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Users / Thin client as MD

« on: April 14, 2009, 02:13:29 pm »

Hi there.. anybody using WYSE or HP thin clients as MD's.. I dont need HDMI or SPDIF for one of my room, so was thinking of using a thin client with vga+stereo...

the models i seen have about 64mb or 128mb ram with geode processors.. are they any good?

thanks
rednus

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Users / Re: New Bee Here.. want to setup LinuxMCE..

« on: April 09, 2009, 08:54:14 pm »

I am planning on doing a similair thing. I am leaving a router in place and cascading the network down to the LinuxMCE Core so i have essentially 2 networks. This benifits me in a couple of ways. Wireless internet is available during a core reinstall or if its down for any reason. Also wife doesnt complain about no internet in these cases. Plus im still learning Linux in general while I know the router inside and out for configurations and settings.

at the bottom of my wiki page is what I eventually plan to do, just waiting on some hardware to arrive. http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/User:Pnuts

Hi Pnuts, welcome to linux world.. hope the experience will be sweet and easy for you..

i am myself a linux geek since college but this is my first MCE installation.. so hoping to get all things sorted out without issues..

keep posting..


rednus

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Users / Re: 790 - Hauppauge WIN TV Nova-S PLus/PCI DVB-t + Remote MCE - Any GOOD?

« on: April 09, 2009, 04:53:04 pm »

I am not sure, that the device has a DVB-T tuner at all. afaict it is DVB-S only http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-NOVA-S-Plus

Good Question.. I on line with tech support to find out.. i will post in a sec..

Cheers m8.. sorted it out.. its only Satellite.. Typo mistage on the site..

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Users / Re: 790 - Hauppauge WIN TV Nova-S PLus/PCI DVB-t + Remote MCE - Any GOOD?

« on: April 09, 2009, 04:49:33 pm »

I am not sure, that the device has a DVB-T tuner at all. afaict it is DVB-S only http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-NOVA-S-Plus

Good Question.. I on line with tech support to find out.. i will post in a sec..

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Users / Tricklestar USB or Seluxit viaSens 100

« on: April 09, 2009, 04:35:47 pm »

All,

I have almost ordered components for my new LMCE core.. now to security and Lighting module..

problem is that i cant buy z-wave stuff from US because they use different freq.. and confusion is that there aren't many products in the europe.. so to start my confusion with, which of the USB adapters should i buy.. Tricklestar or seluxit.. what is the range on those.. my core will be sitting in the corner of 1st floor or 3 storied home.. ofcourse there will be few repeaters but i need to know which one will perform better thru walls etc...

also anybody know if HomeSeer multi sensors are available for and in UK/Europe?

cheers
rednus

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Users / 790 - Hauppauge WIN TV Nova-S PLus/PCI DVB-t + Remote MCE - Any GOOD?

« on: April 09, 2009, 04:08:53 pm »

GURUS..

is this model any good?

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Hauppauge-WIN-TV-Nova-S-PLus-PCI-DVB-t-plus-Remote-MCE

my purpose is to integrate DVB-T for now.. DVB-S for near future (i.e. when i get a new dish) and also be able to integrate my third party set top box into the system (SKY Set top BOX)..

please advice?

Thanks
Rednus

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Users / Re: New Bee Here.. want to setup LinuxMCE..

« on: April 09, 2009, 03:56:11 pm »

I dont know much about Powerline technology, but i am sure You will have some sort of inteferenices whith fridges, air conditiong and stuff. Search here for details, i cam across some day on a thread discussing this. I remeber i saw Totallymaxed discussing it.

Hi Thanks for the tip.. I too have read a lot about interference with fridges and washing machines etc.. but i dont want to run CAT5 all over my house.. its three floors, too much of cable and too much of trouble to do DIY.. so i am taking a chance with Powerline.. my house is new built (2007), so guess the power cables are good quality and high items on different phase(hopefully), even if not, my washing machine and dishwasher run only at night (i.e. we switch'em on when we off to sleep).. the only thing that runs always is the fridge.. so need to see whether it causes any trouble..

another thing i wanted to ask is, if i have a MD which has both wired(from powerline) and wireless network cards, can I bridge these two to get most out it.. anybody tried to do this? the switch/router i have is 125mbps G+, and will get about 100 to 200mbps on powerline..

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Users / Re: New Bee Here.. want to setup LinuxMCE..

« on: April 09, 2009, 01:28:32 pm »

I would do that too if i have an option.. but i have to use the ISP's(SKY-UK) router to get the broadband.. dont have another option to change that ADSL Router.. so will have to use another router or switch create a LinuxMCE network.. also some time i connect to office from home, and i dont want my office laptop to connect to my LinuxMCE network.. so in that case i can directly use the ISPs router.. and for the LinuxMCE network, I have ordered ZyXel's Wired, wireless and Homeplug router.. so my LinuxMCE devices can use whatever as per their requirement..

Rednus, seems to me that You havent understood LinuxMCE structure and posibilitys. LinuxMCE is a router for Your internal network, so YOu just need a switch to connect all other machines to LMCEs network..
Start with this Wiki articles:
http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Network_Settings
http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/DHCP_Plug_and_Play
http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/FAQ

If You still have any other questions come here and we will try to help You.

