This is most likely because your network card has no module loaded on the core. You will need to follow some steps to make this work.
Here is one wiki entry that I have added to, but will also get you on the right track.

http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Realtek_8168

also good info here, but lengthy:

http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Unrecognized_NIC

It will give you the info to have the module added to the running kernel on both the Core, and the new MD image.

Best Regards,

Seth

 

I second the android tablet. Orbiter is free. You bring hardware.

But if your bound to want a "clicker", the MCE Remotes, found on ebay for >$20 work great too. (The silver ones)

If you have an iPhone/iPod Touch/or an iPad , they work well with the free Roaming Orb orbiter or the newly release Dianemo orbiter. (Free in App Store)

Welcome aboard. Once you get on, you'll never get off.   

Best Regards,

Seth

    

My children are only allowed to play in LinuxMCE compatible houses.

That should be on a T-Shirt.  Sell them from the wiki page.......

Seth

 
It is funny you say this:

Lol, what do the kids do when they go to their friend's house where there isn't any HA? "Excuse me Mrs Anderson, can you help me set the network settings on my phone so I can turn on the bathroom light? And can I put a rush on that request?"

My oldest is 5. The first time we went to my brothers place, she walked into the playroom, and stood there. She is used to the lights coming on when she enters a room, with a motion sensor. This also turns the light off if no media is being watched, and there is no movement for 10 minutes. So she is standing there in the dark, in my brothers basement, waiting for the lights. His youngest came down, and turn on the swtich. And My daughters says "Wow, you're house is slower than mine. It took forever for your lights to come on." To which my niece replied, that all she had to do was turn on the switch at bottom of stairs. My daughter said "But I could not see the blue light for your switch." (My Zwave light switches in off mode have a nice bright Blue LED) My niece didn't know how to respond.

That is spoiled.

Best Regards,

Seth

 
But in the cases when you are not single, and "Daddy is working on the computer again" re-imaging the core, and have yet had the time to add in all 30 of my zwave devices, never underestimate, the power of the switch, or a good table-top controller, I have 2 Intermatic HA07's and both the wife and the kids know how to use them.

Perhaps over the weekend I will get the Zwave added back into my core.

Best Regards,

Seth

p.s. I understand Posde, as when your whole house relies on that screen and their remote, or a button on an orbiter, how quickly they forget about the switch, and or wall module that actually is connected to the light.  Hehe.
Technology is a wonderful thing. But when you are born into a house, that uses the TV's to work the lights, and that is all you have ever known, and the screen goes away...... Funny Stuff.

 
Just a quick question. I configured a new iphone sized web orbiter last night. Rooted around until I found my installation number, and then fired up the Dianemo orbiter.
Other than the living room splash screen, the skin is identical to the Roaming Orb.

Now while the scrolling content inside the various media options is working fantastically, I was wondering, is the skin shown on the wiki page, and the youtube bits, specific to Dianemo systems. I looked for a skin of a different name than the standard in the orbiter dropdown. But there was no Dianemo.

This is fine if it specific to Dianemo hardware/customers. But I was just making sure I didn't do something wrong.

Best Regards, Love the scrolling content,

Seth

 

Thanks for the info. I thought perhaps one was an enhancement to the other.

....Sometimes I get too excited.......

 

Best Regards,

Seth

 
I just took my old iPhone 3G (1st gen) down to AT&T help center, and they "iPod"-ed it for me. Connected to their wifi and downloaded both the Dianemo and the Roaming Orb. Now all I need to do is get home. To test them.

+1 touchscreen for my deployment.

Best Regards, Great Work,

Seth

 
Thanks for the updates. I have recently downloaded the Android SDK, to work on some UI enhancements for home screen replacements. Maybe now that the summer rolls into fall, my family will keep me less busy. I can take a look at making a native orbiter. The new scrolling functions, and simplified button layout of the new iOS orbiter, is a refreshing piece of work. I would love to use the same common-sense layout on my Android tablets, and phones.

I will see about charging my old iPhone up, to use and get a feel for iOS orbiter, and perhaps use it to inspire an Android version.

Best Regards, Fantastic Work,

Seth

 
Greetings all.

One of users has already implemented blue tooth support for firing events. He is using the family cell phones as identifiers.
Perhaps something in his trials can be of some assistance. I know on a previous install. I had my cell phone turning on my office lights, down in the basement, and then turning them off after I left the room.

See here:
http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/User:GnEeErKd#Bluetooth_Proximity_Control

Best Regards,

Seth

 
What. No Android Love.

Looks fantastic. Wonder if I can use my old iPhone 3G as an orbiter only device? Have to give it a try. Should act like an iPod.

Best Regards.

Seth

I wiki'd this a while back, when I was still using X10.

see my post here : http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Using_Respond_To_Events

This worked well for me at the time. I have since switched to Zwave. But the instructions should get you what you want.

Best Regards,

Seth

 
I can recommend using Clonezilla on a USB external disk. Take a snapshot of the bnefore, and then if it gets hosed, it only takes minutes to restore. I have an old 100G laptop hardrive inone of those little $15 USB enclosures, installed the Clonezilla iso to it, and then set the rest of the drive up for storage.

I use Clonezilla, unetbootin.

Before every major update/install, I take a snapshot/backup  of the non-hosed version. Gets you back up and running in 20 minutes or less 

Regards,

Seth

 
Ask and you shall receive. I use GnEeErKd's tutorial, and it will do everything that you could want, and you could even do more respectively.

http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/User:GnEeErKd#Email.2Ftext_message_alerts

He has it all laid out there for you.

Welcome, and glad to have you.

Regards,

Seth

Hello,

To do this you must append the noapic command to the kernel line for the particular md.

You will need to be root on the core

Code:

sudo su -

You will also need to know the MAC address of the MD in question. You can either view this on the Media Directors page in the web admin, or by running:

Code:

ifconfig | grep HWaddr

Once you have this info, edit the config file located here :

Code:

cd /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg

You should see a text file, or config file for your MD's MAC address.
use your favorite editor, I prefer vi:

Code:

vi MAC:ADDRESS:OF:YOUR:MD

Find this line:

Code:

APPEND initrd=70/initrd.img quiet splash ramdisk=10240 rw root=/dev/nfs boot=nfs nfsroot=192.168.80.1:/usr/pluto/diskless/YOUR MD NUMBER

And add it before the ramdisk entry.
Save the file, and reboot the MD.

That should sort it for you.

Best Regards,

Seth