Thanks guys very much for your replies.
You gave me some useful pointers to start to dig from.

I already read about daballiemo experience about KVM, but the problem is that my core is equipped with an Athlon 64 X2 dual core (939 socket) that don't support AMD-V.
So unless I'm missing some important bits KVM is not an option, because as budget is pretty tight I'd prefer to avoid any major expenses for core, and rather destinate money for extending my LinuxMCE actual capabilities.

I started to read about XEN, that seems to support PCI-passthru without AMD-V or any special hw requirement. If anyone can give me some hint on this, I'd really appreciate.

As I'm writing I'm downloading XEN LiveCd, so I will give it a real try and maybe report back here.

@daballiemo: just out of curiosity: why are you saying that your core is impossible to use as hybrid? Is it just because it is lying on a inaccessible site, or is it because KVM installation does not allow it?

Thanks again to all
Regards
Marco

Hi all
I'm in the process of rethinking my LMCE rig, and I'm seriously considering to virtualize my core.
While doing this I'm also considering to extend my LMCE with some video surveillance capabilities, and this leads to the need of having an analog capture card installed on the core.

I'm definitely not a virtualization expert, but googling around I've read that PCI passtrhough isn't exactly a breeze and also basically needs ESXI, that is quite out of my reach (I was instead thinking about having a host with a 64 bit Lucid and run core with virtualbox/vmware player).

Is there anyone that can give me some suggestion on this topic?

TIA
Marco

Marco: Just to clarify, I don't own any of these devices yet. Once I do, I'll let you know how I get on.

Andrew: So the Touch Orbiter can run/can be ported to run on Linux running on a Mini2440?

From a wiring point of view, is there anything to prevent me from building one of these into a wall?

Thanks,

Rónán

@ Ronan: sorry... you're right .... I re-read the posts behind and I think I confused a post of yours with a post of gonesurfing, that is the one actually owning an eken m003.

@gonesurfing: can you tell us more about your shining new eken m003  ?

Andrew: Does the Touch Orbiter run on Linux or WinCE?

Marco: The Cuwin-3500 is out of my price range, but the Eken m003 is more affordable, thanks.

Purps: I can't speak generally, but my main rationale is that I'd prefer to run a wired rather than a wireless network. It also means that I don't have to have a device for every person using the system, or to remember to carry the Orbiter around the house with me.

Rónán

Hi Ronan
that's exactly my point. CUWIN is nice, but too out of reach, Mini2240 could be good enough but compared to Eken is far less convenient.
So eken sounds like the break-even I was looking for.
As you own one of those I'm just curious to know whether it has some cradle or similar, or if when you stop using it you just drop it over the table (and possibly out of wierdbeard65 kids sight ...  )

Thanks and regards
Marco

Hi gonesurfing
does eken m003 have any wall fixing system or table cradle or anything similar?
I think it's a very nice portable device to have in your hand, it would be really great if it could be somehow used as a wall mounted device or as Web DT.
Can you tell something more on this?
TIA
Marco

Hi Andrew
a little OT question: have you tested web orbiter 2.0 also with Nokia S60 phones browser? Or are there some known reasons why web orbiter 2.0 could/could not work with those devices?
Sorry to ask you this, but at the moment I cannot test myself as I'm running LMCE 7.10.
A migration to 8.10 is under planning but for several "environmental" reasons it won't be easy, so it is not going to happen shortly.
Knowing something about the possible use of new web orbiter on currently used device may surely help me to refine the roadmap towards the final stage.

TIA
Marco

Hi Andrew

just a question about the rewritten Proxy Orbiter.

In LMCE 7.10 you can set up a Generic Web Device on core, then you set up a child device with Generic Proxy Orbiter template that contains all the setup for the orbiter (room, ent.area, appearance, and so on).

In theory you could set up as many Generic Proxy Orbiter Templates as needed (each one with its own setup), but actually I've seen that only one ca be used.
I tried to have a web orbiter for a DT325 and another one for a mobile phone, but there was no way to make them work together. 

Is the re-written Proxy orbiter still afflicted by this limitation?

Thanks and regards.
Marco

my 0.2 ...

not to prevent you from starting a developement rig .... but if in the mean time you really need an orbiter running under linux you may consider to install wine and install windows Orbiter with that.

I also have Lucid on my laptop, and I can say that Orbiter with wine runs fine.

Regards
Marco

I'm not a virtualization guru, so my question may sound quite stupid.

Currently I have LMCE 7.10 working, and would like to give 8.10 a try. Do you think it is possible to set up a virtual machine with 8.10 on the same box ? Is there anyone that already did it?
I'm asking this because my core is actually the only box with enough disc space and horse power that I have. I guess that the problem may be on the network side, as both LMCEs would claim to be in the 192.168.80.0 network and try to be the DHCP server for that.
Is there any hint/setting for VMware/Virtualbox to prevent such a network mess?

Thanks and regards

Marco

Hi Monkgs

I'm interested in Nokia 810, and in WebDT 366.
Regarding WEbDT375, does it have some networking capability (as you state that it has no wireless built in card)?

Do you have a rough idea about shipping costs (i'm living in Italy) ?

Regards
Marco

Hi Mandingo

just curious if your are looking for a WebDT 325 to use with LMCE ...
I have one, and is not that much usable. Native orbiter is pretty unstable, you ca use it with web orbiter that is also not very stable (from time to time it freezes, and the only solution is to restart core ...

So are you thinking to use it with LMCE or for other purposes?

Thanks and regards
Marco

Thom

the project is huge, so it needs really involved people with plenty of time to even understand the underlying structure.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but during these years  I've understood that it is not easy to make even small contribution without knowing a lot of things about system architecture. This takes a lot of time, probably much more than the majority of LMCE users have to put in.

I'm not talking about the I_want_someone_do_this_for_me guys, that probably are around in every project and always will be.

I'm talking about normal users, with maybe some skill that are unfortunately ruled out because the mountain to climb is simply too big.

I understand your frustration (and by the way I'm fine with your attitude), but I'm afraid it's not a matter of balls ...

Marco

Hi all

Is there anyone using Mini 2440 based orbiters?

I've read a couple of wiki pages ( http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Mini2440 , http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Mini2440_Orbiter_setup_and_FAQ ) that basically deal with installing a linux distro on mini 2440 but there's no much info on how to install orbiter.

Did anyone succeed in using these board with a linux Orbiter?

Googling around I've read that there should be a WinCE6 image for mini2440, and this makes me think that also a regular orbiter could work on these board once the OS is installed.

Did anyone give it a try?

Thanks and regards
Marco

Received files, followed instructions, done.

I've tested only with avi files, but it works like a charm.
I will do some more testing with CD containing bunch of mp3 files ordered in several subdir, and will let you know.

Great job, thanks a lot
Marco

Very well done guys

Marco