Thanks for the quick reply,

Core is running 810, two nics, set as DHCP. Pretty much stock standard as recommended. I don't get the lights for the lan when I plug the cable in and also when I power it on, no lights.
The Zotac-A-C has no hdd but it does have a wireless mini PCI card attached, don't know if that is interfering so will try pulling it out too.

I suspect it may be a bios setting or faulty ethernet adapter/port. I've installed ubuntu on a hdd and lspci will list a nvidia ethernet adapter but doesn't configure it automatically.

Another computer on the cable pxe boots fine so I suspect it is to do with the Zotac.

Thanks Josh

Hi All,

After the issues with the GT210 graphics card, I've picked up a Zotac IONITX-A-C motherboard and am trying to PXE boot.

I've enabled the PXE boot. (Chipset -->Southbridge-->pxe boot rom enabled). Connected to GB network.

Nothing else installed, on power up displays:

NVIDIA Boot Agent 253.0543
Copyright .....
Copyright ......
PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable
PXE-M0F: Exiting NVIDIA Boot Agent.

Reboot and select proper media device etc.

Can't PXE boot.

Boot device priority is:
1st Boot Device [Network:NVIDIA Boo]
How do I enable it to allow PXE boot? I've alread set PXE rom boot support to enabled.
I've tested another PC on the same cable and it PXE boots fine.

I believe the board has a Nvidia MCP79 ethernet adapter. Did other Zotac users have this issue?

Thanks Josh

Hi Thom,

I'll check again when I get home but from memory when I access the MD through the core as you mentioned it doesn't put me as root but as sambahelper@xxx even when I'm root user at the core.

Josh

To set the passwd for the MDs:

Code:

chroot /usr/pluto/diskless/XX passwd

XX is the md number, either 39 or 49 in your case.

I assume you see no avwizard, just goes straight to the terminal login? What does it show when you (I think it is) CTRL + ALT + F7?

Josh

Hi Valent,

The wiki has instructions for creating a template. I've submitted the FI8918W to sqlcvs but don't know when it will be part of the package.

Josh

I got mine off ebay. I think about $90AUS. Try to get the genuine ones as I think somepeople have problems with the fake ones. Do a search on google for more info but I remember when searching around some of the older model (8908) fakes people had firmware updating issues.

Josh

Okay, tried a lot of stuff and spent about 6 hours on this and I'm going to try;
1) New zotac board
2) gt220 in future.

Thanks Josh

Hi all,

Thinking the trouble with getting this MD going is due to the GT210 card.

Setup:
Asus M4A785T-M
Nvidia GT210 PCIe x16 card
Intel pro1000 network card.

In the BIOS, onboard network card is disabled so the intel one works PXE boot,
Graphics is set to boot the GT210 first before the onboard (which is an ATI)

VGA connector just to get it started, MD boots fine, see the black screen with large white text, loading devices and then stops on a black screen with a white cursor. No AVWizard.

I've tried:
1) Disabling the onboard video by editing the xorg.conf to the device id of the Nvidia card -same result on boot up
2) Press numbers and qwerty to change display - nothing happens
3) Reinstall the Nvidia drivers again (was already running 260.xx.xx) - same result on boot up
4) tried onboard only using the ATI and not the GT210 - Get unable to startx error instead.

There are a few threads on here about black screen with pointers but some didn't have solutions and some are the ones listed above.

I suspect the GT210 is difficult so if anyone knows
A) Can this card be setup and how?
B) What alternative cards are good? the GeForce 9300? (Would like hdmi)
C) Ditch the whole lot and get another motherboard like Asus A5TION or the Zotac-a-c if I can find it.

Thanks Josh

Hi all, just a few new wiki pages for those who are interested.

The Foscam F8918 is the newer version of the IP surveillance camera with pan and tilt controls.

http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Foscam_FI8918W

Also for those who still have WebDT 366 and want WPA2 security:

http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/WebDT_366_WPA2

I know most of this will be superceded when the new pad orbiter stuff comes out and probably with the newer android stuff too bu it is a cheap addition. Only no resume from suspend at this stage.

Josh

Most boring name ever: core

Josh

OK a reinstall did nothing, still the same issues,

Advanced > Configuration > VDR setup still shows Error,setup up VDR by commandline.

The more I look into this I don't know if the DVB-T version of the HDhomerun and VDR work together?

May have to move to mythtv?

Josh

@posde

Code:

find /dev/dvb

Shows nothing but I'm using a hdhomerun (DVB-T). It seems to be a newer version as doesn't look like the pictures on the wiki but LMCe picked it up and added a device template.

