HD Extender without tuners ?

[bmtrigger]

Would it be possible to run Sage without tuners ? I gave an extensive movie and DVD collection and would like to use the extender for playback of those files without installing a tuner. I think with this configuration I just loose access to Live TV and recorded shows, which I don't need at this TV.

[MeInMaui]

Check out this thread for instruction on how to set up SageTV with a 'fake' tuner.

http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15871

Aloha,
Mike

[stanger89]

You only need to do that if you want guide data without a tuner, that wouldn't be necessary to utilize the media portions of Sage.

[MeInMaui]

Originally Posted by stanger89

You only need to do that if you want guide data without a tuner, that wouldn't be necessary to utilize the media portions of Sage.

It's been a long time since I set that up on my development system. Does SageTV allow you to bypass the initial tuner setup now? Thanks.

Aloha,
Mike

[bmtrigger]

Originally Posted by MeInMaui

Check out this thread for instruction on how to set up SageTV with a 'fake' tuner.

http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15871

Aloha,
Mike

Thanks for the link. I'm assuming that this only works with a windows (not Linux install)

[Slipshod]

Originally Posted by MeInMaui

It's been a long time since I set that up on my development system. Does SageTV allow you to bypass the initial tuner setup now?

Yep, it does. I ran it for a few weeks with no tuner and no fake tuner. Worked great for DVDs and MP3.

[bastafidli]

I am running on Linux without any tuner and no extra work is necessary (no need to setup fake tumer or nothing). I am using it for all my music, all my movies and pictures + lots of online video watching. You can find exact steps I used to set it up using CentOS under the Linux section.

[bmtrigger]

Originally Posted by bastafidli

I am running on Linux without any tuner and no extra work is necessary (no need to setup fake tumer or nothing). I am using it for all my music, all my movies and pictures + lots of online video watching. You can find exact steps I used to set it up using CentOS under the Linux section.

Thank you - for reference, I believe that this is the thread that you are referring to:

http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29968

Now I just need to wait for the extender to come back in stock. May just install CentOS this weekend to get it out of the way

[bastafidli]

Yes, you should also see this

http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/show...732#post262732

I just updated the instructions to include faac since it is required since 6.3.7