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Users / Re: A Gift for reaching Beta: Hulu Desktop now Integrated.
« on: October 19, 2009, 09:31:29 am »
Hahaha like your video
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Users / Congratulations on the beta & DVD
« on: October 16, 2009, 09:45:18 am »
Congratulations of becoming beta
Thanks for all your hard work!!
As soon as a torrent for the DVD is available I will download and share it.
Thanks for all your hard work!!
As soon as a torrent for the DVD is available I will download and share it.
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Users / Re: Asus eeePC EB1012
« on: September 21, 2009, 07:48:43 pm »Hi,
does anyone know if there is a fan in the ASUS version ?
Greetings
Viking
My experience with the b206 is, that it is very silent. Like a gnome farting.
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Developers / Re: Star Trek Themed UI1
« on: September 21, 2009, 08:59:29 am »
Beam me up yoda.
Very nice
Very nice
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Users / Re: Controlling electronics
« on: September 19, 2009, 11:04:23 am »What would you suggest to use instead of x10 and what would i need to use it?A better alternative of X10 = PLCBus
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Users / Re: Alpha Repo Sloooow
« on: August 31, 2009, 10:53:41 am »
hoping for a quick DVD-release 
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Users / Re: Asus eeePC EB1012
« on: August 29, 2009, 12:36:51 pm »
Well I think it should, because it is the ion platform, and to my knowledge other people have had some success with that platform.
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Users / Asus eeePC EB1012
« on: August 26, 2009, 08:36:35 am »
Asus has released a eeeBox that runs on the ION platform, so with an Nvidia chipset. In my humble opinion this is the best MD now to place behind a Television screen, they just fit so nicely and have Nvidia graphics.
http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=wH1q2VTqyLXaCw1f
http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=wH1q2VTqyLXaCw1f
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Users / Re: How do you setup PLC-BUS?
« on: August 12, 2009, 09:01:58 am »So I attach a micro-module to each light switch. And I plug a computer interface device into my computer and power point and it sends the signal via the power points?
Does the micro-module come with instructions on how to wire it behind a light switch? Do you have a link for the computer interface device?
Thanks.
Mine came with instructions, but do not expect 1000 pages of information.
Just one small page how to wire it behind your plug. Some electronical experience is advised.
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Users / Re: Can someone make a youtube video of how to setup LinuxMCE?
« on: August 10, 2009, 10:07:14 am »
http://video.google.nl/videoplay?docid=2176025602905109829&ei=TbgdSZiXJ4iG2gKVyOTyBg&q=linuxmce
You know what I put into www.google.com?
"Google video linuxmce"
It is th fist hit, I have the feeling you want everything done for you, the same you do in the topic about PLCbus.
We try to help, but we are not going to massage your feet.
You know what I put into www.google.com?
"Google video linuxmce"
It is th fist hit, I have the feeling you want everything done for you, the same you do in the topic about PLCbus.
We try to help, but we are not going to massage your feet.
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Users / Re: How do you setup PLC-BUS?
« on: August 10, 2009, 08:50:47 am »
I really do not understand your question?
The micro module you insert behind your lightswitch or socket, in the wall.
It connects to your computer through a computer interface device, which on one end you plug into a wallsocket
and the other end in your computer through USB or Serial.
If you have done that properly you should give addresses to all your modules (which control the lights and / or appliances).
To give it an address you should press a small button, and in the software you send a signal that the micro module socket should be
A1 or B2 or C1 or whatever.
I used windows software for this, because I am still more at home in Windows environnement.
I have the freeware software for you, which was hard to find for me, but it is for windows, it is easier in my opinion to set up your PLC-bus
through a known environnement, than straight from Linux, because there is to much that could not be set right.
The micro module you insert behind your lightswitch or socket, in the wall.
It connects to your computer through a computer interface device, which on one end you plug into a wallsocket
and the other end in your computer through USB or Serial.
If you have done that properly you should give addresses to all your modules (which control the lights and / or appliances).
To give it an address you should press a small button, and in the software you send a signal that the micro module socket should be
A1 or B2 or C1 or whatever.
I used windows software for this, because I am still more at home in Windows environnement.
I have the freeware software for you, which was hard to find for me, but it is for windows, it is easier in my opinion to set up your PLC-bus
through a known environnement, than straight from Linux, because there is to much that could not be set right.
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Installation issues / Re: Booting as a regular desktop
« on: August 07, 2009, 12:54:11 pm »And as for a second question: If I install it in my current 0810 Kubuntu system and I upgrade this system to 0904 would it still work? Or are there features that would break on such an upgrade?No linuxMCE will not work
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Users / Re: How do you setup PLC-BUS?
