I am using a router because it has a WIFI connection for my PDA orbiters and it was available.  nothing is connected to the WAN port.  the Laptop and core are both connected to the 4 LAN ports.  it is only this laptop that does not attach to the internet I now believe (this I think is my configuration rather than an LMCE problem)

With this specific laptop:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

H:\>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : hil2231
        Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . : hxxxo
        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
        DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hxxxo
                                            hxxxointl.com

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : hxxxointl.com
        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Cont
roller
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-xx-xx-xx-xx-44
        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.80.5
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.80.1
        DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.80.1
        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 101.1.0.53
                                            101.1.0.54
        Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 16 August 2008 08:13:56
        Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 17 August 2008 08:13:56

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

        Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-Card
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-xx-xx-xx-xx-D8

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:

        Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Bluetooth PAN Network Adapter
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-xx-xx-xx-xx-B5

H:\>ping google.com
Ping request could not find host google.com. Please check the name and try again
.

H:\>tracert google.com
Unable to resolve target system name google.com.

H:\>

I will post the results from my other laptop in another message

That looks pretty good, stick a gig or 2 of RAM in it and you have a good looking MD for $170!! a bit more if you want a DVD player - I only ever use the one in my core to rip to the Core.

Let me know your experiences with it

I have a ADSL modem/router connected to the LMCE core Eth0, LMCE Core Eth1 connected to a Linksys router, XP Laptop connected to the Linksys Router.

From the core I can access the internet.

From the Laptop I can access the Adsl router setup page.  Skype also works but I cannot load a page using internet explorer.  Is there something I am doing wrong?  I am not trying to use a Proxy Server.

Thanks in advance for any help

Jason

Jean,

 I do not think they are there yet. I read the review on Anand-tech and he states in his review that there is no digital output at least on the model he tested and they use about 90% of the cpu with a 720p video file. There is absolutely zero hardware acceleration and it all has to be handled via the CPU (Atom). I do not have a link I just google Eee Box and found the Anand-Tech review.

 In closing he states that this will not make a good htpc at this point. I would save some money and wait for another model.

 regards,

 Dave

Hmmm... well based on our test of the Intel ATOM i945 based motherboard which uses the same chipset and importantly for video perfoamnce the same GMA950 GPU I can say that we dont see anything more than 15-20% cpu usage when playing a ripped DVD at 720p.

Overall performance is really very good indeed and i would not have any reservations about overall performance of ATOM 1.6Ghz based units.

All the best

Andrew

Andrew,

How plug and play is the Intel Atom i945 you tried?

Did you have to do anything special to get the video to work or was it recognised?

Jason

Andrew,

Still negotiating terms with the supplier I will post a message when I know the arrival date.

Regards,
Jason
Techstyle UK Ltd.

Thanks Andrew.

Adding to the playlist as you have stated is the only way I am going to get acceptance from 'the Boss' to use LMCE instead of XP MCE.

If there is anything I can do to help the development (testing, feedback, non-technical documentation) let me know, unfortunately I haven't done anything with Unix for 10 years and longer since I have done basic C++ and Visual Basic.

Jason

I am new to Linux, sorry!!

I get this:

Bareword "libBDCommon" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at (eval 1) line 1.
Bareword "so" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at (eval 1) line 1.

when trying to 'rename libBDCommon.so libBDComon.so.old'

Can anybody help?

In the Audio player interface when you select a track to play you have the following options:

Play  -  Close  - Delete

So you play the first track, then you want to play a second track after the one that is already playing but the only option is to 'Play'.  How do I do what in Win MCE is 'add to playlist'?

Jason

EU frequency is 868.42 MHz, US frequency is 908.42.

and of course the voltage is different.

If it helps:

Gigabyte GA-M61SME-S2 with GeForce 6100 (256Mb shared), Realtek 8201 phy (10/100Mbit – eth0) LAN onboard

I have this board in my Hybrid Core, have not seen any issues

Have Used:
Onboard NIC (tested both internal and external)
Onboard Video - tested to 720P (LCD 720P only).  Some tearing on UI2 with alpha blending but I believe that is common on all.
USB - Working
RS232 - Working

Not Tested:
Onboard sound 


Matsonic MS8147C VIA KT400 Chipset Socket A, Realtek RT8100B LAN (10/100 Mbit), AC’97 audio (sound did not work)

I have this board in a MD

Have Used:
Onboard NIC
USB - Working

Not Tested:
RS232

Did not work:
Onboard Sound - although I did not spend too much time trying to fix it as I had a spare soundcard to hand

I will add them to the wiki soon

could you provide test samples of those?

I'm just rewriting the Z-Wave code, and this sounds very interesting. I assume they work on EU Z-Wave frequencies (868Mhz)?

best regards,
Hari

I will send samples to help with the code development, although I don't have them at the moment.  I wanted to see if there was interest before importing them because I have to import a large quantity to make it viable.

They could be either be EU or US frequency from our US or UK office.

Do people think the prices I quoted are desirable?

Jason

Hi,

I've modified existing generic LG lcd TV template with neede Ruby codes, but I have yet to talk to developers how to enter them in LMCE - so it will probably not be available soon...

Basically I based my work on this one :

http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/LG_42LB5D

Regards,

Bulek.

Bulek,

I followed the instructions in the link and can not get it to work.  I know my serial port works becasue I used to use it for a CM11A X10 controller.  I have a null modem cable between my Hybrid Core and LG 37RZ55.  I have tried sending test signals to it but with no response.

Anybody help?

If you are going to build a Core, why not build an MD?

If you live in the UK this is what I would do:

buy a motherboard (find one from the WIKI), preferably with onboard NVidia graphics, Gigabit Lan, and Sound (about £35)
RAM 512Mb min (about £7)
CPU don't need much - AMD Sempron LE-1200 2.1GHz clock speed 256Kb L2 cache 45Watt AM2. (£20)
Case - A nice one to keep the ladies happy - this is where you can spend.

My MD's are old PC's that were being thrown away, new Quiet power supplies and hidden in cupboards

(prices are from Spot On Computers, Manchester)

I followed Colin's advice and now have DD and DTS passthrough working.

I went to the teminal, typed 'alsamixer', used the arrow keys to move to the right and there is a setting called 'IE958 Optical Raw' and 'Audigy Analogue/digital output jack' I unmuted them both and it works.  I don't know if one or the other, or both does it.  but it is now working.

Try that

Thanks Colin!!

I have the same problem. 

My MD says 'file not found' when it tries to play audio or video.  I rebuilt the image but this did not work, I didn't delete the image.

strangely I can change the orbiter to control my Hybrid MD/Core and start a film, and then using the floor plan stream to the MD and that works fine

Anybody got any ideas of an easier way than suggested above to get this working?