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Installation issues / Re: "when you can see" wizard

« on: May 13, 2009, 06:34:36 pm »

Did you press the number keys?
When I want to enter the A/V wizard I have to press 1 or 2 for DVI (http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=3931.0)

Or maybe there is a problem with your ATI card, since they are not as good supported as nvidia cards...

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Users / Re: Calling for Software Developers, do you know any??? Everyone please read...

« on: May 13, 2009, 05:57:21 pm »

I want to, but I can't at the moment.
Until September I have absolutely no time and I have no clue, what have to be done in LinuxMCE.
But I could give you the address from ETH in Switzerland. I'm studying electrotechnics there and there are also lots of informatics students.

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Users / Re: Calling for Software Developers, do you know any??? Everyone please read...

« on: May 13, 2009, 05:13:33 pm »

For sure. But if they'd program anything they probably do it in their free time.

Maybe there are universities that would create projects that count for their studies?

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Users / Re: Calling for Software Developers, do you know any??? Everyone please read...

« on: May 13, 2009, 04:53:30 pm »

I could imagine that schools or universities could be a good place to find help. Maybe as some sort of project that students could participate. They could program new functions as a semester work or something like this?

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Installation issues / Re: Club3D GeForce 9400 GT & Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium PCI-E

« on: May 02, 2009, 11:34:33 am »

Thank you for the reply.

I saw that other sound blaster cards are supported but couldn't find them on my local store.

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Installation issues / Re: Club3D GeForce 9400 GT & Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium PCI-E

« on: May 02, 2009, 12:26:38 am »

I was able to install and setup the driver properly 
But to be honest I have no clue how

I have bought a Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium PCI-E card to have optical SPDIF. I decided to install LinuxMCE again to get the drivers. But I couldn't even install LinuxMCE (not even as far as before...)
After removing the card and several attempts it worked (don't ask me how )

The graphic card worked properly after installing the drivers and not updating the xorg.conf
Suprisingly the driver was already set to nvidia (I have chosen to make a clean install when I was asked)
I set both useEDID to true and restarted the AV Wizard. Now almost everything worked. But my TV wasn't able to display 720p but 1280x800 with alpha blending.
Maybe it has to do with these settings?

But the sound card doesn't work. Do I have to set the correct bus address?

I have another problem: I installed a HDD with music and videos but I can't access the content. When I want to access it from KDE it tells me "hal-storage-foxed-mount refused uid 1000"

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Installation issues / Re: First time installing LinuxMCE - Kubuntu: Does not recognize me HDD

« on: April 27, 2009, 09:09:44 pm »

Hi cumbero

I'm new to LinuxMCE too. My system isn't running yet but with some help I'm on a good way

Formatting the HDD with NTFS won't help as far as I know. Kubuntu uses ext3.

I think I have read somewhere about creating the partitions manually with DVD installation but I can't remember exactly anymore.

Maybe you can try to install with the CD's. Download a kubuntu 7.10 Live CD and choose to create the partitions manually. About 80 GB ext3 to mount as root (/), about twice your RAM size for swap and the rest again with ext3 as your home (/home).

After installing kubuntu, install LinuxMCE with the two CD's.


Maybe this is the wrong way, but I think your problem is that the HDD is too big
Good luck

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Installation issues / Re: Club3D GeForce 9400 GT driver problem

« on: April 27, 2009, 07:28:40 pm »

Thank you again for your help

Unfortunately I won't be able to check that before next Thursday...

I will post the latest news

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Installation issues / Re: Club3D GeForce 9400 GT driver problem

« on: April 26, 2009, 07:19:11 pm »

I have found a post (http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=5503.0) where gatesgil had a solution:

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sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
After that I was able to enter the AVWizard and choose the solution.
But only solutions like 800x600 and 1024x768 worked. Since my TV is widescreen I wanted to choose 720p or 1080p. But there I see alot of thin stripes.
After choosing 1024x768 and waiting until everything was configured, I get a screen with the message:
"Orbiter failed to setup the transparency. Please check if the transparency manager is running."
Then I tried OpenGL standard instead of high end, this brought the message "Orbiter failed to initialize OpenGL".

Because I had to go, I couldn't try the option without OpenGL.

