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« on: October 27, 2008, 01:26:32 am »
Hello Folks
I have a linuxmce on 704 and absolutely love it. Now is the time to go for even bigger set up...
And, I don't use floor plans, security, phone, et al....
Just a plain but sexy HTPC.
Step 1:
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Install LMCE 0710 RC2 on a 500GB HDD
configure all video and settings.
Test the set up to be able to play DVD and DVD Ripping etc...
Remove firewall as this HTPC is sitting behind a powerful firewall anyway.
Step 2:
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Add 3 addition 500GB drives.
Using Live KBUNTU CD, format each one of them with EXT3 partition and label them as either during format or afterward using e2label as
a) english
b) french
c) spanish
Step 3:
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mkdir /home/public/data/videos/spanish
chmod 777 /home/public/data/videos/spanish
mkdir /home/public/data/videos/english
chmod 777 /home/public/data/videos/english
mkdir /home/public/data/videos/french
chmod 777 /home/public/data/videos/french
nano /etc/fstab with following mods:
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# Modified over the stock LMCE Install
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## /dev/sdb1
UUID=b4c79dc1-a0f2-4272-8b88-a82322dd98e0 /home/public/data/videos/french ext3 defaults,user_xattr 0 2
#
#
## /dev/sdc1
UUID=c3bec97e-9dfa-44d5-b9a6-0702af9e93bc /home/public/data/videos/spanish ext3 defaults,user_xattr 0 2
#
#
## /dev/sdd1
UUID=12283edd-d0ab-4c78-b0c0-4c735e88136b /home/public/data/videos/english ext3 defaults,user_xattr 0 2
###############################
Save
Step 4:
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reboot and use.....
The reason I may find this useful, is that I can then select video and then select drill down into the directory I may have categorized various videos.
I am asking all your highly experienced folks, what problems do you see in this approach, even if this might be tad bit unconventional.
Also, will over time, any media that I may ftp into say /home/public/data/french directory, will it get cataloged into the database or will it need extra help?
Thanks for reading this post and for your comments.