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<blockquote data-quote="riggnix" data-source="post: 1004513" data-attributes="member: 97774">Hi everyone,&nbsp;I've been thinking of trying to port MediaPortal 2 to Linux for some time now. I realize there were a lot of tries already and no one ever did it, but I'm in desperate search for a software project for the summer, so I might as well just give it a shot <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />&nbsp;I'll just list the main tasks of this problem here. I'm sure there will be other things i didn't think of, so your input is welcome <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">It appears the main problem would be DirectX. MediaPortal is heavily based on it and there is no DirectX for Linux. 
A possible solution would be to make the DirectX part interchangeable with an equivalent OpenGL part. 
 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dokan is only available for Windows. 
FUSE would be an alternative for Linux. 
 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The MP2-Server is run as a Windows Service. I didn't check yet how much work it would be to make it a &quot;normal&quot; console application, but I guess not too much.</li>
</ul>These are the problems I can think of right now. I'm sure there will be a lot of minor differences where MP2 is not Mono-compatible, but this should be fixable.I didn't start to examine TV Server yet, but even a MP2 client for Linux would be really nice. I#d love to see a MP2-Distro for RaspberryPi.As I've written before, your input/opinion is very welcome.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regards,riggnix</blockquote>

[QUOTE="riggnix, post: 1004513, member: 97774"] Hi everyone, I've been thinking of trying to port MediaPortal 2 to Linux for some time now. I realize there were a lot of tries already and no one ever did it, but I'm in desperate search for a software project for the summer, so I might as well just give it a shot ;) I'll just list the main tasks of this problem here. I'm sure there will be other things i didn't think of, so your input is welcome :) [LIST] [*]It appears the main problem would be DirectX. MediaPortal is heavily based on it and there is no DirectX for Linux. A possible solution would be to make the DirectX part interchangeable with an equivalent OpenGL part. [*]Dokan is only available for Windows. FUSE would be an alternative for Linux. [*]The MP2-Server is run as a Windows Service. I didn't check yet how much work it would be to make it a "normal" console application, but I guess not too much. [/LIST] These are the problems I can think of right now. I'm sure there will be a lot of minor differences where MP2 is not Mono-compatible, but this should be fixable. I didn't start to examine TV Server yet, but even a MP2 client for Linux would be really nice. I#d love to see a MP2-Distro for RaspberryPi. As I've written before, your input/opinion is very welcome. Regards, riggnix [/QUOTE]

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