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Installation issues / Re: Twonky Media

« on: September 07, 2007, 04:52:08 am »

MythTV does supports UPNP, but not the way you're thinking; it does not actually let you see any of the media you add to Twonky. Basically MythTV replaces Twonky, but only the latest versions. I'm not sure if the fixes necessary to get it working again were included in the latest update or not...

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Users / Re: Best TV card?

« on: September 07, 2007, 04:27:10 am »

I took a look at that device and it is interesting, but it doesn't do 720p...

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Users / Re: LinuxMCE in a separate sub-network

« on: September 07, 2007, 04:14:43 am »

I would connect the core directly to the wireless router if you can. Really, though, it shouldn't matter much as your main bottle neck would be the internet.

Don't forget to punch a hole in your wireless router to forward http requests to your core... assuming you want to be able access the web functionality from the outside world (if you wanted to view security footage and stuff).

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Users / Re: Setting up Nokia 770 as an orbiter???

« on: September 07, 2007, 04:07:42 am »

I haven't tried, but all the orbiter looks for is a stable connection to the core, so if you do setup a bluetooth network connection it should work. Setting up that connection, however, will, probably be a bit of a pain. Check this out: http://maemo.org/community/wiki/HOWTO-BluetoothNetworking

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Users / Re: Setting up Nokia 770 as an orbiter???

« on: September 06, 2007, 08:25:37 am »

There are OpenGL dependencies, but not because it actually needs them. It's just something that has yet to be fully stripped out of the build for the Nokia 770/800. OpenGL is heavily used in the standard orbiter, so it takes work to strip it back out. I don't have libglu installed on mine, however... Of course I haven't got mine to stabilize yet... It runs but it crashes at times.

These are the packages I manually downloaded and installed (not all that are needed as I had an internet connection):
libhid0_0.2.12-1-nokia770_armel
libhttpfetcher1_1.0.1-3-nokia770_armel
libmysqlclient12_4.0.24-10sarge2_armel
libsdl-gfx1.2_2.0.9-4_armel
libsdl-sge_020904-5_armel
libusb-0.1-4_0.1.10a-9.sarge.1osso1_armel
libxmu6_1.0.1-3_armel
libxt6_1.0.0-3osso3_armel
mysql-common_4.0.24-10-nokia_all
linuxmceorbiter-1.1-02_armel

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Users / Re: Setting up Nokia 770 as an orbiter???

« on: September 06, 2007, 07:50:13 am »

I honestly don't remember that dependency either. It could just be a typo. Has any of the packages complained that it needed it when you were trying to install? All the packages that I used were either in the garage or in the repository.

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Installation issues / Re: 0704 Quick Install DVD installs, but no hardware detected in avwizard

« on: September 06, 2007, 05:51:21 am »

Are the devices created? They should be located in /dev/v4l and should have created the devices video0 and video1 (plus 4 others). You should also see those devices in the root of /dev (/dev/video0).

If they don't show up then at least we know the modules are detecting the cards. Try rmmod ivtv and then modprobe ivtv. That should put some related logging stuff in /var/log/messages and probably /var/log/dmsg.

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Users / Re: Setting up Nokia 770 as an orbiter???

« on: September 06, 2007, 05:46:31 am »

Don't try to compile anything in the device itself. In order to compile things for the Nokia you will need to create a scratchbox on a Linux computer. Don't worry though, you don't need to do this.

I had the same problem with that dependency. Two things, you have to enable red pill mode before you can install it and you need to install it from the Bora (I believe, but could be mistral) repository. You can manually download the deb from the repository and then copy over to the memory card, which is what I had to do even though I had an internet connection. You can manually download packages from http://repository.maemo.org/pool/.

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Users / Re: Diskless MD

« on: September 06, 2007, 04:23:29 am »

Ok, I just tried again. I ended up running the update prior to this, so I'm sure that helped. After running the update I clicked on rebuild image for the media director and then booted the thing up... It worked!

