Archive for the 'Home Theatre PC' Category

Do-it-Yourself S/PDIF Coax Connector

Monday, October 15th, 2007

This is just a quick little hack that I did on my MythTV box some time ago. The motherboard that I have did not come with a cable for the S/PDIF audio output and it would have been $10 - $20 to purchase one. So, I did some searching around and found out it is actually quite easy to make one myself.
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KnoppMyth DST Update

Friday, March 16th, 2007

Although I was diligent to update my Pocket PC for the new Daylight Savings Time, I failed to update my KnoppMyth MythTV box. Fortunately, I didn’t miss any recordings. Here’s my update instructions.
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Transferring Linux From PATA to SATA

Wednesday, October 25th, 2006

Last week I picked up this Segate 320GB SATA hard drive for my MythTV box. I had a 120GB PATA drive I was replacing. Since SATA drives are treated as SCSI under linux, I knew it would be a little more involved than just copying the data and rebooting, so here’s what I did.
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Samsung TXN3245FP X11 Modeline

Sunday, March 13th, 2005

After many hours of learning and playing with Powerstrip, I have finally gotten a resolution and timing that works well with my TV.
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