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Users / messed up
« on: November 10, 2008, 10:13:46 pm »
 ::)
Hi there Gurus,

me made 2 mistakes
1.Created two On-screen orbiters on my hybrid
2.Rebooted the machine....

Now it boots up and gets stuck in the dcerouter login prompt.
Any advice on what to do from here?
 Possible to "load" old backup via dcerouter prompt?

-johan (trying to shorten my posts radically)


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Users / Onscreen orbiter shows mobile orbiter screen
« on: November 04, 2008, 11:16:49 pm »
Hi again..

Since I have now moved to my final location I am now settin the Core/hybrid up as it should be.Basically that meant from previous config that I needed to move the adsl wlan router into the internal, turn off dhcp(dhcp was turned on in the core prev as well but I designed the net so it would be possible) and thats it.

Anyhow the only thing I have done or basically the changes that I have done is:
* Move the router to internal(dchp off in router etc etc)
* change video res to 720p 60hz VGA (to support my monitor) and checked that all is ok
then
* Change video res to 720 60hz HDMI, to check if projector likes it it did so I stayed there..
NOTE: I do not have external working internet yet.. (due to my isp being somewhat slow)

Everything was fine though until I decided that I wanted to control my LMCE with the Nokia 810.
So, I did as before(except for the workarounds in the fw) followed the manual on how to add it and since it did not want to work I remember having to restart the system for it to be functioning the last time eventhough I resetted it after full regen.
Then the problem started.. Now for some reason I am stuck with an orbiter screen on what is supposed to show the ordinary onscreen orbiter, you follow?

So, I deleted all the other mobile orbiters from the orbiter page and also deleted the 810 orbiter.
Reboot (several times as last desperat action of each step)
went in to the onscreen orbiter Advanced page and clicked "save" on it to get the config settled again
reload
reboot
reset of the onscreen device
reload
r...
rollback to old config as last action but it didn't help (thought the backup backed up lmce config as well)

Somewhere something has gone wrong(because of me doing something most probarbly) and is stuck.. I have seen this happening before and I then solved it by simply deleting the device added and then, voila! .. But not this time.

Where should I look? I have tried to find any useful hint in the wiki but ended up having to post this anyway..
I don't want to(and haven't) changed anything in the onscreen orbiter config since it's really created by the system and was working before..
Is it so that due to not having "internet" connection, the LMCE behaves likes this?
=/
Help, please.. I am clueless.
 ???
Br
Johan

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Users / mass moving of files(placed in different directories)
« on: October 20, 2008, 10:31:43 pm »
Hello again

Here I am again with yet another noob question.
I updated the screensaver a few days ago and I was Very lazy. Basically I added all the folders with pics and videos (synced from my N95)
What I didn't think of what that LMCE would read all the files and show the video files in the Video view in the orbiter.Very nice feature!! but this time I felt more like.
 Oh! no... crap!.. (there are like 20 clips)

So, before I start going in and out of each directory moving the video clips to one Directory one by one.
Checked the man find but could not see anything like this so I guess there have to be another type of command if it exists (Linux I have learned is full of nice commands and options to those)

Is there a way of doing an advanced find or similar, like

Find *.MP4 move to / whatever / wanted / as / directory /


 :-\


Best Reg.
Johan

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Feature requests & roadmap / Core Redundancy:What if?
« on: October 14, 2008, 01:08:43 am »
Hi!

This thread is more of a poll of if this is possible for me to achieve or if you as Gurus(yes you are) see any obstacles that I should be aware of before attempting or eve spending time on this.
Maybe the majority of users feels that this is a really good killer feature that could be developed by someone more skilled(obviously I am not)  :)

Having worked in Telecoms for a decent number of years I like the idea of redundancy.
Is there currently or are there any plans on doing so for the Core?
I know that the mtbf for computer hw is fairly high but still I cannot stop thinking about this.
Off course there cannot be total redundancy of like alarm sensors, phonelines etc etc.
 but...

Let me explain a bit more what is important for me. Without rewriting kernels and patching(cause that's way out of my leage). But by using the excisting components even more(even that is a challenge).

Lmce is controlling the whole house(or actually we are with the help of..) how cool isn't that?
Although.
 Assuming you have a proper UPS and that sort of easy redundant things sorted. What happens when there is a breakage inside the Core, like CPU, Hdd etc?
The alarm system, how does it react to a hw failure in the Core?
Or what happens when the system locks/freezes totally, yeah I know this is not a windows machine but it may happen.
Typically the burgler will try to disarm your system and nothing is impossible. I am not saying that the LMCE should be used to guard Pentagon or the white-house but for most humans their belongings are equally important, are you with me what I try to depict?

