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Users / 0810 Web oorbiter - no buttons!!

« on: August 03, 2011, 04:49:04 am »

I followed the Wiki's step-by-step directions for building a Web Orbiter.  After the build was done, I did a quick reload of the core.  I browsed to the web oribiter from one of my PCs on the external network, and was presented with a mostly empty screen.  The only items on it were:

- text saying WebOrbiter Screen
- 5 buttons that said: Home Back Refresh Exit Logout (in that order)

I don't what I've done wrong.  I don't see anything obvious in the logs.  I'm not sure how to trouble shoot this.

What should I look at first?

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Users / Diskless MDs not PXE booting

« on: July 25, 2011, 01:13:21 am »

I've installed LinuxMCE on a 2-nic server with the snapshot image LinuxMCE-8.10-24098-i386.iso.  The instructions on the 8.10 install page are missing steps, so it was a bit of a challenge because I'm not used to Ubuntu (I'm a Red Hat guy).  In the end, I got the core updated.  I also ran the script for creating the diskless boot image. It seemed to complete without any issue.

When I try to PXE boot a Jetway Ecomini, it never gets an IP and eventually the PXE boot fails.  After many failed attempts, I tried another random PC (HP laptop) - PXE boot on it failed, too.  I reviewed the logs on the core, and saw this:

Jul 24 17:51:03 core dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:30:18:ae:b5:56 via eth0
Jul 24 17:51:03 core dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 192.168.80.129 to 00:30:18:ae:b5:56 via eth0

The DHCPREQUEST and DHCPACK are never logged.  Oh, the above log is for the Ecomini.

I don't understand why the device attempting the PXE boot doesn't follow through with the DHCPREQUEST.

It's very likely I've missed something.  Would someone please point out what that something is?

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Installation issues / PATA drive not detected during install - why?

« on: April 17, 2011, 10:46:13 pm »

Background:

I have an Asus M488TD-M/USB3 to which I have connected a Maxtor 80GB PATA drive. The PATA drive will have the OS installed to it.  I'm going to be using SATA drives in a Linux RAID 5 config for the media storage.  However, instead of starting from scratch, I'm going to take an existing RAID 5 set from a Fedora 12 box and drop it in my LinuxMCE Core server at a later date.

I downloaded LinuxMCE-8.10-23796-i386.iso, and burned the image to a DVD.

The Problem:

When I boot from the DVD, select "install LinuxMCE", and eventually get to the storage screen, the PATA drive is never displayed!  Thus, I can't install LinuxMCE.  I've double checked the BIOS settings, I've rebooted several times, and even run the install from a USB stick, but always with the same result - no PATA drive is found.

I thought maybe the drive was faulty or perhaps there was some other hardware problem.  So, I downloaded the Fedora 14 Live iso, installed it onto a USB stick, booted off the stick, and viola, I could see the PATA drive. Whaaa?!  I was even able to install the Live CD to the PATA drive.  When I rebooted the machine, Fedora happily booted up and ran.

Lesson Learned:

I can only conclude something is fubared with the LinuxMCE installer.  Why is my PATA drive not being detected?  Should I download a newer build?

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Users / Multi-room Audio - a tad confused

« on: January 31, 2011, 06:20:53 pm »

I'm planning LinuxMCE awesomeness for my new home.  I'd like to setup whole home audio, but I'm not sure how to go about it.

At first I was going to run all the audio cables to the basement, hook them up to a multi-zone amp, and then hook the amp up to a MD (and a receiver to the MD, as well).  But, now I'm thinking that perhaps I should run every set of ceiling speakers to an individual MD in that room/location.

In my mind, option 1 is the easiest and simplest.  I have seen option 2 being recommended here.  If two really is the best way to go, which amps are you guys using?  And, WHY is option 2 better than 1?

Thanks in advance for any and all replies.