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

The latest version of MiniMyth contains:

• MythTV 0.21.0 with fixes through SVN 19386 including the following plugins:
  • MythBrowser
  • MythGallery
  • MythGame (not integrated with MiniMyth configuration)
  • MythMusic
  • MythNews
  • MythPhone
  • MythVideo
  • MythWeather
  • MythZoneMinder
• MythStream 0.18_1
• MPlayer SVN 28176 and FFmpeg SVN 16263 with patch to add
  • VDPAU hardware acceleration (3139462)
• MPlayer 1.0rc2 with patches to add
  • XvMC-VLD hardware acceleration
  • DVD navigation fixes
• VLC 0.9.8a and FFmpeg SVN 16263 (experimental)
• xine-ui 0.99.5, xine-lib 1.1.15 and FFmpeg SVN 16263
• FCE Ultra 0.98.13-pre for Nintendo Entertainment System emulation
• jzIntv 1.0-beta3 for Intellivision emulation
• Mednafen 0.8.A for Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance and Nintendo Entertainment System emulation
• Stella 2.6.1 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
• Xorg 7.3+
• openChrome Xorg graphics driver 0.2.903
• NVIDIA Xorg graphics driver 169.12
• LIRC 0.8.4a
• LCDproc 0.5.2
• Linux 2.6.26.8 with patches to add
  • ALSA 1.0.18a
  • Squashfs 3.4
  • Unionfs 2.5

In addition to the MythTV 0.21 version, there is a MythTV 0.20 version that contains the above software except that MythTV 0.21 is replaced with:

• 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

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.

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.