form factor lower power hardware opt for hardare that pairs an Intel® Atom™ processor with an NVIDIA® ION™ graphics processor. For a list of supported hardware, go to the MiniMyth hardware requirements. As history would have it, VIA's lack of support for the Open Source community in conjuction with support for XvMC (including XvMC-VLD) being dropped from MythTV 0.25 means that MiniMyth support for VIA EPIA hardware has been deprecated.

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 to be both helpful and responsive.