The VdrNfsroot Project
VdrNfsroot is the smallest possible environment VDR can run in. It is based on LFS (Linux From Scratch) and contains drivers and programms like:

DVB-Driver
VDR-Programm
LIRC-Package
Etherboot

The project itself consists of two main parts:
The VdrNfsroot-HOWTO and the VdrNfsroot-DISTRI.

The HOWTO describes the needed steps to install and configure the software on the server and client side and the DISTRI is a complete root filesystem, including precompiled dvb drivers and vdr programm. This root filesystem is supposed to be mounted via nfs from a local server.

Note that the precompiled modules in the VdrNfsroot-DISTRI are built for linux-2.4.17, so you need that kernel version to use them unchanged. Though it should be no problem to install your own dvb modules or even a somehow more featured vdr version. There are plenty of patches out there, to turn your set-top-box into a mp3 player, picture viewer or tee cooker. ;-)
TRANSLATIONS

Jochen Kirstätter is the maintainer of a german version of the VdrNfsroot-HOWTO.


KNOWN PROBLEMS

None at the momemt. If you find one, please report it via email.