« on: July 27, 2009, 09:39:48 am »
You can built in a device behind the lightswitch.
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Users / Re: Hi, Thanks, Completely unrelated question.
« on: July 23, 2009, 08:05:01 pm »Hi: Hey I have not been around the forums/site for a while now. I love the look of the new site (much easier to Nav). And it nice to see you all are still quite active. I do not have MCE running yet but I'm hoping to get married in the next year or so (to an amazing girl i might add..) and when i get a house it going to be wired for MCE.
So you are still searching for a girl uh.
Hihihiihihihihihihihiihihihihihihi.
Sorry I cannot help you about your networking problems.
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Users / Re: How do you setup PLC-BUS?
« on: July 21, 2009, 11:39:30 am »
Hi Captain_Glen,
I have dived into PLC-BUS to control the lighting and some appliances in my house.
http://www.elekhomica.nl/index.php?cPath=137&osCsid=ug650kf90l1tbtc83u1fclseu0
I did not set it up in LinuxMCE proper yet, because I used probably the Alpha 0810 version, and have no experience
with linux or linuxMCE and PLCbus. To be short, I didn't know what I was doing.
So I changed to windows environnement, which I am much more comfortable with and I was able to
test the PLCbus hardware and give address to my in built micro module.
Now I know this works I am putting all micromodules behind the switches and sockets.
It was hard to find a manual how to do it, also hard to find freeware software how to progam the modules.
I can guide you how to do it, also supply you the software.
The responsiveness was astounding quick and no errors, but bear in mind, I have a new board in the electricity room, new wires
and only one micro module. So have to test that with more, but see no troubles for it in the future.
Also not all lamps are dimmable. Old lamps are, Halogeen is, Energysaving lamps are (if stated so on the box), but could not find LED-lamps who
are dimmable.
The material looks very well put together. When you send a code (lights off), the controller makes a buzz and the socket makes a click. It is noticable.
My controller will be put away so will never hear that, but the clicks will be hearable, but I do not care, because turning a lightswitch also makes a click.
Maybe other modules are more silent, but more expensive.
I used the USB-type of controller, and could not put it to work in linuxmce. There is a page dedicated to it in the LinuxMCE wiki, I tried to follow all steps,
but got puzzled during the way. If I have figured everything out, I will update the wiki for 0810 Alpha version. Now I know it works, so now I can poke around
with LinuxMCE.
Also could ask "Hari", I thought he was the expert on PLCbus, but I am too scared and stubborn, want first o try for myself.
I am located in the Netherlands
P.S.
Thermostat is not a number 1 priority in my house yet, try to do it in the long term
Could not find a PLCbus controlled thermostat, there are X10's though, so there is hope.
P.P.S.
Also I agree with Darrenmasin about the alarm and security camera's
I have dived into PLC-BUS to control the lighting and some appliances in my house.
http://www.elekhomica.nl/index.php?cPath=137&osCsid=ug650kf90l1tbtc83u1fclseu0
I did not set it up in LinuxMCE proper yet, because I used probably the Alpha 0810 version, and have no experience
with linux or linuxMCE and PLCbus. To be short, I didn't know what I was doing.
So I changed to windows environnement, which I am much more comfortable with and I was able to
test the PLCbus hardware and give address to my in built micro module.
Now I know this works I am putting all micromodules behind the switches and sockets.
It was hard to find a manual how to do it, also hard to find freeware software how to progam the modules.
I can guide you how to do it, also supply you the software.
The responsiveness was astounding quick and no errors, but bear in mind, I have a new board in the electricity room, new wires
and only one micro module. So have to test that with more, but see no troubles for it in the future.
Also not all lamps are dimmable. Old lamps are, Halogeen is, Energysaving lamps are (if stated so on the box), but could not find LED-lamps who
are dimmable.
The material looks very well put together. When you send a code (lights off), the controller makes a buzz and the socket makes a click. It is noticable.
My controller will be put away so will never hear that, but the clicks will be hearable, but I do not care, because turning a lightswitch also makes a click.
Maybe other modules are more silent, but more expensive.
I used the USB-type of controller, and could not put it to work in linuxmce. There is a page dedicated to it in the LinuxMCE wiki, I tried to follow all steps,
but got puzzled during the way. If I have figured everything out, I will update the wiki for 0810 Alpha version. Now I know it works, so now I can poke around
with LinuxMCE.
Also could ask "Hari", I thought he was the expert on PLCbus, but I am too scared and stubborn, want first o try for myself.
I am located in the Netherlands
P.S.
Thermostat is not a number 1 priority in my house yet, try to do it in the long term
Could not find a PLCbus controlled thermostat, there are X10's though, so there is hope.
P.P.S.
Also I agree with Darrenmasin about the alarm and security camera's