On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 19:38, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On 26 Feb, Andreas Leitner wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I found out about the Shuttle PCs. They seem to have a small form factor > > and try to be reasonably quite. I am mostly interested in the SS40G > > (http://www.shuttle.com/german/ss40g.htm#ss40g ) , because it has 2 PCI > > Slots (for two Win-TV Fm cards :). It looks like they can be purchased > > in the EU now for around 250 Euro. > > > > Searching the net I found http://islay.dyndns.org/taz/. So it looks like > > Linux support is there for everything important: > > * Build in NW Card to connect it to my lan > > * TV-Out > > * 2 PCI Slots (for two tv tuners, making it possible to watch and record > > distinct channels) > > * Sound - even SPDIF out -> plugs into my 5.1 amp > > * Serial Port -> irman/lirc > > * USB/Firewire -> camara support > > * 2 ATA-100 -> HDD + DVD reader/CD Burner combo > > * Heatpipe and alu case, making it hopefully quite > > > > Looks like a well rounded solution to me, no? > > > > Now my question is has anybody tried using such a box for a dedicated > > multi media station (using freevo)? > > How is the noise in practice? > > Are there any troubles getting freevo to work on such a box? > > > > I know that using a Via Eden board I could get much closer to a silent > > PC, but the Shuttle is has much more power, which promises good > > time-shifting performance. Also I heard that there is now a SourceForge > > project that can program (certain) MoBos so that they will automatically > > power up at a given time - making it possible to do scheduled recordings > > even when the PC is shut down. Looks like a reasonable compromise to me. > > > > regards, > > Andreas > > Been running freevo on my SS40G for awhile now and can confirm that the > little box performs really good. The url you mentioned has most of the > information about getting the system up and running. If you're gonna use > the onboard SiS VGA chipset checkout http://www.winischhofer.net for > more information about the SiS VGA chipsets and Linux. > > The default soundlevel of the system is low but I replaced the fans that > shipped with the system and now it runs almost noiseless.
Thats great to hear. What fan did you use to replace the fans that shipped with the box? regards, Andreas ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Scholarships for Techies! Can't afford IT training? All 2003 ictp students receive scholarships. Get hands-on training in Microsoft, Cisco, Sun, Linux/UNIX, and more. www.ictp.com/training/sourceforge.asp _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
