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Users / Access file server on external network

« on: May 29, 2009, 01:10:16 am »

Hi All,

I am just wondering whether it is possible to map (and set to store) data that sits on the other side of your external NIC?

I know this sounds a little silly, but my network is in two segments, 1 is my main PC network (192.168.2.0/24) which my LMCE box external nic connects to. I then have my LMCE network (192.168.80.0/24). All my mds etc are on the lmce side. I do have a large file server sat in my main network. Am I able to map this to LMCE without moving it over?

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Users / Fiire Chief in the UK?

« on: December 01, 2007, 08:36:01 pm »

Hi All,

Is it me, or is the following remote control the same as the Fiire Gyro one? It looks identical.

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(24955)Gyration-Media-Center-Vista-Remote-and-Compact.aspx

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Installation issues / Wont boot after DVD install

« on: November 24, 2007, 04:24:55 pm »

hi all,

i am having problems installing of the dvd (thanks Paul, it arrived the other day).

when it is booting up, it hangs for around 5 minutes on the kubuntu splash screen, and thn frops into Busy Box v1.1.3 and gives the error : "/bin/sh cant access tty job control turned off" i am then given the prompt (initramfs).

im not sure where to go from here, this is the third install and it happens each time. is it a drivers/hardware issue?

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Users / Min spec for MD?

« on: October 24, 2007, 11:46:40 pm »

Hi Guys,

I was just wondering whether there was a minimum spec for the Media Directors. I have seen some hype regarding these nifty devices:

http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2005/10/jackpc_thin_cli.html?entry_id=1267129

They are a thin client that goes into a wall like a socket. It has the DVI out and a USB port, perfect for them dongles. Is all the processing done on the DCERouter box? Or is some done on the MD?

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Users / Unable to boot Media Director (Generic PC)

« on: October 24, 2007, 10:43:15 am »

Hi All,

I was hoping you could point me in the right direction. I have been trying to setup a LMCE system and test by booting a generic PC over the network and test.

My network is setup as follows:

Firewall: 192.168.2.1
MCE: 192.168.2.2
Clients: 192.168.2.5 - 254

LMCE is setup to run as a dhcp server with a scope of 192.168.2.5 to .254. It gives out the nameserver and gateway to be 192.168.2.1.

When trying to boot from PXE, when trying to mount nfs, I get connection read:connection refused.

When I added the MD, I added it in devices, put in the MAC address, updated, then "Setup Diskless MDs" and then did a quick reboot on the router.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

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Users / The ultimate system

« on: October 23, 2007, 08:00:01 pm »

Hi all,

I am fairly new to LinuxMCE (well installed it for the first time last night, broke it tonight, and now rebuilding it :S). I am currently testing it on my main Desktop PC:

Pentium 4 2.8GHz
Asus System board (K8V-MX)
2GB RAM

I don't have a TV card in there yet, put DVDs and NAS media plays fine. I was wondering if there was a "certified" hardware spec out there. Maybe a list of the ultimate TV cards, system boards etc. This would make building the system much easier.

Thanks

Paul