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Hi all,

I hope this should be an easy question to answer. What file system should I use for formatting a 1TB external hard drive for use with linuxMCE? I want to fill it with blu-ray sized movies.

I'm not sure if NTFS or FAT32 will work or does Kubuntu use it's own format?

Then how do I add or delete drives from LinuxMCE?

Thanks

Theres only 1 thing I need to do to make it work and I can't even do that!

"When inside you have at least to set the server IP and the server port of your proxy orbiter"
Where do I find out this info?
-The IP is that of the core? Router=127.0.0.1 or Internal= 192.168.80.1 (Eth0:1) or External=192.168.1.102 dhcp(eth0)?
-Where do I find the port?

Sorry to have to ask about even the simple things!

Still Linux MCE does not find the connected hard drive, even though it is found using Dolphin on the KDE desktop.

BREAKTHROUGH!
Well who would have thought Windows would continue haunting me even in Linux!

The issue appears to be that the hard drive was not "safely removed" from the Windows PC is was last connected to. I plugged it into my laptop, safely removed it and now I have access to it in the Kubuntu desktop!

I did get the error message "shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: No such file or directory" but I simply typed "cd" in terminal and then did the mount again and it was all fine.

So far nothing has appeared in LinuxMCE so I still can't access the movies.

I still have not been able to access the files on my NTFS external drive.

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caz@dcerouter:~$ sudo fdisk -l
[sudo] password for caz:

Disk /dev/sda: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0005212f

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 120845 970687431 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 120846 121601 6072570 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 120846 121601 6072538+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204795904 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xafc034f9

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 1 121601 976760000+ 7 HPFS/NTFS

I guess that sdb is the NTFS external drive.

Nothing appears in LMCE when I attatche the drive. When I go to KDE desktop, I can see the drive "Samsung" listed in the file manager, it asks me for a password, I enter the one I use for Kubuntu and then nothing, the drive is no loger highlighted, if i click it again, it justs deselects it again and I get nothing.

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caz@dcerouter:~$ sudo mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sdb /mnt/windows
$LogFile indicates unclean shutdown (0, 0)
Failed to mount '/dev/sda1': Operation not supported
Mount is denied because NTFS is marked to be in use. Choose one action:

Choice 1: If you have Windows then disconnect the external devices by
clicking on the 'Safely Remove Hardware' icon in the Windows
taskbar then shutdown Windows cleanly.

Choice 2: If you don't have Windows then you can use the 'force' option for
your own responsibility. For example type on the command line:

mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /media/sda1/ -o force

Or add the option to the relevant row in the /etc/fstab file:

/dev/sda1 sda1 ntfs-3g defaults,force 0 0

Any ideas what's wrong?

In the MythTV setup I chose the over the air program guide and selected it as the source and it works really well. I'm in Melbourne. It gives me a 9-day guide.

Ok so I've tried the network boot on my brother's Gateway Netbook (ZA8) and SUCCESS!! A couple of issues are that when I use the touchpad LMCE thinks i'm also pressing the number 1 button and MythTV appears for a second then crashes, but otherwise it generally works.

So why won't my laptop work? There are 2 main differences between his laptop and mine. Firstly the network cards, I have an Intel 82577LM Gigabit card, he has "Realtek PCI Express Fast Internet Controller series 1.15..". The second is that I have my IPV4 settings giving a static IP but his is provided by the DHCP. Just tried with a DHCP allocated IP too but still no dice.

It also seems that with the 1 NIC, and disabling DHCP in the router, I can no longer access the internet, the router does not appear on the network anymore.

Great work! You guys are AWSOME!!

Thanks for the advice!

I am able to install a second NIC if required,one reason I want to avoid it is that I already have far too many pieces of equipment hanging out of usb ports and hope to avoid more as much as possible as it sits below my TV. Also, is the dual NIC concept still applicable to current systems and technology? It seems that the original topology was designed before integrated router/wifi modems were mainstream, I say this because the WIKI describes an "existing home network" as a modem connected to a switch connected to ethernet devices and a wireless access point.

There appear to be a large number of people with single NIC's running successfully, is there still an issue with the setup instructions I followed? The core is the only DHCP on the network. If a single NIC is enough, is there a need to go further?

I'm only just getting my head around things so I hope I'm not too far off track.

The problem that i'm currently experiencing seems perhaps related to the driver for the MD's NIC? http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=6247.15

[On the CoreAdvanced >> Network Settings >> Use DHCPComputing >>Web Admin >> Advanced >> Network >> Network Settings >> a.Check Enable DHCP Server Proxies 192.168.80.1 to 192.168.80.128 b.Check Provide IP addresses for anonymous devices not in Pluto Database 192.168.80.129 to 192.168.80.254 c.Choose "Obtain an IP address from DHCP server"On the routerDHCP settings >> Turn DHCP off >> Save and rebootOn the MD (Windows) Apparently with this configuration MD's need static IP's??Plug in LAN cable. Right click on the LAN connection, select Properties >> Select Internet Protocol Version 4, click Properties >> Choose "Use the following IP Address-IP: 192.168.1.101-Subnet Mask: 225.225.225.0-Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1And "Use the following DNS server address-Preferred DNS: 192.168.1.1 -Alternate DNS: XXX.XXX.XX.XX (this is from my ISP)At startup ensure BIOS is set to Network boot first preference]

Hi all.