@Thom
How I got here....... well....
Following wiki for VDR setup: http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/VDR
Scanning for channels, Install dvb-utils.

dvb-utils package is the one trying to put stuff in the /dev/.static/dev folder.
That's how I ended up trying to allow it to put stuff in there.

I'm getting errors also with the LMCE webadmin page with advanced>Config>VDR setup as it is giving me errors and telling me to setup with command line so I might try a reinstall with the hdhomerun in and see if it will pick things up and install VDR then.

Josh

Was the access to the orbiter 1234 or for asterisk/voicemail?

Josh

Okay found a few things trawling the net.

Apparently there is an issue with 810 and mounting the /dev/.static/dev as ro

Don't quite understand the details but adding the following line into fstab remounts it as rw and allows dvb-utils to install.

Code:

/dev /dev/.static/dev bind remount,rw 0 0

Next issue then becomes the next step:

Code:

sudo scan -o vdr -p -u /usr/share/doc/dvb-utils/examples/scan/dvb-t/au-Townsville > channels.conf

Gives:

Code:

scanning /usr/share/doc/dvb-utils/examples/scan/dvb-t/au-Townsville
using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0'
main:2247: FATAL: failed to open '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0': 2 No such file or directory

Seems to be a similar permissions issue.

Josh

Hi all,

Trying to use VDR with my HDHomeRun.

Following the wiki; http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/VDR

Code:

sudo apt-get install vdradmin-am
sudo apt-get update

That's all fine;

Then

Code:

sudo apt-get install dvb-utils

And I get unable to mkdirs:

Code:

Setting up dvb-utils (1.1.1-3) ...
udev active, devices will be created in /dev/.static/dev/
mkdir: cannot create directory `dvb': Read-only file system
mkdir: cannot create directory `dvb': Read-only file system
mknod: `dvb/adapter0/video0-': No such file or directory
makedev dvb/adapter0/video0 c 212 0 root video 0660: failed
mknod: `dvb/adapter0/audio0-': No such file or directory
makedev dvb/adapter0/audio0 c 212 1 root video 0660: failed
mknod: `dvb/adapter0/frontend0-': No such file or directory
makedev dvb/adapter0/frontend0 c 212 3 root video 0660: failed
mknod: `dvb/adapter0/demux0-': No such file or directory
makedev dvb/adapter0/demux0 c 212 4 root video 0660: failed
mknod: `dvb/adapter0/dvr0-': No such file or directory
makedev dvb/adapter0/dvr0 c 212 5 root video 0660: failed
mknod: `dvb/adapter0/ca0-': No such file or directory
makedev dvb/adapter0/ca0 c 212 6 root video 0660: failed
mknod: `dvb/adapter0/net0-': No such file or directory
makedev dvb/adapter0/net0 c 212 7 root video 0660: failed
mknod: `dvb/adapter0/osd0-': No such file or directory
makedev dvb/adapter0/osd0 c 212 8 root video 0660: failed
mkdir: cannot create directory `dvb': Read-only file system
mknod: `dvb/adapter1/video0-': No such file or directory
makedev dvb/adapter1/video0 c 212 64 root video 0660: failed
mknod: `dvb/adapter1/audio0-': No such file or directory
makedev dvb/adapter1/audio0 c 212 65 root video 0660: failed
mknod: `dvb/adapter1/frontend0-': No such file or directory
makedev dvb/adapter1/frontend0 c 212 67 root video 0660: failed
mknod: `dvb/adapter1/demux0-': No such file or directory
makedev dvb/adapter1/demux0 c 212 68 root video 0660: failed
mknod: `dvb/adapter1/dvr0-': No such file or directory
makedev dvb/adapter1/dvr0 c 212 69 root video 0660: failed
mknod: `dvb/adapter1/ca0-': No such file or directory
makedev dvb/adapter1/ca0 c 212 70 root video 0660: failed
mknod: `dvb/adapter1/net0-': No such file or directory
makedev dvb/adapter1/net0 c 212 71 root video 0660: failed
mknod: `dvb/adapter1/osd0-': No such file or directory
makedev dvb/adapter1/osd0 c 212 72 root video 0660: failed
mkdir: cannot create directory `dvb': Read-only file system
mknod: `dvb/adapter2/video0-': No such file or directory
makedev dvb/adapter2/video0 c 212 128 root video 0660: failed

etc, etc.

Something is stopping me from mkdir in that folder,
tried sudo su and even chmod but it wouldn't allow chmod either.

Thanks Josh