Re: Boston Linux Meeting Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Nagios, Gnome 3, Genesi's Efika MX Smarttop
On Apr 15, 2011, at 8:34 PM, Tom Metro wrote: > > You would attach the drives via the 2 USB 2.0 ports? That's the idea. > If it had a few port-multiplier compatible eSATA ports that you could > wire to an external drive cage, and GB Ethernet, then it would make for > a decent NAS controller. Otherwise you'd probably be better off with a > hackable WD Mybook or the like. Too much work to make it suitable. If I didn't already have the disks then sure, that would be a good option, but I do, and it would end up costing me more both in time and money to do that migration. --Rich P. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: Boston Linux Meeting Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Nagios, Gnome 3, Genesi's Efika MX Smarttop
Doug wrote: > How might people in Blu use the Genesi's Efika MX Smarttop on a home > network? Product specs are here: http://www.genesi-usa.com/products/efika which includes: * Freescale i.MX515 (ARM Cortex-A8 800MHz) * 3D Graphics Processing Unit * WXGA display support (HDMI) * Multi-format HD video decoder and D1 video encoder (currently not supported by the included software) * 512MB RAM * 8GB Internal SSD * 10/100Mbit/s Ethernet * 802.11 b/g/n WiFi * SDHC card reader * 2x USB 2.0 ports * Audio jacks for headset * Built-in speaker * Size: 160x115x20mm * Weight: 250 grams The obvious answer is all the same sorts of things you use any other appliance-like computer for: -router (would need a VLAN switch) -DNS/DHCP server -network monitoring/intrusion detector -dedicated syslog server (low volume) -VPN endpoint -home automation controller The problem is that it doesn't appear to be substantially better than any number of consumer router platforms that cost the same or less. For most of these applications, a $30 router appliance would do the job. Dan Ritter wrote: > If the video decoder worked, it might be a plausible front-end > for MythTV. That was my thought. The specs say, "Multi-format HD video decoder and D1 video encoder (currently not supported by the included software)." And what chipset? It just sounds like an uphill battle if you want hardware assisted video playback. Having 512MB RAM is also on the lean side for a full MythTV front-end. Even embedded appliances like the D-Link Boxee Box have 1 GB these days. Richard Pieri wrote: > ...the Smarttop file server would be just peachy as the > video file store. You would attach the drives via the 2 USB 2.0 ports? If it had a few port-multiplier compatible eSATA ports that you could wire to an external drive cage, and GB Ethernet, then it would make for a decent NAS controller. Otherwise you'd probably be better off with a hackable WD Mybook or the like. -Tom -- Tom Metro Venture Logic, Newton, MA, USA "Enterprise solutions through open source." Professional Profile: http://tmetro.venturelogic.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: Boston Linux Meeting Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Nagios, Gnome 3, Genesi's Efika MX Smarttop
On Apr 15, 2011, at 11:35 AM, Doug wrote: > > How might people in Blu use the Genesi's Efika MX Smarttop on a home > network? I always power down all my boxes when not at home. When I do > boot up, I have a bigger box with a screen and keyboard. I'm thinking about getting one to replace the two G4 Mac Minis that I use as my home file and ssh servers. I have a Roku for video decoding so the Smarttop file server would be just peachy as the video file store. --Rich P. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: Boston Linux Meeting Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Nagios, Gnome 3, Genesi's Efika MX Smarttop
On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 11:35:05AM -0400, Doug wrote: > How might people in Blu use the Genesi's Efika MX Smarttop on a home > network? I always power down all my boxes when not at home. When I do > boot up, I have a bigger box with a screen and keyboard. If the video decoder worked, it might be a plausible front-end for MythTV. -dsr- -- http://tao.merseine.nu/~dsr/eula.html is hereby incorporated by reference. You can't defend freedom by getting rid of it. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: Boston Linux Meeting Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Nagios, Gnome 3, Genesi's Efika MX Smarttop
How might people in Blu use the Genesi's Efika MX Smarttop on a home network? I always power down all my boxes when not at home. When I do boot up, I have a bigger box with a screen and keyboard. Doug ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