My xorg.conf looks now like this:

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# xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "stylus"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "eraser"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "cursor"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "nVidia Corporation NVIDIA Default Card"
Driver "vesa"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Option "XvmcUsesTextures" "true"
Option "renderAccel" "true"
Option "NoDDCValue"
Option "UseEDID" "false"
Option "ExactModeTimingsDVI" "true"
Option "NoLogo" "true"
Option "NoBandWidthTest" "true"
Option "ModeValidation" "NoDFPNativeResolutionCheck, NoEdidMaxPClkCheck, NoMaxPClkCheck, AllowInterlacedModes, AllowNon60HzDFPModes"
Option "DynamicTwinView" "false"
Option "UseEvents" "true"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "DVI TV"
Option "DPMS"
Modeline "1024x768" 60.80 1024 1056 1128 1272 768 768 770 796
HorizSync 20-500
VertRefresh 59-61
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "nVidia Corporation NVIDIA Default Card"
Monitor "DVI TV"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Modes "1024x768"
Virtual 1024 768
EndSubSection
Option "XvmcUsesTextures" "true"
Option "renderAccel" "true"
Option "NoDDCValue"
Option "UseEDID" "false"
Option "ExactModeTimingsDVI" "true"
Option "NoLogo" "true"
Option "NoBandWidthTest" "true"
Option "ModeValidation" "NoDFPNativeResolutionCheck, NoEdidMaxPClkCheck, NoMaxPClkCheck, AllowInterlacedModes, AllowNon60HzDFPModes"
Option "DynamicTwinView" "false"
Option "UseEvents" "true"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"
Option "TVStandard" "1024x768"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"

# Uncomment if you have a wacom tablet
# InputDevice     "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice     "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice     "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection
Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "false"
Option "RENDER" "true"
EndSection

How can I make 720p and high-end OpenGL working?

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Installation issues / Re: Club3D GeForce 9400 GT driver problem

« on: April 26, 2009, 04:06:40 pm »

Thanks alot for your answer!

I have booted and pressed shift to enter the AV Wizard. But a blue screen with a grey AVWizard window says that it "Failed to setup X".
I tried to copy the backup xorg.conf to get a working version back. This was not successful too.

Then I installed LMCE and the driver again. This time without updating xorg.conf. The result was the same sreen that tells me that it "Failed to setup X".

My xorg.conf looks like this:

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# xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "stylus"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "eraser"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "cursor"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "nVidia Corporation NVIDIA Default Card"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Option "XvmcUsesTextures" "true"
Option "renderAccel" "true"
Option "NoDDCValue"
Option "UseEDID" "false"
Option "ExactModeTimingsDVI" "true"
Option "NoLogo" "true"
Option "NoBandWidthTest" "true"
Option "ModeValidation" "NoDFPNativeResolutionCheck, NoEdidMaxPClkCheck, NoMaxPClkCheck, AllowInterlacedModes, AllowNon60HzDFPModes"
Option "DynamicTwinView" "false"
Option "UseEvents" "true"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "DVI TV"
Option "DPMS"
Modeline "1280x720" 74.250 1280 1390 1430 1650 720 725 730 750 +hsync +vsync
HorizSync 20-500
VertRefresh 59-61
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "nVidia Corporation NVIDIA Default Card"
Monitor "DVI TV"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Modes "1280x720"
Virtual 1280 720
EndSubSection
Option "XvmcUsesTextures" "true"
Option "renderAccel" "true"
Option "NoDDCValue"
Option "UseEDID" "false"
Option "ExactModeTimingsDVI" "true"
Option "NoLogo" "true"
Option "NoBandWidthTest" "true"
Option "ModeValidation" "NoDFPNativeResolutionCheck, NoEdidMaxPClkCheck, NoMaxPClkCheck, AllowInterlacedModes, AllowNon60HzDFPModes"
Option "DynamicTwinView" "false"
Option "UseEvents" "true"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"
Option "TVStandard" "720p"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"

# Uncomment if you have a wacom tablet
# InputDevice     "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice     "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice     "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection
Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "true"
Option "RENDER" "true"
EndSection

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Installation issues / Club3D GeForce 9400 GT & Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium PCI-E

« on: April 25, 2009, 04:04:32 pm »

Hi guys

I'm new to LinuxMCE, please don't blame me, if I'm too silly 

After some problems installing LinuxMCE 0710 i386 with the 3 CDs because I wanted to have custom partition on an 32 GB SSD, where I want the system to be installed, I have installes the DVD 0710 i386 and it worked well.
But I have poor graphic 

I downloaded the NVidia Linux Display Driver - x86 and installed it from tty3. I was told that the driver doesn't include a version for the installed kernel and will check the website. Nothing was found.
Therefore the driver was compiled.
After that it asked me if I want to configure the X configuration file. I chose yes.
I was told that the installation was successful.

