This page details the ongoing effort to bring various media center applications to FreeBSD and make it a viable platform for HTPC (Home Theater PC). If you are interested in helping please get in touch with us.
Contact
The following individuals are reachable on IRC #fbsd-mentors
- decke
- nox
Resources
Media Center Ports Status
Port |
Status |
Details |
comms/lirc |
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multimedia/enna |
wip |
port available in blueports repository |
multimedia/freevo |
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multimedia/mythtv |
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multimedia/vdr |
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Intro/Install notes for FreeBSD: VDR |
multimedia/xbmc |
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textproc/p5-xmltv |
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DVB Drivers
Port |
Hardware |
Status |
Details |
multimedia/cx88 |
Conexant CX23880/1/2/3/5/7/8 |
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DVB-T, ATSC ; standard v4l/dvb interface since 1.4.0 ; See cx88wiki |
multimedia/pvr250 |
Hauppauge PVR-250/350 |
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non standard driver interface |
multimedia/pvrxxx |
Hauppauge PVR-150/500 |
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broken on FreeBSD 8.x and amd64 ; non standard driver interface |
multimedia/webcamd |
lots of USB devices (see manpage) |
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requires FreeBSD 8.0 or later ; DVB-C/S/S2/T, ATSC ; standard v4l/dvb interface |
HTPC ToDo
Port |
Task |
Responsible |
multimedia/enna |
needs cleanup and testing |
bapt@, decke@ |
multimedia/handbrake |
update port to 0.9.5 following instructions |
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documentation |
create a user guide |
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