I just installed a LMCE core and attempted to network boot a MD. I still havn't got one to work. Here's a few issues I've encountered.

1.You need to run /usr/pluto/bin/Diskless_CreateTBZ.sh I couldn't run it under the command line interface, I had to do it through Bash on the KDE desktop.

2.Although there is loads of information detailing network settings they are based on a 2 network card configuration. There is no space in my PC for a second card. I have a fantastic integrated modem/wireless router that from what I understand doesn't fit well with the duel network card theory. The following is the way I'm currently preparing my system for a network boot.

On the Core
Advanced >> Network Settings >> Use DHCP
Computing >>Web Admin >> Advanced >> Network >> Network Settings >>
   a.Check Enable DHCP Server Proxies 192.168.80.1 to 192.168.80.128
   b.Check Provide IP addresses for anonymous devices not in Pluto Database 192.168.80.129 to 192.168.80.254
   c.Choose "Obtain an IP address from DHCP server"
On the router
DHCP settings >> Turn DHCP off >> Save and reboot
On the MD (Windows) Apparently with this configuration MD's need static IP's??
Plug in LAN cable. Right click on the LAN connection, select Properties >> Select Internet Protocol Version 4, click Properties >> Choose "Use the following IP Address
-IP: 192.168.1.101
-Subnet Mask: 225.225.225.0
-Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1

And "Use the following DNS server address
-Preferred DNS: 192.168.1.1
-Alternate DNS: XXX.XXX.XX.XX (this is from my ISP)

At startup ensure BIOS is set to Network boot first preference

3.On first attempt at network boot I got the error
"Trying to load pxelinux.cfg/default
Kernel panic – Not syncing. Attempted to kill init"

It appears that I can solve that problem by going into /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg and editing the default boot script to remove acpi=off.

4.I now get stuck at the following error-
Ipconfig: no devices to configure
/init: .: line 1: can't open /tmp/net-eth0.conf
[4.193551 Kernel panic – not syncing: Attempted to kill init"

Judging from the post by bombastic here http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=975417 there is a fairly long solution requiring a static IP to be set in pxelinux.cfg/default. I have not attempted this yet.

So it's a work in progress! Make any comments or suggestions you like, I am open to all advice!

You're very right! The network settings page didn't have that step listed. I've now progressed to my next issue and i'll start a new thread.

Cheers!

It's an external drive. It's connected via USB directly to the core as that's the only PC that's always on.

I know it's an old one but I have the exact same problem as described by Levster. I setup my system, attempt network boot and get a list of errors ending with
"...
...
Trying to load pxelinux.cfg/default
Unable to locate configuration file"

This happens on all computers I attempt to network boot. I am running one of the most recent snapshots. I assume it's caused by the network being setup incorrectly. I have a single network card and integrated modem/wireless router.

The way I prepare to network boot is as follows. Does it seem correct? I tried to follow http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Network_Settings

To ENABLE a Network Boot
On the Core
1.   Advanced >> Network Settings >> Use DHCP
2.   Computing >>Web Admin >> Advanced >> Network >> Network Settings >>
   -Check Enable DHCP Server Proxies 192.168.80.1 to 192.168.80.128
   -Check Provide IP addresses for anonymous devices not in Pluto Database 192.168.80.129 to 192.168.80.254
   -Choose "Obtain an IP address from DHCP server"
On the router
3.   DHCP settings >> Turn DHCP off >> Save and reboot

On the MD
4.   Plug in LAN cable. Right click on the LAN connection, select Properties >> Select Internet Protocol Version 4, click Properties >> Choose "Use the following IP Address
-IP: 192.168.1.101
-Subnet Mask: 225.225.225.0
-Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1
And "Use the following DNS server address   
              -Preferred DNS: 192.168.1.1
   -Alternate DNS: xxx.xxx.xx.xx (this is from my ISP)

5.   At startup ensure BIOS is set to Network boot first preference

This thread doesn't seem to want to go away. I think this remote is becomming a market leader in gyro remotes.

I'm also looking at a gyration remote and can't see the GYR3101 being offered anymore only the GYR4101. What is the situation with this remote, is it functional, will I be able to set it up with limited technical experience? Does the gyration RF keyboard that comes with the remote work too?

The reason I want this type of remote is so I not only have the "one button for all actions" option but also the full range of dedicated buttons (for example channel change, volume, ff..) i'm hoping my old man will be able to use it and I don't think he can grasp the idea of the one button thing. Plus the remote comes in a package with a keyboard that I think could be really handy.

Anyone? I really don't know where to start, i'm not even sure if I can use an NTFS drive.

From the KDE desktop I can see the drive, I use my password to get access to it but it says "Unable to run the command specified. The file or folder file:// does not exist"

I was supposed to be impressing a hot date tonight with my movie library! lol