But unfortunately the system doesn't boot any more. There are two screen that alternate all the time:

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* Re-exporting directories for NFS kernel daemon...   [ OK ]
and

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Starting up ...
[   0.528000] PCI: Cannot allocate resource region 3 of device 0000:00:00.0
Loading, please wait...

Ubuntu 7.10 dcerouter tty1

dcerouter login:                            [ OK ]

* Starting Samba daemons                    [ OK ]

* Reloading /etc/samba/smb.conf...          [ OK ]

* Starting Samba daemons                    [ OK ]

* Restarting UPnP Media Server fuppesd      [ OK ]

I have no clue, what I can do, to make the graphics card work
Any help is highly appreciated!

Maybe I should try 0810?



Edit: My system looks like this

Silverstone SST-GD01S-MXR Grandia Desktop
Silverstone SST-ST30NF-GM Fanless-Series - 300 Watt
MSI K9A2 CF-F, AMD 790X, Socket AM2+, CF
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5050e BOX, Socket AM2, Dual Core, 65nm
Silverstone SST-NT01-E Fanless Heatpipe Cooler
Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4, 4x1GB, DDR2-800, CL4
Club3D 9400GT Passive, PCI-E x16, 512MB, HDMI (nVidia GeForce Chipset)
Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1300, analog TV und DVB-T Hybrid Tuner

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Users / Re: Hybrid with SSD

« on: April 07, 2009, 07:41:48 am »

Thanks for your answer

I will search for the compatibility of the mainboard and the sound card, when I come home in the afternoon. But I thought MSI boards should work fine...

For the moment I just want this pc as a hybrid. Unfortunately it's not yet possible to use the core as DHCP server. 
I've read, that this is not really a problem, as long as I don't need PnP for the components.

I only have two fans in the case, which are together quieter than 10dB(A). I will give give it a try with a HDD I already have. But I would prefer recording TV to the NAS.
Or is this a problem?


Edit: I found the following values for the disks:

Super Talent UltraDrive ME SSD 32GB, 2.5 Zoll, SATA-II:
- 200MB/s read, 160MB/s write
- 0.1 ms access time
- 17.5 yrs @ 50 GB write-erase/day
- no noise
- power concumption higher than HDD (Tom's Hardware)


Western Digital Caviar GP, 7200rpm, 32MB, 1TB, SATA-II
- 3 Gb/s Buffer-to-Host
- 25-27 dBA noise (twice as loud as the two fans in the case )
- 5,4 W (read/write)


The boot times for XP are compared on the Super Talent homepage (http://www.supertalent.com/datasheets/SuperTalent%20Ultradrive%20Whitepaper_v1.0.pdf):
Seagate SP3808: 29.57 seconds
UltraDrive ME 128GB: 9.2 seconds


In conclusion:

SSD:
+ Quieter
+ Faster

HDD:
+ lower power consumption
+ cheaper

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Users / Hybrid with SSD

« on: April 06, 2009, 10:10:38 pm »

Hi all

I'm building my first HTPC. I was looking for a good Media Center Software.
WinMCE was not suitable, because I have moved from Windows to Ubuntu a few years ago. I'm still a newbie but very happy with Linux and the whole OpenSource idea 


I want to build this PC as a single HTPC (Core/MC Hybrid):

Silverstone SST-GD01S-MXR Grandia Desktop
Silverstone SST-ST30NF-GM Fanless-Series - 300 Watt
MSI K9A2 CF-F, AMD 790X, Socket AM2+, CF
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5050e BOX, Socket AM2, Dual Core, 65nm
Silverstone SST-NT01-E Fanless Heatpipe Cooler
Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4, 4x1GB, DDR2-800, CL4
Club3D 9400GT Passive, PCI-E x16, 512MB, HDMI (nVidia GeForce Chipset)
Club3D Theatron DD 7.1 PCI
Noiseblocker Multiframe S-Series MF8-S1
Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1300, analog TV und DVB-T Hybrid Tuner
WiiMote 


I was wondering if I could use a Solid State Disk with 32 GB to get rid of normal harddisk noise. But since SSD have limited delete cicles it could be destroyed within short time?

I will store my media on a NAS in another room.

Maybe I can record TV to the NAS as well. If not I want to use a HD to record and use the NAS for the more permanent media (like MP3, videos, etc.).
Like that the harddisk noise is reduced to record and then I can copy it to the NAS.


Does anybody have experience with ssd in the core?


Btw. I hope I'm in the correct sub-forum