I would like to know if it is possible to somehow easily configure the Core to have a close friend(stdby).
 So all config files will be stored externally(for example) maybe and the other core is brought up to life(from suspend maybe) when the Master Core stops responding to whatever is used as status check(echo reply for example)
and starts to load the config from the external hdd's and when it's up it will poll each device for their status and send an message to the orbiters(like the UE = mobile phone)
it will also make sure the Master Core is really dead. Maybe even a script in the Master Core will reset itself when a certain trigger is met and a message is broadcasted to the orbiters.

Another unanswered question(in my head) is how the routing could be sorted, however..
I am not loooking for a hsrp/vrrp setup(even though it would be really nice) but something simpler.

To my understanding this should be possible to achieve in the current LMCE. Am I just being dumb or is it possible?

sorry for all the txt but I want to make sure my idea is understood and not taken as an "I want this, please deliver me this.." kind of thread because I would like to contribute with what I can if possible off course(my time and skills are kinda show-stoppers though)..

Br
Johan


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Users / Dvd Ripping:Get rid of commersials etc
« on: October 13, 2008, 11:49:36 pm »
Hi!

I am not very used to the ripping culture and I have done some searches but can't really get the answers I am looking for. So since there must be at least a bunch of you guys here that Rip's your own dvd:s maybe you can anwer these short but yet so (for me) important questions.

Is there a way of ripping a dvd in LMCE and choose not to gather the commersials etc.?
 Or is there such a ripping program/app that creates files that LMCE (Xine?) can handle?

Reason for asking is that when I (my son) would like to watch a movie I(my son) dont like spending 1-3 more or less waiting for the movie to start.

Br
Johan
asking alot of questions because I want to learn  :)

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Users / twitchy video playback, how to tweak away?
« on: October 11, 2008, 10:07:28 pm »
Hi again!

as the subject implies I have problems with a twitchy playback when watching ripped dvds or even dvd from the disc drive.(especially noticed during alot of camera movement sideways)

I am sure it's just a setting thing but since I cannot find any tip on the web how to increase buffer size or similar for _this matter_ I decided to start a new thread here.

The Hw I am using is the following and should handle the playback flawlessly(I think)
I am using the Mobo vga output since I am just testdriving the setup, can that cause this? (I am used to have an external card before in previous machines)

Core/Hybrid:
ANTEC NSK2480-EC HTPC-CHASSI M-ATX
ABIT AN-M2HD, nForce 630a+GF7050PV, Socket-AM2, DDR2, HDMI, m-ATX, PCI-Ex16
NOCTUA NC-U6 CHIPSET COOLER
AMD ATHLON X2 4850E 2.5 GHZ 512KB 1000MHZ BOXED S-AM2
Noctua NH-C12P CPU cooler Socket 754/939/940/775/AM2/AM2+
Corsair TWIN2X 6400 DDR2, 4096MB CL5,Kit w/two matched CM2X2048-6400 Dimm's
Samsung SpinPoint T166 320GB SATA2 16MB 7200RPM  (SATA)
D-Link PCI Gigabit Ethernet Adapter    
Creative SB0886 X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro series, PCI Express    
D-LINK DBT-122 USB BLUETOOTH V1.2 ADAPTER

Br
Johan

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Users / Maemo Diablo.:Nokia N810 Orbiter startup problems:.
« on: October 11, 2008, 01:58:17 pm »
Hi!

I bought this device a few days ago to be used as an Orbiter in the house. I have already setup one 6630 and one laptop to be used as such but laptop is to big and the 6630 is to small(my three year old son must be able to handle it)

Followed the instructions on how to add it to LinuxMce(great instructions btw). Downloaded and installed the one click install package and let it install the orbiter sw.
Problems where however encountered when I try to open the linuxmce orbiter sw.

 I define the Ip of the core and the no of the device, But then when trying to start it just stays hanging on the same page and nothing seem to happen.
Made a Tcpdump on the Core/hybrid and saw that that the orbiter tries to talk to the core but it never works(alot of S and R messages)
So I opened(disabled) the Fw and then the orbiter started to talk to the Core(dcerouter) and on the 810 I could see the progress bar and then just a blank white page.. =/

What am I doing wrong? The core has been both reloaded and reset after the Orbiter generation. The instructions has been followed exactly as they are written and I simply assume some dependant package must be missing in my 810 or in the Core. But I am not skilled enough to troubleshoot further and need some guidance.
First I would like help answering these questions though:

1. What are the ports that should be opened in the fw (in the Core/hybrid)?
 (I am using two Nic's and one of them is the external one going to the wlan router of mine that also acts as a adsl router)
2.Can I make some sort of debug to see where it fails?

-johan

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