[vdr] Re: [linux-dvb] Most stable system?

[alfred.zastrow@t-online.de (Alfred Zastrow)]

Matt Tovey wrote:
 
> OK, I'm about to convert my wife's TV (!) to use a DVB server, and I
> need this to be as stable as possible. :)
>
> What Linux version is currently recommended for a stable system? I know
> it has to be kernel 2.4.X, but is there a particular kernel version that
> is preferred? And is SUSE preferred over Redhat (I have more experience
> with Redhat)?
 
 
There is no reason not to use the latest kernel (2.4.14), runs stable 
here for several days.
 
For a vdr-only machine I would recommend to build the nessesary 
programms yourself und not to use a distribution. I you want, I can 
upload my system, its 'tar'ed about 6 MB and expanded about 11 MB.

(based on linux-2.4.14, glibc-2.2.4, busybox-60.1, lcdproc, lilo-21.7, 
etc.)



Alfred