If you are still having difficulty try running the update and see if that helps.

Edit:
Scratch that... I got two issues with two different MD's mixed up. Although the update did fix one of the completely unrelated issues, this one remains. I'll see if I can look into it further tomorrow...

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Users / Re: Can u Check my Network Diagram

« on: September 06, 2007, 04:20:57 am »

No worries, I figured that might be the case.

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Users / Re: Can u Check my Network Diagram

« on: September 06, 2007, 04:11:58 am »

If that was directed towards me, I think you misunderstood what I was trying to say. I actually agree with you. I even gave advice in a few threads on how to put your router in front of the core. I just think the argument that the router should be used to make things easier is seriously flawed.

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Users / Re: Vonage Softphone (SIP) setup.

« on: September 06, 2007, 03:44:21 am »

Sorry, I have to ask; is the microphone muted? It often is by default.

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Users / Re: Setting up Nokia 770 as an orbiter???

« on: September 06, 2007, 03:42:23 am »

I'm only that negative when people ask questions already answered. I'm very helpful to those who appear to want to help themselves. It doesn't matter how "stupid" the question is. I intended for the message to be public.

I found Maemo's website to be pretty self explanatory as to how to get the flasher working, flash things, enable r&d, and enable red pill mode. All of those things have comprehensive howto's.

Dropbear has the ssh command. Ssh isn't strictly necessary for this install, but rather it will help you gain root privileges and give you remote access. There is a howto on this at Maemo's website.

Now, I know the Orbiter can be difficult to install. If you look at my posts on the subject and you'll see I had some difficulty as well. You basically have to force the thing. If you have specific questions about that I and others would be more than happy to help.

To install it, enable red pill mode, install the depandancies one by one. Note that some dependancies depend on other dependancies, so you should check for problems before install by clicking details when it prompts you if you really want to install it. Once that's done copy the fonts over. then install the orbiter package. You can then open the orbiter  in Xterm by issuing the command in smart home blog.

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Users / Re: Setting up Nokia 770 as an orbiter???

« on: September 06, 2007, 02:12:38 am »

the ./flasher3.0 command does not work (the shell indicates that the command/file doesn't exist). I have definitely updated to 2007 Hackers - the interface changed completely (although the version number on the web site was still 2006, the build number was higher than the standard build number and it specifically said it was 2007 Hackers Edition for the 770)

OMG, try downloading the program! Do some damn research youself

ssh doesn't work - I didn't install an ssh package, but when I follow the links from that page, it doesn't actually say you need to install ssh, it says you need to install dropbear, and then goes on to say use ssh - which is why I was assuming that ssh was included as part of the dropbear package.... obviously incorrectly! But it does highlight that the instructions are NOT very good. I am a Linux noob - but I'm not an IT moron - I have been working in deep technical roles (mainly server and networking infrastructure) for 20 years, and I couldn't fill in the Linux gaps that I'm not familiar, so a non-technical person has no hope!

Dropbear is a thin ssh server/client. Again a little research, for the love of God!

Try looking at maemo's website!

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Users / Re: Can u Check my Network Diagram

« on: September 06, 2007, 02:07:55 am »

Table9,
There are a significant number of vulnerabilities in those routers as well. Hell, I remember a big stink because someone figured out the default Linuxsys password and was able to login to other people's routers remotely. Of course this was fixed with a firmware update, but the point is still valid.

The firewall built-in to LinuxMCE is the exact same one you would find in many of those routers (simple NAT, often using IP Tables). The default configuration is a sound one. You are right, however, that all these services do present a security risk and if you want to have that extra layer of protection, go ahead, but if you think that makes thing easier, you're dead wrong.

Yes, I would like to see a hardened kernel in the core with stack overflow protection. I also wouldn't mind having the router portion of this in a vmware environment. I agree this isn't the most secure method at current, but it is in no way in-secure.