HTPC [FreeBSD WIKI]

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This page details efforts to bring various media center applications to %%FreeBSD%% and make it a viable platform for Home Theater PC (HTPC). If you are interested in helping please get in touch with us.

===== Contact =====

The following individuals are reachable on IRC [[irc://irc.unixfreunde.de/fbsd-mentors|#fbsd-mentors]]
  * BernhardFroehlich

===== Resources =====

  * http://people.freebsd.org/~nox/dvb/
  * [[JohnMarkGurney/HDTV|HDTV]]
  * WebcamCompat

===== Media Center Ports Status =====

| //Port// | //Status// | //Details// |
| comms/lirc | ✔ | [[http://freshports.org/comms/lirc|Updated to 0.9.0_3]], Tested with mceusb, ftdi, serial receivers and several USB DVB tuners (among others), see WebcamCompat |
| multimedia/enna | wip | port available in [[http://svn.bluelife.at/index.cgi/blueports/browse/multimedia/enna|blueports repository]] |
| multimedia/freevo | ✔ | [[http://opal.com/jr/freebsd/ports/multimedia/freevo/|Install notes for FreeBSD]] |
| multimedia/handbrake | ✔ |  |
| multimedia/kodi | ✔ | Can be used with [[VDR]] for PVR (see there for install notes) |
| multimedia/mythtv | ✔ |  |
| multimedia/plexhometheater | ✔ | Front-end to plexmediaserver, forked from Kodi. Soon to be replace by plexmediaplayer. |
| multimedia/plexmediaplayer | ✘ | New front-end to plexmediaserver. Porting work waiting for QT-5.6 to land in ports tree. |
| multimedia/vdr | ✔ | Intro/Install notes for %%FreeBSD%%: [[VDR]] |
| textproc/p5-xmltv | ✔ |  |

===== DVB Drivers =====

| //Port// | //Hardware// | //Status// | //Details// |
| multimedia/cx88 | Conexant CX23880/1/2/3/5/7/8 | ✔ | DVB-T, ATSC ; standard v4l/dvb interface since 1.4.0 ; See [[http://corona.homeunix.net/cx88wiki|cx88wiki]] |
| multimedia/pvr250 | Hauppauge PVR-250/350 |  | non standard driver interface |
| multimedia/pvrxxx | Hauppauge PVR-150/500 | ✘ | broken on %%FreeBSD%% 8.x (EOL) and amd64 ; non standard driver interface |
| multimedia/webcamd | lots of USB devices (see manpage and WebcamCompat) | ✔ | requires %%FreeBSD%% 8.0 or later ; DVB-C/S/S2/T/T2, ATSC ; standard v4l/dvb interface |

===== HTPC ToDo =====

| //Port// | //Task// | //Responsible// |
| multimedia/enna | needs cleanup and testing | bapt@, decke@ |
| documentation | create a user guide |  |

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