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Users / Re: What is compatible with LMCE?

« on: June 22, 2016, 05:55:17 pm »

Thanks, and I hope everything goes well with your wife. I was just curios.

To continue with my never ending questions, I have one more I Think, then I will be good.

How does zWave Interface with LMCE? does it have an ethernet connection? does it go on Wi-Fi? or is there a module or some sort that connect to the computer via USB? Sorry, I just don't want to buy the wrong thing.

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Users / Re: What is compatible with LMCE?

« on: June 19, 2016, 12:20:53 am »

Perfect, that is plenty to be getting along with, thank you. I will get to work on these then!

Again, thanks for answering my questions so quickly!

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Users / Re: What is compatible with LMCE?

« on: June 18, 2016, 06:33:23 pm »

Thank you for the fast reply. Can I have the names of the ones that have drivers already? And also the ones that work for lighting and thermostat control please.

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Users / What is compatible with LMCE?

« on: June 17, 2016, 06:38:16 pm »

     Hello, its your favorite newbie here again! so I am not having much luck navigating the wiki, is there anywhere else this is all written down? I hate to have to bother you guys all of the time with these questions. Anywho, todays question is, what security systems are compatible with LMCE? I have a cheap one i got from china installed right now, it just sounds an alarm when ever doors or windows are opened when armed. pretty sure its not compatible with LMCE, but what systems are?

     Also, I am currently using a closed circuit camera system to watch the outside of my house, is there any way to just port the video into LMCE so i could see it from work if the alarm were to go off? no big deal if not, I can run that through another system it would just be nice to have it all in one place.

    And finally, sort of on an off topic, the website shows gaming using MAME as a built in feature of LMCE, is it built into the 14.04 edition?

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Users / Re: LinuxMCE or Dianemo?

« on: June 17, 2016, 12:47:42 am »

I think i had a bad install, i reinstalled ubuntu and ran the script again and now it is installing, and differently than last time. last time it kept saying stuff like "copying 500 of 44,000 lines" and went on for hours, i imagine it will go faster this time. who knows what it did wrong if there is a mistake to be made, let me assure you i will find it anywho, I will keep going and come back if I have further questions. Thanks so much!

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Users / Re: LinuxMCE or Dianemo?

« on: June 16, 2016, 06:29:09 pm »

well the good news it it installed....i think. my computer wouldnt use kubuntu, maybe thats why it wouldnt take the iso from the site for lmce. but it did install Ubuntu, and then I ran the command mentioned above to install it on top of ubuntu. it ran for like 12 hours and then restarted. now it wants a login and password....but wont take the username or password that i set up with ubuntu....is there a default user login that i missed? sorry to be the eternal newbie, just keep getting stuck.

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Users / Re: LinuxMCE or Dianemo?

« on: June 15, 2016, 05:10:07 am »

I am sorry to hear about the sham, and I certainly find this forum very helpful and responsive. sorry, I have not had time this week to test anything yet, work has been crazy. But I should have time tomorrow to test out that kubuntu install first plan. one last question before I start though, what are the suggested system requirements for the core? I read them on the wiki but I am not sure if that info is outdated or not. Thanks again for all of your help so far and have a great week!

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Users / Re: LinuxMCE or Dianemo?

« on: June 12, 2016, 07:29:29 am »

ok, the linuxmce it is. what version of 14.04 should i use? i tried the latest one today and it installs but freezes after about 15 minutes during the startup process. just a solid grey screen. any ideas? or should i use an older version of 14.04?

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Users / Re: LinuxMCE or Dianemo?

« on: June 11, 2016, 03:57:05 pm »

Awesome, thanks! Ok, so linuxmce 14.04 still wont work for me, it cant install....I will try installing kubuntu first and then linuxmce on top of it. that seems to be the hangup, it gets stuck installing kubuntu, no matter qhich computer i try to install.

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Users / LinuxMCE or Dianemo?

« on: June 11, 2016, 06:14:33 am »

Ok, so i am very new to the world of home automation. I want to use LMCE, but i am having issues. firstly the only version i can get to install on my computer (nvidea graphics card by the way) is 10.04 but it appears to nont have all of the features mentioned on the website. when i try install anything newer it says that the installer had failed. so after getting lost in the tangles of the wiki, i tried searching the forum for answers....and found more questions. i see people talking about using Dianemo instead, and that dianemo and linuxmce are made by the same people? so now i need to know which i should use, and are both free? and where do i get the installer for Dianemo? and is there anywhere where a straightforward manual for this thing is? the instructions on the website skip around quite a lot.

Please help,

Sincerely,

Vytron21