Hi ivanp, think i do understand a bit.. what i did is bought a ZyXel router which can do wireless, wired and powerline.. although zyxel is a router.. i will be disabling DHCP and LMCE core will the DHCP server and gateway.. my existing router will be used for devices that i want outside LMCE network.. I know that i could do with a simple switch.. but i wanted wireless, wired and powerline devices in my LMCE network..

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Users / Re: New Bee Here.. want to setup LinuxMCE..

« on: April 09, 2009, 12:12:49 pm »

thanks for the suggestion.. that will save some money for the second NIC card.. i already have another wireless router somewhere in the attic.. so i can use that for separate LinuxMCE network..

I don't follow that at all?

Seperate LinuxMCE network? I would invest in a decent switch to connect everything together, and use your spare wireless router as a wireless access point (also plugged into the switch).

I would do that too if i have an option.. but i have to use the ISP's(SKY-UK) router to get the broadband.. dont have another option to change that ADSL Router.. so will have to use another router or switch create a LMCE network.. also some time i connect to office from home, and i dont want my office laptop to connect to my LMCE network.. so in that case i can directly use the ISPs router.. and for the LMCE network, I have ordered ZyXel's Wired, wireless and Homeplug router.. so my LMCE devices can use whatever as per their requirement..

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Users / Re: New Bee Here.. want to setup LinuxMCE..

« on: April 09, 2009, 10:09:28 am »

thanks for the suggestion.. that will save some money for the second NIC card.. i already have another wireless router somewhere in the attic.. so i can use that for separate LinuxMCE network..

I don't follow that at all?

Sorry I meant, buying only 2GB ram will save me money so that i can buy an additional NIC card which was not originally in my plan.. but decided later..

btw.. anybody using Zyxel's new Homeplug AV200 and G+ Router for their network?

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Users / Re: New Bee Here.. want to setup LinuxMCE..

« on: April 09, 2009, 01:52:22 am »

The MD PXE boot from your Core over the LAN so no need for any local hard drives in those at all :-)

Andrew

Andrew, is it not possible to boot it directly from the MD if it has a hard drive.. for example i am planning to use asus b202 or b206 as my MD which have 160Gb hard drive..

Not presently, this option is not available (but might be added back in later) - in the meantime, seriously, just switch it to PXE boot and turn it on. With the Eee boxes and a few other recent nettops, etc there are sometimes a few little things you need to work around, but Andrew has already documented all that on the wiki. Generally, you just switch on a piece of hardware in PXE mode, the core finds it and sets it all up. From then on it just boots from the network, its all very efficient and you won't have problems with performance.

Reinforcing the network requirements, particularly the 2 NIC thing - http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Network_Setup

And yes, 4GB is way overkill! It is unlikely you will need more than 2GB for your core and 1GB for your MD, although less also works quite well!

Thanks for the reply colinjones.. why i wanted to see that feature is the time it takes to pxe boot.. i want to completely turn off the MDs instead of standby using Zwave wall plug sockets..

thanks for the suggestion.. that will save some money for the second NIC card.. i already have another wireless router somewhere in the attic.. so i can use that for separate LMCE network..

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Users / Re: New Bee Here.. want to setup LinuxMCE..

« on: April 09, 2009, 12:55:06 am »

The MD PXE boot from your Core over the LAN so no need for any local hard drives in those at all :-)

Andrew

Andrew, I see that you are from Dianemo, could you please suggest me few options here..

1. Which DVB card to use (for freeview or freesat)
2. How to integrate sky box
3. where to buy Zwave products in UK, i have browsed thru some of the zwave products, but i did not understand all of them, i am looking for items that will replace standard UK switches & dimmers, UK power sockets, motion sensors and door/window contacts and also a fire alarm (BTW, I already have a BT Home monitor made by intamac, do you know if they are compatible with zwave?)
4. where to buy asterix cards in UK?

Also am I missing anything in my config?

Thanks for your advice in advance..
rednus

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Users / Re: New Bee Here.. want to setup LinuxMCE..

« on: April 09, 2009, 12:43:52 am »

The MD PXE boot from your Core over the LAN so no need for any local hard drives in those at all :-)

Andrew

Andrew, is it not possible to boot it directly from the MD if it has a hard drive.. for example i am planning to use asus b202 or b206 as my MD which have 160Gb hard drive..

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Users / Re: New Bee Here.. want to setup LinuxMCE..

« on: April 08, 2009, 08:53:00 pm »

I would not use a CF card for the O/S,  currently your TV show are recorded to your O/S drive.

Also the nic on that Mobo may require an updated drivers as well as your Video card.

HTH

Tim

Another Q, is it ok to have MD's with CF or solid state or even with less HDD like 40 or 80gig..

Regarding Network connectivity to MD's, will HomePlug AV with 200mbps do? or do i need to run Lan cable all over the house?

thanks

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Users / Re: New Bee Here.. want to setup LinuxMCE..

« on: April 08, 2009, 08:51:03 pm »

Another question, the current MoBo I chose, already have 1 NIC on board.. And I have a sky ADSL wireless router with 4 lan ports.. Do i need to add another NIC card to make my core work as DHCP server and gateway..

is there any way to make my core as DHCP server and gateway only for MCE devices and other devices use the wireless router..

or is there a way to use the wireless router for all the devices as Gateway and still connect to core?

THanks in advance..
rednus